08th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 64 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100049423 | Method of Controlling the Combustion of a Compression Ignition Engine Using Combustion Timing Control - Method A method of controlling the combustion of a compression ignition engine is disclosed having applications for diesel engine combustion control for CAI. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049424 | FUEL INJECTION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A fuel injection control apparatus for an internal combustion engine injects fuel from a fuel injection valve in each cylinder in a fuel injection mode in which an amount of fuel in the combustion chamber corresponds to a required value for starting the internal combustion engine when fuel in the combustion chamber is combusted in each cylinder after a crankshaft angle is determined through cranking for starting the internal combustion engine. When the fuel has a high alcohol concentration and is combusted after the determination of the crankshaft angle, the control apparatus sets the fuel injection mode for fuel with a high alcohol concentration as the fuel injection mode in which the amount of fuel in the combustion chamber corresponds to the required value for starting the internal combustion engine. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049425 | FUEL SUPPLY DEVICE FOR FLEXIBLE-FUEL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - When it is detected in a fuel supply device for a flexible-fuel internal combustion engine that a refueling operation has been performed for a fuel tank, a return suppression process in which fuel in a delivery pipe is prohibited from returning to the fuel tank through a high-pressure return passage is executed until a concentration learning process is started. After the concentration learning process is started, a compulsory return process in which fuel in the delivery pipe is compulsorily returned to the fuel tank through the high-pressure return passage is executed. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049426 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In a method for determining an uncontrolled acceleration of an internal combustion engine, a valve opening cross section is allocated to each load state of the internal combustion engine. In the event that a controller value is outside a limit range, an uncontrolled acceleration of the internal combustion engine is thereby detected. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049427 | Start-Up Time Memory Unit for Motor Vehicles - A control unit controls a start-up process of a vehicle power plant in a motor vehicle. In response to a start-up request, the control unit emits a start-up signal for initiating corresponding start-up measures for starting up the vehicle power plant. The control unit determines a time duration from the beginning of the start-up process up to the completion of a successful start-up process and sends a time duration dependent memory signal to the memory unit, which thereupon makes a time duration dependent memory entry. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049428 | TRAVEL TIME CALCULATION SERVER, A TRAVEL TIME CALCULATING APPARATUS USED FOR A VEHICLE AND A TRAVEL TIME CALCULATION SYSTEM - A travel time calculation server is provided which comprises: a probe data reception part | 2010-02-25 |
20100049429 | METHOD FOR SENSING COVERING STATE ACCORDING TO VELOCITY AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TRAFFIC INFORMATION USING THE SAME METHOD - Disclosed is a method for sensing a traveling state based on a speed. The method for sensing the traveling state based on the speed includes outputting a mean speed C for each link with respect to a number of total traversing times of a predetermined path, and updating a reference speed B with the outputted mean speed C, and measuring a speed A while traversing the predetermined path, and comparing the measured speed A with the updated reference speed B, thereby displaying the traveling state. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049430 | AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL - An air traffic control system, for use by a human controller controlling a plurality of aircraft held vertically separated in a stack above a minimum stack level, the system comprising at least one processor, and a display device for the human controller, controlled by said at least one processor; further comprising: means for periodically inputting a value representative of local terrestrial air pressure conditions; means for periodically inputting an aircraft flight level reading representing an altitude defined by a reference air pressure measured on the aircraft; means for periodically generating a display on said display device comprising a plurality of flight levels vertically arranged; means for indicating in said display said plurality of aircraft, arranged in a vertical list ranked by flight level; said at least one processor being arranged, on reception of a new said value, to redetermine said minimum stack level and to vary said display so as to indicate changes to said minimum stack level. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049431 | Navigation Using Portable Reading Machine - Navigation techniques including map based and object recognition based and especially adapted for use in a portable reading machine are described. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049432 | Identification Tag Navigation System and Method Thereof - An identification tag navigation system and a method thereof are provided according to the invention. The system comprises at least an identification tag and a mobile apparatus. The method comprises steps of receiving a destination reading command, accessing a destination information of the identification tag, receiving a plurality of reference signals and computing a current position data according to the plurality of reference signals, computing and generating a navigation route data according to the destination position data and the current position data, and generating an instruction data according to the navigation route data and the current position data. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049433 | Route data base generation procedures and systems, processes and products relating thereto - A route data base generating system avoids GPS satellite signals sources for land based vehicle azimuth and heading determinations in areas where reception of the satellite signals is unavailable or impaired and relies on vehicle part movements that are equatable to the heading and azimuth changes of the vehicle for determining such vehicle orientations. Part movements equatable to the heading changes are found in the vehicle wheel assemblies. A route data base founded on interconnecting linear route segments that are arranged in and end-to-end serial order is advocated and wherein the angular deviation between connecting segments in the order is predetermined. Various uses of the generating systems and related procedures are advocated for both on-the-road and off-road usage. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049434 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM HAVING SEPARATE CONTROL INTERFACE - A vehicle navigation system having a separate control interface is provided, which includes a control device arranged on a vehicle steering wheel and a navigation device disposed in the inner of the vehicle. The control device is wirelessly connected with the navigation device, and has an input module for inputting a control command and a confirmation command. After obtaining the control command, the navigation device uses a build-in speaker to make a confirmation voice. A user determines whether the control command is correct or not and then input a confirmation command accordingly. The navigation device decides whether to execute a path navigation operation according to the control command when obtaining the confirmation command. In the system, the user carries on the navigation operation or switches associated settings of the navigation device without leaving hold of the steering wheel. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049435 | Communication Routing Apparatus And Method Via Navigation System - Disclosed is a communication routing apparatus and method via navigation system, which is applicable to mobile networks. The apparatus comprises a routing protocol mechanism and a navigation module having map information and a navigation path calculating unit therein. The routing protocol mechanism inputs the location information of a source and a destination to the navigation path calculating unit. Through the map information, the navigation path calculating unit suggests a communication route between the mobile nodes from the source to the destination. With the help of the communication route, the routing protocol mechanism handles the route discovery message, the route reply message and the route error message from the source to the destination. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049436 | UNDERSEA POSITION AND VELOCITY MEASURING SYSTEM AND PROCESS - This invention relates to a GPS navigation system comprised of a submerged vessel having a navigation processor associated via buoyant cable with a buoy having a GPS device; wherein the cable contains: a data link between the vessel and the GPS device; and a location device for the determination of the location of the cable to the vessel; and wherein the processor computes a GPS position relative to the vessel. The invention also relates to a navigation process comprising the steps of: attaching a cable between a buoy and a submerged vessel; providing a GPS data relative to the buoy and cable location data over the cable to the submerged vessel; and using the GPS position of the buoy and location data to compute the GPS position of the submerged vessel. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049437 | GPS DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND METHOD THEREOF - This present disclosure provides a GPS device for displaying traffic conditions and method thereof. The GPS device defines turn distance ranges according to GPS navigation information. When running into the defined turn distance range, the vehicle turns on a video device and turn signal lamps automatically, and displays the video feed provided by the video device. When passing by the defined turn distance range, the vehicle turns off the video device and the turn signal lamps automatically. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049438 | GPS DEVICE WITH VIDEO SECURITY FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOF - This present disclosure provides a GPS device with a video security function and method for the same. The GPS device includes a communications unit to transmit communication data between the GPS device and at least one external video device, at least one motion sensing unit, the method includes steps of: detecting current motion state of a vehicle and obtaining sensing information; generating a first control signal to an external video device when a defined particular motion state is detected; transmitting the first control signal to turn on the video device through the communications unit; receiving the live feed provided by the video device; generating a second control signal to the video device, when the particular motion state is ended; and transmitting the second control signal to turn off the video device through the communication unit. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049439 | APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATED NAVIGATION BASED ON MULTI FILTER FUSION AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NAVIGATION INFORMATION USING THE SAME - Provided are an integrated navigation apparatus and a method for providing navigation information using the same. The integrated navigation apparatus includes a first filter, a second filter, a mode probability updating unit, a first navigation information calculating unit, a second navigation information calculating unit, a fusion unit and a navigation information fusion unit. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049440 | System and Method of Addressing Nonlinear Relative Motion for Collision Probability Using Parallelepipeds - Collision probability analysis for spherical objects exhibiting linear relative motion is accomplished by combining covariances and physical object dimensions at the point of closest approach. The resulting covariance ellipsoid and hardbody are projected onto the plane perpendicular to relative velocity by assuming linear relative motion and constant positional uncertainty throughout the brief encounter. Collision potential is determined from the object footprint on the projected, two-dimensional, covariance ellipse. To accommodate nonlinear motion in accordance with the disclosed embodiments, the dimension associated with relative velocity is reintroduced by segmenting the collision tube volume into a plurality of mitered tube sections modeled as bundles of parallelepipeds in Mahalanobis space. Disclosed embodiments compute the probability of each parallelepiped as the combined object passes through the space, and sums. The method is not dependent on a specific motion propagator and is designed to handle any object shape by using pixel files of the object images. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049441 | METHOD OF LOCATING A MAGNETIC OBJECT, AND THE CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, STORAGE MEANS AND LOCATION DEVICE - A method is provided for tracking a magnetic object situated in an area in which a system of coordinates is defined, including an axis of abscissas, an axis ordinate and a height axis. The method includes: a phase of measuring at least one magnetic parameter in multiple measuring points in the area, in order to obtain multiple values take from this parameter in the measurement method including the following steps: construction of at least on projective magnitude; and establishment of the at least one projective magnitude on the values extracting in order to obtain an estimated value of a parameter proportional to a sensitivity within the multiple estimated points of the area, allowing the tracking of the object to take place. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049442 | PROCESSING OF AZIMUTHAL RESISTIVITY DATA IN A RESISTIVITY GRADIENT - A method for increasing sensitivity in a measurement of at least one of magnitude and direction of resistivity in a subsurface material, the method including: performing a first set of measurements of resistivity of the subsurface material using a first logging instrument; constructing a model of a background signal using the first set of measurements; calculating a predicted response of a second logging instrument to the model of the background signal; performing a second set of measurements of at least one of magnitude and direction of resistivity of the subsurface material using the second logging instrument; deriving a second logging instrument response from the second set of measurements; and subtracting the predicted response from the second logging instrument response to produce a corrected response that has greater sensitivity than the second logging instrument response. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049443 | DATA REDUCTION OF IMAGES MEASURED IN A BOREHOLE - A data reduction method for transmission of a borehole image to the surface of the earth using restricted band widths of LWD telemetry systems. The data reduction method is based on the measurement physics rather than mathematical compression algorithms. Measured data from a sensor are fitted, within the logging tool, to a response function relating sensor response to a parameter of interest. The coefficients of the fitted response function are scaled and then telemetered to the surface. The measured data are reconstructed at the surface by combining the telemetered coefficients with the response function. A borehole image is formed by combining reconstructed reduced data. Parameters of dipping beds intersecting the borehole can be determined from the coefficients. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049444 | CALIBRATION SURFACE METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF ANALYTE RATIOS - The ratio of analytes is determined directly from the responses of the analytes using a conversion method. Individual analyte responses are obtained by using a selected measuring technique, and these individual responses are used as the independent variables in a conversion method. The dependent variable of conversion method is the desired analyte ratio. The resulting conversion method is then used to directly calculate the desired ratio of analytes as a function of the measured responses. No intermediate conversions, such as using a calibration curve to convert individual measured analyte responses to concentration values, are needed to obtain the desired ratio. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049445 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEQUENCING DATA SAMPLES - A method for identifying non-host nucleic acid sequence using sequence data. The method of identifying non-host nucleic acid can include sequencing a sample into sequences and associating the sequences with a host genome and then exclude any sequences that are associated with the host genome. The method can then associate the sequences with any known genomes and exclude any sequences that are associated with any known genome. The remaining sequences can be used as seed sequences to assemble a non-host nucleic acid. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049446 | GENE CLASSIFYING METHOD, GENE CLASSIFYING PROGRAM, AND GENE CLASSIFYING DEVICE - A gene classifying method is provided and includes acquiring expression levels of a plurality of genes at a plurality of observation points, generating a binary string by taking a positive or negative difference in expression level in a temporal passage direction of the observation points for each gene, and classifying the genes on the basis of all plus and minus patterns that the binary strings can have and the generated binary strings. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049447 | Method of modeling the behavior of an eye subjected to an external force - A method for simulating the behavior of an eye comprising the steps of (i) generating a FEM model of the eye representing the physical structure of the eye, the FEM model including an elastic walled corneo-scleral shell, (ii) modeling deformations of the eye with the FEM model, the deformation modeling including the simulated application of at least one external force to the FEM model, and (iv) obtaining FEM model solutions iteratively in an incremental fashion, whereby adjustable nodal pressure is introduced inside the corneo-scleral shell. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049448 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL MORPHOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTION OF GENOME EXPRESSION ACTIVITY - A method of morphological reconstruction of biological activity in a tissue sample maps biological data resulting from analysis of tissue samples onto a 3-D morphological rendering of the biological sample. Each slice in a set of histological slices, indexed by a first index, is micro dissected into micro samples indexed by a pair of first and second indices. The indices are utilized to spatially map biological data to the 3-D rendering. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049449 | Pattern Discovery Techniques for Determining Maximal Irredundant and Redundant Motifs - Basis motifs are determined from an input sequence through an iterative technique that begins by creating small solid motifs and continues to create larger motifs that include “don't care” characters and that can include flexible portions. The small solid motifs, including don't care characters and flexible portions, are concatenated to create larger motifs. During each iteration, motifs are trimmed to remove redundant motifs and other motifs that do not meet certain criteria. The process is continued until no new motifs are determined. At this point, the basis set of motifs has been determined. The basis motifs are used to construct redundant motifs. The redundant motifs are formed by determining a number of sets for selected basis motifs. From these sets, unique intersection sets are determined. The redundant motifs are determined from the unique intersection sets and the basis motifs. This process continues, by selecting additional basis motifs, until all basis motifs have been selected. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049450 | METHOD FOR MEASURING PHYSICAL QUANTITY DISTRIBUTION AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM USING SENSOR FOR PHYSICAL QUANTITY DISTRIBUTION - It is an object of the present invention to provide a measurement system that measures physical quantity distribution over the entire region using a sensor for physical quantity distribution (PQD sensor) that realizes high stretchability, flexibility, etc., in at least a partial region, in order to measure the physical quantity distribution that is regionally distributed in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional manner, as well as a method for measuring physical quantity distribution. Such measurement system comprises: a body for converting physical quantity distribution (PQDc body) structured in such a way that the condition of injection current changes according to the action of the target physical quantity; multiple electrodes arranged in such a way that they can supply injection current to the PQDc body and measure data of the electric potential distribution generated by the PQDc body as a result; a PQD sensor comprising the PQDc body, electrodes, and an electric signal processing unit that processes electrode signals; and a processing part that processes data with the PQD sensor; wherein the measurement method comprises a data acquisition procedure to cause electrodes to generate injection current and measure the electric potential distribution that generates in the PQDc body, which is used as measured data, and an estimation procedure to read the measured data and use the read data to obtain the distribution of the target physical quantity that acts upon the PQDc body. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049451 | Material property identification system and methods - The distributive elastic properties in nonlinear structures is characterized using an inverse elastostatic approach of stress analysis using assumed elastic models without knowing the realistic material parameters. Stress distributions are computed independently of strain measurements. A database of pointwise stress and strain data in regions of the nonlinear structure permits the elastic properties of the structure to be characterized point-by-point to provide the property distribution. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049452 | ULTRASONIC MEASURING DEVICE AND ULTRASONIC MEASURING METHOD - An ultrasonic measurement method, including: receiving a plurality of ultrasonic waves that have been spectrum-spread with different codes by first and second wave-receivers; de-spreading the first and second receive signals respectively with a selected code and a non-selected code; obtaining an amplitude ratio between the produced selected de-spread signal and the non-selected de-spread signal; determining a threshold value based on the amplitude ratio; extracting a signal having an amplitude greater than or equal to the threshold value from the non-selected de-spread signal to thereby produce an interfering signal; spreading the interfering signal with a corresponding non-selected code and then removing the interfering signal from the first and second receive signals to thereby produce first and second receive signals from which the interfering signal has been removed; de-spreading the first and second receive signals from which the interfering signal has been removed each with the selected code to thereby obtain first and second de-spread signals from which the interfering signal has been removed; and calculating the propagation distance and the propagation direction of the selected ultrasonic wave based on points in time at which the first and second de-spread signals arrive at the first and second wave-receivers. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049453 | TEST APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is a test apparatus that tests a device under test, comprising a test signal generating section that generates a test signal to be applied to the device under test; a first driver that is electrically connected to a terminal of the device under test and that supplies the test signal to the terminal of the device under test; a correction signal generating section that generates a correction signal for correcting attenuation of the test signal occurring until the test signal reaches the terminal of the device under test; and a second driver that is electrically connected to the terminal of the device under test and that supplies the correction signal to the terminal of the device under test. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049454 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE FAULT MONITORING - Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing fault monitoring for light emitting diode (LED) circuits. Embodiments receive an indication from a fault control module that a fault has occurred in a portion of an LED module (e.g., a series string of LEDs). The fault may represent an open fault or a closed fault condition. In some embodiments, a monitoring module receives the fault indication and generates a further representation that the fault has occurred (e.g., for use by external components or systems). In other embodiments, the monitoring module in configured to further indicate which in the LED module has failed, and/or in what fault condition (e.g., open or closed). | 2010-02-25 |
20100049455 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING POWER DAMPING COMPLIANCE OF A POWER GENERATION UNIT - A system and method for monitoring the power damping compliance of a power generation unit comprises a measurement unit that is configured to be coupled to a power generation unit to identify the voltage, current, and frequency values associated with power output therefrom. A processing system maintaining a model-based filter processes the voltage, current, and, frequency values to estimate the total amount of damping provided by the power generation unit. The estimated total damping is compared to prior historical values maintained in a database using various statistical techniques to determine if a power system stabilizer (PSS) provided by the power generation unit is being operated in a manner complying with predetermined guidelines. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049456 | Electrical Power Metering Device and Method of Operation Thereof - A metering device for metering energy delivered to customers over electrical wires from a power distribution cabinet. The metering device has a plurality of current transformers, each capable of receiving one of the electrical wires and connections for the line voltages which drive the wires. The current transformers are arranged for physical correspondence to the power outputs of the power distribution cabinet. Circuitry connected to the current transformers and line voltage connections meter the energy over the electrical wires. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049457 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES - An improved battery, monitoring circuit and method for communicating with the battery is provided. Such batteries and communication methods are particularly useful in UPS systems that use such batteries to provide back-up power to electrical loads. In one aspect, performance, manufacturing, trend and/or other data are stored in non-volatile memory of the battery and are communicated to an external system such as a UPS. In another aspect, a method for communicating via single-wire interface is provided. In one aspect, a same interface is used to communicate with both conventional batteries and improved batteries having increased monitoring capabilities. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049458 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR THE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, AND POWER SOURCE UNIT - Electronic equipment and power management method for the power equipment and a power source unit are provided. The present invention provides a guideline associated with control content required to use a fuel cell as a power source in various kinds of electronic equipment, and perform appropriate power management according to loads. A notebook personal computer includes a hybrid pack which has a battery serving as a secondary battery, a battery protection IC for controlling this battery, a fuel cell for causing a predetermine fuel and air to electrochemically react with each other so as to cause a power generating unit to generate power, and a fuel cell controller for controlling this fuel cell, and a computer body at least having a CPU for executing various processes and consuming power. In the hybrid pack, the battery protection IC and the fuel cell controller mutually transfer at least remaining battery power information indicative of the amount of power remaining in the battery and fuel cell status information indicative of a status of the fuel cell, to each other via a bus. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049459 | High Dynamic Range Charge Measurements - A charge amplifier for use in radiation sensing includes an amplifier, at least one switch, and at least one capacitor. The switch selectively couples the input of the switch to one of at least two voltages. The capacitor is electrically coupled in series between the input of the amplifier and the input of the switch. The capacitor is electrically coupled to the input of the amplifier without a switch coupled therebetween. A method of measuring charge in radiation sensing includes selectively diverting charge from an input of an amplifier to an input of at least one capacitor by selectively coupling an output of the at least one capacitor to one of at least two voltages. The input of the at least one capacitor is operatively coupled to the input of the amplifier without a switch coupled therebetween. The method also includes calculating a total charge based on a sum of the amplified charge and the diverted charge. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049460 | QUALITY DEGRADATION POINT ESTIMATING SYSTEM AND QUALITY DEGRADATION POINT ESTIMATING METHOD - A quality degradation point estimating method for estimating a quality degradation point in a directed link set through which a communication flow passed is provided. The quality degradation point estimating method has: (A) determining a test flow set for estimating a quality degradation point; and (B) estimating the quality degradation point in the directed link set by sending the test flow set to the network. The (A) step includes a step of setting the flow, which passes through a partial set as a part of the directed link set, as the test flow and adding the set test flow to the test flow set. The test flow is sent from the test terminal on the network to a predetermined node in the partial set. A response is obtained at the predetermined node, and the response is sent from the predetermined node to a predetermined terminal. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049461 | MASS FLOW CONTROLLER WITH IMPROVED DYNAMIC - A system and method of compensating for pressure variations in a flow controller entails the use of the compressibility of the gas being controlled to provide a more accurate measurement of the flow. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049462 | PARTICULATE MATTER SENSOR CALIBRATION - A system includes a filter, a sensor, a processor, and a memory. The filter can be coupled to an engine exhaust and can operate in an accumulating mode during which particulate matter (PM) from the engine is trapped and also operate in a regenerating mode during which PM in the filter is emitted. The sensor is coupled to a discharge port of the filter and has an output to provide a sensor signal based on a concentration of PM in the filtered exhaust. The processor is coupled to receive the sensor signal and operable to determine at least one of a base level for the sensor signal during the accumulating mode and a regenerate level for the sensor signal during the regenerating mode, and operable to determine a calibration value for the sensor using at least one of the base level and the regenerate level. The memory stores the calibration value. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049463 | LOW-NOISE SOURCE - In one embodiment, a low-noise source includes: a signal source; a variable amplifier adapted to amplify an output signal from the signal source to provide an amplified signal; a feed-forward amplifier adapted to amplify the amplified signal to provide an amplified output signal; a phase noise measurement system adapted to provide a first feedback signal responsive to phase noise in the amplified output signal; and a processor adapted to control the amplification provided by the variable amplifier responsive to the feedback signal so as to minimize phase noise in the amplified output signal. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049464 | SYSTEM FOR TESTING INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - The invention provides for a system for testing integrated circuitry. The system includes a local computational device, a communications link connected to the computational device, and testing circuitry operatively connected to the computational device via the communications link and configured to generate integrated circuitry test signals. The system also includes adaptor circuitry connected to the testing circuitry and configured to provide an electrical and physical interface with the integrated circuits, as well as routing circuitry interposed between the testing and adaptor circuitry to rout the test signals to respective dies of the integrated circuits. Also included is a handling mechanism for retaining and manipulating a carrier on which the integrated circuits are positioned, and a controller operatively connected to the handling mechanism for controlling operation thereof and connected to the communications device for supervision by the computational device. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049465 | TESTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - An electronic device is disclosed comprising a transceiver stage ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049466 | Tracking Thermal Mini-Cycle Stress - Monitoring temperature excursions an assembly experiences over a life of the assembly is provided. A determination is made as to whether the assembly has been in service beyond a predetermined end of life objective. Responsive to the assembly failing to be in service beyond the predetermined end of life objective, a new temperature value associated with the assembly is read. A modifier value for a figure of merit (FOM) value is computed and added to a cumulative figure of merit value. The cumulative figure of merit value is compared to a cumulative stress figure of merit budget. Responsive to the cumulative figure of merit value exceeding the cumulative stress figure of merit budget, an identified stress management solution is implemented. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049467 | Device for Measuring Alignment of Adjoining Structures - The invention relates to the field of micro- and nanotechnologies. In these techniques, it is sometimes necessary to glue several structures face to face and it is important to be able to check the alignment of the structures. A new method for measuring alignment, which comprises the following operations, is proposed for this purpose: activation of a heating element placed on the surface of the first structure, generation of electronic signals representative of a distribution of temperatures, on the basis of an array of temperature sensitive elements placed on the surface of the second structure, determination of a relative position of the heating element with respect to the array of sensitive elements, therefore of the first structure with respect to the second, on the basis of the distribution of temperatures, in a calculation circuit receiving the electronic signals engendered in the array of sensitive elements. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049468 | MOTION CAPTURE AND ANALYSIS - Motion capture and analysis is described, including a motion sensor unit configured to capture data associated with movement of an object, to process the data to determine one or more values, to store the data and the one or more values, and to convert the data and the one or more values from an analog signal to a digital signal associated with a wireless transmission, and a display unit configured to receive the data from the motion sensor unit, the data being transmitted using through the wireless transmission, to process the data to determine one or more values, to store the data, and to graphically present the data and the one or more values. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049469 | Relative positioning - For supporting a relative positioning, information on barometric pressure at a first device and information on barometric pressure at a second device is converted into a difference in altitude between the first device and the second device. The difference in altitude between the first device and the second device is then used in determining a position of the first device relative to the second device. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049470 | DETECTION OF A NON-UNIFORMLY SAMPLED SINUSOIDAL SIGNAL AND A DOPPLER SENSOR UTLIZING THE SAME - A Doppler sensor operates by transmitting pulses at non-uniform intervals. Samples reflected by an object are processed by multiplying each one by first and second coefficients c | 2010-02-25 |
20100049471 | WEIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING ZERO-READOUT WEIGHT SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A method of, and a system for, controlling, managing and maintaining a client's weight are performed by placing a weight sensor device in a location that is convenient to the client, periodically generating weight signals at the sensor device, providing a computer system remote from the location of the sensor device, storing information associated with the client at the computer system, using a wired or wireless connection to connect the sensor device to the computer system, receiving and processing the weight signals in accordance with weight maintenance algorithms at the computer system, and reviewing the processed data by a professional manager to monitor the client's progress. The weight sensor device is provided with no indicator of the client's weight. The client is prompted to step on and off the sensor device. There is no visual display or other indication at the sensor device to indicate the client's weight. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049472 | Power Distribution Network Performance Data Presentation System and Method - A visualization system for monitoring performance data of an electrical power distribution network is provided. In one embodiment, a user may select a network circuit and view a network circuit diagram that includes indicia representing transformers and other electrical power distribution network elements positioned on a map. The relative positions of the indicia on the network circuit diagram may correspond to the relative physical locations of the transformers in the geographical area represented by the map. The indicia may be color coded to convey performance data to the user. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049473 | VALIDATION PROCESS FOR FAULT DETECTION OF A DEVICE - The invention concerns a process and an associated device for validating the fault detection of a device under test, during which a series of basic tests of the device under test is carried out, wherein each basic test leads to a positive or negative result indicating normal or abnormal functioning of the device under test. The process according to the invention also comprises the following steps: after each realization of a basic test, updated by an event counter (CRT) and updated by a result counter (FCRT), validation is performed depending on test result once the event counter has reached a first maximal value (CTRmax) or once the realization counter has reached a second maximal value (FCTRmax). Application in monitoring of the electric or functional performance of more or less complex systems installed in an automobile. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049474 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GATHERING AUDIENCE MEASURMENT DATA - Systems and methods are provided for gathering audience measurement data relating to exposure of an audience member to audio data. Audio data is received in a user system and is then encoded with audience measurement data. The encoded audio data is reproduced by the user system, picked up by a monitor and decoded to recover the audience measurement data. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049475 | METHOD AND AIDS FOR RELATIVE POSITIONING OF OBJECTS DURING A DESIGN PHASE - A method aiding in relative positioning of | 2010-02-25 |
20100049476 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY VERIFYING THE POSSIBILITY OF RENDERING A LIGHTING ATMOSPHERE FROM AN ABSTRACT DESCRIPTION - The invention relates to automatically verifying the possibility of rendering a lighting atmosphere from an abstract description, for example from a lighting atmosphere specified in XML (Extensible Markup Language) independent of a specific lighting infrastructure and of a room layout. A basic idea of the invention is to translate the possibilities of a lighting infrastructure into so called light element templates. A light element template contains an indication of the possibilities of the lighting infrastructure at a certain semantic location, for example in a shop or a home in which the lighting infrastructure is provided. For every type of light effect of a lighting infrastructure, a different light element template may be created. This allows to automatically verify the possibility of rendering a lighting atmosphere from an abstract description in a lighting infrastructure at an early stage of the lighting atmosphere design process. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049477 | CIVIL ENGINEERING SIMULATION USING QUADTREE DATA STRUCTURES - A 3D visual realization system and method of use thereof. The system operatively interfaces to a CAD application and converts the design data to models that are then stored in Quadtree data structures in a database. A graphic engine streams the data out of the database. The graphic engine decides which data segments are required, fetches the required data and displays the data on the designated media. Smart management of the computer memory including keeping handy and relevant in the memory, and ability to provide a high frame rate enables smooth display of the 3D visual realization of the project. The 3D visual realization system and method further includes a method to cut out selected regions of a topographical mesh and replacing each region by implanting a redesigned graphical presentation of the extracted region. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049478 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DESIGNING A BUILDING SYSTEM - Systems and methods of designing building systems are described. The building system designer is assisted in designing a building by a computer which identifies system components that are compatible with each other, and possibly with the type of building and/or building code. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049479 | Crush modelling - A method of determining the impact resistance of a structure including a crushable material comprises the steps of determining for one or more layers of a finite element of the material during an impact whether the element or layer thereof is to be treated as failing by crushing. If the element or layer is determined to fail by crushing, a load-bearing portion of the structure is defined and the load-bearing portion is treated for the purpose of subsequent calculations as exhibiting an ongoing resistance. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049480 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODEL-BASED MULTIVARIABLE BALANCING FOR DISTRIBUTED HYDRONIC NETWORKS - A method and system for optimal model-based multivariable balancing for distributed hydronic networks based on global differential pressure/flow rate information. A simplified mathematical model of a hydronic system can be determined utilizing an analogy between hydronic systems and electrical circuits. Thereafter, unknown parameters can be identified utilizing the simplified mathematical model and a set of available measurements. Next, balancing valve settings can be calculated by reformulating the simplified mathematical model based on the parameterized model. The sum of pressure drops across selected balancing valves can be then minimized to achieve optimal economic performances of the system. The data can be collected and transferred to a central unit either by wireless communication or manually by reading the local measurement devices. Such a multivariable balancing approach provides a fast and accurate balancing of distributed hydronic heating systems based on a centralized and non-iterative approach. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049481 | Constructing a Replica-Based Clock Tree - A system and method for constructing a clock tree based on replica stages is described. The system and method may comprise determining a size of an input buffer for driving a load capacitance of the output buffer based on a fanout, determining a wire width and a wire length based on the size of the output buffer, the fanout and a replica stage mathematical model, and connecting the output buffer and the corresponding input buffer to a conductor routed on one or more predetermined metal layers and having the wire length and the wire width. The conductor is placed within ground shields having a fixed width. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049482 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ICTAL SOURCE ANALYSIS - This document discloses, among other things, ictal source analysis and causal interaction estimation which considers the structure of seizures in the space, time, and frequency domains. The dynamic causal interaction can distinguish the primary source, which initiates the ictal activity, from the secondary source, which is generated due to the ictal activity propagation. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049483 | TIME-INTERLEAVED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER SYSTEM - A method and a module for estimating a plurality of relative channel-error for at least one signal with respect to a reference signal. The signals and are produced by an analog-to-digital module including parallel and time interleaved analog-to-digital converters and are received by an estimation module. The method is performed by the estimation module and includes defining a function representing a relationship between the reference signal and an arbitrary signal in the group of signals, selecting a first reference signal in the group of signals, selecting a second signal from the remaining signals in the group, optimizing the function so as to obtain an estimate of the plurality of relative channel-error, and repeating the selecting a second signal and optimizing the function for each remaining signal. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049484 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODELLING AND SIMULATING OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF SPECIAL EFFECT PAINTS AND FOR DETERMINING ILLUMINATION AND MEASUREMENT GEOMETRIES FOR SPECTRAL PHOTOMETERS - A method that is suitable for modelling and simulating optical properties in special effect paints which contain pigments with isotropic light-scattering properties and pigments with anisotropic light-scattering properties, and the effect-producing substances form at least one layer of material or coat of paint on a suitable substrate. The method is also suitable for reproducing a shade of colour of a colour template of a special effect paint of this kind, by determining and comparing the optical properties of the colour template and a formulation of a paint mock-up, so that using the comparison a correction can be made to the formulation for the paint mock-up and the shades of colour of the colour template and paint mock-up can be matched. The method is characterised in that the isotropically light-scattering pigments and the anisotropically light-scattering pigments are virtually separated such that the isotropically light-scattering pigments virtually form the layer of material and the anisotropically light-scattering pigments are virtually arranged on the edge surfaces of the layer of material. The optical properties of the virtual layer of material of the isotropically light-scattering pigments are determined by linear differential equations and the optical properties of the anisotropically light-scattering pigments are taken into consideration as boundary conditions, by means of specific effect operators. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049485 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING EFFECTIVENESS OF DISTRIBUTING EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN THE EVENT OF DISASTERS - A computer-implemented method and system in one embodiment estimate the effectiveness of a dispensing plan of emergency supplies during disasters or in like scenarios, by simulating a flow of emergency supplies in a multi-echelon supply chain, dynamics of victims and progression of disaster. The performance metrics estimated in one embodiment include, but not limited to, overall coverage of distribution, inventory of supplies (e.g., shortage and surplus) and utilization of resources (e.g., shortage and surplus). | 2010-02-25 |
20100049486 | Systems and Methods for Simulating Plant Operations - Embodiments of methods and systems of a system for simulating a plant are provided. According to one exemplary embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a system for simulating a plant. The system may include a controller including plant operation logic for executing control commands to the plant. The system may further include a simulator in communication with the controller, where the simulator may consist of high bandwidth hardware having at least one high bandwidth model of at least a first plant behavior. The simulator may also consist of at least one processor with at least one low bandwidth model of at least a second plant behavior. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049487 | ASSESSMENT TOOL - There is provided a method comprising the steps of determining an environmental impact of a product by: identifying one or more processes performed during the life cycle of the product; selecting identifying at least one design parameter relating to a the product and being associated with the identified process or processes; representing each of the identified processes by a process model, the process model identifying interventions by the process on the environment; and quantifying the interventions of each process on the environment using the at least one design parameter; and determining at least one environmental impact of the product from the design parameter or parameters; and generating an output indicating the environmental impact of the product. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049488 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODELING LIGHT - A method and system for modeling light in time and space are provided. The method and system of the present disclosure collect light readings, e.g., on a motion picture set, at different positions and times to build a light model to be used for visual effects (VFX) compositing. The light model represents the light distribution across space and/or time for a predetermined physical space. Using the light model, the lighting can then be predicted or interpolated at intermediate or other positions and/or times for which no specific light readings were obtained. The light models can be used for rendering objects (e.g., natural or CG elements) in a scene as if they were in that space. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049489 | FLOW SIMULATION METHOD, FLOW SIMULATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A system for a flow simulation using Moving Particle Semi-implicit method, includes a processor representing a target incompressible fluid by a plurality of particles grouped according to different particle sizes depending on a spatial resolution required at positions in a simulation domain; temporarily updating a velocity and a position coordinate of each particle to a first velocity and a first position coordinate by implicitly calculating a variation of the velocity of each particle due to a viscosity of the incompressible fluid in each of a plurality of time steps having a predetermined time interval; and updating the first velocity and the first position coordinate to a second velocity and a second position coordinate of each particle at a next time step of each time step by calculating a velocity correction of the first velocity due to a pressure gradient of the incompressible fluid using the first velocity. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049490 | ANALYZING AN OILFIELD NETWORK FOR OILFIELD PRODUCTION - A method for performing an analysis of an oilfield network. The oilfield network includes multiple wellsites. The method includes collecting oilfield data from the oilfield network, modeling a first wellsite using the oilfield data to create a first production model of the first wellsite, and modeling a second wellsite using the oilfield data to create a second production model of the second wellsite. The method further includes modeling a sub-network of the oilfield network to create a third production model of the sub-network. The modeling of the sub-network includes identifying a junction of a branch associated with the first wellsite and a branch associated with the second wellsite. A fourth production model is created for the junction by combining the first production model with the second production model. The production model of the sub-network is created using the fourth production model of the junction. The method further includes solving the oilfield network based on the third production model to create a production result, and storing the production result. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049491 | Method and System for Optimizing Minigenes and Peptides Encoded Thereby - The invention relates to the field of biology. In particular, the invention relates to a method and system for designing optimized multi-epitope vaccines having selected combinations of amino acid insertions at the junctions of the multi-epitope constructs so as to minimize the number of junctional epitopes and provide vaccines with increased immunogenicity. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049492 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODELING SKIN SENSITIZATION - The invention encompasses novel computer models of chemical sensitivity of skin and systems for predicting chemical sensitivity of skin. In particular, the computer model of chemical sensitivity of skin comprises a) an epidermal compartment comprising a mathematical representation of exposure of an epidermal tissue to a chemical and a mathematical representation of a first population of antigen presenting cells interacting with the chemical; and b) a lymph node compartment comprising a mathematical representation of a second population of antigen presenting cells, and a mathematical representation of a population of T cells, wherein at least a subpopulation of the population of T cells interacts with the second population of antigen presenting cells. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049493 | PLANNING ASSISTANCE FOR CORRECTING JOINT ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a planning assistance method for correcting joint elements, in which:
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20100049494 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING POWER USAGE EFFECTIVENESS AND DATA CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE EFFICIENCY WITHIN A REAL-TIME MONITORING SYSTEM - A system for making real-time predictions about power usage efficiency (PUE) and/or data center infrastructure efficiency (DCiE) of an electrical system comprises a data acquisition component communicatively connected to a sensor configured to acquire real-time data output from the electrical system; an analytics server communicatively connected to the data acquisition component and comprising a virtual system modeling engine configured to generate predicted data output for the electrical system using a virtual system model of the electrical system, an analytics engine configured to monitor the real-time data output and the predicted data output of the electrical system, and a PUE/DCiE simulation engine configured to use the virtual system model updated based in the real-time data to forecast the PUE/DCiE. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049495 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-LEVEL AND/OR MULTI-SIMULATOR DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS - The present invention relates to a system for synthesizing an electronic circuit at plural abstraction levels. The system includes one or more evaluation tools for evaluating the performance and/or behavior of the circuit at the abstraction levels. The system further includes means for passing parameters and/or performances between abstraction levels and/or evaluation tools. The system is adapted for evaluating the performance and/or behavior of the circuit using at least part of the passed parameters and/or performances at a plurality of the abstraction levels within one synthesis iteration. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049496 | Word translation enquiry system across multiple thesauri and the method thereof - A word translation enquiry system across multiple thesauri and the method thereof are provided. After finding the correlation value of a word in one database is found, it is checked in a word correlation table to find multiple identification codes and index values. According to the identification code and index value, the translation of the word in different databases can be obtained following the index value. This solves the problem of being unable to search translations of a term in multiple databases. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049497 | PHONETIC NATURAL LANGUAGE TRANSLATION SYSTEM - The phonetic natural language translation system receives audio output from an electro acoustic device connected as a component in an audio system presented in a theater or auditorium, to identify any speech signal contained within the audio output. The speech signals are broken down into recognizable phonemes. The sequentially generated phonemes are then regrouped to form recognizable words in one of the 6,700 languages spoken around the world. Sentences are then formed using the grammatical rules of the recognized language so that each sentence translated into each of the audience's preferred language without any external translators. The preferred language of each audience is identified during ticket booking; an algorithm stores the audience seat number along with preferred language. The translated audio signals are distributed to an each seat's armrest such that each viewer listens and understands the foreign language audible program or speech in their own preferred language. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049498 | DETERMINING UTILITY OF A QUESTION - A question search system provides a collection of questions having words for use in evaluating the utility of the questions based on a language model. The question search system calculates n-gram probabilities for words within the questions of the collection. The n-gram probability of a word for a sequence of n−1 words indicates the probability of that word being next after that sequence in the collection of questions. The n-gram probabilities for the words of the collection represent the language model of the collection. The question search system calculates a language model utility score for each question within a collection that indicates the likelihood that a question is repeatedly asked by users. The question search system derives the language model utility score for a question from the n-gram probabilities of the words within that question. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049499 | DOCUMENT ANALYZING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - In a document analyzing apparatus ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049500 | DIALOGUE GENERATION APPARATUS AND DIALOGUE GENERATION METHOD - A dialogue generation apparatus includes a transmission/reception unit configured to receive incoming text and transmit return text, a presentation unit configured to present the contents of the incoming text to a user, a morphological analysis unit configured to perform a morphological analysis of the incoming text to obtain first words included in the incoming text and linguistic information on the first words, a selection unit configured to select second words that characterize the contents of the incoming text from the first words based on the linguistic information, a speech recognition unit configured to perform speech recognition of the user's speech after the presentation of the incoming text in such a manner that the second words are recognized preferentially, and produce a speech recognition result representing the contents of the user's speech, and a generation unit configured to generate the return text based on the speech recognition result. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049501 | DYNAMIC SPEECH SHARPENING - An enhanced system for speech interpretation is provided. The system may include receiving a user verbalization and generating one or more preliminary interpretations of the verbalization by identifying one or more phonemes in the verbalization. An acoustic grammar may be used to map the phonemes to syllables or words, and the acoustic grammar may include one or more linking elements to reduce a search space associated with the grammar. The preliminary interpretations may be subject to various post-processing techniques to sharpen accuracy of the preliminary interpretation. A heuristic model may assign weights to various parameters based on a context, a user profile, or other domain knowledge. A probable interpretation may be identified based on a confidence score for each of a set of candidate interpretations generated by the heuristic model. The model may be augmented or updated based on various information associated with the interpretation of the verbalization. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049502 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF GENERATING REFERENCE VARIATIONS FOR DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE DATA - Methods and systems of performing user input recognition are disclosed. A digital directory comprising listings is accessed. Metadata information is associated with individual listings describing the individual listings. The metadata information is modified to generate transformed metadata information. Therefore, the transformed metadata information is generated as a function of context information relating to a typical user interaction with the listings. Information is generated for aiding in an automated user input recognition process based on the transformed metadata information. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049503 | Method and apparatus for processing natural language using tape-intersection - Operations for weighted and non-weighted multi-tape automata are described for use in natural language processing tasks such as morphological analysis, disambiguation, and entity extraction. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049504 | MEASURING TOPICAL COHERENCE OF KEYWORD SETS - Methods and apparatus are described for measuring the topical coherence of a keyword set while simultaneously partitioning the set into contextually related clusters. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049505 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING PACKET LOSS CONCEALMENT - A method, device and system to implement hiding the loss packet are provided. The provided method, device and system recover the lost frame according to the data before and after the lost frame and enhances the correlation of the recovered lost frame data and the data after the lost frame. A method and device for estimating pitch period are also provided which select a pitch period from the initial pitch period and the pitch periods corresponding to the frequencies which are one or more times higher than the frequencies corresponding to the initial pitch period as the final estimated pitch period, may improve frequency multiplication when estimating the pitch period; in addition, by tuning of the pitch period by matching the waves, the error of estimating pitch period may be reduced and the quality of the audio data may be improved. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049506 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING PACKET LOSS CONCEALMENT - A method, device and system to implement hiding the loss packet are provided. The provided method, device and system recover the lost frame according to the data before and after the lost frame and enhances the correlation of the recovered lost frame data and the data after the lost frame. A method and device for estimating pitch period are also provided which select a pitch period from the initial pitch period and the pitch periods corresponding to the frequencies which are one or more times higher than the frequencies corresponding to the initial pitch period as the final estimated pitch period, may improve frequency multiplication when estimating the pitch period; in addition, by tuning of the pitch period by matching the waves, the error of estimating pitch period may be reduced and the quality of the audio data may be improved. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049507 | APPARATUS FOR NOISE SUPPRESSION IN AN AUDIO SIGNAL - An apparatus for noise suppression having a linear prediction analysis circuit having an LP error filter (LFF), which takes a first, noisy voice signal y(n)=x(n)+ε(n) as a basis for producing an LP-error-filter output signal e(n), having a coefficient calculation unit (KBE), which updates the coefficients of the LP error filter on the basis of the internal signals (including the input and out signals y(n) and e(n)) in the LP error filter, and having a subtraction unit, which subtracts the LP error filter output signal e(n) from the first voice signal y(n) in a subtractor and, following the subtraction, outputs the remainder as a second voice signal x(n)=y(n)−e(n) in which the noise is suppressed. A noise estimation unit (GSE) is provided which takes the internal signals of the LP error filter as a basis for producing a noise power signal σ | 2010-02-25 |
20100049508 | AUDIO ENCODING DEVICE AND AUDIO ENCODING METHOD - Provided is an audio encoding device which performs a closed loop search of a gain and a sound source vector without significantly increasing the calculation amount as compared to an open loop search. In the audio encoding device, firstly, a first parameter decision unit ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049509 | AUDIO ENCODING DEVICE AND AUDIO DECODING DEVICE - Disclosed are an audio encoding device and an audio decoding device which reduce degradation of subjective quality of a decoding signal caused by power mismatch of a decoding signal which is generated by a concealing process upon disappearance of a frame. When a frame is lost, a past encoding parameter is used to obtain a concealed LPC of the current frame and a concealed sound source parameter. A normal CELP decoding is performed from the obtained concealed sound source parameter. Correction is performed by using a conceal parameter on the obtained concealed LPC and the concealed sound source signal. The power of the corrected concealed sound source signal is adjusted to match a reference sound source power. A filter gain of the synthesis filter is adjusted so as to adjust the power of a decoded sound signal to the power of a decoded sound signal during an error-free state. Moreover, a synthesis filter gain adjusting coefficient is calculated by using an estimated normalized residual power so that a filter gain of a synthesis filter formed by using a concealed LPC is a filter gain during an error-free state. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049510 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING PACKET LOSS CONCEALMENT - A method, device and system to implement hiding the loss packet are provided. The provided method, device and system recover the lost frame according to the data before and after the lost frame and enhances the correlation of the recovered lost frame data and the data after the lost frame. A method and device for estimating pitch period are also provided which select a pitch period from the initial pitch period and the pitch periods corresponding to the frequencies which are one or more times higher than the frequencies corresponding to the initial pitch period as the final estimated pitch period, may improve frequency multiplication when estimating the pitch period; in addition, by tuning of the pitch period by matching the waves, the error of estimating pitch period may be reduced and the quality of the audio data may be improved. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049511 | CODING METHOD, DECODING METHOD, CODER AND DECODER - A coding method, a decoding method, a coder, and a decoder are disclosed herein. A coding method includes: obtaining the pulse distribution, on a track, of the pulses to be encoded on the track; determining a distribution identifier for identifying the pulse distribution according to the pulse distribution; and generating a coding index that includes the distribution identifier. A decoding method includes: receiving a coding index; obtaining a distribution identifier from the coding index, wherein the distribution identifier is configured to identify the pulse distribution, on a track, of the pulses to be encoded on the track; determining the pulse distribution, on a track, of all the pulses to be encoded on the track according to the distribution identifier; and reconstructing the pulse order on the track according to the pulse distribution. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049512 | ENCODING DEVICE AND ENCODING METHOD - Disclosed is an encoding device and others capable of suppressing quantization distortion while suppressing increase of a bit rate when encoding audio or the like. In the device, a dynamic range calculation unit ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049513 | AUTOMATIC CONVERSATION SYSTEM AND CONVERSATION SCENARIO EDITING DEVICE - A conversation scenario editor generates/edits a conversation scenario for an automatic conversation system. The system includes a conversation device and a conversation server. The conversation device generates an input sentence through speech recognition of an utterance by a user. The conversation server determines the reply sentence based on the conversation scenario when a reply sentence to the input sentence is requested from the conversation device. The editor includes a language model generator for generating a language model to be used for the speech recognition based on the conversation scenario. According to the editor, a non-expert can generate the language model to provide an adequate conversation based on the speech recognition. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049514 | DYNAMIC SPEECH SHARPENING - An enhanced system for speech interpretation is provided. The system may include receiving a user verbalization and generating one or more preliminary interpretations of the verbalization by identifying one or more phonemes in the verbalization. An acoustic grammar may be used to map the phonemes to syllables or words, and the acoustic grammar may include one or more linking elements to reduce a search space associated with the grammar. The preliminary interpretations may be subject to various post-processing techniques to sharpen accuracy of the preliminary interpretation. A heuristic model may assign weights to various parameters based on a context, a user profile, or other domain knowledge. A probable interpretation may be identified based on a confidence score for each of a set of candidate interpretations generated by the heuristic model. The model may be augmented or updated based on various information associated with the interpretation of the verbalization. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049515 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED VOICE RECOGNITION APPARATUS - A vehicle-mounted voice recognition apparatus | 2010-02-25 |
20100049516 | METHOD OF USING MICROPHONE CHARACTERISTICS TO OPTIMIZE SPEECH RECOGNITION PERFORMANCE - A system and method for tuning a speech recognition engine to an individual microphone using a database containing acoustical models for a plurality of microphones. Microphone performance characteristics are obtained from a microphone at a speech recognition engine, the database is searched for an acoustical model that matches the characteristics, and the speech recognition engine is then modified based on the matching acoustical model. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049517 | AUTOMATIC ANSWERING DEVICE, AUTOMATIC ANSWERING SYSTEM, CONVERSATION SCENARIO EDITING DEVICE, CONVERSATION SERVER, AND AUTOMATIC ANSWERING METHOD - An automatic answering device and an automatic answering method for automatically answering to a user utterance are configured: to prepare a conversation scenario that is a set of input sentences and replay sentences, the input sentences each corresponding to a user utterance assumed to be uttered by a user, the reply sentences each being an automatic reply to the inputted sentence; to accept a user utterance; to determine the reply sentence to the accepted user utterance on the basis of the conversation scenario; and to present the determined reply sentence to the user. Data of the conversation scenario have a data structure that enables the inputted sentences and the reply sentences to be expressed in a state transition diagram in which each of the inputted sentences is defined as a morphism and the reply sentence corresponding to the inputted sentence is defined as an object. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049518 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONSISTENCY OF PRONUNCIATIONS - A system for providing consistency between the pronunciation of a word by a user and a confirmation pronunciation issued by a voice server ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049519 | Recognizing the Numeric Language in Natural Spoken Dialogue - A system and a method are provided. A speech recognition processor receives unconstrained input speech and outputs a string of words. The speech recognition processor is based on a numeric language that represents a subset of a vocabulary. The subset includes a set of words identified as being for interpreting and understanding number strings. A numeric understanding processor contains classes of rules for converting the string of words into a sequence of digits. The speech recognition processor utilizes an acoustic model database. A validation database stores a set of valid sequences of digits. A string validation processor outputs validity information based on a comparison of a sequence of digits output by the numeric understanding processor with valid sequences of digits in the validation database. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049520 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING CULTURE-BASED BEHAVIOR IN CUSTOMER SERVICE INTERACTIONS - Systems and methods are provided to automatically determine culture-based behavioral tendencies and preferences of individuals in the context of customer service interactions. For example, systems and methods are provided to process natural language dialog input of an individual to detect linguistic features indicative of individualistic and collectivistic behavioral tendencies and predict whether such individual will be cooperative or uncooperative with automated customer service. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049521 | SELECTIVE ENABLEMENT OF SPEECH RECOGNITION GRAMMARS - A method for processing speech audio in a network connected client device can include selecting a speech grammar for use in a speech recognition system in the network connected client device; characterizing the selected speech grammar; and, based on the characterization, determining whether to process the speech grammar locally in the network connected client device, or remotely in a speech server in the network. In one aspect of the invention, the selecting step can include establishing a communications session with a speech server; and, querying the speech server for a speech grammar over the established communications session. Additionally, the selecting step can further include registering the speech grammar in the speech recognition system. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049522 | VOICE CONVERSION APPARATUS AND METHOD AND SPEECH SYNTHESIS APPARATUS AND METHOD - A voice conversion apparatus stores, in a parameter memory, target speech spectral parameters of target speech, stores, in a voice conversion rule memory, a voice conversion rule for converting voice quality of source speech into voice quality of the target speech, extracts, from an input source speech, a source speech spectral parameter of the input source speech, converts extracted source speech spectral parameter into a first conversion spectral parameter by using the voice conversion rule, selects target speech spectral parameter similar to the first conversion spectral parameter from the parameter memory, generates an aperiodic component spectral parameter representing from selected target speech spectral parameter, mixes a periodic component spectral parameter included in the first conversion spectral parameter with the aperiodic component spectral parameter, to obtain a second conversion spectral parameter, and generates a speech waveform from the second conversion spectral parameter. | 2010-02-25 |