10th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 72 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090063106 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DECODING A SIGNAL OF MULTIPLE INPUT/MULTIPLE OUTPUT SYSTEM - The method for decoding a received signal in a multiple input/multiple output system uses QR-decomposition of the linear channel matrix, but then applies a non-Euclidean norm during tree traversal. Two separate hardware units, namely an MCU and a MEU, art provided for concurrent operation. The MCU determines a next child node, while the MEU determines next best parent nodes on the previously processed tree levels, which makes it possible to retrace the path to a next starting node without investing dedicated processing steps (e.g., cycles). On each tree level, the possible coordinates are grouped into several circular sets in the complex plane, and a series of decision boundaries is calculated for each set that allows a quick evaluation of the optimum coordinate in each set. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063107 | Manufacturing Process of Hearing Aid Shells With Reduced Surface Distortions and Adaptive Shell Surface Modification to Improve Fit and Appertaining System - A method and appertaining system is provided for reducing distortions in a hearing aid shell having complex surfaces with areas having high and low curvatures, the distortions occurring due to uneven material loss during tumbling and buffing operations. The method determines the curvature in defined regions of the shell and determines a new shell surface that is dependent upon the curvature in each respective region. Templates may be utilized th further define the new surface. With the new surface thus defined, the tumbling and buffing operations result in an end product having the desired shape. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063108 | Compatible trust in a computing device - A method and apparatus for executing a first executable code image having a first version number into a memory of a device in an attempt to establish an operating environment of the device are described. The first executable code image retrieves a second version number from the second executable code image after successfully authenticating the second executable code image. If the first version number and the second version number do not satisfy a predetermined relationship, the second executable code image is prevented from being loaded by the first executable code image. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063109 | OPTICAL SYSTEM DESIGN METHOD USING REAL NUMBER SURFACE NUMBER - Generally, it is difficult to previously know an adequate position of a special optical surface such as an aspherical surface, a diffraction optical element, or an eccentric surface in an optical system. If a trial of designing an optical system with all the possible surface numbers is made, the number of combinations is very large, and the designing is often impossible. The invention solves such a problem and provides means for automatically and efficiently finding out the most suitable surface number of a special optical surface. According to the invention, the surface number of a special optical surface different from a spherical surface is expanded to a real number value, the constitution of an optical system including a special optical surface having a real number value surface number is defined, the real number value surface number is used as an independent variable for optimizing the optical system, and the best surface number of the special optical surface is determined. If the real number value surface number lies in the range from an integer n to an integer n+1, one method for defining the constitution of an optical system including the special optical surface is inserting one or more virtual optical surfaces between an optical surface n and an optical surface n+1 and setting the virtual optical surfaces as special optical surfaces determined by the characteristic values and the real number value surface numbers of the special optical surfaces and different from a spherical surface. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063110 | Brachytherapy dose computation system and method - Brachytherapy dose attributable to a brachytherapy source is computed for portions of a patient treatment volume corresponding to a pathological target volume and critical structures. Patient image data is accessed to derive a material voxel array. Multiple computation grids are derived. Primary particle fluence is computed for each first grid element using a ray tracing process from which a primary dose and a first scattered particle source are derived. Scattered particle fluence of the first scattered particle source is derived for each second grid element from which a secondary dose is derived. Each first grid element corresponds to a plurality of second grid elements. Primary dose and scattered dose combine to provide total dose at specific volumes. Brachytherapy source models and non-anatomical body surface models may be applied as applicable. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063111 | JITTERY SIGNAL GENERATION WITH DISCRETE-TIME FILTERING - The disclosed computer-implementable method allows for the fast creation of a multi-unit interval data signal suitable for simulation. The created signal represents the output of an otherwise ideal Discrete Time Filter (DTF) circuit, and the quick creation of the signal merely requires a designer to input the number of taps and their weights without the need of laying out or considering the circuitry of the DTF. A matrix is created based on a given data stream, and the number of taps and weights, which matrix is processed to create the multi-unit-interval data signal. Noise and jitter can be added to the created signal such that it now realistically reflects non-idealities common to actual systems. The signal can then be simulated using standard computer-based simulation techniques. For example, the transmission of the created signal can be simulated down a channel having a particular transfer function. If the DTF parameters (number and weight of taps) used to create the signal were designed to counter the channel's transfer function, the simulation can reveal how successful the original DTF parameters were, and hence whether the DTF needs modification. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063112 | Simulation Business Object for Service Oriented Architecture - Methods and apparatuses enable creating a stateful simulation process with stateless messages. A stateless message instantiates a simulation object for a system to be simulated. The simulation object is identified by an identifier. Activity request messages, which are stateless, identify the simulation object identifier and can thus be associated with the simulation object. Results of execution of requested activities are stored in the simulation object, and thus persisted in the simulation object. In one embodiment, the persisting of simulation results in the simulation object allows the simulation data to be isolated from the active system data. In one embodiment, results of the execution of the simulation are merged in whole or in part with the active backend data. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063113 | Dual Model Approach for Boiler Section Cleanliness Calculation - A method of controlling soot blowers near a heat exchange section includes generating models of both the ideal clean operating condition of the section and the dirty operating condition. The current operating condition of the section is used to calculate a reliability parameter that provides an indication of the reliability of the ideal and dirty models. If the reliability parameter indicates that the models are reliable, the models are used to help evaluate the cleanliness status of a particular heat exchange section and assist in making decisions on whether to blow the section or not, and whether to make any necessary adjustments to the operating sequence of the soot blowers. If the reliability parameter indicates that the models are unreliable, the models are regenerated using additional process data. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063114 | BINDING MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - The passing point management unit stores the attribute of each passing point of harness and the like in a virtual design space in a passing point table as passing point information and manages it. The binding point management unit stores the attribute of a binding point obtained by binding each passing point of harness as binding point information including relationship information of the binding point of each passing point and independent of each piece of passing point information. The management unit collectively edits/displays bound harness and so on by editing the binding point information of the binding point table and reflecting the edition result in the passing point information related to the binding point information based on the relationship information. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063115 | LINEAR PROGRAMMING SUPPORT VECTOR REGRESSION WITH WAVELET KERNEL - A support vector machine with wavelet kernel was developed for accurate modeling of nonlinear systems. A method of providing an optimized model of a nonlinear system includes using a support vector machine (SVM) having a wavelet kernel, where support vectors include a family of multidimensional wavelets. Training the SVM allows optimization of the number of support vectors, the weights of the support vectors, and the translation factors of the support vectors. Use of a novel linear programming approach reduces computational demands required for training, allowing optimized support vectors to give an optimized model of the nonlinear system. Further, on-line retraining is possible, so that the model can be adapted to changing conditions. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063116 | Computational radiator flow distribution method - The present invention provides a method for analyzing airflow through a vehicle radiator and identifying how cooling openings in the vehicle affect airflow through the vehicle radiator. A plurality of pathlines each describing airflow through a vehicle front end and including a position identifier and velocity magnitude are computed. A plurality of intersection points are calculated to identify locations within a vehicle radiator that intersect with a generated pathline to identify pathlines from which air flows through the vehicle radiator. One or more elements are generated from the intersection points using a triangulation method, such as Delauney triangulation, so that the generated elements include intersection points as nodes and are non-overlapping. An airflow rate is calculated for each element based on the velocity magnitudes of the pathlines associated with the intersection points included in the element and the element area. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063117 | ADDING POSITIONAL INFORMATION FOR SURFACES IN A GEOLOGICAL FORMATION AFTER TRANSFORMING TO A GAPPED REPRESENTATION - A system, method and memory medium for injecting positional information into a geological data set for improved modeling of surfaces in a geological formation. The method involves: (1) displaying a cross section of the formation through a selected subset of wells, where the displayed cross section includes well picks for the selected wells; (2) opening a gap in an unconformity of the displayed cross section, where the gap is opened at one or more wells that intersect the unconformity, where the gap represents non-deposition and/or material that is missing from the formation due to erosion; (3) receiving user input specifying positions of tops within the gap; and (4) closing the gap, where closing the gap includes calculating positions of restored tops based on the positions of the tops specified within the gap, where the positions of the restored tops are usable to model one or more surfaces in the formation. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063118 | Systems and methods for interactive navigation and visualization of medical images - Systems and methods for visualization and interactive navigation of virtual images of internal organs are provided to assist in medical diagnosis and evaluation of internal organs. In one aspect, an image data processing system ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090063119 | Bio-expression system with module for creating the standard drosophila brain model and its coordinate system - A method of generating standard brain model from a bio-expression system includes performing steps of registration to input standard surface and individual surface into affine registration; recording a transformation parameters from the affine registration; performing steps of inputting a individual neuropil and transform parameters into an affine transformation; applying the data of the affine transformation to transform individual neuropil to achieve transformed individual neuropil; and performing a step of affine registration to register a standard neuropil to the transformed individual neuropil to achieve a resulting transformation, wherein the resulting transformation can be output as a position and orientation of standard neuropil within the standard surface. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063120 | System for Performing a Co-Simulation and/or Emulation of Hardware and Software - The present invention relates to a system for performing a co-simulation and/or emulation of hardware and software. The system includes a hardware simulator with an integrated hardware model, a hardware and/or software environment for controlling the hardware simulator and performing a software simulation and/or a direct software application, at least one synchronization facility within the hardware model for indicating a request from the hardware and/or software environment, a receiver for setting the synchronization facility into a predetermined state, and a controller for switching the hardware simulator between a free-running state and a request-handling state. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063121 | OPTIMIZATION OF DISPLAYED RF COVERAGE - A method for optimizing RF coverage includes dividing a floor plan according to a plurality of grids. Radio frequency coverage for each of the plurality of grids is calculated to render a plurality of coverages. First data representative of the plurality of coverage grids is provided to a client. Second data representative of an incremental change in radio frequency coverage for a first grid of the plurality of grids is provided to the client. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063122 | REAL-TIME STABILITY INDEXING FOR INTELLIGENT ENERGY MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRICAL POWER NETWORK SYSTEM - A system and method for intelligent monitoring and management of an electrical system is disclosed. The system includes a data acquisition component, a power analytics server and a client terminal. The data acquisition component acquires real-time data output from the electrical system. The power analytics server is comprised of a real-time electrical system security index engine that calculates real-time system security index values from stability indices data generated from a virtual system model of the electrical system. The client terminal displays the system security index values to assess the security and stability of the electrical system. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063123 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PRODUCTS FOR DATABASE CLUSTER MODELING - Generating in a computer system and deploying a data model of a plurality of database cluster configuration availability solutions over a computer network by creating a database cluster configuration modeling specification including objects contained in a unified model language diagram providing a definition of a database cluster configuration data model. Creating the database cluster configuration data model using the database cluster configuration modeling specification and upon receiving signals from a graphical user interface or from XML batch data files or from application programming interfaces, indicating the definition of the cluster configuration model. After creating the graphical database cluster configuration data model, constraints that specify a valid logical configuration are validated and the solution is transformed into data understandable by database cluster manager software applications and then transmitted over a network to multiple cluster manager targets to be incorporated as database cluster configuration availability solutions. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063124 | TIME MULTIPLEXED INTERFACE FOR EMULATOR SYSTEM - An apparatus, circuit arrangement and method for emulating a hardware design by time division multiplexing data communicated between an emulator and a runtime assist unit (RTAU), such as a behavior card. Data from the emulator may be received directly at the general purpose registers of the RTAU. A programmable delay may be used in conjunction with a step generator to initiate concurrent cycle processes. Code executed by the RTAU may be coded in assembly, and external interrupts that might otherwise affect the determined processing time of the RTAU task are disabled. The time multiplexing reduces card port, cabling and processing cycle requirements. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063125 | METHOD FOR GLOBALIZING SUPPORT OPERATIONS - Techniques are provided for globalizing handling of service management items. The techniques include obtaining a service management item in a language convenient to a first of two or more actors, translating the service management item into a language-neutral format to obtain a language-neutral service management item, applying one or more annotators to the service management item, translating the language-neutral service management item into a language convenient to a second of two or more actors acting on the service management item, and routing the translated service management item to the second of two or more actors. Techniques are also provided for generating a database of service management items in a language-neutral format. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063126 | Validation of the consistency of automatic terminology translation - A method of determining the consistency of training data for a machine translation system is disclosed. The method includes receiving a signal indicative of a source language corpus and a target language corpus. A textual string is extracted from the source language corpus. The textual string is aligned with the target language corpus to identify a translation for the textual string from the target language corpus. A consistency index is calculated based on a relationship between the textual string from the source language corpus and the translation. An indication of the consistency index is stored on a tangible medium. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063127 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CREATING DATA FOR LEARNING WORD TRANSLATION - An input unit receives an input sentence in a source language. A translation generating unit generates a translation in a target language with respect to a word included in the input sentence and likelihood of the translation in the target language. A correspondence-information creating unit creates correspondence information, in which the word is associated with the translation. A determining unit determines whether the likelihood generated with respect to the translation in the target language included in the correspondence information is larger than a predetermined threshold value. A learning-data creating unit creates learning data in which a word included in the input sentence is associated with the correspondence information including the translation in the target language having the likelihood larger than the threshold value. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063128 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE MACHINE TRANSLATION - Provided are a device and method for interactive machine translation. The device includes a machine translation engine having a morphological/syntactic analyzer for analyzing morphemes and sentences of an original text and generating original text analysis information, and a translation generator for generating a translation and translation generation information on the basis of the original text analysis information, and a user interface module for displaying sentence structures of the original text and the translation, and a relationship between the original text and the translation to a user on the basis of the original text analysis information and the translation generation information, and for receiving corrections to the original text or the translation from the user. The device and method provide a user interface whereby the user can effectively recognize and correct a mistranslated part and a cause of the mistranslation, and rapidly provides a re-translated result according to the correction. Thus, it is possible to perform high-quality translation which satisfies the user. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063129 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSTANTLY TRANSLATING TEXT WITHIN IMAGE - A method and a system for instantly translating text within an image are provided. The method and the system are suitable for using a service end device to translate text within the image captured by a portable communication device. First, the image is captured by the portable communication device, and then transmitted to the service end device through a communication network. Next, the text within the image is recognized and translated into translation text by the service end device. The translation text is transmitted back to the portable communication device through the communication network and displayed by the portable communication device. Thereby, a user can take an image at any time and get to know what it means immediately. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063130 | FAST BEAM-SEARCH DECODING FOR PHRASAL STATISTICAL MACHINE TRANSLATION - Improved systems, methods and apparatuses are provided for fast beam-search decoding for phrasal statistical machine translation. The provided techniques incorporate a front-loaded distortion penalty estimate for future estimated distortion penalty and/or early pruning to reduce the search space. The improvements result in up to an order of magnitude increase in translation speed for statistical machine translation systems. The disclosed details enable various refinements and modifications according to decoder and system design considerations. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063131 | Methods and systems for language representation - A method of representing a language statement having one or more words includes capturing an expression of the language statement, associating one or more properties with each of the one or more words in the language statement, substantially removing as necessary one or more first ambiguities in the language statement, establishing one or more functional roles for each of the one or more words in the language statement, processing as necessary one or more second ambiguities in the language statement, and providing a representation of the language statement including the one or more properties associated with and the one or more functional roles established for each of the one or more words, the one or more first ambiguities substantially removed, and the one or more second ambiguities processed. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063132 | Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, and Program - An information processing apparatus includes: morphological analysis means for performing morphological analysis on a text document; managing means for managing a connection pattern indicating a connection relationship of a morpheme of a predetermined part of speech; and extracting means extracting, from a string of morphemes obtained by performing morphological analysis by the morphological analysis means, a phrase including a plurality of morphemes having a same connection relationship as the connection relationship indicated by the connection pattern managed by the managing means. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063133 | SYSTEM AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR FILTERING CONTENT USING NEURAL NETWORKS - Provided are a system and article of manufacture for filtering communications received from over a network for a person-to-person communication program. A communication is received for the person-to person communication program. The communication is processed to determine predefined language statements. Information on the determined language statements is inputted into a neural network to produce an output value. A determination is made as to whether the output value indicates that the communication is unacceptable. The communication is forwarded to the person-to-person communication program unchanged if the output value indicates that the communication is acceptable. An action is performed with respect to the communication upon determining that the communication is unacceptable that differs from the forwarding of the communication that occurs if the output value indicates that the communication is acceptable. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063134 | Media Content Assessment and Control Systems - Computer implemented methods and computing systems wherein relationships of words or phrases within a textual corpus are assessed via frequencies of occurrence of particular words or phrases and via frequencies of co-occurrence of particular pairs of words or phrases within defined tracts of text from within the textual corpus. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063135 | Handheld Electronic Device and Method Employing Logical Proximity of Characters in Spell Checking - An improved handheld electronic device and associated method employing an improved spell checking routine enable proposed spelling corrections having a close logical proximity to an active input to be output at a position of preference for easy selection by the user. By way of example, a base character and the various accented forms thereof can be said to have a logical proximity to one another that is closer than their logical proximity to any character having a different base character, whether additionally having a diacritical element or not. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063136 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program - An information processing apparatus includes a foreign language dictionary, an input unit through which a user input a letter, a determination unit, a storage unit storing notation information about the letter, a search unit, a converter, and an output unit. The foreign language dictionary stores each foreign word in one of uppercase, lowercase, and a combination of at least one uppercase letter and at least one lowercase letter. The determination unit determines whether a letter input through the input unit is uppercase or lowercase. The search unit searches the foreign language dictionary for a word corresponding to an initially input string of letters in the order in which the letters are input. The converter converts a notation of each letter included in the word retrieved by the search unit according to the notation information. The output unit outputs the word in a notation converted by the converter as a candidate word. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063137 | Method and Apparatus of Low-Complexity Psychoacoustic Model Applicable for Advanced Audio Coding Encoders - A method and an apparatus of a low-complexity psychoacoustic model applicable for advanced audio coding encoders use a modified discrete cosine transform based (MDCT-based) psychoacoustic model and a simplified look-up table to compute the MDCT-based psychoacoustic model by a logarithm based logarithmic method to simplify the computational complexity, and then computing a quantization loop (Q loop) by the logarithm based logarithmic method to further reduce the computational quantity of the MDCT-based psychoacoustic model, so as to achieve the real-time playback effect by a very low operating frequency. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063138 | Method and System for Determining Predominant Fundamental Frequency - Methods, digital systems, and computer readable media are provided for determining a predominant fundamental frequency of a frame of an audio signal by finding a maximum absolute signal value in history data for the frame, determining a number of bits for downshifting based on the maximum absolute signal value, computing autocorrelations for the frame using signal values downshifted by the number of bits, and determining the predominant fundamental frequency using the computed autocorrelations. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063139 | Signal modification method for efficient coding of speech signals - For determining a long-term-prediction delay parameter characterizing a long term prediction in a technique using signal modification for digitally encoding a sound signal, the sound signal is divided into a series of successive frames, a feature of the sound signal is located in a previous frame, a corresponding feature of the sound signal is located in a current frame, and the long-term-prediction delay parameter is determined for the current frame while mapping, with the long term prediction, the signal feature of the previous frame with the corresponding signal feature of the current frame. In a signal modification method for implementation into a technique for digitally encoding a sound signal, the sound signal is divided into a series of successive frames, each frame of the sound signal is partitioned into a plurality of signal segments, and at least a part of the signal segments of the frame are warped while constraining the warped signal segments inside the frame. For searching pitch pulses in a sound signal, a residual signal is produced by filtering the sound signal through a linear prediction analysis filter, a weighted sound signal is produced by processing the sound signal through a weighting filter, the weighted sound signal being indicative of signal periodicity, a synthesized weighted sound signal is produced by filtering a synthesized speech signal produced during a last subframe of a previous frame of the sound signal through the weighting filter, a last pitch pulse of the sound signal of the previous frame is located from the residual signal, a pitch pulse prototype of given length is extracted around the position of the last pitch pulse of the sound signal of the previous frame using the synthesized weighted sound signal, and the pitch pulses are located in a current frame using the pitch pulse prototype. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063140 | ENCODING AND DECODING OF AUDIO SIGNALS USING COMPLEX-VALUED FILTER BANKS - An encoder ( | 2009-03-05 |
20090063141 | Apparatus And Method For Adjusting Prompt Voice Depending On Environment - An apparatus for adjusting a prompt voice depending on an environment comprises a receiver module used for receiving a background sound, an analyzer module generating a control signal according to the background sound and an output module adjusting an output frequency of a prompt voice through the control signal and outputting the adjusted prompt voice. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063142 | Method and apparatus for controlling echo in the coded domain - A method and corresponding apparatus for coded-domain acoustic echo control is presented. An echo control problem is considered as that of perceptually matching an echo signal to a reference signal. A perceptual similarity function that is based on the coded spectral parameters produced by the speech codec is defined. Since codecs introduce a significant degree of non-linearity into the echo signal, the similarity function is designed to be robust against such effects. The similarity function is incorporated into a coded-domain echo control system that also includes spectrally-matched noise injection for replacing echo frames with comfort noise. Using actual echoes recorded over a commercial mobile network, it is shown herein that the similarity function is robust against both codec non-linearities and additive noise. Experimental results further show that the echo-control is effective at suppressing echoes compared to a Normalized Least Mean Squared (NLMS)-based echo cancellation system. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063143 | SYSTEM FOR SPEECH SIGNAL ENHANCEMENT IN A NOISY ENVIRONMENT THROUGH CORRECTIVE ADJUSTMENT OF SPECTRAL NOISE POWER DENSITY ESTIMATIONS - A system estimates the spectral noise power density of an audio signal includes a spectral noise power density estimation unit, a correction term processor, and a combination processor. The spectral noise power density estimation unit may provide a first estimate of the spectral noise power density of the audio signal. The correction term processor may provide a time dependent correction term based, at least in part, on a spectral noise power density estimation error of the actual spectral noise power density. The correction term may be determined so that the spectral noise power density estimation error is reduced. The combination processor may combine the first estimate with the correction term to obtain a second estimate of the spectral noise power density that may be used for subsequent signal processing to enhance a desired signal component of the audio signal. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063144 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A COMPENSATED SPEECH RECOGNITION MODEL FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION - An automatic speech recognition (ASR) system and method is provided for controlling the recognition of speech utterances generated by an end user operating a communications device. The ASR system and method can be used with a communications device that is used in a communications network. The ASR system can be used for ASR of speech utterances input into a mobile device, to perform compensating techniques using at least one characteristic and for updating an ASR speech recognizer associated with the ASR system by determined and using a background noise value and a distortion value that is based on the features of the mobile device. The ASR system can be used to augment a limited data input capability of a mobile device, for example, caused by limited input devices physically located on the mobile device. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063145 | Combining active and semi-supervised learning for spoken language understanding - Combined active and semi-supervised learning to reduce an amount of manual labeling when training a spoken language understanding model classifier. The classifier may be trained with human-labeled utterance data. Ones of a group of unselected utterance data may be selected for manual labeling via active learning. The classifier may be changed, via semi-supervised learning, based on the selected ones of the unselected utterance data. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063146 | Voice Processing Device and Program - In a voice processing device, a male voice index calculator calculates a male voice index indicating a similarity of the input sound relative to a male speaker sound model. A female voice index calculator calculates a female voice index indicating a similarity of the input sound relative to a female speaker sound model. A first discriminator discriminates the input sound between a non-human-voice sound and a human voice sound which may be either of the male voice sound or the female voice sound. A second discriminator discriminates the input sound between the male voice sound and the female voice sound based on the male voice index and the female voice index in case that the first discriminator discriminates the human voice sound. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063147 | PHONETIC, SYNTACTIC AND CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS DRIVEN SPEECH RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A new approach to speech recognition that reacts to concepts conveyed through speech, which shifts the balance of power in speech recognition from straight sound recognition and statistical models to a more powerful and complete approach determining and addressing conveyed concepts. A probabilistically unbiased multi-phoneme recognition process is employed, followed by a phoneme stream analysis process that builds the list of candidate words derived from recognized phonemes, followed by a permutation analysis process that produces sequences of candidate words with high potential of being syntactically valid, and finally, by processing targeted syntactic sequences in a conceptual analysis process to generate the utterance's conceptual representation that can be used to produce an adequate response. Applications include improving accuracy or automatically generating punctuation for transcription and dictation, word or concept spotting in audio streams, concept spotting in electronic text, customer support, call routing and other command/response scenarios. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063148 | CALIBRATION OF WORD SPOTS SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An example embodiment of the invention may include a system, a method and/or a computer program product for enabling calibrating of word spots resulting from a spoken query, including, e.g., but not limited to, presenting a plurality of word spots to a user, each of the plurality of word spots having a confidence level; determining by the user whether at least one of the plurality of word spots is a hit or a false positive by determining whether the at least one of the plurality of word spots matches at least one word In the spoken query; receiving a maximum acceptable percentage of false positives from the user; and determining an acceptable confidence threshold value for the spoken query by locating the smallest confidence level in the plurality of word spots below which the percentage of word spots in the plurality of word spots that are false positives exceeds the maximum acceptable percentage of false positives. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063149 | Speech retrieval apparatus - A speech retrieval apparatus derives a times series of pitch or power values of speech input as a retrieval condition, obtains a pattern of local maxima, local minima, and inflection points in the time series, compares this pattern with similar patterns obtained from speech stored in a speech database, and outputs only stored speech for which the compared patterns approximately match. Correct retrieval results are thereby obtained even from speech input including multiple accent nuclei. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063150 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING SENTENCE BOUNDARIES IN NOISY CONVERSATIONAL DATA - Sentence boundaries in noisy conversational transcription data are automatically identified. Noise and transcription symbols are removed, and a training set is formed with sentence boundaries marked based on long silences or on manual markings in the transcribed data. Frequencies of head and tail n-grams that occur at the beginning and ending of sentences are determined from the training set. N-grams that occur a significant number of times in the middle of sentences in relation to their occurrences at the beginning or ending of sentences are filtered out. A boundary is marked before every head n-gram and after every tail n-gram occurring in the conversational data and remaining after filtering. Turns are identified. A boundary is marked after each turn, unless the turn ends with an impermissible tail word or is an incomplete turn. The marked boundaries in the conversational data identify sentence boundaries. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063151 | KEYWORD SPOTTING USING A PHONEME-SEQUENCE INDEX - In some aspects, a wordspotter is used to locate occurrences in an audio corpus of each of a set of predetermined subword units, which may be phoneme sequences. To locate a query (e.g., a keyword or phrase) in the audio corpus, constituent subword units in the query are indentified and then locations of those subwords are determined based on the locations of those subword units determined earlier by the wordspotter, for example, using a pre-built inverted index that maps subword units to their locations. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063152 | AUDIO REPRODUCING METHOD, CHARACTER CODE USING DEVICE, DISTRIBUTION SERVICE SYSTEM, AND CHARACTER CODE MANAGEMENT METHOD - A character code is associated with sound as well as character or sign so as to enhance expressiveness on the Internet or in electronic mail. Sound data is recorded in the character code using device in association with the character code. The user can reproduce an intended sound in the same way as he or she displays a character on the character code using device, whereby the user can enhance his or her expressiveness on the Internet or in electronic mail, for example. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063153 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BLENDING SYNTHETIC VOICES - A system and method for generating a synthetic text-to-speech TTS voice are disclosed. A user is presented with at least one TTS voice and at least one voice characteristic. A new synthetic TTS voice is generated by blending a plurality of existing TTS voices according to the selected voice characteristics. The blending of voices involves interpolating segmented parameters of each TTS voice. Segmented parameters may be, for example, prosodic characteristics of the speech such as pitch, volume, phone durations, accents, stress, mis-pronunciations and emotion. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063154 | EMOTIVE TEXT-TO-SPEECH SYSTEM AND METHOD - Information about a device may be emotively conveyed to a user of the device. Input indicative of an operating state of the device may be received. The input may be transformed into data representing a simulated emotional state. Data representing an avatar that expresses the simulated emotional state may be generated and displayed. A query from the user regarding the simulated emotional state expressed by the avatar may be received. The query may be responded to. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063155 | ROBOT APPARATUS WITH VOCAL INTERACTIVE FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention provides a robot apparatus with a vocal interactive function. The robot apparatus receives a vocal input, and recognizes the vocal input. The robot apparatus stores a plurality of output data, an output count of each of the output data, and a weighted value of each of the output data. The robot apparatus outputs output data according to the weighted values of all the output data corresponding to the vocal input, and adds one to the output count of the output data. The robot apparatus calculates the weighted values of all the output data corresponding to the vocal input according to the output count. Consequently, the robot apparatus may output different and variable output data when receiving the same vocal input. The present invention also provides a vocal interactive method adapted for the robot apparatus. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063156 | VOICE SYNTHESIS METHOD AND INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION METHOD, PARTICULARLY FOR MULTIPLAYER ONLINE GAMES - A voice synthesis method, said method comprising a step of choosing a synthetic voice from among a set of voices having predetermined spectral signatures and a step of recording the natural voice of a first person, the method comprising a step of transforming the natural recorded voice so as to conform with the spectral signature of the chosen synthetic voice, the natural voice thereby transformed being recorded, said method comprising a step of determining at least one situation parameter for a first character from among a set of predefined parameters, each predefined parameter being associated with a spectral alteration of the emitted voice, the determined situation parameter particularly characterizing the environment or the physical or psychological state of the character, the method comprising a step of spectrally altering the transformed natural voice so as to conform with the spectral alteration associated with the character's situation parameter. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063157 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING INFORMATION ON RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHARACTERS IN CONTENT - A method of generating information on relationships between characters of a content includes dividing a text extracted from the content into one or more predetermined units, determining one or more dominant relationships between characters of the content by comparing the divided units with relationship keyword information in which keywords contained in categories are defined, wherein the categories represent one or more relationships between the characters, and generating information on the relationships between the characters in accordance with the determined dominant relationships. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063158 | EFFICIENT AUDIO CODING USING SIGNAL PROPERTIES - An audio encoder comprising optimizing means ET OPT adapted to generate an optimized encoding template OET based on properties PV of an input audio signal IN, such as in form of a property vector. The optimized encoding template OET is being optimized with respect to a predetermined encoding efficiency criterion. Encoding means ENC then generates an encoded audio signal OUT in accordance with the optimized encoding template OET. The audio encoder may comprise analyzing means AN adapted to generate the set of input signal properties PV based of the input signal IN. In a preferred embodiment the optimizing means ET OPT is adapted to estimate a resulting distortion associated with an encoding template. The optimizing means ET OPT may further be able to estimate bit rate associated with an encoding template. In one embodiment the optimizing means ET OPT is adapted to optimize a bit rate distribution to a number of sub-encoders based on the input signal properties (PV). In another embodiment, the optimizing means ET OPT is adapted to up-front decide on an adaptive segmentation based on the input signal properties (PV). The encoders according to the invention are advantageous in that complex processes of a plurality of encodings prior to deciding upon an optimized encoding template OET can be avoided since the optimal encoding template OET is found based on input signal properties (PV). | 2009-03-05 |
20090063159 | Audio Metadata Verification - A digital bitstream, comprising data bits representing audio, metadata intended to be correct for the audio, and metadata verification information, wherein all or part of the metadata may not be correct for the audio. The metadata verification information is usable to detect whether or not metadata is correct for the audio and, if not correct, to change it so that it is correct. The metadata verification information usable to detect and change metadata may include a copy, or a data-compressed copy, of a correct version of the metadata. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063160 | Configurable common filterbank processor applicable for various audio standards and processing method thereof - A configurable common filterbank processor applicable for various audio standards and its processing method. Inverse modified discrete cosine transform (IMDCT) and window and overlap-add (WOA) decoding operations required by AC-3 and AAC, and IMDC, WOA, and matrixing decoding operations required by MP3 are divided into several different modes, and a quick algorithm is provided for expediting the operation of these modes, and a hardware architecture is designed universally for these modes, so that the hardware architecture can be applicable for the decoding operations of three different audio standards, respectively AC-3, AAC and MP3, to expand the scope of applicability of a decoder. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063161 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING CONTINUATION SINUSOIDAL SIGNAL OF AUDIO SIGNAL - Provided are an audio signal encoding method and apparatus that encode a continuation sinusoidal signal of a current frame in different ways according to information on a sinusoidal signal of a previous frame by using the characteristics of the continuation sinusoidal signal, and an audio signal decoding method and apparatus. The audio signal encoding method includes extracting a sinusoidal signal of a current frame by performing sinusoidal analysis on an input audio signal; extracting a continuation sinusoidal signal of the current frame, which is connected to a sinusoidal signal of a previous frame, by performing sinusoidal tracking of the extracted sinusoidal signal of the current frame; and encoding the continuation sinusoidal signal in different ways by using information on the sinusoidal signal of the previous frame, which is connected to the continuation sinusoidal signal. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063162 | PARAMETRIC AUDIO ENCODING AND DECODING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided are parametric audio encoding and decoding apparatuses and methods thereof. In the parametric audio encoding method, an audio signal is segmented into a plurality of segments. At least one sine wave is extracted from each of the segments, and the extracted sine waves are connected. It is determined whether an extracted sine wave is a birth sine wave. If the extracted sine wave is a birth sine wave, a bit stream is generated by encoding the phase of the birth sine wave on the basis of the frequency of the birth sine wave, wherein the number of bits allocated to encode the phase of the birth sine wave is adjusted according to the frequency of the birth sine wave. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063163 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING MEDIA SIGNAL - Provided are a method and apparatus for encoding/decoding a media signal. The method of encoding a media signal includes: when harmonics exist in a sinusoid of a previous frame section, predicting a harmonic frequency of a current frame section that is to be encoded by using a harmonic frequency of the previous frame section, and generating a residual signal by using a difference between the predicted frequency and an actual harmonic frequency of the current frame section. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063164 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCTION OF QUANTIZATION-INDUCED BLOCK-DISCONTINUITIES AND GENERAL PURPOSE AUDIO CODEC - A method and system for reduction of quantization-induced block-discontinuities arising from lossy compression and decompression of continuous signals, especially audio signals. One embodiment encompasses a general purpose, ultra-low latency, efficient audio codec algorithm. More particularly, the invention includes a method and apparatus for compression and decompression of audio signals using a novel boundary analysis and synthesis framework to substantially reduce quantization-induced frame or block discontinuity; a novel adaptive cosine packet transform (ACPT) as the transform of choice to effectively capture the input audio characteristics; a signal-residue classifier to separate the strong signal clusters from the noise and weak signal components (collectively called residue); an adaptive sparse vector quantization (ASVQ) algorithm for signal components; a stochastic noise model for the residue; and an associated rate control algorithm. The invention further includes corresponding computer program implementations of these and other algorithms. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063165 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AMR-WB DTX SYNCHRONIZATION - A system and method for providing improved adaptive multi-rate wideband (AMR-WB) discontinuous transmission (DTX) synchronization. According to various embodiments, an indication on the start of the inactive speech period is signalled to the decoder via a voice activity detection (VAD) flag a predetermined number of frames before the DTX period will start, i.e., before the SID_FIRST frame is received. When the VAD flag indicates active speech, or when the VAD flag has been set to zero less than the predetermined number of frames ago, the received NO_DATA frame can be classified with a high degree of reliability as active speech, i.e., considered as transmitter, network or terminal-initiated signalling, and can be substituted by a SPEECH_LOST frame. When the VAD flag was set to zero eight frames ago or earlier, the NO_DATA frame is classified as DTX. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063166 | Product Distribution Methods and Apparatus | 2009-03-05 |
20090063167 | HOTEL RATE ANALYTIC SYSTEM - A hotel deal system provides an observation store with observations that identify a hotel, a stay, a room type, a room rate, and observation date. The hotel deal system receives a request for rate information for a desired hotel for a desired stay. The hotel deal system retrieves current room rate information for the desired hotel for the desired stay. The hotel deal system then analyzes the observations of the observation store to identify a deal rating for the desired hotel for the desired stay at the current room rate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063168 | CONDUCTING MARKETING ACTIVITY IN RELATION TO A VIRTUAL WORLD BASED ON MONITORED VIRTUAL WORLD ACTIVITY - A method, system and computer program product for conducting a marketing activity are disclosed. An activity of an avatar in a virtual world is monitored and a key word is extracted from the monitored activity. A marketing activity is determined based on the extracted key word. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063169 | Extending Industry Certifications to an Uncertified Party - A certified party can assist an uncertified party to gain access to a business requiring certification. The uncertified party requests that certification be extended by the certified party over a product made by the uncertified party. The certified party, certifying body and/or notified body evaluates the quality systems, procedures and production facilities of the uncertified party to determine if they satisfy the certification requirements. Many components of the product requiring certification are provided by the certified party to the uncertified party. Optionally, uncertified components for the product may be provided by the certified party or a third party. The uncertified party uses the components to manufacture the product. Product documentation is provided to the notified body. The notified body evaluates the documentation and conducts an investigation into the product. Upon receipt of certification, the uncertified party may mark the product with a certification mark. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063170 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS INVOLVING BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT - A method for conducting business process parametric optimization, the method comprising generating a first set of cases in a business model, wherein the first set of cases represents all of the paths in the business model, generating a first set of parameters associated with the first set of cases of the business model, displaying the generated first set of cases, selecting a case from the first set of cases for optimization and simulation, generating a second set of parameters associated with the selected case, displaying the second set of parameters, simulating the selected case with the first set of parameters and the second set of parameters with a business process model simulator, and displaying resultant data from the business process model simulation of the selected case with the first set of parameters and the second set of parameters. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063171 | Transformational Method - Business processes are transformed into a solution having a portal for a service-oriented architecture. A plan for the transformation is created, including a portal implementation roadmap. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063172 | VIRTUAL VEHICLE SYSTEM - A system for providing vehicle part information includes a build configuration module that provides delta information that indicates a change in build configurations for vehicles. The build configuration indicates vehicle parts that were used at specific manufacturing plants on the vehicles during a time period. A build data module includes vehicle identification information that indicates predetermined build parameters for the vehicles. A display control module includes a database that combines the delta information and the vehicle identification information in a matrix and that stores the matrix. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063173 | Subject Matter Management System 'SMMS' - An subject matter management system includes InFoDoc records adapted to be formed in a multitude of formats; a InFoDoc file to accept the InFoDoc records, Followup messages based on an InFoDoc record to be stored in a Followup file and a hierarchical system of access control to manage the integrity of the records. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063174 | Optimized Wireless Network Coverage - A system and method for optimizing wireless network coverage. A system and method in accordance with the present invention for optimizing a wireless network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a telematics device that collects location, time, and speed information from a Global Positioning System module. The location, time, and speed information is used as insurance journey data. The telematics device also collects network quality data from a wireless network module (e.g. Global System for Mobile Communications). The telematics device sends the insurance journey data and network quality data to a telematics server to be forwarded to an insurance company server and a network operator server. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063175 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE SUPPORT OPTIONS - An embodiment relates to a method of providing support. The method includes receiving a request for technical support. The request comprises a description of the support sought and types of support sought. The method further includes determining the types of support available based on the request and generating a list of the available types of support. The list includes a link to initiate the available types of support. The method further includes providing the list to a user requesting the support. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063176 | SHOPPING CART BASKET MONITOR - A system prevents non-payment for goods carried through a checkout aisle in a shopping cart. In the system, a scale determines the end-weight of the cart after all goods are presumably removed. Further, a controller compares the end-weight and the tare weight of the cart. When theft is suspected, a camera captures an image of the cart while an indicator at the checkout location alerts the cashier to inspect the cart for unremoved goods. Specifically, the controller creates a signal when the end-weight exceeds the tare weight to instruct the camera to capture the image and to activate the indicator to alert the cashier. The controller may include or be integrated into a network accessible by store management or outside security advisors to examine the performance of cashiers and to determine possible patterns or profiles for theft. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063177 | Web-based services enabling structured secure communication related to the design and management of projects - A suite of Web-based services that facilitate design review and checking by enabling the secure structured information exchange of design and related information among authorized business partners and designers in the context of specific business processes. Select embodiments have particular application to those partners, including government agencies, associated with government contracts for construction. A select embodiment, Project ExtraNet (ProjNet | 2009-03-05 |
20090063178 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MOBILE, COMMUNITY-BASED USER INTERFACE - Systems and methods for providing a mobile desktop user interface for accessing and using community-based contact management, communication tools, websites and application pods in a convenient and integrated fashion via an online operating system. In one aspect, the mobile desktop application is accessed via a user's browser and provides access to the aforementioned community-based services in a convenient, integrated manner. The mobile desktop application can link social content, e.g., social networking sites, content, e.g., widgets made available on social networking sites, and billing mechanisms, all while maintaining seamless interoperability with desktop applications. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063179 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING USER INTERFACES OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An exemplary method for customizing user interfaces of electronic devices includes steps of: receiving a request for customizing a user interface from a terminal device; acquiring configuration data on a current user interface of the terminal device; analyzing the configuration data; adjusting functional groups; programming a customized user interface software; programming an installation software for installing the customized user interface software; packing the customized user interface software and the installation software in a software package; uploading the software package to a designated location; downloading the software package to the terminal device; and installing the customized user interface software in the terminal device by executing the installation software. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063180 | METHOD TO ORGANIZE NATIONWIDE SPORTING EVENTS - A method to administer a sporting event sponsored by an Association, wherein the Association conducts a tournament and establishes a time period for the tournament. The method supplies a plurality of equipment items approved by the Association, wherein each equipment item recites a unique identifier and an Association trademark. An Association member enters the tournament by proffering at a tournament site an equipment item comprising an Association trademark. An Association member generates a score, that score is verified by an Association-approved referee, and the score is provided to the Association. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063181 | Facility management system and control method of facility management system - A facility management system and a control method thereof are provided. The system comprises: a plurality of facilities; and a remote controller connected to the facilities via a network and controlling operation settings of the plurality of facilities, wherein, when user authentication is performed, the remote controller implements a display screen based on the facility managed by the user among the plurality of facilities. Accordingly, facilities which a user can manage on the display screen are obvious, thus enabling the user to easily control the facilities by the remote controller. Further, the facilities over which the user does not have the managerial authority cannot be manipulated, thus improving the management stability of the facilities. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063182 | Method and apparatus for reconnecting individuals via a visual signal - The present invention provides a system for reconnecting individuals via a visual signal. The visual signal is used by a certain individual to indicate to another individual of interest to correspond with them at a certain pre-determined destination such as a business location or on-line via a computer network, such as the Internet or a destination website. Sending a visual signal to another individual indicates that a certain individual is interested in corresponding with the other individual for dating, friendship, or other social or professional networking. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063183 | ASSOCIATION OF SUPPORT SURFACES AND BEDS - Systems, methods, beds, supports surfaces and machine readable medium for associating beds and support surface of a healthcare facility are disclosed. A surface association system for a healthcare facility may comprise a plurality of beds. The system may further comprise a computing device and a plurality of support surfaces to be placed upon beds of the plurality of beds. The computing device may associate a support surface of the plurality of support surfaces with a bed of the plurality of beds. The computing device may make the association based upon status data received from the plurality of beds and the plurality of support surfaces. The support surface and/or bed to be associated may initiate a surface association request. The computing device, in response to the surface association request, may request performance of one or more actions on the bed and/or support surface to be associated to identify the bed and/or support surface from the beds and support surfaces of the healthcare facility. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063184 | Method For Automatic Project File Reconstruction and Batch Processor - A method and appertaining system for performing the method is provided in which the modeling and detailing of a hearing aid shell can be done at a remote site, while the work order handling and the actual manufacture are performed at a local site without the need to transmit large STL files from the remote site to the local site. The local site is able to construct an STL file from data defining the original undetailed impression and a project file containing the detailing algorithms from the remote site. The hearing aid shell may then be manufactured from the STL file. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063185 | SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING AND MANAGING HEALTH RELATED INFORMATION - A system for integrating and managing health related information. The system comprises at least one portable data storage device, adapted to store data comprising health related information; at least one external device, adapted to provide health related information; and at least one component adapted to manipulate the health related information stored in the at least one portable data storage device. The at least one external device and the at least one component are adapted to exchange data with the at least one portable data storage device, when the at least one portable data storage device is removably connected with the at least one external device or the at least one component. The health related information in the at least one portable data storage device is stored in a specific format, and is accessible by any external device or component in the system. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063186 | FOREGROUND MULTI USER, MULTI PATIENT WORKFLOW ON RAD SYSTEMS - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for acquiring medical images through a flexible workflow process. The present application further provides a modular workflow having an operator interface that may be tailored and made unique for each individual application. The imaging system supports multiple user stations or terminals where multiple users can log into. The system has the capability to track and capture audit data for each user. In a multi terminal environment a terminal can perform acquisition of medical images, another terminal can be accessing medical images from a database and performing analysis of retrieved images. Additionally, the terminals can be assigned different roles based on whether is performing image acquisition, image retrieval, or foreground application processing. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063187 | Medical data transport over wireless life critical network employing dynamic communication link mapping - A portable source medical device determines communication links of a network presently available to effect communications with a target component when the source medical device is at each of a multiplicity of geographical locations. A profile is generated comprising information about each available communication link and attributes associated with each available communication link for each geographical location. When the source medical device is at a particular geographical location, a profile associated with the particular geographical location is accessed and a network connection is established between the source medical device and the target component using a communication link associated with the particular profile. Medical information is transferred between the source medical device and the target component via the communication link associated with the particular profile. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063188 | Connecting Consumers with Service Providers - A request is received from a consumer of services to consult with a service provider having a service provider profile that satisfies at least some attributes in a set of attributes that define a suitable service provider; an available service provider satisfying at least some of the attributes in the set of attributes is identified; and a communication channel is provided to establish a communication between the consumer of services and the identified service provider. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063189 | Intelligent medical chart capture system - A method of capturing and processing medical charts of a health care facility includes building a document capture template for types of documents used by the health care facility, forming a batch of medical charts including at least one medical chart that includes at least one document comprising at least one page. The pages of the medical chart are undivided from each other. The method includes scanning the pages of the batch of medical charts, recognizing characters of text marked on the pages of the medical charts, analyzing the text of the pages of the medical charts using the document capture template, dividing the scanned pages into at least two documents, assigning a document type to each of the at least two documents, and creating an index of the pages using the document types assigned to each of the at least two documents. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063190 | MEDICAL PERSONAL DISPLAY ASSISTANT GUIDE - A system and method of managing medical-related data includes at least one database comprising medical-related data, wherein the at least one database comprises a first module that stores and retrieves data relating to pharmaceutical drugs; a second module that stores and retrieves data relating to medical treatment protocols; a third module that stores and retrieves data relating to healthcare reimbursement data; a fourth module that stores and retrieves data relating to medical billing coding data; and a fifth module that stores and retrieves data relating to medical education data. Furthermore, at least one client system is operatively connected to the at least one database through a communications channel, wherein each of the at least one client system accesses all modules of the at least one database; consolidates data based on user instructions; and broadcasts the consolidated data. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063191 | Managing a patient injured in an emergency incident - A method and system employed by emergency responders to an emergency incident in the management of individuals injured in emergency incidents. An injured patient is tagged with a triage tag that has a bar code and an RFID inlay that identify the patient. At least one of the bar code and RFID inlay are scanned by a portable optical/electronic unit. As the patient is moved through various zones in which the condition of the patient is evaluated and, if necessary, the condition of the patient is treated, patient evaluation data is recorded in the in the portable optical/electronic unit and a command computer in association with patient identification data. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063192 | System and method of treating Tempro Mandibular Disorders utilizing a protocol of examinations, diagnostics, procedures and treatments to generate letters, reports and coded insurance claim forms to maximize benefit payments - An interactive system and a method for diagnosing, evaluating and treating the condition of Temporomandibular Disorder, where through a series of steps, consultations, procedures and protocols associated with individual appointments, information is gathered and entered into a database by a user through a personal computing device, which is added to or updated as treatment progresses in future appointments. The information gained during the appointments is used to generate printed or electronic reports, letters and insurance claim forms supporting the services rendered, reduce the errors involved in manual insurance claim form coding, supply consistent and proven successful treatment codes to insure payment, and which seek reimbursement from medical insurance coverage by the dentist as opposed to dental insurance coverage in order to maximize the benefits received and allow the patient to avail themselves of the generally higher coverage limits and lower deductibles associated with medical insurance. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063193 | Dashboard diagnostics for wireless patient communicator - Portable patient communicators (PPCs) comprise a first radio configured to communicate wirelessly with a patient implantable medical device (PIMD) associated with the PPC and a second radio configured to communicate wirelessly with a network. Memory is configured to store at least first information about wireless connectivity between the PPC and its associated PIMD. A processor is coupled to the memory and the first and second radios. A power source is configured to supply power to components of the PPC. The processor is configured to coordinate discontinuous communication between the PPC and its associated PIMD via the first radio and coordinate discontinuous communication between the PPC and the network via the second radio. The processor is configured to coordinate wireless transmission of the first information to a remote server via the network, and the remote server receives second information about wireless connectivity between each of the PPCs and the network. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063194 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND SYSTEMATIZING REHABILITATION DATA - A method for tracking an associated patient's progression through rehabilitation includes providing a database, providing a graphic user interface, establishing a functional work capacity for the associated patient, determining a workload based on the functional work capacity, acquiring data from the associated patients' rehabilitation exercises, entering the data into the database, creating a graphical representation of the data, and comparing the data with the workload. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063195 | MEDICAL SERVICE SUPPORT SYSTEM, MEDICAL SERVICE SUPPORT SERVER, AND MEDICAL SERVICE SUPPORT TERMINAL FOR SUPPORTING MEDICAL SERVICE - In the embodiment of the present invention, when identification information acquired from a drug or instrument to be used on a patient is not included in schedule information stored beforehand, a user is notified to confirm that the identification information is not included in the schedule information. After the notification is provided, in registering the acquired identification information as practice details, the name of a doctor who instructed to use the drug or instrument, which is different from the drug or instrument specified by schedule information, and the reason for the instruction are registered, while associated with the practice details. Accordingly, drugs or instruments necessary for patients can be used in an appropriate manner. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063196 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DENTAL CASE MANAGEMENT - A system and method of case management is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of managing dental cases is disclosed, the method comprising storing in a data storage, user information indicative of a plurality of users, storing in the data storage, patient information indicative of a plurality of dental patients to which access is granted to at least one of the users, storing in the data storage, case information indicative of a plurality of dental cases, each dental case relating to a single dental patient and to which access is granted to selected ones of the users, identifying a computer as being associated with a particular user, and, in response to a request from a computer identified as being associated with a particular user, transmitting information in the data storage to the computer to which access is granted to the particular user. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063197 | Method and system for billing and payment for medical services - Methods and systems are disclosed for processing a claim for healthcare services where the patient that has an HSA or HRA. A machine readable health card stores special identification data that serves as a link to the HSA or HRA. That data is transmitted to a transaction processor at the time medical services are rendered. The provider sends a statement for services rendered to the insurance carrier, which adjudicates the claim, determining how much is due the provider and how much of that amount is due from the patient as a result of co-payments and/or unmet deductible. This advice is electronically transmitted to the provider and to the transaction processor. The transaction processor merges the patient data with the advice. The amount owed by the patient is transmitted to the institution holding the HSA, which issues payment of that amount directly to the provider from the patient's HSA. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063198 | INVESTMENT INSURANCE AUCTIONING METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A method for providing investment insurance, and a related system, for use in the insurance business of financial e-commerce provides a novel funding operation approach to investment insurance. The novel funding operation approach allows a user to select to expand credit, and increase return on investment, or select to deposit with zero risk. The system for investment insurance allows insurance companies to receive a surrender fee and eliminate interest risk, and the applicant may expand their credit to increase their return on investment for enhanced protection of their insurance policy. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063199 | MARRIAGE OBLIGATION FULFILLMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A marriage obligation fulfillment insurance method and system is implemented in the marriage insurance area of financial e-commerce. An insurance company using the method and system to incorporate a bid platform can remove interest risk and earn a service charge. The policy owner can expand his credit and investment during the insurance period of a marriage insurance contract set up with the insurance company. The marriage insurance contract will refrain the policy owner from getting divorced. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063200 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INITIALLY PROJECTING AN INSURANCE COMPANY'S NET LOSS FROM A MAJOR LOSS EVENT USING A NETWORKED COMMON INFORMATION REPOSITORY - A system and method by which an insurance company can make a loss estimate resulting from a loss event use a networked central repository, such as an electronic collaboration site, for collecting and sharing information to be used in the loss projection process. The common repository can be provided on a computer network that is accessible by a plurality of computers. Upon identifying an incident as likely causing a major loss, information concerning the event can be stored in the repository and reviewed to identify entities involved in, or affected by, the event. A database of in-force insurance policies can be searched for policies held by the identified entities. These identified policies can be reviewed to identify those that should be included in the loss estimate. The loss estimate for the event is generated based on the identified in-force policies. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063201 | SoberTeenTM Driving Insurance - Drunk driving causes terrible misery. A new type of auto insurance called SoberTeen™ Driving insurance may help that. SoberTeen driving insurance is auto insurance that provides a 10% to 30% discount to young drivers who always drive sober and are willing to let an insurance company monitor their cars to verify it. Intoxication can be determined from measuring braking force, accelerator use and proximity to nearby cars. A “nonintrusive load monitor” algorithm can figure out if a driver is intoxicated, even if different drivers use the car. The insurance product may be set up so that the policy premium is based on monitoring a young driver during a one month probationary period, but there is no actual monitoring during the next year of insurance coverage. That way, driver privacy is protected. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063202 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING A REQUEST TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AN ITEM COVERED BY INSURANCE - A method of providing insurance to a customer that comprises the steps of: (1) selling a service contract to the customer that provides protection against the mechanical breakdown or other failure of an item (and in some cases, accidental damage); and (2) in response to the customer purchasing the service contract, providing, at no cost to the customer, third-party-paid insurance coverage that protects the customer against damage to the item, which, in some cases, includes accidental damage. In one embodiment of the invention, the step of providing the third-party-paid insurance coverage is done in order to permit the provision of insurance without the use of a licensed insurance agent. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063203 | Method and system for providing a fixed rate annuity with a lock-in interest rate feature - A data processing method and system administers a deferred annuity contract during the accumulation phase of a contract term. The annuity contract permits the annuitant to select both an interest rate which is reset periodically (reset rate) and an interest rate which is guaranteed for multiple years (MYG rate), during the same contract term. The annuitant may elect to automatically switch from the reset rate to the MYG rate, for the remainder of the contract term, when the reset rate falls below the MYG rate. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063204 | Seat Routine Equipment Model - The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a process that includes defining software travel objects that are configurable to represent a variety of types of accommodations used in transportation of passengers, associating the software travel objects with configurable properties that specify accommodation attributes that affect a passenger's experience during travel, and receiving, through a user interface, information used to customize the configurable properties during run-time of a software application that manages travel reservations for accommodations. The process also includes outputting the customized configurable properties for use by a user in a selection of one or more of the accommodations during a travel reservation. | 2009-03-05 |
20090063205 | THEME PARK MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, THEME PARK MANAGEMENT METHOD, THEME PARK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A theme park management apparatus includes a receiving unit, a detecting unit, a generating unit, a determining unit, and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit receives information concerning a user specified attraction that is among plural attractions provided in a theme park. The detecting unit detects a congestion level for each of the attractions and the generating unit generates reservation information including a reservation time for the specified attraction. Based on the congestion level of each of the attractions, excluding the specified attraction, the determining unit determines a guidance point to which the user is guided and a privilege that becomes effective when the user follows guidance to the guidance point. The transmitting unit that transmits, to a communication terminal of the user, transmission information including the reservation information, the guidance point, and the privilege. | 2009-03-05 |