12th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140081550 | CRANKCASE INTEGRITY BREACH DETECTION - Methods and systems are provided for using a crankcase vent tube pressure or flow sensor for diagnosing a location and nature of crankcase system integrity breach. The same sensor can also be used for diagnosing air filter plugging and PCV valve degradation. Use of an existing sensor to diagnose multiple engine components provides cost reduction and sensor compaction benefits. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081551 | CRANKCASE INTEGRITY BREACH DETECTION - Methods and systems are provided for using a crankcase vent tube pressure or flow sensor for diagnosing a location and nature of crankcase system integrity breach. The same sensor can also be used for diagnosing air filter plugging and PCV valve degradation. Use of an existing sensor to diagnose multiple engine components provides cost reduction and sensor compaction benefits. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081552 | FEED FORWARD TECHNIQUE AND APPLICATION FOR INJECTION PRESSURE CONTROL - A control method is provided for using a feed forward technique. The method includes, but is not limited to using a setpoint value of a controlled variable to calculate a compensation of the closed loop static error, summing said contribution to the setpoint value, operating an estimation of the closed loop error to obtain a feed forward contribution. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081553 | KNOCKING SENSOR - In a knocking sensor, including: a metal shell having a cylindrical portion, and a flange portion that is located on the cylindrical portion, and projected toward an outside of the cylindrical portion in a circumferential direction, an annular weight that is fitted onto an outer circumference of the cylindrical portion, and has an upper surface, an annular piezoelectric element that is fitted onto an outer circumference of the cylindrical portion, and interposed between the flange portion and the weight, and an insulating body that is interposed between the flange portion and the piezoelectric element, a protruding portion that is protruded while being elastically deformed from an inner surface of the cylindrical portion outward in a circumferential direction, and locks the weight in contact with the upper surface of the weight directly or through a member is disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081554 | Diagnostic device and method for ascertaining an effect of an additive addition on a drive train of a motor vehicle - A diagnostic device for ascertaining an effect of an additive addition on a motor vehicle drive train, having a control device to control an internal combustion engine thereof during the additive addition, based on a control unit parameter(s); a detection device to detect at least one process parameter of the additive addition and at least one operating parameter of the drive train during the additive addition; a comparison device coupled to the detection device to compare the at least one detected process parameter and the at least one detected operating parameter to parameter values stored in a memory device and based thereon to ascertain at least one comparison result; and an evaluation device, coupled to the comparison and control devices, to ascertain the effect of the additive addition on the drive train based on the at least one ascertained comparison result and the at least one control unit parameter. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081555 | Agricultural working machine - An agricultural working system includes a self-propelled agricultural working machine equipped with an attachment in the form of a soil-management device such as a plow, a cultivator, or a harrow, a drive unit that acts as a drive train on land wheels, a control arrangement and a user interface and display unit associated with the control arrangement ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140081556 | USING ION CURRENT SIGNAL FOR SOOT AND IN-CYLINDER VARIABLE MEASURING TECHNIQUES IN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND METHOD FOR DOING THE SAME - A system and method is provided for the use of the ion current signal characteristics for onboard cycle-by-cycle, cylinder-by-cylinder measurement, for example soot measurement, load measurement such as indicated or brake mean effective pressure, or fuel consumption measurement in an internal combustion engine. The system may acquire an ion current signal, measures one or more of soot, load, fuel consumption and may control the engine operating parameters accordingly. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081557 | AUTOMOTIVE CONTROL DEVICE AND PERIOD MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR THE SAME - The invention relates to an automotive control device and a period measurement method for measuring a period of a pulse signal input from outside. The automotive control device processes the pulse signal input from outside using an analog filter in parallel with a digital filter. When a difference between a measured value of a period of an output signal of analog filter and a measured value of a period of an output signal of digital filter is less than a threshold value, the automotive control device selects the measured value of the period of the output signal of analog filter as the period of the pulse signal. Meanwhile, when the difference between the measured values is greater than the threshold value, the automotive control device selects the measured value of the period of the output signal of digital filter as the period of the pulse signal. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081558 | DIESEL ENGINE WATER IN FUEL SEPARATOR AND RESERVOIR AUTOMATIC DRAIN SYSTEM AND CONTROL STRATEGY - Methods and systems are provided for draining water separated from diesel fuel into an EGR system. In response to the water volume in the fuel system and EGR flow at pre-determined levels, water may be introduced into the EGR system. EGR flow may also be controlled in response to introducing water into the EGR system and engine operating conditions. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081559 | ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE LAUNCH - A driver request module determines a driver torque request based on an accelerator pedal position, a first difference between a target engine speed and a transmission input speed, and a second difference between the transmission input speed and a measured engine speed. A request generating module generates first and second torque requests based on the driver torque request. An engine speed control module generates third and fourth torque requests based on a target engine speed and the first and second differences. Based on a mode signal: a first selection module sets a fifth torque request to one of the first and third torque requests; and a second selection module sets a sixth torque request to one of the second and fourth torque requests. An adjusting module selectively adjusts an engine operating parameter based on at least one of the fifth and sixth torque requests. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081560 | ENGINE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - A system and method for controlling a vehicle to implement an engine torque management strategy. The engine torque management strategy implements a sophisticated engine knock control method that alleviates/mitigates the cause of the knock while also optimizing vehicle performance and engine efficiency without compromising engine hardware protection. Whenever suitable, the system and method attempt to reduce the amount of air trapped in a knocking cylinder to reduce its effective compression ratio and to eliminate the knock while keeping the same optimal spark timing for combustion efficiency. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081561 | User Interface For Automatic Start-Stop System and Method of Controlling The Same - Vehicles equipped with an automatic start-stop system may include an interface for conveying inhibitors preventing an engine from auto-stopping in addition to the status of the automatic start-stop system. The system may identify one or more inhibitors actively preventing an auto-stop event from occurring and select at least one of the active inhibitors based on a priority scheme. The interface may communicate the at least one selected inhibitor to a driver using a display or a speaker, or both. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081562 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROL THEREOF IN START AND STOP CONDITION - In one aspect of the invention there is provided a motor vehicle comprising drive means operable to provide motive power to the vehicle, the vehicle operable automatically to switch off and subsequently to restart the drive means during a drivecycle thereby to reduce a value of one or more prescribed operating parameters, wherein the vehicle may be placed in an eco-stop condition by driver-operated brake means in which the vehicle is held stationary and the drive means is off, the vehicle being operable automatically to restart the drive means when the driver signals release of the brake means, the vehicle comprising means for detecting departure of the driver from the vehicle, in the event that departure of the driver is detected when the vehicle is in the eco-stop condition the vehicle being arranged not to restart the drive means when the driver signals release of the brake means. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081563 | ENGINE-ON TIME PREDICTOR FOR AFTERTREATMENT SCHEDULING FOR A VEHICLE - A method to control a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) having a compression ignition engine includes operating the engine based on an engine-on request and performing an exhaust aftertreatment procedure based on a completion time for the aftertreatment procedure compared to a predicted engine-on time determined using a driving pattern. An HEV is provided with a compression ignition engine with an aftertreatment system, and a controller. The controller is configured to: (i) operate the engine based on an engine-on request, and (ii) perform an exhaust aftertreatment procedure for the vehicle based on a completion time for the aftertreatment procedure compared to a predicted engine-on time determined using a driving pattern. A computer readable medium having stored data representing instructions executable by a controller to control a vehicle is provided with instructions for operating the engine based on an engine-on request, and instructions for performing an exhaust aftertreatment procedure. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081564 | CRANKCASE INTEGRITY BREACH DETECTION - Methods and systems are provided for using a crankcase vent tube pressure or flow sensor for diagnosing a location and nature of crankcase system integrity breach. The same sensor can also be used for diagnosing air filter plugging and PCV valve degradation. Use of an existing sensor to diagnose multiple engine components provides cost reduction and sensor compaction benefits. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081565 | GASEOUS FUEL RAIL DEPRESSURIZATION DURING INACTIVE INJECTOR CONDITIONS - Methods and systems are provided for depressurizing a fuel pressure regulator during engine cold start and varying fuel injection pressure after cold start in a gaseous-fueled vehicle. A mechanical pressure regulator may be modified to include valves which may be controlled to depressurize a reference chamber of the regulator when gaseous fuel injection is inactive (e.g., before and during cold start), and to regulate the pressure of gaseous fuel to varying pressures based on electronic pressure feedback and engine operating conditions when gaseous fuel injection is active. In one example, the pressure in the reference chamber of a pressure regulator may be varied by controlling valves to flow gaseous fuel into the reference chamber, and then controlling the valves to exhaust the gaseous fuel from the reference chamber, for example to a fuel vapor storage canister. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081566 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING VEHICLE RUNNING IN BLIND SPOT, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GIVING WARNING IN CHANGING CRUISING LANE - An apparatus for detecting a vehicle running in a blind spot detects, with a predetermined accuracy, a first target position of a target which is present in a first detection area that extends obliquely rearward of the vehicle, detects, with an accuracy lower than the predetermined accuracy, a second target position related to a target which is present in a second detection area adjacent to the first detection area; calculates a first estimated position that corresponds to a subsequent position of the target that has been detected by the detection section as the first target position; and adopts the first estimated position as a position of the target when the first estimated position is included in a predetermined range centering on the second target position, adopts the second target position as a position of the target when the first estimated position is outside the predetermined range. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081567 | AIRPORT SURFACE COLLISION-AVOIDANCE SYSTEM (ASCAS) - Systems and methods for performing airport surface collision-avoidance. A wingtip-mounted camera allows the pilot to positively ascertain that the wingtip will clear objects located in the video. An exemplary system implemented on an aircraft includes a wingtip module having a camera that generates a video stream and a communication device that transmits the generated video stream. A processor receives the video stream and generates a reticule for the video stream. A display device simultaneously presents the video stream and the reticule. The reticule includes a horizon line and is based on a focal length of a lens of the camera and height of the camera above ground. The reticule includes curved and/or straight distance lines and curved or straight travel lines. The travel line(s) correspond to at least one aircraft component or a zone of importance and are based on location of the camera and trajectory of the aircraft. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081568 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING SWATH COVERAGE PATTERNS FOR POLYGONAL AND PSEUDO-POLYGONAL SHAPED FIELDS - A computer-implemented method and system for generating a swath coverage pattern for a given working area to be traversed by a vehicle or equipment attached thereto. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081569 | Optimized Flight Plan Management System - A method and apparatus for flight planning. Routes from a start point to an end point are identified for a flight of an aircraft from a database of routes. A plurality of different types of routes is present in the database of routes. A number of characteristics of the aircraft are applied to the routes to identify a performance of the aircraft for the routes using a number of weather conditions for the flight. The routes are ranked based on the performance of the aircraft on the routes in meeting a number of goals for the flight to form ranked routes. A portion of the ranked routes are displayed. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081570 | GRAPHICS-AIDED REMOTE POSITION MEASUREMENT WITH HANDHELD GEODESIC DEVICE - A graphics-aided geodesic device is provided. The device includes an antenna for receiving position data from a plurality of satellites and a receiver coupled to the antenna. The device further includes orientation circuitry for obtaining orientation data. The orientation data represents an orientation of the apparatus with respect to a plane parallel with a horizon. The device further includes positioning circuitry for determining the position of the point of interest based at least on the position data and the orientation data. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081571 | WORKFLOW IMPROVEMENTS FOR STAKEOUT - A navigational apparatus includes a visual display, first and second imaging devices, and one or more processors. The first imaging device has an optical axis extending in a first direction and is configured to obtain first image data. The second imaging device has an optical axis extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and is configured to obtain second image data. When the visual display is displaying first image data, the one or more processors are configured to superimpose a first navigational graphic on the visual display overlaid on a portion of the first image data associated with the point of interest. When the visual display is displaying second image data, the one or more processors are configured to superimpose a second navigational graphic on the visual display overlaid on a portion of the second image data associated with the point of interest. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081572 | PROVISION OF NAVIGATION SERVICE INCLUDING REPORTING OF ELEVATION INFORMATION AND/OR VERTICAL GUIDANCE - Methods, apparatuses and storage medium associated with navigation service are disclosed. In various embodiments, a method may include collecting, by a client mobile device, ambient barometric pressure information at a current location of the client mobile device. The method may further include providing, by the mobile device, contemporaneous navigation assistance to a user of the mobile device or for a user of the mobile device, assisted by a remote navigation assistance service. Assistance by the remote navigation service is associated with determining the current elevation level, based at least in part on ambient barometric pressure information collected by the client mobile device and by one or more crowdsourced mobile devices at the current location. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081573 | DETECTING ROAD WEATHER CONDITIONS - Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to detecting road weather conditions. Vehicle sensors including a laser, precipitation sensors, and/or camera may be used to detect information such as the brightness of the road, variations in the brightness of the road, brightness of the world, current precipitation, as well as the detected height of the road. Information received from other sources such as networked based weather information (forecasts, radar, precipitation reports, etc.) may also be considered. The combination of the received and detected information may be used to estimate the probability of precipitation such as water, snow or ice in the roadway. This information may then be used to maneuver an autonomous vehicle (for steering, accelerating, or braking) or identify dangerous situations. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081574 | METHOD TO DETERMINE LOCAL VARIATIONS OF THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD AND LOCATION OF THE SOURCE THEREOF - A method to determine the earth's magnetic field vector along a sub-surface wellpath having unknown and possibly changing azimuth, in the presence of a magnetic disturbance caused by a magnetic source external to the wellpath includes estimating the three components of the earth field along the three axes of a magnetic sensor package by a polynomial function of measured depth along the wellpath. Upon removal of the earth's magnetic field from the measurements, the resultant magnetic field of the disturbance is determined and can be used to determine the position and orientation of the source of the disturbance. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081575 | GUIDED BAYESIAN EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN - A Bayesian methodology is described for designing experiments or surveys that are improved by utilizing available prior information to guide the design toward maximally reducing posterior uncertainties in the interpretation of the future experiment. Synthetic geophysical tomography examples are used to illustrate benefits of this approach. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081576 | MIXED SEQUENTIAL AND SIMULTANEOUS SOURCE ACQUISITION AND SYSTEM - Systems and methods for acquiring blended and unblended seismic data during a single seismic survey. The blended and unblended seismic data is generated with a plurality of sources that are fired in a dedicated sequence. The sequence involves firing all the sources at a first time, advancing the sources along a given path, firing only a first source at a second time, later than the first time, advancing the sources, firing again all the sources at a third time, later than the second time, advancing the sources, firing only a second source at a fourth time, later than the third time, and so on until a desired subsurface is fully surveyed. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081577 | Method For Calibrating Seismic Imaging Velocities - A method for adjusting an isotropic depth image based on a mis-tie volume is provided. The method generally includes obtaining an isotropic velocity volume for a geophysical volume, obtaining an isotropic depth image of the geophysical volume, obtaining time-depth pairs at downhole locations in the geophysical volume, generating mis-tie values based on the time-depth pairs and the isotropic velocity volume, assigning uncertainties to the mis-tie values, generating a smoothest mis-tie volume that satisfies a target goodness of fit with the mis-tie values. Adjustment of the isotropic depth image may be achieved based on the mis-tie volume or a calibration velocity obtained from the mis-tie volume. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081578 | Interactive Voluntary and Involuntary Caloric Intake Monitor - This invention is an interactive method and device for monitoring and measuring a person's food consumption and/or caloric intake which can function as part of an overall system for energy balance and weight management. This invention comprises collecting relatively less-intrusive data concerning a person's caloric intake, testing it for accuracy using the similarity and/or convergence of estimates, and collecting relatively more-intrusive data only if the criteria for similarity and/or convergence are not met. This invention yields a desired level of accuracy in caloric intake measurement with the least intrusion into the person's privacy and/or time. This invention provides the person with an incentive for accurate voluntary reporting of food consumption and engages them in managing their own energy balance and weight. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081579 | GREENHOUSE GAS GRID AND TRACKING SYSTEM - A method and computer system for reporting on a target greenhouse gas within a geographical boundary of an offset project by compiling policy parameters for the target greenhouse gas and generating a science plan for monitoring the target greenhouse gas for the target geographical boundary of the offset project, based upon the compiled policy parameters. An allometric model for the target greenhouse gas within the geographical boundary of the offset project is generated based upon the science plan of the target greenhouse gas for the geographic boundary, and a report for the target greenhouse gas within the target geographical boundary of the offset project is generated based upon the allometric model. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081580 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AGING ENVIRONMENT - An aging environment measurement apparatus measures aging environment data within an oak barrel and transmits the measured aging environment data within the oak barrel to a server, and the aging environment measurement apparatus is mounted in a bung of the oak barrel. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081581 | MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - A measurement instrument having a processor, a first sensor and a second sensor. The processor is adapted to output a measurement signal embodying a measurement of a physical quantity. The first sensor and second sensor are connected to the processor and are operable to generate respectively first and second measurements of the physical quantity. The processor defines a first measurement range within which the measurement signal is dependent on the first measurement and not the second measurement. The processor defines a second measurement range within which the measurement signal is dependent on the second measurement and not the first measurement. The first and second ranges meet at a predetermined transition. The first and second measurements are different at the transition and the measurement embodied in the measurement signal crosses the transition without an abrupt change. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081582 | SOFTWARE FOR THE DISPLAY OF CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATION DATA - Techniques and systems for displaying chromatographic data using a graphical user interface are provided. Chromatographic separation data that represent multiple series of measurements for multiple samples can be displayed on a display device of a computer system as a series of bands, the bands being arranged to resemble output from an electrophoresis gel. The bands may be aligned using a marker included in each sample. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081583 | METHOD FOR DETERMINISTIC STRESS BASED RISK REDUCTION - A deterministic risk reduction method for product reliability comprising the steps of: receiving a plurality of parameters associated with at least one of a goal concept,desired functionality and performance criteria for said product; performing an analysis of said product, said analysis comprising levels of cause and effect for identifying and quantifying key performance factors and failure mechanisms associated with said product;developing test protocols and subjecting said product to stress tests corresponding to said test protocols to determine at least one operating limit for said product, whereby a relationship between said stress and expected life of said product is provided; and estimating said product life based on said key performance factors and said stress tests. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081584 | DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS DEVICE - A distribution analysis device analyzes a distribution of a field having a property satisfying the Laplace equation, and includes: an obtainment unit that obtains measurement data indicating the distribution of the field measured through a sensor sensing area, the sensor sensing area being an area that moves in a measurement area where the distribution of the field is measured and being an area in which the field is sensed as an aggregate; and a calculation unit that calculates analysis data indicating the distribution of the field with a higher resolution than the measurement data, using an arithmetic expression that is obtained by deriving a solution of the Laplace equation using a boundary condition that an integral of the solution of the Laplace equation in a finite interval corresponding to a size of the sensor sensing area matches the measurement data. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081585 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE MEASUREMENT AND PREDICTION OF THE CHARGING EFFICIENCY OF ACCUMULATORS - The invention concerns a method comprising two fundamental steps. The first one is an innovative process of characterization of the energetic efficiency performed during a charging process of an accumulator, whereby one derives a series of information concerning: the dependency of the electric parameters of the accumulator on the state of charge; the dependency of the efficiency of the charging system on the voltage and current at the output of the charging system. The second step of the proposed method is a process of data calculation for the prediction of the energetic efficiency, wherein one simulates one or more charging processes. The method can be realized by means of a charging system able to perform both a standard process for charging the accumulator and a process of characterization of the energetic efficiency, and a process of prediction of the energetic efficiency. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081586 | Noise Temperature Extraction Procedure for Characterization of On-Wafer Devices - A procedure for obtaining noise temperatures of a field effect transistor (FET) embedded on a wafer through an analytical procedure which processes measured noise figure data over transistor's size P | 2014-03-20 |
20140081587 | Method for calculating feed value of alfalfa hay using information available at time of baling - A method where the weight of the bale is measured by a scale on the baler, the moisture of the bale is measured by sensors on the baler and this information is sent to a processor. Based on compaction properties of the leaf verses the stem of the alfalfa, the processor calculates a feeding value for the hay including protein, energy and relative feed value on the dry density of the bale. Additional inputs such as the compaction setting of the baler and information about the hay being harvested can also be input into the processor for making adjustment to the feeding value calculation. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081588 | POSITIONING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A positioning method and an electronic device utilizing the same are disclosed. The positioning method, adopted by an electronic device for positioning a mobile device, includes: determining a preliminary plane location of the mobile device; obtaining a tilt angle of the mobile device; and correcting an error in the preliminary plane location based on the tilt angle, to obtain the correct plane location of the mobile device. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081589 | METHOD FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE OF AN APPLIANCE - A method that measures performance of an information appliance comprises a test module receiving, from a client, and recording a request for processing of a sample data by an information appliance. The test module sends the sample data received from the client to the information appliance for processing. If a request to a backend application is present, the test module also sends the request to the backend application for processing and receives and records a response from the backend application. The test module sends the response from the backend application to the information appliance for processing. A generated correlation ID is used to update a performance data table with start time and a stop time of a response for transaction sample data processed by the information appliance. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081590 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TEST ITEMS OF AN OBJECT - In a method for an electronic device to manage test items of an object, a testing procedure is performed on the test items of the object. When the testing procedure on a test item is finished, the method records test states of the finished test item in a state list. The method further obtains a test result of the finished test item by comparing the state list with a standard list stored in a storage system of the electronic device. When the test state of the finished test item is indicated to be abnormal, the method marks the finished test item with a time index in the state list and displays a failure message and a name of the finished test item with the time index on a display screen of the electronic device. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081591 | TRANSIENT APPLICATIONS OF HEAT FLUX BIFURCATION IN POROUS MEDIA - A method and system for analyzing transient thermal response of a packed bed under Local Thermal Non-Equilibrium is disclosed. Heat transfer performances in terms of the fluid, solid, and total Nusselt number are obtained. Qualitative analyses of the effects of thermal conduction at the wall on the total heat exchange between the solid and fluid phases within the heat flux bifurcation region are also performed. Both the transient and diffusion aspects are considered in the solid and fluid phases along with the convection and the fluid-solid interaction. The analytical solution for transient response of a packed bed subject to a constant temperature boundary condition is derived. The heat flux bifurcation phenomenon in a porous media is investigated for temporal conditions, and the analytical two-dimensional thermal behavior and the LTE model is examined under transient conditions. Further, the response time towards steady state conditions is investigated. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081592 | System and Method for Magnetic Field Data Compression - A technique for calculating magnetic field information from a magnetic sensor employs a sensing unit containing the magnetic sensor and another sensor capable of providing a measure of change in orientation. The method includes sampling a magnetic field at points in time and sampling the other sensor at each point in time. The method then entails rotating to a common time instant the magnetic field samples using the orientation of the sensing unit estimated by means of the other sensing modality in order to eliminate variations between magnetic samples due to changes in orientation of the sensor unit within such time interval. The magnetic samples, corrected for the sensor rotation in such interval, are used to calculate magnetic field related information specific to the given time interval and the magnetic field related information is communicated to a receiver at a rate lower than the sample rate. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081593 | MONITORING SYSTEM, MONITOR, AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A ROTATING DEVICE - A monitoring system for use in monitoring operation of a rotating device includes a first monitor including a first processor. The first monitor is configured to receive a phase reference signal from a rotation sensor, wherein the phase reference signal is indicative of a phase of rotation of the rotating device, generate a timestamp indicative of a time at which the phase reference signal was received, and generate a synchronization message including the timestamp and an indication that the phase reference signal was received. The monitoring system also includes a second monitor operatively coupled to the first monitor and comprising a second processor. The second monitor is configured to receive the synchronization message from the first monitor and synchronously sample at least one measurement based on the synchronization message. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081594 | Systems and Methods for Inspecting and Monitoring a Pipeline - Disclosed are systems and methods for inspecting and monitoring an inner surface of a pipeline. One system includes a pig arranged within the pipeline, the pipeline being divided into first and second radial divisions, and first and second sets of optical computing devices arranged on the pig adjacent the inner surface of the pipeline, the first set being configured to monitor a first substance on the first radial division and the second set being configured to monitor a second substance on the second radial division. Each optical computing device includes an integrated computational element configured to optically interact with the first or second substance and thereby generate optically interacted light, and at least one detector arranged to receive the optically interacted light and generate an output signal corresponding to a characteristic of the first or second substance. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081595 | GRAVITY GRADIOMETER SURVEY TECHNIQUES - We describe improved techniques for airborne gravity gradiometer surveys. In particular we describe a method and system for performing a gravity gradiometer survey of a surveyed region of terrain, the method comprising: providing an aircraft with a gravity gradiometer; flying said aircraft over said terrain at a speed of at least 100 m/s and at an average height above said terrain of above said terrain of at least 300 m; and collecting gravity gradient data for said surveyed region of terrain from said gravity gradiometer, said gravity gradient data comprising data for at least one component of the gravity gradient tensor. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081596 | QUALITY OF INFORMATION ASSESSMENT IN DYNAMIC SENSOR NETWORKS - Quality of information (QoI) assessment in dynamic sensor networks that incudes evaluating, by a computer, a first value reflective of available reports from sensors that are dynamically associated with the computer. A second value reflective of reports expected to have been available for evaluation about the observed phenomena is estimated. A QoI of the available reports is assessed. The assessing is based on the first value reflective of the available reports and the second value reflective of reports expected to have been available for evaluation. A third value, based on the assessing is output. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081597 | METHOD FOR DETECTING THE FAILURE OF A CHARGE AIR COOLER - A method for detecting a failure of a charge air cooler placed in an air supply circuit of an engine, the circuit including an air filter and a compressor. The method is performed continuously and repeatedly. The method includes: determining temperature Tair of the air between the filter and the compressor, the temperature of the air Tapc between the compressor and the cooler, and the temperature of the air Tsras between the cooler and the engine; calculating the Tapc-Tsras/Tapc-Tair ratio, which is a parameter indicative of effectiveness of the cooler; comparing the parameter against a predetermined threshold effectiveness value; and making a diagnosis as to whether the cooler is operating correctly or incorrectly, on the basis of the comparison. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081598 | COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A disclosed method executed by a computer includes: receiving measurement data of one measurement device among plural measurement devices; calculating an indicator value that represents a relationship between the measurement data of the one measurement device and measurement data of the plural measurement devices; and transmitting data for changing a transmission frequency of measurement data to at least one of the plural measurement devices, based on the calculated indicator value. A disclosed method executed by a measurement device includes: upon receiving data for changing a transmission frequency of measurement data from the computer, changing the transmission frequency of the measurement data according to the received data; upon receiving a condition to return the transmission frequency to an original transmission frequency from the computer, monitoring whether or not the condition is satisfied; and upon detecting that the condition has been satisfied, returning the transmission frequency to the original transmission frequency. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081599 | VISUALIZING DIMENSIONS AND USAGE OF A SPACE - Technologies and implementations for determining one or more dimensions of a space and/or object and visualizing usage of space are generally disclosed. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081600 | COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN DESIGN SUPPORT PROGRAM, DESIGN SUPPORTING APPARATUS, AND DESIGN SUPPORTING METHOD - A computer that prepares a network schematic diagram indicating a connection relationship of nodes in a subordinate of a designated node among a plurality of nodes, based on circuit diagram information related to the plurality of nodes constituting a network displays two or more nodes, in which connection destination nodes are the same as each other while types are the same as each other, among the plurality of nodes as one representative node or displays two or more nodes to overlap with each other, on the network schematic diagram. As a result, viewability of the network schematic diagram is improved. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081601 | MODEL-BASED HELMET DESIGN TO REDUCE CONCUSSIONS - A system and method for designing a helmet to reduce mild traumatic brain injury sustained by a user during primary or secondary head impact include modeling a helmeted head including a head, brain, and helmet using a finite element computer model, the finite element computer model including material properties for the head, brain structures, and helmet and estimating at least intracranial pressure, brain strain and strain rate in response to an impact; and selecting at least one of a helmet cushion material and helmet shell material to limit at least one of intracranial pressure, brain strain and strain rate to a corresponding threshold for an associated impact. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081602 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL - In a method of generating a three-dimensional (3D) model, a computing device enters measurement data including measurement point group data obtained from measurement of a measured object, a type of surface element, and a geometry value of a surface element; calculates an error of the measurement data based on the surface element specified by the measurement data; determines whether the calculated error is within a predetermined tolerance; corrects the surface element by the error when the error is within the tolerance; and obtains intersection data of the surface elements and outline data of each surface element from the corrected surface elements to generate a 3D model. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081603 | NESTING USING RIGID BODY SIMULATION - Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for nesting objects in 2D sheets and 3D volumes. In one embodiment, a nesting application simplifies the shapes of parts and performs a rigid body simulation of the parts dropping into a 2D sheet or 3D volume. In the rigid body simulation, parts begin from random initial positions on one or more sides and drop under the force of gravity into the 2D sheet or 3D volume until coming into contact with another part, a boundary, or the origin of the gravity. The parts may be dropped according to a particular order, such as alternating large and small parts. Further, the simulation may be translation- and/or position-only, meaning the parts do not rotate and/or do not have momentum, respectively. Tighter packing may be achieved by incorporating user inputs and simulating jittering of the parts using random forces. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081604 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A GROUP OF PERFORATIONS - A computer-implemented method of simplifying a geometrical model including through holes, by replacing perforations in the geometrical model, comprising: automatically identifying a potential group of perforations in a geometric model, and replacing the group of perforations with a porous replacement portion. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081605 | DTM ESTIMATION METHOD, DTM ESTIMATION PROGRAM, DTM ESTIMATION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CREATING 3-DIMENSIONAL BUILDING MODEL, AND REGION EXTRACTION METHOD, REGION EXTRACTION PROGRAM, AND REGION EXTRACTION DEVICE - In DTM estimation, no pixel data is present within a unit grid in a predetermined range linked to extract a river region. For data excluding the river region, a first maximum slope value is set and DTM is estimated. A local slope is calculated from the estimated DTM. If the slope exceeds value, a second maximum slope value greater than the first is set and DTM is estimated again. In region extraction, for extracting a building region based on a photograph, different discretization widths are set, and brightness values of data are discretized into values discretely set by each discretization widths. Pixels having identical value in a discretized image are linked, and a region having a rectangle shape is extracted as candidate of a building region. From the respective different discretization widths extracted, a region is employed, as a building region, in decreasing order of closeness shape to a rectangle. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081606 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODELING CORROSION-BASED MULTIPHASE FLOW FRICTION IN PIPES - The system and method for modeling corrosion-based multiphase flow friction in pipes is computer-implemented modeling software used to calculate the total pressure drop of a multiphase fluid flowing from an un-corroded portion of a pipe to a corroded portion of the pipe. In order to calculate the total pressure drop, gravitational deceleration, fluid deceleration, fluid friction and corrosion-based friction are each taken into account and included in the model. A conventional well, pipeline or the like is provided with a sensor, such as a fiber Bragg grating sensor or the like, for measuring an inner diameter of the pipe, and a sensor for measuring the coefficient of friction due to corrosion, such as an acoustic to resonant tensor cell tactile sensor or the like. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081607 | Thermodynamic Phase Equilibrium Analysis Based On a Reduced Composition Domain - A method of modeling phase characteristics of thermodynamic systems utilizing pseudo-properties strategy and a reduced number of variables is disclosed herein. The method describes a means of determining the probability of phase splitting of mixtures of materials at a given temperature, pressure, and composition by characterizing the functions that describe the system via pseudo-properties, and also by describing the system in n−1 or fewer variables, where n represents the number of components in the system of interest. In an embodiment, a multi-component system is characterized in one variable, thereby providing simplified thermodynamic models in a time-efficient manner. In addition, the information generated by this reduced-variable calculation can further be used as a starting point for calculations of equations of state. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081608 | METHOD FOR WEAPON SYSTEM-TARGET PAIRING IN REAL-TIME - Disclosed herein is an automated method for real-time pairing of weapon systems with targets. Databases are populated with inputs which include available weapon systems, targets, and threats. These inputs are entered into a table and the inputs in the table are pre-processed to create formatted data. An optimization engine is executed which analyses the model formulation, selects an algorithm then runs the algorithm. The optimization engine solution is processed into recommended weapon system-target pairings. These recommended weapon system-target pairings are received from the engine then displayed on a user interface. The populating, entering, pre-processing, running, receiving, and displaying are performed in real-time. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081609 | METHOD OF SIMULATION OF UNSTEADY AERODYNAMIC LOADS ON AN EXTERNAL AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE - The invention relates to a method for simulating the unsteady aerodynamic loads being exerted on the external structure of an aircraft, notably in the context of a simulation of the buffeting of a wing surface in an airflow. The method includes a step of measurement of pressure ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140081610 | Methods and Apparatus for Simulation of a Stateful Brush Tip in a Natural Media Drawing and/or Painting Simulation - A method, system, and computer-readable storage medium are disclosed for simulation of a stateful brush tip. A tip of a brush tool is modeled using a data structure. A user input is collected representing a stroke made on a virtual canvas with the brush tool. The stroke is made with the tip in a first state. A second state of the tip is determined dependent on the first state of the tip and the user input. The second state represents a different shape of the tip than the first state. The second state of the tip is stored using the data structure. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081611 | INTEGRATED TERRAIN MODELLING SYSTEM - An integrated terrain modeling system is disclosed. The integrated terrain modeling system has a site module. The site module includes a database having a terrain model of a site. The integrated terrain modeling system has a first field unit which includes a sensor operable to generate geodetic data of the site formatted in a first format. The system also has a further field unit which includes a sensor operable to generate geodetic data of the site formatted in a further format. The integrated terrain modelling system has an integration system operable to manipulate the geodetic data generated by the first filed unit and the further filed unit to be in a common format, thereby to provide seamless integration of the geodetic data at the site module to update the terrain model. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081612 | Adaptive Physics Engine for Rendering Rigid Body and or Soft Body Physics for Virtual Objects in Contact with Voxelized Fluid - A method for determining forces on a rigid body at least partially immersed in a fluid medium includes steps for (a) dividing the rigid body into a number of cells; (b) calculating buoyancy force on each rigid body cell separately, taking into account properties of the fluid medium, situation as to submersion of each cell, and position of each cell in the rigid body; and (c) integrating the separate buoyancy forces to determine the net force vector and any torque on the rigid body. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081613 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR SCENARIO MANGEMENT OF DYNAMIC, THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION AND MODELING - Techniques and a system for performing geological interpretation operations in support of energy resources exploration and production perform well log correlation operations for generating a set of graphical data describing the predetermined geological region. The process and system interpret the geological environment of the predetermined geological region from measured surface and fault data associated with the predetermined geological region. Allowing the user to query and filter graphical data representing the predetermined geological region, the method and system present manipulable three-dimensional geological interpretations of two-dimensional geological data relating to the predetermined geological region and provide displays of base map features associated with the predetermined geological region. The method and system automatically update the manipulable three-dimensional geological interpretations of two-dimensional data relating to the predetermined geological region, as well as calculate three-dimensional well log and seismic interpretations of geological data relating to the predetermined geological region. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081614 | Geological Exploration Method for Making Plan and Elevation Drawings Directly by Rotational Tin Network and Non-Profiling Method - A set of geological exploration methods of using the non-section methods and rotary networks formed by triangulated irregulars. It aims to directly construct high-precision three-dimensional models, plans and sections for solving the drawbacks of existing geological exploration methods, such as the dispersion of drill holes, the faults tracking, the controlling of structures, minelayers/stratum/ore bodies, the bending correction of drill holes, and the geological map-making methods. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081615 | VIRTUAL SYSTEMS TESTING - According to exemplary embodiments, a computer program product for testing virtual systems includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method. The method comprises randomly selecting commands from a pool of commands, generating by a computer a test sequence from the randomly selected commands and simulating performance of the test sequence for a simulated virtual system that is a model of a virtual system. The method also includes recording simulated results of the simulated performance, performing the test sequence on the virtual system, recording actual results of the test sequence being performed on the virtual system, and determining by a computer if the virtual system is operating properly based on a comparison of the simulated results to the actual results. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081616 | System And Method For Emulating And Profiling A Frame-Based Application Playing On A Mobile Device - A system, method and software product emulate and profile an application playing on a mobile device. The mobile device is emulated using a model based upon characteristics related to performance of the mobile device. The application is played and monitored within the model to determine resource utilization of the application for the mobile device. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081617 | CONFIDENCE-RATED TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION - A method, system, and computer program product for creating confidence-rated transcription and translation are provided in the illustrative embodiments. An input is provided in a first form to a set of transcription applications. A set of transcriptions is received. A first and a second set of confidence ratings are assigned to a first and a second transcription, respectively. The confidence-rated first transcription and the confidence-rated second transcription are combined and provided to a set of translation applications. A set of translations is received. A third and a fourth set of confidence ratings are assigned to a first and a second translation, respectively. The confidence-rated first and second translations are combined and presented. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081618 | DESIGNING A WEBSITE TO BE DISPLAYED IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES - A method for building websites including at least one language translation is provided. The method incorporates a language translation into an individual website having a default display language, wherein the step of incorporating comprises saving the language translation as part of the individual website, and wherein the language translation is available for viewing at the individual website; and adds a language switching feature to the individual website, the language switching feature enabling an end-user to change the default display language of the individual website to the language translation. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081619 | Photography Recognition Translation - Methods are described for efficient and substantially instant recognition and translation of text in photographs. A user is able to select an area of interest for subsequent processing. Optical character recognition (OCR) may be performed on the wider area than that selected for determining the subject domain of the text. Translation to one or more target languages is performed. Manual corrections may be made at various stages of processing. Variations of translation are presented and made available for substitution of a word or expression in the target language. Translated text is made available for further uses or for immediate access. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081620 | Swiping Action for Displaying a Translation of a Textual Image - Disclosed is a method that involves acquiring an image with text, displaying all or a portion of the image on an electronic device. In response to detecting a swiping action or gesture, displaying a result of translation on a screen of the device. A first screen or display becomes a second one. Original text in a first language or source language may be easily and quickly compared to translated text shown on a second screen through a swiping gesture. Electronic dictionaries and machine translation may be used. These services may be independently stored and operated from different locations including on the device performing the translation, on a server or across a network (LAN, WAN, etc.). Optional manual correction of the translated text is also possible. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081621 | CHINESE LANGUAGE DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, CHINESE LANGUAGE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING CHINESE LANGUAGE DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - The electronic dictionary is equipped with a CPU which performs a control to display a Chinese character string of Chinese language. The CPU performs a control to display a pinyin of the Chinese character string so that the pinyin is correlated to the Chinese character string, and performs a control to detect from the Chinese character string a Chinese character of a certain tone which changes when the Chinese character is combined with a Chinese character of a certain tone, as a tone-change Chinese character, and execute an identifying display of the pinyin which is displayed and corresponds to the tone-change Chinese character. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081622 | INFORMATION DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, INFORMATION DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, INFORMATION DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH INFORMATION DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM IS RECORDED - An information display control apparatus includes a display section, a four-tone combination list display control section which displays four-tone combinations of kanji characters representing a word on the display section as a four-tone combination list, a four-tone combination selecting section which selects a four-tone combination from the four-tone combination list displayed by the four-tone combination list display control section in accordance with a user operation, and a word list display control section which displays on the display section a list of words corresponding to the four-tone combination selected by the four-tone combination selecting section. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081623 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING MEDICAL REPORTS - A method for processing medical reports is disclosed. An initial segmentation textual contents of a medical report into information units is performed using natural language processing methods, thereby addressing the challenge of identifying information units, such as text fragments, sentences or text passages, covered within medical reports that are of relevance for a particular context. The information units are then classified into at least one context class to determine their appropriate context classes for a particular situation or application. The context classifications are created using a grammar, e.g., a context-free grammar, and can then be used for automatically assigning each information unit to an appropriate context meta-information. The medical report is then annotated by assigning at least one of said information units to at least one context meta-information determined by said context class. The context meta-information may be then used by other applications. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081624 | Methods, Systems, and Program Products for Navigating Tagging Contexts - Methods and systems are described for navigating tagging contexts. In an aspect, In a first tagging context, a first tagging is identified of a first resource with a first tag. The first tagging is determined to be in a second tagging context. In the second tagging context and in response to identifying the first tagging, a second tagging that is not in the first tagging context is detected. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081625 | Natural Language Image Spatial and Tonal Localization - Natural language image spatial and tonal localization techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a natural language input is processed to determine spatial and tonal localization of one or more image editing operations specified by the natural language input. Performance is initiated of the one or more image editing operations on image data using the determined spatial and tonal localization. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081626 | Natural Language Vocabulary Generation and Usage - Natural language vocabulary generation and usage techniques are described. In one or more implementations, one or more search results are mined for a domain to determine a frequency at which words occur in the one or more search results, respectively. A set of the words is selected based on the determined frequency. A sense is assigned to each of the selected set of the words that identifies a part-of-speech for a respective word. A vocabulary is then generated that includes the selected set of the words and a respective said sense, the vocabulary configured for use in natural language processing associated with the domain. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081627 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZATION OF MULTIPLE PSYCHOACOUSTIC EFFECTS - A method for optimizing multiple psychoacoustic effects in a sound system includes synthesizing a high-frequency restored version of a input signal; adding the high-frequency restored version of the input signal to the input signal to create a second signal; synthesizing a third signal having enhanced spatialization from the second signal; synthesizing a fourth signal having virtual bass from the second signal; and, adding the third and fourth signals, or second, third and fourth signals, together to create an output signal. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081628 | REPRODUCE A VOICE FOR A SPEAKER BASED ON VOCAL TRACT SENSING USING ULTRA WIDE BAND RADAR - Examples are disclosed for reproducing a voice for a speaker based on vocal tract sensing using ultra wide band (UWB) radar. These examples may include sensing a vocal tract of the speaker during non-sounded speech communication and mapping information associated with the sensed vocal tract to a voice model to generate a simulation of the vocal tract during sounded speech communication. The examples may also include reproducing a voice for the speaker based on the simulation. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081629 | Audio Classification Based on Perceptual Quality for Low or Medium Bit Rates - The quality of encoded signals can be improved by reclassifying AUDIO signals carrying non-speech data as VOICE signals when periodicity parameters of the signal satisfy one or more criteria. In some embodiments, only low or medium bit rate signals are considered for re-classification. The periodicity parameters can include any characteristic or set of characteristics indicative of periodicity. For example, the periodicity parameter may include pitch differences between subframes in the audio signal, a normalized pitch correlation for one or more subframes, an average normalized pitch correlation for the audio signal, or combinations thereof. Audio signals which are re-classified as VOICED signals may be encoded in the time-domain, while audio signals that remain classified as AUDIO signals may be encoded in the frequency-domain. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081630 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VOLUME OF VOICE SIGNAL - A method for amplifying a voice signal in an electronic device. In the method, a voice signal received via a microphone is detected. When a volume of the detected voice signal is less than a predetermined average volume, the volume of the detected voice signal is amplified. The volume-amplified voice signal is transmitted. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081631 | Wearable Communication System With Noise Cancellation - A method and a wearable communication system for personal face-to-face and wireless communications in high noise environments are provided. A noise cancellation device (NCD) operably coupled to a wireless coupling device (WCD) includes a speech acquisition unit, an audio signal processing unit, one or more loudspeakers, and a communication module. The NCD receives voice vibrations from user speech via a contact microphone and a second microphone and converts the voice vibrations into an audio signal. The NCD processes the audio signal to remove noise signals and enhance a speech signal contained in the audio signal. A loudspeaker emits the speech signal during face-to-face communication. The NCD transmits the speech signal to a communication device via the WCD and receives an external speech signal from the communication device during wireless communication. With the NCD, the signal intelligibility and signal-to-noise ratio can be improved, for example, from −10 dB to 20 dB. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081632 | COMPUTER PRODUCT, ANALYSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS, AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT METHOD - A computer-readable recording medium stores a program causing a computer to execute a process that includes acquiring first scenario information that formalizes and indicates a character set of characters appearing in a first scene, a knowledge set of knowledge items retained by the characters, and an action set of actions taken by the characters; receiving into the action set, an input of speech contents of a speech action from a first character to a second character who appear in the first scene; producing second scenario information that inherits the character set and the knowledge set of the first scenario information and, formalizes and indicates for a second scene, a character set, a knowledge set, and an action set; and registering into the knowledge set of the second character indicated in the second scenario information, the speech contents of the speech action for which the input is received. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081633 | Voice-Based Media Searching - Methods and systems for searching for media items using a voice-based digital assistant are described. Natural language text strings corresponding to search queries are provided. The search queries include query terms. The text strings may correspond to speech inputs input by a user into an electronic device. At least one information source is searched to identify at least one parameter associated with at least one of the query terms. The parameters include at least one of a time parameter, a date parameter, or a geo-code parameter. The parameters are compared to tags of media items to identify matches. In some implementations, media items whose tags match the parameter are presented to the user. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081634 | LEVERAGING HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYS TO ENABLE PERSON-TO-PERSON INTERACTIONS - Various arrangements for using an augmented reality device are presented. Speech spoken by a person in a real-world scene may be captured by an augmented reality (AR) device. It may be determined that a second AR device is to receive data on the speech. The second AR device may not have been present for the speech when initially spoken. Data corresponding to the speech may be transmitted to the second augmented reality device. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081635 | Providing Text Input Using Speech Data and Non-Speech Data - Systems, methods, and computer readable media providing a speech input interface. The interface can receive speech input and non-speech input from a user through a user interface. The speech input can be converted to text data and the text data can be combined with the non-speech input for presentation to a user. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081636 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC ASR BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA - System and method to adjust an automatic speech recognition (ASR) engine, the method including: receiving social network information from a social network; data mining the social network information to extract one or more characteristics; inferring a trend from the extracted one or more characteristics; and adjusting the ASR engine based upon the inferred trend. Embodiments of the method may further include: receiving a speech signal from a user; and recognizing the speech signal by use of the adjusted ASR engine. Further embodiments of the method may further include: producing a list of candidate matching words; and ranking the list of candidate matching words by use of the inferred trend. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081637 | Turn-Taking Patterns for Conversation Identification - A method for identifying a conversation between a plurality of participants that includes monitoring voice streams in proximity to client devices and assigning a tag to identify the participants speaking in the voice streams in proximity to the client devices. The method also includes forming a fingerprint, based on the assigned tags, for the voice streams in proximity to the client devices. The method also includes identifying which participants are participating in a conversation based on the fingerprints for the voice streams and providing an interface to the client devices including graphical representations depicting the participants in the conversation. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081638 | CUT AND PASTE SPOOFING DETECTION USING DYNAMIC TIME WARPING - The invention refers to a method for comparing voice utterances, the method comprising the steps: extracting a plurality of features ( | 2014-03-20 |
20140081639 | COMMUNICATION SUPPORT DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION SUPPORT METHOD - The communication support device includes: a storing unit configured to store an utterance of a first speaker transmitted from a first terminal as utterance information; an analyzing unit configured to obtain a holding notice which sets communications with the first terminal to a holding state, the communications being transmitted from a second terminal used by a second speaker who communicates with the first speaker, and to analyze features of utterance information which correspond to a time of a holding state; and an instructing unit configured to output to the second terminal determination information on the first speaker based on the features of the utterance information of the first speaker. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081640 | SPEAKER VERIFICATION METHODS AND APPARATUS - One aspect includes determining validity of an identity asserted by a speaker using a voice print associated with a user whose identity the speaker is asserting, the voice print obtained from characteristic features of at least one first voice signal obtained from the user uttering at least one enrollment utterance including at least one enrollment word by obtaining a second voice signal of the speaker uttering at least one challenge utterance that includes at least one word not in the at least one enrollment utterance, obtaining at least one characteristic feature from the second voice signal, comparing the at least one characteristic feature with at least a portion of the voice print to determine a similarity between the at least one characteristic feature and the at least a portion of the voice print, and determining whether the speaker is the user based, at least in part, on the similarity. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081641 | MULTIMODAL DISAMBIGUATION OF SPEECH RECOGNITION - The present invention provides a speech recognition system combined with one or more alternate input modalities to ensure efficient and accurate text input. The speech recognition system achieves less than perfect accuracy due to limited processing power, environmental noise, and/or natural variations in speaking style. The alternate input modalities use disambiguation or recognition engines to compensate for reduced keyboards, sloppy input, and/or natural variations in writing style. The ambiguity remaining in the speech recognition process is mostly orthogonal to the ambiguity inherent in the alternate input modality, such that the combination of the two modalities resolves the recognition errors efficiently and accurately. The invention is especially well suited for mobile devices with limited space for keyboards or touch-screen input. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081642 | System and Method for Configuring Voice Synthesis - Systems and methods for providing synthesized speech in a manner that takes into account the environment where the speech is presented. A method embodiment includes, based on a listening environment and at least one other parameter associated with at least one other parameter, selecting an approach from the plurality of approaches for presenting synthesized speech in a listening environment, presenting synthesized speech according to the selected approach and based on natural language input received from a user indicating that an inability to understand the presented synthesized speech, selecting a second approach from the plurality of approaches and presenting subsequent synthesized speech using the second approach. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081643 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING EXPERTISE THROUGH SPEECH ANALYTICS - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for determining expertise through speech analytics. The system associates speakers with respective segments of an audio conversation to yield associated speaker segments. The system also identifies a number of times a speaker has spoken about a topic in the audio conversation by searching the associated speaker segments for a term associated with the topic. The system then ranks the speaker as an expert in the topic when the number of times the speaker has spoken about the topic in the audio conversation exceeds a threshold. The audio conversation can include a compilation of a plurality of audio conversations. Moreover, the system can tag the associated speaker segments having the term with keyword tags and match a respective segment from the associated speaker segments with the speaker, the respective segment having a keyword tag. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081644 | Method and Device for Voice Operated Control - At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method and device for voice operated control. The method can include measuring a first sound received from a first microphone, measuring a second sound received from a second microphone, detecting a spoken voice based on an analysis of measurements taken at the first and second microphone, mixing the first sound and the second sound to produce a mixed signal, and controlling the production of the mixed signal based on one or more aspects of the spoken voice. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081645 | AUDIO ENCODER, AUDIO DECODER, METHOD FOR ENCODING AN AUDIO INFORMATION, METHOD FOR DECODING AN AUDIO INFORMATION AND COMPUTER PROGRAM USING A DETECTION OF A GROUP OF PREVIOUSLY-DECODED SPECTRAL VALUES - An audio decoder for providing a decoded audio information includes a arithmetic decoder for providing a plurality of decoded spectral values on the basis of an arithmetically-encoded representation of the spectral values and a frequency-domain-to-time-domain converter for providing a time-domain audio representation using the decoded spectral values. The arithmetic decoder is configured to select a mapping rule describing a mapping of a code value onto a symbol code in dependence on a context state. The arithmetic decoder is configured to determine or modify the current context state in dependence on a plurality of previously-decoded spectral values. The arithmetic decoder is configured to detect a group of a plurality of previously-decoded spectral values, which fulfill, individually or taken together, a predetermined condition regarding their magnitudes, and to determine the current context state in dependence on a result of the detection. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081646 | Method and a Decoder for Attenuation of Signal Regions Reconstructed with Low Accuracy - The embodiments of the present invention improves conventional attenuation schemes by replacing constant attenuation with an adaptive attenuation scheme that allows more aggressive attenuation, without introducing audible change of signal frequency characteristics. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081647 | System and method for benchmarking hospital supply expenses - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for determining a supply intensity metric (“SIM”) for benchmarking hospital supply expenses and for determining a supply expense target for opportunity identification based on the types and proportions of patients treated at a hospital. The SIM is a metric that may be used by hospitals to evaluate their supply chain or overall supply expenditures, and set goals for supply expense reduction. The SIM can be based on the number of patients in each DRG and an average supply expense for each DRG determined from a plurality of hospitals. A supply expense target may be based on, at least in part, a hospital's predicted inpatient supply expense, a non-chargeable expense, and a total outpatient supply expense. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081648 | Method for Managing Long-Term Care Facilities - A system and method for assisting in the management of a long-term care (LTC) facility is disclosed. The method includes the steps of receiving rules information about rules dealing with operating a LTC facility. The method also includes receiving resident data about the therapy and care needs of each resident of the LTC facility. Lastly, the method involves analyzing the resident data in light of the rules data and displaying on a user interface one or more notifications or alerts that identify one or more of the rules that may be triggered based on the resident data. | 2014-03-20 |
20140081649 | Talking Medicine Bottle and Label and System for Manufacturing the Same - A talking medicine label, bottle, system and method for their manufacture are described. The system and method include use of a recording device by speaking into a microphone and then affixing the talking label to the side of a conventional pill bottle to transform it into a talking pill bottle. The system and method alternatively may include a point of sale (POS) terminal and a speech synthesis device for programming the label with a synthetic-speech recording. | 2014-03-20 |