16th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
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20090097624 | System, Method, and Devices for Allocating Communications-Related Charges - Methods, systems, and devices for allocating communications-related charges are disclosed. In an exemplary method, a communications device receives notification of an uncompleted incoming call attempt, the notification including a calling a party identifier. The communication device retrieves a call attempt descriptor associated with the uncompleted incoming call, the call attempt descriptor comprising charge-back data. In response to the initiation of a return call to the calling party, the communication device sends a charge-back message, comprising all or part of the charge-back data, to a charge allocation server for use in allocating charges relating to the return call. An exemplary system, including a charge allocation server, for implementing the disclosed methods is also disclosed. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097625 | Method of and System for Controlling Conference Calls - A method of and a system for controlling a conference call among a plurality of participants monitor the lines associated with the participants. When the system detects a ring on a line associated with one of the participants, the system mutes the line associated with that participant. In some embodiments, the system automatically mutes the line. In other embodiments, the system provides a mechanism by which a moderator can mute the line. In one embodiment, the detected ring may comprise an audible ring tone picked up by the telephone of the participant, as for example the participant's cell phone ringing. The system may identify the participant to the moderator and enable the moderator to mute the participant's line. The system may identify the participant by displaying identifying information for the participant on a computer display associated with the moderator. The system may display a muting control associated with the identifying information. The system may enable the moderator or the participant to unmute the line associated with the participant. In other embodiments, the detected ring may comprise a on-hold callback ring signal on participant's line. The system may automatically mute the line in response to detecting the callback ring signal. The system may monitor the muted line for an answer. Upon detecting an answer on line, the system may announce on the line that the line is muted, and provide instructions on rejoining said conference call. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097626 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING CALL PICKUP IN A SIP ENVIRONMENT - A method provides call pickup in a communications network. The method includes initiating a call from a first device to a second device. The call is initiated over one or more networks, where at least one of the one or more networks includes a data network. The method further includes storing information relating to the call initiation between the first device and the second device, receiving a message from a third device during the call initiation, where the message includes a call pickup indication, retrieving the information relating to the call initiation between the first device and the second device, and establishing a call between the first device and the third device based on the retrieved information. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097627 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES - An apparatus and method is disclosed for providing transparent enhanced telecommunications services to subscribers by implementing an enhanced services platform on a local network exchange within the public telephone network. More specifically, the apparatus and method of the present invention is capable of providing a plurality of enhanced telecommunications services to a subscriber by using a voice-activated interface to enable the subscriber to access at least one of the plurality of enhanced telecommunications services. In addition, the apparatus and method of the present invention may use a web-activated interface to enable the subscriber to access at least one of the plurality of enhanced telecommunications services. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097628 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEVICE SWITCHING THROUGH A SERVER - A telecommunication system and method for seamlessly switching mobile devices during a conversation without placing the conversation on hold or otherwise parking the conversation. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097629 | Identification of Original Destination of Forwarded Communications - Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for re-forwarding a forwarded communication, such as a telephone call to a destination communication device, such as a telephone. Methods according to some embodiments include receiving the forwarded communication at a communication port, re-forwarding the forwarded communication to the destination communication device, generating an identification signal based on an identity of the communication port, and transmitting the identification signal to a user of the destination communication device. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097630 | Automatic Complaint Registration for Violations of Telephonic Communication Regulations with Call Rejection - In an embodiment, call information is received indicating that a called party, responsive to receiving a call from a calling party, desires to record a complaint against the calling party relating to receipt of the call. A call complaint based on the call information is added to a complaint database. Call rejection information based on the call information is forwarded to a call rejection database configured to indicate blocking of further calls from the calling party to the called party. The complaint information may be forwarded to the complaint database through a number of different communications paths. In another embodiment, a request for a change in status of an identifier entry on a user call rejection list is received. The status of the identifier entry on the user call rejection list is changed based on a comparison of the current status of the identifier entry with the request. The identifier entry and corresponding status are sent to a gateway for call rejection treatment based on the identifier entry and status. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097631 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ROUTING A CALL USING OVERFLOW GROUPS - A telecommunication system that routes an inbound telephone communication through an enterprise communication network and server. The system and its operating method routes an incoming call to a first recipient, and if the first recipient does not answer, then routes the call to a second recipient (or more) based on a predetermined user profile and/or user overflow group. The server retrieves an overflow group profile, consisting of a plurality user profiles, associated with the called device, determines how to route the call, and initiates a call to the user and/or overflow group members according to how the call should be routed. The system can route the incoming call to a plurality of telephony devices including personal digital assistants and other remote devices. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097632 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ROUTING COMMUNICATIONS - A system and method for routing an incoming call to a subscriber-selected destination number in accordance with dynamic data concerning the subscriber provided by an address book, a calendar and a presence server. A routing system routes the incoming call in accordance with a subscriber-defined routing rule associated with the originating number of the incoming call, as determined from the address book. The routing rule may specify that the incoming call be routed to a destination number associated with the current date and time, as indicated by the calendar. The routing rule may specify, alternatively or in addition thereto, that the incoming call be routed to a destination number associated with a presence-enabled service on which the subscriber is currently active. The subscriber or caller may also be alternatively notified of the routing of the incoming call. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097633 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PARK CALL MESSAGES - A method of operating a communication device, the method comprising sending a park data signal for placing a call to park and receiving a park reminder message. A method of operating a communication server operable to maintain communication between at least two devices, the method comprising placing a call to park and sending a park reminder message. A telecommunication server comprising a processor configured to place a telephone call to park and send a park message. A telecommunication device comprising a processor configured to send a park data signal for placing a call to park and receive a park reminder message. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097634 | Method and System for Call Processing - A method and system for call processing to assist call center agents at a call center, where a call in the form of an unstructured voice signal is received from a caller at the call center, the received call is transcribed into readable text data, and keywords are identified in the readable text data to determine a context for the voice signal based on the identified keywords, based on the context identifying and extracting matching entities from a data store, and presenting the extracted entities and possible new queries to the call center agent based on the set of most relevant entities. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097635 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESERVING A POSITION ON A QUEUE IN A SERVICE CENTER - The Service Call Reservation program reserves a location in a queue so that a caller does not have to stay on the line to keep a position in a queue. When a customer contacts a service center the Service Call Reservation program informs the customer of the expected wait time. If the customer believes that the wait period is too long, the customer will indicate that to the program, and the program will prompt the user to provide a preferred method of notification. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097636 | Method, communication system and terminal for assigning a key and a display field of a terminal - There is described a method, a system and a terminal for occupying a key and a display field, which is associated with the key, of a first end device of a first subscriber. An address identifies the second end device of a second subscriber, following user input of the first subscriber. The detected address is assigned to the key as a target address for setting up a future connection. Associated subscriber information is determined for the detected address, and the determined subscriber information is assigned to the display field. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097637 | RANDOMIZED RSA-BASED CRYPTOGRAPHIC EXPONENTIATION RESISTANT TO SIDE CHANNEL AND FAULT ATTACKS - Systems and/or methods that facilitate secure electronic communication of data are presented. A cryptographic component facilitates data encryption, data decryption, and/or generation of digital signatures, associated with messages. The cryptographic component includes a randomized exponentiation component that facilitates decryption of data and/or generation of digital signatures by exponentiating exponents associated with messages. A random number is generated and utilized to randomize the value of a message. After an exponentiation is performed on the randomized message value, intermediate results can be analyzed to determine if there was error in the exponentiation. If there was no error in the exponentiation, a final value of the exponentiation is determined and provided as output as decrypted data or a digital signature; if there is error, an “error” output can be provided. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097638 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - Three registers are provided in an input register section and each register stores 8 bytes of input packet data upon performing an encryption process or an authorization value creation process on input packet data. Creation of an authorization value using a first EXOR circuit and an AES circuit is performed on the data stored in the first two registers. Then, encryption is performed on the input packet data using the first EXOR circuit and the AES circuit on the data stored in the last two registers. The encrypted data is stored in the last two registers, then the data in the input register section are shifted by 16 bytes. The 16 bytes of data that are a continuation of the input packet data and are repeatedly stored in the last two registers. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097639 | AES ENCRYPTION/DECRYPTION CIRCUIT - This invention makes the number of cycles required for AES encryption or decryption by hardware smaller than before by reducing the difference among the summation of the signal processing time for each sub-block transformations in each clock cycle period. To do this, an encryption/decryption circuit includes a first AddRoundKey Transformation module, a second AddRoundKey Transformation module, a ShiftRows Transformation module, a SubBytes Transformation module, a MixColumns Transformation module, and a data holding unit, wherein in a cycle of encryption, the first AddRoundKey Transformation module and the second AddRoundKey Transformation module are executed using different Round Keys. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097640 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN INVERSE OF A VALUE RELATED TO A MODULUS - A device for determining an inverse of an initial value related to a modulus, comprising a unit configured to process an iterative algorithm in a plurality of iterations, wherein an iteration includes two modular reductions and has, as an iteration loop result, values obtained by an iteration loop of an extended Euclidean algorithm. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097641 | MANAGEMENT-APPARATUS CARD, MEASURING APPARATUS, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING VITAL SIGN DATA - The management-apparatus card capable of being attached to a management apparatus receives, from the measuring apparatus, first unique information indicating the measuring apparatus, and identification information indentifying a user of the measuring apparatus; stores second unique information indicating the management-apparatus card; generates a decryption key corresponding to an encryption key, using the first unique information, the second unique information, and the identification information; stores the generated decryption key; receives encrypted vital sign data from the measuring apparatus; decrypts the received vital sign data using the stored decryption key; and obtains the decrypted vital sign data. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097642 | Secure Content Distribution with Distributed Hardware - This document describes tools capable of securely distributing entertainment content among and using distributed hardware. These tools may do so robustly by rebinding entertainment content between distributed hardware units. The tools, for example, may distribute content protection in hardware between a policy unit, a transcryption unit, a graphics processing unit, and a playback unit. By so doing the tools enable, among other things, users to select from many graphics cards rather than rely on the graphics capabilities of an integrated (e.g., SOC) hardware solution. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097643 | Security and transcoding system for transfer of content to portable devices - A system for passing content data from a subscription service to a portable media device is provided. The system has a set-top box for receiving the content data from the subscription service. A data storage device is operatively connected with the set-top box. A preprocessor is operatively connected to the data storage device. It applies encryption to the content data and has an output to the portable media device. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097644 | PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND PLAYBACK CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, there is provided a playback apparatus which plays back content including an encrypted video object and an encrypted resource file, including a memory including a file cache area, a module configured to decrypt the video object, a playback process module configured to play back the decrypted video object and to output a resource file acquisition request, a module configured to determine whether the resource file is decrypted, to decrypt the resource file, to write the decrypted resource file over the encrypted resource file, to update the management information, and to send the decrypted resource file to the playback process module, and a module configured to determine whether the resource file is decrypted, to encrypt the decrypted resource file, to write the encrypted resource file over the decrypted resource file, to update the management information, and to send the encrypted resource file to the storage. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097645 | PLAYING CONTROL FILES FOR PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDERS - The certificate with specified conditions under which copyright did material can be played. Copyrighted material, such as videos are stored in a storage unit. They are stored along with a policy that indicates when the information can be played. The information can, for example be encrypted one stored, and the decryption key is available only when characteristics of the policy are met. When those characteristics are not met, the information can not be retrieved at all or only can be retrieved in some very limited format. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097646 | Digital Video Recorder Anti-Skip System - A method for producing scrambled content (FIG. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097647 | Counterfeit Prevention System based on Random Positioning on a Pattern - A genuine detection part for a product formed by a label with a continually repeating pattern and with a sticker over the pattern. The position of the sticker is converted to a number, and encrypted with a private key, to form a signature. The product is only legitimate if the signature matches the position of the sticker on the pattern. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097648 | CONTENT SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD BETWEEN DEVICES USING BROADCAST ENCRYPTION, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED DEVICE - A method of providing a content service and an authentication method between devices using broadcast encryption, a display device, and a resource-constrained device are provided. A method of providing a content service, the method including: transmitting, to a display device, an identification (ID) of a resource-constrained device via the resource-constrained device; receiving encryption information from the display device via the resource-constrained device; and decrypting the encryption information by using a stored secret key set via the resource-constrained device. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097649 | DEVICE FOR RECEIVING MESSAGES, IN PARTICULAR WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF SECURE DATA EXCHANGES, ASSOCIATED AIRCRAFT AND METHOD - A device and method for receiving messages each having an order number includes a storage to store a plurality of prior-reception statuses, a mechanism to modify the status associated with an order number on receipt of a message having the order number, and a mechanism to process the message as a function of the status associated with its order number. An aircraft can be equipped with such a device. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097650 | Detection Arrangement - Exemplary embodiments of detection and transmission arrangements are disclosed herein. For example, some of the disclosed embodiments comprise a splitter, a detector, first and second paths defined between the splitter and the detector, and a manipulation arrangement. In certain embodiments, the splitter is arranged to direct an incoming particle along the first or second path depending upon the value of a parameter of the incoming particle. In particular embodiments, the manipulation arrangement is located on at least one of the first and second paths, so that, if a particle in a superposition of values of the parameter impinges on the splitter and a wavefunction of the particle is directed along both the first and second paths, the manipulation arrangement will act on the wavefunction to allow interference, at or near the detector, between the portions of the wavefunction that were directed along the first and second paths. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097651 | IMPARTING CRYPTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION IN NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS - This specification describes technologies relating to imparting cryptographic information in network communications. In general, aspects of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include identifying a location in a pre-defined portion of a network communication to be sent in a client-server environment, wherein the pre-defined portion is reserved for random data, inserting cryptographic information into the pre-defined portion of the network communication at the location, and sending the network communication in the client-server environment to facilitate modifying interactions in the client-server environment based at least in part on a result of processing of the cryptographic information; and on a receiving side, receiving cryptographic information inserted into the pre-defined portion of the network communication in the client-server environment, identifying the location, processing the cryptographic information, and modifying interactions in the client-server environment based at least in part on a result of the processing. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097652 | Quantum Computational Systems - Apparatus and methods for performing quantum computations are disclosed. Such quantum computational systems may include quantum computers, quantum cryptography systems, quantum information processing systems, quantum storage media, and special purpose quantum simulators. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097653 | ENCRYPTION KEY STORED AND CARRIED BY A TAPE CARTRIDGE - In a cartridge key carrier, a data processing system employing an encryption key carrier, and a method for communicating an encryption key, an empty cartridge housing is provided that has a standardized form factor allowing insertion of the cartridge into a standardized magnetic tape drive. A memory chip is permanently attached to the cartridge housing, and has an encryption key stored therein. The memory chip has a chip configuration that allows readout of the encryption key from the memory chip when the housing is inserted into the tape drive. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097654 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING EXACT MATCH SEARCHES USING MULTIPLE HASH TABLES - A method and system to perform exact match searches for fixed- or variable-length keys stored in a search database. The method is implemented using a plurality of hash tables, each indexed using an independent hash function. A system implementing this method provides deterministic search time, independent of the number of keys in the search database. The method permits two basic implementations; one which minimizes memory storage, and another which minimizes search time. The latter requires only two memory accesses to locate a key. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097655 | Storage system and storage system management method - An object of the present invention is to prevent data from being tampered with, and to prevent operation mistakes, when sending and receiving data between a management software managing storage devices. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097656 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ENCRYPTION METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and an encryption method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a control unit which encrypts an encryption key using an inherent key, and transmits the encrypted encryption key and a key index corresponding to the inherent key to a recording medium. Accordingly, encrypted content stored in a recording medium can be decrypted when an electronic device is malfunctioning or replaced with a new one. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097657 | Constructive Channel Key - A method of generating a constructive channel key includes providing an issuer with a card public key as the keying part of a CKM credential. An ephemeral key pair is computed by the issuer using pre-established enterprise domain parameters. A shared value for the ephemeral private key and the card public key is computed using D-H key agreement. The ephemeral private key is destroyed. The shared value is combined with a static key value. The static key value is split into four blocks. The first block is truncated to be used for a session encryption key. The second block is truncated to be used for a session MAC key. The third block is truncated to be used for a session key encryption key. The fourth block is truncated to be used for an initial IVEC. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097658 | Method and System for Archiving Communication Data by Means of Data Tracing - In a method for operating a computer system connected to a telecommunication network and provided with a data memory for storing communication data, a data trace is compiled from parameters selected from time, at least one position designation, and at least one content. A communication data set together with the data trace is stored as a data set that is retrievable by authorized persons. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097659 | Method for Detection of a Hacked Decoder - A method of identifying a receiver device from which pirated video decryption keys have been obtained consistent with certain embodiments involves organizing a population of receiver devices into a plurality of N groups; associating the N groups with a plurality of N decryption keys, where each of the N groups is associated with one of the N decryption keys, where the N decryption keys are used for either decryption of content or decryption of other decryption keys; causing the plurality of N decryption keys to be obtained by their associated N groups of receiver devices by direct delivery or by derivation at the receiver devices; and identifying a pirated key as being associated with one of the N groups so as to identify the receiver device from which the pirated video decryption keys have been obtained as belonging to one of the N groups. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097660 | MULTI-FACTOR CONTENT PROTECTION - Protecting content. A recipient receives content from a publisher. Some content is managed by an access server. The access server controls the recipient's use of managed content through interaction with a trusted agent at the recipient. The content is encrypted to a content key, and the content is associated with policy information. The policy information includes the content key for decrypting the content. The policy information is encrypted to an access server key allowing the policy information to be decrypted by the access server. The content key is received from the access server. The content key is encrypted to a trusted agent key. The content key is further encrypted to additional factor(s) defining additional content protection beyond that provided by trusted agent. The content key is decrypted using the trusted agent key and the at least one additional factor. The content is decrypted using the content key. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097661 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEYS - A common interface for managing cryptographic keys is provided. A request to manage a cryptographic key may be received in a first interface format, translated to a common interface format, and then executed remotely from the first interface. Return arguments may then be translated from the common interface format to a format compatible with the first interface and communicated securely to the first interface. The cryptographic keys may be used in connection with a secure data parser that secures data by randomly distributing data within a data set into two or more shares. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097662 | PROCESSING ENCRYPTED ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - Electronic document processing logic coupled to a computer and to a quarantine is operable to identify an encrypted electronic document received at the computer; determine whether the key server stores particular decryption data, or credentials to access decryption data, that can decrypt the encrypted electronic document; in response to determining that the key server does not store particular decryption data that can decrypt the encrypted electronic document: store the electronic document in the quarantine; notify one of the users; receive from the one of the users the particular decryption data; decrypt the electronic document; scan the electronic document to identify specified content in the electronic document; and perform one or more responsive actions based on the specified content. As a result, encrypted content in documents or e-mail can be decrypted, scanned for viruses, malware, or prohibited content, and re-encrypted or delivered. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097663 | Joint Sound Synthesis And Spatializaiton - The invention concerns a process for joint synthesis and spatialization of multiple sound sources in associated spatial positions, including: a) a step of assigning to each source at least one parameter (p | 2009-04-16 |
20090097664 | Applause Attenuation System - A method and apparatus for attenuating applause from a satellite radio signal, including, a spectrum analyzer and comparator having an internal memory for obtaining a spectral signature of different sounds in the radio signal, a detector automatically detecting whether the sounds contain applause, an attenuator attenuating the sounds containing applause; and a digital to analog converter converting the attenuated sounds for audio listening. A comparator compares applause in the radio signal to a threshold level and disables the attenuator when the applause abates below the threshold level. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097665 | SOUND VOLUME AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A control method to automatically adjust the volume of a sound transmitter based on the measurement and the computation of the acoustic statistics of the room where the sound is emitted. The system comprises at least one sensor, a calculator determining statistics of the signal collected by the at least one sensor and a controller using these statistics provided by the calculator to adjust the volume of the transmitter in the room. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097666 | Method and apparatus for compensating for near-field effect in speaker array system - A method and apparatus for compensating for a near-field effect in a speaker array system is provided. The method includes generating a virtual sound signal at a position, which is separated from a speaker array by a predetermined distance, based on an input sound signal, and outputting the generated virtual sound signal using the speaker array. Therefore, the near-field effect, in which a sound radiated from a speaker array is distorted to have non-uniform radiation characteristics near the speaker array, can be compensated for. Consequently, the method and apparatus can provide a stable sound field, into which non-uniform radiation characteristics uniformly converge, to a listener. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097667 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR TESTING AN AUDIO HIGH-FREQUENCY LOUDSPEAKER BEING PART OF A LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and a circuit for testing a tweeter, said tweeter being part of a loudspeaker system, wherein the method includes the steps of: applying a high-frequency voltage signal to one terminal of said tweeter, said high-frequency voltage signal being generated by first electronic means; applying a constant voltage signal to the other terminal of said tweeter, said constant voltage signal being generated by second electronic means; measuring a current I | 2009-04-16 |
20090097668 | Method and apparatus for canceling non-uniform radiation patterns in array speaker system - An array speaker system canceling non-uniform radiation patterns and a method for implementing the same are provided. The method for canceling non-uniform radiation patterns includes predicting radiation patterns in an array speaker with respect to input signals, generating cancellation signals with respect to at least one region corresponding to non-uniform radiation patterns of the predicted radiation patterns, synthesizing the input signals and the cancellation signals, and outputting the synthesized signals to the array speaker. Sound signals from which non-uniform radiation patterns having distorted sound are cancelled such that a stable sound field having uniform radiation characteristics may be obtained and provided to a listener. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097669 | Acoustic system for providing individual acoustic environment - An acoustic system uses a self speaker installed to be at the back of a listener in a first individual space and an error microphone installed to be closer to the listener than the self speaker. A sound-leakage reduction filter generates control sound for negating sound leaked from another speaker installed in a second individual space to the first individual space, and provides the control signal to the self speaker. A virtual sound-source filter generates a virtual sound source, and a rear-sound-source inverse filter corrects rearward localization of a sound image toward the listener. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097670 | Method, medium, and apparatus for extracting target sound from mixed sound - A method, medium, and apparatus for extracting a target sound from mixed sound. The method includes receiving a mixed signal through a microphone array, generating a first signal whose directivity is emphasized toward a target sound source and a second signal whose directivity toward the target sound source is suppressed based on the mixed signal, and extracting a target sound signal from the first signal by masking an interference sound signal, which is contained in the first signal, based on a ratio of the first signal to the second signal. Therefore, a target sound signal can be clearly separated from a mixed sound signal which contains a plurality of sound signals and is input to a microphone array. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097671 | Distributed Acoustic Conversation Shielding System - A conversation shielding system comprises sensors that detect the location of a confidential conversation and the presence and location of a potential eavesdropper, audio output devices that produce masking sounds to shield the conversation from the eavesdropper, and a controller that automatically controls the operation of the output devices in response to data from the sensors. An optional portable controller may manually engage the system. A method for shielding conversation comprises identifying a conversation to be shielded, detecting a potential eavesdropper, automatically determining masking sound types, locations and volume that will shield the conversation, directing emission of masking sounds from at least one audio output device in order to shield the conversation, including adjusting the masking sound type, location, and volume in response to movement of the conversation or the eavesdropper, and continuing to shield the conversation until it ends or the eavesdropper is no longer detected. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097672 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHARING CONTENTS VIA HEADPHONE SET - The present invention relates to sharing of content between multiple users. A data player( | 2009-04-16 |
20090097673 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE - The present invention is equipped with a USB interface | 2009-04-16 |
20090097674 | VEHICLE ACCESSORY MICROPHONE - A microphone assembly includes one or more transducers ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090097675 | SOUND PROVIDING SYSTEM - A performance sound supplying system includes a plurality of performer amplifiers that are disposed adjacent to performers of musical instruments positioned at different locations on a stage and reproduces supplied performance sound signals as sounds. Plural performance sound signals provided by the guitar, the keyboard, the base and the drum set performed by the performers are supplied to the mixer. A mixer is provided to render a sound volume balance adjustment on each of the supplied performance sound signals based on operations of an operator located on the audience seat side, and supplies the performance sound signals to the performer amplifiers corresponding to the performance sound signals. The mixer also supplies, based on operations by the operator, at least one of the performance sound signals to a non-corresponding performer amplifier among the performer amplifiers. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097676 | Calculating and adjusting the perceived loudness and/or the perceived spectral balance of an audio signal - Audio signal processing relating to the measurement and control of the perceived sound loudness and/or the perceived spectral balance of an audio signal is useful, for example, in one or more of: loudness-compensating volume control, automatic gain control, dynamic range control (including, for example, limiters, compressors, expanders, etc.), dynamic equalization, and compensating for background noise interference in an audio playback environment. In various embodiments, modification parameters are derived for modifying the audio signal in order to reduce the difference between its specific loudness and a target specific loudness. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097677 | Enhancing Comprehension Of Phone Conversation While In A Noisy Environment - In one embodiment, one or more users may be participating in a conversation. In one example, a first user may be speaking into a speaker end device and a second user may be listening at a listener end device. The second user may be in an environment where noise may be present. Particular embodiments determine characteristics of the noise at the listener end device. Characteristics of a voice signature for a user speaking with the speaker end device are also determined. Comprehension enhancement of voice signals received from speaker end device is then performed based on characteristics of the noise at the listener end device and characteristics of the voice signature. For example, the signature of the voice signals may be altered to lessen the overlap with the noise. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097678 | Digital microphone and power supply unit for a digital microphone - Provided is a digital microphone having a power supply. In this case the power supply is configured so as to provide a P48 V phantom power. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097679 | Acoustic system for providing individual acoustic environment - To provide an acoustic system including: a sound-leakage reducing unit that generates control sound for negating sound leaked from another speaker in a second individual space to a first individual space based on a leak sound transfer function and an error path transfer function to provide the control sound; a virtual sound-source unit that generates a virtual sound source to form a sound image in front of a listener; a localization correcting unit that corrects rearward localization of the sound image formed by reproduction of the virtual sound source closer to the listener; and a dynamic presuming unit that provides the leak sound transfer function and the error path transfer function to the sound-leakage reducing unit, and provides the error path transfer function to the localization correcting unit. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097680 | METHOD TO OPERATE A HEARING DEVICE AND ARRANGEMENT WITH A HEARING DEVICE - A hearing device has a transfer function adjustable by a set of parameters. The hearing device can have two microphones, a processing unit, and a speaker unit. A direction identification unit is operationally connected to the processing unit. Communication between a user of the hearing device and at least one reference person is ensured for changing positions of the user and/or the reference person. The transfer function is adjusted as a function of at least one current reference person direction by changing the set of parameters. The reference person direction encloses an angle with a reference plane of the user. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097681 | Multifunction System and Method for Integrated Hearing and Communication with Noise Cancellation and Feedback Management - Systems, devices and methods for communication include an ear canal microphone configured for placement in the ear canal to detect high frequency sound localization cues. An external microphone positioned away from the ear canal can detect low frequency sound, such that feedback can be substantially reduced. The canal microphone and the external microphone are coupled to a transducer, such that the user perceives sound from the external microphone and the canal microphone with high frequency localization cues and decreased feedback. Wireless circuitry can be configured to connect to many devices with a wireless protocol, such that the user can receive and transmit audio signals. A bone conduction sensor can detect near-end speech of the user for transmission with the wireless circuitry in noisy environment. Noise cancellation of background sounds near the user can improve the user's hearing of desired sounds. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097682 | Computerized rule based binaural modeling system for the hearing aid design - The invention relates to a method for implementing an automated hearing aid modeling system that is a computerized rule-based binaural modeling system which includes performing a hearing-aid class dependent processing on the hearing aid shell design. Features of the hearing aid shell are recognized and attributes associated with these features are stored. A rule-based product handling for the shell model is used that is determined based on a determined shell type. Global and local offsets are performed on data associated with the shell model, as is binaural processing to augmented detailing and modeling protocols used on the shell model. The hearing aid is created based on the shell model processed according to the preceding steps. An appertaining system for implementing the method is also provided. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097683 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE USING MEMS SENSORS - The present subject application relates to hearing assistance systems and in particular to a method and apparatus for detecting user activities from within a hearing assistance system using micro electro-mechanical structure sensors. Such benefits include the reduction of the ampclusion effect and other excessive sound pressure buildup in the residual air volume of the ear canal for a person wearing a hearing assistance device with an earmold. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097684 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING VIBRATIONS - Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a tooth or teeth are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097685 | ACTUATOR SYSTEMS FOR ORAL-BASED APPLIANCES - Actuator systems for oral-based appliances utilizing transducers which are attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a dental or oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such oral appliances may be a custom-made device which receives incoming sounds and transmits the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element. The transducer element may utilize electromagnetic or piezoelectric transducer mechanisms and may be positioned directly along the dentition or along an oral appliance housing in various configurations. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097686 | BOUNDARY MICROPHONE - A boundary microphone, comprising: a base made of a metal; a cover made of a metal having a plurality of holes for introducing sound waves; and internal components including a microphone unit that is disposed in an internal space enclosed by the base and the cover; a first metallic part disposed on one side of the upper and lower sides of the internal components; and a second metallic part, which is disposed on other side of the upper and lower sides of the internal components and which encloses the internal components along with the first metallic part from all directions, are provided, wherein the base, the cover, the first metallic part, and the second metallic part are alternately overlapped at their peripheral portions, and wherein at least one of the first metallic part and the second metallic part is made of a metallic mesh. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097687 | Diaphragm for a Condenser Microphone - A microphone for transducing between an acoustical signal and an electrical signal, comprises a housing and a motor assembly disposed within the housing. The motor assembly includes a backplate and a diaphragm attached to the backplate via a spacer. The diaphragm comprising a ring and a film, the diaphragm vibrates in response to an acoustical signal, wherein the film is formed from an amorphous or semi-crystallized polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) and a metal layer is attached to the film. The film is completely covered by the metal layer and a portion of the metal is removed using a direct energy source, leaving a portion of the film directly exposed resulting in reducing the parasitic capacitances between the backplate and the diaphragm and increasing the sensitivity. Alternatively, the film is partially covered by the metal layer. At least one opening is formed on the microphone and acoustically/electrically coupled to an opening formed on a main printed circuit board of an electronic device, defining a surface mountable microphone. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097688 | AUDIO EQUIPMENT ATTACHABLE TO SPECTACLES - Audio equipment comprising a signal generating module ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090097689 | Sports Monitoring System for Headphones, Earbuds and/or Headsets - A monitoring system that can be placed proximate to the head or ear of a user is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the monitoring system can be used with headphones, earbuds or headsets. The monitoring system can, for example, be used to monitor user activity, such as during exercise or sporting activities. The positioning of the monitoring system can also facilitate sensing of other user characteristics (e.g., biometric data), such as temperature, perspiration and heart rate. The monitoring system can also be used to control a an electronic device. In one embodiment, the monitoring system facilitates user control of the electronic device using head gestures. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097690 | ADJUSTABLE EARPHONE - An earphone includes a body with a surrounding side, a rotatable loop and an ear hook. The rotatable loop is pivotally connected with the body on two opposite ends of the surrounding side. The body and the rotatable loop can rotate around a first axis and with respect to each other. The ear hook is pivotally mounted on one side of the rotatable loop near where the rotatable loop is connected with the body, and the ear hook can rotate around a second axis, which is different from the first axis. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097691 | INTEGRATED SPEAKER AND DISPLAY - An integrated speaker and display that includes a display and a speaker assembly. The display is substantially integrated within the speaker assembly. The display is embedded between a coil of the speaker assembly and/or magnets of the speaker assembly. The speaker assembly may include a diaphragm located either on a side of the display facing a viewer of the display or opposite a side of the display facing a viewer of the display. The electronic device may be any type of device, for example, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), an electronic game, a computer, an audio player, a video player, a television, or a display device. The display may be any type of display, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a digital light processing (DLP) display, a light-emitting diode display (LED), or a plasma display. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097692 | Screen Speaker System - A screen speaker system ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090097693 | Planar-magnetic speakers with secondary magnetic structure - A planar magnetic transducer having enhanced magnetic structures which increases performance over a signal-ended device but mitigates some of the drawback of double ended devices, including a supporting structure, a diaphragm incorporating a coil conductor at least primary magnetic structure, and a secondary magnetic structure can be added, including mitigation of high frequency resonance and attenuation by providing a more open architecture, including spacing the magnets wider apart, configuring the inter-magnet spaces to provide better acoustic performance, using high-energy magnets, which magnets can be shaped to form at least a part of the shaped inter-magnet space. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097694 | ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electro-acoustic transducer according to the present invention comprises: a diaphragm; a casing which is formed with an opening in a part thereof for directly or indirectly supporting therein the diaphragm; a first magnetic pole section which is provided on a side of the opening with respect to the diaphragm and has a magnetic pole at a surface thereof which faces the diaphragm; a second magnetic pole section which is provided on a side of an inner bottom surface of the casing with respect to the diaphragm and has a magnetic pole at least a part of a surface thereof which faces the first magnetic pole section through the diaphragm; and a drive coil which is provided on the diaphragm so as to be located in a magnetic gap formed by the first and second magnetic pole sections for generating a driving force so as to cause the diaphragm to vibrate in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the diaphragm. The magnetic poles of the first and second magnetic pole sections which face each other through the diaphragm have the same polarity. An outer shape of the surface of the first magnetic pole section which faces the diaphragm is smaller than that of the surface of the second magnetic pole section which faces the diaphragm. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097695 | Personal document authentication system using watermarking - An identification document includes a unique identifier, and a picture of a person. Steganographically embedded in the picture is information corresponding to the identifier, by which the document can be authenticated. A verification apparatus reads the identifier from the document (e.g., by OCR or a machine-readable feature), and collects scan data corresponding to the picture. The scan data is processed to extract the embedded information. The embedded information is then compared for expected correspondence with the identifier. A remote database can store information related to the card, and can be queried in connection with the authentication. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097696 | System and method of dynamic insertion of data - Utilization of the on-demand/one-off digital content manufacturing process can be used to create a unique digital product that includes additional content targeted to the consumer. Through applying advanced analytical and artificial intelligence technology to data gathered at time of purchase, material that best matches the consumer's interests can be selected. Once additional data is selected it can be altered with tracking information and then inserted to create the consumer's final product. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097697 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INDICATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus recognizes an object from plural images captured by a image capture device, decides an outline of the recognized object, and calculates average luminances of the inside and the outside of the decided outline. Further, the information processing apparatus determines that a difference between the average luminances of the inside and the outside of the outline is equal to and more than a predetermined value, generates an adjustment image which make gradation increase so that a luminance of any one of the inside and the outside of the outline increases when the difference is equal to and more than the predetermined value, the any one of the inside and the outside of the outline having a lower average luminance than another one. The adjustment image is projected onto the object by a projection device, and then captured by the image capture device. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097698 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus which is capable of easily determining, when a user causes the apparatus to scan a sheet original to carry out predetermined processing, whether or not the sheet original has been modified or edited from a document file as the source of the sheet original. A scanner section not only reads an original and generates original image data, but also recognizes information embedded in the original. Rights information concerning the original is acquired based on the information embedded in the original. A controller unit determines whether or not the original has been edited, and performs control based on contents of the rights information and a result of the determination, such that execution of processing, which is designated by a user, on the original image data is permitted or restricted. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097699 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A watermark information embedding apparatus generates a document image from electronic document data that has been input thereto, modifies the electronic document data based upon the document image and embeds information in the electronic document data. The apparatus includes a document image generator for generating a document image from the electronic document data; a document analyzer for detecting layout information of each constituent image in the generated document image; a normalization information calculation unit for calculating normalization information, which is for normalizing placement of each constituent image, based upon the detected layout information; a modification unit for modifying the electronic document data; and an embedding unit for embedding information in the modified electronic document data. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097700 | METHOD OF DATA CAPTURE AND RECOGNITION - A method of capturing data from a form is disclosed. The form is completed by a user. The form is identified from a library of forms by recognizing an overall layout of the form. Fields on the form correlating to data fields completed by the user are identified, and data from the data fields is captured and stored. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097701 | Sleepiness level determination device for driver - A sleepiness level determination device includes: a detector processing a face image of an user and for detecting an eye image of the user based on the face image; a characteristic value calculating unit calculating a characteristic value regarding the eye based on the eye image; a sleepiness level determining unit determining a sleepiness level based on the characteristic value; and a reliability calculating unit calculating reliability of the sleepiness level based on the characteristic value. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097702 | Error Processing of Steganographic Message Signals - A form of error processing is used to decode steganographic messages embedded in image and audio signals in the presence of distortion, which tends to introduce errors in steganographic data communication. Content signals with auxiliary embedded data are analyzed to detect embedded message signals. Confidence values are assigned to the message signals and used to ascertain whether a message has been accurately detected. Error processing enables accurate message extraction in the presence of “soft errors” in the embedded message signal. This error processing enables more effective recovery of the steganographic message from content signals that undergo distortion and/or loss transformations after being embedded with steganographic data. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097703 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING IMAGES MOVING AT HIGH SPEED - An image of a moving object, such as a postage indicium barcode on a mail piece, is captured with the object in motion (e.g., while being transported through a mailing machine). An array of CMOS picture elements is held in a reset condition. A signal asserted on control pin ends the reset condition and places the picture elements in an image capture condition. With the picture elements in a picture capture condition, a strobe light is actuated at a time when the barcode is predicted to be present at the picture element array. After the strobe light has been actuated, the signal on the control pin is de-asserted to initiate a read-out of the image data from the picture elements. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097704 | ON-CHIP CAMERA SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE OBJECT TRACKING AND IDENTIFICATION - Apparatus and methods provide multiple object identification and tracking using an object recognition system, such as a camera system. One method of tracking multiple objects includes constructing a first set of objects in real time as a camera scans an image of a first frame row by row. A second set of objects is constructed concurrently in real time as the camera scans an image of a second frame row by row. The first and second sets of objects are stored separately in memory and the sets of objects are compared. Based on the comparison between the first frame (previous frame) and the second frame (current frame), a unique ID is assigned to an object in the second frame (current frame). | 2009-04-16 |
20090097705 | OBTAINING INFORMATION BY TRACKING A USER - A device may obtain tracking information of a face or a head of a user, determine a position and orientation of the user, and determine a direction of focus of the user based on the tracking information, the position, and the orientation. In addition, the device may retrieve information associated with a location at which the user focused. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097706 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING IF OBJECTS ARE IN A QUEUE - Systems and methods that determine a position value of a first object and a position value of a second object, and compare the position value of the first object with the position value of the second object to determine if the second object is in a queue with the first object are provided. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097707 | Method of controlling digital image processing apparatus for face detection, and digital image processing apparatus employing the method - Provided is a method of controlling a digital image processing apparatus for detecting a face from continuously input images, the method comprising operations (a) to (c). In (a), if a face is detected, image information of a body area is stored. In (b), if the face is not detected, a body having the image information stored in (a) is detected. In (c), if a current body is detected after a previous body was detected in (b), an image characteristic of the previously detected body is compared to an image characteristic of the currently detected body, and a movement state of the face is determined according to the comparison result. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097708 | Image-Processing System and Image-Processing Method - A vehicle-periphery-image-providing system may include an image-capturing unit, a viewpoint-change unit, an image-composition unit, an object-decttion unit, a line-width-setting unit, and a line-selection unit. The image-capturing units, such as cameras, capture images outside a vehicle periphery and generate image-data items. The viewpoint-change unit generates a bird's-eye-view image for each image-data item based on the image-data item so that end portions of the real spaces corresponding to two adjacent bird's-eye-view images overlap each other. The image-composition unit generates a bird's-eye-view-composite image by combining the bird's-eye-view images according to a predetermined layout. The object-detection unit detects an object existing in the real space corresponding to a portion where the bird's-eye-view images of the bird's-eye-composite image are joined to each other. The line-width-setting unit sets the width of the line image corresponding to the joining portion. The line-selection unit adds a line image having the set width to an overlap portion of one of the bird's-eye-view images. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097709 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - A signal processing apparatus for displaying an input image in the sate in which a part of the image is enlarged, displays an enlarged image obtained by enlarging a part of a designated object in the input image so that the enlarged image is superimposed at a position in accordance with the position of the designated object. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097710 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION AND DISPLAYING POINTS-OF-INTEREST - A method for displaying point-of-interest coordinate locations in perspective images and for coordinate-based information transfer between perspective images on different platforms includes providing a shared reference image of a region overlapping the field of view of the perspective view. The perspective view is then correlated with the shared reference image so as to generate a mapping between the two views. This mapping is then used to derive a location of a given coordinate from the shared reference image within the perspective view and the location is indicated in the context of the perspective view on a display. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097711 | Detecting apparatus of human component and method thereof - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method of detecting a human component from an input image. The apparatus includes a training database (DB) to store positive and negative samples of a human component, an image processor to calculate a difference image for the input image, a sub-window processor to extract a feature population from a difference image that is calculated by the image processor for the positive and negative samples of a predetermined human component stored in the training DB, and a human classifier to detect a human component corresponding to a human component model using the human component model that is learned from the feature population. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097712 | Intelligent display screen which interactively selects content to be displayed based on surroundings - A display screen with a camera senses an image, detects characteristics of the image, and selects an item to be displayed based on the automatically detected characteristics. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097713 | VISION-BASED OPERATING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A vision-based operating system is provided in which a computer-based system accepts visual inputs and takes appropriate actions in a wide variety of environments. One environment is a security environment in which the vision-based operating system acquires an image of a face and determines, with an arbitrarily small probability of a false positive, whether the face is of a person who is authorized to enter the environment. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097714 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, CORRESPONDING PROGRAM AND TERMINAL - A biometric authentication method if provided for an individual to be authenticated amongst a very large quantity of individuals with an authentication system storing a set of reference information each associated to one of the individuals. The reference information is distributed across a plurality of sub-databases. The method includes a phase of adding reference information representative of a new individual, including selecting the sub-database that is best adapted to store the reference information to be added. A phase of authentication includes: provision by the individual of authentication biometric information and of an identifier forming addressing information, designating at least one of said sub-databases likely to contain the reference information representative of said individual; and searching amongst the reference information stored by the authentication system, of reference information corresponding to the individual, the searching being carried out on a subset of said set of reference information, identified by the addressing information. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097715 | PROCEDURE FOR IDENTIFYING A PERSON BY EYELASH ANALYSIS - A procedure for identifying a person with a data acquisition device ( | 2009-04-16 |
20090097716 | CAMERA DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROMPT METHOD - The invention discloses a camera device, comprising: an image capture module for capturing image data including a user; an information processing module for obtaining human face image data from the image data, and obtaining a distance information between a human face corresponding to the human face image data and the camera device according to the human face image data; a decision module for determining whether the distance corresponding to said distance information is less than a predetermined value, and generating a prompt information while the distance corresponding to said distance information is less than a predetermined value; and a prompt output module for outputting said prompt information based on said distance information, said prompt information is configured to give a prompt to said user. The invention also discloses an information prompt method. The technical solution of the present invention can obtain and output a distance between a human face and the camera device, so as to prevent and prompt that a user is too close to a display screen, and thereby protect eyesight of the user. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097717 | Method and Apparatus for User Authentication Using Face Image - A user authentication method and apparatus using a face image are provided. The method includes transforming a face image in a normalized spatial domain into frequency-domain data, extracting valid transform coefficients from the frequency-domain data based on energy-concentrated region information, extracting a feature vector from the extracted valid transform coefficients, and performing user authentication by comparing the extracted feature vector with a previously registered feature vector. Accordingly, it is possible to perform user authentication using a face image while using a minimum data dimension, thereby improving the speed and precision thereof. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097718 | DIGITAL CAMERA WITH FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION FUNCTION - A digital camera includes a fingerprint input interface, a fingerprint sensor, a fingerprint information storage unit, and a fingerprint identification module. The fingerprint input interface is for a current user to input the current user's fingerprint. The fingerprint sensor is for reading the current user's fingerprint and getting characteristics of the current user's fingerprint. The fingerprint information storage unit is for storing predefined characteristics of authorized users' fingerprints and access privilege settings of different users. The fingerprint identification module is for an administrator of the digital camera to set access privileges of different users according to the users' fingerprints, and authorizing the current user to access operations of the digital camera, and restricting access to operations of the digital camera according to whether the characteristics of the current user's fingerprint match the predefined characteristics of the authorized users' fingerprints. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097719 | SECURE DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF STORING AND RETRIEVING USER DATA - In a portable and secure data storage device | 2009-04-16 |
20090097720 | BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION METHOD - A biometric access control and time and attendance system comprises an integrated network including one or more remote access devices in electronic communication with a computer database. Each remote access device comprises a silicon chip based system and preferably includes a biometric input device, a liquid crystal display (LCD), computer processing capabilities, and an electrical output for controlling a door lock or the like. A plurality of remote access devices is configured for communication with a primary computer database wherein data corresponding to biometric samples for all authorized users is stored. In an embodiment wherein the biometric input devices comprise fingerprint scanners, the devices are configured to facilitate fingerprint identification by incorporating an auto-targeting capability that enables the user to simply place his or her finger on the fingerprint scanner whereafter the system adjusts the scanned image by automatically shifting the scanned image data to a properly targeted position thereby enabling the system compare the scanned print to the biometric samples in the system's data storage memory. The present invention contemplates the use of auto-targeting with other biometric systems, such as facial recognition and/or retinal scanning systems, or any other biometric identification technology. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097721 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING FEATURES WITHIN A DATASET - A method of identifying features within a dataset such as an image comprises applying a multiscale transform such as a dual tree Complex Wavelet Transform to generate a plurality of scale-related transform levels each having a plurality of transform coefficients defining magnitude and phase; determining the phase difference between a first coefficient on one level, and a second coefficient on the same or a different level; and identifying the feature in dependence on the phase difference. Each quadrant of the phase difference, when plotted as an angle, is indicative of a different type of feature. The invention is equally applicable to the identification of two-dimensional features such as images, as well as to the identification of features within one-dimensional data streams such as audio. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097722 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND SOFTWARE PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING EFFICIENT REGISTRATION OF VOLUMETRIC IMAGES - The invention relates to a method, system and computer program product for registering 3D image data. It comprises (a) receiving a first 3D image and a second 3D image; (b) determining a rendering transform for applying to each of the first 3D image and the second 3D image; (c) applying the rendering transform to the first 3D image to provide a first 2D projection and to the second 3D image to provide a second 2D projection; and (d) determining an elastic registration for mapping locations of the first 2D projection to homologous locations in the second 2D projection. | 2009-04-16 |
20090097723 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VISUALIZING REGISTERED IMAGES - A method for visualizing a registered image is presented. The method includes receiving a first image data set and at least one other image data set. Further, the method includes displaying at least a portion of the first image data set on a first portion of a display. Also, the method includes displaying at least a portion of the at least one other image data set on a second portion of the display. Additionally, the method includes selectively adjusting display of the at least a portion of the at least one other image data to provide a context to the first image data set. Systems and computer-readable medium that afford functionality of the type defined by this method is also contemplated in conjunction with the present technique. | 2009-04-16 |