22nd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 28 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110129038 | RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD, RADIO TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, AND RADIO RECEIVING APPARATUS - A duplicating section duplicates a bit sequence to be input, and a 16 QAM section modulates a bit sequence of a duplicating source to form a symbol, a 16 QAM section modulates the duplicated bit sequence to form a symbol, an S/P section parallel converts the symbol sequence input in series, an S/P section parallel converts the symbol sequence input in series, and an IFFT section | 2011-06-02 |
20110129039 | SIGNAL RECEIVING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a signal receiving apparatus includes a first setting module, a calculator, a detection module, a generator, and a determination module. The first setting module is configured to set a rising or falling of an arbitrary high pulse as a starting point. The calculator is configured to calculate a sampling period based on intervals between a plurality of high pulses. The detector is configured to set a multiple of the sampling period from the starting point as reference points and to detect positions where the plurality of high pulses are generated from each of the reference points. The generator is configured to generate a histogram for the positions where the plurality of high pulses are generated. The determination module is configured to determine positions obtained by adding a value of a peak in the histogram to each of the reference points as sampling points. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129040 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING LOG-LIKELIHOOD RATIOS AND RELATIVE S-FSK RECEIVER - A method of estimating log-likelihood ratios for first and second streams of samples of a received S-FSK signal demodulated using first and second carriers includes estimating channel and noise parameters associated with first and second transmitted values for the first and second streams of samples obtained from the received S-FSK modulated signal. Current signal-to-noise ratios are estimated for current samples of the first and second streams of samples obtained from the received S-FSK modulated signal using the channel and noise parameters. The estimated current signal-to-noise ratios are compared with values of a discrete ordered set and respective pairs of consecutive values of the discrete ordered set between which the estimated current signal-to-noise ratios are comprised are identified. Log-likelihood ratios are estimated for the current samples of the first and second streams. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129041 | RECEIVER DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RECEIVING METHOD - A receiver device receives a signal inputted to one or a plurality of ports as a plurality of received signals, and includes: a phase offset estimating unit that, on the basis of a unique word of each signal block contained in said received signal, estimates the phase offset, and a phase offset compensating unit that, on the basis of a phase offset estimated by said phase offset estimating unit, compensates the phase offset; the receiver device uses a known signal component (unique word) contained in a frequency-domain equalized signal to compensate the phase offset, whereby it compensates complex phase offset fluctuation, and estimates the phase offset of a signal obtained at each port. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129042 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A PLURALITY OF SYMBOL BLOCKS USING A DECODER - Teachings presented herein offer a technique for using a demodulator to improve a demodulation process. For example, a demodulation unit according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a multi-stage demodulator and may include: a demodulator configured to receive a baseband signal and configured to produce modem bit likelihood values based on the received baseband signal; a decoder configured to receive and process the modem bit likelihood values to produce improved modem bit likelihood values; a candidate value generator configured to produce, based on the improved modem bit likelihood values, candidate symbol values for a group of one or more symbols; and a detector configured to receive the baseband signal and the candidate symbol values and configured to produce one of (a) final modem bit estimates and (b) candidate symbol values for a group of symbols. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129043 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A PLURALITY OF SYMBOL BLOCKS USING A DECODER - Teachings presented herein offer improved symbol block detection by including a decoder unit in a demodulation system. Utilizing a decoder unit in a demodulation system can significantly enhance symbol block detection because the decoder can produce bit likelihood values (soft bit values), and these bit likelihood values can be used to construct a set of candidate symbol values. Advantageously, this set of candidate symbol values is more likely to contain the actually transmitted symbol(s) than if the decoder unit was not used in the demodulation system. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129044 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING ERROR CORRECTION CAPABILITY USING STUFFING BYTE - A decoding circuit and method for improving error correction capability using a stuffing byte, in which in the decoding method, an input data packet is decoded. When it is determined that error correction is impossible based on a decoding result, a stuffing byte section is detected in the input data packet. A level value of data in the stuffing byte section is converted into a stuffing byte level value. A data packet having the converted level value is decoded and output. The decoding circuit includes a decoder decoding an input data packet and a control block detecting a stuffing byte section in the input data packet, converting the input data packet, and decoding a converted data packet when the decoder fails in error correction of the input data packet. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129045 | Method and device for aquiring a channel with frequency offset less than half symbol rate - A method and device for acquiring a channel with a frequency offset less than half symbol rate is applied but not limited to a DVB-S system. A target channel is selected to obtain a carrier frequency and a symbol rate for programming a tuner to obtain a digital baseband signal. A down-sampling factor is calculated based on the symbol rate for performing a down-sampling operation to obtain a down-sampling signal that passes through a digital matched filter to generate a filtered spectrum. A moving average and spectrum inversion is applied to detect location of the target channel and find two cross points thereby estimating a coarse carrier frequency offset for compensating the tuner and a coarse symbol rate. A fine carrier frequency offset and a symbol rate estimate are estimated for compensating and acquiring the target channel when the target channel is successfully detected. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129046 | DISCRETE DENOISING USING BLENDED COUNTS - Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a discrete denoiser that replaces symbols in a received, noisy signal with replacement symbols in order to produce a recovered signal less distorted with respect to an originally transmitted, clean signal than the received, noisy signal. Certain, initially developed discrete denoisers employ an analysis of the number of occurrences of metasymbols within the received, noisy signal in order to select symbols for replacement, and to select the replacement symbols for the symbols that are replaced. Denoisers that represent examples of the present invention use blended counts that are combinations of the occurrences of metasymbol families within a noisy signal to determine the symbols to be replaced and the replacement symbols corresponding to them. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129047 | RECEPTION DEVICE AND RECEPTION METHOD - It is possible to reduce the effect of an interference signal while suppressing increases in a circuit scale and a processing time. A reception device receives a multicarrier signal and an interference signal via a radio transmission path, detects a frequency position of the interference signal, performs filtering to suppress the multicarrier signal and the interference signal at the detected frequency position of the interference signal, removes a guard interval from the multicarrier signal suppressed by the filtering, demodulates each subcarrier of the multicarrier signal from which the guard interval is removed, and performs error correction on the demodulated signal. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129048 | SYNCHRONIZED SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING AND PROCESSING SIGNALS, IN PARTICULAR AUDIO SIGNALS IN A WIRELESS LOUDSPEAKER NETWORK - The system comprises a master device ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110129049 | VERY LARGE ENHANCEMENTS OF THERMAL NEUTRON FLUXES RESULTING IN A VERY LARGE ENHANCEMENT OF THE PRODUCTION OF MOLYBDENUM-99 - A large enhancement of neutron flux is realized when a primary target of D | 2011-06-02 |
20110129050 | Method and Device for Identification of Explosives by means of Neutron Bombardment - A method and device for explosives identification bombards a sample with neutrons the energy of which is to the positron activation energy of nitrogen and to the required energy for a neutron proton nuclear reaction of neutrons with | 2011-06-02 |
20110129051 | Nuclear Fuel Assembly For Boiling Water Reactor - An assembly of the type having a water channel extending along a longitudinal axis and having an upper section of larger cross-section area than a lower section and at least one fuel rod receiving groove extending longitudinally on the outer surface of the lower section, fuel rods extending longitudinally and disposed around the water channel and fixing members for fixing at least one fuel rod to the water channel in the at least one groove below the upper section. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129052 | SHIFT REGISTER WITH TWO-WAY TRANSMISSION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING SAME - A shift register includes individually connected shift register units. Each shift register unit includes a switching unit, a pre-charging unit, a pulse signal output unit, a low level voltage signal control unit, a first clock pulse signal input, a second clock pulse signal input, and an output. The first and the second clock pulse signal inputs respectively receive a first clock signal and a second clock signal, the first clock signal and the second clock signal having reverse clock pulses during each clock cycle. The switching unit receives at least one external starting signal and a high level signal, when the at least one external starting signal is high level, the switching unit is turned on and outputs the high level signal to the pre-charging unit. When the second clock signal is high level, the pre-charging unit receives the high level signal and charges, and when the first clock signal is high level, the pre-charging unit discharges. The pulse signal output unit receives the first clock signal and outputs the first clock signal to the output after the pre-charging unit charges and before the pre-charging unit finishes discharging. The low level voltage signal control unit receives the first clock signal and the second clock signal, after the pre-charging unit finishes discharging, the low level voltage signal control unit pulls down a voltage level on the output at low level when the second clock signal are high level. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129053 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING IONIZATION SUSCEPTIBILITY USING X-RAYS - A system for determining ionization susceptibility including a sample, an x-ray generator configured to generate a pulsed x-ray beam, and focusing optics disposed between the sample and the x-ray generator, the focusing optics being configured to focus the pulsed x-ray beam into a spot on the sample. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129054 | PROCESSING FOR CODED APERTURE IMAGING - A method of reconstructing an image of a scene ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110129055 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY METHOD, COMPUTER SOFTWARE, COMPUTING DEVICE AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A VOLUMETRIC REPRESENTATION OF A SAMPLE - A computed tomography method for determining a volumetric representation of a sample comprises using reconstructed volume data of the sample from x-ray projections of the sample taken by an x-ray system, computing a set of artificial projections of said sample by a forward projection from said reconstructed volume data , and determining, essentially from process data of said reconstruction including said reconstructed volume data and/or said x-ray projections, individual confidence measures for single voxels of said volume data based on calculating, for each of said measured x-ray projections, the difference between the contribution of this measured x-ray projection to the voxel under inspection and the contribution from a corresponding artificial projection to the voxel under inspection. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129056 | COMPUTERIZED METHOD AND PROCESSOR FOR SELECTING ACQUISITION CONFIGURATIONS TO OBTAIN X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DATA - In a method to assist in the selection of an acquisition configuration from a set of adjustable acquisition configurations for the acquisition of x-ray projections of the heart of a patient with a computed tomography apparatus to examine the heart of the patient, the which method is based on an examination type to be specified. At least two acquisition configurations for the specified examination type (which acquisition configurations can be adjusted at the computed tomography apparatus) are considered for which at least one probability density function is respectively kept ready that was determined for the respective acquisition configuration for a specific variable pertaining to a person and/or for the x-ray dose to be applied to the person. Using the at least two probability density functions, the acquisition configuration that is best suited for the examination of the heart of the patient according to the specified examination type is determined from the at least two adjustable acquisition configurations under consideration, based on at least one determined variable to be specified and pertaining to the current patient to be examined and/or based on a value pertaining to the applied x-ray dose. The invention also concerns a computed tomography apparatus operable according to such a method and a storage medium encoded with programming instructions for implementing such a method. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129057 | METHOD FOR DETERMING A CORRECTION FUNCTION FOR CORRECTING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC NUMBERS OF A SMALL TARGET OBJECT IN A CT IMAGE - A method of correcting target region in computed tomographic (CT) image, including the steps of obtaining a CT image of a patient; determining the size of a target object in the CT image; and correcting CT numbers of a portion of the CT image that corresponds to the target object, based on the determined size of the target object. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129058 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DENTAL 3D X-RAY IMAGE, AND X-RAY DEVICE THEREFOR - In a method for the creation of a dental 3D radiograph of at least a subregion, forming a volume ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110129059 | X-RAY IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE - CT imaging is performed twice (S | 2011-06-02 |
20110129060 | RADIO TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING METHOD - A radio tomography imaging method according to the present invention includes: calculating a conversion function based on a transmission image picked up by using a radiation emitted from a first radiation source and a transmission image picked up by using a radiation emitted from a second radiation source; wherein a position of the second radiation source when the radiation has been emitted coincides with a position of the first radiation source when the radiation has been emitted, and one of the first and second radiation sources emits the radiation when the other emits the radiation, picking up a plurality of first reconfiguration transmission images and a plurality of second reconfiguration transmission images by using a plurality of first reconfiguration radiations and a plurality of second reconfiguration radiations simultaneously emitted from the first radiation source and the second radiation source; correcting the plurality of first reconfiguration transmission images and the plurality of second reconfiguration transmission images into a plurality of corrected transmission images based on the conversion function; and reconfiguring the plurality of corrected transmission images into three-dimensional data. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129061 | COMBINED NUCLEAR-RADIOGRAPHIC SUBJECT IMAGING - When performing a patient scan to collect patient data for reconstruction into one or more image volumes, a combination nuclear-radiographic subject imaging device ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110129062 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAMMOGRAPHY - A compression unit of a mammography apparatus includes an arrangement to tension at least one compression band in a first fixing unit and second fixing unit arranged on both sides of a subject table. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129063 | X-Ray-Based System and Methods for Inspecting a Person's Shoes for Aviation Security Threats - The present application discloses a system for scanning a shoe for illegal materials. The system includes an X-ray source for projecting a beam of X-rays onto the shoe, a detector array for detecting X-rays transmitted through the shoe and at least one metal detector coil for detecting metals within the shoe. The system produces a radiographic image of the shoe by processing the detected X-rays and data obtained from the at least one metal detector coil. Other embodiments are directed toward other screening technologies, including millimeter wave screening technologies. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129064 | GENERATING A REPRESENTATION OF AN OBJECT OF INTEREST - A volumetric image of a space is acquired from an imaging system. The space includes an object of interest and another object, and the volumetric image includes data representing the object of interest and the other object. A two-dimensional radiograph of the space is acquired from the imaging system. The two-dimensional radiograph of the space includes data representing the object of interest and the other object. The two-dimensional radiograph and the volumetric image are compared at the imaging system. A two-dimensional image is generated based on the comparison. The generated two-dimensional image includes the object of interest and excludes the other object. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129065 | X-RAY MONOCHROMATOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND X-RAY SPECTROMETER - An X-ray monochromator including: a substrate having a concave surface; and an inorganic oxide film formed on the concave surface and having a plurality of pores, in which the plurality of pores of the inorganic oxide film being laid periodically in a stacked manner in the normal directions of the concave surface, and in which the plurality of pores being cylindrical is provided. The X-ray monochromator shows an excellent X-ray spectroscopic performance. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129066 | METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF A MATERIAL - A method and apparatus for quantitative analysis of a material in which an electron beam is caused to impinge upon the material are described. The method comprises detecting low loss electrons (LLEs) received from a first region of the material due to interaction with the electron beam and generating corresponding LLE data. The method further comprises detecting x-rays received from a second region of the material due to interaction with the electron beam and generating corresponding x-ray data, wherein the first and second regions overlap, and analysing the LLE data together with the x-ray data so as to generate compositional data representative of the composition of the first region. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129067 | X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC METHOD - According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes X-ray generators, X-ray detectors, high voltage generators, a switching device, an abnormality detection unit and a control unit. The high voltage generators are configured to apply voltages to the X-ray generators. The switching device is configured to switch outputs from the high voltage generators to the X-ray generators. The abnormality detection unit is configured to detect an abnormality in the high voltage generators. The control unit is configured to control the switching device to switch from an output from a high voltage generator of which abnormality has been detected by the abnormality detection unit toward a corresponding X-ray generator to an output from another high voltage generator toward the corresponding X-ray generator. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129068 | HYBRID DESIGN OF AN ANODE DISK STRUCTURE FOR HIGH PROWER X-RAY TUBE CONFIGURATIONS OF THE ROTARY-ANODE TYPE - The present invention is related to high power X-ray sources, in particular to those ones that are equipped with rotating X-ray anodes capable of delivering a much higher short time peak power than conventional rotating X-ray anodes according to the prior art. The herewith proposed design principle thereby aims at overcoming thermal limitation of peak power by allowing extremely fast rotation of the anode and by introducing a lightweight material with high thermal conductivity ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110129069 | COLLIMATOR MODULE FOR THE MODULAR ASSEMBLY OF A COLLIMATOR FOR A RADIATION DETECTOR AND RADIATION DETECTOR - A collimator module is disclosed for the modular assembly of a collimator for a radiation detector with a multiplicity of absorber elements, which are arranged one behind the other in a collimation direction and held by a carrier. In at least one embodiment, the carrier has at least one alignment device for aligning the collimator module in the collimation direction, which alignment device(s) interact with positioning device(s) in a detector mechanism of the radiation detector when they are integrated into the radiation detector. This provides the preconditions for integrating the collimator module in a fashion that is decoupled from a radiation convertor, and so this allows easy assembly of a collimator and adjustment to a position assumed between a radiation convertor and the collimator. Moreover, a radiation detector with such a collimator module is disclosed. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129070 | BACK FOCUSED ANTI-SCATTER GRID - An anti-scatter grid for an x-ray imaging system. The grid has substrate having a first face and a second face. The substrate has a plurality of grooves opening onto the first face of the substrate and not opening onto the second face. The substrate has high X-ray absorption properties. Each groove has an orientation such that the planes of all the grooves are convergent and intersect along a line situated on the side of the second face where the grooves do not open. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129071 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO CHARACTERIZE CUSTOMER-PREMISES NETWORKS - Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to characterize customer-premises networks are disclosed. A disclosed example method comprises retrieving a first plurality of performance parameters for a first time interval for respective ones of a plurality of customer-premises devices, the first plurality of customer-premises devices forming a first customer-premises communication network and each communicatively coupled to a first residential gateway, retrieving a second plurality of performance parameters for a second time interval for the respective ones of the first plurality of devices, computing a first metric representative of a performance variability of the first customer-premises communication network from the first and second plurality of performance parameters, and comparing the first metric to a second metric representative of a second performance variability of a second customer-premises communication network communicatively coupled to a second residential gateway to determine whether the first customer-premises communication network is operating in accordance with a normal operating condition. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129072 | MULTIMEDIA CALL PLATFORM - A network device may maintain an association of a telephone number with information identifying a rule and information identifying multimedia content, where the telephone number is associated with the network device, and where the rule specifies when the multimedia content is to be provided in connection with a telephone call to the telephone number. The network device may further receive a telephone call from a user device, where the telephone call is directed to the telephone number; detect, in connection with the telephone call, that the rule has been satisfied; and provide the multimedia content to the user device in response to detecting that the rule has been satisfied. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129073 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-MODAL PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES - A system for personalizing interactive services provided to users of voice and data enabled communications devices, including users of SMS, MMS and WAP enabled communications devices. The system is designed to access source information associated with a particular requester for a service and to map the source information to personalization information associated with a user of the system. The source information is extracted in various embodiments from different types of communications channels. The personalization information is employed by the system to influence the behavior of the system while providing an interactive service to the user. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129074 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication apparatus including: a communication portion which performs a data communication with a sub-communication apparatus; a transmission-data communicating portion which performs a transmission-data communication with a data processing apparatus; a transmission-data receiving section which receives transmission data from the data processing apparatus; a notifying section which transmits a notification to the sub-communication apparatus, the notification being based on that the transmission-data receiving section has received the transmission data; a relaying section which relays a phone conversation between an external communication apparatus and the sub-communication apparatus; and a transmitting section which transmits the transmission data received by the transmission-data receiving section, to an external communication apparatus as a call opposite party of the phone conversation which is being relayed by the relaying section where a transmission-data transmitting command has been received from the at sub-communication apparatus performing the phone conversation being | 2011-06-02 |
20110129075 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication apparatus including: a relaying section which relays phone conversation between a sub-communication apparatus and an external communication apparatus which is in a communicable connection state by the communication controlling portion; a request section which requests, when a transmission command for transmitting transmission data has been transmitted from the sub-communication apparatus performing the phone conversation with the external communication apparatus, a data processing apparatus to transmit the transmission data while maintaining a connection state between the communication apparatus and the external communication apparatus to the communicable connection state; a receiving section which receives the transmission data transmitted from the data processing apparatus in response to the request of the request section; and a transmitting section which transmits the transmission data received by the receiving section to the external communication apparatus being in the communicable connection state. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129076 | AUTOMATIC USE OF BEHAVIORAL INFORMATION FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES IN COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM | 2011-06-02 |
20110129077 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REAL TIME DISPLAY OF CALLER LOCATION, PROFILE, AND TRUST RELATIONSHIP - Methods and systems to display, in real time, detailed attribute information regarding a calling party. This information may be presented to a user in conjunction with an incoming voice-call or message on the user's smartphone/mobile internet device (MID) or other mobile device. Such information can help him/her in real-time to decide whether to respond to the communication. Attribute information is collected at a caller attributes processing server and communicated to a receiver device of the called party. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129078 | SELECTIVE RESPONSE UNIT - In a telephone network, an incoming call is once received using an automatic voice response. A ring tone is not played immediately after the incoming. In the automatic response, an authorization sound that is necessary every time connection to the caller is made is generated each time by superimposing a background sound on a random number generated through random number generation processing. The caller is notified of the authorization sound. A ring tone is played in response to only incoming calls that return a valid response value, and not played in response to incoming calls that return an invalid response value. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129079 | RINGBACK TONE MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method for detecting the presence of a ringback tone in a ringing tone comprises comparing the ringing tone to a benchmark tone so as to detect the presence of a ringback tone. Based on the comparison, a notification is provided as to whether a ringback tone is present. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129080 | PROVIDING COMMUNICATION TO A SUBSCRIBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF TERMINALS - The invention relates to a method for providing communication, comprising a plurality of communication subscribers, comprising at least one first piece of address information associated with a first communication subscriber, a second and at least one third piece of address information associated with at least a second communication subscriber and a fourth piece of address information associated with a central control function, wherein in the event of a failure of a first connection attempt made to a second communication subscriber by a communication subscriber determined by the first piece of address information while using the second piece of address information, during a second attempt at a connection following the failure by the first communication subscriber determined by the first piece of address information to the central control function determined by the fourth piece of address information, the control function initiates the forwarding of the second connection to the second communication subscriber while using the third piece of address information. The invention further relates to a communication system for carrying out the method. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129081 | Method and system for managing interactive communications campaigns with call pacing - A web-based hosted solution (a managed service or system) through which business entities create and manage communications campaigns, such as interactive campaigns that afford target recipients an opportunity to be connected to a contact center. The managed service carries out a communications campaign on behalf of a client. A “campaign” refers to a series of calls to a contact list using one or more sub-campaigns. A sub-campaign associates a list of contacts, a script, and a timeframe. An “agent” typically is a contact center operator. A “skill group” is a set of agents that are trained to handle a given script. Call pacing enhancements are implemented to allow simultaneous progress on multiple sub-campaigns under a skill group. The techniques enable control over the pacing of individual sub-campaigns when multiple sub-campaigns are running under a single skill group. The service also provides a framework by which a set of “pluggable” pacing models are provisioned and managed, preferably on a per-model basis. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129082 | TELEPHONE WITH AN INFORMATION PANEL - A telephone includes a phone body and an information panel to hold business cards. The information panel is rotatably mounted to the phone body. The phone body defines a receiving hole. The information panel includes a main body, a trigger, and a resilient element. The main body defines a through hole including a first positioning portion located in an inner surface of the through hole. The trigger includes a first end extending through the through hole, a second end received in the receiving hole, and a second positioning portion located between the first end and the second end and matches with the first positioning portion to limit the main body from rotating with respect to the phone body. The resilient element is received in the receiving hole with a first end resisted the receiving hole and a second end resisted on the second end of the trigger. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129083 | UNICODE-COMPATIBLE ENCIPHERMENT - Unicode character data is received for transcoding. The Unicode character data is transcoded to an intermediate value. The intermediate value is enciphered. The enciphered intermediate value is transcoded back to Unicode-compatible character data. The transcoding includes assembling character values from the Unicode character data into one or more blocks and representing the assembled character values in a compact form. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129084 | METHOD OF EXECUTING AN ALGORITHM FOR PROTECTING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE BY AFFINE MASKING AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE - A method of executing an algorithm includes protecting an electronic device by affine masking. The electronic device executes operations on secret variables x, the secret variables x being binary vectors of a given size N other than zero. The method further includes replacing the secret variables x using an affine masking operation, by the following affine function: m(x)=R.x+r, where R is a random invertible binary matrix with N rows and N columns and r is a random binary vector of size N. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129085 | CRYPTOGRAPHIC DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING S-BOX - Provided is a cryptographic device implementing an S-Box of an encryption algorithm using a many-to-one binary function. The cryptographic device includes: arrays of first logic gates including I first logic gates which each receive 2 bits of an input signal; 2 | 2011-06-02 |
20110129086 | Unicode-Compatible Stream Cipher - A process and system for enciphering and deciphering Unicode characters that is compatible with scripting languages such as JAVASCRIPT®, JSCRIPT® and VBSCRIPT®. The process and system can encipher each character individually and maintain the size of the character. The enciphered character is deciphered at the application layer at the client to provide endpoint security. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129087 | System and Method for Encrypting and Decrypting Data - A method is provided for creating an encrypted data file from a data file having a sample entry box and a media data box. The sample entry box has description information therein. The media data box includes media data therein. The method includes: receiving the data file; encrypting the media data within the media data box with an encryption key; replacing the sample entry box with an encoded box; creating a sinf box within the encoded box; creating a form a box within the sinf box; and creating an schm box within the sinf box. The schm box indicates the type of formatting of the encrypted media data. The encoded box does not include an initial counter that may be used to decrypt the encrypted media data. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129088 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING A MOBILE TERMINAL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and system for authenticating in a wireless communication system. The system includes a Mobile Terminal (MT), an authenticator, and an Authentication, Authorization, Accounting (AAA) server. When the authenticator requests NAI information for authentication, the MT adds an authentication code to the NAI, and sends a response message including the NAI information to the authenticator. The authenticator relays the NAI to which the authentication code is added, to the AAA server. The AAA server extracts the authentication code from the NAI information, verifies the authentication of the MT, generates a new authentication key, and transmits the new authentication key to the authenticator. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129089 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARTIALLY ENCODING/DECODING DATA FOR COMMITMENT SERVICE AND METHOD OF USING ENCODED DATA - Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for partially encoding/decoding data for a commitment service and a method of using encoded data. The apparatus includes an encoding/decoding module for encoding/decoding a database to be committed to a server using a private key of the user, obtained by accessing a key storage unit through a key management module which manages information about the private key of the user, stored in the key storage unit, and also encoding/decoding an SQL query required to use a DB committed to the server. The encoding/decoding module partially encodes/decodes one or more of table names, field names, and attribute values of the DB. In the present invention, the table names, field names, and field attribute values of the DB are partially encoded while the existing structure of the DB is maintained, and the partially encoded DB is committed to the server. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129090 | Method for Distributing Cryptographic Keys in a Communication Network - A method making it possible to distribute elements for generating one or more cryptographic keys between at least two users A and B in a network implementing a routing protocol, characterized in that:
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20110129091 | METHOD FOR MULTI-CHANNEL PROCESSING IN A MULTI-CHANNEL SOUND SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for multi-channel processing in a multi-channel sound system. For this purpose, a channel or a channel mixture is first split into individual channels. Then the individual channels are limited by means of setting the values of the parameters channel fader, threshold, release, and output level. Then encoding of the individual channels follows. In order to develop the method further in such a manner that the encoded surround mixes not only function as data carriers of the mixes to be decoded, but rather can exist in parallel, also in and of themselves, as compared with stereo and mono, the invention proposes that at least two channels are compressed and/or limited with a uniform output level value in method step c), one channel is provided with a deviating output level value, which is set, depending on the audio material to be processed, and every further channel is compressed and/or limited in such a manner that it has an output level value that is at least one decibel less than the uniform output level value, whereby subsequent to method step d), further limiting of the individual channels combined into an encoded (coded) channel takes place by means of setting a value of at least one of the parameters channel fader, threshold, release, and output level. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129092 | RECONSTRUCTION OF MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO DATA - A method for processing sound data is provided for the reconstruction of multi-channel audio data on the basis at least of data on a reduced number of channels and of spatialization data. A test is carried out to determine whether the spatialization data received are valid. If the test is positive, a spatialization value is predicted according to a per respective model of a plurality of models. A prediction model is chosen on the basis of the spatialization values thus predicted and on the basis of the spatialization data received, to permit, in case of subsequent reception of defective spatialization data, a prediction according to this chosen model of a spatialization value and to use this predicted spatialization value for the reconstruction of the multi-channel audio data. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129093 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SOUND AS VIBRATIONS - There is provided a method and a system for presenting audio signals as vibrotactile stimuli to the body in accordance with a Model Human Cochlea (MHC). Audio signals are obtained for presentation. The audio signals are separated into multiple bands of discrete frequency ranges that encompass the complete audio signal. Those signals are output to multiple vibrotactile devices. The vibrotactile devices may be positioned in a respective housing to intensify and constrain a vibrational energy from the vibrotactile devices. Output of the vibrotactile devices stimulate the cutaneous receptors of the skin at the locations where the vibrotactile devices are placed. In one embodiment, a system implements this method using audio voice coils that are embedded in a chair, which make contact with the human body while seated. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129094 | CONTROL OF OPERATING PARAMETERS IN A BINAURAL LISTENING SYSTEM - The application relates to a binaural listening system comprising first and second listening devices adapted for being located at or in left and right ears, respectively, of a person during use of the listening system, each listening device comprising antenna and transceiver circuitry for establishing a bidirectional wireless link to the opposite listening device during use of the system, each listening device comprising a manually operable activation element for influencing the functionality of the listening system in a predefined way, the manually operable activation element having at least one mode of operation. The application further relates to use of binaural listening system and to a method of operating a binaural listening system. The object of the present application is to provide a scheme for enabling a user input in a binaural listening system. The problem is solved in that the system is adapted to provide that the effect on functionality of a specific activation of the manually operable activation element of the first listening device is different from the effect of the same specific activation of the corresponding manually operable activation element of the second listening device. This has the advantage of enabling a scheme for setting operating parameters of the system with a minimum of activators. The invention may e.g. be used for the where listening devices are used at both ears of a user, e.g. hearing instruments, head phones, active ear protection devices, etc. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129095 | Audio Zoom - An audio equivalent of a video zoom feature for video recording and communication applications, as well as video post production processes. The audio zoom may operate in conjunction with a video zoom feature or independently. The audio zoom may be achieved by controlling reverberation effects of a signal, controlling a gain of the signal, as well as controlling the width of a directional beam from which is used to select the particular audio component to focus on. The audio zoom may operate in response to user input, such as a user selection of a particular direction, or automatically based a current environment or other factors. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129096 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING ACOUSTICAL REVERBERATIONS IN AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY ENCLOSED SPACE - A method of increasing the intelligibility of an audio broadcast in an at least partially enclosed space from at least one amplified audio source. An input microphone receives an incident audio wavefront at a first position in the at least partially enclosed space. An active noise control system is employed to generate a cancelling audio wavefront having a magnitude substantially equal to the magnitude of incident audio wavefront and a phase substantially opposite to the phase of the incident audio wavefront. The cancelling audio wavefront is broadcast at a second position in the at least partially enclosed space adjacent to a reflective surface of the at least partially enclosed space so as to attenuate the incident audio wavefront substantially at or near the reflective surface in order to reduce reverberations of the incident audio wavefront. In this manner, reverberations which could reduce the intelligibility of the audio broadcast to an audience is reduced. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129097 | System, Device, and Method Utilizing an Integrated Stereo Array Microphone - The invention relates to an audio device for use proximate a user's ears. The audio device includes first and second audio transmitting/receiving devices that are capable of operating in stereo. The audio device may be used within a system for manipulating audio signals received by the device. The manipulation may include processing received audio signals to enhance their quality. The processing may include applying one or more audio enhancement algorithms such as beamforming, active noise reduction, etc. A corresponding method for manipulating audio signals is also disclosed. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129098 | ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION - This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for active noise cancellation. One example system includes a digital ANC circuit configured to receive first audio information from a first microphone and to produce an a digital anti-noise signal configured to attenuate noise sensed by the first microphone; an analog ANC circuit configured to receive second audio information from a second microphone and to produce an analog anti-noise signal configured to attenuate noise sensed by the second microphone; and wherein the system is configured to receive an intended audio signal and to provide an output signal for a speaker using the intended audio signal, the analog anti-noise signal, and the digital anti-noise signal. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129099 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODULATING AN AMPLITUDE, PHASE OR BOTH OF A PERIODIC SIGNAL ON A PER CYCLE BASIS - An apparatus for wireless communications is disclosed including a signal generator adapted to generate a substantially periodic signal including a plurality of cycles, and a modulator adapted to modulate an amplitude, a phase or both the amplitude and the phase of the periodic signal on a per cycle basis. In one aspect, the modulator is adapted to modulate the amplitude, the phase, or both the amplitude and phase of the periodic signal with a defined modulation signal. In another aspect, the defined modulation signal includes a substantially root raised cosine signal. In yet another aspect, the defined modulation signal is configured to achieve a defined frequency spectrum for the modulated periodic signal. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129100 | AUDIO/VIDEO APPLIANCE OF IMPROVED ERGONOMICS AND EXTRACTABILITY FOR INCORPORATING IN A MOTOR VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR A CAR RADIO - The assembly comprises: a car radio with a housing and a removable half front plate; a mounting sheath; means for securing the housing in the sheath; and means for unlocking the housing, said means comprising a tool suitable for being inserted in at least two orifices formed in the front face of the housing. These two orifices are formed in a central zone of the housing that is hidden by the front plate when it is mounted on the housing, and that is visible when the front plate is separated from the housing. The assembly has essentially no peripheral cover fitted thereto. The U-shaped tool makes it easy to extract the car radio using one hand in a single movement. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129101 | Directional Microphone - A directional microphone system includes an ultrasonic emitter and receiver. The emitter directs a beam of ultrasound at the audio source with sufficient intensity that non-linear air effects cause non-linear interactions between the ultrasonic sound and the source's sonic sound. Ultrasonic frequency-mired sounds are thereby generated and these are received by the ultrasonic receiver. Signal-processing is carried out on the received signals to strip out the audio signals. The emitter and receiver may be co-located and the emitted beam may be focussed at the location of the audio source. The receiver may also be directional acid focussable. The directional microphone system may be very small and yet highly directional at sonic including low audible frequencies. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129102 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SOUND VOLUME IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for controlling a sound volume in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The method of controlling the sound volume in the mobile communication terminal includes connecting a call to a counterpart mobile communication terminal, determining an output volume according to an identifier of the counterpart mobile communication terminal using pre-stored volume information per identifier, and adjusting and outputting a volume of a voice signal received from the counterpart mobile communication terminal according to the determined output volume. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129103 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a terminal, an amplifier, a speaker, a power supply circuit and a first controller. The terminal configured to input an audio signal from an external device. The amplifier configured to amplify the audio signal. The speaker configured to output sound corresponding to the audio signal which is amplified by the amplifier. The power supply circuit configured to supply power to the amplifier. The first controller configured to control the power supply circuit to continue the supply of the power, when the electronic apparatus is in a non-operative state. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129104 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a terminal, an amplifier, a speaker, a power supply circuit, a first switch and a first controller. The terminal configured to input an audio signal from an external device. The amplifier configured to amplify the audio signal which is input from the terminal. The speaker configured to output sound corresponding to the audio signal which is amplified by the amplifier. The power supply circuit connected to the amplifier. The first controller configured to control the power supply circuit in order to supply the power to the amplifier, when the electronic apparatus is in a non-operative state and the first switch is turned on. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129105 | ARTIFICIAL EAR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE DIRECTION OF A SOUND SOURCE USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an artificial ear and a method for detecting the direction of a sound source using the same. The artificial ear includes a plurality of microphones; and one or more structures disposed between the plurality of microphones. In the artificial ear, the amplitudes of output signals respectively inputted to the plurality of microphones are designed to be different based on the direction of a sound source. The method for detecting the direction of a sound source includes receiving output signals with different amplitudes from a plurality of microphones; determining front-back discrimination of the sound source from a difference between the amplitudes of the output signals of the microphones; and determining an angle corresponding to the position of the sound source from a difference between delay times of the output signals of the microphones. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129106 | HEARING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - The method for operating a hearing system comprises the steps of
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20110129107 | Communication Headset With A Circumferential Microphone Slot - A communication headset ( | 2011-06-02 |
20110129108 | Acoustic Valve Mechanisms - A valve for a personal auditory system is described. The auditory system is capable of converting between an acoustic signal and an electrical signal. The auditory system has an acoustic pathway through which an acoustic signal may travel between a first point exterior to the auditory system and a second point interior to the auditory system. The valve includes a free floating electrode and a second electrode adjacent to free floating electrode. An electric signal that is generated by the second electrode moves the free floating electrode to substantially open or close the acoustic pathway. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129109 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a main body and a speaker unit. The main body includes a housing and an electronic component. The speaker unit includes a speaker main body and a speaker cabinet to which the speaker main body is attached. The speaker cabinet can be housed in the housing and protrude out of the housing. The inner volume of the speaker cabinet is variable. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129110 | Garment With Built-In Audio Source Wiring - An audio source system may be built into a garment such as a hooded garment in such a way that safety concerns such as with a hooded garment for children are taken into account so that the audio system wiring cannot be made loose causing a danger of strangulation nor can the hood be cinched. This is done by putting speakers into the hood between a lining and an outer layer and passing the wires into the space between them and then into a tube that is open to the hood inner space and down the tube to a pocket in the body of the garment. Also securing tabs are used to prevent cinching action upon pulling the wire. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129111 | SOFT-OPENING HINGE AND HEADPHONE INCLUDING SAME - A foldable headphone set in which the earphones of the headphone set may rotate between a folded (or closed) position and an unfolded (or open) position due to a torsion- or spring-loaded hinge associated with each earphone. The headphone set may be held in the folded position by way of a magnetic latch. Also the user may adjust the amount of rotation by the respective hinges so that the earphones rotate to the user-defined limit position. The user could set the user-defined limit position to a comfortable position for the user. That way, the earphones will unfold to the user-defined limit position every time (until the user-defined limit is readjusted). In addition, a friction grommet in the hinge may provide for a slow, controlled, smooth opening of the hinge. In at least one embodiment, a hinge is provided for use in a variety of applications. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129112 | EXCITER APPARATUS - An exciter apparatus outputs a sound by vibrating an interior material of a vehicle. The exciter apparatus includes a base part attachable to the interior material, a magnetic circuit generating a magnetic field in a space between a permanent magnet and a magnetic body member, a voice coil fixed to the base part and located in the space, and a damper part which is elastically deformable, is formed outside an outer circumference of the base part, and is connected to the magnetic body member. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129113 | Speaker diaphragm and speaker - A speaker diaphragm with a circular opening in a center zone thereof has a pattern of concave and convex sections formed on a front surface or a rear surface thereof. A plurality of concave and convex sections are formed in each of regions provided at a regular interval with a specific angle in a circumferential direction of the diaphragm. The concave and convex sections formed in each region have different sizes in a radial direction of the diaphragm. The concave and convex sections formed in adjacent regions are displaced from each other in the radial direction. The concave and convex sections formed on the diaphragm are aligned on at least a first and a second imaginary curved line, respectively, each imaginary curved line passing regions and approaching an inner periphery of the circular opening from an outer periphery of the diaphragm. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129114 | METHOD FOR INSERTING WATERMARK ASSISTANCE DATA IN A BITSTREAM AND BITSTREAM COMPRISING THE WATERMARK ASSISTANCE DATA - The invention relates to a method for inserting watermark assistance data in a bitstream of coded data comprising the step of inserting, in the bitstream, identification data identifying coded data to be substituted and, for each coded data to be substituted, at least one substitution data. The method further comprises a step of inserting in the bitstream a format data defining a manner of substituting the coded data to be substituted by the substitution data. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129115 | Digital Authentication with Analog Documents - Security of photographic identification documents is enhanced by embedding within the photographic image encoded information that may be correlated to other information pertaining to the individual represented by the image, such other information being, for example, printed on the document adjacent to the photograph. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129116 | EFFICIENT WATERMARKING APPROACHES OF COMPRESSED MEDIA - Systems and methods are described for imperceptibly embedding information by overwriting original video content with other content from a bitstream In a number of embodiments, the replacement of original content is efficiently implemented by referencing other information in the bitstream, also called reference content. One embodiment of the invention includes analyzing the compressed bitstream using a preprocessor to identify locations that can be imperceptibly modified, generating at least one piece of replacement data for each identified location using the pre-processor, selecting pieces of replacement data using an embedding device, and embedding the payload information in the compressed bitstream by using the embedding device to overwrite at least a portion of the compressed bitstream with the selected replacement data. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129117 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING PRODUCE - An apparatus, method and system are presented for identifying produce. Multiple images of a produce item captured using five different types of illumination. The captured images are processed to determine parameters of the produce item and those parameters are compared to parameters of known produce to identify the produce item. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129118 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING NATURAL PLANAR SHAPES FOR AUGMENTED REALITY APPLICATIONS - The present system discloses systems and methods for tracking planar shapes for augmented-reality (AR) applications. Systems for real-time recognition and camera six degrees of freedom pose-estimation from planar shapes are disclosed. Recognizable shapes can be augmented with 3D content. Recognizable shapes can be in form of a predefined library being updated online using a network. Shapes can be added to the library when the user points to a shape and asks the system to start recognizing it. The systems perform shape recognition by analyzing contour structures and generating projective invariant signatures. Image features are further extracted for pose estimation and tracking. Sample points are matched by evolving an active contour in real time. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129119 | MULTI-OBJECT TRACKING WITH A KNOWLEDGE-BASED, AUTONOMOUS ADAPTATION OF THE TRACKING MODELING LEVEL - The invention proposes a method for object and object configuration tracking based on sensory input data, the method comprising the steps of: | 2011-06-02 |
20110129120 | PROCESSING CAPTURED IMAGES HAVING GEOLOCATIONS | 2011-06-02 |
20110129121 | REAL-TIME FACE TRACKING IN A DIGITAL IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE - An image processing apparatus for tracking faces in an image stream iteratively receives an acquired image from the image stream potentially including one or more face regions. The acquired image is sub-sampled at a specified resolution to provide a sub-sampled image. An integral image is then calculated for a least a portion of the sub-sampled image. Fixed size face detection is applied to at least a portion of the integral image to provide a set of candidate face regions. Responsive to the set of candidate face regions produced and any previously detected candidate face regions, the resolution is adjusted for sub-sampling a subsequent acquired image. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129122 | MAP MATCHING FOR SECURITY APPLICATIONS - An apparatus for map matching between a measured position for an object and information on a digital map is specified. This involves a computation unit being used to perform a first selection of cartography elements on the map on the basis of the measured position and on the basis of a predefined error. In addition, the computation unit is designed to provide the selected cartography elements for a first and a second secondary computation unit. In addition, values from the secondary computation units are converted in the same unit of measurement. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129123 | IMAGE SENSORS FOR SENSING OBJECT DISTANCE INFORMATION - An image sensor includes a clock signal generator configured to generate and output at least first and second clock signals, a plurality of pixels configured to generate associated distance signals based on corresponding clock signals from among the at least first and second clock signals and light reflected by an object, and a distance information deciding unit configured to determine distance information with respect to the object by using the associated distance signals. At least one first pixel from among the plurality of pixels is configured to generate the associated distance signal based on at least the first clock signal, and at least one second pixel from among the plurality of pixels, which is adjacent to the at least one first pixel, is configured to generate the associated distance signal based on at least the second clock signal. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129124 | METHOD CIRCUIT AND SYSTEM FOR HUMAN TO MACHINE INTERFACING BY HAND GESTURES - Disclosed is a system method and circuit for human to machine interfacing using one or more 3D hand skeleton models, comprising an image acquisition circuit to acquire a 2D image of a hand, a hand feature identifier module to identify hand features in an acquired image and an image skeleton builder module to generate a 2D skeleton dataset of the hand using identified features. A 3D skeleton builder module is adapted to generate a 3D hand skeleton dataset by determining a configuration of some or all of the one or more 3D hand skeleton models whose 2D projection substantially corresponds to the generated 2D skeleton dataset. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129125 | BIOCHIP DETECTION SYSTEM WITH IMAGE CORRECTION UNIT AND DISTORTED IMAGE CORRECTING METHOD USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a biochip detection system capable of correcting a distorted part of detection data acquired by a detection stage rotated at high speed for detecting bio-information of the biochip, and a method of correcting the distorted image of the detection data using the same. The biochip detection system with a rotatable detection stage capable of loading at least one biochip thereon to detect information of the biochip by emitting light includes a detector detecting and converting light reflected from the biochip into a detection signal, an image data unit converting the detection signal into image data, and an image correction unit correcting a distorted image of the detection signal. The biochip detection system can correct an image, which is distorted during detection of the high-speed rotatable detection stage, into an orthogonal image, so that more accurate and reliable bio-information can be quickly acquired. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129126 | System and Method to Assign a Digital Image to a Face Cluster - A computer implemented method includes accessing a digital image including a plurality of faces including a first face and a second face. The computer implemented method includes identifying a plurality of identification regions of the digital image including a first identification region associated with the first face and a second identification region associated with the second face. The computer implemented method also includes assigning the digital image to a first face cluster of a plurality of face clusters when a difference between data descriptive of the first identification region and data descriptive of a face cluster identification region of the first face cluster satisfies a threshold. The computer implemented method further includes assigning the digital image to a second face cluster of the plurality of face clusters based at least partially on a probability of the second face and the first face appearing together in an image. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129127 | OBJECT IMAGE CORRECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBJECT IDENTIFICATION - An object image correction apparatus and method for object identification are disclosed. The object image correction method is firstly used for correcting a face or an object under a right position. For example, in order to reduce time consumption for facial identification, the method corrects the deviations such as a rotation, direction, and scaling before an identification process. Preferably, an image is retrieved in a first step. One or more object positions are then detected. Next, some positions of the features are found, and the positions of plural feature points thereon are computed. The method then goes to determine the degree of deviations for the object based on the positions of feature points. Moreover, one or in combination of a rotation correction, a scaling correction, a direction correction, and a shift correction is introduced to process the correction on each deviation. The positions of the feature points are consequently obtained. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129128 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS AND BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION METHOD - A biometric authentication apparatus for performing user authentication based on finger/palm print information representing a biological characteristic of fingerprint or palm print and vein information representing a biological characteristic of vein, comprises:
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20110129129 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED QUANTIFIABLE DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF DISEASE USING POPULATION RELATED DATA FOR DETERMINING A DISEASE SIGNATURE - A system and method for detecting, diagnosing, and monitoring a disease and determining a disease signature including accessing patient deviation scores indicative of differences between patient data and reference data representative of a population segment, the patient deviation scores derived from longitudinal patient data such that the patient deviation scores include a plurality of sets of patient deviation scores, each set indicative of differences between patient data collected at a respective point in time and the reference data. The system and method also includes identifying a trend in the patient deviation scores for at least one clinical parameter, generating a report including a visual indication of the trend, and outputting the report. The report includes one or more views including Z, T, D, DT, and D feedback on T views, using image and non-image data. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129130 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED QUANTIFIABLE DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF DISEASE USING POPULATION RELATED TIME TREND DATA - A system and method for detecting, diagnosing, and monitoring a disease and determining a disease signature including accessing patient deviation scores indicative of differences between patient data and reference data representative of a population segment, the patient deviation scores derived from longitudinal patient data such that the patient deviation scores include a plurality of sets of patient deviation scores, each set indicative of differences between patient data collected at a respective point in time and the reference data. The system and method also includes identifying a trend in the patient deviation scores for at least one clinical parameter, generating a report including a visual indication of the trend, and outputting the report. The report includes one or more views including Z, T, D, DT, and D feedback on T views, using image and non-image data. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129131 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED QUANTIFIABLE DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND MONITORING OF DISEASE USING POPULATION RELATED TIME TREND DATA AND DISEASE PROFILES - A system and method for detecting, diagnosing, and monitoring a disease and determining a disease signature including accessing patient deviation scores indicative of differences between patient data and reference data representative of a population segment, the patient deviation scores derived from longitudinal patient data such that the patient deviation scores include a plurality of sets of patient deviation scores, each set indicative of differences between patient data collected at a respective point in time and the reference data. The system and method also includes identifying a trend in the patient deviation scores for at least one clinical parameter, generating a report including a visual indication of the trend, and outputting the report. The report includes one or more views including Z, T, D, DT, and D feedback on T views, using image and non-image data. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129132 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATIENT POSITIONING FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING - Systems and methods for nuclear medicine (NM) imaging using different radiopharmaceuticals are provided. One method includes generating images of a region of interest (ROI) from radioactive emissions from a localization radiopharmaceutical to position the ROI in a field-of-view (FOV) of a gamma camera based on the generated images of the ROI. The method further includes performing an imaging scan of the ROI using an imaging radiopharmaceutical to acquire image data of the ROI, wherein the imaging radiopharmaceutical is different than the localization radiopharmaceutical. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129133 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTION OF RETINAL CHANGES - An image analysis system allows users to import digital color fundus images over time, and group such images for processing so as to generate analyses. Analyses are information modules based on a selected group of images and, optionally, related information. An analysis tool allows users to view and manipulate the analyses via a graphical user interface for aid in identifying and classifying microaneurysms and other symptoms related to retinopathy and, more generally, to allow for the detection of retinal changes over time. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129134 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTION OF RETINAL CHANGES - An image analysis system allows users to import digital color fundus images over time, and group such images for processing so as to generate analyses. Analyses are information modules based on a selected group of images and, optionally, related information. An analysis tool allows users to view and manipulate the analyses via a graphical user interface for aid in identifying and classifying microaneurysms and other symptoms related to retinopathy and, more generally, to allow for the detection of retinal changes over time. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129135 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In one example embodiment, an information processing apparatus, for an observed image associated with an observation target object (e.g., a section of biological tissue), associates and stores position information and observation magnification information. In this embodiment, the information processing apparatus causes a display device to: (i) display an image associated with the observation target object; (ii) indicate the first positional information of the first observed image; and (iii) indicate the first observation magnification information of the first observed image. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129136 | Method And System For Screening Of A To-Be-Analyzed Candidate As A Skin-Whitening Agent - A method for screening of a to-be-analyzed candidate as a skin-whitening agent, includes the steps of: (a) setting a first feature parameter corresponding to a first group of zebrafish that are bred under a predetermined set of breeding conditions; (b) administering the to-be-analyzed candidate to a second group of zebrafish that are bred under the predetermined set of breeding conditions; (c) capturing images of the zebrafish in the second group; (d) determining, from the images captured in step (c), a second feature parameter corresponding to the second group of zebrafish; and (e) concluding that the to-be-analyzed candidate is suitable as a skin-whitening agent if a difference between the first and second feature parameters has statistical significance. A system for implementing the method is also disclosed. | 2011-06-02 |
20110129137 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEFINING A VOI IN AN ULTRASOUND IMAGING SPACE - An ultrasound imaging system provides for defining a VOI in an ultrasound imaging space. The system defines an initial frame of the VOI in the ultrasound imaging space, receives a selection of at least one reference point at an arbitrary location in the ultrasound imaging space, creates at least one curved surface using at least one element of the initial frame and the at least one reference point, and then creates VOI based on the curved surface in the ultrasound imaging space. | 2011-06-02 |