| 25th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
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| 20100158192 | Detection device and process by x-ray imaging with very low dose of objects carried by a moving subject - A device and a method for X-ray imaging detection of objects on a moving subject, according to a direction of advance, the device includes an X-ray source, a fixed X-ray detector including at least one column formed of m pixels adapted to detect the radiation coming from the interaction of the flux of X-rays with the subject, beam-shaping element adapted to produce a curtain X-ray beam with a width close than that of a column of pixels of the X-ray detector and directed to the column of pixels, two rigid lateral supports adapted to support the X-ray detector, and the beam-shaping element. The X-ray detector is sensitive, has a response time lower than 10 μs, and is adapted to carry out a series of n samplings, each having a time-duration te, during the passage of the subject in front of the column of pixels during the time Tp, generating n column images, the sampling time-duration te being shorter than or equal to the time of transit tp of one point of the subject in front of a column of pixels. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158193 | Interventional Devices Formed Using Compositions Including Metal-Coated Nanotubes Dispersed In Polymers, And Methods Of Making And Using Same - A catheter, formed in part of a polymer with a plurality of metal-coated nanotubes dispersed therein, is provided, along with methods of making and using such catheters. The method includes heating a polymer above a melting point of the polymer; dispersing a plurality of metal-coated nanotubes within the polymer; and forming the polymer having the plurality of metal-coated nanotubes dispersed therein into a catheter component. Methods of imaging a catheter including a polymer having a plurality of metal-coated nanotubes dispersed therein also is provided, which includes inserting a portion of a catheter into a body lumen; exposing the portion of the catheter to x-ray radiation; and obtaining an x-ray image of the portion of the catheter. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158194 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION - A method of performing a computed tomographic image reconstruction is provided. The method provides for performing a short scan of an imaging object to acquire a short scan data, performing a plurality of image reconstructions based on the short scan data wherein the plurality of image reconstructions result in a corresponding plurality of image volumes wherein the image reconstructions use different view weighting functions, filtering the plurality of image volumes such that when the volumes are added together, the frequency domain data is substantially uniformly weighted. Further, the method provides for combining the plurality of image volumes together to produce a final image volume. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158195 | Method for producing a comb-like collimator element for a collimator arrangement and collimator element - A method is disclosed for producing a comb-like collimator element for a collimator arrangement. In at least one embodiment of the method, a collimator sheet extending in a first direction and made of an X-ray absorbing material is used as a support, onto which webs made of an X-ray absorbing material are formed in layers by way of a rapid prototyping technique and protrude transversely in respect of the support in a second direction. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158196 | Radiation beam blocker with non-cylindrical through-hole causing reduced geometric unsharpness in radiographic image, and method for the preparation thereof - An aperture plate, consisting of a beam blocker with a through-hole in the micrometer diameter range, is positioned in the primary radiation beam between the radiation initiation point and the specimen. The micro-hole extends along the thickness of the beam blocker, is non-cylindrical with a narrow center region, and allows photons emitted by any given sub-region of the initiation point to pass through the beam blocker, if those photons propagate along a specific vector. Therefore, any specimen feature of interest can only be exposed by photons from a sub-region of the initiation point. This results in an effective radiation initiation point size reduction, and allows for examinations of large or dense objects with hard x-rays or high intensity gamma radiation, while at the same time minimizing geometric unsharpness in the resulting radiographic images. The micro-hole configuration can be controlled by stacking and securing multiple plates with various micro-hole diameters. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158197 | COMPACT AND DURABLE ENCASEMENT FOR A DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY DETECTOR - A digital radiography detector includes a housing and a radiographic image detector assembly. The housing has a first and second spaced planar members and four side walls defining a cavity. The radiographic image detector assembly is mounted within the cavity for converting a radiographic image to an electronic radiographic image. The detector assembly includes a scintillator screen and a detector array, and the detector assembly is bonded to the first planar member of the housing. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158198 | EYEWEAR FOR PATIENT PROMPTING - An apparatus for prompting a patient includes a structure configured to be mounted to a patient support, a screen coupled to the structure, and a projector located at a distance away from the screen. A method of prompting a patient that is being supported on a patient support includes adjusting a position of a screen relative to a projector, the screen having a surface, placing the screen in front of the patient such that the patient can see the surface, and providing an image on the screen using the projector. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158199 | X-ray position fixture and cassette holder for children - A fixture for use in taking X-ray images of children comprising; a base including cylinder having a height adjustable piston, and at least one mounting arm. The mounting arm including a first end connected to the front wheel of a bike and a second end connected to a rear wheel of the bike. The bike including a first seat; a second seat portion supported by the mounting arm, the second seat including a back portion that is transparent to X-rays. An x-ray cassette is mounted on a swivel arm and can be positioned to take typical x-ray images of a child's torso including anterior, posterior, left lateral and right lateral. The fixture can work with any x-ray source and can work with wall mounted x-ray cassettes as well. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158200 | METHOD FOR THE STATUS ANALYSIS OF A SUBSCRIBER LOOP TO SUPPORT BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - A method for analysing the status of a subscriber loop belonging to an access network portion of a fixed network infrastructure, the subscriber loop not supporting a broadband service wherein the access network portion includes further subscriber loops, a set of which support broadband services. The method includes the steps of collecting attenuation measures associated with said set of subscriber loops supporting said broadband services; and processing said attenuation measures to obtain an estimation of a maximum bit rate that can be offered on the subscriber loop to be analysed. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158201 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING TOLL-FREE SERVICE IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing toll-free service in a telecommunications network are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for providing toll-free service in a telecommunications network. The method includes, at a signaling node that includes at least one processor: receiving a first signaling message that includes a toll-free called party number, where the first signaling message is one of a non-TCAP call setup message, a mobility management query, a number portability (NP) query, and an E.164 number (ENUM) query; determining a directory number associated with the toll-free called party number; and sending the first signaling message or a second signaling message, the sent message including at least one of the directory number and routing information associated with the directory number. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158202 | Location Based Emergency Services Dispatching - An embodiment of the invention provides a method for dispatching emergency responders. The method identifies emergency responders proximate an emergency incident site. Of these emergency responders, qualified emergency responders are identified, wherein qualified emergency responders have sufficient resources to service an emergency incident at the emergency incident site. The method identifies travel obstructions between the qualified emergency responders and the emergency incident site. Travel times between each of the qualified emergency responders and the emergency incident site are determined based on the travel obstructions. A first emergency responder is selected from the qualified emergency responders, wherein the first emergency responder has a first travel time that is the shortest travel time of the determined travel times. One or more standby emergency responders are also selected, wherein the standby emergency responders have a second travel time that is the next shortest travel time of the determined travel times. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158203 | Conference Call Replay - Call replay systems and methods are disclosed. A call replay system can record a telephonic communication and replay the recorded communication upon request. The entire communication may be recorded, or only a portion, such as the most recent few minutes. The entire recording can be transmitted to a requester, or only a portion. The recording may be altered before it is transmitted to a requestor. Alterations may include actions taken to reduce playback time, such as removing spaces in the recording where no conversation is taking place, or speeding up the recording. Other alterations may include adjusting the sonic characteristics of the recording, translating the recording, or transcribing the recording to create a text version. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158204 | Indexing recordings of telephony sessions - Improved indexing of telephony sessions is achieved by:
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| 20100158205 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING THE HISTORY OF A USER'S INTERACTION WITH A VOICE APPLICATION - As a user interacts with a voice application, a history of the prompts played to the user and the users responses are displayed to the user. The displayed prompts and displayed responses could be summaries of the prompts and responses, or they could be full transcriptions of the prompts and responses. A user may be able to select a prompt or response in the history to return to a certain point in the voice application. It may be possible for a user to save a history of the interactions that occurred when a voice application was performed, and to recall the history to continue on from a selected location in the history. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158206 | PERFORMING HUMAN CLIENT VERIFICATION OVER A VOICE INTERFACE - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for verifying incoming telephone calls to a telephone services subscriber. An incoming telephone call from a caller is received. A time variable including one or more of a current date, a day-of-week, and a time-of-day is determined. One or more challenge questions is selected from a pre-defined schedule, in response to determining the time variable. The schedule includes challenge questions for different time variables. The caller is subjected to the one or more challenge questions. At least one challenge response to one or more of the selected challenge questions is received. It is determined whether the at least one challenge response was an expected correct response. If the at least one challenge response was correct, an action is taken with respect to the incoming telephone call. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158207 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING THE IDENTITY OF A USER BY VOICEPRINT ANALYSIS - A distributed voice application execution environment system conducts a voiceprint analysis when a user initially begins to interact with the system. If the system is able to identify the user through a voiceprint analysis, the system immediately begins to interact with the user utilizing voice applications which have been customized for that user. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158208 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING A USER TO BUSINESS SERVICES - A system and method for connecting a user to business services monitors all attempts by the user to place outgoing telephone calls. When a user is attempting to place a call to a business, the system checks to see if the business has created a voice application that could be performed for the user. If so, the business' voice application is performed for the user on the user's local device, instead of connecting the user to the business' customer service line. If no voice application is available for the user, then the system connects the user to the business' customer service line, either through a telephone network, or through a data network connection. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158209 | Access to Network Based on Automatic Speech-Recognition - A device for accessing a network based on automatic speech-recognition includes an audio port configured to communicate audio signals with a customer premise equipment (CPE) device and a data packet port configured to communicate data packets with the network. The device also includes a processor configured to convert the audio signals into the data packets and vice versa, detect in the audio signals from the CPE device a verbal command to dial a telephone number, and enable a dialing of the telephone number through the network. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158210 | PERSONALIZED INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM - An interactive voice response process that permits an intelligent interactive voice system to communicate with a caller includes receiving a call and connecting the caller with the system. The process also includes identifying the caller, determining if the caller is a first time caller or a repeat caller, and interactively communicating with the caller in accordance with an interactive script. For each first time caller, the process establishes a personal profile of the caller from information gathered from the caller. The process then develops a predictive personalized interactive communication dialog for future calls from the caller based on information gathered from the caller during the interactive communication and stored in the caller's personal profile. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158211 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VISUAL VOICEMAIL INTERFACE - A system and method for receiving information for voicemail. A call is received from a caller. A voicemail message from the caller is recorded. A caller identifier is received from the caller in response to recording the voicemail message. The caller identifier is associated with one or more profiles. The voicemail message is filed utilizing the associated profile in response to receiving the caller identifier. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158212 | DOCUMENT TRANSMISSION AND ROUTING WITH RECIPIENT CONTROL, USEFUL FOR FACSIMILE DOCUMENT TRANSMISSION AND ROUTING - Techniques for transmitting information to a recipient under their control are described. In some situations, the techniques are used in conjunction with a fax delivery system to, as part of a connection established to perform a fax transmission, provide a variety of functionalities to a human recipient that is participating as part of the connection, such as when the human recipient is contacted in error. In addition, in some situations an interactive voice response system is used to receive and interpret input from a human recipient, such as in response to one or more control selections or options provided to the human recipient. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158213 | Sysetms and Methods for Intelligent Call Transcription - Intelligent call transcript systems and methods are disclosed. An intelligent call transcript system can create a transcript of a telephonic communication and supplement the transcript with additional information automatically or upon request. Additional information may be added when key words are detected, such as adding acronym expansion when an acronym is detected or adding identifying information to an important task when mention of the task is detected. Portions of the transcript may also be sent as messages, text-based or audio, upon detection of key words or at the instruction of a user or device. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158214 | VISUAL VOICEMAIL - An improved visual voicemail system is provided. When a call is made to a wireless telephone device and a voicemail message is deposited for the called party, the voicemail message is transcribed to generate a text version of the deposited voicemail message. The transcribed voicemail message is sent to the called mobile telephone device to allow the user to read the text version of the voicemail message. Embedded with transcribed text voicemail message is a link that maps to a unique telephone number that is assigned to the original audio voicemail message from the text voicemail message was transcribed. If the called party selects the link, the called party's mobile telephone device or other receiving computing device places a call to the storage location of the original audio version of the voicemail message to listen to the audio version of the voicemail message. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158215 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANNOUNCING AND ROUTING INCOMING TELEPHONE CALLS USING A DISTRIBUTED VOICE APPLICATION EXECUTION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE - A system and method for announcing and handling incoming telephone calls utilizes a distributed processing architecture. The distributed processing architecture makes use of local devices that can be located at various different locations where the user is often located. For instance, local devices could be at a user's home, a user's office and/or on a user's mobile device. The local devices are linked such than when there is an incoming telephone call directed to any one of multiple telephone numbers associated with the user, an announcement of the incoming call is provided at all of the user's locations. The user is also able to specify how the incoming call is to be handled on a call-by-call basis. The user may also be able to specify default call handling instructions so that an incoming telephone call directed to one of the user's telephone numbers is received by a device normally associated with a different one of the user's telephone numbers. The system allows the user to selectively forward incoming telephone calls to another specified number on a call-by-call basis. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158216 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RINGTONE DEFINITION SHARING - A system comprises a ringtone originator, a ringtone sharing device, and a ringtone receiver. The ringtone originator (e.g., one or more of a personal computer, a mobile telephone, a PDA, or other computing device) allows a user to generate ringtone content using audio content stored locally. A ringtone definition, describing characteristics of the audio content and manipulations used to transform the audio content to the ringtone content, is generated and is sent to the ringtone sharing device. The ringtone sharing device (e.g., a server operated by a commercial service provider or a mobile telephone service provider) stores a plurality of ringtone definitions that can be accessed by the ringtone receiver. The ringtone receiver (e.g., one or more of a personal computer, a mobile telephone, a PDA, or other computing device) can download the ringtone definition and recreate the ringtone content. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158217 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLACING TELEPHONE CALLS USING A DISTRIBUTED VOICE APPLICATION EXECUTION SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE - A system and method for allowing a telemarketer to place a series of telephone calls to called parties utilizes a distributed processing architecture. This allows the telemarketer to utilize data stored at remote locations to help interact with called parties. In addition, the telemarketer can utilize telephone assets to quickly and easily place multiple simultaneous calls to different called parties. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158218 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE SERVICES - A system and method embodying the invention utilizes voice applications that are performed by voice applications agents resident on user local devices to deliver messages to the users. The voice applications can also be used to collect information from the users. Also, voice applications can be used to allow users to purchase goods and services. Voice applications for these purposes could be customized to take into account the individual characteristics of the users. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158219 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTING WITH A USER VIA A VARIABLE VOLUME AND VARIABLE TONE AUDIO PROMPT - A system plays audio prompts to a user as part of a voice application. If the user begins to provide input in response to the audio prompt before the audio prompt is finished playing, the volume of the audio prompt is reduced, but the audio prompt continues to play. If the user finishes providing his input and the system is able to interpret the input before the audio prompt finishes, the audio prompt will halt and the system will take further action in accordance with the user's input. If the user finishes providing his input while the audio prompt is still playing, and the system is unable to interpret the input, the volume of the audio prompt will increase back to the original volume level until either the audio prompt finishes playing, or the user again begins to provide input. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158220 | CALENDAR-CALLBACK VOICEMAIL - Calendar-callback voicemail that provides proposed callback times is described herein. Calendar-callback voicemail includes a calendar callback service that access, among other things, calendar information and location information. The calendar callback service uses that information to provide a proposed callback time to the caller, which the caller may accept or reject. A recipient of the voicemail can access the calendar callback service to schedule times in which callback times are not to be proposed. Further, the calendar callback service may connect the caller and the recipient at the time of the proposed call. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158221 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTEROPERATING COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - PSTN functionality is enhanced by the addition of an external service bridging device (ESBD) between one or more devices, e.g., signal switching points (SSPs), and a service control point (SCP). The ESBD serves as a coupling device to one or more control devices, e.g., other SCPs or IP servers, in addition to the SCP. To support the passing of messages between the SS7 network and the control devices, the ESBD includes message reformatting capabilities. The ESBD monitors for messages directed to SCPs and/or replies to messages directed to an SCP. In response to detecting a message the ESBD checks to determine if the detected message is to be processed or simply forwarded to the SCP. Messages to be processed are intercepted, duplicated, modified, replaced, broadcast, redirected, etc. Replies to broadcast query messages are detected and processed so that a single reply, in the format of an SCP response, is returned. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158222 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, OUTPUT METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus which outputs information includes an acquisition unit that acquires identification information for identifying an intended party, a storage unit that stores, when identification information is acquired, a file operation record indicating a file operated during a call in a storage unit so that the file operation record is associated with the identification information, and an output unit that outputs, in a case of determining that identification information that matches identification information stored in the storage unit is acquired by the acquisition unit, information about the file stored in the storage unit in association with the acquired identification information. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158223 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR REALIZING ADVERTISEMENT SERVICES - A method, device, and system for realizing advertisement services are provided. The method includes: in the process of communication between a calling terminal and a called terminal, the network sends a calling information display page that carries advertisement information customized by the calling terminal to the called terminal, and/or sends a called information display page that carries advertisement information customized by the called terminal to the calling terminal. The advertisement information includes voice, videos, pictures and texts. The present invention enables a terminal to view the advertisements on the calling advertisement page or the called advertisement page as required at any time before or after a conversation. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158224 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF CIRCUIT INVENTORIES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - Telecommunications customers must frequently utilize the facilities of many different telecommunications service providers in order to transmit data from one location to another. When a telecommunications customer encounters a network problem, that customer usually must navigate a complicated web of service providers and equipment owners in order to receive meaningful technical assistance from a human technician. The present invention is designed and intended to facilitate human interactions for technical support and administrative tasks by associating customer, contract, circuit, equipment, key personnel, billing, and telco information in a database for efficient data presentation and information retrieval. Resolution of the logistical problem of tracking circuit information is achieved by organizing the information and displaying important data concurrently. Toward that end, the system modules comprising the invention share all of the circuit inventory data available, and graphical user interfaces for each module display relevant information together. Examples of features in the present invention include: simultaneous display of circuit and contact information for key personnel, a reminder function for tracking changes in important service characteristics, and customer-specific formatting for billing | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158225 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROUTING TELEPHONY COMMUNICATIONS TOGETHER WITH MODIFIED CALLING PARTY IDENTIFIER INFORMATION - A method, comprising causing a telephony communication originating from a calling party communication device to be routed to a first called party communication device together with calling party identifier information associated with the calling party communication device. The method further comprises receiving an identification of a second called party communication device to which the telephony communication should be routed, and generating modified calling party identifier information associated with the telephony communication on the basis of modification information received from the first called party communication device. Finally, the method comprises routing the telephony communication to the second called party communication device together with the modified calling party identifier information. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158226 | Method and system for configuring a contact database associated with a user - A method implemented by a network entity that comprises identifying contact information associated with a previously-originated call, receiving from a user information indicative of a desired modification to a database associated with the user, wherein the desired modification involves the contact information associated with the previously-originated call. The method further comprises configuring the database associated with the user at least in part on the basis of the desired modification and the contact information associated with the previously-originated call. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158227 | System and Method for Previewing Calls In Communications Systems - A system and method for previewing calls in communications system is provided. The system includes a first communications device operated by a sender, the first communications device executing first call preview code for allowing the sender to provide relational context information relating to a call, and a second communications device operated by a receiver, the second communications device executing second call preview code for receiving the relational context information from the sender and displaying the relational context information to the receiver. The receiver can decide how to respond to the call from the sender based upon the relational context information. A plurality of user interface screens can be generated for allowing the receiver to participate in a survey relating to the call. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158228 | System and Method for Extending Services - The system and method associate a room telephone number with a guest telephone number. A predetermined time period is associated with the guest telephone number. Once a call is received from a telephone number, the system verifies that the calling telephone number matches the guest telephone number and that the call is within the predetermined time period. If there is a match between the calling telephone number and the guest telephone number and the call is within the predetermined time period, the call is enabled so that the guest can connect to one or more services. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158229 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING INTER-CARRIER IP-BASED CONNECTIONS USING A COMMON TELEPHONE NUMBER MAPPING ARCHITECTURE - A system includes a network entry point configured to receive and process internet protocol (IP) based connection requests originating from outside the communications network, and a telephone number mapping (ENUM) database configured to store a uniform resource identifier (URI) of the network entry point and to respond to a request for routing information for a subscriber terminal within the communications network received from a remote entity outside the communications network by providing a naming authority pointer resource (NAPTR) record including the URI of the network entry point to the remote entity in response to the request for routing information. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158230 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING CERTAIN ACTIONS BASED UPON A DIALED TELEPHONE NUMBER - Systems and methods of placing a telephone call for a user include monitoring the telephone number that the user has requested to reach. Depending upon the telephone number requested by the user, the system might take an alternate action, rather than simply placing a call to the requested telephone number. In some instances, the system might take an action in addition to placing a call to the requested telephone number. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158231 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING GROUP COMMUNICATION - A method for enabling group communications includes: establishing a group identity for a communication group comprising a first set of communication devices, and storing an identity for each of the communication devices in the first set; establishing a session to associate a second set of communication devices with the group identity, wherein the communication devices in the second set are different from the communication devices in the first set, wherein the session with the second set of communication devices is set up irrespective of a call being initiated for the communication group; detecting a first event associated with the initiation of a call for the communication group; and in response to detecting the first event, using the stored identities to join at least one of the communication devices in the first set to the session. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158232 | ACCESSING RECORDED CONFERENCE CONTENT - The present invention provides participants in a conference and any other authorized users access to recorded content from the conference. In one embodiment, the conference output is continuously buffered to provide the recorded content as the conference progresses. At any time while the conference is in progress, a conference participant or other authorized user may access the recorded content to review the audio or other media information that has been recorded so far in the recorded content. In another embodiment, after the conference is over, the recorded content may be archived and made accessible to the conference participants and others via the conference system, which will keep track of the location of the recorded content and conference with which it is associated. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158233 | PERFORMING HUMAN CLIENT VERIFICATION OVER A VOICE INTERFACE - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for managing telephone calls. Upon completion of a telephone call, a telephone services subscriber is provided with a post-call interface. The post call interface allows the subscriber to define how future telephone calls from the caller are to be managed. Instructions are received from the subscriber through the post-call interface. The instructions pertain to the management of future telephone calls from the caller. The received instructions are saved. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158234 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRUNK INDEPENDENT GATEWAY TRANSFER OF CALLS - Techniques for providing a method and system for trunk independent gateway transfer of calls are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a computer implemented method, comprising receiving a call transfer request for a call at a gateway and determining, using a processor of the gateway, whether a trunk to be used for transferring the call requires a transfer command. In the event the trunk requires transfer command, the techniques comprise generating a transfer command, and transferring the call using the transfer command. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158235 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC SPEED-DIAL LIST - Methods are provided for managing communications over a communications routing network. A data store is maintained of records of communications links established over the communications routing network between a first endpoint of the communications routing network and multiple second endpoints of the communications routing network distinct from the first endpoint. A frequency analysis is performed of the second endpoints to identify a frequency of establishing a communications link between the first endpoint and each of the second endpoints. A list is generated of a subset of the second endpoints in accordance with a result of the frequency analysis. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158236 | System and Methods for Tracking Unresolved Customer Involvement with a Service Organization and Automatically Formulating a Dynamic Service Solution - A system for managing customer involvement with a contact center involves one or more monitoring applications executing on one or more computerized servers associated with the contact center, the applications monitoring communications between individual customers and the center; and a rules engine executing on the one or more computerized servers, the rules engine accessible to the monitoring application, the rules engine enabled to generate and implement business rules. Upon detection by one of the monitoring applications of an instance of unsuccessful or incomplete interaction between a customer and the contact center, session data determined during monitoring is used by the rules engine to determine contact center-initiated activity to be implemented to establish new communication with the customer to resolve issues related to the unsuccessful or incomplete interaction. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158237 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Contact Center Performance - A system for monitoring a communication session in a contact center comprises a store of one or more defined speech events which may occur in a communication session for a contact being handled by an agent operating an agent station of the contact center, a speech event comprising at least one occurrence of at least one word in an audio stream of a communication session. A speech analyser is operable, during a communication session involving an agent station of the contact center, to detect the occurrence of one of the speech events. An event generator is responsive to detection of one of the speech events, for issuing an event notification during the communication session identifying the speech event to a reporting component of the contact center which has been configured to receive such event notifications. A display displays event data for contacts being handled by the contact center in real-time at a supervisor station of the contact center, the displayed event data including the speech event identified in the event notification. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158238 | System for Routing Interactions Using Bio-Performance Attributes of Persons as Dynamic Input - A system for routing an interaction has a queue for staging the interaction, a router running a routing strategy for routing the interaction, and a number of object models maintained for a number of agents, the object models defining one or more agent skills, the values of the object models dynamically affected by real-time bio-metrics of the agents obtained through ongoing monitoring of voice and input actions of the agents. The routing strategy routes the interaction based on comparison of the dynamically-affected skill values of the agents, as evidenced in the object models. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158239 | Method and System for Integrating an Interaction Management System with a Business Rules Management System - In a contact center, a system for processing communication events has an interaction server for managing events waiting to be routed, a routing server for routing the events, a rules engine, and a gateway server executing rules invocation logic and interacting with the rules engine. The interaction server tracks incoming events, initiates and sends a routing request to the routing server, including a special routing object, for each event that requires conformance to business rules, the routing server, executing the routing object, sends an execution request to the gateway server, which upon receipt of the request prepares a business object model (BOM), being a set of facts upon which the rules engine executes rules appropriate to the facts, resulting in routing direction for the routing server to route the event. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158240 | TELECOMMUNICATION TERMINAL WITH LIGHT BEAM SCANNER - A telecommunication terminal contains a two direction light beam scanner ( | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158241 | Method and apparatus to perform redundant array of independent disks (RAID) operations - A method and apparatus to compute a Q syndrome for RAID 6 through the use of AES operations is provided. In an embodiment, the result of GF multiplication performed using the AES operations allows RAID-6 support to be provided without the need for a dedicated RAID controller. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158242 | SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR GENERATING AND VERIFYING RANDOMIZED HASH VALUES - A system generates a randomized hash value and/or verifies data against a randomized hash value. A hashing circuit can respond to data by randomly selecting a hashing algorithm parameter among a defined set of different hashing algorithm parameters, and by applying a hashing algorithm that uses the selected hashing algorithm parameter to hash the received data to generate a randomized hash value. Another hashing circuit randomly selects a hashing algorithm among a defined set of different hashing algorithms, and applies the selected hashing algorithm to hash the received data to generate a randomized hash value. Another hashing circuit applies a hashing algorithm to hash received data to generate an intermediate hash value that occupies a defined memory space, and randomly selects a partial segment of the hash value from a segment of the defined memory space to generate a randomized hash value. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158243 | METHOD OF ENCRYPTION IN NETWORKED EMBEDDED SYSTEMS - A data encryption method includes providing a sender node having information to transmit. The information is divided into a sequence of frames. A respective one of a plurality of frame numbers is assigned to each of the frames. At least one nonce and at least one security key are used to perform block cipher encryption and produce within the sender node a respective block cipher encryption output for each of the frames. The information is converted from a sequence of plaintext frames to a sequence of ciphertext frames by use of the block cipher encryption outputs produced within the sender node. The converting is performed within the sender node and after the block cipher encryption outputs have been produced within the sender node. A receiver node is used to ascertain the frame numbers. The at least one nonce is transmitted from the sender node to the receiver node. The at least one nonce and the at least one security key are used to perform block cipher encryption and produce within the receiver node a respective block cipher encryption output for each of the frames. The ciphertext frames are transmitted from the sender node to the receiver node. The ciphertext frames are transmitted after the block cipher encryption outputs have been produced within the receiver node. The transmitted ciphertext is converted back into the plaintext frames by use of the block cipher encryption outputs produced within the receiver node. The converting is performed within the receiver node and after the block cipher encryption outputs have been produced within the receiver node. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158244 | COMMUNICATION ENCRYPTION METHOD FOR SUPPORTING REMOTE MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A communication encryption method for supporting a remote monitoring and control system includes establishing a communication network between a server and a remote host, encrypting a data to be transmitted/received, and testing terminal equipment connected to the remote host. The method includes the steps. The server sequentially partitions a test data, and performs a compression program and an encryption program to produce a plurality of first partitioned data, a compressed data, and a plurality of encrypted data respectively; next, the server transmits the encrypted data to the remote host; the remote host performs a decryption program sequentially to restore the encrypted data into the second partitioned data, then combines the second partitioned data into the compressed data, and performs a decompression program on the compressed data to restore the data into the first partitioned data, then recombines the first partitioned data to restore the data into the test data. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158245 | IMPLICIT ITERATION OF KEYED ARRAY SYMBOL - The use of a data structure that is a symbolic representation of a keyed array that has an array variable and an associated key variable. There is a correlation maintained between the variable type of the array variable and the corresponding keying set that is to be bound to the associated key variable. The keyed array may remain unbound thereby being simply symbolically represented, or the keying set may be bound to the key variable more immediately. In one embodiment, once the keying set is bound to the key variable, data may be bound to the array variable itself. This may be repeated for multiple keyed arrays. The data from multiple keyed arrays may be operated upon to about another array of values, which may then be aggregated in some way. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158246 | METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE AUTHENTICATION - An authentication method ( | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158247 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE STORAGE, TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEYS - A system and method are described supporting secure implementations of 3DES and other strong cryptographic algorithms. A secure key block having control, key, and hash fields safely stores or transmits keys in insecure or hostile environments. The control field provides attribute information such as the manner of using a key, the algorithm to be implemented, the mode of use, and the exportability of the key. A hash algorithm is applied across the key and control for generating a hash field that cryptographically ties the control and key fields together. Improved security is provided because tampering with any portion of the key block results in an invalid key block. The work factor associated with any manner of attack is sufficient to maintain a high level of security consistent with the large keys and strong cryptographic algorithms supported. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158248 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, NEXT GENERATION CORE NETWORK, AND HANDOVER METHOD THEREOF - Data forwarded from forward units ( | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158249 | DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS - Provided is a data communication apparatus which significantly increases time necessary for an eavesdropper to analyze cipher text and which is superior in concealability based on astronomical computational complexity. A multi-level signal, which is generated by using data and key information, has a minor amplitude modulation, which is based on a random number signal generated on a transmission side, overlapped thereon, and is then transmitted. On a receiving side, instead of data decision, three types of decision, i.e., “1”, “0” and “decision impossible”, are performed on a random number signal by using two threshold values whose interval is significantly wider than a modulation amplitude based on random numbers. Information of a bit whose decision is performed successively is returned to the transmission side, and the bit is used commonly as a new key. Accordingly, in a single transmitting/receiving apparatus, cipher text transmission and key distribution can be realized simultaneously. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158250 | MESSAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD, PREFERABLY FOR AN ENERGY DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - A process for transmitting a message between a first electronic device and a second electronic device of an energy distribution network is described. The process includes generating, by the first electronic device, a first data encryption key identifying the second electronic device on the basis of a main data encryption key and an identification code of the second electronic device. The process further includes generating, by the first electronic device and the second electronic device, a communication key on the basis of said first data encryption key and a reference datum. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158251 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM DOWNTIME WHEN CONFIGURING A CRYTOGRAPHIC SYSTEM OF THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for reducing communication system downtime when enabling cryptographic operation of a cryptographic system of the communication system where the cryptographic system includes a first cryptographic device operatively coupled to a plurality of second cryptographic devices via a communication network of the communication system. The method includes causing a pass-through mode of the second cryptographic devices to be suspended, sequentially determining a state of each of the second cryptographic devices, causing the second cryptographic devices and the first cryptographic device to substantially simultaneously operate in a secure mode if each of the second cryptographic devices is determined to have a first state, and causing the second cryptographic devices and the first cryptographic device to operate in the pass-through mode if at least one of the plurality of second cryptographic devices is determined to have a second state. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158252 | POLARIZATION CODING QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY SYSTEM - Provided is a polarization coding quantum cryptography system. The quantum cryptography includes a light source, a quantum channel, an optical path selector, and a path-dependent polarization selector. The light source generates a signal light. The quantum channel is used as a path to transmit the signal light to a receiver unit. The optical path selector is disposed between the light source and the quantum channel to transmit the signal light to one of a plurality of propagation paths. The path-dependent polarization selector is disposed between the optical path selector and the quantum channel. Herein, the path-dependent polarization selector is configured to determine the polarization direction of the signal light according to the propagation path of the signal light. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158253 | System and Method for Generalized Authentication - A system, method, and program product is provided that uses environments to control access to encryption keys. A request for an encryption key and an environment identifier is received. If the encryption key is not associated with the environment identifier, the request is denied. If they are associated, the system receives user-supplied environment authentication data items from a user. Examples of environment authentication data include passwords, user identifiers, user biometric data (e.g., fingerprint scan, etc.), smart cards, and the like. The system retrieves stored environment authentication data items from a secure (e.g., encrypted) storage location. The retrieved stored environment authentication data items correspond to the environment identifier that was received. The received environment authentication data items are authenticated using the retrieved stored environment authentication data items. If the authentication is successful, the user is allowed use of the requested encryption key, otherwise, the request is denied. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158254 | DISTRIBUTED ACCESS CONTROL FOR DOCUMENT CENTRIC COLLABORATIONS - Document collaboration may be implemented by executing an access interest specification phase. The access interest specification phase may include receiving access requests from collaboration participants for access to a document instance, the access requests specified using a document schema of the document instance and referencing at least one schema portion for access to a corresponding document instance portion based thereon, determining a common access interest group of the collaboration participants, based on the access requests, access credentials of the collaboration participants, and on an access control policy specified in terms of the access credentials, and providing a control data block to the participants of the common access interest group including information for generating a common secret key that is common to the participants of the common access interest group. The document collaboration may further be implemented by executing a collaboration phase. The collaboration phase execution may include encrypting the document instance portion using the access control policy, and providing access to the document instance for access to the document instance portion by an accessing participant of the common access interest group, the access including decryption of the document instance portion using the common secret key. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158255 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING BROADCASTING PROGRAM - Disclosed is a method and system for storing encryption key information and package key information for decrypting encrypted broadcasting programs to store broadcasting programs. The method for protecting broadcasting programs includes generating and storing information about a first encryption key for encrypting broadcasting programs, and generating package key information by encrypting the first encryption key using a second encryption key. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158256 | BASE STATION AND DOWNLINK CHANNEL TRANSMISSION METHOD - Under a sectorized cell architecture in a mobile communication system, a scrambling code applied to multiplication of a transmission signal is selected and switched among different types of downlink physical channels in a unified manner. One of multiple transmission signals to be transmitted on a corresponding one of the different types of downlink physical channels is generated. A first code is selected according to the type of the physical channel to enable multiplying the transmission signal by the first code. The transmission signal is multiplied by an intracell common scrambling code used in common among sectors in a same cell in addition to or in place of the multiplication of the first code. The transmission signal multiplied by at least one of the first code and the intracell common scrambling code is transmitted on the corresponding physical channel. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158257 | DIGITAL AUDIO STEREO IMAGER - An apparatus and a method for controlling, during playback, the composition of a pair of stereo separated audio signals in a stereo sound entertainment system by changing the stereo image width are disclosed. A digital mixer combines a portion of a first digital audio signal with a portion of a second digital audio signal to create a first mixed signal and a portion of the second digital audio signal with a portion of the first digital audio signal to create a second mixed signal. A listener controller independently controls, in accordance with a listener input, the portion of the first digital audio signal combined with the portion of the second digital audio signal and the portion of the second digital audio signal combined with the portion of the first digital audio signal. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158258 | Binaural Sound Localization Using a Formant-Type Cascade of Resonators and Anti-Resonators - This invention is a method for binaural localization using a cascade of resonators and anti-resonators to implement an HRTF (head-related transfer function). The spectrum of the cascade reproduces the magnitude spectrum of a desired HRTF. The proposed method provides a considerably more computationally efficient implementation of HRTF filters with no detectable deterioration of output quality while saving memory when storing a large quantity of HRTFs due to the parameterization of its resonators and anti-resonators. Finally, the method offers additional flexibility since the resonators and anti-resonators can be manipulated individually during the design process, making it possible to interpolate smoothly between HRTFs, reduce spectral coloring or achieve higher accuracy at perceptually relevant frequency regions. These HRTF are useful in stereo enhancement and multi-channel virtual surround simulation. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158259 | DYNAMIC VOLUME CONTROL AND MULTI-SPATIAL PROCESSING PROTECTION - A disclosed system and method dynamically controls the perceived volume of a stereo audio program including left and right channel signals. The system comprises: a dynamic volume control configured and arranged so as to maintain a perceived constant volume level of the stereo audio program; and an excessive spatial processing protection processor configured and arranged for controlling the level of a difference signal, created as a function of the right channel signal subtracted from the left channel signal (L−R), relative to the level of a sum signal, created as a function of the right channel signal plus the left channel signal;; wherein the excessive spatial processing protection processor processes the audio signals so as to control the difference (L−R) signal relative to the sum (L+R) signal. A system and method are also provided for dynamically controlling the perceived volume of a stereo audio program including left and right channel signals, comprising: a dynamic volume control configured and arranged so as to maintain a perceived constant volume level of the stereo audio program; and a program change detector configured and arranged to provide a program change signal indicating that the volume of the left and right channel signals has dropped below a threshold level for at least a threshold time period so as to anticipate a possible change in the sound level of the left and right channel signals; wherein the dynamic volume control is responsive to the program change signal. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158260 | DYNAMIC AUDIO MODE SWITCHING - In one embodiment, a method and apparatus for processing an audio signal are provided. In one example of the invention, an audio signal is received. The audio signal is classified as a high quality signal or a low quality signal based upon a determination of the bandwidth, signal source, and/or signal type of the audio signal. The audio signal is further processed responsive to whether the audio signal is classified as a high quality signal or a low quality signal. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158261 | SOUND QUALITY CORRECTION APPARATUS, SOUND QUALITY CORRECTION METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR SOUND QUALITY CORRECTION - According to one embodiment, various feature parameters are calculated for distinguishing between a speech and music and between music and background sound for an input audio signal. With the feature parameters, score determination is made as to whether the input audio signal is close to a speech signal or a music signal. If the input audio signal is determined to be close to music, the preceding score determination result is corrected considering the influence of background sound. Based on the corrected score value, a sound quality correction process for a speech or music is applied to the input audio signal. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158262 | PREPROGRAMMED HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE WITH AUDIOMETRIC TESTING CAPABILITY - A hearing aid which is operable in an audiometric testing mode includes an audio output section, a volume control, a switching device, and a processor. The audio output section sequentially generates a number of testing sounds at a corresponding number of testing frequencies and provides each testing sound to the person who will be using the hearing aid. The volume control is used to adjust the amplitude of each testing sound to a level of audibility just above the person's threshold of hearing at the corresponding testing frequency. When the appropriate threshold volume level is set, the switching device is operated to generate a control signal. Based on operation of the volume control and the switching device for each of the testing sounds at each of the testing frequencies, the processor sets a plurality of threshold hearing levels associated with the corresponding testing frequencies. The threshold hearing levels collectively define an amplitude-versus-frequency profile which the processor applies in processing digital audio signals during normal use of the hearing aid. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158263 | Masking Based Gain Control - Interfering signals that may be present in a listening environment are masked by reproducing a desired signal in a listening environment, determining a masking threshold associated with the desired signal, identifying an interfering signal that may be present in the environment, comparing the interfering signal to the masking threshold, and adjusting the desired signal over time to raise its masking threshold above the level of the interfering signal. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158264 | HEADSET - Disclosed is a headset, and a method of switching a first input signal for a left ear and a second input signal for a right ear of a user. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158265 | Headphones with interchangeable connectors - Headphones include two common headphone speakers; and at least first and second interchangeable connectors adapted to be selectively and removably attached to the headphone speakers. The first connector includes a head harness structured to interconnect the two headphone speakers and the second connector includes a clip structure structured to individually attach to each of the headphone speakers and individually clip each of the headphone speakers to a strap adjacent a user's ear when in use. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158266 | MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND METHOD - A multi-channel audio playback apparatus including a channel interface, a first switching amplifier and a second switching amplifier is provided. The channel interface is used to receive multi-channel digital data and generate first channel digital data and second channel digital data. The first switching amplifier is used to convert the first channel digital data into a first pulse width modulation (PWM) signal according to a first reference signal with a first frequency. The second switching amplifier is used to convert the second channel digital data into a second PWM signal according to a second reference signal with a second frequency. The second frequency is different from the first frequency. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158267 | Microphone Array Calibration Method and Apparatus - An apparatus for providing real-time calibration for two or more microphones. A calibrator for receiving a left microphone signal and a right microphone signal and generating phase difference data. A phase and amplitude correction system for receiving one of the left microphone signal or the right microphone signal the phase difference data and generating calibration data for a beamformer. The beamformer receiving the calibration data, the left microphone signal and the right microphone signal and generating a monaural beamformed signal. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158268 | TOROID MICROPHONE APPARATUS - A video teleconferencing directional microphone includes two microphone elements arranged coincidentally on a vertical axis. The two microphone elements are placed on a supporting surface so that a first microphone element is on the surface, and the second microphone elements are elevated above the supporting surface. The directional microphone also includes filters, an adder assembly, and an equalizer, which are used to shape the directivity pattern of the directional microphone into a toroid sensitivity pattern. The toroid sensitivity pattern increases sensitivity in the direction of a sound source of interest, while simultaneously reduces sensitivity to any sound waves generated by noise sources from certain elevation angles. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158269 | Method and apparatus for reducing wind noise - Techniques pertaining to techniques to reduce wind noises effectively in recorded signals are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, there is a strong correlation between two voice signals from target voices in the same frequency band sampled simultaneously by a pair of microphones in a common scene while there is a weak correlation between wind noises in the same frequency band of the two voice signals sampled simultaneously by the pair of microphones in the common scene. Taking advantage of this feature to provide a larger gain to the frequency band having a strong correlation and a smaller gain to the frequency band having a weak correlation, thereby the wind noise is reduced efficiently with minimum impact on the target voices. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158270 | Audio Output Apparatus Capable Of Suppressing Pop Noise - An audio output apparatus includes: an audio codec outputting an analog audio signal corresponding to a digital audio signal from a system controller; a switch unit having a first end coupled to the audio codec through a capacitor, and a grounded second end; and a switch controller triggered by a trigger signal to output a control signal to a control end of the switch unit such that the switch unit couples the capacitor to ground in response to the control signal. The trigger signal is generated by one of the system controller, the audio codec, and a power circuit supplying electric power to the system controller, the audio codec and the switch controller upon occurrence of a condition associated with pop noise, and is outputted to the switch controller before the pop noise is generated, such that the pop noise is conducted to ground via the switch unit. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158271 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING SOURCE SIGNALS AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A method for separating a sound source from a mixed signal, includes Transforming a mixed signal to channel signals in frequency domain; and grouping several frequency bands for each channel signal to form frequency clusters. Further, the method for separating the sound source from the mixed signal includes separating the frequency clusters by applying a blind source separation to signals in frequency domain for each frequency cluster; and integrating the spectrums of the separated signal to restore the sound source in a time domain wherein each of the separated signals expresses one sound source. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158272 | ASYMMETRIC POLYNOMIAL PSYCHOACOUSTIC BASS ENHANCEMENT - Psychoacoustic bass audio signal enhancement can be accomplished using a monotonic, asymmetric polynomial distortion. A non-linear process applies a monotonic, asymmetric polynomial distortion function that has continuous first and second derivatives to generate even and odd harmonics of missing fundamental frequencies. This polynomial distortion produces the desired psychoacoustic effect with a fairly rapid roll-off so as to avoid unpleasant aliasing. Moreover, the lack of first-order discontinuities prevents clicks or glitches. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158273 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC BASS FREQUENCY CONTROL - A system and method for dynamic bass frequency control, the system comprising: a bandwidth filter coupled to a plurality of switchable electronic components for filtering a frequency range of an input signal; an amplifier coupled to the bandwidth filter and the plurality of switchable electronic components, the amplifier being configured for adjusting amplitude of the filtered frequency range of the input signal based on a configuration of the plurality of switchable electronic components; and a signal level detector coupled to the switchable electronic components for determining signal strength of the input signal, the signal level detector being configured to switch the plurality of switchable electronic components between more than one configuration based on the signal strength of the input signal, each configuration determining the frequency range of the input signal to be filtered by the bandwidth filter and the amplitude adjustment to be made to the filtered frequency range of the input signal by the amplifier. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158274 | Increased dynamic range microphone - Disclosed herein are apparatus, method, and computer program product whereby a device receives an acoustic signal, where the acoustic signal has a variable sound pressure level. A device outputs an electrical signal from an input audio transducer, where the input audio transducer is connected to a supply voltage. The device determines a distortion level of the electrical signal; and increases or decreases the supply voltage based on the distortion level. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158275 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC VOLUME ADJUSTMENT - The invention provides an apparatus capable of automatic volume adjustment. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a speaker, an array microphone located in the vicinity of the speaker, a beamforming module, a signal-to-noise ratio calculation module, and a volume adjustment module. The speaker first broadcasts a first audio signal. The array microphone converts a sound into a plurality of second audio signals. The beamforming module derives a speaker sound signal and an ambient noise signal from the second audio signals, wherein the speaker sound signal mainly comprises speaker sound components generated by the speaker and the ambient noise signal mainly comprises noises other than the speaker sound components. The signal-to-noise ratio calculation module calculates a ratio of a first power of the speaker sound signal to a second power of the ambient noise signal to obtain a signal-to-noise ratio. The volume adjustment module then adjusts a volume of the first audio signal according to the signal-to-noise ratio before the first audio signal is delivered to the speaker. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158276 | DIGITAL MICROPHONE - A digital microphone is provided, comprising a transducer for converting sound pressure into an analog electrical signal, an analog-to-digital converter for converting the analog electrical signal into a digital signal according to a clock signal, and a clock buffer circuit coupled between the analog-to-digital converter and a clock source for deducting a high frequency component from the clock signal received from the clock source. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158277 | READ-OUT CIRCUIT WITH HIGH INPUT IMPEDANCE - Provided is a read-out circuit that is connected to a microphone and configured to linearly amplify a current signal generated by the microphone and output the amplified current signal. The read-out circuit includes an amplification unit and a feedback resistor. The amplification unit has an amplification gain between 0 and 1. The feedback resistor is connected between input and output terminals of the amplification unit. As the amplification gain of the amplification unit becomes closer to 1, an input impedance becomes higher. A preamp of the read-out circuit can have a high input impedance due to the amplification gain, and the read-out circuit can be manufactured using a CMOS process. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158278 | Power Management Controller for Drivers - A driver controller comprising a state machine for controlling transitions between a plurality of states. An output switch for providing a low impedance path to ground during transition periods. An output stage for decoupling output signal from driver amplifier during the transition periods. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158279 | INTEGRATED ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER OBTAINED USING MEMS TECHNOLOGY, AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING PROCESS - A MEMS acoustic transducer provided with a substrate having cavity, and a membrane suspended above the cavity and fixed peripherally to the substrate, with the possibility of oscillation, through at least one membrane anchorage. The membrane comprises at least one spring arranged in the proximity of the anchorage and facing it, and is designed to act in tension or compression in a direction lying in the same plane as said membrane. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158280 | INTEGRATED ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER IN MEMS TECHNOLOGY, AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF - A MEMS acoustic transducer, for example, a microphone, includes a substrate provided with a cavity, a supporting structure, fixed to the substrate, a membrane having a perimetral edge and a centroid, suspended above the cavity and fixed to the substrate the membrane configured to oscillate via the supporting structure. The supporting structure includes a plurality of anchorage elements fixed to the membrane, and each anchorage element is coupled to a respective portion of the membrane between the centroid and the perimetral edge of the membrane. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158281 | MICRO-ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) MICROPHONE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) microphone and a method of manufacturing the same. A manufacturing process is simplified compared to a conventional art using both upper and lower substrate processes. Since defects which may occur during manufacturing are reduced due to the simplified manufacturing process, the manufacturing throughput is improved, and since durability of the MEMS microphone is improved, system stability against the external environment is improved. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158282 | SPEAKER DEVICE - A speaker device according to the present invention is a speaker device including a plurality of speaker units arranged in a line when seen from the front side of the speaker device. At least one of intervals between effective vibration regions of adjacent speaker units is set to a predetermined length. The predetermined length is a length that is set such that a difference between a distance from an end of one of the effective vibration regions, which form the at least one of intervals therebetween, to a listening position, and a distance from an end of the other of the effective vibration regions to the listening position can be less than half the shortest wavelength of a reproduced sound of each of the speaker units. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158283 | PIEZOELECTRIC SPEAKER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A piezoelectric speaker and a method of manufacturing the same that can obtain a high sound pressure using a piezoelectric thin film are provided. The piezoelectric speaker includes a piezoelectric thin film, electrodes formed on an upper surface or upper and lower surfaces of the piezoelectric thin film, a damping material layer formed on the lower surface of the piezoelectric thin film, and a frame attached around at least one of the piezoelectric thin film and the damping material layer using an adhesive. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158284 | ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE OF A FLAT SPEAKER - An assembly structure of flat speaker including at least two speaker units and one connecting structure is provided. Each speaker unit includes a first electrode, a vibrating film, and a second electrode. The connecting structure includes two conductive layers, and a first insulating layer. A first conductive layer is connected the first electrode through a contact area, and each has a first length and a third length parallel to the contact area. A second conductive layer is connected the second electrode through a contact area, and each has a second length and a fourth, a fifth length parallel to the contact area. The third length is less than or equal to a sum of the first lengths of the speaker units. A sum of the third, the fourth, and the fifth length is less than or equal to a sum of the first and second lengths. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158285 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER FOR PARAMETRIC ARRAY - An ultrasonic transducer having a reduced cost of manufacture. The ultrasonic transducer includes a first insulative retaining layer, a second insulative retaining layer, and a vibrator film layer sandwiched between the first and second retaining layers. The first retaining layer includes a first plurality of apertures formed therethrough, and the second retaining layer includes a second plurality of apertures formed therethrough, in which the second apertures are substantially in registration with the first apertures. The ultrasonic transducer further includes a first cover portion having a plurality of spring/backplate assemblies connected thereto, and a second cover portion. The combination of the first retaining layer, the vibrator film layer, and the second retaining layer is sandwiched between the first and second cover portions of the ultrasonic transducer. The laminated construction of the ultrasonic transducer allows the formation of an array of ultrasonic film transducers using a single piece of ultrasonic vibrator film. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158286 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER FOR PARAMETRIC ARRAY - An ultrasonic transducer having a reduced cost of manufacture. The ultrasonic transducer includes a first insulative retaining layer, a second insulative retaining layer, and a vibrator film layer sandwiched between the first and second retaining layers. The first retaining layer includes a first plurality of apertures formed therethrough, and the second retaining layer includes a second plurality of apertures formed therethrough, in which the second apertures are substantially in registration with the first apertures. The ultrasonic transducer further includes a first cover portion having a plurality of spring/backplate assemblies connected thereto, and a second cover portion. The combination of the first retaining layer, the vibrator film layer, and the second retaining layer is sandwiched between the first and second cover portions of the ultrasonic transducer. The laminated construction of the ultrasonic transducer allows the formation of an array of ultrasonic film transducers using a single piece of ultrasonic vibrator film. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158287 | Multi-directivity sound device - A sound producing apparatus with multi-directivity has two or more speakers to produce music or other types of audio sounds. Each of the speakers can produce audio sounds in a certain direction and at least one speaker is steerable so that its sound propagation direction relative to the others can be changed. Furthermore, one or more speakers can produce audio sounds in an adjustable angular range. One or more of the speakers can be dual-mode speakers, each of which can be operated as a wide-angle speaker or a narrow-angle speaker. With multi-directivity, it is possible to play one type of music in one direction and another type of music in another direction to suit the interests of the audience. The apparatus can be a mobile phone, an audio player, a digital or analog recorder/player, or the like. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158288 | CONTEXTUAL AUDIO SWITCHING FOR A USB CONTROLLED AUDIO DEVICE - Systems and methods for contextual audio switching for a USB controlled audio device coupled to a processor-based host are presented. Two or more USB audio endpoints associated with a singular output audio transducer or transducer set are declared at the USB controlled audio device. The two or more USB audio endpoints are monitored to identify an audio signal presence at the two or more USB audio endpoints. A priority audio signal may be determined responsive to identifying the audio signal presence at two or more USB audio endpoints. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158289 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING AID SYSTEM AND HEARING AID SYSTEM WITH A SOURCE SEPARATION DEVICE - A method for operating a hearing aid system and a hearing aid system with a source separation device, include at least one hearing aid in which interference signals are intended to be suppressed and useful signals are intended to be accentuated with justifiable computational complexity. Source-specific reception signals are first of all generated and analyzed by the source separation device, in particular a BSS unit. Then, parameter settings for operating the hearing aid which effect the suppression of interference signals or the accentuation of useful signals are derived from the result of the analysis. An output signal generated by the hearing aid does not emerge directly from the source-specific reception signals and therefore a periodic operation of the BSS unit suffices and signal processing in real time is not necessarily required in the BSS unit. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158290 | METHOD FOR SELECTING A PREFERRED DIRECTION OF A DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE AND CORRESPONDING HEARING DEVICE - The preferred direction of a directional microphone of a hearing device and, in particular, a hearing aid should be selected automatically in a quick and reliable fashion. To this end, provision is made for a method for operating a hearing device with such a microphone which can be switched into at least a first and a second directional characteristic. Initially, respectively one signal-to-noise ratio is determined for the first and the second directional characteristic. Subsequently, the directional microphone is switched into that one of the two directional characteristics which leads to the higher signal-to-noise ratio. In particular, the total signal powers of different directional microphone signals can be determined to this end and the interference signal powers can be calculated in parallel thereto in a channel-specific fashion. Corresponding SNR values then result from the differences in the logarithmic power values. | 2010-06-24 |
| 20100158291 | ANTENNAS FOR STANDARD FIT HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICES - An embodiment of a hearing assistance device comprises a housing, a power source, a radio circuit, an antenna and a transmission line. The radio circuit is within the housing and electrically connected to the power source. The antenna has an aperture, and the radio circuit is at least substantially within the aperture. The transmission line electrically connects to the antenna to the radio circuit. Various antenna embodiments include a flex circuit antenna. | 2010-06-24 |
