28th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120177178 | FLUOROSCOPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Fluoroscopy imaging systems including an X-ray generator, a detector, and control circuitry coupled to the detector are provided. The control circuitry may be adapted to receive a digital signal from the detector, to process the digital signal, and to communicate the processed digital signal to a monitor for display during a fluoroscopy imaging operation. The fluoroscopy imaging systems may also include a user interface having at least one configurable adjustment configured to enable a user to adjust one or more imaging parameters affecting the digital signal during the fluoroscopy imaging operation. The control circuitry is adapted to set at least one of a range of the configurable adjustment, a step size of the configurable adjustment, or a default value of the configurable adjustment based on input from the user via the user interface. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177179 | ORTHOVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY - Methods described herein include selecting a target disease having an associated therapeutic dose of radiation, determining a maximal energy in an x-ray radiation beam to be emitted from a radiotherapy system to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation associated with the target disease to target tissue in a patient, the selected disease of the plurality of diseases requiring differing maximal energies of the x-ray radiation beam to achieve the associated therapeutic dose of radiation than the maximal energy required to achieve the associated therapeutic dose of radiation for another disease, and outputting to an output module an indication of the determined maximal energy. Methods carried out in a system that can include a processing module that receives an input including a selection of a target disease, and an output module, coupled to the processing module, that outputs, an indication of the determined maximal energy. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177180 | X-RAY SHUTTER ARRANGEMENT - A shutter arrangement for an X-ray housing includes a shutter | 2012-07-12 |
20120177181 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING DEVICE AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM - There is provided a radiographic imaging device including: a radiation source that irradiates radiation generated by inverse Compton scattering; a first grating at which first members that diffract or absorb radiation are formed side by side such that pitches thereof are larger where distances from a center position of the radiation irradiated from the radiation source are larger, the first grating diffracting or absorbing radiation irradiated from the radiation source with the first members; a second grating that is disposed at a position at which Talbot interference is produced by the radiation diffracted or absorbed by the first grating, and at which second members that absorb radiation are formed side by side such that pitches thereof are larger where distances from the center position of the radiation irradiated from the radiation source are larger; and a radiation detector that detects radiation that has passed through the second grating. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177182 | OBJECT IMAGING SYSTEM AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION IMAGING DEVICE FOR A SECURITY SYSTEM - An x-ray diffraction imaging (XDI) device includes at least one x-ray source configured to emit an x-ray fan-beam. The XDI device also includes a primary collimator positioned downstream of the at least one x-ray source. The primary collimator defines a plurality of rows of slits. Each slit and each row of slits is separated by an x-ray absorbing material. Each of the rows of slits oriented to transmit at least one x-ray slit-beam in a plane substantially orthogonal to the primary collimator. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177183 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN A MEDICAL IMAGING OR MONITORING SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed towards a method of changing wireless communication channels in a connected host and client system. For example, in one embodiment, the link quality of a connection is monitored by the host or the client. If the connection has a link quality below a predetermined threshold but remains intact, a channel switch request is sent, synchronization packages are exchanged between the host and client on the current channel, the channel of the system is changed to a new channel, and the system resumes communications on the new channel. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177184 | Real-Time Dosimetry System, RTDS - Real-Time Dosimetry System, RTDS, is dose measurement system consisting of an ionization chamber and electrometer with the ability to measure, record, and display the high radiation doses required to meet approved standards for sterilization of medical, industrial and food products. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177185 | X-RAY TUBE WITH HIGH SPEED BEAM STEERING ELECTROMAGNETS - The present embodiments relate to efficient electron beam steering within X-ray tubes, for example X-ray tubes used in CT imaging. In one embodiment, and X-ray tube with enhanced electron beam steering is provided. The X-ray tube includes an electron beam source, a target configured to generate X-rays when impacted by an electron beam from the electron beam source, and a steering magnet assembly having a plurality of ferrite cores and a plurality of litz wire coils wound on the ferrite cores. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177186 | X-RAY TUBE WITH SECONDARY DISCHARGE ATTENUATION - The present embodiments relate to off-focal X-ray radiation attenuation within X-ray tubes, for example X-ray tubes used in CT imaging. In one embodiment, an X-ray tube for off-focal X-ray radiation attenuation is provided. The X-ray tube includes a cathode, a target, and a magnetic focal spot control unit having at least one electromagnet encased in a resin loaded with X-ray attenuating material. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177187 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING A PBX-EQUIPPED CLIENT AND AN ON-DEMAND DATABASE SERVICE - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for integrating a private branch exchange (PBX)-equipped client and an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for integrating a PBX-equipped client and an on-demand database service can enable embodiments with additional infrastructure at the client that is better equipped to leverage the on-demand database service. The ability of embodiments to provide such client side infrastructure can enable additional enhanced services in conjunction with telephone calls, etc. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177188 | PC MANAGED NETWORKED AUDIO BELL/INTERCOM SYSTEM - A method, storage medium, and system for a managed audio bell/intercom including a controller and audio devices connected by an industry standardized network, wherein the controller contains logic to distribute action via the network to the audio devices. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177189 | Displaying Phone Number on the Landing Page Based on Keywords - Various methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for determining promotional messages that led to a phone call. The method may include communicating a promotional message, wherein the promotional message is associated with a phone number. The method may include receiving an indication that the promotional message was selected. The method may include receiving a phone call via the phone number, the phone call indicating the phone number that was called. The method may include associating the phone call with the promotional message based on the phone number. The method may include determining that the communicated promotional message led to the phone call based on the associated phone call and promotional message. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177190 | MULTILEVEL DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method is disclosed for the presentation of telephone information about a company or other enterprise over the Internet in response to consumer searches for names or products. Department information is included. The system uses a database to determine product slightly sold my search for companies to provide advertisers or sponsors with preferential placement of their ads. Revenue is charged response to clicking on an advertisement. The system also places telephone calls over the Internet to users of the inventive search engine. Advertisers are charged for such calls. Optionally, the system may not allow direct dialing for non-advertisers. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177191 | Automatic key programming - Methods are disclosed for programming shortcut keys on a computing device, such as a digital telephony device. One method comprises extracting user context information for a user from a server in communication with the digital telephony device. Key feature grouping information can be created based on the user context information. A key mapping layout can be generated for the digital telephony device by applying rules to designate an order in which selected groups in the key feature grouping information are assigned to selected keys on the digital telephony device to generate a key mapping layout. The keys on the digital telephony device can be programmed using the key mapping layout. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177192 | Teleconferencing system for allowing the breaking out of groups of callers into sub-teleconferences and the reporting of callers speaking in the sub-teleconferences - A facilitator-led teleconferencing system that establishes teleconferences for a plurality of callers and at least one facilitator. The teleconferencing system operates under the control of application software and through a computer system that establishes a user interface. The teleconferencing system enables the facilitator to dynamically divide a large teleconference into a plurality of sub-conferences, preferably in a way that enables callers in one sub-conference to interact with others in that sub-conference. The teleconferencing system further enables the facilitator to monitor in real-time who is in each sub-conference and to determine in real-time who was currently speaking in each sub-conference. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177193 | Method of Routing a Sesson from a Calling Party in a Serving Communication Network of the Calling Party to a Called Party - A method of routing a session from a calling party in a serving communication network of the calling party to a called party is described. The serving communication network of the calling party is distinct from a home communication network of the calling party. The method is executed by a session routing node in the serving communication network of the calling party. In order to optimize a session routing path of signaling data of the session, the method comprises receiving from the home communication network of the calling party a session routing request requesting routing the signaling data of the session to the called party via the serving communication network of the calling party, and routing the signaling data of the session to the called party via the serving communication network of the calling party based on the received session routing request. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177194 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING CALL - A call connection method is provided. When a terminal is in an IMS unregistered state, information indicating whether to perform a session transfer toward a CS domain is stored in a server during a registration or deregistration process. When receiving a call connection request message over an IMS, if the terminal is in the IMS unregistered state and the information indicates the session transfer, the call transfer toward the CS domain can be performed. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177195 | VOICE OVER DATA TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK ARCHITECTURE - The present invention describes a system and method for communicating voice and data over a packet-switched network that is adapted to coexist and communicate with a legacy PSTN. The system permits packet switching of voice calls and data calls through a data network from and to any of a LEC, a customer facility or a direct IP connection on the data network. The system includes soft switch sites, gateway sites, a data network, a provisioning component, a network event component and a network management component. The system interfaces with customer facilities (e.g., a PBX), carrier facilities (e.g., a LEC) and legacy signaling networks (e.g., SS7) to handle calls between any combination of on-network and off-network callers. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177196 | PROACTIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND GUIDANCE OF CALL CENTER AGENT - A system and a computer-implemented method for monitoring and guiding agents of call centers are described. The method includes receiving during an interaction call between an agent and a and a customer, real-time data associated with the interaction; retrieving by the call analysis system, a performance profile of the agent; using the performance profile of the agent and the real-time data associated with the interaction to determine whether a corrective action alert should be sent to the agent and generating and transmitting the alert to a terminal of the agent during the interaction if so determined. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177197 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR SCRAMBLING LAYERED VIDEO STREAMS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A video processing system includes a video encoder that encodes a video stream into an independent video layer stream and a first dependent video layer stream that requires the independent video layer for decoding. A scrambling module scrambles the independent video layer stream to produce a scrambled independent video layer stream and leaves the first dependent video layer stream unscrambled. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177198 | SECURE AIRCRAFT DATA CHANNEL COMMUNICATION FOR AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS - According to the application, a method for transmitting an encrypted aircraft related message is disclosed. A message is provided at one of a ground computer system or an aircraft computer system. The aircraft related message is arranged into data packets and at least one of the data packets is encrypted with an encryption key to obtain at least one encrypted data packet. The at least one encrypted data packet is transmitted from a sender to a recipient, wherein the sender is one of the ground computer system or the aircraft computer system, the recipient is the other one of the ground computer system or the aircraft computer system. The at least one encrypted data packet is received by a computer system of the recipient. A step of deciding whether the message is intended for the recipient's computer system is provided. The step of deciding comprises an attempt to decrypt the at least one encrypted data packet with an decryption key, and the decryption attempt comprises analyzing of the message content. If it is decided that the decryption that the message is intended for the recipient, a step of processing the decrypted data message by the recipient's computer system is provided. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177199 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCRYPTING SHORT DATA IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus is capable of encrypting short data in a wireless communication system When a terminal generates a short data burst in idle mode, the apparatus generates a Traffic Encryption Key (TEK) using a Cipher-based Message Authentication Code (CMAC)-TEK prekey derived from an Authorization Key (AK) related to Security Association (SA) between the terminal and a Base Station (BS). A nonce is constructed with a Packet Number (PN) identical to an uplink CMAC PN (CMAC-PN_U) transmitted together with a Ranging Request (RNG-REQ) message carrying the short data burst The short data burst is encrypted using the TEK and the nonce. A Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) is generated by attaching a MAC header and a CMAC digest for integrity protection to the RNG-REQ message carrying the encrypted short data burst. The MAC PDU is transmitted to the BS. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177200 | QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A QKD transmission apparatus comprises a GPS receiver module operable to receive a GPS signal, and a processor operable to use the GPS signal to derive a clock signal for transmission of a QKD signal. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177201 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION - Methods and apparatus for use in quantum key distribution (QKD) are described. A quantum QKD signal is generated at a source and transmitted through a fibre optic network to an endpoint, a key being agreed with communication over a classical QKD channel. The classical QKD channel contains additional information relevant to a network over which keys are distributed, and may be processed at nodes intermediate between the source and the endpoint. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177202 | SECURE TRANSPORT OF DOMAIN-SPECIFIC CRYPTOGRAPHIC STRUCTURES OVER GENERAL PURPOSE APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACES - A method of distributing cryptographic keys includes determining functional keys of domain-specific cryptographic service provider (DCSP); providing the functional keys to a fused cryptographic API (FCAPI) provided on a first computing device; encoding the functional keys with key encoding keys to produced encoded keys, the encoded keys including wrap or unwrap restrictions; receiving the encoded keys at a second computing device; unwrapping each encoded key until a first functional key is discovered, the first functional key having not including a wrap template; and providing the first functional key to the DCSP on at the computing device. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177203 | AUDIO NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING TOPOLOGY IN AUDIO SIGNAL TRANSMITTING SYSTEM - In an audio network system constructed from a main node and a plurality of satellite nodes each having a plurality of ports, the main node generates and transmits a main packet including audio signals of a plurality of channels. Each satellite node selects one of the plurality of ports in turn, and confirms whether the main packet arrives at the selected port every predetermined period or not. When the main packet arrives at the selected port every predetermined period, the main packet is received via the port by continuing selection of the port. In the case where reception of the main packet is lost, one is selected from the plurality of ports in turn, the operation to confirm arrival of the main packet is restarted, and another port at which the main packet arrives at the present stage is automatically found. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177204 | Audio Signal Decoder, Method for Decoding an Audio Signal and Computer Program Using Cascaded Audio Object Processing Stages - An audio signal decoder for providing an upmix signal representation in dependence on a downmix signal representation and an object-related parametric information includes an object separator configured to decompose the downmix signal representation, to provide a first audio information describing a first set of one or more audio objects of a first audio object type and a second audio information describing a second set of one or more audio objects of a second audio object type, in dependence on the downmix signal representation and using at least a part of the object-related parametric information. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177205 | HEARING AID - A hearing aid includes an audio signal input device, a signal processor and a signal output device which presents a processed audio signal perceivable as sound to an ear of a user. The signal processor includes fast acting level estimators and slow acting level estimators. A communication link between two hearing aids at each ear of a user allows the transmission between the two hearing aids of level estimates from the slow acting level estimators. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177206 | EAR SPEAKER DEVICE - An ear speaker device includes an electroacoustic transducer including a housing mounted at a predetermined position of listener's head, a speaker unit mounted on one surface in the housing, and positioned away from an entrance of the listener's external acoustic meatus for a predetermined distance when the housing is mounted on the listener's head, and a tubular duct extended so as to allow a sound generated by the housing in the inner space thereof to reach the vicinity of the entrance of the listener's external acoustic meatus, and a hole for emitting sound of the duct is oriented to the opposite direction with respect to the entrance of the external acoustic meatus; and a mounting part used for mounting the electroacoustic transducer on the listener's head in a manner that the predetermined distance is provided between the speaker unit and the entrance of the listener's external acoustic meatus. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177207 | AUDIO SIGNAL QUALITY MEASUREMENT IN MOBILE DEVICE - Technologies are generally described for a method for measuring a quality of an audio signal in a mobile device. In some examples, the mobile device includes a receiving unit configured to receive an audio signal transmitted from another device; an audio quality measuring unit configured to measure a quality of the received audio signal; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the measured quality of the audio signal to the another device. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177208 | TRIGGER GENERATING DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, TRIGGER GENERATING METHOD, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, TRIGGER GENERATING PROGRAM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - A trigger generating device includes: a level setting section detecting a maximum level of an audio signal in each predetermined period and setting a threshold with reference to the maximum level; and a trigger generating section comparing the audio signal and the threshold and generating a trigger signal when the level of the audio signal changes from a level smaller than the threshold to a level greater than the threshold. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177209 | EARHEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD I - Methods of operating an audio device are provided. A method includes calculating estimated sound pressure levels (SPLs) for drive signals directed to an ear canal receiver (ECR) during a time increment Δt; calculating an estimated SPL_Dose during the time increment Δt using the estimated sound pressure levels; and calculating a total SPL_Dose at a time t of the audio device using the estimated SPL_Dose. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177210 | EARHEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD II - Methods of operating an audio device are provided. A method includes measuring sound pressure levels (SPL | 2012-07-12 |
20120177211 | Transducer with Integrated Sensor - An electroacoustic transducer includes a housing and a moving portion adapted to move relative to the housing. The moving portion has a first surface and includes a first electrode. A second electrode on a first surface of the housing is located proximate to a first region of the first electrode, and a third electrode on the first surface of the housing is located proximate to a second region of the first electrode. A capacitance between the first and second electrodes and a capacitance between the first and third electrodes vary similarly with displacement of the moving portion relative to the housing. An impedance buffer is coupled to the second electrode and the third electrode. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177212 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IN-SITU TESTING, FITTING AND VERIFICATION OF HEARING AND HEARING AIDS - An improved multi-function hearing aid having in-situ testing, fitting and verification functions is disclosed which solves problems long standing in the art of hearing aid fitting dealing with individual size differences in the size of the pina and ear canal of the user, individual preference to sound level and frequency variation, and verification procedures. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177213 | ACTIVE NOISE-CANCELLATION FEEDBACK SIGNAL TRANSMISSION - A noise-cancelling system includes headset for generating a feedback signal for noise-cancellation in response to sound externally generated from the headset. An encoded microphone signal is generated in response to the first feedback signal. An audio generator can be used to generate a noise-cancellation signal in response to the encoded microphone signal and to generate an electronic audio signal in response to the encoded microphone signal and a first output audio signal. An audio connector is provided to couple the encoded microphone signal from the headset to the audio generator and to couple the first electronic audio signal to the headset. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177214 | VEHICLE ENGINE SOUND ENHANCEMENT - An engine harmonic enhancement system. The EHE system uses multiple parameters, such as engine load, gear, number of cylinders operating, and transmission ratio, to determine EHE gains to determine EHE gain. The EHE system determines a separate EHE gain for each harmonic. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177215 | Transducer with Integrated Sensor - An electroacoustic transducer for converting electrical input signals into acoustic output signals includes a diaphragm adapted to move relative to a housing in response to the electrical input signals to produce the acoustic output signals, a displacement sensor, a bias voltage source, and an amplifier. The displacement sensor includes a first electrode adhered to the diaphragm and a second electrode on a first surface of the housing located proximate to the first electrode. A capacitance between the first electrode and the second electrode varies with a displacement of the diaphragm relative to the housing. The bias voltage source is coupled to at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode and provides a fixed charge to the electrode to which it is attached. The amplifier amplifies a change in voltage between the first and second electrodes to produce an output voltage between first and second signal outputs. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177216 | CONNECTION-RESPONSIVE AUDIO SOURCE MANAGEMENT - Apparatus and method to mix first and second audio channels provided to a headset in response to the quantity of audio devices coupled to its connectors, in response to whether any of those audio devices provides more than one audio channel, and in response to their being a complete lack of electric power provided by any audio device and from a power source of the apparatus, itself. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177217 | DIGITAL WIRELESS AUDIO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS AUDIO TRANSMISSION - An audio transmission system including a wireless digital microphone unit which detects audio signals and wirelessly transmits the detected audio signals based on adjustable transmission settings and transmission parameters, and a central unit. The central unit has a monitor unit for monitoring and analyzing a frequency spectrum of an available frequency band, a link adaptation unit which adapts the microphone's transmission settings and parameters based on the results of the monitor unit, and a transmitting/receiving unit for receiving wirelessly transmitted audio signals from the wireless microphone unit and for transmitting transmission settings and transmission parameters via a return channel to the wireless microphone unit. The microphone's transmission settings and parameters are modified based on the transmission settings and transmission parameters transmitted via the return channel, which have a center frequency of a channel, a selection of a modulation method and parameters thereof, a data rate, and/or a channel encoding. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177218 | SPEAKER UNIT AND SPEAKER SYSTEM USING SAME SPEAKER UNIT - A speaker unit includes: two front-side driver units arranged adjacently on the left and right, and two rear-side driver units coupled to respective magnets of the front-side driver units back to back, the two front-side driver units and the two rear-side driver units being attached to a box-shaped mounting frame. One of the front-side driver units and one of the rear-side driver units output audio signals from a media resource, and the other front-side driver unit and the other rear-side driver unit output signals in anti-phase to the audio signals from the media resource. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177219 | WEARABLE SHOOTER LOCALIZATION SYSTEM - A wearable shooter localization system including a microphone array, processor, and output device for determining information about a gunshot. The microphone array may be worn by on the upper arm of the user. A second array, which may operate cooperatively or independently from the first array, may be worn on the other arm. The microphone array is sensitive to the acoustic effects of gunfire and provides a set of electrical signals to the processing unit, which identifies the origin of the fire. The system may include orientation and/or motion detection sensors, which the processor may use to either initially compute a direction to the origin of a projectile in a frame of reference meaningful to a wearer of the system or to subsequently update that direction as the wearer moves. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177220 | AUDIO SIGNAL CORRECTION APPARATUS, AUDIO SIGNAL CORRECTION METHOD, AND AUDIO SIGNAL CORRECTION PROGRAM - A first differential value is acquired between first current data and first previous data in an i number (i being a natural number) of sampling periods before the current data. A second differential value is acquired between second current data and second previous data in a j number (j being a natural number) of sampling periods before the current data. Both first data and both second data are of a first and a second digital audio signal, respectively, having a sound level of a digital stereo audio signal in the left and right channels, respectively. A first and a second correction coefficient are acquired by adding the first and second differential values at a first and a second ratio, respectively. The first signal is corrected by multiplying the first signal by the first correction coefficient. The second signal is corrected by multiplying the second signal by the second correction coefficient. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177221 | AUDIO ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM - A system for enhancing the sound signal produced by an audio system in a listening environment by compensating for ambient noise in the listening environment is provided. The system receives an electrical sound signal and generates a sound output therefrom. A total sound signal is sensed representative of the total sound level in the environment, where the total sound level includes both the sound output from the audio system and the ambient noise within the environment. The system extracts an ambient noise signal representative of the ambient noise in the environment from the total sound signal in response to the total sound signal and to a reference signal derived from the electrical sound signal. The system extracts the ambient noise signal using an adaptive filter with an adaptive step size. The system generates a control signal in response to the ambient noise signal and adjusts the sound output of the audio system to compensate for the ambient noise level in response to the control signal. The system calculates a step size for controlling the adaptive step size of the adaptive filter. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177222 | DYNAMIC AUDIO PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT USING TOUCH SENSING - An audio communications device has a handset in which a touch sensing ear piece region is coupled to an acoustic leakage analyzer. The acoustic leakage analyzer is to analyze signals from the touch sensing ear piece region and on that basis adjust an audio processing parameter. The latter configures an audio processor which generates an audio receiver input signal for the device. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177223 | MULTI-INPUT NOISE SUPPRESSION DEVICE, MULTI-INPUT NOISE SUPPRESSION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A power spectrum estimation unit ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120177224 | SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING LOUDSPEAKER AGING PHENOMENA - A signal processor including an equalizer responsive to an input signal and to a parameter signal, said equalizer configured to provide an output signal to an electro-acoustical transducer for compensating a frequency response of said electro-acoustical transducer; a transducer element for monitoring at least a physical parameter of said electro-acoustical transducer, said transducer element configured to provide a transducer signal, a processor block responsive to said transducer signal, configured to provide said parameter signal. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177225 | Smart Un-muting Based on System Event with Smooth Volume Control - An approach is provided that receives an audio request from a request source while an information handling machine, such as a computer system, is in a muted state. The request source is compared with a list of one or more un-mute sources stored in a memory. If the comparison reveals that the request source is included in the list of un-mute sources, then the audio request is audibly played. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177226 | BATTERY POWER MONITORING AND AUDIO SIGNAL ATTENUATION - To reduce the risk of brown outs and resets in a mobile station using a far-field speaker, a voltage level of a battery and a level of an input audio signal are monitored. When the level of the audio signal increases past a threshold level, and the voltage level of the battery falls below a threshold voltage, an attenuation is determined and applied to the audio signal. The applied attenuation reduces the volume of the audio signal, which reduces the risk of a brown out or a reset due to insufficient voltage in the mobile station. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177227 | SOUND VOLUME CONTROL CIRCUIT - A sound volume control circuit includes: a first operational amplifier; a variable resistor circuit connected between an output and an inverting input of the first operational amplifier and having a plurality of resistance values; an R-2R ladder circuit connected between a voltage source of an input voltage; and a control circuit controlling the variable resistor circuit and the R-2R ladder circuit; wherein when changing a resistance value of the variable resistor circuit from a first resistance value to a second resistance value, so as to change the output voltage in a step size where a difference between the output voltage corresponding to the first resistance value and the output voltage corresponding to the second resistance value is further segmented, the control circuit changes the magnitude of the electric current flowing to the variable resistor circuit by use of the R-2R ladder circuit. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177228 | PROCESS FOR ADJUSTING THE SOUND VOLUME OF A DIGITAL SOUND RECORDING - The present invention relates to a process for adjusting the sound volume of a digital sound recording characterised in that it comprises: a step consisting of determining, in absolute values, for a recording, the maximum amplitude values for sound frequencies audible for the human ear, a step consisting of calculating the possible gain for a specified sound level setting, between the maximum amplitude value determined above and the maximum amplitude value for all frequencies combined, a step consisting of reproducing the recording with a sound card by automatically adjusting the amplification gain level making it possible to obtain a sound level for the recording of a specified value so that it corresponds to the gain calculated for this recording. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177229 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH AN ACOUSTIC CHANNEL FOR A MICROPHONE - A printed circuit board with an acoustic channel for a microphone and a portable electronic device having such a printed circuit board are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a microphone assembly, comprising: a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a board body having at least one signal trace, the printed circuit board defining an acoustic channel within the board body which extends between a microphone aperture in the board body and a plurality of inlet openings in the board body. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177230 | SOUND MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A unitary sound management device including an analog amplification system ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120177231 | INTERACTIVE PLAY SYSTEM - An interactive play system including a handheld device and an insertion device is provided. An interactive application program is embedded in the handheld device. The insertion device includes a dock, an amplifier, a speaker, and a slave circuit. The dock carries the handheld device. The speaker is coupled to the amplifier and used for playing a sound. The slave circuit is coupled to the amplifier. When the handheld device is placed in the dock of the insertion device and accordingly activates the interactive application program, the handheld device displays an interactive graphical user interface, and the slave circuit and the amplifier are coupled to the handheld device, so as to guide a user to set the insertion device. The handheld device controls various functions of the slave circuit. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177232 | Means for Causing Luminaires to Act as an Audio Transmission and Support Means - A luminaire used to support audio equipment and more specifically act as a transmission means to transfer mechanical acoustic energy to a soundboard using inertial type audio transducers. Any part of the luminaire may alternatively be employed to act as a soundboard. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177233 | HEARING AID ADAPTED FOR DETECTING BRAIN WAVES AND A METHOD FOR ADAPTING SUCH A HEARING AID - A hearing aid comprises an amplifier ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120177234 | HEARING AID WITH AUDIO CODEC AND METHOD - A hearing aid comprising a time domain codec. The codec comprises a decoder adapted to generate a decoded output signal based on an input quantization index and an encoder for generating an output quantization index based on an input signal, said encoder comprising said decoder and a predictor receiving an excitation signal derived from said decoder output signal and outputting a prediction signal. The output quantization index is determined by repeated decoding of the quantization indices in order to minimize the error between the input signal and the prediction signal, and the predictor uses a recursive autocorrelation estimate for the error minimization. The invention further provides a method of encoding an audio signal. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS - A system collects information on performance of short-range wireless communication in local hearing aid systems. The information is analyzed, for example, to inform local users to adjust the local hearing aid systems, to adjust operational parameters for improving wireless communication in the local hearing aid systems, and/or to improve wireless connectivity and reliability in future products. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177236 | FREQUENCY TRANSLATION BY HIGH-FREQUENCY SPECTRAL ENVELOPE WARPING IN HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICES - Disclosed herein, among other things, is a system for frequency translation by high-frequency spectral envelope warping in hearing assistance devices. The present subject matter relates to improved speech intelligibility in a hearing assistance device using frequency translation by high-frequency spectral envelope warping. The system described herein implements an algorithm for performing frequency translation in an audio signal processing device for the purpose of improving perceived sound quality and speech intelligibility in an audio signal when presented using a system having reduced bandwidth relative to the original signal, or when presented to a hearing-impaired listener sensitive to only a reduced range of acoustic frequencies. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177237 | AUDIO PORT CONFIGURATION FOR COMPACT ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A portable electronic device that provides compact configurations for audio elements are disclosed. The audio elements can be drivers (e.g., speakers) or receivers (e.g., microphones). In one embodiment, a molded acoustic chamber can be formed to assist in directing audio sound between an opening an outer housing and an internal flexible electronic substrate. The audio element can be mounted on or coupled to the flexible electrical substrate over an opening therein that allows allow audio sound to pass there through. The molded acoustic chamber can also be formed such that it includes a barrier, such as a mesh barrier, so that undesired foreign substances can be blocked from entry or further entry into the audio chamber. The molded acoustic chamber can also be formed such that it includes one or more acoustic seals that can be used to provide an acoustic seal between the molded acoustic chamber and the opening in the outer housing. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177238 | ACOUSTIC REPRODUCTION DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an acoustic reproduction device includes a loudspeaker unit, a loudspeaker rear chamber unit, and a port unit. The loudspeaker unit generates a sound wave. The loudspeaker rear chamber unit includes a chamber portion in which the loudspeaker unit is arranged, and at least one of a duct portion and a branch portion. The duct portion and the branch portion each have a volume, a cross-sectional area, and a length different from those of the chamber portion. A port unit is connected to the loudspeaker rear chamber unit and has a port to externally output a rear wave. The duct portion guides the rear wave from the loudspeaker unit up to the port unit. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177239 | WIND NOISE PROTECTION - A removable case for a mobile communications device includes an opening that aligns with a microphone port that is built into the device. The case includes a windscreen that is sealed across the opening of the case. The windscreen is designed to reduce wind noise, air blasts, vocal plosives, and other noise. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177240 | Tiltable Earphone - An earphone has an ear cushion mounted thereon to be freely tiltable. The body includes an outer case enclosing a sound wave generating means, and a ball joint provided at an end portion of the outer case that has a sound wave path that propagates sound waves out of the body and having an opening communicating with the sound wave path. An operation holder mounted on the outer circumference of the ball joint includes a frictional ball seat whose inner surface contacts with the outer circumference of the ball joint so as to combine an internal passage communicating with the inner space of the frictional ball seat, and a periphery for the ear cushion. Thus, the earphone becomes sturdier because the body and its outer portion are not structurally weakened. Productivity improves by process simplification. The assembly of the sliding portion is done only on the outside of the body. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177241 | IN-EAR EARPHONE - An in-ear earphone has a shell including an upper shell and a lower shell cooperating with the upper shell to define a resonance space for receiving a loudspeaker. A plurality of damping objects are made of different elastic and compressible materials. A group of first adjusting elements are capable of being replaceablely assembled to the lower shell for receiving external sound signals. Each first adjusting element defines a receiving fillister and a sound hole connected with the receiving fillister. Each first adjusting element has one damping object disposed in the receiving fillister and further disposed between the sound hole and the resonance space. A group of second adjusting elements are capable of being replaceablely assembled to the upper shell for transmitting the sound signals out. Each second adjusting element defines a receiving cavity for receiving one of the damping objects therein and makes it face to the resonance space. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177242 | EAR CANAL DEVICE RETENTION MEANS - The invention regards an ear canal device and a retainer strip, whereby the ear canal device has a distal part for extending into the ear canal and facing the tympanic membrane and a proximal part extending towards the ear canal opening, wherein the proximal part of the ear canal device comprises an opening extending transversely through the ear canal device, and where a retaining strip is arranged with a first end thereof arranged to be fastened in the opening and a second end arranged to lie resiliently against the inside of the concha for exerting a retaining force on the ear canal device. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177243 | EARPHONE CONNECTOR OF MOBILE TERMINAL - An earphone connector of a mobile terminal prevents noise from occurring when inserting and removing an earphone. The earphone connector of a mobile terminal includes a main body having a passage for inserting an earphone. Aground terminal, aright sound terminal, and a left sound terminal are disposed at a preset position of the main body to contact with a corresponding ground terminal, right sound terminal, and left sound terminal of the earphone, respectively, when the earphone is inserted into the passage. A microphone terminal contacts with a corresponding microphone terminal of the earphone when the earphone is fully inserted. And an elastic member applies an external force such that the microphone terminal does not contact with at least one of the corresponding right sound terminal and the left sound terminal of the earphone before the earphone is fully inserted. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177244 | SPEAKER - A speaker includes a holder forming a hollow space, a magnetic system received in the hollow space, a suspension assembled with the holder and defining a supporting portion, a pair of fixing portions far away from the supporting portion and fixed on the holder, and a plurality of arm portions connecting the supporting portion and the fixing portions, respectively. The arm portions defines a pair of outer arm portions protruded outwardly from the circumference of two ends of the supporting portion and a pair of inner arm portions extending from the circumference of said two ends of the supporting portion and set in space with respect to the inner arm portions, respectively. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177245 | MULTI-MAGNETIC SPEAKER - A multi-magnet speaker is disclosed. The multi-magnet speaker includes a frame defining a hollow space, a magnetic system defining a yoke and a plurality of magnetic gaps positioned in the hollow space, a diaphragm mounted on the frame and a plurality of coils attached to the bottom of the diaphragm. The diaphragm includes a plurality of vibrating membranes each defining a dome part and an arcuate portion radially extending from the periphery of the dome part. Each of the coils is received in the corresponding magnetic gap to drive the corresponding vibrating membrane to vibrate. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177246 | MULTI-MAGNET SYSTEM AND SPEAKER USING SAME - Disclosed is a multi-magnet system for speaker. The multi-magnet system includes a yoke having a bottom, a pair of main magnets separated from each other and mounted on the bottom of the yoke, respectively, a mid-magnet mounted on the bottom of the yoke and located between the pair of main magnets, and a pair of auxiliary magnets attached to two ends of the yoke. Wherein, the first main magnet together with the first auxiliary magnet and the mid-magnet defines a first magnetic gap and the second main magnet together with the second auxiliary magnet and the mid-magnet defines a second magnetic gap. By virtue of place the magnets at appropriate locations, the sensitivity of the speaker is effectively enhanced. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177247 | ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSDUCER - A multifunctional electromagnetic transducer includes a bracket, a vibrating unit including a magnetic circuit part receiving in the bracket, and a plurality of helical wound springs assembled to the bracket for sustaining the magnetic circuit part. The magnetic circuit part defines a pole plate, a first magnet disposed at a center portion of the pole plate, and a plurality of second magnets surrounding the first magnet and forming a magnetic gap corporately with the first magnet. Each of the second magnets forms a receiving gap corporately with an adjacent second magnet. A voice coil is partially inserted into the magnetic gap. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177248 | GRAPHIC DATA ALTERATION TO ENHANCE ONLINE PRIVACY - A computer alters at least one recognizable metric or text in a digitally-encoded photographic image by operating an alteration algorithm in response to user input data while preserving an overall aesthetic quality of the image and obscuring an identity of at least one individual or geographic location appearing in the image. An altered digitally-encoded photographic image prepared by the altering of the at least one recognizable metric or text in the image is stored in a computer memory. User feedback and/or automatic analysis may be performed to define parameter values of the alteration algorithm such that the alteration process achieves preservation of aesthetic qualities while obscuring an identity of interest. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177249 | METHOD OF DETECTING LOGOS, TITLES, OR SUB-TITLES IN VIDEO FRAMES - Detecting a static graphic object (such as a logo, title, or sub-title) in a sequence of video frames may be accomplished by analyzing each selected one of a plurality of pixels in a video frame of the sequence of video frames. Basic conditions for the selected pixel may be tested to determine whether the selected pixel is a static pixel. When the selected pixel is a static pixel, a static similarity measure and a forward motion similarity measure may be determined for the selected pixel. A temporal score for the selected pixel may be determined based at least in part on the similarity measures. Finally, a static graphic object decision for the selected pixel may be made based at least in part on the temporal score. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177250 | BOUNDARY DETECTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - In a lane boundary detection device, a plurality of edge components are extracted from a captured image capturing the periphery of the own vehicle. Candidates of a curve (including straight lines) that is to be the boundary of a driving area are extracted as boundary candidates based on the placement of the plurality of edge components. Then, an angle formed by a tangent in a predetermined section of each extracted boundary candidate and a vertical line in the captured image is calculated. Boundary candidates of which the formed angle is less than an angle reference value are set to have low probability. The boundary candidate having the highest probability among the boundary candidates is set as the boundary of the driving area. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177251 | IMAGE ANALYSIS BY OBJECT ADDITION AND RECOVERY - The invention described herein is generally directed to methods for analyzing an image. In particular, crowded field images may be analyzed for unidentified, unobserved objects based on an iterative analysis of modified images including artificial objects or removed real objects. The results can provide an estimate of the completeness of analysis of the image, an estimate of the number of objects that are unobserved in the image, and an assessment of the quality of other similar images. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177252 | DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS, DISTANCE MEASURING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed are a distance measuring apparatus which can measure the distance to an object with high accuracy, a distance measuring method, and a program. The distance measuring apparatus is provided with: a light source which emits light; an image pickup unit, which picks up an image of light which has been emitted from the light source and reflected by means of the object; an image distance data converting unit, which converts image data obtained by the image pickup performed by the image pickup unit into image distance data which indicates the distance to the object; an image pickup condition setting unit, which sets first image pickup conditions on the basis of the image distance data; and an image pickup control unit, which controls the light source and the image pickup unit and have an image of the object picked up under the first image pickup conditions. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177253 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING PANORAMA - A method and an apparatus for generating a panorama are provided. In the present method, a plurality of raw images of a scene is captured. A coarse motion estimation is executed on the raw images to obtain a coarse motion estimation result of the scene. In the meantime, the raw images inside a window of interest (WOI) are cropped to obtain a plurality of cropped images, and a fine motion estimation is executed on the cropped images according to the coarse motion estimation result of the scene, so as to obtain a fine motion estimation result of the scene. The raw images are stitched and blended according to the fine motion estimation result, so as to generate the panorama. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177254 | MOTION DETECTION USING DEPTH IMAGES - A sensor system creates a sequence of depth images that are used to detect and track motion of objects within range of the sensor system. A reference image is created and updated based on a moving average (or other function) of a set of depth images. A new depth images is compared to the reference image to create a motion image, which is an image file (or other data structure) with data representing motion. The new depth image is also used to update the reference image. The data in the motion image is grouped and associated with one or more objects being tracked. The tracking of the objects is updated by the grouped data in the motion image. The new positions of the objects are used to update an application. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177255 | Secure portable token and systems and methods for identification and authentication of the same - A portable token and systems and methods for identification and authentication of the same are disclosed. The portable token may be utilized for a variety of purposes and uses a thin section of rock as a unique identifying element, which is extremely resistant to forgery or duplication. Identification and authorization of tokens is achieved by a system that uses optical examination of the microstructure and the refractive properties of crystalline minerals within the identifying element, by transmitted polarized light techniques. Comparison between stored reference data and acquired examination data is the basis for verifying authenticity. The naturally-occurring three-dimensional orientations of the optical axes of mineral crystals contribute to the identification information by their effects. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177256 | MULTI-MEDIA MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method of processing data pertaining to a medical procedure. The method includes receiving information indicative of at least one of an imaging device and a video capture device, and information indicative of an identity of a patient to be treated during the medical procedure. The data is received by the computer system without the identity of the patient. A relationship is established to link the data with the identification of the patient. Application of at least one processing rule is initiated to reduce a file size of the data from an original file size of the data as transmitted by the at least one of the imaging device and the video capture device. The data is stored in combination with the identification of the patient in a manner compliant with a standardized medical imaging transmission format. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177257 | BIOMETRIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATION OF A PORTION OF A FINGER - One embodiment includes a biometric sensor for generating a three-dimensional representation of a portion of a finger, the finger comprising a three-dimensional structure including a surface tissue layer and a subsurface tissue layer, the biometric sensor comprising: a platen; a first transducer; a drive system; a controller; and a software module. The platen is configured to receive the finger. The first transducer is arranged about the platen, configured to scan at least a portion of the finger by transmitting ultrasound waves toward the finger and receiving the ultrasound waves after the waves reflect off of the finger, and further configured to output signals based upon the received ultrasound waves. The drive system is configured to motivate the set of transducers arcuately about a central axis substantially parallel to the length of the finger to be scanned. The controller is configured to control the motion of the drive system. The software module is configured to receive a form of the signals from the first transducer and to compose the form of the signals into a three-dimensional representation of at least a portion of the surface tissue layer of the finger. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177258 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A MODIFIED INTENSITY PROJECTION IMAGE - In a method or apparatus for generating, from medical image data of a subject from a functional imaging modality, a modified intensity projection image for display. An intensity projection image data set is obtained from the image data. A segmentation for the image data is obtained. Based on information from the segmentation, a modified display property is calculated for at least one voxel of the intensity projection image data set. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177259 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING DEVICE - In an image processing device that discriminates between a mucosal region and a non-mucosal region that are contained in an intraluminal image, the image processing device includes a residue candidate region detecting unit that detects a residue candidate region to be discriminated whether the candidate region is a mucosal region or not, on the basis of a feature data of each pixel that constitutes the intraluminal image, a structure edge region detecting unit that detects a structure edge contained in the intraluminal image, and an approximate structure edge line calculating unit and an overlap deciding unit that discriminate whether the residue candidate region is a mucosal region or not, based on a relative positional relationship between the structure edge and the residue candidate region. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177260 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETECTING LIVER DISEASE - A noninvasive, quantitative imaging technique is presented for detecting and diagnosing liver disease, such as cirrhosis. The technique includes: capturing scan data from a subject using computed tomography or another type of imaging method and extracting image data representing the liver from the scan data. Various measures of the liver may be obtained from image data and then used to compute random variables of a statistical model, where the model is predictive of a medical condition of the liver and comprised of random variables that are indicative of at least one of a shape or texture of the liver. Output from the statistical model provides an indication of an undesirable condition of the liver. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177261 | Artificial intelligence system for genetic analysis - The present invention provides a complete artificial intelligence system for the acquisition and analysis of nucleic acid array hybridization information. The system includes a central data processing facility and one or more user facilities, linked by encrypted connections. Each user facility may include an optical scanning system to collect hybridization signals from a nucleic acid array, an image processing system to convert the optical data into a set of hybridization parameters, a connection to a data network, and a user interface to display, manipulate, search, and analyze hybridization information. This system reads data from a nucleic acid microarray, analyzes test results, evaluates patient risk for various ailments, and recommends methods of treatment. The automated artificial intelligence system is a real time, dynamic decision making tool that can be used in conjunction with a clinical analysis system, and with the information obtained in a research and development environment. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177262 | Feature Detection And Measurement In Retinal Images - The invention is directed to methods of detecting and/or measuring a feature in a retinal mage. The feature detected and/or measured may be one or more of the optic disc, optic disc centre, optic disc radius, vessel edge, vessel calibre/width and vessel central reflex. One method for detecting the optic disc includes analyzing an image histogram to determine intensity levels; analyzing the intensity levels to determine a threshold intensity for potential optic disc regions; determining the number of pixels for each potential optic disc region; and calculating the centre of each potential optic disc region from the number of pixels in each potential optic disc region to thereby detect the optic disc. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177263 | IMAGE SEGMENTATION - According to one embodiment there is provided a method of selecting a plurality of M atlases from among a larger group of N candidate atlases to form a multi-atlas data set to be used for computer automated segmentation of novel image data sets to mark objects of interest therein. A set of candidate atlases is used containing a reference image data set and segmentation data. Each of the candidate atlases is segmented against the others in a leave-one-out strategy, in which the candidate atlases are used as training data for each other. For each candidate atlas in turn, the following is carried out: registering; segmenting; computing an overlap; computing a value of the similarity measure for each of the registrations; and obtaining a set of regression parameters by performing a regression with the similarity measure being the independent variable and the overlap being the dependent variable. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177264 | Method and System for Surgical Modeling - A method of surgical modeling is disclosed. A set of related two-dimensional (2D) anatomical images is displayed. A plurality of anatomical landmarks is identified on the set of related 2D anatomical images. A three-dimensional (3D) representation of at least one prosthesis is scaled to match a scale of the 2D anatomical images based at least in part on a relationship between the anatomical landmarks. 3D information from the at least one prosthesis along with information based on at least one of the plurality of anatomical landmarks is utilized to create procedure-based information. A system for surgical modeling is also disclosed. The system has a prosthesis knowledge-based information system, a patient anatomical-based information system, a user interface, and a controller. The controller has an anatomical landmark identifier, a prosthesis-to-anatomical-feature relator, and a procedure modeler. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177265 | MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to an embodiment, an image generating unit generates a medical image. A deciding unit detects a reaching time at which a contrast agent has reached a predetermined region of the medical image. The deciding unit sets a color map in which the reaching time is associated with a hue based on a first inflow time corresponding to a first designation region set to the medical image and a second inflow time corresponding to a second designation region. A generating unit generates a hue conversion image in which a hue is allocated to each region of the medical image based on the color map and the reaching time in each region of the medical image. A control unit displays the hue conversion image through a monitor. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177266 | PUPIL DETECTION DEVICE AND PUPIL DETECTION METHOD - A pupil detection device and a pupil detection method, which are capable of stably detecting the pupil by actively using information of cornea-reflected image even when most of the pupil is hidden by the cornea-reflected image. In pupil detection device ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120177267 | Method For Constrained Reconstruction of High Signal-To-Noise Ratio Images - A method for producing an image having a high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is provided. An image to be enhanced is provided, the provided image including a previously reconstructed image or an image reconstructed from acquired image data. A prior image is produced from the provided image, for example, by filtering the provided image such that noise from the provided image is substantially suppressed in the prior image. Synthesized image data is produced by performing a forward projection of the provided image. A sparsified image is produced by subtracting the prior image and the provided image. A target image having a higher SNR than the provided image is reconstructed using the sparsified image, the provided image, and the synthesized image data. The provided image may be, for example, a medical image produced by an x-ray imaging system, including computed tomography and C-arm systems; a magnetic resonance imaging system; and the like. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177268 | System and Method for Measuring Hole Orientation for SPECT Collimators - A method for measuring a SPECT collimator's hole orientation angles includes (a) providing a plurality of parallel spaced apart line radiation sources at a distance from a detector; (b) positioning a first collimator between the plurality of spaced apart line radiation sources and the detector; (c) obtaining a set of line images of the plurality of line radiation sources by scanning/stepping the plurality of line radiation sources across the first collimator in a first direction; (d) obtaining a second set of line images of the plurality of line radiation sources by scanning/stepping the plurality of line radiation sources across the first collimator in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction; (e) repeating the steps (c) and (d) for a second collimator, wherein one of the two collimators is a reference collimator and the other of the two collimators is a collimator being measured, whereby the line images obtained using the reference collimator are reference collimator line images and the line images obtained using the collimator being measured are measured collimator line images; (f) analyzing the reference collimator line images and the measured collimator line images and determining the offset distance dx between the reference collimator line images and the measured collimator line images in the first direction and the offset distance dy between the reference collimator line images and the measured collimator line images in the second direction, wherein dx is the offset distance in the first direction and dy is the offset distance in the second direction; and (g) calculating hole orientation angles θx, θy for each collimator hole in the collimator being measured. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177269 | Detection of Landmarks and Key-frames in Cardiac Perfusion MRI Using a Joint Spatial-Temporal Context Model - A method including receiving an image sequence, wherein the image sequence includes a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) image frames of an organ arranged in a time sequence; constructing a three-dimensional (3D) volume by stacking a plurality of the 2D image frames in time order; detecting a best bounding box for a target of interest in the 3D volume, wherein the best bounding box is specified by a plurality of parameters including spatial and temporal information contained in the 3D volume; and determining the target of interest from the best bounding box. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177270 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING OPERATION OF AN IMAGING SYSTEM - A system and method for assessing the operation of a imaging system, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, is disclosed including a that computer is programmed to access an image of a phantom from image data, identify a plurality of seed point in the image of the phantom using a shape recognition algorithm, and rank combinations of the seed points using a pattern recognition algorithm using a priori information about the predefined pattern. The computer is programmed to rank the combinations of the seed points to generate an indication of an imaging quality characteristic of the imaging system. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177271 | 4D Anatomically Based Image Selection Procedure for Medical Imaging - Improved 4D imaging reconstruction is provided for a freely breathing patient. 3D patient images from an imaging dataset are binned according to respiratory displacement or phase. The bins are defined by ranges, so every image in the raw 3D data set is included in a bin. Since binning in this manner often results in two or more images per bin, the 4D reconstruction is determined by selecting one 3D image from each bin at each patient position. This selection is performed so as to maximize the anatomical similarity of 3D images at adjacent patient positions. In cases where the 3D images include multiple slices, a 2D comparison of the closest slices can be used to determine anatomical similarity of the 3D images. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177272 | X-RAY CT DEVICE - In a state where a subject | 2012-07-12 |
20120177273 | GENERATING TWO-DIMENSIONAL PROJECTION IMAGES FROM HELICAL DATA - Techniques and/or systems for generating a two-dimensional projection image of an object under examination from helical data are provided herein. An image plane and a distance, or height, of an examination line lying in a plane parallel to the image plane may be selected with or without user input. Using the selected image plane and examination line, data may be extracted from one or more views indicative of the object. The data that is extracted from the respective views is generally indicative of rays that traverse the examination line and have a trajectory that meets predetermined criteria. Using the extracted data from a plurality of views, one or more projection lines that are substantially parallel to a corresponding image slice are produced and a two-dimensional projection image is generated. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177274 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN IMAGE OF A REGION OF INTEREST - The invention relates to an image generation system for generating an image of a region of interest. The image generation system comprises a measured data providing unit for providing measured data of the region of interest, a reconstruction unit ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120177275 | Coronary Artery Disease Prediction using Automated IMT - A system (AtheroEdgeLink™) that links and predicts the Syntax Score for Coronary Artery Disease Patients using carotid IMT in Ultrasound. Ultrasound is acquired for the carotids and CIMT is estimated using AtheroEdge™. For the same images, plaque burden or plaque score is estimated. Syntax score is estimated from cardiac X-ray angiograms. The AtheroEdgeLink™ technique correlates between CIMT computed using AtheroEdge™ and Syntax Score. The system AtheroEdgeLink™ can help compute the ROC area under the curve (Az) between CIMT and Syntax Score for Coronary Artery Disease patients. Such a system can also help to find the specificity of finding the threshold on CIMT for associating the presence of Coronary Artery Disease. | 2012-07-12 |
20120177276 | ULTRASONOGRAPH AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS USING SAME - An ultrasonograph of the present invention comprises a probe ( | 2012-07-12 |
20120177277 | LIVE REGISTRATION FOR VESSEL TREATMENT - The present invention relates to accurate positioning for vessel intervention procedures, particularly to a method for accurate positioning for vessel intervention procedures, a medical imaging system for accurate positioning for vessel intervention procedures and a catheterization laboratory system for accurate positioning for vessel intervention procedures. First, at least one X-ray image of a vessel region of interest is acquired ( | 2012-07-12 |