30th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130188738 | METHOD FOR VIDEO CODING AND AN APPARATUS, A COMPUTER-PROGRAM PRODUCT, A SYSTEM, AND A MODULE FOR THE SAME - A method includes encoding information of at least two short-term reference picture sets into a bitstream; encoding into the bitstream a structure of pictures description with an indication being indicative of which one of the at least two short-term reference picture sets to be used for decoding by a picture in question within the structure of pictures, the structure of pictures including one or more consecutive pictures in decoding order; encoding pictures according to the structure of pictures description into the bitstream. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188739 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENCODING, SHARING, AND DECODING OF MULTIMEDIA - Systems and methods for encoding, sharing and decoding of multimedia data are disclosed. The systems and methods include multimedia decoding instantiation systems and multimedia processing engines which are capable of being upgraded or reconfigured to support a new or previously-unsupported compression format, without the need for platform-specific software or hardware upgrades. The systems and method further include transmission and storage of compressed data and functionality on a host device. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188740 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENTROPY ENCODING/DECODING - Provided is an entropy decoding method. The entropy decoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: drawing context information about a symbol to be decoded using at least either context information about corresponding layer or context information about other layers; and performing entropy decoding on the symbol using the drawn context information. According to the present invention, image compression efficiency can be enhanced. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188741 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SAMPLE ADAPTIVE OFFSET CODING AND/OR SELECTION OF BAND OFFSET PARAMETERS - In one embodiment, a method for encoding sample adaptive offset (SAO) values in a video encoding process is provided, the method comprising: selecting a band offset type; determining a range of values associated with the selected band offset type, the range of values not being transmitted during encoding; generating one or more offset values for the selected band offset type; and optionally applying an offset value to at least a current pixel value to form an SAO compensated value. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188742 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODER ASSISTED-FRAME RATE UP CONVERSION (EA-FRUC) FOR VIDEO COMPRESSION - An Encoder Assisted Frame Rate Up Conversion (EA-FRUC) system that utilizes video coding and pre-processing operations at the video encoder to exploit the FRUC processing that will occur in the decoder in order to improve compression efficiency and reconstructed video quality is disclosed. One operation of the EA-FRUC system involves determining whether to encode a frame in a sequence of frames of a video content by determining a spatial activity in a frame of the sequence of frames; determining a temporal activity in the frame; determining a spatio-temporal activity in the frame based on the determined spatial activity and the determined temporal activity; determining a level of a redundancy in the source frame based on at least one of the determined spatial activity, the determined temporal activity, and the determined spatio-temporal activity; and, encoding the non-redundant information in the frame if the determined redundancy is within predetermined thresholds. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188743 | DECODING AND PRESENTATION TIME STAMPS FOR MPEG-4 ADVANCED VIDEO CODING - A system, method, and apparatus for time stamping compressed video data is disclosed. A delay parameter is generated and can be encoded with the compressed video, representing the number of picture delay between the decoded sequence and the presented sequence. The presentation time stamp is associated with each of the pictures. The presentation time stamp is a function of the delay parameter and other parameters associated with picture associated therewith. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188744 | DEBLOCKING CHROMA DATA FOR VIDEO CODING - A video coding device is configured to obtain an array of sample values. The sample values may be formatted according to a 4:2:0, 4:2:2, or 4:4:4 chroma format. The video coding device determines whether to apply a first filter to rows of chroma sample values associated with defined horizontal edges within the array. The video coding device determines whether to apply a second filter to columns of chroma sample values associated with defined vertical edges. The horizontal and vertical edges may be separated by a number of chroma samples according to a deblocking grid. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188745 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUB-SAMPLING OF A CODEBOOK IN LTE-A SYSTEM - The embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for sub-sampling of a codebook in the LTE-A system where a precoding matrix W is a product of two matrices W | 2013-07-25 |
20130188746 | FREQUENCY SHIFT COMPENSATION, SUCH AS FOR USE IN A WIRELESS METER READING ENVIRONMENT - Methods and apparatus for computing the carrier frequency of a transmitter using frequency modulated digital data to compensate for frequency shifting of the transmitter and the receiver local oscillators and for bandwidth adjustment of the receiver's filter. In particular, methods and apparatus are disclosed for binary systems transmitting “1” and “0” data using decoded or undecoded received signals. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188747 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus for transmitting data in a communication system includes: a receiving unit configured to receive feedback information for each of a plurality of stations (STAB) in response to a control frame; an adjusting unit configured to adjust links of the STAB at frequency channels based on the feedback information, and set optimal links for the respective STAB; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit data to the STAB through the optimal links, wherein the feedback information comprises one or more of optimal stream number information, optimal modulation and coding scheme (MCS) information, optimal bandwidth information, average signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) information, space-time information, optimal space-time block coding (STBC) information, group ID information, coding type information, and FB Tx type information. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188748 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MULTIMEDIA SERVICES AND METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a transmitter and a receiver for providing a multi-layered multimedia service, and a method thereof The transmitter includes: a Multiple Description Coding (MDC) unit configured to perform MDC on at least one source, and to output a description sequence for the at least one source; a Unequal Error Protection (UEP) grouping unit configured to output a UEP description sequence having a different number of description sequences constituting the description sequence according to a UEP level to which an importance level of the at least one source has been reflected; and a transmission code block processor configured to segment the UEP description sequence, to modulate each segmented UEP description sequence, and to generate a transmission block. Therefore, it is possible to ensure graceful degradation and scalability and provide a high-quality multimedia service. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188749 | POLAR TRANSMITTER HAVING DIGITAL PROCESSING BLOCK USED FOR ADJUSTING FREQUENCY MODULATING SIGNAL FOR FREQUENCY DEVIATION OF FREQUENCY MODULATED CLOCK AND RELATED METHOD THEREOF - A polar transmitter includes a frequency modulating path, a clock divider and a digital processing block. The frequency modulating path is arranged for generating a frequency modulated clock in response to a frequency modulating signal. The clock divider is coupled to the frequency modulated clock, and arranged for generating a down-divided clock. The digital processing block is coupled to the down-divided clock, and arranged for generating the frequency modulating signal, wherein the frequency modulating signal is adjusted for frequency deviation of the frequency modulated clock. A method for polar transmission includes: generating a frequency modulated clock in response to a frequency modulating signal; dividing a frequency of said frequency modulated clock to generate a down-divided clock; and generating said frequency modulating signal according to said down-divided clock, wherein said frequency modulating signal is adjusted for frequency deviation of said frequency modulated clock. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188750 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PRECODING MATRIX, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for determining a precoding matrix and a wireless communication system. In data retransmission, when the retransmission rank is less than an initial transmission rank, the transmitting end selects a matrix having a maximum similarity with an initial transmission precoding matrix in spatial direction according to the retransmission rank. In multiple data retransmissions, precoding matrixes for the retransmissions are different from each other and may have a minimum similarity in the spatial direction, but have a maximum similarity with the initial transmission precoding matrix in the spatial direction. Or, the similarity between each retransmission precoding matrix and the initial transmission precoding matrix in the spatial direction progressively decreases. When precoding matrixes (or identity matrixes) are required for the initial transmission, precoding matrixes having the minimum similarity with each other in the spatial direction are selected according to the retransmission rank, and then orderly used in multiple retransmissions. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188751 | Precoding Technique - A technique for precoding a signal to be transmitted over a physical channel ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130188752 | ANALOG INPUT AND OUTPUT MODULE - Provided is an analog input and output module, the module comprising a first signal processing unit configured to separate analog signal inputted from a plurality of HART transmitters from first HART data, convert the analog signal to digital data, transmit the first HART data to a second signal processing unit, and transmit second HART data received from the second signal processing unit to at least one of the plurality of HART transmitters; and the second signal processing unit configured to control the first signal processing unit and storing conversion result. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188753 | DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR MIMO SIGNALS - A distributed antenna system includes a multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) base station configured to output at least a first signal and a second signal. At least one master unit communicates with the MIMO base station. At least one remote unit communicates with the master unit. At least one antenna is coupled with the remote unit for receiving signals from the remote unit. A hybrid coupler is coupled between the remote unit and antenna and is configured to receive the first signal Ch | 2013-07-25 |
20130188754 | TRANSMITTER AND FREQUENCY DEVIATION REDUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A transmitter is provided. The transmitter includes a phase/frequency deviation input, a controller and a frequency modulating path. The phase/frequency deviation input receives multiple phase/frequency deviation samples. The controller outputs a modified phase/frequency deviation signal and generates a phase/frequency deviation carry-out signal in response to the phase/frequency deviation samples and a previous time sample of the phase/frequency deviation carry-out signal. The frequency modulating path performs frequency modulation in response to the modified phase/frequency deviation signal and outputs a frequency modulated carrier signal. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188755 | RECEIVER - A receiver includes a low noise amplifier (LNA), a passive mixer, a passive filter, a baseband processing block and a voltage controller. The LNA receives and amplifies a radio frequency (RF) signal. The passive mixer is coupled to the LNA without any AC coupling capacitance therebetween, and generates an intermediate frequency signal by down-converting the RF signal. The passive filter filters the intermediate frequency signal. The baseband processing block includes a transimpedance amplifier (TIA) and processes the filtered intermediate frequency signal. The voltage controller keeps a first node and a second node of a signal path to be around a common DC voltage, wherein the first node is located between an output terminal of the LNA and an input terminal of the passive mixer, and the second node is located between an output terminal of the passive mixer and an output terminal of the TIA. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188756 | Double Conversion Dual-Carrier Radio Frequency Receiver - In a dual-carrier, double-conversion Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) receiver a frequency synthesizer generates a first local oscillator signal for the first down-conversions stage of the receiver. A frequency divider is used to derive a second local oscillator signal from the first local oscillator signal, thus eliminating the need for a separate frequency synthesizer for the second down-conversion stage. A controller determines the frequency of the first local oscillator signal and a divisor M to align subcarrier grids for said first and second baseband signals with DC. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188757 | ROBUST CHANNEL ESTIMATION AND INTERPOLATION - Present robust 2D-MMSE or minimax approach assumes significant time and frequency selectivity due to which it has a poor MSE performance for RBs with low/moderate frequency and/or time selectivity. Further, a filter cannot be designed assuming low frequency and/or time selectivity and use that for all channel models. The instant invention proposes Robust Adaptive (RA) MMSE filter that can bridge the gap between a robust 2D-MMSE/minimax and the optimal MMSE approach. Further, the RA-MMSE filter smoothens the filter coefficients of the robust 2D-MMSE filter with the degree of smoothing adaptively changing with amount of frequency and time selectivity within a RB. Further, the method uses multiple hypothesis tests on the maximum likelihood CFR estimates at the pilots. Further the RA-MMSE filter solves the minimax estimation problem with additional constraints on the autocorrelation sequence corresponding to the channel frequency response. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188758 | JOINT SOURCE CHANNEL DECODING USING PARAMETER DOMAIN CORRELATION - Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for performing joint source channel decoding in a manner that exploits parameter domain correlation. Redundancy in speech coding and packet field parameters is exploited to generate conditional probabilities that a decoder utilizes to perform joint source channel decoding. The conditional probabilities are based upon correlations of parameters of a current frame with parameters of the same or other frames or historical parameter data. Parameter domain correlation provides significant channel decoding improvement over prior bit domain solutions. Also provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses for utilizing received statistics of monitored data bits from which conditional probabilities are generated to perform channel decoding. The techniques described may be implemented at the decoder side and thus do not interfere with transmission standards. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188759 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPOSITE ADAPTIVE FILTERING - Systems and methods are provided for adaptively filtering a signal. A signal is received, and the received signal is filtered to generate an output signal. A difference signal is generated based on a difference between the output signal and a reference signal, and a correlation of the received signal and the different signal is evaluated. Then, a mode is selected between a first adaptive filtering mode and a second adaptive filtering mode based at least in part on the correlation, and the received signal is filtered using the selected adaptive filtering mode. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188760 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING AND/OR ELIMINATING THE EFFECTS OF SELF-INTERFERENCE - Methods and apparatus for reducing and/or eliminating the effect of self-interference are described. Various described methods and apparatus are well suited for use in DSRC WAVE systems in which a wireless communications device may acquire and use two DSRC channels, e.g., use one channel for reception while using another channel for transmission at the same time. A wireless communications device which is receiving a signal of interest on a first channel supports concurrent transmission on second channel, e.g., an adjacent channel. Controlled transmission timing synchronization with respect to the received signal of interest facilitates interference estimation and removal. Interference due to spillover energy from the transmission on the adjacent channel is estimated and removed from a received signal to facilitate recovery of the signal of interest. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188761 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program for Calculating a Noise Covariance Estimate - A final NOCE (noise covariance estimate) for reducing noise in a first channel of a receiver with a plurality of antennas is calculated. A first raw NOCE for the first channel is calculated, wherein a raw NOCE for a channel is an initial estimate of the covariance of noise in that channel between the plurality of antennas. At least a second raw NOCE for a second channel is calculated. A metric using the first and second raw NOCEs is calculated. The metric is used to determine whether the second raw NOCE should be included in the calculation of the final NOCE. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188762 | Clock Data Recovery With Out-Of-Lock Detection - The disclosed clock-data recovery architecture includes out-of-lock (including false lock) detection. Out-of-lock detection is accomplished by sampling retimed/recovered data with positive and negative edges of the received data. In example embodiments, an out-of-lock condition is determined either by detecting the occurrence of, or counting, missed edges corresponding to the failure of received data sampling to detect corresponding positive/negative edges of the retimed/recovered data. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188763 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR NUCLEAR TRANSFORMATION - Nuclear transformation method and apparatus can produce thermal energy and hydrogen with a simple structure. A reaction cell, made of metal material like iron, from which oxygen is discharged is heated by a heater at a temperature above 500° C. Water is supplied into the reaction cell to be changed into steam which reacts on the inner wall of the reaction cell to produce hydrogen and thermal energy through a nuclear transformation. In the case that a reaction agent (NaOH, K | 2013-07-25 |
20130188764 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING ELECTRON SPIRAL TOROIDS - A spheromak is a plasma of ions and electrons formed into a toroidal shape. A spheromak plasma can include electrons and ions of nearly equal amounts such that it is essentially charge neutral. It contains large internal electrical currents and their associated internal magnetic fields arranged so that the forces within the spheromak are nearly balanced. The spheromak described herein is observed to form around an electric arc in partial atmosphere, and is observed to be self-stable with no external magnetic containment. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188765 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR MONITORING REACTOR CORE - According to one embodiment of a reactor core monitoring system, includes: an information retention portion for retaining a regular cycle and a short cycle as calculation information of reactor core performance data; a signal processing portion for creating heat balance data based on a process signal; a data acquisition portion for acquiring, in a timing of the regular cycle, the heat balance data and reactor core performance data which was calculated in a previous timing of the regular cycle, while acquiring, in a timing of the short cycle asynchronous to the regular cycle, the heat balance data and reactor core performance data which was calculated most recently; and a data calculation portion for calculating new reactor core performance data based on the acquired reactor core performance data and the heat balance data. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188766 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING DURATION OF A TIME INTERVAL - A method and apparatus for measuring the duration of a transient signal with high precision. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188767 | Radiotherapy Apparatus - Intra-fraction movement of the patient puts at risk sensitive regions that are near to a radiation dose. In a radiotherapy system that delivers a dose as a series of discrete sub-doses, an initial CT scan is performed to determine the patient's position, after which the sub-doses that are directed to regions within a preset distance of a sensitive structure are performed first, while the sub-doses directed to regions that are more remote from a sensitive structure are performed later. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188768 | VIBRATION CONTROL APPARATUSES, VIBRATION CONTROL METHODS, AND COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS - A vibration control apparatus may include a fluid bearing provided around a rotating body to form a fluid bearing gap between the fluid bearing and the rotating body; and/or a pressure regulator configured to variably control a pressure of the fluid bearing, based on imbalance information of the rotating body, to compensate for imbalance of the rotating body. A computed tomography scanner may include a gantry configured to generate a computed tomography image while rotating around a test subject; a fluid bearing provided around the gantry to form a fluid bearing gap between the fluid bearing and the gantry; and/or a pressure regulator configured to variably control a pressure of the fluid bearing, based on imbalance information of the gantry, to compensate for imbalance of the gantry. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188769 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - Obtaining computer-tomography images of a first section at a distance Z | 2013-07-25 |
20130188770 | METHOD TO REDUCE RADIATION DOSE IN MULTIDETECTOR CT WHILE MAINTAINING IMAGE QUALITY - A method of reducing radiation dose for a selected organ on a patient in a computed tomography (CT) scan that uses an X-ray source to scan the patient. The method comprises a computer determining a tube start angle for the X-ray source of the CT scan based on a location of the selected organ, a starting location of the X-ray source, a beam width of the CT scan, and a pitch of the CT scan. The starting angle of the X-ray source of the CT scan can then be set based on the determined tube start angle. In some embodiments, the organ location, X-ray starting location, beam width, and pitch are used to determine the number of tube rotations from the X-ray starting location to the organ location. This tube rotation number can be used to determine the tube start angle. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188771 | METHOD FOR RECORDING AND DISPLAYING AT LEAST TWO 3D SUBTRACTION IMAGE DATA RECORDS AND C-ARM X-RAY APPARATUS - A method for recording at least two 3D subtraction image data records with a C-arm x-ray apparatus is provided. A mask run is implemented with a rotation angle of at least 180° plus fan angle plus an additional angle, while projection image data record of a native 3D image data record are recorded. A filler run is implemented after administration of a contrast agent with a rotation angle of at least 180° plus fan angle plus an additional angle. Partial 3D image data records are generated and formed into a set of projection image data records. Each set of projection image data records is reconstructed, wherein a 3D subtraction image data record is generated by subtracting data of a native 3D image data record from data of a 3D image data record after the administration of the contrast agent. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188772 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING SUSPICIOUS OBJECTS - A device includes a radiation tunnel in which an X-ray source and a detector unit are disposed, the detectors of which are aligned with the X-ray source so as to detect transmitted radiation for detecting suspicious objects. Disposed in the radiation tunnel is a frame which can be moved over an examination region and has two supports which extend at a spacing parallel to each other and are rigidly connected to each other, the radiation source being secured on one vertical support and the detector unit being secured on the other vertical support. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188773 | MONOCHROMATIC X-RAY METHODS AND APPARATUS - According to some aspects, an x-ray apparatus for imaging and/or radiation therapy is provided, the x-ray apparatus comprises an electron source capable of generating electrons, at least one first target arranged to receive electrons from the electron source, the at least one first target comprising material that, in response to being irradiated by the electrons, emits broad spectrum x-ray radiation, at least one second target arranged to receive at least some of the broad spectrum x-ray radiation, the at least one second target comprising material that, in response to irradiation by broad spectrum x-ray radiation from the first target, emits monochromatic x-ray radiation, and at least one detector positioned to detect at least some of to the monochromatic x-ray radiation emitted from the at least one second target. According to some aspects, a relatively low cost, relatively small footprint x-ray apparatus for generating monochromatic x-ray radiation suitable for medical/clinical purposes and appropriate for use in existing medical facilities such as hospitals and/or small clinical settings is provided. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188774 | RADIATION TARGET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided are a radiation emission target and a radiation generating apparatus that reduce the variation in the output due to operation and temperature history by maintaining stable adhesion of the layered radiation target and achieve stable radiation emission characteristics. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188775 | X-RAY DIAGNOSIS DEVICE - An X-ray source irradiates X-rays towards the test subject. The X-ray detector detects the intensity of the X-rays penetrating the test subject. The image data generator generates X-ray images based on the intensity of the X-rays detected using the X-ray detector. Moreover, the X-ray diagnosis device comprises a revision subject image detector and an image processor. The revision subject image detector detects the image of the object of the image shaped based on the shape of the object from among the X-ray images as the image subject to revision. An image processor processes images with respect to the image subject to revision such that the difference between the luminosity value of the image subject to revision and the luminosity value of the area adjacent to the image subject to revision becomes a specified value or less. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188776 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ASH CONTENT AND CALORIFIED VALUE OF COAL - A system and a method for measuring an ash content and a calorific value of a coal are provided. The system comprises: an X ray device, disposed over the coal and configured to emit an X ray to the coal; at least one X ray measuring device, disposed over the coal and configured to measure an energy spectrum of an X ray reflected by the coal; a distance sensor, disposed over the coal and configured to measure a distance between the coal and the at least one X ray measuring device; and a computing device, configured to receive the energy spectrum and the distance from the at least one X ray measuring device and the distance sensor and to compute the ash content and the calorific value of the coal according to the energy spectrum and the distance. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188777 | NON-LINEAR DATA ACQUISITION - One or more techniques and/or systems described herein implement, among other things, a parabolic curve for a ramp signal in a data acquisition component, where the curve can be effectively calibrated and used to provide a settling period to mitigate noise. That is, a ramp generator can generate a ramp signal that has a parabolic voltage curve with two substantially mirroring halves. A comparator can compare a first portion of the parabolic voltage curve with a voltage signal indicative of a number of photons detected by a detection array. A second portion of the parabolic voltage curve is used as a temporal delay so that circuitry, such as the ramp generator, can settle. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188778 | HYBRID X-RAY OPTIC APPARATUS AND METHODS - According to some aspects, a hybrid optic is provided. The hybrid optic comprises a capillary optic for receiving x-rays from an x-ray source at an entrance portion of the capillary optic and for providing x-rays at an exit portion of the capillary optic, and a grazing incidence multi-shell optic (GIMSO) coupled, at an entrance portion of the GIMSO, to the exit portion of the capillary optic to receive x-rays emerging from the exit portion of the capillary optic, the GIMSO including an exit portion for providing x-rays. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188779 | DEVICES, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING, AFFECTING AND/OR TREATING ONE OR MORE ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES - Exemplary embodiments of an apparatus and a system for generating at least one radiation are provided. For example, an exemplary system can include at least one radiation source arrangement configured to generate the at least one radiation, is translatable on at least one track, and is pivotable about at least two axes; a tracking assembly configured to track an internal movement of a target tissue within a living structure and provide tracking information to facilitate directing the radiation(s) generated by the radiation source arrangement(s) at the target tissue; and a collimator assembly configured to move in a curved path so as to shape and direct the at least one radiation generated by the radiation source arrangement(s). | 2013-07-25 |
20130188780 | Arrangement and Method for an X-Ray Image System with a Grid Frame Arranged to Enable the Grid Frame to Oscillate - An arrangement for an X-ray image system with a grid frame arranged to enable the grid frame to oscillate is provided. The arrangement includes a switch unit, with which an anti-scatter grid inserted into the grid frame may be detected. An X-ray emission is only triggered by the switch unit at a predeterminable activation time if an anti-scatter grid is inserted. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188781 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS - An X-ray imaging apparatus comprises an X-ray generation unit; a plurality of supporting members configured to support the X-ray generation unit; and an accommodation unit configured to accommodate the X-ray generation unit and the plurality of supporting members, wherein the accommodation unit is formed by bringing a first member and a second member into contact with each other, each of the plurality of supporting members is connected to the first member by a first connecting portion that is rotatable and to the X-ray generation unit by a second connecting portion that is rotatable, and a support height of the X-ray generation unit supported by the supporting members can be adjusted in accordance with a distance between the first member and the second member. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188782 | OPTICAL ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - An optical adjustment device has a laser unit with at least one laser radiation source as well as an adjustment phantom which is arranged relative to the laser unit such that laser radiation emitted by the laser unit strikes the adjustment phantom. A fluorescent medium) is applied on the adjustment phantom, the fluorescent medium being designed to emit light of a different wavelength from the laser radiation upon being struck by laser radiation. This light is detected by a photodetector that is at a location spatially separated from the adjustment phantom, such as at the laser unit. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188783 | EMERGENCY TEXT COMMUNICATIONS - A system includes one or more devices connected to or within one of a group of emergency services networks. The one or more devices may generate a text message that includes information identifying a user device, information identifying a geographic location of the user device, and information identifying a particular emergency services network of the group of emergency services networks; establish, based on the text message, a text-based communication session between the user device and a call taker device within the particular emergency services network; store session information regarding the text-based communication session; receive a subsequent text message; and transmit the subsequent text message to the call taker device based on the session information. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188784 | DEVICE INDEPENDENT TEXT CAPTIONED TELEPHONE SERVICE - A system and method for presenting caller ID information related to a caption assisted telephone call incorporating a first party Network appliance, a first party telephone service/terminal, and a relay linkable to the first party Network appliance via the Internet. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188785 | Service control point funtionality implemented at communication endpoints - A system for managing customer-to-business voice communication has a network-connected communications device and instructions executable on the communications device from a non-transitory physical medium, the instructions providing a first function for determining if a destination asserted requires treatment, a second function for sending data from the communications device to a network-connected server, a third function for receiving alternative destination information from the server, and a fourth function for establishing communication with the business based on the returned destination information. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188786 | UNIVERSAL RING FREE - A method and system are disclosed for sending notifications asynchronously over a telephony network. The method and system include receiving a request over a first telephony connection from a first communication device associated with a first user identifying a second communication device associated with a second user, sending one or more response communications over the first telephony connection to the first communication device associated with the first user, disconnecting the first telephony connection with the first communication device of the first user, and sending a notification over a second telephony connection to the second communication device associated with the second user, the notification including information sufficient to allow the second user to identify the first user or the first communication device associated with the first user. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188787 | System and Method for Following a Call - A user who wants to follow a call made by or to a specific entity (typically a person) sends a request to be notified when the entity makes or receives a call. The call is an audio or video call. The call can be based on a specific subject that the user has identified. When the entity makes or receives a call, a call processor detects that the call has been made. In response to the call, a notification is sent to the user. If the user has defined a subject, the system determines if the call is on the subject. If the call is on the subject, the notification is sent. If the call is not on the subject, the notification is not sent. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188788 | INCOMING AND OUTGOING CALL CONTROL CUSTOMIZATION - Customer communications can be controlled in accordance with customized rules. An initial menu includes options to modify an existing rule or create a new rule for controlling customer communications. An initial selection criteria menu includes options to indicate whether the new customized rule will be built using a preexisting template or starting from initial blank rule criteria. A list of preexisting templates for creating new customized rules can be provided, and input to populate a selected template can be accepted. Initial blank rule criteria for creating new customized rules can also be provided, including initial criteria and rule conditions for selected initial criteria. Communications are processed in accordance with the stored new customized rule. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188789 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN ADVANCED ENCRYPTION STANDARD (AES) KEY SCHEDULE - An Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) key generation assist instruction is provided. The AES key generation assist instruction assists in generating round keys used to perform AES encryption and decryption operations. The AES key generation instruction operates independent of the size of the cipher key and performs key generation operations in parallel on four 32-bit words thereby increasing the speed at which the round keys are generated. This instruction is easy to use in software. Hardware implementation of this instruction removes potential threats of software (cache access based) side channel attacks on this part of the AES algorithm. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188790 | CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEY - A technique to facilitate cryptographic key management is provided. In one aspect, multiple strings or components are sorted and concatenated in the order in which they were sorted. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188791 | Dynamic Password Update for Wireless Encryption System - A method and system for dynamically changing password keys in a secured wireless communication system includes initiating a password key change, generating a new password key, embedding the new password key and a password key indicator in a first message, encrypting the first message using an old password key, storing the new password key, sending the formatted encrypted first message over a wireless communication system, receiving a subsequent second message, and decrypting the subsequent second message using the new password key. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188792 | Video Surveillance System and Method for Self-Configuring Network - A mesh network surveillance system and method for providing communication between a base system having at least one input capture device ICD(s) and other ICD(s), wherein the ICD(s) are operable to provide a self-configuring network with each other, including the steps of providing this base system; at least one user accessing the ICDs and inputs remotely via a user interface through a remote server computer and/or electronic device communicating with it, for providing a secure surveillance system with extended inputs range and self-configured networking for smart cross-communication for monitoring a target environment. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188793 | EMBEDDED SPEAKER PROTECTION FOR AUTOMOTIVE AUDIO POWER AMPLIFIER - A method of operating a speaker system including a speaker coupled to an amplifier, and a dedicated digital speaker protection circuit includes turning on the amplifier in a mute mode, after a first delay period, issuing a play command to the amplifier to place the amplifier in a play mode, but without an input signal during a second delay period, and performing a speaker offset detection during the second delay period, wherein, if there is an offset, then the amplifier is forced back into the mute mode, and if there is no offset, then the amplifier is allowed to continue to operate in the play mode. The method also includes issuing a speaker protection control signal or command if an offset is detected. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188794 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING SOUNDS OUTSIDE VEHICLE - Provided is a device for detecting sound outside vehicle capable of detecting sounds outside the vehicle with high accuracy in various surrounding environments. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188795 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MEASURE DIFFERNTIAL PHASE AND FREQUENCY MODULATION DISTORTIONS FOR AUDIO EQUIPMENT - A testing method or apparatus utilizes multiple frequencies applied to a device under test for measuring newly discovered frequency modulation effects. An embodiment may include a lower frequency signal combined with two (or more) higher frequency signals to test a dynamic change in frequency response, gain, and or phase of the lower frequency signal from an audio device. This dynamic test can reveal frequency modulation effects via the two higher frequency signals emulate a modulated signal that provides a phase or frequency modulation frequency related to the difference of the two higher frequency signals. Another embodiment may include the use of a higher frequency signal and pulsed waveform to dynamically induce a time varying phase or frequency distortion of the pulsed waveform or components of the pulsed waveform from the device that has differential phase distortion. In another embodiment, the device's output is then measured with an FM detector and or phase detector to measure a phase and or frequency shift in one or more signals of the frequencies related to the pulsed waveform, such as a signal of the fundamental frequency and or one or more harmonic related to the pulsed waveform the device. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188796 | METHOD OF IMPROVING A LONG TERM FEEDBACK PATH ESTIMATE IN A LISTENING DEVICE - A method provides a long term feedback path estimate of a listening device. The method comprises a) providing an estimate of the current feedback path; b) providing a number of detectors of parameters or properties of the acoustic environment of the listening device and/or of a signal of the listening device, each detector providing one or more detector signals; c) providing a criterion for deciding whether an estimate of the current feedback path is reliable based on said detector signals; d) storing said estimate of the current feedback path, if said criterion IS fulfilled and neglecting said estimate of the current feedback path, if said criterion is NOT fulfilled; e) providing a long term estimate of the feedback path based on said stored estimate(s) of the current feedback path. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188797 | Over-Sampled Single-Sided Subband Echo Cancellation - A method of echo cancellation, particularly for use in high definition applications, splits an input signal and reference signal into M single-sided sub-band. The subbanded signals are downsampled at a downsampling rate N, where N≦M, adaptively filtered, and recombined to produce an output signal. The sub-bands are preferably oversampled such that N2013-07-25 | |
20130188798 | REVERBERATION REDUCTION DEVICE AND REVERBERATION REDUCTION METHOD - A reverberation reduction device includes, a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute, calculating reverberation characteristics in response to an impulse response of a path of a sound from an audio output unit to an audio input unit by determining the impulse response from a first audio signal and a second audio signal that represents a sound that the audio input unit has picked up from the first audio signal reproduced by the audio output unit, and estimating a distance from the audio input unit to a sound source in accordance with at least one of a volume and a frequency characteristic of a third audio signal that represents a sound that the audio input unit has picked up from a sound from the sound source; correcting the reverberation characteristics so that the reverberation characteristics. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188799 | AUDIO PROCESSING DEVICE AND AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD - An audio processing device includes a reverb property estimating unit that estimates a reverb property at each frequency on the basis of a first audio signal and a second audio signal representing sounds of the first audio signal output by an audio output unit and collected by an audio input unit, a gain calculating unit that determines an attenuating ratio for a component of the first audio signal at each frequency such that the larger the reverb property at the frequency is, the larger the attenuating ratio for the component at the frequency becomes, and a correcting unit that attenuates the first audio signal at the each frequency in accordance with the attenuating ratio determined for each frequency. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188800 | NOISE REDUCTION APPARATUS - A noise reduction apparatus includes a noise reduction amount calculator. The noise reduction amount calculator includes a difference calculator that obtains a difference between a level of the noise detected by a first noise detecting microphone and a level of the noise detected by a second noise detecting microphone when control sound is not output, a storage unit that stores the difference, an estimated noise value calculator that estimates a noise level that is to be detected by the second noise detecting microphone when the control sound is output, based on the level of the noise detected by the first noise detecting microphone when the control sound is output and the difference, and a reduction amount calculator that calculates a noise reduction amount on the noise reduction target position, based on the estimated noise value and the level of the noise detected by the second noise detecting microphone when the control sound is output. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188801 | Diaphonic Acoustic Transduction Coupler and Ear Bud - The disclosed methods and devices incorporate a novel expandable bubble portion which provides superior fidelity to a listener while minimizing listener fatigue. The expandable bubble portion may be expanded through the transmission of low frequency audio signals or the pumping of a gas to the expandable bubble portion. In addition, embodiments of the acoustic device may be adapted to consistently and comfortably fit to any ear, providing for a variable, impedance matching acoustic seal to both the tympanic membrane and the audio transducer, respectively, while isolating the sound-vibration chamber within the driven bubble. This reduces the effect of gross audio transducer vibration excursions on the tympanic membrane and transmits the audio content in a manner which allows the ear to utilize its full inherent capabilities. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188802 | HEADSET WITH TWO INTERFACES - A headset includes a microphone, a speaker, two interfaces and a controller. The interfaces are adapted to transmit first and second sound signals, which are outputted by first and second devices respectively to the controller. A third sound signal outputted by the microphone is also transmitted to the controller. The controller has a router planned with sound signal paths, which enables transmittance of the third sound signal to the second device and transmittance of the first and second sound signals to the speaker simultaneously. Therefore, the user can hear the sounds from the devices at the same time and have a conversation by means of the second device. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188803 | EARPIECE - An earpiece that enables efficient interaction between a user and a user's various wireless devices. An earpiece may include a first and second speaker, processor, memory battery, and various antennas. The first and second speakers may be configured and positioned on the earpiece so that when the earpiece is worn by a user the speakers do not block or enter an ear canal of the user. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188804 | EARBUDS AND EARPHONES FOR PERSONAL SOUND SYSTEM - A personal sound system includes a portable electronic device that provides an analog audio signal to an audio output; an earphone system, connected by wire to the audio output, the portable electronic device, the earphone system including at least one earphone speaker; at least one control associated with the earphone system, the at least one control wirelessly linked to the portable electronic device so that operation of the at least control adjusts the balance between two or more frequency components of the analog audio signal provided to the at least one earphone. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188805 | Donned/Doffed Mute Control - Methods and apparatuses for headset wearing mode based operation are presented. A headset system includes a first earbud and a second earbud. One or both earbuds have a detector which indicates whether the earbud is donned or doffed. Operation of the headset is modified based on the donned or doffed status of the earbuds. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188806 | STRUCTURE FOR INSTALLING LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM IN VEHICLE - Disclosed is an installation structure for a loudspeaker system in a vehicle, the loudspeaker system being installed in a vehicle front space separated from a vehicle interior by a partition, the vehicle front space being anterior to the vehicle interior, the installation structure including a sound guide port extending through the partition. The sound guide port allows a sound output space of a diaphragm in the loudspeaker system to communicate with front part of the vehicle interior. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188807 | Apparatus, Method and Computer Program for Controlling an Acoustic Signal - An apparatus comprising: at least one filter configured to filter an electrical input signal and provide a filtered electrical input signal to at least one speaker module configured to convert the filtered electrical input signal to an acoustic signal; and a detector configured to receive the filtered electrical input signal as a first input and an electrical output signal provided by at least one microphone as a second input; wherein the detector is configured to determine at least one difference between the electrical output signal provided by the at least one microphone and the filtered electrical input signal provided to said speaker module and, in response to the at least one difference provide a control signal to the filter to control the filter. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188808 | Method and Apparatus for Circuit with Low IC Power Dissipation and High Dynamic Range - An apparatus comprises a selected volume detector that detects a selected output volume; an analog output signal amplifier; a digital volume amplifier; a boost gain control element coupled to the selected volume detector; the analog output signal amplifier; and the digital volume amplifier; wherein the boost gain control element is configured to: keep a gain of a path of the digital volume amplifier and the analog output signal amplifier substantially constant, wherein the boost gain control element can adjust both: a) a gain of the digital volume control; and b) a gain of the analog output signal amplifier; to keep the gain of the path of the digital volume amplifier and the analog output signal substantially constant and equal to the selected output volume. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188809 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING ACTIVITY BASED SUGGESTIVE (ABS) MESSAGES - A personal electronic device (PED) is provided with a system for delivering activity based suggestive (ABS) messages (e.g., a motivational message, etc.) to a user based upon the current or anticipated activity of the user. In some embodiments, the user can define user preferences, which determine when and how ABS messages are initiated. In some embodiments, the message selection is based upon a detected activity, location, or speed of the user. In some embodiments, the message selection is based upon a detection of a local environmental event. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188810 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND RECORDING METHOD - A processing apparatus communicatively connected with a mixer apparatus and having an audio recording function is capable of recording in real time audio signals of one or more channels output from the mixer apparatus. When a snapshot change is to be made for collectively changing a state of a set of signal-processing setting data, the mixer apparatus transmits, to the processing apparatus, a command for setting a given parameter. Upon receipt of the command, the processing sets and records the given parameter, instructed by the received command, into a project that is recording in real time the audio signals of one or more channels. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188811 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING SOUNDS GENERATED IN A HEARING AID AND A HEARING AID - A hearing aid ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130188812 | PERSONAL SOUND AMPLIFIER - A personal sound amplifier device in the form of a hearing aid worn by a user not only amplifies sounds but also communicates wirelessly with an external electronic device, such as a cellular telephone. The personal sound amplifier device includes a first microphone, an amplification circuit electrically connected to the first microphone, and a speaker electrically connected to the amplification circuit for amplifying ambient sound detected by the first microphone. A second microphone is situated away from the first microphone. A radio frequency (RF) transmitter and receiver circuit is electrically connected to the second microphone and to the speaker. An antenna is connected to the RF transmitter and receiver circuit. The user's voice is detected by the second microphone and transmitted by the RF transmitter and receiver circuit, through the antenna, to an external electronic device. Signals from the external electronic device are received by the antenna and processed by the RF transmitter and receiver circuit, and are emitted as sound through the speaker for the user to hear. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188813 | HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - An at least partially implantable hearing assistance system, having an audio signal source, an audio signal processing unit for processing audio signals from the audio signal source, an implantable output transducer for stimulating a user's hearing according to the processed audio signals, a hermetically sealed gas-filled chamber forming part of said output transducer or forming part of an microphone as said audio signal source, a barometric pressure sensor for sensing the presently prevailing atmospheric pressure, and a correction signal unit for generating a correction signal as a predetermined function of the sensed atmospheric pressure, wherein said correction signal is adapted to be used by a pressure compensation element of the system for adjusting the system gain in a manner so as to compensate for the impact of deviations of the atmospheric pressure from a reference value on the compliance of said gas-filled chamber. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188814 | HEARING AID WITH AN H-BRIDGE OUTPUT STAGE AND A METHOD OF DRIVING AN OUTPUT STAGE - A digital, three-level output driver ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130188815 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FREQUENCY COMPRESSION - Artifacts are reduced during a frequency compression of an audio signal in a hearing device, in particular in a hearing aid. An amplitude information of a source channel is obtained, for example a spectral envelope, from several frequency channels of the audio signal. An amplitude corresponding to the amplitude information is then applied on a signal in a target channel of the several frequency channels, on which the source channel is represented during frequency compression. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188816 | METHOD AND HEARING APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING ONE'S OWN VOICE COMPONENT - It is possible to identify a hearing apparatus wearer's own voice for signal processing in a hearing apparatus. In a method for estimating one's own voice component, a first microphone is positioned outside the auditory canal and a second microphone is positioned within the auditory canal. The microphone signals are segmented into a number of regions in a time-frequency plane. A region phase difference and a region level difference are then determined respectively for each of the regions from one of the two t-f signals compared with the other of the two t-f signals. All the number of regions of the time-frequency plane, the region phase difference of which corresponds generally to the estimated phase difference and the region level difference of which corresponds generally to the estimated level difference, are then grouped, the signal components of the group serving as an estimation of the voice component. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188817 | Extended Speakerphone Layout for Conference Room Tables - A telescoping microphone and speaker strip for use in teleconferencing. The strip fitting a variety of different sized conference tables. The strip comprises a number of microphones and speakers placed on the median of a conference table and collapsed or extended to provide optimal maximum distances from participant to speaker and from participant to microphone while hiding all of the individual speaker and microphone wires. The strip can allow internal speaker and microphone wires to be retracted internally by a retracting mechanism. The strip is also wired or wirelessly connected to a base unit which provides telephonic audio signals, power, and signal processing to the strip. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188818 | Karaoke Device - The Karaoke Device of the invention utilizes a computer tablet to connect to a speaker, microphone and computer tablet stand. The computer tablet stand can rotate for an enhanced visual performance and increased user-friendly design. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188819 | EAR TIP AND EAR PHONE HAVING THE SAME - In an ear tip and an ear phone including the same, the ear tip includes a cylindrical hollow shaft having a sound conduit through which audio signals are transferred into a user's ear, an external sheet extending from an end portion of the hollow shaft and enclosing the hollow shaft such that a gap space is provided between the hollow shaft and the external sheet, and a reinforce member protruded from the external sheet toward the hollow shaft in the gap space and reinforcing a strength of the external sheet to thereby resist against an axial external force applied along the hollow shaft. Accordingly, the external sheet is prevented from being turned inside out by the axial external force. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188820 | RETRACTABLE HEADSET FOR MOBILE DEVICES - In some embodiments, a retractable headset includes a housing, a retainer, a spring, and a wire. The housing configured to be coupled to a mobile device. The retainer is rotatably coupled to the housing and receives the spring and at least a portion to the wire. The wire is coiled with the spring such that at least a portion of the wire engages at least a portion of the spring when in a first configuration. The wire is configured to rotate the retainer when moved from the first configuration to a second configuration. An end of the wire is coupled to an audio plug that is removably coupled to the housing. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188821 | Audio Speaker Frame for Multimedia Device - A speaker frame for a display device, such as a tablet, provides enhanced audio output when a device is docked within the frame of speakers. The speaker frame includes a battery to power the speaker frame operation and provide additional power to a docked device. The speaker frame can also dock to a second base unit, which can include additional speakers. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188822 | MAGNET-LESS LOUDSPEAKER - The instant disclosure relates to a loudspeaker, which includes a ferrite core, a voice coil, and a movable membrane. The voice coil is wound around the core and cooperatively defining an exciting device. The movable membrane is disposed in close proximity to the exciting device with a gap formed thereinbetween. The loudspeaker constructed without permanent magnets takes up less space and is more cost effective. Thus, the loudspeaker has a broader application range. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188823 | Utilizing data reduction in steganographic and cryptographic systems - The present invention relates to methods for protecting a data signal using the following techniques: applying a data reduction technique to reduce the data signal into a reduced data signal; subtracting the reduced data signal from the data signal to produce a remainder signal; embedding a first watermark into the reduced data signal to produce a watermarked, reduced data signal; and adding the watermarked, reduced data signal to the remainder signal to produce an output signal. A second watermark may be embedded into the remainder signal before the final addition step. Further, cryptographic techniques may be used to encrypt the reduced data signals and to encrypt the remainder signals before the final addition step. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188824 | DIGITAL WATERMARKING - A method for embedding, using a processor, digital watermark data into image data representing a number of pixels, each of which has respective saturation values is disclosed. The method comprises the following steps:
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20130188825 | IMAGE RECOGNITION-BASED STARTUP METHOD - An image recognition-based startup method is provided. The startup method includes the steps of: generating a movement image signal; generating a behavior recognition signal; and performing a startup of an information apparatus. An image recognition unit performs behavior recognition on the movement image signal generated from a capturing unit. Then, the image recognition unit generates a startup control signal to instruct the information apparatus to perform a startup action. Users can start up or restart the information apparatus by performing behaviors such as shaking one's head, opening one's eyes, closing one's eyes, or blinking | 2013-07-25 |
20130188826 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an image processing apparatus including a moving object detection unit configured to detect a moving object which is an image different from a background in a current image, a temporary pause determination unit configured to determine whether the moving object is paused for a predetermined time period or more, a reliability processing unit configured to calculate non-moving object reliability for a pixel of the current image using the current image and a temporarily paused image including a temporarily paused object serving as the moving object which is paused for a predetermined time period or more, the non-moving object reliability representing likelihood of being a non-moving object which is an image different from the background that does not change for a predetermined time period or more, and a non-moving object detection unit configured to detect the non-moving object from the current image based on the non-moving object reliability. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188827 | HUMAN TRACKING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING COLOR HISTOGRAM - A human tracking method using a color histogram is disclosed. The human tracking method using the color histogram according to the present invention can more adaptively perform human tracking using different target color histograms according to the human poses, instead of applying only one target color histogram to the tracking process of one person, such that the accuracy of human tracking can be increased. The human tracking method includes performing color space conversion of input video data; calculating a state equation of a particle based on the color-space conversion data; calculating the state equation, and calculating human pose-adaptive observation likelihood; resampling the particle using the observation likelihood, and estimating a state value of the human; and updating a target color histogram. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188828 | PREVENTING CLASSIFICATION OF OBJECT CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION - Technology is disclosed for preventing classification of objects, e.g., in an augmented reality system. The technology can identify a set of objects to be classified, determine whether context information for one or more objects in the identified set of objects to be classified is identified as not to be employed during classifiation, and during classification of two different objects, include context information for one object but not the other. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188829 | ANALYSIS APPARATUS, ANALYSIS METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An analysis apparatus analyzes an image and performs counting of the number of object passages. The analysis apparatus executes the counting and outputs the execution status of the counting. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188830 | MOTION TRACKING SYSTEM FOR REAL TIME ADAPTIVE IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY - This invention relates to a system that adaptively compensates for subject motion in real-time in an imaging system. An object orientation marker ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130188831 | POSITIONING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - There is provided an information processing apparatus. An obtaining unit obtains positioning information from information associated with an image file. The positioning information includes positioning method information that indicates a positioning method and position information that indicates a position determined by the positioning method. A changing unit changes the position indicated by the position information. A determining unit determines whether or not an amount of change made by the changing unit is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold. An updating unit updates the positioning method information associated with the image file, when it was determined that the amount of change is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188832 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE VOLUME IMAGING - Systems and methods which provide volume imaging by implementing survey and target imaging modes are shown. According to embodiments, a survey imaging mode is implemented to provide a volume image of a relatively large survey area. A target of interest is preferably identified within the survey area for use in a target imaging mode. Embodiments implement a target imaging mode to provide a volume image of a relatively small target area corresponding to the identified target of interest. The target imaging mode preferably adapts the beamforming, volume field of view, and/or other signal and image processing algorithms to the target area. In operation according to embodiments, the target imaging mode provides a volume image of a target area with improved volume rate and image quality. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188833 | STATIONARY TARGET DETECTION BY EXPLOITING CHANGES IN BACKGROUND MODEL - One or more video frames may be obtained, and a background model may be constructed based on a first parameter. A second background model may be constructed using the one or more video frames based on a second parameter, the second parameter being different from the first parameter. A difference between the first and second background models may be determined. One or more stationary targets may be determined based on the determined difference. The one or more stationary targets may be classified. An alert concerning the one or more classified stationary targets may be generated. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188834 | GAZE POINT DETECTION METHOD AND GAZE POINT DETECTION DEVICE - A gaze point detection device | 2013-07-25 |
20130188835 | FEELING-EXPRESSING-WORD PROCESSING DEVICE, FEELING-EXPRESSING-WORD PROCESSING METHOD, AND FEELING-EXPRESSING-WORD PROCESSING PROGRAM - The present approach enables an impression of the atmosphere of a scene or an object present in the scene at the time of photography to be pictured in a person's mind as though the person were actually at the photographed scene. A feeling-expressing-word processing device has: a feeling information calculating unit | 2013-07-25 |
20130188836 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HAND DETECTION - A method for providing hand detection may include receiving feature transformed image data for a series of image frames, determining asymmetric difference data indicative of differences between feature transformed image data of a plurality of frames of the series of image frames and a reference frame, and determining a target area based on an intersection of the asymmetric difference data. An apparatus and computer program product corresponding to the method are also provided. | 2013-07-25 |
20130188837 | POSITIONING SYSTEM - An object of the present invention is to provide a positioning system which makes it possible to perform positioning processing in a positioning target mobile object with a smaller calculation amount. | 2013-07-25 |