35th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130223584 | Semiconductor Device - A semiconductor device which shifts a low-level signal is provided. In an example, a first transistor including a first terminal electrically connected to a first wiring and a second terminal electrically connected to a second wiring, a second transistor including a first terminal electrically connected to a third wiring and a second terminal electrically connected to the second wiring, a third transistor including a first terminal electrically connected to a fourth wiring and a second terminal electrically connected to a gate of the second transistor, a fourth transistor including a first terminal electrically connected to a fifth wiring, a second terminal electrically connected to a gate of the third transistor, and a gate electrically connected to a sixth wiring, and a first switch including a first terminal electrically connected to the third wiring and a second terminal electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor are included. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223585 | X-RAY CT SYSTEM AND CONTROL PROGRAM - The X-ray CT system and control program thereof according to the embodiment comprise an X-ray tube, a collimator, and a controller. The X-ray tube has an emission surface of X-rays and is configured such that the size of an effective focal spot that is the apparent size of the emission surface when the emission surface is observed from the side where X-rays are irradiated is made smaller at one end of a cone angle and the size of the effective focal spot is made increasingly larger at the other end of the cone angle. The controller is configured to select the effective focal spot with any size from small to large by controlling the collimator. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223586 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - The medical image processing apparatus according to the embodiment comprises a photographing unit that scans the flexible sites of the living body including the plurality of components and obtains the projected data, a reconstruction processing unit that carries out reconstruction processing on the projected data and generated first image data of the plurality of timing points of the flexible sites, and an analyzing unit that compares the first image data of the plurality of timing points and the second image data showing the flexible sites, thereby specifying the data with the timing point shown in the second image data from among the first image data of the plurality of timing points. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223587 | PHOTON COUNTING TYPE X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING SCATTERED RADIATION - A CT apparatus includes: a tube that produces an X-ray photon whose highest energy is higher than highest peak energy of characteristic X-rays; a detecting material; a unit that produces a first attenuation coefficient map which corresponds to a first energy region including the highest peak energy of the characteristic X-rays; a unit that transforms the first attenuation coefficient map into a second attenuation coefficient map of a second energy region; a unit that produces a scattered photon distribution of scattered X-ray photons on the basis of the second attenuation coefficient map; and a unit that produces data before reconstruction on the basis of the detected X-ray photon which corresponds to the second energy region, corrects and processes the data before reconstruction with the scattered photon distribution so as to produce corrected data, and reconstructs an image corresponding to the second energy region for which scattered radiation is corrected. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223588 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, RADIATION DETECTING APPARATUS AND RADIATION FOCAL-POINT MOVEMENT DETECTING METHOD - A radiation imaging apparatus is provided. The radiation imaging apparatus includes a radiation source configured to emit radiation from a first focal point, a plurality of radiation detecting elements disposed opposite to the radiation source and arranged in a channel direction, a plurality of collimator plates provided along the channel direction so as to separate the radiation detecting elements, the collimator plates including radiation absorption members at surfaces of at least one first collimator plate located on a first end side and at least one second collimator plate located on a second end side such that radiation shielding effects of the first and second collimator plates become substantially equivalent when the surfaces of the first and second collimator plates are located along a radial direction from a second focal point, and a data acquisition unit configured to acquire radiation projection data from the radiation detecting elements. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223589 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a medical image processing apparatus allowing the generation of image data by changing the reconstruction conditions in correspondence with the positional relation of an observation target based on the projected data chronologically acquired by an X-ray CT scanner. The medical image processing apparatus includes a photographing unit, a reconfiguration processing unit, an extracting unit, and an analyzing unit. The photographing unit scans the flexible site of the living body configured from multiple parts in order to acquire projected data. The reconfiguration processing unit carries out reconfiguration processing on the projected data and generates image data of the flexible site regarding the plurality of timing points. The extracting unit extracts the plurality of components configuring the flexible site from the respective image data. The analyzing unit obtains the positional relation of the plurality of components. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223590 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOPSY GUIDANCE - Systems and methods for biopsy guidance are provided. One system includes a gantry and a breast immobilization plate mounted to the gantry, wherein the breast immobilization plate is configured to be coupled with a biopsy unit. The biopsy unit includes at least one nuclear medicine imaging detector in an angled orientation with respect to the breast immobilization plate. The breast imaging system also includes a nuclear medicine imaging detector mounted to the gantry parallel to the breast immobilization plate, wherein the nuclear medicine imaging detector mounted to the gantry and the breast immobilizing plate are configured to immobilize a breast therebetween. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223591 | FULL FIELD MAMMOGRAPHY WITH TISSUE EXPOSURE CONTROL, TOMOSYNTHESIS, AND DYNAMIC FIELD OF VIEW PROCESSING - A mammography system using a tissue exposure control relying on estimates of the thickness of the compressed and immobilized breast and of breast density to automatically derive one or more technic factors. The system further uses a tomosynthesis arrangement that maintains the focus of an anti-scatter grid on the x-ray source and also maintains the field of view of the x-ray receptor. Finally, the system finds an outline that forms a reduced field of view that still encompasses the breast in the image, and uses for further processing, transmission or archival storage the data within said reduced field of view. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223592 | RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEM, DRIVE CONTROL METHOD FOR RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEM, RECORDING MEDIUM FOR DRIVE CONTROL PROGRAM AND RADIOLOGICAL IMAGE DETECTION DEVICE - It is possible to reliably avoid a problem that radiation irradiation does not stop even when an accumulated radiation dose reaches a target radiation dose. An AEC unit starts monitoring an integrated value of a radiation dose detection signal from a detection pixel and an output of an irradiation continuation signal at the same time, and continuously transmits the irradiation continuation signal in a predetermined period while the integrated value does not reach a threshold value. When the integrated value reaches the threshold value, the output of the irradiation continuation signal is stopped. The irradiation continuation signal is transmitted to an irradiation signal I/F of a radiation source control device through an irradiation signal I/F by wireless. The radiation source control device stops X-ray irradiation by an X-ray source when the irradiation signal I/F does not receive the irradiation continuation signal. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223593 | X-RAY SENSOR, METHOD FOR TESTING THE X-RAY SENSOR, AND X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE X-RAY SENSOR - An X-ray sensor according to the present invention includes: a light-transmissive substrate ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130223594 | DETERMINING CHANGES IN THE X-RAY EMISSION YIELD OF AN X-RAY SOURCE - The present invention relates to determining changes in the X-ray emission yield of an X-ray tube, in particular determining dose degradation. In order to provide determination of such changes, an X-ray source is provided comprising a cathode, an anode; and at least one X-ray sensor ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130223595 | GRATING FOR PHASE CONTRAST IMAGING - The present invention relates to foil-gratings for X-ray differential phase-contrast imaging, a detector arrangement and an X-ray imaging system for generating phase-contrast images of an object and a method of producing a foil-grating. In order to provide gratings with a high aspect ratio, a foil-grating ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130223596 | MOBILE X-RAY APPARATUS - A mobile X-ray apparatus that performs a stable operation even if a sudden voltage drop or momentary power interruption occurs during operation of a commercial AC power source. The mobile X-ray apparatus includes a plug for connection to an external power source, a battery charged from the external power source through the plug, a unit that operates by being supplied with electricity from the commercial AC power source connected through the plug, and a second circuit including a rectifier that supplies electricity to the unit from the battery if a voltage from the commercial AC power source falls to or below a regulated value while the unit is being operated by the electricity supply from the commercial AC power source. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223597 | X-RAY FACILITY HAVING A RECORDING ARRANGEMENT HELD ON SUPPORT ARMS - An X-ray facility has at least one x-ray emitter, an x-ray detector and an isocenter arranged along a central beam path between the x-ray emitter and the x-ray detector. The x-ray emitter and the x-ray detector are arranged on separate support arms. At least one rotary device is provided on each support arm, by way of which the x-ray emitter or the x-ray detector can be rotated about an axis of rotation intersecting the isocenter and not corresponding to the central beam. Wherein the axes of rotation match rotary devices assigned to one another on different support arms. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223598 | Sliding Counterbalanced C-Arm Positioning Devices and Methods for Using Such Devices - Systems and methods for making and using sliding counterbalanced C-arm positioning devices are described. In such systems and methods, each C-arm positioning device includes a C-arm X-ray device, a linear bearing rail, a linear bearing block, and a counterbalance mechanism. Generally, the C-arm is connected to the linear bearing block, which, in turn, is slidably coupled to the bearing rail to allow the bearing block and C-arm to slide up and down on the rail. The counterbalance mechanism can apply a force to the bearing block to counterbalance the weight of the C-arm and the bearing block. Thus, the described C-arm positioning device can allow a user to easily raise or lower the C-arm with relatively little effort. While some implementations of the C-arm positioning device are connected to mobile support structure, other implementations of the C-arm positioning device are mounted to a fixed support structure. Other implementations are also described. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223599 | DIAGNOSTIC ENGINE FOR DETERMINING GLOBAL LINE CHARACTERISTICS OF A DSL TELECOMMUNICATION LINE AND METHOD USING SAME - A diagnostic engine for remotely determining global line characteristics of a xDSL telecommunication line from an access node location. The diagnostic engine comprises first, second, and preferably third, measurement means adapted to measure respectively first, second and third line characteristics according to three distinct measurement techniques such as MELT, SELT and DELT. The diagnostic engine further comprises combining means able to combine the measured line characteristics in order to derive thereof global line characteristics or information relative to the physical state of the line as well as possible consequences on DSL service. By combining the three measurements in the combining means, the resulting global line characteristics of the line are improved with respect to performing separately interpretations of the three measurements. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223600 | CUSTOMER SERVICE SYSTEM, METHOD, AND SOFTWARE PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR RESPONDING TO QUERIES USING NATURAL LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDING - The present invention uses natural language understanding to increase the ability of a customer service system to respond to a user's query in an automated manner. A customer service system receives a query from a user and offers the user the option of having the system contact the user at a later time with an answer. If the user accepts the offer, the customer service system processes the query offline, including providing the query to a natural language understanding interpreter. The system uses the natural language understanding interpretation to determine if the user's query is in a database of frequently-asked queries. For each query in the database of frequently-asked queries, there is a predetermined response protocol. If the user's query substantially matches a query in the database, the IVR system contacts the user with an automated response in accordance with the predetermined response protocol for the query. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223601 | TERMINAL, SERVICE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PROVIDING MESSAGE COMMUNICATION FUNCTION WHILE CALLING - The present invention relates to a terminal, a service system and a control method for providing a message communication function while calling. The service system comprises a call control system for controlling, when call connection is requested by a first terminal, the call connection between the first terminal and a second terminal corresponding to a receiving number; a media system for providing a call service in a state where the call connection is achieved; and a message system for processing, when transmission of a message is requested by the first terminal while the call service is being provided by the media system, the message. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223602 | SCALABLE AND FLEXIBLE INTERNET FAX ARCHITECTURE FOR PROCESSING OUTBOUND FAX MESSAGES - Methods and systems for processing outbound fax messages in an efficient and scalable manner are provided. According to one embodiment, an Internet fax system receives a request to deliver a fax message. Source files representing content to be included as part of the fax message are stored to a shared storage area accessible by imaging systems and fax processing resources. An imaging system is selected to convert the source files into a digital representation suitable for faxing. A work request identifying the selected imaging system is stored on a centralized work queue within a database. The imaging systems poll the centralized work queue to retrieve pending work requests. Responsive to identifying the work request, the selected imaging system converts the source files, associates the resulting digital representation with an outbound fax job and causes the fax message to be delivered by submitting the outbound fax job to a fax modem. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223603 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND CONTROL DEVICE - A communication device includes a communication unit configured to send and receive data via an attachable and detachable line, a power controller configured to reduce a power supply to the communication unit when a certain condition is satisfied, and a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a setting for sending and receiving data via the line by the communication unit is made. The power controller maintains the power supply to the communication unit at a call-receivable level, if it is determined that the setting for using the line is made. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223604 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Presenting Incoming-Call Identifiers - A control circuit determines a contact number as corresponds to an incoming call, accesses a contacts list to identify at least one contact identifier as corresponds to that contact number, and then makes a corresponding decision and/or takes a corresponding action regarding the display of more than one contact identifier as corresponds to the contact number and/or a numeric representation of how many contact identifiers correspond to the contact number. This can comprise simultaneously displaying at least two contact identifiers as correspond to the incoming contact number. These multiple identifiers can be displayed in a predetermined order. For example, earlier-entered contact identifiers may be presented ahead of later-entered contact identifiers. By another approach, the foregoing can comprise displaying only one of the candidate contact identifiers along with a numeric representation of how many contact identifiers correspond to the contact number. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223605 | AVOIDING FAILED ROUTES - A system may include a failed route avoidance device. The failed route avoidance device may receive a notification that a record, of a call that failed to be extended to a contact agent in a customer network, is inserted into a failed call list; determine whether an identifier for the contact agent associated with the call is to be placed in an avoidance list based on a response code that a network element sends, to a call router that received the call, when the a connection from the call at the call router to the contact agent fails to be established; generate an avoidance record when the failed route avoidance device determines that the identifier for the contact agent is to be placed in the avoidance list; and send the avoidance record to a configuration device that inserts the avoidance record into the avoidance list. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223606 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING PATIENTS USING GROUP COMMUNICATION - A group communication-based patient management method for patient management by a patient management server by requesting connection of a first call between a patient terminal and a first management terminal corresponding to a representative contact in a patient management group list, and a second call between the patient terminal and a second management terminal corresponding to a general contact in the patient management group list, connecting calls and transmitting connection state information associated with the call connection, to one of the management terminals, whose call to the patient terminal is not connected, checking call result information upon termination of the call connection between the patient terminal and the management terminal, and transmitting the call result information to the management terminals, whose call to the patient terminal is not connected. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223607 | Call Waiting Network Identification - A multi-mode device for providing call waiting network identification. The device can establish a first call through a first network. While communicating through the first network, a second call can be received from a second network. The first network can be independent of the second network and operate separately on the multi-mode device. The multi-mode device can inject an alert specific to the second network into the call through the first network signaling the call through the second network. By providing the alert, the user of the multi-mode device can determine if the call waiting tone is for business or personal giving the user the chance to ignore the call and continue talking without having to take the handset away from their face, activate the screen and view the caller identification information to decide whether or not to take the call. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223608 | CONTEXT-BASED DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT TO PACING ALGORITHM - A contact center is described along with various methods and mechanisms for administering the same. The contact center proposed herein provides the ability to, among other things, assess contextual information and adjust an outbound dialer's pacing algorithm based on the assessment thereof. The contextual information may be obtained from sources that are inside the contact center and outside the contact center. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223609 | Agent Selectable Process for Managing Contact Center Communications - Communication requests (i.e., voice, video, text) are received at a contact center. The communication requests are presented to a contact center agent. The agent selects one of the communication requests. In response to the agent selecting the communication request, a communication is established between the agent and an initiator of the communication request. The communication requests can also be presented to multiple agents to allow each agent to select a specific communication to handle. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223610 | ADJUSTMENT OF CONTACT ROUTING DECISIONS TO REWARD AGENT BEHAVIOR - A contact center is described along with various methods and mechanisms for administering the same. The contact center proposed herein provides the ability to, among other things, reward positive agent behavior and performance by providing the agent with rewards and incentives. The rewards and incentives are provided to the agent by altering one or more aspects of the routing logic in the contact center. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223611 | BREAK INJECTION AT WORK ASSIGNMENT ENGINE OF CONTACT CENTER - A contact center is described along with various methods and mechanisms for administering the same. The contact center proposed herein provides the ability to, among other things, include a break-type work item in a work pool that also contains traditional work items. The break-type work item comprises attributes that enable the break-type work item to be routed to one or more resources in the contact center with a work assignment engine that routes the traditional work items. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223612 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ROUTING RULE - A contact center is described along with various methods and mechanisms for administering the same. The contact center proposed herein provides the ability to, among other things, support the ability to flexibly apply a plurality of different work assignment algorithms simultaneously, weight work item routing decisions received from each work assignment algorithm, and then make a final work item routing decision based on a weighted combination of the work item routing decisions. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223613 | CONTACT CENTER MONITORING - Methods and systems for providing a graphical depiction of a communication system incorporating multiple call centers distributed around the globe are provided. The user interface can present the graphical depiction in two or three dimensions. In addition, the user interface can provide a view of details concerning the performance of communication system components or events affecting the performance of such components, and can enable a supervisor to manipulate contact center parameters. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223614 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES USING MULTI-CHANNEL NAVIGATOR AND ROUTE SEQUENCES - A service center receives a command from a remote device over a network, where the service center provides support services to users on products on behalf clients. Based on the command, a context element of a route sequence map associated with a user of the remote device is identified, where the identified context element is one of context elements of the route sequence map in a hierarchical structure. Each context element having one or more property values specifying at least one of an action to be performed by the service center and a link to one or more child context elements. It is determined whether the identified context element is an action context element or a navigation context element based on one or more property values associated with the identified context element. If so, an action specified by the identified context is performed. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223615 | Method and system for managing interactive communications campaign with reduced customer-to-agent connection latency - A web-based hosted solution through which business entities create and manage communications campaigns is described. To reduce latency of customer-to-agent connections, the system implements an agent stay-on-line function by which a persistent telephony connection is established and maintained between the system infrastructure and an available agent. In this manner, the agent may handle multiple customers while avoiding an ACD hold queue. In addition, preferably a service-side hold queue also is established and maintained on the service-side of the infrastructure. This hold queue maintains calls that are waiting to be connected to available agents. It ensures that any customer abandons do not impair the connections being established and maintained to the agents. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223616 | Method and system for managing interactive communications campaign using a hold queue - A web-based hosted solution through which business entities create and manage communications campaigns is described. To reduce latency of customer-to-agent connections, the system implements an agent stay-on-line function by which a persistent telephony connection is established and maintained between the system infrastructure and an available agent. In this manner, the agent may handle multiple customers while avoiding an ACD hold queue. In addition, preferably a service-side hold queue also is established and maintained on the service-side of the infrastructure. This hold queue maintains calls that are waiting to be connected to available agents. It ensures that any customer abandons do not impair the connections being established and maintained to the agents. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223617 | CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAMING - The present disclosure describes various ways of providing agents with a configurable mechanism by which they may bid on training opportunities with contacts in a given contact center. Specifically, an architecture providing a team of agents and agents-in-training to service a contact or set of contacts and methods of employing that team architecture are described. The bids of one or more agents may be collected and evaluated to determine at least one winning agent that will team together with at least one subject matter expert, qualified agent, or team in handling a contact for the purposes of training. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223618 | INSTANT MESSAGE CONTACT MANAGEMENT IN A CONTACT CENTER - The present invention is directed to a method for servicing a transaction in a contact center. When an instant message communication associated with a transaction is suspended prematurely, special treatment may be provided to the transaction initiator. The special treatment includes: (a) maintaining the assigned service priority for the transaction for assignment to a subsequent communication; (b) scheduling a subsequent outbound instant message to an external endpoint associated with the transaction initiator; (c) assigning to the transaction initiator a favored service priority when the subsequent inbound instant message is received by the contact center; and (d) maintaining previously selected item(s) in memory and providing the item(s) to the transaction initiator in a subsequent communication. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223619 | ADAPTIVE ESTIMATED WAIT TIME PREDICTOR - Systems and methods for providing adaptive estimated wait time predictions for work items are provided. More particularly, a processor-enabled module may select a best estimated wait time algorithm from among a plurality of estimated wait time algorithms that meets the accuracy and calculation resource conditions of a contact center based on rules. Furthermore, the conditions of a contact center may change at times and as a result the selection of which estimated wait time algorithm is considered best will adapt to suit the contact center change. In addition, the selected best estimated wait time prediction can be provided to client communication devices. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223620 | Method and Circuitry for Matching Impedance - A method and circuit for matching impedance, wherein, a peripheral impedance detection module detects the user telephone impedance and outputs information about the user telephone impedance; an analog switch handover module provides an impedance matching path between the user telephone impedance and an impedance matching module according to information about the user telephone impedance output by the peripheral impedance detection module; the impedance matching module provides a corresponding impedance to match the user telephone impedance through the impedance matching path provided by the analog switch handover module. The above-mentioned technical scheme realizes the impedance matching when communicating between a wireless access box and telephones with different impedance modes. The matching process is automatic and flexible and does not need the manual configuration, and the realization technology is simple and reliable, and the cost is low. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223621 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM COMPRISING A TELEPHONE AND A LISTENING DEVICE, AND TRANSMISSION METHOD - A communications system is configured to reduce the risk of feedback artifacts and contains a telephone device and a listening device. Accordingly, the communication system is thus provided, in which the signal processing in the telephone device is tuned to the listening device and the listening device is configured to process the voice and data signal inversely to the signal processing. Before the acoustic signal is transmitted from the telephone to the listening device, a frequency compression can thus be carried out, and in the listening device an inverse frequency compression can be carried out. This reduces feedback artifacts. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223622 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REKEYING IN A RADIO NETWORK LINK LAYER ENCRYPTION SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method of rekeying radios for link layer encryption (LLE) in a radio network using a bifurcated crypto period. During a first portion of a first LLE crypto period during which a first LLE key (LEK) is used to LLE encrypt communications between a base station and mobile stations operating within a corresponding coverage area of the base station, a radio network communications device prevents individual ones of the mobile stations from requesting a second LEK to be used during a second LLE crypto period after the first LLE crypto period. During a second portion of the first LLE crypto period, the radio network communications device allows individual ones of the mobile stations to request the second LEK. A mobile station configured to operate in accordance with the bifurcated crypto period, and provide information regarding keys in its possession via an authentication response ISP, is also disclosed. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223623 | PORTABLE SECURE ELEMENT - Transferring control of a secure element between TSMs comprises a zone master key established between the TSMs that facilitates encryption of a temporary key. The TSMs create the zone master key prior to initiation of transfer of control. Once transfer of control is initiated, the first TSM establishes a communication channel and deletes its key from the secure element. The first TSM creates a temporary key that is encrypted with the zone master key established between the first TSM and the second TSM. The encrypted temporary key is communicated to the second TSM with a device identifier. The second TSM decrypts the temporary key using the zone master key and identifies the user device using the device identifier. The new TSM establishes a communication channel and deletes the temporary key from the secure element. The new TSM then inputs and saves its key into the secure element. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223624 | ENCRYPTION PROCESSING DEVICE AND ENCRYPTION PROCESSING METHOD - A transposition processing unit having a k-partition generalized Feistel structure transposes Y | 2013-08-29 |
20130223625 | CONFIGURING AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEMS - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for configuring audiovisual equipment. An image captured by an imaging sensor of a camera may comprise an encoded pattern that includes information that can unlock a feature or function of a camera or other audiovisual equipment the information is extracted from the encoded pattern using an image processor of the camera, or communicatively coupled to the camera. The information may comprise encrypted information which may be decrypted using a unique identifier of the camera. The information may be transmitted to downstream audiovisual equipment and may be used to unlock features and functions of other devices. The other devices may include another camera. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223626 | VERIFYING GENERIC BROADCAST OF LOCATION ASSISTANCE DATA - Various techniques are provided for Location Services (LCS) Assistance Data broadcast, for example for implementation in LTE and LTE-A systems. The embodiments described herein may use the LPP/LPPe positioning protocol, by making use of existing unsolicited Provide Assistance Data (PAD) messages. Embodiments avoid the need to define and implement a separate broadcast Assistance Data protocol. Additional exemplary embodiments for scheduling and verifying of the broadcast Assistance Data messages are described herein. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223627 | KEY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, KEY DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A key distribution system includes a server and terminal devices constructing an ad-hoc network and communicating with each other with information being encrypted by a key distributed from the server. The server obtains a predetermined attribute value desired as a communication counterparty by the terminal device from the terminal device, and obtains a plurality of keys corresponding to the obtained attribute values from a key managing information. The server obtains, among the plurality of obtained keys, m number of keys that maximize the posterior probability that the keys are stored in the terminal device having the same attribute value as the attribute value obtained from the terminal device and having the number of communications larger than a predetermined value, and transmits the m number of keys to the terminal device. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223628 | STORAGE DEVICE AND MEMORY CONTROLLER THEREOF - A memory controller controlling a nonvolatile memory is provided. The memory controller includes an encryption key feeder configured to feed a cipher key according to a logical address transferred from a host; and an encryption engine configured to perform an encryption operation on data transferred from the host or a decryption operation on data transferred from the nonvolatile memory device, using the cipher key provided from the encryption key feeder. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223629 | METHOD OF SECURE KEY EXCHANGE IN WIRELESS/WIRED ENVIRONMENTS - A method of safe key exchange in wireless/wired environment prevents communication messages from being intercepted or sniffed by hackers. The method includes a public key protection technique based on the combination of RSA and Diffie-Hellman PKDS, a binary operation key protection technique, and a multivariable operation key protection technique. The method allows both parties of wireless/wired communication use these three techniques alternately to create linked key groups between both parties and thereby effectively and efficiently ensure the safety of subsequent communication. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223630 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A first communication apparatus that functions as a providing apparatus that provides an encryption key or as a receiving apparatus that receives an encryption key provided by a providing apparatus, and that performs a key sharing process for sharing an encryption key with another apparatus, confirms whether or not the first communication apparatus functioned as the providing apparatus in the key sharing process performed among a plurality of apparatuses present on a network in which the first communication apparatus is joining; compares identification information of a second communication apparatus that has newly joined the network with identification information of the first communication apparatus; and determines whether or not the first communication apparatus is to function as a providing apparatus in the key sharing process performed between the first and the second communication apparatuses based on the result of the confirmation and the comparison. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223631 | Engaging Terminal Devices - A method including producing a first audio output from a first device; and producing an electromagnetic field from a coil of the first device. The electromagnetic field includes information for at least partially producing a second audio output from a second device. The information is configured to provide a relationship between the first and second audio outputs such that when the first audio output is a first acoustic sound, for the first acoustic sound to be configured to acoustically couple with second acoustic sound from the second device which based upon the second audio output, or when the first audio output is not acoustic sound, for the first audio output to be output from the first device for a headset of at least one first user. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223632 | DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS, DATA TRANSCEIVING SYSTEM, DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD, AND DATA RECEIVING METHOD - A data transmitting apparatus is disclosed. The data transmitting apparatus includes a block generator which generates an Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) block regarding multi-channel audio data; and a transmitter which transmits the EDID block to a data receiving apparatus, wherein the EDID block includes at least one of a first sub block representing 3D audio characteristics of the multi-channel audio data, a second sub block representing 3D speaker placement information of the multi-channel audio data, and a third sub block representing multi-stream audio characteristics of the multi-channel audio data. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223633 | STEREO SIGNAL ENCODING DEVICE, STEREO SIGNAL DECODING DEVICE, STEREO SIGNAL ENCODING METHOD, AND STEREO SIGNAL DECODING METHOD - Provided is a stereo signal encoding device that enables a lower bitrate without decreasing quality when applying an intermittent transmission technique to a stereo signal. A stereo encoding unit ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130223634 | METHOD OF FITTING A BINAURAL HEARING AID SYSTEM - A method fits a binaural hearing aid system for a person with a small or moderate asymmetrical hearing loss. The method comprises providing first hearing loss data for a right ear of a user; providing second hearing loss data for a left ear of a user; determining a difference between the first and second hearing loss data; classifying the degree of similarity of the first and second hearing loss data; determining basic hearing loss data to for each of the first and second hearing instruments depending on hearing loss classes; and calculating frequency dependent target gain values for each of the first and second hearing instruments. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223635 | LOW POWER AUDIO DETECTION - Devices and methods of detecting a predetermined audio signal in audio signals are provided. A device includes a processor coupled to a clock signal generator, a power controller and an audio detector. The power controller controls a clock rate provided to the processor by the clock signal generator, to control the device to operate in a low power mode having a relatively low power consumption or in a normal power mode having a relatively high power consumption. The audio detector receives audio signals and detects, in the low power mode, probable presence of a predetermined audio signal in the audio signals. The power controller controls the device to switch from the low power mode to the normal power mode responsive to the detected presence of the predetermined audio signal by the audio detector. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223636 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND MEASUREMENT METHOD - According to one embodiment, a measurement apparatus is configured to supply, to a output device, a second measurement signal to sweep the frequency, to receive a second received signal output from the output device when the second measurement signal is supplied to the output device, and to calculate an impulse response by convolving the second received signal and an inverted measurement signal having an inverted characteristic of the second measurement signal. The second measurement signal has a signal characteristic obtained by multiplying the first measurement signal by a characteristic of a characteristic of the amplitude spectrum. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223637 | Piezoelectric Speaker Device - A piezoelectric speaker device that includes an insulation layer having an electric insulation property formed on a user-side driving electrode, and flaw detection electrode lines formed on the insulation layer. If the flaw detection electrode lines are determined to be damaged due to the occurrence of a flaw, the driving voltage applied to the driving electrodes is lowered. In order to prevent electric-shock accidents, the driving voltage is lowered to below 42.4 V, preferably, and to 0 V, more preferably. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223638 | DETECTION OF WHISTLING IN AN AUDIO SYSTEM - A method for detecting whistling in an audio system includes determining an average frequency of an input signal of the audio system, sampling the input signal in consecutive blocks of at least one sample, wherein the average frequency is determined blockwise, and determining whether feedback related whistling is present in the input signal of the audio system by evaluating a stability of the average frequency, wherein the evaluation of the stability of the average frequency comprises: determining a difference of two values of the determined average frequency for two blocks, and comparing the determined difference to a first threshold value. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223639 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM - The present invention compensates output variability caused by the difference in the performance of and the individual difference between converter devices when processing the signals inputted by means of a converter device, and performs highly-accurate signal processing. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223640 | HEADPHONE, HEADPHONE STAND AND HEADPHONE SYSTEM - A wireless headphone system | 2013-08-29 |
20130223641 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ACCESSORY, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN ACCESSORY - Electronic device, accessory, and method for detecting an accessory are provided. The electronic device includes a connector, a control unit, and an audio processing unit. The connector is configured to connect to an accessory and has an audio contact. The control unit has first and second terminals, which are coupled to the audio contact. The control unit is configured to send a command, which is represented by a first serial digital signal, to the accessory through the first terminal and audio contact when the accessory is electrically connected to the connector, and to receive accessory data, which is represented by a second serial digital signal and generated by the accessory in response to the command, through the second terminal and audio contact. The audio processing unit is coupled between the audio contact and control unit, and configured to receive an audio signal from the accessory through the audio contact. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223642 | MANAGING AUDIO OUTPUT THROUGH AN INTERMEDIARY - The present invention extends to methods, devices, systems, and computer program products for managing audio output through an intermediary. In some embodiments, an audio controller emulates a direct connection between an audio source device and an audio output device. In other embodiments, audio content local to an audio controller is combined with other audio content passing through the audio controller on its way from an audio source device to an audio output device. In additional embodiments, an audio output device is locked to an audio controller. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223643 | SYSTEM FOR INTRODUCING SOUND OUTSIDE VEHICLE - Introduction of sounds outside a vehicle is automatically controlled according to a driving state of the vehicle. In a vehicle, a microphone device that collects sounds outside the vehicle and a speaker device that reproduces the collected sounds are installed. When a gear position for the vehicle is a reverse driving position, and until the vehicle reaches a predetermined speed for the first time after a key position in an ignition key switch is switched from an off position to an accessories position or an on position, the collected sounds are reproduced. The collected sounds are transmitted to a car navigation device or a car audio system via wires or wirelessly. When the sounds outside the vehicle are reproduced, sound reproduction in the car navigation device or the car audio system is stopped and the sounds outside the vehicle are reproduced at a set volume. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223644 | Systems and Methods for Reducing Unwanted Sounds in Signals Received From an Arrangement of Microphones - A system and method for reducing unwanted sounds in signals received from an arrangement of microphones including: sensing sound sources distributed around a specified target direction by way of an arrangement of microphones to produce left and right microphone output signals; determining the power of the left and right microphone signals; determining the minimum of the two microphone power measures; and, attenuating the signals based on a comparison of the left and right microphone power measures with the minimum power measure. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223645 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC RESIDUAL NOISE SHAPING - A system and method for dynamic residual noise shaping configured to reduce hiss noise in an audio signal. The system and method may detect an amount and type of hiss noise. The system and method may limit calculated noise suppression gains responsive to the detected amount and type of hiss noise. The limited noise suppression gains may be applied to the audio signal and may reduce the hiss noise. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223646 | SPEAKER CONTROL METHOD AND SPEAKER CONTROL SYSTEM - A speaker control method includes steps of detecting whether there is any audio signal input; outputting a first voltage signal if there is no audio signal input; outputting a second voltage signal if there is an audio signal input; and selectively turning off an audio amplifier according to the first voltage signal or turning on the audio amplifier according to the second voltage signal, wherein the audio amplifier is used for driving a speaker. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223647 | ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - An electro-acoustic transducer includes a needle electrode, an opposite electrode, a discharge region between the needle electrode and the opposite electrode, a high-frequency oscillating circuit in the discharge region causing a high-frequency discharge and modulating and extracting an audio signal in accordance with a sound wave introduced to the discharge region, or converting the discharge in the discharge region into a sound wave, the discharge being performed in accordance with a high-frequency signal modulated by an audio signal, and an inert gas supply channel that supplies inert gas toward the peripheral surface of the needle electrode. The electro-acoustic transducer includes a needle-electrode cover as a part of the inert gas supply channel. The needle-electrode cover extends beyond the tip of the needle electrode toward the opposite electrode and has a gas flow outlet disposed beyond the tip of the needle electrode toward the opposite electrode. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223648 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR SEPARATING MULTIPLE SOURCE SIGNALS FROM AT LEAST ONE SOURCE SIGNAL - An audio signal processing device is provided whereby, from two systems of audio signals in which audio signals of multiple audio sources are included, the audio signals of the multiple audio sources can be suitably separated. The audio signal processing device transforms the two systems of audio signals into frequency region signals, calculates a level ratio or a level difference between corresponding frequency division spectrums and extracts and outputs frequency band components of and nearby values regarding the level ratio or the level difference. Predetermined transfer coefficients for each of two output channels are multiplied by the frequency region signals and respective output signals are added together. The resulting summed signals are inverse transformed to generate time-sequence signals. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223649 | LOAD CURRENT SENSING - Techniques for sensing current delivered to a load by a differential output stage, e.g., in a Class D amplifier. In one aspect, voltages across sense resistors coupled in series with first and second branches of the differential output stage are low-passed filtered and digitized. The sense resistors may be coupled in series with the sources of transistors of the first and second branches, wherein the transistors are selectively switchable on and off by input voltage driving voltages. The input driving voltages may correspond to a ternary voltage waveform such that during a given phase, the two transistors coupled in series with the sense resistors may be turned off. Further aspects provide for the first and second branches having cascoded NMOS and/or PMOS transistors, and the sense resistors being provided between a pair of cascoded transistors. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223650 | DC-DC CONVERTER AND AUDIO OUTPUT UNIT - A DC-DC converter includes a first capacitor which can be charged by a power-supply voltage; a second capacitor that generates the output voltage using electric charge previously discharged by the first capacitor; a comparator that compares the output voltage with a reference voltage and outputs a comparison signal that shows whether the output voltage is below the reference voltage; multiple switches that switch to allow the first capacitor either to be charged or to discharge its charge to the second capacitor, and a controller that controls the switch timing of the multiple switches on the basis of the comparison signal. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223651 | AUDIO AMPLIFIER USING MULTI-LEVEL PULSE WIDTH MODULATION - The present invention relates in one aspect to a class D audio amplifier with improved output driver topology supporting multi-level output signals such as 3-level, 4-level or 5-level pulse width or pulse density modulated output signals for application to a loudspeaker load. The present class D audio amplifiers are particularly well-suited for high-volume consumer audio applications and solutions. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223652 | Digital Input Class-D Audio Amplifier - An audio amplifier receiving a digital input audio signal and generating an output audio signal for driving a speaker includes a digital input class D amplifier configured to receive the digital input audio signal and to generate the output audio signal. The digital input class D amplifier includes a first modulator configured to receive the digital input audio signal and to generate a quasi-digital signal in n-bit, and a class D modulator configured to receive the n-bit quasi-digital signal and to generate the output audio signal, the class D modulator implementing an analog feedback loop. In some embodiments, the class D modulator is implemented using a PWM modulator. In other embodiments, the PWM modulator incorporates enhanced features to improve the output noise characteristics. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223653 | Wireless Microphone System With Frequency Matching Capability, And Method For Frequency Matching In A Wireless Microphone System - A wireless microphone system includes a receiver device, a wireless microphone device, a transmitting unit operable to transmit an identification code and a frequency matching signal, and a reading unit. The reading unit is operable to receive the identification code and the frequency matching signal, determine whether or not the identification code corresponds to the reading unit, and enable frequency matching between the receiver device and the wireless microphone device according to the frequency matching signal when the identification code is determined to correspond to the reading unit. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223654 | Adjustable Ventilation Openings in MEMS Structures - A MEMS structure and a method for operation a MEMS structure are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a MEMS structure comprises a substrate, a backplate, and a membrane comprising a first region and a second region, wherein the first region is configured to sense a signal and the second region is configured to adjust a threshold frequency from a first value to a second value, and wherein the backplate and the membrane are mechanically connected to the substrate. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223655 | SPEAKER MODULE FOR MOBILE DEVICE AND MOBILE DEVICE HAVING DUCT RADIATION STRUCTURE - A speaker module for a mobile device is provided. The speaker module changes a shape of an opening surface of a duct to which a protection member for preventing a foreign substance from entering is attached. The speaker module includes a speaker for outputting a sound signal, a body in which the speaker is mounted, a duct connected to the body for forming a radiation path of a sound signal output from the speaker, and a protection member attached to an opening surface of the duct for preventing a foreign substance from entering the speaker module, wherein the opening surface has an area larger than that of a cross-sectional opening surface formed vertically with respect to a length direction of the duct. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223656 | WATERPROOF STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT INCLUDING THE SAME - A waterproof structure includes a housing, an electroacoustic transducer, a packing and an annular member. The electroacoustic transducer has a case formed with tone holes. The packing is interposed between the housing and the electroacoustic transducer and has a thin film part on a part opposed to the tone holes. The annular member is interposed between the thin film part and the case and surrounds the tone holes. A space surrounded by the thin film part, the annular member and the case is formed. The annular member is configured to bias the thin film part of the packing. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223657 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130223658 | Surround Sound System - A surround sound system for reproducing a spatial sound field in a sound control region within a room having at least one sound reflective surface. The system uses multiple steerable loudspeakers located about the sound control region, each loudspeaker having a plurality of different individual directional response channels being controlled by respective speaker input signals to generate sound waves emanating from the loudspeaker with a desired overall directional response. A control unit connected drives each of the loudspeakers and has pre-configured filters based on measured acoustic transfer functions for the room for filtering the input spatial audio signals to generate the speaker input signals for all the loudspeakers to generate sound waves with co-ordinated overall directional responses that combine together at the sound control region in the form of either direct sound or reflected sound from the reflective surface(s) of the room to reproduce the spatial sound field. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223659 | EARPHONE POWER AMPLIFIER, WORKING METHOD, AND MOBILE TERMINAL EQUIPMENT - The present disclosure provides an earphone power amplifier, including a ground contact connected to a ground wire of an earphone, a left sound channel power amplifying circuit connected to a left sound channel of the earphone, and a right sound channel power amplifying circuit connected to a right sound channel of the earphone. The left sound channel power amplifying circuit includes a first operational amplifier and a first positive feedback exported from an input end of the first ferrite bead to an in-phase input end of the first operational amplifier, the right sound channel power amplifying circuit includes a second operational amplifier and a second positive feedback exported from the input end of the first ferrite bead to an in-phase input end of the second operational amplifier. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223660 | SELECTIVE ACOUSTIC ENHANCEMENT OF AMBIENT SOUND - Systems and methods enhancing auditory experience for a user are provided. The method comprises receiving ambient sound by way of one or more microphones positioned about a user; monitoring the user's movements to determine sound signals interesting to the user; processing the received ambient sound based on the user's movements to at least: increase inclusion of the interesting sound signals in a generated audio output; or reduce inclusion of uninteresting sound signals in the generated audio output. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223661 | CUSTOMIZED HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE SYSTEM - A customized hearing assistance device system, or CHADS, including hearing profiles generated by a digital signal processor (DSP) device is also set forth. A microprocessor, configured to store the hearing profiles, each of the profiles including a plurality of audio parameters, is provided. The microprocessor can be operatively connected to an audio input and an audio output of the system. A modification interface is provided. The modification interface is operatively connected to the microprocessor. The modification interface is configured to selectively adjust any parameter of one of the hearing profiles, whereby a user of the CHADS can actuate the microprocessor to select one of the hearing profiles stored in the microprocessor. The user can employ the modification interface to adjust one or more parameters of the selected hearing profile in response to a change in the ambient sound environment. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223662 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A HEARING DEVICE AND A HEARING DEVICE THAT IS OPERABLE ACCORDING TO SAID METHOD - The present invention is related to the adjusting of a hearing device ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130223663 | Wireless Streaming Link Break-in - A system and method for wireless streaming link break-in is disclosed. A first device transmits digital packets to a second device over a wireless streaming link. A third device synchronizes itself with the second device. Once the third device is synchronized with the second device, the third device transmits command request packets to the second device during a data receive window. The wireless streaming link is inactive during the data receive window. The second device responds to the request during a next data receive window. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223664 | Device with Combined Antenna and Transducer - A system includes an earhook having a connector for coupling to a behind-the-ear component of a hearing prosthesis. The earhook further includes a transducer and combined electromagnetic (EM) and magnetic induction (MI) antenna circuitry coupled to the transducer. The combined EM and MI antenna circuitry also includes an electrically conductive portion of the transducer and at least one inductor. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223665 | MOLDING STRUCTURE FOR A HEARING APPARATUS, HEARING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE MOLDING STRUCTURE - Hearing apparatuses should be manufactured as simply as possible and with the closest possible fit. Accordingly, a molding structure is provided, which represents a model for the direct shaping of an otoplastic of a hearing apparatus. The molding structure has a sealing element, which can be positioned in the auditory canal. A molding mass is inserted into the auditory canal to a side of the sealing element facing the outlet of the auditory canal. The molding mass and the sealing element here are connected to form the model of the hearing apparatus and the sealing element has the exact shape of a part of the hearing apparatus. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223666 | Hearing Aid Insertion, Positioning and Removal Apparatus and System - An apparatus for insertion, positioning and removal of an in-ear-canal hearing aid, comprising a resilient handle, an elongated support member configured to fit into an ear canal, the support member having a first end that is configured to engage the handle and a second end that includes hearing aid engagement means configured to removably engage an in-ear-canal hearing aid, and an ear canal ingression stop that is configured to limit travel of the support member and, thereby, the in-ear-canal hearing aid when engaged thereto in the ear canal. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223667 | TERMINAL HAVING SPEAKER UNIT - Provided is a terminal including a body unit including a first area and a second area partitioned from each other, a speaker unit disposed in at least one of the first area and the second area, and a cover unit fixed to a surface of the body unit by a fixing member so as to cover the first area and the second area. The fixing member may include a fluid communication unit that connects the first area and the second area in fluid communication, so that the first area and the second area are provided as a resonance chamber of the speaker unit. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223668 | LOUDSPEAKER BOX AND MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE - The present disclosure discloses a loudspeaker box, including a foam, a loudspeaker and a box having an opening of the box. The loudspeaker is internally placed inside the box through the opening of the box, an outer surface of the loudspeaker is aligned to an edge of the opening of the box, a gap is set between the loudspeaker and the opening of the box, and a bottom portion of the loudspeaker abuts against the bottom portion of the box; and the foam is annularly covered on the gap between the loudspeaker and the opening of the box, such that the integral thickness of the loudspeaker box is reduced. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223669 | HEADPHONES WITH A MODIFIABLE TIMBRE - A pair of headphones includes a pair of earpiece units each including a base member, a plate member, and a rotary disk. The plate member includes a plate body having a center bore in which a speaker is disposed and a hole portion radially spaced apart from the center bore and covered by a damping member. The rotary disk is mounted between the plate and base members, and includes a disk body having a center hole registered with the center bore, and a through hole spaced apart from the center hole by a distance equal to a distance between the hole portion and the center bore. The rotary disk is rotatable between open and closed positions, where the hole portion is registered and misaligned with the through hole, respectively. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223670 | SPEAKER WITH BUILT-IN FILTER FOR DIGITAL AMPLIFIER - A speaker with a built-in filter used for a digital amplifier is provided. The speaker with the built-in filter includes an inductor wound on an outer circumferential surface of a pillar passing through a magnet. The speaker in accordance with the present invention may be directly connected to the digital amplifier without an additional low pass filter interposed therebetween, enabling a smaller and lighter digital amplifier. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223671 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY WATERMARKING MEDIA - A dynamic watermark generation method and system in which the dynamic watermark may have a default length or a shorter length, and wherein the dynamic watermark is generated to have the determined length. The dynamic watermark is a locally-unique code that is used as an index to a database entry that identifies the subscriber that requested the media asset. In some instances, the entry may include a timestamp, a subscriber device identifier such as a MAC address or IP address, a subscriber identifier or ID number, and a media asset identifier such as a static ID. The static ID may include a code that indicates whether the dynamic watermark is of a default length or shorter. The length of the dynamic watermark may be partly based upon projected audience size for the requested media asset. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223672 | METHOD OF DETECTING MATERIAL IN A PART - A method includes the steps of producing a first digital x-ray image of a part utilizing a full energy spectrum, producing a second digital x-ray image of the part with a hardened beam correlating to a higher energy portion of the full energy spectrum, subtracting the second x-ray image from the first x-ray image, and using a remainder of the subtracting step to locate the matter. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223673 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR IDENTIFYING OBJECTS - In some arrangements, product packaging is digitally watermarked over most of its extent to facilitate high-throughput item identification at retail checkouts. Imagery captured by conventional or plenoptic cameras can be processed (e.g., by GPUs) to derive several different perspective-transformed views—further minimizing the need to manually reposition items for identification. Crinkles and other deformations in product packaging can be optically sensed, allowing such surfaces to be virtually flattened to aid identification. Piles of items can be 3D-modelled and virtually segmented into geometric primitives to aid identification, and to discover locations of obscured items. Other data (e.g., including data from sensors in aisles, shelves and carts, and gaze tracking for clues about visual saliency) can be used in assessing identification hypotheses about an item. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223674 | Method and Apparatus for the Detection of Digital Watermarks for Instant Credential Authentication - A portable hand-held device for use in authenticating documents includes a camera for capturing images from the document to be authenticated as well as on-board computer-implemented instructions to capture and analyze Digitally Watermarked images and output an indication as to whether the document is authentic or not authentic. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223675 | Key Identification Device and Method of Use - A key identification device is disclosed. This device will read and store the unique properties of a key and allow a user to associate a name with these unique properties. A user can then retrieve this name by later inserting the key into the device. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223676 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SPATIALLY RELATING VIEWS OF SKY IMAGES ACQUIRED AT SPACED APART LOCATIONS - Homography-based imaging apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus may include a processor ( | 2013-08-29 |
20130223677 | System for counting trapped insects - This is a method of counting trapped insects that makes it possible to count the trapped insects without having to open the trap. The method involves using a trap made with a transparent polymer making up at least one side of the trap allowing an image to be made of the insects trapped inside with an imaging device. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223678 | Time in Line Tracking System and Method - A method of determining the amount of time it will take a person (P) waiting in a line (L) to move between two points. The method includes acquiring a facial pattern of the person when they are at a first point in the line and establishing the time at which the facial pattern was obtained. Next, a facial pattern of the person is acquired when the person arrives at a second point in the line. The two facial patterns are compared and when a match is found, a lapsed time is established. By subtracting the two times the transit time of the person from the first point to the second point is established and this time is displayed at the entry point of the line. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223679 | MOVEMENT ANALYSIS AND/OR TRACKING SYSTEM - A novel system analyzes and/or tracks the motion of moved or moving objects that carry marker elements glowing in different, defined colors. Cameras record movements and continuously store digital color images. A transformer unit converts the color images into RGB color space. Three color intensities are present for each color pixel. A grayscale image production unit adopts the maximum of the three color intensities for each pixel as the grayscale value. A localization unit exclusively compares each grayscale value with a defined threshold value and stores grayscale values above the threshold value as a member of a pixel cloud that represents a potential marker element. A measuring unit measures the geometry of every pixel cloud exclusively in the grayscale image and deletes pixel clouds that can be excluded as marker elements. An identification unit determines the color of the confirmed pixel clouds in the digitally stored color image. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223680 | RECOGNITION SYSTEM, RECOGNITION METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A recognition system includes an acquisition module configured to acquire an image data generated by an image sensor, a first generation module configured to generate a graphical user interface which contains the image data, and an input module configured to detect an input on the graphical user interface, the input indicating a position designation on the image data. The recognition system further includes a second generation module configured to overlap a frame-line on the image data of the graphical user interface based on the position designation detected by the input module, and a calculation module configured to calculate one or more feature values of an object image within the frame-line. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223681 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING FAKE FACE - An apparatus for identifying a fake face is provided. A first eye image acquirer acquires a first eye image by taking a picture of a subject while radiating a first ray having a first wavelength. A second eye image acquirer acquires a second eye image by taking a picture of the subject while radiating a second ray having a second wavelength that is shorter than the first wavelength. A controller extracts a first area and a second area having brighter lightness than the first area from each of the first and second eye images, calculates a lightness of the first area and a lightness of the second area in the first eye image, and a lightness of the first area and a lightness of the second area in the second eye image, and determines whether the subject uses a fake face based on the calculated lightness. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223682 | ARTICLE RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND ARTICLE RECOGNITION METHOD - According to embodiments, an article recognition system is disclosed. The article recognition system comprises an image sensor configured to capture an image of an article, and a determining module configured to determine a value indicative of darkness of the captured image and compare the determined value with a reference value. The article recognition system further comprises a changing module configured to change the reference value when the determined value is less than the reference value, and an extracting module configured to identify the article on the basis of the captured image when the determined value is greater than the reference value. | 2013-08-29 |
20130223683 | Method and Apparatus for Generating Image Description Vector, Image Detection Method and Apparatus - This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for generating an image description vector, an image detection method and apparatus. The method for generating an image description vector comprising: an encoding step of encoding each of a plurality of pixel regions of an image into M pieces of N-bit binary codes, wherein each bit of an N-bit binary code represents a neighbouring pixel region which is in neighbourhood of a corresponding pixel region; and a generating step of generating an image description vector of the image based on matching at least one of the M pieces of N-bit binary code of each pixel region of the plurality of pixel regions with a particular code pattern, where M is an integer of 3 or larger, and N is an integer of 3 or larger. | 2013-08-29 |