50th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 54 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130332089 | Methods for Predicting Dynamic Sag Using Viscometer/Rheometer Data - A method for quantitatively determining dynamic barite sag in drilling fluids includes measuring rheological properties with viscometers and/or rheometers, and introducing the parameters into an equation to obtain the sag rate. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332090 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING RELATED EVENTS IN A RESOURCE NETWORK MONITORING SYSTEM - A computerized method for detecting related events in a water monitoring system. The method includes receiving event data from a plurality of sensors in a water network. The method also includes identifying at least two candidate events from the event data as being candidate events which are likely to constitute part of a common anomaly event, the candidate events each being substantially anomalous. An event combination rule is selected. One or more event characteristics are compared between the at least two candidate events based on the event combination rule. The at least two candidate events are determined whether they are related and associated with a common event causing the at least two candidate events on the basis of the comparison. The determination of the at least two candidate events are related and associated with a common event is reported to a user via a user interface. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332091 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE INTERNAL CLEANLINESS OF A TUBE - A system to measure the internal state of a bundle of tubes by injecting a signal into each tube of the bundle, receiving reflections from the tube due to anomalies within the tube, then analyzing the reflections to determine the type or characteristics about the anomalies. The analyzed information is stored in database to be used for statistical processing. Further, the device can be used in the performance of a cleaning process by conducting an initial assessment of the tubes in a bundle of tubes, comparing the stored data and estimating the number of cleaning cycles that will be required, and re-conducting the evaluation of the state of the tubes after every cleaning cycle or after every few cleaning cycles. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332092 | Calibration Kits for RF Passive Devices - A method includes measuring a first calibration kit in a wafer to obtain a first performance data. The wafer includes a substrate, and a plurality of dielectric layers over the substrate. The first calibration kit includes a first passive device over the plurality of dielectric layers, wherein substantially no metal feature is disposed in the plurality of dielectric layers and overlapped by the first passive device. The method further includes measuring a second calibration kit in the wafer to obtain a second performance data. The second calibration kit includes a second passive device identical to the first device and over the plurality of dielectric layers, and dummy patterns in the plurality of dielectric layers and overlapped by the second passive device. The first performance data and the second performance data are de-embedded to determine an effect of metal patterns in the plurality of dielectric layers to overlying passive devices. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332093 | Monitoring of Distributed Power Harvesting Systems Using DC Power Sources - A monitoring system and method for monitoring performance of individual powers sources in a distributed power source system. A monitoring module is coupled to each of the power sources, or to each string of serially connected power sources, to monitor and collect data regarding current, voltage, temperature and other environmental factors at the power source. The collected data is transmitted over a power line to a central analysis station for analysis. Data collected from each source indicates malfunction or degradation at the source. Comparison of data collected from adjacent sources filters for environmental factors impacting neighboring sources such as cloudy days for a solar panel. Comparison of data collected from the same source at different times indicates soiling or degradation of the source with time or periodic events such as a moving shade from an adjacent building. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332094 | Power Supply Usage Determination - The remaining capacity of a power source, such as a battery, may be monitored with a microprocessor by integrating data received from a current sensor. The microprocessor may measure electrons passing through the battery by sampling the integrator and summing the values recorded from the integrator. Each time the integrator is sampled, the microprocessor may reset the integrator to prevent the integrator from saturating. The microprocessor may sample the integrator when the integrator approaches a predetermined value. The remaining capacity of the battery may be calculated based on calibration values and the sum of electrons measured by the integrator. The remaining capacity may be communicated to remote users through a network and displayed in an executive dashboard. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332095 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING ELECTRICAL QUANTITY IN ELECTRICAL NETWORK - A method and system for measuring an electrical quantity in an electrical network. The system is configured to obtain samples of the electrical quantity through measurements at different feeders or locations in the electrical network. The measurements are taken in turns and at different time instants, such that a value sequence is created on the basis of the measured samples. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332096 | UNIVERSAL JITTER METER AND PHASE NOISE MEASUREMENT - A device and method for measuring jitter includes a capacitive element capable of being selectively charged, wherein the selection is made by a received signal from which an accumulated jitter value is to be determined. An analog-to-digital converter is coupled to the capacitive element to determine a voltage across the capacitive element after a number of cycles of the received signal. A determination module is coupled to the analog-to-digital converter to output the accumulated jitter value of the received signal using the voltage, wherein the accumulated jitter value is accumulated over the number of cycles. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332097 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECIDING CONTROL PARAMETERS - A computer-readable-recording-medium stored a program for causing a computer to execute: judging, for each of elements of a plurality of scattering parameters, whether a difference between a first-area in a plane containing an axis representing frequency and an axis representing the element, and a second-area in the plane is within a permissible range, the first-area being surrounded by a first-element-value series of the element that is defined in advance for a plurality of first-frequencies, the second-area being surrounded by a second-element-value series that is obtained by performing interpolation calculation from the first-element-value series for a plurality of second frequencies which are different from the plurality of first-frequencies and which are provided at regular intervals; and determining, by performing the judging for one interval or a plurality of intervals, an interval so that the difference falls within the permissible range for all of the elements of the plurality of scattering parameters. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332098 | METHODS FOR IMPROVED HEADING ESTIMATION - Methods for calibrating a body-worn magnetic sensor by spinning the magnetic sensor 360 degrees to capture magnetic data; if the spin failed to produce a circle contained in an x-y plane fit a sphere to the captured data; determining offsets based on the center of the sphere; and removing the offsets that are in the z-direction. Computing a magnetic heading reliability of a magnetic sensor by determining an orientation of the sensor at one location; transforming the orientation between two reference frames; measuring a first vector associated with the magnetic field of Earth at the location; processing the first vector to generate a virtual vector when a second location is detected; measuring a second vector associated with the magnetic field of Earth at the second location; and calculating the magnetic heading reliability at the second location based on a comparison of the virtual vector and the second vector. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332099 | CURRENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A current measurement system precisely measures a current generated by a circuit under test. The current measurement system has a sampling unit serially connected to the circuit under test for the acquisition of a first voltage. The first voltage is amplified and transformed to a second voltage by an amplifying unit. A noise suppression unit filters analog voltage noises produced from the second voltage and transforms the second voltage to a third voltage. The third voltage is converted into a voltage signal in a digital format by a conversion unit. The voltage signal undergoes calibrations and turns into a measure signal by using a processing unit and a stored calibration linear equation. The measure signal indicates a precise measurement of the current. A memory unit stores a gradient and a bias voltage level required for the calibration linear equation. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332100 | MECHANICAL TESTING INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING ONBOARD DATA - A method of calibrating a mechanical instrument assembly includes reading a memory device coupled with a mechanical testing instrument, the mechanical testing instrument having one or more mechanical characteristics with values unique to the mechanical testing instrument, and reading includes reading of one or more calibration values based on the one or more mechanical characteristic values. The method further includes calibrating the mechanical instrument assembly according to the one or more calibration values. The mechanical testing instrument is coupled with the mechanical instrument assembly. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332101 | SERIAL DATA LINK MEASUREMENT AND SIMULATION SYSTEM - A serial data link measurement and simulation system for use on a test and measurement instrument presents on a display device a main menu having elements representing a measurement circuit, a simulation circuit and a transmitter. The main menu includes processing flow lines pointing from the measurement circuit to the transmitter and from the transmitter to the simulation circuit. The main menu includes a source input to the measurement circuit and one or more test points from which waveforms may be obtained. The simulation circuit includes a receiver. The measurement and simulation circuits are defined by a user, and the transmitter is common to both circuits so all aspects of the serial data link system are tied together. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332102 | VERIFICATION TESTING SYTEM - A verification testing system includes an electronic device and a testing platform. The verification testing system verifies a hardware function of the electronic device by using the testing platform. The testing platform includes an electrical connection unit, a driving unit, a library unit, a transmission interface unit, and a verification unit. The electronic device sends testing data to the electrical connection unit of the testing platform via a connection interface. The driving unit drives the electrical connection unit to receive the testing data. The library unit converts the testing data into key event data and then sends the key event data to the transmission interface unit. The verification unit decodes the key event data, outputs a testing result, and evaluates the hardware function of the electronic device based on the testing result. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332103 | CELL BASED TEMPERATURE MONITORING - A system and method for measuring a temperature in at least one energy storage unit. They system includes at least one temperature sensor thermally coupled to the at least one energy storage unit, and a battery management controller in communication with the at least one temperature sensor. The battery management controller is configured to process a temperature of the at least one energy storage unit to obtain an internal temperature in the at least one energy storage unit. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332104 | Analysing Seating Using Pressure Sensors - A pressure sensor measures the surface pressure distribution of a body supported by a surface, for example a person sitting on an automotive seating. In one approach, a pressure mapping system presents this pressure data in the form of a pressure map. The pressure map can be aligned to an image of the automotive seating including measurement zones of interest. The measurement zones of interest are mapped onto a human body model, which may include various body zones. In this way, the pressure distribution on different body zones can be visualized and interpreted to assess the performance of the automotive seating. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332105 | Mounting Angle Calibration for an In-Vehicle Accelerometer Device - The present application provides a system, method and non-transitory computer readable medium for mounting angle estimation and compensation for in-vehicle devices with an accelerometer sensor. In example embodiments, a two phased calibration starts with the vehicle parked on a horizontal surface and uses averaging to obtain mean value estimates of the force due to gravity on each directly coupled accelerometer sensor axis. These mean value estimates are used to perform an axes reassignment, if necessary, and to estimate the pitch and roll mounting angles. The calibration is completed by estimating the yaw mounting angle while the vehicle is driven. The yaw estimate is based on acceleration data in the vehicle's x-y plane that is accumulated when the amplitude is above a threshold. The accumulation includes a sign change if forward deceleration is indicated. Calibration provides a coordinate transformation matrix that is used during device operation to transform the sensor data into the standard vehicle body coordinates for subsequent device-dependent application processing. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332106 | METHODS RESOLVING THE ELEVATION OF A TRACKED PERSONNEL OR ASSETS - Methods and systems are described for determining the elevation of tracked personnel or assets (trackees) that can take input from mounted sensors on each trackee (including barometric, inertial, magnetometer, radio frequency ranging and signal strength, light and GPS sensors), external constraints (including ranging constraints, feature constraints, and user corrections), and terrain elevation data. An example implementation of this method for determining elevation of persons on foot is described. But this method is not limited to computing elevation of personnel or to on foot movements. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332107 | TIME PREDICTION SYSTEM FOR THE SAFE WEARING OF NEWLY ACQUIRED FOOTWEAR - The device relates to a system for predicting the period for children to safely wear newly acquired footwear without the risk of damage to their growing feet, which is directly applicable in shoe shops (at their computer cash registers). The essence of the solution for a system for predicting the period for children to safely wear newly acquired footwear rests in the fact that it contains an input module measuring foot length and input of information about the age of the monitored child to which is linked a model for predicting the growth of the child's foot by applying the laws of growth, possibly also including genetic and local influences, connected to a comparative and inferential module establishing the predicted course of growth in foot length of the monitored child, to which is then linked an output module designating the nearest date for the necessary replacement of shoe size for the monitored child. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332108 | EMBEDDED HARDWARE STATE MACHINE FOR CONTEXT DETECTION INTEGRATED WITH A SENSOR CHIP - Hardware state machine is embedded with sensing element to generate movement context values and context information. Mobile device includes applications processor (AP), data storage, and sensor integrated circuit (IC) package. Data storage includes operating system (OS), and an application program to display a step count. Sensor IC package includes sensing element, analog-to-digital converter (ADC), embedded hardware state machine, and communications interface. Sensing element provides a sensor signal indicating the mobile device's movement. ADC samples the sensor signal. Hardware state machine filters the sampled sensor data, matches the filtered sensor data with one of several predetermined sensor data patterns (e.g. recognized pattern), and then generates a context value, e.g. walking, and a context information, e.g., step count, based on the recognized pattern. The context value and the context information are then provided via the communication interface to the OS (running on the AP.) Other embodiments are also described. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332109 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STATISTICAL ABERRANT BEHAVIOR DETECTION OF TIME-SERIES DATA - Methods and systems for detecting aberrant behavior in time-series observation data, such as non-existent domain data, are disclosed. The methods and systems analyze the time-series observation data to determine time-series prediction data. The time-series observation data and time-series prediction data are used to determine a threshold that is based on the standard deviation of deviation values between the time-series observation data and time-series prediction data. The threshold may be used to detect aberrant behavior in subsequently obtained time-series observation data. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332110 | NON-ITERATIVE MAPPING OF CAPPED CYLINDRICAL ENVIRONMENTS - Method for mapping capped cylindrical environments. The method uses an algorithm for creating an environment map through 3D data segmentation and fitting of right planar capped cylinders. The algorithm implementing the method of the invention offers improved robustness, accuracy and speed over existing segmentation and fitting methods. The improved properties of the invention are achieved through the use of a Gauss map, 3D histogram and shape knowledge driven segmentation. Performance was demonstrated on a variety of cylinders using simulated data. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332111 | GENERATING INFORMATION CONDITIONAL ON MAPPED MEASUREMENTS - Processing a measurement includes receiving a first set of at least one measurement. The first set of at least one measurement is processed to generate conditional information corresponding to the first set of at least one measurement. The processing includes: generating a plurality of possible samples, each possible sample representing a sample from a prior probability distribution, mapping at least each measurement in the first set, and each possible sample, according to a nonlinear mapping procedure, into corresponding vectors in a target space, and generating the conditional information according to an error probability density function that is based at least in part on differences between the mapped vectors in the target space. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332112 | STATE ESTIMATION DEVICE - Disclosed is a state estimation device capable of estimating the state of an observation target with high accuracy. A state estimation device performs Kalman filter update processing for applying measured data of a target vehicle by a LIDAR to a state estimation model so as to estimate the state of a vehicle near the host vehicle. The state estimation device changes the state estimation model for use in the Kalman filter update processing on the basis of the positional relationship with the target vehicle or the state of the target vehicle. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332113 | CONTEXT AWARE MAP APPLICATION - The embodiments described relate to techniques and systems for utilizing a portable electronic device to monitor, process, present and manage data captured by a series of sensors and location awareness technologies to provide a context aware map and navigation application. The context aware map application offers a user interface including visual and audio input and output, and provides several map modes that can change based upon context determined by data captured by a series of sensors and location awareness technologies. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332114 | Systems and Methods for Commissioning a Sensor - A computer implement method for commissioning a sensor is described. The method includes monitoring for a commissioning event. Upon detection of the commissioning event, a switch is paired with a sensor. A doorway that is in a field of view of the sensor is identified. A boundary that separates a doorway area from a neighboring area that is in the field of view of the sensor is also identified. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332115 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNAL POLARIMETRY SENSING - A system and method of identifying changes utilizing radio frequency polarization includes receiving a reflected and/or transmitted polarized radio frequency signal at a receiver, filtering, amplifying and conditioning the received signal, converting the received signal from an analog format to a digital format, processing the digital signal to elicit a polarization mode dispersion feature of the received signal, and comparing the polarization mode dispersion features to a known calibration to detect a change in a characteristic of the target object. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332116 | Electron Microscope and Method of Operating the Same - An electron microscope and method of operating an electron microscope ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130332117 | Method for Designing Containers - A method comprises steps of: providing an initial package design, providing an initial package-handling element design, modeling the interaction of the package and the package-handling element, and altering one of the package design or the package-handling element design according to the results of the model. Wherein the initial package-handling element design comprises at least one item selected from the group consisting of: a motion transfer component comprising a combination of discrete geometrically defined elements, package guide rails, package guide rail supports, vacuum conveying components, and combinations thereof. And wherein the interaction reflects the package interaction with the discrete elements of a multi-element motion transfer component or the package guide rails having a flexibility greater than zero, or package guide rail supports having a finite stiffness, or a combination thereof. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332118 | Computer-Implemented Method For Defining Initial Conditions For Dynamic Simulation Of An Assembly Of Objects In A Three-Dimensional Scene Of A System Of Computer-Aided Design - A computer-aided design system and computer-implemented method define initial conditions for dynamic simulation of an assembly of objects in a three-dimensional scene of a computer-aided design. The system and method provide (S | 2013-12-12 |
20130332119 | Method And System For Dynamically Manipulating An Assembly Of Objects In A Three-Dimensional Scene Of A System Of Computer-Aided Design - A computer-implemented method and system of computer-aided design products for dynamically manipulating an assembly of objects in a three-dimensional scene. The system and method provide the assembly of objects with information relative to kinematic joints linking objects of the assembly. The system and method provide a dynamic manipulating tool (DM) embedded in the scene. The DM tool includes a reference with three-axes allowing for each axis a degree of freedom in translation and a degree of freedom in rotation. Next the system and method attach said dynamic manipulating tool (DM) to one object of the assembly, and select a degree of freedom of the dynamic manipulating tool (DM) attached to the object of the assembly. The system/method apply a load according to said selected degree of freedom and calculates and displays in real-time the result of a dynamic simulation of said load applying. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332120 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AGGREGATING RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITIES - Described herein is a method of predicting production rates of one or more wells configured to extract petroleum from a petroleum reservoir, the production rates affected by one or more injectors configured to inject water into the petroleum reservoir, the method comprising: calculating a relationship parameter, using a plurality of models, for each of the one or more wells and an associated one of the one or more injectors; predicting future values of the relationship parameter calculated using the plurality of model; calculating a weighted aggregate of the future values of the relationship parameter, wherein weights for the future values are those that minimize a prediction error; predicting the production rates using the a weighted aggregate. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332121 | METHOD FOR SIMULATING HIGH-VISCOSITY FLUID - A computerized method for simulating a high-viscosity fluid in a chamber is disclosed, wherein a model of the fluid is set in a model of the chamber and a flow calculation is performed. In the flow calculation, with respect to a contact surface of a wall of the chamber model with which the fluid model contacts, a slip velocity of the fluid model is defined by specific equations. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332122 | EPITOPE FLUCTUATION AND IMMUNOGENICITY - Systems and methods for computer-aided vaccine design may comprise performing one or more molecular dynamics simulations of a protein assembly having at least one epitope, determining a fluctuation measurement for the at least one epitope using the one or more molecular dynamics simulations, and predicting the immunogenicity of the protein assembly in response to the fluctuation measurement are disclosed. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332123 | MODEL ELEMENT CHARACTERISTIC PRESERVATION IN MODELING ENVIRONMENTS - Model element characteristic preservation is provided when instantiating unified modeling language elements of a unified modeling language model. Requirements management tool elements become associated with a stereotype via, for instance, user assignment of the stereotype to a requirements type of the requirements management project. A stereotype assignment is obtained for a requirements management tool element, and the stereotype is automatically applied when instantiating a UML element representative of the requirements management tool element. Nesting and traceability relationships between the requirements management tool element and other requirements management tool elements are additionally preserved. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332124 | METHOD FOR SIMULATING DISPERSION OF FILLERS IN HIGH POLYMER MATERIAL - A computerized method for simulating dispersion of fillers in a high polymer material comprises: a simulation step in which filler models and polymer models are disposed in a predetermined virtual space and a molecular dynamics calculation is made thereon; and an outputting step in which the dispersion state of the filler models is output based on results of the simulation step, wherein the filler model represents a plurality of filler particles one of which is defined as a most influential particle for which a largest cutoff distance is defined, and the outputting step includes a rendering step in which, as regards the filler models in the virtual space, only the most influential particles are rendered. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332125 | EARTH MODEL - An earth model comprising a plurality of regions in geological space; associated with each said region in geological space, at least one parameter function defined over a region in parameter space; associated with each region in geological space, at least one transformation which maps coordinates within the region of geological space to coordinates within the region of parameter space. This gridless approach to earth modelling allows much easier alteration of the structural model and the parameter data independently of each other, facilitating multiresolution evaluation of the model as well as easy production of multiple geological interpretations. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332126 | COMPUTER PRODUCT, RENDERING APPARATUS, AND RENDERING METHOD - A computer-readable recording medium stores a rendering program that renders simulation results and causes a computer to execute a process that includes detecting a range of physical values of a rendering element group to be rendern and of an area specified in a simulation model that is a set of elements each having a physical value for each position to be simulated; identifying from the simulation model, an adjacent element group that is a set of elements adjacent to rendering elements included in the rendering element group; determining whether the physical value of each adjacent element included in the adjacent element group is within the range; adding to the rendering element group, an adjacent element for which the physical value is determined to be included in the range; and rendering the simulation model according to the rendering element group to which the adjacent element has been added. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332127 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELING WITH A VIRTUAL GEOMETRY OBJECT - A method is described for discrete element modelling and for performing a three-dimensional simulation through time of a plurality of discrete elements corresponding to particles and physical geometry elements. The method can comprise the following operations: providing a virtual geometry object comprising a user-defined shape (the virtual geometry object does not undergo physical interaction with the particles or physical geometry elements during the simulation); receiving user-defined parameters for determining the position, orientation and any movement of the virtual geometry object with respect to the three-dimensional space; locating the virtual geometry object in the three-dimensional space during the simulation in accordance with the user-defined parameters; and/or identifying the particles, physical geometry elements and/or physical interactions having a particular relationship with respect to the virtual geometry object. The identified elements can then be analysed by the user. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332128 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, A COMPUTING DEVICE AND A COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING ALIGNMENT INFORMATION DATA FOR THE ALIGNMENT OF AN ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT FOR A JOINT OF A PATIENT - The present disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method, a computing device, and a computer readable storage medium, for providing alignment information data for the alignment of an orthopaedic implant for a joint of a patient. The computer-implemented method comprises the steps of being responsive to patient specific information data for deriving patient data, where the patient specific information data is indicative of one or more dynamic characteristics, and being responsive to the patient data for providing the alignment information data for the alignment of the orthopaedic implant. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332129 | HYDRAULIC FRACTURE SIMULATION WITH AN EXTENDED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD - A computer-implemented method includes defining respective positions of a first set of nodes and a second set of nodes in an enrichment region, and performing a coupled pore fluid diffusion and stress analysis on the enrichment region at the first set of nodes. It is then determined whether the second set of nodes is activated—representing a fracture—as a result of the analysis, and the results are visually output to a user. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332130 | Method for Analyzing Water and Preparing Oilfield Fluids Therefrom - The present invention is directed to a method of preparing aqueous fluids for use in a hydrocarbon well. The method includes analyzing a water sample to produce a profile including at least one analyte concentration of the water sample, inputting at least a portion of the profile into a formulation database, wherein the formulation database generates an fluid model including at least one recommendation for the fluid composition of the aqueous fluid for use in the hydrocarbon well. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332131 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DISPLAY OF PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTY HEIGHT PROFILE FOR BOTH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL WELLBORES - A computerized system creates and communicates to a user a wellbore property-height profile of a selected property, such as permeability, at each cell location defining the wellbore. The property-height value is determined based on a “summation from base” algorithm. The system may also be used to create a property-height profile in horizontal and slant wells, by creating a plurality of vertical pseudo-wells which intersect the trajectory of the horizontal or slant well. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332132 | COMPUTERIZED METHOD FOR THE ESTIMATION OF A VALUE FOR AT LEAST A PARAMETER OF A HYDROCARBON-PRODUCING REGION, FOR PLANNING THE OPERATION AND OPERATING THE REGION - A method for the estimation of a value for an investigated parameter of a hydrocarbon-producing region, comprising: a) using a design of experiments tool to determine a ruling law for a match parameter as a function of descriptive parameters, b) conducting a set of experiments using a simulation tool wherein, for each experiment, the region is geometrically and physically modelled, c) determining suitable sets of values for descriptive parameters from the ruling law, and d) determining a value for the investigated parameter from most likely sets of values. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332133 | Classification of Protein Sequences and Uses of Classified Proteins - A searchable protein database is disclosed. The protein database comprises a plurality of entries, each entry having a sufficiently short predicting sequence and a protein classifier corresponding to the predicting sequence. An unclassified protein sequence can be classifiable by the database via searching therein for a motif of amino acids matching a predicting sequence of the database, thereby attributing to the unclassified protein a protein classifier. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332134 | COMPUTER PRODUCT, DISPLAY METHOD, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A computer-readable recording medium stores a display program for displaying simulation results and causing a computer to execute detecting from a first element group having physical values according to position in a simulation model of a first unit time, a first element string along a first line that passes through the simulation model; extracting from the first element string, first physical values of the first element string; setting a second line that passes through the simulation model of a second unit time subsequent to the first unit time; detecting from a second element group having physical values according to position in the simulation model of the second unit time, a second element string along the second line and corresponding to the first element string; extracting from the second element string, second physical values of the second element string; and displaying the first physical values and the second physical values. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332135 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSESSING FEASIBILITY OF PROBES AND BIOMARKERS - The quantitative evaluation of biomarker-probe activity is disclosed. In certain embodiments, the biomarker-probe activity may be quantified and analyzed using biodistributions generated using a model. In some embodiments, such biodistributions may be used to generate simulated images from which quantitative thresholds may be derived. In some embodiments, the quantitative thresholds may be used to analyze the biodistributions. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332136 | MODELING MEMORY CELL SKEW SENSITIVITY - A method includes designating a cell mismatch parameter of a memory cell including a plurality of transistors and an initial value of a transistor mismatch parameter for each of the plurality of transistors. A critical current sensitivity parameter is determined for each of the plurality of transistors based on the transistor mismatch parameters in a computing apparatus. The cell mismatch parameter is distributed across the plurality of transistors in the computing apparatus to update the individual transistor mismatch parameters for each of the plurality of transistors based on the critical current sensitivity parameters and the cell mismatch parameter. The memory cell is simulated based on the individual transistor mismatch parameters to generate a simulation result. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332137 | IDENTIFICATION OF MISTIMED FORCING OF VALUES IN DESIGN SIMULATION - A computer identifies a storage element in a simulation model of an integrated circuit design that, during simulation of the integrated circuit design using the simulation model, is subject to having its value forced. In response to identifying the storage element, an indication of the storage element and the associated clock signal are stored in a database. In response to receiving an input indicating the value of the storage element is to be forced during simulation, a determination is made by reference to the database whether or not forcing of the value is mistimed with reference to the associated clock signal. In response to a determination that the forcing of the value as indicated by the input is mistimed with reference to the associated clock signal, an indication that forcing of the value is mistimed is output. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332138 | SIMULATOR, SIMULATION METHOD, AND SIMULATION PROGRAM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - A web simulator of a semiconductor device having an AFE unit whose circuit configuration can be altered comprises a sensor selector that selects a sensor to be coupled to the AFE unit; a bias circuit selector that selects a bias circuit to be coupled to the selected sensor; a circuit configuration setting unit that sets the circuit configuration of the AFE unit to be coupled to the selected sensor and bias circuit; and a simulation executing unit that executes simulation of a coupled circuit combination comprising the selected sensor and bias circuit and the AFE unit of the set circuit configuration. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332139 | SIMULATOR, SIMULATION METHOD, AND SIMULATION PROGRAM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A simulator, which is used for simulating a semiconductor device including an AFE unit whose circuitry can be modified, includes: a circuitry configuration unit for configuring the circuitry of the AFE unit in accordance with a sensor that is coupled to the AFE unit; an input pattern selection unit for selecting a waveform pattern of a signal to be input to the sensor; and a simulation execution unit for executing a simulation on a combination of the sensor and the AFE unit that has the configured circuitry using the selected waveform pattern as an input condition. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332140 | Dynamic Bridging of Interface Protocols - Systems and methods for protocol bridging for a system level modeling simulation (SLMS), such as a SYSTEMC simulation where the components communicate using a TLM2.0 application programming interface (API). The method includes accessing design configuration information describing a first component of the SLMS that uses a first communication protocol and a second component of the SLMS that uses a second communication protocol. Run-time bridging logic is inserted between the first component and the second component based on the design configuration information. The run-time bridging logic is inserted at initialization of the SLMS and configured to bridge the first communication protocol of the first component and the second communication protocol of the second component. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332141 | DYNAMIC MODEL ADAPTATION TO INTERFACE PROTOCOLS - A system and a method are disclosed for simulating a target system. The target system may include a plurality of components coupled via a communication bus. Each component of the target system may include a model algorithm representing the internal behavior of the component, and a model interface configured to transfer and/or receive communication payloads to/from a peer component in the target system. During simulation initialization, a simulation model of a component of the target system is accessed and a protocol engine, associated with a bus communication protocol is selected to be attached to the simulation model of the accessed component. Then, during the simulation of the target system, the model interface receives an incoming payload and informs the protocol engine of the received payload. The protocol engine may instruct the model algorithm of the component to perform a protocol specific action based on the received payload. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332142 | METHODS AND APPARTUS FOR PERFORMING POWER ESTIMATION IN CIRCUITS - Power consumption is estimated for an application being executed by a circuit. Power consumption values are estimated for a set of base events executed by the circuit. The application is then reduced to an equivalent sequence of base events selected from the set of base events. Lastly, the estimated power consumption values for the base events in the equivalent sequence of base events are summed. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332143 | COMMUNITY TRANSLATION OF USER-GENERATED CONTENT - Translations for items of user-generated content are received from one or more users associated with a social networking system and/or one or more machine-generated translations. Each translation may translate a content item from a source or original language to a target language. Votes regarding the suitability of the translations are received from one or more users. In one aspect, the option to provide translations and/or vote on translations is provided to those users that are determined to be competent in the source language of the item of user-generated content. Determination of whether a user is competent in the source language can be based on the user profile of the user, the user-generated content of the user, the language competencies of the user's connections, and/or other social signals. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332144 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LANGUAGE TRANSLATION IN A HYBRID PEER-TO-PEER ENVIRONMENT - An improved system and method are disclosed for peer-to-peer communications. In one example, the method enables an endpoint to send and/or receive audio speech translations to facilitate communications between users who speak different languages. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332145 | ONTOLOGY DRIVEN DICTIONARY GENERATION AND AMBIGUITY RESOLUTION FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING - A computer implemented method and system for natural language processing ambiguity resolution includes storing an ontology specifying a set of grammatical rules. A phrase comprising at least one current word to be processed is retrieved. A current word from the phrase is annotated with possible ontological classes according to the ontology. Any ontological rules associated with the possible ontological classes are retrieved. Ontological classes are eliminated based on the ontological rules. A surviving possible ontological class is determined to be an accurate ontological class for the current word. In another aspect of this disclosure, an ontology is stored in computer memory, the ontology having multiple ontological classifications, and word instances, each word instance associated with at least one of the ontological classifications. All word instances belonging to the selected ontological classification are retrieved. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332146 | High Speed Large Scale Dictionary Matching - A mechanism is provided for dictionary matching. The mechanism loads a plurality of dictionary memory arrays with a set of dictionary words and updates a plurality of status arrays. Each status array of the plurality of status arrays corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of dictionary memory arrays. Each entry of a given status array stores a status bit, which indicates whether a corresponding entry of the corresponding dictionary memory array stores a valid dictionary word. The mechanism receives an input data word and generates a hash value based on the input data word. The mechanism reads a dictionary word from each of the dictionary memory arrays and a status bit from each of the status arrays using the hash value as a read address. The mechanism determines whether a dictionary memory array within the plurality of dictionary memory arrays stores a valid dictionary word that matches the input data word. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332147 | Apparatus and Methods to Update a Language Model in a Speech Recognition System - The technology of the present application provides a method and apparatus to allow for dynamically updating a language model across a large number of similarly situated users. The system identifies individual changes to user profiles and evaluates the change for a broader application, such as, a dialect correction for a speech recognition engine, as administrator for the system identifies similarly situated user profiles and downloads the profile change to effect a dynamic change to the language model of similarly situated users. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332148 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL USING AN ALIGNED LOOK-AHEAD PORTION - An apparatus for encoding an audio signal having a stream of audio samples has: a windower for applying a prediction coding analysis window to the stream of audio samples to obtain windowed data for a prediction analysis and for applying a transform coding analysis window to the stream of audio samples to obtain windowed data for a transform analysis, wherein the transform coding analysis window is associated with audio samples within a current frame of audio samples and with audio samples of a predefined portion of a future frame of audio samples being a transform-coding look-ahead portion, wherein the prediction coding analysis window is associated with at least the portion of the audio samples of the current frame and with audio samples of a predefined portion of the future frame being a prediction coding look-ahead portion, wherein the transform coding look-ahead portion and the prediction coding look-ahead portion are identically to each other or are different from each other by less than 20%; and an encoding processor for generating prediction coded data or for generating transform coded data. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332149 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AN AUDIO SIGNAL - An apparatus for processing an audio signal and method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes receiving, by an audio processing apparatus, an audio signal including a first data of a first block encoded with rectangular coding scheme and a second data of a second block encoded with non-rectangular coding scheme; receiving a compensation signal corresponding to the second block; estimating a prediction of an aliasing part using the first data; and, obtaining a reconstructed signal for the second block based on the second data, the compensation signal and the prediction of aliasing part. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332150 | ENCODING DEVICE, DECODING DEVICE, AND METHOD THEREOF FOR SPECIFYING A BAND OF A GREAT ERROR - Disclosed is an encoding device which can accurately specify a band having a large error among all the bands by using a small calculation amount. A first position identifier uses a first layer error conversion coefficient indicating an error of a decoding signal for an input signal so as to search for a band having a large error in a relatively wide bandwidth in all the bands of the input signal and generates first position information indicating the identified band. A second position identifier searches for a target frequency band having a large error in a relatively narrow bandwidth in the band identified by the first position identifier and generates second position information indicating the identified target frequency band. An encoder encodes a first layer decoding error conversion coefficient contained in the target frequency band. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332151 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A DECODED AUDIO SIGNAL IN A SPECTRAL DOMAIN - An apparatus for processing a decoded audio signal including a filter for filtering the decoded audio signal to obtain a filtered audio signal, a time-spectral converter stage for converting the decoded audio signal and the filtered audio signal into corresponding spectral representations, each spectral representation having a plurality of subband signals, a weighter for performing a frequency selective weighting of the filtered audio signal by a multiplying subband signals by respective weighting coefficients to obtain a weighted filtered audio signal, a subtractor for performing a subband-wise subtraction between the weighted filtered audio signal and the spectral representation of the decoded audio signal, and a spectral-time converter for converting the result audio signal or a signal derived from the result audio signal into a time domain representation to obtain a processed decoded audio signal. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332152 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ERROR CONCEALMENT IN LOW-DELAY UNIFIED SPEECH AND AUDIO CODING - An apparatus for generating spectral replacement values for an audio signal has a buffer unit for storing previous spectral values relating to a previously received error-free audio frame. Moreover, the apparatus includes a concealment frame generator for generating the spectral replacement values, when a current audio frame has not been received or is erroneous. The previously received error-free audio frame has filter information, the filter information having associated a filter stability value indicating a stability of a prediction filter. The concealment frame generator is adapted to generate the spectral replacement values based on the previous spectral values and based on the filter stability value. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332153 | LINEAR PREDICTION BASED CODING SCHEME USING SPECTRAL DOMAIN NOISE SHAPING - An encoding concept which is linear prediction based and uses spectral domain noise shaping is rendered less complex at a comparable coding efficiency in terms of, for example, rate/distortion ratio, by using the spectral decomposition of the audio input signal into a spectrogram having a sequence of spectra for both linear prediction coefficient computation as well as spectral domain shaping based on the linear prediction coefficients. The coding efficiency may remain even if such a lapped transform is used for the spectral decomposition which causes aliasing and necessitates time aliasing cancellation such as critically sampled lapped transforms such as an MDCT. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332154 | ENCODING APPARATUS, DECODING APPARATUS, ENCODING METHOD AND DECODING METHOD - An encoding apparatus includes a first layer encoder that encodes an input signal, a first layer decoder that decodes the first layer encoded data, a weighting filter that filters a first layer error signal to acquire a weighted first layer error signal, a first layer error transform coefficient calculator that transforms the weighted first layer error signal into a frequency domain, and a second layer encoder that encodes the first layer error transform coefficient. The second layer encoder includes a first shape vector encoder that refers the first layer error transform coefficient to generate a first shape vector and first shape encoded information. A target gain calculator calculates a target gain using the first layer error transform coefficient and the first shape vector, a gain vector generator generates a gain vector, and a gain vector encoder encodes the gain vector to acquire gain encoded information. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332155 | Double-Talk Detection for Audio Communication - The detection of double-talk in audio communication is provided. A communication device may receive an echo signal mixed with a speech signal at a near end location. The echo signal may be generated by speech transmitted by a remote party at a far end location to a local party at the near end location. The speech signal may be received from the local party for transmission to the remote party. The communication device may then filter the echo signal and the speech signal. The communication device may then analyze the speech signal to identify speech characteristics which indicate the presence of double-talk. The communication device may then set a flag upon identifying the speech characteristics which indicate the presence of the double-talk. The communication device may then process the filtered signals to further suppress remaining echo prior to transmission of the speech signal to the remote party. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332156 | Sensor Fusion to Improve Speech/Audio Processing in a Mobile Device - The disclosed system and method for a mobile device combines information derived from onboard sensors with conventional signal processing information derived from a speech or audio signal to assist in noise and echo cancellation. In some implementations, an Angle and Distance Processing (ADP) module is employed on a mobile device and configured to provide runtime angle and distance information to an adaptive beamformer for canceling noise signals, provides a means for building a table of filter coefficients for adaptive filters used in echo cancellation, provides faster and more accurate Automatic Gain Control (AGC), provides delay information for a classifier in a Voice Activity Detector (VAD), provides a means for automatic switching between a speakerphone and handset mode of the mobile device, or primary microphone and reference microphones and assists in separating echo path changes from double talk. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332157 | AUDIO NOISE ESTIMATION AND AUDIO NOISE REDUCTION USING MULTIPLE MICROPHONES - Digital signal processing techniques for automatically reducing audible noise from a sound recording that contains speech. A noise suppression system uses two types of noise estimators, including a more aggressive one and less aggressive one. Decisions are made on how to select or combine their outputs into a usable noise estimate in a different speech and noise conditions. A 2-channel noise estimator is described. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332158 | Apparatus and Methods Using a Pattern Matching Speech Recognition Engine to Train a Natural Language Speech Recognition Engine - The technology of the present application provides a speech recognition system with at least two different speech recognition engines or a single engine speech recognition engine with at least two different modes of operation. The first speech recognition being used to match audio to text, which text may be words or phrases. The matched audio and text is used by a training module to train a user profile for a natural language speech recognition engine, which is at least one of the two different speech recognition engines or modes. An evaluation module evaluates when the user profile is sufficiently trained to convert the speech recognition engine from the first speech recognition engine or mode to the natural language speech recognition or mode. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332159 | USING FAN THROTTLING TO ENHANCE DICTATION ACCURACY - A dictation computer that includes a fan speed regulator is described. The fan speed regulator monitors a speech recognition unit to determine when the speech recognition unit is activated. Upon detection that the speech recognition unit is activated, the fan speed regulator ducks the speed of a cooling fan embedded within the dictation computer to an optimized speed of rotation over a delay time interval. The fan speed regulator may include components to adapt the optimized speed and delay time to the characteristics of the dictation computer and the user. Other embodiments are also described. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332160 | SMART PHONE WITH SELF-TRAINING, LIP-READING AND EYE-TRACKING CAPABILITIES - Smartphones and other portable electronic devices include self-training, lip-reading, and/or eye-tracking capabilities. In one disclosed method, an eye-tracking application is operative to use the video camera of the device to track the eye movements of the user while text is being entered or read on the display. If it is determined that the user is moving at a rate of speed associated with motor vehicle travel, as though GPS or other methods, a determination is made if the user is engaged in a text-messaging session, and if the user is looking away from the device during the text-messaging session assumptions may be made about texting while driving, including corrective actions. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332161 | Distributed Dictation/Transcription System - A distributed dictation/transcription system is provided. The system provides a client station, dictation manager, and dictation server networked such that the dictation manager selects a dictation server to transcribe audio from the client station. The dictation manager selects one of a plurality of dictation servers based on conventional load balancing and on a determination of whether the user profile is already uploaded to a dictation server. While selecting a dictation server or uploading a profile, the client may begin dictating, which audio would be stored in a buffer of dictation manager until a dictation server was selected or available. The user may receive in real time or near real time a display of the textual data that may be corrected by the user to update the user profile. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332162 | Systems and Methods for Recognizing Textual Identifiers Within a Plurality of Words - Methods and systems for recognizing textual identifiers within a plurality of words are described. A textual representation of a voice input is received from a user. The textual representation includes a plurality of words. A keyword is identified in the textual representation. It is determined whether one or more words adjacent to the keyword correspond to a textual identifier of a collection of textual identifiers. Responsive to a determination that the one or more adjacent words correspond to a textual identifier, the keyword and the one or more adjacent words are replaced with the textual identifier. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332163 | VOICED SOUND INTERVAL CLASSIFICATION DEVICE, VOICED SOUND INTERVAL CLASSIFICATION METHOD AND VOICED SOUND INTERVAL CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM - The voiced sound interval classification device comprises a vector calculation unit which calculates, from a power spectrum time series of voice signals, a multidimensional vector series as a vector series of a power spectrum having as many dimensions as the number of microphones, a difference calculation unit which calculates, with respect to each time of the multidimensional vector series, a vector of a difference between the time and the preceding time, a sound source direction estimation unit which estimates, as a sound source direction, a main component of the differential vector, and a voiced sound interval determination unit which determines whether each sound source direction is in a voiced sound interval or a voiceless sound interval by using a predetermined voiced sound index indicative of a likelihood of a voiced sound interval of the voice signal applied at each time. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332164 | NAME RECOGNITION SYSTEM - A speech recognition system uses, in one embodiment, an extended phonetic dictionary that is obtained by processing words in a user's set of databases, such as a user's contacts database, with a set of pronunciation guessers. The speech recognition system can use a conventional phonetic dictionary and the extended phonetic dictionary to recognize speech inputs that are user requests to use the contacts database, for example, to make a phone call, etc. The extended phonetic dictionary can be updated in response to changes in the contacts database, and the set of pronunciation guessers can include pronunciation guessers for a plurality of locales, each locale having its own pronunciation guesser. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332165 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS HAVING IMPROVED SPEECH RECOGNITION - A method for improving speech recognition by a speech recognition system includes obtaining a voice sample from a speaker; storing the voice sample of the speaker as a voice model in a voice model database; identifying an area from which sound matching the voice model for the speaker is coming; providing one or more audio signals corresponding to sound received from the identified area to the speech recognition system for processing. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332166 | PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND OUTPUT METHOD - A processing apparatus includes: a voice recognition unit that recognizes a voice of a user; a condition recognition unit that recognizes a current condition of a user; a search result acquisition unit that acquires a search result searched on the basis of the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit; an output manner determination unit that determines a manner of outputting the search result on the basis of the current condition recognized by the condition recognition unit; and an output control unit that causes an output unit to output the search result acquired by the search result acquisition unit in the manner determined by the output manner determination unit. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332167 | AUDIO ANIMATION METHODS AND APPARATUS - According to some aspects, a method of providing an interactive audio presentation, at least in part, by traversing a plurality of audio animations, each audio animation comprising a plurality of frames, each of the plurality of frames comprising a duration, at least one audio element, and at least one gate indicating criteria for transitioning to and identification of a subsequent frame and/or a subsequent animation is provided. The method comprises rendering a first audio animation, receiving input from the user associated with the presentation, selecting a second audio animation based, at least in part, on the input, and rendering the second audio animation. Some aspects include a system for to performing the above method and some aspects include a computer readable medium storing instructions that perform the above method when executed by at least one processor. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332168 | VOICE ACTIVATED SEARCH AND CONTROL FOR APPLICATIONS - A method for voice activated search and control comprises converting, using an electronic device, multiple first speech signals into one or more first words. The one or more first words are used for determining a first phrase contextually related to an application space. The first phrase is used for performing a first action within the application space. Multiple second speech signals are converted, using the electronic device, into one or more second words. The one or more second words are used for determining a second phrase contextually related to the application space. The second phrase is used for performing a second action that is associated with a result of the first action within the application space. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332169 | Method and System for Enhancing a Speech Database - A system, method and computer readable medium that enhances a speech database for speech synthesis is disclosed. The method may include labeling audio files in a primary speech database, identifying segments in the labeled audio files that have varying pronunciations based on language differences, identifying replacement segments in a secondary speech database, enhancing the primary speech database by substituting the identified secondary speech database segments for the corresponding identified segments in the primary speech database, and storing the enhanced primary speech database for use in speech synthesis. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332170 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING CONTENT - Provided are a method and system for processing user input and web based content by transforming content to metadata and by using a plurality of vocabularies, including specific vocabularies (e.g. location dependent, culture dependent, personalized, non formal, and more), and other methods to process voice or non-voice content. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332171 | Bandwidth Extension via Constrained Synthesis - Audio signal bandwidth extension may be performed on a narrow bandwidth signal received from a remote source over the audio communication network. The narrow band signal bandwidth may be extended such that the bandwidth is greater than that of the audio communication network. The signal may be extended by synthesizing an audio signal having spectral values within an extended bandwidth from synthetic components. The synthetic components may be generated using parameters derived from original narrowband audio signal. The audio signal may be synthesized in the form of an excitation signal and vocal tract envelope. The excitation signal and vocal tract may be extended independently. In various embodiments, excitation components may be derived from constrained synthesis using a constraint filter with nulls in regions where the extension is desired. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332172 | TRANSMITTING DATA FROM AN AUTOMATED ASSISTANT TO AN ACCESSORY - An accessory is configured to receive a request. The accessory transmits information associated with the request to a portable device. An automated assistant application executed by the portable device can interpret the request and provide a report. The portable device can transmit the report to the accessory. The report may include one or more results determined by the automated assistant. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332173 | NEURAL TRANSLATOR - A method and apparatus are provided for processing a set of communicated signals associated with a set of muscles, such as the muscles near the larynx of the person, or any other muscles the person use to achieve a desired response. The method includes the steps of attaching a single integrated sensor, for example, near the throat of the person proximate to the larynx and detecting an electrical signal through the sensor. The method further includes the steps of extracting features from the detected electrical signal and continuously transforming them into speech sounds without the need for further modulation. The method also includes comparing the extracted features to a set of prototype features and selecting a prototype feature of the set of prototype features providing a smallest relative difference. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332174 | AUDIO CODEC SUPPORTING TIME-DOMAIN AND FREQUENCY-DOMAIN CODING MODES - An audio codec supporting both, time-domain and frequency-domain coding modes, having low-delay and an increased coding efficiency in terms of iterate/distortion ratio, is obtained by configuring the audio encoder such that same operates in different operating modes such that if the active operative mode is a first operating mode, a mode dependent set of available frame coding modes is disjoined to a first subset of time-domain coding modes, and overlaps with a second subset of frequency-domain coding modes, whereas if the active operating mode is a second operating mode, the mode dependent set of available frame coding modes overlaps with both subsets, i.e. the subset of time-domain coding modes as well as the subset of frequency-domain coding modes. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332175 | AUDIO CODEC USING NOISE SYNTHESIS DURING INACTIVE PHASES - A parametric background noise estimate is continuously updated during an active or non-silence phase so that the noise generation may immediately be started with upon the entrance of an inactive phase following the active phase. In accordance with another aspect, a spectral domain is very efficiently used in order to parameterize the background noise thereby yielding a background noise synthesis which is more realistic and thus leads to a more transparent active to inactive phase switching. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332176 | NOISE GENERATION IN AUDIO CODECS - The spectral domain is efficiently used in order to parameterize the background noise thereby yielding a background noise synthesis which is more realistic and thus leads to a more transparent active to inactive phase switching. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332177 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CODING A PORTION OF AN AUDIO SIGNAL USING A TRANSIENT DETECTION AND A QUALITY RESULT - An apparatus for coding a portion of an audio signal to obtain an encoded audio signal for the portion of the audio signal includes a transient detector for detecting whether a transient signal is located in the portion of the audio signal to obtain a transient detection result, an encoder stage for performing first and second encoding algorithms on the audio signal, the first and second encoding algorithms having differing first and second characteristics, respectively, a processor for determining which encoding algorithm results in an encoded audio signal being a better approximation to the portion of the audio signal with respect to the other encoding algorithm to obtain a quality result, and a controller for determining whether the encoded audio signal for the portion of the audio signal is to be generated by either the first or the second encoding algorithm based on the transient-detection and quality results. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332178 | BUSINESS SCENARIO BASED SCOPING - An enterprise management software system that provides configuring scoping elements based on business scenario. The enterprise management software system may executed on computing devices to perform a method. The method may comprise providing an option to perform scoping by business scenario, and upon selection of scoping by business scenario, displaying a plurality of pre-defined business scenarios. Further, the method may comprise displaying a process flow of the selected pre-defined business scenario upon selection of a pre-defined business scenario, and providing immediate changes to scoping elements based on the selected pre-defined business scenario. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332179 | COLLABORATIVE IMAGE VIEWING ARCHITECTURE HAVING AN INTEGRATED SECURE FILE TRANSFER LAUNCHING MECHANISM - Systems and methods for providing a medical imaging application having a collaboratively-based secure file transfer mechanism. In accordance with some implementations, the medical imaging application may provide a user interface wherein a particular patient record may be selected by user. The medical imaging application may then launch an image viewer wherein the user may view and manipulate patient image data. From within image user interface, a collaboration session may be launched such that multiple users may view and manipulate the patient image data together. The users may be remotely located to a host facility where the patient data is stored. If it is determined that a patient should be transferred from the host facility to another facility, then from within the collaboration session, a user at the host facility may initiate a secure data transfer of the patient image data and other patient information to a receiving facility. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332180 | MOBILE CARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A system and method for tracking encounters between case managers and members of a healthcare insurance network, the system comprising: a provider network server accessible via a communication network; the server comprising: a scheduling module for creating and assigning a visit and task schedule to a plurality of case managers, a tracking module for determining visit information of the plurality of case managers, tracking visit times, and determining the actual travel distance; a visit record module for administering visit records of the case managers; a verification module for capturing data input of a member's signature verifying a case manager's visit record; a communication module for bidirectionally communicating data input and member information such as tasks lists; and at least one mobile transmission unit operable for communicating with the provider network via the communication module. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332181 | EVIDENCE-BASED PERSONALIZED DIABETES SELF-CARE SYSTEM AND METHOD - An evidence-based, personalized, diabetes self-care information system and method to better ensure improved personal management, outcomes and health status across time, including the steps of:
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20130332182 | EVIDENCE-BASED PERSONALIZED DIABETES SELF-CARE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A personal, evidence-based, self-care information system for the management of diabetes, executing on a computer, receiving data input from a user, processing the data, and outputting results to the user, including a settings module; a glucose module; and a patterns module. A mobile device for the management of diabetes, including a memory, a processor, an input device, an output device, and a computer program executing on the processor, the computer program including a settings module, a glucose module, and a patterns module, and the glucose module receiving blood glucose measurement data input from a user through the input device, the patterns module analyzing the blood glucose measurement data in real time and outputting results of the analysis of blood glucose measurement data to the user. A computer-based method for the management of diabetes, receiving data input from a user, processing the data, and outputting results to the user, having the steps of inputting a target glucose range for the user; inputting a blood glucose measurement; inputting an event associated with the glucose measurement; and outputting information to the user. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332183 | Array of Drugs and Wellness Products - An array of drug and wellness products. The array has a first category and a second category. Each category has at least two products and each product provides a drug benefit. The products are grouped in the array by category and drug benefit. The array can also comprise both wellness and treatment products. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332184 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS - Systems and methods for reducing the incidence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are described. Embodiments of the present invention empower and educate patients and their advocates, while providing proximate (and in some cases, real-time) feedback to health care workers (HCWs) regarding their compliance with known protocols that reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332185 | VISIT RECORD SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR MOBILE CARE NETWORK - A system and method for tracking and verifying encounters between case managers and members of a healthcare insurance network, the system comprising: a provider network server accessible via a communication network; the server comprising: a scheduling module for creating and assigning a visit and task schedule to a plurality of case managers, a tracking module for determining visit information of the plurality of case managers, tracking visit times, and determining the actual travel distance; a visit record module for administering visit records of the case managers; a verification module for capturing data input of a member's signature verifying a case manager's visit record; a communication module for bidirectionally communicating data input and member information such as tasks lists; and at least one mobile transmission unit operable for communicating with the provider network via the communication module. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332186 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HEALTHCARE PAYMENT PROCESSING - Methods and apparatus for facilitating a payment collection process by enabling a patient to pre-authorize payment for future medical services not covered by the patient's healthcare payer. Rather than sending a statement to a patient instructing the payment to remit an outstanding balance, a practice management system automatically applies electronic funds for the patient's outstanding balance in accordance with terms of a contract executed between the patient and the medical practice at the time of service. By including contract terms such as a predefined maximum charge amount and limited contract duration, patients may feel that their electronic account information is safe and that they will be billed only for what they owe. Additionally, medical practices may have better assurance that remittance for medical services will be paid promptly by patients under the terms of the contract. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332187 | PERSONALIZED MEDICAL CONTENT RECOMMENDATION - Method, system, and computer program product for personalized medical content recommendation are provided. The method may include: having a patient medical profile; having a concept or relationship relating to the patient medical profile; obtaining medical content relevant to the concept or relationship; determining a score of the concept or relationship to the patient medical profile; enhancing the score with a context score based on the values of attributes of the concept or relationship in the patient medical profile; enhancing the score with an additional knowledge score based on knowledge of the concept or relationship additional to the medical content; recommending medical content with respect to a patient medical profile based on the enhanced scores. The method may also include providing an explanation of a medical content recommendation based on a matching concept or relationship, including generating one or more explanation sentences based on the context score, and generating one or more explanation sentences based on the additional knowledge score. | 2013-12-12 |
20130332188 | MANAGING PATIENT CARE THROUGH AN EMERGENCY ROOM OF A HOSPITAL USING A COMPUTER - Computer implemented methods of, and apparatuses for, managing patient care through an emergency department of a hospital. Healthcare practitioners are prompted through a computer for a medical diagnosis from a list of diagnoses, for patient conditions pertinent to the diagnosis, and for treatment orders, which can include a medical or medication prescription. The system determines whether sufficient patient conditions have been evaluated to support third party payment for admitting the patient to the hospital if so ordered, automatically contacts an in-patient care practitioner at the hospital, and initiates a process to find a bed for the patient. The practitioner is prompted to issue treatment orders and medication dosages can be automatically checked. Data entered by different practitioners can be compared and shared. Faster and more consistent patient care can be achieved and healthcare costs that are not reimbursed can be minimized. | 2013-12-12 |