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20120204536 | CATALYTIC CONVERTER COMBUSTION STRATEGY FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE - A method of operating a hybrid vehicle when an internal combustion engine is not running includes heating a flow of air flowing through an exhaust gas treatment system of the internal combustion engine that is supplied by an air pump with a heating module and a hydrocarbon injector. The heating module heats an electrically heated catalyst of the exhaust gas treatment system in preparation for starting the internal combustion engine. Additionally, thermal energy is recovered from the flow of air downstream of the electrically heated catalyst and transferred to at least one other vehicle system to provide thermal energy to the vehicle system, such as an engine coolant for a cabin heating system or a transmission fluid for a drivetrain transmission system. | 08-16-2012 |
20120204539 | HYBRID VEHICLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT USING A BYPASS PATH IN A CATALYTIC CONVERTER UNIT - A hybrid vehicle includes an exhaust gas treatment system having a bypass valve for directing a flow of air or exhaust gas through a bypass path or through a primary catalyst. The hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, each selectively engageable with a transmission to provide a drive torque. The electric motor spins the internal combustion engine when engaged to provide the drive torque, thereby creating a flow of unheated air from the internal combustion engine that flows through the exhaust gas treatment system. The bypass valve directs the flow of air through the bypass path when the engine is spinning and not fueled to prevent cooling of the primary catalyst. The bypass valve directs the flow of exhaust gas through the primary catalyst when the internal combustion engine is spinning and is being fueled, i.e., running, to treat the flow of exhaust gas. | 08-16-2012 |
20120209462 | OPTIMIZATION TO REDUCE FUEL CONSUMPTION IN CHARGE DEPLETING MODE - A powertrain includes an internal combustion engine, a motor utilizing electrical energy from an energy storage device, and a plug-in connection. A Method for controlling the powertrain includes monitoring a fuel cut mode, ceasing a fuel flow to the engine based upon the fuel cut mode, and through a period of operation including acceleration of the powertrain, providing an entirety of propelling torque to the powertrain with the electrical energy from the energy storage device based upon the fuel cut mode. | 08-16-2012 |
20120283067 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING LIGHT-OFF OF A CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN A HYBRID POWERTRAIN SYSTEM - A powertrain system includes a hybrid transmission and an internal combustion engine coupled to an exhaust aftertreatment device. A method for operating the powertrain system includes operating the hybrid transmission to generate tractive torque responsive to an operator torque request with the internal combustion engine in an engine-off state so long as the tractive torque is less than a threshold. The internal combustion engine is operated in an engine-on state at preferred operating conditions to effect light-off of the exhaust aftertreatment device and the hybrid transmission is coincidentally operated to generate tractive torque responsive to the operator torque request when the operator torque request exceeds the threshold. The internal combustion engine is then operated in the engine-on state to generate tractive torque responsive to the operator torque request. | 11-08-2012 |
20130031889 | METHOD OF TREATING EMISSIONS OF A HYBRID VEHICLE WITH A HYDROCARBON ABSORBER AND A CATALYST BYPASS SYSTEM - A method of treating emissions from an internal combustion engine of a hybrid vehicle includes directing a flow of air created by the internal combustion engine when the internal combustion engine is spinning but not being fueled through a hydrocarbon absorber to collect hydrocarbons within the flow of air. When the hydrocarbon absorber is full and unable to collect additional hydrocarbons, the flow of air is directed through an electrically heated catalyst to treat the flow of air and remove the hydrocarbons. When the hydrocarbon absorber is not full and able to collect additional hydrocarbons, the flow of air is directed through a bypass path that bypasses the electrically heated catalyst to conserve the thermal energy stored within the electrically heated catalyst. | 02-07-2013 |
20130099012 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEATING A VEHICLE CABIN - A method of heating a cabin of a motor vehicle that includes an internal combustion engine operatively connected to an exhaust system having a catalyst, and a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system is provided. The method includes detecting a request to increase temperature inside the cabin, supplying fuel and air to the engine, and motoring the engine to pump the fuel and air into the exhaust system. The method also includes heating the catalyst to combust the fuel and air inside the catalyst such that a stream of post-combustion exhaust gas is generated. The method additionally includes channeling the generated stream of post-combustion exhaust gas to the HVAC system such that a temperature of a coolant circulated through the HVAC system is increased to heat the cabin. A system configured to perform the above method is also disclosed. | 04-25-2013 |
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20100212981 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRICALLY HEATED CATALYST FOR A HYBRID VEHICLE - A system and control module for controlling an electrically heated catalyst includes a remote start module generating a remote start signal, a catalyst control module controlling the electrically heated catalyst based on the remote start signal and an engine control module starting the engine after preheating and/or when required by the vehicle to honor a request as defined in this document. | 08-26-2010 |
20100318281 | FUEL CONTROL STRATEGY FOR HEATING A CATALYST - A control system for an engine having N cylinders in first and second banks includes a catalyst heat module and a fuel control module. N is an integer greater than two. The catalyst heat module selectively operates the engine in a catalyst heat mode to heat a catalyst. The fuel control module, throughout a fuel injection sequence for each of the N cylinders, adjusts a first air/fuel (A/F) ratio for the first bank to a rich value and adjusts a second A/F ratio for the second bank to a lean value. | 12-16-2010 |
20110030344 | RADIANT HEATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CATALYSTS OF EXHAUST TREATMENT SYSTEMS - An exhaust treatment system comprises M three-way catalysts and N electrically heated catalysts (EHCs). The M three-way catalysts are arranged to receive exhaust gas output by an engine of a hybrid vehicle. M is an integer greater than one. The N EHCs are arranged to receive the exhaust gas and provide radiant heat to the M three-way catalysts when the N EHCs are powered. N is an integer greater than one. | 02-10-2011 |
20110047980 | ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING FUEL CONSUMPTION - An engine control system comprises a temperature control module and an engine disabling module. The temperature control module regulates a first temperature of an electrically heated catalyst (EHC) based on a first predetermined light-off temperature while an engine is shut down. The engine disabling module selectively disables start up of the engine when a second temperature of a passive catalyst is less than a second predetermined light-off temperature while a maximum torque output of an electric motor is greater than a desired torque output. | 03-03-2011 |
20110047981 | CATALYST TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID VEHICLES - A catalyst temperature control system of the present disclosure includes a vehicle start anticipation module and an electrically heated catalyst (EHC) control module. The vehicle start anticipation module determines whether a vehicle start is anticipated based on at least one of a plurality of vehicle conditions before an ignition switch is turned on. The EHC control module activates an EHC based on the determination. | 03-03-2011 |
20110078999 | STATE OF CHARGE CATALYST HEATING STRATEGY - A control system includes a state of charge module and a control module. The state of charge module receives a parameter associated with a battery in a vehicle and determines a state of charge of the battery based on the parameter. The control module activates a heater in a catalytic converter in an exhaust system of the vehicle based on the state of charge. | 04-07-2011 |
20110258984 | START-STOP HYBRID EXOTHERMIC CATALYST HEATING SYSTEM - A catalyst heating system includes a first monitoring module, a mode selection module and an electrically heated catalyst (EHC) control module. The first monitoring module monitors at least one of (i) a first temperature of a first catalyst of a catalyst assembly in an exhaust system of an engine and (ii) an active catalyst volume of the catalyst assembly. The mode selection module is configured to select an EHC heating mode and at least one of a fuel enrichment mode and a secondary air injection mode based on the at least one of the first temperature and the active catalyst volume. The EHC control module controls current to one of the first catalyst and a second catalyst of the catalyst assembly based on the mode signal. | 10-27-2011 |
20110277449 | HYBRID CATALYST RADIANT PREHEATING SYSTEM - A catalyst heating system includes a monitoring module, a mode selection module and an electrically heated catalyst (EHC) control module. The monitoring module monitors at least one of (i) a first active volume of a catalyst assembly in an exhaust system of an engine and (ii) a first temperature of a non-EHC of the catalyst assembly. The mode selection module is configured to select a non-EHC radiant heating mode and generate a mode signal based on the at least one of the first active catalyst volume and the first temperature. An EHC control module increases temperature of the EHC to an elevated temperature that is greater than a stabilization temperature based on the mode signal. The stabilization temperature is greater than a catalyst light off temperature. | 11-17-2011 |
20110283675 | HYBRID CATALYST CONVECTIVE PREHEATING SYSTEM - A catalyst heating system includes a monitoring module, a mode selection module and an electrically heated catalyst (EHC) control module. The monitoring module monitors at least one of (i) a first temperature of a non-EHC of a catalyst assembly in an exhaust system of an engine and (ii) an active catalyst volume of the catalyst assembly. The mode selection module is configured to select an EHC heating mode and generate a mode signal based on the at least one of the first temperature and the active catalyst volume. The EHC control module controls current to an EHC of the catalyst assembly based on the mode signal. | 11-24-2011 |
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20080279329 | HIGH SPEED MATERIALS SORTING USING X-RAY FLUORESCENCE - A system and process for classifying a piece of material of unknown composition at high speeds, where the system connected to a power supply. The piece is irradiated with first x-rays from an x-ray source, causing the piece to fluoresce x-rays. The fluoresced x-rays are detected with an x-ray detector, and the piece of material is classified from the detected fluoresced x-rays. Detecting and classifying may be cumulatively performed in less than one second. An x-ray fluorescence spectrum of the piece of material may be determined from the detected fluoresced x-rays, and the detection of the fluoresced x-rays may be conditioned such that accurate determination of the x-ray fluorescence spectrum is not significantly compromised, slowed or complicated by extraneous x-rays. The piece of material may be classified by recognizing the spectral pattern of the determined x-ray fluorescence spectrum. The piece of material may be flattened prior to irradiation and detection. The x-ray source may irradiate the first x-rays at a high intensity, and the x-ray source may be an x-ray tube. | 11-13-2008 |
20090102680 | MULTIFUNCTION DATA PORT PROVIDING AN INTERFACE BETWEEN A DIGITAL NETWORK AND ELECTRONICS IN RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES - A multifunction data port is located in or attached to the utility meter or the meter box. The installation or removal of the data port requires opening the meter seal. The data port interface can provide broad band access to a digital network and the Internet. It can provide the utility customer with a secure computer terminal for commerce and telecommunications. It can provide the electric utility load management and time of use metering of electrical power. | 04-23-2009 |
20090261024 | Method and Apparatus for Sorting Materials According to Relative Composition - Disclosed herein is a metal sorting device including an X-ray tube, a dual energy detector array, a microprocessor, and an air ejector array. The device senses the presence of samples in the x-ray sensing region and initiates identifying and sorting the samples. After identifying and classifying the category of a sample, at a specific time, the device activates an array of air ejectors located at specific positions in order to place the sample in the proper collection bin. | 10-22-2009 |
20100111252 | HIGH SPEED MATERIALS SORTING USING X-RAY FLUORESCENCE - A system and process for classifying a piece of material of unknown composition at high speeds, where the system connected to a power supply. The piece is irradiated with first x-rays from an x-ray source, causing the piece to fluoresce x-rays. The fluoresced x-rays are detected with an x-ray detector, and the piece of material is classified from the detected fluoresced x-rays. Detecting and classifying may be cumulatively performed in less than one second. An x-ray fluorescence spectrum of the piece of material may be determined from the detected fluoresced x-rays, and the detection of the fluoresced x-rays may be conditioned such that accurate determination of the x-ray fluorescence spectrum is not significantly compromised, slowed or complicated by extraneous x-rays. The piece of material may be classified by recognizing the spectral pattern of the determined x-ray fluorescence spectrum. The piece of material may be flattened prior to irradiation and detection. The x-ray source may irradiate the first x-rays at a high intensity, and the x-ray source may be an x-ray tube. | 05-06-2010 |
20100219109 | METHODS FOR SORTING MATERIALS - Disclosed herein is the use of differences in x-ray linear absorption coefficients to process ore and remove elements with higher atomic number from elements with lower atomic numbers. Use of this dry method at the mine reduces pollution and transportation costs. One example of said invention is the ejection of inclusions with sulfur, silicates, mercury, arsenic and radioactive elements from coal. This reduces the amount and toxicity of coal ash. It also reduces air emissions and the energy required to clean stack gases from coal combustion. Removal of said ejected elements improves thermal efficiency and reduces the pollution and carbon footprint for electrical production. | 09-02-2010 |
20100264070 | SORTING PIECES OF MATERIAL BASED ON PHOTONIC EMISSIONS RESULTING FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES OF STIMULI - A piece of material that includes low-Z elements is classified based on photonic emissions detected from the piece of material. Both XRF spectroscopy and OES techniques, for example, Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and spark discharge spectroscopy, may be used to classify the piece of material. A stream of pieces of material are moved along a conveying system into a stimulation and detection area. Each piece of material, in turn, is stimulated with a first and second stimulus, of a same or different type, causing the piece of material to emit emissions, for example, photons, which may include at least one of x-ray photons (i.e., x-rays) and optical emissions. These emissions then are detected by one or to more detectors of a same or different type. The piece of materials is then classified, for example, using a combination of hardware, software and/or firmware, based on the detected emissions, and then sorted. | 10-21-2010 |
20110116596 | Method and Apparatus for Sorting Materials According to Relative Composition - Disclosed herein is a metal sorting device including an X-ray tube, a dual energy detector array, a microprocessor, and an air ejector array. The device senses the presence of samples in the x-ray sensing region and initiates identifying and sorting the samples. After identifying and classifying the category of a sample, at a specific time, the device activates an array of air ejectors located at specific positions in order to place the sample in the proper collection bin. | 05-19-2011 |
20110222654 | HIGH SPEED MATERIALS SORTING USING X-RAY FLUORESCENCE - A system and process for classifying a piece of material of unknown composition at high speeds, where the system connected to a power supply. The piece is irradiated with first x-rays from an x-ray source, causing the piece to fluoresce x-rays. The fluoresced x-rays are detected with an x-ray detector, and the piece of material is classified from the detected fluoresced x-rays. Detecting and classifying may be cumulatively performed in less than one second. An x-ray fluorescence spectrum of the piece of material may be determined from the detected fluoresced x-rays, and the detection of the fluoresced x-rays may be conditioned such that accurate determination of the x-ray fluorescence spectrum is not significantly compromised, slowed or complicated by extraneous x-rays. The piece of material may be classified by recognizing the spectral pattern of the determined x-ray fluorescence spectrum. The piece of material may be flattened prior to irradiation and detection. The x-ray source may irradiate the first x-rays at a high intensity, and the x-ray source may be an x-ray tube. | 09-15-2011 |
20120148018 | Method and Apparatus for Sorting Materials According to Relative Composition - Disclosed herein is a metal sorting device including an X-ray tube, a dual energy detector array, a microprocessor, and an air ejector array. The device senses the presence of samples in the x-ray sensing region and initiates identifying and sorting the samples. After identifying and classifying the category of a sample, at a specific time, the device activates an array of air ejectors located at specific positions in order to place the sample in the proper collection bin. | 06-14-2012 |
20130184853 | Multi-Franctional Coal Sorter and Method of Use Thereof - Disclosed herein are methods of sorting coal into multiple fractions based upon x-ray absorption and size characteristics in order to remove rocks and other contaminants of various sizes from coal. The use of such dry processing of coal is desirable as it reduces pollution and transportation costs. The multi-fractional sorting of coal is a more efficient manner for identifying and removing rock and contaminants from coal. | 07-18-2013 |
20130264249 | SORTING PIECES OF MATERIAL BASED ON PHOTONIC EMISSIONS RESULTING FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES OF STIMULI - A piece of material that includes low-Z elements is classified based on photonic emissions detected from the piece of material. Both XRF spectroscopy and OES techniques, for example, Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and spark discharge spectroscopy, may be used to classify the piece of material. A stream of pieces of material are moved along a conveying system into a stimulation and detection area. Each piece of material, in turn, is stimulated with a first and second stimulus, of a same or different type, causing the piece of material to emit emissions, for example, photons, which may include at least one of x-ray photons (i.e., x-rays) and optical emissions. These emissions then are detected by one or more detectors of a same or different type. The piece of materials is then classified, for example, using a combination of hardware, software and/or firmware, based on the detected emissions, and then sorted. | 10-10-2013 |
20140069848 | METHODS FOR SORTING MATERIALS - Disclosed herein is the use of differences in x-ray linear absorption coefficients to process ore and remove elements with higher atomic number from elements with lower atomic numbers. Use of this dry method at the mine reduces pollution and transportation costs. One example of said invention is the ejection of inclusions with sulfur, silicates, mercury, arsenic and radioactive elements from coal. This reduces the amount and toxicity of coal ash. It also reduces air emissions and the energy required to clean stack gases from coal combustion. Removal of said ejected elements improves thermal efficiency and reduces the pollution and carbon footprint for electrical production. | 03-13-2014 |
20140311954 | METHODS FOR SORTING MATERIALS - Disclosed herein is the use of differences in x-ray linear absorption coefficients to process ore and remove elements with higher atomic number from elements with lower atomic numbers. Use of this dry method at the mine reduces pollution and transportation costs. One example of said invention is the ejection of inclusions with sulfur, silicates, mercury, arsenic and radioactive elements from coal. This reduces the amount and toxicity of coal ash. It also reduces air emissions and the energy required to clean stack gases from coal combustion. Removal of said ejected elements improves thermal efficiency and reduces the pollution and carbon footprint for electrical production. | 10-23-2014 |
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20110075772 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC OUTPUT BACK-OFF - A device is provided for use with an input signal including a first packet of a first modulation type in series with a second packet of a second modulation type. The device includes a gain adjustment portion and a gain portion. The gain adjustment portion can output a first gain adjustment signal based on the first packet or can output a second gain adjustment signal based on the second packet. The gain portion can output a first signal corresponding to the first packet and can output a second signal corresponding to the second packet. The first signal is based on the input signal and a first gain factor. The second signal is based on the input signal and a second gain factor. The first gain factor is based on the first gain adjustment signal. The second gain factor is based on the second gain adjustment signal. | 03-31-2011 |
20120121023 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-CARRIER MULTIPLEXING - A system for a multiplexing scheme for wideband signals in a communications system is provided. A codeblock of a multiplexed datastream is decoded. The codeblock includes a flag indicating whether the codeblock contains a timeplan, signifying a multiplexing structure of the datastream. A determination is made whether the flag indicates the presence of the timplena, and, if so, the timeplan is acquired. In response to a determination that the codeblock does not contain the timeplan, a subsequent codeblock is determined, and decoded. Each codeblock includes a an indicator of a sequence position of the codeblock within a group of codeblocks of the datastream. The subsequent codeblock is determined based on one or more of a decode rate of the processor device and the sequence position indicator. A determination is made whether the flag of the first subsequent codeblock indicates the presence of the timeplan, and, if so, the timeplan is acquired. | 05-17-2012 |
20130109299 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GATEWAY RF DIVERSITY USING A CONFIGURABLE SPOT BEAM SATELLITE | 05-02-2013 |
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20140024307 | HIGH CAPACITY SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A high capacity satellite communications system including a satellite with a beam for a forward downlink focused on a geographic area for which disproportionately higher capacity is desired, a hub located in a geographic area for which disproportionately lower capacity is desired, compared to the location of a VSAT, and the VSAT located in area where a beam for a forward downlink received by the VSAT from the satellite does not overlap with a beam for a return downlink received by the hub from a satellite. | 01-23-2014 |
20140064179 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A TRIPLE USE SATELLITE SYSTEM - A triple use satellite system includes a VSAT population including a VSAT, and a satellite including a broadcast beam for a broadcast service and spot beams for a broadband service, where each of the spot beams provides broadband service to VSATs in separate coverage areas in a geographic region and the broadcast beam provides a broadcast service to the VSAT population in the geographic region. | 03-06-2014 |
20160036518 | HIGH CAPACITY SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A high capacity satellite communications system including a satellite with a beam for a forward downlink focused on a geographic area for which disproportionately higher capacity is desired, a hub located in a geographic area for which disproportionately lower capacity is desired, compared to the location of a VSAT, and the VSAT located in area where a beam for a forward downlink received by the VSAT from the satellite does not overlap with a beam for a return downlink received by the hub from a satellite. | 02-04-2016 |
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20110258669 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-CARRIER MULTIPLEXING - A transmitter is provided for use with a first input signal and a second input signal. The transmitter includes a first modulating portion, a second modulating portion and a multiplexing portion. The first modulating portion can output a first plurality of code blocks based on the first input signal, wherein each of the first plurality of code blocks has a first sequence number associated therewith and is modulated with a first modulation scheme. The second modulating portion can output a second plurality of code blocks based on the second input signal, wherein each of the second plurality of code blocks has a second sequence number associated therewith and is modulated with a second modulation scheme, and wherein the second modulation scheme is different than the first modulation scheme. The multiplexing portion can a third plurality of code blocks based on the first plurality of code blocks, the second plurality of code blocks and planning code block. The planning code block associates each of the third plurality of code blocks with a respective one of the first plurality of code blocks and the second plurality of code blocks. | 10-20-2011 |
20120198502 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA RATE CONTROLLER FOR A CODE BLOCK MULTIPLEXING SCHEME - A receiver is used with third code blocks based on first code blocks, second code blocks, and a planning code block. The first code blocks are associated with a first sequence number and modulated with a first modulation scheme. The second code blocks are associated with a second sequence number and modulated with a second modulation scheme. The planning code block associates the third code blocks with the first code blocks and the second code blocks. The receiver includes a de-multiplexing portion, which includes a code block selector and a look up table, that outputs a de-multiplexed signal based on the third code blocks. The code block selector selects a code block from the third code blocks to output as the de-multiplexed signal based on entries in the look up table. The receiver also includes a recovery portion that outputs received code blocks based on the de-multiplexed signal. | 08-02-2012 |
20140337896 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA RATE CONTROLLER FOR A CODE BLOCK MULTIPLEXING SCHEME - A receiver is used with third code blocks based on first code blocks, second code blocks, and a planning code block. The first code blocks are associated with a first sequence number and modulated with a first modulation scheme. The second code blocks are associated with a second sequence number and modulated with a second modulation scheme. The planning code block associates the third code blocks with the first code blocks and the second code blocks. The receiver includes a de-multiplexing portion, which includes a code block selector and a look up table, that outputs a de-multiplexed signal based on the third code blocks. The code block selector selects a code block from the third code blocks to output as the de-multiplexed signal based on entries in the look up table. The receiver also includes a recovery portion that outputs received code blocks based on the de-multiplexed signal. | 11-13-2014 |
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20120243694 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEGMENTING AND/OR CLASSIFYING AN AUDIO SIGNAL FROM TRANSFORMED AUDIO INFORMATION - A system and method may be provided to segment and/or classify an audio signal from transformed audio information. Transformed audio information representing a sound may be obtained. The transformed audio information may specify magnitude of a coefficient related to energy amplitude as a function of frequency for the audio signal and time. Features associated with the audio signal may be obtained from the transformed audio information. Individual ones of the features may be associated with a feature score relative to a predetermined speaker model. An aggregate score may be obtained based on the feature scores according to a weighting scheme. The weighting scheme may be associated with a noise and/or SNR estimation. The aggregate score may be used for segmentation to identify portions of the audio signal containing speech of one or more different speakers. For classification, the aggregate score may be used to determine a likely speaker model to identify a source of the sound in the audio signal. | 09-27-2012 |
20120243707 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SOUND SIGNALS IMPLEMENTING A SPECTRAL MOTION TRANSFORM - A system and method are provided for processing sound signals. The processing may include identifying individual harmonic sounds represented in sound signals, determining sound parameters of harmonic sounds, classifying harmonic sounds according to source, and/or other processing. The processing may include transforming the sound signals (or portions thereof) into a space which expresses a transform coefficient as a function of frequency and chirp rate. This may facilitate leveraging of the fact that the individual harmonics of a single harmonic sound may have a common pitch velocity (which is related to the chirp rate) across all of its harmonics in order to distinguish an the harmonic sound from other sounds (harmonic and/or non-harmonic) and/or noise. | 09-27-2012 |
20130041489 | System And Method For Analyzing Audio Information To Determine Pitch And/Or Fractional Chirp Rate - A system and method may be configured to analyze audio information. The system and method may include determining for an audio signal, an estimated pitch of a sound represented in the audio signal, an estimated chirp rate (or fractional chirp rate) of a sound represented in the audio signal, and/or other parameters of sound(s) represented in the audio signal. The one or more parameters may be determined through analysis of transformed audio information derived from the audio signal (e.g., through Fourier Transform, Fast Fourier Transform, Short Time Fourier Transform, Spectral Motion Transform, and/or other transforms). Statistical analysis may be implemented to determine metrics related to the likelihood that a sound represented in the audio signal has a pitch and/or chirp rate (or fractional chirp rate). Such metrics may be implemented to determine an estimated pitch and/or fractional chirp rate. | 02-14-2013 |
20130041656 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING SOUND PITCH ACROSS AN AUDIO SIGNAL - A system and method may be configured to analyze audio information derived from an audio signal. The system and method may track sound pitch across the audio signal. The tracking of pitch across the audio signal may take into account change in pitch by determining at individual time sample windows in the signal duration an estimated pitch and an estimated fractional chirp rate of the harmonics at the estimated pitch. The estimated pitch and the estimated fractional chirp rate may then be implemented to determine an estimated pitch for another time sample window in the signal duration with an enhanced accuracy and/or precision. | 02-14-2013 |
20130041658 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING A SOUND SIGNAL INCLUDING TRANSFORMING THE SOUND SIGNAL INTO A FREQUENCY-CHIRP DOMAIN - A system and method may be configured to process an audio signal. The system and method may track pitch, chirp rate, and/or harmonic envelope across the audio signal, may reconstruct sound represented in the audio signal, and/or may segment or classify the audio signal. A transform may be performed on the audio signal to place the audio signal in a frequency chirp domain that enhances the sound parameter tracking, reconstruction, and/or classification. | 02-14-2013 |
20140037095 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING A SOUND SIGNAL INCLUDING TRANSFORMING THE SOUND SIGNAL INTO A FREQUENCY-CHIRP DOMAIN - A system and method may be configured to process an audio signal. The system and method may track pitch, chirp rate, and/or harmonic envelope across the audio signal, may reconstruct sound represented in the audio signal, and/or may segment or classify the audio signal. A transform may be performed on the audio signal to place the audio signal in a frequency chirp domain that enhances the sound parameter tracking, reconstruction, and/or classification. | 02-06-2014 |
20140376727 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SOUND SIGNALS IMPLEMENTING A SPECTRAL MOTION TRANSFORM - A system and method are provided for processing sound signals. The processing may include identifying individual harmonic sounds represented in sound signals, determining sound parameters of harmonic sounds, classifying harmonic sounds according to source, and/or other processing. The processing may include transforming the sound signals (or portions thereof) into a space which expresses a transform coefficient as a function of frequency and chirp rate. This may facilitate leveraging of the fact that the individual harmonics of a single harmonic sound may have a common pitch velocity (which is related to the chirp rate) across all of its harmonics in order to distinguish an the harmonic sound from other sounds (harmonic and/or non-harmonic) and/or noise. | 12-25-2014 |
20140376730 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEGMENTING AND/OR CLASSIFYING AN AUDIO SIGNAL FROM TRANSFORMED AUDIO INFORMATION - A system and method may be provided to segment and/or classify an audio signal from transformed audio information. Transformed audio information representing a sound may be obtained. The transformed audio information may specify magnitude of a coefficient related to energy amplitude as a function of frequency for the audio signal and time. Features associated with the audio signal may be obtained from the transformed audio information. Individual ones of the features may be associated with a feature score relative to a predetermined speaker model. An aggregate score may be obtained based on the feature scores according to a weighting scheme. The weighting scheme may be associated with a noise and/or SNR estimation. The aggregate score may be used for segmentation to identify portions of the audio signal containing speech of one or more different speakers. For classification, the aggregate score may be used to determine a likely speaker model to identify a source of the sound in the audio signal. | 12-25-2014 |
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20090083670 | AUDIO-VISUAL NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION - Communicating information through a user platform by representing, on a user platform visual display, spatial publishing objects as entities static locations within a three-dimensional spatial publishing object space. Each spatial publishing object associated with information, and each presenting a subset of the associated information. Establishing a user presence at a location within the spatial publishing object space. The user presence, in conjunction with a user point-of-view, being navigable by the user in at least a two-dimensional sub-space of the spatial publishing object space. | 03-26-2009 |
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20130007670 | AUDIO-VISUAL NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION DYNAMIC MEMORY ARCHITECTURES - According to one embodiment, a plurality of spatial publishing objects (SPOs) is provided in a multidimensional space in a user interface. Each of the plurality of spatial publishing objects is associated with digital media data from at least one digital media source. The user interface has a field for the digital media data. A user is provided via the user interface with a user presence that is optionally capable of being represented in the user interface relative to the plurality of spatial publishing objects. The digital media data associated with the at least one spatial publishing object are combined to generate a media output corresponding to the combined digital media data. | 01-03-2013 |
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