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20110002458 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION IN VOIP TERMINAL - A method of acoustic echo cancellation in the VoIP terminal using processing of the far-end signal with the digital adaptive filter in order to obtain the echo estimate that is subtracted from the microphone signal in which the far-end signal, before it is converted to the analog form and passed to the loudspeaker ( | 01-06-2011 |
20120026276 | Manner of ranging items on the computer monitor screen surface, especially key words for the requirements of web browser users - The manner of measuring the location of user's eyesight fixation point on the computer screen surface based on illuminating the eye surface, monitoring the eye with a camera and analysing light reflecting from the pupil surface is characterized by the fact that sources of illumination are installed in the camera axis, and in corners of computer monitor and/or somewhere near them. This light is an infrared light and depending on features characteristic for the eyes of the user, sources of illumination are turned on or turned off in sequence or jointly, and then, constellations of reflections from pupil's surface are recorded in camera image, whereas the camera image is transferred to undergo processing by the computer and by software. | 02-02-2012 |
20130033592 | MANNER OF RANGING ITEMS ON THE COMPUTER MONITOR SCREEN SURFACE AND A METHOD OF VALUATION OF OBJECTS ON THE SURFACE OF A COMPUTER OF A COMPUTER MONITOR SCREEN - The manner of measuring the location of user's eyesight fixation point on the computer screen surface based on illuminating the eye surface, monitoring the eye with a camera and analyzing light reflecting from the pupil surface, and the method of valuation of objects on the surface of a computer monitor screen, especially key words for the needs of a web browser user, based on monitoring the eye by means of a video camera during successive light sources on and offs which are located in the axis of a video camera and in the corners of a computer monitor and/or nearby, and recording the constellations of reflections from the surface of the apple of the eye in the video camera image and processing the image by the computer and software. | 02-07-2013 |
20140133648 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION IN VOIP TERMINAL - A method of acoustic echo cancellation in the VoIP terminal using processing of the far-end signal with the digital adaptive filter in order to obtain the echo estimate that is subtracted from the microphone signal in which the far-end signal, before is is converted to the analog from and passed to the loudspeaker ( | 05-15-2014 |
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20080271498 | Front-Loading Washing Machine With a Rotating Washing Drum - A drum shell having flow perforations in the rear zone thereof, for exchange of the washing liquid between the interior of the washing drum and the interior of a liquid tank, enclosing the above and, in the operating position for the washing machine, the lower shell line increasingly differs from a horizontal, on rising towards the front. Hollow, long lifting bodies, which are embodied to take liquid amounts from the deepest position thereof and raise the same, on rotation of the washing drum, to a raised position within the washing drum and to release the same from said raised position into the interior of the washing drum, inadequately wet the pieces of washing in the front region. According to the invention, the amount of water discharged in the interior can more effectively be applied to the laundry items, whereby the drum shell has a total surface of flow perforations. | 11-06-2008 |
20090013480 | Method for washing shrinkable textiles and a washing machine for carrying out said method - A method for washing shrinkable textiles in a program-controlled washing machine consisting in washing textiles in a rotatably mounted washing drum according to a process corresponding to textile requirements with a water flow and possibly washing agents, wherein a starting and operating time of a drum driving motor are predefined. A washing machine for carrying out said method is also disclosed. At the beginning of the washing process, the motor operates with a staring time rate which is greater than a possible staring time and which decreases step by step or continuously during the process in order to reduce a mechanical energy applied to the textile according to the shrinkability thereof which strongly increases along with the increase of the washing process time. In such a way, the textile is pre-wetted with an optimal water quantity or soapy solution without producing the excessive textile shrinkage. | 01-15-2009 |
20090293202 | Washing Machine Comprising a Controllable Water Supply and Method for Operating a Washing Machine of this Type - A washing machine with a controllable fresh water intake for at least two detergent chambers which are located inside a housing of a detergent flushing device and which have an outlet for water or the mixture of detergent and water which opens onto a bottom surface of the housing which is inclined towards an outlet connection for a detergent supply line to the tub of the washing machine in which a laundry drum is mounted at least approximately horizontally, the washing machine comprising partial surfaces into which the bottom surface of the housing is divided, the partial surfaces including inclinations differing from the horizontal, the inclinations being differently directed to at least one of the other partial surfaces and each partial surface is assigned to at least one detergent chamber and includes an outlet connection in a lowest region of the partial surface. | 12-03-2009 |
20090307850 | Determination of the water storage capacity of textiles in a washing machine, and corresponding washing machine - A method for determining the water storage capacity of textiles, wherein the rinsing phase has at least one rinsing sequence which follows a drying sequence. The method is characterized in that a first water absorption is measured during the wetting phase and a second water absorption is measured during at least one of the rinsing sequences, in that the two water absorption measurements are compared with one another and the water storage capacity of the textiles is defined using the comparison. | 12-17-2009 |
20100000026 | METHOD FOR WASHING LAUNDRY IN A PROGRAM-CONTROLLED DOMESTIC APPLIANCE, AND CORRESPONDING DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - A method is provided for washing laundry in a program-controlled domestic appliance for doing laundry. Washing liquid present in the tub is heated and the washing liquid is heated to a specific washing temperature set as a function of determined parameter values that are specific to the laundry and/or of the appliance. | 01-07-2010 |
20100251487 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE OPTIMAL ROTATIONAL SPEED OF A DRUM OF A LAUNDRY TREATMENT DEVICE - A method for determining a target rotational speed below an application rotational speed of a washing drum of a laundry treatment device having a drive and a vibrating system, wherein a dependence of a mechanical effect on items to be washed located in the washing drum on the respective nominal speed of the washing drum is used to ascertain the target rotational speed at which the mechanical effect is at the greatest. The mechanical effect at a respective target rotational speed is ascertained by measuring vibrating system movements of the vibrating system which exhibit greater frequency than the respective target rotational speed. The rotational speed at which the maximum vibrating system movement was measured is selected for carrying out the washing care procedure. The advantage of such a method is that the washing mechanics can be increased, thus improving the cleaning efficiency. | 10-07-2010 |
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20080305855 | System and method for facilitating back bet wagering - A system and method for facilitating back bet wagering is disclosed. The system includes a central processor in communication with information gathering devices that gather information about game play and a display device. The central processor is able to manipulate the information provided by the information gathering devices in order to generate data regarding game play, such as a ranking of perceived lucky players, and the display device provides a visual display of this data. The method includes recording game data in real-time, associating the game data with active players in the game, assigning a rank to the active players based on the associated game data, presenting the ranking of active players to one or more passive players and receiving back betting wagers from the one or more passive players. | 12-11-2008 |
20100056243 | ACTION GAME OF CHANCE - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for operating an action game of chance. The methods including methods of wagering on an action game by comparing a current player score to a plurality of other player scores, awarding a player based on a score and a random event, wherein the odds of receiving the award are increased as the score increases, establishing a game purse based on wagers placed and payouts made, requiring additional wagers if a player does not exceed a predetermined threshold minimum required score and terminating the action game if the game running score is lower than the minimum required score. Action game of chance apparatuses are also provided that include a display, a user interface, a wager acceptor, and a processor. The processor executes instructions that cause the processor to recognize an amount wagered, display an action game, vary the action game based on user input, and credit a player based on the input and a random event. | 03-04-2010 |
20120245867 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF SHORT STRESS WAVES - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for measuring microscopic vibration of machines, which include the use of a selectable high pass or band pass filter and an average power processor unit, among other things. | 09-27-2012 |
20130045808 | CELLULAR SHUFFLER SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automatic card handling device, having a card handling device that includes a controller, said card handling device configured for shuffling an input set of cards and delivering an output set of cards resulting from the shuffling; and a communication module operably coupled to the controller, wherein the communication module is configured for sending and receiving information related to operation of the card handling device across a communication port configured for operable coupling to a cellular network, wherein said information related to the operation of the automatic card handling device includes information about the use of said card handling device; and wherein a factor in a usage fee for said card handling device is said use of said card handling device. | 02-21-2013 |
20130084929 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR AN AUTOMATIC CARD HANDLING DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS INCLUDING SAME - An automatic card handling device, automatic card handling devices within a network, and methods of use are disclosed. An automatic card handling device includes a shuffling apparatus with a controller and configured to deliver a set of shuffled cards, and a communication module operably coupled to the controller. The communication module is configured for establishing an electronic communication with a local or world-wide network and thereafter sending and receiving information related to the operation of the automatic card handling device across the network. A network of automatic card handling devices may include plurality of automatic card shufflers. The network may also include at least one server operably coupled to the plurality of automatic card shufflers. In addition, the server may be operably coupled to a service center through a world-wide network. | 04-04-2013 |
20140183818 | Methods and Apparatuses for an Automatic Card Handling Device and Communication Networks Including Same - An automatic card handling device, automatic card handling devices within a network, and methods of use are disclosed. An automatic card handling device includes a shuffling apparatus with a controller and configured to deliver a set of shuffled cards, and a communication module operably coupled to the controller. The communication module is configured for establishing an electronic communication with a local or world-wide network and thereafter sending and receiving information related to the operation of the automatic card handling device across the network. A network of automatic card handling devices may include a plurality of automatic card shufflers. The network may also include at least one server operably coupled to the plurality of automatic card shufflers. In addition, the server may be operably coupled to a service center through a world-wide network. | 07-03-2014 |
20140200071 | BET SENSORS, GAMING TABLES WITH ONE OR MORE BET SENSORS, AND RELATED METHODS - A bet sensor for determining the value of a wager includes a transparent cover having a bet placement surface configured and oriented to support a stack of gaming tokens thereon. A mirror arrangement is disposed on an opposing side of the transparent cover from the bet placement surface. The bet sensor also includes an image sensor. The mirror arrangement is located and configured to direct an image of a lateral side surface of a stack of gaming tokens supported on the bet placement surface onto the image sensor. A gaming table may incorporate such a bet sensor. Methods of forming such bet sensors include disposing a mirror arrangement on an opposing side of a transparent cover from a bet placement surface, and locating an image sensor such that the mirror arrangement directs an image of a lateral side surface of a stack of gaming tokens onto the image sensor. | 07-17-2014 |
20140370980 | ELECTRONIC GAMING DISPLAYS, GAMING TABLES INCLUDING ELECTRONIC GAMING DISPLAYS AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Gaming assemblies comprise a playing surface including at least one screen display. A system projects visual light on the screen display. A radiation source illuminates objects placed over the screen display. A radiation sensor senses at least a portion of the objects placed over the screen display. A control circuit utilizes data from the radiation sensor. Methods of operating gaming tables and wagering game systems may include such gaming assemblies. | 12-18-2014 |
20150018083 | BET SENSING APPARATUSES AND METHODS - A bet sensor for sensing values of gaming tokens may include a bet placement surface configured and oriented to support a stack of gaming tokens thereon and an image sensor located and oriented to capture an image of a lateral side surface of at least one gaming token located on the bet placement surface. The image may depict the lateral side surface in a radial format. The bet sensor may include a processor in communication with the image sensor. The processor is configured to acquire image data from the image and analyze the image data to determine a wager value of the at least one token. A gaming table may include such a bet sensor. The disclosure includes methods of operating such a gaming table. | 01-15-2015 |
20150076765 | SYSTEM FOR BILLING USAGE OF A CARD HANDLING DEVICE - An automatic card handling device, having a card handling device that includes a controller, the card handling device configured for shuffling an input set of cards and delivering an output set of cards resulting from the shuffling; and a communication module operably coupled to the controller, wherein the communication module is configured for sending and receiving information related to operation of the card handling device across a communication port configured for operable coupling to a cellular network, wherein the information related to the operation of the automatic card handling device includes information about the use of the card handling device; and wherein a factor in a usage fee for the card handling device is use of the card handling device. | 03-19-2015 |
20150080117 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF LINKING GAMING STATIONS ADMINISTERING DIFFERENT WAGERING GAMES TO THE SAME PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT - Systems and methods of operating a major progressive jackpot linked to wagering games having different jackpot triggers with different probabilities. The major jackpot winning probabilities may be normalized such that players may have the substantially the same odds to win the major progressive jackpot regardless on the wagering game being played. During game play, the gaming stations may be randomly selected to participate for a chance to win the major progressive jackpot according to an eligibility probability, which may be inversely proportional to the probability of a jackpot trigger for the wagering game administered by the gaming station. Players may be informed of whether the current round of game play is eligible for the major progressive jackpot after wagers are placed and before the current round of game play. | 03-19-2015 |
20150087377 | METHODS OF ADMINISTERING ROULETTE BONUS WAGERS AND RELATED APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS - Methods of administering games of roulette may involve accepting a wager may from a player. A multiplier may be randomly selected from a group of fixed multipliers for a payout on the wager. A number and associated color may be randomly generated from within a range of numbers and associated colors. The wager may be resolved by determining whether the randomly generated number is identical to a randomly generated number from an immediately preceding round. A payout may be paid to the player when the randomly generated number is identical to the randomly generated number from the immediately preceding round, an amount of the payout being equal to an amount of the wager multiplied by the randomly selected multiplier. The amount of the wager may be collected for the house when the randomly generated number is different from the randomly generated number from the immediately preceding round. | 03-26-2015 |