Abstract: A healthcare information platform is provided that can aggregate and normalize healthcare information using different data formats from different sources when populating a health record for a patient in a database. The information in the database can be cross-referenced to enable a healthcare provider to analyze the information for an individual patient or a group of patients based on a variety of different criteria. The healthcare information platform can also evaluate and/or correlate one or more patients' genetic testing results with other healthcare information to determine risks for individual patients so that different treatments or drug targets can be provided as necessary.

Abstract: Magnetic forces are used as a controlled actuation mechanism to move and position objects of interest. In one embodiment, a first spherical surface has at least one magnetic positioner attached. A second spherical surface is positioned to move relative to the first spherical surface. A plurality of controlled electromagnets are spaced about the second spherical surface. Control logic energizes at least one of the controlled electromagnets to create magnetic interaction with at least one magnetic positioner to move the first spherical surface relative to the second spherical surface.

Abstract: The presence of speech in a filtered speech signal is detected for the purpose of suspending noise level calculations during periods of speech. A received speech signal is split into a plurality of subband signals. A subband variable gain is determined for each subband based on an estimation of the noise level in the received voice signal and on an envelope of the received signal in each subband. Each subband signal is multiplied by the subband variable gain for that subband. The subband signals are combined to produce an output voice signal.

Abstract: A positioner has a first surface with a plurality of controlled electromagnets and a second surface having a circular cross-section movably positioned relative to the first surface. A plurality of magnetic positioners are disposed around the second surface. Control logic energizes a sequence of the controlled electromagnets to create magnetic interaction with the plurality of magnetic positioner and thereby move the second surface relative to the first surface. A rotor may be positioned to rotate relative to the second surface. Electromagnetic pickups in proximity with the rotor receive a time-varying electromagnetic field from rotor magnets as the rotor rotates, thereby generating electrical energy.

Abstract: Signal separation processing includes a signal separation architecture defining a relationship between at least one input signal and at least one output signal. The signal separation architecture includes a state space representation that establishes a relationship between the input and output signals. At least one output signal is based on the signal separation architecture.

Abstract: Synthesized speech is enhanced by listening to the acoustic background into which the synthesized speech is delivered and adjusting parameters of the synthesized speech accordingly. In one embodiment, text is synthesized into speech based on at least one noise parameter determined from the environment into which the synthesized speech is delivered. In another embodiment, parameters for a filter modifying the synthesized signal are determined based environmental noise.

Abstract: Two microphones, or sets of microphones, pointed in different directions are used to generate filter parameters based on correlation and coherence of signals received from the microphones. First signals are obtained from sound received by at least one first microphone. Each first microphone receives sound from a first set of directions including a first principal sensitivity direction. The desired sound direction is included in the first set of directions. Second signals are obtained from sound received by at least one second microphone. Each second microphone receives sound from a second set of directions including a second principal sensitivity direction different than the first principal sensitivity direction. The desired sound direction is included in the second set of directions. Filter coefficients are determined based on coherence of the first signals and the second signals and on correlation between the first signals and the second signals.