Abstract: A method and system provides improved auscultation training for medical students and other healthcare providers. The system includes an instructor stethoscope which generates an acoustic output corresponding to an ausculatory sound from the patient. The acoustic output is wirelessly transmitted to earpieces worn by one or more students such that the students can simultaneously listen with the instructor to the ausculatory sound. The acoustic output may be recorded for future listening and training. The instructor stethoscope includes a resonance chamber having a capacitive pickup to receive the ausculatory sound wave from the stethoscope chest piece. The acoustic wave is converted to an analog signal and then to a digital signal, which is broadcast and then re-converted to an analog signal for the listening students.

Abstract: A method and system provides improved auscultation training for medical students and other healthcare providers. The system includes an instructor stethoscope which generates an acoustic output corresponding to an ausculatory sound from the patient. The acoustic output is wirelessly transmitted to earpieces worn by one or more students such that the students can simultaneously listen with the instructor to the ausculatory sound. The acoustic output may be recorded for future listening and training The instructor stethoscope includes a resonance chamber having a capacitive pickup to receive the ausculatory sound wave from the stethoscope chest piece. The acoustic wave is converted to an analog signal and then to a digital signal, which is broadcast and then re-converted to an analog signal for the listening students.

Abstract: A method of scheduling data transmissions from a source to a destination, includes the steps of: providing a communication system having a number of channels and a number of paths, each of the channels having a plurality of designated time slots; receiving two or more data transmission requests; provisioning the transmission of the data; receiving data corresponding to at least one of the two or more data transmission requests; waiting until an earliest requested start time Ts; allocating at the current time each of the two or more data transmission requests; transmitting the data; and repeating the steps of waiting, allocating, and transmitting until each of the two or more data transmission requests that have been provisioned for a transmission of data is satisfied. A system to perform the method of scheduling data transmissions is also described.

Abstract: In the case of a pipelined processor, a performance gain is achievable through dynamically generating a main clock signal associated with a synchronous logic circuit and generating at least one backup register clock signal, the backup register clock signal at the same frequency as the main clock signal and phase shifted from the main clock signal to thereby provide additional time for one or more of the logic stages to execute. Error detection or error recovery may be performed using the backup registers. The methodology can further be extended, to design a system with cheaper technology and simple design tools that initially operates at slower speed, and then dynamically overclocks itself to achieve improved performance, while guaranteeing reliable execution.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing simple and quick real time single music note recognition algorithm based on fuzzy pattern matching are disclosed. In one aspect, the systems and methods use a 256-point FFT and fuzzy pattern identification and recognition method. The systems and methods can recognize a note as short as 0.125 seconds in a frequency range from 16 Hz to 4000 Hz, with 11.025 KHz sampling rate and 8-bit per sampling signal. The systems and methods may be used as part of a music tutor system that receives a played note, identifies the played note, and compares the played note with a reference note. An indication may be given as to whether the played note matched the reference note.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing simple and quick real time single music note recognition algorithm based on fuzzy pattern matching are disclosed. In one aspect, the systems and methods use a 256-point FFT and fuzzy pattern identification and recognition method. The systems and methods can recognize a note as short as 0.125 seconds in a frequency range from 16 Hz to 4000 Hz, with 11.025 KHz sampling rate and 8-bit per sampling signal. The systems and methods may be used as part of a music tutor system that receives a played note, identifies the played note, and compares the played note with a reference note. An indication may be given as to whether the played note matched the reference note.

Abstract: A music score display device that eliminates the need for hard copy sheet music and manually turning pages or advancing the music score. The music score display device includes a storage device for storing music score data, a display device for displaying the music score, an input device for inputting music playing data from the musician, a microprocessor, and a computer program. The computer program compares the music score data with the music playing data to determine the playing position of the musician. The computer program then controls the display device so that it displays the portion of the music score corresponding to the playing position of the musician.