Abstract: A computer system for intelligently parsing digital content and generating questions based upon the digital content can be configured to receive a digitally encoded file. The system can extract text content from the digitally encoded file. The system can then process the text content through an intelligent text analysis process. The intelligent text analysis process can identify key phrases within the digital content. The system can generate a question based upon a particular key phrase by manipulating a portion of the extracted text content. Further, the system can display, on a display device, the generated question.

Abstract: Provided is a system for adaptively enhancing an end-user's perceived quality, or quality of experience (QoE), of speech and other audio under ambient noise conditions. The system comprises the steps of determining the ambient noise characteristics on a continuous basis to capture the time varying nature of ambient noises, and adaptively determining the most optimal signal shaping to be applied to the audio/speech signal to produce the most appropriate enhancement to compensate for the ambient noise impairment. The system also comprises a signal shaping technique by using an infinite impulse response (IIR) filter that performs the signal modification with a low delay; a multi-level automatic gain control (AGC); and a controlled amplitude clipping module that assures samples are below a certain limit; and outputs the modified signal for playback through a loudspeaker or the like.

Abstract: The present invention is related to systems and methods for providing one or more translations in a real-time video feed of a first language into a second language, comprising selecting a vertical language text translation box corresponding to a plurality of words in the first language; cropping a frame of the real-time video feed of one or more words of the first language to fit inside a bounding box to produce a cropped frame; performing character segment detection on the cropped frame to produce a plurality character segments; performing character merging on the character segments to produce a plurality of merged character segments; performing character recognition on the merged character segments to produce a plurality of recognized characters; and performing one or more translations on the recognized characters of the first language into one or more translated words of the second language.

Abstract: There is provided a method of encoding an input speech signal. The method comprises identifying a fixed codebook vector from a fixed codebook; identifying an adaptive codebook vector from a adaptive codebook; calculating an adaptive codebook gain; reducing the adaptive codebook gain by an amount; optimally selecting a fixed codebook gain based on the adaptive codebook gain while both the fixed codebook vector and the adaptive codebook vector remain fixed; and converting the input speech signal into an encoded speech using the fixed codebook gain, the adaptive codebook gain, the fixed codebook vector and the adaptive codebook vector. The amount of reducing the adaptive codebook gain may be varied.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a contact plug is provided. The method includes providing a silicon substrate having at least one opening. A titanium layer is conformably formed in the opening. A first barrier layer is conformably formed on the titanium layer in the opening. A rapid thermal process is performed on the titanium layer and the first barrier layer. After performing the rapid thermal process, a second barrier layer is conformably formed on the first barrier layer in the opening.

Abstract: The present invention is related to systems and methods for providing one or more translations in a real-time video feed of a first language into a second language, comprising selecting a vertical language text translation box corresponding to a plurality of words in the first language; cropping a frame of the real-time video feed of one or more words of the first language to fit inside a bounding box to produce a cropped frame; performing character segment detection on the cropped frame to produce a plurality character segments; performing character merging on the character segments to produce a plurality of merged character segments; performing character recognition on the merged character segments to produce a plurality of recognized characters; and performing one or more translations on the recognized characters of the first language into one or more translated words of the second language.

Abstract: Provided is a method for adaptively enhancing an end-user's perceived quality, or quality of experience (QoE), of speech and other audio under ambient noise conditions. The method comprises the steps of determining the ambient noise characteristics on a continuous basis to capture the time varying nature of ambient noises, and adaptively determining the most optimal signal shaping to be applied to the audio/speech signal to produce the most appropriate enhancement to compensate for the ambient noise impairment. The method also comprises a signal shaping technique by using an infinite impulse response (IIR) filter that performs the signal modification with a low delay; a multi-level automatic gain control (AGC); and a controlled amplitude clipping module that assures samples are below a certain limit; and outputs the modified signal for playback through a loudspeaker or the like.

Abstract: Provided is a computer program product for adaptively enhancing an end-user's perceived quality, or quality of experience (QoE), of speech and other audio under ambient noise conditions. The computer program product comprises the steps of determining the ambient noise characteristics on a continuous basis to capture the time varying nature of ambient noises, and adaptively determining the most optimal signal shaping to be applied to the audio/speech signal to produce the most appropriate enhancement to compensate for the ambient noise impairment. The computer program product also comprises a signal shaping technique by using an infinite impulse response (IIR) filter that performs the signal modification with a low delay; a multi-level automatic gain control (AGC); and a controlled amplitude clipping module that assures samples are below a certain limit; and outputs the modified signal for playback through a loudspeaker or the like.

Abstract: This invention discloses a LED lamp, which comprises a radiator; a power supply having a power supply box; and a plurality of LED light sources electrically connected with the power supply; wherein the power supply is installed at the back of the radiator; and the power supply is covered by the power supply box which is fixedly secured on the back of the radiator. One end of the power supply box is movably connected with one end of the back of the radiator, and the other end of the power supply box is fixedly secured to the other end of the back of the radiator by fasteners. The LED lamp further comprises a lens module plate covering the LED light sources and sealing by a waterproof ring. This LED lamp can be easily dismounted and installed, whose structure is concise. And The LED lamp has the advantages of good waterproof effect and good heat dissipation, which can be extensively utilized for lighting.

Abstract: The invention provides a composite substrate, a semiconductor device including such composite substrate, and a method of making the same. In particular, the composite substrate of the invention includes a nitride-based single crystal layer transformed from a nitride-based poly-crystal layer, which has a specific thickness of approximately between 2 nm and 100 nm.

Abstract: The invention discloses a lamp radiator, including a heat conducting plate, wherein the heat conducting plate is fixed together with a fin group for heat dissipation; and a power supply box equipped with a power supply is respectively fixed at the left side and the right side of the heat conducting plate when the lamp radiator is used. The heat conducting plate is an integrated structure which is composed of a base plate and two leg plates; and the cross section of the heat conducting plate isfl-shaped. The length of the fin group for heat dissipation may be changed according to the power of an energy-saving lamp; and the lamp radiator further includes a heat pipe. The invention also discloses an LED energy-saving lamp having the above lamp radiator.

Abstract: A dry type economizer includes an economizing unit formed of a plurality of bodies, each body including a silicon-steel layer, an insulating layer surrounding the silicon-steel layer, a plurality of windings surrounding the insulating layer, and reactance elements and reactance filter converters respectively electrically connected to the windings, each winding being formed of a wire material having an increased wire diameter larger than a standard wire diameter of 3.5 mm. Thus, each body eliminates the use of any insulating oil, and has an increased volume to provide a large surface area in contact with the atmosphere for quick dissipation of heat during operation of the reactance elements.

Abstract: A self-lockable opening and closing mechanism includes a frame, a vacuum cabin door, a driving cylinder mounted in the frame, and a linkage mechanism formed of a horizontal lever, one or a pair of first bars, one or a pair of rotational levers, one or a pair of adjustment blocks, one or a pair of second bars, one or a pair of sliding blocks and one or a pair of valve rods and coupled between the driving cylinder and the linkage mechanism in such a manner that operating the driving cylinder drives the valve rods to move the vacuum cabin door between an open position and a close position, and a locking force is automatically produced to hold the vacuum cabin door in the close position against any reaction force, preventing the problem of failure or reduced effect in vacuum sealing.

Abstract: A dry type economizer includes an economizing unit formed of a plurality of bodies, each body including a silicon-steel layer, an insulating layer surrounding the silicon-steel layer, a plurality of windings surrounding the insulating layer, and reactance elements and reactance filter converters respectively electrically connected to the windings, each winding being formed of a wire material having an increased wire diameter larger than a standard wire diameter of 3.5 mm. Thus, each body eliminates the use of any insulating oil, and has an increased volume to provide a large surface area in contact with the atmosphere for quick dissipation of heat during operation of the reactance elements.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a contact plug is provided. The method includes providing a silicon substrate having at least one opening. A titanium layer is conformably formed in the opening. A first barrier layer is conformably formed on the titanium layer in the opening. A rapid thermal process is performed on the titanium layer and the first barrier layer. After performing the rapid thermal process, a second barrier layer is conformably formed on the first barrier layer in the opening.

Abstract: The present invention is related to systems and methods for translating language text on a mobile camera device offline without access to the Internet. More specifically, the present invention relates to systems and methods for displaying text of a first language and a translation of the first language text into a second language text which is displayed in real time in augmented reality on the mobile device. The processing can use a single line or a multiline algorithm designed with a plurality of processing innovations to insure accurate real-time translations without motion jitter. The invention may be used to help travelers in a foreign country with difficulties in reading and understanding text written in the local language of that country. The present invention may be utilized with wearable computers or glasses, producing seamless augmented reality foreign language translations. Some embodiments are particularly useful in translations from Asian languages to English.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a memory control circuit that stores pixel data in a frame memory, an image processing circuit that processes the pixel data stored in the frame memory, and an output circuit that outputs processed pixel data. The memory control circuit divides the pixel data into upper bit portions and lower bit portions, and a lower bit processing circuit stores the lower bit portions in the frame memory by one of (i) dividing lower bit portion of each of the pixel data into n unit portions and storing corresponding one of n unit portions in the frame memory during each of n successive frame periods, and (ii) dividing pixels constituting each of the frames into n groups and storing the lower bit portions of the pixel data of pixels in corresponding one of n groups in the frame memory during each of n successive frame periods.

Abstract: The present invention is related to systems and methods for translating language text on a mobile camera device offline without access to the Internet. More specifically, the present invention relates to systems and methods for displaying text of a first language and a translation of the first language text into a second language text which is displayed in real time in augmented reality on the mobile device. The processing can use a single line or a multiline algorithm designed with a plurality of processing innovations to insure accurate real-time translations without motion jitter. The invention may be used to help travelers in a foreign country with difficulties in reading and understanding text written in the local language of that country. The present invention may be utilized with wearable computers or glasses, producing seamless augmented reality foreign language translations. Some embodiments are particularly useful in translations from Asian languages to English.

Abstract: Provided is a system, method, and computer program product for improving the quality of speech reproduction in wireless applications where the received speech frames are subject to transmission and packet losses. The speech decoding process is dynamically delayed by at least one frame period in order to perform additional error correction and concealment techniques during times when the wireless link quality if below a predetermined threshold. The wireless link is monitored and if the link quality falls below a predetermined threshold, the decoding process is delayed by at least one frame period so that one or more error correcting techniques can be performed to increase the quality of the reconstructed speech.