Abstract: A helmet with an outer shell made from a fiber reinforced material, and preferably a fiber reinforced polymer. The helmet preferably has a critical impact area that contains a greater concentration of fibers. Preferably, the helmet has a weight, offset, and dimensions which are comparable to a helmet with an outer shell that is not made from a fiber reinforced material. The helmet is preferably stiffer and more protective than a conventional helmet not having a fiber reinforced outer shell.

Abstract: A computer-implemented technique for client/server-based statistical phrase distribution display and text entry includes transmitting a portion of an input entered by a user from a client device to a server having a language model. The input includes a text word or a speech input. The technique further includes receiving responses generated by the language model based on the portion of the input, where each of the responses includes words likely to follow the input, and displaying a tree structure that includes the responses arranged into a plurality of levels. Words in a first portion of each of the responses are included in a first level and are shown on the display. Words in a second portion of each of the responses are included in a second level and subsequent levels and are not shown on the display.

Abstract: A computer-implemented technique for client/server-based statistical phrase distribution display and text entry includes transmitting a portion of an input entered by a user from a client device to a server having a language model. The input includes a text word or a speech input. The technique further includes receiving responses generated by the language model based on the portion of the input, where each of the responses includes words likely to follow the input, and displaying a tree structure that includes the responses arranged into a plurality of levels. Words in a first portion of each of the responses are included in a first level and are shown on the display. Words in a second portion of each of the responses are included in a second level and subsequent levels and are not shown on the display.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for processing an information signal containing content presented in accordance with at least one modality. In one aspect of the present invention, a method of processing an information signal containing content presented in accordance with at least one modality, comprises the steps of: (i) obtaining the information signal; (ii) performing content detection on the information signal to detect whether the information signal includes particular content presented in accordance with the at least one modality; and (iii) generating a control signal, when the particular content is detected, for use in controlling a rendering property of the particular content and/or implementation of a specific action relating to the particular content.

Abstract: A system and method for signal analysis in a network. The method includes attempting, by a first processor, to compute optimal coefficients for filtering a signal, determining that computing the optimal coefficients exceeds the computational capabilities of the first processor, notifying a second processor that computing the optimal coefficients exceeds the computational capabilities of the first processor, and computing, by the second processor, the optimal coefficients. The system and method account for limited computational resources allocated to certain processors in a telecommunications system.

Abstract: A multimodal speech-to-speech language translation system and method for translating a natural language sentence of a source language into a symbolic representation and/or target language is provided. The system includes an input device for inputting a natural language sentence of a source language into the system; a translator for receiving the natural language sentence in machine-readable form and translating the natural language sentence into a symbolic representation and/or a target language; and an image display for displaying the symbolic representation of the natural language sentence. Additionally, the image display indicates a correlation between text of the target language, the symbolic representation and the text of the source language.

Abstract: A corrosion inhibiting device for firearms which can fit into the chamber of a firearm or stand on its end is provided. The Device has three main sections. The first section is an inner sleeve having a base which approximates the size of the rim of the shell or cartridge of a particular firearm. Extending upwardly from the rim are a plurality of arms which are circumferentially curved to approximate the shape of a firearm chamber. In between each arm is a space through which a volatile corrosion inhibitor material vapor is expelled. The second section of the Device is an outer sleeve. The outer sleeve is columnar in shape and sized so that it approximates the circumference of the shell or cartridge of a particular firearm. One end is open and fits over the upwardly extending arms of the inner sleeve, and is held in place by an O-ring found near the base of the inner sleeve. The opposite end of the outer sleeve is covered, with the exception that it has a hole formed into it.

Abstract: A corrosion inhibiting device form in chipboard segments which can fit into storage enclosures intended to store metallic devices a chipboard segment is created by spray coating any corrosion inhibiting material carried in a fluid carrier onto one of the surfaces of the chipboard sheet, drying the sheet, and then reversing the sheet and spraying the corrosion inhibiting material in a fluid carrier onto the opposed surface of the chipboard sheet. The sheet is then dried a second time and allows the corrosion inhibiting material to impregnate the fibers of the chipboard material and become impregnated within the confines of the chipboard segment. The chipboard segment may also be provided with a clay coat on the one surface thereof, the clay coating being permeable but smooth in nature, thereby to permit indicia to be imprinted thereon.

Abstract: A method of performing biometric authentication of a person's identity including a biometric template prior to storing it in a biometric database. The encryption algorithm encrypts the biometric template using a pass-phrase, known only to the individual, to generate the cryptographic key used to store and retrieve the biometric template. When an individual wishes to access a secured resource, he must be authenticated by providing an identifier which is used to retrieve the appropriate record. He must also provide the correct password to allow the system to decrypt the model.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a method for providing generation of speech includes the steps of providing input to be acoustically produced, comparing the input to training data or application specific splice files to identify one of words and word sequences corresponding to the input for constructing a phone sequence, using a search algorithm to identify a segment sequence to construct output speech according to the phone sequence and concatenating segments and modifying characteristics of the segments to be substantially equal to requested characteristics. Application specific data is advantageously used to make pertinent information available to synthesize both the phone sequence and the output speech. Also, described is a system for performing operations in accordance with the disclosure.