Abstract: A smart wearable device has a signal calibration function executed by a signal calibration method and applied to a finger, a limb and/or a neck of a user. The smart wearable device includes at least one physiological signal detector, at least one pressure detector and an operation processor. The at least one physiological signal detector is adapted to abut against a detection area of the user for detecting a physiological signal. The at least one pressure detector is disposed around the at least one physiological signal detector and adapted to detect a pressure value of the detection area. The operation processor is electrically connected with the at least one physiological signal detector and the at least one pressure detector. The operation processor is adapted to optimize the physiological signal when the pressure value exceeds a predefined pressure threshold.

Abstract: A wafer transporting method includes following operations. A plurality of wafers are received in a semiconductor container attached to a mobile vehicle. An air processing system is coupled to a wall of the semiconductor container. The air processing system includes an inlet valve, an outlet valve, a pump between the inlet valve and the outlet valve, and a desiccant coupled to the pump. The semiconductor container is moved. The pump of the air processing system is turned on to extract air from inside the semiconductor container into the air processing system through the inlet valve. Humidity of the air is reduced when the air passes through the desiccant of the air processing system. The air is returned back to the semiconductor container through the outlet valve.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application are directed towards a one-time-programmable (OTP) implementation using magnetic junctions. In some embodiments, an array comprises multiple magnetic junctions in multiple columns and multiple rows, and the magnetic junctions comprise a first magnetic junction and a second magnetic junction. The first and second magnetic junctions comprise individual top ferromagnetic elements and individual bottom ferromagnetic elements, and further comprise individual barrier elements between the top and bottom ferromagnetic elements. A first barrier element of the first magnetic junction electrically separates first top and bottom ferromagnetic elements of the first magnetic junction. A second barrier element of the second magnetic junction has undergone breakdown, such that it has defects defining a leakage path between second top and bottom ferromagnetic elements of the second magnetic junction.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application are directed towards a one-time-programmable (OTP) implementation using magnetic junctions. In some embodiments, an array comprises multiple magnetic junctions in multiple columns and multiple rows, and the magnetic junctions comprise a first magnetic junction and a second magnetic junction. The first and second magnetic junctions comprise individual top ferromagnetic elements and individual bottom ferromagnetic elements, and further comprise individual barrier elements between the top and bottom ferromagnetic elements. A first barrier element of the first magnetic junction electrically separates first top and bottom ferromagnetic elements of the first magnetic junction. A second barrier element of the second magnetic junction has undergone breakdown, such that it has defects defining a leakage path between second top and bottom ferromagnetic elements of the second magnetic junction.

Abstract: A method to communicate the effects of physical touches made to a touch screen includes acquiring touch information from a touch screen of a first device which is touched and controlling a touch screen of a second device to simulate effects of the touch applied to first device. The method utilizes piezoelectric elements, pressure sensors, temperature sensors, and temperature adjusting devices installed in the touch screens of both devices. A tactile interaction device is also provided.

Abstract: A gas communication device comprises a main body, at least one gas delivery pipe and a cover. The gas delivery pipe is at least partially disposed in the main body and forms a gas outlet at one end; the cover is movably pivoted to the main body and comprises at least one sealing structure for correspondingly sealing the gas outlet, wherein the cover is movable along an axis relative to the main body and away from the gas outlet so as to break the seal of the sealing structure on the gas outlet such that the cover is rotatable relative to the main body to expose the gas outlet.

Abstract: A gas communication device comprises a main body, at least one first pipe, at least one second pipe and at least one sealing member. The first pipe runs straight through the main body, and the first pipe has two ends respectively forming a first opening and a second opening; the second pipe comprises a first end and a second end, the first end being communicated with the first pipe, the second pipe extending from the first pipe out of the main body and forming a third opening at the second end; the at least one sealing member correspondingly seals the second opening of the first pipe. A gas release method using the gas communication device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A gas communication device comprises a main body, at least one gas delivery pipe and a cover. The gas delivery pipe is at least partially disposed in the main body and forms a gas outlet at one end; the cover is movably pivoted to the main body and comprises at least one sealing structure for correspondingly sealing the gas outlet, wherein the cover is movable along an axis relative to the main body and away from the gas outlet so as to break the seal of the sealing structure on the gas outlet such that the cover is rotatable relative to the main body to expose the gas outlet.

Abstract: A system and method for reducing power consumption in a wireless transmitter is useful for conserving battery power in wireless communication devices. The method includes storing a voice data packet in a buffer operatively coupled to the wireless transmitter (step 310). A power supply of the wireless transmitter is then cycled between a high power level and a low power level (step 315). The voice data packet is then transmitted from the buffer to the wireless transmitter when the power supply of the wireless transmitter is at the high power level (step 320).

Abstract: A portable device comprises a data storage for storing avatar data defining a user avatar. The user avatar is formed by a plurality of visual objects. The portable device further comprises a camera for capturing an image. A visual characteristic processor is arranged to determine a first visual characteristic from the image and an avatar processor is arranged to set an object visual characteristic of an object of the plurality of visual objects in response to the first visual characteristic. The invention may allow improved customization of user avatars. For example, a color of an element of a user avatar may be adapted to a color of a real-life object simply by a user taking a picture thereof.

Abstract: A method for animating an image is useful for animating avatars using real-time speech data. According to one aspect, the method includes identifying an upper facial part and a lower facial part of the image (step 705); animating the lower facial part based on speech data that are classified according to a reduced vowel set (step 710); tilting both the upper facial part and the lower facial part using a coordinate transformation model (step 715); and rotating both the upper facial part and the lower facial part using an image warping model (step 720).

Abstract: An electronic device (200) for speech dialog includes functions that receive (205, 105) an utterance that includes an instantiated variable (215), perform voice recognition (210, 115, 120) of the instantiated variable to determine a most likely set of acoustic states (220) and a corresponding sequence of phonemes with stress information (215), determine prosodic characteristics (272, 274, 276, 130) for a synthesized value of the instantiated variable (236) from the sequence of phonemes with stress information and a set of stored prosody models. The electronic device generates (335, 140) a synthesized value of the instantiated variable using the most likely set of acoustic states and the prosodic characteristics of the instantiated variable.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a method (20) and electronic device (1) for determining orientation and recognition of handwritten characters scribed on touchscreen (5). The method (20) includes receiving (22) the hand written character and then normalizing (23) the character to provide a scaled character that fits within a defined boundary. The scaled character comprises at least one line and a step of identifying (24) the lines of the scaled character as a vector is effected and thereafter a step of rotating (26) rotates the scaled character from an initial orientation to a final orientation through a plurality of discrete orientations. A step of calculating (27) then calculates, for each of the discrete orientations, magnitudes of co-ordinate components of each vector and then a summing step (28) then sums, for each of said discrete orientations, the co-ordinate components to provide a summed co-ordinate component for the scaled character at a corresponding discrete orientation.

Abstract: A system controller (106) is for transferring a low bit rate digital voice message. The system controller generates from an analog voice signal representing the voice message a set of speech model parameters, and generates a first derived set of speech model parameters from a first subset of the set of speech model parameters, the first derived set encoding the voice signal at a second voice quality and second vocoder rate that are less, respectively, than a first voice quality and vocoder rate. The system controller transmits (3610) the low bit rate-digital voice message comprising the first derived set of speech model parameters to a communication receiver (114). The communication receiver requests (3640) an incremental message when the quality of the voice message is unsatisfactory. The system controller generates and transmits (3555, 3650) an incremental message-and the communication receiver uses (3660) the incremental message to generate a higher quality voice message.

Abstract: A digital signal processor for processing data including voice messaging data that may have both voiced and unvoiced speech components utilizes computer routines stored in a memory used by the digital signal processor. The computer routines programmed provide for control of at least a portion of a selective call receiver; receiving and decoding data received at the selective call receiver; comparing the addresses received at the selective call receiver with addresses stored in a memory location coupled to the digital signal processor; controlling voicing including both voiced and unvoiced speech components; and generating a pitch wave using an inverse discrete Fourier Transform and resample the pitch wave to provide a time domain voiced speech component.

Abstract: A system controller (106) includes a speech encoder (107) that encodes a low bit rate digital voice message. The speech encoder sets values of words of a header of the encoded message. The values of the words define a quantity of frames in the voice message, N, and define a vocoder rate used for the encoded message. The speech encoder sets a state of each indicator in each frame status field of N frame status fields that are transmitted after the header of the encoded message. The speech encoder assembles N frame data fields, wherein each of the frame data fields comprises a set of data words. The N frame data fields follow the N frame status fields. Each set of data words conforms to at least one of the vocoder rate and the states of the indicators. A decoder (3310) decodes the encoded low bit rate digital message.

Abstract: A pitch determiner (931) of a system controller (106) that generates a smoothed pitch value for a current frame of a low bit rate voice message includes a pitch function generator (955) that generates a pitch detection function (PDF) for each frame of digital samples of a voice signal, a pitch candidate selector (960) that selects a future frame pitch candidate from a pitch detection function (PDF), and a pitch adjuster (978) that generates the smoothed pitch value. The pitch adjuster includes a subharmonic pitch corrector (965) that determines a future frame pitch value by performing pitch subharmonic correction of a future frame pitch candidate using a roughness factor of the frequency transformed window.

Abstract: A system controller (106) includes a speech encoder (107) that dynamically segments frames of a low bit rate digital voice message. Speech model parameters have been generated in a sequence of frames. The speech model parameters include quantized speech spectral parameter vectors. The speech encoder selects (1820) a first quantized speech spectral parameter vector as a current anchor vector, selects (1820, 1830) a second quantized speech spectral parameter vector located a predetermined number of frames (LMAX) from the current anchor vector as a target speech parameter vector, and perturbs (1840) the target speech parameter vector to derive a plurality (K) of perturbed speech parameter vectors.

Abstract: A technique is used in a speech encoder (107) that reduces non-speech activity of a low bit rate digital voice message. Speech model parameters that include quantized speech spectral parameter vectors are generated in a sequence of frames. A determination is made as to which frames of the sequence of frames are voiced frames and which frames are unvoiced frames. A consecutive sequence of frames of unvoiced frames is identified (2330) as an unvoiced burst when a length, NUV, of the consecutive sequence of frames exceeds a predetermined length, Ns. A non-speech activity portion of the unvoiced burst is identified (2335-2365) and removed.

Abstract: A radio communication system includes a voice recognition system (221) for converting (400) a caller's voice message to a textual speech message. The textual speech message is then transmitted to an intended selective call radio (122). To perform these functions, the radio communication system includes a caller interface circuit (218), a transmitter (116), and a processor (222). To perform voice-to-text conversion, the processor is adapted to cause the caller interface circuit to sample a voice signal generated by the caller during a plurality of frame intervals, and to apply a Fourier transform thereto, thereby generating spectral data. The spectral data is subdivided into a plurality of bands. The spectral envelope of the spectral data is then filtered out to generate filtered spectral data. A Fourier transform is applied thereto to generate an autocorrelation function for each band.