Abstract: A method includes receiving a first set of parameters associated with a subset of a plurality of die on a wafer subjected to testing. The first set of data is expanded to generate estimated values for the first set of parameters for at least one untested die not included in the subset. A die health metric is determined for at least a portion of the plurality of die based on the first set of parameters including the estimated values.

Abstract: A defect analysis method includes storing, in a database, data indicative of defects and analog characteristics of corresponding defective bits in a database. A first defective area in a first wafer is found, and analog characteristics of defective bits in the first defective area are measured. The measured analog characteristics and the analog characteristics stored in the database are compared to locate a defect causing the first defective area.

Abstract: A method for managing energy in a sensor network environment using a spanning tree includes the steps of collecting amount of remaining energy of nodes at a predetermined cycle by a base station in a region having a number of clusters a number of nodes forming a spanning tree in each cluster; assigning a number of links for connecting the nodes to each cluster; determining a maximum number of allowable links of the nodes; and updating the spanning tree based on the maximum number of allowable links.

Abstract: A method and apparatus provides high-accuracy measurements of an electrical parameter across a broad range of parameter input values. In one embodiment, an intelligent electronic device (IED), e.g., a digital electrical power and energy meter, with a plurality of independently-adjustable gain factors measures a parameter, and calculates and stores calibration factors associated with known values of the measured parameter. The IED or meter applies the stored calibration factors when measuring unknown values of the measured parameter, to improve the accuracy of the measurement.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit including a phase-frequency detector configured to output phase error signals. A phase error monitor circuit is configured to determine instantaneous peak phase error by logically combining the phase error signals and comparing pulse widths of the logically combined phase error signals to a programmable delay time at each reference clock cycle to determine instantaneous phase error change. A storage element is configured to store the instantaneous phase error change.

Abstract: In order to stably measure an input interval time of a pulse signal with high precision, a time interval measuring apparatus includes a reference signal generator, a phase shifter, first and second A/D converters, an error correction unit, an instantaneous phase calculation unit, and an interval time calculation unit. The phase shifter divides a reference signal of a sine wave having a predetermined frequency from the reference signal generator into a first analog signal and a second analog signal having phases shifted to each other. The first and second A/D converters perform sampling of the first analog signal and the second analog signal from the phase shifter, respectively, at an input timing of a pulse signal to be measured, and output a first and second digital sample values.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a CDR (Clock Data Recovery) circuit and a frequency tracking control circuit. The CDR (Clock Data Recovery) circuit executes a clock data recovery on a serial data inputted synchronously with a spread spectrum clock. The frequency tracking control circuit controls a bandwidth of frequency which can be tracked by the CDR circuit.

Abstract: An inspection apparatus and a method for detecting defects in a substrate having a semiconductor device thereon are provided. The method includes establishing a first inspection region including first patterns repeatedly formed in a first direction and a second inspection region including second patterns repeatedly formed in a second direction on the substrate, determining a first unit inspection size of the first inspection region and a second unit inspection size of the second inspection region, obtaining images of the first and second patterns by moving the substrate in the first direction, and detecting defects in the first and second inspection regions by comparing the obtained images of portions of the first and second inspection regions, respectively, with each other. The first inspection size and second inspection size function as comparison units if defects are detected. The substrate may face an image receiving member.

Abstract: A display (1100) comprises a passive screen (106, 502, 700, 1114) printed with a pattern (404) of different color quantum dots (602, 604, 606) that is excited by scanning a laser (130, 1108) over the screen (106, 502, 700, 1114). The display (1100) can be incorporated into a handheld device (100, 1200) to improve the use-ability of the device (100, 1200).

Abstract: A method for correcting data from at least one sensor electrode in a sensor includes determining a potential difference (V) between two electrodes; from the potential difference (V), determining a by-pass current (Ic) for the at least one sensor electrode; and from the by-pass current (Ic) and a measured current (I), determining a corrected current (J) for the at least one sensor electrode. A computer program product and other embodiments are provided.

Abstract: Pressure-based combustion parameters of an IC engine are determined based on engine cylinder pressure measurements and crank angle dependent cylinder volume data, where the pressure in a given engine cylinder is periodically sampled at scheduled crank angles to provide a measurement resolution that varies over the combustion cycle for that cylinder, and the cylinder volume data is retrieved from a table of pre-calculated data. The combustion parameter calculations are customized to suit the variable resolution pressure data, and the crank angles used to retrieve the pre-calculated cylinder volume data are offset from the scheduled crank angles to compensate for misalignment of the pressure measurements relative to the scheduled engine crank angles.

Abstract: A method of setting up a genset system for operation includes selecting one of a plurality of different sensors to monitor an operating parameter of a genset system, and coupling the selected sensor with a data processor of the genset system. The method further includes configuring the data processor for processing inputs from the selected sensor, for example an optional replacement sensor, by entering custom sensor calibration data for the selected sensor and recording the custom sensor calibration data on at least one computer writable medium of a control system for the genset system. A genset system includes a combustion engine, a generator, a set of standard sensors, and a control system. The control system includes a data processor configured to receive and process inputs from custom sensors, and includes a computer writable medium for storing custom sensor calibration data.

Abstract: Three pieces of candidate position information are calculated based on a plurality of pieces of sensing position information, and three pieces of candidate orientation information are calculated based on a plurality of pieces of sensing orientation information. Sets each of which combines one candidate position information and one candidate orientation information are prepared for all combinations. For each set, the candidate position information and candidate orientation information which configure that set are corrected. An evaluation value is calculated for each corrected set, and one of the sets is selected based on the calculated evaluation values. The candidate position information and candidate orientation information which configure the selected set are respectively recorded in a memory as sensing position information and sensing orientation information.

Abstract: Potentials at both ends of an exciter coil to which an exciting signal is sent by a push-pull method are compared, and at least one of a short circuit to ground and a short circuit to a power supply of a signal line for the exciting signal is detected based on the duty cycle of a rectangular-wave signal indicating the result of comparison. Alternatively, a predetermined reference potential is compared with a potential of at least one of two phase detection signals before detection, and at least one of a short circuit to the ground and a short circuit to the power supply of a signal line for the at least one of the detection signals is detected based on the duty cycle of a rectangular-wave signal indicating the result of comparison.

Abstract: A device may obtain samples from an accelerometer and a gyroscope, determine kinematics signals based on the samples, and compute a number of steps taken by a user based on the kinematics signals.

Abstract: An uniaxial acceleration sensor senses an acceleration. An analog to digital (AD) converter converts the acceleration into a digital sensor value. A square-value calculating unit calculates a square value of the sensor value. A zero-point determining unit determines whether the square value is zero and every time the square value becomes zero, instructs an energy calculating unit to output energy. The energy calculating unit calculates the energy by integrating the square value. Upon receiving instructions to output the energy, the energy calculating unit outputs the stored energy to a threshold comparing unit. The threshold comparing unit compares the energy with a predetermined threshold. A tentative walking processing unit counts the number of times the energy is equal to or larger than the predetermined threshold. A step calculating unit calculates steps by dividing a counter value of the tentative walking processing unit by two.

Abstract: Method, system and computer program product for providing real time detection of analyte sensor sensitivity decline is continuous glucose monitoring systems are provided.

Abstract: A method of processing signals relating to a plurality of X-rays received in an X-ray spectrometry system that includes a pulse processor having a main channel and zero or more fast channels includes steps of receiving a main channel dead time signal and zero or more fast channel dead time signals generated by the pulse processor, detecting an occurrence of a plurality of piled-up X-rays in an X-ray pile-up sequence using one or more of the main channel dead time signal and the zero or more fast channel dead time signals, counting the X-rays in said pile-up sequence, and if one or more fast channels are present, classifying an energy band of each of the piled-up X-rays using one or more of the main channel dead time signal and the one or more fast channel dead time signals.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a method for the semi-automated generation of frame structures in a computer-aided design (CAD) model. Advantageously, the disclosed method allows users to create a model of a frame structure directly from the geometry of an existing solid model assembly in a CAD model. For example, endpoints, edges of solid objects, or intersections of surfaces of the solid model assembly may be used as the basis for generating frame members in the CAD model.

Abstract: The invention system and method of computer aided design of a product having a set of objects, identifies constraints linking objects of said set of objects. Each of the constraints is oriented from a first object to a second object so as to ensure, upon solving the constraints, that the first object is not moved provided that all other of said constraints are solved. The invention further modifies the orientation of one of the constraints, upon user action.

Abstract: Statistical models for identifying associations are described herein. By way of example, a system for identifying associations between variables can include a model builder and an association identifier. The model builder can receive observations about the variables and generate a null model and a non-null model. The association identifier can assess the strength of the association between the variables by determining how much the non-null model better explains the observed data than the null model. Additionally or alternatively, the structure of the observed data can be inferred simultaneously with the statistical model.

Abstract: The present invention is a process for simulating a SAW device, while taking into account the thickness of the substrate. An aspect of the present invention is simulating a traveling surface acoustic wave in a periodic waveguide. The surface acoustic wave is simulated by analyzing an upper portion of the waveguide including a periodic array of electrodes using a periodic finite element method. The simulation further involves analyzing a lower portion of the waveguide including a bottom of the waveguide with an analytic method.

Abstract: The analysis model generation unit generates an analysis model for use in an analysis by a finite-element method. A stress distortion analysis unit analyzes a stress and a distortion occurring in finite elements of a continuum by a load using the analysis model for each load cycle cyclically applied to the continuum by the finite-element method. An element damage evaluation unit evaluates a damage by the distortion on the finite elements of the continuum based on the analysis result for each load cycle. A crack growth display unit displays the growth of a crack occurring in the continuum based on a result of the evaluation of the damage.

Abstract: A method of manipulating a block diagram model with a plurality of graphical modeling components by defining an open loop anywhere on the block diagram model is provided. Graphical modeling components in series with the open loop may be automatically recognized and a plurality of parameters of the graphical modeling components in series with the open loop may be displayed on a display device. A user may simultaneously tune the parameters of the graphical modeling components in series with the open loop. Factorization points breaking the block diagram model in two disconnected parts may be identified in the block diagram model. A virtual graphical model may be generated by replacing a pattern of the graphical modeling components between two factorization points with a single graphical modeling component representing the pattern.

Abstract: A simple analysis model for an elastomeric material member with a strong nonlinearity is created, that is, for a rubber member gripped between a first member and a second member, first shell elements are created for the contact surface of the rubber member contacting the first member, second shell elements are created for the contact surface of the rubber member contacting the second member, and spring elements are created between specific nodes of the first and second shell elements. The spring constant of the created spring elements is identified by data of material tests.

Abstract: The combined effects of a selected treatment option on multiple causes of morbidity or mortality are simulated for evaluation. Various patient-specific and model-specific parameters, including parameters related to diseases to be modeled, are used in modeling incidence and mortality rates for each disease. These disease-specific models are used for defining a set of health states having initial probabilities, which are used to formulate a transition matrix used in matrix calculation to obtain output matrix Q. If additional cycles are needed, the transition matrix is updated and matrix calculation is performed using the updated transition matrix. Otherwise, final output matrix Q is utilized for calculation of values needed for determining an overall treatment score. The calculated values and/or values from Q are combined with patient or numeric scores from other treatment choice-related domains to obtain a raw score that is used to produce a patient-specific score for a selected treatment option.

Abstract: Epitope prediction models are described herein. By way of example, a system for predicting epitope information relating to a epitope can include a classification model (e.g., logistic regression model). The trained classification model can illustratively operatively execute one ore logistic functions on received protein data, and incorporate one or more of hidden binary variables and shift variables that when processed represent the identification (e.g., prediction) of one or more desired epitopes. The classification model can be configured to predict the epitope information by processing data including various features of an epitope, MHC, MHC supertype, and Boolean combinations thereof.

Abstract: A forward synthetic method is described that utilizes recursive application of established organic chemical reactions to derive more complex synthons from available reagents than are available from the reagent synthons themselves. The product of each reaction serves as the starting point for further reactions thereby permitting the generation of multiple complex molecular structures. This synthon generation procedure typically yields 20 ? 30 new structures within the limits of easily accessible syntheses based upon each starting reagent. More complex syntheses yield even more structures. The generated synthons are characterized with a molecular structural descriptor possessing a neighborhood property and can be further characterized with features. The synthons are searched for three dimensional shape and feature similarity to molecular fragments derived from query molecules, typically pharmacological molecules of interest.

Abstract: There are provided a medium storing a model creation program for creating a model for communicating with an object apparatus to be verified, a model creation apparatus and a model creation method. A medium storing a model creation program for causing a computer to create a model for communicating with an object apparatus to be verified so as to be readable to the computer, wherein the program causes the computer to execute an acquisition step that acquires a first finite state machine expressing the interface specification of the object apparatus to be verified as a finite state machine, a first addition step that adds an error state and a state transition to the error state to the first finite state machine to produce a second finite state machine and sets the transition conditions of the second transition machine according to the set error probability and a conversion step that converts the second finite state machine into a model for communicating with the object apparatus to be verified.

Abstract: A WEB page translation method includes a description language identification means 33 for discriminating whether the translation target portion of the WEB page accessed by a user via a terminal device 1 is described in HTML, a first translation means 35 for translating the character string displayed on the WEB page into another language on a translation target portion discriminated to be described in HTML by the description language identification means 33, and a second translation means 36 for translating the character string displayed on the WEB page into another language on a translation target portion discriminated to be described not in HTML by the description language identification means 33.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods allow users of document editors to real-time translate language of text from a first to a second language. During use, users indicate a selection for translation in a typing area of the document editor. The document editor seeks translation from a remote language translation service, especially by way of internet http requests. Processing of returned translations also occurs to present users with a useable form of the translation. Other aspects include seeking translations from multiple language translation services and selecting a best translation for display, according to a predetermined criteria. Users can also select preferred languages for translation. Retrofitting existing document editors contemplates inserting executable code, in the form of plug-ins or macros, and executing them to obtain translations. Executable code is available as a computer program product in the form of a download or on a computer-readable medium.

Abstract: An incorrect hyperlink detecting apparatus which can detect a semantic inconsistency of a hyperlink with high accuracy is provided.

Abstract: A method of extracting a voice command produced in an enclosed or partially enclosed environment, includes providing an impulse response signal of the enclosed or partially enclosed environment; recording the voice command and ambient sounds; and using the impulse response signal to extract the recorded voice command.

Abstract: A very low bit rate communication system. In preferred embodiments, an off-the-shelf module is adapted to convert a speaker's voice to text. A processor is provided to separate the text into individual words. The processor is programmed with a dictionary which provides pre-assigned specific 14-bit numeric values to each word in the dictionary (words used more frequently may be assigned shorter codes). The processor creates a numeric stream from 14-bit numeric values and this numeric stream is then transmitted to a receiver. Typical speech contains 4 words/second, so bit rates as low as 50 bits/second may be achieved with this technique. At the receiving end, the stream of received 14-bit numeric values, representing the speaker's words, are looked up in a dictionary identical to that at the transmitting end and the text of the words reconstructed. Text-to-speech techniques common to the industry are then used to regenerate the speech.

Abstract: Provided are a method, apparatus, and medium for encoding/decoding a high frequency band signal by using a low frequency band signal corresponding to an audio signal or a speech signal. Accordingly, since the high frequency band signal is encoded and decoded by using the low frequency band signal, encoding and decoding can be carried out with a small data size while avoiding deterioration of sound quality.

Abstract: A representation of a speech signal is received and is decoded to identify a sequence of position-dependent phonetic tokens wherein each token comprises a phone and a position indicator that indicates the position of the phone within a syllable.

Abstract: An apparatus for pre-processing a speech signal capable of improving the performance of speech signal processing by extracting the characteristics of noise that are distinguished from those of speech, and a method for extracting a speech end-point for the apparatus are provided. The apparatus includes a noise/speech determination unit for calculating noise information from at least one of an initial frame and a final frame of an input speech signal and determining if a current frame of the speech signal is a noise frame or a speech frame using the noise information, a hangover application unit for determining a predetermined number of frames transmitted after the current frame as consecutive speech frames when the current frame is the speech frame, and a speech information update unit for storing the speech frame and the consecutive speech frames.

Abstract: A voice output device, includes: a compound word voice data storage unit that stores voice data in association with each of compound words which is formed of a plurality of words; a text display unit that displays text containing a plurality of words; a word designation unit that designates any of the words in the text displayed by the text display unit as a designated word based on a user's operation; a compound word detection unit that detects a compound word in which voice data is stored in the compound word voice data storage unit, from among the plurality of words in the text containing the designated word; and a voice output unit that outputs voice data corresponding to the compound word detected by the compound word detection unit as a voice.

Abstract: Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; presenting the selected structural element to the user; streaming presentation speech to the user including individual speech from at least one user participating in the presentation; converting the presentation speech to text; detecting whether the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users; and displaying the text if the presentation speech contains simultaneous individual speech from two or more users.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for overcoming errors in speech recognition systems. For example, a technique for processing acoustic data in accordance with a speech recognition system comprises the following steps/operations. Acoustic data is obtained in association with the speech recognition system. The acoustic data is recorded using a combination of a first buffer area and a second buffer area, such that the recording of the acoustic data using the combination of the two buffer areas at least substantially minimizes one or more truncation errors associated with operation of the speech recognition system.

Abstract: A communication apparatus through which voice communication between a user and a communication partner is performed, including: a voice input device to which a user voice that is a voice of the user is inputted; a voice output device from which a partner voice that is a voice of the communication partner is outputted; and a controller including (a) a signal produce section which produces a message signal as an electric signal that is to be changed into a message voice and (b) a voice-characteristic recognition section which recognizes at least one of frequency characteristics of the user voice and the partner voice, and configured to prepare the message signal such that a frequency characteristic of the message voice is different from the recognized at least one of the frequency characteristics of the user voice and the partner voice.

Abstract: A text-dependent voice authentication system that performs authentication by urging a user to input a keyword by voice includes: an input part (11) that receives a voice input of a keyword divided into a plurality of portions with an utterable unit being a minimum unit over a plurality of times at a time interval for each of the portions; registered speaker-specific syllable model DB (20) that previously stores a registered keyword of a user as a speaker model created in the utterable unit; a feature value conversion part (12) that obtains a feature value of a voice contained in a portion of the keyword received by the first voice input in the input part (11) from the portion; a similarity calculation part (13) that obtains a similarity between the feature value and the speaker model; a keyword checking part (17) that determines whether or not voice inputs of all the syllables or phonemes configuring an entire registered keyword by the plurality of times of voice inputs, based on the similarity obtained in th

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of processing voice signals (320, 322, 324) for a communication terminal (300) using voice recognition means comparing those voice signals to data stored in a database (304) in order to identify the data corresponding to those signals, that identified data being transmitted to management means (312) for triggering an action. According to the invention, such a method is characterized in that, the voice signals being liable to be supplied different sound acquisition systems (305, 307, 309), separate voice recognition means are used for each acquisition system.

Abstract: A voice recognition emergency system and method. The system includes a microphone, a speaker, and a voice recognition emergency device. The device includes a processor and a transmitter. The processor analyzes sound received from the microphone, detects when an emergency phrase has been spoken, and conveys an alert condition to a gateway via the transmitter in response to detecting the emergency phrase has been spoken. The processor recognizes pre-defined, spoken emergency phrases and triggers an alert condition in response to detecting that one of the emergency phrases was spoken. The device continuously listens through the microphone for any one of the pre-defined phrases, in response to which an alert condition is conveyed to the gateway device. The alert condition is conveyed to the gateway device through Power Line Communications (PLC), radio communications, Wi-Fi communications, or Ethernet communications. The processor may recognize an emergency phrase spoken by a particular person.

Abstract: A system and method recognizes speech securely. The system includes a client and a server, The client is configured to provide securely speech in a form of an observation sequence of symbols, and the server is configured to provide securely a multiple trained hidden Markov models (HMMs), each trained HMM including a multiple states, a state transition probability distribution and an initial state distribution, and each state including a subset of the observation symbols and an observation symbol probability distribution. The observation symbol probability distributions are modeled by mixtures of Gaussian distributions. Also included are means for determining securely, for each HMM, a likelihood the observation sequence is produced by the states of the HMM, and means for determining a particular symbol with a maximum likelihood of a particular subset of the symbols corresponding to the speech.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically selecting among text-to-speech (TTS) systems. Exemplary embodiments of the systems and methods include identifying text for converting into a speech waveform, synthesizing said text by three TTS systems, generating a candidate waveform from each of the three systems, generating a score from each of the three systems, comparing each of the three scores, selecting a score based on a criteria and selecting one of the three waveforms based on the selected of the three scores.

Abstract: Embodiments are described for a voice output device having a first memory unit configured to store a plurality of audio files, a computation unit configured to associate one or more of the audio files stored in the first memory unit with one or more outputtable data records in the correct order, and an output unit having an audio data output interface for reproducing the audio files in the order prescribed by the computation unit, where the audio files comprise fixed audio files, which contain predetermined sentence components, and variable audio files, which are used to selectively supplement the fixed audio files in order to produce modularly complete sentences.

Abstract: A method for controlling prepaid data services of at least two service groups of different charging criteria in a network is described. In the method resources are reserved from the prepayment system. An initial data delivery limit is set in a rating device for each group based on the resources and information about the charging criteria. A message containing information about the initial data delivery limits is sent from the rating device to a measuring device. Proportional data delivery limits are allocated in the measuring device for each service group individually. The remaining resources are reallocated in the measuring device to the service groups based on pricing weights of the service groups to obtain new proportional data delivery limits for each service group individually, the new proportional data delivery limits being for use in delivery of data after a service group has exceeded its proportional data delivery limit.

Abstract: A method in support of fulfilling an e-commerce transaction between an outlet and a customer with respect to products not held in inventory by the outlet. When a customer selects one of the items not held in inventory by the outlet, the outlet transmits a purchase order to the provider; the provider then transmits a second purchase order for the selected product to a supplier and awaits an acceptance of the purchase order from the supplier. The supplier extracts the relevant data from the purchase order, obtains the selected product from its inventory, and packages and ships the selected product directly to the customer according to the branding requirements so as to insinuate delivery to the customer directly from the outlet. Preferably, the packaged product does not include any indication, or any in-the-clear indication, of the supplier fulfilling the e-commerce purchase order.

Abstract: An electronic system is provided including providing a run-time system having a timing generator, an information generator, and a non-volatile storage; retrieving a system information from the non-volatile storage; and enabling the run-time system including generating an information timer, updating the system information based on the information timer for generating an updated system information, and storing the updated system information in the non-volatile storage.