Patents Issued in July 26, 2016
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Patent number: 9401132Abstract: Systems and methods for collectively generating sound are provided. A sound composition can include multiple component pieces and those component pieces can be divided amongst devices so that the devices can collectively generate the sound composition. For example, each component piece may be assigned to a different device and the each device may provide its assigned component pieces in a synchronized manner so that the overall sound composition is collectively generated. By generating a sound composition in this manner, the network may create new and exciting spatial effects.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Inventor: Steven M. Gottlieb
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Patent number: 9401133Abstract: Embodiments are directed to an adjustable, floor-mounted electric guitar effect performance and storage apparatus for providing easier access to effect pedals and/or floorboards used by guitarists on stage during practices and/or performances. The apparatus includes two platforms, a lower and an upper, each of which is capable of holding various configurations of electric guitar effect pedals and/or floorboards. The upper platform is extendible and retractable by pushing or pulling with one's foot to gain access to pedals on the lower platform. Extension and retraction (gliding back and forth) is made possible by the use of standard drawer slides, installed in reverse, allowing the upper platform to move away and reveal the lower platform. In addition, the height of the upper platform can be adjusted for performance or storage.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Inventor: William Thomas McGinly
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Patent number: 9401134Abstract: An electric-acoustic stringed instrument has a removable, adjustable and acoustic artwork top with a decorative bridge and tailpiece; a mounting system for electric string vibration pickups that allows five degrees of freedom in placement and orientation of each pickup anyplace between the neck and bridge; a pickup switching system that provides K*(K?1)/2 series-connected and K*(K?1)/2 parallel-connected humbucking circuits for K matched single-coil pickups; and an on-board preamplifier and distortion circuit, running for over 100 hours on two AA cells, that provides control over second-and third-harmonic distortion. The switched pickups, and up to M=12 switched tone capacitors provide up to M*K*(K?1) tonal options, plus a linear combination of linear, near second-harmonic and near-third harmonic signals, preamp settings, and possible additional vibration sensors in or on the acoustic top.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Inventor: Donald L. Baker
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Patent number: 9401135Abstract: A transducer for stimulating an article under test with ultrasonic vibration may include a transducer body having a transmitting face and configured to generate ultrasonic vibration through the transmitting face, and an couplant mounted on the transmitting face, the couplant having a multiplicity of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes extending therefrom in a direction substantially normal to the transmitting face.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Keith J. Davis, Richard H. Bossi, John A. Mittleider, Arthur M. Vetter
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Patent number: 9401136Abstract: A noise reducing device for an apparatus provided with a plurality of discharge passages and that is to be used for reducing noise originating from discharge gas discharged from the discharge passages. The noise reducing device including: (a) a plurality of primary sound reducers that are connected to the plurality of discharge passages of the apparatus; and (b) a secondary sound reducer that accommodates a part of each of the plurality of primary sound reducers including at least a discharge port and that includes a space that allows the discharge gas that has passed through the primary sound reducers and been discharged from the discharge ports to pass therethrough, and a system-to-outside discharge unit that allows the discharge gas that has passed through the space to be discharged to outside of the system.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yosuke Tomizawa
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Patent number: 9401138Abstract: A segment information generation device includes a waveform cutout unit cuts out a speech waveform from natural speech at a time period not depending on a pitch frequency of the natural speech. A feature parameter extraction unit extracts a feature parameter of a speech waveform from the speech waveform cut out by the waveform cutout unit. A time domain waveform generation unit generates a time domain waveform based on the feature parameter.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2012Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Masanori Kato
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Patent number: 9401139Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a feedback matching a meaning of a natural language is outputted in the course of outputting a sound corresponding to the natural language by sentence unit. The present invention includes a display unit configured to display a text by sentence unit, an audio output module configured to output a synthetic sound generated from converting the text to a sound, and a controller configured to generate the synthetic sound, extract a meaning of the text, and control a feedback matching the meaning of the text to be outputted while the synthetic sound is outputted via the audio output module.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Taejun Kim, Yunae Nam
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Patent number: 9401140Abstract: An unsupervised acoustic modeling service for speech recognition is disclosed. A computing device may be present in a listening zone, such as a household or office, and may receive an audio signal that may include speech. In some instances, the speech is not directed to the computing device. Speech recognition results may be generated from the audio signal, using an acoustic model, and the results used to update the acoustic model. For example, the acoustic model may be updated to reflect a particular speaker's pronunciation of certain sound units, such as phonemes. By using speech that is not necessarily directed to the computing device, more data may be available for updating an acoustic model.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2012Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Frederick V. Weber, Jeffrey C. O'Neill
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Patent number: 9401141Abstract: The invention discloses a computer system having voice-control function. The computer system includes a voice-recognition module, a shared memory, a microcontroller, a power-management module and a central processing unit. The voice-recognition module receives an external voice signal via a microphone and determines whether the external voice signal corresponds to an operation instruction. The shared memory is used for storing shared state information. The microcontroller is used for setting the shared state information according to the operation instruction when the external voice signal corresponds to the operation instruction. The power-management module generates a power-management signal according to the shared state information in the shared memory. When the power-management module transmits the power-management signal, the central processing unit executes a processing operation corresponding to the operation instruction according to the shared state information in the shared memory.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: XinXi Li, Xiaolu Yang, Wenting Wu, Ming Li
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Patent number: 9401142Abstract: Systems and methods of validating transcriptions of natural language content using crowdsourced validation jobs are provided herein. In various implementations, a transcription pair comprising natural language content and text corresponding to a transcription of the natural language content may be gathered. A first group of validation devices may be selected for reviewing the transcription pair. A first crowdsourced validation job may be created for the first group of validation devices. The first crowdsourced validation job may be provided to the first group of validation devices. A vote representing whether or not the text accurately represents the natural language content may be received from each of the first group of validation devices. A validation score may be assigned to the transcription pair based, at least in part, on the votes from each of the first group of validation devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: VoiceBox Technologies CorporationInventors: Spencer John Rothwell, Daniela Braga, Ahmad Khamis Elshenawy, Stephen Steele Carter
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Patent number: 9401143Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving data representing acoustic characteristics of a user's voice; selecting a cluster for the data from among a plurality of clusters, where each cluster includes a plurality of vectors, and where each cluster is associated with a speech model trained by a neural network using at least one or more vectors of the plurality of vectors in the respective cluster; and in response to receiving one or more utterances of the user, providing the speech model associated with the cluster for transcribing the one or more utterances.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Andrew W. Senior, Ignacio Lopez Moreno
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Patent number: 9401144Abstract: A voice gesture is determined from characteristics of an audio signal based on sound uttered by a user. The voice gesture may represent a command or parameters or a command, and may be context sensitive. Upon determining a command and parameters of the command based on the received voice gesture, the command is executed in accordance with the determined parameters. The command may modify any number of attributes within an environment including, but limited to, an image projected within the environment.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Brian A. Garber
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Patent number: 9401145Abstract: A method for converting speech to text in a speech analytics system is provided. The method includes receiving audio data containing speech made up of sounds from an audio source, processing the sounds with a phonetic module resulting in symbols corresponding to the sounds, and processing the symbols with a language module and occurrence table resulting in text. The method also includes determining a probability of correct translation for each word in the text, comparing the probability of correct translation for each word in the text to the occurrence table, and adjusting the occurrence table based on the probability of correct translation for each word in the text.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: VERINT SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Omer Ziv, Ran Achituv, Ido Shapira
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Patent number: 9401146Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for obtaining audio data corresponding to an utterance; transmitting the audio data corresponding to the utterance; receiving an indication that that utterance likely includes a communication-related voice command; in response to receiving the indication that the utterance likely includes the communication-related voice command, applying at least a language model to a representation of the audio data corresponding to the utterance, to identify data referencing a contact; and transmitting the data referencing the contact.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: Matthew Sharifi
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Patent number: 9401147Abstract: In one implementation, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, at a mobile computing device, ambiguous user input that indicates more than one of a plurality of commands; and determining a current context associated with the mobile computing device that indicates where the mobile computing device is currently located. The method can further include disambiguating the ambiguous user input by selecting a command from the plurality of commands based on the current context associated with the mobile computing device; and causing output associated with performance of the selected command to be provided by the mobile computing device.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: John Nicholas Jitkoff, Michael J. LeBeau
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Patent number: 9401148Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for inputting speech data that corresponds to a particular utterance to a neural network; determining an evaluation vector based on output at a hidden layer of the neural network; comparing the evaluation vector with a reference vector that corresponds to a past utterance of a particular speaker; and based on comparing the evaluation vector and the reference vector, determining whether the particular utterance was likely spoken by the particular speaker.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Xin Lei, Erik McDermott, Ehsan Variani, Ignacio L. Moreno
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Patent number: 9401149Abstract: Provided are an image display apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The image display apparatus enabling voice recognition includes: a first voice inputter which receives a user-side audio signal; an audio outputter which outputs an audio signal processed by the image display apparatus; a first voice recognizer which recognizes the user-side audio signal received through the first voice inputter; and a controller which decreases a volume of the audio signal output through the audio outputter to a predetermined level if a voice recognition start command is received.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Dae Gyu Bae, Tae Hwan Cha, Ho Jeong You
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Patent number: 9401150Abstract: A method to detect audio frame losses over a link to a device under test (DUT), such as a User Equipment (UE), includes preparing an input sequence, combining the input sequence into an input audio signal, submitting the input audio signal to an encoder, transporting the encoded signal over the link, obtaining a continuous output audio signal from decoding the transported signal, decomposing the continuous output audio signal into an output sequence, and determining one or more lost frames based on a comparison of one or more characteristics of the input sequence and the output sequence. Preparing the input sequence can include preparing a sequence of a plurality of input snippets, each input snippet having one or more audio characteristics, the preparing such that consecutive input snippets have one or more audio characteristics that differ by a predetermined measure.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: ANRITSU COMPANYInventor: Jheroen P. Dorenbosch
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Patent number: 9401151Abstract: The invention relates to a parametric audio encoder, comprising a parameter generator, the parameter generator being configured to determine a first set of encoding parameters and reference audio signal values, wherein the reference audio signal is another audio channel signal or a downmix audio signal derived from at least two audio channel signals of the plurality of multi-channel audio signals, to determine a first encoding parameter average based on the first set of encoding parameters of the audio channel signal, to determine a second encoding parameter average based on the first encoding parameter average of the audio channel signal and at least one other first encoding parameter average of the audio channel signal, and to determine the encoding parameter based on the first encoding parameter average of the audio channel signal and the second encoding parameter average of the audio channel signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yue Lang, David Virette, Jianfeng Xu
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Patent number: 9401152Abstract: On the basis of a bitstream (P), an n-channel audio signal (X) is reconstructed by deriving an m-channel core signal (Y) and multichannel coding parameters (?) from the bitstream, where 1?m<n. Also derived from the bitstream are pre-processing dynamic range control, DRC, parameters (DRC2) quantifying an encoder-side dynamic range limiting of the core signal. The n-channel audio signal is obtained by parametric synthesis in accordance with the multichannel coding parameters and while cancelling any encoder-side dynamic range limiting based on the pre-processing DRC parameters. In particular embodiments, the reconstruction further includes use of compensated post-processing DRC parameters quantifying a potential decoder-side dynamic range compression. Cancellation of an encoder-side range limitation and range compression are preferably performed by different decoder-side components. Cancellation and compression may be coordinated by a DRC pre-processor.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignees: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, Dolby International ABInventors: Jeffrey Riedmiller, Karl J. Roeden, Kristofer Kjoerling, Heiko Purnhagen, Vinay Melkote, Leif Sehlstrom
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Patent number: 9401153Abstract: Audio signal processing enhances audio watermark embedding and detecting processes. Audio signal processes include audio classification and adapting watermark embedding and detecting based on classification. Advances in audio watermark design include adaptive watermark signal structure data protocols, perceptual models, and insertion methods. Perceptual and robustness evaluation is integrated into audio watermark embedding to optimize audio quality relative the original signal, and to optimize robustness or data capacity. These methods are applied to audio segments in audio embedder and detector configurations to support real time operation. Feature extraction and matching are also used to adapt audio watermark embedding and detecting.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Digimarc CorporationInventors: Ravi K. Sharma, Brett A. Bradley, Shankar Thagadur Shivappa
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Patent number: 9401154Abstract: A method for recognizing an audio sample locates an audio file that closely matches the audio sample from a database indexing a large set of original recordings. Each indexed audio file is represented in the database index by a set of landmark timepoints and associated fingerprints. Landmarks occur at reproducible locations within the file, while fingerprints represent features of the signal at or near the landmark timepoints. To perform recognition, landmarks and fingerprints are computed for the unknown sample and used to retrieve matching fingerprints from the database. For each file containing matching fingerprints, the landmarks are compared with landmarks of the sample at which the same fingerprints were computed. If a large number of corresponding landmarks are linearly related, i.e., if equivalent fingerprints of the sample and retrieved file have the same time evolution, then the file is identified with the sample.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Shazam Investments LimitedInventors: Avery Li-Chun Wang, Julius O. Smith, III
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Patent number: 9401155Abstract: Vector Quantizer and method therein for efficient vector quantization, e.g. in a transform audio codec. The method comprises comparing an input target vector s with a plurality of centroids, each centroid representing a respective class of codevectors in a codebook. Further, a starting point for a search related to the input target vector in the codebook is determined, based on the result of the comparison. The codevectors in the codebook are sorted according to a distortion measure reflecting the distance between each codevector and the centroids of the classes. The Vector Quantizer and method enables that the class of codevectors comprising the most probable candidate codevectors in regard of the input vector. s may be searched first.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2012Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Volodya Grancharov, Tomas Jansson Toftgård
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Patent number: 9401156Abstract: There is provided a method of using an adaptive tilt compensation by a speech decoder. The method comprises receiving a bit stream including a plurality of parameters representative of a speech signal; identifying an adaptive code vector and a fixed code vector using the plurality of parameters; scaling the adaptive code vector and the fixed code vector to generate a scaled adaptive code vector and a scaled fixed code vector; summing the scaled adaptive code vector and the scaled fixed code vector to generate a synthesized output; calculating a first reflection coefficient based on the plurality of parameters representative of the speech signal; multiplying the first reflection coefficient by a factor to generate a tilt factor; and applying the tilt factor to the synthesized output based on an encoding bit rate.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2008Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Huan-Yu Su, Yang Gao
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Patent number: 9401157Abstract: The disclosure provides a customizable system for modifying voice dimensions. The system comprises a program interface located on an electronic device. The program interface is used to manipulate user input from one or more individuals relating to voice parameters. Instructions are then created by the program interface that allow for one or more individuals to modify the voice dimensions of the one or more individuals by following the instructions. The disclosure further provides a method for modifying an individual's voice dimensions. The method comprises identifying one or more dimensions in an individual's vocal dimensions that are to be modified. On an electronic device, a voice exercise is created by selecting at least one parameter that modifies the one or more dimensions in an individual's voice. Instructions created by the electronic device that are based on the selection of at least one parameter are then followed by the individual.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Inventor: Richard Fink, IV
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Patent number: 9401158Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for microphone signal fusion. An example method commences with receiving a first and second signal representing sounds captured, respectively, by internal and external microphones. The second signal includes at least a voice component. The first signal and the voice component are modified by at least human tissue. The first and second signals are processed to obtain noise estimates. The first signal is aligned with the second signal. The second signal and the aligned first signal are blended based on the noise estimates to generate an enhanced voice signal. The internal microphone is located inside an ear canal and sealed for isolation from acoustic signals outside the ear canal. The external microphone is located outside the ear canal. All of parts of the processing, blending and aligning of the systems and method may be performed on a subband basis in the frequency domain.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLCInventors: Kuan-Chieh Yen, Thomas Miller, Mushtaq Syed
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Patent number: 9401159Abstract: A device may include a display and logic. The logic may be configured to receive a selection of a first control action associated with an application stored in the device, provide a number of choices associated with the first control action, and receive a word or a phrase to use as a voice command corresponding to the first control action, wherein the word or phrase is selected from the choices. The logic may also associate the word or phrase with the first control action, receive voice input from a user, identify the voice input as corresponding to the word or phrase, and perform the first control action based on the identified voice input.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: SNAPTRACK, INC.Inventors: Mats Gustafsson, Julian Charles Hope
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Patent number: 9401160Abstract: Voice activity detectors and related methods are provided. Methods include receiving a frame of the input signal; determining a first SNR of the received frame; comparing the determined first SNR with an adaptive threshold; and detecting whether the received frame comprises voice based on the comparison. The adaptive threshold is at least based on total noise energy of a noise level, an estimate of a second SNR and on energy variation between different frames.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2010Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventor: Martin Sehlstedt
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Patent number: 9401161Abstract: Data is read from a track of a magnetic recording medium via multiple read transducers located at different positions on a read head. The multiple read transducers are substantially positioned over the track when reading the track. The multiple read transducers have different design characteristics manifesting in differences in at least one of magnetic and electrical behavior of the multiple read transducers. One or more signals originating from the multiple read transducers are combined to assist in decoding the data.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Jason C. Jury, Ara Patapoutian, Xiong Liu, Myint Ngwe, Quan Li
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Patent number: 9401162Abstract: A read sensor that includes an air bearing surface and a synthetic antiferromagnetic (SAF) structure. The read sensor also includes a first free layer (FL) above the SAF structure and a second FL below the SAF structure. The first FL and the second FL have differing widths at the bearing surface. The first FL, the second FL and the SAF structure are configured to provide a reader resolution that corresponds to a difference between a first width of the first FL and a second width of the second FL.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventors: Kaizhong Gao, Wenzhong Zhu, Edward Gage
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Patent number: 9401163Abstract: A reader includes top and bottom reader stacks disposed between a top and bottom shield. The top and bottom reader stacks are offset relative to each other in a downtrack direction. Top side shields surround the top reader stack in a crosstrack direction, and bottom side shields surround the bottom reader stack in the crosstrack direction. A split middle shield is between the top and bottom reader stacks and the top and bottom side shields. The split middle shield includes top and bottom portions separated by an isolation layer, the top and bottom portions respectively coupled to the top and bottom reader stacks.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Shaun Eric McKinlay, Eric Walter Singleton, Samuel Martin Barthell
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Patent number: 9401164Abstract: A gram load measurement assembly is configured to measure the gram load of a head stack assembly (HSA) of a disk drive being manufactured using the HSA's suspension tabs, thereby avoiding contact with the Air Bearing Surface (ABS) of the HSA's sliders when checking the gram load forces after the installation of the Head Gimbal Assembly (HGA) installation on the actuator assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Chaiya Thongrattana, Angkhan Thongsuksai, Jetsada Nontree, Teeraporn Srikwanjai, Ruksakul Boonpuang, Chainat Krudpuek
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Method and system to monitor magnetic head loading and unloading stability for a data storage system
Patent number: 9401165Abstract: A method and system to monitor stability of magnetic head loading and unloading beside media for a data storage system is described. A shock sensor is utilized to detect shock during preloading of a magnetic head beside recording media, during loading of a magnetic head beside recording media, during pre-unloading of a magnetic head from the recording media, and/or during unloading of a magnetic head from the recording media. In an aspect, a desired pitch static attitude (PSA) and roll static attitude (RSA) of a slider is determined. In an aspect, the stability of a magnetic head is assessed and screened while on the fly and during head gimbal assembly (HGA) design and testing to improve overall data storage device reliability.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jifang Tian, Alain Chahwan -
Patent number: 9401166Abstract: Improved pattern detection is provided for a predefined pattern in data. A detection threshold employed by a Euclidean detector to detect a pattern (such as a Servo Address Mark) may be adjusted based upon data gathered that corresponds to an indication of a detected pattern by one of a plurality of pattern detectors.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Linjiang Guo, Zhi Bin Li, Yao Zhao, Dahua Qin
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Patent number: 9401167Abstract: Two or more signals are read from two or more respective tracks of a disk drive recording medium using respective two or more read transducers co-located on a slider. The slider is aligned to the two or more tracks in response to the correlation between the two or more signals.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Puskal Prasad Pokharel, Riyan Mendonsa
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Patent number: 9401168Abstract: A disk apparatus control device including an A/D converting section that samples an analog current amount signal indicating a current amount for a drive current of a motor that moves a head for accessing a storage disk of a disk apparatus, and converts the analog current amount signal into a digital current amount signal indicating the current amount. The device can further include a control signal generating section that, according to digital control, generates a digital control signal corresponding to a manipulation amount of the drive current, based on a difference between the current amount indicated by the digital current amount signal and a target value for the current amount of the drive current. Additionally, the device can include a D/A converting section that converts the digital control signal into an analog control signal, and outputs the analog control signal to a drive current generating section that generates the drive current.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.Inventor: Kiyotada Ito
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Patent number: 9401169Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are provided for implementing touchdown measurement using thermal and voltage actuation for hard disk drives (HDDs). The touchdown measurement uses a constant power applied to a thermal flyheight control (TFC) and an electrostatic voltage bias pulse is applied between the slider body and the disk to actuate the slider into contact with the disk.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: HGST Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Sripathi Vangipuram Canchi, Sukumar Rajauria, Erhard Schreck
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Patent number: 9401170Abstract: FePt-based perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) media including an epitaxial exchanged coupling layer (EECL) between FePtX magnetic recording layers. The degree of exchange coupling may be modulated by the EECL while the texture is transferred between the magnetic recording layers. With an EECL of proper composition and thickness, the FePt-based composite media has high anisotropy field and low saturation magnetic field.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: WD Media, LLCInventors: Chengjun Sun, Donald C. Stafford, B. Ramamurthy Acharya
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Patent number: 9401171Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium, which comprises a nonmagnetic layer containing a nonmagnetic powder and a binder and a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder and a binder in this order on a nonmagnetic support, wherein the nonmagnetic layer has a thickness of equal to or less than 300 nm; a composite elastic modulus as measured on a surface of the magnetic layer ranges from 6.0 to 8.0 GPa; the magnetic layer comprises an abrasive with a specific surface area by BET method ranging from 14 m2/g to 40 m2/g; and a surface abrasive occupancy on a surface of the magnetic layer ranges from 0.2% to 2%.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Norihito Kasada, Masahide Sato, Isamu Watanabe
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Patent number: 9401172Abstract: An optical disc medium includes a land and a groove at which information can be recorded. A predetermined number of address information units which record address information of the land or groove are provided in a circumferential direction of the optical disc medium. The address information unit of the land includes three or more address recording areas capable of recording address information. The address information is recorded on one area selected from among the three or more address recording areas. The address information unit of the land has address information which is recorded, in the same modulation, on the side of the inner adjacent groove and on the side of the outer adjacent groove. The one area to be selected from among the three or more address recording areas for recording the address information of the land is different among three address information units adjacently arranged in a radial direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Junichi Minamino, Harumitsu Miyashita, Kohei Nakata
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Patent number: 9401173Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer readable medium for writing data on a highly indestructible material is disclosed. A laser may write data on a first side of a highly indestructible material. The data may then be marked as non-rewriteable. The data may also be written on a second side of the highly indestructible material, with the second side being opposite the first side. The highly indestructible material may comprise a stainless steel storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: CUNEIFORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Steven Michael Lacey, John Currie, Gregory Pine, Noureddine Melikechi
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Patent number: 9401174Abstract: Systems and method relating generally to data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for utilizing multiple data streams for data recovery from a storage device.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: James P. Howley, Suharli Tedja, Adam Lipsey, Daniel James Dolan, Jr., David W. Kelly
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Patent number: 9401175Abstract: An apparatus for correcting crosstalk in an array reader magnetic recording system includes an array reader comprising a number of read heads operable to read data from a magnetic storage medium, a preamplifier configured to amplify the signals from the read heads, and a crosstalk correction circuit configured to reduce crosstalk between signals from the read heads.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Jaydip Bhaumik, Jeffrey A. Gleason, Scott M. O'Brien, Travis Oenning, Ross S. Wilson
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Patent number: 9401176Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system for selecting an optimum tape layout to store data on a tape medium includes a processor and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processor, the logic being configured to compute a set of all minimum distances corresponding to a plurality of data set layouts, wherein each minimum distance is computed between a location of a first codeword interleave (CWI) and locations of all other CWIs in a common sub data set (SDS), and calculate a first performance metric associated with each possible set of parameters using the set of all minimum distances for the plurality of data set layouts, the parameters being associated with at least a tape drive and the tape medium. More systems, methods, and computer program products for selecting optimum tape layouts to store data on tape media are described in accordance with other embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Roy D. Cideciyan, Robert A. Hutchins, Thomas Mittelholzer
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Patent number: 9401177Abstract: A method for editing the playback speed of a partial sequence of video and a digital device therefor are disclosed. A video editing method includes providing a timeline interface corresponding to a video sequence, receiving a first user input for specifying a first location on the timeline interface and a second user input for specifying a second location on the timeline interface, setting an editing interval between the first location and the second location of the timeline interface, receiving a third user input with respect to the editing interval, adjusting at least one of the thickness and length of the editing interval in response to the third user input, and editing playback attributes of the partial sequence based on the adjusted thickness and length of the editing interval.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Eunhyung Cho
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Patent number: 9401178Abstract: Enables event analysis from sensors including environmental, physiological and motion capture sensors. Also enables displaying information based on events recognized using sensor data associated with a user, piece of equipment or based on previous motion analysis data from the user or other user(s) or other sensors. Enables intelligent analysis, synchronization, and transfer of generally concise event videos synchronized with motion data from motion capture sensor(s) coupled with a user or piece of equipment. Enables creating, transferring, obtaining, and storing concise event videos generally without non-event video. Events stored in the database identifies trends, correlations, models, and patterns in event data. Greatly saves storage and increases upload speed by uploading event videos and avoiding upload of non-pertinent portions of large videos. Creates highlight and fail reels filtered by metrics and can sort by metric.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: BLAST MOTION INC.Inventors: Michael Bentley, Ryan Kaps, Bhaskar Bose, Piyush Gupta, Juergen Haas, Brian Estrem
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Patent number: 9401179Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, using a processor, a consumer of media content; detecting, using data derived from a device selected from the group consisting of an image capture device and an audio capture device, a trigger event associated with the consumer; and creating, using a processor, a bookmark at a location in the media content associated with the detection of the trigger event. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: John Carl Mese, Russell Speight VanBlon, Nathan J. Peterson, Rod D. Waltermann
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Patent number: 9401180Abstract: In one embodiment, a tape drive system includes a file system adapted for enabling sequential access to data on a tape medium, a file access controller adapted for managing the data, the file access controller including logic adapted for writing a file on the tape medium, logic adapted for writing a pointer of the written file in an index of the tape medium, wherein the pointer is managed by the file access controller, logic adapted for creating a high resolution tape directory (HRTD) including detailed location information of data on the tape medium, and logic adapted for storing the HRTD as part of end of data (EOD) of the index when a tape cartridge housing the tape medium is unloaded. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described according to more embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Atsushi Abe, Takashi Katagiri, Hirokazu Nakayama, Yutaka Oishi
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Patent number: 9401181Abstract: A locking structure for detachably mounting a storage device to a casing of an electronic device includes a carrier fixed in the casing which defines a plurality of slots. a fixing member is also included, and an enclosure defining a plurality of positioning shafts corresponding to the slots which are configured to hold the storage device. A rotating frame is connected with the enclosure and a handle is connected with the rotating frame, the rotating frame including a hook engaged with the fixing member. When the handle is pulled to disengage the shafts from the slots and detach the hook from the fixing member, the storage device can be removed from the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Shyue-Dar Her
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Patent number: 9401182Abstract: A rack mount device comprising: a housing; first and second drawer sections to be withdrawable from the housing; storage sections provided in the first and second drawer sections, each of storage sections including memory devices; a control module to control the memory devices; a connection cable to couple an external connection terminal of the housing and the control module and include an excess length portion corresponding to movement of the control module; a cable protective tube to be inserted by the excess length portion, one end of the cable protective tube fixed in a vicinity of a connection portion to the control module of the connection cable, another end of the cable protective tube fixed on a bottom plate side of the housing, the cable protective tube including a folded-up section which moves along with the drawing operation; and a cable protective tube deformation device to move the folded-up section.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: Kenji Aoki