Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device and a method of operating the display device that reduces power consumption, the method including: operating the display device in a normal driving mode to display an image on a display panel according to an image data signal; operating the display device in a sleep mode, by adjusting a clock signal and an image data signal transmitted from a set controller to of the display device to a first voltage; measuring a sleep mode time period during which the display device operates in the sleep mode; and adjusting a register value of the set controller when the measured sleep mode time period exceeds a first reference time period and maintaining the clock signal at a second voltage according to the adjusted register value as a clock-off mode.

Abstract: An organic light emitting device having a repair line connected to an organic light emitting element of a bad pixel. A first capacitor stores a voltage corresponding to a data voltage of the bad pixel, and a driving transistor outputs a current corresponding to the voltage stored in the first capacitor to an output terminal. A first transistor is connected between the output terminal of the driving transistor and the repair line, and is turned on or turned off in response to a first signal. A second transistor is connected between the repair line and a node, and is configured to be turned on or turned off in response to a second signal. A third transistor is connected between a node and a first voltage line for supplying a first voltage, and is turned on or turned off in response to a third signal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device including: a pixel array portion; a drive portion; and a power source wiring; the pixel array portion, at least a part of the drive portion configured to drive the pixel array portion and the power source wiring are forming a panel, the pixel array portion including scanning lines disposed in rows, signal lines disposed in columns, and pixels disposed in matrix in portions where the scanning lines and the signal lines cross each other, respectively, the drive portion including a scanner portion configured to drive the pixels in a line-sequential manner through the scanning lines, and a signal portion configured to supply a video signal to each of the signal lines in correspondence to the line-sequential drive, so that an image is displayed on the pixel array portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pixel circuit, its driving method, an array substrate and a display device. The pixel circuit includes a plurality of pixels, each of which includes a blue sub-pixel and a driving module for driving the blue sub-pixel. The blue sub-pixel includes N blue OLEDs, and N is a positive integer greater than 1. The driving module is configured to drive the N blue OLEDs in a time division manner. According to the present disclosure, the blue sub-pixel is segmented into several portions, and merely a portion of the blue sub-pixel is displayed each time. As a result, it is able to prolong the service time of the blue sub-pixel, thereby to increase the service life of an AMOLED panel.

Abstract: A display device includes first pixels emitting light in a first field and second pixels emitting light in a second field. The first field includes a first compensation period during which threshold voltages of driving transistors of the first pixels are concurrently compensated, a first scan period during which scan signals corresponding to the first pixels are sequentially transmitted and corresponding data signals are programmed, and first light emission periods during which the first pixels concurrently emit light according to the data signals. The second field includes a second compensation period during which threshold voltages of driving transistors of the second pixels are concurrently compensated, a second scan period during which scan signals corresponding to the second pixels are sequentially transmitted and corresponding data signals are programmed, and second light emission periods during which the second pixels concurrently emit light according to the data signals.

Abstract: The gate driver circuit is connected to a row of pixel unit, each includes a pixel driving module and a light-emitting device connected to each other, the pixel driving module including a driving transistor, a driving module and a compensating module, the compensating module is connected to a first row scanning signal, and the driving module is connected to a second row scanning signal and a driving voltage. The gate driver circuit further includes a row pixel controlling unit configured to provide the first row scanning signal to the compensating module and provide the second row scanning signal and the driving voltage to the driving module, so as to control the compensating module to compensate for a threshold voltage of the driving transistor and control the driving module to drive the light-emitting device.

Abstract: There is provided a display control device including a determination unit configured to determine a type of input information, and a display controller configured to switch modes of a display unit capable of being switched to a mirror surface mode and a display mode in accordance with a result of determination by the determination unit.

Abstract: A backlight for a LCD comprises two or LED arrays, each corresponding to a respective color channel. A control circuit controls the supply current to each LED array separately based on the content of a displayed image to reduce the current consumption of the backlight. The control circuit generates separate histograms of transmittance values for each of two or more color channels in the image, and stretches the histograms for the two or more color channels by respective stretching factors to generate a stretched image. The stretched image is displayed on the LCD. The control circuit further control the current supply to the two or more LED arrays in the backlight to reduce a brightness of light emitted by the two or more LED arrays in dependence on respective stretching factors for the corresponding color channel.

Abstract: An image display method includes the steps of: acquiring a third image formed by applying dynamic range extension processing to a first image and a second image photographed with low sensitivity or low exposure with respect to the first image, or a fourth image without dynamic range extension processing; displaying the acquired image in a transmissive type display panel; and making backlight luminance of a segment corresponding to a high luminance portion in the third image higher than backlight luminance of a segment corresponding to a low luminance portion when the acquired image is determined to be the third image.

Abstract: An image display device including: a light-emitting unit that is capable of individually controlling emission amounts in each of a plurality of regions constituting a screen; a display unit that displays an image on the screen; and a control unit that sets a first region in which display is performed at a predetermined brightness and a second region in which an image is displayed at a lower brightness than the predetermined brightness in the screen, wherein the control unit sets the second region in a region excluding the first region in the screen on the basis of an influence of light leakage from the first region.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes unit pixels including a first unit pixel and a second unit pixel, each of the first unit pixel and the second unit pixel including a first white area and first to third color areas, gate lines which extend in a first direction, cross the unit pixels and include a first gate line and a second gate line, data lines which extend in a second direction, and pixel electrodes which are electrically connected to the data lines and include first to seventh pixel electrodes, where the first to third pixel electrodes overlap the first to third color areas of the first unit pixel, respectively, the fourth to sixth pixel electrodes overlap the first to third color areas of the second unit pixel, respectively, and the seventh pixel electrode overlaps the first white areas of the first and second unit pixels.

Abstract: A display device with a plurality of sub-pixel groups is disclosed. Each of the sub-pixel groups comprises a first sub-pixel, located at a first column; a second sub-pixel, located at a second column adjacent to the first column; a third sub-pixel, located at a third column adjacent to the second column; a fourth sub-pixel, located at a fourth column adjacent to the third column; and a fifth sub-pixel, located at the fourth column; wherein the row of the second sub-pixel overlaps the row of the first sub-pixel; wherein the row of the third sub-pixel overlaps the row of the first sub-pixel; wherein the row of at least one of the fourth sub-pixel and the fifth sub-pixel overlaps the row of the first sub-pixel; wherein a sum of the heights of the fourth sub-pixel and the fifth sub-pixel is smaller than or equal to the height of the first sub-pixel.

Abstract: A display includes a source driver, a demultiplexer, a first data line, a second data line, a first pixel and a second pixel. The demultiplexer includes a first pixel signal transmission unit and a second pixel signal transmission unit. The first pixel signal transmission unit includes a first sub-pixel signal transmission unit, a second sub-pixel signal transmission unit and a third sub-pixel signal transmission unit. The first sub-pixel signal transmission unit and the second sub-pixel signal transmission unit share a drain. A second pixel signal transmission unit next to the first pixel signal transmission unit includes a fourth sub-pixel signal transmission unit, a fifth sub-pixel signal transmission unit and a sixth sub-pixel signal transmission unit. The fourth sub-pixel signal transmission unit and the fifth sub-pixel signal transmission unit share another drain.

Abstract: A liquid crystal array substrate includes a number of pixels, each pixel includes a main region, a first sub-region, and a second sub-region. The main region includes a first thin film transistor (TFT), the first sub-region comprises a second TFT, and the second sub-region comprises a third TFT. Gates of the first TFT, the second TFT, and the third TFT of each pixel are connected to a first scan line, a source of the first TFT is connected to a first data line, a drain of the first TFT is connected to one corresponding pixel electrode; sources of the second TFT and the third TFT are connected to a second data line, drains of the second TFT and the third TFT are respectively connected to corresponding pixel electrodes.

Abstract: A Gamma voltage generating module for supplying a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of pixel units, each including comprising a main pixel region M and a sub pixel region S. The Gamma voltage generating modules have a reference voltage unit source to a first divider resistance string for dividing the reference voltages to form Gamma voltages corresponding to 0-255 gray scales, and supplying the Gamma voltages to the main pixel region M; and a second divider resistance string, coupled to the reference voltage unit, for forming Gamma voltages corresponding to 0-255 gray scales, and supplying the Gamma voltages to the sub pixel region S. The first divider resistance string and the second divider resistance string, the Gamma voltage generating points at least at gray scales of 0, Gx, Gx+1 and 255 connect with the reference voltages. Also discloses a liquid crystal panel comprising the above Gamma voltage generating module.

Abstract: A display driving method including the following steps is provided. A common voltage is provided to define a reference voltage of a display. The reference voltage is sequentially switched between a plurality of AC voltage swings, between a plurality of DC voltage levels, or between one or more AC voltage swings and one or more DC voltage levels. Each of the plurality of AC voltage swings is provided for a time length of one or more frames. The step of providing the common voltage is repeated one or more times. A display driving circuit using the same is also provided.

Abstract: A drive IC, a display device and a loading method enable signals of different differential formats to be loaded without resulting in circuit redundancy. A drive IC includes an input section, a holding section, a selection section, and an output section. The input section includes a first input circuit and a second input circuit. When data of RSDS format is loaded, a selection section selects for output to the output section data held in a holding section that temporarily stores data output from the input section. When mini-LVDS format data is loaded, the selection section selects the data output from the input section for output to the output section. When the mini-LVDS data is loaded, a switch switches the output destination of the output section, such that data is rearranged in the desired sequence and externally output.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gamma voltage supply circuit capable of stably supplying a gamma voltage in response to the change of external voltage and a power management IC including the same. The gamma voltage supply circuit generates a regulating voltage using an internal voltage which is not influenced by the variation in load of a source driver IC, and generates a gamma voltage using the regulating voltage.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiment relates to a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display according to the exemplary embodiment includes: a liquid crystal display panel on which a plurality of data lines cross a plurality of gate lines, wherein each data line and each gate line is connected to a thin film transistor; a source drive IC supplying data voltages to the data lines; a gate drive IC supplying gate pulses to the gate lines; a system board equipped with a scaler that transmits data from the scaler through an interface that comprises 4-pair of data transmitting lines; and a control board equipped with a timing controller that receives the data through the interface and supplies the data to the source drive IC and controls the operating timing of the source drive IC and the gate drive IC.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display panel and driving method thereof, and display device. The display panel includes an array substrate and a color filter substrate, disposed oppositely; the array substrate comprising a plurality of scan lines, disposed at intervals; a plurality of data line, disposed at intervals, and crossing over and isolated from the scan lines; and a plurality of pixel units, arranged in a matrix form, and driven by the scan lines and data lines; each of the pixel units further divided into at least two active areas; the color filter substrate includes at least two common electrodes, disposed correspondingly to the active areas, the at least two common electrodes applying common voltages independently. The present invention can eliminate the non-uniform luminance problem in display images and improve the display quality.

Abstract: A source driver generates a plurality of gradation voltages based on a plurality of gradation reference voltages VH255 to VL255 generated by a gradation reference voltage generation circuit, and drives the data lines using the generated gradation voltages. The control unit sets a waiting time before the power of the source driver is cut off, and controls the gradation reference voltage generation circuit such that all the plurality of gradation reference voltages VH255 to VL255 become the same voltage during the waiting time. In this way, the same voltages are written into the pixel circuits and the charge remaining in the pixel circuits are discharged, and thus, an afterimage, a ghosting, and a flickering caused by the remaining charge when the power is cut off are prevented.

Abstract: A pixel structure includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of pixels located in an area defined by the data lines crossing the scan lines, a common voltage line connected with the plurality of pixels, a voltage detection unit connected with the data lines and configured to detect voltages on the data lines, and a voltage compensation unit connected with the data lines and configured to compensate voltages on the data lines so that brightness differences between different pixels corresponding to the plurality of scan lines is the lowest, so as to improve or eliminate effectively linear cloudy strips with uniform bright and dark strips and improve the image quality of a displayed image on a liquid crystal display panel.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a method of controlling the display apparatus are provided. The method includes detecting a user when the display apparatus keeps a standby mode, in response to the detecting of the user, activating an area of a display unit to display at least one object, and in response to selection of one of the at least one object, controlling the display apparatus according to the selected object.

Abstract: According to embodiments described in the specification, a method and apparatus are provided for controlling an output device of a portable electronic device comprising a processor, a first motion sensor, a second motion sensor and an output device. The method comprises: receiving at the processor, from the first motion sensor, first motion data representing movement of an external object relative to the portable electronic device; receiving at the processor, from the second motion sensor, second motion data representing movement of the portable electronic device; generating, at the processor, third motion data based on the first and second motion data, the third motion data representing movement of the external object; and, controlling the output device based on the third motion data.

Abstract: A system for transmitting data from a timing controller (TCON) to several source driver integrated circuits (SICs) in a display. The system is suitable for use either with a high data rate or a low data rate to each of the SICs. The TCON provides a serial data stream to a SIC, which either uses all of the received data, if it requires high rate data, or relays a portion, e.g., half, of the data to another SIC, which then does not require a separate direct connection to the TCON.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus, a display apparatus, and an image processing system and method, for displaying image data, are provided. The image processing apparatus includes a color gamut converter configured to convert a color gamut of at least a portion of an image received from the display apparatus, a controller configured to control the color gamut converter to convert color gamut of at least the portion of the image data based on region division information of a display image received from the display apparatus through the communicator and profile information for converting color gamut of a plurality of divided regions based on the region division information. Thus, the display apparatus displays image data converted into multiple-color gamut without an additional component for converting image quality and color gamut of the image data.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a Gamma voltage driving circuit, which comprises a voltage dividing resistor string, which comprises 2n resistors connected in series sequentially, used to divide a reference voltage into 2n Gamma voltages; wherein, n is an integer not less than 1; a reference voltage module, which provides the reference voltage for the voltage dividing resistor string; a voltage selecting module, which is used to selectively output one of the 2n Gamma voltages.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of display technology, and in particular to an apparatus and a method for improving uneven display brightness, and a display device. The apparatus for improving uneven display rightness includes: a division module configured to divide a display region into a plurality of segmented regions in a scanning line direction; a collection module configured to collect display brightness of the respective segmented regions; a comparison module configured to set reference brightness in a current grayscale according to the collected display brightness of the respective segmented regions; and an adjustment module configured to adjust the display brightness in the current grayscale of each segmented region according to the reference brightness in the current grayscale and the display brightness of each segmented region, so as to reduce the differences in the display brightness in the current grayscale among the respective segmented regions.

Abstract: A compositing screen includes a partially or fully transparent front screen that displays one image or video and a back screen displaying another image or video. The two images can be seen simultaneously, providing a composite image.

Abstract: A map display device includes: a processor that defines a coordinate system on a map including element polygons showing constituent elements of an urban map; a processor that sets coordinates located inside the element polygons as inner coordinates and sets coordinates located outside the element polygons as outer coordinates; a processor that calculates, for each coordinate in the coordinate system, a moving average value; a processor that resets each of the outer coordinates which has the moving average value larger than a predetermined value as the inner coordinate; a processor that sets, as an urban polygon, a polygon along an outer periphery of a region formed of an aggregate of the set and reset inner coordinates; and a processor that enables the urban map to be displayed when a current location is present inside the urban polygon.

Abstract: A radiographic-image processing device executes image processing on radiographic image data obtained by radiographic imaging of a diagnostic target part as an imaging subject. The device includes a display unit and an enlargement display unit. The display unit displays a radiographic image based on the radiographic image data. The enlargement display unit enlarges a predetermined area including an interest area in the radiographic image and which displays the enlarged predetermined area on the display unit as an initial image which is the first to be displayed after radiographic imaging.

Abstract: A display control program causing a processor to execute display control process includes: specifying relationship between a first page screen and a second page screen; allocating the first page screen and the second page screen respectively to a first unit region and a second unit region in one display window in a case that the specified relationship is dependent relationship; and displaying the one display window having the first page screen and the second page screen placed in the first unit region and the second unit region.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a Simplified Banjo and Drum Body where the body section of the instruments will consist of an upper compression ring with grooves on the lower surface, a shell having mating compression grooves on the upper edge surface and the banjo head material. An optional tone ring can be added on the inner surface of the shell. The unique feature of this application is that when the compression ring is tightened down on the shell of the instrument the head material is automatically tightened over the instrument.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system for automatically tuning a stringed instrument. An initial height of a first string of an instrument having a plurality of strings and a floating bridge is determined. The height of the plurality of strings is determined using a bridge sensor. The floating bridge is locked. A frequency of the first string is analyzed. In response to determining the frequency of the first string does not match a predetermined frequency, a tuning peg servo motor to adjust a tuning peg, thereby adjusting a string tension of the first string. The one or more bridge servo motors adjusts a spring tension until the spring tension of the one or more springs equals the string tension of the first string. In response to determining the first string is tuned, the floating bridge is unlocked.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system for automatically tuning a stringed instrument. An initial height of a first string of an instrument having a plurality of strings and a floating bridge is determined. The height of the plurality of strings is determined using a bridge sensor. The floating bridge is locked. A frequency of the first string is analyzed. In response to determining the frequency of the first string does not match a predetermined frequency, a tuning peg servo motor to adjust a tuning peg, thereby adjusting a string tension of the first string. The one or more bridge servo motors adjusts a spring tension until the spring tension of the one or more springs equals the string tension of the first string. In response to determining the first string is tuned, the floating bridge is unlocked.

Abstract: A lighted drum or other article may have a LED strip light and a wireless receiver/decoder in communication with the LED strip light. The wireless receiver/decoder may be configured to receive wireless control signals from a remote computer and control operation of the LED strip light in response to the control signals. Some embodiments may include a trigger assembly engaged with a drum head; a wireless receiver/decoder in communication with the trigger assembly; and at least one LED strip light in communication with the wireless receiver/decoder. The trigger assembly may be configured to generate a trigger signal in response to movement of the drum head. The wireless receiver/decoder may be configured to receive the trigger signal and wireless control signals and control operation of the at least one LED strip light in response to the trigger signal and the control signals. Related systems and methods are also described.

Abstract: A symphony playing method using an electronic device includes calculating a distance value between a first GPS device of a first detecting device and a distal terminal of a baton. An angle between a first straight line and a second straight line is calculated. A capturing device is controlled to capture images of hand gestures of a user. Once a music instrument is determined to be currently pointed to by the distal terminal of the baton, according to the first distance value and the calculated angle, and a beat is determined according to the captured images, notes on the symphony is played using a tone of the determined music instrument according to the determined beat.

Abstract: An accompaniment data generating apparatus has a storing portion 15 for storing sets of phrase waveform data each related to a chord identified on the basis of a combination of chord type and chord root, and a CPU 9. The CPU 9 carries out a chord information obtaining process for obtaining chord information by which a chord type and a chord root are identified, and a chord note waveform data generating process for generating phrase waveform data indicative of chord notes of the chord root and the chord type identified by the obtained chord information in accordance with the obtained chord information by use of the sets of phrase waveform data stored in the storing portion 15, and outputting the generated data as accompaniment data.

Abstract: As part of a system, a device is provided as part of a system, the device being for capturing vibrations produced by an object such as a musical instrument. The device has a first sensor placed in contact with a surface of the drum, such as a rim of the drum, and a second sensor placed at a fixed location relative to the drum, but not touching the drum. A method may be provided for interpreting the output of the sensors within the system, the method comprising identifying the onset of an audio event in audio data, selecting a window in the data for analysis, applying transforms to generate a representation of the audio event, and comparing that representation to expected representations in a model.

Abstract: A system for reproducing synthetic engine sound in at least one listening position of a listening room is described. In accordance an example of, the system includes a model parameter database including various pre-defined sets of model parameters. An engine sound synthesizer receives at least one guide signal and is configured to select one set of model parameters in accordance with the at least one guide signal. The engine sound synthesizer generates a synthetic engine sound signal in accordance with the selected set of model parameters. At least one loudspeaker is used for reproducing the synthetic engine sound. The system further includes one of the following: (1) an equalizer and (2) a model parameter and the effect of the listening room on the resulting acoustic signal is approximately compensated at the one listening position.

Abstract: Certain embodiments provide an ultrasound transducer stack. The ultrasound transducer stack includes a backing layer, an active layer overlying the backing layer, and a matching layer overlying the active layer. The active layer has a surface comprising a plurality of textures. The matching layer has a first thickness region and a second thickness region, wherein the first thickness region has a larger thickness than a thickness of the second thickness region, wherein the first thickness region extends into the plurality of textures and the second thickness region does not extend into the plurality of textures.

Abstract: A non-reciprocal acoustic device that accomplishes non-reciprocity via linear or angular-momentum bias. The non-reciprocal acoustic device includes an azimuthally symmetric or planar acoustical cavity (e.g., ring cavity), where the cavity is biased by imposing a circular or linear motion of a gas, a fluid or a solid medium filling the cavity. Acoustic waveguides are connected to the cavity or the cavity is excited from the surrounding medium. A port of this device is excited with an acoustic wave. When the cavity is biased appropriately, the acoustic wave is transmitted to one of the other acoustic waveguides while no transmission of the acoustic wave occurs at the other acoustic waveguides. As a result, linear non-reciprocity is now realized in acoustics without distorting the input signal or requiring high input power or bulky devices.

Abstract: A description is given of an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising a polymer which is obtainable by emulsion polymerization from a monomer mixture comprising as hydrophilic monomers ethoxylated (meth)acrylate monomer, acid monomer, and C1 to C20 hydroxyalkyl(meth)acrylate; and also at least one hydrophobic principal monomer, selected from C1 to C20 alkyl(meth)acrylates and vinylaromatics; and also, optionally, further monomers. This polymer is preparable by at least two-stage emulsion polymerization, where in a first polymerization stage the predominant fraction or the entire amount of the hydrophilic monomers is used, and in a later polymerization stage the predominant fraction or the entire amount of the hydrophobic monomers is used. The polymer dispersion is a suitable binder for aqueous particle dispersions, more particularly of sound deadener compositions, which comprise inorganic and optionally also organic particulate solids.

Abstract: Portable noise generator apparatuses and methods may be used to mask sounds in a hunting area. A noise generator apparatus may have a portable housing configured to be used by a hunter in a hunting area where game may be present, a loudspeaker positioned in the housing, and an electronic noise generator held within the housing. The electronic noise generator may be used to output noise through the loudspeaker to mask sounds made by the hunter while in the hunting area, and the noise may comprise frequencies perceptible by a non-human species. The noise may include white noise and ambient noise that is capable of limiting or covering the sounds of the hunter perceived by game animals.

Abstract: There is provided a headphone device including a first housing and a second housing; a headband connected to the first and second housings; a first headphone unit and a second headphone unit disposed in the first and second housings, respectively; a first microphone and a second microphone arranged in the vicinity of the first and second headphone units; and a signal processing unit disposed in the first housing for processing input audio signals from the outside and microphone signals detected by the first and second microphones, and generating first and second noise-canceled audio signals to be supplied to the first and second headphone units.

Abstract: A speech recognition circuit comprises an input buffer for receiving processed speech parameters. A lexical memory contains lexical data for word recognition. The lexical data comprises a plurality of lexical tree data structures. Each lexical tree data structure comprises a model of words having common prefix components. An initial component of each lexical tree structure is unique. A plurality of lexical tree processors are connected in parallel to the input buffer for processing the speech parameters in parallel to perform parallel lexical tree processing for word recognition by accessing the lexical data in the lexical memory. A results memory is connected to the lexical tree processors for storing processing results from the lexical tree processors and lexical tree identifiers to identify lexical trees to be processed by the lexical tree processors.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage devices for crowd-sourced data labeling. The system requests a respective response from each of a set of entities. The set of entities includes crowd workers. Next, the system incrementally receives a number of responses from the set of entities until one of an accuracy threshold is reached and m responses are received, wherein the accuracy threshold is based on characteristics of the number of responses. Finally, the system generates an output response based on the number of responses.

Abstract: A computer-based, unsupervised training method for an N-gram language model includes reading, by a computer, recognition results obtained as a result of speech recognition of speech data; acquiring, by the computer, a reliability for each of the read recognition results; referring, by the computer, to the recognition result and the acquired reliability to select an N-gram entry; and training, by the computer, the N-gram language model about selected one of more of the N-gram entries using all recognition results.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to generate a speech recognition library for use by a speech recognition system are disclosed. An example method comprises identifying a plurality of video segments having closed caption data corresponding to a phrase, the plurality of video segments associated with respective ones of a plurality of audio data segments, computing a plurality of difference metrics between a baseline audio data segment associated with the phrase and respective ones of the plurality of audio data segments, selecting a set of the plurality of audio data segments based on the plurality of difference metrics, identifying a first one of the audio data segments in the set as a representative audio data segment, determining a first phonetic transcription of the representative audio data segment, and adding the first phonetic transcription to a speech recognition library when the first phonetic transcription differs from a second phonetic transcription associated with the phrase in the speech recognition library.

Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a method selects a program from a library of programs. A user selection is determined based upon a voice command, and the program is presented at a display device in accordance with the voice command. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a system selects a program from a library of programs. The system includes a processor that determines a user selection based upon a voice command, and also includes a display device that presents the program in accordance with the voice command. In accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention, a computer-readable medium contains a set of instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to determine a user selection based upon a voice command and to command a display device to present the program, in accordance with the voice command.