Patents Issued in July 13, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170200410
    Abstract: A display control system and a display device. The display control system (1) comprises a control unit for controlling a light source (2) to be in a bright field and a dark field alternately in the same frame of data, and controlling the status switching of a light valve of a spatial light modulator (3) to be within the time of the dark field of the light source. The display device comprises the display control system (1). The control unit controls the bright field and the dark field of the light source, so that the light valve of the spatial light modulator (3) has a relatively long switching time, thereby increasing the switching speed of the light valve, reducing the difficulty for manufacturing the spatial light modulator (3), and improving the accuracy for the spatial light modulator (3) to modulate the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: APPOTRONICS CHINA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi LI, Zeqin WANG
  • Publication number: 20170200411
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a display panel, a method of manufacturing the display panel, a flexible display device and a method of controlling the flexible display device. The display panel according to the present disclosure includes display units and sensing units configured to detect brightness of the display units, and the display units and the sensing units are simultaneously formed on different regions of a same base substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Song Song, Kazuyoshi Nagayama
  • Publication number: 20170200412
    Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a capacitor, a light emitting control transistors, a driving transistor, and multiple light emitting transistors. The light emitting control transistor includes a gate electrode coupled to a light emitting control signal, a source electrode coupled to a supply voltage, and a drain electrode. The driving transistor includes a gate electrode coupled to the capacitor, a source electrode coupled to the drain electrode of the light emitting control transistor, and a drain electrode. Each light emitting transistor includes a gate electrode coupled to a respective light emitting signal, a source electrode coupled to the drain electrode of the driving transistor, and a drain electrode coupled to a respective light emitting element. Each light emitting signal turns on the respective light emitting transistor during a respective light emitting period within a frame period to cause the respective light emitting element to emit a light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jing GU, Po-Yi SHIH
  • Publication number: 20170200413
    Abstract: A light-emitting device in which variation in luminance among pixels is suppressed. The light-emitting device includes a pixel; a first circuit configured to generate a signal containing information on a value of current extracted from the pixel; and a second circuit configured to correct an image signal in accordance with the signal. The pixel includes a light-emitting element; a transistor for controlling supply of the current to the light-emitting element in accordance with the image signal; a first switch configured to control connection between a gate and a drain of the transistor or between the gate of the transistor and a wiring; and a second switch configured to control extraction of the current from the pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MIYAKE, Shunpei YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20170200414
    Abstract: Pixel circuit, driving method therefor and display apparatus are provided. The pixel circuit includes driving transistor, light-emitting device, storage capacitor, gating module, compensating module and switching module. First end of storage capacitor is connected to gate electrode of driving transistor, and second end thereof is connected to first electrode of driving transistor. Compensating module includes reset sub-module having output terminal connected to second electrode of driving transistor and configured to charge first electrode of driving transistor in reset stage to store threshold voltage of driving transistor in storage capacitor, and voltage dividing sub-module having first terminal connected to first electrode of driving transistor and second terminal connected to high-level input terminal such that voltage dividing sub-module is connected in series with storage capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Yunfei LI
  • Publication number: 20170200415
    Abstract: When a display mode is a high-resolution mode, image display is performed by time division driving. When the display mode is a low-resolution mode, image display is performed by defining j pixel circuits arranged continuously in a direction in which scanning signal lines extend as one group, bringing only one organic EL element into a light-emitting state in each of the pixel circuits in a frame period, and bringing organic EL elements having respective light emission colors different from one another into a light-emitting state in the j pixel circuits included in each group in the frame period. Pixel circuits in a display unit are configured such that the intervals of organic EL elements which go into a light-emitting state in the frame period when in the low-resolution mode are equalized regarding a direction in which the scanning signal lines extend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Noboru NOGUCHI, Masanori OHARA, Noritaka KISHI
  • Publication number: 20170200416
    Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes adjusting a level of a data sustaining voltage or an on bias voltage during an on bias compensating period, applying the on bias voltage to pixels through data lines during an on bias period, which is subsequent to the on bias compensating period, to adjust a voltage level of control electrodes of driving transistors of the pixels, initiating a voltage of anode electrodes of organic light emitting elements of the pixels during an initiating period, applying data voltages to the pixels through the data lines during a scanning period, and turning on the organic light emitting elements of the pixels during an emission period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: SOO-KYUNG KIM, HYO-JIN LEE, DONG-HOON CHAE
  • Publication number: 20170200417
    Abstract: The present application discloses an organic light emitting pixel driving circuit, an organic light emitting display panel and a driving method thereof. One embodiment of the organic light emitting pixel driving circuit comprises: a storage unit, a coupling unit, a data writing unit, a light emitting control unit, a reset unit, a data line, a first scanning line, a second scanning line, a light emitting control line, a reference voltage line, an initialization voltage line, a light emitting element and a driving transistor. By writing a compensation voltage to a second electrode of the driving transistor and then to a gate of the driving transistor through the coupling unit, the embodiment avoids a noise from a parasitic capacitance generated by a signal change on the data line to the gate of the driving transistor, therefore a stable display is achieves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Tong Wu, Yue Li, Renyuan Zhu, Gang Liu
  • Publication number: 20170200418
    Abstract: There are provided a shift register, a gate driving circuit and a relevant display device, comprising a first node controlling module (1), a second node controlling module (2), a third node controlling module (3), a first outputting module (4) and a second outputting module (5). The first node controlling module (1) adjust a potential of a first node (A), the second node controlling module (2) adjust a potential of a second node (B), the third node controlling module (3) adjust a potential of a third node (C), the first outputting module (4) adjust a potential of a driving signal output terminal (Output), and the second outputting module (5) adjusts the potential of the driving signal output terminal (Output).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Yi ZHANG, Yu FENG, Jianchao ZHU
  • Publication number: 20170200419
    Abstract: A shift register unit and a control method thereof, a gate driving circuit, and a display device. The shift register unit includes a signal input module, connected to a signal input terminal, a first clock signal terminal and a control node; a pull-down module, connected to the control node, a first voltage terminal and a signal output terminal; a first pull-up control module, connected to the control node, the pull-up module and a second voltage terminal; a second pull-up control module, connected to the control node, the pull-up module, the first clock signal terminal, the first voltage terminal and a second clock signal terminal; and a pull-up module, connected to the signal output terminal and the second voltage terminal. The problem that it is difficult to realize a narrow display frame by the bonding process due to size increase of the driving circuit can be solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Zhanjie MA
  • Publication number: 20170200420
    Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposite to each other, a gate line on the first substrate, a gate driver which is connected to the gate line, a clock line which transmits a clock signal, a connecting line which connects the clock line and the gate driver, a common electrode on the second substrate, the common electrode overlapping the clock line and the connecting line, and a compensation pattern which overlaps the common electrode and extends from the connecting line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Sangyong NO, Jiho MOON
  • Publication number: 20170200421
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel, a frame positioned in the rear of the display panel, a backlight unit positioned between the display panel and the frame and providing light for the display panel, and a heat dissipation protrusion formed on the frame and contacted with the backlight unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sangmin BAEK, Hyongil KIL, Jaehyung JEON, Juyoung JOUNG
  • Publication number: 20170200422
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes light sources that output red light, green light, and blue light, a light modulation part, in which the red light, green light, and blue light are entered, that can respectively independently modulate the red light, green light, and blue light, a lens that condenses the red light, green light, and blue light modulated by the light modulation part, and a light scanning part that performs scanning with the red light, green light, and blue light condensed by the lens, wherein a center axis of the green light passes closer to a center side of the lens than center axes of the red light and the blue light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Junichi OKAMOTO, Masatoshi YONEKUBO
  • Publication number: 20170200423
    Abstract: A light deflector includes a first light deflecting member disposed on a transparent substrate and has a refractive index that varies depending on a magnitude of an electric field applied thereto. The light deflector may adjust the refractive index by applying electric fields differently according to regions of the first light deflecting member or time divisions. The light deflector may have a smaller size than a light deflector including an optical device, and may easily adjust the refractive index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young KIM, Yunhee KIM, Hoon SONG
  • Publication number: 20170200424
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a transparent display assembly, including a transparent display panel which has a light emitting face for displaying an image and a back face opposite to the light emitting face. The transparent display assembly further includes a light adjustment structure arranged on a side of the back face of the transparent display panel; in a display mode, the light adjustment structure blocks an background light and prevents the background light from entering the transparent display panel through the light adjustment structure; in a non-display mode, the light adjustment structure allows the background light to enter the transparent display panel through the light adjustment structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Kai Xu, Lei Huang
  • Publication number: 20170200425
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display comprising the same are disclosed. The liquid crystal display panel comprise: a plurality of pixels configured in an array, which is formed by a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scan lines that arc arranged perpendicularly with respect to the plurality of data lines. The plurality of scan lines comprise: at least two scan lines arranged in correspondence with each line of pixels, the at least two scan lines being alternately connected to each successive pixel located in a corresponding line, wherein each line of pixels is scanned in a plurality of individual time periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Huan LIU
  • Publication number: 20170200426
    Abstract: Provided are a display panel and a display apparatus. The display panel includes a plurality of first and second signal lines intersecting with and insulated from each other, pixel units are defined at positions where the first and second signal lines intersect with each other, the first signal lines are open-ring signal lines, the plurality of first signal lines are arranged one by one from inside to outside and spaced apart from each other, and each of the first signal lines surrounds a preceding one of the first signal lines. The display panel further includes a driving unit provided in a region defined by any one of the first signal lines. The driving unit is connected to the second signal lines, and is connected to the first signal lines via the signal introducing lines, so as to provide driving signals to the first and second signal lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Wenbo LI
  • Publication number: 20170200427
    Abstract: A display adjusting system and a display adjusting method thereof are provided. These technical solutions relate to the field of display technology, may reduce power consumption of a portable electronic device, and may improve endurance ability of the portable electronic device. The display adjusting system comprises: a distance measuring module configured to measure a viewing distance, the viewing distance being a vertical distance from a viewing point to a display screen; and a resolution adjusting unit connected with the distance measuring module, the resolution adjusting unit being configured to set a matching resolution based on the measured viewing distance and a resolution power of a human's eye under the measured viewing distance and to adjust a resolution of the display screen to the matching resolution. The display adjusting system may be used to adjust a resolution of a display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicants: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Quanhua He, Lingyun Shi, Hao Zhang, Zijiao Xue, Wei Wang
  • Publication number: 20170200428
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a pixel arrangement structure, an array substrate, a display apparatus and a display control method. The display control method includes obtaining a first grayscale value, a second grayscale value, a third grayscale value and a fourth grayscale value of a blue sub-pixel of four pixel units in a repeating unit; and calculating an actual display value of the blue sub-pixel based on the first grayscale value, the second grayscale value, the third grayscale value and the fourth grayscale value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Danna SONG, Song MENG, Cuili GAI, Zhongyuan WU
  • Publication number: 20170200429
    Abstract: A display method includes: receiving an input signal; performing a color separation process on the input image to generate color information and an intensity image; performing a filtering process on the intensity image to generate an intensity coarse image and an edge image; generating a color coarse image according to the intensity coarse image and the color information; performing a pure color analysis on the color coarse image to generate a first pure color coarse image, a second pure color coarse image and a third pure color coarse image; and displaying the first pure color coarse image, the second pure color coarse image, the third pure color coarse image and the edge image in a first time period, a second time period, a third time period and a fourth time period respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Min-Yao LU, Hsiang-Yuan Hsieh, Chin-Tang Chuang
  • Publication number: 20170200430
    Abstract: An image adjusting method capable of executing optimal adjustment according to environmental variation is applied to a related display. The image adjusting method includes generating a gray level histogram of an image, calculating a pixel amount of a boundary zone on the gray level histogram, comparing the pixel amount with a threshold, and utilizing an amending function to adjust the pixel intensity of the boundary zone while the pixel amount is greater than the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Hsin-Nan Lin
  • Publication number: 20170200431
    Abstract: In the use of a display of a converter, method for operating a converter, and converter, the converter having an address code switch, in particular on its housing, and in an actuation of the address code switch and during a subsequent, predefined period of time, a respective value corresponding to the respective switch position of the address code switch is displayed by the display. Operating information of the converter is displayed in all other cases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Joachim NIKOLA
  • Publication number: 20170200432
    Abstract: A driver includes a plurality of driver chips and an operation method thereof are provided. Each of driver chips includes a first transmission interface, a second transmission interface and a third transmission interface. The driver chips are coupled to each other by the first transmission interfaces and the second transmission interfaces, and the third transmission interfaces are commonly coupled to a parameter source to receive a plurality of operation parameters during an operation initiating period. When an abnormal signal is not returned after receiving the operation parameters, the driver chips end the operation initiating period. When the abnormal signal is returned after receiving the operation parameters, the driver chips receive the operation parameters again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsien Hsu, Yung-Shu Lin
  • Publication number: 20170200433
    Abstract: According to a drawing control device according to the present invention, graphics capable of implementing reality is displayed on a surface-shaped drawing device in a vehicle. A degree of importance is provided for each of components to be displayed (a drawing object, a drawing component and a decoration component), and the degree of importance is changed in accordance with the state of the vehicle. The drawing arrangement order is changed in accordance with the degree of importance to draw and display each of the components. As a result, the drawing control device can prevent any decoration component for pursuing reality from hiding information necessary to the driver from view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shota YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170200434
    Abstract: A stringed instrument having a body including a back surface, a top head portion, and a treble-side. A cutaway can be defined in the body adjacent the top head portion on the treble side, the cutaway defining a cutaway edge. A cutout can be defined in the back surface, the cutout extending from the top head portion along at least a portion of the cutaway edge, the cutout defining a cutout surface. A neck can extend from the body, a portion of the neck disposed on a front side of the top head portion. A neck plate can be disposed on a back side of the top head portion, at least a portion of the neck plate positioned on the cutout surface, wherein the neck plate includes a plate cross section that corresponds to a cross section of the cutout at a location proximate the top head portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Madtown Music, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony Bragg
  • Publication number: 20170200435
    Abstract: A musical instrument accessory for optimizing the comfort and ease with which musicians can play instruments. The accessory can be manufactured as a high end accessory made with gems and/or can be customized to provide a unique aesthetic appearance. In a preferred embodiment, the accessory allows for multiple picks to be detachably stored which may have different sizes and shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Robert Bruce Paterson
  • Publication number: 20170200436
    Abstract: The present invention is a percussion instrument comprising a body enclosed on all sides by one or more walls. Internal to the body is a matrix comprising two or more compartments. One or more solid masses are located within at least one of the two or more compartments, and are used to produce sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Natural Acoustics Lab LLC
    Inventor: Albert J. Di Cicco
  • Publication number: 20170200437
    Abstract: There is provided a musical instrument support device comprising: first and second elongate pads spaced from each other, where each of the first and second elongate pads include an inner portion and an outer portion surrounding the inner portion; front strings coupled to front ends of the first and second elongate pads respectively; rear strings coupled to rear ends of first and second elongate pads and respectively; and a musical instrument connector coupled to the front strings wherein the musical instrument connector is configured to be removably coupled to the musical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Sangkuk LEE
  • Publication number: 20170200438
    Abstract: Micro-fabricated acoustic attenuation devices are described. One such device includes 1) a substrate, 2) a movable diaphragm supported by springs that anchors to the substrate, and 3) a stationary proliferated backplane which is separated by an air gap, whereby sound pressure causes the movable diaphragm to vibrate and when the sound exceeds threshold, the movable diaphragm deflects and presses against the proliferated backplane restricting further movement thus attenuates incoming sound. Another device includes 1) a substrate, 2) a movable diaphragm wherein the diaphragm has at least one hole on it, and 3) a stationary proliferated backplane which is separated by an air gap, whereby sound pressure causes the movable diaphragm to vibrate and when the sound exceeds threshold, the movable diaphragm deflects and presses against the proliferated backplane restricting further movement thus attenuates incoming sound. Methods of producing the micro-fabricated acoustic attenuation device are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Shu Chun Chen
  • Publication number: 20170200439
    Abstract: An acoustic chamber with low frequency outer wall transmissivity is provided. According to one aspect, an acoustic chamber has an inner wall encompassing an interior of the acoustic chamber and configured to allow acoustic energy to penetrate the inner wall. The acoustic chamber also has an outer wall configured to allow low frequency acoustic energy that penetrates the inner wall to penetrate the outer wall and leave the acoustic chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Douglas WINKER
  • Publication number: 20170200440
    Abstract: Micro-fabricated acoustic attenuation devices are described. One such device includes 1) a substrate, 2) a movable diaphragm supported by springs that anchors to the substrate, and 3) a stationary proliferated backplane which is separated by an air gap, whereby sound pressure causes the movable diaphragm to vibrate and when the sound exceeds threshold, the movable diaphragm deflects and presses against the proliferated backplane restricting further movement thus attenuates incoming sound. Another device includes 1) a substrate, 2) a movable diaphragm wherein the diaphragm has at least one hole on it, and 3) a stationary proliferated backplane which is separated by an air gap, whereby sound pressure causes the movable diaphragm to vibrate and when the sound exceeds threshold, the movable diaphragm deflects and presses against the proliferated backplane restricting further movement thus attenuates incoming sound. Methods of producing the micro-fabricated acoustic attenuation device are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Shu Chun Chen
  • Publication number: 20170200441
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a sound absorbing structure which includes at least one sound-permeable nanofiber layer and at least one sound absorbing layer; in which, the sound-permeable nanofiber layer is placed alongside of the sound absorbing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Maryam Mohammadi Gojani, Mohammad Amani Tehran, Ali Akbar Gharehaghaji
  • Publication number: 20170200442
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a feeling of more openness to the user. [Solution] Provided is an information processing device, including: a listening environment characteristic information acquiring unit configured to acquire listening environment characteristic information indicating a characteristic of a listening environment based on an external sound collected through at least one microphone; and a musical signal processing unit configured to perform filtering of a musical signal according to a filter characteristic based on the acquired listening environment characteristic information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yushi Yamabe, Kohei Asada
  • Publication number: 20170200443
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus with a noise reduction function includes a microphone for inputting an external sound signal inside a vehicle, a DSP for generating a noise reduction signal in order to reduce noise of the external sound signal, a determination unit for determining a driving state of the vehicle, a correction unit for relatively increasing a degree of noise reduction when it is determined that the vehicle is in automatic driving and relatively decreasing a degree of noise reduction when it is determined that the vehicle is in manual driving, and a speaker for outputting the corrected noise reduction signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Takeshi Kurosawa
  • Publication number: 20170200444
    Abstract: Active noise reduction (ANR) headphones and associated methods are provided. The ANR headphones may include a memory to store a plurality of profiles each including controller information and acoustic parameters in addition to a profile selection routine executable by a processor of the ANR headphone. The profile selection routine may be configured to identify acoustic characteristics of a subject wearing the ANR headphone, compare the acoustic characteristics of the subject with the acoustic parameters of the plurality of profiles, select a profile from the plurality of profiles based on the comparison between the acoustic characteristics of the subject with the acoustic parameters of the selected profile, and provide the controller information of the selected profile to a noise reduction circuit of the ANR headphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Michael O'Connell, Ryan Termeulen, Daniel M. Gauger, JR.
  • Publication number: 20170200445
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a speech synthesis method and apparatus. The speech synthesis method includes: processing a text, to obtain a to-be-synthesized text; if a network connection exists, sending the to-be-synthesized text to an online speech synthesis system for speech synthesis; and if a fault occurs in the online speech synthesis system in a process in which the online speech synthesis system performs speech synthesis or the network connection is disrupted in an actual use process, sending a text for which the online speech synthesis system has not completed speech synthesis to an offline speech synthesis system for speech synthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Yan XIE, Xiulin LI, Jie BAI
  • Publication number: 20170200446
    Abstract: A method of augmenting training data includes converting a feature sequence of a source speaker determined from a plurality of utterances within a transcript to a feature sequence of a target speaker under the same transcript, training a speaker-dependent acoustic model for the target speaker for corresponding speaker-specific acoustic characteristics, estimating a mapping function between the feature sequence of the source speaker and the speaker-dependent acoustic model of the target speaker, and mapping each utterance from each speaker in a training set using the mapping function to multiple selected target speakers in the training set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Xiaodong Cui, Vaibhava Goel, Brian E. D. Kingsbury
  • Publication number: 20170200447
    Abstract: Techniques for generating language models. The techniques include: obtaining language data comprising training data and associated values for one or more metadata attributes, the language data comprising a plurality of instances of language data, an instance of language data comprising an instance of training data and one or more metadata attribute values associated with the instance of training data; identifying, by processing the language data using at least one processor, a set of one or more of the metadata attributes to use for clustering the instances of training data into a plurality of clusters; clustering the training data instances based on their respective values for the identified set of metadata attributes into the plurality of clusters; and generating a language model for each of the plurality of clusters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Vozila, Wilson Tam, Nils Lenke
  • Publication number: 20170200448
    Abstract: Because an information providing system according to the present invention generates recognition object words for selecting one headline from a plurality of headlines in such a way that the recognition object words do not overlap one another, the information providing system can select a headline uniquely through the user's utterance, and present information (content) corresponding to the headline selected thereby, and therefore the convenience to the user is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanobu OSAWA, Takumi TAKEI, Yuki FURUMOTO, Tomohiro NARITA, Tatsuhiko SAITO
  • Publication number: 20170200449
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining a mood of a human driver of a vehicle and using the mood for generating a vehicle response, is provided. One example method includes capturing, by a camera of the vehicle, a face of the human driver. The capturing is configured to capture a plurality of images over a period of time, and the plurality of images are analyzed to identify a facial expression and changes in the facial expression of the human driver over the period of time. The method further includes capturing, by a microphone of the vehicle, voice input of the human driver. The voice input is captured over the period of time. The voice input is analyzed to identify a voice profile and changes in the voice profile of the human driver over the period of time. The method processes, by a processor of the vehicle, a combination of the facial expression and the voice profile captured during the period of time to predict the mood of the human driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Angel A. Penilla, Albert S. Penilla
  • Publication number: 20170200450
    Abstract: A system and method of operating an automatic speech recognition application over an Internet Protocol network is disclosed. The ASR application communicates over a packet network such as an Internet Protocol network or a wireless network. A grammar for recognizing received speech from a user over the IP network is selected from a plurality of grammars according to a user-selected application. A server receives information representing speech over the IP network, performs speech recognition using the selected grammar, and returns information based upon the recognized speech. Sub-grammars may be included within the grammar to recognize speech from sub-portions of a dialog with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Pamela Leigh Dragosh, David Bjorn Roe, Robert Douglas Sharp
  • Publication number: 20170200451
    Abstract: Techniques related to detecting replay attacks on automatic speaker verification systems are discussed. Such techniques may include receiving an utterance from a user or a device playing back the utterance, determining features associated with the utterance, and classifying the utterance in a replay utterance class or an original utterance class based on a statistical classification or a margin classification of the utterance using the features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Tobias Bocklet, Adam Marek, Piotr Chlebek
  • Publication number: 20170200452
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described for obtaining audio rendering information in a bitstream. A device configured to render higher order ambisonic coefficients comprising a processor and a memory may perform the techniques. The processor may be configured to obtain sparseness information indicative of a sparseness of a matrix used to render the higher order ambisonic coefficients to a plurality of speaker feeds. The memory may be configured to store the sparseness information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Nils Günther Peters, Dipanjan Sen, Martin James Morrell
  • Publication number: 20170200453
    Abstract: A computer numerical processing method for encoding and decoding audio information for use in conjunction with human hearing is described. The method comprises approximating an eigenfunction equation representing a model of human hearing, calculating the approximation to each of a plurality of eigenfunctions from at least one aspect of the eigenfunction equation, and storing the approximation to each of a plurality of eigenfunctions for use in encoding and decoding. The approximation to each of a plurality of eigenfunctions represents a perception-oriented basis functions for mathematically representing audio information in a Hilbert-space representation of an audio signal space. The model of human hearing can include a bandpass operation with a bandwidth having the frequency range of human hearing and a time-limiting operation approximating the time duration correlation window of human hearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Lester F. LUDWIG
  • Publication number: 20170200454
    Abstract: An audio stream is encoded for transmission to a receiving device via a communications channel. The to-be transmitted audio stream is received at an audio encoder executed on a processor. The processor has an amount of available processing resources. An available bandwidth of the communications channel is determined. Based on the determined bandwidth, a portion of the available processing resources is allocated to the audio encoder. The allocated portion is greater if the determined bandwidth is below a bandwidth threshold. The audio encoder encodes the audio stream using the allocated portion of processing resources, and transmits the encoded audio stream to the receiving device via the communications channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Sriram Srinivasan, Ming-Chieh Lee
  • Publication number: 20170200455
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for suggesting voice actions. The methods, systems, and apparatus include actions of receiving an utterance spoken by a user, wherein the utterance (i) includes a reference to an entity, and (ii) does not include a reference to any particular voice action. Additional actions include determining a set of voice actions that are characterized as appropriate to be performed in connection with the entity and determining a subset of the voice actions based at least on user profile data associated with the user. Further actions include prompting the user to select a voice action from among the voice actions of the subset and receiving data identifying a selected voice action. Additional actions include in response to receiving the data, generating a suggested voice command for performing the selected voice action in relation to the entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Vikram Aggarwal, Shir Yehoshua
  • Publication number: 20170200456
    Abstract: A multi-rate audio processing system and method provides real-time measurement and processing of amplitude/phase changes in the transition band of the lowest frequency subband caused by the audio processing that can be used to apply amplitude/phase compensation to the higher subband(s). Tone signals may be injected into the transition band to provide strong tonal content for measurement and processing. The real-time measurement and compensation adapts to time-varying amplitude/phase changes regardless of the source of the change (e.g. non-linear time-varying linear or user control parameters) and provides universal applicability for any linear audio processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: DTS, Inc.
    Inventors: Daekyoung Noh, Themis Katsianos
  • Publication number: 20170200457
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a tampering and identifying a location of a digital recording are provided. A frequency sequence and a phase angle sequence may be extracted from the digital recording. A portion of the frequency sequence may be matched to one of a plurality of reference frequency sequences, and a portion of the phase angle sequence may be matched to one of a plurality of reference phase angle sequences. Tampering of the digital recording may be detected when the frequency and phase sequences differ from the matched reference sequences. Moreover, a noise sequence may be extracted from the extracted frequency sequence. A location of the digital recording may be identified by matching the noise sequence to one of a plurality of noise sequences of the plurality of reference frequency sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jidong Chai, Yilu Liu, Jiecheng Zhao, Wenxuan Yao, Thomas J. King
  • Publication number: 20170200458
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for verifying an utterance based on multi-event detection information in a natural language speech recognition system. The apparatus includes a noise processor configured to process noise of an input speech signal, a feature extractor configured to extract features of speech data obtained through the noise processing, an event detector configured to detect events of the plurality of speech features occurring in the speech data using the noise-processed data and data of the extracted features, a decoder configured to perform speech recognition using a plurality of preset speech recognition models for the extracted feature data, and an utterance verifier configured to calculate confidence measurement values in units of words and sentences using information on the plurality of events detected by the event detector and a preset utterance verification model and perform utterance verification according to the calculated confidence measurement values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Jeom Ja KANG, Hwa Jeon SONG, Jeon Gue PARK, Hoon CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20170200459
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes to manufacture sliders having extended three-dimensional air-bearing surfaces and non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing machine-executable instructions to cause at least one processor to perform the processes. A disclosed method of manufacturing a slider for use in a hard disk drive comprises removing a first portion of material from a wafer, the first portion of material comprising substrate, and, using an additive fabrication technique, forming at least a portion of a feature of the slider in a first location formerly occupied by at least some of the first portion of material. The additive fabrication technique may comprise three-dimensional printing, stereo lithography, fused deposition modeling, selective laser sintering, or multi jet modeling. Also disclosed are sliders manufactured using the disclosed methods of manufacture and disk drives comprising such sliders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: HGST Netherlands B.V.
    Inventor: Weidong Huang