Abstract: Structures with integrally formed property enhancing fill material, and a method for fabricating such structures, are presented. In one or more embodiments, the method of the present invention includes forming the structural members of a structure out of a powdered material using selective laser sintering (“SLS”) such that the structural members of the structure enclose one or more internal cavities. In one or more embodiments, the structure is provided with an internal passage that forms a direct connection between first and second external apertures. One or more internal apertures and or passages form a passage from one or more of the internal cavities to the internal passage connecting the external apertures.

Abstract: A method of masking road noise for a vehicle includes monitoring, through a processor, one or more vehicle mounted transducers for noise produced by an interaction between the vehicle and a road surface, detecting, through the processor, an audible signal having one of an undesirable frequency and an undesirable magnitude associated with the interaction between the vehicle and the road surface, generating, through the processor, a masking signal having a frequency that will mask the audible signal having the one of the undesirable frequency and undesirable magnitude, and emitting the masking signal through one or more vehicle speakers.

Abstract: An area-sound reproduction system is provided that includes a speaker array having a plurality of speakers arranged side by side, a sound collector configured to collect an environment sound in an environment where the area-sound reproduction system is installed, a processor, and a memory having a computer program stored thereon. The computer program causes the processor to execute operations, including adjusting signals that the plurality of speakers are caused to output as reproduced sounds according to a reproduction condition on a control line, and causing the plurality of speakers to output the reproduced sounds.

Abstract: A kit for attenuation of noise includes a noise source audio transducer, two ear pieces, and a control unit. The two ear pieces have respective resilient bodies that engage outer portions of ear canals of respective ears of a user while respective in-ear transducers of the two ear pieces are respectively positioned in inner portions of the ear canals. The respective in-ear transducers detect discrepancies (e.g., incomplete superpositioning) between the noise and the anti-noise. The respective in-ear transducers optionally detect respective secondary path effects in the ear canals. The noise source audio transducer detects noise generated by a noise source (e.g., snoring noise). The control unit configures an adaptive filter based at least in part on an error signal, and optionally based in part on secondary path effects. The control unit generates signals representative of anti-noise. The two ear pieces produce the anti-noise responsive to the signals.

Abstract: A vehicle includes at least one sensor and a body having an exterior portion and an interior portion. The sensor is configured to detect noise existing in the exterior portion and the interior portion, and to output at least one noise signal indicative of the detected noise. The vehicle further includes at least one noise cancellation and enhancement (NCE) controller and an automotive audio bus (A2B) interface. One or more of the NCE controllers are configured to perform at least one noise management signal processing operation based on the at least one noise signal. The automotive audio bus (A2B) interface receives the at least one noise signal and delivers the at least one noise signal to the at least one NCE controller.

Abstract: A reverberator for reverberating an audio signal includes a feedback delay loop processor for delaying at least two different frequency subband signals representing the audio signal by different loop delays to obtain reverberated frequency subband signals.

Abstract: A computing device having the capability to dynamically select a voice that will be used by a speech synthesizer in creating synthesized speech for use in communicating with a user of the computing device is provided. For example, in some embodiments, the computing device: i) employs the speech synthesizer to have a first audible communication with the user using a first voice; ii) stores user satisfaction data that can be used to determine a user's satisfaction with an action the user took in response to the first audible communication; and iii) determines whether a different voice should be used during a second audible communication with the user based on the stored user satisfaction data.

Abstract: The technology of the present application provides a speech recognition system with at least two different speech recognition engines or a single engine speech recognition engine with at least two different modes of operation. The first speech recognition being used to match audio to text, which text may be words or phrases. The matched audio and text is used by a training module to train a user profile for a natural language speech recognition engine, which is at least one of the two different speech recognition engines or modes. An evaluation module evaluates when the user profile is sufficiently trained to convert the speech recognition engine from the first speech recognition engine or mode to the natural language speech recognition or mode.

Abstract: A system and method of recognizing speech in a vehicle. The method includes receiving a voice command at the vehicle via a microphone in the vehicle, and obtaining a recognition result from speech recognition performed on the received voice command. The recognition result may represent the voice command and be indicative of any of two or more available vehicle commands. The method may further include selecting one of the two or more available vehicle commands based on a secondary characteristic and an attribute of the selected one of the vehicle commands. The system may be implemented as vehicle electronics that include a microphone located within the vehicle and configured to receive a voice command from a user located within the vehicle, and a controller in communication with the microphone. The controller may be configured to perform speech recognition on the voice command and obtain a disambiguated recognition result.

Abstract: A method for predicting a canonical form for an input text sequence includes predicting the canonical form with a neural network model. The model includes an encoder, which generates a first representation of the input text sequence based on a representation of n-grams in the text sequence and a second representation of the input text sequence generated by a first neural network. The model also includes a decoder which sequentially predicts terms of the canonical form based on the first and second representations and a predicted prefix of the canonical form. The canonical form can be used, for example, to query a knowledge base or to generate a next utterance in a discourse.

Abstract: A speech recognition system uses, in one embodiment, an extended phonetic dictionary that is obtained by processing words in a user's set of databases, such as a user's contacts database, with a set of pronunciation guessers. The speech recognition system can use a conventional phonetic dictionary and the extended phonetic dictionary to recognize speech inputs that are user requests to use the contacts database, for example, to make a phone call, etc. The extended phonetic dictionary can be updated in response to changes in the contacts database, and the set of pronunciation guessers can include pronunciation guessers for a plurality of locales, each locale having its own pronunciation guesser.

Abstract: A system, article, and method of automatic speech recognition using parallel processing for weighted finite state transducer-based speech decoding.

Abstract: A system, for implementation at a vehicle of transportation, having multiple arrangements of occupant-zone-specific acoustic equipment in the vehicle. Each arrangement is positioned at a respective occupant-specific acoustic zone of the vehicle. Each arrangement is configured to communicate with a hardware-based processing unit that, when executing code of a hardware-based storage device in operation of the system, interacts, via the arrangement, primarily only with a vehicle occupant occupying a corresponding occupant-specific acoustic zone. In some implementations, along with or instead of the acoustic equipment, the system includes multiple arrangements of occupant-zone-specific acoustic equipment in the vehicle. In various embodiments, based on identification of occupants at respective vehicle zones in operation of the vehicle, operations are performed, such as provision of media, vehicle-occupant conversation, and customized HVAC delivery.

Abstract: Systems and methods for obtaining content over the Internet, identifying text within the content (e.g., such as closed captioning or recipe text) or creating text from the content using such technologies as speech recognition, analyzing the text for actionable directions, and translating those actionable directions into instructions suitable for network-connected cooking appliances. Certain embodiments provide additional guidance to avoid or correct mistakes in the cooking process, and allow for the customization of recipes to address, e.g., dietary restrictions, culinary preferences, translation into a foreign language, etc.

Abstract: Provided is a technology for enabling an operation to be conducted through use of words shortened more for an operation item estimated to be desired stronger. A voice input assistance device includes: a shortened-phrase storing unit configured to store an operation item and a shortened phrase corresponding to a desirability of the operation item in association with each other; a desirability estimation unit configured to estimate the desirability of each operation item through use of a predetermined index, and to identify the shortened phrase from the shortened-phrase storing unit based on the desirability; and an output processing unit configured to present the shortened phrase identified by the desirability estimation unit.

Abstract: A system and method for parallel speech recognition processing of multiple audio signals produced by multiple microphones in a handheld portable electronic device. In one embodiment, a primary processor transitions to a power-saving mode while an auxiliary processor remains active. The auxiliary processor then monitors the speech of a user of the device to detect a wake-up command by speech recognition processing the audio signals in parallel. When the auxiliary processor detects the command it then signals the primary processor to transition to active mode. The auxiliary processor may also identify to the primary processor which microphone resulted in the command being recognized with the highest confidence. Other embodiments are also described.

Abstract: Disclosed is a speaker diarization process for determining which speaker is speaking at what time during the course of a conversation. The entire process can be most easily described in five main parts: Segmentation where speech/non-speech decisions are made; frame feature extraction where useful information is obtained from the frames; segment modeling where the information from the frame feature extraction is combined with segment start and end time information to create segment specific features; speaker decisions when the segments are clustered to create speaker models; and corrections where frame level corrections are applied to the information extracted.

Abstract: [Problem] To suppress an erroneous identification resulting from registration speech, and identify the speaker stably and precisely. [Solving means] The speech recognition unit 102 extracts the text data corresponding to the registration speech, as the extraction text data. The registration speech is a speech input by a registration speaker reading aloud registration target text data that is preliminarily set text data. The registration speech evaluation unit 103 calculates a score representing a similarity degree between the extracted text data and the registration target text data (registration speech score) for each registration speaker. The dictionary registration unit 104 registers the feature value of the registration speech in the speaker identification dictionary 108 for registering the feature value of the registration speech for each registration speaker, according to the evaluation result by the registration speech evaluation unit 103.

Abstract: Topics of potential interest to a user, useful for purposes such as targeted advertising and product recommendations, can be extracted from voice content produced by a user. A computing device can capture voice content, such as when a user speaks into or near the device. One or more sniffer algorithms or processes can attempt to identify trigger words in the voice content, which can indicate a level of interest of the user. For each identified potential trigger word, the device can capture adjacent audio that can be analyzed, on the device or remotely, to attempt to determine one or more keywords associated with that trigger word. The identified keywords can be stored and/or transmitted to an appropriate location accessible to entities such as advertisers or content providers who can use the keywords to attempt to select or customize content that is likely relevant to the user.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for managing a plurality of target devices are provided. A voice command is received by an input associated with a first target device. The voice command includes first voice information and indicates an operation instruction. The first voice information includes identification information. The first target device is specified by referencing a database in which the identification information and a device ID of the first target device are associated. It is determined whether the voice command includes second voice information that identifies a second target device as an operation object for the operation instruction. When the second voice information is not included, the first target device is caused to execute the operation instruction. When the second voice information is included, a control command is transmitted to the second target device for causing the second target device to execute the operation instruction.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing an encoded audio signal having a plurality of downmix signals associated with a plurality of input audio objects and object parameters E. The apparatus includes a grouper configured to group the downmix signals into groups of downmix signals associated with a set of input audio objects. The apparatus includes a processor configured to perform at least one processing step individually on the object parameters Ek of each set of input audio objects in order to provide group results. Further, there is a combiner configured to combine the group results or processed group results in order to provide a decoded audio signal. The grouper is configured to group the downmix signals so that each input audio object belongs to just one set of input audio objects. The invention also refers to a corresponding method.

Abstract: Present disclosure provide a linear prediction-based noise signal processing method includes: acquiring a noise signal, and obtaining a linear prediction coefficient according to the noise signal; filtering the noise signal according to the linear prediction coefficient, to obtain a linear prediction residual signal; obtaining a spectral envelope of the linear prediction residual signal according to the linear prediction residual signal; and encoding the spectral envelope of the linear prediction residual signal. According to the noise processing method, the noise generation method, the encoder, the decoder, and the encoding and decoding system that are in the embodiments of the present disclosure, more spectral details of an original background noise signal can be recovered, so that comfort noise can be closer to original background noise in terms of subjective auditory perception of a user, and subjective perception quality of the user is improved.

Abstract: An audio signal decoding apparatus is provided that includes a receiver that receives an encoded information, a memory, and a processor that demultiplexes the encoded information, including encoding parameters that are used for decoding a low frequency spectrum and index information that identifies a most correlated portion from a low frequency spectrum for one or more high frequency subbands. The processor also replicates a high frequency subband spectrum based on the index information using a synthesized low frequency spectrum, the synthesized low frequency spectrum being obtained by decoding the encoding parameters. The processor further estimates a frequency of a harmonic component in the synthesized low frequency spectrum, adjusts a frequency of a harmonic component in the high frequency subband spectrum using the estimated harmonic frequency, and generates an output signal using the synthesized low frequency spectrum and the high frequency subband spectrum.

Abstract: An apparatus for encoding an audio or image signal, includes: a controllable windower for windowing the audio or image signal to provide the sequence of blocks of windowed samples; a converter for converting the sequence of blocks of windowed samples into a spectral representation including a sequence of frames of spectral values; a transient location detector for identifying a location of a transient within a transient look-ahead region of a frame; and a controller for controlling the controllable windower to apply a specific window having a specified overlap length to the audio or image signal in response to an identified location of the transient, wherein the controller is configured to select the specific window from a group of at least three windows, wherein the specific window is selected based on the transient location.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating a frequency enhancement signal has: a signal generator for generating an enhancement signal from a core signal, the enhancement signal having an enhancement frequency range not included in the core signal, wherein a current time portion of the enhancement signal or the core signal has subband signals for a plurality of subbands; a controller for calculating the same smoothing information for the plurality of subband signals of the enhancement frequency range or the core signal, and wherein the signal generator is configured for smoothing the plurality of subband signals of the enhancement frequency range or the core signal using the same smoothing information.

Abstract: System and method embodiments are provided for very short pitch detection and coding for speech or audio signals. The system and method include detecting whether there is a very short pitch lag in a speech or audio signal that is shorter than a conventional minimum pitch limitation using a combination of time domain and frequency domain pitch detection techniques. The pitch detection techniques include using pitch correlations in time domain and detecting a lack of low frequency energy in the speech or audio signal in frequency domain. The detected very short pitch lag is coded using a pitch range from a predetermined minimum very short pitch limitation that is smaller than the conventional minimum pitch limitation.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method provide an audio label for a noise signal. The computer-implemented system and method include receiving an audio input and obtaining the noise signal from the audio input. The computer-implemented system and method include extracting audio features of the noise signal. The computer-implemented system and method include determining and outputting an audio label for the extracted audio features of the noise signal based on machine learning data.

Abstract: A method includes identifying, by a computing device including a processor, a plurality of words from data. The method includes determining a location of the computing device. The method includes determining, by the computing device, a sound output level based on the location. The method also includes generating, by the computing device, digital sound data based on the sound output level and the plurality of words identified from the data.

Abstract: Speaker content generated in an audio conference is selectively and visually represented. A profile for each audience member who participates in the audio conference is obtained. Speaker content spoken during the audio conference is monitored. Different weights are applied to words included in the speaker content according to a parameter of the profile for each of the audience members. A relation between the speaker content to the profile for each of the audience members is determined. Visual representations of the speaker content are presented to selective members among the audience members based on the determined relation.

Abstract: A signal processor comprising: a signal-manipulation-block configured to: receive a cepstrum-input-signal, wherein the cepstrum-input-signal is in the cepstrum domain and comprises a plurality of bins; receive a pitch-bin-identifier that is indicative of a pitch-bin in the cepstrum-input-signal; and generate a cepstrum-output-signal based on the cepstrum-input-signal by: scaling the pitch-bin relative to one or more of the other bins of the cepstrum-input-signal; or determining an output-pitch-bin-value based on the pitch-bin, and setting one or more of the other bins of the cepstrum-input-signal to a predefined value; or determining an output-other-bin-value based on one or more of the other bins of the cepstrum-input-signal, and setting the pitch-bin to a predefined value.

Abstract: A data storage device is disclosed comprising a first head actuated over a first disk surface, wherein the first head comprises a laser configured to heat the first disk surface while writing data to the first disk surface. A write power is applied to the laser and a first write operation is executed to write first data to the first disk surface during a first revolution of the first disk surface. A first transient decrease in an output power of the laser is detected during the first write operation, and when the first transient decrease in the output power of the laser is detected during the first write operation, a write-verify of the first data is executed during a second revolution of the first disk surface.

Abstract: Various embodiments concern a gimbaled flexure having a dual stage actuation structure. The flexure comprises a gimbal on which a motor is mounted. The motor comprises a first terminal, one or more layers of piezoelectric material, and a metal stiffener disposed directly on the first terminal. The stiffener comprises a layer of metal defining a majority of a top side of the motor. The first terminal can be gold sputtered on the piezoelectric material while the stiffener can be nickel plated on the gold. The stiffener can cause the motor, and the flexure on which it is mounted, to curl upon electrical activation of the motor.

Abstract: A heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) head has a near-field transducer (NFT) with a distal end having a leading side taper inclined at an acute angle to the ABS, such that an acute angle is formed between a leading surface of the leading side taper and the ABS. A main magnetic pole is disposed in the head facing a trailing side of the NFT. A waveguide core layer is disposed in the head facing the leading side taper of the NFT, on which a high refractive index material (HRIM) layer is positioned.

Abstract: An information recording medium according to the present disclosure is an information recording medium of a write-once-read-many type and records or reproduces information when irradiated with laser light. The information recording medium includes: a substrate; a plurality of information layers at least one information layer of which includes a recording film that is a W—O-based recording film comprising at least tungsten (W) and oxygen (O); and a dielectric film A in contact with the W—O-based recording film, the dielectric film A comprising at least 30 mol % tin oxide.

Abstract: A data recording apparatus including: a data reading device configured to read data from a first recording medium and configured to store data and first management data for managing the data by file; a data recording device configured to record data on a second recording medium; a management data producing device configured to produce second management data for managing data recorded on the second recording medium based on the first management data of the first recording medium on which the data recorded on the second recording medium has been recorded; a data determining device configured to determine data unrecorded on the second recording medium by comparing the first management data read by the data reading device from the first recording medium with the second management data recorded on the second recording medium; a control device configured to read the data determined by the data determining device from the first recording medium and cause the recording device to record the read data onto the second r

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes one or more processors and logic integrated with and/or executable by the one or more processors. The logic is configured to cause at least one of the processors to detect positive peak amplitudes and negative peak amplitudes of an unequalized readback signal that exhibits imperfect or bi-modal waveform peaks using a peak tracking threshold module positioned at an input to an equalizer. Also, the logic is configured to cause the at least one of the processors to track the positive peak amplitudes and the negative peak amplitudes of the unequalized readback signal in a record. Moreover, the logic is configured to cause the at least one of the processors to provide, as an input to an asymmetry compensator, the record of the peak amplitudes and the negative peak amplitudes determined from the unequalized readback signal.

Abstract: Techniques for multiplexing audio recordings. Systems and methods for multiplexing and synchronizing audio recordings using data markers in the recorded files.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for dynamically creating composite videos are disclosed. In one aspect a computerized method comprises editing and playing a lead-in video, playing a user recorded video, playing multiple invitee recorded videos, and editing and playing a lead-out video to create a seamless composite video.

Abstract: [Object] To propose an image processing method, image processing apparatus and program which are capable of exciting the emotions of a viewer more effectively. [Solution] An information processing method including: analyzing a beat of input music; extracting a plurality of unit images from an input image; and generating, by a processor, editing information for switching the extracted unit images depending on the analyzed beat.

Abstract: A system, according to one embodiment, includes: a first frame of an automated tape library, wherein an interior of the first frame includes one or more tape drives, an area for storing tape cartridges, and an accessor channel, and a first air conditioning unit coupled to the first frame. The first air conditioning unit is configured to cool the interior of the first frame. Moreover, one or more fans of the one or more tape drives are configured to generate air flow within the interior of the first frame. Other systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.

Abstract: A microelectronic package can include a substrate having first and second surfaces, first, second, and third microelectronic elements each having a surface facing the first surface, terminals exposed at the second surface, and leads electrically connected between contacts of each microelectronic element and the terminals. The substrate can have first, second, and third spaced-apart apertures having first, second, and third parallel axes extending in directions of the lengths of the apertures. The contacts of the first, second, and third microelectronic elements can be aligned with one of the first, second, or third apertures. The terminals can include first and second sets of first terminals configured to carry address information. The first set can be connected with the first and third microelectronic elements and not with the second microelectronic element, and the second set can be connected with the second microelectronic element and not with the first or third microelectronic elements.

Abstract: Memories may include a first select device connected between a first access line and a second access line, and a plurality of memory cells. Each memory cell of the plurality of memory cells may be connected between the second access line and a respective third access line of a plurality of third access lines. Each memory cell of the plurality of memory cells may include a respective second select device, of a plurality of second select devices, and a respective programmable element, of a plurality of programmable elements, connected in series, and the first select device and each second select device of the plurality of second select devices may each be formed of a same type of circuit element.

Abstract: A device includes a circuit cell, a voltage regulator, and an auxiliary signal generator. The voltage regulator is configured to output a write voltage. The auxiliary signal generator is configured to generate an auxiliary signal according to a reference voltage and a reference current, and to transmit the auxiliary signal and the write voltage to the circuit cell according to select signals.

Abstract: A read-amplifier circuit includes a core with a first input and a second input that are intended to receive in a measurement phase a differential signal arising from a first bit line and from a second bit line of the memory device. The circuit also includes a memory element with two inverters coupled in a crossed manner. The first and second inputs are respectively connected to two of the power supply nodes of the inverters via two transfer capacitors. A first controllable circuit is configured to temporarily render the memory element floating during an initial phase preceding the measurement phase and during the measurement phase.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a control circuit may include a command interface, a clock selection signal output circuit, and a clock generating circuit. The command interface may output a selection enable signal in response to a command. The clock selection signal output circuit may output, in response to the selection enable signal, a clock selection signal according to various sub-operations performed in a selected operation. The clock generating circuit may generate main clocks having different periods according the clock selection signal.

Abstract: In an illustrative embodiment, the memory circuit includes first and second data paths on which data is transferred for read and write memory operations and first and second mixer circuits for adjusting the phase of clock signals applied to their inputs. The mixer circuits are cross-coupled so that the outputs of the first and second mixers are both available to both the first and second data paths. One mixer is used to provide a first phase adjusted clock signal for use by the operating circuit and the other mixer is used to provide a second phase adjusted clock signal for use by a following operation whatever that may be.

Abstract: Input power quality for a processing device is sensed. In response to detection of poor power quality, input power is disconnected, and the processing device backs up its machine state in non-volatile logic element arrays using available stored charge. When power is restored, the stored machine state is restored from the non-volatile logic element arrays to the volatile logic elements whereby the processing device resumes its process from the state immediately prior to power loss allowing seamless processing across intermittent power supply.

Abstract: Provided herein are a data input/output circuit and a semiconductor memory system having the same. The data input/output circuit may be coupled to an input/output line. The data input/output circuit may include a data input unit and a data output unit. The data input unit may deliver input data, inputted through the input/output line, to a page buffer during a data input period. The data output unit may deliver output data, outputted from the page buffer, to the input/output line during a data output period. The data input unit may include a signal reception unit coupled to the input/output line and configured to receive the input data from the input/output line; and a data delivery unit configured to deliver the input data inputted to the signal reception unit to the page buffer during the data input period.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for targeted row refreshes are disclosed herein. In an example apparatus, a predecoder receives a target row address and determines whether a target row of memory associated with the target row address is a primary or a redundant row of memory. The predecoder is further configured to cause one or more rows of memory physically adjacent the primary row of memory to be refreshed if the primary row is the target row or one or more rows of memory physically adjacent the redundant row of memory to be refreshed if the redundant row of memory is the target row of memory.

Abstract: Techniques for writing magnetic random access memory (MRAM) using the spin hall effect with a self-reference read are provided. In one aspect, an MRAM device is provided. The MRAM device includes: a plurality of first spin hall wires oriented orthogonal to a plurality of second spin hall wires; a plurality of magnetic memory cells configured in an array between the first spin hall wires and the second spin hall wires; and a plurality of transistors connected to the magnetic memory cells by the first spin hall wires. Methods of operating an MRAM device are also provided.