Abstract: A method of driving a display panel is disclosed. In one aspect, the display panel includes a plurality of pixels arranged in odd and even rows and a plurality of odd and even gate lines respectively connected to the pixels of the corresponding odd and even rows. The method includes outputting odd gate signals to the odd numbered gate lines during two consecutive subframes and outputting even gate signals to the even numbered gate lines during two consecutive subframes. A frame is divided into two subframes.

Abstract: Disclosed are a double-side gate driver on array circuit, a liquid crystal display panel, and a driving method. A technical problem to be solved is that double-side drive design which includes a GOA circuit unit having two pull-down holding parts cannot meet requirements for narrow-bezel display panel design when a narrow-bezel, large-size display device is manufactured. A solution of the double-side gate driver on array circuit is: GOA units of two opposite sides in a same row share one group of pull-down holding parts.

Abstract: A data driving system of a liquid crystal display panel includes a timing control chip; a plurality of data driving chips; a plurality of first signal lines, which is used to transmit a predetermined data signal from the timing control chip to the plurality of data driving chips, each first signal line being provided between the timing control chip and one of the plurality of data driving chips in order to transmit the predetermined data signal from the timing control chip to the plurality of data driving chips; and a plurality of first transmission gates, each of which is provided on one of the plurality of first signal lines. The data driving system can significantly improve the quality of the received signal of the data driving chip, and can effectively avoid the error of the received signal.

Abstract: A data driver and display panel are disclosed. The data driver is applicable to providing image data to be displayed to a plurality of data lines. The data driver includes: a data processing unit, a driving unit, and at least two sets of data outputs. The data processing unit is configured to receive and store one frame of image data to be displayed. The driving unit is to output at least two sets of data voltages having different driving capacities according to the image data. Each of the at least two sets of data outputs includes a plurality of data outputs, and each set is connected to pixels in two areas with a different distance from the data driver. The driving unit provides the at least two sets of data voltages having different driving capabilities to the at least two sets of data outputs.

Abstract: Disclosed is a gate driver on array driving circuit, coupled to a liquid crystal display panel. A voltage stabilizing capacitor and a transistor switch are arranged at an output end of a power circuit of the gate driver on array driving circuit of the present invention. The voltage stabilizing capacitor stabilizes a voltage output of the power circuit when the liquid crystal display panel is in a normal display state. The transistor switch controls the voltage stabilizing capacitor to be disconnected with the power circuit when the liquid crystal display panel is in an on state or an off state. Apparently, the gate driver on array driving circuit can avoid the overcurrent protection function of the power circuit triggered by the excessive instantaneous current generated by the charging and discharging of the voltage stabilizing capacitor at the instant when the liquid crystal display panel is turned on or off.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a GPU for improved multitasking by a user, a GPU computing system including the GPU and a method of manufacturing a GPU system. In one embodiment, the GPU includes: (1) a video overlayer configured to create an operating area over a portion of a video image generated by the graphical processing unit and (2) an overlay interface configured to provide a virtual space input to the video overlayer to operate a virtual machine within the operating area.

Abstract: A method of binding graphics resources is provided that includes: (1) identifying graphics resources for binding, (2) generating a bind group for the graphics resources, (3) organizing the bind group into a bind group memory using a bind group layout and (4) providing bind group control for processing of the bind group. A method of organizing graphics resources and a resource organizing unit are also provided.

Abstract: A system for modifying a user interface in a multi-display device environment described herein can include a processor and a memory storing instructions that cause the processor to detect a number of display screens coupled to the system. The plurality of instructions can also cause the processor to split an image to generate sub-images based on the number of display screens and a bezel size corresponding to each of the display screens, the sub-images to exclude portions of the image corresponding to the bezel size of each of the display screens. Additionally, the plurality of instructions can cause the processor to resize each of the sub-images based on a display size of each of the display screens and display the image by transmitting the sub-images to the display screens.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices for varying functionality of a wearable computing device. An example device includes a first sensor and a second sensor. An example method includes, while a device is operating in a first state, receiving an indication of a touch input at the first sensor. The second sensor is configured in an idle mode based on the device operating in the first state. The method further includes, in response to receiving the indication of the touch input, triggering the second sensor to operate in an active mode and receiving data from the second sensor. The method further includes determining, based on the data, whether the device is being worn.

Abstract: A display control device and an information display device will be provided which help, when a vehicle's abnormality is detected, the driver readily recognize the image corresponding to the vehicle's abnormal information item and accurately understand the content of the abnormality.

Abstract: An RGB format adjustment method includes: obtaining subpixel values having interleaved positions from four pixels in unadjusted RGB format; obtaining subpixel values of a first pixel in an adjusted RGB format according to the obtained subpixel values, wherein the R subpixel value of the adjusted first pixel is equal to an R subpixel value of the unadjusted first pixel, the G subpixel value of the adjusted first pixel is equal to an R subpixel value of a fourth pixel in the unadjusted RGB format, and the B subpixel value of the adjusted first pixel is equal to a B subpixel value of the unadjusted first pixel; and obtaining R subpixel values, G subpixel values and B subpixel values of a second pixel, a third pixel and the fourth pixel according to the obtained subpixel values and the obtained R, G and B subpixel values of the adjusted first pixel.

Abstract: A method of reducing the power consumption of the display panels includes: obtaining a brightness of each of pixels of an image to be displayed on the display panel; calculating an average brightness of the image in accordance with the brightness of each of the pixels of the image; obtaining a brightness adjustment coefficient in accordance with the average brightness; decreasing the brightness of each of the pixels of the image in accordance with the brightness adjustment coefficient; and enhancing a contrastness between the pixels of the image in accordance with the brightness adjustment coefficient. In addition, a system of reducing the power consumption of the display panels is also disclosed. In this way, the power consumption of the display panel may be reduced, and the contrastness of the displayed image may be enhanced.

Abstract: A method, an image processing device, and a display system for power-constrained image enhancement are proposed. The method is applicable to an image processing device and includes the following steps. First, an input image is received and inputted into a power-constrained sparse representation (PCSR) model, where the PCSR model is associated with a sparse representation model and a power-constraint model, where the sparse representation model is associated with an over-complete dictionary and sparse codes, and where the power-constrained model is associated with pixel intensities of the input image and a gamma correction value of a display Next, a reconstructed image outputted by the PCSR model is obtained and displayed on the display.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a sensor configured to sense ambient light, a display configured to provide a screen including a first area which displays content and a second area outside the first area and a processor configured to change a size of the second area based on the sensed ambient light.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an application execution apparatus and an application execution method which enable quick startup at cold boot, and which can prevent occurrence of flicker in a display image at the time of camera image handover. The application execution apparatus according to the present invention includes a kernel that includes a display mechanism, a frame control mechanism that controls a plurality of window frames included in the display mechanism, a framework that includes an abstracted display mechanism, a first application that operates by directly using the display mechanism, and a second application that operates by indirectly using the display mechanism, and that includes a function of the first application, where the frame control mechanism performs control such that the same window frame is assigned at a time of operation of each of the first application and the second application.

Abstract: A display device and a method of operation that can reduce memory utilization during a pixel shift operation. The device includes a display panel including a first pixel and a second pixel, a processor configured to generate a first image data corresponding to the first pixel, and a first timing control signal. An image corrector is configured to generate a second image data corresponding to the second pixel based on the first image data, and shift the first timing control signal by using a positional relationship between the first pixel and the second pixel to generate a second timing control signal. A data driver is configured to generate a data signal based on the second image data and the second timing control signal.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for performing screen captures on display devices are disclosed herein. The method includes receiving a screen capture command, determining pixel values of rows of the display device based on the screen parameters, obtaining framebuffer parameters from a framebuffer of the display device, the framebuffer parameters comprising pixel values of rows of the framebuffer, determining whether pixel values of the rows of the framebuffer are substantially equivalent to the pixel values of the rows of the display device, processing screenshot data read from the framebuffer based on the pixel values of the rows of the screen when the pixel values of the rows of the framebuffer are not substantially equivalent to the pixel values of the rows of the screen, and creating a file comprising the screenshot.

Abstract: A dynamically reconfigurable heterogeneous systolic array is configured to process a first image frame, and to generate image processing primitives from the image frame, and to store the primitives and the corresponding image frame in a memory store. A characteristic of the image frame is determined. Based on the characteristic, the array is reconfigured to process a following image frame.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for merging compressed access units according to compression rates and/or positions of the respective compressed access units. The method can include receiving a sequence of compressed access units corresponding to a sequence of raw access units partitioned from an image or a video frame and corresponding to a sequence of memory spaces in a frame buffer, determining a merged access unit including at least two consecutive compressed access units based on compression rates and/or positions of the sequence of compressed access units. The merged access unit is to be stored in the frame buffer with a reduced gap between the at least two consecutive compressed access units compared with storing the at least two consecutive compressed access units in corresponding memory spaces in the sequence of memory spaces.

Abstract: A keyboard device is provided whose entire device body can be compactified even if a hammer member length in its front and rear direction is increased and a keyboard instrument including the keyboard device. The keyboard device includes a plurality of keys, a transmission member which is rotated in response to a key depression operation performed on a key among the plurality of keys, and a hammer member which is rotated in response to rotation of the transmission member and applies an action load to the key, in which the hammer member includes a hammer arm and a hammer head provided on a front side of the hammer arm, and the hammer arm is rotated around a hammer rotation center located on a rear side of the hammer arm in response to the key depression operation performed on the key.

Abstract: A guitar pick with an improved grip has a body. The body has a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface has a top picking area and a top gripping area. The bottom surface has a bottom picking area and a bottom gripping area. At least one of the top gripping area or the bottom gripping area has an abrasive substrate. The abrasive substrate is applied to the at least one of top gripping area or the bottom gripping area by an electroplating process. In some embodiments, the abrasive substrate is only on the top gripping area; in other embodiments, the abrasive substrate is only on the bottom gripping area; and, yet in other embodiments, the abrasive substrate is on both the top gripping area and the bottom gripping area.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in one embodiment to a multimedia display apparatus. The multimedia display apparatus may comprise a housing which may be connected to a chassis. The chassis may be configured to attach to the underside of a music drum via a biasing element, thereby positioning the housing so as to project a multimedia image onto the head of the music drum. A multimedia projector may be disposed inside the housing and configured to project a multimedia image through the open bottom or transparent surface of the music drum and displayed on the top surface of the white or translucent drumhead.

Abstract: A laminated plyboard for a musical instrument which reduces a loss of vibration energy due to internal friction while securing high rigidity with inexpensive cost. A laminated plyboard 20 comprises a first layer portion S1 including layers 24 and 25, a second layer portion S2 including layers 26 and 27, and an impregnated layer 21 impregnated with phenol and sandwiched between the first layer portion S1 and the second layer portion S2. A rigidity coefficient of the impregnated layer 21 is higher than rigidity coefficients of the layers 24 to 27 that configure the first layer portion S1 and the second layer portion S2.

Abstract: The present application introduces a musical instrument stand which can be easily carried or installed, comprising: a first part in which a stopper piece extends upward on one side of a support body for placing musical instrument; a second part elastically connected to the first part and extendable in the longitudinal direction with respect to the first part; and a locking means provided on the first and second parts and a fixing force to a counterpart.

Abstract: A system enabling the performance of sensory stimulating content including music and video using gaming in a cyber reality environment, such as using a virtual reality headset. This disclosure includes a system and method through which a performer can virtually trigger and control a presentation of pre-packaged sensory stimulating content including musical programs through gaming. A theme for the performer is that the pre-packaged sensory stimulating content is preferably chosen such that, even where the performer is a novice, the sensory stimulating data is presented in a pleasing and sympathetic manner and scoring is provided as a function of the performer's ability to provide a gesture in association with a displayed virtual trigger.

Abstract: An acoustic guitar is provided that includes a neck and a body. The acoustic guitar also includes a user interface module including an audio effect module configured to implement one or more audio effects, and one or more effect controllers, with each effect controller being configured to set a level of a corresponding audio effect implemented by the audio effect module. The user interface module further includes at least one input blend controller and a voice controller configured to allow a user to select a patch from a plurality of available patches, with each patch of the plurality of available patches comprising a configuration of one or more audio effects set at various levels to arrive at a desired effect template.

Abstract: A device case includes speaker boxes that are formed inside spaces created by placing upper cases that have a larger external shape than a lower case on upper of that lower case, as well as box connectors that are arranged fitting into the speaker boxes in the upper cases so as to contact the ends of peripheral portions of the lower case and fix together the lower case and the upper cases. This makes it possible for the box connectors to seal the spaces between the peripheral portions of the lower case and the peripheral portions of the upper cases. This, in turn, makes it possible to reliably and satisfactorily seal the speaker boxes in an airtight manner even when the external shapes of the lower case and the upper cases that are stacked together are different.

Abstract: A button is disclosed, which includes a button unit suspended movably vertically in Z-direction in a fixed frame and having a button body with an upper actuating surface and at least one central shaft extending vertically downwardly from the button body and extending at an upper end below the button body horizontally into an extension. The shaft and the extension having a translucent material such that they commonly form a light guide which is fixedly connected to the button body. The button additionally includes a light source vertically below the shaft. Light from the light source leaves vertically upwardly and enters the shaft from below. The button further includes a first optical device arranged in the vertical upper area of the light guide above the shaft for deflecting light that has entered the shaft from the light source in a horizontal direction into a plane of the extension.

Abstract: According to some aspects, an apparatus is provided for controlling the production of music, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one processor-readable storage medium comprising processor-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to receive data indicative of acceleration of a user device, detect that the acceleration of the user device has exceeded a predetermined threshold based at least in part on the received data, determine that no beat point has been triggered by the apparatus for at least a first period of time, and trigger a beat point in response to detecting that the acceleration of the user device has exceeded the predetermined threshold and determining that no beat point has been triggered for at least the first period of time.

Abstract: A sound generating analog synthesizer that is comprised of potentiometers, a switch or switches and a set of patch jacks has a control system that can be operated in three modes, a manual mode, an automatic mode, and a guided mode; wherein manual mode allows potentiometer and switch positions as well as patch cable connections to be set by hand; wherein automatic mode, automatically sets patch connections as on or off, as well as set potentiometer positions and switch states with electromechanical or electrical devices; and wherein the guided mode provides at least one visual information on how to change the potentiometer positions, switch states and patch jack connections such that a previously obtained sound can be reproduced.

Abstract: A sound reducing shroud for use with an appliance or other machine is provided. The shroud comprises a body made from foam. The body has a sidewall having a discontinuous circumference, a first vertical end and an opposing second vertical end. The body can be resiliently flexible so that the body is re-configurable between an open position in which the first vertical end and the second vertical end are spread apart to accommodate installation of the shroud around the machine, and a closed position in which the first vertical end and the second vertical end mate to form a seam. Alternatively, the body can comprise a first half shell and a second half shell that fit together to make a shroud around the machine. The first half shell and the second half shell can be designed to snap fit together, or can be held together using fasteners or strapping.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system and a method for spectral shaping of vehicle noise cancellation. In an example implementation, the method includes determining a center frequency of an expected tonal peak within a selected noise band based upon vehicle data, generating a noise cancellation signal using a weighted shaping filter to shape the noise band, and outputting the noise cancellation signal to smooth the expected tonal peak.

Abstract: Occlusion devices, earpiece devices and methods of forming occlusion devices are provided. An occlusion device is configured to occlude an ear canal, but other biological and non-biological conduits or chambers can be occluded using the devices and methods herein. The occlusion device includes an insertion element and at least one occluding member or element (which can be expandable) disposed on the insertion element. The occluding member is configured to receive a medium via the insertion element and is configured to expand, responsive to the medium, to contact the ear canal. Alternatively, the occluding member is made of a non-Newtonian fluid and can be enclosed by a balloon or not. Physical parameters of the occlusion device are selected to produce a predetermined sound attenuation characteristic over a frequency band. Use of a non-Newtonian fluid provides additional options or variables in customizing or designing a predetermined sound attenuation characteristic.

Abstract: A panel of acoustically absorbent material with at least one side carrying a portion of looped material to engage with the hooked structures of a mounting patch placed on a mounting substrate is provided. The panel may be releasably attached to the mounting substrate via the association of the looped material with the mounting patch, such that the panel of acoustically absorbent material may be removed from the mounting substrate without damaging the structural integrity of the panel. A method of releasably attaching an acoustically absorbent material to a mounting substrate is also provided.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for addressing open space noise are disclosed. In one example, a system and method for masking open space noise includes outputting a noise masking sound from a plurality of balanced mode radiator loudspeakers distributed in a down-fire direction above an open space.

Abstract: One general aspect includes a method of sound masking, the method including: receiving, via a processor, a privacy request from a user; generating, via the processor, a masking sound configured to mask speech of the user in response to the privacy request; and providing, via the processor, the masking sound as an audio output through an audio system.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for reducing noise caused by a vehicle brake system. An example vehicle includes an adaptive cruise control (ACC) system, a noise cancellation system, a brake system, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a deceleration request while the ACC is active, determine a braking characteristic based on the deceleration request, determine a noise signal based on the braking characteristic, and output the noise signal via the noise-cancellation system.

Abstract: A noise reduction device is connectable to a plurality of sound acquisition devices and a plurality of control sound output devices for reducing noises in a given space where seats are arranged and a sound field can be formed. The device includes a sound receiver, a processor, a control sound transmitter. The sound receiver receives a sound signal from at least two of the plurality of sound acquisition devices. The processor detects a state change of the sound field, and generates a control sound signal for reducing noise with respect to the sound signal. The control sound transmitter outputs the control sound signal to each of control sound output devices. The processor acquires, for example, seat information for specifying the reclining state of a seat. The processor controls the generation of the control sound signal based on the change of state of the sound field including the seat information.

Abstract: A vehicle sound effect generation apparatus generates a sound effect of an engine based on a vibration sound database including a fundamental wave sound having a fundamental frequency component and a plurality of adjustment wave sounds having a frequency component other than the fundamental frequency component. The vehicle sound effect generation apparatus includes a running state detecting unit that detects a running state of a vehicle, a sound effect generation unit that synthesizes the fundamental wave sound with the adjustment wave sounds based on the running state of the vehicle, and a visual guidance direction setting unit that sets a visual guidance direction at which a vehicle occupant shoots a look. The sound effect generation unit causes output characteristics of a sound effect in the visual guidance direction to increase more than output characteristics of a sound effect in a direction other than the visual guidance direction.

Abstract: Techniques are described that facilitate automatically providing entities with rephrased versions of standard answers. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented is provided that comprises determining, by a device operatively coupled to a processor, a talking style of a plurality of talking styles that an entity is associated with based on reception of natural language input from the entity proposing a question related to a defined topic. The method further comprises selecting, by the device based on the talking style, an answer rephrasing model from a plurality of answer rephrasing models respectively configured to generate different rephrased versions of a standard answer to the question, and employing, by the device, the answer rephrasing model to generate a rephrased version of the standard that corresponds to the talking style.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for training an audio generation model for a first person using a first voice audio data and a first text transcript of the first voice audio data. Using a second voice audio data and a second text transcript of the second voice audio data, a plurality of pitch voice audio data for the second person may be generated with different pitches. The audio generation model may be trained for the second person using the generated plurality of pitch voice audio data with the different pitches for the second person. Output voice audio may be generated for the second person using received text and the model trained with the generated plurality of pitch voice audio data.

Abstract: A method for producing speech comprises: accessing an expressive prosody model, wherein the model is generated by: receiving a plurality of non-neutral prosody vector sequences, each vector associated with one of a plurality of time-instances; receiving a plurality of expression labels, each having a time-instance selected from a plurality of non-neutral time-instances of the plurality of time-instances; producing a plurality of neutral prosody vector sequences equivalent to the plurality of non-neutral sequences by applying a linear combination of a plurality of statistical measures to a plurality of sub-sequences selected according to an identified proximity test applied to a plurality of neutral time-instances of the plurality of time-instances; and training at least one machine learning module using the plurality of non-neutral sequences and the plurality of neutral sequences to produce an expressive prosodic model; and using the model within a Text-To-Speech-System to produce an audio waveform from an in

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for processing and interpreting audible commands spoken in one or more languages. Speech recognition systems disclosed herein may be used as a stand-alone speech recognition system or comprise a portion of another content consumption system. A requesting user may provide audio input (e.g., command data) to the speech recognition system via a computing device to request an entertainment system to perform one or more operational commands. The speech recognition system may analyze the audio input across a variety of linguistic models, and may parse the audio input to identify a plurality of phrases and corresponding action classifiers. In some embodiments, the speech recognition system may utilize the action classifiers and other information to determine the one or more identified phrases that appropriately match the desired intent and operational command associated with the user's spoken command.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which includes a storage configured to store a voice recognition application including a wakeup word for entering into a voice command recognition mode, a sensor configured to sense a sound signal, and a processor configured to convert the sound signal into a digital signal and to transfer the converted digital signal to the application, wherein the application identifies whether a characteristic value of the digital signal is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold level if the digital signal is received, performs voice recognition for the digital signal if the characteristic value of the digital signal is equal to or higher than the predetermined threshold level, and activates the voice command recognition mode if a keyword of a voice included in the digital signal coincides with the wakeup word.

Abstract: Technologies for detecting an end of a sentence in automatic speech recognition are disclosed. An automatic speech recognition device may acquire speech data, and identify phonemes and words of the speech data. The automatic speech recognition device may perform a syntactic parse based on the recognized words, and determine an end of a sentence based on the syntactic parse. For example, if the syntactic parse indicates that a certain set of consecutive recognized words form a syntactically complete and correct sentence, the automatic speech recognition device may determine that there is an end of a sentence at the end of that set of words.

Abstract: Method of selecting training text for language model, and method of training language model using the training text, and computer and computer program for executing the methods. The present invention provides for selecting training text for a language model that includes: generating a template for selecting training text from a corpus in a first domain according to generation techniques of: (i) replacing one or more words in a word string selected from the corpus in the first domain with a special symbol representing any word or word string, and adopting the word string after replacement as a template for selecting the training text; and/or (ii) adopting the word string selected from the corpus in the first domain as the template for selecting the training text; and selecting text covered by the template as the training text from a corpus in a second domain different from the first domain.

Abstract: An acoustic model training device includes: a processor to execute a program; and a memory to store the program which, when executed by the processor, performs processes of: generating, based on feature vectors obtained by analyzing utterance data items of a plurality of speakers, a training data item of each speaker by subtracting, for each speaker, a mean vector of all the feature vectors of the speaker from each of the feature vectors of the speaker; generating a training data item of all the speakers by subtracting a mean vector of all the feature vectors of all the speakers from each of the feature vectors of all the speakers; and training an acoustic model using the training data item of each speaker and the training data item of all the speakers.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a voice remote controller and a power supplying method thereof. The voice remote controller comprises: a noise gathering module for gathering ambient noise at the periphery of the voice remote controller by using a sound aperture array; a sound-electricity converting module for converting the ambient noise gathered by the noise gathering module into an electrical signal; and an energy storing module for storing the electrical signal converted by the sound-electricity converting module as electric energy and supplying power to the voice remote controller. According to the present disclosure, ambient noise is gathered by a sound aperture array and converted into electricity used as the working energy, thereby avoiding battery replacing or frequent charging. When a voice function of a voice remote controller is turned off, all of the gathered ambient noise is converted into electricity, thereby improving the energy utilization rate.

Abstract: A dialog with a conversational virtual assistant includes a sequence of user queries and systems responses. Queries are received and interpreted by a natural language understanding system. Dialog context information gathered from user queries and system responses is stored in a layered context data structure. Incomplete queries, which do not have sufficient information to result in an actionable interpretation, become actionable with use of context data. The system recognizes the need to access context data, and retrieves from context layers information required to transform the query into an executable one. The system may then act on the query and provide an appropriate response to the user. Context data buffers forget information, perhaps selectively, with the passage of time, and after a sufficient number and type of intervening queries.

Abstract: Configurable core domains of a speech processing system are described. A core domain output data format for a given command is originally configured with default content portions. When a user indicates additional content should be output for the command, the speech processing system creates a new output data format for the core domain. The new output data format is user specific and includes both default content portions as well as user preferred content portions.