Abstract: A method of seamlessly switching over between the command mode and the video mode includes receiving a command for switching over from the command mode to the video mode; generating a sampling value by measuring a time interval between a point in time of an internal synchronization signal used in the command mode and a point in time of an external synchronization signal received in the video mode; generating a parameter for shifting the internal synchronization signal based on the sampling value; shifting the internal synchronization signal to synchronize with the external synchronization signal based on the parameter; and switching over from the command mode to the video mode when the internal synchronization signal of the command mode synchronizes with the external synchronization signal. According to the disclosure, while driving a display.

Abstract: A novel semiconductor device or display system is provided. The display system includes a correction circuit having a function of correcting an image signal by utilizing artificial intelligence. Specifically, learning by an artificial neural network enables the correction circuit to correct an image signal so as to alleviate the image discontinuity. Then, by making an inference (recognition) utilizing the artificial neural network which has finished the learning, the image signal is corrected and compensation for the image discontinuity can be made. In this manner, the junction can be inconspicuous on the displayed image, improving the quality of a high-resolution image.

Abstract: A soundboard for a musical instrument is disclosed the soundboard having at least one layer of material. In some embodiments the material comprising carbon fiber, fibrous laminate material, resin or a plastic matrix and combinations thereof. At least one bracing structure is engaged to the at least one layer of material. The at least one bracing structure comprising at least one layer of honeycomb or shaped core and at least one sheet of material bonded to the honeycomb or shaped core.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved string saddle or yoke that can have a string bent thereover without causing a separation of the string's windings.

Abstract: A plectrum for use with a stringed musical instrument is provided. The plectrum includes a rigid outer shell and an inlay portion, partially inserted within, and secured to, the outer shell. A portion of the inlay portion extends beyond the outer shell. The outer shell includes a first material configured to produce first tonal properties in a string of a stringed musical instrument when placed in contact with the string, and the inlay portion includes a second material configured to produce second tonal properties in the string when placed in contact with the string. The first tonal properties are different from the second tonal properties.

Abstract: A synthetic reed for use with a woodwind instrument includes a synthetic resin matrix with randomly distributed suspended cane particles. Synthetic fibers, which may comprise one or more different material filaments, may also be impregnated within resin matrix. The cane particles can be present in a concentration of approximately 0.5-10% by volume and at least a majority of the cane particles in the resin matrix can be less than 100 micrometers. The matrix may be formed from two components including an epoxy resin component and a hardener component. The reed exhibits improved strength properties usually provided by synthetics with the warmer sonic properties associated with natural cane reeds and preferred by musicians.

Abstract: A device may include a drum pedal board with a first end, a second end, a left side, and a right side. Further the device may include an incline section coupled to either the left side or the right side of the drum pedal board, a heel base with variable height, a hinge coupling the first end of the drum pedal board to the heel base, and a drum pedal base coupled to the heel base. The drum pedal board may be substantially parallel to the drum pedal base. The incline section may have a variable incline via a hinge. The heel base may have a variable height via a plurality of heel inserts. An adjustable strap may be operable to secure a user's foot to the drum pedal board. A raised toe section may be operable to raise an end of the drum pedal board.

Abstract: A system and method for a laptop computer chassis that integrates a MIDI controller. The laptop is specifically designed for music producers, and it combines a standard laptop computer with producer hardware into one design. The laptop computer features a standard keyboard and buttons, but replaces the lower portion with a MIDI controller. The system functions together through the use of a DAW, but will also be compatible with other 3rd party products.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of automatically preparing a MIDI file based on a target MIDI file comprising respective note information about each of a plurality of target notes and a source MIDI file comprising respective note information about each of a plurality of source notes. Each note information comprises pitch information defining a pitch of the note. The method comprises ranking the plurality of target notes based on the pitch of each target note. The method also comprises, for each of the ranked target notes, removing the pitch information from the note information of the target note. The method also comprises, for each of the ranked target notes, replacing the removed pitch information with pitch information of a corresponding source note, whereby the target note has the same pitch as the corresponding source note, forming a plurality of new notes of a new MIDI file.

Abstract: A musical instrument includes a hollow and compressible body made of a flexible and elastic material, delimiting an internal cavity divided into two chambers by an internal wall through which a musical insert is mounted. The body is closed in a sealed manner such that the two chambers are hermetic and communicate only via the musical insert. Said musical insert is designed to emit a sound when passed through by an air flow generated by a mechanical pressure exerted on said body at the level of one of the chambers, which pushes some of the air volume from this chamber into the other chamber through said musical insert. Thus, this musical instrument is said to be “clean” because it does not need to communicate with the external environment in order to generate a sound, and is perfectly safe.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sound absorption structure comprising a cellular panel, a porous layer positioned on a cellular panel first face, a reflective layer positioned on a cellular panel second face and a plurality of acoustic elements positioned in the cellular panel. The method comprises the steps of producing, for each acoustic element, a recess in the cellular panel opening out onto the first and second faces of the cellular panel, inserting the acoustic elements into their recesses, laying an anchoring layer on the second cellular panel face, curing or polymerization at a first pressure to connect each acoustic element to the cellular panel and/or to the anchoring layer, putting in place the porous layer and the reflective layer, and curing or polymerization at a second pressure to connect the porous layer and the reflective layer to the cellular panel.

Abstract: An apparatus receives a background audio signal from an earpiece microphone. The earpiece microphone is configured to convert sound from a surrounding environment into the background audio signal. The apparatus outputs, to at least one speaker, a primary audio signal with an altered version of the background audio signal. The altered version is selectable, responsive to control by a user of a user interface, between an amount of active noise cancelation of the sound and an amount of reproduction of the sound. One example embodiment is a headset with microphones and speakers for the respective inputs and outputs.

Abstract: A sound production device includes memories, processors, a rotation speed correlation value acquisition device configured to acquire a rotation speed correlation value of a rotating body, and a speaker. A noise order sound has a characteristic in which a sound pressure of the noise order sound reaches a maximum sound pressure in a first range of the rotation speed correlation value, and the sound pressure becomes smaller than the maximum sound pressure in second ranges adjacent to both sides the first range. When the rotation speed correlation value falls within the first range, the processors do not output a dummy noise. When the rotation speed correlation value falls within either of the second ranges, the processors output the dummy noise.

Abstract: A noise cancellation system for cancelling sounds within a vehicle. The noise cancellation system includes microphones, a camera, a controller, and speakers. The microphones are disposed adjacent to occupant locations, and configured to generate microphone signals representative of noise sounds and cancellation audio sounds. The camera is configured to generate a video signal that captures head configurations of the occupants. The controller is configured to receive rotor control signals, calculate hearing locations based on tracking data of the head configurations of the occupants, and generate a speaker signals based on the hearing locations, the microphone signals, and the rotor control signals. The speakers are configured to generate the cancellation audio sounds. The cancellation audio sounds attenuate the noise sounds.

Abstract: A device for speech generation includes one or more processors configured to receive one or more control parameters indicating target speech characteristics. The one or more processors are also configured to process, using a multi-encoder, an input representation of speech based on the one or more control parameters to generate encoded data corresponding to an audio signal that represents a version of the speech based on the target speech characteristics.

Abstract: A method for instantaneous learning in text-to-speech (TTS) during dialog includes receiving a user pronunciation of a particular word present in a query spoken by a user. The method also includes receiving a TTS pronunciation of the same particular word that is present in a TTS input where the TTS pronunciation of the particular word is different than the user pronunciation of the particular word. The method also includes obtaining user pronunciation-related features and TTS pronunciation related features associated with the particular word. The method also includes generating a pronunciation decision selecting one of the user pronunciation or the TTS pronunciation of the particular word that is associated with a highest confidence. The method also include providing the TTS audio that includes a synthesized speech representation of the response to the query using the user pronunciation or the TTS pronunciation for the particular word.

Abstract: A system for generating an output audio signal includes a context encoder, a text-prediction network, and a text-to-speech (TTS) model. The context encoder is configured to receive one or more context features associated with current input text and process the one or more context features to generate a context embedding associated with the current input text. The text-prediction network is configured to process the current input text and the context embedding to predict, as output, a style embedding for the current input text. The style embedding specifies a specific prosody and/or style for synthesizing the current input text into expressive speech. The TTS model is configured to process the current input text and the style embedding to generate an output audio signal of expressive speech of the current input text. The output audio signal has the specific prosody and/or style specified by the style embedding.

Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for task monitoring is provided. The present invention may include training an AI voice response system based on task performance data, wherein the task performance data originates from at least one monitoring device. The present invention may include receiving a request for instructions to complete a task from a user. The present invention may include monitoring a performance of the task by the user, wherein the performance of the task by the user is monitored utilizing at least one monitoring device. The present invention may include determining differences between the performance of the task by the user and a task sequence.

Abstract: A speech interface device is configured to receive response data from a remote speech processing system for responding to user speech. This response data may be enhanced with information such as remote NLU data. The response data from the remote speech processing system may be compared to local NLU data to improve a speech processing model on the device. Thus, the device may perform supervised on-device learning based on the remote NLU data. The device may determine differences between the updated speech processing model and an original speech processing model received from the remote system and may send data indicating these differences to the remote system. The remote system may aggregate data received from a plurality of devices and may generate an improved speech processing model.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for acquiring training data and building an organizational-based language model based on the training data. In organizational data is generated via one or more applications associated with an organization, the collected organizational data is aggregated and filtered into training data that is used for training an organizational-based language model for speech processing based on the training data.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for adapting a language model are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving transcriptions of utterances that were received by computing devices operating in a domain and that are in a source language. The actions further include generating translated transcriptions of the transcriptions of the utterances in a target language. The actions further include receiving a language model for the target language. The actions further include biasing the language model for the target language by increasing the likelihood of the language model selecting terms included in the translated transcriptions. The actions further include generating a transcription of an utterance in the target language using the biased language model and while operating in the domain.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an analysis unit configured to analyze a character string indicating contents of utterance obtained as a result of speech recognition, and a display control unit configured to display the character string indicating the contents of the utterance and an analysis result on a display screen.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating internal state representations of a neural network during processing and using the internal state representations for classification or search. In some embodiments, the internal state representations are generated from the output activation functions of a subset of nodes of the neural network. The internal state representations may be used for classification by training a classification model using internal state representations and corresponding classifications. The internal state representations may be used for search, by producing a search feature from an search input and comparing the search feature with one or more feature representations to find the feature representation with the highest degree of similarity.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a microphone, and at least one processor operatively connected to the microphone, wherein the at least one processor may include a buffer memory configured to store a first feature vector for a first voice signal obtained from the microphone as an inverse value, and an operation circuit configured to perform a norm operation for a first feature vector and a second feature vector, based on the second feature vector, based on a second voice signal streamed from the microphone and an inverse value of the first feature vector stored in the buffer memory, or calculate a similarity between the first feature vector and the second feature vector. In addition, various embodiments identified through the specification are possible.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a microphone that receives an audio signal that includes a spoken trigger phrase, and a processor that is electrically coupled to the microphone. The processor measures characteristics of the audio signal, and determines, based on the measured characteristics, whether the spoken trigger phrase is acceptable for trigger phrase model training. If the spoken trigger phrase is determined not to be acceptable for trigger phrase model training, the processor rejects the trigger phrase for trigger phrase model training.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for detecting a continued conversation are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving first audio data of a first utterance. The actions further include obtaining a first transcription of the first utterance. The actions further include receiving second audio data of a second utterance. The actions further include obtaining a second transcription of the second utterance. The actions further include determining whether the second utterance includes a query directed to a query processing system based on analysis of the second transcription and the first transcription or a response to the first query. The actions further include configuring the data routing component to provide the second transcription of the second utterance to the query processing system as a second query or bypass routing the second transcription.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for activating personal assistance services. The system includes an audio data collector adapted to collect a sample of speech, a processing module, and a service activator couple to an output device. The processing module further includes an audio feature extractor that extracts a plurality of acoustic features from the sample of speech, and a classification unit that classifies a status of a user from the plurality of acoustic features. The Service activator activates a personal assistance service according to the status of the user classified by the classification unit.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for distributing syndicated content or content with one or more distribution restrictions. In one aspect, a method may include assigning a unique ID to a plurality of content items, where the unique ID of at least one of the content items is associated with one or more property distribution restrictions. The method may further include streaming in a video stream the content items to at least two properties and monitoring the unique IDs of the plurality of content items streamed in the video stream to detect least one content item associated with the one or more property distribution restrictions. The distribution of the least one content item associated with the one or more property distribution restrictions may be blocked from the one or more properties concurrently with streaming the video stream, based on the one or more property distribution restrictions.

Abstract: Embodiments describe a method for decoding speech including receiving speech input at an audio input device, generating speech data that is a digital representation of the speech input; extracting acoustic features of the speech data, assigning acoustic scores to the acoustic features, receiving data representing the acoustic features and the acoustic scores, decoding the data representing the acoustic features into a word, having a word score, by referencing a WFST language model, modifying the word score into a new word score based on a personalized grammar model stored in the external memory device, the processor is separate from and external to the WFST accelerator, and determining an intent represented by a plurality of words outputted by the WFST accelerator, where the plurality of words include the word and the new word score.

Abstract: The system provides a voice command recommendation to a user to avoid a non-voice command. The system determines a command that is expected to be received, and generates a voice command recommendation that corresponds to the predicted command. The predicted command can be based on the user's behavior, a plurality of users' behavior, environmental circumstances such as a phone call ring, or a combination thereof. The system may access one or more databases to determine the predicted command. The voice command recommendation may include a displayed notification that describes the recommended voice command, and exemplary voice inputs that are recognized. The system also activates an audio interface, such as a microphone, that is configured to receive a voice input. If the system receives a recognizable voice input at the audio interface that corresponds to the recommendation, the system performs the predicted command in response to receiving the voice input.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, an apparatus and a device for implementing a voice application and a computer readable storage medium, which determine a feedback content and a template identifier corresponding to a voice command of a user on a server side, and the determination result is performed by the IoT device. As the Internet information is iteratively updated, the voice command is also updated, the processing function of the voice command can be updated on the server side, so that the voice application in the IoT device does not need to be updated. Therefore, the processing capability of the voice application can be updated without upgrading the voice application itself, thereby alleviating the problem of an excessively long upgrade process due to the OTA upgrade process in the prior art.

Abstract: A dialogue control system, comprising at least one processor configured to: acquire remark information about a remark of a user; control a plurality of dialogue generators each for generating, when the remark information is acquired, reply information about a reply to be made in response to the remark indicated by the remark information; and output the reply information generated by at least one of a plurality of dialogue generators, wherein the acquisition of the remark information and the output of the reply information are repeated so that a dialogue progresses, and wherein each of the plurality of dialogue generators is configured to generate new reply information based on the reply information that has been generated and output by another of the plurality of dialogue generators.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide for systems and methods for submitting speech queries to one or more voice assistant devices, and retrieving the responses, in a soundproof environment. The systems and methods provide for sound-dampening voice boxes that are configured to house the respective voice assistant devices, in which the sound-dampening voice boxes submit speech queries to the respective voice assistant devices, and retrieve the responses therefrom.

Abstract: Example techniques involve a control hierarchy for a “smart” home having smart appliances and related devices, such as wireless illumination devices, home-automation devices (e.g., thermostats, door locks, etc.), and audio playback devices, among others. An example home includes various rooms in which smart devices might be located. Under the example control hierarchy described herein and referred to as “home graph,” a name of a room (e.g., “Kitchen”) may represent a smart device (or smart devices) within that room. In other words, from the perspective of a user, the smart devices within a room are that room. This hierarchy permits a user to refer to a smart device within a given room by way of the name of the room when controlling smart devices within the home using a voice user interface (VUI) or graphical user interface (GUI).

Abstract: In some examples, a method is disclosed. The method includes detecting, by a smart device, an audible utterance of a trigger word. The method also includes, responsive to the detection of the audible utterance of the trigger word, recording audio via the smart device. The method also includes processing, via the smart device, the recorded audio to determine whether the recorded audio contains a command for the smart device or a different smart device to perform an action. The method also includes, responsive to determining that the recorded audio includes a command for the smart device or a different smart device to perform the action, determining whether the command is serviceable by the smart device without involvement of the different smart device. The method also includes, responsive to determining whether the command is serviceable by the smart device without involvement of the different smart device, taking action regarding the command.

Abstract: A natural-language voice chatbot engages a consumer in a voice dialogue. The chatbot is customized for engaging the specific consumer based on features and characteristics of that specific consumer's speech and a lexicon associated with terms, words, and commands for item ordering. The consumer can perform voice queries for specific items and/or specific establishments for placing a pre-staged order with the chatbot. Once the consumer selects options with a specific establishment, a pre-staged order is provided to the corresponding establishment on behalf of the user. Location data for a consumer-operated device is monitored and when it is determined that the consumer will arrive at the establishment within a time period required by the establishment to prepare the pre-staged order, a message is sent to the establishment to begin preparing the pre-staged order.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for training an artificial intelligence (AI) of a voice response system. Aspects include receiving, by the voice response system from a user, a voice command to perform a requested action and interpreting, by an AI model, the voice command. Aspects also include performing an action based on the interpretation of the voice command and receiving non-verbal feedback from the user. Aspects further include updating the AI model based on a determination that the non-verbal feedback indicates that the user is not satisfied with the action performed.

Abstract: A method for decaying speech processing includes receiving, at a voice-enabled device, an indication of a microphone trigger event indicating a possible interaction with the device through speech where the device has a microphone that, when open, is configured to capture speech for speech recognition. In response to receiving the indication of the microphone trigger event, the method also includes instructing the microphone to open or remain open for a duration window to capture an audio stream in an environment of the device and providing the audio stream captured by the open microphone to a speech recognition system. During the duration window, the method further includes decaying a level of the speech recognition processing based on a function of the duration window and instructing the speech recognition system to use the decayed level of speech recognition processing over the audio stream captured by the open microphone.

Abstract: A reception apparatus, including processing circuitry that is configured to receive a voice command related to content from a user during presentation of the content to the user. The processing circuitry is configured to transmit the voice command to a server system for processing. The processing circuitry is configured to receive a response to the voice command from the server system. The response to the voice command is generated based on the voice command and content information for identifying the content related to the voice command.

Abstract: In an approach to creation and execution of dialog shortcuts, responsive to detecting initiation of a dialog, an utterance is received from a user. Whether the utterance contains an objective of the user is determined, where the objective is chosen from a group including create a shortcut, execute the shortcut, modify the shortcut, and delete the shortcut. Responsive to determining that the utterance contains the objective, the objective is implemented.

Abstract: Techniques for altering default language, in system outputs, with language included in system inputs are described. A system may determine a word(s) in user inputs, associated with a particular user identifier, correspond to but are not identical to a word(s) in system outputs. The system may store an association between the user identifier, the word(s) in the user inputs, and the word(s) in the system outputs. Thereafter, when the system is generates a response to a user input, the system may replace the word(s), traditionally in the system outputs, with the word(s) that was present in previous user inputs. Such processing may further be tailored to a natural language intent.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for receiving a signal from each microphone of a plurality of microphones, thus defining a plurality of signals. One or more microphone frequency responses associated with at least one microphone may be received. One or more microphone frequency response-based augmentations may be performed on the plurality of signals based upon, at least in part, the one or more microphone frequency responses, thus defining one or more microphone frequency response-based augmented signals.

Abstract: A method for managing commands utilizing command boundaries includes establishing a first command boundary for a first intelligent virtual assistant operating on a first electronic device. The method also includes, responsive to receiving audio from a plurality of sources within a vicinity of the first electronic device, identifying a portion of the audio from the plurality of sources within the first command boundary. The method also includes, responsive to determining a command is identifiable in the portion of the audio from the plurality of sources within the first command boundary, sending the command to the first intelligent virtual assistant on the first electronic device.

Abstract: According to some aspects, a method of monitoring an acoustic environment of a mobile device, at least one computer readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed, perform such a method and/or a mobile device configured to perform such a method is provided. The method comprises receiving acoustic input from the environment of the mobile device while the mobile device is operating in the low power mode, detecting whether the acoustic input includes a voice command based on performing a plurality of processing stages on the acoustic input, wherein at least one of the plurality of processing stages is performed while the mobile device is operating in the low power mode, and using at least one contextual cue to assist in detecting whether the acoustic input includes a voice command.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system for voice assistant tracking and activation includes a tracking component, a wake component, a listening component, and a link component. The tracking component is configured to track availability of a plurality of voice assistant services. The wake component is configured to determine a plurality of wake words, each plurality of wake words corresponding to a specific voice assistant service of the plurality of voice assistant services. The listening component is configured to receive audio and detect a first wake word of the plurality of wake words that corresponds to a first voice assistant service of the plurality of voice assistant services. The link component is configured to establish a voice link with the first voice assistant service for voice input by the user.

Abstract: Implementations relate to generating and/or executing a customized interactive dialog application. The customized interactive dialog application may be generated from a state mapping tool that allows a user to generate custom states and custom transitions between the custom states. A customized configuration description is then generated based on the generated custom states and custom transitions. Further, a default configuration description is identified that includes additional or alternative states and transitions. In executing the customized interactive dialog application, dialog turns are generated based on the states and transition information, with the customized configuration description taking precedence and the default configuration description being utilized for any undefined states and/or transitions. Implementations additionally or alternatively relate to generating and/or executing a custom agent based on generated custom states and custom transitions, and a default configuration description.

Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for indicating whether a conversation regarding a subject satisfies a boundary condition associated with the subject. In various implementations, a device includes a display, a processor and a non-transitory memory. In some implementations, the method includes detecting a conversation in which a person is conveying information regarding a subject. In some implementations, the method includes determining whether the information satisfies a boundary condition associated with the subject. In some implementations, the boundary condition is defined by a set of one or more content items related to the subject. In some implementations, the method includes displaying an indicator that indicates whether or not the information being conveyed by the person satisfies the boundary condition associated with the subject.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for generating a quantifiable communication profile of a participant, then using that communication profile to identify fake media and/or verify media as authentic. An exemplary system can receive communications in which a participant was one of the parties communicating, perform natural language processing and statistical analyses on the received communications, and generate a participant communication profile which details how the participant communicates and prefers to be communicated with. The system can also receive media purported to be from the participant, perform natural language processing on the purported media, compare the syntax of the purported media to the participant's communication profile, and identify, based on word usage, the media as a fake.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for speech recognition are provided. a third-party application corresponding to a speech signal of a user can be determined according to the speech signal and by means of semantic analysis; and third-party application registry information is searched for and a third-party program is started, so that the user does not need to tap the third-party application to start the corresponding program, thereby providing more intelligent service for the user and facilitating use for the user.

Abstract: A voice to text model used by a voice-enabled electronic device is dynamically and in a context-sensitive manner updated to facilitate recognition of entities that potentially may be spoken by a user in a voice input directed to the voice-enabled electronic device. The dynamic update to the voice to text model may be performed, for example, based upon processing of a first portion of a voice input, e.g., based upon detection of a particular type of voice action, and may be targeted to facilitate the recognition of entities that may occur in a later portion of the same voice input, e.g., entities that are particularly relevant to one or more parameters associated with a detected type of voice action.