Aspects of the present invention regard a method and system for augmenting audience and crowd sounds related to a streamed or broadcast media content. The method comprises capturing audio and/or video information of a user exposed to the streamed or broadcast media content using one or several sensors; classifying the captured information into at least one label using at least one classifier, wherein each classifier classifies at least one behavioral feature of the user; providing or generating an audio augmentation of the streamed or broadcast media content based on the at least one classified label; and adding the audio augmentation to the media content.
H04N 21/439 - Processing of audio elementary streams
H04N 21/442 - Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed or the storage space available from the internal hard disk
Generally disclosed herein is a system and method for optimizing a transient bass signal. The system may be configured to detect the bass signal sounds from the received input sound signal by decomposing the signal into multiple frequency bands based on creating a time domain or frequency domain filter bank. The system may then be configured to conduct analyses of the relevant features of the detected signals to determine the transient bass signal from the bass signal sounds. The system may be configured to calculate the parameters in real time to determine a degree of optimization for the transient bass signal. The system may be configured to compress the transient bass signal and adjust its decay rate. The system may be configured to perform the above processing for each of the multiple frequency bands. A whole enhanced sound signal can be synthesized using the processed frequency bands.
H04R 3/04 - Circuits for transducers for correcting frequency response
G10H 1/12 - Circuits for establishing the harmonic content of tones by filtering complex waveforms
G10L 25/51 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups specially adapted for particular use for comparison or discrimination
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONFIRMATION OF DELIVERY OF SPONSORED OR ADVERTISEMENT CONTENT TO AN AUTOMOTIVE CLIENT
A method and system for confirmation of delivery of sponsored or advertisement content to an automotive client are provided. The method comprises: providing sponsored or advertisement content at a computing server together with a tracking feature which, when activated, confirms to a tracking system that the sponsored or advertisement content has been displayed, selected or otherwise interacted with; storing the tracking feature in a data storage; generating, retrieving or identifying a unique identifier identifying the sponsored or advertisement content; sending the sponsored or advertisement content together with the unique identifier to an automotive client; sending the unique identifier or information deducted from the unique identifier from the automotive client to the computing server in case the sponsored or advertisement content has been displayed, selected or otherwise interacted with; and, upon receipt of the unique identifier or the deducted information at the computing server, activating the stored tracking feature to trigger sending a confirmation to the tracking system that the sponsored or advertisement content has been displayed, selected or otherwise interacted with at the automotive client.
Described herein are various embodiments of a system and method for varying the modulation intensity by scaling the constellation points of hierarchically modulated advanced FM service modes in HD Radio transmission systems. These embodiments include the novel ability to adjust the performance of the base layer of a hierarchically modulated signal relative to the overlay layer of the hierarchically modulated signal.
Embodiments of a method and system for transmitting an audio stream and a digital radio broadcasting system are disclosed. The method comprises providing an audio source remotely located to a digital radio broadcasting system. encoding at the audio source an audio stream with an audio codec resulting in an encoded audio stream, transmitting the encoded audio stream over a computer network to the digital radio broadcasting system. receiving the encoded audio stream and processing the encoded audio stream at the digital radio broadcasting system for broadcast by the digital radio broadcasting system without decoding of the encoded audio stream, and broadcasting the encoded audio stream by the digital radio broadcasting system.
H04H 60/07 - Arrangements for generating broadcast informationArrangements for generating broadcast-related information with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-timeArrangements for simultaneous generation of broadcast information and broadcast-related information characterised by processes or methods for the generation
Methods and systems for replacement of advertisements received over an over-the-air radio broadcast signal with IP-delivered targeted advertisements are provided. The methods include a method for processing an audio broadcast signal in a broadcast radio receiver, wherein an ad insertion start sample count that indicates the start of an original advertisement content is received at the broadcast radio receiver. After synchronization of the transmitted and the received audio streams, a targeted advertisement content which replaces at least some of the original advertisement content is inserted in the audio stream starting with the sample associated with the ad insertion start sample count. Replacing original advertisement content with targeted advertisement content ends with a sample of the audio stream associated with an ad insertion stop sample count.
H04H 20/10 - Arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution
H04H 60/37 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for identifying segments of broadcast information, e.g. scenes or extracting programme ID
H04H 20/31 - Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information by a single channel using in-band signals, e.g. subsonic or cue signal
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Method And System For Synchronizing Audio Transmission In A Single Frequency Network
Methods and systems for synchronizing audio transmission in a single frequency network. Aspects of a method include preparing in a first exporter a first digital audio signal for transmission to a first exciter engine; buffering the first digital audio signal and transmitting the buffered first digital audio signal to the first exciter engine; preparing in a second exporter a second digital audio signal for transmission to a second exciter engine; buffering the second digital audio signal; transmitting the first digital audio signal from the first control unit to the second control unit; receiving control commands regarding a buffered first or second digital audio signal, wherein the second control unit transmits the buffered first or second digital audio signal dependent on the received control commands; and synchronized transmission of the buffered first digital audio signal and the buffered first or second digital audio signal based on a received trigger signal.
Some embodiments provide a method for performing pixel-based rule checking on a layout that is used in a process for designing or manufacturing an integrated circuit. This pixel¬ based method provides an optimal approach for performing rule checks for layouts having shapes with curvilinear contours (i.e., with curvilinear edges). This method in some embodiments performs the rule check on a per pixel-basis that is optimal for curvilinear edges on which one or more pixels reside. In some embodiments, the layout is a mask layout used to manufacture the IC, while in other embodiments, the layout is a design layout used to design the IC (e.g., a layout used during the physical design process).
A system can control volume levels of a plurality of speakers. The system can receive a selected volume level and a plurality of volume offsets corresponding to the plurality of speakers. At least two volume offsets can be different from each other. The system can calculate provisional volume levels for the plurality of speakers. Each provisional volume level can be a sum of the selected volume level and the corresponding volume offset of the speaker. When the provisional volume level is within an operational range of volume levels for the speaker, the system can set a volume level of the speaker to equal the provisional volume level. When the provisional volume level is outside the operational range of volume levels, the system can set the volume level of the speaker to equal a value within the operational range of volume levels for the speaker.
Some embodiments provide a method for optimizing a mask layout for producing masks that are used for manufacturing an integrated circuit (IC) comprising multiple layers of components. The method receives a mask layout including a set of mask images corresponding to a first layer of components of the IC that is adjacent to at least a second layer of components. The method generates a first wafer image including representations of IC components that are predicted to be manufactured for the first layer based on the received set of mask images corresponding to the first layer. Based on a positional relationship between at least one predicted IC component in the first wafer image and at least one predicted IC component in a second wafer image for the second layer, the method modifies at least one mask image in the set of mask images for the first layer.
G03F 1/70 - Adapting basic layout or design of masks to lithographic process requirements, e.g. second iteration correction of mask patterns for imaging
G03F 1/36 - Masks having proximity correction featuresPreparation thereof, e.g. optical proximity correction [OPC] design processes
G06F 30/398 - Design verification or optimisation, e.g. using design rule check [DRC], layout versus schematics [LVS] or finite element methods [FEM]
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Quantized Transport for Importer-Exporter Audio Client In Digital Radio Broadcast
A method comprising: at an importer of an IBOC digital radio broadcasting system: establishing a data link to an audio client configured to buffer audio from an audio source over a buffering duration, to produce buffered audio; receiving, from the audio client, an indication of the buffering duration; identifying a logical channel of an IBOC waveform assigned to the audio client and configured to transmit PDUs of the audio at a PDU rate; computing a quantized number of PDUs that is greater than one into which the buffered audio is to be divided at the audio client based on the buffering duration and the PDU rate; sending, to the audio client, an indication of the quantized number of the PDUs; and upon sending importer data requests to the audio client over the data link, receiving, from the audio client, client data responses each including the quantized number of the PDUs.
H04H 60/07 - Arrangements for generating broadcast informationArrangements for generating broadcast-related information with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-timeArrangements for simultaneous generation of broadcast information and broadcast-related information characterised by processes or methods for the generation
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Method For Time Aligning In-Band On-Channel Digital Radio Audio With FM Radio Audio
A method comprises: receiving a first audio stream that conveys audio content and a second audio stream that conveys the audio content and is delayed relative to the first audio stream by a time delay; one-sided filtering first audio segments of the first audio stream to pass only positive frequencies of the first audio segments to first filtered audio segments; one-sided filtering second audio segments of the second audio stream to pass only positive frequencies of the second audio segments to second filtered audio segments; cross correlating the first filtered audio segments against corresponding ones of the second filtered audio segments, to produce cross-correlation results; detecting a peak indicated by the cross-correlation results; and estimating the time delay based on a position of the peak, to produce an estimated time delay.
H04H 20/12 - Arrangements for monitoring, testing or troubleshooting
H04H 60/07 - Arrangements for generating broadcast informationArrangements for generating broadcast-related information with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-timeArrangements for simultaneous generation of broadcast information and broadcast-related information characterised by processes or methods for the generation
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Digital Signal Alignment Tool for Single Frequency Network Broadcasts
Aspects of the disclosed technology include methods, apparatus and systems that allow for measurement of the delay between main and booster digital signals within transition regions of SFNs. These measurements may be used in the design and implementation of an SFN by allowing for correction of the delay between the main and booster transmitters, thereby reducing or eliminating potential co-channel interference.
A method for over-the-air broadcast linking to digital podcast content is disclosed. The method includes receiving broadcast signals and metadata from a radio broadcaster and/or IP data connection and extracting an identifier from the received metadata, wherein the identifier links to a catalog of digital podcast content produced by the radio broadcaster. Further, the method includes retrieving the catalog of the digital podcast content via an external data network using the extracted identifier. Thereafter, the method includes displaying, on a user device, a link to the retrieved catalog of the digital podcast content, such that when the displayed link is selected then a list of podcasts corresponding to the retrieved catalog of the digital podcast content is rendered on the user device.
H04H 60/48 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for recognising items expressed in broadcast information
G06F 16/68 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
H04H 60/44 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for identifying broadcast time or space for identifying broadcast space, i.e. broadcast channels, broadcast stations or broadcast areas for identifying broadcast stations
Generally disclosed herein is a mechanism to automatically recommend radio stations, audio content, or URLs for additional audio content based on analysis of the user's current and past listening activities and the program information of the radio stations received by the user device. The user's preference for particular topics or themes for particular additional audio content can be determined based on the user's historical or preference data. Such topics or themes can also be determined using machine learning models in real time or near real time while the user is listening to particular audio content. Based on the time and day when the user's listening activities occurred, time-specific recommendations for other audio content or radio stations can be output, such as through a display of the user's device.
An image content moderation method for hybrid radio broadcast is disclosed. The method includes the steps of receiving programs along with associated metadata, such as images, through the hybrid radio broadcast on a user device. Further, the method includes the steps of analyzing the images for a potential offensive content and assigning a score to each image indicating a level of potential offensiveness. Furthermore, the method includes the steps of generating information describing the images, such that the generated information along with the corresponding scores are rendered to a user of the user device for decision making pertaining to displaying of the images. Thereafter, the method includes the steps of determining whether to display the image based at least on the selection of the user of the user device.
B60K 35/29 - Instruments characterised by the way in which information is handled, e.g. showing information on plural displays or prioritising information according to driving conditions
B60K 35/28 - Output arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor characterised by the type of the output information, e.g. video entertainment or vehicle dynamics informationOutput arrangements, i.e. from vehicle to user, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor characterised by the purpose of the output information, e.g. for attracting the attention of the driver
Generally disclosed herein is a mechanism to provide music and radio station recommendations based on observing radio and music listening activities of a user over time. In some examples, information about the radio stations receivable by a user device and programs broadcast by such radio stations are collected over time. Recommendations for different music and/or radio stations may be generated based on a single song or radio program that the user listens to. The recommended music and/or radio stations may be updated based on program information related to the radio stations receivable by the user device at a specific time at a specific geographic location.
G06F 16/635 - Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
G06F 16/68 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
H04H 60/47 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for recognising genres
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EMERGENCY ALERT SECONDARY AUDIO SUBSTITUTION IN DIGITAL RADIO BROADCASTING
A method performed by at an importer-exporter of an in-band on-channel (IBOC) digital radio broadcasting system comprises: receiving, from a first audio client, first protocol data units (PDUs) (first PDUs) of encoded main audio and that include first sequence numbers that progress in a first order; sending the first PDUs for transmission over a logical channel of an IBOC waveform; receiving, from a second audio client, second PDUs of encoded non-main audio and that include second sequence numbers; aligning the second PDUs to the first PDUs by aligning the second sequence numbers to the first sequence numbers, to produce aligned second PDUs; and switching to sending the aligned second PDUs for transmission over the logical channel in place of the first PDUs such that the second sequence numbers of the aligned second PDUs after switching maintain the first order of the first sequence numbers as established prior to switching.
A wireless surround sound system can include a plurality of speakers and a source device, such as a television. The source device can decode a multichannel audio bitstream to a plurality of audio channels. The source device can combine the plurality of audio channels into a common bitstream. The source device can wirelessly send the common bitstream as a unicast simultaneously to at least some of the speakers of the plurality of speakers. The plurality of speakers can decode the common bitstream. The plurality of speakers can render audio from the decoded common bitstream. The rendered audio can correspond to a speaker configuration of the wireless surround sound system.
Embodiments of a method for rendering an alert message at a user device and of an emergency alert location filtering system are disclosed. In an embodiment the method comprises determining a current geographical location of the user device, receiving alert messages, each alert message comprising message information and a geographical code, and configuring an alert filter at the user device to allow alert messages to pass the alert filter for rendering at the user device that comprise a geographical code which corresponds to a geographical area in which the current geographical location of the user device is located.
H04M 1/72421 - User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality for supporting emergency services with automatic activation of emergency service functions, e.g. upon sensing an alarm
H04M 1/72436 - User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality with interactive means for internal management of messages for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
H04M 1/72457 - User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions according to geographic location
21.
Opportunistic Muting Of All-Digital Stations During Noisy Acquisition
A method performed by a radio receiver comprises: receiving digital radio broadcast (DRB) signals on respective frequency channels: acquiring a list that identifies which of the DRB signals are all-digital signals: receiving a tune command to tune to a particular DRB signal among the DRB signals; and upon determining that the particular DRB signal is an all-digital signal based on the list: playing muted audio: while playing muted audio, tuning to the particular DRB signal based on the tune command and performing digital signal acquisition of the particular DRB signal; and when the digital signal acquisition is complete, performing digital demodulation of the particular DRB signal to recover digital audio, and switching from playing muted audio to playing digital audio.
H04H 60/41 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for identifying broadcast time or space for identifying broadcast space, i.e. broadcast channels, broadcast stations or broadcast areas
H04H 40/18 - Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving
Spatial audio signals can include audio objects that can be respectively encoded and rendered at each of multiple different depths. In an example, a method for encoding a spatial audio signal can include receiving audio scene information from an audio capture source in an environment, and receiving a depth characteristic of a first object in the environment. The depth characteristic can be determined using information from a depth sensor. A correlation can be identified between at least a portion of the audio scene information and the first object. The spatial audio signal can be encoded using the portion of the audio scene and the depth characteristic of the first object.
H04R 1/40 - Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by combining a number of identical transducers
G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
H04N 13/204 - Image signal generators using stereoscopic image cameras
H04N 13/271 - Image signal generators wherein the generated image signals comprise depth maps or disparity maps
Aspects of the present invention regard a method and system for enhancing dialogue intelligibility in an original audio signal that comprises dialogue components and non¬ dialogue components. The method comprises providing the dialogue components of the original audio signal in a first separate audio signal, providing the non-dialogue components of the original audio signal in a second separate audio signal, processing the first separate audio signal and the second separate audio signal separately, wherein processing the first and second separate audio signals comprises processing the loudness of the first separate audio signal and/or of the second separate audio signal, and combining the processed first and second separate audio signals to provide a processed audio signal.
A method comprises: at a hybrid radio receiver to recover audio from audio sources including a broadcast radio signal and a wireless network connection: selecting a first audio source of the audio sources for output audio; based on a reception metric that indicates quality of the audio in the broadcast radio signal, deriving switching decisions periodically that each indicate to select one of the audio sources for the output audio source; upon detecting, in the switching decisions, a change to select a second audio source instead of the first audio source, starting a hold time and validating the change over the hold time based on subsequent switching decisions that occur during the hold time; and upon successfully validating the change over the hold time, switching to selecting the second audio source for the output audio instead of the first audio source.
A method of controlling operation of an end device using a one-way radio broadcast includes sending an encrypted message from a client application of a computing device to a first network server, sending the encrypted message from the first network server to a second server included with radio broadcast automation equipment, transmitting the encrypted message in a radio broadcast signal using one or more radio broadcast transmitters, receiving the radio broadcast signal at an end device, and decrypting the encrypted message using the end device. The encrypted message includes control information to control operation of the end device.
A method operable by a vehicle processor comprises: causing a vehicle receiver to receive a radio broadcast channel; obtaining from the received radio broadcast channel, digital data comprising a respective identifier, transmitting location and broadcasting range for one or more other radio broadcast channels whose broadcasting range overlaps with a broadcasting range of the received radio broadcast channel; determining a location of the vehicle; determining if a broadcasting range of any of the or each other radio broadcast channels overlaps with a location of the vehicle; and outputting for display through a user interface, an indication of available radio broadcast channels including the or each of the other radio broadcast channels determined to have a broadcasting range overlapping with the location of the vehicle.
H04H 60/41 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for identifying broadcast time or space for identifying broadcast space, i.e. broadcast channels, broadcast stations or broadcast areas
H04H 20/62 - Arrangements specially adapted for specific applications, e.g. for traffic information or for mobile receivers for local area broadcast, e.g. instore broadcast for transportation systems, e.g. in vehicles
H04H 60/52 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for identifying locations of users
A method operable in a receiver comprises the steps of: receiving an audio signal from a broadcaster; obtaining digital information comprising an identifier associated with the broadcaster; retrieving an audio watermark associated with the identifier; encoding the audio watermark in the audio signal; and outputting an acoustic signal based on the encoded audio signal so that the audio watermark can be sensed by a listening device without being audible by a human listener.
Generally described herein are various embodiments of an amplitude modulated (AM) radio Digital Signal Quality Metric (DSQM) system and method for allowing an HD RadioTM receiver to quickly ascertain whether an AM radio broadcast signal is present on an AM broadcast station. Moreover, embodiments of the AM DSQM system and method measure the quality of the AM broadcast signal. In some embodiments, the system and method indicate the quality of the AM digital signal with a range from 0 to 1, with "0" meaning a threshold for listenability and a "1" meaning highest quality for listenable audio. One embodiment also quickly identifies the Service Mode of an AM signal and computes a carrier-to-noise ratio (C/No).
User behavior metrics may be inferred from user interactions with a client application through application programming interfaces (APIs) that perform backend services User behavior metrics may be inferred from user behavior that is correlated with data streams derived from traffic created by user interactions. Such user behavior metrics may be used to adjust client application offerings to increase the utility of the client application and function independently as a product to third parties.
A method comprises performing iterations of a peak-to-average ratio (PAR) reduction algorithm on a modulated OFDM symbol, each of the iterations including: clipping the modulated OFDM symbol to produce a clipped modulated OFDM symbol; subtracting the clipped modulated OFDM symbol from the modulated OFDM symbol to produce a difference signal; weighting the difference signal using a weight that varies across the iterations, to produce a weighted difference signal that varies across the iterations; subtracting the weighted difference signal from the modulated OFDM symbol to produce a modified modulated OFDM symbol; and performing further PAR reduction operations on the modified modulated OFDM symbol to produce a PAR-reduced OFDM symbol for use in a next iteration.
Generally disclosed herein is a system and method for correcting an audio spatial image within a vehicle. The gain and the delay of sound sources, such as speakers within a vehicle, are adjusted such that the sound sources arrive at a listener simultaneously and with the same amplitude. Symmetric output channel pairs may be identified from the sound sources, and power spectrum differences between the symmetric output channel pairs may be computed. A power spectrum equalization transfer function may be obtained and applied to each output channel pair. A center image of the sound sources may be detected, and the center image of the sound sources may be adjusted by applying additional amplitude or phase panning such that the center image may be placed in a desired position.
Generally disclosed herein is a mechanism to increase the perceived sound field width and depth in an automotive environment without causing excessive or unnatural reverberation. The audio ambiance may be added using a cross-analysis of a vehicle cabin and a typical room's sound decay characteristics. The late reverb insertion and extraction time may be determined from the target room response and the vehicle cabin response, and the late reverberation transfer function may be computed. Once the late reverberation transfer function is obtained, the combined cabin transfer function can be measured, and a scale factor for energy equalization derived. The total energy of the sound within the vehicle cabin may be normalized and the reverberation frequency spectrum may be equalized such that the late reverberation within the vehicle cabin is synthesized with the desired energy decay of the late reverberation of the sound in a room.
An audio signal encoding method is provided comprising: receiving first and second audio signal frames; processing a second portion of the first audio signal frame and a first portion of the second audio signal frame using an orthogonal transformation to determine in part a first intermediate encoding result; and processing the first intermediate encoding result using an orthogonal transformation to determine a set of spectral coefficients that corresponds to at least a portion of the first audio signal frame.
G10L 19/02 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using spectral analysis, e.g. transform vocoders or subband vocoders
G10L 19/022 - Blocking, i.e. grouping of samples in timeChoice of analysis windowsOverlap factoring
A server includes a communication port connected to an internet of things (IoT) cloud, at least one hardware processor connected to the communication port, and memory including instructions. The instructions, when performed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to perform operations comprising identifying, to a client application of a separate computing device, one or more available radio broadcast stations available for transmitting a message in a radio broadcast signal to one or more end devices of an IoT; receiving a message from the client application indicating one or more of the available radio broadcast stations for transmitting the message; and sending the encrypted message via the IoT cloud to one or more other servers included with radio broadcast automation equipment of the one or more indicated available radio broadcast stations.
H04H 60/09 - Arrangements for device control with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-timeArrangements for control of broadcast-related services
Generally disclosed herein is an approach for enhancing the music delivery system and service by extracting application- specific stems from standard pre-mixed music content. The approach also includes analyzing the pre-mixed music content and generating metadata based on the analyzed pre-mixed music content. The approach further includes distributing the metadata with the original music content to a user device. The approach also includes post-processing the original music content using the metadata for various applications.
A method comprises partitioning a data object into a sequence of nested data objects each including fragments having K symbols per fragment. The method further comprises processing the nested data objects to produce sequences of coded payloads corresponding to the nested data objects. The processing includes, for each nested data object: using (n, K) coding for which n>K, individually coding the fragments of the nested data object into codewords with n codeword symbols per codeword; and generating, from the codewords, a sequence of coded payloads that are unique for the nested data object. The method further comprises transmitting coded payloads of the sequences of coded payloads.
Described herein are various embodiments of a system and method for varying the modulation intensity by scaling the constellation points of hierarchically modulated advanced FM service modes in HD Radio transmission systems. These embodiments include the novel ability to adjust the performance of the base layer of a hierarchically modulated signal relative to the overlay layer of the hierarchically modulated signal.
H04H 20/30 - Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information by a single channel
H04H 60/07 - Arrangements for generating broadcast informationArrangements for generating broadcast-related information with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-timeArrangements for simultaneous generation of broadcast information and broadcast-related information characterised by processes or methods for the generation
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Goods & Services
Recorded and downloadable software to control and improve audio and audio-video equipment sound quality; recorded and downloadable software for use in amplifying, clarifying, enhancing, extracting, personalizing, and processing of audio signals; recorded and downloadable software for use in amplifying, clarifying, enhancing, extracting, personalizing, and processing of audio in entertainment media content; analog and digital sound enhancing apparatus, namely, computer hardware and recorded software for use in processing, recording, reproduction, streaming, transmission, and reception of electronic or digital signals; computer hardware and recorded and downloadable computer software used for generating, processing, measuring, analyzing, recording, amplifying, enhancing, reproducing, transmitting, controlling, testing, receiving and playing audio signals, files and sounds; digital sound processors; televisions; smartphones; portable media players; set-top boxes; digital media streaming devices; DVD players; optical disc players; audio and video receivers; audio and video decoders; audio amplifiers; audio speakers Providing online non-downloadable software to control and improve audio and audio-video equipment sound quality; providing online non-downloadable software for use in amplifying, clarifying, enhancing, extracting, personalizing, and processing of audio signals; providing online non-downloadable software for use in amplifying, clarifying, enhancing, extracting, personalizing, and processing of audio in entertainment media content; design and development of audio processing software, components, apparatus and computer systems for audio processing equipment
39.
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH NON-PREFERRED DIRECTION CURVILINEAR WIRING
Some embodiments of the invention provide an integrated circuit (IC) that has a novel non- preferred direction (NPD) wiring architecture. In some embodiments, the IC includes a substrate and multiple wiring layers, which include a first set of one or more wiring layers with no preferred wiring directions, and a second set of one or more wiring layers with preferred wiring directions. In some embodiments, the first set of wiring layers includes the third and fourth wiring layers, while the second set of wiring layers includes the fifth and higher metal layers with successive neighboring layers having different (e.g., alternating) preferred wiring directions. The first set of wiring layers in other embodiments includes the third wiring layer but not the fourth wiring layer, which in these embodiments has a preferred wiring direction.
H01L 21/768 - Applying interconnections to be used for carrying current between separate components within a device
H01L 23/50 - Arrangements for conducting electric current to or from the solid state body in operation, e.g. leads or terminal arrangements for integrated circuit devices
H01L 23/52 - Arrangements for conducting electric current within the device in operation from one component to another
H01L 29/06 - Semiconductor bodies characterised by the shapes, relative sizes, or dispositions of the semiconductor regions
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Goods & Services
Radio broadcasting services, namely, transmission of digital radio signals incorporating program information Computer hardware and recorded software for use in conversion of analog radio signals into digital signals and delivery of broadcast information sold as a component of digital radio broadcasting equipment; Computer hardware and recorded software for use in decoding digital transmission signals into audio and user selection and acquisition of broadcast content sold as a component of radio receiver devices
41.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RETICLE ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGY
Methods incorporate variable side wall angle (VSA) into calculated patterns, using a mask 3D (M3D) effect. Embodiments include inputting a mask exposure information, calculating a mask 2D (M2D) effect from the mask exposure information, and determining the M3D effect from the M2D effect. Determining the M3D effect may include determining the VSA, such as by using a neural network. Embodiments may include determining a dose margin from mask exposure information; calculating a VSA using the dose margin; and calculating a pattern on a substrate using the calculated VSA, wherein calculating the pattern on the substrate includes a mask 3D effect.
Some embodiments provide a method for computing and displaying of minimum overlap for semiconductor layer interfaces, such as metal-via and metal-contact. The method leverages a machine-trained network (e.g., a trained neural network) to quickly, but accurately, infer the contours for the manufactured shapes across a range of process variations. The method also models the semiconductor process manufacturing layer-to-layer misalignment. The combined set of information (from the machine-trained network and from the modeling) is used by the method to compute the minimum overlap shapes at multiple layer interfaces. The method in some embodiments then uses the minimum overlap shapes to obtain an accurate calculation of the via or contact resistance.
A method for performing pixel-based design rule checking (DRC) is described. This method is used to perform design rule checks for rectilinear and curvilinear designs. In some embodiments, the pixel-based approach is based on computational deep-learning. The pixel- based DRC method of some embodiments is more resilient to false positives than traditional geometric approaches, particularly for designs with curvilinear content, and the inference time remains constant, regardless of how many shapes exist in the design being checked, or how many polygon edges are needed to represent its curvature. The DRC method of some embodiments is implemented by highly parallel architectures (such as Graphics Processing Units (GPU) and Tensor Processing Units (TPU)) to improve processing throughput compared to traditional means.
G06F 30/398 - Design verification or optimisation, e.g. using design rule check [DRC], layout versus schematics [LVS] or finite element methods [FEM]
G03F 1/70 - Adapting basic layout or design of masks to lithographic process requirements, e.g. second iteration correction of mask patterns for imaging
G06F 30/33 - Design verification, e.g. functional simulation or model checking
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Goods & Services
Audio amplifiers; Audio decoders; Audio-Video decoders; Audio disks featuring multi-channel digital audio music, voice recordings and motion picture soundtracks in a digital format; Audiovisual receivers; Prerecorded DVDs featuring multichannel digital audio music, voice recordings and motion picture soundtracks; downloadable computer programs for use in audio processing; Computer Servers; Computer software for use in audio processing downloadable from a global computer network; downloadable computer software for encoding and decoding audio for use with DVDs and multi-media applications; downloadable computer software for processing digital music files; downloadable computer software to enhance the audio-visual capabilities of multimedia applications, namely, for the integration of text, audio, graphics, still images and moving pictures; Digital audio players; Digital music players, namely, compact disc players, digital audio players; electric digital audio playback units for motion picture theater use; Encoders; Exposed Cinematographic Films; Home Theater products, namely, DVD players, audio decoders and amplifiers, audio and video decoders for use with audio and video systems; Motion picture films with digital audio about comedy, drama, action, adventure and animation; Motion picture films with digital time codes for synchronizing with an off-film digital sound source about comedy, drama, action, adventure and animation; Prerecorded DVDs featuring multi-channel digital audio, namely, music, movie soundtracks; Prerecorded DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-ROM disks featuring multichannel digital audio music, voice recordings and motion picture soundtracks; Receivers, namely, radio, satellite, television, audio and video; Sound amplifiers; Sound recordings featuring music and motion picture soundtracks; Visual recordings and audio visual recordings featuring music and animation; Video discs featuring music and motion picture soundtracks
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MOBILE HYBRID RADIO RECEIVER SERVICE FOLLOWING SOURCE SELECTION
A method comprises, at a hybrid radio receiver configured to recover audio content separately from a broadcast radio signal and from a wireless network connection, receiving a reception metric that indicates audio quality of the audio content in the broadcast radio signal at any given time. The method further comprises, deriving, from fluctuations of the reception metric over time, fluctuation indicators that indicate audio quality fluctuations that are likely noticeable to a listener. The method further comprises deriving a switching decision to use the broadcast radio signal or the wireless network connection as a source of the audio content based on a previous switching decision and the fluctuation indicators to introduce hysteresis into the switching decision, and selecting the broadcast radio signal or the wireless network connection as the source of the audio content based on the switching decision.
H04H 20/26 - Arrangements for switching distribution systems
H04W 4/06 - Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]Services to user groupsOne-way selective calling services
H04H 20/24 - Arrangements for distribution of identical information via broadcast system and non-broadcast system
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING AN ENCODED AUDIO STREAM WITHIN A DIGITAL RADIO BROADCASTING CHAIN
Embodiments of a method and system for transmitting an audio stream and a digital radio broadcasting system are disclosed. The method comprises providing an audio source remotely located to a digital radio broadcasting system, encoding at the audio source an audio stream with an audio codec resulting in an encoded audio stream, transmitting the encoded audio stream over a computer network to the digital radio broadcasting system, receiving the encoded audio stream and processing the encoded audio stream at the digital radio broadcasting system for broadcast by the digital radio broadcasting system without decoding of the encoded audio stream, and broadcasting the encoded audio stream by the digital radio broadcasting system.
H04H 60/07 - Arrangements for generating broadcast informationArrangements for generating broadcast-related information with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-timeArrangements for simultaneous generation of broadcast information and broadcast-related information characterised by processes or methods for the generation
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METHOD AND DETECTOR FOR PROVIDING AN ALERT MESSAGE FOR LEFT/RIGHT PHASE INVERSION
Embodiments of a method and detector for providing an alert message at a unit of a digital radio broadcast system is provided. The method comprises providing a multichannel audio stream comprising a first audio channel and a second audio channel, analyzing the first audio channel and the second audio channel regarding phase inversion of the channels, and creating the alert message if the first audio channel is phase inverted with respect to the second audio channel.
H04H 20/47 - Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for broadcast specially adapted for broadcast systems covered by groups specially adapted for stereophonic broadcast systems
G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
H04H 60/07 - Arrangements for generating broadcast informationArrangements for generating broadcast-related information with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-timeArrangements for simultaneous generation of broadcast information and broadcast-related information characterised by processes or methods for the generation
H04H 20/12 - Arrangements for monitoring, testing or troubleshooting
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING AUDIO TRANSMISSION IN A SINGLE FREQUENCY NETWORK
Methods and systems for synchronizing audio transmission in a single frequency network. Aspects of a method include preparing in a first exporter a first digital audio signal for transmission to a first exciter engine; buffering the first digital audio signal and transmitting the buffered first digital audio signal to the first exciter engine; preparing in a second exporter a second digital audio signal for transmission to a second exciter engine; buffering the second digital audio signal; transmitting the first digital audio signal from the first control unit to the second control unit; receiving control commands regarding a buffered first or second digital audio signal, wherein the second control unit transmits the buffered first or second digital audio signal dependent on the received control commands; and synchronized transmission of the buffered first digital audio signal and the buffered first or second digital audio signal based on a received trigger signal.
Embodiments of a method and system for transmitting an audio stream and a digital radio broadcasting system are disclosed. The method comprises providing an audio source remotely located to a digital radio broadcasting system, encoding at the audio source an audio stream with an audio codec resulting in an encoded audio stream, transmitting the encoded audio stream over a computer network to the digital radio broadcasting system, receiving the encoded audio stream and processing the encoded audio stream at the digital radio broadcasting system for broadcast by the digital radio broadcasting system without decoding of the encoded audio stream, and broadcasting the encoded audio stream by the digital radio broadcasting system.
H04H 60/07 - Arrangements for generating broadcast informationArrangements for generating broadcast-related information with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-timeArrangements for simultaneous generation of broadcast information and broadcast-related information characterised by processes or methods for the generation
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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING AUDIO TRANSMISSION IN A SINGLE FREQUENCY NETWORK
Methods and systems for synchronizing audio transmission in a single frequency network. Aspects of a method include preparing in a first exporter a first digital audio signal for transmission to a first exciter engine; buffering the first digital audio signal and transmitting the buffered first digital audio signal to the first exciter engine; preparing in a second exporter a second digital audio signal for transmission to a second exciter engine; buffering the second digital audio signal; transmitting the first digital audio signal from the first control unit to the second control unit; receiving control commands regarding a buffered first or second digital audio signal, wherein the second control unit transmits the buffered first or second digital audio signal dependent on the received control commands; and synchronized transmission of the buffered first digital audio signal and the buffered first or second digital audio signal based on a received trigger signal.
A method comprises receiving input audio and target audio having a target audio characteristic. The method includes estimating key parameters that represent the target audio characteristic based on one or more of the target audio and the input audio. The method further comprises configuring a neural network, trained to be configured by the key parameters, with the key parameters to cause the neural network to perform a signal transformation of the input audio, to produce output audio having an output audio characteristic corresponding to and that matches the target audio characteristic.
G10L 19/08 - Determination or coding of the excitation functionDetermination or coding of the long-term prediction parameters
G10L 25/30 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the analysis technique using neural networks
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MACHINE LEARNING-BASED KEY GENERATION FOR KEY-GUIDED AUDIO SIGNAL TRANSFORMATION
A method comprise: receiving input audio and target audio having a target audio characteristic; using a first neural network, trained to generate key parameters that represent the target audio characteristic based on one or more of the target audio and the input audio, generating the key parameters; and configuring a second neural network, trained to be configured by the key parameters, with the key parameters to cause the second neural network to perform a signal transformation of the input audio, to produce output audio having an output audio characteristic corresponding to and that matches the target audio characteristic.
G10L 19/02 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using spectral analysis, e.g. transform vocoders or subband vocoders
G10L 25/30 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the analysis technique using neural networks
53.
INTERACTIVE COMPACTION TOOL FOR ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION
A method for manufacturing-aware editing of circuit layouts driven by predictions regarding predicted manufactured wafer contours generated by a machine-trained network. The method allows for fast edit loops in interactive editing timeframes, in which the predicted manufactured wafer contours corresponding to design edits are presented within seconds of the edits themselves. In some embodiments, the wafer contours take mask OPC/ILT and lithography effects into account, as determined by the machine trained network.
G03F 1/70 - Adapting basic layout or design of masks to lithographic process requirements, e.g. second iteration correction of mask patterns for imaging
G03F 1/36 - Masks having proximity correction featuresPreparation thereof, e.g. optical proximity correction [OPC] design processes
G06F 30/27 - Design optimisation, verification or simulation using machine learning, e.g. artificial intelligence, neural networks, support vector machines [SVM] or training a model
G06F 30/398 - Design verification or optimisation, e.g. using design rule check [DRC], layout versus schematics [LVS] or finite element methods [FEM]
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
An audio delivery system (100) can include an alert processor (108) configured to parse alert content. The alert processor can receive first data representing the alert content. The alert processor can convert the alert content to an alert message that includes alert text and parameters. A connected radio server (120), coupled to the alert processor via internet protocol, can insert the alert content into a data stream. The connected radio server can receive second data representing the alert message from the alert processor via internet protocol. The connected radio server can receive instructions from the alert processor via internet protocol to incorporate the alert message into the data stream. The data stream can include an audio stream and the alert message. The connected radio server can provide the data stream to a connected radio receiver (102) via internet protocol.
H04H 60/87 - Arrangements characterised by transmission systems other than for broadcast, e.g. the Internet characterised by the transmission system itself the transmission system being the Internet accessed over computer networks
H04H 20/59 - Arrangements specially adapted for specific applications, e.g. for traffic information or for mobile receivers for emergency or urgency
H04H 60/78 - Arrangements characterised by transmission systems other than for broadcast, e.g. the Internet characterised by source locations or destination locations
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METHOD FOR TIME ALIGNING IN-BAND ON-CHANNEL DIGITAL RADIO AUDIO WITH FM RADIO AUDIO
A method comprises: receiving a first audio stream that conveys audio content and a second audio stream that conveys the audio content and is delayed relative to the first audio stream by a time delay; one-sided filtering first audio segments of the first audio stream to pass only positive frequencies of the first audio segments to first filtered audio segments; one-sided filtering second audio segments of the second audio stream to pass only positive frequencies of the second audio segments to second filtered audio segments; cross correlating the first filtered audio segments against corresponding ones of the second filtered audio segments, to produce cross-correlation results; detecting a peak indicated by the cross- correlation results; and estimating the time delay based on a position of the peak, to produce an estimated time delay.
H04H 20/12 - Arrangements for monitoring, testing or troubleshooting
H04H 20/22 - Arrangements for broadcast of identical information via plural broadcast systems
H04H 60/07 - Arrangements for generating broadcast informationArrangements for generating broadcast-related information with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-timeArrangements for simultaneous generation of broadcast information and broadcast-related information characterised by processes or methods for the generation
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METHOD FOR TIME ALIGNING IN-BAND ON-CHANNEL DIGITAL RADIO AUDIO WITH FM RADIO AUDIO
A method comprises: receiving a first audio stream that conveys audio content and a second audio stream that conveys the audio content and is delayed relative to the first audio stream by a time delay; one-sided filtering first audio segments of the first audio stream to pass only positive frequencies of the first audio segments to first filtered audio segments; one-sided filtering second audio segments of the second audio stream to pass only positive frequencies of the second audio segments to second filtered audio segments; cross correlating the first filtered audio segments against corresponding ones of the second filtered audio segments, to produce cross-correlation results; detecting a peak indicated by the cross- correlation results; and estimating the time delay based on a position of the peak, to produce an estimated time delay.
H04H 60/07 - Arrangements for generating broadcast informationArrangements for generating broadcast-related information with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-timeArrangements for simultaneous generation of broadcast information and broadcast-related information characterised by processes or methods for the generation
H04H 20/12 - Arrangements for monitoring, testing or troubleshooting
H04H 20/22 - Arrangements for broadcast of identical information via plural broadcast systems
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QUANTIZED TRANSPORT FOR IMPORTER-EXPORTER AUDIO CLIENT IN DIGITAL RADIO BROADCAST
A method comprising: at an importer of an IBOC digital radio broadcasting system: establishing a data link to an audio client configured to buffer audio from an audio source over a buffering duration, to produce buffered audio; receiving, from the audio client, an indication of the buffering duration; identifying a logical channel of an IBOC waveform assigned to the audio client and configured to transmit PDUs of the audio at a PDU rate; computing a quantized number of PDUs that is greater than one into which the buffered audio is to be divided at the audio client based on the buffering duration and the PDU rate; sending, to the audio client, an indication of the quantized number of the PDUs; and upon sending importer data requests to the audio client over the data link, receiving, from the audio client, client data responses each including the quantized number of the PDUs.
H04H 60/07 - Arrangements for generating broadcast informationArrangements for generating broadcast-related information with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-timeArrangements for simultaneous generation of broadcast information and broadcast-related information characterised by processes or methods for the generation
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QUANTIZED TRANSPORT FOR IMPORTER-EXPORTER AUDIO CLIENT IN DIGITAL RADIO BROADCAST
A method comprising: at an importer of an IBOC digital radio broadcasting system: establishing a data link to an audio client configured to buffer audio from an audio source over a buffering duration, to produce buffered audio; receiving, from the audio client, an indication of the buffering duration; identifying a logical channel of an IBOC waveform assigned to the audio client and configured to transmit PDUs of the audio at a PDU rate; computing a quantized number of PDUs that is greater than one into which the buffered audio is to be divided at the audio client based on the buffering duration and the PDU rate; sending, to the audio client, an indication of the quantized number of the PDUs; and upon sending importer data requests to the audio client over the data link, receiving, from the audio client, client data responses each including the quantized number of the PDUs.
H04H 60/07 - Arrangements for generating broadcast informationArrangements for generating broadcast-related information with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-timeArrangements for simultaneous generation of broadcast information and broadcast-related information characterised by processes or methods for the generation
Embodiments of a method for rendering an alert message at a user device and of an emergency alert location filtering system are disclosed. In an embodiment the method comprises determining a current geographical location of the user device, receiving alert messages, each alert message comprising message information and a geographical code, and configuring an alert filter at the user device to allow alert messages to pass the alert filter for rendering at the user device that comprise a geographical code which corresponds to a geographical area in which the current geographical location of the user device is located.
A wireless surround sound system can include a plurality of speakers and a source device, such as a television. The source device can decode a multichannel audio bitstream to a plurality of audio channels. The source device can combine the plurality of audio channels into a common bitstream. The source device can wirelessly send the common bitstream as a unicast simultaneously to at least some of the speakers of the plurality of speakers. The plurality of speakers can decode the common bitstream. The plurality of speakers can render audio from the decoded common bitstream. The rendered audio can correspond to a speaker configuration of the wireless surround sound system.
A system can control volume levels of a plurality of speakers. The system can receive a selected volume level and a plurality of volume offsets corresponding to the plurality of speakers. At least two volume offsets can be different from each other. The system can calculate provisional volume levels for the plurality of speakers. Each provisional volume level can be a sum of the selected volume level and the corresponding volume offset of the speaker. When the provisional volume level is within an operational range of volume levels for the speaker, the system can set a volume level of the speaker to equal the provisional volume level. When the provisional volume level is outside the operational range of volume levels, the system can set the volume level of the speaker to equal a value within the operational range of volume levels for the speaker.
Methods for reticle enhancement technology (RET) for use with variable shaped beam (VSB) lithography include inputting a desired pattern to be formed on a substrate; determining an initial mask pattern from the desired pattern for the substrate; optimizing the initial mask pattern for wafer quality using a VSB exposure system; and outputting the optimized mask pattern. Methods for fracturing a pattern to be exposed on a surface using VSB lithography include inputting an initial pattern; overlaying the initial pattern with a two-dimensional grid, wherein an initial set of VSB shots are formed by the union of the initial pattern with locations on the grid; merging two or more adjacent shots in the initial set of VSB shots to create a larger shot in a modified set of VSB shots; and outputting the modified set of VSB shots.
G03F 1/20 - Masks or mask blanks for imaging by charged particle beam [CPB] radiation, e.g. by electron beamPreparation thereof
G03F 1/78 - Patterning of masks by imaging by charged particle beam [CPB], e.g. electron beam
H01J 37/317 - Electron-beam or ion-beam tubes for localised treatment of objects for changing properties of the objects or for applying thin layers thereon, e.g. ion implantation
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METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO DETERMINE PARASITICS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR OR FLAT PANEL DISPLAY FABRICATION
Some embodiments provide a method for calculating parasitic parameters for a pattern to be manufactured on an integrated circuit (IC) substrate. The method receives a definition of a wire structure as input. The method rasterizes the wire structure (e.g., produces pixel-based definition of the wire structure) to produce several images. Before rasterizing the wire structure, the method in some embodiments decomposes the wire structure into several components (e.g., several wires, wire segments or wire structure portions), which it then individually rasterizes. The method then uses the images as inputs to a neural network, which then calculates parasitic parameters associated with the wire structure. In some embodiments, the parasitic parameters include unwanted parasitic capacitance effects exerted on the wire structure. Conjunctively, or alternatively, these parameters include unwanted parasitic resistance and/or inductance effects on the wire structure.
G06F 30/27 - Design optimisation, verification or simulation using machine learning, e.g. artificial intelligence, neural networks, support vector machines [SVM] or training a model
G06F 30/392 - Floor-planning or layout, e.g. partitioning or placement
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Broadcast radio transmissions to control electronically configurable traffic signs
A method comprises: generating a traffic sign message configured to configure an active traffic sign that is electronically configurable; encrypting the traffic sign message to produce an encrypted traffic sign message; sending the encrypted traffic sign message to a radio broadcast transmitter; and at the radio broadcast transmitter, transmitting the encrypted traffic sign message in a radio broadcast signal; and at the active traffic sign: receiving the radio broadcast signal and recovering the encrypted traffic sign message from the radio broadcast signal; decrypting the encrypted traffic sign message to produce the traffic sign message; and configuring the active traffic sign according to the traffic sign message.
A method performed by a radio receiver comprises: receiving digital radio broadcast (DRB) signals on respective frequency channels; acquiring a list that identifies which of the DRB signals are all-digital signals; receiving a tune command to tune to a particular DRB signal among the DRB signals; and upon determining that the particular DRB signal is an all-digital signal based on the list: playing muted audio; while playing muted audio, tuning to the particular DRB signal based on the tune command and performing digital signal acquisition of the particular DRB signal; and when the digital signal acquisition is complete, performing digital demodulation of the particular DRB signal to recover digital audio, and switching from playing muted audio to playing digital audio.
Spatial audio signals can include audio objects that can be respectively encoded and rendered at each of multiple different depths. In an example, a method for encoding a spatial audio signal can include receiving audio scene information from an audio capture source in an environment, and receiving a depth characteristic of a first object in the environment. The depth characteristic can be determined using information from a depth sensor. A correlation can be identified between at least a portion of the audio scene information and the first object. The spatial audio signal can be encoded using the portion of the audio scene and the depth characteristic of the first object.
H04R 1/40 - Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by combining a number of identical transducers
G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
H04N 13/204 - Image signal generators using stereoscopic image cameras
H04N 13/271 - Image signal generators wherein the generated image signals comprise depth maps or disparity maps
A method comprises performing iterations of a peak-to-average ratio (PAR) reduction algorithm on a modulated OFDM symbol, each of the iterations including: clipping the modulated OFDM symbol to produce a clipped modulated OFDM symbol; subtracting the clipped modulated OFDM symbol from the modulated OFDM symbol to produce a difference signal; weighting the difference signal using a weight that varies across the iterations, to produce a weighted difference signal that varies across the iterations; subtracting the weighted difference signal from the modulated OFDM symbol to produce a modified modulated OFDM symbol; and performing further PAR reduction operations on the modified modulated OFDM symbol to produce a PAR- reduced OFDM symbol for use in a next iteration.
A method comprises: obtaining a mixed soundtrack that includes dialogue mixed with non-dialogue sound; converting the mixed soundtrack to comparison text; obtaining reference text for the dialogue as a reference for intelligibility of the dialogue; determining a measure of intelligibility of the dialogue of the mixed soundtrack to a listener based on a comparison of the comparison text against the reference text; and reporting the measure of intelligibility of the dialogue.
G10L 25/60 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups specially adapted for particular use for comparison or discrimination for measuring the quality of voice signals
A method for processing a digital audio broadcast signal includes: separating an analog audio portion and a digital audio portion of the digital audio broadcast signal; determining the loudness of the analog audio portion and the digital audio portion over a first short time interval; using the loudness of the analog and digital audio portions to calculate a short term average gain; determining a long term average gain; converting one of the long term average gain or the short term average gain to dB; if an output has been blended to digital, adjusting a digital gain parameter by a preselected increment to produce a digital gain parameter; if an output has not been blended to digital, setting the digital gain parameter to the short term average gain; providing the digital gain parameter to an audio processor; and repeating the above steps using a second short time interval.
H04H 20/47 - Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for broadcast specially adapted for broadcast systems covered by groups specially adapted for stereophonic broadcast systems
H03G 3/30 - Automatic control in amplifiers having semiconductor devices
H04H 40/36 - Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving specially adapted for broadcast systems covered by groups specially adapted for stereophonic broadcast receiving
H03G 3/00 - Gain control in amplifiers or frequency changers
Systems and methods discussed herein can change a frame of reference for a first spatial audio signal. The first spatial audio signal can include signal components representing audio information from different depths or directions relative to an audio capture location associated with an audio capture source device with a first frame of reference relative to an environment Changing the frame of reference can include receiving a component of the first spatial audio signal, receiving information about a second frame of reference relative to the same environment, determining a difference between the first and second frames of reference, and, using the determined difference between the first and second frames of reference, determining a first filter to use to generate at least one component of a second spatial audio signal that is based on the first spatial audio signal and is referenced to the second frame of reference.
H04R 5/027 - Spatial or constructional arrangements of microphones, e.g. in dummy heads
H04S 3/00 - Systems employing more than two channels, e.g. quadraphonic
H04S 3/02 - Systems employing more than two channels, e.g. quadraphonic of the matrix type, i.e. in which input signals are combined algebraically, e.g. after having been phase shifted with respect to each other
A method comprises partitioning a data object into a sequence of nested data objects each including fragments having K symbols per fragment. The method further comprises processing the nested data objects to produce sequences of coded payloads corresponding to the nested data objects. The processing includes, for each nested data object: using (n, K) coding for which n>K, individually coding the fragments of the nested data object into codewords with n codeword symbols per codeword; and generating, from the codewords, a sequence of coded payloads that are unique for the nested data object. The method further comprises transmitting coded payloads of the sequences of coded payloads.
A method comprises partitioning a data object into a sequence of nested data objects each including fragments having K symbols per fragment. The method further comprises processing the nested data objects to produce sequences of coded payloads corresponding to the nested data objects. The processing includes, for each nested data object: using (n, K) coding for which n>K, individually coding the fragments of the nested data object into codewords with n codeword symbols per codeword; and generating, from the codewords, a sequence of coded payloads that are unique for the nested data object. The method further comprises transmitting coded payloads of the sequences of coded payloads.
Embodiments of systems and methods for adaptive sound equalization in personal hearing devices are disclosed. In some embodiments a microphone in a personal hearing device receives sound from the listener's environment. The sound then is analyzed to determine one or more desired targets, for instance loudness level or spectral balance. The determined targets then are used to control adaptive processing of the sound received by the microphone to generate a perceptually improved sound to render to the listener.
G10K 11/178 - Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general using interference effectsMasking sound by electro-acoustically regenerating the original acoustic waves in anti-phase
H03G 5/00 - Tone control or bandwidth control in amplifiers
A method comprises: detecting noise in an environment with a microphone to produce a noise signal; receiving a voice signal to be played into the environment through a loudspeaker; performing multiband correction of the noise signal based on a microphone transfer function of the microphone, to produce a corrected noise signal; performing multiband correction of the voice signal based on a loudspeaker transfer function of the loudspeaker to produce a corrected voice signal; and computing multiband voice intelligibility results based on the corrected noise signal and the corrected voice signal.
Methods for calculating a pattern to be manufactured on a substrate include inputting a physical design pattern, determining a plurality of possible neighborhoods for the physical design pattern, generating a plurality of possible mask designs for the physical design pattern, calculating a plurality of possible patterns on the substrate, calculating a variation band from the plurality of possible patterns, and modifying the physical design pattern to reduce the variation band. Embodiments also include inputting a set of parameters for a neural network to calculate a pattern to be manufactured on a substrate, calculating a plurality of patterns to be manufactured on the substrate for the physical design in each possible neighborhood of the plurality of possible neighborhoods, training the neural network with the calculated plurality of patterns, and adjusting the set of parameters to reduce the manufacturing variation for the calculated plurality of patterns to be manufactured on a substrate.
H01L 27/12 - Devices consisting of a plurality of semiconductor or other solid-state components formed in or on a common substrate including integrated passive circuit elements with at least one potential-jump barrier or surface barrier the substrate being other than a semiconductor body, e.g. an insulating body
A server includes a communication port connected to an internet of things (IoT) cloud, at least one hardware processor connected to the communication port, and memory including instructions. The instructions, when performed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to perform operations comprising identifying, to a client application of a separate computing device, one or more available radio broadcast stations available for transmitting a message in a radio broadcast signal to one or more end devices of an IoT; receiving a message from the client application indicating one or more of the available radio broadcast stations for transmitting the message; and sending the encrypted message via the IoT cloud to one or more other servers included with radio broadcast automation equipment of the one or more indicated available radio broadcast stations.
A method comprises: receiving an image of a real-world environment; using a machine learning classifier, classifying the image to produce classifications associated with acoustic presets for an acoustic environment simulation, the acoustic presets each including acoustic parameters that represent sound reverberation; and selecting an acoustic preset among the acoustic presets based on the classifications.
G06V 10/764 - Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding using pattern recognition or machine learning using classification, e.g. of video objects
Embodiments presented herein are directed to “content linking multicast streaming” The embodiments connect a listener to over-the-air (OTA) broadcast radio content using an Internet Protocol (IP) multicast stream of the broadcast radio content when, for example, (i) a traditional broadcast radio receiver is not available, or (ii) an OTA broadcast radio signal that carries the content is not available. For example, when recovery of the OTA broadcast radio signal by a car radio is not possible because of poor reception or because the car radio is not configured with a suitable broadcast radio tuner, the embodiments generate a link to a multicast stream of the OTA broadcast radio content (also referred to as a “multicast broadcast radio stream” or simply a “multicast stream”), and provide the link to the car radio. The car radio can then access the multicast stream of the OTA broadcast radio content using the link.
A method comprises, at a hybrid radio receiver configured to recover audio content separately from a broadcast radio signal and from a wireless network connection, receiving a reception metric that indicates audio quality of the audio content in the broadcast radio signal at any given time. The method further comprises, deriving, from fluctuations of the reception metric over time, fluctuation indicators that indicate audio quality fluctuations that are likely noticeable to a listener. The method further comprises deriving a switching decision to use the broadcast radio signal or the wireless network connection as a source of the audio content based on a previous switching decision and the fluctuation indicators to introduce hysteresis into the switching decision, and selecting the broadcast radio signal or the wireless network connection as the source of the audio content based on the switching decision.
H04N 21/462 - Content or additional data management e.g. creating a master electronic program guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end or controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabilities
H04W 4/06 - Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]Services to user groupsOne-way selective calling services
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MOBILE HYBRID RADIO RECEIVER SERVICE FOLLOWING SOURCE SELECTION
A method comprises, at a hybrid radio receiver configured to recover audio content separately from a broadcast radio signal and from a wireless network connection, receiving a reception metric that indicates audio quality of the audio content in the broadcast radio signal at any given time. The method further comprises, deriving, from fluctuations of the reception metric over time, fluctuation indicators that indicate audio quality fluctuations that are likely noticeable to a listener. The method further comprises deriving a switching decision to use the broadcast radio signal or the wireless network connection as a source of the audio content based on a previous switching decision and the fluctuation indicators to introduce hysteresis into the switching decision, and selecting the broadcast radio signal or the wireless network connection as the source of the audio content based on the switching decision.
H04N 21/462 - Content or additional data management e.g. creating a master electronic program guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end or controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabilities
H04W 4/06 - Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]Services to user groupsOne-way selective calling services
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Time-alignment measurement for hybrid HD radio™ technology
A method for processing a digital audio broadcast signal in a radio receiver, includes: receiving a hybrid broadcast signal; demodulating the hybrid broadcast signal to produce an analog audio stream and a digital audio stream; and using a normalized cross-correlation of envelopes of the analog audio stream and the digital audio stream to measure a time offset between the analog audio stream and the digital audio stream. The time offset can be used to align the analog audio stream and the digital audio stream for subsequent blending of an output of the radio receiver from the analog audio stream to the digital audio stream or from the digital audio stream to the analog audio stream.
H03D 3/00 - Demodulation of angle-modulated oscillations
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H04H 40/00 - Arrangements specially adapted for receiving broadcast information
H04H 40/18 - Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving
H04H 60/00 - Arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-timeBroadcast-related systems
H04H 60/12 - Arrangements for counter-measures when a portion of broadcast information is unavailable wherein another information is substituted for the portion of broadcast information
82.
NEURAL NETWORK-BASED KEY GENERATION FOR KEY-GUIDED NEURAL-NETWORK-BASED AUDIO SIGNAL TRANSFORMATION
A method comprise: receiving input audio and target audio having a target audio characteristic; using a first neural network, trained to generate key parameters that represent the target audio characteristic based on one or more of the target audio and the input audio, generating the key parameters; and configuring a second neural network, trained to be configured by the key parameters, with the key parameters to cause the second neural network to perform a signal transformation of the input audio, to produce output audio having an output audio characteristic corresponding to and that matches the target audio characteristic.
G10L 25/30 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the analysis technique using neural networks
G06N 3/04 - Architecture, e.g. interconnection topology
G10L 19/04 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using predictive techniques
A method comprises receiving input audio and target audio having a target audio characteristic. The method includes estimating key parameters that represent the target audio characteristic based on one or more of the target audio and the input audio. The method further comprises configuring a neural network, trained to be configured by the key parameters, with the key parameters to cause the neural network to perform a signal transformation of the input audio, to produce output audio having an output audio characteristic corresponding to and that matches the target audio characteristic.
G10L 25/12 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being prediction coefficients
G10L 25/18 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being spectral information of each sub-band
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Handheld computers; tablet computers; computer peripheral
devices; remote controls for computers; remote controls for
loudspeakers; remote controls for home entertainment
systems; radio transmitters; recorded and downloadable
computer software for downloading audio files from the
internet; recorded and downloadable computer software for
transferring images to other computing devices for purposes
of displaying the images; recorded and downloadable computer
software for transferring video to other computing devices
for purposes of playing the video; recorded and downloadable
computer software for receiving audio from other computing
devices for purposes of playing the audio; recorded and
downloadable computer software for receiving video from
other computing devices for purposes of playing the video;
recorded and downloadable computer software for receiving
images from other computing devices for purposes of
displaying the images; computers; computer hardware;
digital-format audio players; digital-format audio playback
devices; mobile electronic devices, namely, mobile
loudspeakers, mp3 players, personal music players,
loudspeakers; audio/video receivers; audio receivers; radio
receivers; digital media receivers; amplifiers; sound
reproducing devices, namely, televisions, set-top boxes,
tabletop radios, boomboxes; recorded and downloadable
computer software for transmitting audio to other computing
devices for purposes of playing the audio; recorded and
downloadable computer software for encoding audio for
purposes of storage and transmission; recorded and
downloadable computer software for decoding audio for
purposes of playing the audio; audio speakers; wireless
speakers; audio headphones; wireless ear buds; wireless
computer peripherals; devices for wireless audio
transmission; digital media receivers; digital media
streaming devices; digital media network controllers,
repeaters, and components thereof; computer hardware and
recorded and downloadable computer software for wireless
content delivery; computer hardware and recorded and
downloadable computer software for transmitting, delivering,
receiving, reproducing, processing and streaming digital
media; computer hardware and recorded and downloadable
computer software for use in connecting and operating
wireless digital media systems, components, sound equipment
and digital media networks; computer hardware and recorded
and downloadable computer software for wireless digital
content delivery and transmission; computer hardware and
recorded and downloadable computer software for
transmitting, delivering, receiving, reproducing, processing
and streaming digital media, data, music and audio files;
computer hardware and recorded and downloadable computer
software that enables internet users to search for audio
content and data across multiple platforms; computer
hardware and recorded and downloadable computer software for
searching databases featuring audio and multimedia files;
televisions; video monitors; video screens; display screens
for vehicles; heads-up displays for vehicles; audio
equipment for vehicles, namely, stereos, speakers,
amplifiers, equalizers, crossovers and speaker housings;
recorded and downloadable software for connecting,
operating, and managing networked audio equipment, video
equipment, appliances, vehicles in the internet of things
(iot); home automation hubs comprised of voice-activated
speakers, computer hardware, and recorded and downloadable
software for controlling networked devices in the internet
of things (iot); parts and fittings for all of the
aforementioned goods.
A system comprises an intermediate communication platform that provides an interface to an Internet network; and a first server including: a port operatively coupled to the intermediate communication platform, processing circuitry, and a service application for execution by the processor. The service application is configured to: receive geographic location information of a radio receiver via the intermediate communication platform; determine one or more radio broadcasts available to the radio receiver according to the geographic location information; and send metadata for the radio broadcast, the metadata including an indication whether content of the radio broadcast is suitable for an audio fingerprinting process to the radio receiver via the intermediate communication platform.
H04H 60/70 - Systems specially adapted for using specific information, e.g. geographical or meteorological information using geographical information, e.g. maps, charts or atlases
H04H 60/73 - Systems specially adapted for using specific information, e.g. geographical or meteorological information using meta-information
H04H 60/46 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for recognising users' preferences
H04H 60/58 - Arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition covered by groups or of audio
G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinationsPosition-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
G10L 19/018 - Audio watermarking, i.e. embedding inaudible data in the audio signal
G06F 16/683 - Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually using metadata automatically derived from the content
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Downloadable and recorded computer software and computer
hardware for managing, monitoring and tracking connected
vehicles; downloadable and recorded computer software and
computer hardware for managing and operating vehicle
entertainment systems; downloadable and recorded computer
software and computer hardware for use in vehicle
entertainment systems; downloadable and recorded computer
software and computer hardware for connecting, operating and
managing functions of vehicles; downloadable and recorded
computer software and computer hardware for wireless content
delivery; downloadable and recorded computer software and
computer hardware for providing audio, visual, and
audiovisual content to users of vehicle entertainment
systems; downloadable and recorded content-based audio
recognition software; computer chips; computers; tablet
computers; smartphones; wireless communication devices for
voice, data or image transmission; apparatus for recording,
transmission, processing and reproduction of sound, images
or data; sound and video recording and playback apparatus;
data processing apparatus; receivers, namely, audiovisual,
radio, satellite, television, audio and video receivers;
digital audio and video recorders and players; digital
radios; media players; wireless receivers and transmitters
for media players; recording and playing devices for sound
and image carriers; video monitors; audio and video
equipment and apparatus for vehicles; audio and video
equipment and apparatus for vehicle entertainment systems.
87.
PROVIDING EMERGENCY ALERTS TO CONNECTED RADIO RECEIVERS
An audio delivery system (100) can include an alert processor (108) configured to parse alert content. The alert processor can receive first data representing the alert content. The alert processor can convert the alert content to an alert message that includes alert text and parameters. A connected radio server (120), coupled to the alert processor via internet protocol, can insert the alert content into a data stream. The connected radio server can receive second data representing the alert message from the alert processor via internet protocol. The connected radio server can receive instructions from the alert processor via internet protocol to incorporate the alert message into the data stream. The data stream can include an audio stream and the alert message. The connected radio server can provide the data stream to a connected radio receiver (102) via internet protocol.
G08B 3/10 - Audible signalling systemsAudible personal calling systems using electric transmissionAudible signalling systemsAudible personal calling systems using electromagnetic transmission
G08B 27/00 - Alarm systems in which the alarm condition is signalled from a central station to a plurality of substations
H04H 20/59 - Arrangements specially adapted for specific applications, e.g. for traffic information or for mobile receivers for emergency or urgency
88.
System and method for real time loudspeaker equalization
A loudspeaker system can include a first loudspeaker driver provided in a substantially fixed spatial relationship relative to a microphone. The loudspeaker driver can be tuned, for example automatically and without user input. In an example, the tuning can include receiving transfer function reference information about the first loudspeaker driver and the microphone, and receiving information about a desired acoustic response for the loudspeaker system. The tuning can include determining a simulated response for the loudspeaker system using a first input signal and the transfer function reference information, and can include providing the first input signal to the first loudspeaker driver. In response to the first input signal, an actual response for the loudspeaker driver can be received using the microphone. A compensation filter can be determined for the loudspeaker system based on the determined simulated response and the received actual response for the loudspeaker system.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
(1) Handheld computers; tablet computers; computer peripheral devices; remote controls for computers; remote controls for loudspeakers; remote controls for home entertainment systems; radio transmitters; recorded and downloadable computer software for downloading audio files from the internet; recorded and downloadable computer software for transferring images to other computing devices for purposes of displaying the images; recorded and downloadable computer software for transferring video to other computing devices for purposes of playing the video; recorded and downloadable computer software for receiving audio from other computing devices for purposes of playing the audio; recorded and downloadable computer software for receiving video from other computing devices for purposes of playing the video; recorded and downloadable computer software for receiving images from other computing devices for purposes of displaying the images; computers; computer hardware; digital-format audio players; digital-format audio playback devices; mobile electronic devices, namely, mobile loudspeakers, mp3 players, personal music players, loudspeakers; audio/video receivers; audio receivers; radio receivers; digital media receivers; amplifiers; sound reproducing devices, namely, televisions, set-top boxes, tabletop radios, boomboxes; recorded and downloadable computer software for transmitting audio to other computing devices for purposes of playing the audio; recorded and downloadable computer software for encoding audio for purposes of storage and transmission; recorded and downloadable computer software for decoding audio for purposes of playing the audio; audio speakers; wireless speakers; audio headphones; wireless ear buds; wireless computer peripherals; devices for wireless audio transmission; digital media receivers; digital media streaming devices; digital media network controllers, repeaters, and components thereof; computer hardware and recorded and downloadable computer software for wireless content delivery; computer hardware and recorded and downloadable computer software for transmitting, delivering, receiving, reproducing, processing and streaming digital media; computer hardware and recorded and downloadable computer software for use in connecting and operating wireless digital media systems, components, sound equipment and digital media networks; computer hardware and recorded and downloadable computer software for wireless digital content delivery and transmission; computer hardware and recorded and downloadable computer software for transmitting, delivering, receiving, reproducing, processing and streaming digital media, data, music and audio files; computer hardware and recorded and downloadable computer software that enables internet users to search for audio content and data across multiple platforms; computer hardware and recorded and downloadable computer software for searching databases featuring audio and multimedia files; televisions; video monitors; video screens; display screens for vehicles; heads-up displays for vehicles; audio equipment for vehicles, namely, stereos, speakers, amplifiers, equalizers, crossovers and speaker housings; recorded and downloadable software for connecting, operating, and managing networked audio equipment, video equipment, appliances, vehicles in the internet of things (iot); home automation hubs comprised of voice-activated speakers, computer hardware, and recorded and downloadable software for controlling networked devices in the internet of things (iot); parts and fittings for all of the aforementioned goods.
90.
Method and apparatus for time alignment of analog and digital pathways in a digital radio receiver
A method for processing a radio signal includes producing first and second streams of audio samples; decimating the first and second streams of audio samples to produce first and second streams of decimated streams of audio samples; estimating a first offset value between corresponding samples in the first and second streams of decimated streams of audio samples; shifting one of the first and second streams of audio samples by a first shift value; decimating the first and second streams of audio samples to produce third and fourth streams of decimated audio samples; estimating a second offset value; determining a final offset value based on an intersection of ranges of valid results of the first and second offset values; and shifting one of the first and second streams of audio samples by the final offset value to align the first and second streams of audio samples.
A method comprises: obtaining a mixed soundtrack that includes dialogue mixed with non-dialogue sound; converting the mixed soundtrack to comparison text; obtaining reference text for the dialogue as a reference for intelligibility of the dialogue; determining a measure of intelligibility of the dialogue of the mixed soundtrack to a listener based on a comparison of the comparison text against the reference text; and reporting the measure of intelligibility of the dialogue.
G10L 25/60 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups specially adapted for particular use for comparison or discrimination for measuring the quality of voice signals
G10L 25/69 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups specially adapted for particular use for evaluating synthetic or decoded voice signals
G10L 15/10 - Speech classification or search using distance or distortion measures between unknown speech and reference templates
92.
Dual-factor identification system and method with adaptive enrollment
A multi-factor identification system is provided in which enrolled user authentication information is updated in the course of an authorization request based upon at least one of a confidence level of a match between a request first factor identifier, produced based upon first unique user identifying information received with the authentication request, and a respective matching enrolled first factor identifier and a confidence level of a match between a request second factor identifier, produced based upon second unique user identifying information received with the authentication request, and a respective matching enrolled second factor identifier.
Embodiments of systems and methods for user enrollment in speaker authentication and speaker identification systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, the enrollment process includes collecting speech samples that are examples of multiple speech types spoken by a user, computing a speech representation for each speech sample, and aggregating the example speech representations to form a robust overall representation or user voiceprint of the user's speech.
Deep-learning classifier training systems and methods for training a classification system based on machine learning are disclosed. In some embodiments the training is configured to form classification regions of a specified shape. In some embodiments the training is configured to form classification regions in accordance with specified classification criteria. The systems and methods disclosed for training a classification system lead to improved inference performance.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
(1) Downloadable and recorded computer software and computer hardware for managing, monitoring and tracking the vehicle entertainment system's radio, audio and video content in connected vehicles; downloadable and recorded computer software and computer hardware for managing and operating vehicle entertainment systems; downloadable and recorded computer software and computer hardware for use in vehicle entertainment systems, namely, for use in connecting with the internet and using metadata to provide information regarding on-air radio programs, performing artists, song lyrics, related events in nearby venues, and podcasts; downloadable and recorded computer software and computer hardware for connecting, operating and managing radio, audio and video functions of vehicles; downloadable and recorded computer software and computer hardware for wireless audio and video content delivery using vehicle entertainment systems; downloadable and recorded computer software and computer hardware for providing audio, visual, and audiovisual content to users of vehicle entertainment systems; downloadable and recorded content-based audio recognition software; computer chips; computers; tablet computers; smartphones; wireless communication devices for voice, data and image transmission, namely headsets, microphones, speakers, audio and video receivers; apparatus for recording, transmission, processing and reproduction of sound, images or data, namely, audio and video receivers, audio and video recorders and players, radios, digital music and video players; sound and video recording and playback apparatus, namely, audio and video receivers, audio and video recorders and players, radios, digital music and video players; computer hardware for data processing; receivers, namely, audiovisual, radio, satellite, television, audio and video receivers; digital music players; digital radios; in-vehicle media players, namely, audio and video receivers, audio and video recorders and players, radios, digital music and video players, video monitors; wireless receivers and transmitters for digital music players and digital video players; recording and playing devices for sound and image carriers, namely, audio and video receivers, audio and video recorders and players, radios, digital music and video players; video monitors; audio and video equipment and apparatus for vehicles, namely, audio and video receivers, audio and video recorders and players, radios, digital music and video players, video monitors; audio and video equipment and apparatus for vehicle entertainment systems, namely, audio and video receivers, audio and video recorders and players, radios, digital music and video players, video monitors
96.
Multimode synchronous rendering of audio and video
Media is selected for video playback through a first device and audio playback through one or more separate devices connected through a wireless network. Different techniques for synchronizing the audio and video can be selected based on one or more factors to improve media playback.
H04N 21/43 - Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video streamElementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronizing decoder's clockClient middleware
H04N 21/8547 - Content authoring involving timestamps for synchronizing content
H04N 21/439 - Processing of audio elementary streams
H04N 21/44 - Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing a video clip retrieved from local storage with an incoming video stream or rendering scenes according to encoded video stream scene graphs
H04N 21/262 - Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the carousel transmission frequency, delaying a video stream transmission or generating play-lists
H04N 21/41 - Structure of clientStructure of client peripherals
H04N 21/414 - Specialised client platforms, e.g. receiver in car or embedded in a mobile appliance
H04N 21/436 - Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or inside the home
H04N 21/4363 - Adapting the video stream to a specific local network, e.g. a Bluetooth® network
H04N 21/647 - Control signaling between network components and server or clientsNetwork processes for video distribution between server and clients, e.g. controlling the quality of the video stream, by dropping packets, protecting content from unauthorised alteration within the network, monitoring of network load or bridging between two different networks, e.g. between IP and wireless
An audio signal encoding method is provided comprising: receiving first and second audio signal frames; processing a second portion of the first audio signal frame and a first portion of the second audio signal frame using an orthogonal transformation to determine in part a first intermediate encoding result; and processing the first intermediate encoding result using an orthogonal transformation to determine a set of spectral coefficients that corresponds to at least a portion of the first audio signal frame.
G10L 19/02 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using spectral analysis, e.g. transform vocoders or subband vocoders
G10L 19/022 - Blocking, i.e. grouping of samples in timeChoice of analysis windowsOverlap factoring
G10L 25/45 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of analysis window
A radio receiver comprises radio frequency (RF) receiver circuitry that receives a radio broadcast signal, an Internet network interface, a display, a memory, processing circuitry, and a client application including instructions for execution by the processing circuitry. The client application is configured to: determine geographic location information of the radio receiver; determine radio broadcasts that are available to the radio receiver using the geographical location information; select metadata, from metadata stored in the memory, that is associated with the radio broadcasts available to the radio receiver; and present information included in the selected metadata using the display according to the received radio broadcast signal.
H04H 60/51 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for identifying locations of receiving stations
H04H 60/73 - Systems specially adapted for using specific information, e.g. geographical or meteorological information using meta-information
H04H 60/85 - Arrangements characterised by transmission systems other than for broadcast, e.g. the Internet characterised by the transmission system itself the transmission system being the Internet accessed over telephonic networks which are mobile communication networks
Spatial audio signals can include audio objects that can be respectively encoded and rendered at each of multiple different depths. In an example, a method for encoding a spatial audio signal can include receiving audio scene information from an audio capture source in an environment, and receiving a depth characteristic of a first object in the environment. The depth characteristic can be determined using information from a depth sensor. A correlation can be identified between at least a portion of the audio scene information and the first object. The spatial audio signal can be encoded using the portion of the audio scene and the depth characteristic of the first object.
G10L 19/008 - Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
H04S 3/00 - Systems employing more than two channels, e.g. quadraphonic
H04S 7/00 - Indicating arrangementsControl arrangements, e.g. balance control
H04N 13/271 - Image signal generators wherein the generated image signals comprise depth maps or disparity maps
H04N 13/204 - Image signal generators using stereoscopic image cameras
100.
CONNECTED RADIO LOCAL, ISOLATED, AND HYBRID IMPLEMENTATION
A radio receiver comprises radio frequency (RF) receiver circuitry that receives a radio broadcast signal, an Internet network interface, a display, a memory, processing circuitry, and a client application including instructions for execution by the processing circuitry. The client application is configured to: determine geographic location information of the radio receiver; determine radio broadcasts that are available to the radio receiver using the geographical location information; select metadata, from metadata stored in the memory, that is associated with the radio broadcasts available to the radio receiver; and present information included in the selected metadata using the display according to the received radio broadcast signal.
H04H 60/85 - Arrangements characterised by transmission systems other than for broadcast, e.g. the Internet characterised by the transmission system itself the transmission system being the Internet accessed over telephonic networks which are mobile communication networks
H04H 60/73 - Systems specially adapted for using specific information, e.g. geographical or meteorological information using meta-information
H04H 60/51 - Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for identifying broadcast stations or for identifying users for identifying locations of receiving stations
