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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8005233 | Bass enhancement for audio A method and apparatus for conditioning an audio input signal to enhance perception and reproduction of bass frequencies. Harmonics are generated and combined with a phase-shifted version of the audio input signal. Use of a controlled phase shift reduces or eliminat... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000485 | Virtual audio processing for loudspeaker or headphone playback There are provided methods and an apparatus for processing audio signals. According to one aspect of the present invention there is included a method for processing audio signals having the steps of receiving at least one audio signal having at least a center channe... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7930184 | Multi-channel audio coding/decoding of random access points and transients A lossless audio codec encodes/decodes a lossless variable bit rate (VBR) bitstream with random access point (RAP) capability to initiate lossless decoding at a specified segment within a frame and/or multiple prediction parameter set (MPPS) capability partitioned t... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929708 | Audio spatial environment engine An audio spatial environment engine for converting from an N channel audio system to an M channel audio system, where N is an integer greater than M, is provided. The audio spatial environment engine includes one or more correlators receiving two of the N channels o... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7853022 | Audio spatial environment engine An audio spatial environment engine for flexible and scalable up-mixing from an M channel audio system to an N channel audio system, where M and N are integers and N is greater than M, is provided. The input M channel audio is provided to an analysis filter bank whi... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7668723 | Scalable lossless audio codec and authoring tool An audio codec losslessly encodes audio data into a sequence of analysis windows in a scalable bitstream. This is suitably done by separating the audio data into MSB and LSB portions and encoding each with a different lossless algorithm. An authoring tool compares t... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7668380 | Rate control of scalably coded images A method of rate-control for a sequence of scalably coded images having transform coefficients partitioned into coding units coded in a plurality of quality increments having respective significance values. The method defines subsets each having one or more coding u... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7593535 | Neural network filtering techniques for compensating linear and non-linear distortion of an audio transducer Neural networks provide efficient, robust and precise filtering techniques for compensating linear and non-linear distortion of an audio transducer such as a speaker, amplified broadcast antenna or perhaps a microphone. These techniques include both a method of char... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7207090 | High tension, surgical cable lock A cable retaining device is suitable for retaining flexible cables at high load tensions. The device includes: a body including a void having a width that tapers from a wider rearward end to a narrower forward end; and a wedge shaped plug, capable of slidable insert... | 04/24/2007 |
| D534651 | Powered surgical screwdriver | 01/02/2007 |
| 7114071 | Method and apparatus for embedding digital watermarking into compressed multimedia signals A method and apparatus for adding watermark data to an input signal is provided. For this method watermark data is embedded into the input signal by modulating elements of the input signal to predefined relationships in reference to other elements of the input signa... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110605 | Digital intermediate (DI) processing and distribution with scalable compression in the post-production of motion pictures Scalable image compression is exploited to facilitate the creative process in the post-production of motion pictures. Specifically, digital intermediate (DI) processing of motion pictures is enabled by dynamically rendering proxies in response to client requests. A ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7003467 | Method of decoding two-channel matrix encoded audio to reconstruct multichannel audio The present invention provides a method of decoding two-channel matrix encoded audio to reconstruct multichannel audio that more closely approximates a discrete surround-sound presentation. This is accomplished by subband filtering the two-channel matrix encoded aud... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6931370 | System and method for providing interactive audio in a multi-channel audio environment DTS Interactive provides low cost fully interactive immersive digital surround sound environment suitable for 3D gaming and other high fidelity audio applications, which can be configured to maintain compatibility with the existing infrastructure of Digital Surround... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6840899 | Method and instrument for surgical delivery of biocompatible materials A surgical instrument includes an elongated cannula having a forward expulsion end and a rearward breach end, arranged to include a bio-compatible material; a drive member arranged to urge the bio-compatible material in a reciprocating motion having two alternating ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6785151 | Quasi-synchronous, magnetic amplifier regulated dc-dc converter A circuit and method provides a regulated dc—dc power conversion. Active switches, saturable core inductors, and a diode are used in a quasi-synchronous circuit. During a part of the cycle (the “blocking interval”) free-wheeling current is routed through free-... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6768380 | Wideband, variable-bandwidth distributed amplifier A variable bandwidth, distributed amplifier circuit includes an input transmission line; an output transmission line; and a plurality of amplifier cells having a respective plurality of cell inputs distributed along the input transmission line and cell outputs distr... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6711431 | Non-imaging, computer assisted navigation system for hip replacement surgery The invention includes: a locating system; a computer, interfaced to the locating system and interpreting the positions of tracked objects in a generic computer model of a patient's hip geometry; a software module, executable on the computer, which defines the patie... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6589246 | Method of applying an active compressive force continuously across a fracture A method of applying an active compressive force continuously across a fracture by wrapping fractured bone segments in an energy-inducing surgical cable having a predetermined elastic property that stretches about 30 to 100% of its original length. The ca... | 07/08/2003 |
