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| 20100299287 | Monitoring time-varying network streams using state-space models In one embodiment, a statistical model is generated based on observed data, the observed data being associated with a network device, online parameter fitting is performed on parameters of the statistical model, and for each newly observed data value, a forecast value i... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100281090 | METHODS OR STRUCTURES FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF SUBSTANTIALLY UNIFORM SAMPLES FROM SUBSTANTIALLY NONUNIFORM SAMPLES Briefly, embodiments of methods or structures for reconstruction of uniform digital signal sample values from nonuniform digital signal sample values are disclosed... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100268752 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING HIGH-INTEGRATION, HIGH-SPEED AND PIPELINED RECURSIVE LEAST SQUARES Provided is an apparatus and method for estimating high-integration, high-speed and pipelined RLSs. Pipeline characteristics are given to an RLS algorithm to provide a high-speed HIP-RLS estimation apparatus. The HIP-RLS estimation apparatus has higher integration level... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100114813 | METHOD AND RHYTHM EXTRACTOR FOR DETECTING AND ISOLATING RHYTHMIC SIGNAL FEATURES FROM AN INPUT SIGNAL USING THE WAVELET PACKET TRANSFORM A method of detecting and isolating at least one rhythmic component from a discrete-time input signal, comprises subjecting the input signal to discrete wavelet packet transform multi-resolution analysis; applying wavelet packet basis selection criteria to the result of... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20090300089 | FINITE IMPULSE RESPONSE FILTER AND METHOD An N-order finite impulse response (FIR) filter with a symmetric coefficient set is provided. An input device receives a serial of input signals according to a sampling frequency and stores the received data into the first and second memories by turns. A first calculati... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090300090 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RESOLVER ANGLE The invention concerns a method and apparatus (28) for determining an angle (9) by means of a resolver (3). In the method, an excitation signal (29) of constant frequency is supplied to the resolver (3), the resolver response signals (... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090234901 | Signal Separating Device, Signal Separating Method, Information Recording Medium, and Program A signal separating device includes an iterative estimator, a repeating calculator, a result output unit, and a repetition controller. The repeating calculator repeatedly causes the iterative estimator to iteratively perform independent component analysis on an observed... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090083354 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMPRESSION, STORAGE, AND GENERATION OF DIGITAL FILTER COEFFICIENTS A method and system for compressing coefficients of a digital filter is provided. In one approach, the method comprises providing a digital filter having a plurality of consecutive filter coefficients including a first filter coefficient, determining consecutive differe... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090030961 | Microprocessor performing IIR filter operation with registers A filter operation circuit of a microprocessor executes an IIR filter operation by using data provided from registers R0 to R2 and outputs one sample of data Y[n] subjected to filter operation and transfer data P[n] to be used in the next IIR filter operat... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080297416 | Method and System for Accelerating the Computation of Adaptive Weights Using Matrix Inverse Calculations A system and method is provided for performing matrix inverse functions, for example, for use within Space-Time Adaptive Processing (STAP). The methods use parallelism of a Forward/Backward substitution algorithm in two dimensions to increase a speed of execution of the... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080120356 | Digital low-pass filter A digital low-pass filter includes: a first subtracter that subtracts a first feedback term from an input; a first multiplier that multiplies an first subtracter output by a constant k1; a first delay unit that delays an input by a predetermined sampling time... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20070280359 | Recursive filtering a video image using activity mapping A method of recursive filtering a video image includes determining a local variance σ2 in luminosity in the vicinity of a picture element on the image; making an estimate of a value of noise variance σr2; obtaining a surface for value ... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20060069708 | Broad-dynamic filtering procedure for a recursive digital filter installed in a signal processor (DSP) operating with integers The present invention relates to a filtering procedure for recursive digital filters installed in signal processors (DSP) operating with integers. It comprises two calculation procedures coupled with the classical calculation procedure of a recursive filter, the first o... | 03/30/2006 |
| 20050108311 | Method and filter arrangement for digital recursive filtering in the time domain A method and apparatus for fast digital filtering that requires only filter stages of first and second order. A desired rational filter transfer function is represented as a sum of first and second order intermediate transfer functions. A time dependent input signal is ... | 05/19/2005 |
