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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185222 | Wireless audio adapter An adapter for receiving a wireless digital signal that includes an audio signal and audio metadata concerning the audio signal from a portable electronic device has a Bluetooth wireless receiver for receiving the wireless digital signal from the portable electronic... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185223 | Multimedia playing method and apparatus using the same A multimedia playing method is provided. First, N audio files selected by a user are received, wherein N>0. Then, the memory space required for playing each of the N audio files for a predetermined time is respectively detected. Next, whether total memory space requ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180469 | Method and system for linking two or more portions of digital media data for playback A method and system for linking portions of digital media data during playback includes a process for linking portions of digital media data during playback whereby a user is provided the capability to link two or more digital media data tracks/segments of digital m... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180470 | Systems and methods for fine alignment of analog and digital signal pathways Methods and systems lor temporally aligning audio samples of digital and analog portions ol a radio broadcast signal involve receiving a radio broadcast signal having analog and digital portions; separating the analog and digital portions; retrieving a stored first ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180468 | Computer program, information reproduction device, and method A computer program makes a computer perform: a measuring process of measuring a beat candidate value, which is the number of beats of content per unit time; a reference setting process of setting a beat reference value according to a user's input; and a determining ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175730 | Device and method for analyzing an information signal In order to analyze an information signal, a significant short-time spectrum is extracted from the information signal, the means for extracting being configured to extract such short-time spectra which come closer to a specific characteristic than other short-time s... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175728 | Detecting user gestures with a personal mobile communication device System and methods for recognizing user gestures by processing audio from a microphone in a personal mobile communication device (PMCD) are disclosed. One such method includes sensing audio using a microphone in the PMCD and detecting a user gesture from audio sense... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175727 | Portable sound reproducing system and method A portable audio device suitable for reproducing MPEG encoded data includes a plurality of inputs, one or more memory chips, a display, an audio output, one or more processors, and a battery. The plurality of inputs includes a forward input, a reverse input, and a p... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175731 | Apparatus for editing configuration data of digital mixer A digital mixer has a custom component specified by a configuration ID. Further, the same configuration ID is provided to another custom component for ensuring compatibility of scene data which is used for operating the custom component. When a custom component of t... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175729 | Preserving matrix surround information in encoded audio/video system and method A method and apparatus for preserving matrix-surround information in encoded audio/video includes a receiver operative to receive matrix-surround encoded audio signals, separate the audio signals into a frequency spectrum having discrete audio frequencies, and deter... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170700 | Portable sound reproducing system and method A portable audio device suitable for reproducing MPEG encoded data includes a plurality of inputs, a non-removable data storage, a display, an audio output, at least one processor, and a battery. The plurality of inputs includes a forward input, a play control input... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170702 | Method for classifying audio data A method for classifying audio data. For a given piece of audio data a location or position for the given audio data within a mood space is generated and compared to a comparison mood space location. As a result of the comparison, comparison data are generated and p... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170701 | Methods and apparatus of running game and rendering game audio remotely over broadband network A system and methods for running interactive applications (e.g., video game, computer game, console game) over broadband network (e.g., IPTV network, broadband mobile network, broadband Internet, cable network, etc.). In an embodiment, interactive applications can b... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165701 | Audio device In an audio device that has a port for connection and that constitutes an audio system together with at least one external device having a port for connection with the audio device via a communication line, a plurality of connection setting templates are previously ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160733 | Audio system for an information handling system An audio system for an information handling system, the audio system comprising an audio interface operable to connect a mobile information handling device and a docking station, an audio module in the docking station, and an audio jack configured to connect the aud... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160734 | Changing time intervals of the occurence of audio information from local and remote sites A method of processing audio information for broadcast to an audience can include changing first audio information from occurring in a first time interval to occurring in a second time interval to provide time-changed audio information. The time-changed audio inform... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160732 | Noise suppressing method and noise suppressing apparatus In a method for suppressing a noise by the spectrum subtraction method, it is possible to improve the noise suppression capability by simultaneously obtaining a frequency resolution required for the noise estimation spectrum and a temporal resolution required for th... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8145331 | Apparatus, method, and computer program for recording and reproducing digital data A media player/recorder, and a method and computer program product for same comprises a wireless receiver to receive a signal representing encoded media data; a storage device to store the encoded media data; a processor comprising a storage controller to retrieve t... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145332 | Vehicle for recording and reproducing digital data An apparatus includes a vehicle and a media player/recorder physically connected with the vehicle. The media player/recorder includes a wireless receiver to receive a signal representing media data, a storage device to store the media data, a storage controller to r... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8135483 | Editing device and audio signal processing device An editing device that edits a configuration of signal processing to be performed in a mixer engine having a programmable signal processor stores, for each of a plurality of mixer engines, resource data indicating a signal processing resource of a DSP of the mixer e... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131390 | Network speaker for an audio network distribution system The present invention is a network speaker 100 for an audio network distribution system 20. The present invention includes a network interface 110 that couples the network controller 120 to the audio network distribution system 20.... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131391 | Wireless digital audio music system A wireless digital audio system includes a portable audio source with a digital audio transmitter operatively coupled thereto and an audio receiver operatively coupled to a headphone set. The audio receiver is configured for digital wireless communication with the a... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131389 | Digital audio server A digital audio server may be used to automatically download music from a collection of audio media, such as CDs or DVDs. The server also may automatically identify the media using track offset information. ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126578 | Clipped-waveform repair in acoustic signals using generalized linear prediction A method and system for optimally repairing a clipped audio signal. Clipping occurs when a waveform exceeds a dynamic range of a recording device. Portions of an audio signal exceeding the dynamic range or saturation level of the recording device are clipped, causin... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126579 | Digital mixer In a digital mixer that processes audio signals in a plurality of channels, layer data which indicates a channel to be assigned to each channel strip in a channel strip section can be set to indicate retainment of assignment status for any of the channel strips. Whe... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121715 | Radio signal transmitter and related method and multimedia system for an audio source generator A radio signal transmitter for an audio source generator includes a reception antenna for receiving a plurality of broadcasting signals, a decision unit coupled to the reception antenna for determining intensities of the plurality of broadcasting signals received by... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121714 | Audio processing apparatus and audio processing method A user selects a plurality of pieces of music data desired to be reproduced concurrently, at an input unit of an audio processing apparatus, from music data stored in a storage device. A reproducing apparatus reproduces selected music data respectively and generates... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121713 | Electronic apparatus, method for generating digital signal, digital signal recording medium, and signal processing apparatus An electronic apparatus having a CPU for controlling each portion of the apparatus has a storage unit for storing at least one of firmware or data to be used by the CPU, an input terminal to which a digital signal with a predetermined format is input, a processing u... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116891 | Audio data reproducing method and program therefor Regarding first and second audio data to be reproduced simultaneously within a certain time period, a computer which has a storage device records the first audio data to the storage device within the period while at the same time reproducing only the second audio da... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116890 | Portable sound reproducing system and method A portable audio device suitable for reproducing MPEG encoded data includes a plurality of inputs, a data storage, a display, an audio output, at least one processor, and a battery. The plurality of inputs includes a forward input, a play control input, and a random... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116892 | Sound effect sensing turntable for a digital music broadcaster A sound effect sensing turntable for a digital music broadcaster includes a capacitive charge sensing plate able to independently detect the variation of charge. A signal transmission unit is disposed between the sensing plate and a control plate for transmitting si... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8117068 | Method and apparatus for providing audio advertisements in a computer network A method and apparatus for providing audio advertisements in a computer network enables Web sites to deliver audio advertisements that cannot be bypassed by a visitor. More particularly, an advertising or sponsoring Web site receives a request from at least one user... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112166 | Personalized sound system hearing profile selection process A method of generating a personalized sound system hearing profile for a user. The method begins by selecting an initial profile, based on selected factors of user input. In an embodiment, the initial profile is selected based on demographic factors. Then the system... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8103369 | Network system and audio signal processor An audio network system that performs transport of audio signals among nodes by cascading a plurality of nodes each including two sets of transmission I/Fs and reception I/Fs, and circulating among the nodes in each fixed period an audio transport frame generated by... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103370 | In-vehicle audio device and method for performing imaging and transmission of information in in-vehicle audio device An in-vehicle audio device that can be connected to a portable audio device may include a display generating unit operative to generate transmission image data in a format that can be displayed in the portable audio device from tune information data corresponding to... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103371 | Method of retrieving audio data via coded medium A method of retrieving audio data using a coded medium is provided in which first and second coded data printed on the coded medium is sensed using an image sensor, the first coded data being printed in a linear pattern and encoding a medium identifier linked to the... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099183 | System, medium, and method of encoding/decoding multi-channel audio signals An system, method, and method of encoding/decoding a multi-channel audio signal, including a decoding level generation unit producing decoding-level information that helps a bitstream including a number of audio channel signals and space information to be decoded in... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095228 | Data distribution apparatus, its control method, program, and storage medium This invention has as its object to be able to maintain constant audio data transmission intervals even when video and audio data are transmitted to many users. A group number is assigned to each user, and every time data is generated, it is stored in buffers having... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090459 | Guiding-tour system and apparatus A guiding-tour system and apparatus, including: at least one host, which adheres or near to an exhibition object, and sets an unique discriminate number corresponding to the exhibition object, has a memory slot and at least one wireless transceiver module, at least ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090458 | Method of calculating temporal information of frame-based audio stream data The present invention relates to a method of calculating temporal information of frame-based audio stream data, and more particularly, to a method of calculating temporal information of frame-based audio stream data, in which it can calculate time related informatio... | 01/03/2012 |
