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7587223 Terminal for mobile phone and method for controlling the synchronism of terminal for mobile phone  
In a mobile phone terminal, in which a sound, such as the audio, may be synchronized with a moving picture even in case a sound processor unit processing the sound, such as audio, is controlled by...
7543588 Multi-functional surgical control system switching interface  
An interface which allows a surgeon to operate multiple surgical devices from a single input device. The input device may be a foot pedal that provides output signals to actuate a number of...
7519186 Noise reduction systems and methods for voice applications  
Various embodiments reduce noise within a particular environment, while isolating and capturing speech in a manner that allows operation within an otherwise noisy environment. In one embodiment, an...
7512245 Method for detection of own voice activity in a communication device  
In the method according to the invention a signal processing unit receives signals from at least two microphones worn on the user's head, which are processed so as to distinguish as well as...
7468652 Voice acquisition system for a vehicle  
A voice acquisition system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly attached at an inner portion of the vehicle. The mirror assembly preferably includes at least one microphone...
7457395 Dynamic allocation of voice ports and menu options in an interactive voice recognition system  
A method ( 100 ) of dynamically assigning a plurality of voice ports and arranging a plurality of menu choice prompting sequences for at least one application includes the step of receiving ( 102 )...
7427921 Monitoring system capable of generating audible messages  
A system for generating an audible message to a human includes an apparatus having an input for receiving an audio message. The audio message is stored in a memory. An output may be used for...
7415116 Method and system for improving communication in a vehicle  
An embodiment and/or method to improve communication in a vehicle. Voice signals of the occupants of a vehicle may be picked up on an individual basis via separately arranged microphones. The...
7366309 Robot  
A robot includes first and second microphones and movable portions. The first microphone gathers a first sound reception signal by gathering mainly a target signal. The second microphone gathers a...
7340070 Voice-data processing circuit and voice-data processing method  
When selecting a specific input source that can be processed by only a second voice-data processing unit instead of an input source currently being processed by a first voice-data processing unit,...
7236603 Device and method to adapt a hearing device  
In the adaptation of hearing devices to specific auditory situations, mistakes can be reduced between detected auditory situations, and individual classifications should be enabled. For this,...
7181400 Method and apparatus to provision a network appliance  
A method and apparatus to provision a network node such as a network appliance is described.
7146315 Multichannel voice detection in adverse environments  
A multichannel source activity detection system, e.g., a voice activity detection (VAD) system, and method that exploits spatial localization of a target audio source is provided. The method...
7123726 Connecting cable for helmets  
A communication system for communicating between two occupants riding on the same vehicle, or between the driver and the fellow passenger. A helmet that each occupant wears is provided with a...
7097640 Multi-functional surgical control system and switching interface  
An interface which allows a surgeon to operate multiple surgical devices from a single input device. The input device may be a foot pedal that provides output signals to actuate a number of...
7092744 Hands-free microphone mounting  
In a microphone mounting for a hands-free system in automotive vehicles, the microphone is mounted on the seat belt. In one embodiment the microphone is seated in a sheath which is fastened to the...
7020289 Remote control interface for replacement vehicle stereos  
An interface device for interconnecting fixed controls of a vehicle to a replacement stereo. The interface device is capable of receiving control signals from fixed controls, such as steering wheel...
6922473 Dual mode transmission device  
A dual-mode transmission device is provided for use with a radio device configured for either push-to-talk operation or voice-operated operation. The dual-mode transmission device includes a mode...
6842527 Dynamic allocation of power supplied by a power supply and frequency agile spectral filtering of signals  
The power voltage supply for a power amplifier is switched between an operational full power mode and a reduced power mode by the switching of a dual state impedance device connected in series...
6842510 Method of and apparatus for controlling devices  
A command detector detects a control command based on voice input through a telephone or a door phone or the like, and a user and control command identifying section identifies the user and the...
6782106 Apparatus and method for transmitting sound  
An apparatus and method for transmitting sound are provided. The apparatus includes an external sound receiver for receiving external sounds and converting them into an external sound signal, a...
6775386 Microphone attached remote controller  
A microphone attached remote controller mainly comprises a coupling unit, a switch unit, a first control unit, a sensor, a second control unit, an amplifier, and a wireless emitter. When the switch...
6760454 Passive voice-activated microphone and transceiver system  
A voice-activated microphone and transceiver system includes an interrogator unit for transmitting a signal, receiving a modulated signal, and demodulating the modulated signal such that the...
6574341 Hand-free switch device for wireless intercom  
A hands-free switch device for a wireless intercom includes a signal reception circuit, a sensor, a voice transmission detecting circuit, a manual switch, a determining and controlling unit...
6570991 Multi-feature speech/music discrimination system  
A speech/music discriminator employs data from multiple features of an audio signal as input to a classifier. Some of the feature data is determined from individual frames of the audio signal, and...
6549629 DVE system with normalized selection  
In a DVE, digital voice enhancement, communication system, the selection decision for choosing which microphone to be active is based on a given function of the speech of a respective talker...
6529608 Speech recognition system  
A speech recognition system 7 for an automotive vehicle 10 is provided including a microphone receiver 12 for receiving a voice audio signal and converting the same to an analog signal 13, ...
6493450 Intercom system including improved automatic squelch control for use in small aircraft and other high noise environments  
An automatic squelch is provided within an intercom to control the gating of a microphone signal path. The automatic squelch includes an analog-to-digital converter coupled to receive an analog...
6462500 Operating table control system and operating table comprising such a system  
The control system comprises a microphone ( 7 ) linked to a receiver block ( 9 ) and delivering audio signals to a discriminating block ( 11 ) comparing the voice profile of the speaker with a...
6424875 Method and circuit for controlling power of audio processor in monitor  
A technique for controlling power of an audio processor in a monitor, which processes an audio signal from a computer system and outputs the processed audio signal to a speaker, in which an audio...
6397087 Device for controlling the connection of a built-in type ear-microphone for portable radio terminal  
A device for controlling connection of a built-in type ear-microphone for a portable radio terminal includes a vocoder, which has the speaker and microphone amplifier of the portable radio terminal...
6373374 Cordless phone system with speech recognition alarm  
A method for transmitting an alarm over a cordless broadcast system having a base station in communication with a mobile unit and a computer. The computer includes a speech recognition system. The...
6321199 Method for acoustically controlling an electronic device, in particular a mobile station in a mobile radio network  
The invention relates to a method for controlling an electronic device, in particular a mobile station in a mobile radio network. In order to allow simple and flexible control, the invention...
6295391 Automatic data routing via voice command annotation  
A system for automatically routing data captured by devices, such as digital cameras, personal digital assistants, laptop computers, or portable document scanners, through voice command annotation...
6295364 Simplified communication system  
A digital voice enhancement communication system, including a simplex system, has first and second acoustic zones, and respective microphones and loudspeakers. A voice sensitive gated switch has a...
6278377 Indicator for vehicle accessory  
An indicator for use with a microphone of a vehicular audio system, such as a cellular telephone, emergency communication device, or other audio device, provides a user of the audio system with a...
6175633 Radio communications apparatus with attenuating ear pieces for high noise environments  
A preferred communications apparatus includes a pair of ear units coupled with a control unit that can be connected to a radio transceiver for delivery of audio signals therebetween. The control...
6173060 Voice-controlled timing and calculating device  
A voice-controlled timing and calculating device includes a microphone to receive a user's vocal signal, a voice amplifier amplifying the vocal signal, a comparison circuit comparing the vocal...
6154663 Portable telephone communications system  
A portable telephone communications system has a portable telephone terminal (300) and a repeater unit (100), and a remote receiver unit (200), wherein the repeater unit (100) includes a main power...
6141426 Voice operated switch for use in high noise environments  
A method for using a voice operated switch in a changing high noise environment involves determining a relative energy of the background noise, calculating VOX, voice, and delta thresholds, and...
6119088 Appliance control programmer using voice recognition  
A voice activated programmer (10) controlling the operation of an appliance such as a television (T) or VCR (V). A receiver (12) operating in the audio frequency range receives an audio command...
6031915 Voice start recording apparatus  
A voice start recording apparatus includes a voice level determining circuit for determining whether consecutive frames of input voice is sound or silent, each frame being a coded voice signal; a...
5949887 Method and graphical user interface for configuring an audio system  
A method for configuring an audio interface between a microphone and an audio card comprises the steps of: generating at least one graphical user interface for displaying user instructions, dynamic...
5940486 Two-way communication system with selective muting  
A bidirectional communication channel provides communication across a sound proof wall used, for example in a ticket booth. Normally communication from outside into the booth is muted by inhibiting...
5892503 Multimedia console keyboard  
A multimedia console keyboard provides a convenient user interface to provide multimedia functions easily accessible to the user. In general, the multimedia console keyboard provides speakers,...
5884257 Voice recognition and voice response apparatus using speech period start point and termination point  
A voice recognition apparatus is provided which includes a first detection circuit for receiving an electric signal corresponding to voice. The first detection circuit detects a voice termination...
5857019 Apparatus and method for providing a telephone user with control of the threshold volume at which the user's voice will take control of a half-duplex speakerphone conversation  
An improved speakerphone that may be viewed as a modification of a conventional half-duplex speakerphone that includes transmit and receive attenuators for alternatively isolating either a speaker...
5844994 Automatic microphone calibration for video teleconferencing  
A method of automatically calibrating a microphone having a microphone input gain comprises the steps of receiving an input signal generated by the microphone in response to an audio input,...
5842139 Telephone communication terminal and communication method  
A telephone communication terminal responsive to a voice for originating a call includes an antenna, a diplexer, a radio unit, a base band unit, a controller, a loudspeaker, a microphone, a key...
5828768 Multimedia personal computer with active noise reduction and piezo speakers  
This invention involves the integration of piezoelectric speaker panels and microphones into a personal computer with a sound card to form a novel multi-media computer. In addition noise...
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