789 results about "Sound card" patented technology

A universal four-channel multimedia computer speaker system is connectable to audio sub-system control circuits (e.g., “sound cards”) of both the four-channel type and the conventional two-channel (stereo) type. With the audio sub-system control circuit being of a four-channel type, the universal four-channel audio system functions as a conventional multimedia computer four-channel surround sound audio system. With a four audio channel multimedia computer work and the audio sub-system control circuit being of a conventional two-channel (stereo) type, the universal four-channel audio system is configured to provide one pair of wide-band speakers (e.g., the front) with distinct audio playback according to respective right-front and left-front audio channels in a four or two audio channel multimedia computer work such as a game, music, etc. The universal four-channel audio system is configured to provide at the rear speakers distinct audio playback that are generated from the right-front and left-front audio channels in the four or two audio channel multimedia computer work. With respect to the rear speakers, the universal four-channel audio system includes a proxy audio signal component that provides respective right and left rear proxy audio signals to proximate the typical sound of actual right and left rear audio signals carried on a four audio channel multimedia computer work or simulated surround signals generated from conventional two channel multimedia work.

The invention includes a computer implemented method for permanently aligning text utterances to their associated audio utterances. A mixer utility associated with a sound card first is found. The mixer utility, which has settings that determine an input source and an output path, is open. A first single audio utterance from a unitary audio file is played to produce a child single audio utterance. The child single audio utterance is recorded into a child audio file. This process is repeated until all first single audio utterances from the unitary audio file have been played.

Voice input is captured by a microphone that is connected to a standard sound card. Ink is also captured using an input device, such as a mouse, a tablet pc or the pen/stylus of a personal digital assistant (PDA). The captured voice input is converted in the soundcard to speech data and forwarded to an indexer module, where it is temporally indexed to ink obtained from an ink capture module via an input device. The indexed ink/speech data is then stored in a memory module for subsequent user access. When the ink is selected by a user, such as via a pen/stylus of the PDA, the speech data that is indexed to the ink is played, i.e., the multi-modal data is retrieved. The listener is able to enter ink on a document based on the content of the voice input.

A computer system having automatic speaker detection circuitry is disclosed. The typical computer system includes a central processing unit, a data input device, and a sound card. Further, there is an audio amplifier, as well as an automatic detection and selection circuit that may be within the sound card or the audio amplifier or just part of the computer system as a whole. This automatic detection selection device is able to determine an impedance load of an output device attached to the computer system, namely, a speaker system, and is able to disable the audio amplifier within the computer system upon determining the impedance load and matching that impedance load against a selected value indicating that no amplification of the signal is required for the output device. Further, an audio sound equalizer is part of the system and can be bypassed in the same manner that the audio amplifier is, namely, that particular impedance load is measured indicating that no equalization is necessary.

A system and method of the present invention cross-fade a first transmitted audio stream to a second transmitted audio stream, wherein both first and second audio streams represent the same original audio signal, but at different quality levels. A client computer receives timestamped packets of compressed encoded audio data from the first audio stream, decodes that data and resamples it to a highest sampling rate supported by playback equipment such as a sound card. A server computer responds to a change in available bandwidth, by transmitting timestamped packets of the second audio stream which correspond to a playback time earlier than that of the final transmitted packet of the first audio stream. The client computer buffers in a first buffer the decoded resampled samples from the final packets of the first audio stream, which represent a playback time period t₁. The client computer then buffers in a second buffer decoded resampled samples from the initial packets of the second audio stream representing a playback time period t₂. A cross-fade overlap window is defined by a time period t₃ over which t₁ and t₂ overlap. A cross-fader cross-fades sample pairs drawn from both buffers, each pair corresponding to a playback time in the cross-fade overlap window. A cross-fade table holds a predetermined number of values decreasing from 1 to 0, which values approximate a cross-fade curve. The cross-fader applies a weight value to each sample pair, the weight value calculated by applying linear interpolation across adjacent values in the cross-fade table, by multiplying a sample from the first audio stream by the weight value, and by multiplying a time-corresponding sample from the second audio stream by one minus the weight value. The resulting contributions from both samples are combined and sent to audio reproduction equipment.

The present invention relates to a heart disease automatic classification system based on heart sound analysis. It includes the following several portions: heart sound sensor, it is used for converting heart sound vibration signal of tested person into electric signal and outputting said electric signal; computer with multimedia function, it is connected with heart sound sensor by means of data acquisition card and can be used for recording the heart sound signal of tested person which is outputted by heart sound sensor and storing said signal in storage unit; and heart sound sectionalization program, heart sound characteristics extraction program and classification device which are mounted in the computer. Said invention also provides its working principle and its concrete operation method.

Methods and apparatus for broadcasting high quality audio “studio direct” with the same digital information employed in the studio by the video producer with AC-3 digital audio signals for broadcast to integrated receiver decoders (IRD). The methods and apparatus permit proper handling of AC-3 data by switching signals to encoders in response to detection of the encoded signals representing compression of the data. Control over individual data bits such as copyright bits is maintained by determining the bit status, comparing it to a preferred status, changing the status if it does not comply with the preferred status, and reevaluating cyclical redundancy check value in each data packet to avoid disruption in the data transmission. In addition, the system includes an uplink device which automatically checks, logs and reports errors in Dolby Digital AC-3 signals by a monitor which employs a processor, a digital audio card and an SMPTE timecode reader. As an option, an ethernet interface may be provided to permit AC-3 transmission to expedite storage and transmission of the audio data by media such as compact disks. The monitor employs a state machine that finds AC-3 packets, locks into the packets and detects discontinuities or loss of signal. The monitor then computes and checks the cyclical redundancy check value of the AC-3 packet found. In addition, the system enables the device to play AC-3 signals such as Dolby Digital out in sync with video signals, regardless of the storage media for the files. A sound card having an input for receiving house reference AES clock pulses enables the AES clock of the playback signal to be locked to the frequency of a production house master as a time code reader or an editor's contact closure match video and audio signals playback.

The present invention belongs to the field of intelligent passenger train information management, and is especially intelligent passenger train digital information managing and intelligent passenger train digital information remote monitoring and managing system realized by means of computer control technology, phonetic synthesis technology, data compression technology, satellite positioning technology and radio data transmission technology. The system consists of on-train intelligent train information managing system, which consists of industrial control computer, printer, video camera, GPS satellite receiver, WLAN radio network card, GPRS and CDMA radio router, and sound card connected to loudspeaker; and intelligent passenger train digital information remote monitoring and managing system, which consists of server with control software and connected to Internet, computer and screen.

Techniques for configuring multiple audio transducers, including telephony devices, are provided. Audio configurations for the multiple audio input and output transducers can be selected by the user. When it is determined that a telephony device has gone off hook, the audio configuration is changed to utilize the off hook telephony device. When the telephony device goes on hook, the audio configuration can be returned to its original state. The present invention allows multiple audio input and output transducers to be used, for example, in a computer telephony client by efficiently switching between these transducers via configuration changes. According to specific embodiments, the present invention may be provided in an audio transducer switch between the multiple audio transducers and a sound card of a computer, or within a sound card itself.

A method for interoperable communications including at least the step of: a) at least one radio user's being able to transmit at least one transmission on a first radio frequency to a computer having at least one sound card and at least two sound card channels on one or more sound cards, wherein each of the at least two sound card channels is programmed to receive and process transmissions from at least two separate radio frequencies. This configuration creates a new way of interfacing virtually any speaker with virtually any computer, and allows a paradigm shift of communications organization such that everyone can talk at once, literally, and still “hear” everyone else.

Timing characteristics of message-oriented transports are measured using common personal computers which easily support a wide variety of analytical tools. The apparatus measures timing characteristics of bursty message traffic over relatively low-speed digital transports such as the Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI). The apparatus includes means for generating a reference pulse stream, such as a sequencer. A transcoder device receives the reference pulse stream and routes the pulse stream to a device under test and, in analog form, to a first channel input of a digital recording device, such as a sound card installed in a personal computer. The transcoder also receives an output pulse stream from the device under test and routes the output pulse stream, in analog form, to a second channel input of the digital recording device. A differential technique allows timing errors in the reference pulse stream to be eliminated from measurements. The apparatus can also be used for measuring propagation characteristics of a particular transmission medium.

The invention relates to a voice song-selecting method, which belongs to song-selection application technology. The invention is characterized in that a data initialization module containing files of Chinese character database and a similarity metric value chart of initials and finals of Chinese syllables, a song database character pre-processing module containing character strings of target syllable chains corresponding to the name of the song or the name of the singer, a voice recognition module for converting the voice recording data of the name of the song or the name of the singer input from the sound card into the corresponding character strings of Chinese characters, a recognition result post-processing module for converting the character strings of Chinese characters into the character strings of source syllable chains, and a searching and matching module for calculating the difference value based on the metric of the similarity between initials and finals according to the character strings of target syllable chains corresponding to the name of the song or the name of the singer and the character strings of source syllable chains obtained from the recognition result post-processing module, Besides calculating the integral difference by using the dynamic programming method and outputting the result of the minimum difference value. The average button pressing time and the average operating time of song-selection are reduced, and the efficiency of song-selection operation is greatly enhanced.

The invention belongs to the fields of the state monitoring and the fault diagnosis of vehicles, ships, engineering machinery, locomotive cars, engines, and the like by applying noise signals, in particular to a mechanical fault judgment system and method based on noise test, particularly suitable for complicated mechanical machinery which can not be provided with various sensors. The system comprises a high-frequency microphone, a sound card, a PC (Personal Computer) and a telescopic bracket, wherein the high-frequency microphone is fixed on the telescopic bracket and connected with the sound card, the sampling frequency of the high-frequency microphone can meet the requirement of the Nyquist theorem, and the sound card is connected with the PC. On the basis of combing the extraction andfractal algorithm of an energy band, noise signals in machinery operation are acquired and calculated to test mechanical faults by using the method; the system is simple to set, the economic cost is decreased, and the operation safety and the fault diagnosis accuracy are improved.

A portable electronic device having a screen and a numeric keypad, comprises: a sound card for processing sound signals to produce musical tones; a musical synthesizer, associated with said sound card, for electronically synthesizing musical instruments; and a user interface for interfacing said musical synthesizer to a user via said screen and said numeric keypad. The device can be a cellular telephone and may be able to interact with other devices.

A software based digital wavetable synthesizer receives musical data from an external source and generates a plurality of digital sample values corresponding to the musical source. The musical source may be a synthesized music source or an actual instrument. In an exemplary embodiment, a sample for each semi-tone for the musical instrument is sampled and stored. A subsequent process analyzes the sampled and selects a single cycle representing that musical instrument at each of the semi-tones. The data is subsequently normalized such that each cycle begins with a zero value and the normalized data is stored in a data structure along with labels indicative of the musical instrument and the musical note. In subsequent use, the user can create synthesized music by selecting the desired instrument and notes. Additional musical rules, such as rules associated with Indian classical music, may be applied to specify the synthesis process. The musical notes, generated in accordance with the associated musical rules are provided to a music output file, which may be converted into a conventional waveform format and played on a conventional sound card. The invention is totally software based and does not rely on synthesized data stored in firmware or hardware on a special musical synthesizer card. Instead, any conventional sound card may be readily used thus allowing portability of the music synthesizer between computing platforms.

A CD-ROM that records programs for setting up a general-purpose computer as an IP telephone terminal by using a CPU, a memory, an input, a network card, a sound card, and a CD-ROM drive except an HD drive, the program including parts for: making the computer start to deploy the programs in the CD-ROM over the memory by a CD-ROM boot method without booting from an HD; making the computer obtain user identification data respectively and correspondingly inputted by the users through the input; making the computer send the user identification data to a management server via a network based on a location data recorded onto the CD-ROM; making the computer receive an IP telephone terminal setup data sent from the management server via the network; and making the computer function as an IP telephone terminal by setting up the computer as such.

A method of aggregating events in a PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) multifunction device minimizes reported error messages, where several functions share a common PCIe interface logic. A predetermined number of function entities with logical gates, connected in daisy chain configuration, process incoming information, and a decision is made whether each function entity will generate a blocking control or a pass-through control. The error messages are aggregated across the function entities in a single clock cycle with the help of an error controller. The functions can be from IEEE 1394 interface, graphics display controller, sound card, PCIe switch, or PCIe to PCI bridge connection. Each function preferably has a different configuration and security level setting for error reporting and messaging. There may be a plurality of parallel daisy chains, and the PCIe device may include three layers namely, a physical layer, data link layer and transaction protocol layer (for error logging, reporting).

An interaction advertisement system relates to the electronic advertisement technology field, which aims to solve the technical problems that the advertisement content is conveniently updated, and the remote control of the advertisement spread is realized. The advertisement system comprises an advertisement player terminal and a server background, wherein the advertisement player terminal is provided with a main controller and a main processor of a media processor which are respectively connected with the terminal internal memory, a terminal external memory, a starting ROM, a wireless network interface, a sound card chip, an LCD screen, a keyboard and a power supply of the main processor, and the server background comprises a management module for playing video files, a program playing menu management module, a program playing menu management module, a playing log view module, a working state monitoring module and an on-off control module. The invention can increase the advertisement variety and the coverage percentage of the advertisement, improves the concern extent of receivers, is convenient for the updating of the advertisement, and can realize the characteristics of remote control, remote updating, remote diagnosis and remote monitoring of the function of the advertisement spread and the like.

An adapter is disclosed which allows attachment of a standard telephone to a computer as a standard peripheral. The adapter converts analog signals of the telephone to digital signals of the computer and vice versa. The adapter can also be a stand-alone device allowing the telephone to be attached to a computer network. The adapter, in this case, contains the computing power to support the necessary data network protocols, and PSTN signaling protocols. In this way voice communication is enabled over a computer network without requiring the computers to be equipped with sound cards.