Systems and Method for PPG Using an Audio Sensor with a Wearable Device
Granted: February 8, 2024
Application Number:
20240041339
An apparatus includes a processing device coupled to a memory storing instructions. The instructions cause the processing device to receive photoplethysmography (PPG) data derived from signals associated with at least one PPG sensor; receive acoustic data derived from signals associated with at least one audio sensor oriented to sense a heart rate of a human subject; and combine the PPG data and the acoustic data to generate a heart rate estimate.
Unstructured Data Analytics in Traditional Data Warehouses
Granted: February 8, 2024
Application Number:
20240045845
A method for unstructured data analytics in data warehouses includes receiving an unstructured data query from a user, the unstructured data query requesting the data processing hardware determine one or more unstructured data files stored at a data repository that match query parameters. The method includes determining, using an object table, a set of unstructured data files stored at the data repository that matches the query parameters. The object table includes a plurality of rows,…
Document Extraction Template Induction
Granted: February 8, 2024
Application Number:
20240046686
A method for document extraction includes receiving, from a user device associated with a user, an annotated document that includes one or more fields. Each respective field of the one or more fields of the annotated document is labeled by a respective annotation. The method includes clustering, using a template matching algorithm, the annotated document into a cluster and inducing, using the annotated document, a document template for the cluster. The method includes receiving, from the…
Compensating for Voltage Losses in OLED Displays
Granted: February 8, 2024
Application Number:
20240046874
This document describes systems and techniques directed at compensating for voltage losses in organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays. In aspects, a computing device having an OLED display and a luminance manager is configured to receive an indication of a luminance that is, or is intended to be, displayed by pixels of the OLED display. Responsive to and based on the received indication of luminance and a voltage loss, the luminance manager determines a luminance modification for…
Predicting Parametric Vocoder Parameters From Prosodic Features
Granted: February 8, 2024
Application Number:
20240046915
A method for predicting parametric vocoder parameter includes receiving a text utterance having one or more words, each word having one or more syllables, and each syllable having one or more phonemes. The method also includes receiving, as input to a vocoder model, prosodic features that represent an intended prosody for the text utterance and a linguistic specification. The prosodic features include a duration, pitch contour, and energy contour for the text utterance, while the…
SPEECH RECOGNITION WITH SELECTIVE USE OF DYNAMIC LANGUAGE MODELS
Granted: February 8, 2024
Application Number:
20240046933
A computer-implemented method for transcribing an utterance includes receiving, at a computing system, speech data that characterizes an utterance of a user. A first set of candidate transcriptions of the utterance can be generated using a static class-based language model that includes a plurality of classes that are each populated with class-based terms selected independently of the utterance or the user. The computing system can then determine whether the first set of candidate…
Rotationally-Locking Magnetic Alignment System
Granted: February 8, 2024
Application Number:
20240048003
The various embodiments of a rotationally-locking magnetic alignment system and components thereof are described herein, which enable position locking and self-alignment along stepwise rotational increments. In aspects, a rotationally-locking magnetic alignment system can include magnetic alignment components, where each magnetic alignment component can include an array of magnetic field-inducing components that possess a particular magnetic polarity such that a first magnetic alignment…
Systems and Method for PPG Using an Audio Sensor with a Wearable Device
Granted: February 8, 2024
Application Number:
20240041339
An apparatus includes a processing device coupled to a memory storing instructions. The instructions cause the processing device to receive photoplethysmography (PPG) data derived from signals associated with at least one PPG sensor; receive acoustic data derived from signals associated with at least one audio sensor oriented to sense a heart rate of a human subject; and combine the PPG data and the acoustic data to generate a heart rate estimate.
Unstructured Data Analytics in Traditional Data Warehouses
Granted: February 8, 2024
Application Number:
20240045845
A method for unstructured data analytics in data warehouses includes receiving an unstructured data query from a user, the unstructured data query requesting the data processing hardware determine one or more unstructured data files stored at a data repository that match query parameters. The method includes determining, using an object table, a set of unstructured data files stored at the data repository that matches the query parameters. The object table includes a plurality of rows,…
Document Extraction Template Induction
Granted: February 8, 2024
Application Number:
20240046686
A method for document extraction includes receiving, from a user device associated with a user, an annotated document that includes one or more fields. Each respective field of the one or more fields of the annotated document is labeled by a respective annotation. The method includes clustering, using a template matching algorithm, the annotated document into a cluster and inducing, using the annotated document, a document template for the cluster. The method includes receiving, from the…
Low Frame Rate Night Vision on Video Camera
Granted: February 1, 2024
Application Number:
20240040272
An electronic device receives a first plurality of images of a scene captured by an image sensor of an electronic device, receives an ambient light level proximate to the electronic device, and determines whether the ambient light level is less than a first threshold value. In accordance with a determination that the ambient light level is less than the first threshold value, the electronic device detects motion in the scene based on one or more of the first plurality of images. In…
Pin Fin Placement Assembly for Forming Temperature Control Element Utilized in Device Die Packages
Granted: February 1, 2024
Application Number:
20240038620
A pin fin placement assembly utilized to form pin fins in a thermal dissipating feature is provided. The pin fin placement assembly may place the pin fins on an IC die disposed in the IC package. The pin fin placement assembly may assist massively placing the pin fins with desired profiles and numbers on desired locations of the IC die. The plurality of pin fins is formed in a first plurality of apertures in the pin fin placement assembly. A thermal process is then performed to solder…
Alternating-Current Power-Switching Device
Granted: February 1, 2024
Application Number:
20240040088
This document describes methods implemented by and systems utilizing an alternating-current (AC) power-switching device. The AC power-switching device includes first and second current input/output (I/O) nodes, a current-limiting resistor, and a bypass switch connected between the first and second current I/O nodes. The bypass switch includes a first light-emitting-diode-input normally closed solid-state relay. Further, the AC power-switching device includes a rectifier, a voltage…
Integrated Access Backhaul with an Adaptive Phase-Changing Device
Granted: February 1, 2024
Application Number:
20240039608
Techniques and apparatuses are described for integrated access backhaul with an adaptive phase-changing device (APD) are described. In aspects, a donor base station determines to include an APD in a communication path for the wireless backhaul link with a node base station and apportions APD access to the APD for the node base station. The donor base station then communicates with the node base station using the surface of the APD and based on the apportioned APD-access by using the…
Pin Fin Placement Assembly for Forming Temperature Control Element Utilized in Device Die Packages
Granted: February 1, 2024
Application Number:
20240038620
A pin fin placement assembly utilized to form pin fins in a thermal dissipating feature is provided. The pin fin placement assembly may place the pin fins on an IC die disposed in the IC package. The pin fin placement assembly may assist massively placing the pin fins with desired profiles and numbers on desired locations of the IC die. The plurality of pin fins is formed in a first plurality of apertures in the pin fin placement assembly. A thermal process is then performed to solder…
Neural Networks For Speaker Verification
Granted: February 1, 2024
Application Number:
20240038245
This document generally describes systems, methods, devices, and other techniques related to speaker verification, including (i) training a neural network for a speaker verification model, (ii) enrolling users at a client device, and (iii) verifying identities of users based on characteristics of the users' voices. Some implementations include a computer-implemented method. The method can include receiving, at a computing device, data that characterizes an utterance of a user of the…
Attention-Based Clockwork Hierarchical Variational Encoder
Granted: February 1, 2024
Application Number:
20240038214
A method for representing an intended prosody in synthesized speech includes receiving a text utterance having at least one word, and selecting an utterance embedding for the text utterance. Each word in the text utterance has at least one syllable and each syllable has at least one phoneme. The utterance embedding represents an intended prosody. For each syllable, using the selected utterance embedding, the method also includes: predicting a duration of the syllable by decoding a…
SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR ACTIVITY MONITORING VIA A HOME ASSISTANT
Granted: February 1, 2024
Application Number:
20240038037
The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for monitoring activity in a home environment. In one aspect, a method performed at a voice-assistant device includes: detecting a sound; obtaining a determination as to whether the sound meets one or more monitoring criteria; and in accordance with a determination that the sound meets the one or more monitoring criteria, generating a notification.
Efficient Storage and Query of Schemaless Data
Granted: February 1, 2024
Application Number:
20240037146
A method of storing semi-structured data includes receiving user data from a user of a query system where the user data includes semi-structured user data. The method also includes receiving an indication that the semi-structured user data fails to include a fixed schema. In response to the indication that the semi-structured user data fails to include the fixed schema, the method further includes parsing the semi-structured user data into a plurality of data paths and extracting a data…
Low Frame Rate Night Vision on Video Camera
Granted: February 1, 2024
Application Number:
20240040272
An electronic device receives a first plurality of images of a scene captured by an image sensor of an electronic device, receives an ambient light level proximate to the electronic device, and determines whether the ambient light level is less than a first threshold value. In accordance with a determination that the ambient light level is less than the first threshold value, the electronic device detects motion in the scene based on one or more of the first plurality of images. In…
