baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent JP-2009151954-A (JP)
Title: Water-cooled ultraviolet irradiating device
Inventor: SUZUKI JUNICHI
IPC: H01J61/35
Filed: 2007-12-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water-cooled ultraviolet irradiating device which can absorbing the heat generated and effectively irradiate from a high-pressure discharge tube.  <P>SOLUTION: The water-cooled ultraviolet irradiating device 10 includes the high-pressure discharge tube 12 for irradiating ultraviolet rays, and a cylindrical protective tube 14, arranged around the high-pressure discharge tube 12 and covering the high-pressure discharge tube 12. A coating layer of metal oxide is formed on the outer surface of the protection tube 14. The metal oxide may be transition elements, and may be coated in multilayer on SiO<SB>2</SB>coated on the outer surface of the protection tube 13. It is desirable that the transition elements be HfO<SB>2</SB>and Y<SB>2</SB>O<SB>3</SB>.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009151428-A (JP)
Title: Uncollected charge collection device, uncollected charge collection system and uncollected charge collection program
Inventor: NAGAMOTO SATOSHI
IPC: G06Q50/06
Filed: 2007-12-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To collect uncollected charge from a user even when any charge uncollected from the user is generated due to his or her moving.  <P>SOLUTION: This uncollected charge collection device is provided with an old address user information acquisition means 201 for acquiring user information related with non-collection at the old address of a user from which any uncollected charge is generated; a moving destination user information acquisition means 202 for acquiring user information at a new address due to new moving-in; an information processing means 203 for generating information for collection necessary for the collection of uncollected charge from the user information at the new address about the user based on user information related with non-collection acquired by the old address user information acquisition means 201 and user information acquired by the new address user information acquisition means 202; and an information for collection output means 205 for outputting information for collection generated by the information processing means 203.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2008150115-A (JP)
Title: Deburring method of carrier tape
Inventor: WOO JONG WAN
IPC: B65B15/04
Filed: 2007-12-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the deburring method of a carrier tape capable of applying heat to burrs periodically so that any others except a container hole in which the burrs are produced may not be heated.  <P>SOLUTION: The deburring method of a carrier tape, which is used for packaging a small-sized electronic component, is applied for removing the burrs in the retaining hole of the carrier tape having the container hole for containing the electronic component, and includes a transferring step for transferring the carrier tape 3 having the container hole 4 to a retaining hole heating unit and a heating step for applying the heat to the container hole periodically by using the container hole heating unit.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009148439-A (JP)
Title: Game machine
Inventor: MIYASAKA ATSUSHI
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2007-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine equipped with an illumination member capable of achieving a three-dimensional light form with a small number of light sources.  <P>SOLUTION: A Pachinko game machine 10 has the illumination member equipped with a first reflection member and a second reflection member with reflection surfaces capable of reflecting light and a light emitting means. The first reflection member includes a beam splitter, and the second reflection member is disposed behind the first reflection member. The second reflection member is installed so as to reflect the light emitted from the light emitting means and reflected on the reflection surface of the first reflection member toward the first reflection member. The front of the first reflection member is irradiated with the plurality of lights which are emitted from the light emitting means and which are different in the number of times of reflection to the first and second reflection members. Also, at least one of the first reflection member and the second reflection member is configured as a movable reflection member provided so as to be displaced relative to the illumination member.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009150524-A (JP)
Title: Gear structure
Inventor: ABE MOTOKI
IPC: F16H55/08
Filed: 2007-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gear structure for optionally changing a shaft angle, making an engagement and transmission efficiency of a force excellent, and transmitting high torque force.  <P>SOLUTION: The gear structure 1 where a projection gear 10 and a recess gear 20 are engaged employs the constitution where the pitch circle diameter of the projection gear 10 is formed so as to project to the outer peripheral side with a predetermined curvature and change in the thickness direction of the projection gear 10, and the pitch circle diameter of the recess gear 20 is formed so as to recess to the inner peripheral side with the same curvature as the predetermined curvature and change in the thickness direction of the recess gear 20.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009156473-A (JP)
Title: Wind direction adjusting device
Inventor: NIIMI KAZUHIRO
IPC: F24F13/15
Filed: 2007-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a dimension of the outer shape of a knob in comparison with a conventional one, to reduce flow resistance and noise of airflow, and to improve a directional characteristic in deflecting the airflow in a wind direction adjusting device.  <P>SOLUTION: A guide portion 45 is formed on a connecting member 44 of a plurality of depth fins 40 for deflecting the airflow supplied from the wind direction adjusting device 10, a front fin is disposed to further deflect the airflow deflected by the depth fins 40, a second rod 67 is connected with a first rod 61 rotatably mounted on the front fin through a universal joint 66, an engagement portion 68 mounted on the second rod 67 is engaged with the guide portion 45, the first rod 61 is rotated by the rotation of the knob 62 mounted on the first rod 61, the second rod 67 is rotated through the universal joint 66, the engagement portion 68 is rotated, the connecting member 44 is moved through the guide portion 45 to change the airflow deflecting angle by the plurality of depth fins 40, and an airflow deflecting angle by the front fin is changed by the knob 62.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009155235-A (JP)
Title: Melanogenesis inhibitor and skin-lightening external preparation comprising flavonoid analog or its physiologically permissible salt
Inventor: HONGO MAYA
IPC: A61K31/121
Filed: 2007-12-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel external skin preparation exhibiting a melanogenesis inhibiting effect.  <P>SOLUTION: An external skin preparation exhibiting a melanogenesis inhibiting effect containing a compound having a novel flavonoid structure is provided. The compound having the flavonoid structure is contained in an extract prepared from L. floribunda of Leguminosae belonging to Lespedeza, specially, in an extract of the underground part of the vegetable obtained by using organic solvents such as alcohols containing ethanol, which may contain water, and polyhydric alcohols, halogenated hydrocarbons and dialkylketone.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009134678-A (JP)
Title: Real estate information search mediation system and method
Inventor: MIHARA SEIJI
IPC: G06Q50/16
Filed: 2007-11-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tenant and a buyer of a real estate to be customers with helpful information, people who want to rent or sell a real estate and to make it easy for the tenant and a buyer of the real estate to obtain real estate information they seek.  <P>SOLUTION: A real estate information search mediation system has a property for rent (tenant) registration processing part 11, a property for sale registration processing part 12, a tenant registration processing part 14, and a buyer registration processing part 15. Registered information is accumulated in a database 7 and, with it as search information, a landlord and the tenant, a seller and a buyer are mediated via the Internet. The property for rent has a function to process disclosure or nondisclosure as selectable information and the registered information includes an E-mail distribution function for allowing property information to be provided for a member registered as a tenant via E-mail. Also, the property for sale can register only disclosed property information, has a function for allowing anonymity to be selected and processed, and has an E-mail distribution function for allowing the property information to be provided for a member registered as a buyer via E-mail.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009157710-A (JP)
Title: Push-button mechanism and image forming apparatus
Inventor: HARUYAMA MASAHIRO
IPC: B41J29/13
Filed: 2007-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the following problem in a conventional push-button mechanism: when an operator pushes a push-button, a nail of the operator may be caught with an edge of a push-button hole formed in a case member which is a surrounding housing.  <P>SOLUTION: A push-button mechanism includes a case member 35 having an operation surface with a button hole and a push-button 34 to be pushed toward the inside of the button hole from the surface of the case member, the upper surface of the push-button is formed with ruggedness in the different shapes at a front side of the operation surface and at a rear side of the operation surface. The ruggedness may be a curved recess portion 34-C formed at the front side of the operation surface or a protruded portion 34-E formed at the rear side of the operation surface. Furthermore, the ruggedness may include a valley portion 34-F at the front side of the operation surface and include a mountain portion 34-G at the rear side of the operation surface.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009157737-A (JP)
Title: Server device and information terminal for sharing information
Inventor: NAONO NORIHIKO
IPC: G06F21/60
Filed: 2007-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To store all the pieces of information to be stored in a server device at encrypted states to synchronize information on multiple information terminal devices, and to prevent a server device administrator from accessing the information.  <P>SOLUTION: In an information terminal device, whose information is to be synchronized, encrypted changed information, where difference information or any set of difference information generated due to changes in the information, is encrypted, is sent to the server device, and the server device stores the encrypted changed information by correlating a revision number with it. A terminal device receives the revision number correlated with the encrypted changed information, and stores it by correlating it with the difference information or any set of difference information. The information is synchronized by maintaining consistency between information terminal devices, whose information is to be synchronized, by executing "Commit" and "Update" while properly exchanging the revision number correlated with the encrypted changed information, between the server device and each information terminal device.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009154847-A (JP)
Title: Control device for hybrid vehicle
Inventor: SHIMANE IWAO
IPC: B60L50/16
Filed: 2007-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device of a hybrid vehicle for quickly starting an engine by jump start.  <P>SOLUTION: The control device of the hybrid vehicle includes: a start validity/invalidity decision means 122 for deciding whether an engine can be started by a motor for driving with the residual capacity of a high voltage battery; a power supply means for supplying a power to a high voltage battery by boosting the voltage of an auxiliary unit battery; a voltage fluctuation quantity calculation means for calculating the voltage fluctuation quantity of the auxiliary unit battery before and after the driving of the auxiliary unit by the auxiliary unit driving means when supplying a power to the high voltage battery by the power supply means; a charging possibility/impossibility decision means 130 for deciding whether the charging of the high voltage battery is possible based on the voltage fluctuation quantity calculated by the voltage fluctuation quantity calculation means; and a charging requesting means for requesting the charging of the auxiliary unit battery to the driver when it is decided that the charging of the high voltage battery is impossible by the charging possibility/impossibility decision means.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2009162834-A (JP)
Title: Image forming device
Inventor: KANEMITSU HIROKI
IPC: H04N1/00
Filed: 2007-12-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming device capable of protecting personal information and enhancing its utility value.  <P>SOLUTION: The image forming device displays the information transferred from the outside when detecting that a display panel part is in a rise state by detection signals from an angle detection part and switches to display a predetermined operation menu screen when detecting that the display panel part is in a non-rise state. An angle can be changed to switch a display panel into the rise state or the non-rise state. The image forming device obtains advertisement image from the outside of the device and displays it in its rise state and displays an operation screen to perform printing operation such as photo printing speedily in its non-rise state.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Patent JP-2007526264-A (JP)
IPC: C07D405/10
Filed: 2005-02-18
Abstract: This invention is directed to processes for the preparation of compounds of the formula I and their salts, <CHEM> which are useful as tryptase inhibitors, to intermediates useful in the preparation of such compounds, to processes for the preparation of such intermediates, and to the use of such intermediates for the preparation of such compounds.
Patent JP-2007531096-A (JP)
Title: マルチエージェントシステム用異常管理方式
IPC: H04L12/24
Filed: 2005-03-11
Abstract: 複数のアプリケーションエージェントが通信ネットワーク上で互いに対話できるように構成されるマルチエージェントシステム（ＭＡＳ）のために異常管理方法が提供される。ＭＡＳは、照会側エージェントが、おそらく被照会側エージェントと関連する１つ又は複数の状態によって引き起こされた対話異常が発生したと判断するときに被照会側エージェントに関して、照会側エージェントからレポートを受信するように構成された複数の異常管理エージェントを有する。異常管理エージェントは、該対話異常を引き起こした被照会側エージェントと関連する１つ又は複数の状態を決定するように構成される。異常管理エージェントは該状態を矯正するようにも構成される。該方法は、照会側エージェントから被照会側エージェントとの対話に関係する情報を含むメッセージを受信する前記複数の異常管理エージェントの内の少なくとも１つを備える。該メッセージは被照会側エージェントを識別する情報、及び該対話障害に関連する他の情報を備える。該対話異常を引き起こした可能性のある被照会側エージェントと関連する１つ又は複数の考えられる状態は、照会側エージェントによって提供される情報から決定される。次に複数のテストが被照会側エージェントと関連する少なくとも１つの状態を決定するために実行される。最後に、被照会側エージェントと関連する状態が矯正される。それから照会側エージェントは、対話を再開又は続行できるようにするためにフィードバック情報を提供されてよい。
Patent JP-2007530359-A (JP)
IPC: F16F1/373
Filed: 2005-03-30
Abstract: The invention provides an arrangement of the type that comprises a spacer which is attached to the body structure element, and an attachment tab ( 12 ) in which the front longitudinal end ( 12 a) is attached to the spacer by means of a shock absorber element ( 16 ) with a tubular shape that is coaxial in relation to the spacer and in which the outer cylindrical wall comprises a peripheral groove with the attachment tab ( 12 ) resting against the bottom ( 22 ) of said groove, and of the type in which the front end of the attachment tab ( 12 ) comprises a C-shaped housing ( 20 ) in which the shock absorber element ( 16 ) is accommodated, characterised in that longitudinal free play exists between the rear section ( 28 ) and the bottom ( 22 ) of the peripheral groove ( 18 ) opposite it.
Patent JP-2007532673-A (JP)
Title: カロチノイド、ニコチンアミド、亜鉛、カギカズラ種の水溶性抽出物を含有するサプリメントおよびこれを使用する方法
IPC: A61K36/74
Filed: 2005-04-15
Abstract: ヒトまたは他の哺乳動物に投与するためのサプリメントであって、カロチノイド物質、ニコチンアミド物質、亜鉛供給物質およびカギカズラ種の水溶性抽出物質を含有する。このサプリメントは、経口投与のための形態、特に栄養ドリンク剤の形態、または非経口投与のための処方物であり得る。組み合わさって、個人のＤＮＡ損傷に対する抵抗力を改善し、ＤＮＡ修復能力を増強し、免疫細胞機能を刺激しそして腫瘍細胞増殖を阻害する有効量で、個人にこのサプリメントを毎日投与する工程を包含する、ヒトを処置する方法もまた、開示される。
Patent JP-2007533044-A (JP)
Title: マルチポイント・タッチスクリーン
IPC: G06F3/033
Filed: 2005-04-26
Abstract: 透明な容量感知媒体を有するタッチ・パネルであって、そのタッチ・パネルの平面内の別々の位置で同時に生じる複数の接触または接触に近い状態を検知するように、およびそれらの複数の接触のそれぞれに関してタッチ・パネルの平面上におけるそれらの接触の位置を表す別々の信号を生成するように構成されているタッチ・パネルについて開示する。
Patent JP-2007533496-A (JP)
Title: 活性材料素子を使用する調整可能なホットランナーアセンブリ封止及び先端高さのための方法及び装置
IPC: B29C45/28
Filed: 2005-03-22
Abstract: 第１の面及び第２の面を有する射出成形機内の境界面を封止する方法及び装置が提供され、当該方法及び装置は、第１の面と第２の面との間に力を生成するのに適したように配置されるように構成される活性材料アクチュエータを備える。活性材料アクチュエータは、活性材料センサにオプションとして接続されるコントローラからの感知信号に応答して力を生成するように構成される。また活性材料インサートを使用して、ゲート開口内でノズル先端を中心合わせするとともに、ゲート開口に対してノズル先端の先端高さを調整する方法及び装置も提供される。
Patent JP-2008508747-A (JP)
Title: ローカル・パリティを伴うｄｃバランス６ｂ／８ｂ送信コード
IPC: H03M5/14
Filed: 2004-06-10
Abstract: ６ビットのデータおよび４つの制御データを８ビットの形式に詰め込む送信コードが提示される。直流（ＤＣ）バランス６Ｂ／８Ｂ送信コードが、１つ以上の６ビットのソース・ベクトルを含む入力データ・ストリームから作成される。所定のコード化されたベクトルが、８つの２進数字がコード化されたベクトル・セットに従って作成される。所定のコード化されたベクトルは、８つの２進数字を有し、所定の符号化されたベクトルは、所定の６ビットのソース・ベクトルに対応している。８つの２進数字でコード化されたベクトル・セット内のコード化された各ベクトルは、バランスが取られている。所定のコード化されたベクトルが出力される。
Patent JP-2007538014-A (JP)
Title: 活性薬剤を送達するためのアリールケトン化合物および組成物
IPC: A61K31/192
Filed: 2005-05-16
Abstract: 本発明は、活性薬剤の送達を容易にするアリールケトン化合物およびそれを含む組成物を提供する。そのアリールケトン化合物は式Iを有するかその塩である。式中、n=1〜9であり、R 1 〜R 5 は独立に、水素、C 1 〜C 4 アルキル、C 1 〜C 4 アルコキシ、C 2 〜C 4 アルケニル、ハロゲン、ヒドロキシル、-NH-C(O)-CH 3 または-O-C 6 H 5 である。
Patent JP-2008502692-A (JP)
IPC: C07D409/04
Filed: 2005-06-14
Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate form thereof, wherein the variables A, L, Z, X<SUP>1</SUP>, X<SUP>2</SUP>, X<SUP>3</SUP>, X<SUP>4</SUP>, and X<SUP>5 </SUP>are as defined herein. The compounds of Formula (I) are useful as selective inhibitors of serine protease enzymes of the coagulation cascade and/or contact activation system; for example thrombin, factor Xa, factor XIa, factor IXa, factor VIIa and/or plasma kallikrein. In particular, it relates to compounds that are selective factor XIa inhibitors. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of treating thromboembolic and/or inflammatory disorders using the same.
Patent JP-2008511746-A (JP)
IPC: H05K3/06
Filed: 2005-06-20
Abstract: The invention relates to an electrolytically recoverable etching solution, especially for etching printed boards and molded parts from copper and copper alloys. Said etching solution is substantially constituted of water, ammonia, copper (II) sulfate, ammonium sulfate and optionally a vanadium-containing catalyst for increasing etching speed. The inventive etching solution is characterized by additionally containing methylene blue or its derivatives as a catalyst.
Patent JP-2008506050-A (JP)
IPC: E05B65/20
Filed: 2005-04-27
Abstract: An automative door latch has, in one invention, a child-safety locking switch ( 102 ) using an overcentre spring ( 110 ), for exerting extra spring bias on a lock toggle lever ( 610 ) operating the interior door lock. In another invention, a mechanical cooperation between the two lock toggle levers ( 516 ) operating interior and exterior door locking ensures that manual operation of either handle, when unlocked, to cause the corresponding lever ( 516 ) to open the door or other closure, causes the corresponding pawl release assembly ( 514, 510 ) to move the other pawl release assembly ( 514, 510 ) to its unlocked, pawl-engaging position, if that other pawl release assembly had been at its locked, pawl non-engaging position. In a third invention, a motor drives the latch bolt ( 2 ) for closing the door, through two ( 907, 908 ) segment gears which mesh for only part of the turning movement of a rotary driving and indexing mechanism ( 906 ) which also operates door opening and locking. In a fourth invention, rotary drive sequence control for a rotary driving and indexing mechanism ( 906 ) is provided by a cam guide ( 930 ) and cam frame ( 950 ), the guide having endwalls and a central stop, the cam guide being shaped in the region of the end walls to guide the cam member in a unique direction through a unique loop relative to the cam guide, such that when the cam member is released from the central stop it is moveable to either end wall and then only to the central stop and not directly to the opposite end wall.
Patent JP-2008507498-A (JP)
IPC: A61K31/215
Filed: 2005-07-19
Abstract: Compounds of formula I are useful in treatment of diseases associated with the deposition of beta-amyloid in the brain.
Patent JP-2008507065-A (JP)
Title: プログラム的トランザクションの自動承認
IPC: G06Q50/00
Filed: 2005-07-19
Abstract: 関係者間のトランザクションを自動的に承認する第三者トランザクション承認システムを介するなど、コンピューティングシステムの間のトランザクションを容易にする技法を説明する。いくつかの状況で、トランザクションは、アプリケーションプログラムを実行することによる料金ベースのウェブサービスの使用を伴うプログラム的トランザクションであり、トランザクション承認システムは、関係者によって以前に指定されたプライベート承認指示に従って、ウェブサービス提供者とウェブサービス消費者との間のトランザクションに関する支払いを承認および／または提供する。承認指示には、潜在的なトランザクションをその下で承認できる条件を規定する事前定義の指示ルールセットを含めることができ、指示ルールセットのそれぞれは、関連する参照トークンによって参照される。トランザクション承認システムは、潜在的なトランザクションの各関係者から参照トークンを受け取り、それらの参照トークンに関連する指示ルールセットに互換性があるまたは他の方式で満たされるかどうかに基づいて、そのトランザクションを承認するかどうかを判定することができる。
Patent JP-2008508922-A (JP)
Title: イメージングシステム
IPC: G06T17/40
Filed: 2005-07-13
Abstract: 本発明は、スキャン画像データ収集手段によって検査される構造体を表わす画像データを表示するためのイメージングシステムに関する。このイメージングシステムは、構造体のコンフィグレーションを表わすスキャンデータを処理すると共に、スキャン領域の範囲を表わすスキャン画像と重ね合わされた構造体の３Ｄ画像を有するディスプレイをレンダリングするためのディスプレイレンダリング手段を有する。
Patent JP-2008508352-A (JP)
Title: うつ病の治療のためのヒスタミンｈ３受容体リガンドとしての新規なピペリジン誘導体
IPC: C07D295/26
Filed: 2005-07-27
Abstract: 式（Ｉ）の化合物（ここでAr 1 およびＱは明細書中に定義される）およびその塩、エナンチオマーならびに上記化合物を含有する医薬組成物を製造する。それらは治療、特にうつ病の治療に有用である。   【化１】
Patent JP-2008513177-A (JP)
Title: 粉末吸入器
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 2005-09-08
Abstract: 本発明は薬剤投与のための粉末吸入器からなる。本発明による吸入器は、薬物カプセルを開口するための機構を備えたチャンバおよび薬物粒子が担体カプセルから分離される空気力学的チャンバを有する。マウスピースの開口と反対側にある空気力学的チャンバには、空気ダクトの多方向システムを形成する空気入口ダクトがある。空気ダクトは、そこを通って流れる空気が少なくとも３つの気流を形成するような形状にされている。空気流が交差することによって、空気流は低速であっても強い乱流を生じる。その結果、担体表面からの活性物質粒子の分離が非常に効果的となる。
Patent JP-2008514621-A (JP)
Title: ２０−シクロアルキル，２６，２７−アルキル／ハロアルキル−ビタミンｄ３化合物及びその使用方法
IPC: A61P5/16
Filed: 2005-09-23
Abstract: 本発明は、シクロアルキル（例えば、シクロプロピル）で２０位の炭素が置換されている、１６位の炭素が二重結合であり、２３位の炭素が単結合、二重結合又は三重結合である、コレカルシフェロールのビタミンＤ ３ 類似体を提供する。２５位の炭素が、種々のアルキル及びハロアルキルで置換されている。本発明は、薬学的に許容されるエステル、塩及びそれらのプロドラッグを提供する。さらに、ビタミンＤ ３ 関連の症状の治療に前記化合物を用いるための方法、及び前記化合物を包含する医薬組成物を開示する。
Patent JP-2008515011-A (JP)
IPC: G10L25/48
Filed: 2005-07-15
Abstract: For grouping temporal segments of an audio piece, which is structured into main parts repeatedly occurring in the audio piece, into various segment classes, at first a similarity representation for the segments is provided, wherein the similarity representation for each segment comprises an associated plurality of similarity values, wherein the similarity values indicate how similar the segment is to every other segment of the audio piece. Hereupon, using the similarity values associated with the segment, a similarity threshold value for a segment is calculated in order to then associate a segment with a segment class when the similarity value of the segment meets a predetermined relation with reference to the similarity threshold value. With this, clustering is achieved, which also works efficiently and correctly where there are segments with strongly different or almost equal combined similarity values.