Panasonic

About: Panasonic is a company organization based out in Kadoma, Ôsaka, Japan. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Signal & Layer (electronics). The organization has 49129 authors who have published 71118 publications receiving 942756 citations. The organization is also known as: Panasonikku Kabushiki-gaisha & Panasonic.

Training module for estimating mixture Gaussian densities for speech unit models in speech recognition systems

Abstract: A model-training module generates mixture Gaussian density models from speech training data for continuous, or isolated word speech recognition systems. Speech feature sequences are labeled into segments of states of speech units using Viterbi-decoding based optimized segmentation algorithm. Each segment is modeled by a Gaussian density, and the parameters are estimated by sample mean and sample covariance. A mixture Gaussian density is generated for each state of each speech unit by merging the Gaussian densities of all the segments with the same corresponding label. The resulting number of mixture components is proportional to the dispersion and sample size of the training data. A single, fully merged, Gaussian density is also generated for each state of each speech unit. The covariance matrices of the mixture components are selectively smoothed by a measure of relative sharpness of the Gaussian density and the smoothing can also be done blockwise. The weights of the mixture components are set uniformly initially, and are reestimated using a segmental-average procedure. The weighting coefficients, together with the Gaussian densities, then become the models of speech units for use in speech recognition.

Ink composition for ink jet recording

Abstract: An ink composition for ink jet recording consisting essentially of a water-soluble wetting agent, water, a water-soluble dye and an oxygen absorber

Exposure control system controlling a solid state image sensing device

Abstract: An exposure adjustment apparatus determines, based on the level of a signal of an object converted by a solid state image sensing device, whether the exposure time or the gain is to be decreased, increased or maintained, and controls the gain of an amplifier and the drive pulse to be generated by a drive pulse generator. Thereby, the output signal level is adjusted by controlling only the exposure time of the solid state image sensing device and the gain of the video signal resulting in a compact and vibration-resistant exposure control system which is inexpensive.

Integrated circuit device and manufacturing method thereof

Abstract: Provided is an integrated circuit device is used in an IC card or the like, and a manufacturing method of the integrated circuit device, having a thin thickness so as to be capable of being manufactured highly accurately in dimensions and highly efficiently. The integrated circuit element (12) is mounted on one surface of the thin metal plates (11) having the other surface which at least part serves as a plurality of external connecting terminals (11a) and, on one surface side, the integrated circuit element (12) is covererd with a sealing resin (15).