METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING ANIMAL VOCALIZATIONS, EXTRACTING IDENTIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS, AND USING DATABASES OF THESE CHARACTERISTICS FOR IDENTIFYING THE SPECIES OF VOCALIZING ANIMALS

A method for capturing and analyzing audio, in particular vocalizing animals, which uses the resulting analysis parameters to establish a database of identification characteristics for the vocalizations of known species. This database can then be compared against the parameters of unknown species to identify the species producing that vocalization type. The method uses a unique multi-stage method of analysis that includes first-stage analysis followed by segmentation of a vocalization into its structural components, such as Parts, Elements, and Sections. Further analysis of the individual Parts, Elements, Sections and other song structures produces a wide range of parameters which are then used to assign to a collection of identical, known species a diagnostic set of criteria. Subsequently, the vocalizations of unknown species can be similarly analyzed and the resulting parameters can be used to match the unknown data sample to the database of samples from a plurality of known species. 1. A method for identifying the species , appearance or other characteristics of an animal based on vocalizations , comprising:a. capturing the sound of an animal vocalization onto a digital device as sampled digital audio data;b. performing signal analysis on the sampled digital audio data to extract a plurality of analysis features that describe low-level time-domain and/or frequency-domain properties of the sampled digital audio data;c. using the plurality of extracted analysis features to perform audio onset detection and/or segmentation to determine break-points in time that describe individual notes, chirps, or time-segments (hereinafter “Parts”) of the vocalization captured in the sampled digital audio data; andd. using information in the plurality of analysis features to identify a match within a collection of similar analysis features extracted or derived from vocalizations of a plurality of animals of a plurality of known species.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the match ...

Extended range variator for fuel pump computer

ABSTRACT A pricing mechanism for a mechanical computer, used in connection with a fuel dispensing pump, is of expanded capacity, enabling a price of $0.000 to $4.999 to be set and posted. The mechanism for expanding the variator comprises a supplemental range assembly, which cooperates with a secondary cone gear and a secondary summing mechanism disposed on the shaft of one of the range arm assemblies; the selector gear of the supplemental assembly can be selectively positioned to post a dollar value through four dollars. Means for reducing the speed of the output gears of the range arm assemblies, and for minimizing the size of the secondary integrator, are also provided.

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