All The Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for enhancing quality of an audio source, the method comprising:
receiving control information;
receiving an initial signal from the audio source; and
generating a dynamic control signal based on the control information, wherein the control information includes attack, release, length, and gain.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
duplicating the initial signal into a plurality of signals, each dedicated to be processed in a specific frequency range different from that of the other signals.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the plurality of signals comprises four duplicated signals.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
monitoring the amplitude of the initial signal; and
modifying the amplitude of the initial signal according to the gain control information.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:
shifting the phase in the control signal according to the control signal itself.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the magnitude of the dynamic phase shift is determined proportionally within a range.
7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:
flipping the dynamically phase-shifted signal in phase by 180 degree.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
changing the phase relationship among various frequencies of the initial signal to compensate for phase anomaly.
9. The method of claim 5, further comprising:
adding gain to the amplitude of the dynamically phase-shifted signal, wherein the gain varies from zero to the full amplitude thereof.
10. The method of any of claims 2 and 5, further comprising:
mixing the dynamically phase-shifted signal with the plurality of signals that have dynamically shifted phases.
11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
filtering out frequencies of the initial signal above a high frequency figure.
12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
filtering out frequencies of the initial signal below a low frequency figure.
13. The method of any of claims 11 and 12, further comprising:
receiving user input to determine the high and low frequency figures.
14. The method of claim 5, further comprising:
changing the phase relationship among various frequencies of the dynamically phase-shifted signal to compensate for phase anomaly.
15. The method of claim 5, further comprising:
displaying the amplitude of the dynamically phase-shifted signal.
16. The method of claim 5, further comprising:
controlling threshold of the dynamically phase-shifted signal for simulating tube harmonics at different levels; and
controlling gain to the dynamically phase-shifted signal.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:
receiving user input to determine whether to bypass tube simulating of the dynamically phase-shifted signal.
18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:
feeding back output level of the dynamically phase-shifted signal to adjust gain for its input.
19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:
adding gain to the amplitude of the gain-adjusted, phase-shifted signal.
20. The method of claim 5, further comprising:
setting a center frequency of the dynamically phase-shifted signal for processing; and
further shifting the phase of the dynamically phase-shifted signal according thereto.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein the center frequency includes 50 Hz and 110 Hz.
22. The method of claim 5, further comprising:
selecting an amount of delay to create a special effect on the dynamically phase-shifted signal.
23. The method of claim 5, further comprising:
dividing an audio signal from the audio source into two identical initial signals; and
blending one of the initial signals with two dynamically phase-shifted signals that result from dynamically phase-shifting of the two initial signals.
24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:
controlling the output magnitude of the dynamically phase-shifted signals according to their input amplitude, respectively; and
adding gain to the output magnitude to create harmonic effect.
25. The method of claim 24, wherein the gain is predetermined as 3% of the input amplitude.
26. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
adjusting a range of frequencies symmetrically centering a central frequency of the control signal.
27. The method of claim 26, wherein the central frequency includes:
60 Hz, 170 Hz, 310 Hz, 600 Hz, 1 kHz, 3 kHz, 6 kHz, 12 kHz, 14 kHz, and 16 kHz.
28. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
adjusting gain up or down to the control signal to generate the final output.
29. A computer program product for enhancing quality of an audio source, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving control information;
receiving an initial signal from the audio source; and
generating a control signal based on the control information, wherein the control information includes attack, release, length, and gain.
30. The product of claim 29, wherein the operations further comprise:
duplicating the initial signal into a plurality of signals, each dedicated to be processed in a specific frequency range different from that of the other signals.
31. The product of claim 30, wherein the plurality of signals include four duplicated signals.
32. The product of claim 29, wherein the operations further comprise:
monitoring the amplitude of the initial signal; and
modifying the amplitude of the initial signal according to the gain control information.
33. The product of claim 32, wherein the operations further comprise:
shifting the phase in the control signal according to the control signal itself.
34. The product of claim 33, wherein the magnitude of the dynamic phase shift is determined proportionally within a range.
35. The product of claim 33, wherein the operations further comprise:
flipping the dynamically phase-shifted signal in phase by 180 degree.
36. The product of claim 29, wherein the operations further comprise:
changing the phase relationship among various frequencies of the initial signal to compensate for phase anomaly.
37. The product of claim 33, wherein the operations further comprise:
adding gain to the amplitude of the dynamically phase-shifted signal, wherein the gain varies from zero to the full amplitude thereof.
38. The product of any of claims 30 and 33, wherein the operations further comprise:
mixing the dynamically phase-shifted signal with the plurality of signals that have dynamically shifted phases.
39. The product of claim 29, wherein the operations further comprise:
filtering out frequencies of the initial signal above a high frequency figure.
40. The product of claim 29, wherein the operations further comprise:
filtering out frequencies of the initial signal below a low frequency figure.
41. The product of any of claims 39 and 40, wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving user input to determine the high and low frequency figures.
42. The product of claim 33, wherein the operations further comprise:
changing the phase relationship among various frequencies of the dynamically phase-shifted signal to compensate for phase anomaly.
43. The product of claim 33, wherein the operations further comprise:
displaying the amplitude of the dynamically phase-shifted signal.
44. The product of claim 33, wherein the operations further comprise:
controlling threshold of the dynamically phase-shifted signal for simulating tube harmonics at different levels; and
controlling gain to the dynamically phase-shifted signal.
45. The product of claim 44, wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving user input to determine whether to bypass tube simulating of the dynamically phase-shifted signal.
46. The product of claim 44, wherein the operations further comprise:
feeding back output level of the dynamically phase-shifted signal to adjust gain for its input.
47. The product of claim 46, wherein the operations further comprise:
adding gain to the amplitude of the gain-adjusted, phase-shifted signal.
48. The product of claim 33, wherein the operations further comprise:
setting a center frequency of the dynamically phase-shifted signal for processing; and
further shifting the phase of the dynamically phase-shifted signal according thereto.
49. The product of claim 48, wherein the center frequency includes 50 Hz and 110 Hz.
50. The product of claim 33, wherein the operations further comprise:
selecting an amount of delay to create a special effect on the dynamically phase-shifted signal.
51. The product of claim 33, wherein the operations further comprise:
dividing an audio signal from the audio source into two identical initial signals; and
blending one of the initial signals with two dynamically phase-shifted signals that result from dynamically phase-shifting of the two initial signals.
52. The product of claim 51, wherein the operations further comprise:
controlling the output magnitude of the dynamically phase-shifted signals according to their input amplitude, respectively; and
adding gain to the output magnitude to create harmonic effect.
53. The product of claim 52, wherein the gain is predetermined as 3% of the input amplitude.
54. The product of claim 29, wherein the operations further comprise:
adjusting a range of frequencies symmetrically centering a central frequency of the control signal.
55. The product of claim 54, wherein the central frequency includes:
60 Hz, 170 Hz, 310 Hz, 600 Hz, 1 kHz, 3 kHz, 6 kHz, 12 kHz, 14 kHz, and 16 kHz.
56. The product of claim 29, wherein the operations further comprise:
adjusting gain up or down to the control signal to generate the final output.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An adjusting device for adjusting an object with respect to a frame, said device comprising:
a guide having an open-ended slot;
a support connectable to the object and independent of said guide;
an elongated threaded connector having a first end configured to engage said open-ended slot, said threaded connector having an elongated threaded piece having a width, an engaging piece connected to said threaded connector, a rotation piece integrally connected at a terminal end of said first end, said rotation piece having a width greater than the width of said elongated threaded piece; and
a second end of said elongated threaded connector configured to engage said support, said guide configured such that said threaded connector is capable of being inserted into said guide after said connector is connected to said support, rotation of said connector about a central longitudinal axis of said connector changes a distance between said guide and said support while a distance between said rotation piece and said engaging piece remains constant.
2. The device of claim 1 where said guide has a curved perimeter area positioned opposite a receiver defining said open-ended slot.
3. The device of claim 2 where said guide has tongs projecting therefrom and defining said open-ended slot.
4. An adjusting device for adjusting an object with respect to frame, said device comprising:
a guide having an open-ended slot;
a support connectable to the object and independent of said guide;
an elongated threaded connector having an elongated threaded piece having a width, said threaded connector having a longitudinal axis and configured to rotate about said longitudinal axis and having a first end configured to engage said open-ended slot; and
a second end of said elongated threaded connector configured to engage said support, said connector includes a rotation piece integrally connected at a terminal end of said connector and an engaging piece positioned on said connector in a spaced relationship with respect to said rotation piece, said engaging piece having a width greater than the width of said elongated threaded piece, said rotation piece and said engaging piece configured such that said spaced relationship remains constant during a rotation of said connector.
5. The device of claim 4 where rotation of said connector in a clockwise direction causes said rotation piece to abut said guide and reduces a distance between said rotation piece and said support.
6. The device of claim 1 where said threaded connector is capable of being inserted into said open-ended slot of said guide.
7. The device of claim 1 where said guide is configured to connect to the frame by placing a fastener through a hole of said guide.
8. The device of claim 1 where said open-ended slot is configured such that said fastener is capable of insertion into said slot laterally.
9. An adjusting device for adjusting an object with respect to a frame, said device comprising:
a guide having an open-ended slot;
a support connectable to the object and independent of said guide;
a threaded connector having a longitudinal axis and configured to rotate about said longitudinal axis and having a first end configured to engage said open-ended slot, said open-ended slot configured such that said fastener is capable of insertion into said slot laterally; and
a second end of said elongated threaded connector configured to engage said support, said connector includes a rotation piece integrally connected at a terminal end of said connector and an engaging piece positioned on said connector in a spaced relationship with respect to said rotation piece, said rotation piece and said engaging piece configured such that said spaced relationship remains constant during a rotation of said connector about said longitudinal axis.
10. The device of claim 9 where said support is connected to a jamb of a window or door casing and said guide is connected to a frame.
11. The device of claim 10 where said jamb defines said threaded hole.
12. The device of claim 10 where said casing houses a window.
13. The device of claim 10 where said support is integrally connected to said jamb.
14. The device of claim 9 where said guide has a washer-type configuration and where said open-ended slot is formed by tongs.
15. The device of claim 9 where said connector includes threads running substantially the length of said connector.
16. A method of adjusting a jamb with respect to a frame comprising utilizing the device of claim 9.
17. A method of adjusting an object with respect to a frame utilizing the device of claim 1.

1. A penetrable screw cap comprising:
a generally cylindrical core structure configured to be screwed onto an open-ended vessel, the core structure being a molded plastic formed to have an opening extending therethrough; and
first and second disk-shaped, frangible seals affixed to the core structure, wherein the second seal is axially aligned with and positioned below the first seal in a spaced-apart relationship, and wherein the second seal is constructed and arranged to provide a barrier to the passage of a fluid through the opening formed in the core structure,
wherein the cap is capable of being penetrated by a plastic pipette tip, and
wherein the first and second seals are constructed and arranged so that air passageways are formed between a plastic pipette tip and the first and second seals when the pipette tip penetrates the first and second seals.
2. The cap of claim 1, wherein the core structure comprises an inwardly extending ledge, and wherein the second seal is affixed to a surface of the ledge.
3. The cap of claim 2, wherein the ledge comprises a depending skirt.
4. The cap of claim 3, wherein the second seal is affixed to a bottom surface of the skirt.
5. The cap of claim 2, wherein the first seal is affixed to a top surface of the core structure.
6. The cap of claim 1, wherein the first seal is modified to facilitate penetration of the first seal by a plastic pipette tip, and wherein the modification reduces the tensile strength of the first seal.
7. The cap of claim 6, wherein the first seal is modified to include perforations that facilitate penetration of the first seal by a plastic pipette tip.
8. The cap of claim 1 further comprising a filter interposed between the first and second seals.
9. The cap of claim 8, wherein the filter is comprised of a resilient material.
10. The cap of claim 8, wherein the filter is gas permeable.
11. The cap of claim 10, wherein the filter is constructed and arranged to trap an aerosol andor bubbles.
12. The cap of claim 1, wherein the cap does not include a filter interposed between the first and second seals.
13. The cap of claim 1, wherein the first and second seals tear when penetrated by a plastic pipette tip, thereby forming air passageways between the pipette tip and the first and second seals.
14. A collection device comprising the cap of claim 1 screwed onto an open end of a fluid-holding vessel, thereby providing a substantially leak-proof seal between the cap and the vessel.
15. A method for removing a fluid substance from the collection device of claim 14, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) penetrating the first and second seals with a plastic pipette tip, thereby forming air passageways between the pipette tip and the first and second seals;
(b) drawing a fluid substance contained in the vessel into the pipette tip; and
(c) removing the pipette tip from the collection device.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the core structure comprises an inwardly extending ledge, and wherein the second seal is affixed to a surface of the ledge.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the ledge comprises a depending skirt.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the second seal is affixed to a bottom surface of the skirt.
19. The method of claim 16, wherein the first seal is affixed to a top surface of the core structure.
20. The method of claim 15 further comprising a filter interposed between the first and second seals.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein the filter is comprised of a resilient material.
22. The method of claim 20, wherein the filter is gas permeable.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein the filter is constructed and arranged to trap an aerosol andor bubbles.
24. The method of claim 15, wherein the cap does not include a filter interposed between the first and second seals.
25. The method of claim 15, wherein the first and second seals are torn in step (a), thereby forming the air passageways between the pipette tip and the first and second seals.
26. The method of claim 15, wherein the collection device contains a specimen-retrieval device within an interior space of the collection device.
27. The method of claim 15 further comprising, after step (c), the step of amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence present in the fluid substance removed from the collection device in step (c).
28. The method of claim 15, wherein the second seal is welded to the core structure.
29. The method of claim 15, wherein the second seal is affixed to the core structure with an adhesive.
30. The cap of claim 1, wherein the second seal is welded to the core structure.
31. The cap of claim 1, wherein the second seal is affixed to the core structure with an adhesive.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A computer system to create a morphological electronic dictionary for a natural language, the computer system comprising:
a processor;
an electronic memory configured with electronic instructions to cause the computer system to perform steps, the electronic instructions including:
identify each word token in the text corpus;
apply paradigm rules to each word token in the text corpus;
generate one or more hypotheses about a part of speech for base forms of each word token;
select other word inflected forms corresponding to the base form of each word token;
verify each hypothesis of the one or more hypotheses for each base form of each word token based on ratings;
add grammatical values and inflection paradigms to each base form of each word token for each verified hypothesis;
obtain information about one or more morphological descriptions for each word token with a verified hypothesis; and
add the base form of each word token with the morphological descriptions to the electronic morphological dictionary of the natural language for each verified hypothesis.
2. The computer system of claim 1, the instructions further including: creating an initial morphological description having word inflection rules for groups of words in the natural language.
3. The computer system of claim 1, wherein each of the morphological descriptions comprises one or more word inflection rules.
4. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the morphological descriptions comprise one or more word formation rules.
5. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the morphological descriptions comprise a grammatical system of the natural language.
6. The computer system of claim 5, wherein the grammatical system of the natural language comprises a set of grammatical categories and the grammemes thereof.
7. The computer system of claim 1, further comprising:
using additional ratings for one or more hypotheses where verification is initially unsuccessful.
8. The computer system of claim 7, wherein the addition additional ratings are obtained from checking the base form of each word token against a word list of a dictionary.
9. The computer system of claim 7, wherein the addition additional ratings are obtained from checking the base form of each word token with a spelling checker component.
10. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the one or more paradigm rules applied to each word token comprise rules for changing each word token, the rules selected from the group consisting of: adding an affix, removing an affix, adding an ending, removing an ending, and combinations thereof.
11. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the grammatical values added to the base form of each word token comprise information about a part of speech for each word token.
12. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the inflection paradigms added to the base form of each word token comprise inflection rules for each word token.
13. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the natural language comprises a natural language selected from the group consisting of: English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Portuguese, Slovak, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Greek, Bulgarian, Turkish, Tatar, Hindi, Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, Slovenian, Macedonian, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, and Swahili.
14. A computer system to generate a morphological electronic dictionary for a natural language, the computer system comprising:
a processor;
an electronic memory configured with electronic instructions to cause the computer system to perform steps, the electronic instructions including:
create an initial morphological description having word inflection rules for groups of words in the natural language;
analyze by the computer system a plurality of text corpuses in the natural language, including:
identifying each word token in each text corpus of the natural language;
applying one or more paradigm rules to each word token in each text corpus;
generating one or more hypotheses about parts of speech for base forms of each word token;
searching for other word inflected forms corresponding to the base form of each word token;
verifying each hypothesis of the one or more hypotheses for each base form of each word token based on ratings to identify verified hypotheses;
adding grammatical values and inflection paradigms to each base form of each word token for each verified hypothesis; and
obtaining information about one or more morphological descriptions for each word token with a verified hypothesis; and

add the base form of each word token with the morphological descriptions to the morphological electronic dictionary for each verified hypothesis.
15. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the morphological descriptions comprise one or more word inflection rules.
16. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the morphological descriptions comprise one or more word formation rules.
17. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the morphological descriptions comprise a grammatical system of the natural language.
18. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the natural language comprises a natural language selected from the group consisting of: English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Portuguese, Slovak, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Greek, Bulgarian, Turkish, Tatar, Hindi, Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, Slovenian, Macedonian, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, and Swahili.