11th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150071444 | SECURE WIRELESS CHARGING - A wireless charging apparatus and method utilizing a secure element is disclosed. Illustratively, a receiver containing a secure element securely communicates with a charging pad also equipped with a secure element. The communication can be used to establish the identity of the receiver and facilitate billing for the wireless charging. The charging pad may further communicate in a secure manner with a server to authenticate the identity and other information about the receiver before providing wireless charging. Direct communication between the receiver and server is also contemplated. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071445 | STEREO EXTENSION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed herein are a stereo extension apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a database that stores predetermined information as a result of Gaussian mixture model (GMM) training or hidden Markov model (HMM) training; a modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) transformer that transforms a mono signal through MDCT, a feature parameter extractor that extracts a feature parameter of the mono signal from an MDCT coefficient output from the MDCT transformer, a side signal energy estimator that estimates subband energy of a side signal with reference to information stored in the database based on the feature parameter; an energy controller that obtains the MDCT coefficient of a side signal estimated from the subband energy of the estimated side signal, an inverse MDCT transformer that obtains an estimated side signal by transforming the MDCT coefficient of the estimated side signal through inverse MDCT. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071446 | Audio Processing Method and Audio Processing Apparatus - An audio processing method and an audio processing apparatus are described. A mono-channel audio signal is transformed into a plurality of first subband signals. Proportions of a desired component and a noise component are estimated in each of the subband signals. Second subband signals corresponding respectively to a plurality of channels are generated from each of the first subband signals. Each of the second subband signals comprises a first component and a second component obtained by assigning a spatial hearing property and a perceptual hearing property different from the spatial hearing property to the desired component and the noise component in the corresponding first subband signal respectively, based on a multi-dimensional auditory presentation method. The second subband signals are transformed into signals for rendering with the multi-dimensional auditory presentation method. By assigning different hearing properties to desired sound and noise, the intelligibility of the audio signal can be improved. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071447 | CODING OF SPHERICAL HARMONIC COEFFICIENTS - In general, techniques are described for coding of spherical harmonic coefficients representative of a three dimensional soundfield. A device comprising a memory and one or more processors may be configured to perform the techniques. The memory may be configured to store a plurality of spherical harmonic coefficients. The one or more processors may be configured to perform an energy analysis with respect to the plurality of spherical harmonic coefficients to determine a reduced version of the plurality of spherical harmonic coefficients. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071448 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING BINAURAL BEATS USING HEARING AIDS - A hearing assistance system includes a pair of first and second hearing aids to generate a first acoustic signal having a first frequency and a second acoustic signal having a second frequency. When the first and second acoustic signals are each delivered to one of the ears of a listener being a hearing aid wearer, the listener perceives binaural beats at a third frequency being the difference between the first and second frequency. The effects of the binaural beats may include various health or other benefits to the hearing aid wearer. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071449 | Determination of Ambient Sound Processed Audio Information - A method comprising receiving an indication of an input indicative of the user not facing the apparatus, determining an ambient sound non-limitation directive associated with the audio uplink based, at least in part, on the input, receiving other audio information, determining ambient sound non-limited audio information based, at least in part, on the other audio information, and causing transmission of the ambient sound non-limited audio information by way of the audio uplink is disclosed. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071450 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING SOUND DURING AN IN-BUILDING EMERGENCY - A system for monitoring a building having one or more microphones coupled to a telephone includes a detector configured to detect a triggering event within the building and transmit an activating signal when the triggering event is detected, and a control module configured to receive the activating signal from the detector. The control module is programmed to activate at least one of the one or more microphones to monitor sound when the activating signal is received. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071451 | Apparatus and Method for a Celeste in an Electronically-Orbited Speaker - Exemplary embodiments are directed to a sound modification system and loud speaker system. The system may impose amplitude, frequency and delay modulation on a signal representing the output of an musical instrument or other sound source while also imposing a sense of movement of the sound to the listener and a periodic variation of the harmonic content of the sound. Further, the system may simultaneously amplify sound signals without the amplitude, frequency, delay and spatial sense of modulation or a different sense of modulation. The system combines a plurality of sound transducers, a plurality of amplifiers and signal processors to provide a flexible, portable and practical sound modification and amplification system. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071452 | ACTIVE SOUND GENERATION DEVICE - An active sound generation device for exhaust gas systems of motor vehicles having a housing and a sound generation means arranged in the housing, in particular a loudspeaker, with a closed sound generation surface and a margin sealingly surrounding the sound generation surface, wherein, for the reduction of the manufacturing costs, the housing has an at least sectionally cylindrical shape and the inner diameter of the cylindrical shape corresponds to the projection of the outer periphery of the margin surrounding the sound generation surface onto a surface perpendicular to the cylinder axis such that the sound generation means can be inserted in a gas-tight manner at any desired point of the cylindrical section. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071453 | ANC SYSTEM WITH SPL-CONTROLLED OUTPUT - An anti-noise signal is produced in accordance with an active noise cancellation process (ANC), at an input of a speaker so as to control how much background noise a user can hear. Strength of the anti-noise signal is adjusted gradually, rather than abruptly, in proportion to decreasing or increasing sound pressure level (SPL) of the background noise, during inactivation or activation of the ANC process. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071454 | HEARING AID, LOUDSPEAKER, AND FEEDBACK CANCELLER - A hearing aid includes: a microphone; a hearing aid processing unit configured to provide a gain to a first signal based on an output signal from the microphone to generate a second signal; a receiver configured to convert the second signal into sound; an adaptive filter configured to adaptively estimate a transfer function corresponding to a pathway from an input side of the receiver to an output side of the microphone; and a feedback removal unit configured to subtract a third signal generated based on the transfer function from the output signal of the microphone to obtain a signal and output the signal as the first signal; and a control unit configured to control the gain setting unit and an adaptive speed of the adaptive filter. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071455 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FILTERING SOUND IN A DEFINED SPACE - Methods and systems are provided for filtering sound. A position sensor determines positions of a plurality of occupants in a defined space. Multiple microphones receive sound and generate corresponding audio signals. A processor in communication with the microphones and the position sensor receives the positions of the occupants and the audio signals. The processor determines which of the occupants are engaging in speech and applies a temporal-spatial filter to the audio signals to generate a plurality of output signals corresponding respectively to each occupant of the defined space. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071456 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ILLUMINATING A HEADPHONE TO INDICATE VOLUME AND/OR BEAT - A system, apparatus and method for illuminating a headphone to indicate the volume and/or rhythm of an audio signal emitting from the headphone through a flashing illuminated pattern of light emitting diodes visible to an observer. The pattern and synchronization of the illumination pattern provides an instantaneous, graphical indication of the volume, rhythm, intensity, and frequency of the audio signal. The invention includes a headphone. A plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) operably attach to the headphone(s). The LEDs form a pattern in, or on, the headphone(s) that is efficacious for prominently displaying the illumination. Various pattern shapes can be utilized. The illumination produced by the LEDs is efficacious for signaling the different variances of the audio signal. A USB cable may provides power and data signals for the headphone(s). A battery may provide power. A heat sink helps dissipate heat from the LEDs. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071457 | BLUETOOTH EARPLUGS - A system and methods for providing a wireless earplug system are described. An earplug includes a wireless receiver/transmitter, a battery, a speaker, a sound canal and an on/off switch. The system also includes a controller including a wireless receiver/transmitter used to transmit wireless signals to the earplug. The earplug receives the wireless signals from the controller and plays audio sounds through the speaker and into the user's ear canal, thus enabling the user to hear the transmitted audio signals while ambient noises are blocked. The controller is also used to control the parameters of the time, duration and type of audio sounds. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071458 | Network Audio Distribution System and Method - Audio content distribution from audio sources to client terminals through a network. An audio source interface receives raw audio from an audio source, and converts it into a digital audio clip in a digital audio packet, containing a timestamp and a channel identity corresponding to the audio source. A network audio server formats the digital audio packet into a network compliant digital audio file, which is stored at a network address. The network audio server generates a directory packet including the address of the digital audio file, the channel identity, and the timestamp, and, couples the directory packet to a directory server located on the network. The directory server outputs directory packets to a client terminal on the network, which selects a directory packet and sends an audio file request through the network for the digital audio file. The audio file is then sent to the client terminal. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071459 | Flat Panel Loudspeaker System - A flat panel speaker system is provided. The system includes, a modified panel having a front surface and a rear surface, wherein the modified panel acts as a diaphragm for the flat panel speaker system; a supporting member coupled to the rear surface of the modified panel; and a detachable driver operationally coupled to the supporting member. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071460 | 2-Way Enhanced Live Recording Splicing (ELRS) - A method of live audio recording intended to enhance the playback performance of vocal, conventional, analog and digital equipment by using both microphones and direct current to recording apparatuses to capture the performance, splicing together two or more recordings and producing them through the use of volume adjustment and/or separate editing equipment or software. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071461 | SINGLE-CHANNEL SUPPRESSION OF INTEFERING SOURCES - Techniques described herein are directed to performing back-end single-channel suppression of one or more types of interfering sources (e.g., additive noise) in an uplink path of a communication device. The back-end single-channel suppression techniques may suppress types(s) of additive noise using one or more suppression branches (e.g., a non-spatial (or stationary noise) branch, a spatial (or non-stationary noise) branch, a residual echo suppression branch, etc.). The non-spatial branch may be configured to suppress stationary noise from the single-channel audio signal, the spatial branch may be configured to suppress non-stationary noise from the single-channel audio signal and the residual echo suppression branch may be configured to suppress residual echo from the signal-channel audio signal. The spatial branch may be disabled based on an operational mode (e.g., single-user speakerphone mode or a conference speakerphone mode) of the communication device or based on a determination that spatial information is ambiguous. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071462 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR WIDEBAND SIGNAL PROCESSING IN COMMUNICATION NETWORK - The embodiments herein disclose a device and a method for controlling noise in a wideband communication system. In one embodiment herein, multiple microphones for receiving wideband audio signals are provided. A processor is configured to analyze each wideband audio signal received by each microphone. Further, unique signal patterns are generated based on each analyzed wideband signals for each microphone and the unique signal patterns are compared to detect any identical signal patterns. A controller is also provided for controlling gains of those microphones that are detected to be receiving wideband audio signal of identical signal patterns. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071463 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FILTERING AN AUDIO SIGNAL - It is inter alia disclosed to determine a peak energy level for an audio frame of a band limited audio signal; determine that the peak energy level is a maximum peak energy level by determining that the peak energy level exceeds a peak energy level determined for at least one neighboring audio frame by a first predetermined energy threshold value; classify a region of audio samples associated with the maximum peak energy level as an audio click; and suppress audio samples of the region of audio samples classified as an audio click by multiplying at least one audio sample of the audio frame with a sample wise suppressor gain function. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071464 | METHODS AND CIRCUITS TO REDUCE POP NOISE IN AN AUDIO DEVICE - A class D amplifier receives and amplifies a differential analog signal which is then differentially integrated. Two pulse width modulators generate pulse signals corresponding to the differentially integrated analog signal and two power units generate output pulse signals. The outputs the power units are coupled to input terminals of integrators via a resistor feedback network. An analog output unit converts the pulse signals to an output analog signal. The differential integration circuitry implements a soft transition between mute/un-mute. In mute, the integrator output is fixed. During the soft transition, the PWM outputs change slowly from a fixed 50% duty cycle to a final value to ensure that no pop noise is present in the output as a result of mode change. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071465 | User Interfaces and Related Devices and Systems - A user interface includes a rotatable ring for controlling a function on an associated device, and a support ring for supporting the rotatable ring. The support ring includes a plurality of biasing elements, and a plurality of engagement members rotatably mounted on the biasing elements and configured to engage the rotatable ring so as to preload the biasing elements and thereby (i) biasing the rotatable ring toward a center position in which a central axis of the rotatable ring is coincident with a central axis of the support ring, and (ii) increasing resistance to rotational movement of the rotatable ring. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071466 | READ-OUT FOR MEMS CAPACITIVE TRANSDUCERS - Amplifier arrangements for read-out of MEMS capacitive transducers, such as low-noise amplifiers. An amplifier circuit has first and second MOS transistors, with the gate of the first transistor driven by the input signal, and the gate of the second transistor driven by a reference. The sources of the first and second transistors are connected via an impedance. Modulation circuitry is arranged to monitor a signal with a value that varies with the input signal and to modulate the back-bias voltage between the bulk and source terminals of the first and second transistors with the applied modulation being equal for each transistor and based on said monitored signal. The back-bias of the first transistor can be increase to extend the input range of the transistor in situations where the input signal may otherwise result in signal clipping, while avoiding noise and power issues for other input signal levels. By applying an equal modulation to the back-bias of each transistor, there is no substantial modulation of the output signal. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071467 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A PHYSICAL EFFECT - A microelectromechanical apparatus for generating a physical effect, including an array of moving elements, each coupled to a mechanical support by at least one flexure which is associated with at least one piezoelectric member which is operable to be strained by an electrical field applied to the piezoelectric member, thereby flexing the flexure to which the piezoelectric member is coupled; an electrical wiring, including a group of electrodes, wherein each electrode out of the group of electrodes is coupled to at least one of the piezoelectric members; wherein the electrical wiring is operable to concurrently transfer different sequences of electric fields to different piezoelectric members, thereby controllably inducing movement of moving elements of the array for creating the physical effect; and a motion restriction mechanism for maintaining a maximal motion distance for each of the moving elements when actuated via the corresponding flexure and piezoelectric member. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071468 | Electrostatic Electroacoustic Transducer and Fabricating Methods for the Same - An electrostatic electroacoustic transducer includes a first structure, a second structure and a third electrode. The third electrode is located between the first structure and the second structure. The first structure includes a first driving element, a first spacer and a first diaphragm, and the second structure includes a second driving element, a second spacer and a second diaphragm. By providing an alternating voltage source, a transformer and a bias voltage, the electrostatic electroacoustic transducer with a dual diaphragm structure has a high efficiency and an enlarged range of audio frequency. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071469 | CONTROL OF LOW POWER OR STANDBY MODES OF A HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - Disclosed herein, among other things, are apparatus and methods to provide improved control of hearing aids and hearing aid applications. In one embodiment, a hearing assistance device includes a microphone, a receiver for playing sound to a wearer, a processor connected to the microphone and the receiver, and a radio connected to the processor. The processor is adapted to enter a low power or standby mode upon receipt of a predetermined command from one or more of the microphone or the radio. The processor is further adapted to exit a low power or standby mode upon receipt of a predetermined command from one or more of the microphone or the radio. Other embodiments are possible without departing from the scope of the present subject matter. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071470 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DIE INSIDE A FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE FOR A HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICE - Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for improved circuit design for hearing assistance devices. One aspect of the present subject matter includes a hearing assistance device configured to compensate for hearing losses of a user. The hearing assistance device includes a flexible circuit substrate and an integrated circuit die embedded within the flexible circuit substrate. The integrated circuit die includes a digital signal processor (DSP) die, in an embodiment. In various embodiments, the DSP die includes a DSP configured to provide processing for the hearing assistance device. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071471 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An electronic system and an electronic device thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a speaker module, a second housing, and a bearing. The first housing has a first hole. The speaker module is disposed in the first housing, and a sound generated by the speaker module is transmitted out of the electronic device through the first hole. The second housing has a bearing surface facing to the first housing. The bearing is disposed between the first housing and the second housing. The second housing and the first housing move relative to each other by using the bearing, so the first housing covers or exposes a portion of the bearing surface. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071472 | WATERPROOF SOUND-PERMITTING SHEET, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH WATERPROOF SOUND-PERMITTING SHEET - Provided is a waterproof sound-permitting sheet, including: a porous substrate having a plurality of pores; and a porous nanoweb, which is stacked on the porous substrate, has a plurality of pores, and is formed by electrospinning a polymer material to which a black or a different color pigment is added, thereby improving waterproofing performance and sound penetration performance by forming on a porous substrate, such as non-woven fabric, the porous web having the black or the different color by using the electrospinning method, and can shorten a production process by eliminating a pigment coating step by means of adding the pigment to the polymer material when manufacturing the porous nanoweb according to the electrospinning method. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071473 | TRANSMISSION LINE LOUDSPEAKER - A loudspeaker including an acoustic waveguide includes an enclosure, an acoustic transmission line formed within the enclosure, and a plurality of acoustic transducers contained within the enclosure and disposed along a length of the acoustic transmission line. Each acoustic transducer is configured to emit acoustic energy directly into the acoustic transmission line at two separated locations along the length of the acoustic transmission line. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071474 | TRANSMISSION LINE LOUDSPEAKER - An electro-acoustic driver including an acoustic waveguide includes an enclosure, an acoustic transmission line formed within the enclosure, and a plurality of acoustic transducers contained within the enclosure and disposed along a length of the acoustic transmission line. Each acoustic transducer is configured to emit acoustic energy directly into the acoustic transmission line at two separated locations along the length of the acoustic transmission line. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071475 | DECORATIVE FLAT PANEL SOUND SYSTEM - A flat panel sound system ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150071476 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESTRAINING EAR-FITTING HEADPHONES - An ear-fitting headphone restraint system includes an attachment assembly configured to be coupled to a portion of a stem of an ear-fitting headphone. The ear-fitting headphone is configured to be positioned against an ear canal of an ear. The system also includes a brace assembly coupled to the attachment assembly and configured to restrain the ear-fitting headphone against the ear canal by creating compression forces. The compression forces include a first compression force between the ear-fitting headphone and the ear canal. The compression forces further include a second compression force between a concha of the ear and the brace assembly. A first side of the brace assembly is configured to be positioned on a portion of the concha, and the attachment assembly is operable to transmit the first compression force and the second compression force between the brace assembly and the ear-fitting headphone. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071477 | Ear Tip with Stabilizer - Methods and apparatuses for delivering sound to a user ear are disclosed. In one example, an apparatus for delivering sound to an ear canal includes a body dimensioned to fit in a cavum concha area of a user ear, and a stabilizer member extending from the body arranged to bypass contact with a crus helix and contact a concha area of the user ear. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071478 | PHASE CORRECTING CANALPHONE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A canalphone system may include a canalphone housing, and a low audio sound-tube to carry a low audio signal to the canalphone housing's outside. The system may also include a high audio sound-tube to carry a high audio signal to the canalphone housing's outside, the high audio sound-tube phase corrected with respect to the low audio sound-tube by sizing it to be longer than the low audio sound-tube, and the high audio sound-tube's length is greater than 3 millimeters but less than 10 millimeters. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071479 | Audio Apparatus - An audio apparatus including a housing and a piezoelectric transducer mounted in the housing so that the transducer is adjacent a user's pinna. The transducer excites vibration in the pinna to cause it to transmit an acoustic signal from the transducer to a user's inner ear. The apparatus further including a coupler coupling the transducer to the housing with the coupler approximating to a simple support for the transducer. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071480 | ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSMITTING CONTROLLER DEVICE AND ELECTRICAL POWER RECEIVING CONTROLLER DEVICE FOR USING IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A host device ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150071481 | Loudspeaker Configuration - Embodiments are provided for configurations of a loudspeaker. The loudspeaker may include a frame, a magnetic structure having a magnetic gap, a voice coil suspended within the magnetic gap, a first suspension element, a diaphragm, and a second suspension element. The first suspension element may have an inner rim and an outer rim attached to the frame. The diaphragm may have an outer portion and a continuous central portion attached to the voice coil via a first coupler. The outer portion of the diaphragm may be attached to the inner rim of the first suspension element. The second suspension element may have an inner rim and an outer rim attached to the frame. The inner rime of the second suspension element may be attached to the diaphragm via a second coupler along a circumferential middle section of the diaphragm between the continuous central portion and outer portion of the diaphragm. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071482 | Loudspeaker Assembly Configuration - Embodiments are provided for configurations of a loudspeaker and assembly of the loudspeaker. The loudspeaker configuration may include a circumferential spacer element having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface may be attached to an outer rim of a first suspension element. An inner rim of the first suspension element may be attached to an outer rim of a diaphragm. A central portion of the diaphragm may be coupled to a voice coil. The second surface may be attached to an outer rim of a second suspension element. An inner rim of the second suspension element may be coupled to a lower surface of the diaphragm. The circumferential spacer element has a structural shape configured to be coupled to a loudspeaker frame such that the voice coil may be suspended at least partially within a magnetic gap of a magnetic structure of the loudspeaker. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071483 | ENERGY CONVERTER, SPEAKER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ENERGY CONVERTER - An energy converter includes a permanent magnet and a diaphragm. The permanent magnet is fixed to a predetermined area. The diaphragm is disposed on the permanent magnet and has a coil formed of a conductor pattern. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071484 | STEGANOGRAPHIC ENCODING AND DECODING - This patent document relates generally to steganography and digital watermarking. One claim recites, a method of encoding auxiliary information in an image or video. The method includes: determining a watermark tweak for an attribute of an image or video sample to encode auxiliary information in the image or video; and altering color values of the image or video sample to effect the watermark tweak, said altering alters color values based at least in part on both: i) visibility of color value alterations, and ii) anticipated watermark detection. Of course, other claims are provided too. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071485 | INFORMATION CODING AND DECODING IN SPECTRAL DIFFERENCES - Information is encoded in an image signal by exploiting spectral differences between colors that appear the same when rendered. These spectral differences are detected using image sensing that discerns the spectral differences. Spectral difference detection methods include using sensor-synchronized spectrally-structured-light imaging, 3D sensors, imaging spectrophotometers, and higher resolution Bayer pattern capture relative to resolution of patches used to convey a spectral difference signal. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071486 | SENSING DATA FROM PHYSICAL OBJECTS - Directional albedo of a particular article, such as an identity card, is measured and stored. When the article is later presented, it can be confirmed to be the same particular article by re-measuring the albedo function, and checking for correspondence against the earlier-stored data. The re-measuring can be performed through us of a handheld optical device, such as a camera-equipped cell phone. The albedo function can serve as random key data in a variety of cryptographic applications. The function can be changed during the life of the article. A variety of other features are also detailed. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071487 | DYNAMIC LEARNING FOR OBJECT TRACKING - Techniques described herein relate to mobile computing device technologies, such as systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable media for tracking an object from a plurality of objects. In one aspect, the plurality of objects may be similar. Techniques discussed herein propose dynamically learning information associated with each of the objects and discriminating between objects based on their differentiating features. In one implementation, this may be done by maintaining a database associated with each object and updating the dynamic database transferred while the objects are tracked. The tracker uses algorithmic means for differentiating objects by focusing on the differences amongst the objects. For example, in one implementation, the method may weigh the differences between different fingers higher than their associated similarities to facilitate differentiating the fingers. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071488 | IMAGING SYSTEM WITH VANISHING POINT DETECTION USING CAMERA METADATA AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A system and method of operation of an imaging system includes: an image sensor for capturing a source image having image metadata; a segment image calculated from the source image; a compass angle calculated for producing a maximum value of an a posteriori probability of the compass angle, the a posteriori probability of the compass angle based on the segment image and the image metadata; an x-axis vanishing point, a y-axis vanishing point, and a z-axis vanishing point calculated based on the compass angle and the image metadata; and a display unit for displaying a display image, the display image based on the source image, the x-axis vanishing point, the y-axis vanishing point, and the z-axis vanishing point. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071489 | Isotropic Feature Matching - A computer-implemented method and apparatus for detecting an object of interest. An edge image is generated from an image of a scene. A sectioned structure comprising a plurality of sections is generated for use in analyzing the edge image. The edge image is analyzed using the sectioned structure to detect a presence of the object of interest in the edge image. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071490 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT DETECTION METHOD - A three-dimensional object detection device includes an image capturing unit, an image conversion unit, a three-dimensional object detection unit, a three-dimensional object assessment unit and a control unit. The image conversion unit converts images obtained by the image capturing unit to create bird's-eye view images. The three-dimensional object detection unit detects a presence of a three-dimensional object within a detection area based on differential waveform information or edge information. The stationary three-dimensional object assessment unit assesses whether the detected three-dimensional object is a shadow of a tree along a road traveled by the host vehicle. The three-dimensional object assessment unit assesses whether the three-dimensional object detected is a vehicle within the detection area. The control unit suppresses the assessment that the three-dimensional object is a vehicle when the detected three-dimensional object was determined to be a shadow of a tree along the road traveled by the host vehicle. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071491 | Method And Device For Optically Determining A Position And/Or Orientation Of An Object In Space - The invention relates to a method for optically determining the position and/or orientation of an object in space on the basis of images from at least one camera ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150071492 | ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR DETECTION - Methods and apparatus for determining whether a provided object track ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150071493 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a self-position/self-orientation calculation unit calculating self-position and/or self-orientation in the predetermined coordinate system based on a marker in acquired imaged image data when it is determined that the marker exists within a predetermined area and the marker is imaged in the imaged image data and based on received position information and physical amounts measured by sensors for measuring the physical amounts to be used for autonomous navigation when the marker does not exist within the predetermined area or the marker is not imaged in the imaged image data. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071494 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGES - A method and apparatus for processing an image, whereby a 3-dimensional (3D) hand model corresponding to a hand image obtained may be generated by capturing an image of a hand of a person are provided. The method includes preparing a 3D hand model database, receiving a 2-dimensional (2D) hand image obtained by capturing an image of a first hand, and detecting a first 3D hand model corresponding to the 2D hand image by using the 3D hand model database. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071495 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING INFORMATION FROM SURROUNDINGS - An apparatus includes at least one a processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to determine that an input defining a piece of information to be located has been received, determine the location of the information in an environment of the apparatus, and report the location. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071496 | method and control and recording device for the plausibility checking for the wrong-way travel of a motor vehicle - A method is described for the plausibility checking for wrong-way travel of a motor vehicle on a directional roadway of the road, at least one visual road feature being recorded and, with the aid of the visual road feature, it is determined whether the motor vehicle is located on a directional roadway. Furthermore, a control and recording device for the plausibility checking for wrong-way travel of a motor vehicle on a directional roadway of a road is provided, having a recording arrangement for recording at least one visual road feature and a determining arrangement for determining, with the aid of the visual road feature, whether the motor vehicle is located on a directional roadway. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071497 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR ANALYSING THE BEHAVIOUR OF A MOVING OBJECT - The detected movements of an object are analyzed. Each location record includes coordinates of a detected or assumed location of the object and time information. For a number of location records, there is calculated a location-record-specific descriptor value that becomes the more significant the more densely there are other location records around the location record for which the descriptor value is calculated. After selecting a location record that has the most significant descriptor value, those other location records are found that according to their time information are the latest and earliest in a certain environment. The analysis result is that the object stopped at the coordinates of the selected location record for a stopping time calculated from the time information of the latest and earliest location records. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071498 | STEREO IMAGE PROCESSOR AND STEREO IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A stereo image processor ( | 2015-03-12 |
20150071499 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILTERING DATA CAPTURED BY A 2D CAMERA - A system comprises a memory operable to store light intensity information for a plurality of neighboring pixels of an image that includes a dairy livestock. The system further comprises a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor determine that a difference between the light intensity information for a first pixel of the plurality of neighboring pixels and at least some of the other neighboring pixels exceeds a threshold. The processor further discards the first pixel and determines a location of a teat of the dairy livestock based on the image, excluding the discarded pixel. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071500 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING STRUCTURE OF TABLE INCLUDED IN IMAGE - A method of recognizing and generating a structure of a table included in an image is provided. The method includes extracting lines forming the table from among connection components forming an image, determining line intersections by using crossing functions matched with the lines, determining one of a plurality of crossing models identified based on a plurality of crossing shapes, in correspondence with each of the line intersections, and generating data about the table, which includes at least one cell determined using the determined crossing model. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071501 | BALLOT ADJUDICATION IN VOTING SYSTEMS UTILIZING BALLOT IMAGES - Methods, systems, and devices are described for adjudicating votes made on voter-marked paper ballots. Voter-marked paper ballots may be scanned to obtain optical image data of the voter-marked paper ballots. The optical image may be analyzed to determine the votes contained in the ballot for tabulation purposes. One or more votes on the ballot may be identified as requiring adjudication by an election official. Adjudication information, according to various embodiments, is appended to the optical images of the voter-marked paper ballots such that the image of the ballot and the image of the adjudication information may be viewed in an optical image. The optical image may be stored in a file format that allows the ballot image and the appended adjudication information to be viewed using readily available image viewers. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071502 | Noise Reduction in Biometric Images - A system can include a processing device and a biometric sensing device operatively connected to the processing device. The processing device can be configured to remove noise from a biometric image captured by the biometric sensing device using at least two different calibration images. One calibration image characterizes noise of the biometric sensing device at a first signal level while another calibration image characterizes the noise of the biometric sensing device at a second signal level. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071503 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR IRIS BASED BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION - The invention provides a method for iris based biometric recognition. The method includes receiving an image from an image sensor and determining whether the received image includes an iris. The steps of receiving and determining are repeated until the received image includes an iris. Responsive to determining that a received image includes an iris, iris information corresponding to such received image is compared with stored iris information corresponding to at least one iris and a match decision or a non-match decision is rendered based on an output of the comparison. The invention additionally provides a system and computer program product configured for iris based biometric recognition. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071504 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MATCHING FACES - Disclosed herein are systems, computer-implemented methods, and tangible computer-readable media for matching faces. The method includes receiving an image of a face of a first person from a device of a second person, comparing the image of the face of the first person to a database of known faces in a contacts list of the second person, identifying a group of potential matching faces from the database of known faces, and displaying to the second person the group of potential matching faces. In one variation, the method receives input selecting one face from the group of potential matching faces and displays additional information about the selected one face. In a related variation, the method displays additional information about one or more face in the displayed group of potential matching faces without receiving input. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071505 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ONLINE SIGNATURE VEFICATION USING PROXIMITY TOUCH - A method and apparatus for verifying an input signature are provided. The method includes generating signature data based on a real touch event and a proximity touch event that occur on a touch input unit of and apparatus, extracting a feature of the input signature based on the signature data, and determining whether to authenticate the input signature based on a similarity between the feature of the input signature and a corresponding feature of a previously stored reference signature. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071506 | FINGER BIOMETRIC SENSOR FOR FLAGGING AS SUFFICIENT ENROLLMENT FINGER BIOMETRIC DATA SETS AND RELATED METHODS - A finger biometric sensor may include an array of finger biometric sensing pixels, and processing circuitry coupled to the array of finger biometric sensing pixels. The processing circuitry may be capable of collecting initial enrollment finger biometric data sets and generating an initial enrollment criteria based thereon, collecting at least one additional enrollment finger biometric data set, and adapting the initial enrollment criteria based thereon to define an additional enrollment criteria. The processing circuitry may also be capable of flagging the initial enrollment finger data sets and the at least one additional enrollment finger data set as sufficient if the additional enrollment criteria meets an acceptance condition, and collecting further enrollment finger biometric data and adapting the additional enrollment criteria if the additional enrollment criteria fails to meet the acceptance condition. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071507 | Reconstructing a Biometric Image - A biometric sensing device is operatively connected to a processing channel. The processing channel can include one or more variable gain amplifiers and/or one or more variable offset circuits. The signal levels associated with a section of a biometric image can be reconstructed using a digitized section of the biometric image and a particular gain and/or a particular offset value used in the processing channel to process the digitized section of the biometric image. The reconstructed sections of the biometric image can be combined to form a reconstructed biometric image. Additional processing operations can be performed on the reconstructed biometric image. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071508 | Background Enrollment and Authentication of a User - An electronic device can include a processing device operatively connected to a biometric sensing device. The biometric sensing device may capture a biometric image each time a user interacts with the electronic device. When the user enters user identification data (UID) and a biometric image was recently captured, the biometric image is tagged with the UID. The user can access the electronic device and/or an application being accessed on the electronic device when a subsequently captured biometric image matches a tagged biometric image or an untagged biometric image that is assigned to a cluster that includes a tagged biometric image. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071509 | Biometric Sensor Stack Structure - Various structures and methods are disclosed for packaging a biometric sensor, such as a capacitive biometric sensor. Embodiments incorporate various placements of the biometric sensor, structure surrounding a biometric sensor, connection structures (electrical, physical, or both), and techniques for enhanced sensor imaging, sensor retention, and guiding a user's finger to a proper location above a biometric sensor. For example, A biometric sensor assembly can include an aperture formed in a trim with a cap disposed in the aperture. A biometric sensor may be positioned below the cap and a switch positioned below the biometric sensor. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071510 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING FINGERPRINT - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for recognizing a fingerprint, and an electronic device using the same. The electronic device includes: a key button, and a fingerprint recognition sensor unit that is installed at least one portion of the key button, wherein the fingerprint recognition sensor unit includes a circuit board, a fingerprint sensing unit that is installed on a first surface of the circuit board and senses a fingerprint, and a dome switch that is installed on a second surface of the circuit board. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071511 | FINGER DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A finger detection device and method of a fingerprint recognition IC is disclosed. The device comprises sensing electrodes, a capacitive sensing layer, a signal processing circuit, a multiplexer module and a signal register. The sensing electrodes are defined as a fingerprint sensing zone. The capacitive sensing layer covers the sensing electrodes. The signal processing circuit is arranged below and electrically connected with the sensing electrodes. The multiplexer module defines a finger detection zone. The finger detection zone includes at least one of the sensing electrodes. The signal register is electrically connected with the signal processing circuit, receiving a detection signal generated by the finger detection zone and comparing the detection signal with a preset value. The finger detection device uses only a portion of the sensing electrodes to detect a finger approaching/contacting it to determine triggering or sleeping of the fingerprint recognition IC and thus reduces power consumption. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071512 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - An image display apparatus includes a display section (display unit) that displays an image, an information acquisition section that acquires predominance levels of sympathetic nerves and parasympathetic nerves and an activity magnitude of the autonomic nerves based on the biological information, an image generation section that generates the biological state image in which a figure having a size according to the acquired activity magnitude of the autonomic nerves is set along a first axis, along one side of which the predominance level of the sympathetic nerves is set with respect to a reference point and along the other side of which the predominance level of the parasympathetic nerves is set with respect to the reference point, in a position according to the acquired predominance levels of the sympathetic nerves and the parasympathetic nerves. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071513 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING IMAGES - A method of determining an internal three-dimensional thermally distinguishable region in the living body is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining a synthesized thermospatial image defined over a three-dimensional spatial representation of the living body and having thermal data arranged gridwise over a surface of the three-dimensional spatial representation in a plurality of picture-elements each represented by a intensity value over the grid. The method further comprises searching over the grid for at least one set of picture-elements represented by generally similar intensity values. For at least a few sets of picture-elements, the method defines a plurality of loci, each locus being associated with at least a pair of picture-elements of the set and defined such that each point of the locus is at equal thermal distances from individual picture-elements of the pair. The plurality of loci is used for determining the internal three-dimensional thermally distinguishable region. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071514 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR OPTIMIZATION OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING PROTOCOLS - MRI techniques are widely and successfully applied in medicine and biophysics because MRI provides good contrast between different soft tissues without ionizing radiation. MRI protocols are optimized in four aspects: imaging parameters, k-space strategies, RF system calibration and contrast inhomogeneity correction. The signal intensities of normal and disease tissues are simulated, for example, using Bloch equations for an imaging sequence with tissue MR parameters. The relationships between imaging parameters and tissue contrasts are calculated using the numerically simulated signal intensities. The optimal imaging parameters and/or k-space strategies are determined to maximize image contrast and minimize artifacts with acceptable spatial-temporal resolution based on characterization of the imaging hardware. The RF system is optionally calibrated to improve the accuracy of the imaging parameters and reduce inter-scanner variability. Additionally, contrast-to-noise inhomogeneity caused by transmit field and receive sensitivity is optionally corrected by optimal flip angle and measured receiver sensitivity. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071515 | IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TILTED HELICAL SCAN - Image reconstruction method and device for tilted helical scan are provided. The method includes: acquiring data generated by the tilted helical scan; calculating a ray channel parameter and a slice number corresponding to each pixel position based on a geometric relationship that a ray of the tilted helical scan emitting from a ray source to a detector intersects with a pixel; and performing image reconstruction by using a three-dimensional helical back-projection method based on the acquired data, and the ray channel parameter and the slice number corresponding to each pixel position. With the method and device, there is no need to correct the raw data, which ensures the accuracy of the data, and the artifact is avoided, which ensures the accuracy of the reconstructed image. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071516 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGING PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed herein are an imaging processing apparatus for representing an object realistically, and an imaging processing method thereof. The image processing apparatus includes: a volume data generator configured to generate volume data of an object; a volume renderer configured to project the volume data to a first plane with respect to a user's viewpoint, and to acquire a projection image, wherein the volume renderer determines a value of each pixel of the projection image based on respective distances between first surface points and second surface points, the first surface points being points that are shown from the user's viewpoint from among points constituting a surface of the volume data, the second surface points being points that are shown from a position of virtual light from among the points constituting the surface of the volume data. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071517 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT PULSE SEQUENCE FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - Disclosed are a method and apparatus for providing information about a point of interest (POI) with respect to at least one pulse sequence for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The method includes receiving information about a first POI and at least a second POI of the at least one pulse sequence, analyzing the at least one pulse sequence, displaying the at least one pulse sequence, based on the analysis, marking the first POI and the at least second POI on the displayed at least one pulse sequence, matching a pointer with a closest POI with respect to the first POI and the at least second POI when the pointer is located within a predetermined range from at least one of the marked POIs, and displaying information about the matched POI. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071518 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING A MEDICAL IMAGE DATA SET - In a method, device and system for obtaining a medical image data set, a raw data stream is produced by a data acquisition device, the raw data stream including at least digital data of a medical raw data image set. The raw data stream is provided to a data compression device, wherein it is compressed. The compressed raw data stream is transferred to a data decompression device, wherein it is decompressed. The decompressed raw data stream is transferred to an image calculation tool, which produces a medical image data set operating on the decompressed raw data stream. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071519 | METHOD AND IMAGING APPARATUS TO AUTOMATICALLY DISPLAY AND/OR MEASURE BONE VARIATIONS IN MEDICAL IMAGE DATA - In a method and apparatus to automatically display and/or measure bone variations in medical image data, an image data set of an examination region is acquired and the bone regions in the image data set are automatically segmented in a first segmentation followed by a second segmentation in which bone variation regions in the image data set are automatically segmented on the basis of the results of the first segmentation. The results of the first and/or second segmentations are stored and/or displayed. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071520 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND X-RAY DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - An X-ray diagnosis apparatus includes: a reference value calculating unit that calculates a reference value used for normalizing a flow of a contrast material, on the basis of a chronological transition of a signal intensity of the contrast material in a predetermined region, for each of a plurality of groups of X-ray images chronologically taken while using the contrast material; an index image generating unit that normalizes, for each of the plurality of groups of X-ray images, the flow of the contrast material at each of pixels by using the reference value calculated by the reference value calculating unit and that generates an image in which a feature value of the normalized flow of the contrast material is reflected in each of the pixels; and a displayed image calculating unit that causes a predetermined display unit to display the image generated by the index image generating unit. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071521 | Spiculated Malignant Mass Detection and Classification in a Radiographic Image - An image analysis embodiment comprises generating a bulge mask from a digital image, the bulge mask comprising potential convergence hubs for spiculated anomalies, detecting ridges in the digital image to generate a detected ridges map, projecting the detected ridges map onto a set of direction maps having different directional vectors to generate a set of ridge direction projection maps, determining wedge features for the potential convergence hubs from the set of ridge direction projection maps, selecting ridge convergence hubs from the potential convergence hubs having strongest wedge features, extracting classification features for each of the selected ridge convergence hubs, and classifying the selected ridge convergence hubs based on the extracted classification features. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071522 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING AND/OR ESTIMATING STATE OF BANKNOTE PROCESSING APPARATUS - There are provided a system and a method for analyzing and/or estimating a state of a banknote processing apparatus. The system includes an information detector configured to detect use information of the banknote processing apparatus in real time, a state estimating apparatus configured to produce statistical information based on the detected use information and produce state estimation information on a state of the banknote processing apparatus and/or an operating environment of the banknote processing apparatus using the statistical information, and a database configured to store one or more of the use information, the statistical information, and the state estimation information. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071523 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING CONTAINERS, SUCH AS BOTTLES OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS - A method and apparatus for inspecting containers, such as bottles or similar containers. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b): A brief abstract of the technical disclosure in the specification must commence on a separate sheet, preferably following the claims, under the heading “Abstract of the Disclosure.” The purpose of the abstract is to enable the Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and gist of the technical disclosure. The abstract shall not be used for interpreting the scope of the claims. Therefore, any statements made relating to the abstract are not intended to limit the claims in any manner and should not be interpreted as limiting the claims in any manner. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071524 | 3D Feature Descriptors with Camera Pose Information - A method includes determining a first two-dimensional (2D) feature descriptor from a first image captured by an imaging camera in a first pose at a time of capture of the first image, the first pose including a first observation direction of the imaging camera. The method further includes storing, at an electronic device, a 3D feature descriptor including the first 2D feature descriptor and a representation of the first pose of the imaging camera. The method additionally includes determining a second 2D feature descriptor from a second image captured by the imaging camera in a second pose at a time of capture of the second image, the second pose including a second observation direction of the imaging camera. The method also includes storing the 3D feature descriptor with the second 2D feature descriptor and a representation of the second pose of the imaging camera. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071525 | PROCESSING 3D IMAGE SEQUENCES - Various implementations provide techniques to prevent excessive parallax, depth, or disparity from being passed through to a viewer. In one particular implementation, it is determined that a depth indicator for an object in a stereoscopic image pair of a video sequence is outside of a target range. One or more images of the stereoscopic image pair is modified so that the depth indicator for the object is within the target range. In other implementations, a depth transition between the object and another portion of the video sequence is smoothed. In further implementations, the stereoscopic image pair is replaced with a 2D image pair that includes the object. In yet further implementations, a resulting video sequence includes (i) one or more stereoscopic image pairs having non-zero disparity and for which the depth indicator is within the target range for the entire image pair, and (ii) one or more 2D image pairs. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071526 | SAMPLING-BASED MULTI-LATERAL FILTER METHOD FOR DEPTH MAP ENHANCEMENT AND CODEC - A preferred method receives a color image and a corresponding raw depth map from a sensor or system. Unreliable regions are determined in the raw depth map by calculating pixel reliabilities for pixels throughout the depth map. Information is collected from the color image, for corresponding pixels in the unreliable regions of the raw depth map, from neighboring pixels outside the unreliable regions. The depth of pixels in the unreliable regions is updated with information collected from the reliable regions. Robust multi-later filtering is conducted on the adjusted depth map to produce an enhanced depth map. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071527 | PATIENT MONITOR AND METHOD - A patient monitoring system can include stereoscopic cameras connected to a computer which includes a 3D position determination module operable to process stereoscopic images of a patient to identify 3D positions of a plurality of points on the surface of an imaged patient. A target model store can store a target model including data identifying 3D positions of a set of vertices of a triangulated 3D wire mesh model and connectivity indicative of connections between vertices. A matching module can identify the triangles in a target model surface stored in the target model store closest to points identified by the 3D position determination module and calculate a rigid transformation which minimizes point to plane distances between the identified points and the planes containing the triangles of the target model surface identified as being closest to those points. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071528 | CLASSIFICATION OF LAND BASED ON ANALYSIS OF REMOTELY-SENSED EARTH IMAGES - Land classification based on analysis of image data. Feature extraction techniques may be used to generate a feature stack corresponding to the image data to be classified. A user may identify training data from the image data from which a classification model may be generated using one or more machine learning techniques applied to one or more features of the image. In this regard, the classification module may in turn be used to classify pixels from the image data other than the training data. Additionally, quantifiable metrics regarding the accuracy and/or precision of the models may be provided for model evaluation and/or comparison. Additionally, the generation of models may be performed in a distributed system such that model creation and/or application may be distributed in a multi-user environment for collaborative and/or iterative approaches. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071529 | LEARNING IMAGE COLLECTION APPARATUS, LEARNING APPARATUS, AND TARGET OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS - A disclosure describes a learning image collection apparatus includes an acquisition unit, an extraction unit, a calculation unit, and a selection unit. The acquisition unit acquires an image including a target object. The extraction unit extracts, from the image, a plurality of candidate areas being candidates for the target object. The calculation unit calculates one of a first degree of similarity, a second degree of similarity, and a third degree of similarity, the first degree of similarity being a degree of similarity between one of the candidate areas and a predetermined area, the second degree of similarity being a degree of similarity between a size of the target object and a predetermined size, the third degree of similarity being a degree of similarity between the plurality of candidate areas. The selection unit selects one of the candidate areas as a target object area including the target object. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071530 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method, and a program that are capable of displaying images more easily and effectively. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071531 | CONVERSION OF AN IMAGE TO A TRANSPARENCY RETAINING READABILITY AND CLARITY OF DETAIL WHILE AUTOMATICALLY MAINTAINING COLOR INFORMATION OF BROAD AREAS - The present invention converts an image into a transparency, or “foreground image”, on which the readability of text and other detail is preserved after compositing with a background, while maintaining color information of broad areas of the image. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071532 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed are an image processing device, an image processing method, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium that obtain a contour image in which noise edges are eliminated from local edge information and a contour of an important object is enhanced. The image processing device includes a local contour extraction unit which generates a local edge image and a global contour extraction unit which generates a global edge image. The image processing device generates a contour image by preparing the local edge image and obtaining the weighting sum of the local edge image and the global edge image. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071533 | GUIDED IMAGE UPSAMPLING USING BITMAP TRACING - A method of increasing resolution of an image includes generating vector contours associated with a first image and scaling the vector contours to a second resolution. The first image has a first resolution, and the second resolution is greater than the first resolution. The vector contours are rendered to generate a guiding image at the second resolution, and a second image is generated from the first image based on the guiding image, by using joint upsampling. The second image is generated at the second resolution. The vector contours can be generated by bitmap tracing binary images at different quantization levels. An apparatus and computer readable device implementing the method of increasing the resolution of an image are also provided. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071534 | System, Device and Method for Displaying a Harmonized Combined Image - A method for harmonizing a combined image involves receiving a respective image or image frame from each of two or more cameras, the images from two of the cameras representing the same region in an overlap region, measuring pixel statistics of at least some of the pixels in the overlap region for the image of each of the two cameras, determining a difference in the pixel statistics Δ | 2015-03-12 |
20150071535 | METHOD AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING COLOR ARTIFACT OF IMAGE - A method for correcting color shading artifact of an image and associated apparatus is provided. The method comprises: providing a plurality of bases, calculating a plurality of coefficients respectively associated with the bases, generating a correction map by summing the bases respectively weighted by with the coefficients, and providing a corrected image by correcting the image according to the correction map. Each basis is capable of providing a basic correction value for each pixel of an intermediate image which is associated with the image. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071536 | SATURATION VARYING COLOR SPACE - A first color component of a pixel or scene entity is modified using a color correction curve defined at least partly by a second color component of this pixel or entity. Each pixel or entity has its own separate color correction curve, independent of the color correction curves of other pixels or entities. The saturation value of a pixel or scene entity may be modified based on its luminance value. The luminance value determines a saturation gamma function curve, mapping the original saturation value of a pixel or entity to a new saturation value. The unilluminated color of a pixel or of an illuminated entity in a scene being rendered may also be taken into account. This output color may be stored in the appropriate pixel of an image or combined with colors from other portions of the scene being rendered. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071537 | Image Tone Adjustment using Local Tone Curve Computation - Image tone adjustment using local tone curve computation may be utilized to adjust luminance ranges for images. Image tone adjustment using local tone curve computation may reduce the overall contrast of an image, while maintaining local contrast in smaller areas, such as in images capturing brightly lit scenes where the difference in intensity between brightest and darkest areas is large. A desired brightness representation of the image may be generated including target luminance values for corresponding blocks of the image. For each block, one or more tone adjustment values may be computed, that when jointly applied to the respective histograms for the block and neighboring blocks results in the luminance values that match corresponding target values. The tone adjustment values may be determined by solving an under-constrained optimization problem such that optimization constraints are minimized. The image may then be adjusted according to the computed tone adjustment values. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071538 | AUTOMATED AND SCALABLE OBJECT AND FEATURE EXTRACTION FROM IMAGERY - Feature extraction of image data using feature extraction modules. The feature extraction modules may be provided in an architecture that allows for modular, decoupled generation and/or operation of the feature extraction modules to generate feature data corresponding to image data. In this regard, the feature extraction modules may communicate with a file system storing image data and feature data by way of a common interface format. Accordingly, regardless of the nature of the execution of the feature extraction module, each feature extraction module may be communicative by way of the common interface format, thereby providing a modular approach that is highly scalable, flexible, and adaptive. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071539 | Invariant Relationship Characterization for Visual Objects - Machines, systems and methods for object relationship characterization are provided. The method comprises providing a plurality of images, each having a plurality of pixels; selecting a pair of images from the plurality of images, the pair of images comprises a first image and a second image; characterizing at least one pixel of the first image and the second image by a first feature vector and a second feature vector respectively; characterizing the first image by a first probability distribution over the first feature vector; characterizing the second image by a second probability distribution over the second feature vector; assigning a list of histogram bins for the first image and the second image; computing a distribution flow descriptor (DFlow) for capturing relationship between the first probability distribution and the second probability distribution. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071540 | VISUAL SEGMENTATION OF LAWN GRASS - Disclosed is a method for identifying lawn grass which includes capturing an image of the terrain in front of a mower, segmenting the image into neighborhoods, calculating at least two image statistics for each of the neighborhoods, generating a binary representation of each image statistic. The binary representation of each image statistic is generated by comparing the calculated image statistic values to predetermined image statistic values for grass. The method further includes weighting each of the binary representations of each image statistic, and summing corresponding neighborhoods for all image statistics. A binary threshold is applied to each of the summed neighborhoods to generate a binary map representing grass containing areas and non-grass containing areas. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071541 | AUTOMATED METHOD FOR MEASURING, CLASSIFYING, AND MATCHING THE DYNAMICS AND INFORMATION PASSING OF SINGLE OBJECTS WITHIN ONE OR MORE IMAGES - An apparatus, computer-readable medium, and computer-implemented method for identifying, classifying, and utilizing object information in one or more image includes receiving an image including a plurality of objects, segmenting the image to identify one or more objects in the plurality of objects, analyzing the one or more objects to determine one or more morphological metrics associated with each of the one or more objects, determining the connectivity of the one or more objects to each other based at least in part on a graphical analysis of the one or more objects, and mapping the connectivity of the one or more objects to the morphological metrics associated with the one or more objects. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071542 | AUTOMATED REDACTION - In embodiments, one or more computer-readable media may have instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor of a computing device provide the computing device with a redaction module. The redaction module may be configured to receive a request to redact a selection of text from a document and identify instances of the text occurring within the document through an analysis of word coordinate information of an image of the document. The redaction module may further be configured to generate redaction information, including redaction coordinates, the redaction coordinates may be based on the word coordinate information associated with respective instances of the text occurring within the document. The redactions, when applied to the image in accordance with the redaction coordinates, may redact the respective instances of the text. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2015-03-12 |
20150071543 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND MEDIUM - The present invention is an image processing apparatus having: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of divided images; an extraction unit configured to extract a candidate region of a specific region in each of the plurality of images; a combining unit configured, in a case where candidate regions neighbor one another at the boundary in the plurality of images, to combine shape information of the plurality of neighboring candidate regions; and a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the plurality of candidate regions is a specific region by using the shape information combined by the combining unit. | 2015-03-12 |