19th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110110492 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THE PLANNING AND DELIVERY OF RADIATION TREATMENTS - Methods and apparatus are provided for planning and delivering radiation treatments by modalities which involve moving a radiation source along a trajectory relative to a subject while delivering radiation to the subject. In some embodiments the radiation source is moved continuously along the trajectory while in some embodiments the radiation source is moved intermittently. Some embodiments involve the optimization of the radiation delivery plan to meet various optimization goals while meeting a number of constraints. For each of a number of control points along a trajectory, a radiation delivery plan may comprise: a set of motion axes parameters, a set of beam shape parameters and a beam intensity. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110493 | Determination of Composition of Liquids - A method of and apparatus for obtaining radiation transmission data from a liquid in such manner that allows some data about relative proportions of constituent ingredients to be derived is described. A radiation source and a radiation detector system able to resolve transmitted intensity across a plurality of frequencies within the spectrum of the source are used to produce transmitted intensity data for each such frequency. Measured data is compared numerically to a mass attenuation data library storing mass attenuation data, individually or collectively, for a small number of expected constituent ingredients of the liquid to fit each intensity data item to the relationship given by the exponential attenuation law: I/I | 2011-05-12 |
20110110494 | DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is a digital radiography system which provides detachable and portable flat panel detectors (hereinafter, referred to as ‘electronic cassettes’) and transreceives data recorded in the electronic cassettes in on-line through a network. The digital radiography system includes bucky trays on which a plurality of portable electronic cassettes is detachably mounted, and a workstation connected with the bucky trays through communication to identify the plurality of portable electronic cassettes mounted on the bucky trays and to download pre-processing files of the identified electronic cassettes through the network or a portable storage device or to store files, generated by the plurality of electronic cassettes, in the storage device. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110495 | RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - An estimation selecting unit is provided to select an estimating method based on a predetermined value. When variations due to a statistical error of each pixel concerned are enlarged by a greater extent than variations of other pixels, and hence a possibility of becoming conspicuous on the image, then the direct ray transmittance at the pixel concerned is considered less than the predetermined value, and estimated direct ray intensity is obtained for the pixel concerned by interpolating calculation of estimated direct ray intensities at pixels surrounding the pixel concerned. Therefore, even when variations due to a statistical error of the pixel concerned are enlarged by a greater extent than variations of other pixels, and hence a possibility of becoming conspicuous on the image, estimated direct ray intensity is obtained for the pixel concerned by interpolating calculation of estimated direct ray intensities at pixels surrounding the pixel concerned, whereby the error can be inhibited without the pixel value of the pixel concerned being conspicuous relative to the surrounding pixels on the image. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110496 | INTEGRATED PORTABLE DIGITAL X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM - A method for processing a radiographic image of a patient, executed at least in part on a host processor, initiates exposure in response to an instruction entered from an operator console and obtains radiographic image data from a digital detector that is subjected to the exposure. The obtained radiographic image data is analyzed according to a set of predefined criteria for diagnostic suitability of the image. One or more results of the diagnostic suitability analysis at the operator console is indicated and a listing of one or more corrective actions at the operator console according to the indicated results is provided. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110497 | IMAGING AREA SPECIFYING APPARATUS, RADIOGRAPHIC SYSTEM, IMAGING AREA SPECIFYING METHOD, RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AND IMAGING TABLE - An imaging area specifying apparatus that includes a storage component and a specifying component is provided. The storage component stores as correlation information a correlation value correlated with the amount of radiation emitted to each of a plurality of predetermined areas divided from a detection region of a radiation detector that outputs an electric signal indicating a radiological image represented by radiation which is emitted to the detection region for detecting the radiation. The specifying component specifies an imaging area capable of capturing the radiological image of a predetermined size while preventing variations in the amount of radiation emitted to each of the divided areas in the detection region, on the basis of the correlation information stored in the storage component. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110498 | MOBILE X-RAY APPARATUS - A technique for aiding the determination of whether or not desired imaging can be carried out by a mobile-type X-ray apparatus for X-ray imaging using a battery mounted therein as a drive source. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110499 | X-RAY REFLECTING DEVICE - Provided is a technique for X-ray reflection, such as an X-ray reflecting mirror, capable of achieving a high degree of smoothness of a reflecting surface, high focusing (reflecting) performance, stability in a curved surface shape, and a reduction in overall weight. A silicon plate (silicon wafer) is subjected to thermal plastic deformation to form an X-ray reflecting mirror having a reflecting surface with a stable curved surface shape. The silicon wafer can be deformed to any shape by applying a pressure thereto in a hydrogen atmosphere at a high temperature of about 1300° C. The silicon plate may be simultaneously subjected to hydrogen annealing to further reduce roughness of a silicon surface to thereby provide enhanced reflectance. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110500 | RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - In a radiographic apparatus, positions of a radiation grid and a radiation detector are determined such that, when a radiation source and the radiation detector are in a standard position, an arrangement pitch of shadows of absorbing foil strips appearing on a detecting plane of the radiation detector as a result of a radiation beam being emitted from the radiation source and blocked by the radiation grid is an integral multiple of an arrangement pitch in a transverse direction of radiation detecting elements. Further, the shadows of the absorbing foil strips appear without covering transversely adjacent pairs of the detecting elements. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110501 | CROSSOVER FAULTS DETECTION IN TWO-WIRES NETWORK - A system and method for detecting crossover faults in a telecommunications access network having a plurality of access lines. Each access line includes a pair of wires for connection to a user terminal, e.g. a telephone handset. The system includes a monitor for monitoring each of the access lines to detect the presence of an off-hook state; a current sensor for each of the access lines for determining a fault condition on an access line for which an off-hook state has been detected when a imbalance is detected between currents in the wires of the access line; a controller for generating a report of each fault condition determined on an access line, in which each report comprises a time record relating to the time of generation of the report; and a crossover fault detector for recording a possible crossover fault involving two access lines upon the reporting within a set time period of one or more fault condition on each of the two access lines. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110502 | REAL TIME AUTOMATIC CALLER SPEECH PROFILING - A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for recognizing a voice input to an interactive voice recognition system is presented. An initial caller voice input is received from a caller. In response to determining that the initial caller voice input is a computer-unintelligible voice input that does not match any entry from a lexicon of known voice inputs, the caller is prompted to transmit a secondary input to clarify the computer-unintelligible voice input. The secondary input is utilized to match the computer-unintelligible voice input with a specific known voice input from the lexicon of known voice inputs. The lexicon of known voice inputs is then updated with the computer-unintelligible voice input. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110503 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MESSAGE NOTIFICATION VIA RSS FEED - Methods of receiving audio transmissions over a telecommunication connection, extracting information about the transmissions, and publishing the information to an RSS feed are described and claimed. Systems and software using the methods are also described and claimed. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110504 | Controlling Communications - A first network comprising: one or more first end-user computer terminals; a gateway to a second, packet-based network comprising one or more second end-user computer terminals installed with a communication client of the second network; one or more telephone units for performing calls with one of the second end-user computer terminals over the second network; wherein each of the one or more first end-user terminals is installed with a communication client for performing calls with the second end-user computer terminals over the second network; and wherein the gateway comprises switching apparatus configured to detect a user selection between a first state in which one of said calls is to be performed using one of said first end-user computer terminals and a second state in which the call is to be performed using one of said telephone units; and on condition of detecting the first state, to route both call set-up signalling and call media to the first end-user computer terminal; and on condition of detecting the second state, to route call set-up signalling to the first end-user terminal but route the call media to the telephone unit. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110505 | MIXED MEDIA CONFERENCING - Multiple users participate in a conference while taking maximum advantage of hardware and bandwidth capabilities of each participant. Each user's system makes known to a directory service its hardware sending and receiving capabilities. The directory service makes this information available to other users who may then wish to join a conference with the user. An initiating user sends invitations via the directory service to the remote users. Each user that accepts an invitation transmits its network address to the initiating user, who then establishes a peer-to-peer connection with each of the remote users. Each participant system exchanges information about hardware capabilities and bandwidth, and a conference manager determines a best model for connecting each of the participants. Depending on the hardware and bandwidth capabilities of the participants, the manager chooses from a duplicate streams model, a multicast model, and a host-among-peers model for connecting the participants. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110506 | SELECTIVELY ADDING A THIRD PARTY TO A COLLECT CALL - Prior to establishing a collect call, the called party agrees to pay an additional fee for any three-way call that may be established during the proposed collect call. If during the collect call, the called party attempts to add a third party to the collect call, a call processing system determines whether the third party's phone number is blocked from accepting a collect call. If the third party's phone number is blocked from accepting a collect call, the number will be dialed in an attempt to establish a three-way call. If the third person's phone number is not blocked from accepting a collect call, the called party to the original collect call will be advised that the phone number entered is not eligible for three-ways calling during the collect call, and the parties to the original collect call will be reconnected. If the original collect call originates from a custodial facility, the call processing system may additionally verify that that the original calling party is not disallowed from dialing any entered number, including the original called party's phone number and any subsequent third party's phone number that may be entered by the original called party, prior to the call processing system dialing said number(s). Service providers, by selectively allowing a three-way call during a collect call, to add a third party whose phone line is blocked from accepting a collect call, will earn revenues from communications that may never otherwise take place. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110507 | System And Method For Communication Account Management - According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving a notification of a first communication number from a first prime provider of a first institution. The method also includes determining a first account associated with the first communication number. The method also includes determining whether the first account includes sufficient funding for a first communication session involving the first communication number. The method includes sending a first message to the first prime provider indicating that the first account comprises sufficient funding for the first communication session. Further, the method includes receiving a notification of a second communication number from the first prime provider of the first institution. The method also includes determining that the second communication number is associated with the first account. The method also includes sending a second message to the first prime provider indicating that a communication session to the second communication number may proceed. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110508 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TELEPHONE CALL CONTROL - A system for controlling incoming and/or outgoing calls on a telephone system having a single incoming/outgoing telephone line to which multiple telephone ports are connected. The system includes a database of instructions for processing calls, with the instructions being determined by the line owner. The system also includes a central processing unit for applying one or more of the user-specified instructions to selectively process an incoming or outgoing telephone call. The system may additionally include a caller identification device for identifying incoming caller numbers, and may process incoming calls according to the identity of the caller. The system may also include instructions for processing calls according to the time of day, or other user-specified parameters. Another aspect of the invention provides a method for controlling incoming and/or outgoing telephone calls, using the system and instructions described above. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110509 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE - A communication terminal device is capable of communicating with an external terminal device and an external information supplying device. The communication terminal device includes a receiving unit for receiving origination information from the external terminal device; a registration information storage unit for storing a destination of information transmission to the external terminal device as destination information; a searching unit for determining whether information for identifying the origination information exists in information in the external information supplying device; a destination information analyzing unit for retrieving retrieved information as the information for identifying the origination information from the information in the external information supplying device according to a determination result of the searching unit; and a destination registration unit for storing the retrieved information in the registration information storage unit according to the determination result of the searching unit. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110510 | SPEED DIAL LINE CALL INDICATOR - In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining information relating to a first telephone number, and determining whether the first telephone number corresponds to a first speed dial button on a device. The first speed dial button is highlighted if the first telephone number corresponds to the first speed dial button. If the first telephone number does not correspond to the first speed dial button, the method also includes determining whether the first telephone number is associated with a second telephone number, determining whether the second telephone number corresponds to the first speed dial button if the first telephone number is associated with the second telephone number, and highlighting the first speed dial button when it is determined that the second telephone number corresponds to the first speed dial button. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110511 | Call Management Interfaces - Systems, methods and computer program products for generating and displaying various user interfaces for configuring one or more call handling rules associated with managing virtual PBX services rendered at an extension are described. The user interfaces can be used to configure virtual PBX services for a single- or multi-extension environment. The virtual PBX services can provide, for example, a main number, and calls made to the main number can be managed according to one or more sets of call handling rules associated with the virtual PBX services and which can be configured through the user interfaces. The user interfaces can be web-based interfaces accessible through a browser, and can be accessed only after a user or administrator has setup and activated the virtual PBX services. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110512 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SIGNALING IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes communicating initial digits associated with an original request for a call and receiving a message indicating an incomplete address for the original request. The method also includes responding to the message by appending additional digits to the original request to generate a new request. The additional digits are buffered before receiving the message indicating the incomplete address associated with the original request. In other embodiments, the original request is a session initiation protocol (SIP) INVITE message that includes a uniform resource identifier (URI), which reflects an address for reaching a destination user. The initial digits can be partially matched against a dial plan in order to trigger the message associated with the original request. The additional digits are configured to satisfy the message and to connect the call. The message associated with the original request can be a session initiation protocol (SIP) 484 message. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110513 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE INTERLOCKING WITH PHONE BOOK OF PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and system of providing a Social Network Service (SNS) interlocking with a phone book of a portable terminal are provided. The method includes searching for an item that corresponds to subscriber information of the SNS, extracting information that corresponds to the searched item from the phone book of the portable terminal, converting the information into a specified data format, transmitting the information to an SNS server, searching for values that coincide with the received information converted into the specified data format, converting the searched values and corresponding SNS IDs into the specified data format, and transmitting the converted values and the corresponding SNS IDs to the portable terminal. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110514 | MULTI-BUTTON REMOTE CONTROL HEADSET WITH IMPROVED SIGNALING - A method and a headset for controlling a mobile communication device outputting an audio is described. A multi-conductor line connects a multi-pole connector to a speaker of the headset. The multi-conductor line carries the audio from the mobile communication device to the speaker. A multi-button remote control establishes a wireless control channel over a wireless connection between the multi-button remote control and the mobile communication device. The wireless control channel is used for sending a command from the multi-button remote control, the command controlling the outputting of the audio. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110515 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUDIENCE DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS IN A CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK - Methods and apparatus for collection and processing of data relating to users of a content-delivery network. In one embodiment, the content delivery network is a cable or satellite or HFCu network, and the apparatus includes an architecture for routinely harvesting, parsing, processing, and storing data relating to the activities of the users (e.g., subscribers) of the network. In one variant, at least portions of the data are anonymized to protect subscriber privacy. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110516 | CONTENT RECEIVER, CONTENT REPRODUCER, MANAGEMENT SERVER, CONTENT USE SYSTEM, CONTENT USE METHOD, METHOD OF WRITE-OUT FROM CONTENT RECEIVER, METHOD OF POSSIBLE VIEWING TIME MANAGEMENT ON CONTENT REPRODUCER, METHOD OF TIME LIMIT FIXATION IN MANAGEMENT SERVER, AND PROGRAM - In a service enabling viewing of a rental content time-limit-managed by a copyright protection system (DRM) for a certain time period from first-time viewing in a video download service through a network, even possible viewing times for the content under the one and another copyright protection systems when the content is exported to a removable medium in conformity with the other system (CPS) before first-time viewing under DRM management are synchronized. When a content time-limit-managed by a copyright protection system is exported to a removable recording medium in conformity with a different content protection system, a URL for a management server is designated and a request is made of the designated management server to fix a possible viewing time if the URL of the management server is designated when the content is viewed for the first time in a content reproducer in conformity with the content protection system. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110517 | CONTENT PLAYBACK DEVICE - To provide a content playback device capable of protecting content according to DRM, when decrypting encrypted content recorded on a recording medium and playing the decrypted content. If key generation information is “00”, a key control unit | 2011-05-12 |
20110110518 | Obfuscating reception of communique affiliated with a source entity in response to receiving information indicating reception of the communique - A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: receiving communiqué reception information that indicates reception of a communiqué that is affiliated with a source entity and that is directed to an end user; and presenting, in response to receiving the communiqué reception information and in lieu of presenting direct indication of reception of the communiqué, a covert indicator that covertly indicates reception of the communiqué, the presenting of the covert indicator being in accordance with one or more conditional directives of the end user to conditionally obfuscate the reception of the communiqué affiliated with the source entity. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110519 | DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, DATA RECEPTION DEVICE, METHODS THEREOF, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THEREFOR - A data transmission device ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110110520 | VIRTUAL NEIGHBOR OBJECTS FOR MANAGING IDLE MODE MOBILITY IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - Systems, methods, and apparatus that facilitate optimal idle mode reselection are presented herein. A virtual neighbor component can be configured to create at least one virtual neighbor object and associate the at least one virtual neighbor object with at least two wireless access points. A reselection component can be configured to facilitate idle mode reselection between a wireless access point of the at least two wireless access points and another wireless access point based on, at least in part, the at least one virtual neighbor object. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110521 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND NETWORK ACCESSING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are an electronic device enabling wireless networking through a wireless network and a network accessing method thereof, the electronic device including: a communicating unit which accesses the wireless network to perform wireless networking; an encoding unit which encodes a signal transmitted from or received by the communicating unit; and a controller which controls the encoding unit to encode identification information of the electronic device, in response to the electronic device being powered on, and controls the communicating unit to initiate an access to the wireless network based on the identification information encoded by the encoding unit. Accordingly, an automatic access to the wireless network is initiated when the electronic device is powered on, without any special manipulation by the user, thereby enhancing convenience to the user. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110522 | PAIRING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AD-HOC CONNECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A pairing method and an apparatus thereof for an ad-hoc connection in a wireless communication terminal are provided. In the method, an event duration that occurs according to user manipulation is measured. A pairing key is generated using the measured duration. A pairing procedure is performed with a counterpart terminal using the pairing key. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110523 | WIRELESS PERIMETER SECURITY DEVICE AND NETWORK USING SAME - A Radio Frequency based security system for providing security for wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) that allows the creation and maintenance of arbitrarily shaped secure wireless access areas with boundaries around said wireless Local Area Network and prevents access to the said wireless LAN from outside the perimeter of the secure area. The system includes a plurality of perimeter Radio Frequency Sentry Devices (RFSDs) that are employed to establish the boundaries of said secure area around said wireless LAN. The wireless LAN being secured may be an industry standard IEEE 802.11a, 801.11b or 802.11g based wireless LAN or any other wireless LAN that uses packet based communication protocols. The said RFSDs may be stand-alone devices or they may be connected to a wired or wireless Local Area Network. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110524 | SYSTEM FOR ON-LINE AND OFF-LINE DECRYPTION - A secure communication system wherein message decryption may be performed while off-line, or optionally while on-line. A sender encrypts a message based on the message key and sends it to the recipient. An envelope containing a message key is created by encrypting the message key based on a verifier, where the verifier is based on a secret of the recipient. The recipient is provided the envelope, along with the message or separately, from the sender or from another party, contemporaneous with receipt of the message or otherwise. The recipient can then open the envelope while off-line, based on their secret, and retrieve the message key from the envelope to decrypt the message. In the event the recipient cannot open the envelope, optional on-line access permits obtaining assistance that may include obtaining an alternate envelope that the recipient can open. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110525 | Fully homomorphic encryption method based on a bootstrappable encryption scheme, computer program and apparatus - A method includes encrypting information in accordance with an encryption scheme that uses a public key; encrypting a plurality of instances of a secret key, each being encrypted using at least one additional instance of the public key; sending the encrypted information and the plurality of encrypted instances of the secret key to a destination; receiving an encrypted result from the destination; and decrypting the encrypted result. A further method includes receiving a plurality of encrypted secret keys and information descriptive of a function to be performed on data; converting the information to a circuit configured to perform the function on the data; and applying the data to inputs of the circuit and evaluating the data using, in turn, the plurality of encrypted secret keys. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110526 | ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLER AND ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION METHOD - An adaptive filter generates a pseudo echo sound signal based on a sound emission sound signal. An adder subtracts the pseudo echo sound signal from a low band component of a collected sound signal, thereby generating a sound signal with a first-adjusted low band component. An echo spectrum estimation section estimates and calculates a frequency spectrum of a reverberation echo this time from a spectrum of the pseudo echo sound signal this time, a frequency spectrum of the preceding reverberation echo, and an update coefficient based on an audio environment. An adder subtracts the frequency spectrum of the reverberation echo and the frequency spectrum of stationary noise from a spectrum of the sound signal with the first-adjusted low band component. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110527 | ACTIVE MUFFLER - In an active muffler having improved response characteristics, a speaker section includes a diaphragm adapted to generate sound, a voice coil for driving the diaphragm, and a distance sensor to detect the movement of the diaphragm. A light generated by the LED is reflected by the diaphragm, the reflected light is detected by a phototransistor to thereby measure the distance to the diaphragm, so that the movement of the diaphragm is detected. Noise is detected by a microphone, and a signal having opposite phase to that of the noise is generated by an opposite-phase generating section. The difference between the opposite-phase signal and the signal of the distance to the speaker from the distance sensor is calculated and inputted to a PID control section. Such a difference indicates the delay of the speaker movement. Feedback control is performed in a direction in which the difference is canceled out. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110528 | HEARING DEVICE WITH SIMULATION OF A HEARING LOSS AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING A HEARING LOSS - A hearing device has a first earpiece for emitting a first sound signal. The hearing device also includes a device for simulating the hearing loss of a hearing-impaired person. The device changes the first sound signal emitted by the first earpiece in accordance with the hearing loss. An associated method is likewise specified. The hearing device is able to simply and accurately simulate the hearing loss of a hearing-impaired hearing device wearer. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110529 | WIRELESS AUDIO SYSTEM - A wireless audio system is provided which includes an audio source and an audio output device such as a headphone set electronically coupled to a wireless lanyard. The lanyard is wirelessly electronically coupled to the audio source, thereby permitting use of the audio system by a remote user without encumbering the user's mobility. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110530 | In-vehicle audio device and in-vehicle audio system - An in-vehicle audio device and an in-vehicle audio system are disclosed. The in-vehicle audio device acquires and registers metadata of music data from multiple music possession devices, at least one of which is a portable music carrier device capable of performing wireless communication. Regarding the metadata acquired from the portable music carrier device, the in-vehicle audio device maintains the registration of the metadata after a communication connection between the portable music carrier device and the in-vehicle audio device is cut off. The in-vehicle audio device creates a playlist based on the registered metadata. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110531 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR LOCALIZING A SOUND SOURCE - An apparatus for localizing a sound source includes at least two rotatably arranged microphones, a drive formed to set the microphones into rotation, and an evaluator. The evaluator is formed to receive microphone signals of the at least two microphones, while the at least two microphones are moving, and to obtain information on a direction from which sound arrives from the sound source or information on a position of the sound source, using the microphone signals obtained during the movement of the microphones. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110532 | HOWLING SUPPRESSION USING ECHO CANCELLATION - A method for reducing howling in a communication system containing collocated mobile devices is presented. In a transmitter, an audio signal is received at a microphone. Acoustic feedback is removed from the audio signal and the resulting signal is encoded and transmitted either using direct or trunked mode operation to a receiver. The encoded signal is decoded at the transmitter, in addition to at the receiver, and fed back to an echo canceller with sufficient delay to account for substantially the entirety of a loop delay from encoding of the audio signal to reception of the acoustic feedback at the microphone to enable removal of the acoustic feedback. An estimate of the acoustic feedback is used to initially remove the acoustic feedback, the error being fed back to the processor to adaptively change the signal being subtracted from the audio signal to better reduce the acoustic feedback. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110533 | MULTIBAND DRC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A multiband DRC system and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. In accordance with the present invention, the system and the method are capable of increasing an overall loudness of an output signal by controlling thresholds and gains of plurality of DRCs included in the multiband DRC system according to frequency bands. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110534 | ADJUSTABLE VOICE OUTPUT BASED ON DEVICE STATUS - This is directed to providing voice audio output to a user of an electronic device. To allow a user to immediately recognize the status of one or more processes or components of the electronic device from voice audio output, independent of the content of the voice audio output, the electronic device can adjust the voice audio output based on the status of the device. For example, the voice audio output can be adjusted to sound more or less tired based on the battery level of the device. As another example, the pitch or speed of voice audio output can change to identify the particular network or type of network to which a device is connected. The change in voice audio output can be correlated to any suitable device status, including for example using a linear or non-linear correlation. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110535 | Carbon nanotube speaker - A speaker includes an sound wave generator, at least one first electrode, at least one second electrode, an amplifier circuit, and a connector. The at least one first electrode and the at least one second electrode are electrically connected to the sound wave generator. The amplifier is electrically connected to the at least one first electrode and the at least one second electrode. The connector is electrically connected to the amplifier circuit. The sound wave generator includes a carbon nanotube structure and insulative reinforcement structure compounded with the carbon nanotube structure. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110536 | Microphone Assembly with Integrated Self-Test Circuitry - The present invention relates to a condenser microphone assembly comprising an electro-acoustic transducer element comprising a diaphragm and a back plate, signal processing circuitry operatively connected to the transducer element so as to process signals generated by the transducer element, and a mode-setting circuitry for selectively setting the condenser microphone assembly in a test mode or an operational mode. The electro-acoustic sensitivity of the condenser microphone assembly, when operated in the test mode, is at least 40 dB lower than the corresponding electro-acoustic sensitivity of the assembly when operated in the operational mode. The present invention further relates to a method for determining a performance parameter of a signal processing circuitry mounted inside a housing of an assembled condenser microphone assembly. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110537 | Light-Powered Loudspeaker System - A light-powered loudspeaker system including a solar power generator, a power storage device, a wireless signal receiver, a power amplifier and a speaker module is disclosed. The solar power generator is configured to receive a solar energy and convert the received solar energy into electricity energy. The power storage device is coupled to the solar power generator for storing the converted electricity energy. The wireless signal receiver is coupled to the power storage device, receives wireless audio signals and generates an output signal. The power amplifier is coupled to the power storage device and the wireless signal receiver, amplifies the output signal and generates an amplified audio signal. The speaker module is coupled to the power amplifier and produces voices according to the amplified audio signal. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110538 | POWER AMPLIFIER AND METHOD FOR RESTRAINING POWER OF IMPROVED POWER AMPLIFIER - The present invention is related to an improved power amplifier and a method for restraining power of the improved power amplifier. The improved power amplifier has an output power restraint unit, and the output power restraint unit is capable of restraining output power of the improved power amplifier when the output power is exceedingly large. A method for restraining power of a power amplifier, the method comprises the steps of: determining whether power of output powers signal are exceedingly large through a power signal transformation unit, if yes, adjusting two variable resistor of an input amplifier unit for adjusting the power of the power signals, and outputting the adjusted power signals for driving a load via output terminals of the power amplifier. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110539 | SELF-OSCILLATING AUDIO AMPLIFIER AND METHOD FOR RESTRAINING THE IMPROVED SELF-OSCILLATING AUDIO AMPLIFIER - An improved self-oscillating audio amplifier and a method for restraining audio distortion of the self-oscillating audio amplifier are disclosed. The improved self-oscillating audio amplifier comprises a distortion restraint unit configured to detect whether modulated audio signals outputted from the self-oscillating audio amplifier is distorted and, if so, to restrain the distortion. The method for restraining audio distortion of the self-oscillating audio amplifier includes the following steps of: determining whether the modulated audio signals outputted from an audio amplifier positive output terminal is distorted by a first flip-flop set, and if yes, restraining the distortion of the modulated audio signals outputted from the audio amplifier positive output terminal; and outputting the modulated audio signals to drive a speaker by the audio amplifier positive output terminal and an audio amplifier negative output terminal. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110540 | SHELF - A shelf is equipped with an audio amplifier and at least one loudspeaker. The shelf can be integrated into the interior design as a shelf while providing multimedia use for audio playback, video output, and connection to a computer, as well as serve for the high-quality enjoyment of music and its functional application, using only one device. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110541 | ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSDUCTION ACOUSTIC BRIDGE AND RELATED METHODS - An electromagnetic transduction acoustic bridge appliance may include an electro-acoustic transducer including a housing, and a coil carried by the housing, and a piezoelectric paste adjacent the electro-acoustic transducer and including metallic powder embedded therein for picking up audio information of a magnetic field lost from the coil. The electromagnetic transduction acoustic bridge appliance may include a link coupling the piezoelectric paste to the housing. The piezoelectric paste may form an acoustic bridge for picking up the audio information and transmitting the audio information to the housing using the link. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110542 | PIEZOELECTRIC EXCITER AND PIEZOELECTRIC EXCITER UNIT - A piezoelectric exciter includes: a beam including a substrate and a piezoelectric element affixed to the substrate; a supporting portion that supports the beam; a terminal fixed to the supporting portion, the terminal feeding electricity to the piezoelectric element; and a conductive member that electrically connects the terminal to an electrode of the piezoelectric element, wherein a conductive-member-containing recess is formed in the supporting portion and the conductive member is contained in the conductive-member-containing recess in an embedded state and wherein the supporting portion is made of a resin that is subjected to insert molding together with the substrate and the beam is made by affixing the piezoelectric element to the substrate after the insert molding. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110543 | Headphone and stereo headphone - A headphone housing has a first and a second summit in cross section. A sound emitter protrudes from the housing in side section. In the cross section, the first summit protrudes as being away from a point of intersection of an axis line of the sound emitter, that is horizontal and vertical to the side and cross sections, respectively, and a first straight line going through a cord guide located in an outer edge of the cross section, in a first side with respect to the first line and in a second side far from the cord guide with respect to a second straight line going through the point and intersecting with the first line. The second summit protrudes as being away from the point in the second side and in a third side, the opposite of the first side with respect to the first line. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110544 | METHOD OF COATING A HEARING AID COMPONENT AND A HEARING AID COMPRISING A COATED COMPONENT - A method for coating of a hearing aid said method comprising the deposition of an adhesion layer that does not develop corrosive reaction products. The method comprises applying an organometallic compound to the surface of the hearing aid component using vapour phase deposition, inducing a reaction to convert it to a metal oxide, then applying a silane molecule to the surface, and inducing a reaction between the applied silane molecule and the metal oxide. The invention also relates to a hearing aid comprising a component for a hearing aid provided with a hydrophobic coating comprising a layer of aluminium oxide, and a coating for a hearing aid component. The coating is produced in a system ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110110545 | METHOD, HEARING DEVICE AND CONFIGURATION FOR CALIBRATING AN ACOUSTIC TUNING SYSTEM - A method for setting a device for presenting sound specimens for the individual tuning of a hearing device to be worn on the body of a hearing device wearer. The method includes providing and presenting a noise signal by the device, receiving the presented noise signal by at least one microphone of the hearing device, comparing the received noise signal or a signal derived therefrom with a reference signal stored in the hearing device, and emitting a status signal by the hearing device in dependence on the comparison. In this manner, simple and precise setting of the device for emitting sound specimens for calibration purposes occurs. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110546 | SPEAKER - A speaker includes a case defining a central hole therein, a bowl-shaped yoke received in the central hole of the case, a magnet fixed in the yoke, a vibrating coil suspended a magnetic gap formed between the magnet and the yoke, a diaphragm coupled to the vibrating coil, and an hearing aid coil embedded in the case. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110547 | Electronic device - An electronic device includes a speaker element having a diaphragm and a driving unit that vibrates the diaphragm; a mounting unit, in a housing, to which the speaker element is mounted; and an enclosure formed next to the mounting unit. The speaker element is mounted to the mounting unit in the housing while a side of the diaphragm is a side to be mounted to the mounting unit in the housing and a side of the driving unit is opened. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110548 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A handheld electronic device including a first body, a second body, a stand and a gear set is provided. The first body has a first rack. The second body is slidably coupled with the first body. The stand having a second rack is slidably coupled with the first body and located between the first body and the second body. The gear set has a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion and is pivoted on the second body. The first and second engaging portions are engaged with the first and second racks respectively. When the first body is shifted a first distance with respect to the second body, the first body drives the gear set to rotate by the first rack, and the gear set drives the stand to be shifted a second distance greater than the first distance with respect to the second body by the second rack. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110549 | IRONLESS AND LEAKAGE FREE COIL TRANSDUCER MOTOR ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure relates to a coil transducer motor structure ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110110550 | Microphone with Variable Low Frequency Cutoff - A microphone system has a package with an interior, a MEMS microphone within the package interior and forming a backvolume between it and the package interior, and a MEMS valve coupled with at least one input aperture in the package. The package defines at least one input aperture (e.g., the prior noted aperture) for receiving an acoustic signal, and the MEMS microphone is mechanically coupled to at least a portion of one input aperture. The valve has a valve opening generally circumscribed by a valve seat. The valve is considered as having an open mode for permitting acoustic signal access into the package interior through the valve opening, and a closed mode for substantially preventing acoustic signal access into the package interior through the valve opening. The valve has a movable member configured to contact the valve seat when in the closed mode. This movable member is configured to move between the open mode and the closed mode in a direction that is generally perpendicular to the valve seat. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110551 | Apparatus for Releasably Securing Wireless Communication Device to Head Gear - An apparatus for releasably securing at least one wireless communication device to at least one head gear is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an elongated L-shaped member defined by a proximal, generally a straight portion terminating at a sleeved clip having a left arm and a right arm and a distal, generally a curved portion extending perpendicular to the straight portion and terminating at a circular end member. The circular end member expands around an earbud of a wireless communication device thereby preventing it from falling off. The left arm and the right arm of the sleeved clip attach to a head gear thereby holding the wireless communication device. The head gear may be selected from a group comprised of eyeglasses, sunglasses, helmet, visor, headband or cap. The sleeved clip can be interchangeable with a clamp or elastic tube, and available in different sizes for flexibility. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110552 | Headphones With Reduced Tangling And Methods - A headphone having reduced tendency to tangle comprises an input portion for receiving electrical signals from an output device, an output portion for providing audio signals to a user in response to the electrical signals, a plurality of wires coupled to the input portion and the output portion for providing the electrical signals to the output portion, and a restraint mechanism coupled to the plurality of wires and cable of being repositioned along the plurality of wire, wherein the restraint mechanism is for physically receiving insertion of at least a portion of the input portion and for physically restraining movement of the portion of input portion with respect to output portion when the portion of the input portion is physically inserted into the restraint mechanism, wherein a temporary and removable closed loop of wire is formed from the plurality of wires, until a sufficient separation force is applied. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110553 | Headset - A headset including first and second ear assemblies, each ear assembly including a rear limb, a front limb, a transducer carried on the front limb, and an earpiece extending from the front limb. The rear limb is configured to locate behind a user's ear and the front limb is configured to extend around an upper portion of the user's ear and locate the earpiece in or near an ear canal of the user. The headset further includes a flexible elongate housing configured to house one or more equipment modules, the housing configured to fit conformingly around a nape region of the user's neck when the headset is worn. Each ear assembly is connected to the housing and/or the equipment modules by an elastic strap. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110554 | LOW PROFILE GREETING CARD SPEAKER - A low profile miniature speaker configured for use in greeting cards such as sound generating greeting cards and other novelties. The thickness of the speaker is minimized while maintaining the sound quality and increasing strength. The speaker magnet is counter-sunk into the housing of the speaker, thereby decreasing overall thickness. The speaker is configured with concentric ribs that radiate outward from the center of the circular speaker. The ribs reinforce the plastic housing and increase the structural strength of the speaker. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110555 | Arrangement of Objects in Images or Graphics to Convey a Machine-Readable Signal - The disclosure provides apparatus related to arranging objects (e.g., circles, dots and other shapes) in images and graphics to convey a machine-readable signal. One claim recites an apparatus including: electronic memory for storing image or graphic data; and an electronic processor programmed for: integrating a plurality of objects in stored image or graphic data, the objects being arranged in a pattern that is machine-readable, the plurality of objects being integrated in the image or graphic so that the pattern is hidden in the image or graphic through cooperation with design elements of the image or graphic; and providing a visible structure for aiding in machine-reading of the pattern. Of course, other combinations are provided and claimed as well. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110556 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The main CPU executes Fourier transform to the partial image, then performs strict spectrum analysis | 2011-05-12 |
20110110557 | Geo-locating an Object from Images or Videos - The present invention discloses a novel method, computer program product, and system for determining a spatial location of a target object from the selection of points in multiple images that correspond to the object location within the images. In one aspect, the method includes collecting location and orientation information of one or more image sensors producing the images; the collected location and orientation information is then used to determine the spatial location of the target object. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110558 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Automatic Airborne Contaminant Analysis - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for locating, classifying, and quantifying airborne contaminants. In one embodiment, the apparatus contains an air sampler, an imaging device, a processing module, and a user interface. The air sampler may contain at least one opening into which ambient air is flowable. The imaging device may produce images of the ambient air within an interior volume of the air sampler. The processing module may receive the images produced by the imaging device and may locate, classify, and quantify specific airborne contaminants, such as mold and pollen spores. Data concerning the airborne contaminants can be output to a user at a user interface. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110559 | Optical Positioning Apparatus And Positioning Method Thereof - An optical positioning apparatus and method are adapted for determining a position of an object in a three-dimensional coordinate system which has a first axis, a second axis and a third axis perpendicular to one another. The optical positioning apparatus includes a host device which has a first optical sensor and a second optical sensor located along the first axis with a first distance therebetween, and a processor connected with the optical sensors, and a calibrating device placed in the sensitivity range of the optical sensors with a second distance between an origin of the second axis and a coordinate of the calibrating device projected in the second axis. The optical sensors sense the calibrating device to make the processor execute a calibrating procedure, and then sense the object to make the processor execute a positioning procedure for determining the position of the object in the three-dimensional coordinate system. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110560 | Real Time Hand Tracking, Pose Classification and Interface Control - A hand gesture from a camera input is detected using an image processing module of a consumer electronics device. The detected hand gesture is identified from a vocabulary of hand gestures. The electronics device is controlled in response to the identified hand gesture. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110561 | FACIAL MOTION CAPTURE USING MARKER PATTERNS THAT ACCOMODATE FACIAL SURFACE - Capturing facial surface using marker patterns laid out on the facial surface by adapting the marker patterns to contours of the facial surface and motion range of a head including: generating a facial action coding system (FACS) matrix by capturing FACS poses; generating a pattern to wrap over the facial surface using the FACS poses as a guide; capturing and tracking marker motions of the pattern; stabilizing the marker motions of the pattern using a head stabilization transform to remove head motions from the marker motions; and generating and applying a plurality of FACS matrix weights to the stabilized marker motions. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110562 | REMOTE SENSING AND PROBABILISTIC SAMPLING BASED FOREST INVENTORY METHOD - A remote sensing and probabilistic sampling based forest inventory method can correlate aerial data, such as LiDAR, CIR, and/or Hyperspectral data with actual sampled and measured ground data to facilitate obtainment, e.g., prediction, of a more accurate forest inventory. The resulting inventory can represent an empirical description of the height, DBH and species of every tree within the sample area. The use of probabilistic sampling methods can greatly improve the accuracy and reliability of the forest inventory. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110563 | Method and system for automatically grading beef quality - A method of automatically grading beef quality by analyzing a digital image is provided. The method includes: an image acquiring step of acquiring a color image of beef using a CCD camera; a region separating step of separating a lean region from the acquired image; a boundary extracting step of extracting a boundary line of the lean region; a boundary smoothing step of smoothing the boundary line extracted in the boundary extracting step; a boundary correcting step of correcting an indented portion and a protruded portion included in the boundary line having been subjected to the boundary smoothing step; a grading region determining step of determining a grading region on the basis of the boundary line corrected in the boundary correcting step; and a grading step of grading the beef quality on the basis of the image of the grading region. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110564 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a viewer image generating module, a viewer recognition module, a group extraction module, and an image display module. The viewer image generating module generates an image of a viewer by capturing the image of the viewer. The viewer recognition module detects a face image in the generated image and recognizes the viewer corresponding to the detected face image. The group extraction module extracts, from a plurality of groups each including still images, groups including at least one of a still image including the face image of the viewer and a still image imported by the viewer. The image display module displays still images in the extracted groups on a screen. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110565 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHECKING THE DIAGNOSTIC QUALITY OF A MEDICAL SYSTEM - A system and a method are provided that may be used to determine the suitability of a client for use in medical diagnosis. Multimedia content may be presented on the client and used to elicit responses from a user indicative of the suitability of the client for use in medical diagnosis. The elicited responses may be used to determine the suitability of the client for medical diagnosis. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110566 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING IMAGE NOISE - A method and apparatus are provided for reducing noise in a medical diagnostic image. The method includes obtaining an image data set of a region of interest in an object, defining a first area that includes a plurality of pixels surrounding a pixel in the image data set, rotating and reflecting the first area to identify at least one different second area that includes a structure that is similar to a second structure defined in the first area, and generating an image having reduced noise using the rotated and reflected area. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110567 | Methods and Apparatus for Visually Enhancing Images - The invention provides methods of enhancing tissue sample images by filtering luminance values from an input image and transforming the filtered values to produce an enhanced image for use in diagnostic applications. Preferred methods of the invention provide image enhancement by filtering luminance values of an image that correspond to sample regions that are obstructed or are otherwise not of diagnostic interest, and applying a mathematical transformation based on luminance values from regions that are not filtered out. In this way, image correction is substantially based on portions of the image that are of diagnostic relevance. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110568 | WEB ENABLED MEDICAL IMAGE REPOSITORY - A system and method for acquiring, hosting and distributing medical images for healthcare professionals. In one illustrative embodiment, the system can include a database for storing private health information split from a medical imaging record. The system can also include a repository for storing at least one anonymized image split from the medical record. The anonymized images are parsed into a schema upon request with the schema provided in response to the request. The schema can define a structure mapping the anonymized images into a study. The personal information can be joined with the anonymized images to form medical imaging records into the study according to the structure. The anonymized images can be parsed into a browser compatible format and metadata associated with the format. The database and the repository can both be provided on cloud services. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110569 | DISCOVER BIOLOGICAL FEATURES USING COMPOSITE IMAGES - An image processing system extracts parts or characteristics of interest from prepared biological samples One suitable use of the image processing system is to find biomarkers. But many other suitable uses are possible. Some components of the system include image preprocessing (data interpolation, retention time alignment, image noise filtering, background estimation, and formation of a composite image); image feature extraction (peaks, isotope groups, and charge groups); and computation of feature characteristics and expression statistics, differential expression, and non-differential expression. Outputs of the system include a candidate list of parts or characteristic of interest for aiding further discovery. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110570 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A PLANAR IMAGE - An apparatus and methods for synthesizing a planar image from a three-dimensional emission dataset. The method includes acquiring a three-dimensional (3D) emission dataset of an object of interest, acquiring a three-dimensional (3D) attenuation map of the object of interest, determining a line or response that extends from an emission point in the 3D emission dataset, through the 3D attenuation map, to a pixel to be reconstructed on a planar image, integrating along the line of response to generate an attenuation corrected value for the pixel, and reconstructing the planar image using the attenuation correction value. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110571 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERING IMAGES - Methods and apparatus for automatically registering an anatomical image with a perfusion image is provided. The method includes acquiring an anatomical image of a heart using a first imaging modality, acquiring a physiological image of the heart using a different second imaging modality, identifying a myocardium of a left ventricle using the physiological image, automatically scoring a plurality of pixels in the anatomical image that are within a predetermined range of the myocardium identified in the physiological image, and registering the anatomical image with the physiological image based on the score. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110572 | System for Dynamically Improving Medical Image Acquisition Quality - A system dynamically improves quality of medical images using at least one processing device including an image analyzer, a correction processor and a message generator. The image analyzer automatically parses and analyzes data representing an image of a particular anatomical feature of a patient acquired by a medical image acquisition device to identify defects in the image by examining the data representing the image for predetermined patterns associated with image defects. The correction processor uses a predetermined information map associating image defects with corresponding corrective image acquisition parameters to determine corrected image acquisition parameters for use in re-acquiring an image using the image acquisition device in response to an identified defect. The message generator generates a message for presentation to a user indicating an identified defect and suggesting use of the corrected image acquisition parameters for re-acquiring an image. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110573 | IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE WITH OPTIMIZED DOSE CONTROL - The present invention relates to an image generation device for generating an image from measured data, wherein image quality is optimized for a region of interest and to an imaging system comprising this image generation device. The image generation device comprises a noise determination unit for determining a distribution of noise in a projection domain of the region of interest, and a dose control unit ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110110574 | DENTAL CYSTS DETECTOR - A system and method for detecting a cyst from a dental radiographic image is provided. The system and method comprises comparing the radiographic image to a plurality of template images, calculating a cross correlation coefficient between a plurality of regions in the radiographic image and a corresponding plurality of regions in the template image, determining a cyst region in the radiographic image based on a value of the cross correlation coefficient and computing a severity level of the cyst. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110575 | DENTAL CARIES DETECTOR - Briefly, in accordance with one aspect, a method for detecting caries on a tooth is provided. The method includes clustering image pixels of an edge-enhanced image of the tooth to identify enamel, dentine, pulp and caries layers of the tooth and determining a plurality of texture parameters for each of the identified enamel, dentine, pulp and caries layers. The method also includes comparing the plurality of texture parameters with reference parameters to detect caries on the tooth. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110576 | Selective Display Of Computer-Aided Detection Findings With Associated Breast X-Ray Mammogram and/or Tomosynthesis Image Information - Methods, systems, and related computer program products for processing and displaying computer-aided detection (CAD) information associated with medical breast x-ray images, such as breast x-ray tomosynthesis volumes and conventional x-ray mammograms, are described. For one preferred embodiment, CAD findings for several cases (or several individual data volumes) are selectively designated for marking such that a predetermined number of CAD findings per case (or per data volume) are marked for display across all of the cases (or data volumes). In another preferred embodiment, localized breast fibroglandular tissue density information is used together with certainty-of-finding information as a basis for selecting which candidate CAD findings to designate as marked CAD findings, with increased certainty-of-finding being required to mark CAD findings in regions of higher fibroglandular tissue density. In another preferred embodiment, CAD findings located within regions of excessively dense fibroglandular tissue are withheld altogether, and associated warnings are displayed. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110577 | MATHEMATICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS BASED CELL REPROGRAMMING WITH APPLICATIONS FOR EPIGENETIC AND NON-EPIGENETIC BASE INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL DERIVATION - Mathematical and statistical image analysis methods and systems are applied to enhance and refine the process of reprogramming cells, for example, to modify cells from patients into custom-matched stem cells. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110578 | Evaluation of Image Processing Algorithms - One exemplary aspect of this invention pertains to a method to evaluate an image processing algorithm. The method includes varying a parameter of a model of an imaging system and, for each variation of the parameter, calculating with a data processor a corresponding image of a sample; applying an image processing algorithm to the calculated corresponding images of the sample; and determining an ability of the image processing algorithm to detect the variation in the parameter. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110579 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRICALLY FORMING A 3-D RECREATION OF A SURFACE OF A MOVING OBJECT USING PHOTOGRAPHS CAPTURED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME - A method for creating a 3-D data set of a surface of a moving object includes rigidly coupling a reference frame with targets to the object such that a change in position or orientation of the object causes a corresponding change in the reference frame. A first photograph is captured of at least a portion of the object and at least some of the plurality of targets at a first camera location. A second photograph is captured of at least a portion of the object and at least some of the plurality of targets at a second camera position. The object moves between the capturing of the first photograph and the capturing of the second photograph. The captured photographs are input to a computing device that is configured and arranged to determine 3-D data points corresponding to the surface of the object captured in the photographs. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110580 | GEOSPATIAL MODELING SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING BUILDING AND VEGETATION IN A DSM AND RELATED METHODS - A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database configured to store a digital surface model (DSM) of a geographical area, and to store image data of the geographical area. The image data may have a spectral range indicative of a difference between buildings and vegetation. The geospatial modeling system may also include a processor cooperating with the geospatial model database to separate bare earth data from remaining building and vegetation data in the DSM to define a building and vegetation DSM. The processor may also register the image data with the building and vegetation DSM, and classify each point of the building and vegetation DSM as either building or vegetation based upon the spectral range of the image data. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110581 | 3D OBJECT RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a three-dimensional (3D) object recognition system and method. The 3D object recognition system includes a storage unit for storing an extended randomized forest in which a plurality of randomized trees is included and each of the randomized trees includes a plurality of leaf nodes, training means for extracting a plurality of keypoints from a training target object image, and calculating and storing an object recognition posterior probability distribution and training target object-based keypoint matching posterior probability distributions, and matching means for extracting a plurality of keypoints from a matching target object image, matching the extracted keypoints to a plurality of leaf nodes, recognizing an object using the object recognition posterior probability distributions, and matching the keypoints to keypoints of the recognized object using training target object-based keypoint matching posterior probability distributions stored at the matched leaf nodes. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110582 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A FLUID DISCHARGE IN AN UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT - The present invention relates to a method for determining the position of a fluid discharge in an underwater environment comprising the phases which consist in collecting ( | 2011-05-12 |
20110110583 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPTH EXTRACTION OF IMAGES WITH MOTION COMPENSATION - A system and method for spatiotemporal depth extraction of images are provided. The system and method provide for acquiring a sequence of images from a scene, the sequence including a plurality of successive frames of images, estimating the disparity of at least one point in a first image with at least one corresponding point in a second image for at least one frame, estimating motion of the at least one point in the first image, estimating the disparity of the at least one next successive frame based on the estimated disparity of at least one previous frame in a forward direction of the sequence, wherein the estimate disparity is compensated with the estimated motion, and minimizing the estimated disparity of each of the plurality of successive frames based on the estimated disparity of at least one previous frame in a backward direction of the sequence. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110584 | Method And Apparatus For Converting A Color Image To Grayscale - A method and apparatus for converting a color digital image into a grayscale digital image is disclosed. First, each green intensity value in the color digital image is copied into a corresponding pixel location of the grayscale digital image. Then for each red intensity value in the color digital image, the red intensity value is adjusted to match a local dynamic range of green intensity values. The adjusted red intensity value is inserted into the corresponding pixel location of the grayscale digital image. Then for each blue intensity value in the color image, the blue intensity value is adjusted to match a local dynamic range of green intensity values. The adjusted blue intensity value is inserted into the corresponding pixel location of the grayscale digital image. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110585 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - Provided is an image processing apparatus, method and computer-readable medium. The image processing apparatus, method and computer-readable medium may extract a target object area from an input color image, based on an input depth image and the input color image. For the above image processing, the image processing may extract a silhouette area of a target object from the input depth image and refine the silhouette area of the target object based on the input color image. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110586 | INFORMATION CODE - An information code of the present inventioncomprises an excision code portion based on a code system which allows easy excision, by colorcomponent analysis, of a code area from an image data containing the code area, and a data recording code portion which is capable of recording target electronic data in high recording density, and can improve recording density of the data recording code portion by increasing the number of colors and/or reducing the cell size, by decoding of the excision code portion making possible also using mathematical calculation not solely depending on color component analysis. The present invention aims to provide the information code based on two codestandards for the excision code portion and the data recording code portion respectively. A code system that provides easy excision of a code by the color component analysis is adopted for the excision code because the excision code serves as an initial clue to excise a code from an image. By decoding of the excision code portion, information needed for extraction and decoding of the data recording code portion is obtained. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110587 | Generating Harmonic Images - A computer implemented method of generating a harmonic image based on object data defining a plurality of objects to be located in the image, and location data defining a plurality of locations in the image, the method comprising the steps of: determining a plurality of harmonic object-location pairs from a plurality of possible object-location pairs; and, generating an image according to the determined harmonic object-location pairs. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110588 | COLOUR IMAGE ENHANCEMENT - A colour image enhancement method, for enhancing the colour of a colour image comprising a plurality of pixels. The method comprises: mapping a colour saturation value of each pixel to a normalised saturation value, wherein the range of values of normalised saturation is the same independent of the luminance value of the pixel; estimating a probability distribution of the normalised saturation values; defining a transfer function for modifying the normalised saturation values, based on the estimated probability distribution; and applying the transfer function to the normalised saturation values to generate modified values. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110589 | Image Contrast Enhancement - The subject application is directed to a system and method for image contrast enhancement. Input image comprised of digitally encoded image data is received into a data processor, including an associated data storage, and histogram data is generated corresponding to received image data. Acceptability of received image data is determined in accordance with a comparison of the histogram data to at least one preselected threshold value and a contrast adjustment including a white stretch, a black stretch, and a contrast stretch is performed on the input image in accordance with the histogram data. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110590 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING - An image processing system segments input image data into a plurality of regions, and obtains features of at least one region. The system refers to correspondence information to obtain a colorless pattern that is associated with the features of the at least one region of the input image data, and generates colorless image data using the obtained colorless pattern. | 2011-05-12 |
20110110591 | MULTI-POINT IMAGE LABELING METHOD - The present invention discloses a multi-point image labeling method, which labels an object pixel matrix containing image data and makes adjacent array elements with image data have an identical image label value. A multi-point label window is used to designate a non-zero temporary labeled value to store in the register according to the temporary labeled value of the adjacent array elements. Next, a label-equivalence window generates label-equivalence information according to the adjacent temporary labeled values. Next, an equivalent-substitution processing process is performed on the temporary labeled values according to the label-equivalence information to generate label-equivalence substitution information. Then, the temporary labeled values are replaced according to the label-equivalence substitution information to obtain the resultant image labeled values and complete the image labeling of the object pixel matrix. | 2011-05-12 |