24th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090147975 | SPATIAL PROCESSING STEREO SYSTEM - A spatial processing stereo system (“SPSS”) that receives audio signals and a limited number of user input parameters associated with the spatial attributes of a room, such as “room size”, “stage distance”, and “stage width”. The input parameters are used to define a listening room and generate coefficients, room impulse responses, and scaling factors that are used generate additional surround signals. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147976 | Tinnitus masking systems - Tinnitus masking systems for treating tinnitus are described where a device is coupled to a surface of a bone or to a tooth or several teeth. Such a device may comprise an oral appliance having an electronic and/or transducer assembly for generating sounds via a vibrating transducer element. Generally, the transducer may generate one or more frequencies of sound via the actuatable transducer to transmit a modified audio signal via vibratory conductance to an inner ear of the patient to mask tinnitus during a peak of the audio signal and to allow the user to perceive the tinnitus during a trough of the audio signal. The audio signal is also modified to account for any hearing loss of the patient as well as a bone conductance profile measured from the patient. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147977 | HEARING AID SYSTEM COMPRISING A MATCHED FILTER AND A MEASUREMENT METHOD - The invention relates to a hearing aid system comprising an input transducer for converting an input sound signal comprising an information signal part of a known waveform and a background noise part to an electrical analogue input signal, optionally an A/D converter for converting the electrical input signal to a digital input signal. The invention further relates to a method of making a critical gain measurement. The object of the present invention is to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of a signal to be measured or detected in a hearing instrument compared to prior art solutions. The problem is solved in that a matched filter receiving said analogue or digital input signal and optimized to improve the identification of the information signal part from the noisy input signal. An advantage of the invention is that it provides an alternative scheme for improving signal to noise ratio of a hearing aid. The invention may e.g. be used for the customization of hearing aid parameters in cooperation with fitting software and/or for improving signal to noise ratio of a detected or measured signal. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147978 | Front plate with sealing apparatus - The invention specifies a sealing apparatus for a microphone opening in a front plate. It comprises a sound-permeable covering medium made of a first material and a sound-permeable membrane, with a sealant arranged on the exterior of the covering medium made of a second material being designed so as to produce a tight form fit between the covering medium and the front plate when said covering medium is inserted into the microphone opening. A front plate that is compatible with the sealing apparatus according to the invention is also specified. The advantage here is that the microphone opening can be sealed in a water-tight fashion and as a result protects a microphone positioned beneath it against external influences. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147979 | Attenuating tip for hearing aid - A hearing aid includes a speaker in a tip that is located in an ear canal. The tip includes a coupling, a retainer that mechanically engages the coupling, and a sleeve axially surrounding the retainer. The retainer attenuates lower frequencies than are attenuated by the sleeve. The sleeve is preferably a foam rubber and the retainer is preferably a composite material. A flange on the retainer reflects sound back into the sleeve for additional attenuation. It has been discovered that operation is improved if the outside diameter of the sleeve and the outside diameter of the retainer are in the ratio of approximately 1.75:1. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147980 | NARROW PROFILE SPEAKER CONFIGURATIONS AND SYSTEMS - A narrow profile speaker unit comprises at least one speaker outputting sound towards an internal surface and through a duct with an output terminus, such as a slot, having a narrow dimension, effectively changing the cross-section of the speaker's audio output wave. A pair of speakers may face one another, outputting sound towards a common output slot. Multiple pairs of speakers may be used to form an inline speaker unit for increased sound output. A slotted speaker unit may include multiple speakers facing the same direction, towards a groundplane or reflecting surface, and having parallel apertures for allowing sound radiation. The speaker units may be integral with or attached to electronic appliances such as desktop computers or flatscreen devices, or may be used in automobiles or other contexts. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147981 | In-ear headphones - An earphone is disclosed that is used in connection with reproducing audio sounds that are supplied from an audio-frequency source. The earphone includes a housing that includes a boot assembly positioned in the housing. A first audio driver is positioned in the boot assembly such that a first output of the first audio driver is in acoustic communication with a mixing chamber. A second audio driver is also positioned in the boot assembly such that a second output of the second audio driver is in acoustic communication with a chamber in the boot assembly. A tubular needle is positioned in the boot assembly having a first end in acoustic communication with the chamber and a second end in acoustic communication with the mixing chamber. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147982 | HEADPHONE SET AND HEADPHONE CABLE - A cable distributes first and second audio signals outputted from a sound source to first and the second casings. A first signal line is laid out between an input plug and a first terminal, and transmits the first audio signal. A second signal line is laid out between an input plug and a second terminal, and transmits the second audio signal. A third signal line is laid out between the first terminal and the second terminal, in parallel to the first signal line and the second signal line, through the input plug. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147983 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF A LINKAGE ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN AN ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - A three-dimensional linkage assembly for an electroacoustic transducer comprises a first panel having a first structure and a first opening and a second panel having a second structure and a second opening. The first structure may be disposed within the second opening and the second structure may be disposed within the first opening. The first panel and the second panel may be joined together by welding, mechanical coupling, or bonding. Each of the first and second panels comprises a frame and a retaining portion attached the first structure and the second structure to the frame. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147984 | Electroacoustic transducer - An electroacoustic transducer comprises an electric sound conversion section that vibrates a mechanical device based on an electric signal so as to emit a sound wave; and an electromagnetic wave radiation section that generates and emits an electromagnetic wave from the electrical signal. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147985 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR secure WATERMARK EMBEDDING AND EXTRACTION DATA FLOW ARCHITECTURE - Methods and systems for secure watermark embedding and extraction data flow architecture are disclosed and may include embedding a watermark in a video signal utilizing an embedded CPU. The embedded CPU may be controlled utilizing a security processor via a secure bus. The watermark may be embedded in a compressed video signal that may be diverted around a compression/decompression engine. The watermark may be embedded in a decompressed video signal and may be directed through a compression/decompression engine. Requests may be sent to the embedded CPU from the main CPU via the security processor and the secure bus. The watermark may be encrypted utilizing the security processor. The secure bus may be inaccessible to the main CPU or any device not on the chip. The chip may be disabled when the embedded CPU may be disabled. Sections of the video signal may be classified and selected for embedding. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147986 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF IMMERSIVE SENSATION ENHANCEMENT FOR VIDEO SEQUENCE DISPLAYING - An immersive sensation enhancement method and system for video sequence displaying is provided. An immersive sensation enhancement system, the system including: a foreground image identification unit to identify a foreground image for each frame of an input image; a foreground image characteristic extraction unit to extract a characteristic of the foreground image; a contrast threshold identification unit to identify a contrast threshold based on the characteristic of the foreground image; and an immersive sensation enhancement processing unit to process an immersive sensation enhancement of the input image based on at least one of the characteristic of the foreground image and the contrast threshold. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147987 | X-RAY INSPECTION APPARATUS - An x-ray inspection apparatus includes a sample image obtaining unit, an ideal curve generating unit, a curve adjustment unit, and a mass estimation unit as a function block generated by a control computer. The sample image obtaining unit obtains 10 x-ray transmission images of sample inspected products each of whose mass is known in advance. The ideal curve generating unit generates a table based on a formula that indicates a relationship between the brightness of an area included in the x-ray transmission images and the estimated mass of the area. The curve adjustment unit refers to the input actual mass of each x-ray transmission image and adjusts the table such that the estimated mass approximates the actual mass. The mass estimation unit determines the estimated mass per unit area based on the post-adjusted table and adds up these masses to determine the total estimated mass of the product. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147988 | IMAGE TRANSFER WITH SECURE QUALITY ASSESSMENT - A method for producing an assured image from image data that is transferred from a first entity to a second entity acquires image data, transfers the acquired image data from the first entity to the second entity, forms secure assurance data according to image quality measurements obtained from the acquired image data, and forms an assured image that includes the acquired image data and the secure assurance data. At least one image quality message is generated that indicates the transfer of the acquired image data from the first entity to the second entity and is representative of the image quality measurements. The at least one image quality message is presented to at least one of the first entity and the second entity. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147989 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A picture image extracting section extracts a picture image from an image shown by image data stored in an image memory. A document image creating section executes a processing of superimposing a special dot pattern and a pattern image onto the image from which the picture image is extracted. After that, the picture image is put over the image to which the special dot pattern is superimposed, so that an image is created. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147990 | System and Method of Generic Symbol Recognition and User Authentication Using a Communication Device with Imaging Capabilities - A system and method for recognizing symbols and identifying users or services, including the displaying of an image or video clip on a display device in which identification information is embedded in the image or video clip, the capturing the image or video clip on an imaging device, the transmitting of the image or video clip from the imaging device to a communication network, the transmitting of the image or video clip from the communication network to a processing and authentication server, the processing of the information embedded in the image or video clip by the server to identify logos, alphanumeric characters, or special symbols in the image or video clip, and converting the identified logos or characters or symbols into a digital format to identify the user or location of the user or service provided to the user, and the using of the processed information in digital format to provide one or more of a variety of additional applications. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147991 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETECTING AND CHARACTERIZING MOTION - A method for motion detection/characterization is provided including the steps of (a) capturing a series of time lapsed images of the target, wherein the target moves between at least two of such images; (b) generating a motion distribution in relation to the target across the series of images; and (c) identifying motion of the target based on analysis of the motion distribution. In a further aspect of motion detection/characterization in accordance with the invention, motion is detected/characterized based on calculation of a color distribution for a series of images. A system and computer program for presenting an augmented environment based on the motion detection/characterization is also provided. An interface means based on the motion detection/characterization is also provided. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147992 | THREE-LEVEL SCHEME FOR EFFICIENT BALL TRACKING - A three-level ball detection and tracking method is disclosed. The ball detection and tracking method employs three levels to generate multiple ball candidates rather than a single one. The ball detection and tracking method constructs multiple trajectories using candidate linking, then uses optimization criteria to determine the best ball trajectory. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147993 | HEAD-TRACKING SYSTEM - A head-tracking system and a method for operating a head-tracking system in which a stationary reference point is detected are provided. A detector for detecting the position of a head is calibrated based on the detected stationary reference point. In one example implementation, the detection of the stationary reference point is used to determine the position of the head. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147994 | TORO: TRACKING AND OBSERVING ROBOT - The present invention provides a method for tracking entities, such as people, in an environment over long time periods. A region-based model is generated to model beliefs about entity locations. Each region corresponds to a discrete area representing a location where an entity is likely to be found. Each region includes one or more positions which more precisely specify the location of an entity within the region so that the region defines a probability distribution of the entity residing at different positions within the region. A region-based particle filtering method is applied to entities within the regions so that the probability distribution of each region is updated to indicate the likelihood of the entity residing in a particular region as the entity moves. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147995 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes information input units which inputs observation information in a real space; an event detection unit which generates event information including estimated position and identification information on users existing in the actual space through analysis of the input information; and an information integration processing unit which sets hypothesis probability distribution data regarding user position and user identification information and generates analysis information including the user position information through hypothesis update and sorting out based on the event information, in which the event detection unit detects a face area from an image frame input from an image information input unit, extracts face attribute information from the face area, and calculates and outputs a face attribute score corresponding to the extracted face attribute information to the information integration processing unit, and the information integration processing unit applies the face attribute score to calculate target face attribute expectation values. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147996 | SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE - A safe following distance warning system for a vehicle includes a forward-looking image capturing unit, a speed sensor, a processor, and a warning output device. The forward-looking image capturing unit is for capturing images forward of the vehicle. The forward-looking image capturing unit includes a taking lens, an image sensor disposed behind the taking lens, an image processing unit, and a lens driving unit. The image processing unit is for calculating an in-focus position of the taking lens. The speed sensor is for sensing a current speed of the vehicle. The processor is for calculating a following distance from the vehicle to a vehicle directly forward of the vehicle and comparing the following distance to an applicable safe distance parameter. The warning output device is for outputting an alarm to the driver of the vehicle when the following distance is less than the applicable safe distance parameter. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147997 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRECTING DISTANCE USING LINEAR REGRESSION AND SMOOTHING IN AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE DISPLAY - The invention provides a method of correcting a distance between an ambient intelligence display and a user using a linear regression and a smoothing, by which distance information of a user who approaches to the display can be accurately output even in an unanticipated condition using a passive infrared (PIR) sensor and an ultrasonic device. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147998 | Image processing system, image processing method, and computer readable medium - There is provided an image processing system configured to correct an image of an object inside a physical body. The image processing system includes an object image obtaining section that obtains an object image formed by light from the object, a depth identifying section that identifies a depth from a surface of the physical body to the object, a distance information identifying section that identifies distance information indicating a distance from an image capturing section capturing the object image to the surface of the physical body, and an image correcting section that corrects the object image according to the distance information and the depth. | 2009-06-11 |
20090147999 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - Provided is an image processing system, including a depth calculating section that calculates a depth of an object from a surface of a body, the object existing inside the body; a light receiving section that receives light from the object; and a substance amount calculating section that calculates an amount of a substance, which generates the light received by the light receiving section, inside the object based on the depth of the object calculated by the depth calculating section and an amount of light received by the light receiving section. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148000 | System and Method for Motion Capture - A system and method for measuring, animating, and analyzing motion in real-time is provided which operates with or without markers. System variables are used with a motion model to restrict the number of possible locations of a subject. The system variables are based on known or detected relationships between the motions of the various elements of the model. Visual comparisons and quantitative comparisons provide feedback and help a subject learn or improve a motor skill. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148001 | Method for multivariate analysis of confocal temporal image sequences for velocity estimation - A method of determining individual velocity associated with one or more molecular species moving through a fluid medium involves obtaining multiple temporal images of the one or more species moving through the medium, analyzing the temporal images using multivariate image analysis to obtain temporal profiles of principal components, and determining individual velocity of the one or more species using the temporal profiles. Multiple species can be identified using the one or more individual velocities or ratio thereof. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148002 | CAMERA BASED INK APPLICATION VERIFICATION - The present application relates to a method, apparatus and programmable product for verifying print quality of a document assembled on a document manufacturing device. In particular, a system and related method for performing print quality assessment of the document in real-time during manufacture of the document are provided. The present teachings allow for identification of the inherent qualities or pre-existing print markings of the document as a separate process from that of a process for identification and verification of markings applied onto the document by the print operation. In this way, a determination of print quality may be determined irrespective of the influence of the inherent qualities or pre-existing print markings. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148003 | BLOCK-BASED NOISE DETECTION AND REDUCTION METHOD WITH PIXEL LEVEL CLASSIFICATION GRANULARITY - A method of detecting noise in an image ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090148004 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Prior to image output of output information, printing information is analyzed and an important inspection processing item regarding inspection to be performed on the image output, and an inspection point, are selected. Inspection instruction information including the important inspection processing item and the inspection point that have been selected is generated for inspection of the output results which are image-output. The generated inspection instruction information is then output. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148005 | Multispectral imaging biometrics - Methods and systems are provided for performing a biometric measurement on an individual. A purported skin site of the individual is illuminated under a plurality of distinct optical conditions during a single illumination session. Light scattered beneath a surface of the purported skin site is received separately for each of the plurality of distinct optical conditions. A multispectral image of the purported skin site is derived from the received light. A biometric function is performed with the derived multispectral image. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148006 | Control device, image forming apparatus, method of controlling image forming apparatus, and recording medium - A control device of the present invention includes: a face position detecting section for detecting a position of a user's face in an image captured by a capturing device; a face recognition processing section for checking a partial image against reference face images, the partial image being at the position detected in the captured image, and extracting a reference face image that matches the face in the partial image; a user authentication section for specifying a user name that corresponds to the extracted reference face image; and a data checking section for (i) checking whether or not a multifunction printer receives print data added with the specified user name, and (ii) if it is confirmed that the multifunction printer receives the print data, operating an image forming section of the multifunction printer to form an image based on the print data. This realizes a control device which (i) authenticates a user in an easy way in which impersonation can be prevented without inconvenient operation, and (ii) prevents another user from accidentally viewing a printed matter. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148007 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DETECTION AND SEGMENTATION OF TUMOR BOUNDARIES WITHIN MEDICAL IMAGING DATA - A method for segmenting regions within a medical image includes evaluating a set of candidate segmentations generated from an initial segmentation. Based on distance calculations for each candidate using derivative segmentations, the best candidate is recommended to clinician if it is better than the initial segmentation. This recommender realizes a most stable segmentation that will benefit follow-up computer aided diagnosis (i.e. classifying lesion to benign/malignant). | 2009-06-11 |
20090148008 | PLANAR ANGULAR VISUALIZATION OF THE BRONCHIAL TREE | 2009-06-11 |
20090148009 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES DURING INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES - To reduce the contrast fluid and X-ray load on patients during interventional procedures, a real-time visualisation architecture is proposed to combine 2D live images with 3D reconstructed volume information. In general, 2D X-ray images arc recorded from below (Posterior Anterior) and presented head up (Anterior Posterior) by applying a mirroring operation on the image data. In order to ensure a correct alignment of the 2D live images within the reconstructed 3D volume, as is proposed to display the 3D information under the same inverse viewing angle as the 2D live images by applying a mirroring around the Y-axis to the 3D information and by presenting the 3D information in a reverse sorting order. Furthermore, transparent surface/volume rendering may be combined with silhouette rendering to maintain the contrast in the 2D information while preserving the 3D impression. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148010 | FALSE POSITIVE REDUCTION IN COMPUTER-ASSISTED DETECTION (CAD) WITH NEW 3D FEATURES - A method for computer aided detection (CAD) and classification of regions of interest detected within HRCT medical image data includes post-CAD machine learning techniques applied to maximize specificity and sensitivity of identification of a region/volume as being a nodule or non-nodule. The regions are identified by a CAD process, and automatically segmented. A feature pool is identified and extracted from each segmented region, and processed by genetic algorithm to identify an optimal feature subset, which subset is used to train the support vector machine to classify candidate region/volumes found within non-training data. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148011 | IN-SITU DATA COLLECTION ARCHITECTURE FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSIS - Automated diagnostic decision support ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090148012 | ANATOMICAL MODELING FROM A 3-D IMAGE AND A SURFACE MAPPING - A method of medical imaging includes creating an anatomical map of an inner wall of a cavity in a body of a subject by inserting a probe into the body and collecting data using the probe. A three dimensional (3-D) contour is delineated in a 3-D image of the cavity based on the map. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148013 | System and Methods for Generating Three-Dimensional Images From Two-Dimensional Bioluminescence Images and Visualizing Tumor Shapes and Locations - A system and methods for generating 3D images ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090148014 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processing apparatus includes an edge intensity calculator which calculates an edge intensity of a pixel in an image; and a correlation value calculator which calculates a correlation value between the calculated edge intensity and a bubble model set in advance based on characteristics of a bubble image. The apparatus also includes a bubble area detector which detects a bubble area based on the calculated correlation value. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148015 | Method and device for noise suppression in medical images - The invention relates to a method for noise suppression in medical images comprising steps of measuring the gradient field strength of an image pixel and selecting a suitable filter mask for noise suppression as a function of the gradient field strength, with the value of the gradient field strength being compared with a predetermined threshold value. The method is repeated when an additional image pixel is selected. A decision is made per read-in image pixel as to which type of filter mask is used for filtering. A selection can be made between filter masks of different sizes or isotropic or anisotropic or directional filter masks. The decision is based on the measured gradient field strength of the respective pixel. The use of different filter masks allows the signal-to-noise ratio to be improved, without distorting structures like edges for instance and without generating artificial structures in homogenous noise regions. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148016 | Method and system for second bend plane detection of ear canal surfaces - A method and system for detecting the second bend plane of an ear canal surface is disclosed. A region of interest of the ear canal is defined between the first bend plane and the ear canal tip. A set of curves is defined in the region of interest and a set of high curvature points is detected from the set of curves. The second bend plane is detected using the set of high curvature points. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148017 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Main parts of an endoscope system of the present invention include a medical observation apparatus, a medical image processing apparatus, and a monitor. A CPU of the medical image processing apparatus is constituted by function units including a three-dimensional model estimating unit, a detection target area setting unit, a shape feature value calculating unit, a three-dimensional shape detecting unit, a threshold determining unit, and a polyp determining unit. Such a configuration enables to execute a process appropriately adapted to an observation state of a targeted two-dimensional image and to improve the detection accuracy in the detection of a lesion with locally elevated shape as compared to the past. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148018 | Image segmentation technique for displaying myocardial perfusion that does not show the microbubbles in the cardiac chambers - A method and a device for conducting perfusion studies on myocardial tissues with contrast agents is provided. In accordance with the method, ultrasound pulses are transmitted ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090148019 | Image Processing Method, Image Processing Program, and Image Processing Device - An image processing method is provided as one for creating a fused image automatically and with high overlapping accuracy. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148020 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - An image display apparatus includes a storage unit that stores a plurality of image data with respect to a scan area of a subject; an analysis processing unit that obtains a plurality of analysis results by performing a predetermined analysis processing on a plurality of image data stored in the storage unit; a display unit that displays image data stored in the storage unit along with analysis results obtained by the analysis processing unit; and an image-display control unit that performs control such that image data corresponding to a specified analysis result is to be displayed on the display unit, when at least one analysis result is specified from among the analysis results displayed by the display unit. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148021 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a data acquisition unit, a correction unit, a sorting unit and n image reconstruction unit. The data acquires data for imaging and projection data. The correction unit performs motion correction of the data using the breath levels obtained based on the projection data. The data sorting unit sorts the data after the motion correction into a cardiac time phase order based on electrocardiographic information. The image reconstruction unit reconstructs three dimensional image data based on the sorted data after the motion correction. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148022 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING DISTAL RADIUS METAPHYSIS - Provided is a method and an apparatus for extracting an edge of a distal radius metaphysis. The method includes: setting a region of interest including a distal radius in an X-ray image; setting a potential energy distribution of the region of interest by using a gradient of gray levels; setting a temporary edge adjacent to both sides of a distal radius metaphysis and a side of an epiphysis in the region of interest; and extracting a detailed edge of the distal radius metaphysis having minimum energy by adjusting the set temporary edge using a metropolis annealing technique. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148023 | System for Adaptively Processing Medical Image Data - A system locally allocates relatively higher and lower spatial resolution areas of a medical X-ray image in response to image spatial resolution requirements of individual sections of a partitioned image. A system processes image data by adaptively varying pixel resolution within a 2D (two Dimensional) X-ray medical image. The system includes an imaging detector comprising a matrix array of detection picture elements having a detector pixel resolution for detecting X-rays passed through patient anatomy. An image data processor determines a first area within a 2D image to be allocated a first pixel resolution and a second area within the 2D image to be allocated a second pixel resolution lower than the first resolution. A combinational processor combines image data of multiple adjacent detection picture elements to provide an individual pixel of the second pixel resolution. A user interface generates data representing a 2D X-ray medical image including the first area having the first pixel resolution and the second area having the second pixel resolution lower than the first resolution. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148024 | System and Method for Blood Vessel Bifurcation Detection in Thoracic CT Scans - A method for detecting blood vessel bifurcations in digital medical images includes inflating a sphere from a first center point inside a segmented blood vessel until a surface of the sphere intersects a surface of the blood vessel, searching within the inflated sphere for a second center point that has a sphere intersecting a surface of the blood with a maximum radius, assigning all voxels of the maximal radius sphere to a root node of a shape-tree, increasing the radius of the maximal radius sphere and computing a voxel difference set with respect to the previous maximal radius sphere, computing one or more connected components C | 2009-06-11 |
20090148025 | Enhanced Note Processing - Techniques and systems are disclosed to perform, in some examples, the steps of receiving a note or an image of a note, imaging at least a portion of the note, determining a value of at least one field indicated by a predetermined identifier of the note through character and mark recognition, and storing information regarding the note in a memory. The information regarding the note that may be stored in a memory may be forwarded to a regulatory agency or an external entity for reporting or record-keeping. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148026 | Currency recognition apparatus and information updating method thereof - The invention discloses a currency recognition apparatus and an information updating method thereof. The currency recognition apparatus according to the invention includes a transmitting module and an updatable memory. The transmitting module receives or transmits the updated information related to the currency recognition apparatus through a network. The updatable memory is electrically connected to the transmitting module and stores the updated information. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148027 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT CURRENCY VALIDATION - Currency is validated by comparing identifying information extracted from the currency, such as a serial number associated with the currency, to identifying information in a list corresponding to invalid currency, such as counterfeit currency. If the extracted identifying information matches identifying information on the list, the currency is deemed invalid. A photograph or thumbprint image can be obtained by a person using the invalid currency to help in later identification of that individual. Optical character recognition techniques can be used to extract the identifying information. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148028 | BI-DIRECTIONAL MAGNETIC CHARACTER READER - A manually operated document scanner and methods of operation and use are disclosed. The document scanner includes a document bed having a document positioning surface. The document scanner also includes a scanner module slidably attached to the document bed. The scanner module has a magnetic character reader, a first magnet placed along a leading edge of the magnetic character reader in a first direction of travel of the scanner module, and a second magnet placed along a leading edge of the magnetic character reader in a second direction of travel of the scanner module opposite to the first direction of travel. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148029 | Magnetic Ink Character Recognition ('MICR') Signal Generation For A MICR - Methods, systems, and apparatus are disclosed for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (‘MICR’) signal generation for a MICR character configured on a medium that include: exposing, by an emitter, an electromagnetic signal to the MICR character, the MICR character absorbing a portion of the electromagnetic signal; detecting, by a receiver, a remaining portion of the electromagnetic signal, the remaining portion of the electromagnetic signal representing the character density for the MICR character; generating a character density signal, the character density signal being dependent upon the detected remaining portion of the electromagnetic signal; and determining a MICR signal for the MICR character, the MICR signal being dependent upon the character density signal. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148030 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING CUMULATIVE FOREIGN OBJECT CHARACTERISTICS OF A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - Method and system for determining cumulative foreign object characteristics during fabrication of a composite structure. Images of sequential segments of a composite structure may be recorded during placement of the composite structure. The recorded images may be analyzed for detecting foreign objects on the composite structure. Cumulative foreign object characteristics of the foreign objects detected on the composite structure may be determined, and the cumulative foreign object characteristics may be provided to a user. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148031 | SURFACE INSPECTION APPARATUS - A surface inspection apparatus, which includes a detecting device of scanning a surface of an inspection object with an inspection light and outputting a signal corresponding to a light amount of refection light from the surface, generates a two-dimensional image of the surface of the inspection object on the basis of the output signal of the detecting device (S | 2009-06-11 |
20090148032 | Alignment Using Moire Patterns - Methods of determining relative spatial parameters between two substrates in a process of alignment are described. Generally, multiple alignment data may be collected from phase information using a pair of alignment marks. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148033 | OPTICAL INSPECTION APPARATUS FOR SUBSTRATE DEFECT DETECTION - A method and apparatus for inspecting the surface of articles, such as chips and wafers, for defects, includes a first phase of optically examining the complete surface of the article inspected at a relatively high speed and with a relatively low spatial resolution, and a second phase of optically examining with a relatively high spatial resolution only the suspected locations for the presence or absence of a defect therein. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148034 | Mobile robot - There is disclosed a mobile robot including an image processor that generates recognition information regarding a target object included in a taken image, and a main controller integrally controlling the robot based on this recognition information. The image processor executes steps of: generating a low-resolution image and at least one high-resolution image whose resolution higher than that of the low-resolution image; generating first target object information regarding the target object from the low-resolution image; determining which high-resolution image should be processed if two or more high-resolution images are generated, and then defining a resolution process region in the low-resolution image; processing a region in the high-resolution region corresponding to the resolution process region in the low-resolution image, so as to generate second target object information in the high-resolution image; and determining whether or not the first and the second target object information are matched; and based on this determination, using at least either of the first and the second target object information, thereby to generate the recognition information. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148035 | CONTROLLER OF MOBILE ROBOT - A controller of a mobile robot that moves an object such that the position of a representative point of the object and the posture of the object follow a desired position and posture trajectory is provided. The desired posture trajectory of the object includes the desired value of the angular difference about a yaw axis between a reference direction, which is a direction orthogonal to the yaw axis of the object, and the direction of the moving velocity vector of the representative point of the object, defined by the desired position trajectory. The controller has a desired angular difference setting means which variably sets the desired value of the angular difference according to at least a required condition related to a movement mode of the object. This allows the object to be moved at a posture which meets the required condition of the movement mode. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148036 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, image processing program and position detecting apparatus as well as mobile object having the same - There is provided an image processing apparatus capable of reducing a memory amount to be used and a processing time in processing images captured stereoscopically in wide-angle. In order to find pixel positions of an object as information for use in detecting position of the object from images captured by two cameras that are capable of imaging the object in wide-angle and are disposed on a straight line, the image processing apparatus includes an image input means for inputting the images captured by the two cameras, an image projecting means for projecting the images inputted from the respective cameras on a cylindrical plane having an axial line disposed in parallel with the straight line on which the respective cameras are disposed while correcting distortions and a pixel position detecting means for detecting the pixel positions corresponding to the object in the image projected on the cylindrical plane. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148037 | Color-coded target, color code extracting device, and three-dimensional measuring system - To provide a color-coded target having a color code of colors chosen not to cause code reading errors and technique for automatically detecting and processing the targets. The color-coded target CT | 2009-06-11 |
20090148038 | DISTANCE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A distance image processing apparatus including a distance image obtaining unit for obtaining distance values that include depth information and position information, and represent a three-dimensional shape of a subject obtained by photographing the subject, a conversion unit for converting the depth information with a quantization number such that the smaller the depth information the larger the quantization number, and an image file generation unit for generating an image file of a distance image with distance values that include the converted depth information as the pixel value of each pixel, the image file including information related to the conversion attached thereto. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148039 | COLOUR DOCUMENT LAYOUT ANALYSIS WITH MULTI-LEVEL DECOMPOSITION - Disclosed is a method of classifying segmented contents of a scanned image of a document. The method comprise partitioning the scanned image into colour segmented tiles at pixel level. The method then generates superpositioned segmented contents, each segmented content representing related colour segments in at least one colour segmented tile. Statistics are then calculated for each segmented content using pixel level statistics from each of the tile colour segments included in segmented content, and then determines a classification for each segmented content based on the calculated statistics. The segmented content may be macroregions. The macroregions may form part of a multi-layered document representation of the document. Each of a plurality of tiles of predetermined size of the image are converted into a representation having a plurality of layers, the representation corresponding to at least one said tiles comprising multiple coloured layers, each tile comprising a superposition of the corresponding coloured layers. For each of the coloured layers, merging is performed with adjacent ones of the tiles, thereby generating a multi-layered document representation. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148040 | SPECTRAL GAMUT MAPPING BASED ON A COLORIMETRIC GAMUT MAPPING - Mapping spectral colors in an Interim Connection Space (ICS) of a full spectral space based on a colorimetric gamut map in a color space is provided. A spectral color value in the ICS is accessed, and the spectral color value is transformed into a calorimetric color value in the color space. The calorimetric color value is mapped into mapped calorimetric color value in a first subspace of the ICS. Mapping the colorimetric color value includes gamut-mapping the calorimetric color value using the calorimetric gamut map, followed by identifying the color space with the first subspace. An intersection of a spectral gamut in the ICS and an affine subspace characterized by the mapped colorimetric color value is determined, and the spectral color value is projected onto the intersection. The first subspace is an orthogonal complement of a null space of a transformation from the ICS to the color space. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148041 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNSUPERVISED LOCAL BOUNDARY OR REGION REFINEMENT OF FIGURE MASKS USING OVER AND UNDER SEGMENTATION OF REGIONS - An initial figure mask estimation of an image is generated using a figure ground segmentation system, thereby initially assigning each pixel in the image with a first attribute value or a second attribute value. A JigCut region segmentation of the image is generated. The figure mask estimation is processed with the JigCut region segmentation by (i) classifying the pixels of the image in each respective JigCut region in the JigCut region segmentation with the first attribute value when a predetermined number or a predetermined percentage of the pixels within the respective JigCut region have been initially assigned the first attribute value by the initial figure mask estimation and (ii) classifying the pixels of the image in each respective JigCut region in the JigCut region segmentation with the second attribute value otherwise. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148042 | TEXT REPRESENTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A text-like data representation technique and a text-like data representation apparatus are disclosed that my acquire image data from a scanned image; segment text regions from the image data; further extract each connected component in the text regions; form clusters based on the connected components; group each connected component in the text regions into one of the clusters with similar or identical characters; generate a high-resolution representative for each cluster; generate a vector representation for each high-resolution representative; and code the text as text data by associating each connected component with its vectorized high-resolution representative, and location in the document. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148043 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING TEXT FROM A COMPOUND DIGITAL IMAGE - Text is extracted from a grayscale or color compound digital image. Kernels of text in the compound digital image are found using a stroke operator. The kernels of text are segmented into text blocks based on image space, color space, and intensity space. Each text block is segmented into text and background pixels using active contour analysis. The segmented text blocks are refined by altering parameters in the active contour analysis. Text is extracted from the refined segmented text blocks, and a binary image is created including text extracted from the refined segmented text blocks. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148044 | Device and Method for Virtualizing an Image Sensor - A method virtualizes an image sensor. The method comprises selecting one of at least two portions of a filter to use as a function of a mode of operation. The method comprises capturing an image using the selected one of the at least two portions. The method comprises executing a functionality using data extracted from the image. The functionality corresponds to the mode of operation. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148045 | APPLYING IMAGE-BASED CONTEXTUAL ADVERTISEMENTS TO IMAGES - Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and graphical user interfaces for applying image-based contextual advertisements to images are provided. An image analyzing module and advertisement analyzing module analyze images and advertisements to identify image attributes and advertisement attributes. Upon identifying image attributes and advertisement attributes, advertisements deemed contextually relevant to an image are determined. In some embodiments, the contextually relevant advertisements are ranked. Thereafter, one or more contextually relevant advertisements are associated with the image. The one or more contextually relevant advertisements are presented based on preferences and/or features. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148046 | ERROR PROPOGATION AND VARIABLE-BANDWIDTH MEAN SHIFT FOR FEATURE SPACE ANALYSIS - The present invention comprises using error propagation for building feature spaces with variable uncertainty and using variable-bandwidth mean shift for the analysis of such spaces, to provide peak detection and space partitioning. The invention applies these techniques to construct and analyze Hough spaces for line and geometrical shape detection, as well as to detect objects that are represented by peaks in the Hough space. This invention can be further used for background modeling by taking into account the uncertainty of the transformed image color and uncertainty of the motion flow. Furthermore, the invention can be used to segment video data in invariant spaces, by propagating the uncertainty from the original space and using the variable-bandwidth mean shift to detect peaks. The invention can be used in a variety of applications such as medical, surveillance, monitoring, automotive, augmented reality, and inspection. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148047 | VIDEO DATA INDEXING SYSTEM, VIDEO DATA INDEXING METHOD AND PROGRAM - [Problem] To reduce omission of searched results and improve search efficiency in indexing by means of telop and another text information attached to a video. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148048 | INFORMATION CLASSIFICATION DEVICE, INFORMATION CLASSIFICATION METHOD, AND INFORMATION CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM - A table record estimation device includes: a table element string extraction unit having a function of extracting text data from input data and acquiring a series of keywords as an element of a table (table data) from the extracted text data; a table element labeling unit having a function of labeling the individual keywords acquired by the table element string extraction unit for each type based on correspondence information stored in a classification rule storage unit; and a label appearance pattern estimation unit having a function of estimating a label permutation constituting one-unit record from a label string attached for the each type by the table element labeling unit and outputting the label permutation as a record estimation result. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148049 | RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING LOGICAL STRUCTURE MODEL CREATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, LOGICAL STRUCTURE MODEL CREATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND LOGICAL STRUCTURE MODEL CREATION ASSISTANCE METHOD - A method for assisting in the creation of a logical structure model, which stores, from an image in which character strings associated respectively with a plurality of logical elements constituting a logical structure are described, the logical elements, character strings associated with the logical elements, and the logical structure, wherein character strings in an input image and the logical structure among the character strings in the input image are extracted, a logical element is selected among the plurality of logical elements according to the degrees of similarity between the extracted character strings and the character string associated respectively with the plurality of logical elements stored in the logical structure model, a character string associated with the selected logical element and a character string in the input image associated with the logical element based on the logical structure among the extracted character strings in the input image are extracted. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148050 | Methods and apparatuses for comparing CAD drawings - Methods, apparatuses/systems, and software for comparing two drawings to create a compare drawing that includes options for highlighting added and deleted graphic objects, as well as unchanged graphic objects, and comparing one drawing to many or many drawings to many drawings, whether or not the drawings are similar. The invention includes a filtered zoom feature that enables the user to zoom in on a filtered set of graphic objects and to continue to zoom in until a single graphic object is depicted. Detailed information from selected graphic objects can be captured and placed in a list for generating schedule changes, bill of materials, and for other purposes. The invention further includes the ability to detect and report any variances between the drawings, including area differences between drawings depicting physical objects. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148051 | CORRELATABILITY ANALYSIS FOR SPARSE ALIGNMENT - Disclosed herein is a method of estimating a geometrical relationship between a first image ( | 2009-06-11 |
20090148052 | Image Categorization Based on Comparisons Between Images - In an example embodiment, a method is provided for image categorization. Here, images are displayed. In turn, a user input that describes a characteristic shared between the images from a comparison between the images is received. The user input may then be classified into categorization data. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148053 | Method for transmitting image bit stream and image encoder - The invention discloses a method for transmitting image bit stream and an image encoder utilizing the method. The image format comprises a start of image (SOI) marker, a start of scan (SOS) marker and a primary compressed data. First, the invention generates redundant data according to a first start address of the SOI marker, a data size between the SOI marker and the SOS marker, and a second start address of the primary compressed data. Afterward, the redundant data is selectively padded into the image bit stream between the SOI marker and the SOS marker. Accordingly, the required time for transmitting image data to a storage medium will be reduced, and the transmission performance will be improved apparently by utilizing the method. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148054 | Method, medium and apparatus encoding/decoding image hierarchically - A method, medium, and apparatus hierarchically encoding or decoding an image format. In this method, a basic image is generated by down-sampling an original image. A basic layer bitstream is generated by encoding the basic image. A restoration image of the basic image is generated and up-sampled. Enhancement layer bitstreams are generated by encoding a residue image corresponding to a difference between the original image and the up-sampled restoration image by using different quantization parameters. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148055 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus for correcting a dislocation of image, pixels being arranged in a first and second directions perpendicular to each other, including: a section which breaks down a correction amount of the image of each pixel in the second direction into a first shift amount with a unit of a prescribed block, a second shift amount with a unit of the pixel, and a third shift amount less than the pixel size; a minimal shift section which shifts the image data by the third shift amount; a pixel unit shift section which shifts the image data by the second shift amount; and a block unit shift section which shifts the image data by the first shift amount, during compression and storage processing of the image data in the block unit, and executing arrangement of the image data after reading-out and expanding the compressed image data. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148056 | Video Processing With Tiered Interdependencies of Pictures - Systems and methods that receive a video stream comprising a sequence of plural compressed pictures, wherein the plural compressed pictures comprises a plurality of sets of compressed pictures, wherein each set in the plurality of sets has a respective picture interdependency characteristic, wherein the compressed pictures in the first set depend for decoding only on pictures from the first set. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148057 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RANDOMLY ACCESSING COMPRESSED IMAGES - An embodiment of a method for encoding a source image comprising multiple data units, performed by an image encoding unit, comprises the following steps. A quantized DC coefficient and multiple AC coefficients of a data unit are generated. A value at the (0,0) element of the first data unit is determined according to the quantized DC coefficient. A variable length coding (VLC) stream of the data unit is generated by encoding the determined value and the AC coefficients. An encoded bitstream comprising a restart mark followed by the VLC stream of the data unit is generated. An offset pointing to the beginning of the restart mark of the encoded bitstream is stored in a random access table. A compression image comprising the encoded bitstream and the random access table is generated. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148058 | REFERENCE SELECTION FOR VIDEO INTERPOLATION OR EXTRAPOLATION - This disclosure describes selection of reference video units to be used for interpolation or extrapolation of a video unit, such as a video frame. A decoder may apply a quality-focused mode to select a reference frame based on quality criteria. The quality criteria may indicate a level of quality likely to be produced by a reference frame. If no reference frames satisfy the quality criteria, interpolation or extrapolation may be disabled. Display of an interpolated or extrapolated frame may be selectively enabled based on a quality analysis. A decoder may apply a resource-focused frame interpolation mode to enable or disable frame interpolation or extrapolation for some frames based on power and quality considerations. In one mode, frame interpolation may be disabled to conserve power when reference frames are not likely to produce satisfactory quality. In another mode, the threshold may be adjustable as a function of power saving requirements. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148059 | Image processing apparatus, image display apparatus, image forming apparatus, image processing method and storage medium - With the use of a vector quantization technique, an index image, which is obtained by replacing an image on a block-by-block basis, each block consisting of a predetermined number of pixels, with any of a plurality of different pixel patterns and representing the pixel patterns by index values of the respective pixel patterns, is decoded by referring to a code book containing the pixel patterns and the index values of the pixel patterns in association with each other. When decoding an index image on the block-by-block basis into pixel patterns corresponding to the index values, the pixel pattern of each block is scaled, and additionally pixels near a contour in the pixel pattern after scaling are redrawn based on contour vector information corresponding to the pixel pattern. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148060 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus applies a separability filter to respective positions of an inputted image including a linear object, calculates separability of the respective positions, generates a separability map as a set of the separability of the respective positions, applies distance transform or thinning process to the separability map to generate a skeleton image in which the linear object is displayed, and outputs the skeleton image. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148061 | Method and System for Imaging with a Zoom - An imaging system and method are presented for use in imaging with zoom. The system comprises a pixel detector array (PDA), an optical focusing arrangement, and a spatial filter configured and operable to selectively switch between at least two transmitting states. Distributions of an optical resolution of the optical focusing arrangement and of a geometrical resolution of the PDA define an aliasing window along an at least one direction. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148062 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING EDGES IN A VIDEO SIGNAL - A system and method for processing a digital video signal corresponding to an image are provided. A plurality of independent edge detecting processes or edge detector modules detect a set of edges and at least one additional edge that is not included in the set of edges. An edge map includes data regarding all edges identified by any edge detecting process or module, and a visually perceptible artifact of the image is altered based at least in part on an evaluation of the edge map. The system and method detects and filters block artifacts and ringing or other noise from digital images, resulting in reduced image distortion. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148063 | Edge generation method, edge generation device, medium recording edge generation program, and image processing method - A direction of an intended edge is determined, and a position of the intended edge is corrected to a position that brings a direction that connects a position of the intended edge and a position of an adjacent edge closer to the determined direction of the intended edge, and edge information representative of an area of the edge of an enlarged image is generated by using the corrected position of the edge. Gradation data before and after filtering are synthesized at a rate corresponding to a feature quantity representative of the amount of pixels within a predetermined color area. The gradation data of the plural pixels within a predetermined region including the position of the intended edge to be sharpened among the interpolated gradation data of the respective pixels on the interpolated image is sharpened at a degree corresponding to the number of pixels of the uninterpolated image. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148064 | COLLAGE DISPLAY OF IMAGE PROJECTS - Techniques are described for displaying projects of images as “collages”. Collages differ from conventional thumbnail displays of projects in that collages display an entire project as if the project were a single image. Consequently, collages better convey the characteristics of projects as a whole, while de-emphasizing the distinctiveness of individual images within the projects. When displayed as collages, side-by-side comparisons may be readily performed between projects as a whole. For example, a single display may include collages for multiple projects, thereby allowing viewers to quickly tell how the projects differ in a variety of ways, including but not limited to size of shoot or density of shoot, dominant color, mood, time of day, bracketed shots or bursts, location and subject matter. The content of the collage for a project is based on the individual images that belong to the project. However, details of the individual images on which the project image is based may not be readily discernible from the collage. In addition, not all individual images that belong to a project may be used in a collage. Techniques for selecting which individual images of a project to include in the project are also described. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148065 | Real-time summation of images from a plurality of sources - A method of producing an image depicting an object from a plurality of images. In an exemplary method, images of an object gathered by a plurality of image acquisition devices are combined to produce a final image. Low quality image rejection, enhancement, co-registration, and other functions may be performed. An exemplary system includes a plurality of cameras coupled to respective telescopes. The cameras are connected to a computing device via one or more networks, and the computing device combines images acquired by the cameras to produce a final image. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148066 | Method and apparatus for video upscaling - Upscaling video data for presentation on a relatively high resolution display device is described. Supplemental video data corresponding to video data is accessed and acquired in response to a request to upscale the video data. The video data and the supplemental video data are combined to produce a combined video data for displaying particular video content on a destination display device at a resolution that is high relative to the local display device. Digital rights management information may be verified prior to producing the combined video data, and additional digital rights information may be applied prior to transmitting the combined video data to the destination display device. A device registration database may also be used to control production and transmission of the upscaled video to other devices. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148067 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING IMAGE PROCESSING OPERATION ACCORDING TO IMAGE BLOCKS IN HORIZONTAL DIRECTION - An image processing method includes generating a block matching result by performing a block matching operation according to a plurality of image blocks in the horizontal direction without referring to an image block in the vertical or other directions and performing an image processing operation according to the block matching result of the block matching operation. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148068 | IMAGE CLASSIFICATION AND SEARCH - An electronic image classification and search system and method are provided. Images are processed to determine a plurality of simple feature descriptors based upon characteristics of the image itself. The simple feature descriptors are grouped into complex features based upon the orientation of the simple feature descriptors. End-stopped complex feature descriptors and complex feature descriptors at multiple orientations are grouped into hypercomplex feature descriptors. Hypercomplex resonant feature descriptor clusters are generated by linking pairs of hypercomplex feature descriptors. Feature hierarchy classification can then be performed by adaptive resonance on feature descriptors and classifier metadata associated with the image can then be generated to facilitate indexing and searching of the image within a hierarchical image database. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148069 | Image-data recording and reproducing apparatus - An image data recording apparatus includes a menu picture data managing section and a recording section. The menu picture data managing section operates for managing first menu picture data containing control information designed to allow switching from reproduction of first image data pieces to reproduction of second image data pieces or switching from reproduction of the second image data pieces to reproduction of the first image data pieces. The recording section operates for obtaining the first menu picture data from the menu picture data managing section, and for recording the obtained first menu picture data, the first image data pieces, and the second image data pieces on a recording medium. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148070 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AND REPRODUCING IMAGE FILE INCLUDING 2D IMAGE AND 3D STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE - An apparatus includes a storage unit to receive and store an image file, a processor to parse a media data field of the image file including one or more image data samples and to parse a media header field including an image type data field indicating whether each of the one or more image data samples is one of 2 dimensional (2D) image data and 3 dimensional (3D) stereoscopic image data to generate an image corresponding to one of a 2D image and a 3D stereoscopic image based on the image type data field of the image file, and a display unit to display the generated image according to the image type data field of the image file. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148071 | Information processing apparatus, method, and program - An information processing apparatus displays, for each group, images that are divided into groups so that each group contains at least one of the images. The apparatus includes an image-data storing unit that stores image data of the images, a group-attribute-information storing unit that stores attribute information of the groups, a display controlling unit that controls processing for displaying the images for each group, a search-key extracting unit that extracts a search key when the display controlling unit issues an instruction for starting the processing for displaying the images for each group, and a searching unit that searches for the groups associated with the extracted search key. The display controlling unit controls display of a library of the groups so that the groups associated with the search key and found by the searching unit are displayed at a top side in the library. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148072 | Method and Apparatus for Touching-Up Images - A method and camera apparatus touches up a source image to produce a target image. The source image is partitioned into non-overlapping tiles of pixels. Each tile is labeled. A probability distribution of the labels is inferred, in which the probability distribution is a conditional random field. Weights are determined from the conditional random field. Then, each tile of the source image is transformed according to the weights to produce a corresponding tile of a target image. The transforming maximizes a conditional likelihood of the target image given the source image, while marginalizing over all possible labelings of the source image. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148073 | ALLOWING USERS TO AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE TYPOGRAPHICAL LETTER CASE USING APPLICATION INDEPENDENT FUNCTIONALITY - The present invention discloses a solution for allowing users to manipulate typographical letter case. In the solution, functionality can be implemented that allows users to quickly select a set of letters and to manipulate letter case of the selected text in a variety of ways. For example, an existing case of a selection can be changed to uppercase, lowercase, title case, sentence case, and the like. Additionally, functionality can enable users to invert letter case and randomize letter case as needed. Further, letter case checking functionality can detect words in a document having possibly improper case, can provide prompts containing suggested corrections, and can provide options to apply or ignore the suggested corrections. | 2009-06-11 |
20090148074 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PERFORMING AN IMAGE PROCESSING FUNCTION ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 2009-06-11 |