42nd week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080253643 | Component inspection imaging apparatus structure - An improved component inspection imaging apparatus structure comprises a component inspection imaging apparatus, a component retaining turntable and a plurality of image capturing devices. The component inspection imaging apparatus comprises an extension tube fixing rack, an extension tube, a mirror extending rack, a mirror fixing rack and a conical mirror. A mirror plane portion is disposed on an internal side of the conical mirror, and an inspecting component is put onto the component retaining turntable and rotated under the component inspection imaging apparatus. The component inspection imaging apparatus covers the inspecting component for inspection. An image of the surrounding at the head of the inspecting component is formed at the mirror plane portion in the conical mirror. The image capturing device at the top of the component inspection imaging apparatus captures an image of the head of the inspecting component from top to bottom to determine a defective component quickly. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253644 | Range pattern matching for hotspots containing vias and incompletely specified range patterns - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that identifies hotspot areas in a layout. The system receives the layout and a via range pattern which indicates one or more vias and performs range-pattern matching (RPM) on the layout based on a via-free range pattern derived from the via range pattern. The system further identifies at least one candidate area and determines whether via(s) in the candidate area matches the via(s) in the via range pattern. The system can also receives a range pattern with don't care regions. The system determines a core pattern from the range pattern, performs RPM based on the core pattern, and identifies a candidate area. The system then determines whether areas surrounding the candidate area match a non-core effective pattern of the range pattern. The system further determines if the areas surrounding the candidate area satisfy the constraints associated with any vias and the don't care regions. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253645 | Adaptive Classifier, and Method of Creation of Classification Parameters Therefor - A method of generating classifier parameters from a plurality of multivariate sample data, for use in subsequent classification, said classifier parameters relating to a plurality of intervals on each of the variables, said intervals being associated with classes, comprising: inputting said sample data; calculating a plurality of boundaries for each of said variables from said sample data, and deriving parameters defining said intervals from said boundaries. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253646 | IMAGE PROCESSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processor is the image processor generating composed image data by composite image data of plural images taken with different exposures, which includes an image data acquisition unit that acquires image data of images taken with different exposures, a reliability evaluation unit that evaluates the reliability of image data having different exposures acquired by the image acquisition unit, in which the image data acquired by the image acquisition unit includes image data of plural color components, according to image data of plural color components included in the image data, a color selection unit that selects image data of each color component from any of image data of plural images having different exposures based on the reliability obtained from the result of evaluation by the reliability evaluation unit and a composite unit that generates the composed image data by composite image data of respective color components selected by the color selection unit in the image data. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253647 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND CLASSIFYING COLOR REGIONS FROM A DIGITAL IMAGE - A system and method of identifying and classifying regions of a digital image. The method includes an initial step of inputting an image as a color digital image. Subsequently, information that identifies color regions of the color digital image is obtained. Finally, color and non-color regions of the color digital image are classified based upon the identifying information. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253648 | FOOD PRODUCT CHECKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND GRADING FOOD PRODUCTS - A food product checking system for at least one of identification and grading of food products packed in a tray is provided, comprising a tray positioning area, an illumination device for illuminating the food product with white light, at least one camera for taking images of the illuminated food product, and an evaluation device for image processing of taken images, wherein the evaluation device is adapted to perform a color analysis of taken images. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253649 | Image output color management system and method - Disclosed is an image color management system and method for controlling an image output device. The method for controlling the image output device comprises generating an image output device profile LUT (look-up-table) characterizing the color profile of the image output device for a plurality of drift states associated with the image output device; generating a set of augmented basis vectors representing the LUT, L*a*b* values and multiple GCR/UCRs; storing the set of basis vectors in an image output device controller; and generating an image output device active profile associated with a current drift state of the image output device to convert image color data for display or printing by the image output device, wherein the image output device active profile is generated from the set of basis vectors. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253650 | Image Processing Device, Image Processing Method, Image Processing Program Product, and Image-Capturing Device - An image processing device includes: a parameter calculation unit that obtains a plurality of values based on a plurality of different conversion parameters for a pixel in image data; a weighting unit that performs predetermined weighting on the plurality of values obtained by the parameter calculation unit; and a gradation correction unit that performs gradation correction of the image data based on a result of the weighting by the weighting unit. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253651 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - The color of a tooth image region is corrected so as not to form an unnatural face image. To this end, a first image region corresponding to teeth is detected from the image. A second image region corresponding to a face portion other than the teeth is detected from the image. Then, the color of the first image region is corrected based on the feature amounts of the colors of the first and second image regions. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253652 | METHOD OF DEMOSAICING A DIGITAL MOSAICED IMAGE - In one example embodiment, a method enables, computing, for a first pixel in the digital mosaiced image, the first pixel being characterized by a first color component and a first set of gradient values in a plurality of orientations, gradient values in the plurality of orientations for a second pixel in the neighborhood of the first pixel. Color values in the plurality of orientations corresponding to a second color component associated with the first pixel based on the set of first gradient values are estimated. The first set of gradient values based at least in part on the computed gradient values is updated. One of the plurality of orientations of the estimated color value based on the updated set of first gradient values is selected and one of the estimated color values corresponding to the selected orientation is determined. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253653 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING VISIBILITY OF SCANNED IMAGES - A method for improving the visibility of a scanned image is provided. The method includes scanning a container to generate the scanned image, where the scanned image includes a container image including at least an object of interest image. The method also includes segmenting the object of interest image from the scanned image and distinguishing the object of interest image from the container image. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253654 | Method for segmentation in an n-dimensional feature space and method for classifying objects in an n-dimensional data space which are segmented on the basis of geometric characteristics - A segmentation method includes several steps wherein a single data space is selected by the user in an n-dimensional feature space in a first step. This selected data space is basically interpreted by the system as containing at least two classes of objects to be segmented. In the following steps, the system first determines a separation function in the n-dimensional feature space for differentiating the at least two classes and then applies this separation function to the entire data space or a large part of the data space. The segmentation result is then visually presented to the user in real time. The invention also relates to a method for classifying objects on the basis of geometric characteristics of objects previously segmented according to any method in an n-dimensional data space. In a first step, at least two objects are selected as representatives of two different categories, then a number (m) of geometric characteristics per object is determined by calculating various whole-number wave functions. Then, the objects are classified on the basis of the defined number of geometric characteristics or partial quantities. The previously required segmentation of the objects can be carried out according to the inventive method. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253655 | TEXT AND GRAPHIC SEPARATION METHOD AND TEXT ENHANCEMENT METHOD - The present invention provides a text and graphic separation method and a text enhancement method. The text and graphic separation method is used for separating texts and graphics of an image and comprises coarse classification and advanced classification. The method of the present invention also adjusts the luminance of the text to enhance the text image according to the separation result. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253656 | Method and a device for detecting graphic symbols - A method for identifying a predefined graphic symbol having a plurality of graphical characters. The method comprises the following steps: a) receiving a digital image having a plurality of pixels depicting a scene, b) identifying a plurality of first groups of contiguous pixels in the proximity of one another, members of each one the first group having a first common pixel defining property, and c) identifying at least one of the plurality of first groups as one of the plurality of graphical characters, thereby detecting the predefined graphic symbol in the digital image. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253657 | Geometric parsing of mathematical expressions - A processing device may parse a group of strokes representing a mathematical expression. The group of strokes may be examined to determine whether the group of strokes satisfies any of a finite set of rules. When the group of strokes, included in a region, satisfies any of the finite set of rules, the region may be partitioned according to a satisfied one of the finite set of rules. The group of strokes included in the region may be further examined to determine whether the group of strokes may be further partitioned according to any of the finite set of rules. After all regions have been examined and no further partitioning of regions may be performed, all mathematical symbols of the mathematical expression may be isolated in at least some of the regions and may be recognized. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253658 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING IMAGE MARK RECOGNITION - A method and system for performing image mark recognition for a document is disclosed. A document is scanned into a digital image. Reference image marks are sensed from the digital image. The reference image marks may include trigger row marks and/or corner/crop marks. Coordinates denoting the location of cells within the digital image are determined base on the locations of the reference image marks. Response marks are evaluated for darkness, opacity, and/or grayness on a pixel-by-pixel basis. The response marks are each assigned a percentage value based on the ratio between a total color value for a cell and a maximum color value for a cell. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253659 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION USING HANDWRITING RECOGNITION - A biometric handwriting identification system converts characters and a writing sample into mathematical graphs. The graphs comprise enough information to capture the features of handwriting that are unique to each individual. Optical character recognition (OCR) techniques can then be used to identify these features in the handwriting sample so that drafts from two different samples can be aligned to compare to determine if the features in the writing sample correlate with each other. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253660 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A position and an area of a region to be processed, that is, a region from which image feature parameters are to be extracted, are obtained, and the number of pixels required for obtaining the usable image feature parameters is determined in accordance with types of the image feature parameters to be extracted. Then, a required resolution is calculated in accordance with the determined number of pixels and the area of the region to be processed, an image having a minimum resolution which is equal to or higher than the required resolution and which is usable to extract the usable image feature parameters is selected, and the image feature parameters are extracted from a region to be processed in the selected image. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253661 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus divides an image into a plurality of first image blocks, each of which is a partial area of the image, and further divides each first image block to acquire a plurality of compartments that correspond to filters for determining an edge direction of an image of the first image block. The image processing apparatus determines the edge direction of each first image block based on the plurality of compartments and the filters, and decides that a first image block whose edge direction cannot be determined is a failed image block. The image processing apparatus then generates, from the failed image block, a second image block constituted by a plurality of compartments that differ in size from the plurality of acquired compartments, and determines the edge direction of the second storage block based on the plurality of newly generated compartments and the filters. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253662 | Similarity analyzing device, image display device, image display program storage medium, and image display method - A similarity analyzing device includes: an image acquisition section which acquires picked-up images with which image pick-up dates and/or times are associated; and an image registration section which registers a face image showing a picked-up face and with which an image pick-up date and/or time is associated. The device further includes: a degree of similarity calculation section which detects a face in each of picked-up images acquired by the image acquisition section and calculates the degree of similarity between the detected face and the face in the face image registered in the image registration section; and a degree of similarity reduction section in which the larger the difference between the image pick-up date and/or time associated with the picked-up image and that associated with the face image is, the more the degree of similarity of the face calculated by the degree of similarity calculation section is reduced. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253663 | Content management apparatus, image display apparatus, image pickup apparatus, processing method and program for causing computer to execute processing method - Disclosed herein is a content management apparatus, including: content inputting means for inputting a content with which position information is associated; position information acquisition means for acquiring the position information associated with the content inputted by the content inputting means; tree production means for producing binary tree structure data corresponding to a binary tree having leaves to which contents inputted by the content inputting means correspond based on the position information of the contents acquired by the position information acquisition means; and determination means for extracting a node which satisfies a predetermined condition from among nodes of the binary tree structure data produced by the tree production means and determining those of the contents which belong to the extracted node as one group. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253664 | Object image detection method and object image detection device - An object image detection device is disclosed that is able to rapidly detect an object image from an input image without a great deal of computation. The object image detection device includes an object image classification unit for determining whether the object images are included in an image having a given orientation, an image orientation detection unit for detecting orientation of the input image, an image rotation unit for rotating the object image classification unit according to the detected orientation of the input image, and a detection unit for detecting the object images from the input image by using the rotated object image classification unit. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253665 | PATTERN IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF, ABNORMAL PATTERN DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - A pattern identification apparatus for identifying one of a plurality of classes defined in advance, to which data of a pattern identification target belongs, comprises a read unit adapted to read out, from a storage unit in correspondence with each of the plurality of classes, a projection rule to a hyperplane which approximates a manifold corresponding to the class in a feature space an input unit adapted to input identification target data; a calculation unit adapted to calculate, for each class, a projection result obtained by projecting the input identification target data to the hyperplane which approximates the manifold corresponding to each of the plurality of classes, on the basis of the projection rule; and an identification unit adapted to identify, on the basis of the projection result of each classes calculated by said calculation unit, one of the plurality of classes to which the identification target data belongs. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253666 | Conditional Replenishment for Motion Jpeg2000 - The invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting a current image of a sequence of digital images between a server device and a client device which are connected by a communication network. Each image of the sequence is encoded in a multi-resolution format, each resolution comprising a set of non independent elementary entities. The method of the invention comprises detecting motion, carried out on spatial entities defined with respect to said elementary entities, between the current image and a reference image, then determining a first set of elementary entities comprising the elementary entities relating to said at least one moving spatial entity and determining a second set of elementary entities which are necessary for reconstructing said moving spatial entities. Finally, at least part of each of the elementary entities of said first and second sets is sent to the client device. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253667 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program for the same - There is described information processing method and apparatus, which make it possible not only to suppress the maldistribution of the loads in the network system, but also to suppress the deterioration of the overall system performance. The apparatus that is capable of communicating with a client terminal device and other information processing apparatuses through a network, includes a communicating section to communicate with the client terminal device and the other information processing apparatuses; a control section to conduct processes of receiving apparatus information sent from the other information processing apparatuses, establishing at least a group of information processing apparatuses to be in charge of an information processing requested by the client terminal device, based on the apparatus information received, creating a list in which the information processing apparatuses included in the group are registered, and transmitting the list to at least the information processing apparatuses registered in the list. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253668 | METHOD OF DECODING ENTROPY-ENCODED DATA - A method of decoding data that is encoded with a set of prefix codes begins by receiving the data at a computing device, and then compiling native machine code from the prefix code set for execution by a processing unit of the computing device. The machine code implements a binary tree of prefix codes that corresponds to the prefix code set. The data is decoded by traversing the prefix code tree, which is effected by executing the machine code with the processing unit. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253669 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - According to the present invention, it is possible to carry out the optimum correction of moving images in the frame even if the movement of objects in the frame is not uniform in a subfield light-emitting type display. The motion vector detecting module detects the motion vector of pixels among the frames relating to the input image signal. The motion vector correcting module replaces the motion vectors V of all the pixels in the frame with a specific motion vector Vm, when the distribution of the motion vectors V in the frame detected is biased to the specific motion vector Vm. The subfield correcting module corrects the light-emitting positions of the subfield light-emitting pattern according to the motion vectors outputted by the motion vector correcting module. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253670 | Image Signal Re-Encoding Apparatus And Image Signal Re-Encoding Method - The present invention provides an image signal re-encoding apparatus and image signal re-encoding method, which reduce the amount of processing when re-encoding an image signal, and shorten the processing time required for re-encoding. An image signal re-encoding apparatus, which decodes an input image signal subjected to an encoding, and generates an output image signal by subjecting the decoded image signal to an encoding process of a system different from said encoding, the image signal re-encoding apparatus further comprising; extraction means for extracting orthogonal conversion coefficient information related to the input image signal; determination means for determining the pixel tendency of a pixel block included in the input image signal using the extracted orthogonal conversion coefficient information; prediction mode decision means for deciding an intra-frame prediction mode to be used in said encoding process in accordance with a determination result of said pixel tendency; and re-encoding means for implementing said encoding process for the decoded image signal using said intra-frame prediction mode. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253671 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING MULTI-VIEW IMAGE - A Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding a multi-view image are provided. The method of encoding a multi-view image includes determining whether each of pictures included in multi-view image sequences is a reference picture referred to by other pictures included in the multi-view image sequences for inter-view prediction, and encoding the pictures using at least one of inter-view prediction and temporal prediction based on the determination result, thereby efficiently encoding and decoding the multi-view image at high speed. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253672 | Methods and Systems for Inter-Layer Image Parameter Prediction - Aspects of embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for determining prediction parameters for a multi-layer image. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253673 | Information Processing System, Information Processing Method, and Computer Program - Each sub-processor executes processing, assigned by a main processor, without reducing the performance of an entire system. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253674 | Image Data Processing Apparatus, Image Data Processing Method, And Computer Readable Medium - To reduce the processing required to embed a code into image data and decode the code. The present invention includes a block dividing section | 2008-10-16 |
20080253675 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND RELATED PARTIAL PSF ESTIMATION METHOD THEREOF - An image processing method includes (a) performing edge detection to an image to obtain a plurality of the edge pixels of the image; (b) performing partial PSF estimation to each of the edge pixels to generate a plurality of partial PSF estimation results; and (c) generating a PSF estimation result according to the partial PSF estimation results. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253676 | Apparatus and method for removing motion blur of image - An apparatus for removing motion blur of an image is disclosed. The apparatus includes a motion-blur-function-estimation unit that estimates the motion-blur function of an input image, an image-restoration unit that restores the input image using the estimated motion-blur function, a cost-calculation unit that calculates the blur cost of the restored image, and a control unit that determines the re-estimation of the motion-blur function depending on the calculated blur cost. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253677 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE CORRECTION - Present embodiments are directed to a system and method for correcting video image distortion in a video system. An exemplary embodiment includes steps or features for retrieving baseline measurements for set portions of a display area, wherein the baseline measurements take into account distortions detected in the video system. Further, the exemplary embodiment includes determining stretch coefficients for the set portions of the display area, retrieving an image corresponding to the display area, and correcting positioning of a plurality of pixels of the image based on the baseline measurements and the stretch coefficients. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253678 | Denoise method on image pyramid - The present invention is to provide a denoise method on Gaussian/Laplacian image pyramid, which integrates Pyramid analysis/synthesis algorithm, MMSE (minimum mean square error) filter and NL (non local) filter on the image pyramid to reconstruct and output a denoised image of an original input image through a plurality of iterative procedures, and utilizes an auto-adaptive noise estimation algorithm to find parameter of noise level used by the NL filter, so as to be easily embedded in mobile or handheld devices for obtaining better noise removing and anti-shaking results and remove noise much faster than the conventional denoise method, but only with less quality loss. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253679 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Recursive filtering that multiplies image data of a previous frame read out from a memory by a, multiplies image data of the present frame by (1−a), adds the resultants together, and stores the resultant of the addition in the memory is performed. Here, a is a coefficient in the range of 0 | 2008-10-16 |
20080253680 | Determining Relevance Values - A pixel relevance determining unit ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080253681 | Image Processing Method and Computer Software for Image Processing - The invention provides a method of image correction processing which comprises altering area image intensity values of an image according to an dynamic range compression image transform. The output image intensity of an area is altered, compared to the input image intensity, according to an area amplification coefficient. The amplification coefficient of an area is varied in dependence upon the amplification coefficient of at least one other neighbouring area. The invention preserves contrast in images that have been processed in order to compress dynamic range. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253682 | De-ringing filter for decompressed video data - A post processing apparatus of a graphics controller to filter decompressed video data. An embodiment of the apparatus includes a buffer and a de-ringing filter. The buffer is configured to read a pixel line of video data from memory. The pixel line includes pixels from adjacent macroblocks of the video data. The de-ringing filter is coupled to the buffer. The de-ringing filter is configured to identify a maximum pixel jump between adjacent pairs of pixels in the pixel line and to apply a de-ringing filter to a pixel within a pixel subset of the pixel line in response to a determination that the pixel is not an edge pixel. The determination that the pixel is not an edge pixel is based on the identified maximum pixel jump. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253683 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus, comprising: | 2008-10-16 |
20080253684 | IMAGE DISCERNMENT APPARATUS - Circumscribing pixels in the surroundings of an obtained image are obtained and the gradation levels of the circumscribing pixels are compared with a predefined threshold value. The number of circumscribing pixels of which the gradation level is smaller than the predefined threshold value is counted, and, if the number of circumscribing pixels, of which the gradation levels are relatively small, is larger than the number of circumscribing pixels in the surrounding of the image, the image is judged to be a low-key image. In contrast, if the number of circumscribing pixels, of which the gradation levels are relatively small, is smaller than the number of circumscribing pixels in the surrounding of the image, the image is determined to be an underexposed image. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253685 | Image and video stitching and viewing method and system - Multiple images taken from different locations or angles and viewpoints are joined and stitched. After the stitching and joining a much larger video or image scenery may be produced than any one image or video form which the final scenery was produced or an image of a different perspective than any of the input images may be produced. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253686 | Method and Device for Examining or Imaging an Interior Surface of a Cavity - A method for examining an interior surface of a cavity includes the steps of capturing partial images of an interior surface of a cavity; joining the captured partial images to form a complete image of said interior surface of the cavity; and providing an warning if the joined partial images does not form a complete image of said interior surface of the cavity. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253687 | IMAGING APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus displays and records any area in a synthesized image according to user's taste. The synthesized image is displayed based on the set display area and the record area is set to display the synthesized image, so that the display area is compared with the record area to enable easily confirming whether the actually acquired synthesized image satisfies the area desired by the user and assisting recording in an area where a better composition is provided even if the user is unfamiliar with the composition. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253688 | EFFICIENT INTEGRATION OF ROAD MAPS - Systems and methods for integrating maps in which roads are represented as polylines. The main novelty of the invention is in using only the locations of the endpoints of the polylines rather than trying to match whole lines. Experiments on real-world data are given, showing that this approach of integration based on matching merely endpoints is efficient and accurate (that is, it provides high recall and precision). | 2008-10-16 |
20080253689 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBUST VIDEO TEMPORAL REGISTRATION - A robust video temporal method for registration between test and reference video sequences without a priori knowledge of the respective signal parameters initially produces frame and subimage distillation measurements from the test and reference video sequences. The frame distillation measurements are linearly aligned using a local Pearson's cross-correlation coefficient (LPCCC) image to obtain a best alignment line, each pixel of which represents an LPCCC cross-correlation coefficient between frames of the test and reference video sequences. For each pixel of the best alignment line that is below a threshold, a vertical search is performed in the LPCCC image for a higher cross-correlation coefficient as the best cross-correlation coefficient to achieve temporal mapping between frames of the test and reference video sequences. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253690 | Resizing Video and Aligning Video Image Edges to Block Boundaries and Picture Boundaries - The invention teaches a method of positioning a first image having a first image format into a second image comprising multiple image blocks and having a second image format. A straight boundary of at least one image block in the second image is identified. The first image is positioned into the second image by aligning an edge of the first image with the identified straight boundary. Alternatively, a block row or column of the first image can be aligned with the straight boundary but then in such a way that an edge of the first image parallel to the block row or column is aligned with a boundary of a row or column of image blocks in the second image. This image positioning reduces any bleeding artifacts and the number of bits required for representing the image during encoding. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253691 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program - In the present invention, there is provided an image processing apparatus including: a detecting section configured to detect a motion vector from an input image signal acting as the image signal for each of chronologically input pixels; a determining section configured to determine whether the input image signal is cleared; and an interpolating section configured such that if the input image signal is not found cleared, then the interpolating section interpolates and outputs an input image signal intermediate signal interposed at a predetermined point in time between the uncleared input image signal and a preceding input image signal that precedes the uncleared input signal, in accordance with the motion vector; and if the input image signal is found cleared, then the interpolating section allows the input image signal to be output unchanged as the input image signal intermediate signal. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253692 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program - An image processing apparatus includes: a detecting unit configured to detect a motion vector from an input image signal acting as the image signal for each of chronologically input pixels; a determining unit configured to determine whether the input image signal in terms of a level meets a predetermined condition; and an interpolating unit configured such that if the input image signal is not found to meet the predetermined condition, then the interpolating unit interpolates and outputs an input image signal intermediate signal interposed at a predetermined point in time between the input image signal and a preceding input image signal that precedes the input image signal, in accordance with the motion vector, and if the input image signal is found to meet the predetermined condition, then the interpolating unit allows the input image signal to be output unchanged as the input image signal intermediate signal. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253693 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRE-FETCHING RELEVANT IMAGING INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS - Certain aspects of a method and system for pre-fetching relevant imaging information from multiple healthcare organizations is disclosed. Aspects of one method may include querying data associated with one or more patients from a shared document registry. The method includes receiving manifests of imaging data associated with one or more patients from a shared document repository based on the queried data. The method also includes pre-fetching imaging data associated with one or more patients from a shared imaging data repository based on the received manifests of the imaging data. The method further includes storing the pre-fetched imaging data in an image storage repository within a picture archiving and communication system (PACS). The stored imaging data may be accessed by a user via one or more PACS work stations. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253694 | Method and Device for Processing Image Data Stored in a Frame Buffer - A device and method for data image processing. The method includes writing, image data to a certain buffer by an image data provider; characterized by repeating steps of reading, by an image processor image data from a first entry of a certain buffer, processing the image data by the image processor, and writing processed image data to a second entry of the certain buffer; wherein the repeating ends when at least two memory pages of the certain buffer are read; wherein a distance between the first and second entries is smaller than a size of a page of the certain buffer and conveniently much smaller than the size of the page; wherein the second entry includes image data that was previously read by the image processor during the certain period; and preventing an image data provider and an image data retriever form accessing the certain buffer during the repetition. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253695 | Image storage processing apparatus, image search apparatus, image storage processing method, image search method and program - An image storage processing apparatus includes an image acquisition means for acquiring taken image data imaged at an imaging apparatus unit, a bio-information acquisition means for acquiring bio-information of a user of the imaging apparatus unit at the time of imaging the taken image data acquired by the image acquisition means, a subject information acquisition means for acquiring subject information as an image analysis result of the taken image data acquired by the image acquisition means and a storage processing means for performing processing of recording the taken image data acquired by the image acquisition means, the bio-information acquired by the bio-information acquisition means and the subject information acquired by the subject information acquisition means in a recording medium in a state in which they are associated with one another. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253696 | POUCH ARRANGEMENT FOR DISTRIBUTING MATERIAL AND METHODS - A pouch arrangement includes a distribution aperture arrangement in a gusset member. The gusset member is covered with a removable cover. A zipper closure selectively exposes and closes the gusset member. At an opposite end, a handle arrangement is provided. The pouch construction may be filled with a flowable material through an opening adjacent to the handle arrangement with the zipper unengaged and the gusset expanded and covered by the removable cover. A seal can be applied between the handle arrangement and the gusset to close the opening. The filled pouch is then displayable by resting it on the expanded gusset, with the zipper closure unengaged and the distribution aperture arrangement covered by the removable cover. In use, the removable cover is removed to expose the distribution aperture arrangement. Flowable material is allowed to pass through the distribution aperture arrangement in the gusset. After use, the gusset end of the pouch is closed by engaging the zipper closure. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253697 | Easy-opening flexible container - A flexible container including a flexible pouch having a dispensing aperture through which an interior space is accessible from outside the flexible pouch, a flexible sealing member releasably attached to the flexible pouch and covering the dispensing aperture, and a rigid closure element surrounding the dispensing aperture. The flexible sealing member has at least two lifting tabs for lifting the flexible sealing member and thereby exposing the dispensing aperture. The rigid closure element has a base permanently attached to the flexible pouch and lid connected to the base by a hinge. At least one of the lifting tabs is likely to not be obstructed by the rigid closure element when the lid is in an open condition, thereby remaining usable for lifting the flexible sealing member to expose the dispensing aperture, even if another lifting tab is obstructed by the rigid closure element. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253698 | Deaeration Valve and Compression Bag Equipped Therewith - A deaeration valve comprising two valve films | 2008-10-16 |
20080253699 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RESISTING TEAR PROPAGATION IN POLYMERIC PRODUCTS - A plastic bag for holding materials comprising at least one polymeric panel defining the outer walls of the plastic bag. The at least one polymeric panel is interconnected to form a substantially cylindrical shape. The at least one polymeric panel defines a machine direction and a cross direction perpendicular to the machine direction. A plurality of substantially parallel rows on the at least one polymeric panel wherein the plurality of substantially parallel rows is comprised of a plurality of curvilinear areas. The plurality of curvilinear areas having a protrusion or an indentation in the at least one polymeric panel. The bag further comprises a plurality of substantially parallel neutral areas wherein each substantially parallel neutral area is defined by an area between two adjacent rows in the plurality of substantially parallel rows. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253700 | REFILL PACK - The present invention relates to a kind of refill pack, which is in a pouch structure that is hollow inside with capacity to accommodate, an easy tear is provided on the pouch and a pouch outlet is formed on the line of the easy tear. The pouch has a pour stuff, which has a primary side, a secondary side and two lateral sides that form a polygon. In an embodiment of this invention, the pour stuff is a trapezium of which the primary side is the inlet of the pour stuff that is bigger than the pouch outlet. The pour stuff has the primary side, the secondary side and the sealed lateral sides connected to the pouch with easy tears, such that the pour stuff is located inside the pouch circumference. When the pour stuff is torn off from the pouch, it may be used as a funnel, besides, the open space of the torn off pour stuff in the pouch may be used as a carry handle, then functions of funnel and carry handles are derived. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253701 | Method and Apparatus for Handling Perishable Items - A first container bag according to the present invention has top and bottom seals that are considered a lockup seal and an internal peel seal that will hold the gas and product in, but will also allow for ease of opening after removal of the top seal. This bag is such as that conventionally formed by use of VFFS technology, and includes the top and bottom end seals. However, the present invention provides additional features including a peel-away or otherwise separable seal, and a perforated segment. By tearing the bag at the perforated segment, the end seal may be bypassed, thus providing access to the internal separable “peel-away” seal. This configuration allows for a bag configuration which allows for the transportation of materials via the bag from a first, loading, location to a second, unloading, location, at which the items within the bag may be removed from the bag without the use of tools, and without tear-off discharge during the bag opening process. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253702 | Linear Guideway with a Synchronous Connector - A connector for a linear guideway is integrally formed by injection molding. The mold assembly of making the connector includes an upper mold, a lower mold and a pin. The variable cross section design of the pin enables the connector to have a plurality of ring-shaped portions with more than two different axial thicknesses, so that the distances between the respective rolling elements are different, and the frequencies of the respective rolling elements are also different, and as a result, the resonance sound pressure caused by the linear guideway and the machine are reduced. In addition, the variable cross section design of the pin reduces the manufacturing difficulty of making a relatively long connector. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253703 | Method of Manufacturing Linear Guide Device and Track Rail For the Linear Guide Device - Provided are a linear guide device and a method of manufacturing a track rail of the linear guide device which make it unnecessary to finish rolling contact surfaces for rolling bodies for the purpose of ensuring parallelism between the rolling contact surfaces after fixing a plurality of rail members, in which the rolling contact surfaces for the rolling bodies are formed, to a rail housing while making it possible to achieve a maximum possible improvement in production efficiency and a reduction in production cost in producing the track rail. The track rail is composed of a pair of the rail members in which rolling contact surfaces for rolling bodies are formed, respectively, and the rail housing equipped with a pair of rail mounting grooves in which those rail members are fitted, respectively. Each of the rail members is fixed within a corresponding one of the rail mounting grooves via an adhesive layer. A reference projection, formed on a bottom of one of the pair of the rail mounting grooves, is in contact with a corresponding one of the rail members without the intermediary of the adhesive layer. The rail member fitted in the one of the rail mounting grooves is adhesively fixed in a state of being abutted against the reference projection. The rail member fitted in the other rail mounting groove is adhesively fixed at a predetermined distance from the reference projection. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253704 | Journal air bearing - A hydrodynamic fluid film journal bearing assembly includes a journal sleeve having a key slot formed therein in a substantially longitudinal direction, a bump foil wrapped in a substantially cylindrical shape adjacent to the journal sleeve and having a bent end portion engaged with the key slot, an intermediate foil wrapped in a substantially cylindrical shape adjacent to the bump foil, a top foil wrapped in a substantially cylindrical shape adjacent to the intermediate foil, a first top foil cutout window formed adjacent to the bent region, and a first end tab formed at a free end of the top foil. The first end tab is wrapped with the top foil in the substantially cylindrical shape of the top foil, and extends into the first top foil cutout window to reduce skewing. The top and intermediate foils are joined at a bent region that engages the key slot. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253705 | Weight reduction for journal air bearing - A hydrodynamic fluid film journal bearing system includes a journal sleeve and one or more hydrodynamic fluid film foils positioned at least partially within the journal sleeve. The journal sleeve defines an inner diameter surface, an outer diameter surface, a wall thickness between the inner and outer diameter surfaces, and opposite first and second ends. The wall thickness of the journal sleeve is reduced at a first region located between the first and second ends, and a chamfered region is formed on the outer diameter surface of the journal sleeve between the first o-ring land and the first end of the journal sleeve. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253706 | Integral tilting pad bearing - There is disclosed a bearing to support a rotating shaft. The bearing includes a cylindrical housing defining a central opening. A plurality of bearing pads integrally coupled to the housing with each bearing pad having a circumferential surface defining a portion of the central opening. A plurality of pins disposed in a bore defined in the housing, with each pin aligned as a pivot for each corresponding pad. Each pad can tilt about the pin in relation to the rotating shaft. Each pad is coupled to the housing by a pair of webs defined by a plurality of cuts forming a plurality of openings in the housing substantially parallel to a line tangent with the circumferential surface of the pad. Each pin is aligned parallel with the rotating pad. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253707 | RETAINING STRUCTURE FOR ROLLING ELEMENTS - An improved retaining structure for a rolling element comprises a plurality of separated pieces, two pairs of connecting ribbons, two pull-resisting ribbons, and a plurality of rolling elements. The separated pieces respectively have a plurality of contacting surfaces on the front and rear surfaces thereof. A partially wrapped containing space for receiving the rolling elements is defined between each two contacting surfaces. The two pairs of connecting ribbons are installed in pairs on two sides of the separated pieces. The two pull-resisting ribbons are installed on the two sides of the separated pieces respectively and connect with the two pairs of connecting ribbons. Thereby, the rolling elements are kept in a central position between the separated pieces in a partial wrapping manner to prevent the rolling elements from being improper clipped or from escaping when performing circumrotation motions. Furthermore, the uniform flexibility of the pull-resisting ribbons is increased. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253708 | SPLIT BOTTOM BRACKET - A bottom bracket assembly for use on a bicycle, the assembly provided as a split bracket assembly with an upper portion formed integrally with the bicycle frame and a lower portion detachably connectable to the upper portion, the lower portion completely removable from the upper portion. The bottom bracket assembly provided to capture a crank shaft therein with associated bearings to facilitate the rotation of the crank shaft assembly. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253709 | Bearing With Lubrication Oil Filter - A bearing (crank bearing | 2008-10-16 |
20080253710 | Rolling bearing device - The rolling bearing includes an inner ring, and an outer ring which is arranged in a concave part which is formed in a fixing member so as not to rotate in a state preloaded in an axial direction toward the inner ring by way of a rolling element, with the fixing member at a bottom surface of the concave part. Moreover, a vibration isolating part formed of a laminated body including a pair of metal layers and a resin layer which is thinner than these metal layers and interposed between them is press clamped to be disposed between an end surface of the outer ring at a preloaded side in the axial direction and the bottom surface of the concave part, in such a manner that a direction of lamination may coincide with the axial direction. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253711 | High speed optical phase modulator - An optical device includes a phase modulator having a waveguide on a substrate. The phase modulator also includes an n-type region having a proximity to a p-type region that causes formation of a depletion region when a bias is not applied to the modulator. The depletion region is at least partially positioned in the light signal carrying region of the waveguide. The phase modulator is tuned by applying a reverse bias to the phase modulator. The reverse bias changes the size of the depletion region. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253712 | Optical fiber substrate useful as a sensor or illumination device component - This disclosure generally pertains to a method for manufacturing a distributed optical fiber scrim comprising a functional optical fiber, the functional optical fiber scrim thus manufactured, and composites in which an optical fiber scrim is incorporated. The present disclosure describes a variety of textile scrims, particularly adhesively bonded nonwoven scrim materials, each comprising at least one optical fiber with a continuous path across at least the length or width of the fabric. Such optical fiber scrims may be useful as sensor components (for example, as a detector of breakage, strain, pressure, or torque), as illumination components (for example, in a variety of light-providing applications), or as data-distribution components, either alone or in combination with other materials, such as fabrics, films, foams, and the like. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253713 | Optical crossover in thin silicon - An arrangement for providing optical crossovers between waveguides formed in an SOI-based structure utilize a patterned geometry in the SOI structure that is selected to reduce the effects of crosstalk in the area where the signals overlap. Preferably, the optical signals are fixed to propagate along orthogonal directions (or are of different wavelengths) to minimize the effects of crosstalk. The geometry of the SOI structure is patterned to include predetermined tapers and/or reflecting surfaces to direct/shape the propagating optical signals. The patterned waveguide regions within the optical crossover region may be formed to include overlying polysilicon segments to further shape the propagating beams and improve the coupling efficiency of the crossover arrangement. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253714 | LIGHT ACTIVATED OPTICAL SWITCH THAT INCLUDES A PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND A CONDUCTIVE LAYER - A light activated optical switch includes at least one conductive layer located adjacent to a piezoelectric element to enhance the electrical field that is applied to the piezoelectric element in response to an activation light. The conductive layer has free electrons or electron holes that collect on a surface adjacent to the piezoelectric element when the activation light is applied to the piezoelectric element. The collection of free electrons near the piezoelectric element enhances the electrical field that is applied to the piezoelectric element in response to the activation light. The enhanced electrical field is used to enhance the performance of the piezoelectric element and ultimately to enhance the performance of the optical switch. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253715 | Optical Switch - An optical switch, comprises: a plurality of N input ports ( | 2008-10-16 |
20080253716 | ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATING OPTICAL MULTIPLEXER/DEMULTIPLEXER - An arrayed waveguide grating optical multiplexer/demultiplexer | 2008-10-16 |
20080253717 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR HAVING HERMAPHRODITIC COUPLING MECHANISM - A hermaphroditic connector for mounting to a cable having a plurality of optical fibers and connecting the fibers to mating optical fibers wherein the optical fibers and mating optical fibers have termini mounted to the respective ends thereof, and wherein the termini of at least one of the optical fibers is slidably mounted and biased to provide a predetermined amount of longitudinal travel during connection includes a plug insert for mounting the termini, a generally cylindrical plug body for receiving the plug insert through an open end thereof, the plug body including a mating end with a plurality of mating features configured to cooperate with corresponding mating features of a second connector to align the termini of the first and second connectors in opposed relationship, a plurality of ears extending radially from the mating end of the plug body, a coupling nut slidably mounted on the plug including a groove formed between a plurality of ribs extending around an inside nut so that rotation of the coupling nut in a forward position captures the ears of the connector and the ears of the second connector in the groove in opposed relationship between the ribs. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253718 | FIELD TERMINATION CONNECTOR WITH SHAPED ADHESIVE PRE-FORM - An optical fiber terminating assembly includes a housing, which can receive an optical fiber to be terminated so that it is located in alignment with a length of another optical fiber, or an optoelectronic device, a heat responsive adhesive element, and a thermally conductive element. The housing includes a compartment through which the optical fiber to be terminated can extend. The heat responsive adhesive element is disposed in the compartment and includes at least one pathway preformed dispose in the heat responsive adhesive element. A portion of the optical fiber is disposed in the pathway. The thermally conductive element is disposed in the compartment and is coupleable to a source of energy so that heat in the thermally conductive element causes the heat responsive adhesive element to soften and adhere to the optical fiber in the channel to secure it in position. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253719 | FIELD TERMINATABLE FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A fiber optic connector assembly includes a connector and a carrier. The connector, defining a longitudinal bore extending through the connector and having a first end region and a second end region, includes a ferrule assembly, having an optical fiber extending through the connector, at least partially disposed in the longitudinal bore at the first end region, a tube, defining a passage and having a first end portion disposed in the longitudinal bore at the second end region and a second end region, and a spring disposed in the bore between the ferrule assembly and the tube. The carrier includes a cable end and a connector end engaged with the connector, a termination region disposed between the connector end and the cable end, a fiber support region disposed between the connector end and the termination region, and a take-up region disposed between the connector end and the fiber support region. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253720 | Optical module device - An optical module device includes an optical module having leads, a print substrate and a flexible substrate including a first region having a center and a peripheral areas, a second and a third region, the flexible substrate including first through-holes corresponding to the leads in the center area, a terminal and a metalized trace formed in the second and third regions respectively, and a protection layer formed on its surface at the peripheral area and in the third region, wherein the flexible substrate further includes two second through-holes in the peripheral area, which is a location close to the third region, wherein the flexible substrate is bent along a line coupling the two second through-holes, and wherein the flexible substrate at it first region is fixed to the second end member by adhesive material injected into the second through-holes. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253721 | Optical Connector System - The invention relates to an optical connector system including a backpanel and at least one substrate, said substrate having at least one substrate housing assembly and said backpanel having at least one backpanel housing assembly for establishing an optical interface. The substrate housing assembly is attached to said substrate and comprises includes a further housing slidably mounted in a z-direction of said substrate housing assembly. Accordingly no residual forces are exerted on the backpanel after establishment of the optical interface. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253722 | FIBER OPTIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLE ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic telecommunications cable assembly including a main fiber optic cable and a tether cable that branches from the main fiber optic cable at a breakout location. The fiber optic telecommunications cable assembly also includes a breakout block mounted to the main fiber optic cable at the breakout location, and an over-mold that covers the breakout block and at least a portion of the main fiber optic cable. The breakout block defines a straight-through channel in which the main fiber optic cable is received and a breakout channel that branches out from the straight-through channel. The breakout block includes seams with overlap configurations that prevent the over-mold from entering the breakout block through the seams. The breakout block also includes barrier dams for preventing bonding material from entering the breakout channel. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253723 | Optical fiber ribbon drop cable - A ribbon drop cable is provided. The ribbon drop cable includes a ribbon band of a plurality of communication medium. The ribbon band having a top flattened portion, a bottom flattened portion, a first side and a second side. At least one dielectric strength rod is disposed proximal to either the first side or second side of the ribbon band. The ribbon drop cable further includes a sheath which surrounds the ribbon band and the strength elements. The sheath is configured to hold the strength elements and the ribbon band in alignment. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253724 | Camera Integral With Optical Fiber | 2008-10-16 |
20080253725 | MULTI-LENGTH FLEXIBLE IMAGE BUNDLE - A method for manufacturing an image fiber bundle that includes the steps of aligning a plurality of image fibers into a bundle, bonding the plurality of image fibers in at least three regions to form an image fiber bundle with a useable length and at least one useable sub-length, and inspecting the image fiber bundle for defective image fibers. The image fiber bundle includes flexible regions disposed between the bonded regions and the spacing of the bonded regions corresponds to a plurality of standardized lengths for fiberscopes. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253726 | Optical fiber, optical fiber connecting method, and optical connector - An optical fiber which, at an optical fiber connecting end having a plurality of voids around the periphery of a core, has a light-permeable substance, such as a resin or glass whose refractive index is lower than that of quartz type substances, filled in the voids adjacent to the connecting end. An optical fiber connecting section where an optical fiber having a plurality of voids in a clad around the periphery of a core is connected to another optical fiber, wherein the optical fiber is connected end-to-end to aforesaid another optical fiber through a refractive index matching agent whose refractive index at the minimum temperature in actual use is lower than that of the core. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253727 | Optical Waveguide - An optical waveguide and method of making are disclosed. The method of making includes forming a layer on a substrate of a substantially optically transparent material. The layer includes an inner area and an outer area. A sufficient number of voids can be created in the inner area to form a first index of refraction. A plurality of the voids have a dimension that is less than a wavelength of the light beam. A sufficient number of voids can be created in the outer area to form a second index of refraction less than the first index. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253728 | Microphotonic waveguide including core/cladding interface layer - The invention provides a waveguide with a waveguide core having longitudinal sidewall surfaces, a longitudinal top surface, and a longitudinal bottom surface that is disposed on a substrate. An interface layer is disposed on at least one longitudinal sidewall surface of the waveguide core. A waveguide cladding layer is disposed on at least the waveguide core sidewall and top surfaces, over the interface layer. The waveguide of the invention can be produced by forming a waveguide undercladding layer on a substrate, and then forming a waveguide core on the undercladding layer. An interface layer is then formed on at least a longitudinal sidewall surface of the waveguide core, and an upper cladding layer is formed on a longitudinal top surface and on longitudinal sidewall surfaces of the waveguide core, over the interface layer. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253729 | Fiber optic cable breakout configuration with tensile reinforcement - The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic telecommunications cable assembly including a main fiber optic cable and a tether cable that branches from the main fiber optic cable at a breakout location. The breakout location includes a breakout block mounted to the main fiber optic cable, a tether retention block mounted to the main fiber optic cable, and a sleeve positioned outside the main fiber optic cable that extends from the breakout block to the tether retention block. An optical fiber structure extends from the main fiber optic cable, through the breakout block, through the sleeve and through the tether retention block to the tether cable. The fiber optic telecommunications cable assembly also includes a tensile reinforcing structure that extends from the breakout block to the retention block for preventing a spacing between the breakout block and the retention block from exceeding a predetermined amount. The tensile reinforcing structure is positioned outside the main fiber optic cable and has portions anchored to the breakout block and the retention block. The fiber optic telecommunications cable assembly further includes an over-mold that covers the breakout block, the sleeve, the retention block, the tensile reinforcing structure and at least a portion of the main fiber optic cable. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253730 | Grommet and plate assembly for sealing fiber optic closures - There is provided grommet and plate assemblies for sealing fiber optic closures into which and/or out of which fiber optic cables are routed. The grommet of the assembly includes a central portion with an axial opening adapted to receive the fiber optic cable through a slit in the central portion. The grommet also includes an end cap portion on an axial end of the grommet, and the end cap portion includes a deformable outer lip that overhangs an outer surface of the central portion to provide axial retention of the grommet once it is inserted into an opening of the plate. The plate includes a plurality of openings into which grommets may be selectively inserted. The plate may be received within an opening of the fiber optic closure and includes a slot for receiving a protrusion within the opening of the fiber optic closure. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253731 | Variable optical attenuator - A variable optical attenuator with photoelectric detector, comprising a collimator, a variable optical attenuator chip, wherein the variable optical attenuator further comprises a photoelectric detector; and the photoelectric detector receives and detects partial light from the variable optical attenuator chip. The variable optical attenuator of the invention is capable of detecting attenuation change of itself via the variable optical attenuator chip. Thus, real-time monitoring and feedback are implemented, and the attenuation performance of the variable optical attenuator is improved. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253732 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM CONTAINING MULTI-PATH DATA, AND STORAGE APPARATUS AND PLAYER THEREOF - A data recording and reproducing apparatus supporting multi-path recording reproduction, and an information storage medium on which multi-path data is recorded. The information storage medium includes at least one clip that is a recording unit containing presentation data for respective paths, wherein presentation data in a selected path is continuously reproduced without changing paths, and additional path information regarding a block of the path is recorded separately from the presentation data. Accordingly, it is possible to more effectively use a recording space and reduce the frequency of jumping to clips, thereby effectively reading the multi-path presentation data from the information storage medium. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253733 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM CONTAINING MULTI-PATH DATA, AND STORAGE APPARATUS AND PLAYER THEREOF - A data recording and reproducing apparatus supporting multi-path recording reproduction, and an information storage medium on which multi-path data is recorded. The information storage medium includes at least one clip that is a recording unit containing presentation data for respective paths, wherein presentation data in a selected path is continuously reproduced without changing paths, and additional path information regarding a block of the path is recorded separately from the presentation data. Accordingly, it is possible to more effectively use a recording space and reduce the frequency of jumping to clips, thereby effectively reading the multi-path presentation data from the information storage medium. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253734 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM CONTAINING MULTI-PATH DATA, AND STORAGE APPARATUS AND PLAYER THEREOF - A data recording and reproducing apparatus supporting multi-path recording reproduction, and an information storage medium on which multi-path data is recorded. The information storage medium includes at least one clip that is a recording unit containing presentation data for respective paths, wherein presentation data in a selected path is continuously reproduced without changing paths, and additional path information regarding a block of the path is recorded separately from the presentation data. Accordingly, it is possible to more effectively use a recording space and reduce the frequency of jumping to clips, thereby effectively reading the multi-path presentation data from the information storage medium. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253735 | CHANGING VIDEO PLAYBACK RATE - The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to changing video playback rate. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in a method that includes providing a user interface for a digital video editing system, the user interface including a graphical representation of playback rate and playback duration for a sequence of digital video, and the user interface including defined points that reference respective frames in the sequence of digital video; receiving input specifying a change in playback rate for the sequence of digital video; and showing the change in playback rate and a corresponding change in playback duration for the sequence of digital video, the showing including moving one of the defined points in accordance with a new temporal position of a corresponding frame referenced by the one of the defined points. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253736 | Interconnected multimedia systems with synchronized playback - One or more digital audio systems, such as a digital audio workstation, and one or more digital video systems, such as a video server, are interconnected by a computer network. A communication protocol among the systems using the computer network enables the systems to play back in synchronization. The communication protocol defines several states for connections between systems. In particular, two systems may be disconnected, connected and unlinked or connected and linked. Each system transitions through defined state changes that are caused by a sequence of commands in the communication protocol, called a play start sequence, to initiate synchronized playback. The play start sequence can be initiated by any of the linked systems. The communication protocol includes a mechanism for distributing a running time clock from the digital audio system for synchronizing with the digital video system when the digital audio system and digital video system are not both synchronized by the same video reference signal. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253737 | Video Player And Video Playback Control Method - A video player and a video-playback control method which are capable of easily performing a selection operation on a display object in a moving image are disclosed. The video player predicts the occurrence of the selection operation of the display object, which is an area for which an action is defined in the moving image, by the start of a move operation of the cursor | 2008-10-16 |
20080253738 | MULTIMEDIA OPTICAL DISC STORING BOTH VIDEO TITLES PROVIDED WITH AV FUNCTION AND VIDEO TITLES WITH NO SUCH FUNCTIONS WHICH CAN INSTANTLY DISTINGUISH BETWEEN SUCH KINDS OF TITLES, AND A REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND REPRODUCTION METHOD FOR SUCH DISC - A multimedia optical disc on which a variety of types of video titles are recorded and which enables a reproduction apparatus to instantly distinguish whether emulated AV functions may be performed for any of the titles. The multimedia optical disc includes a manager area which stores playback type information corresponding to the management information for each video title, with the playback type information including a first flag showing whether the present video title is expressed using one or a plurality of sets of route information and a second flag showing whether a title is expressed using any branch information. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253739 | PRODUCT INFORMATION DISPLAY AND PURCHASING - A method of providing additional information to a viewer of a moving image file is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing one or more tags within the moving image file indicating the existence of additional product information; visually indicating the existence of the tags alongside or over the moving image; detecting a request to view the product information associated with the one or more tags; pausing the moving image; and displaying the requested product information over the paused image. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253740 | Apparatus and Methods to Process Video or Audio - The presently claimed invention relates generally to video or audio data. One claim recites an apparatus. The apparatus includes an input to receive data associated with video or audio; a decoder to analyze the data associated with video or audio for a steganographic signal hidden therein, the steganographic signal hidden in data representing video picture elements or in data representing audio elements; an extractor to extract an identifier from the data associated with video or audio; a generator to provide a signal based at least in part on a result produced by said decoder and said extractor; and an output to output the signal. Of course, other combinations are provided and claimed as well. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253741 | RECORDING MEDIUM, RECORDING APPARATUS AND REPRODUCTION APPARATUS - A recording medium is provided recorded with a plurality of digital data and a plurality of reproduction path information defining a reproduction order of the plurality of digital data. The plurality of reproduction path information includes first reproduction path information defining a reproduction order of all of the plurality of digital data recorded on the recording medium and the second reproduction path information defining at least one reproduction order of at least one of the plurality of digital data recorded on the recording medium. The first reproduction path information comprising management information including first index information and further management information for all of the plurality of digital data. The second reproduction path information comprising second index information for accessing, from the first reproduction path information, the further management information for the at least one digital data according to a match of the first and second index information. | 2008-10-16 |
20080253742 | RECORDING/REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD AS WELL AS RECORDING MEDIUM - The invention provides a recording/reproduction apparatus and method as well as a recording medium wherein, when nondestructive editing is executed for an AV signal, the AV signal can be reproduced seamlessly without suffering from any interruption. Information representative of states (an A type, a C type, a D type, or an E type) of an IN point and an OUT point on a Clip, designated by a Playitem, of a Playlist in which at least more than one Playitems are arranged in the order of reproduction is described in a block Playitem( ). | 2008-10-16 |