42nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130272578 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a first setting unit setting a relative position-posture relationship between a 3D-shaped model of an object and a viewpoint from which the model is observed as a base position-posture, a detector detecting geometric features of the model observed from the viewpoint in the base position-posture as base geometric features, a second setting unit setting a relative position-posture relationship between the model and a viewpoint as a reference position-posture, a retrieval unit retrieving reference geometric features corresponding to the base geometric features of the model observed from the viewpoint in the reference position-posture, a first calculation unit calculating similarity degrees between the base geometric features and the reference geometric features, and a second calculation unit calculating evaluation values of correspondences between the base geometric features and the reference geometric features in accordance with the similarity degrees. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272579 | ROBUST CROPPING OF LICENSE PLATE IMAGES - A method, system, and computer-usable tangible storage device for robustly cropping and accurately recognizing license plates to account for noise sources and interfering artifacts are disclosed. License plate images and sub-images can be tightly cropped utilizing an image-based classifier and gradient-based cropping. An image-based classifier can identify the location of valid characters within the image. Because of a number of noise sources, such as, for example, residual plate rotation and shear in the characters within the image, the image-based classifier performs a “rough” identification of the image boundaries. An additional processing step utilizing gradient-based cropping is performed to fine-tune the license plate image boundaries. Gradient-based cropping eliminates unwanted border artifacts that could substantially impact the segmentation and license plate character recognition results. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272580 | Methods and Systems for Enhancing Read Accuracy in an Automated License Plate Reader System - One embodiment of the apparatuses, methods, and systems of the present disclosure is a license plate, sticker, or ALPR system having enhanced or increased accuracy. At least one of the license plate, sticker, or ALPR system includes useful information that is transmitted over a first channel and checking information that is transmitted over a second channel. The second channel is devoted solely to transmitting the checking information (e.g., the second channel does not transmit useful information). In other words, the license plates, stickers, and ALPR systems of the present disclosure include at least one channel that is devoted solely to transmitting checking information. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272581 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOLVING POSITION AND ORIENTATION FROM CORRELATED POINT FEATURES IN IMAGES - A method and apparatus for determining a position and attitude of at least one camera by calculating and extracting estimated rotation and translation values from an estimated fundamental matrix based on information from at least a first and second 2D image. Variable substitution is utilized to strengthen derivatives and provide a more rapid convergence. A solution is provided for solving position and orientation from correlated point features in images using a method that solves for both rotation and translation simultaneously. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272582 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DISPARITY ESTIMATE - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for determining a disparity value for an object located in or to be placed into a stereoscopic image pair having an associated disparity map. First an area to be analyzed in one of the stereoscopic images is determined Then a histogram is built from disparity estimates of the associated disparity map that fall within the determined area. Subsequently a contiguous range of bins is searched in the histogram that also contains a sufficient number of pixels. Finally, a disparity estimate for the determined area is selected from the contiguous range of histogram bins. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272583 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATING FACE IMAGE ANALYSIS - Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating face image analysis. A method may include determining a histogram-based face descriptor for each of a plurality of regions of a face image. The method may further include compressing the histogram-based face descriptors to generate a plurality of compressed face descriptors describing the plurality of regions of the face image. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272584 | MONITORING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A suspicious person determination unit determines whether the face image of a matching target person is registered in a biological information DB by a matching result of a matching unit. When the face image of the matching target person is registered, area storage stores a specified area while correlating the specified area with a personal ID. A provisional registration unit makes a provisional registration of a suspicious person flag while correlating the suspicious person flag with the personal ID when a pattern of the specified area is a behavioral pattern of a suspicious person. A definitive registration unit makes a definitive registration of the suspicious person flag while correlating with the personal ID, when the provisional registration of the suspicious person flag is made for the face image of the matching target person, and when the face image of the matching target person is captured at a premium exchange counter. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272585 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING BIOMETRIC FUNCTIONS - Methods and sensors are disclosed for executing a biometric function. Illumination light is generated and directed to a deformable layer when the deformable layer is in a state of deformation resulting from pressure applied to the deformable layer by a skin site. Light scattered from the deformable layer is received. A fingerprint pattern of the skin site is determined from the received light. The biometric function is performed with the determined fingerprint pattern. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272586 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENROLLING BIOMETRIC DATA - Methods and systems for enrolling biometric data that is easier to use and provides a more positive end user experience. Additionally, machine readable medium storing instructions configurable to achieve the results when executed by a computing device are also provided. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272587 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE SEGMENTATION ON MOBILE DEVICES IN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - A mobile device ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130272588 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORIENTING IMAGE REPRESENTATIVE DATA - A method for processing a three-dimensional image file captured directly from a live subject, the file including the cranium of the subject, comprises: providing a vertex point cloud for the three-dimensional image file; determining a median point for the vertex point cloud; determining a point on the cranium; and utilizing the median point and the cranium point to define a z-axis for the three-dimensional image file. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272589 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORIENTING IMAGE REPRESENTATIVE DATA - A method for processing a three-dimensional image file captured directly from a live subject, the file including the cranium of the subject, comprises: providing a vertex point cloud for the three-dimensional image file; determining a median point for the vertex point cloud; determining a point on the cranium; and utilizing the median point and the cranium point to define a z-axis for the three-dimensional image file. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272590 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR A TOMOGRAM OF AN EYE REGION - There is provided a technique for adaptively acquiring, from a tomogram of an eye region, diagnosis information data of the eye region which is used for the diagnosis of a plurality of kinds of diseases, without increasing load on a user. A layer acquisition unit ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130272591 | PHASE SENSITIVE T1 MAPPING IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - Phase sensitive T1 mapping is provided in magnetic resonance (MR). The phase from samples of a modified Look-Locker inversion recovery sequence may be used to normalize contrast, allowing for accurate motion registration without extra information acquisition. The sign may be estimated, allowing T1 mapping with a single application of a non-linear fit. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272592 | System and Method for Registration of Fluoroscopic Images in a Coordinate System of a Medical System - A system for registering a group of images of an anatomical region of a patient in a coordinate system of a medical system is disclosed. The system includes an object disposed in a known position in the coordinate system. In one embodiment, the object has a first state in which the object is visible in at least one image and a second state in which the object is invisible in at least another image. In another embodiment, the object is substantially invisible to the eye in each image, but detectable by image processing. The system includes an electronic control unit configured to process the images to identify an image location of the object, create a transformation model responsive to the image location and the known position of the object in the coordinate system, and register the group of images in the coordinate system using the model. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272593 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF INITIAL RADIATION TREATMENT PLANS - A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions executable by a processor. The set of instructions is operable to receive a current patient medical image of a current patient, compare the current patient medical image to a plurality of previous patient medical images, each of the previous patient medical images corresponding to a previous patient, select one of the previous patients based on a geometric similarity between the previous patient medical image of the selected one of the previous patients and the current patient medical image, and determine an initial radiation treatment plan based on a radiation treatment plan of the selected one of the previous patients. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272594 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF IMAGING AND/OR DIAGNOSING A BONE FROM A RECONSTRUCTED VOLUME IMAGE - A method of imaging and/or diagnosing intrabony space. The method comprises providing a reconstructed volume image depicting a cylindrical bone, identifying a segment depicting the cylindrical bone in the reconstructed volume image, transforming the segment to generate a three-dimensional (3D) model which aligns a representation of each of a plurality of radial portions having a plurality of different angular orientations of the cylindrical bone in parallel to a common axis, generating at least one coded image mapping of at least one osteo related characteristic of the cylindrical bone along each the radial axis, and outputting the at least one coded image. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272595 | METHOD FOR ASSESSING BREAST DENSITY - Breast density is a significant breast cancer risk factor measured from mammograms. Evidence suggests that the spatial variation in mammograms may also be associated with risk. The variation in calibrated mammograms as a breast cancer risk factor was investigated and its relationship with other measures of breast density was explored using full field digital mammography (FFDM) as described herein. A matched case-control analysis was used to assess a spatial variation breast density measure in calibrated FFDM images, normalized for the image acquisition technique variation. The findings indicate the variation measure is a viable automated method for assessing breast density. Insights gained by this work may be used to develop a standard for measuring breast density. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272596 | METHODS FOR GENERATING A RECONSTRUCTED TREE STRUCTURE FROM MEDICAL IMAGE DATA - A computer-implemented method of post-processing medical image data is provided. The method includes receiving tracked image data representative of multiple blood vessels, generating a binary tree structure for the multiple blood vessels based on a parent-child relationship between branches of the multiple blood vessels, generating a likelihood model for determining a validity of the branches of the multiple blood vessels, and generating a likelihood score for each branch based on the respective branch's compatibility with the likelihood model. The method also includes generating a reconstructed tree for the multiple blood vessels. Compatible branches are included in the reconstructed tree, while invalid branches are not included in the reconstructed tree. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272597 | METHOD TO OBTAIN 3D IMAGES OF A FLOWING REGION BENEATH AN OBJECT USING SPECKLE REFLECTIONS - A method for imaging a flowing media within static regions includes obtaining a plurality of signals using the speckle properties of the flowing media. The plurality of signals are compared to one another such as by subtraction. The static regions are removed from the plurality of signals by the comparison. The remaining signals are combined (such as by summing) to produce an image of the flowing media. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272598 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EXAMINING THE OPTICAL STATE OF VALUE DOCUMENTS - A method for examining the optical condition of a value document on the basis of a digital image of at least a specified region of the value document, the image comprising pixels, comprises searching the pixels of the digital image are searched for sets of error pixels which are respectively given in that the error pixels fulfill a specified deviation criterion for an impermissible deviation of at least one specified pixel property, and the distance of each error pixel of the respective set from at least one other error pixel of the same set does not exceed a specified distance that is greater than the distance of directly neighboring pixels of the digital image, and a number of sets found during the search and/or a value for at least one property of at least one of the sets found during the search is ascertained. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272599 | Method For Automatic Quantification Of Dendrite Arm Spacing In Dendritic Microstructures - A method to automatically quantify dendrite arm spacing in dendritic microstructures. Once a location of interest in a cast material specimen has been identified, the information contained in it is automatically analyzed to quantify dendrite cell size information that is subsequently converted into a quantified dendrite arm spacing through an empirical relationship or a theoretical relationship. In one form, the relationship between DCS and DAS is such that the DAS in dendritic structure of cast aluminum alloys may be automatically determined from the measurement of one or more of dendrite cell size and the actual volume fraction of the eutectic phases in the local casting microstructure. Non-equilibrium conditions may be accounted for in situations where a theoretical volume fraction of a eutectic phase of the alloy in equilibrium condition is appropriately modified. Thus, in situations where equilibrium conditions—such as those where the casting is cooled very slowly during solidification—does not apply (such as during rapid cooling and consequent solidification), the eutectic measured in the non-equilibrium condition, which can be smaller than the theoretical value in equilibrium, can be accounted for. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272600 | RANGE IMAGE PIXEL MATCHING METHOD - A method for matching the pixels ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130272601 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, and Program - An image processing apparatus includes a viewing situation analyzing unit configured to obtain information representing a user's viewing situation of 3D content stored in a certain storage unit, and, based on a preset saving reference in accordance with a viewing situation of 3D content, determine a data reduction level of content data of the 3D content stored in the storage unit; and a data conversion unit configured to perform data compression of the content data of the 3D content stored in the storage unit in accordance with the determined data reduction level. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272602 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SCANNED IMAGE - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing a scanned image. The method for processing a scanned image comprises: a shaded region extracting step of extracting a region, which is shaded by a shading object and lies in a margin in the vicinity of an edge of the scanned image, as a shaded region; and a pixel value repairing step of repairing values of pixels, which lie both in a line segment and the shaded region, by using a linear model according to known values of pixels, which lie both in the line segment and the margin, the line segment passing through the shaded region and being parallel to the edge. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272603 | Light source comparator and calibration apparatus - An apparatus for identifying differences in the visual and recorded appearance of colors and gray tones illuminated by light sources having different spectral distribution and having: a first image with illumination, with separate and different colour elements and with gray scale elements, apertures in the first image adjacent to the elements, a second image with illumination having a plurality of separate elements of colour and gray scale, corresponding to the elements of the first image so that the elements on the second image are viewable through the apertures in the first image, with corresponding colour and gray scale elements adjacent to one another in the first and second images, and a method of comparing light quality using such apparatus. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272604 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE - An apparatus and method for encoding and decoding an image are provided. The image decoding method includes (a) decoding luma blocks according to a predetermined decoding mode of each of the luma blocks, and (b) decoding chroma blocks according to the predetermined decoding mode of each of the luma blocks. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272605 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an image processing device including a data conversion processing unit that receives an input of an RGBW array image and generates an RGB array image as an output image. The data conversion processing unit includes a pixel interpolation unit that calculates interpolated pixel values corresponding to an array of the RGB array image by performing a pixel interpolation process on the RGBW array image, a purple fringe detection unit that detects whether each pixel is a purple fringe pixel by analyzing the RGBW array image, a corrected value calculation unit that calculates corrected pixel values by correcting pixel values of the purple fringe pixels, and a blend processing unit that calculates constituent pixel values RGB of the output image by performing a blend process of blending the interpolated pixel values calculated by the pixel interpolation unit with the corrected pixel values calculated by the corrected value calculation unit. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272606 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus includes a first image output device and a second image output device outputting first and second output data from original image data, a color space fixing device for determining a color space for color tone conversion, a color space conversion device, a color component mapping device for generating color component mapping data containing correspondences between pixels in the image data, a color tone conversion parameter fixing device for generating color tone conversion parameters from corresponding pixels in the image data, and a color tone conversion device for converting the image data using the conversion parameters. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272607 | System and Method for Processing Image for Identifying Alphanumeric Characters Present in a Series - A system and a method for identification of alphanumeric characters present in a series in an image are disclosed. The system and method captures the image and further processes it for binarization by computing a pattern of the image. The generated binarized images are then filtered for removing unwanted components. Candidate images are identified out of the filtered binarized images. All the obtained candidate images are combined to generate a final candidate image which is further segmented in order to recognize a valid alphanumeric character present in the series. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272608 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PREVENTING PAGE MISSING, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing which is capable of preventing page missing even when there is an image having no foreground image. In a case where a foreground image is extracted from an obtained image, the foreground image is generated as an image for one page, and in a case where no foreground image is extracted from the obtained image, an image indicating that no foreground image is extracted is generated as an image for one page. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272609 | SCENE SEGMENTATION USING PRE-CAPTURE IMAGE MOTION - Systems, devices and methods are described including using object motion appearing in pre-capture images to perform 3D reconstruction of a scene. Objects may be segmented and tracked within the pre-capture images using image processing techniques such as image segmentation and/or object recognition. The image processing results may then be used to automatically tag subsequently captured images. Further, the image processing results may also be used to interactively control an imaging device's focusing mechanism prior to image capture. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272610 | Image Processing Apparatus that Groups Objects Within Image - Provided is an image processing apparatus including: a grouping preference unit configured to register user preference information on a storage device based on a user operation, the user preference information indicating how objects within an image are to be classified into groups; an image analysis unit configured to detect the objects within the image; and a grouping unit configured to read the user preference information from the storage device and classify the objects detected within the image into the groups indicated in the read user preference information. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272611 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method, an image capturing apparatus, and a program which make it possible to crop an image with an optimal composition even for a subject other than a person. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272612 | METHOD OF PROVIDING ONLINE INFORMATION USING IMAGE INFORMATION - The present invention provides a method of providing online information using image, including separating each of a target image, received from a user terminal, and an original image, received from an information provider apparatus, into a text region and a graphic region; selecting an important text region from the text region; extracting features from the text region, the graphic region, and the important text region, respectively; searching for the original image corresponding to the target image using the features of the text region, the graphic region, and the important text region; and searching for supplementary information related to the retrieved original image and provided the retrieved supplementary information. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272613 | DETERMINING SCALING FACTORS FOR DEVICES - An image scaling service includes determining an image as a candidate for a scaling process, scanning the image for an initial text value, and scaling the image to a next lower resolution. The image scaling service also includes iteratively performing the scaling process until a threshold value of a readability metric is reached, the scaling process includes scanning the scaled image for a scaled text value, comparing a difference between the initial text value and the scaled text value, the difference indicative of the readability metric, and scaling the scaled image to a next lower resolution. In response to reaching the threshold value of the readability metric, the image scaling service further includes selecting from scaled images an image having a lowest resolution resulting from the scaling process before the threshold value of the readability metric was reached. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272614 | ESTIMATING ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS AND REDUCING NOISE FOR MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING - A method and system for estimating atmospheric radiance and transmittance. An atmospheric estimation system is divided into a first phase and a second phase. The first phase inputs an observed multispectral image and an initial estimate of the atmospheric radiance and transmittance for each spectral band and calculates the atmospheric radiance and transmittance for each spectral band, which can be used to generate a “corrected” multispectral image that is an estimate of the surface multispectral image. The second phase inputs the observed multispectral image and the surface multispectral image that was generated by the first phase and removes noise from the surface multispectral image by smoothing out change in average deviations of temperatures. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272615 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND PIXEL INTERPOLATION METHOD - An image processing device that generates a pixel value of a pixel and interpolates the pixel with the pixel value, the image processing device including: a periodicity determining unit that determines whether an area including the pixel is a periodic area; a boundary determining unit that determines whether the pixel belongs to the periodic area or a non-periodic area; a first pixel value generating unit that generates a first pixel value; a second pixel value generating unit that generates a second pixel value; a control unit that determines whether the first pixel value generating unit is to be used or the second pixel value generating unit is to be used, based on determination results of the periodicity determining unit and the boundary determining unit; a pixel value inputting unit that inputs one of the first pixel value and the second pixel value to the pixel. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272616 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR LOW-COMPLEXITY DETECTION OF PERIODIC TEXTURES ORIENTATION - A method includes calculating a Fourier transform of an image, extracting a plurality of arrays, from the Fourier transform utilizing, for each of the plurality of arrays, one of a plurality of templates each of said templates corresponding to a texture orientation, calculating a maximum value for each of the plurality of arrays, identifying each of the plurality of arrays having a calculated maximum value greater than a predetermined threshold and determining, for each of the plurality of identified arrays, the texture orientation of the template utilized to extract the identified one of the plurality of arrays. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272617 | SPATIAL CLUSTERING OF PIXELS OF A MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE - A method and system for clustering the pixels of a multispectral image is provided. A clustering system computes a maximum spectral similarity score for each pixel that indicates the similarity between that pixel and the most similar neighboring. To determine the maximum similarity score for a pixel, the clustering system generates a similarity score between that pixel and each of its neighboring pixels and then selects the similarity score that represents the highest similarity as the maximum similarity score. The clustering system may apply a filtering criterion based on the maximum similarity score so that pixels with similarity scores below a minimum threshold are not clustered. The clustering system changes the current pixel values of the pixels in a cluster based on an averaging of the original pixel values of the pixels in the cluster. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272618 | DEVICES FOR IDENTIFYING A LEADING PICTURE - An electronic device for indicating a leading picture is described. The electronic device includes memory in communication with a processor and instructions stored in the memory. The electronic device encodes a first picture. The electronic device further determines whether a leading picture is present. The electronic device further generates an explicit leading picture indicator if a leading picture is present. The electronic device further sends the explicit leading picture indicator if a leading picture is present. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272619 | DEVICES FOR IDENTIFYING A LEADING PICTURE - An electronic device for indicating a leading picture is described. The electronic device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The electronic device encodes a Clean Random Access (CRA) picture. The electronic device determines whether a leading picture is present. If a leading picture is present, then the electronic device determines whether the leading picture is a dependent leading picture or an independent leading picture. The electronic device generates an explicit dependent leading picture indicator if the leading picture is a dependent leading picture and sends the explicit dependent leading picture indicator if the leading picture is a dependent leading picture. The electronic device generates an explicit independent leading picture indicator if the leading picture is an independent leading picture and sends the explicit independent leading picture indicator if the leading picture is an independent leading picture. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272620 | Analytics Assisted Encoding - Video analytics may be used to assist video encoding by selectively encoding only portions of a frame and using, instead, previously encoded portions. Previously encoded portions may be used when succeeding frames have a level of motion less than a threshold. In such case, all or part of succeeding frames may not be encoded, increasing bandwidth and speed in some embodiments. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272621 | METHODS FOR SEGMENTING AND ENCODING AN IMAGE, AND CORRESPONDING DEVICES - A frame of pixels is segmented into a plurality of blocks each having a block type by a method including the steps of:
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20130272622 | EFFICIENT CONTENT COMPRESSION AND DECOMPRESSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A content compression/compression system and method are disclosed in which a pre-processing step is performed before any compression and a post-processing step is performed once a compressed piece of content is decompressed. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272623 | INTRA PREDICTION METHOD AND ENCODING APPARATUS AND DECODING APPARATUS USING SAME - An intra prediction method and a device using the intra prediction method are provided. The intra prediction method includes the steps of: deriving a current prediction mode as a prediction mode of a current block; constructing neighboring samples of the current block with available reference samples; filtering the available reference samples; and generating predicted samples of the current block on the basis of the filtered available reference samples. The filtering step includes performing the filtering using the available reference sample located in the prediction direction of the current prediction mode and a predetermined number of available reference samples neighboring to the prediction direction of the current prediction mode. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272624 | Virtual Boundary Processing Simplification for Adaptive Loop Filtering (ALF) in Video Coding - Virtual boundary processing in adaptive loop filtering (ALF) requires that padded values be substituted for unavailable pixel rows outside the virtual boundaries. Methods and apparatus are provided for virtual boundary processing in ALF that allow the use of more actual pixel values for padding than in the prior art. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272625 | IMAGE EDITING METHOD AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING BLUR PARAMETER - An image editing method for editing an original image is provided. The original image includes at least a first object and a second object. The method includes steps of: obtaining a first distance between the first object and a lens; obtaining a second distance between the second object and the lens; obtaining a blur matrix set according to the first distance and an optical parameter; obtaining a first blur matrix from the blur matrix set according to the second distance; and performing a blur process on the second object according to the first blur matrix to generate a blurred second object, and generating a simulated image from the first object and the blurred second object. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272626 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POST-DETECTION ARTIFACT REDUCTION AND REMOVAL FROM IMAGES - In accordance with various aspects of the disclosure, a system, a method, and computer readable medium having instructions for processing images is disclosed. For example, the method includes selecting, at an image processor, a region of a first image comprising a plurality of pixels. A mean value of pixels in the selected region is computed. From a plurality of sets of pixels in the region, a first subset of pixels in the region containing artifacts therein is selected. A value of each pixel in the first subset is compared with the mean value. The value of each pixel is adjusted based upon the comparing. The first image is reconstructed based upon the adjusted value of each pixel in the first subset, such that a variance of pixel values in the reconstructed image is lower than a variance of pixel values in the first image. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272627 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING A FIRST IMAGE WITH REFERENCE TO A SECOND IMAGE - An image registration method is disclosed for processing a distorted image into a registered image that is aligned with reference to an original image. Distortions from the original image may include scaling, rotation, and noise. The method is based on correlating Radon transforms of both images to determine the rotation angle, and the scaling factor is determined by dividing averages of the overall luminance of each image on the assumption that any added noise will cancel. The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is used to estimate global spatial shifts. In one embodiment, the distorted image is first scaled to the size of the original image before being rotated. In another embodiment, the original image is first scaled to the size of the distorted image before rotating the distorted image, and finally scaling it to match the original image. A corresponding system for image registration is also provided. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272628 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus and an image processing method processing a graphic image are provided. An image processing apparatus including: a display unit; a first image output unit which outputs a first image signal; a second image output unit which outputs a second image signal and a transparency information with respect to the second image signal; an image mixing unit which outputs a third image signal mixing the first image signal and the second image signal by using the transparency information; an image processing unit which processes the third image signal to output to the display unit; and a control unit which extracts the transparency information from the second image output unit, and outputs a position information about which the second image signal is displayed in the display unit based on the extracted transparency information to the image processing unit. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272629 | VACUUM PACKING ENVELOPE FOR COOKING - The vacuum packing envelope for cooking which is characterized in that a sealing part ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130272630 | Packaging Receptacle For Making Packaging Article Exhibiting Combination of Linear Tear and Directional Curl - A packaging receptacle, made from a flexible film, has a first side sealed to a second side, a top edge and an open top, an interior chamber, and a tear initiator. A product is placed in the internal chamber within the packaging receptacle, and the receptacle sealed closed. The flexible film has a linear tear property and an imbalanced internal stress so that the film exhibits a linear tear property in combination with the torn edges curling outwardly and away from the interior chamber within the packaging article. The packaging receptacle is particularly suited for the packaging of medical products to be sterilized while in the package. Also disclosed is a manually-openable packaged product, a process for preparing and transferring a product, and a process of opening a packaged product made from a packaging receptacle. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272631 | PEELABLE COMPOSITE THERMOPLASTIC SEALANTS IN PACKAGING FILMS - A peelable sealing structure includes a sealing layer and one or more optional additional layers. The peelable sealing structure includes a sealing surface that is formable into a peelable seal upon contact with a sealing substrate at all temperatures in a peelable seal temperature range. Moreover, the peelable sealing structure comprises a thermoplastic polymer and an additive dispersed within at least a portion of the thermoplastic polymer with the peelable sealing structure defining the sealing surface. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272632 | LINKAGE-TYPE SYNCHRONOUS SLIDE STRUCTURE OF RELATIVE SLIDE ASSEMBLY - A linkage-type synchronous slide structure of relative slide assembly includes a slide member and a relative slide member slidably connected to the slide member. The relative slide member is formed with a slide guide section. The slide member is slidable relative to the relative slide member along the slide guide section. Two extensible/retractable assemblies with a variable length are respectively oppositely disposed on two sides of the slide guide section. Second ends of the extensible/retractable assemblies are respectively pivotally connected to corresponding sections of two sides of the slide member. First ends of the extensible/retractable assemblies are pivotally connected with each other and slidable along the slide guide section. A restriction mechanism is disposed between the extensible/retractable assemblies and the relative slide member to serve as a pivotal center of the extensible/retractable assemblies for restricting axial slide thereof and synchronizing the moves of two sides of the slide member. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272633 | SLIDING TRACK ASSEMBLY - A sliding track assembly including a first, second and third rails, the second rail slidably mounted on the first rail, and the third rail slidably mounted on the second rail, so that the second and third rail can move relatively to the first rail and to each other. The sliding tract assembly also includes a latch member mounted on the third rail near its outer end and having two resilient or/and compressible portions each having asymmetric inward and outward facing slopes, and a lock member mounted or formed on the second rail near its outer end. The third rail can move together with the second rail when the latch member and the lock member are engaged, and the third rails can move freely by itself when the latch member and the lock member are disengaged. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272634 | FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING DEVICE - A fluid dynamic bearing device ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130272635 | BEARING - The bearing device is provided with: a support ring positioned around a rotating shaft; and a plurality of bearing pads provided between the rotating shaft and the support ring and configured to support the rotating shaft, wherein some of the plurality of bearing pads are positioned at a lower side of the rotating shaft, and a key member is installed between the support ring and a carrier ring supporting the plurality of bearing pads, wherein the key member is inserted therebetween in a tangential direction of an outer circumference of the carrier ring and is configured to perform positioning of the plurality of bearing pads and the support ring in a radial direction. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272636 | ROLLING BEARING FOR ROTATIVELY MOUNTING A MACHINE ELEMENT - The present invention relates to a rolling bearing for rotatively mounting a machine element, including a sensor for measuring a mechanical load acting on the rolling bearing. The rolling bearing can be a wheel bearing of a motor vehicle, for example, or the bearing of a gearbox shaft. The rolling bearing includes a first bearing ring and a second bearing ring, which can be rotated with respect to the first bearing ring. A bearing inner space, which has at least one first axial section in which rotatable rolling elements are arranged, is formed between the first bearing ring and the second bearing ring. The rolling bearing further includes at least one sensor for measuring a mechanical load acting on the rolling bearing, in particular for measuring a force or torque, or a physical variable derived from a force or torque, for example, angular momentum or mechanical tension. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272637 | ROLLING BEARING SENSOR WITH ANTI-ROTATIONAL MEANS - A rolling bearing sensor, especially a rotational speed sensor, having a housing and a signal pick-up which is arranged in the housing in a manner secured against rotation and is arranged, with the housing, in a stationary receptacle in a stationary part of a rolling bearing or in a stationary component adjoining a rolling bearing, for example, an axle journal, where the housing has an outer design via which the rolling bearing sensor in the receptacle is secured against rotation in a form-fitting manner. The sensor may have a groove which runs in the axial direction and interacts with a screw or a projection. Alternatively, a securing element which predefines a defined angular position may be pushed onto the sensor. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272638 | BALL RETAINING CAGE FOR BEARINGS AND A DEEP GROOVE BALL BEARING - A cage for a ball bearing unit comprises two half-cages ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130272639 | TOROIDAL BEARING - A toroidal bearing ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130272640 | RETAINING CAGE FOR THE ROLLING ELEMENTS OF A ROLLING-CONTACT BEARING - A retaining cage for the rolling elements of a rolling-contact bearing, having an annular body featuring seven pockets capable of restraining seven respective rolling elements of a rolling-contact bearing, the rolling elements being spaced apart around a centre (O) of the cage, the pockets being spaced from one another according to the following values of angular spacing between two consecutive pockets: 48.3°; 48.5°; 51.2°; 51.8°; 53°; 53.5°; 53.7°. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272641 | Split Retainer for a Rolling Bearing - Provides is a split-type retainer for a rolling bearing that is capable of preventing vibration, noise and damage due to collision between the end surfaces in the circumferential direction of the split section without an increase in manufacturing cost. The split section | 2013-10-17 |
20130272642 | SPACER AND ROTARY CONNECTION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A rotary connection apparatus comprising a bottom bracket, a top bracket rotatably connected to the bottom bracket, an annular spacer and a plurality of balls. The spacer and the balls are received between the bottom bracket and the top bracket. A thickness of the spacer is less than a diameter of the balls, and the spacer includes a plurality of holding holes, each holding hole has two openings exposed at opposite surfaces of the spacer, and a diameter of each of the openings is less than that of the balls, and a diameter of a central portion of each holding hole is equal to the diameter of the balls; each of the holding holes accommodates one corresponding ball, and each ball has opposite end portions protruding out of the spacer. A spacer is also provided. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272643 | Silicon Photonics Structures with Pluggable Light Sources - A pluggable light source device connects in a plug-in engaging manner with an optical modulating device that includes an optical modulator component. The pluggable light source includes a light generator to generate an optical signal to be output from the light source device, and a connection member disposed at a connecting end of the light source device. The connection member includes an optical connector, where the optical connector of the light source device is configured to engage with a corresponding optical connector of the optical modulating device when the connecting end of the light source device is connected via a plug-in engagement with a connection member of the optical modulating device so as to facilitate input of optical signals from the light generator to the optical modulator component. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272644 | Multi-Mode Interference Manipulator - A multi-mode interference includes a core portion suitable, at any point, for propagating an optical signal having multiple spatial modes. The core portion includes a shifting section for shifting phases of the spatial modes of the optical signal. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272645 | FIBER OPTIC CANTILEVER ACOUSTIC VECTOR SENSOR - A planar or cylindrical, cantilever-type apparatus including a rigid support. The apparatus further includes a first optical fiber connected to the rigid support, the first optical fiber including a first neutral axis and at least one first wave-guiding core running parallel to the first neutral axis and located at a distance from the first neutral axis, each of the at least one first wave-guiding core including at least one first reflector. The apparatus further includes a first membrane surrounding the first optical fiber; and a first liquid inside the first membrane and surrounding the first optical fiber, the first liquid including a Reynolds number less than one. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272646 | LOW LOSS HETEROGENEOUS OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE TRANSITIONS - Embodiments of the invention describe optical devices including a III-V slab having a taper including a first region and a second region smaller than the first. Said first region receives light and confines an optical mode of the received light; thus, as opposed to the prior art solutions, said III-V regions of optical devices perform the optical function of mode confinement. Embodiments of the invention further describe optical devices including a silicon slab to receive light from said III-V slab, and having a taper including a first silicon region and a second silicon region smaller than the first. Said first region receives light and confines an optical mode of the received light. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272647 | OPTICAL COUPLING DEVICE, OPTICALSYSTEM AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY - An optical coupling device comprises: a Z-reference part co-operating with a Z-reference of a first optical device, to define the location of a first optical interface of the coupling device along a direction (Z), fixation parts ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130272648 | OPTICAL MODULE AND OPTICAL WIRING BOARD - An optical module includes: a wiring substrate having an electrode pad on a main surface thereof; an optical waveguide disposed on the main surface of the wiring substrate; an optical semiconductor device mounted on a main surface of the optical waveguide, and having a connection pad disposed on a main surface on an optical waveguide side of the optical semiconductor device; and an electrically conductive member for providing electrical connection between the electrode pad and the connection pad. The optical waveguide has a hole passing therethrough in its thickness direction to leave the electrode pad exposed. The connection pad includes a projection which is at least partly inserted in the hole. The conductive member is disposed inside the hole, and makes connection with the projection and the electrode pad. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272649 | OPTICAL CONNECTION TECHNIQUES AND CONFIGURATIONS - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide optical connection techniques and configurations. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a receptacle for mounting on a surface of a package substrate, the receptacle having a pluggable surface to receive an optical coupler plug such that the optical coupler plug is optically aligned with one or more optical apertures of an optoelectronic assembly that is configured to emit and/or receive light using the one or more optical apertures in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the surface of the package substrate when the optoelectronic assembly is affixed to the package substrate. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272650 | WAVELENGTH CROSS CONNECT DEVICE - A wavelength cross connect device includes an input demultiplexing optical system for demultiplexing light input from a plurality of input ports into respective wavelengths, a wavelength switching optical system for switching and outputting the lights of respective wavelengths input from the input demultiplexing optical system to respective desired ports, and an output multiplexing optical system for multiplexing the lights of respective wavelengths input from the wavelength switching optical system per port. The input demultiplexing optical system and the output multiplexing optical system includes a lens system that has a function of focusing lights independently in vertical and widthwise directions. The wavelength switching optical system includes two light deflector arrays for outputting incoming light of each wavelength after adjusting a horizontal reflection angle of the light, and a switching lens including a lens that has a focal length equal to the Rayleigh length and acts only in a widthwise direction. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272651 | ROUTING OPTICAL SIGNALS - Systems, methods, and apparatus to route optical signals are disclosed. An example apparatus to route optical signals includes a plurality of hollow metal waveguide optical switch arrays, the arrays being stacked, each of the arrays including: a first number of optical input ports; and a second number of optical output ports different than the first number of input ports. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272652 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VERTICAL COUPLING FROM DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES - A frequency-chirped nano-antenna provides efficient sub-wavelength vertical emission from a dielectric waveguide. In one example, this nano-antenna includes a set of plasmonic dipoles on the opposite side of a SiYV | 2013-10-17 |
20130272653 | AXICONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A method of making an axicon includes providing a structure having an axicon-shape cavity, the cavity having a first end and a second end, the first end of the cavity having a cross sectional dimension that is smaller than the second end, placing a polymeric substance into the axicon-shape cavity, and forming an axicon using the polymeric substance. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272654 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL OPTICAL CONNECTOR - A multi-directional optical connector includes a main body and pairs of lenses arranged on the main body. The main body and the lenses are made of transparent material. The lenses in each pair are coaxial with each other. Different pairs of lenses are arranged along different directions. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272655 | WAVELENGTH INSENSITIVE EXPANDED BEAM WITH GRIN FIBER - A GRIN fiber lens connection system particularly suited for high-power laser applications is disclosed. In one aspect, a GRIN fiber lens expanded beam system that is efficient over a wide spectral region, e.g., a range of about 200 nm, 300 nm or 400 nm, is disclosed for coupling one optical fiber (such as a single-mode fiber) to another. For example, a GRIN fiber lens expanded beam system is efficient over a range of wavelengths from about 400 nm to about 800 nm, from about 190 nm to about 390 nm, or from about 1270 nm to about 1650 nm. A method for designing such a coupling system is also disclosed. In another example, the cores of the GRIN fiber lenses are substantially devoid of germanium, and the cladding is doped with an element, such as fluorine, that lowers the refractive index of the cladding. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272656 | Double-Sided Compression-Tuned Fiber Bragg Grating - A new type of tunable fiber Bragg grating (FBG) is proposed based on the compression of FBG from both sides. In this technique, the FBG is compressed from both sides simultaneously which provides the more uniform force distribution along the grating compared to the compression from one side. As a result, the grating period changes uniformly due to compression and the same spectral shape can be achieved over a wide spectrum. The double-sided compression technique represents a significant improvement over the prior wavelength tunable fiber grating techniques, especially for the long gratings. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272657 | PACKAGED FIBER-OPTIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - The invention concerns a fiber-optic component, in particular a fiber coupler, and method for manufacturing thereof. The component comprises a housing ( | 2013-10-17 |
20130272658 | MULTI-MODE MULTI-FIBER CONNECTION WITH EXPANDED BEAM - A method and system using GRIN fibers with a large core radius (such as twice that of the optical fibers which the GRIN fibers are used to interconnect) to expand incident beam are disclosed. In certain examples, the GRIN fibers expand the incident beams to near-collimation. In certain examples, the beam expansion reduces the connection's sensitivity (i.e., power attenuation) to lateral displacement between the optical fibers at the cost of increased sensitivity to angular misalignment between the fibers. With certain fiber connection hardware that provides precision angular alignment, beam expansion provides improved connection performance. In certain examples, a multi-fiber connector module (such as MPO), with MT-style ferrules, is used to interconnect multiple fiber pairs, each with GRIN fiber endings. In certain examples, the near-collimation of the incident beams allows efficient transmission between fibers without the need for physical contact between the fibers. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272659 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An optical fiber connector includes a connector body, two optical fibers, two lenses, and a cover. The connector body includes an optical fiber receiving member defining a recess with an open end and an optical lens member assembled in the recess. The optical lens member has a first surface and a second surface. The optical fibers are received in the optical fiber receiving member. The lenses are formed on the first surface and coupled with the respective optical fibers. The cover includes an engaging member and two shielding members. The engaging member is received in the recess. Each shielding member includes a first plate extending from the engaging member and a second plate perpendicularly extending from the first plate. The first plate covers the optical lens member, and the second plate shields the corresponding lens. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272660 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR WITH FERRULE INTERFERENCE FIT - An optical connector for operation within a temperature range, comprising: (a) a ferrule comprising a first material having a coefficient of thermal expansion COE-1, and a diameter no greater than a diameter d1 below a transition temperature Ts within the temperature range and no less than a diameter d2 above Ts; (b) a spring disposed behind and in contact with the ferrule to apply a forward force to the ferrule; and (c) a housing comprising a second material having a coefficient of thermal expansion COE-2 and defining a bore hole having a diameter greater than d2, and an interface having a restricted bore hole having a diameter no greater than a diameter d3 below Ts, and no less than a diameter d4 above Ts, wherein connector configuration is COE-2>COE-1 with d>d3 and d2d4. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272661 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE FOR CONNECTORIZATION AND METHOD - A fiber optic cable assembly includes a fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The fiber optic cable includes an optical fiber, having a core surrounded by a cladding, and a jacket, which surrounds the optical fiber. The jacket includes a plurality of reinforcement members integrated into a matrix material of the jacket. The connector assembly includes a rear housing having a connector end that is directly engaged with an end portion of the jacket. A fiber optic cable includes an optical fiber with a core surrounded by a cladding. The fiber optic cable also includes a jacket that surrounds the optical fiber. The jacket includes about 40% to about 70% by weight of a plurality of reinforcement members integrated into a matrix material of the jacket. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272662 | CONNECTORED CABLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONNECTORED CABLE - A connectored cable including: a cable having an optical fiber for transmitting an optical signal; and a connector that accommodates a substrate on which a photoelectric conversion portion that is optically coupled to an end face of the optical fiber is installed, and in which the optical fiber is wired so that at least three bent portions are formed, the orientation of the optical fiber in a front-rear direction being changed, the optical fiber being bent into a U shape at each of the bent portions, and so that one of two bent portions on a front side is located on a down side of the substrate and the other bent portion on the front side is located on an up side of the substrate, the front-rear direction referring to a direction in which the cable extends from the connector, a rear side referring to a side in which the cable extends as seen from the connector, the front side referring to an opposite side of the side in which the cable extends, the up side referring to a side of the photoelectric conversion portion as seen from the substrate, the down side referring to an opposite side of the side of the photoelectric conversion portion. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272663 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY - An optical assembly includes a circuit board including an electrically conductive path formed by printed wiring technology, a photoelectric conversion element connected to the circuit board via the electrically conductive path, a resin member made of light transmissive synthetic resin and attached to the circuit board, and a shielding member made of metal. The resin member includes a sleeve into which a ferrule attached to an end of an optical fiber is inserted and integrally includes a lens through which an optical path passes. The optical path extends between the sleeve and the photoelectric conversion element. The shielding member is connected to the circuit board and arranged to cover the photoelectric conversion element. The shielding member includes a window through which the optical path extends to the photoelectric conversion element. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272664 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR MODULE - As only either of light emitting side wirings and light receiving side wirings crossover each other, the same connectors | 2013-10-17 |
20130272665 | MULTI-CHANNEL OPTICAL MODULE - The multi-channel optical module in accordance with some embodiments of the inventive may comprise a housing; an optical fiber disposed on one side of the housing; a plurality of optical devices disposed on the other side of the housing separated from the optical fiber; and a polyhedral mirror disposed between the optical devices and having mirror sides reflecting an optical signal between the optical fiber and the optical devices. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272666 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER INTERFACE WITH FLAT SURFACE LENS AND FLAT SURFACE INTERFACES - An optical lens connector includes a flat lens and substantially flat alignment surfaces. A lens body has a planar surface, and an optical lens is disposed in the lens body. The lens is a GRIN lens with a flat optical surface through which a light signal is propagated. The flat surface of the optical lens and the connector face enables the lens to be cleaned, and can reduce degradation due to contamination. The lens body can be housed in a sleeve as a rail guide to provide alignment of the lens with a mating connector lens. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272667 | SENSOR CABLE FOR LONG DOWNHOLE - A cable includes an armored layer comprising a plurality of annular wires and at least one of the plurality of annular wires is composed of a metallic tube and a strengthening member. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272668 | OPTICAL FIBER - An optical fiber of the invention satisfies Δ | 2013-10-17 |
20130272669 | OPTICAL FIBER - An optical fiber comprising a first core, a second core, a third core, and a cladding, wherein with a refractive index of the cladding as a reference, Δ1 is a maximum value of a relative refractive index difference of the first core, Δ2 is a maximum value of a relative refractive index difference of the second core, Δ3 is a minimum value of a relative refractive index difference of the third core, “a” is a half-value radial width for the relative refractive index difference (Δ1−Δ2) of the first core, “b” is a radius of a second core/third core boundary, and “c” is a radius of a third core/cladding boundary, the expressions 0.30%≦Δ1≦0.45%, −0.05%≦Δ2≦0.05%, −0.6%≦Δ3≦−0.3%, 2.85≦b/a, 10 μm≦b≦15 μm, and 3 μm≦c−b≦5.5 μm are satisfied, and transmission loss for a wavelength of 1550 nm when the optical fiber is wound around a mandrel with a diameter of 10 mm is no greater than 0.2 dB/turn. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272670 | LOW MACROBENDING LOSS SINGLE-MODE OPTICAL FIBRE - A single-mode transmission optical fibre includes a central core region radially outwardly from a centerline to a radius r | 2013-10-17 |
20130272671 | ADAPTER FOR FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS - A fiber optic connector adapter includes a base, a cap, and an interlock between the base and cap. The base includes surfaces that define an exterior and an interior passage between front and rear openings on opposing sides of the base. The cap is fastened to the base over one of the openings and has a port for a fiber optic connector, which includes a major dimension and a minor dimension narrower than the major dimension. The port includes only a single keyway, which is defined by an interior groove on the side of the port defining the major dimension. The interlock positions and holds the cap with the port oriented in a standard polarity. The interlock is releaseable and reengageable. The cap is configured to be released from the base, rotated 180-degrees, and refastened to the base, via the interlock. The keyway then has a reverse polarity. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272672 | MULTILINGUAL SIMULTANEOUS FILM DUBBING VIA SMARTPHONE AND AUDIO WATERMARKS - Method and apparatus for providing alternative audio for combined video and audio content, the method comprising: determining a current playback position of the combined video and audio content. Synchronising the alternative audio with the determined current playback position. Playing the alternative audio synchronised with the current playback position. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272673 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GUIDED VIDEO CREATION - A system and method of guided video creation is described. In an exemplary method, the system guides a user to create a video production based on a set of pre-defined activities. In one embodiment, the system detects a selection of an item in a shotlist. In response to the item selection, the system stores structured metadata about the selection, opens the video camera and displays a dynamic video overlay relevant to the item selection. In addition, the system detects contact with an overlay button in the dynamic video overlay configured to toggle visibility of the dynamic video overlay. The system further receives a command to save a recorded clip of video content, stores additional metadata for the recorded clip of the video content, and updates the respective item in the shotlist. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272674 | IMAGE DATA TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DATA RECEIVING APPARATUS - A transmitting apparatus generates moving image data including first image data and second image data, and generates first time code information corresponding to the first image data and second time code information corresponding to the second image data. The transmitting apparatus transmits, to an external apparatus, the first image data included in the moving image data and the first time code information corresponding to the first image data, and transmits, to the external apparatus, the second image data included in the moving image data and the second time code information corresponding to the second image data. The transmitting apparatus determines, in accordance with a first condition, the first image data from a plurality of image data included in the moving image data, and determines the second image data, in accordance with a second condition, from the plurality of image data included in the moving image data. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272675 | Driving Recorder System and Method Thereof - A driving recorder system and a coordinate positioning method thereof. The system comprises a curved image lens, an operation module, a processing module, a display module and a storage module. The curved image lens captures the curved image of the surrounding areas thereof. The operation module restores the curved image into a restored image. The processing module receives the restored image and adds time data to the restored image. The display module displays the restored image and the time data. The storage module stores the restored image and the time data. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272676 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR KEYWORD-BASED, NON-LINEAR NAVIGATION OF VIDEO STREAMS AND OTHER CONTENT - In one example embodiment, a program navigation system involves a television (TV) set (or other audio/visual presentation device) and a mobile device. While the TV set is playing an audio/visual program, a keyword recognition module may extract keywords from textual data associated with the program. The textual data may include textual words that match words spoken in the program. Time markers for the keywords may also be saved. A time marker may indicate a play time within the program for the corresponding keyword. The TV set may automatically transmit the keywords to the mobile device, and the mobile device may automatically display the keywords in a user interface. A user may then select one of the keywords. In response, the mobile device may automatically cause the TV set to jump to a portion of the program containing the selected keyword. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2013-10-17 |
20130272677 | IMAGE FILE GENERATION DEVICE, IMAGE FILE REPRODUCTION DEVICE, AND IMAGE FILE GENERATION METHOD - An image file generation device includes an image obtaining unit configured to obtain data of a stereoscopic image enabling stereovision, an parallax information obtaining unit configured to obtain parallax information for each of sub-regions (divided regions) of an entire region of the stereoscopic image, and a file generator configured to generate an image file including a data part which stores data of the stereoscopic image obtained by the image obtaining unit and a header part which stores management data for the data of the stereoscopic image stored in the data part. The file generator stores, in the header part, parallax information for each sub-region and information on a method of dividing the region, for each sub-region. | 2013-10-17 |