48th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080292174 | Image Processing Device and Method - The present invention provides image processing device and method for effectively generating a difference image from plural images. The plural images generated by an image generation unit are first associated with radiography date and time information and stored in a storage unit, at least one reference image and one comparison image are designated by an image designation unit from the stored images, the date and time information of the designated reference image is compared with the date and time information of the designated comparison image by an image comparison unit, a difference process is executed by a difference processing unit based on an operation determined based on the comparison result, and the processed difference image is displayed on a display unit under the control of a display control unit. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292175 | Information processing methodology - An information processing methodology gives rise to an application program interface which includes an automated digitizing unit, such as a scanner, which inputs information from a diversity of hard copy documents and stores information from the hard copy documents into a memory as stored document information. Portions of the stored document information are selected in accordance with content instructions which designate portions of the stored document information required by a particular application program. The selected stored document information is then placed into the transmission format required by a particular application program in accordance with transmission format instructions. After the information has been transmission formatted, the information is transmitted to the application program. In one operational mode, the interface interactively prompts the user to identify, on a display, portions of the hard copy documents containing information used in application programs or for storage. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292176 | Pattern inspection method and pattern inspection apparatus - In a pattern inspection apparatus for comparing images of areas corresponding to patterns each formed so as to be the same pattern and determining a non-coincident portion of the image as a defect, an image comparison processing unit configured with a processing system mounting a plurality of CPUs operating in parallel is provided, whereby an effect of brightness irregularity between the comparison images generated from a difference of a film thickness, a difference of a pattern thickness, and the like can be reduced, and a highly sensitive pattern inspection can be performed without setting parameters. Further, a feature amount of each pixel is calculated between the comparison images, and a plurality of feature amounts are compared, so that distinction between a defect and a noise, which is impossible by a luminance value, can be performed with high accuracy. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292177 | System and Method for Providing Backside Alignment in a Lithographic Projection System - A system and method of providing alignment of the top surface of the substrate to alignment marks on the back side of the substrate on a lithographic projection system. A back-side optical alignment system is integrated under a movable substrate stage of the projection system. Alignment marks on the mask, which correspond to the location and separation of the substrate back side alignment marks are projected directly using UV illumination to the back-side optical alignment system, processed by a pattern recognition optical system, and stored. With a substrate on the movable stage, the substrate back-side alignment marks are positioned to correspond with the stored co-ordinate data. The projection system images the front side of the wafer after it has been aligned to the back side alignment marks. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292178 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTAINER INSPECTION - Apparatus, systems, and methods to recognize features on bottom surfaces of containers on a container production line, detect defects in the containers, and correlate the defects to specific production equipment of the container production line, based in part on the recognized features. The system includes imaging apparatus, programmable processing devices, and encoders. The methods include synchronization techniques and correlation techniques. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292179 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE NEEDS OF A PERSON AND MANUFACTURING A CUSTOM ORTHOTIC DEVICE - A system for providing a custom orthotic can include a scanner, and imager for providing a digital three-dimensional image based on the scan, a gait and pressure measuring device and a data inputting system for inputting information regarding the customer. An analysis device can be provided to make modifications to the three-dimensional image based on the customer information, and the modified three-dimensional image can be forwarded electronically to a manufacturer for production. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292180 | POSITION AND ORIENTATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A position and orientation measurement apparatus for measuring the position and orientation of an image capturing apparatus, which captures an image of a measurement object, relative to the measurement object, extracts configuration planes of the measurement object based on three-dimensional model data of the measurement object, and extracts measurement line segments to be used in detection of edges of a captured image from line segments which form the configuration planes. The position and orientation measurement apparatus projects the extracted measurement line segments onto the captured image based on an estimated position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus, selects visible measurement line segments which are not hidden by the extracted configuration planes, and calculates the position and orientation of the image capturing apparatus relative to the measurement object based on the visible measurement line segments and corresponding edges of the captured image. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292181 | Information Processing Method, Information Processing Apparatus, and Storage Medium Storing a Program - An information processing method includes: for image data of each of a plurality of images, obtaining scene information concerning the image data from supplemental data that is appended to the image data, classifying a scene of an image represented by the image data, based on the image data, comparing the classified scene with a scene indicated by the scene information; and if there is a mismatch image for which the classified scene does not match the scene indicated by the scene information, displaying information concerning the mismatch image on a confirmation screen. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292182 | NOISE REDUCED COLOR IMAGE USING PANCHROMATIC IMAGE - A method for producing a noise-reduced digital color image, includes providing an image having panchromatic pixels and color pixels corresponding to at least two color photoresponses; providing from the image a panchromatic image and at least one color image; and using the panchromatic image and the color image to produce the noise-reduced digital color image by setting a plurality of color characteristics equal to the corresponding panchromatic characteristics at each color pixel location. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292183 | DETECTING RED EYE FILTER AND APPARATUS USING META-DATA - A method of filtering a red-eye phenomenon from an acquired digital image including a multiplicity of pixels indicative of color, the pixels forming various shapes of the image, includes analyzing meta-data information, determining one or more regions within the digital image suspected as including red eye artifact, and determining, based at least in part on the meta-data analysis, whether the regions are actual red eye artifact. The meta-data information may include information describing conditions under which the image was acquired, captured and/or digitized, acquisition device-specific information, and/film information. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292184 | Apparatus and method for automatically adjusting white balance - Provided is an apparatus for automatically adjusting white balance, the apparatus including an Image Signal Processing (ISP) unit that processes image data; a first histogram setting unit that is connected to the ISP unit, stores the number of pixels corresponding to each Cb and Cr value of the image data applied from the ISP unit so as to set a first histogram, and sets an effective range of the first histogram; a second histogram setting unit that is connected to the first histogram setting unit, subdivides the first histogram included in the effective range so as to set a second histogram, and applies a weight to the second histogram; and a lean setting unit that is connected to the second histogram setting unit, applies preset lean values to the second histogram, to which the weight has been applied, so as to calculate a lean correction value, and delivers the calculated correction value to the ISP unit. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292185 | VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM FOR THE VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING THE PROGRAM FOR THE VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is a video signal processing method of measuring a noise level of an input video signal, the method including the steps of: setting a plurality of areas in the input video signal and extracting a characteristic amount which is an index of the noise level of the input video signal for each area; detecting characteristic amounts suitable to a measurement of the noise level from among the characteristic amounts of the plurality of areas; and creating a histogram by using the detected characteristic amounts suitable to the measurement of the noise level and detecting the noise level by analyzing the histogram. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292186 | WORD RECOGNITION METHOD AND WORD RECOGNITION PROGRAM - A word recognition method of performing recognition processing with respect to each word candidate obtained by reading characters in character information written in a reading material is provided. This word recognition method includes a matching processing step of collating each word candidate with a plurality of words in a word dictionary and calculating, every word, a matching score indicative of a degree that each word candidate matches with a word, a character quality score calculating step of calculating a character quality score indicative of a degree that a character candidate constituting each word candidate matches with an arbitrary character, and a correcting step of correcting a matching score obtained at the matching processing step based on a character quality score acquired at the character quality score calculating step. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292187 | Apparatus and software for geometric coarsening and segmenting of still images - An apparatus and software for processing an image reduces the number of pixels constituting the image by sequentially eliminating alternate rows and columns of pixels, the information represented by each pixel being eliminated (a “source” pixel) being redistributed into adjacent “destination” pixel locations. The redistribution is made in proportion to the similarity between the source and each destination pixel, e.g., similarity of color and/or luminance values. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292188 | Method of geometric coarsening and segmenting of still images - A method of processing an image reduces the number of pixels constituting the image by sequentially eliminating alternate rows and columns of pixels, the information represented by each pixel being eliminated (a “source” pixel) being redistributed into adjacent “destination” pixel locations. The redistribution is made in proportion to the similarity between the source and each destination pixel, e.g., similarity of color and/or luminance values. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292189 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes: a data obtaining section for obtaining input image data; a memory in which reference image data or features of a reference image is stored; and a similarity determination process section for performing a determination process in which it is determined whether the input image data is image data corresponding to the reference image or not. The similarity determination process section changes the determination process in accordance with related information of the input image data. Consequently, it is possible to realize an image processing apparatus capable of determining a similarity between input image data and a reference image and restricting a process on the input image data in accordance with the result of the determination. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292190 | Classifying digital ink into a writing or a drawing - A method for classifying digital ink receives digital ink comprising ink strokes. A plurality of the ink strokes can be classified. A temporal line grouping is performed on a plurality of the classified ink strokes that are grouped to form a temporal line group. The temporal line group is segmented into a cluster. The cluster can be classified. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292191 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A disclosed information processing apparatus includes an image data obtaining unit configured to obtain image data generated by scanning a confirmation/correction form on a recording medium; a workflow definition obtaining unit configured to obtain a workflow definition of a workflow that includes a workflow step corresponding to the recording medium; a form definition obtaining unit configured to obtain a form definition of the confirmation/correction form corresponding to the workflow step based on the workflow definition; a field image extracting unit configured to extract a field image of a field of the confirmation/correction form from the image data based on the form definition; and a handwriting image extracting unit configured to remove a previous handwriting image and extract a current handwriting image from the field image if the field image contains both the previous handwriting image and the current handwriting image. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292192 | HUMAN DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD AND PROGRAM OF THE SAME - There is provided a human detection device capable of determining whether a human exists in an infrared image with information only contained in the infrared image at high speed with high accuracy regardless of an ambient environment temperature. The human detection device includes: a boundary information extracting unit which receives infrared image data and detects a boundary of a small image region based on a pixel value of a pixel to specify a boundary pixel; a distance converting unit which calculates a shortest distance between each pixel contained in the small image region and the boundary pixel; a processing unit which extracts a pixel having the shortest distance satisfying a predetermined condition, from the pixels contained in the small image region; and a determining unit which performs pattern matching by comparing image data with a predetermined pattern based on the pixel having the shortest distance to determine whether an object shown in the small image region is a human. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292193 | Image Processing Method and Apparatus - An image processing technique includes acquiring a main image of a scene and determining one or more facial regions in the main image. The facial regions are analysed to determine if any of the facial regions includes a defect. A sequence of relatively low resolution images nominally of the same scene is also acquired. One or more sets of low resolution facial regions in the sequence of low resolution images are determined and analysed for defects. Defect free facial regions of a set are combined to provide a high quality defect free facial region. At least a portion of any defective facial regions of the main image are corrected with image information from a corresponding high quality defect free facial region. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292194 | Method and System for Automatic Detection and Segmentation of Tumors and Associated Edema (Swelling) in Magnetic Resonance (Mri) Images - A method and system for segmenting an object represented in one or more input images, each of the one or more input images comprising a plurality of pixels. The method comprising: aligning the one or more input images with one or more corresponding template images each comprising a plurality of pixels; extracting features of each of the one or more input images and one or more template images; and classifying each pixel, or a group of pixels, in the one or more input images based on the measured features of the one or more input images and the one or more corresponding template images in accordance with a classification model mapping image properties or features to a respective class so as to segment the object represented in the one or more input images according to the classification of each pixel or group of pixels. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292195 | Data Processing System And Method - A method of organizing data, comprising receiving an image from an input device; recognising content in the image; and selecting, based on the content, a destination for at least one of the image and the content. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292196 | PHOTO CLASSIFICATION USING OPTICAL PARAMETERS OF CAMERA FROM EXIF METADATA - A method of classifying and organizing digital images utilizing optical metadata (captured using multiple sensors on the camera) may define semantically coherent image classes or annotations. The method defines optical parameters based on the physics of vision and operation of a camera to cluster related images for future search and retrieval. An image database constructed using photos taken by at least thirty different users over a six year period on four different continents was tested using algorithms to construct a hierarchal clustering model to cluster related images. Additionally, a survey about the most frequent image classes shot by common people forms a baseline model for automatic annotation of images for search and retrieval by query keyword. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292197 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - According to this invention, encoded data are generated by sorting pixel data in a block according to different scan start positions and different scan routes upon generating encoded data for respective blocks, and encoded data with a smallest data amount of these encoded data is outputted. To this end, a block generation unit inputs blocks each defined by 8×8 pixels from image data to be encoded. Four encoding processing units respectively sort inputted 8×8 pixels according to the information stored in scan start position information storage units and scan route information storage units. The respective encoding processing units generate encoded data based on the sorted pixel data. A selector selects and outputs encoded data with a smallest data size from those generated by the encoding processing units. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292198 | Method for Reducing the Size of a Digital Image or Video File - The invention concerns a method comprising a coding step consisting in replacing the original values of the file with coding values of reduced brightness, a common coding value being attributed to a group of original values, a step of restitution consisting in setting correspondence values between the coding value and the restored value, selected from one of the values of the corresponding group, an insertion step consisting in modifying the successive redundant restored values so as to produce shades and a step which consists in reading the values resulting from the insertion step. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292199 | Charged Particle Beam Apparatus | 2008-11-27 |
20080292200 | VISUAL ENHANCEMENT FOR REDUCTION OF VISUAL NOISE IN A TEXT FIELD - The present invention provides for visual enhancement of text. A text area is selected. A plurality of non-identical images of the text area are captured. Background information is removed from these images. The contrast characteristics of text area of the plurality of images are increased. The contrasted images are combined so as to increase their effective resolution. In an alternative embodiment, the text picture is broken up into a plurality of component colors, and these colors are then sharpened and recombined. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292201 | PRE-PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA REDUCTION OF VIDEO SEQUENCES AND BIT RATE REDUCTION OF COMPRESSED VIDEO SEQUENCES USING SPATIAL FILTERING - Methods for pre-processing video sequences prior to compression to provide data reduction of the video sequence. Also, after compression of the pre-processed video sequence, the bit rate of the pre-processed and compressed video sequence will be lower than the bit rate of the video sequence after compression but without pre-processing. Pre-processing may include spatial anisotropic diffusion filtering such as Perona-Malik filtering, Fallah-Ford filtering, or omni-directional filtering that extends Perona-Malik filtering to perform filtering in at least one diagonal direction. Pre-processing may also include performing filtering differently on a foreground region than on a background region of a video frame. This method includes identifying pixel locations having pixel values matching characteristics of human skin and determining a bounding shape for each contiguous grouping of matching pixel locations. The foreground region is comprised of pixel locations contained in a bounding shape and the background region is comprised of all other pixel locations. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292202 | Dynamic Range Compensation-Dependent Noise Reduction - Methods and corresponding apparatus are presented that perform digital range compensation (DRC) and noise reduction (NR) together on a pixel-by-pixel basis, adjusting the noise reduction parameters in response to the digital range compensation decisions. By such a modification of image noise reduction parameters based on the dynamic range compensation gain or, more generally, other such factors, these techniques make it possible to perform DRC on noisy images, achieving an image with low and uniform noise levels. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292203 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus which performs dithering to an input image, includes: an input value storage unit which stores an input value to generate a mask seed value corresponding to a single pixel in a unit area among a plurality of pixels displaying an image, wherein the unit area includes a first line and at least second line; and a seed value generator which generates the mask seed value corresponding to one of pixels in the at least one second line among the pixels of the unit area based on the input value stored in the input value storage unit. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292204 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a first edge extracting unit and a binarizing unit. The first edge extracting unit extracts an edge of chromatic components of a color image other than brightness components of the color image. The binarizing unit performs an enhancement process and a binarization process for pixels being extracted as the edge by the first edge extracting unit and performs the binarization process for pixels other than the pixels being extracted as the edge based on the brightness components. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292205 | IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS, IMAGE OUTPUT METHOD AND IMAGE OUTPUT PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image output apparatus is provided with an image conversion unit for converting image data into an output image of intermediate gradation using a line screen for forming pixel points in stripes, an element angle storing unit for storing the angle information of line segments of the image data, a jaggy judging unit for judging whether or not jaggies will appear on the outline of the output image based on the angle information of the line segments stored in the element angle storing unit, and a screen angle setting unit for substantially changing the screen angle of the line screen if jaggies are judged to appear by the jaggy judging unit. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292206 | Highlight Recovery Using Digital Lighting Module - The described methods and corresponding apparatus are for use in highlight recovery in a set of image data. The image data is inverted, treated by a digital lighting process, the subsequently inverted again. This allows the set of data image to be treated for dynamic range compression of detail in both the dark regions and the light regions by the same algorithm. In other words, the process applied to the dark regions can be performed by a correction algorithm and the process applied to the light regions performed by the same algorithm, but with the image data negated before and after the correction algorithm is applied. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292207 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method - An image processing apparatus is provided, including a brightness change level classifying unit, a dynamic weight calculating unit, and a brightness correcting unit. The brightness change level classifying unit compares a brightness change average value representing brightness changes from a pixel of interest to neighboring pixels around the pixel of interest with an upper threshold value and a lower threshold value and classifies the brightness change level of the pixel of interest into three types of levels according to the result of the comparison. An upper threshold value and a lower threshold value are predetermined based on the brightness of the pixel of interest. The dynamic weight calculating unit calculates different dynamic weights according to the brightness change level of the pixel of interest. The brightness correcting unit corrects the brightness of the pixel of interest, based on the dynamic weights. Accordingly, noise generated on a plane part of an image is minimized and a contour of the image is appropriately emphasized, consequently improving the definition of images. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292208 | Image Processing Method, Image Processing Device and Recording Medium on Which Image Processing Program is Recorded - A method employing a statistic means to test whether or not luminance signals around a point of interest are distributed according to the same probability distribution with respect to luminance signals of respective pixels constituting the image; determining a range where the same probability distribution can be regarded as being satisfied, estimating the true luminance value of the point of interest by using the luminance data of the range. Especially when the image signals are faint to such an extent that the intensity of the luminance signal is based on the Poisson distribution, it is effective to perform a smoothing processing for each of the probability distributions of the signals and the noises by a test of a uniformity of the Poisson distribution, enabling a clear and denoised image to be obtained. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292209 | Dynamic Range Compensation-Dependent Noise Reduction - Methods and corresponding apparatus are presented that perform digital range compensation (DRC) and noise reduction (NR) together, adjusting the noise reduction parameters in response to the digital range compensation decisions. By such a modification of image noise reduction parameters based on the dynamic range compensation gain or, more generally, other such factors, these techniques make it possible to perform DRC on noisy images, achieving an image with low and uniform noise levels. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292210 | Method and device for converting and displaying web image data of different formats on display of electronic device - Disclosed are a method and a device for converting and displaying web image data of different formats on a display of an electronic device. An image format conversion module is linked to an internet and receives and converts web image data of different formats transmitted from a remote internet server at a predetermined web site on the internet into an image in a standard image output format. The image that is converted into the standard image output format is then transferred to an electronic device for displaying the image of the standard image output format. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292211 | Vehicle exterior examination and search system - A low-cost, portable and highly-mobile “speed bump” which incorporates a plurality of electronic cameras, illumination devices, and range finders, coupled with one or more similar imaging systems configured to cooperate with the speed bump device to provide imaging of the undercarriage, sides or top of a vehicle. The system can be rapidly and temporarily deployed to achieve increased security at facilities and events likely to be terrorist targets, and at checkpoints to achieve an element of surprise to terrorists and smugglers. As a vehicle drives over the imaging speed bump and between or under the cooperating units, various images are captured. Image frames are “stitched” together to form a complete image of the undercarriage for display to a guard, officer or soldier. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292212 | Image Display Apparatus, Image Display Method, and Computer Program - There is provided an image display apparatus for displaying existing image data formed of a still image and a moving image, including a data group specifier | 2008-11-27 |
20080292213 | ANNOTATIONS IN PANORAMIC IMAGES, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A technique for efficient processing of annotations in images such as panoramic images is herein disclosed. In an embodiment, a first user annotation is received for a feature in a first panorama, and a second user annotation for the same feature is received in a second panorama. The coordinates for the feature can then be generated by computing the intersection between data generated for the first user annotation and for the second user annotations. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292214 | Method and Computer Program Product for Registering Biomedical Images with Reduced Imaging Artifacts Caused by Object Movement - A method of registering biomedical images to reduce imaging artefacts caused by object movement is disclosed, wherein a certain number of features or landmarks is automatically defined and tracked in a first and second image to be registered to determine the optical flow vector between the first and second image. Registration then takes place by applying the inverse optical flow to the second image. The automatic feature selection step is carried out by determining the mean signal intensity in a defined neighborhood for every pixel, which mean signal intensity is then compared to a predetermined threshold. If the mean signal intensity value of said neighborhood is higher than the predetermined threshold the pixel is defined as a feature and is added to a list of features to be tracked. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292215 | SELECTIVE TEXT FLIPPING AND IMAGE MIRRORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Selectively flipping text and mirroring graphical elements of image without disrupting the readability of the overall image can be desirable. A multifunction device can manipulate an image by separating the image into a first object and a second object, processing the first object so as to mirror the first object about an axis, processing the second object so as to mirror a first position of the second object about the axis and arranging the second object at the mirrored position, and combining the first object and the second object to form an output image. The first object can include a graphical image and the second object can include text, and the second object can overlap the first object. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292216 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING IMAGES USING VARIABLE SIZE TILES - Methods and systems for processing images using variable size tiles are disclosed and may include receiving raw image data for processing and dividing the received raw image data into a plurality of variable size tiles for processing. The variable size tiles may be sequentially processed. Each of the variable size tiles may comprise a plurality of lines. A size of the variable size tiles may be adjusted based on a distortion in a corresponding region of the raw image data. The variable size tiles may be processed in an image sensor pipeline. A current variable size tile may overlap at least one neighboring variable size tile. At least one neighboring variable size tile may include one or more of: above the current variable size tile, below the current variable size tile, left of the current variable size tile, and right of the current variable size tile. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292217 | Quantitative image reconstruction method and system - A technique is provided for generating quantitative projection images from projection images. The pixels of the quantitative projection images correspond to quantitative composition estimates of two or more materials. The quantitative projection images are reconstructed to generate a quantitative volume in which each voxel value corresponds quantitatively to the two or more materials or a mixture of the two or more materials. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292218 | SOFTWARE FOR CREATING ENGRAVED IMAGES - A method of producing an engraved image on a computer screen includes loading an image to be engraved and converting the image into a high contrast image using at least two colors. The first lighter color is used for the lighter portions of the high contrast image and a darker color is used for the darker portions of the high contrast image. Mixing of the colors is based on the luminance level of the image. A plurality of lines are drawn over the high contrast image with variations in the plurality of lines drawn being a function of the luminance of the underlying image. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292219 | Method And System For An Image Sensor Pipeline On A Mobile Imaging Device - In an embodiment of the invention, images are processed within a mobile device. Image data may be divided into variable size tiles and processed in steps or stages on a per tile basis within a hardware image sensor pipeline. The processing steps or stages may comprise one or more distortion correction steps. A portion of the variable size tiles may be processed via software within a processor. In this regard, output from any portion of the ISP may be stored in RAM and subsequently retrieved for software processing. The results from software processing may be stored in RAM and communicated back to any point within the hardware ISP for additional processing. The hardware ISP and the processor via software may simultaneously process different portions of the variable size tiles. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292220 | Container for packaging and procedure therefor - The present invention relates to a container for packaging of the type that comprises a containment structure that is basically composed of a base wall ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080292221 | Zipper Pack - An improved zipper pack ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080292222 | DISPOSAL BAG HAVING EMBOSSED TIE FLAPS - Provided is a tie bag having at least two tie flaps. The tie bag includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposing the first sidewall. The first and second sidewalls are coupled by sealing together three of four corresponding peripheral edges of the sidewalls. The fourth peripheral edge of each of the first and second sidewalls remains unsealed to define an opening in the tie bag. The tie flaps are integral with and extend from the opening of the tie bag and are adapted for tying one to another to close the tie bag and to form a handle for the tie bag. Each of the tie flaps includes gripping features embossed on at least one surface of the tie flaps. The tie bag may be formed from a tube of thermoplastic material. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292223 | High Strength Multi-Layer Bags - A plastic reinforced, gusseted pinch bag. The bag is preferably formed from a sheet of clay coated kraft paper. High quality graphics may be printed on the clay coating. A plastic matrix is laminated to the exterior of the sheet which is then formed into a gusseted tube and separated into sections. Each section is then closed at one end to form bags. The plastic matrix on the exterior of the bags will protect them from tears and punctures and help prevent spreading of any tears that may form. Additionally, the matrix and the adhesive used to laminate the matrix to the sheet will form a plastic coating on the exterior of the bags which will make the bags more resistant to moisture. The preferred adhesive and matrix will be transparent or very nearly so, allowing the graphics on the bags to be viewed without obstruction. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292224 | Plastic Pouch and Manufacturing Method Therefor - At least one of an obverse surface film and reverse surface film, which are used to together constitute a plastic pouch, is folded back across the entire width of the plastic pouch, and peripheral edge portions of the pouch are heat-sealed, to thereby form, on at least one position, a folded-back section communicating with the body of the pouch. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292225 | Bag made from high-strength heat-shrinkable film exhibiting directional tear, and process utilizing same - A heat-shrinkable bag has a means for initiating a manual tear that can be propagated to open the bag and allow a product to be readily removed therefrom, without the use of a knife or scissors or any other implement. The bag is made from a heat-shrinkable multilayer film having a Peak Load Impact Strength of at least 50 Newtons per mil. The means for initiating tearing results in a first tear in the first side of the bag, and a second tear in the second side of the bag. The first tear and the second tear are each capable of being manually propagated through a heat seal and across the bag, or down the length of the bag, with the tear being capable of being manually propagated through and to an opposite bag edge, so that the product inside a package can be readily removed from the bag. A process for making a package and manually opening the package, comprises placing a product inside the bag, sealing the bag closed, shrinking the film around the product, manually initiating and manually propagating the first and second tears, and readily removing the product from the bag. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292226 | Linear motion guide apparatus - A linear motion guide device includes a slider and two end caps attached to side portions of the slider, and two holding assemblies attached to two side legs of the slider and the end caps for forming four endless ball guiding channels and for smoothly receiving four chains of rolling members, the holding assemblies each include two L-shaped holding devices and a retaining device attached to the leg of the slider and the end caps, and the holding devices each include two detachable halves for allowing the holding devices to be easily and quickly molded and for allowing the holding devices to be easily disengaged from the mold devices. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292227 | CIRCUMROTATING CIRCULATING GUIDING ASSEMBLY OF LINEAR SLIDING RAIL - A circumrotating circulating guiding assembly of a linear sliding rail includes a sliding base body, a plurality of guiding assembly and a plurality of rolling elements. The sliding base body has a plurality of engaging portions and a plurality of guiding holes. The sliding base body is provided longitudinally with engaging portions. The guiding assembly comprises two circumrotating guiding portions, a plurality of fixing portions, a spacer and a plurality of guiding tubes. The fixing piece is fixed to the engaging portion. The guiding portion is combined with the circumrotating guiding portion. The rolling element is provided on the circumrotating circulating path in a rolling manner. With the fixing pieces being fixed to the engaging portion, and the spacer being engaged in the recessed portion, the insufficient strength of the guiding assembly formed of plastic materials can be compensated, thereby avoiding the vibration, noise and excessive frictional resistance efficiently. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292228 | Shaft Member for Fluid Lubrication Bearing Apparatuses and a Method for Producing the Same - A shaft member for hydrodynamic bearing apparatuses which can restore the pressure balance in a thrust bearing gap formed on both axial sides of the flange portion in an early stage is provided at low costs. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292229 | Compliant foil-fluid bearing support arrangement - A foil-fluid bearing assembly adapted for supporting a shaft within an outer bearing housing and is adapted for accommodating angular misalignment of the rotating shaft relative to the housing. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292230 | Lubricated bushing - A lubricated bushing is mounted in a mounting cavity in a bushing housing and has a body and a flange. The body has an axial hole formed coaxially through the body to rotatably hold a shaft of a rotor of a fan and a bottom concentric recess formed in a bottom end of the body. The flange is formed on and protrudes radially out from the outer wall of the body, is mounted against an inner wall of the mounting recess, extends longitudinally from the top end of body and is shorter than half the body. Even though the inner wall of the mounting cavity tightly compresses the flange, the compressive force cannot be effectively transmitted to the body to deform the axial hole, so the shaft is kept from seizing up in the axial hole. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292231 | Sealing Device - In a sealing device ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080292232 | Corrosion-Resistant Bearing - The invention relates to a bearing of a drive shaft ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080292233 | Rolling Bearing and Method for the Production Thereof - The invention relates to a method for producing a bearing ring for a rolling bearing, said bearing ring comprising a raceway for a rolling member as well as at least one lateral rim for axially guiding the rolling member. In one step of said method, a notch is introduced into a running surface of the bearing ring which faces the rolling member. According to the invention, the final contour of the bearing ring is created by means of a hard turning process. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292234 | Bearing Vibration Damping Mechanism - A squeeze film damper for a bearing and a vibration damping mechanism capable of damping the vibration of a rolling bearing are provided. The squeeze film damper is small in construction and can be easily made by mass production. The vibration damping mechanism is capable of damping both radial and axial vibrations. A bearing housing | 2008-11-27 |
20080292235 | SLIDING MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME AND BEARING ASSEMBLY - A sliding material sliding material includes: a sliding plane member; a base member made of a material different from that of the sliding plane member; an intermediate member provided between the sliding plane member and the base member and formed with a plurality of spaces; and a joining member for bonding the intermediate member to the base member, in which a portion of the space formed to the intermediate member is impregnated with a portion of the sliding plane member so that the sliding plane member is bonded to the intermediate member, and a residual portion of the space of the intermediate member is impregnated with a portion of the joining member so that the base member is bonded to the intermediate member with the joining member therebetween. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292236 | Silicon photonic wire waveguide biosensor - Methods and devices relating to a sensor for use in detecting and monitoring molecular interactions. A silicon waveguide sensing element is provided along with a layer of silicon. A silicon oxide layer is also provided between the waveguide element and the layer of silicon. The sensing element is adjacent to an aqueous solution in which the molecular interactions are occurring. A light beam travelling in the silicon waveguide creates an evanescent optical field on the surface of the sensing element adjacent to the boundary between the sensing element and the aqueous medium. Molecular interactions occurring on this surface affect the intensity or the phase of the light beam travelling through the waveguide by changing the effective refractive index of the medium. By measuring the effect on the intensity, phase, or speed of the light beam, the molecular interactions can be detected and monitored in real time. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292237 | Methods and Apparatuses for Obtaining Information Regarding Sensors in Optical Paths - Methods and apparatuses for obtaining information, such as location and/or identification information, regarding sensors in optical paths such as optical fibers. One embodiment provides a method for identifying a location of a tag in an optical path. The tag is (1) adapted for producing a response to an optical signal propagating along the optical path; and (2) responsive to a variation of a physical parameter to vary the response to the optical signal. The method comprises causing a variation of the physical parameter and identifying the location of the tag at least in part by observing the response of the tag to the optical signal. The tag may be associated with a sensor such that a location of the sensor may be derived based on the location of the tag. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292238 | Temperature-Resistant Ir Measurement Probe - A temperature-resistant fibre-optic-coupled IR measurement probe and an FTIR measurement system with a connected temperature-resistant fibre-optic-coupled IR measurement probe are presented. The temperature stability is achieved by mounting the optical fibre sections ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080292239 | Adiabatic Waveguide Transitions - The invention relates to waveguiding structures in planar lightwave circuit devices that include a transition region between a slab waveguide and channel waveguides to reduce optical coupling loss. In particular star couplers and arrayed waveguide gratings incorporating the transition region of the present invention demonstrate reduced insertion loss. By creating a transition region composed of transverse rows intersecting the output waveguide array, where the rows have equal dimensions and the effective refractive index is controlled by increasing the spacing width gradually from row to row, an adiabatic transition is created from slab waveguide to channel waveguide array. This structure provides low insertion loss within practical manufacturing tolerances. In addition, the present invention has found that by incorporating the transition region of the present invention into an AWG, the reduced insertion loss can be controlled as uniform insertion loss across the channels. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292240 | Optical Switches - Optical switches are described herein. In one embodiment, an exemplary optical switch includes, but is not limited to, a first waveguide, a second waveguide across with the first waveguide in an angle to form an intersection, and a pair of electrodes placed within a proximity of the intersection to switch a light traveling from the first waveguide to the second waveguide, where the intersection includes a geometry that supports single and multimode propagation. Other methods and apparatuses are also described. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292241 | Methods and Apparatus to Make Substantially Uniform Losses in Optical Cross Connects - A method for cross connecting optical signals includes using a common beam steerer to direct a set of optical signals from a set of input ports to a set of output ports. The method further includes adjusting a curvature of the common beam steerer so that paths of the optical signals have substantially the same effective path length. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292242 | High-Quality-Factor Tunable Microdisk - An optical device includes a waveguide and a microdisk that is optically coupled to the waveguide. The gap between the microdisk and the waveguide is between 0.3 microns and 0.7 microns. The diameter of the microdisk is between 15 microns and 50 microns. The quality factor of the microdisk is at least 105. The microdisk is tuned optoelectrically or piezoelectrically. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292243 | Optical Power Supply Type Sensing System - An optical power supply type sensing system includes: an optical directivity coupler ( | 2008-11-27 |
20080292244 | Optical fiber, sealing method for optical fiber end face, connection structure of optical fiber, and optical connector - An optical fiber includes a core, a clad formed around the core, a plurality of holes being formed in the clad, and a hardening resin having a moisture permeability equal to or less than 0.5 g/cm | 2008-11-27 |
20080292245 | SELF-ALIGNING OPTICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Self-aligning optical connectors, systems, and methods for connecting optically-transmissive elements are disclosed. In one embodiment, a connector includes a first component, a second component connected to the first component, and an optomechanical element. The optomechanical element is positioned adjacent and between said first and second components such that a portion of the optomechanical element is exposed to a leakage light when the first and second components are misaligned. The exposed portion includes a photosensitive material configured to at least attempt to change a dimension when exposed to the leakage light. In operation, the optomechanical element exerts an alignment force on at least one of the first and second components tending to align the first and second components when the exposed portion of the optomechanical element is exposed to the leakage light. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292246 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR, OPTICAL FIBER WITH CONNECTOR, OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION METHOD - A plug-type optical connector is provided with a ferrule and an aligning sleeve member. The aligning sleeve member receives a portion of the ferrule including an abutting end face inside a bore to prevent staining and damage and uses a movable shutter to prevent light emitted through the ferrule from leaking to the outside. The socket type optical connector is provided with a ferrule and a holding section. The optical connector is not provided with an aligning sleeve member and further can hold a coated optical fiber by a holding section behind the ferrule by a radius of curvature of at least a prescribed minimum radius of curvature. Optical loss in the coated optical fiber can be reduced while effectively reducing the external dimensions in the direction of extension of the ferrule at the time of use. An optical fiber connecting device that includes a combination of a pair of optical connectors is also provided to be suitably applied to an optical transmission line laid indoors. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292247 | REMOVABLE FIBER-OPTIC INSERT - A fiber-optic module attachment system. The system includes a back plane circuit card assembly (CCA), a fiber-optic module having a plurality of external pins located on a first side, and a connector housing. The connector housing includes a plurality of holes and is attached to a first side of the back plane CCA. An optical module socket is attached to the first side of the back plane CCA. The optical module socket includes a plurality of pin receptacles and electrical traces that electrically attach the pin receptacles to corresponding electrical traces on the back plane CCA. The one or more pins of the fiber-optic module are removably received by at least a portion of the plurality of receiving holes of the optical module socket. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292248 | Optical fiber, optical fiber connection structure and optical connector - An optical fiber includes a core, a clad having a plurality of air holes at a periphery of the core, and a hardening resin filled in a sealed portion at an end of the plurality of air holes. The hardening resin after hardening has a fill length of 7 mm to 8 mm. An optical fiber connection structure includes the optical fiber with an end face butt-connected to another optical fiber. An optical connector includes the optical fiber, and a ferrule to which the optical fiber is attached. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292249 | ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - There can be realized a compact optical network unit with an optical cable provided between an optical cable housing and an optical video terminal housing. When the optical video terminal housing is opened and closed by rotating 90 degrees or more about hinges connecting the two housings, the extra length of the optical cable is absorbed in an optical cable length adjustment portion of the optical video terminal housing as well as in an optical cable housing portion. Thus, the optical cable can be smoothly moved through a cable guide which is a base point of the movable portion of the optical cable, without an operation to prevent the optical cable from being stuck. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292250 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE HOLDER - An optical communication module includes a receptacle, a chassis and a pressing jig. The receptacle has a photonic device therein and a projection portion. The chassis houses the receptacle. The pressing jig has an engage portion. The engage portion is latched with the chassis with the pressing jig pressing the projection portion of the receptacle to the chassis. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292251 | POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING OPTICAL FIBER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING OPTICAL-FIBER CONNECTING PORTION, AND POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING OPTICAL-FIBER CONNECTING PORTION - A polarization-maintaining optical fiber includes a core region and a cladding region formed around the core region. The cladding region has a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the core region. A refractive index profile of the core region is either one of a step shaped or a concave shaped. The cladding region includes two holes formed in such a manner that a shortest distance from the core region is virtually zero at locations in opposite to each other across the core region. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292252 | Fiber Optic Patch Kit and Method for Using the Same - The present method and kit provide for effective and efficient patching of fiber optic cables. The kit comprises mechanical fiber optic splicers, a fiber optic patch, a splice housing, and a protective housing. The mechanical fiber optic splicers can be used to splice the fiber optic cable and the fiber optic patch. The mechanical fiber optic splicers, the fiber optic patch, and a portion of the fiber optic cable can be enclosed within the splice housing. The splice housing can then be enclosed within a protective housing. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292253 | Flat design composite drop fiber cable with mid-span access capability - A fiber cable having a first fiber containing portion with a plurality of optional fibers disposed therein. A second strength portion is separable from the first fiber containing portion arranged in a substantially flat arrangement. The second strength portion is separatably coupled to the first fiber containing portion. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292254 | Low Shrink Telecommunications Cable and Methods for Manufacturing the Same - The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications cable having a layer constructed to resist post-extrusion shrinkage. The layer includes a plurality of discrete shrinkage-reduction members embedded within a base material. The shrinkage-reduction members can be made of a liquid crystal polymer. The disclosure also relates to a method for manufacturing telecommunications cables having layers adapted to resist post-extrusion shrinkage. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292255 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HOLLOW ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES - An apparatus for treating a hollow anatomical structure can include a light delivery device. The light delivery device comprises an optical fiber that is located in a lumen of a shaft suitable for insertion into the hollow anatomical structure and has a fiber tip located proximal of a distal end of the shaft during treatment of the hollow anatomical structure. The apparatus can further include a liquid source for providing a liquid flow over the optical fiber at a predetermined liquid flow rate. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292256 | Optical Fiber with Tin Doped Core-Cladding Interface - The present invention concerns an optical fiber | 2008-11-27 |
20080292257 | Optical fiber and optical transmission line and optical communication system including such optical fiber - Optical fibers to form an optical transmission line suitable for WDM transmission in a wide-spreading wavelength band, having the following characteristics and parameters: a dispersion in absolute value of 0.5 ps/nm/km to 9 ps/nm/km in a wavelength band of 1430 nm to 1625 nm, a dispersion slope in absolute value of 0.04 ps/nm | 2008-11-27 |
20080292258 | OPTICAL DEVICE - The application relates to an optical device for enhancing the stress to be generated in a substrate in comparison with a conventional technique. To this end, the optical device includes a substrate having a photoelastic effect, a first stress layer formed on a first face of the substrate and having a pattern for generating stress which induces refraction index variation by the photoelastic effect in a partial region in the substrate, and a second stress layer formed on a second face which is a reverse face to the first face of the substrate and configured to generate stress for restoring the shape from the deformation caused by the stress generated in the substrate by the first stress layer in the substrate. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292259 | MULTI-COLOR CURVED MULTI-LIGHT GENERATING APPARATUS - In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a multi-color curved multi-light generating apparatus comprises a first input component adapted to receive a first input light beam, a second input component adapted to receive a second input light beam, a third input component adapted to receive a third input light beam, and an output component adapted to provide an output light beam. The input components and the output component are joined together to combine the input light beams and form the output light beam. In various implementations, each of the input components and the output component comprise a hollow tube with a polygonal cross-section, such as a hexagonal cross-section. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292260 | CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A cable management system for use with a rack having at least a first and a second side configured to be coupled to at least one piece of electronic equipment comprises a first and a second support configured to be disposed along at least a portion of a first and a second side of the rack. The first and second supports each include a strut configured to be secured to a respective side of the rack and an arm support including at least one mounting area. The cable management system also comprises a plurality of arms configured to be removably coupled to the mounting areas of the first and second arm supports. At least one of arms comprises a first and a second row of notches arranged in a first and a second direction, respectively. The first and second rows of notches are configured to engage with at least one cable associated with said at least one piece of electronic equipment. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292261 | FIBER OPTIC ENCLOSURE WITH EXTERNAL CABLE SPOOL - A fiber optic telecommunications device includes an enclosure defining an interior. A first fiber optic adapter is provided at the enclosure. A spool is provided at an exterior of the enclosure. A fiber optic cable, which includes a first optical fiber, is wrapped around the spool. A first fiber optic connector is mounted at a first end of the first optical fiber. The first end of the first optical fiber is positioned within the interior of the enclosure. The first fiber optic connector is inserted within the first fiber optic adapter. The enclosure and the spool are configured to rotate in unison about a common axis when the fiber optic cable is unwound from the spool. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292262 | Grease-Free Buffer Optical Fiber Buffer Tube Construction Utilizing a Water-Swellable, Texturized Yarn - A buffered optical fiber arrangement that includes a buffer tube in which is provided optical fibers and a texturized yarn coated with a water-swellable material. The filament diameter of the yarn used in the present invention may be between about 5 microns and about 100 microns, more preferably between about 10 and about 60 microns, still more preferably between about 20 and about 40 microns. The linear density, or denier in grams per 9000 meters, of the base yarn may be between about 100 and 1000, more preferably between about 200 and 600, or still more preferably between about 250 and 350. The degree of decrease in length (the “degree of texturizing”) between the perfectly straight filaments before texturizing and the texturized filament may be between 1 percent and 90 percent, more preferably between about 2 percent and 50 percent, or still more preferably between about 5 percent and 25 percent. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292263 | Accessibility of Graphics During and After Trick Play - A method is disclosed of authoring a digital video signal comprising graphics content in a multiplex stream. The method comprises constructing the signal during authoring, the graphics content being exclusively multiplexed into the frame of a first type of image multiplexed into the stream. This enables improved trick play of said signal when only said first type of images is read from the stream. Thus, the graphics content is also available during trick play and immediately after trick play when returning to normal play. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292264 | Authoring Device, Authoring Method, Authoring Program, and Recording Medium Containing the Program - An authoring device includes: a separator for separating a video stream and an audio stream from the input stream; a multiplexer for multiplexing the video stream and the audio stream to generate content information and further generating control information for managing stream reproduction, generating, from content information and control information, incomplete disc image data which is a series of data basically based on a predetermined format and in which a part of reproduction control information defined by a predetermined format is missing, and further generating analysis information required for generating the missing part of the reproduction control information; and a disc image completing section for completing the incomplete disc image data by referencing the analysis information after generation of the incomplete disc image data. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292265 | HIGH QUALITY SEMI-AUTOMATIC PRODUCTION OF CUSTOMIZED RICH MEDIA VIDEO CLIPS - A method and system for the high quality semi-automatic production of customized rich media video clips is disclosed. Media source material, such as text, graphics, pictures, and video clips can be submitted by a customer. A computerized content aggregator utilizing an automated production assistant can locate additional source material by searching available information libraries and databases. The computerized content aggregator may be programmed to organize and assemble the various source materials to create suggested video elements and a suggested voice-over script or recording. A human video producer can then quickly and efficiently create a rich media video clip from the suggested video elements and the voice-over script or recording. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292266 | METHOD FOR MANAGING IMAGE FILES AND IMAGE APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A method for managing image files to delete a partially played-back image file and an image apparatus employing the same are provided. Based on a playback time information, a part of the partially played-back image file is deleted from stored image files. Accordingly, the part a user has watched can be deleted from the image file. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292267 | Recording Apparatus and Method, Playback Apparatus and Method, Recording Medium, and Program - The present invention relates to a recording apparatus and a method, a playback apparatus and a method, a recording medium, and a program capable of quickly playing back a picture associated with a unit in which a moving image is encoded. An extraction section | 2008-11-27 |
20080292268 | Content reproducing apparatus, content reproducing method, content reproducing system, content providing apparatus, content data structure, content reproducing program, and storage medium - The content reproducing apparatus comprises a control section which includes: a content reproduction section for reproducing a content; and a content management section for acquiring an acquisition target content in accordance with acquisition instruction information included in the content reproduced by the content reproduction section, wherein the content which is highly likely to be subsequently reproduced is acquired in accordance with the acquisition instruction information and is stored into a storage section. Thus, it is possible to realize a content reproducing apparatus which allows a content, whish is highly likely to be subsequently reproduced, to be efficiently stored therein in advance. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292269 | MEHTOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING COPY PROTECTION INFORMATION SEPARATELY FROM PROTECTED CONTENT - A copy protection apparatus and method enabling storage of copy protection information separately from protected content is disclosed. One embodiment includes a digital data signal receiver to receive a digital data signal, the digital data signal receiver also to receive a copy protection signal produced from a copy protection information file being storable on a copy protection information storage device, a digital to analog converter operatively connected to the digital data signal receiver for converting the digital data signal to an analog signal, and a signal modifier connected to the digital to analog converter and the digital data signal receiver to produce a viewable copy protected analog signal from the analog signal and the copy protection signal, the copy protection signal specifying a modification to the analog signal to change video lines of the analog signal. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292270 | Reading Device, Program, and Reading Method - The application manager | 2008-11-27 |
20080292271 | Visual and audio data recording and reproducing apparatus - When external input data is recorded on a HD and an optical disc, recording on both discs is executed in intermittent recording fashion or recording on the optical disc is executed in low speed continuous recording fashion. During recording on both the HD and the optical disc, the residual amount of optical disc becomes slight, recording on the HD is allowed to continue, recording on the optical disc is paused while holding a position indicating how far recording on the optical disc has proceeded and after exchange of the optical disc, dubbing to a replaced optical disc is started from the stop position. During mere dubbing, recording on the optical disc is paused while holding a position indicating how far recording on the optical disc has proceeded and after exchange of the optical disc, dubbing to a replaced optical disc is started from the stop position. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292272 | Captioned video playback apparatus and recording medium - Disclosed is a captioned video playback apparatus comprising a storage unit that stores a caption signal defining a plurality of caption lines and a video signal defining a plurality of video images in association with a playback timing; a caption select unit that selects one of the plurality of caption lines defined by the caption signal stored in the storage unit; a caption playback unit that plays back the caption line selected by the caption select unit; a video playback unit that plays back the video signal stored in the storage unit; and a mode changeover unit that changes between a caption view mode for playing back a caption line selected by the caption select unit and a video image corresponding to the caption line using the caption playback unit and the video playback unit, and a normal view mode for playing back a video image using the video playback unit. | 2008-11-27 |
20080292273 | Uniform Program Indexing Method with Simple and Robust Audio Feature and Related Enhancing Methods - Simple, computational efficient, and robust audio features are applied in a uniform program indexing method for picking up video segments relating to highlight plays in a recorded program worthy of being reviewed. By focusing on certain frequencies in an audio sequence of the program, a computational complexity of the uniform program indexing method is significantly decreased. With the aid of MFCC coefficients and a DFBE coefficient generated from the MFCC coefficients, audio patterns may be utilized for differentiating exciting events in the program from other unnecessary information. Scores corresponding to various audio segments are regarded as standards for picking up video segments in the program worthy of being chosen in a recorded highlight collection. Some low-level-feature parameters, some video segments having highlight-related visual characteristics, and a re-ranking procedure are utilized for enhancing precision of the scores for providing video segments worthy of being reviewed. | 2008-11-27 |