52nd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150371332 | Mapping An Over The Counter Trade Into A Clearing House - A method and system converts OTC positions into contracts clearable at a futures clearing house. Each OTC position has a maturity date. The method comprises: a) defining a plurality of tenors. The plurality of tenors is fewer in number than the OTC maturity dates of the OTC positions. The method also comprises: b) defining a contract, which is clearable at the clearing house, corresponding to each tenor defined in step a); c) mapping each OTC position, as it is executed, into one or more of the contracts, based on the maturity date of the OTC position; and d) between business days, re-mapping each contract mapped at step c) to account for the move of calendar day. The invention finds particular application as a method and system to convert OTC Foreign Exchange (FX) positions into futures contracts clearable at a futures clearing house. The OTC FX positions may include OTC FX spot positions and OTC FX forwards positions. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371333 | METHOD FOR EXCHANGING AN ASSET FOR SHARES OF AN INVESTMENT FUND IN AN INVESTMENT FUND CORPORATION - Described is a method for exchanging a subscription asset for shares of an investment fund in an investment fund corporation, the method comprising: considering a subscription asset offered by a client; considering an equivalent value asset offered by an institutional investor in exchange for shares of an in-kind fund in the investment fund corporation; receiving the subscription asset from the client in exchange for subscription shares of the in-kind fund; receiving the equivalent value asset from the institutional investor in exchange for shares of the in-kind fund; holding the subscription asset in the in-kind fund; and converting the subscription shares of the in-kind fund into shares of an investment fund in the investment fund corporation. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371334 | FUNDING AND FOLLOW-UP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THEREOF METHOD USING OPEN PLATFORM - Disclosed is a funding management and post-management system using an open platform, including: an investor terminal which accesses an open platform server system over a communication network, checks histories and current achievement statuses of milestones of companies, and inputs investment intentions; a company terminal which accesses the open platform server system over a communication network, registers company information and current achievement status of a milestone, and inputs whether funding is in progress; and the open platform server system which operates a homepage for providing the company information to the investor terminal and the company terminal accessed over a communication network, displays the current achievement status of the milestone of each company, makes public a funding situation of a company which has requested funding, extracts a potential investor who has registered a company which has started funding as an interest company, and performs crowdfunding while individually providing notification. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371335 | Business Financing Method and System - Methods and systems for transacting business financing are described. Such methods and systems may involve businesses, providers of capital, and consumers in a transaction that provides fully collateralized financial instruments for the purpose of funding a business. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371336 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TELEMATICS BASED DRIVING ROUTE OPTIMIZATION - In a computerized system, a route-based analysis may be performed relating to a commuting route for a customer of an insurance company. The insurance company may provide information to the customer based on the result of the analysis. The information may relate to an insurance policy premium quotation, or to suggested vehicle deceleration or acceleration to improve driving efficiency and/or safety. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371337 | Insurance Claim Outlier Detection with Variant of Minimum Volume Ellipsoids - Data is received that includes a data set characterizing a plurality of insurance provider profiles and/or claims. Thereafter, a minimum volume ellipsoid is determined for the data set. Subsequently, at least one provider profile and/or claim is identified having at least one outlier variable based on a distance that the at least one provider profile and/or claim has relative to a center point of the minimum volume ellipsoid. Data is then provided (e.g., displayed, stored, loaded into memory, transmitted to a remote computing system, etc.) that characterizes the at least one provider profile and/or claim as likely being fraudulent or erroneous. In other variations, the minimum volume ellipsoid is determined using a different data set. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371338 | PHARMACY CONTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A pharmacy contribution management method comprises analyzing historical claim data, determining a tiered model for prescription contributions, the tiered model describing a plurality of prescription cost tiers and recommended prescription contribution for each of the plurality of prescription cost tier, permitting an organization to determine a prescription contribution for each of the plurality of prescription cost tier, enabling a member associated with the organization to shop of lowest price drugs via pass-through pricing from the pharmacies, receiving a prescription claim from a pharmacy arising from a prescription purchase by the member associated with the organization, and transmitting the prescription contribution for the organization to the pharmacy, so that the pharmacy may charge the member an amount equal to a price of the prescription minus the organization's prescription contribution. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371339 | E-MAILED RECEIPT GRAB AND STORAGE FOR CONSUMER TRACKING OF EXPENDITURES - A computer-implemented method and system for recording a consumer's historical expenditures includes accessing incoming email associated with a consumer, identifying a receipt in the incoming email that was emailed from a merchant to the consumer in response to completing a cashless transaction associated with a payment network, linking the receipt to a transaction record generated by an acquirer within the payment network based on an indicator that the receipt and the transaction record were generated in response to the cashless transaction, and embedding the receipt with data from the transaction record associated with the payment network. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371340 | ACCOUNTING METHOD FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION APPARATUS - The present disclosure relates to an accounting method for electrical stimulation apparatus, comprising, in accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, receiving an information on authority for use of an electrical simulation apparatus from a second apparatus if a signal for payment request for the authority for use of the electrical simulation apparatus received from a first apparatus is processed and the information on the authority for use of the electrical stimulation apparatus is transmitted to a second apparatus; operating the electrical stimulation apparatus on the basis of the received information on the authority for use; collecting details of usage of the electrical stimulation apparatus; analyzing the collected details of usage; and renewing the received information on the authority for use on the basis of the analyzed details of usage. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371341 | MANAGING SOCIAL FEED ASSIGNMENT - Moderation of social content is facilitated by the generation and assignment of social feeds to moderators. An admin tool may allow an administrator to generate a social feed by defining capture rules to capture social mentions from social networking services. The administrator may also select the social networking services for the social feed. The social feed may be assigned to moderators and/or moderator groups such that the social feed and the social mentions from the social feed appear in the moderation tools of the assigned moderators. The admin tool may also allow the administrator to further manage social feeds by unassigning moderators, modifying social feeds, deleting social feeds, and controlling privileges of moderators for social feeds. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371342 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ANIMALS AND THEIR GUARDIANS - An information processing device is provided. This information processing device may be configured to provide an animal social network such that a guardian may establish connections with one or more animals, such as littermates. The information processing device further provides a social network allowing for robust functionality, which may include alerting or notifying guardians of related animals of adverse medical conditions. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371343 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE AND CONTENT - A method for providing a social network service for providing a communication space among subscribers belonging to a group online includes providing, by an SNS server, a group category in units of objects according to a request for group establishment by a service subscriber, generating, by the SNS server, a social network group related to a category selected by the service subscriber, storing, by the SNS server, the generated social network group in correspondence to the group category, and providing content related to a category of the social network group. According to an embodiment, it is possible to provide meaningful content to groups, and the availability of the advertising business in SNS can be improved. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371344 | Automated Rig Activity Report Generation - A method for automatically generating a drilling rig activity report while operating the rig includes receiving sensor measurements from a plurality of surface sensors deployed on the drilling rig. The sensor measurements may be made in real time while operating the rig and may be processed to compute rig state/activity information. The rig state(s) and a user defined report configuration may then be further processed to automatically generate the rig activity report. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371345 | System, Method and Computer Program Product for Predicting Well Production - A system and method that analyzes well property data and historical production data in order to predict future well production and/or to identify the productivity potential across a hydrocarbon play. The system determines a correlation between historical cumulative production and well properties across the hydrocarbon play. Through utilization of Total Organic Content and thermal maturity, this correlation results in the calculation of a producibility index which is ultimately utilized to predict the production in new wells. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371346 | Process and apparatus for real property surveys. - An automated machine for surveying real property and a method for using the machine by requesting an automated machine, placing it for surveying the real property, programming the machine and allowing the machine to store and create displayable media. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371347 | ESTIMATING IMPACT OF PROPERTY ON INDIVIDUAL HEALTH - PROPERTY HEALTH ADVICE - Embodiment of the invention provide a method for generating a dynamic recommendation based on changes in environment around a property area. The method comprises acquiring property data associated with a property area from a data source, and extracting a first property attribute data from the property data acquired. The first property attribute data extracted is used to determine presence or movement of a first pollutant data within the property area. The method further comprises monitoring environmental context of the property area, detecting a change affecting the environmental context of the property area, wherein the detected change impacts the presence or the movement of the first pollutant data within the property area, and providing a recommendation for reducing the impact of the detected change. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371348 | TOTAL RELATIVE VALUE ANALYSIS PLATFORM - A Total Relative Value Platform may be provided. The platform may be used to quantitatively make comparisons between law firms and attorneys working on similar matters in the same or similar jurisdictions. The platform may take a set of data related to a selected legal team's performance on a matter and calculate a score representing the legal team's overall effectiveness in resolving the matter (a “GLI Score”). The performance data may include, for example, information indicating the time spent on various tasks, expenses, cost of resolving the issue, and whether the outcome was positive. In this way, it may be possible to compare the GLI Scores of various legal teams with respect to similar matters and determine which legal team is more likely to have a better future performance. Thus, the platform may allow entities to lower their legal costs and make better decisions in the hiring of outside counsel. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371349 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CROSS-REFERENCING IMPORTANT IP RELATIONSHIPS - This document discusses, among other things, a system and method to provide cross-referencing of important IP relationships. The system comprising software executing on a computing platform for displaying relationships between various domains of IP information selected from the group of claims, prosecution history, products, concepts or art. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371350 | Patient Device for Coordinated In Person Delivery of Medical Services - A patient may request medical services from a patient computing device. Doctors may be matched with patients desiring or needing medical care. A patient may enroll or subscribe with a system using a computing device. Using the same or a different computing device, a patient may request medical care at a particular location. A doctor may be matched to a patent request for medical services. Doctor/patient matches may be made based upon location information, the medical needs of the patient, the medical practice of the doctor, gender, language skills, or any other criteria. A doctor may accept or decline a request for medical services from a patient. A bi-directional and at least partially anonymized communication may be initiated to permit a doctor to evaluate the medical needs of a patient. Computing devices associated with a patient and/or doctor may be used in conjunction with a coordination component to collect relevant information, record medical records, manage communications, process billing, navigating to a patient's location, and/or other purposes. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371351 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIDDING ON SERVICES - Various embodiments described herein provide for systems and methods that manage or otherwise facilitate bidding processes on services (e.g., healthcare services) provided by service providers (e.g., healthcare providers). Such systems and methods may manage or otherwise facilitate solicitation of bids from one or more service providers for a desired service, arrangement (e.g., scheduling) of the desired service based on bidding processes, pre-payment for the desired service before the desired service has been provided, or review of the desired service or a service provider after the desired service has been provided by the service provider. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371352 | RECOVERY OF TIME DUE TO AN UNPLANNED EVENT ON A RESERVED ROUTE - Providing reserved routes for a plurality of vehicles, in which the at least a location is monitored and communicated from each of a plurality of vehicles having GPS devices and traveling to destinations on reserved routes with guaranteed arrival times. For a traffic event along one of the reserved routes; determining if any of the plurality of vehicles are affected or will be affected by the traffic event and calculating alternate routes for those vehicles The alternate routes are sent to the GPS devices in the affected or possibly affected vehicles and once the vehicle has reached the destination, comparing an actual arrival time of the vehicle at the destination to the guaranteed arrival time, and if the actual arrival time is later than the guaranteed arrival time, crediting a user of the vehicle for at least a portion of an amount paid for reserving the reserved route. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371353 | MESSAGE INSERTING METHOD IN A RENDERING OF A VIDEO CONTENT BY A DISPLAY DEVICE, READING METHOD, DEVICES AND PROGRAMS ASSOCIATED - A method for inserting at least one message in a rendering of a video content by a display device is disclosed. The display device comprises a periodic light source and the method comprises obtaining one bit of the message and modulating a frequency of the periodic light source in view of the bit. A device for inserting at least one message is disclosed. In another aspect, a method and a device for reading at least one message in a video content obtained by filming a display device wherein the display device comprises a periodic light source whose frequency is modulated in view of a bit of the message is further disclosed. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371354 | Host-Based GPU Resource Scheduling - Examples allocate and schedule use of graphics processing unit (GPU) resources among a plurality of users executing virtual machines (VMs) or processes. During initialization, shares representing proportional access to the GPU resources are assigned and then adjusted based on graphics command characteristics. Quantum is allocated among the VMs based on the shares. At runtime, graphics commands from the VMs are queued and iteratively sent to the GPU based on a comparison between allocated quantum and a threshold quantum. In this manner, the GPU resources are fairly shared among the VMs. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371355 | Host-Based Heterogeneous Multi-GPU Assignment - Examples of the disclosure assign a plurality of graphics processing units (GPUs) to a plurality of virtual machines (VMs) or processes. A composite score is generated for each GPU. The composite score represents the normalized processing capabilities of the multiple GPUs. Based on a comparison between the composite scores and allocated quantum corresponding to a proportional amount of GPU resources to which each VM is entitled, each VM is assigned to at least one of the GPUs. Graphics commands from the VMs are scheduled for execution by the assigned GPUs. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371356 | Phone Display Enhancing Connection Device - A phone display enhancing connection device connects a phone to an extrinsic electronic device having a larger display screen. The device includes a cord having a first end for electronic coupling to a phone and a second end for electronic coupling to an extrinsic electronic apparatus having a display screen larger than a display screen of the phone. A housing is positioned between a first section of the cord and a second section of the cord. A processor positioned in the housing is communicatively coupled between the first end of the cord and the second end of the cord. The processor has translation programming wherein the processor is configured to translate communications between the phone and the extrinsic electronic apparatus for displaying images from the phone on the extrinsic electronic apparatus and controlling the phone using the extrinsic electronic apparatus. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371357 | PROCESSING RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM & METHODS - The present invention discloses a system and methods for parallel processing of multiple processing job requests; the system may include a server for receiving a job request, an algorithm for segmenting the job request to a few sub jobs and a few processors for processing the few sub jobs in parallel. Each sub job contains a few frames to be processed by the job processors and the outputs of few job processors are combined into a single output. The invention further discloses methods for proportional allocation of job segments and an optimization algorithm to automatically assign job requests and to adapt the resources of the system to meet customers demand according to predefined criteria. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371358 | TOUCH MODE AND INPUT TYPE RECOGNITION - A touch input mode may be entered and exited automatically and/or manually. When the touch input mode is entered, user interface (UI) elements are optimized for touch input. When the touch input mode is exited, the user interface (UI) elements are optimized for hardware based input. A user may enter the touch input mode by manually selecting a user interface element and/or by entering touch input. Settings may be configured that specify conditions upon which the touch input mode is entered/exited. For example, the touch input mode may be configured to be automatically entered upon undocking a computing device, receiving touch input when in the hardware based input mode, and the like. Similarly, the touch input mode may be configured to be automatically exited upon docking a computing device, receiving hardware based input when in the touch input mode, and the like. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371359 | PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SINGLE-CHANNEL CONVOLUTION LAYER, AND PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-CHANNEL CONVOLUTION LAYER - A processing method and a processing apparatus for a single-channel convolution layer, and a processing method and apparatus for a multi-channel convolution layer are provided. The processing method for a single-channel convolution layer includes following steps. Data to be processed is divided into a plurality of data blocks, the plurality of data blocks are read by a plurality of graphic processor thread groups into local memories of the plurality of graphic processor thread groups, a plurality of filters are read by the plurality of graphic processor thread groups into the local memories of the plurality of graphic processor thread groups and convolutions of corresponding data points in the plurality of data blocks and the plurality of filters simultaneously are calculated by a plurality of threads in the plurality of graphic processor thread groups. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371360 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING STRUCTURAL INFORMATION FROM A DIGITAL IMAGE - A method for obtaining structural information from a digital image by an electronic device is described. The method includes determining an iris position in a region of interest based on a gradient direction transform. Determining the iris position may include determining a first dimension position and a second dimension position corresponding to a maximum value in the transform space. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371361 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGISTERING MEDICAL IMAGES - A method for registering medical images includes calculating, when a probe is disposed on a reference point of a target, a transformation relation for registering a first medical image and a second medical image having a different modality from the first medical image by using the reference point, wherein the first medical image is obtained by using the probe; and obtaining a sectional image of the second medical image corresponding to a sectional image of the first medical image from the second medical image by using the transformation relation. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371362 | METHOD FOR MASKING AN ITEM AMONG A PLURALITY OF ITEMS - The invention relates to a method for masking an item among a plurality of items displayed on a touchscreen terminal, the method being such that it has, following an action ( | 2015-12-24 |
20150371363 | UNOBTRUSIVE SIZING AND PLACEMENT OF POP-UPS - A method, system, and computer program product for unobtrusive sizing and placement of pop-ups are provided in the illustrative embodiments. In a method for displaying a pop-up graphical user interface (GUI), using a device to detect eye movements, a first area of a display device is detected where a content is being displayed, the first area being where an attention of a user is focused. A change in the attention of the user to a second area during a future period is predicted. A third area is identified on the display device, wherein the third area excludes the first and the second areas. The pop-up GUI is displayed in the third area. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371364 | Display Resolution Negotiation - In a projected architecture system, a mobile device may be responsible for providing the video that is displayed on a vehicle's infotainment system's display. The resolution and/or aspect ratio of the remote display may not be supported by the mobile device. An encoder, based on the display resolution, may render one or more video frames that a decoder coupled to the infotainment system can scale to a resolution compatible with the remote display. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371365 | METHOD AND TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT FOR IMAGE CAPTURING AND VIEWING - The invention relates to a method, comprising receiving a file storing at least image data and information on a focus point; generating a zoom effect for an image being represented by said image data, said zoom effect comprising image frames having a same resolution, wherein each image frame comprises a more zoomed content of the image than the previous image frame starting from a first frame comprising a full content of the image, proceeding towards the focus point and ending to a last frame comprising a portion of the content of the image. Further, there is a method comprising capturing an image by an imaging device, said imaging device being focused on a focus point in said image; determining an end point of a zoom; saving in a file the image data, an information on the focus point and an information of the end point of a zoom. The invention also relates to technical equipment for implementing a method. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371366 | Adaptive and fast image collage creation - A computer-implemented method for creating an image collage includes automatically selecting a first image from the group of images that best fits image-collage template based on predetermined criteria, placing and fitting the first image in the image-collage template, automatically selecting one or more additional images from the group of images that best fits the image-collage template including one or more already placed images that include the first image, and placing and fitting the one or more additional images image in the image-collage template by the computer system. An image collage is formed after all images in the group are placed in the image-collage template. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371367 | METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR RETARGETING IMAGES - The present disclosure relates to a method and a terminal device for image retargeting, and belongs to the computer technical field. The method includes: establishing a saliency model for an original image; calculating a saliency value of each pixel point in the original image based on the saliency model; and retargeting a target image according to the saliency value of each pixel point, original resolution of the original image and target resolution of the target image. Thus, the present disclosure may solve the problem of complicated analysis process and huge calculation amount caused by analyzing image contents of the original image to obtain important pixel points. Consequently, technical effects of reducing calculation amount may be achieved. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371368 | SAMPLE OBSERVATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING OBSERVATION IMAGE OF SAMPLE - A good super-resolution image can be generated, while eliminating a troublesome task necessary for generating a raw image. Provided is a sample observation apparatus including a memory, which stores a first number of photoelectrons required in a raw image for generating a super-resolution image, and a main controller, which calculates the number of image data sets to be added together for generating the raw image based on the first number of photoelectrons stored in the memory and a predetermined image acquisition condition, which acquires multiple sets of image data of the same region of a sample by repeatedly detecting light from the same region based on the calculated number of image data sets, and which generates the raw image by adding together the acquired multiple sets of image data of the same region. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371369 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SINGLE-FRAME BASED SUPER RESOLUTION INTERPOLATION FOR DIGITAL CAMERAS - A digital camera system for super resolution image processing is provided. The digital camera system includes a resolution enhancement module configured to receive at least a portion of an image, to increase the resolution of the received image, and to output a resolution enhanced image and an edge extraction module configured to receive the resolution enhanced image, to extract at least one edge of the resolution enhanced image, and to output the extracted at least one edge of the resolution enhanced image, the at least one edge being a set of contiguous pixels where an abrupt change in pixel values occur. The digital camera system also includes an edge enhancement module configured to receive the resolution enhanced image and the extracted at least one edge, and to combine the extracted at least one edge or a derivation of the extracted at least one edge with the resolution enhanced image. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371370 | IDENTIFYING GRAY REGIONS FOR AUTO WHITE BALANCING - Examples of the disclosure accurately define a gray region for automatic white balancing. Ratios corresponding to possible gray areas are white balanced before color distance metrics are calculated with respect to white points under different light sources. The color distance metrics of each point in the image data are compared with a predetermined threshold value to identify a gray region. Gray points within a captured image are identified using the gray region and input to any AWB method to accurately white balance the captured image. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371371 | IMAGE CORRECTION SYSTEM, IMAGE CORRECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM - This image correction system corrects image data from pixels, is connected to at least two different input pathways, and is provided with: a pixel value relationship extraction means that extracts the pixel value relationship among neighboring pixels from image data that is the subject of correction; a pixel value relational expression estimation means that estimates a relational expression representing the difference in characteristics in each pixel from the pixel value relationship between neighboring pixels; and a pixel value correction means that forms a corrected image by correcting the pixel values of the image data that is the subject of correction using the relational expression. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371372 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL IMAGE QUALITY ENHANCEMENT USING MULTISCALE TOTAL VARIATION FLOW - Methods for representing multiple scales in an image using a variational algorithm are provided. An iterative decomposition of an image into a total variation (“TV”) part, which may be a weighted TV (“TV | 2015-12-24 |
20150371373 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING FOG IN IMAGE - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for removing fog in an image capable of providing a defogged image without a sense of difference by adaptively controlling defogging parameters in response to a density of fog to remove fog. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371374 | Methods for Differential Image Quality Enhancement for a Multiple Detector System, Systems and Use Thereof - Methods for differential image quality enhancement for a detection system including multiple electromagnetic radiation detectors which include obtaining an image from a chemical band electromagnetic radiation detector and an image from a reference band electromagnetic radiation detector. Each of the images includes a plurality of pixels, each pixel having an associated intensity value. One or more intensity values of a plurality of pixels from the reference band image are adjusted based on one or more intensity value parameters of the chemical band image. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371375 | MERCHANDISE IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS, METHOD OF RECOGNIZING DISCOUNT OF MERCHANDISE, AND FRESHNESS DEGREE LABEL - A merchandise identification apparatus includes an image acquisition unit, a first extraction unit, a second extraction unit, and a determination unit. The image acquisition unit acquires a merchandise image of a merchandise to be purchased. The first extraction unit extracts an image of a freshness degree label from the merchandise image acquired by the image acquisition unit. The second extraction unit extracts image information indicating a degree of freshness of the merchandise from the image of the freshness degree label extracted by the first extraction unit. The determination unit determines a discount to a purchase price of the merchandise according to the image information indicating the degree of freshness of the merchandise extracted by the second extraction unit. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371376 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Method(s), control apparatus(es) and storage medium(s) for controlling a zooming operation of an imaging unit according to settings relating to video recognition processing are provided herein. In one or more embodiments, a zoom control unit or an acquisition unit of at least one control apparatus acquires a parameter, such as size information, relating to a size designated for recognition processing to be performed on image data obtained through a shooting operation of an imaging unit, and the zoom control unit or a change unit restricts the change in zoom magnification of the imaging unit according to the acquired parameter. The control apparatus may include: (i) a change unit for changing the size corresponding to the parameter or size information according to a change in the zoom magnification; and (ii) a determination unit for determining a zoom magnification changeable range of the imaging unit according to the size information. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371377 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSPECTION OF A PATTERNED STRUCTURE - A method and a system for inspection of a patterned structure are provided. In various embodiments, the method for inspection of a patterned structure includes transferring the patterned structure into a microscope. The method further includes acquiring a top-view image of the patterned structure by the microscope. The method further includes transferring the patterned structure out of the microscope and exporting the top-view image to an image analysis processor. The method further includes measuring a difference between a contour of the top-view image and a predetermined layout of the patterned structure by the image analysis processor. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371378 | MATERIAL DECOMPOSITION OF MULTI-SPECTRAL X-RAY PROJECTIONS USING NEURAL NETWORKS - A method of processing x-ray images comprises training an artificial neural network to process multi-spectral x-ray projections to determine composition information about an object in terms of equivalent thickness of at least one basis material. The method further comprises providing a multi-spectral x-ray projection of an object, wherein the multi-spectral x-ray projection of the object contains energy content information describing the energy content of the multi-spectral x-ray projection. The multi-spectral x-ray projection is then processed with the artificial neural network to determine composition information about the object, and then the composition information about the object is provided | 2015-12-24 |
20150371379 | ELIMINATING MOTION EFFECTS IN MEDICAL IMAGES CAUSED BY PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTION - Ultrasonic imaging methods are described for eliminating the effects of physiological motion such as respiratory motion from image data of a sequence of images which is to be used for quantified analysis such as time-intensity curve computation. A bright reflector in the images of the loop which exhibits motional effects such as cyclical variation in brightness or position from image to image is identified and its variation used to identify cycles of motion. A phase or range of phases of the cycles is identified. Images acquired during the identified phase or phase range of the motion cycles during the loop are then used for quantified processing. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371380 | System And Method Using Precious-Metal Nanoparticle Contrast Agent For Microwave Medical Imaging - A system and method of imaging tissue includes administering a contrast agent having charged gold nanoparticles in suspension into a vessel of the subject, such that the nanoparticles are carried into the tissue; and performing microwave imaging of the tissue after administering the contrast agent. In embodiments, the nanoparticles have a tissue-selective protein tag. In embodiments, images are taken prior to administering the contrast agent, and further images may be taken during an agent-washout period after imaging with contrast agent. The contrast agent is injectable, with the nanoparticles suspended as a colloid in a biocompatible, isotonic, carrier. In particular embodiments, the nanoparticles have median diameter of less than fifty nanometers, or less than five nanometers, and may have a tissue-selective protein tag. A microwave imaging system has injection apparatus with the gold-nanoparticle agent, and is configured to take, and difference, pre and post contrast images as well as washout images. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371381 | IMAGE REGION MAPPING DEVICE, 3D MODEL GENERATING APPARATUS, IMAGE REGION MAPPING METHOD, AND IMAGE REGION MAPPING PROGRAM - An image region mapping device captures a blood vessel through which a contrast medium is passing, serially at first and second photographing angles to acquire plural image sets each including first and second projection images captured at the angles, respectively acquires brightness change information on the medium for a predetermined time period in a first image region and each of a plurality of second image regions after a bifurcation on the first projection image each of a plurality of second image regions after the bifurcation on the second projection image in each image set, the second image regions being candidates corresponding to the first image region, calculates a similarity degree between the information acquired earlier and each information piece acquired later, determines one of the second image regions in accordance with the calculated similarity degrees, and maps the plural vessel image regions. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371382 | IMAGING APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, PROGRAM THEREOF, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF - A technique is disclosed for helping prevent image quality of a three-dimensional image from becoming poor due to fluctuations in the rotation speed of an imaging core. For this purpose, if data is obtained from the imaging core by moving and rotating the imaging core, a cross-sectional image is generated at each movement position. Then, a direction where a guidewire is present in each of the cross-sectional images is detected. An angular difference between the direction of the detected guidewire and a preset direction is obtained so as to rotate each of the cross-sectional images in accordance with the angular difference. Then, the cross-sectional images which are previously rotated in this way are connected to one another, thereby generating the three-dimensional image. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371383 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING OPHTHALMIC IMAGES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT - In various embodiments described herein, retinal diagnostic/treatment systems are provided that have the capability to mark-up a mosaic image in order to do a treatment plan; illustrate with an aiming beam the point where the laser will be fired; fire a laser shot on a predefined or premarked point or spot; and able to stop the laser shot/firing if the current aim of the laser or selected treatment target is not on the treatment plan. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371384 | CORRELATED DIFFUSION IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE OF INTEREST - There is disclosed a novel form of imaging referred to in this disclosure as “correlated diffusion imaging” or CDI in which the tissue being imaged is characterized by a joint correlation of diffusion signal attenuation across multiple gradient pulse strengths and timings. Advantageously, by taking into account signal attenuation at different water diffusion motion sensitivities, correlated diffusion imaging can provide significantly improved delineation between cancerous tissue and healthy tissue when compared to existing diffusion imaging modalities. In an embodiment, the method comprises performing quantitative evaluation using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, tissue class separability analysis, and visual assessment to study correlated diffusion imaging for the task of identification of biological tissue of interest. In another embodiment, the method comprises comparing T2-weighted imaging results with that obtained using standard diffusion imaging (via the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC)) and with that obtained using CDI for tissue characterization and analysis. In still another embodiment, the method comprises of a dual-stage signal mixing configuration of CDI that provides better visualization of anatomical information while preserving strong delineation between cancerous tissue and healthy tissue. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371385 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS - A method and a system for calibrating a plurality of surveillance cameras are provided. The method includes: sampling a plurality of first images in a monitoring scene of the plurality of surveillance cameras by a sampling device and sampling a second image by each of the plurality of surveillance cameras; performing a feature matching on the plurality of first images to obtain a matching result between the plurality of first images; reconstructing a three-dimensional point set of the monitoring scene according to the matching result between the plurality first of images; and calculating parameters of each of the plurality of surveillance cameras according to the three-dimensional point set and the second image sampled by each of the plurality of surveillance cameras. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371386 | Methods and Systems for Detecting a Chemical Species - Methods and systems for detecting at least one chemical species including obtaining a first image from a first electromagnetic radiation detector and obtaining a second image from a second electromagnetic radiation detector. The first image includes a first plurality of pixels and the second image includes a second plurality of pixels, each pixel having an associated intensity value. A first resultant image is generated. The first resultant image includes a plurality of resultant pixels, each pixel having an associated intensity value. One or more regions of interest are determined. The correlation between the first image, the second image, and the first resultant image is determined for the one or more regions of interest using a correlation coefficient algorithm to calculate a first correlation coefficient and a second correlation coefficient. The presence of the chemical species is determined based, at least in part, on the first correlation coefficient and the second correlation coefficient. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371387 | LOCAL ADAPTIVE HISTOGRAM EQUALIZATION - Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for performing local intensity equalization on images in a set of images exhibiting local intensity variations. For example, the local intensity equalization can be used to perform accurate region matching and alignment of the images. The images can be partitioned into regions of pixel blocks, for instance based on location, shape, and size of identified keypoints in the images. Regions depicting the same feature in the images can be equalized with respect to intensity. Region matching based on the keypoints in the intensity-equalized regions can be performed with accuracy even in images captured by asymmetric sensors or exhibiting spatially varying intensity. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371388 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing device includes a range image acquisition unit that acquires at least two range images of an observation object, a color image acquisition unit that acquires color images of the observation object, which respectively correspond to the range images, a feature portion detection unit that detects feature portions from the acquired color images, a calibration unit that performs calibration processing that associates each pixel of the color image with each point of the range image, which corresponds to each pixel, and generates calibration information that indicates each point corresponding to each pixel, and an alignment processing unit that performs alignment of the range images so that the detected feature portions overlap with each other by using the detected feature portions and the calibration information. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371389 | SURFACING NOTABLE CHANGES OCCURRING AT LOCATIONS OVER TIME - An exemplary method for surfacing feature changes occurring over time at a location is provided. The method includes identifying sets of images captured at a location over a period of time. The sets of images depict objects at the location. Visual changes at the location over the period of time are determined for a given physical feature of the objects depicted in images from the sets of images based on at least a comparison of features in corresponding areas of a first and a second 3D geometry of the location associated with the images. The first and second 3D geometries depict physical features of objects at the location at different times. The sets of images may be ranked based on the determined visual changes for each set. A given set of images from the sets of images may be selected for display on a user interface based on the ranking. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371390 | Three-Dimensional Image Segmentation Based on a Two-Dimensional Image Information - The invention relates to a data processing method of determining a transformation for transforming medical image data into a positional reference system, the method being executed by a computer and comprising the following steps: a) acquiring, from a medical imaging apparatus ( | 2015-12-24 |
20150371391 | 2D/3D Localization and Pose Estimation of Harness Cables Using A Configurable Structure Representation for Robot Operations - A robot is made to recognize and manipulate different types of cable harnesses in an assembly line. This is achieved by using a stereo camera system to define a 3D cloud of a given cable harness. Pose information of specific parts of the cable harness are determined from the 3D point cloud, and the cable harness is then re-presented as a collection of primitive geometric shapes of known dimensions, whose positions and orientations follow the spatial position of the represented cable harness. The robot can then manipulate the cable harness by using the simplified representation as a reference. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371392 | SHAPE SIMILARITY MEASURE FOR BODY TISSUE - A shape similarity metric can be provided that indicates how similar two or more shapes are. A difference between a union of the shapes and an intersection of the shapes can be used to determine the similarity metric. The shape similarity metric can provide an average distance between the shapes. Different processes for determining shapes can be evaluated for accuracy based on the shape similarity metric. New or alternative shape-determining processes can be compared for accuracy against other shape-determining processes including reference shape-determining processes. Shape similarity metrics can be determined for two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional shapes. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371393 | STRUCTURED LIGHT THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) DEPTH MAP BASED ON CONTENT FILTERING - A structured light three-dimensional (3D) depth map based on content filtering is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a receiver device, image data that corresponds to a structured light image. The method further includes processing the image data to decode depth information based on a pattern of projected coded light. The depth information corresponds to a depth map. The method also includes performing one or more filtering operations on the image data. An output of the one or more filtering operations includes filtered image data. The method further includes performing a comparison of the depth information to the filtered image data and modifying the depth information based on the comparison to generate a modified depth map. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371394 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A DEPTH MAP, RELATED SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A pattern of symbols is generated and sent to a projector, wherein the pattern includes an array of symbols having a given number of symbol columns and symbol rows, and an image is obtained from a camera. Next the image is decoded in order to generate a decoded pattern of symbols and the depth map is generated as a function of the pattern and the decoded pattern. The image is decoded by placing an array of classification windows on the image and determining the displacement of each classification window in order to optimize a given cost function. Finally, the decoded pattern is generated by determining a respective symbol for each classification window. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371395 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING ESTIMATED DEPTH IN AN IMAGE AND SYSTEMS THEREOF - An example embodiment discloses a method of determining an estimated depth of an object in an image. The method includes determining an estimated shear due to a rolling shutter image sensor in a plurality of regions of a current frame of the image and determining the estimated depth based on the estimated shear. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371396 | CONSTRUCTING A 3D STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a method and system for constructing a 3D structure. The system of the present disclosure comprises an image capturing unit for capturing images of an object. The system comprises of a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and an accelerometer for determining extrinsic camera parameters, wherein the extrinsic camera parameters comprise a rotation and a translation of the images. Further the system determines an internal calibration matrix once. The system uses the extrinsic camera parameters and the internal calibration matrix for determining a fundamental matrix. The system extracts features of the images for establishing point correspondences between the images. Further, the point correspondences are filtered using the fundamental matrix for generating filtered point correspondences. The filtered point correspondences are triangulated for determining 3D points representing the 3D structure. Further, the 3D structure may be optimized for eliminating reprojection errors associated with the 3D structure. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371397 | Object Detection with Regionlets Re-localization - An object detector includes a bottom-up object hypotheses generation unit; a top-down object search with supervised descent unit; and an object re-localization unit with a localization model. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371398 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPDATING BACKGROUND MODEL BASED ON DEPTH - A method and a system for updating a background model based on depth are disclosed. The method includes receiving, in response to the occurrence of a predetermined background updating condition, one or more depth images captured after a time when the predetermined background updating condition occurs; obtaining, based on an original background model, foreground images in the one or more captured depth images, which are newly added compared with a depth image at the time when the predetermined background updating condition occurs; for each of foreground pixels in each of the newly added foreground images, comparing a current depth value with a previous depth value before the time when the predetermined background updating condition occurs; and updating, when the current depth value is greater than the previous depth value, the original background model as the updated background model by using the foreground pixel in the newly added foreground image. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371399 | Character Detection Apparatus and Method - According to one embodiment, a character detection apparatus includes a feature extractor, a determiner and an integrator. The feature extractor extracts a feature value of an image including character strings. The determiner determines each priority of a plurality of different character detection schemes in accordance with character detection accuracy with respect to an image region having a feature corresponding to the feature value. The integrator integrates text line candidates of the character detection schemes, and selects, as a text line, one of the text line candidates detected by the character detection scheme with the highest priority if a superimposition degree indicating a ratio of a superimposed region among the text line candidates is no less than a first threshold value. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371400 | SEGMENTATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF CLOSED-CONTOUR FEATURES IN IMAGES USING GRAPH THEORY AND QUASI-POLAR TRANSFORM - Segmentation and identification of closed-contour features in images using graph theory and quasi-polar transform are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes representing, in a rectangular domain, an image including a feature of interest. Further, the method includes determining a point within the feature of interest. The method also includes transforming the image of the feature from the rectangular domain to a quasi-polar domain based on the point. The quasi-polar domain is represented as a graph of nodes connected together by edges. The method also includes graph cutting the quasi-polar domain to identify the boundary of the feature of interest in the image. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371401 | Methods and Systems for Imaging Tissue Motion Using Optical Coherence Tomography - A system and method for measuring tissue motion within a living tissue of the fundus of the eye, including the ONH, in a subject are provided. A phase-sensitive OCT using time-lapse B-scans is provided to measure movement of fundus tissue and isolate the ONH component of the tissue, allowing for accurate evaluation of pulse-induced ONH movement. Phase information from retina tissue near the ONH may further be used as a reference to compensate for bulk tissue movement artifact. Furthermore, images of a central retinal artery or a central retinal vein pulse from the subject may be used to define and correlate a pulsatile blood flow with the ONH tissue movement for examination. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371403 | TARGET OBJECT IDENTIFYING DEVICE, TARGET OBJECT IDENTIFYING METHOD AND TARGET OBJECT IDENTIFYING PROGRAM - Monitoring target matching means | 2015-12-24 |
20150371404 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing device according to one embodiment includes a calculation unit and a setting unit. The calculation unit calculates a degree of complexity indicating a degree of positional dispersion of edges in a target region where a text region is to be extracted. The setting unit sets an edge threshold for detecting the text region to low as the degree of complexity is low. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371405 | LUMINANCE-CHROMINANCE CALIBRATION PRODUCTION LINE OF LED DISPLAY MODULE - A luminance-chrominance calibration production line includes: a rail; multiple stations disposed along the rail and including multiple first darkroom stations; multiple image acquisition apparatuses respectively disposed in the first darkroom stations and for capturing different color images sequentially displayed by a to-be-calibrated LED display module loaded on the rail to acquire color image data; and a rail computer system for controlling a transport movement on the rail and controlling the to-be-calibrated LED display module to display the different color images, and being signally connected to the image acquisition apparatuses to obtain the color image data. By using multiple image acquisition apparatuses to collect various color image information of LED display module in pipelined manner, calibration efficiency is improved, data collection is accurate, data collection error caused by using different image acquisition apparatuses to calibrate different LED display modules is avoided and calibration manpower is reduced. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371406 | CONTROLLING REAL-TIME COMPRESSION DETECTION - A detection learning module is used for enabling and/or disabling real-time compression detection by maintaining a history of real-time compression detection success for sampled data. The enabling or disabling of the real-time compression detection is based on a detection benefit function derived from a set of calculated heuristics indicating the real-time compression detection success on input streams. The detection benefit function is calculated based on at least one heuristic score. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371407 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes: a transparent display, a scanner comprising a lens array and attached to the transparent display and a controller configured to control the scanner to scan an object viewed through the transparent display using the lens array being slid from a side of the transparent display to another side opposite to the side, and control the transparent display to display information in response to the scanning of the object. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371408 | Vehicle Informatin Display System and Methods - An apparatus for displaying information to an occupant of a vehicle including a display coupled to the vehicle, the display configured to display an image based on information stored in a frame buffer, and a control circuit coupled to the display, the control circuit configured to receive information related to the vehicle from a vehicle electronics system, wherein the control circuit is configured to display a digital instrument based on the information related to the vehicle by revealing a color gradient bitmap background using a bitmap mask and storing the result in the frame buffer, and wherein the bitmap mask is moved relative to the color gradient bitmap. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371409 | SALIENCY-PRESERVING DISTINCTIVE LOW-FOOTPRINT PHOTOGRAPH AGING EFFECT - Technologies for modifying a digital image to take on the appearance of an antique image. Such modifying is typically based on generating and rendering various effects that are blended with the input image, such as color transformation, simulating film grain, dust, fibers, tears, and vintage borders. Such effects may be rendered to various layers that are overlaid on a color transformed image resulting in what appears to be an antique image. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371410 | BATCH RENDERING METHOD FOR 2D VECTOR GRAPHICS PATH USING GPU - The present invention relates to a batch rendering method for two-dimensional (2D) vector graphics paths using a GPU, which may enhance the program processing speed of a game or advertisement made through HTML5 technology by utilizing 2D vector graphics batch rendering using a GPU. The present invention include gathering paths requested through an API (Application Program Interface) without immediately drawing the paths, in order to draw the paths of 2D vector graphics; drawing the gathered paths on a stencil atlas; and drawing, on a screen, quadrilaterals including the stencil atlas shape corresponding to each path in order to draw the gathered paths. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371411 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RENDERING A USER INTERFACE ELEMENT - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for rendering user interface elements. In accordance with some embodiments, a semantic name may be associated with an element of a user interface. Characteristics of an image associated with the user interface may be identified and compared with rules associated with the semantic name to identify a color. The element of the user interface may then be rendered in the identified color. Computer-implemented systems and methods are also provided for identifying a color for a user interface element. Characteristics of an image may be compared with each of a plurality of sets of rules associated with semantic names. A color that satisfies the set of rules may be identified for each of the sets of rules, and the identified colors may be presented to an operator. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371412 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROAD MAP RENDERING - A road map rendering method and associated computing apparatus are provided. The method includes: receiving data representing a road broken line, the data including multiple line segments and a road traffic condition; expanding the road broken line into a polygon based on the multiple line segments and creating a geometric-topological structure for the polygon using the received data, the geometric-topological structure including a vertex list and an index list; selecting texture coordinates that correspond to the road traffic condition; and filling the polygon using the selected texture coordinates that correspond to the road traffic condition. In the road map rendering method and associated computing apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present application, a road traffic condition is rendered by invoking a texture, so that performance of a graphics processing unit of a mobile terminal can be exploited and a good rendering effect can be achieved, thereby clearly indicating the road traffic condition. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371413 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHANGING COLOR OF TEXT DISPLAYED ON DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed are a device and method for changing the color of text displayed on a display device, which enable the color of the text, a picture or the like displayed on the display device to be easily changed through a simple input of a user. The device for changing the color of text displayed on a display device comprises: receiving and setting the color of text to be changed on the display device; receiving a user input for changing the color; recognizing a position at which the input for changing the color of the text is inputted and determining a color change region according to the position; and changing the color of the text in the color change region to the color set in the setting the color of text. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371414 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an X-ray imaging apparatus and a method for the same. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes a kernel function setter configured to set a scatter kernel function in response to a scatter component included in first X-ray image data detected by an X-ray detector, and an image data corrector configured to generate second X-ray image data obtained by performing scatter correction on the first X-ray image data using the scatter kernel function and data consistency. According to the X-ray imaging apparatus and the control method for the same, scatter correction is performed by using data consistency so that accuracy of the scatter correction may be increased and an X-ray image may be generated based on the accuracy, thereby improving quality of the X-ray image. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371415 | Simulation System, Simulation Device, and Product Explanation Assistance Method - In a simulation system in which a terminal device employed in a spectacle shop and a display device for visually recognizing by a prospective spectacle lens wearer, are connected to a server device so as to capable of communication: the server device includes an image generation unit that achieves a state in which a simulation image reflecting lens visual performance of a spectacle lens can be output for each of plural partial visual field areas, and an information storage unit that stores explanatory information regarding characteristics of the lens visual performance for each of the plural partial visual field areas; the display device includes a display screen unit that selectively displays the simulation images in the partial visual field areas; and the terminal device includes an information output unit that outputs the explanatory information corresponding to the partial visual field area being displayed on the display screen unit. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371416 | DRAWING APPLICATION FOR USE IN A COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT - The method enables drawing and captioning the images and then storing the images so they can be viewed, shared and voted on by members of a user group. Base line image data is presented to the user who is then challenged to incorporate to create a completed drawing image that includes the base line image data. The user can resize and reorient the base line image data as necessary. Drawings can be completed in either black-and-white or color, and are uploaded to a database for storage. The user develops creativity and artistic ability in interpreting how the shape or symbol can be incorporated into a new drawing. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371417 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INK DATA GENERATOR, INK DATA RENDERING, INK DATA MANIPULATION AND INK DATA COMMUNICATION - Methods and systems are provided for generating, rendering, manipulating (e.g., slicing), and communicating stroke objects that form ink data. In a method of generating a stroke object, pen event data indicative of pen down, pen movement, and pen up events are sequentially received to generate point objects that collectively form a stroke object. The point objects serve as control points for interpolating curve segments. Further, a start parameter indicative of a start point within a starting curve segment of the curve segments at which display of the stroke object starts, and an end parameter indicative of an end point within an ending curve segment of the curve segments at which display of the stroke object ends, are generated for the stroke object. When rendering the stroke object, a system limits display of the stroke object to a range bound by the start and end parameters, as opposed to displaying the entire stroke object. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371418 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VISUALIZATION OF OPTIMUM OPERATING ENVELOPE - A method includes identifying an envelope associated with a process variable in an industrial process control and automation system. The envelope is defined by an upper limit and a lower limit on the process variable. The method also includes generating a graphical display for presentation to an operator. The graphical display identifies a trend of a value of the process variable over time and the upper and lower limits of the envelope over time. The graphical display could also identify predicted upper and lower limits of the envelope a predicted target value of the process variable over a future time period. The graphical display could further identify when the value of the process variable falls outside the envelope. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371419 | INSPECTION DATA DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Providing an inspection data obtaining unit that obtains inspection data of a plurality of inspection items obtained in time series and a display control unit that graph-displays the inspection data of each inspection item obtained by the inspection data obtaining unit, in which the display control unit attaches a data label only to a change point in a graph of each inspection item and displays. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371420 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTENDING A FIELD OF VIEW OF MEDICAL IMAGES - There is provided a computer-implemented method of calculating an extended field of view (EFOV) from medical images, comprising: receiving multiple registered acquired medical images of a patient, the medical images having multiple imaging artifacts based on the medical imaging modality acquiring the medical images; analyzing the multiple medical images to identify locations of the multiple imaging artifacts within the medical images; calculating multiple multi-planar stitching surfaces such that seams connecting therebetween are outside the boundaries of the multiple imaging artifacts; and providing an extended field of view (EFOV) image having un-edited imaging artifacts from all stitched medical images. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371421 | MAP DISPLAY DEVICE AND MAP DISPLAY METHOD - A map display device | 2015-12-24 |
20150371422 | IMAGE EDITING USING SELECTIVE EDITING TOOLS - Implementations relate to editing images with selective editing tools. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method for an image editing program causes a display of an image and receives user input from a user to the image editing program, the user input indicative of selection of a selective editing tool. The method restores the image to a previous state in which a first modification to one or more pixel values of the image is omitted, where the first modification resulted from previous application of a first edit operation to the image. The method applies a second edit operation to one or more local areas of the image as indicated by selection of the selective editing tool by the user input, and the applying causes a second modification to the image. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371423 | Means and methods of transforming a fictional book into a computer generated 3-D animated motion picture ie "Novel's Cinematization" - A Novel is a written fictional story that hopefully gives the reader a joyful reading experience with the ability to visualize the story depending on the author's expertise. As the story unfolds, with the storyteller's power of the written word, in describing and relating the story's plot and associated scenes that produce images of the characters and of the scenes pictured in the mind of reader. The present invention provides the methodology to apply advanced computer technology that will transform a complete written work to create a computer generated 3-D animated motion picture. A staff of computer operator/designers will be able to process the work to achieve the computer-produced “Novel's Cinematization” [NC]. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371424 | MULTI-INSTANCE, MULTI-USER VIRTUAL REALITY SPACES - A multi-instance, multi-user animation platform includes a plurality of modeled parallel dimensions in a computer memory. Each of the parallel dimensions may be an independent model of a physical, three-dimensional space having corresponding features such that the parallel dimensions are recognizable as counterparts to each other. Avatars are located within corresponding ones of the parallel dimensions so as to prevent over-population of any one of the parallel dimensions by avatars. Avatars are animated within different ones of the parallel dimensions using input from respective users to provide virtual-reality data. A common space is modeled in the computer memory configured in relation to the plurality of parallel instances so that an object located inside the common space is visible from viewpoints located inside each of the plurality of parallel instances. Remote clients may output an animated display of a corresponding one of the parallel dimensions and avatars therein. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371425 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING HANDWRITING ANIMATION - An electronic device for and a method of providing handwriting animation are provided. The electronic device includes an input and output interface configured to receive a text selection signal; and a management module configured to use vector data for stroke data on text to generate at least one piece of masking data, mask the stroke data with the masking data, and sequentially remove the masking data. The method includes checking vector data for stroke data on selected text; generating at least one piece of masking data from the vector data; masking the stroke data with the masking data; and sequentially removing the masking data. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371426 | MOTION COVERS - In one embodiment, a method comprising by one or more computing devices, receiving, from an another computing device, a resulting media signal file comprising a first portion of a media signal file comprising an audio track, and a second portion of an another media signal file comprising one or more frames of a graphic art image, extracting and displaying the second portion of the resulting media signal file, wherein the one or more frames of the graphic art image stream in a first sequence and the one or more frames of the graphic art image appear to be moving. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371427 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a data storage unit configured to store measurement data of microparticles; a data processing unit configured to create a 3D image in a coordinate space with three types of variables from the measurement data, the 3D image represents a characteristic distribution of the microparticles; and a display unit configured to display the 3D image, wherein in a case that a gating region is set in the 3D image, the 3D image is rotated or scaled up or down along with the gating region on the display unit. An information processing method and program are also provided. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371428 | NETWORK BASED 3D DESIGN AND COLLABORATION - In some embodiments, a system and/or method may include accessing three-dimensional (3D) imaging software on a remote server. The method may include accessing over a network a 3D imaging software package on a remote server using a first system. The method may include assessing, using the remote server, a capability of the first system to execute the 3D imaging software package. The method may include displaying an output of the 3D imaging software using the first system based upon the assessed capabilities of the first system. In some embodiments, the method may include executing a first portion of the 3D imaging software using the remote server based upon the assessed capabilities of the first system. In some embodiments, the method may include executing a second portion of the 3D imaging software using the first system based upon the assessed capabilities of the first system. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371429 | Method and Apparatus For Interactive 3D Visual Display of Microseismic Events - The disclosure teaches an interactive 3 dimensional microseismic event color visual display method comprising the steps of displaying an interactive 3D visual image of 3 dimensional data of microseismic event data occurring from geologic stimulation and manipulating the visual display by changing a blend mode of microseismic event data among alpha blending, additive blending, and opacity by factors comprising color, size, event location, and translucency wherein such factors correlate to amplitude, location, depth, probability, direction, time, distance from wellbore and combinations thereof. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371430 | Identifying Imagery Views Using Geolocated Text - Systems and methods for identifying views for geographic imagery using geolocated text are provided. More specifically, a multi-resolution textual descriptors map associating text with specific geographic locations can be accessed and used to identify a viewpoint for displaying geographic imagery associated with an object of interest. The multi-resolution textual descriptors map can be a collection of data that associates text objects from the geolocated text with a plurality of varying zoom levels relative to the geographic area. The multi-resolution text map can provide labels of varying specificity based on the zoom level relative to the geographic area. Geographic locations and/or zoom levels corresponding to a text object describing or otherwise associated with the object of interest can be identified from the multi-resolution textual descriptors map. A view encompassing the identified geographic locations and/or zoom levels can be used to provide a viewpoint for the object of interest in the imagery. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371431 | METHODS FOR ANALYZING AND COMPRESSING MULTIPLE IMAGES - A multi-temporal, multi-angle, automated target exploitation method is provided for processing a large number of images. The system geo-rectifies the images to a three-dimensional surface topography, co-registers groups of the images with fractional pixel accuracy, automates change detection, evaluates the significance of change between the images, and massively compresses imagery sets based on the statistical significance of change. The method improves the resolution, accuracy, and quality of information extracted beyond the capabilities of any single image, and creates registered six-dimensional image datasets appropriate for mathematical treatment using standard multi-variable analysis techniques from vector calculus and linear algebra such as time-series analysis and eigenvector decomposition. | 2015-12-24 |
20150371432 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING FROM WIDE BASELINE RANGE SCANS - The present disclosure describes systems and techniques relating to generating three dimensional (3D) models from range sensor data. According to an aspect, frames of range scan data captured using one or more three dimensional (3D) sensors are obtained, where the frames correspond to different views of an object or scene; point clouds for the frames are registered with each other by maximizing coherence of projected occluding boundaries of the object or scene within the frames using an optimization algorithm with a cost function that computes pairwise or global contour correspondences; and the registered point clouds are provided for use in 3D modeling of the object or scene. Further, the cost function, which maximizing contour coherence, can be used with more than two point clouds for more than two frames at a time in a global optimization framework. | 2015-12-24 |