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20110103694 | OBJECT IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND OBJECT IDENTIFICATION METHOD - An object identification apparatus which identifies an object included in an input image includes a unit which calculates correlation values of feature amounts in standard partial feature regions respectively extracted from the input images and processing targets, and correlation values of feature amounts in adaptive partial feature regions respectively extracted from the input image and processing targets, a unit which calculates similarities based on the calculated correlation values, and a unit which integrates the plurality of calculated similarities, and outputs them as an integrated similarity between the input image and registered image as the processing targets. According to the object identification apparatus, an identification performance between two specific categories, which are similarity to each other, is improved while maintain an overall identification performance. | 05-05-2011 |
20110158536 | OBJECT IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An object identification apparatus, which identifies a class of a plurality of registered classes to which an object included in an input image belongs, registers a plurality of registered images used in identification of an input image, and holds designation data required to designate partial areas used in identification. The apparatus extracts feature amounts of the partial areas designated by the designation data from the input image and each of the plurality of registered images, and identifies a class to which the input image belongs based on the extracted feature amounts. The apparatus determines based on the plurality of registered images whether or not is required to update processing contents of an identification unit. When it is determined that the processing contents are required to be updated, the apparatus updates the designation data based on registered images. | 06-30-2011 |
20120257799 | IMAGE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image recognition apparatus includes an extraction unit configured to extract a feature quantity for each local area from an input image, a conversion unit configured to convert the feature quantity extracted by the extraction unit into a feature quantity indicating a degree with respect to an attribute for each local area, a verification unit configured to verify the feature quantity converted by the conversion unit against a feature quantity of a registered image, and an identification unit configured to identify whether the input image is identical to the registered image by integrating the verification result for each local area acquired by the verification unit. | 10-11-2012 |
20120269389 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus comprising: an obtaining unit configured to obtain image data; a detection unit configured to detect an object from the image data; an attribute determination unit configured to determine an attribute indicating a characteristic of the object detected by the detection unit; a registration unit configured to register the image data in at least one of a plurality of dictionaries based on the attribute determined by the attribute determination unit; and an adding unit configured to add, when the image data is registered in not less than two dictionaries, link information concerning the image data registered in the other dictionary to the image data registered in one dictionary. | 10-25-2012 |
20140056509 | SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided with a signal processing method. A filtering result is generated by performing spatial filtering on multi-dimensional data. Encoding result data is output by encoding the filtering result using a value at a pixel of interest of the filtering result and a value at a reference pixel located at a relative position with respect to the pixel of interest. The relative position of the reference pixel is decided in advance according to a characteristic of a spatial filter used in the spatial filtering step. | 02-27-2014 |
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20100252747 | FLUORESCENCE DETECTION DEVICE - A fluorescence detection device is configured to detect a fluorescent substance which is attached to an inspected medium and glows at a specific wavelength. The detection device includes an illumination device configured to apply excitation light for exciting a fluorescent substance to an inspected medium, a first photoreceptor configured to receive excited light from the fluorescent substance of the inspected medium and detect only light of a specific wavelength, a second photoreceptor configured to receive excited light from the fluorescent substance of the inspected medium and detect light in a wider frequency band including the specific wavelength, and an authentication section configured to authenticate the fluorescent substance based on detection signals from the first and second photoreceptors. | 10-07-2010 |
20100314300 | STIFFNESS DETECTOR, STIFFNESS DETECTION METHOD, AND PAPER SHEET PROCESSOR INCLUDING STIFFNESS DETECTOR - A stiffness detector transmits acoustic waves to a paper sheet at a predetermined angle to excite Lamb waves. The stiffness detector receives leaky waves of the Lamb waves propagated through the paper sheet at different angles with respect to the paper sheet by a plurality of reception sensors. The stiffness detector is configured to specify a maximum leak angle at which a leak amount of the acoustic waves from the paper sheet becomes maximum based on outputs from the plurality of reception sensors in the reception module and to judge a degree of fatigue of the paper sheet based on the specified maximum leak angle. | 12-16-2010 |
20110001285 | STIFFNESS DETECTOR, STIFFNESS DETECTION METHOD, AND PAPER SHEET PROCESSOR INCLUDING STIFFNESS DETECTOR - A stiffness detector includes a bending portion configured to bend a paper sheet to be carried. The stiffness detector transmits acoustic waves to an incidence point on an inner surface of the paper sheet which is bent by the bending portion and is carried, thereby exciting Lamb waves. The stiffness detector receives leaky waves of the Lamb waves emitted from a detection point on the inner surface of the paper sheet. The stiffness detector specifies a maximum crest value based on the received signals, and judges whether the paper sheet is an unimpaired sheet based on the specified maximum crest value. | 01-06-2011 |
20140072734 | INDIRECT TRANSFER MEDIUM AND FORGERY PREVENTION MEDIUM PRODUCING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an indirect transfer medium includes: a base material; and an image receiving layer on which an image is capable of being formed by ink-jet printing. The image receiving layer includes a vinyl acetate maleate copolymer as thermo-adhesive material. The image receiving layer is laminated on the base material. | 03-13-2014 |
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20130221601 | SHEET EJECTION APPARATUS AND SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a sheet ejection apparatus includes an ejection unit, a thickness detection unit, a thickness storage unit, a sheet detection unit, an acquisition unit, a setting unit, and an adjustment unit. The ejection unit ejects a sheet. The thickness detection unit measures a thickness of the sheet. The thickness storage unit stores thickness information. The acquisition unit acquires a thickness of a preceding sheet. The setting unit sets a gap between the preceding sheet and the sheet in accordance with the thickness of the preceding sheet. The adjustment unit adjusts timing for supplying the sheet to a conveyance path in accordance with the gap. | 08-29-2013 |
20140159305 | SHEET EJECTION APPARATUS WITH GAP SETTING UNIT ACCORDING TO SHEET THICKNESS - According to one embodiment, a sheet ejection apparatus includes an ejection unit, a thickness detection unit, a thickness storage unit, a sheet detection unit, an acquisition unit, a setting unit, and an adjustment unit. The ejection unit ejects a sheet. The thickness detection unit measures a thickness of the sheet. The thickness storage unit stores thickness information. The acquisition unit acquires a thickness of a preceding sheet. The setting unit sets a gap between the preceding sheet and the sheet in accordance with the thickness of the preceding sheet. The adjustment unit adjusts timing for supplying the sheet to a conveyance path in accordance with the gap. | 06-12-2014 |
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20090300003 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING KEYWORD INPUT - A keyword input supporting apparatus includes a document acquisition unit that acquires a document having a plurality of components containing text data, a main component selection unit that selects a component having many characters in the text data as a main component, a part-of-speech analysis unit that analyzes the part-of-speech of the text data contained in the main component, and adds a semantic attribute to each of words of the text data, a specific name extraction unit that extracts as a specific name a word, having a predetermined semantic attribute or part of speech, from the words, a specific name storage that stores the specific name together with the corresponding semantic attribute, a keyword candidate classification unit that performs classification of the specific name from the storage as a keyword candidate based on the semantic attribute, and a keyword candidate presentation unit that presents the keyword candidate to a user. | 12-03-2009 |
20120078907 | KEYWORD PRESENTATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a keyword presentation apparatus includes an extraction unit, a selection unit and a clustering unit. The extraction unit is configured to extract, as technical terms, morpheme strings, which are not defined in a general concept dictionary, from a document set. The selection unit is configured to evaluate relevancies between each of basic term candidates and the technical terms, and to preferentially select basic term candidates having high relevancies as basic terms. The clustering unit is configured to calculate weighted sums of statistical degrees of correlation between the basic terms based on the document set, to calculate conceptual degrees of correlation between the basic terms based on the general concept dictionary, and to cluster the basic terms based on the weighted sums. | 03-29-2012 |
20120266195 | Similar Content Search Device And Computer-Readable Storage Medium - According to one embodiment, a phrase similarity is reduced when a common genre characteristic word Is included in a program of interest interested by a user and a similar phrase program including the same phrase. A genre similarity is increased when a common genre characteristic word is included in the program of interest and a similar genre program including the same genre as the program of interest. The similar phrase program is presented based on the phrase similarity, and the similar genre program is presented based on the genre similarity. | 10-18-2012 |
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20130027666 | OPHTHALMIC APPARATUS - An ophthalmic apparatus includes an optical system configured to illuminate a subject's eye with light generated by a light source, a first reflection portion including a reflection surface for reflecting the light generated by the light source and a transmission portion, and a light amount detection unit configured to detect an amount of light generated by the light source via the transmission portion. The first reflection portion is disposed in a direction opposite to a direction of the light generated by the light source toward the subject's eye. | 01-31-2013 |
20140118687 | OPHTHALMIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An ophthalmic apparatus includes an illumination optical system which projects an illumination light beam from an illumination light source onto the fundus of the eye to be examined and an imaging optical system which guides reflected light from the fundus to imaging part. The ophthalmic apparatus calculates the contrast value of the fundus image formed by the imaging part, and focuses the imaging optical system on the fundus by moving a focus lens in the optical-axis direction of the imaging optical system based on the contrast value obtained by the calculation. The apparatus adjusts the contrast value obtained by the above calculation based on the position of the focus lens in the optical-axis direction. | 05-01-2014 |
20140118689 | FUNDUS IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - A fundus imaging apparatus selects a focal position detection method in accordance with whether a diopter correction lens is inserted in an optical path of an imaging optical system that includes an imaging unit; and detects a focal position based on a signal from the imaging unit according to the selected focal position detection method. | 05-01-2014 |
20140160429 | OPHTHALMIC IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF OPHTHALMIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus comprises: a projection unit arranged in an illumination optical system for projecting illumination light onto a fundus of an eye and to project a focus index onto the eye; a focus lens arranged in a light-receiving optical system for guiding reflected light from the fundus to an image sensor and to focus the image sensor on the fundus; a first unit to detect an approximate focus position using the focus index in a first mode; a second unit to detect a focus position in a second mode by evaluating a luminance-contrast of a fundus image formed on the image sensor based on the approximate focus position; and a control unit to control positions of the focus lens and the projection unit in association with each other in the first mode, and control them independently in the second mode. | 06-12-2014 |
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20110137157 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - This invention concerns the acquisition of diagnosis information data effective for diagnosing eye disease independently of the eye state. An image processing apparatus for processing a tomogram of an eye includes a unit configured to determine an eye feature based on the tomogram and thus determine the eye state, a unit configured to detect, from the tomogram, a detection target to be used to calculate diagnosis information data quantitatively representing the determined eye state, and a unit configured to calculate the diagnosis information data using position information of the detection target. In accordance with the eye state, the detection unit changes the detection target or an algorithm to be used to detect the detection target. | 06-09-2011 |
20110141259 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING,IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A brightness information generation unit | 06-16-2011 |
20110242484 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus for supporting imaging diagnosis of an eye is provided. A layer boundary of a retina region is detected from a tomographic image. A position where the detected layer boundary intersects with an upper or lower limit position of the image in the depth direction of the tomographic image is determined as a dividing position. The tomographic image is divided at the determined dividing position by a scan line in the depth direction of the tomographic image. Subsequently, whether the detection is a false detection is judged for each divided region. An average density value of the image outside the retina region according to the detected result is calculated for each divided region, and the detection in the divided region is judged to be a false detection if the average density value is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. | 10-06-2011 |