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| 20090015665 | Medical diagnostic ultrasound video timing control - Video signals are controlled in an ultrasound imaging. The line synchronization and/or frame rate may be set for any desired purpose, such as to match an acoustic scan rate. The pixel clock rate is set based on the line synchronization or frame rate. Since the line synchronization timing may not be an integer multiple of the pixel clock rate, the pixel clock may be controlled to maintain a state for additional system clocks. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090021579 | Device for Biometrically Controlling a Face Surface - The invention relates to the devices for contactlessly measuring surface profiles and can be used for person identification in security systems. The inventive device for contactlessly controlling surface profile comprises a pulse illumination unit which is provided with a transparency and forms a transparency image on an object surface, and image recording unit and a computer. Said device also comprises a control unit which is connected to the image recording unit in the form of a TV camera with field interlacing, the pulse illumination unit and to the computer for synchronizing the illumination of the object surface by said pulse illumination unit with the TV camera field and for synchronizing the image processing by the computer with the TV interlacing. The transparency is embodied in the form of a line screen provided with an aperiodical different width band structure and a uniform transmission along each band, thereby making it possible to identify the sequence of the line screen images on the object surface. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090027493 | Method and device for security in public places - Security system for public places controlled remotely, manually and by a computer program, using cameras and various weapons. Using amongst other methods of crisis identification; facial recognition, behavior recognition and sound recognition. Methods to neutralize the danger of suspect attackers. Useable in public buildings, at public gatherings, on public transport and the like. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090033742 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING VIDEO DATA BETWEEN A MOBILE IMAGING SYSTEM AND A FIXED MONITOR SYSTEM - A system for communicating video data is described. The system includes a mobile imaging system, at least one monitor fixed to a room in a medical facility, and a video transmitter assembly coupled to the mobile imaging system to transmit a video signal. The system for communicating video data also includes a video receiver assembly coupled to the at least one monitor to receive the video signal and display the video signal on the at least one monitor. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090046145 | Lower Perspective Camera for Review of Clothing Fit and Wearability and Uses Thereof - Methods of providing a rear perspective viewing for a consumer in a retail clothing store include: a) providing an image system; b) providing a receiver, wherein the image system collects an actual image of a person and transmits the image to the receiver, c) providing at least one monitor, wherein at least one of the at least one monitor is located at least 90 degrees from the image system and wherein the at least one monitor receives the actual image from the receiver; and d) providing a retail clothing space comprising the image system and the at least one monitor. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090051765 | USB-ENABLE AUDIO-VIDEO SWITCH - A telemedicine system ( | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090079822 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING POWER OF VIDEO APPLIANCE - Provided is an apparatus and method for automatically controlling power of a video appliance. The apparatus for automatically controlling power of a video appliance includes an image input unit for capturing a viewer's posture, a posture detection unit for detecting posture information from the image captured by the image input unit, a horizontal-level calculation unit for calculating a horizontal level by using the posture information detected by the posture detection unit and comparing the calculated horizontal level with a preset reference horizontal level, an alert-sound output unit for outputting an alert sound corresponding to the horizontal level compared by the horizontal-level calculation unit; and a power-signal transceiver unit for outputting a power-off signal to the video appliance corresponding to the horizontal level compared by the horizontal-level calculation unit. Accordingly, upright posture of viewers watching the video appliance can be ensured since a viewer's posture is detected and power of the video appliance is automatically controlled according to the detected posture. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090135250 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE STREAM - A system and method may display an image stream, where an original image stream may be divided into two or more subset images streams, each subset image stream being displayed simultaneously or substantially simultaneously. The images may be displayed fused. The images may be collected from an ingestible capsule traversing the GI tract. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090147080 | Apparatus for detecting feature of driver's face - An apparatus for detecting a gaze direction of a driver is mounted on an automotive vehicle. An image of the driver's face on which infrared rays are incident is reflected on a windshield, and the reflected image is fed into a camera. An outside view entering through the windshield may be subtracted from the image of the driver's face taken into the camera to obtain a clearer image of the driver's face. A gaze direction of the driver is detected by a known method (refer to the Specification) based on the image taken by the camera. A mirror for further reflecting the image reflected on the windshield may be added to the apparatus to position the camera freely in the vehicle. A band-pass filter for allowing only the infrared rays to pass through may be disposed before the camera to suppress an image of outside view entering through the windshield. The gaze direction of the driver is correctly detected without placing the camera in a direct front of the driver. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090147081 | HAIR STYLING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A hair styling apparatus that may include a body portion; a handle portion that may extend away from the body portion; and a camera unit that may be coupled to the body portion, the camera unit may include a camera unit body portion; a lens that may be coupled to the camera unit body portion; and a transmitter that may be coupled within the camera unit body portion, wherein the transmitter may be operatively coupled to the lens. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090153655 | GESTURE RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A gesture recognition apparatus including a detector, a controller and a gesture recognizer, and is able to detect a portion to be detected using an image captured at a first resolution without reducing the number of images to be entered per unit of time to an object detector by detecting an auxiliary portion instead when the portion to be detected is not detected at a second resolution, estimating the position of the auxiliary portion based on the position of the auxiliary portion, and extracting the periphery thereof from the image captured at the first resolution. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090174766 | FINGER VEIN AUTHENTICATION UNIT AND INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT - In a finger vein authentication unit and an information processing unit using the same, in order to realize a small size and high accuracy such that the finger vein authentication unit is applied to a small-sized information processing unit such as a mobile telephone, the finger vein authentication unit includes a light source which irradiates infrared light to a finger, an imaging sensor which images a vein image by the light which is diffused in the finger and transmitted through the front side of the finger, and an image processing unit which processes the image. The light source is mounted on the front side of the finger and emits the light toward the side surfaces of the finger. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090179986 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE RECORDING OF BODY MOVEMENTS - The invention relates to a method for recording the position, location or movement of a body part of a patient and a device for recording the position, location or movement of a body part or a medical instrument. According to the invention, a graphic marker is connected with the body part or the instrument and an image of the body comprising the graphic marker is generated by an image recording camera ( | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090185033 | Replay Device, Replay System, and Television Set - A replay device includes: a user recognition unit that performs user recognition processing; and a replay source selection unit that chooses a replay source, from among a plurality of replay sources, according to a user recognized by the user recognition unit. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090195645 | SYSTEM OF DISPLAYING AND CAPTURING IMAGES USING NON-PLANAR MIRRORS - A system of displaying and capturing images using non-planar mirrors is disclosed. An embodiment of the invention comprises a display ( | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090201365 | Skin Condition Diagnosis System And Counseling System For Beauty - [Problem] To provide a system which can simplify operations at the time of diagnosis at the store, which enables even a beginner to diagnose a customer's skin condition, thereby achieving higher precision diagnostic results. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090213213 | Method of Monitoring a Surface Feature and Apparatus Therefor - Dimensions of a surface feature are determined by capturing an image of the surface feature and determining a scale associated with the image. Structured light may be projected onto the surface, such that the position of structured light in the captured image allows determination of scale. A non-planar surface may be unwrapped. The surface may alternatively be projected into a plane to correct for the scene being tilted with respect to the camera axis. A border of the surface feature may be input manually by a user. An apparatus and system for implementing the method are also disclosed. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090237499 | METHOD FOR OBSERVATION OF A PERSON IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT - Manufacturing processes profit greatly from a close collaboration between human and machine. Whereas a human behaves flexibly and adaptively but is inclined to make mistakes during repetitive work operations, machines operate quickly and exactly but are static and not very flexible. In order to enable an improved hazard protection in the context of a safe human-machine interaction, a spatial- and time-dependent variable degree of hazard is allocated to monitored spatial areas as a function of the current position and the current movement state of a machine or a machine element, as well as of the observed person. For this purpose, a multicamera system is used to acquire image data of the person in order to obtain the most detailed information possible about the position and alignment of a person, in particular also with reference to the body parts thereof, in an industrial environment. These image data are then examined with regard to the imaging of a person so that whenever a person has been detected in the image data, an articulated virtual 3D model of the human body is matched to this person hypothesis. Subsequently, this virtual body model is continuously matched to the movement behavior of the person detected in the image data. A hazard potential is determined using knowledge of the position and the movement behavior of the virtual body model in space. The hazard potential thus determined is subjected to a threshold value comparison in order to act upon the movement control of the machine or the machine part in the event of this threshold value being exceeded. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090251533 | Systems And Methods For Coordinating Collection Of Evidence - A method for coordinated collection of data regarding an incident. An electronic control device performs the method. The electronic control device provides a stimulus signal to a target and logs each delivery of the stimulus signal. The method includes in any practical order: (a) receiving a request to collect the data regarding the incident; (b) recording the request in the log; (c) notifying an operator of the electronic control device regarding the request; and (d) providing an instruction to the operator for orienting a detector toward the incident to collect the data. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090262187 | INPUT DEVICE - The input device of the present invention includes a camera for taking an image of an operator, an image recognition unit for recognizing a partial portion of body of the operator as the image taken by the camera, a display-area calculation unit for calculating a display area in such a manner that the partial portion of the body of the operator recognized by the image recognition unit is selected and used as its criterion, the display area being used for displaying a graphical user interface for the operator to perform an operation, and a display screen for displaying the graphical user interface as well as the partial portion of the body of the operator within the display area calculated by the display-area calculation unit. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090273667 | Electronic Camera - An electronic camera includes an image pickup device that takes a subject image, a face detecting section, an inferential section, and an image processing section. The face detecting section not only detects a face area in a shooting image plane based on the output of the image pickup device but also extracts a feature amount of the face of the subject from the face area. The inferential section performs inferential processing relating to either of the age and gender of the subject based on the feature amount. The image processing section makes at least one of an exposure correction, a soft focus correction, a skin smoothing correction to adjust color saturation of the color of the skin, and a correction to make a person look slim, on a recording-purpose image taken by the image pickup device based on the inference result of the inferential section. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090278921 | Image Stabilization of Video Play Back - Systems and methods are provided for compensating motion fluctuation and luminance in video data from a capsule camera system. The capsule camera system moves through the GI tract under the action of peristalsis and records images of the intestinal walls. The gut itself contracts and expands but exhibits little net movement. The capsule's movement is episodic and jerky. It typically pitches, rolls, and yaws. Its average motion is forward, but it also moves backward and from side to side along the way. Luminance fluctuation and other luminance artifacts also exist in the captured capsule video. Motion and luminance compensation for the capsule video will improve the visual quality of the compensated video. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090284589 | CASCADE ANALYSIS FOR INTESTINAL CONTRACTION DETECTION - A method and system cascade analysis for intestinal contraction detection is provided by extracting from image frames captured in-vivo. The method and system also relate to the detection of turbid liquids in intestinal tracts, to automatic detection of video image frames taken in the gastrointestinal tract including a field of view obstructed by turbid media, and more particularly to extraction of image data obstructed by turbid media. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090303320 | Personal grooming visual display system - A personal grooming apparatus includes a high definition monitor, an overhead bracket providing a canopy above the monitor, one or more cameras supported on the overhead bracket for viewing a user's face, as well as the sides and back of the user's head, and possibly other areas of the user's body. An arrangement of lights supported on the bracket illuminate the various camera views. Controls are provided for independent control of the several lights (e.g., ON/OFF, dimming) the cameras (e.g., camera activation, zoom function, camera view selection), and the monitor. A docking station accommodates a handheld unit. The docking station is provided with a wireless receiver port for communicating with the handheld unit. The handheld unit includes a camera and LED lighting for close-up views that are displayed on the monitor. The handheld unit is adapted for receiving various attachment tools and devices, such as, but not limited to, a nose hair trimmer, a beard and moustache trimmer, tweezers, and a nail buffer. A carry case holds the handheld unit and includes a mini monitor, a docking station with a docking port and a control pad. Power is supplied by a removable A/C power cord and an internal rechargeable battery. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090309962 | BIOLOGICAL FEATURE INPUT DEVICE AND BIOLOGICAL FEATURE INPUT METHOD - To obtain biological feature information of high authentication accuracy. A biological feature input device includes an imaging device, and a finger guide for guiding the finger to a position at which the image of the finger can be picked up. The finger guide is configured with a finger abutment part which supports a tip side of the finger placed on the finger guide, and a finger holding device which displaces a position of the finger abutment part towards a direction the finger is pointing when the finger is placed on the abutment part. The finger guide is provided with a guide position detecting part which detects the position of the finger abutment part. The imaging device picks up the image of the finger when the abutment part is detected at a position that is set in advance. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090322866 | SECURITY CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the invention include a security checkpoint system that has a camera configured for obtaining a first photographic image of an individual, a photographic image scanner configured for scanning a second photographic image, and a comparator mechanism for comparing the first photographic image with the second photographic image to ascertain whether the second photographic image is of the individual. Other embodiments include a method for automatedly developing security-related characteristics for an individual. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090322867 | SYSTEM TO AID IN THE POSITIONING, CONFIRMATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF AN ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE - A hand held intubation camera device including a hand held display unit, the display unit including a trigger for actuating a camera. The device also including a disposable stylet connectable to the display unit, the stylet including a camera element formed at a distal end operable by the hand held display unit, and a light emitting element. The device also including a single use interconnect preventing a disposable stylet from being reinserted into the hand held display unit once removed following an initial use. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090322868 | DENTAL COLORIMETRY APPARATUS - A dental colorimetry apparatus that allows the color balance of an entire row of teeth to be checked is provided. The invention provides a dental colorimetry apparatus | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100013914 | IN-VIVO SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING BETWEEN IMAGERS AND PROCESSOR THEREOF - An in-vivo sensing device having multiple imagers controlled by a single processor and a method for communicating between the processor and the imagers. The processor and imagers are connected via common data and control busses, instead of by direct separate conducting lines thereby reducing the number of pins on the processor and the corresponding number of conducting lines. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100013915 | SYSTEM FOR TAKING IMAGES OF THE FACE OF AN INDIVIDUAL - The invention relates to a system ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100020164 | Surface Analysis Method and System - A surface analysis method and system, the system comprising a digital imaging system for generating a digital image of a surface, a processor so coupled to the digital imaging system as to receive the digital image, to process the digital image and to generate a processed digital image highlighting relief variations in the surface, and a display system for displaying the processed digital image. The processor being so configured as to apply at least one digital filter to the digital image to highlight relief variation in the surface. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100020165 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FULL-MOUTH INTRAORAL IMAGE ACQUISITION - Apparatus and methods for full-mouth intraoral image acquisition. An intraoral sensor configuration includes a multi-aperture digital camera and/or a conformal layered sensor structure, a bite piece, and an electronic cable for imaging inside surfaces of a mouth of a patient without having to re-position the digital camera and/or the conformal layered sensor structure within the mouth of the patient during an image acquisition session. Images may be acquired sequentially or simultaneously. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100039508 | Face Recognition Apparatus Based on Even Light Source - The present invention relates to a face recognition apparatus based on even light source, which includes a data processor ( | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100045787 | AUTHENTICATING APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATING SYSTEM, AND AUTHENTICATING METHOD - An authenticating apparatus that authenticates whether a user is a registrant based on biometric information includes a biometric information input unit to input the biometric information, a registered information memory unit to memorize, together with a single or plural registrants of the biometric information, registered biometric information for each of the registrants, an identification candidate information memory unit to memorize candidate information representing registrants selected from the registrants of the registered information memory unit, and an identifying unit to compare the biometric information of the user input to the biometric information input unit and the registered biometric information of the registered information memory unit to decide on a single registrant or select plural registrants based on similarity, and, when plural registrants are selected, memorize the plural registrants in the identification candidate information memory unit as candidate information to use the candidate information as objects to be identified for biometric information of a subsequent input. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100045788 | Method and Apparatus for Personal Identification Using Palmprint and Palm Vein - A method of personal identification includes switching between visible and near infrared light, acquiring palmprint image and palm vein image from a person under the visible and the near infrared light, extracting sub-images from the palmprint image and the palm vein image based on a region of interest, extracting multiple features from the sub-images, and matching the extracted multiple features with stored information in a database to authenticate the person. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100053314 | INTEGRATION OF IMAGING EQUIPMENT INTO OPERATING ROOM EQUIPMENT - The invention relates to an imaging system for use in operating rooms and other applications. According to one example, the imaging system comprises an imaging head that includes an imaging sensor that receives image information from a subject and converts the image information into an image signal, a connection such as a cable, and a control unit that receives the image signal from the imaging head through the connection. The control unit may comprise a processor programmed to control the operation of the system and to generate a plurality of image frames for transmission to a separate monitor, a video interface designed to transmit the plurality of image frames to the separate monitor, and a power interface designed to receive power from a separate power supply. The control unit may be adapted to interface with an imaging control workstation having a standard expansion slot that receives one or more control units from different imaging modalities. The control unit may also be adapted to interface with a separate imaging modality providing a separate monitor and a separate power supply. The imaging system may provide the advantages of reducing the cost of the imaging system and the required operating room floor space through shared resources, such as shared data storage, data processing, user interfaces, and network interfaces, provided by the imaging control workstation. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100053315 | PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND METHOD - The invention aims at providing personal identification in environments where non-contact is required, with high accuracy even though using a finger vein pattern images unclear and susceptible to positional deviations, wherein it has: a means for acquiring finger vein patterns without contact; a means for carrying out rotational correction using the outline of a finger as a method of taking out a vein pattern contained in the acquired image; a means for normalizing the position of the finger image with reference to the fingertip; a means for acquiring an overall vein pattern statistically by repetitively tracking regions of dark luminance intensities for a desired length from a desired position in the image; a matching means for comparing regions where vein patterns manifest vivid features; and a means for independent matching of subregions and evaluating positional deviations where matching is recognized. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100060727 | REAL-TIME FACE TRACKING WITH REFERENCE IMAGES - A method of tracking a face in a reference image stream using a digital image acquisition device includes acquiring a full resolution main image and an image stream of relatively low resolution reference images each including one or more face regions. One or more face regions are identified within two or more of the reference images. A relative movement is determined between the two or more reference images. A size and location are determined of the one or more face regions within each of the two or more reference images. Concentrated face detection is applied to at least a portion of the full resolution main image in a predicted location for candidate face regions having a predicted size as a function of the determined relative movement and the size and location of the one or more face regions within the reference images, to provide a set of candidate face regions for the main image. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100066821 | Infrared Derived User Presence and Associated Remote Control - Methods and apparatuses for reporting user presence associated with orientation and proximity of a user to a display device are disclosed. In one example, image data associated with a head mounted device and one or more infrared light sources is captured and processed to identify the presence of infrared light source objects. A detection status is output based on the presence of infrared light source objects, and the detection status is translated to an associated user presence state. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100066822 | CLASSIFICATION AND ORGANIZATION OF CONSUMER DIGITAL IMAGES USING WORKFLOW, AND FACE DETECTION AND RECOGNITION - A processor-based system operating according to digitally-embedded programming instructions performs a method including identifying a group of pixels corresponding to a face region within digital image data acquired by an image acquisition device. A set of face analysis parameter values is extacted from said face region, including a faceprint associated with the face region. First and second reference faceprints are determined for a person using reference images captured respectively in predetermined face-portrait conditions and using ambient conditions. The faceprints are analyzed to determine a baseline faceprint and a range of variability from the baseline associated with the person. Results of the analyzing are stored and used in subsequent recognition of the person in a subsequent image acquired under ambient conditions. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100073471 | Video Display Device and Video Display Method - A video display device includes a demodulator configured to demodulate a video signal, a display unit configured to display the video signal demodulated in the demodulator, and an eyesight decline determination unit configured to determine whether or not an environment of viewing the display unit becomes a cause of an eyesight decline. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100103252 | DEVICE TO DETECT MALIGNANT PROCESSES IN LIVING ORGANISMS - The invention relates to electronics and biomedicine and it can be used to evaluate some characteristics of dynamic systems, e.g. to detect (or exclude) malignant processes in organism via gas-discharge imaging of a body parts under certain fitted conditions and further computerized processing of the images so obtained. A device for the gas-discharge detection of malignant processes in living organisms, which comprises an optically transparent electrode for generating an electric field, a dielectric for electrical insulation of an object under examination, this dielectric being capable to be mounted on an optically transparent electrode and comprising three successive layers, each one in contact with adjacent one: a rigid transparent electrically-insulating layer capable to be arranged in surfacing contact with the optically transparent electrode, a flexible transparent membrane positioned on the free surface of the rigid transparent electrically-insulating layer; a dark opaque flexible membrane positioned on the free surface of the transparent membrane to absorb spurious light reflected from the object's surface; and the image-receiving camera being a progressive-scan monochrome camera positioned beneath the optically transparent electrode to generate continuous analog video signal to be sent to a computer for further processing. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100110169 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTION CAPTURE - A motion capture device provided for capturing motion of a limb having two sections, connected by a flexing joint. A sensor array is mounted to a first section of a limb, having at least one gyroscopic sensor element and at least one accelerometer. A sensor for attachment across the flexible joint is coupled to the sensor array and extends away from the sensor array across the flexing joint to a second section of the limb, where the location and motion of the limb is captured by a combination of data obtained from the at least one gyroscopic sensor element and at least one accelerometer of the sensor array and the sensor for said flexible joint. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100110170 | Method and Equipment for the Identification of an Individual by Optical Capture of a Body Imprint Image - The invention relates to equipment for the identification of an individual by capture of body imprint images and of the underlying venous network, comprising: a prismatic optical element having: a large side for apposition of a body zone; a first inclined lateral side receiving a first radiation having a first wave length emitted by a first lighting means to light the large side with total reflection; a second inclined lateral side facing a first sensor receiving the first reflected radiation carrying an image of the body imprint; and a small side receiving a second radiation having a second wave length emitted by second lighting means, perpendicularly reaching the apposition zone and penetrating the body zone, and which faces a second sensor receiving the second reflected radiation carrying an image of the underlying venous network. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100118131 | FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION DEVICE AND USER AUTHENTICATION METHOD FOR CARD INCLUDING THE FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION DEVICE - Provided are a fingerprint recognition device which performs a fingerprint recognition function and can be inserted into a card, the card including the fingerprint recognition device, and a user authentication method for the card including the fingerprint recognition device. The fingerprint recognition device includes a fingerprint touch unit that a fingerprint touches and an image sensor capturing a fingerprint pattern by using a reflected wave reflected from the fingerprint touch unit | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100123776 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBSERVING AN INDIVIDUAL'S REACTION TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT - Methods and systems are provided for observing and recording images of an individual and the individual's reactions to their environment. A facial image capture device is mounted for movement with the individual and is oriented to capture images of the individual's facial region. An environment image capture device is mounted for movement with the individual and is oriented to capture images of the individual's environment. Images of the individual's face and environment are stored on an image storage medium. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100134609 | System and method for documenting patient procedures - The local surveillance sub-system recognizes that a patient medical procedure has or will soon commence by sensing the presence of a healthcare professional in or near the surveillance area, and in response, creates a separate patient medical procedure A/V file for the surveillance data that will be captured. A dedicated procedure remote may be provided for receiving manual interactions from HC professionals present for a procedure or, alternatively, the local surveillance sub-system may autonomously interact with a personal security token device possessed by the HC professional. A procedure data file is also created that holds all of the pertinent information concerning the procedure that is known by the local surveillance sub-system. The patient procedure surveillance A/V file is given a higher priority than ordinary surveillance data captured by the local surveillance sub-system and is then copied to a nonvolatile memory that is separate from the primary memory of the surveillance sub-system. The local surveillance sub-system captures surveillance A/V data that is copied to the nonvolatile memory until the system senses that the procedure has ended, when an end-of-procedure message is transmitted across the HCF distribution network. The corresponding patient medical procedure surveillance A/V file resides in a local nonvolatile memory until it can be downloaded to a central storage at the healthcare facility. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100134610 | Personal Identification system - A personal identification system, which uses a vein pattern of a finger, optimizes the amount of light of a light source based on a captured finger image and emphasizes the vein pattern during image processing for identification. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100134611 | ARTICLE ESTIMATING APPARATUS AND ARTICLE POSITION ESTIMATING APPARATUS, ARTICLE ESTIMATING METHOD AS WELL AS ARTICLE ESTIMATING PROGRAM - The apparatus is provided with a holding-state registering database in which an article and a holding state at the time of transporting the article are registered in association with each other, holding-state determination processing device that determines, when a person is transporting an object article, how the object article is held, and first article candidate extraction device that extracts, among articles registered in the holding-state registering database, an article whose holding state, determined by the holding-state determination processing device, is registered therein, as a candidate article. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100134612 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING WELL-BEING OF A SMALL CHILD OR BABY - A method for enhancing a well-being of a small child or baby utilizes at least one TV camera positioned to observe one or more points on the child or an object associated with the child. Signals from the TV camera are outputted to a computer, which analyzes the output signals to determine a position or movement of the child or child associated object. The determined position or movement is then compared to pre-programmed criteria in the computer to determine a correlation or importance, and thereby to provide data to the child. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100141749 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING - According to one of embodiments, a system of facial information processing being captured facial image data of a user, and a feature point of a face of the user is extracted from this facial image data and encoded. The facial image data is associated with a unique identifier and/or the encoded feature point to be registered in an address management table. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100149324 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - An apparatus includes a detector including a plurality of pixels which converts radiation or light into analog electric signals, a signal processor including a reading circuit which reads an analog electric signal output from the detector and an A/D convertor which converts the analog electric signal into a digital signal, a power-supply unit configured to apply bias to the detector and the signal processor. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to control at least one of the signal processor and the power-supply unit in accordance with information on an A/D conversion characteristic of the A/D convertor and information on an input analog electric signal to be input to the A/D convertor. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100157040 | BIOMETRIC FACIAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - A biometric facial surveillance system comprise at least one independent, stand-alone biometric unit operative to acquire and process biometric parameters to provide a complete verification or identification of a person. In a preferred embodiment, each biometric unit includes a camera operative to provide a two dimensional (2D) video stream and a 3D pixel depth data stream, and at least one processing unit operative to process the 2D video stream and a 3D pixel depth data stream into biometric parameters that verify or identify the particular person. In alternative embodiments, a plurality of biometric units is connected to a biometric server and an applications server which provide management functions. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100157041 | AUTOMATIC STABILIZATION OF AN IMAGE STREAM OF A MOVING ORGAN - Apparatus and methods are described for imaging a tool inside a portion of a subject's body that undergoes motion. A plurality of image frames are acquired of the portion of the subject's body. The image frames are image tracked by (a) automatically identifying at least a feature of the tool in at least a portion of the image frames, and (b) aligning the tool in image frames of the portion of the image frames, based on the automatic identifying. The image-tracked image frames of the portion of the subject's body are displayed as an image stream. Other embodiments are also described. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100165090 | Frontal Hand Capture of Fingerprints, Palm Prints and Hand Geometry Using Contactless Photography - The present invention is a system and method that captures hand geometry, full-length fingerprints, and/or palm prints from a frontal view of a freely posed hand using contactless photography. A system and method for capturing biometric data of a hand includes the steps of and means for (a) digitally photographing a designated contactless capture area not having any predefined hand-positioning structures or platen for receiving a hand, to obtain a captured image of the capture area that includes a naturally-posed hand; (b) extracting a frontal hand image of the naturally-posed hand by applying an Active Appearance Model (AAM) to the captured image; (c) computing a plurality of hand geometry measurements of the frontal hand image; and (d) comparing the plurality of hand geometry measurements from the frontal hand image to corresponding existing hand geometry measurements, wherein the comparison results in a best match. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100165091 | MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A monitoring system that monitors a person, the monitoring system including: a camera that captures an image of the individual; a transmission device that transmits an image; and, a processing device that is configured to: detect a change in facial expression of the individual from an image captured by the camera; identify the individual with the change in facial expression; and, transmit to a destination associated with the identified individual an image including the change in facial expression through the transmission device. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100171822 | Tomographic image capturing apparatus and tomographic image capturing method - A tomographic image capturing apparatus comprises a radiation source for applying radiation to a subject at a plurality of different angles with respect to the subject, a radiation detector for detecting the radiation which has passed through the subject at each of the different angles and converting the detected radiation into image data, a tomographic image reconstructing unit for processing the image data into a reconstructed tomographic image, and an image capturing continuation determining unit for determining whether image-capturing of the subject is continued or not based on the reconstructed tomographic image. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100177182 | VEIN NAVIGATION DEVICE - The present invention relates to an imaging device designed with the intent of visualizing subcutaneous structures within an organism. Visualization of subcutaneous structures will increase the speed and accuracy with which medical treatments requiring insertion of instruments into these structures can be performed. Especially fluid insertions into or extractions from an organism will be facilitated as the device is adapted to be placed upon the organism in a manner giving continued full mobility for the recipient and operator of the device. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100177183 | Personal Hygiene Inspection Device and Method - An electronic device utilized for personal inspection of areas of the body that cannot be viewed in detail utilizing mirrors. Back light and focus capabilities of the device allow for clear concise viewing of hard to view areas. A measurement component further provides a means to repeat views of a certain area accurately, and the ability to monitor changes in size of a lesion. When connected to a common desktop or laptop computer these areas can be closely inspected and recorded for comparison with future inspections by creating digital images of the area in question. Changes in size or color of moles and other common lesions can be monitored for possible association with skin cancers. The digital images can be transmitted electronically to your health care provider for a diagnosis or recommendation. This method will blend well with the current trend toward outpatient services and home health care. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100177184 | System And Method For Projection of Subsurface Structure Onto An Object's Surface - An imaging system and method illuminates body tissue with infrared light to enhance visibility of a vascular structure, and generates an image of the body tissue and the subcutaneous blood vessels based on reflected infrared light. The system includes an infrared illumination source for generating the infrared light and a structure for diffusing the infrared light. The system further includes an imaging device for receiving the infrared light reflected from the body tissue and for generating an enhanced image of the body tissue based on the reflected infrared light. The enhanced image is produced by contrast enhancement techniques involving applications of an unsharp mask. The system further includes a project a projector for receiving an output signal from the imaging device and for projecting the enhanced image onto the body tissue. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100177185 | SURGICAL MICROSCOPE WITH INTEGRATED STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION - The application concerns a method of integrating image information ( | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100182415 | IMAGE CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT FOR IN VIVO OXYGENATION MEASUREMENTS DURING SURGERY - A system and method for real-time or near real-time monitoring of tissue/organ oxygenation through visual assessment of contrast enhanced images of the target area of tissue or organ. Video of a target tissue/organ was acquired during surgery, selected image frames were extracted. Each extracted image is separated into red, green and blue CCD responses. A modified contrast image was created by subtracting blue CCD responses from red CCD responses, and plotting the resultant image using a modified colormap. Overlaying said modified contrast image onto the original extracted image frame under a selected transparency range, and display it for review. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100182416 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INHIBITING A SUBJECT'S EYES FROM BEING EXPOSED TO PROJECTED LIGHT - A method of inhibiting a subject's eyes from being exposed to projected light when the subject is positioned in front of a background on which an image is displayed comprises capturing an image of the background including the displayed image, processing the captured image to detect the existence of the subject and to locate generally the subject and masking image data used by the projector to project the image corresponding to a region that encompasses at least the subject's eyes, the image data masking compensating for differing camera and projector viewpoints. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100188494 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit operable to capture a subject to generate image data, an extracting unit operable to extract feature quantity information indicative of a feature of the subject from the image data generated by the imaging unit, a storing unit operable to store the feature quantity information extracted by the extracting unit as a registration candidate, a determining unit operable to determine whether a subject indicated by the feature quantity information extracted by the extracting unit is a same face indicated by the feature quantity information stored in the storing unit as the registration candidate, and a display unit operable to display a screen for prompting a user to perform an operation concerning registration in accordance with number of times the determining unit determines that the subject indicated by the feature quantity information extracted by the extracting unit is the same subject indicated by the feature quantity information stored in the storing unit as the registration candidate. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100188495 | VEIN AUTHENTICATION DEVICE - Provided in this invention is a vein authentication device comprising: an interface on which a part of a living body; one or more light sources for emitting infrared light; an image pickup unit for picking up a blood vessel image of the part of the living body using infrared light emitted from the light sources; an image computing unit for processing the blood vessel image picked up by the image pickup unit; and a light shielding unit for shielding infrared light emitted from the light sources and preventing the infrared light from traveling in an image pickup direction of the image pickup unit, wherein the interface has an opening opened in the image pickup direction of the image pickup unit, and wherein the light sources irradiates the part of the living body with infrared light from an image pickup side of the part of the living body. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100194872 | BODY SCAN - A depth image of a scene may be received, observed, or captured by a device. The depth image may then be analyzed to determine whether the depth image includes a human target. For example, the depth image may include one or more targets including a human target and non-human targets. Each of the targets may be flood filled and compared to a pattern to determine whether the target may be a human target. If one or more of the targets in the depth image includes a human target, the human target may be scanned. A skeletal model of the human target may then be generated based on the scan. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100208048 | DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE SYSTEM AND HUMAN BODY DATA COMPARISON METHOD FOR MEDICAL AND AESTHETIC APPLICATIONS - A human body data comparison method includes steps of a) picking up human body digital 3D image data from a person during the person's optimal lifetime of said person for use as reference human body digital 3D image data, b) storing the reference human body digital 3D image data in a databank, c) fetching the reference human body digital 3D image data from the databank during a medical/aesthetic treatment of the person, and d) comparing the fetched reference human body digital 3D image data and then performing the medical/aesthetic treatment subject to the comparison result. The invention also provides a digital image storage system for use with the human body data comparison method. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100208049 | IMAGING CHAMBER WITH WINDOW AND MICRO-NEEDLE PLATFORM MAGNETICALLY BIASED TOWARD EACH OTHER - A device for imaging a tissue culture comprises a chamber for housing a tissue to be cultured and imaged. The chamber comprises a transparent window. The device also includes a platform facing the window. Micro-needles are mounted on the platform and are connected for fluid communication with a fluid source. The platform and the window are magnetically biased toward each other to press the micro-needles into a tissue sandwiched between the window and platform for injecting a fluid into the tissue. One or more spacers are placed between the platform and the window for preventing over-compression of the tissue by the platform and the window. During use, a fluid is supplied to the tissue through the needles from the fluid source and the tissue is imaged through the window of the chamber. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100208050 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBSERVING THE SURFACE OF A SAMPLE - An apparatus for observing the optical appearance of a surface ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100208051 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an image pickup part; a display part; a position detecting part for detecting a position of a target relative to the display part; a face detecting part for detecting a face from a taken image; an attribute obtaining part for obtaining attribute information of the target; a group determining part for determining a group to which the target belongs, at least based on the attribute information of the detected target; a content determining part for determining a content to be provided to the target based on at least one of group information of the target and the attribute information of the target; and a display processing part for displaying content information of the content to be provided to the target, on the display part in a display style in accordance with the position of the target. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100214400 | IMAGE PROVIDING SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROVIDING METHOD - A terminal, information generating servers and a positional information server are provided. The information generating servers are installed in respectively corresponding to a plurality of objects. Each object may be divided into small blocks as one or more spatial regions and a case is included in which the block is the small block. One or more image acquisition cameras are provided which acquire an internal image of each object or an external image in which surroundings of each object are seen from the object. A display image to be transmitted to the terminal is generated from the internal image or the external image of each object based on at least one of terminal positional information indicating a position of the terminal and terminal directional information indicating a direction of the terminal. While pointing a to-be-identified target object among the objects, the terminal detects, detects the terminal positional information and the terminal directional information. The positional information server records object positional information indicating a position of each object and access information for accessing the information generating server corresponding to each object such that the object positional information and the access information are correlated to each object. Candidate objects as candidates of the target object are identified from the respective objects based on the terminal positional information and the terminal directional information and object positional information of the candidate objects are extracted. The terminal identifies the target object from the candidate objects based on the object positional information of the candidate objects, the terminal positional information, and the terminal directional information; acquires access information of an information generating server corresponding to the target object from the positional information server; accesses the information generating server corresponding to the target object; acquires a display image from the information generating server; and displays the display image. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100214401 | FIBER OPTIC PLATE, AND PALM PRINT AND FINGER PRINT READING APPARATUS - [Object] To enable to obtain a clear output image when a palm print is taken. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100214402 | CAMERA ADAPTOR FOR A MEDICAL-OPTICAL OBSERVATION INSTRUMENT AND CAMERA-ADAPTOR COMBINATION - A camera adaptor ( | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100238279 | Diagnostic Camera and Attachment for the Implementation Thereof - An attachment ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100238280 | APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING VEHICULAR DEVICES - The present invention provides an apparatus for manipulating vehicular devices. In preferred embodiments, the apparatus described by the present invention includes a manipulator checking unit, a photographing unit, a plurality of image display units, a line of sight detection unit, a line of sight region determination unit, and a display control unit. The invention also features a motor vehicle comprising the apparatus for manipulating vehicular devices as described herein. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100245553 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER USING A FINGERPRINT SENSOR ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100245554 | Vision watching system and method for safety hat - Provided are vision watching system and method for a safety hat. The vision watching system includes: a receiver which receives an image signal of a watching zone of a camera; a processor which determines whether an object of the image signal is a person, based on a size and an outline of the object and determines whether the person wears a safety hat, based on at least one or more of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) values of a head part of the person and a Hue value of Hue, Saturation, Value (HSV) of the head part; and a transmitter which outputs a Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) control signal of the camera to obtain a thumbnail image of the person when determining the person who does not wear the safety hat. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100245555 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MEASURE BODY VOLUME/SURFACE AREA, ESTIMATE DENSITY AND BODY COMPOSITION BASED UPON DIGITAL IMAGE ASSESSMENT - A method and system to digitally measure area/volume and body surface area of a person and estimate corresponding density and composition as related to a fixed reference frame. This Digital Image Volume Assessment System (DIVAS™) has many desirable features, such as computerized accuracy, precision, convenience, minimal operator expertise and subject compliance is required, and it is economical and expeditious. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100245556 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus includes a substrate in which multiple pixel circuits are formed and a driving unit that generates an image signal in which a target has been captured by driving the multiple pixel circuits. When the region in which the multiple pixel circuits is formed is taken as a capturing region, the capturing region includes a fingerprint capturing region for capturing a fingerprint and a vein capturing region for capturing veins. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100253773 | INTRA-ORAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND INTRA-ORAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - An intra-oral measurement device according to the present invention is provided with a light projecting unit for irradiating lights in at least two different wavelengths along an identical light axis toward an object to be measured that includes at least a tooth in an oral cavity, and an image pickup unit for receiving lights reflected on the object to be measured and picking up an image, so that an intra-oral shape can be accurately measured without spraying the metal powder within the oral cavity. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100271468 | MULTIPLE CAPSULE CAMERA APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - A multiple capsule camera apparatus is disclosed to enhance the rate of detection and/or extend the overall imaging period. The multiple capsule camera apparatus coordinates the operations of the camera according to a schedule so that one camera may enter an active mode when the other camera is anticipated to have a low battery level. The capsule cameras may also coordinate their operations by communication with each other through a wireless link. A base station may also be used to coordinate the capsule camera operations with a wireless link established between the base station and each capsule camera. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100271469 | SITE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A site monitoring system and a method connected with a electronic device applicable for a sleeping baby in a crib are disclosed. The electronic device includes a camera, an acceleration sensor, and a processor. The system sets a first threshold value to detect a motion of the crib and sets a second threshold value to determine whether the baby is awake. The system receives an acceleration value of the motion of the crib from the acceleration sensor and activates the camera to capture an image if the acceleration value exceeds the first threshold value. The system detects a face zone of a captured image and locates an eye area in the face zone then calculating a ratio of height and width of the eye area and compares the ratio to the second threshold value. The system instructs the electronic device to dial a predefined warning number automatically if the ratio of height and width of the eye area exceeds the second threshold value. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100271470 | METHOD AND APARRATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING A PERSON'S SKIN IMPERFECTIONS - A method of characterizing a person's skin imperfections uses a digital color image-taking device to take at least one digital image of an area of skin including at least one imperfection to be characterized. An apparatus for characterizing the imperfections of the skin and a method for measuring the effectiveness of a treatment for skin imperfections use an active cosmetic, dermatological or pharmaceutical agent and further measure the effectiveness of a staining method aiming to attenuate or mask skin imperfections. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100289886 | LOW POWER FINGERPRINT CAPTURE SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD - The present invention provides a large format fingerprint capture apparatus, system and method that is low power, compact, and lightweight and has a platen area greater than 3.0 square inches. The present system is typically powered, controlled, and exchanges data over a single data/control/power connection to a host PC, e.g., a desk top computer, PDA, or laptop computer although the system can also be used in a wireless fashion with a power subsystem so no physical connections are required. In a preferred embodiment the large format fingerprint device is directly connected to a completely disconnected portable PC, such as a laptop having only a battery power source. The primary system components of the present invention combine to minimize power, size and weight and, thus, enhance portability and battery life. The system typically includes a light source, a prism, a camera (including the lens), and a case. Optional elements comprise holographic elements such as gratings and holographic optical elements (HOEs), a battery subsystem, magnetic stripe reader, barcode reader, platen heater, platen blower, and mirrors to divert the image beam. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100302357 | GESTURE-BASED REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM - A gesture-based remote control system includes a camera module ( | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100302358 | AUTOMATED ASSESSMENT OF SKIN LESIONS USING IMAGE LIBRARY - An automated skin lesion assessment system may automatically assess a suspect skin lesion. An electronic image library may contain diagnosed skin lesion image data representative of images of a plurality of diagnosed skin lesions and, for each, a diagnosis of the skin lesion. An image capture system may capture an image of the suspect skin lesion. A computer processing system may compare the image of the suspect skin lesion with the diagnosed skin lesion image data and, based on this comparison, identify one or more diagnosed skin lesions which match the suspect skin lesion. A user interface may report the diagnoses of the diagnosed skin lesions that match the image of the suspect skin lesion. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100309300 | Method and System for Analyzing Physical Conditions Using Digital Images - Systems and methods are provided for analyzing conditions associated with a physical feature using digital images. The method comprises acquiring a white-light image and an ultraviolet (“UV”) image of at least a portion of a body surface, such as a person's face, each of the white-light and UV images including a plurality of pixels and each pixel in the UV image corresponding to a respective pixel in the white-light image. The method further comprises identifying feature pixels in the white-light and UV images, and obtaining results associated with at least one physical condition using information in the feature pixels in the first white light and UV images. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100309301 | RECORDING METHOD FOR OBTAINING AN IMAGE OF AN OBJECT AND RECORDING DEVICE - A method for recording an image of an object includes projecting a strip pattern onto the object, recording the projected strip pattern as raw image data using a camera, and calculating an image of the object from the raw image data. A strip pattern having a duty cycle of less than 1 can be used to increase measuring precision during measurement of a translucent object, and can eliminate a need for additional contrast agents for a recording of the object. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100309302 | Apparatus and a System for Visualizing Teeth Cleaning - A system includes an apparatus having a head having a removable cap having a tool configured for cleaning activities within a mouth. A handle is joined to the head for enabling the head to be manipulated within the mouth. An image sensor having a lens is at least partially disposed on the head for capturing images within the mouth. An illumination source is disposed on the head for illuminating objects to assist the image sensor in capturing the images. A transmitter conveys the images. A receiver receives the conveyed images. A display is connected to the receiver for displaying the conveyed images thereby assisting a user in the cleaning activities. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100315497 | MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A monitoring system includes an image capturing module, a displaying module, a face recognition module, a memory module, and a searching module. The image capturing module is configured for capturing images and videos. The face recognition module is configured for recognizing a number of human faces in the captured videos, and generating a number of groups of profile information each associated with a recognized face when the image capturing module captures the video. The memory module is configured for storing the captured videos and the profile information. The searching module is configured for receiving a group of input profile information, and searching whether a group of profile information stored in the memory module matches the group of the input information. The displaying module is configured for displaying the group of captured images associated with the group of profile information matched the group of input profile information. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100315498 | CONTACTLESS TYPE OF FINGERPRINT IMAGE OBTAINING APPARATUS USING MIRROR - Provided is a contactless fingerprint image obtaining apparatus using a mirror. The contactless fingerprint image obtaining apparatus obtains the entire region of a fingerprint using the mirror in a contactless manner. The entire region of the fingerprint includes a fingerprint region of the front direction coinciding with the optical axis of a single shooting unit, and fingerprint regions of left/right lateral sides that do not coincide with the optical axis. Accordingly, unwillingness of a user, distortion caused by contact of the user, quality reduction, which are the limitations of a related art contact type fingerprint image obtaining apparatus are solved. Simultaneously, a wide region of a fingerprint image including the lateral sides of a fingerprint that cannot be directly obtained by a related art contactless fingerprint image obtaining apparatus using only a single camera can be economically obtained. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100315499 | LOW SETTLE TIME MICRO-SCANNING SYSTEM - Systems, apparatus, and methods for providing a micro-scanning system with low settle times for fingerprint image capture are provided. In one embodiment, a flexure apparatus includes a stiffening device and parallelogram structures. The flexure apparatus is configured to move an image sensor to different positions to capture images that can be used to form a composite image according to micro-scanning techniques. The stiffening device allows the resonant frequency of the flexure apparatus to be established at a higher level than the operation frequency of the flexure apparatus, minimizing the settle time required for the flexure apparatus. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100321481 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN IMPRINT IMAGE - A method for processing at least an imprint image of an individual using a processing device that comprises an exhibition glass sheet having a surface for receiving said imprint. The method includes acquiring without contact at least one image of the imprint present in the space upstream from the said surface and which has not yet been in contact with it and detecting the contact between the imprint and the exhibition glass sheet; acquiring by contact at least one image of the imprint after contact with the exhibition glass sheet; and standardizing at least one of the contact-less images in proportions that are identical to those of one of the contact images by analysing at least one of the contact-less images and at least one of the contact images. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100328442 | HUMAN FACE DETECTION AND TRACKING DEVICE - A human face detection device includes a photosensitive element, a human face detection unit, and a skin color threshold generation unit. The photosensitive element is used for capturing a first image containing a first human face block. The human face detection unit compares the first image with at least one human face feature, so as to detect the first human face block. The skin color threshold generation unit is used for updating a skin color threshold value according to the detected first human face block. The skin color threshold value is used for filtering the first image signal to obtain a candidate region, the human face detection unit compares the candidate region with the at least one human face feature to obtain the first human face block, and the skin color threshold value determines whether the first human face block detected by the human face detection unit is correct. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100328443 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PATIENT SAFETY SUITED FOR DETERMINING COMPLIANCE WITH HAND HYGIENE GUIDELINES - An exemplary method and system monitors patient safety to, for example, minimize disease transmission from healthcare providers with unclean hands to patients and their surroundings. Signals (for example, infrared and radio frequency) among an area monitor, identification badge, and cleaning agent dispenser help locate and identify objects (persons and equipment). Objects may be identified and monitored using object recognition and motion tracking, zones (around the objects) are defined based on proximity to the object, and subzones are defined within zones to enhance monitoring of compliance with hygiene guidelines. The movements of objects may be monitored using motion tracking, and the objects may be identified by detecting a signal pulse in the object's silhouette. A caretaker entering a zone, moving between subzones, or contacting objects without dispensing cleaning agent from a dispenser can be alerted that they have unclean hands. Observations can be automatically recorded for real-time alerting and auditing purposes. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110001812 | Context-Aware Alarm System - An alarm system ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110001813 | GESTURE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, ROBOT SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME AND GESTURE RECOGNITION METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided is a gesture recognition apparatus. The gesture recognition apparatus includes a human detection unit, a gesture region setting region, an arm detection unit and a gesture determination unit. The human detection unit detects a face region of a user from an input image. The gesture region setting unit sets a gesture region, in which a gesture of the user's arm occurs, with respect to the detected face region. The arm detection unit detects an arm region of the user in the gesture region. The gesture determination unit analyzes a position, moving directionality and shape information of the arm region in the gesture region to determine a target gesture of the user. Such a gesture recognition apparatus may be used as a useful means for a human-robot interaction in a long distance where a robot has difficulty in recognizing a user's voice. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110007142 | VISUAL REPRESENTATION EXPRESSION BASED ON PLAYER EXPRESSION - Using facial recognition and gesture/body posture recognition techniques, a system can naturally convey the emotions and attitudes of a user via the user's visual representation. Techniques may comprise customizing a visual representation of a user based on detectable characteristics, deducting a user's temperament from the detectable characteristics, and applying attributes indicative of the temperament to the visual representation in real time. Techniques may also comprise processing changes to the user's characteristics in the physical space and updating the visual representation in real time. For example, the system may track a user's facial expressions and body movements to identify a temperament and then apply attributes indicative of that temperament to the visual representation. Thus, a visual representation of a user, such as an avatar or fanciful character, can reflect the user's expressions and moods in real time. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110007143 | PORTABLE APPARATUS FOR BIOMETRIC AND BIOGRAPHIC DATA COLLECTION, STORAGE AND DELIVERY, AND METHOD THEREFOR - The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for biometric and biographic data capture. The apparatus includes a main unit, a display monitor having a lower end that is pivotably attached to the main unit, a lower casing that houses the main unit, a bay formed in the lower casing for storing an input unit, an image capture device attached to an upper end of the monitor, the upper end being located on an opposite end of the display monitor compared to the lower end wherein the image capture device includes an illumination section for illuminating a subject to be imaged and an image capture section that captures an image of the subject, a secondary data input unit that is removably attached to the bay and is in communication with the main unit via a data transfer path, an upper casing securable to the lower casing so as to form an outer shell section, and a handle. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110013002 | Laser Speckle Imaging Systems and Methods - An apparatus and method for measuring perfusion in a tissue. The method comprising the steps of recording images of the tissue under laser light, calculating a plurality of contrast images from the plurality of images of the tissue, determining a power spectrum of scattered light from the plurality of contrast images, and determining perfusion from the power spectrum. The apparatus comprises a digital video camera, a laser light source, and a processor arranged to operate the camera to produce a plurality of images with different exposure times, receive the plurality of images from the camera and process the images to determine a power spectrum and determine perfusion from the power spectrum. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110013003 | MUG SHOT ACQUISITION SYSTEM - A mug shot acquisition system is disclosed that includes an image acquisition interface that is operative to receive digital mug shot images from an imaging device. An image viewing display is responsive to the image acquisition interface and operative to display the received digital mug shot images. One or more standards-based image adjustment software tools allow the digital mug shot images to be adjusted to meet at least one predetermined mug shot image uniformity standard. The system also includes a software interface responsive to requests to initiate one or more operations by the mug shot acquisition system, and an image export interface operative to export digital mug shot images adjusted based on the standards-based image adjustment software. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110013004 | MEASURING HUMAN MOVEMENTS - METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus are disclosed for measuring human movement of a test subject during a standard coordination and balance test. The test subject is placed in a selected test position, e.g. standing on one leg for a selected test period. A sensor device is attached to at least one body member of the test subject. The sensor generates and transmits a signal representative of movement of the body member during the test (hereinafter “the test”). The test subject is viewed through a viewfinder of a visual recorder. The recorder and sensor device are activated and generate image and sensor signals which are transmitted to an analyzer for determining the movement of the body members during the test. A coordination and balance score is calculated from the test based on the body movement, body member location and test time. The score is compared a standard associated with the test, and provides an indicator of the test subject's coordination and balance skill. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110013005 | Foot-Activated Controller for Imaging System - A foot-activated controller ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110013006 | APPARATUS FOR SKIN IMAGING, SYSTEM FOR SKIN ANALYSIS - The invention relates to an apparatus for skin imaging, a system for skin analysis and a method for skin analysis, using a combination of near-field and far-field skin images under different angles of illumination. The apparatus provides a tool that may be employed for rapid screening of the skin for lesions that may be indicative of skin diseases, in particular skin cancers such as melanoma. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110025834 | Method and apparatus of identifying human body posture - Disclosed is a human body posture identifying method and apparatus. The apparatus may include an input module including a depth camera and a color camera, a preprocessing module to perform a preprocess and to generate a posture sample, a training module to calculate a projective transformation matrix, and to establish a NNC, a feature extracting module to extract a distinguishing posture feature, a template database establishing module to establish a posture template database, a searching module to perform a human body posture matching, and an output module to output a best match posture, and to relocate a location of a virtual human body model. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110025835 | Apparatus for Inputing Biometrical Feature - A biometrical feature inputting apparatus includes a 1-dimensional or quasi 1-dimensional image sensor. When a finger and the image sensor are relatively slid, a finger sliding guide keeps a finger and an effective pixel unit of the image sensor to a constant distance without any contact between them. An image processing section sequentially generates partial images by imaging emission light that is scattered inside the finger and then emitted from a skin surface of the finger by the image sensor during the relative motion of the finger and the image sensor and link the partial images to an image. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110037842 | Cosmetic and Dermatologic Measurement Apparatus - An apparatus for viewing and measuring dermatologic target areas comprising a mirror ( | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110037843 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An image processing device for detecting a skin area representing the skin of a person in an image obtained by imaging an object, includes: a first light source section emitting light having a first wavelength; a second light source section emitting light having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength; an imaging section imaging an object illuminated by the light having the first wavelength and imaging an object illuminated by the light having the second wavelength; a detecting section detecting a skin area in either first or second image respectively obtained by imaging the object illuminated by the light having the first or second wavelength based on the first and the second images; and a substrate on which the first and second light emitting sections are disposed integrally with the imaging section and the detecting section in such positions that the light emitting sections are symmetric about the imaging section. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110037844 | ENERGY EMITTING DEVICE - The present application is directed to a radiant energy emitting device, comprising (1) a targeting means operationally configured to repeatedly identify a target surface area; (2) an image recording means for recording one or more images of a target surface area; and (3) a powered energy source housed within the device operationally configured to emit energy; wherein the device is operationally configured to concentrate energy emitted from the energy source out through an aperture of the device toward the target surface area. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110050875 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BEHAVIOR IN A MONITORING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a behavior detection apparatus includes an image acquisition unit, a characteristic acquisition unit, a behavior identification unit, and a detection unit. The image acquisition unit is configured to acquire the image data about an object to detect. The characteristic acquisition unit is configured to acquire characteristic data about the object, from the image data. The behavior identification unit is configured to identify the behavior of the object on the basis of the characteristic data. The detection unit is configured to compare the behavior identified by the behavior identification unit with the scheduled behavioral data representing the behavior the object is supposed to exhibit, thereby to detect abnormal behavior by the object. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110050876 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BEHAVIOR IN A MONITORING SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a behavior detection apparatus includes an image acquisition unit, a characteristic acquisition unit, a behavior identification unit, and a detection unit. The image acquisition unit is configured to acquire the image data about an object to detect. The characteristic acquisition unit is configured to acquire characteristic data about the object, from the image data. The behavior identification unit is configured to identify the behavior of the object on the basis of the characteristic data. The detection unit is configured to compare the behavior identified by the behavior identification unit with the scheduled behavioral data representing the behavior the object is supposed to exhibit, thereby to detect abnormal behavior by the object. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110058027 | IMAGE-CAPTURING MODULE FOR SIMPLIFYING OPTICAL COMPONENT - An image-capturing module for simplifying optical component includes a first substrate unit, an image-capturing unit, an optical imaging unit, a second substrate unit, a light-emitting unit and a cover unit. The second substrate unit is disposed on the outer surface of the optical imaging unit and electrically connected to the first substrate unit. The light-emitting unit has a light-emitting element electrically disposed on the second substrate unit. The cover unit has a reflective layer formed on an inner surface thereof. Therefore, the light beams generated by the light-emitting element are reflected by the reflective layer to form first reflected light beams projected onto the object, then the first reflected light beams are reflected by the object to form second reflected light beams projected onto the optical imaging unit, and then the second reflected light beams pass through the optical imaging unit and project onto the image-capturing unit. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110058028 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes: a storage unit which stores person relationship information representing the relationship between multiple people as a subject in a storage medium; an acquisition unit which acquires image data generated by imaging people as a subject; a detection unit which detects each person in an image based on image data acquired by the acquisition unit; a specification unit which specifies each person detected from the image by the detection unit; and a determination unit which determines the relationship between the multiple people detected from the image by the detection unit, wherein, when at least one person from among the multiple people detected from the image by the detection unit is specified and another person is unable to be specified, the specification unit specifies another person on the basis of the relationship between the multiple people determined by the determination unit and the person relationship information stored in the storage medium. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110063429 | WIRELESS COMMAND MICROPHONE MANAGEMENT FOR VOICE CONTROLLED SURGICAL SYSTEM - A voice controlled surgical system including a wireless command microphone receiving audio input, a voice control module for generating commands from the audio input received by said wireless command microphone, a detection module for generating signals indicative of a proximity of said wireless command microphone, a switch module for disabling the commands in response to one or more of the signals, and an alarm module activated in response to the one or more of the signals. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110063430 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a biometric authentication device. The biometric authentication device according to the present invention is configured such that it blocks visible light using an authentication button, the inside of which is opened or closed by a finger so as to realize the small size and slim shape of a biometric authentication device, and blocks infrared light or allows infrared light to pass while a driving unit moves vertically or horizontally by the operation of the authentication button. Accordingly, in the biometric authentication device, a camera module captures a normal image in normal mode, and captures an infrared pattern reflected from a finger in a vein authentication mode to perform biometric authentication. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110074943 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGING DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE - In one embodiment, an apparatus may include an imager configured to generate a plurality of frames at a frame frequency greater than an electromagnetic energy emission pulse frequency of a medical device, wherein each frame of the plurality of frames may include a first plurality of rows. The apparatus may also include an electronic shutter module configured to offset a start time of each row of the first plurality of rows in each frame from the plurality of frames from a start time of an adjacent row in that same frame. The apparatus may further include an image processing module configured to generate a plurality of valid frames based on at least a portion of the plurality of frames, wherein the plurality of valid frames may include a frame frequency lower than the frame frequency of the plurality of frames. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110080475 | Methods And Systems For Determining And Tracking Extremities Of A Target - An image such as a depth image of a scene may be received, observed, or captured by a device. A grid of voxels may then be generated based on the depth image such that the depth image may be downsampled. A background included in the grid of voxels may also be removed to isolate one or more voxels associated with a foreground object such as a human target. A location or position of one or more extremities of the isolated human target may then be determined. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110090325 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXAMINING AN OBJECT - In a system and a method for examining an object containing a fluid liquid, the object is illuminated with measuring light and images are temporarily shortly subsequently recorded. The images are evaluated per pixel to determine perfusion data from a high frequency portion above 1 kHz and to determine further information about properties of the object from a low frequency portion below 100 Hz, such as a degree of oxygenation of hemoglobin, a concentration of hemoglobin or a concentration of ICG. This information determined by evaluation is displayed in a form of an image in superposition with a white light image of the object. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110102567 | Integrated Fingerprint Sensor and Display - A fingerprint swipe sensor includes fingerprint sensor lines disposed on a surface of an LCD protective glass covered on an opposite surface with motion sensing lines. The fingerprint swipe sensor also includes a controller coupled to the fingerprint sensor lines to capture a fingerprint image when a user's finger is swiped about the fingerprint sensor lines. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110102568 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPREHENSIVE HUMAN MOVEMENT ANALYSIS - A method, system, and computer-readable medium receive module configuration settings to configure a customized human movement examination module for a human movement examination item. A patient is instructed with audio instructions associated with the customized human movement examination module. A single camera is controlled having progressive scan capabilities according to the module configuration settings to allow recording of a performance by the patient of the human movement examination item. The recorded data is analyzed based on the information provided by the single camera to measure human movement exhibited by the patient. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110102569 | Systems and Methods for Sensing Fingerprints Through a Display - A fingerprint swipe sensor includes multiple fingerprint sensor lines disposed on a surface of an LCD covered on an opposite surface with motion sensing lines. The fingerprint swipe sensor also includes a controller coupled to the fingerprint sensor lines to capture a fingerprint image when a user's finger is swiped about the fingerprint sensor lines. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110102570 | VISION BASED POINTING DEVICE EMULATION - A method for man machine interaction with an electronic device associated with an electronic display comprises capturing images of at least one hand positioned over an input device, tracking position or posture of the hand from the images; switching from interaction based on interaction with an input device to pointing device emulation in response to detecting a gesture performed with the hand, and emulating a pointing device based on the tracking, with the hand no longer performing the gesture. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110115892 | REAL-TIME EMBEDDED VISIBLE SPECTRUM LIGHT VISION-BASED HUMAN FINGER DETECTION AND TRACKING METHOD - In one aspect there is provided an embodiment of an image capture device comprising a camera, an image processor, a storage device and an interface. The camera is configured to capture images in visible spectrum light of a human finger as part of a human hand in a field of view (FOV) of the camera. The image processor is configured to process a first one of the images to detect a presence of the finger. The image capture device is configured to detect the position of the presence of the finger tip, track movement of the finger tip within the FOV by processing at least a second one of the images and generate a command based on the tracked movement of the finger within the FOV. The method does not require any pre-detection training sequence with said finger prior to finger detection, and does not require the finger to be in specific relative angle or finger orientation in said FOV. If the human hand is holding a “finger” like object, such as a pen or stick, such object will be recognized as finger and the tip of the object will be recognized as finger tip and position is also detected. The interface is configured to transmit the detection of the presence of the finger, the assigned position of the finger tip and the command to an external apparatus. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110115893 | MULTI-EYE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - A digital camera has two imaging units. In a single photography mode, upon a half press of the shutter release button, imaging units carry out preliminary photography at magnifications different from each other. A face detecting section detects persons' faces from a preliminary image captured by each imaging unit. A face comparing section compares the faces between the two preliminary images. A face evaluating section calculates a face evaluation value of each face, and determines ranking of the faces in each preliminary image based on the face evaluation values. Moreover, in consideration of the ranking of the faces determined in the telephoto preliminary image out of the two preliminary images, the face evaluating section corrects the face evaluation values and ranking of the faces in the wide-angle preliminary image. In each imaging unit, photographic conditions for actual photography are determined with giving high priority to the higher-ranked image. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110128361 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - In one example embodiment, an authentication apparatus determines whether to emit an imaging light to a target of authentication based on a detected position of the target of authentication. In one example embodiment, when the imaging light is emitted, the imaging light permeates a display plane. In one example embodiment, the authentication apparatus authenticates based on data obtained from the emitted imaging light. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110128362 | DUAL-CAMERA FACE RECOGNITION DEVICE AND METHOD - A dual-camera face recognition device and method are disclosed. The device includes: a first camera, for capturing a face image; a second camera, arranged at a different position from the first camera, for capturing a face image; a face recognition processing unit, for receiving and recognizing the face image captured by the first camera and obtaining a first candidate set, and for receiving and recognizing the face image captured by the second camera and obtaining a second candidate set. The face recognition processing unit is also adapted to select from the first candidate set and the second candidate set a candidate object whose similarity complies with a predetermined rule as a recognition result. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110128363 | WORK RECOGNITION SYSTEM, WORK RECOGNITION DEVICE, AND WORK RECOGNITION METHOD - A work recognition device that recognizes processes in user's work includes: a whole-state observation time determination unit ( | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110141257 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING PLURALITY OF FACIAL IMAGES FOR FACE RECOGNITION - A facial image registration apparatus and method are provided for registering a plurality of facial images to be used for face recognition. A plurality of facial images are detected and sorted from a plurality of captured images input from a camera unit at the request of a user. A face feature value is calculated for each of the facial images. The face feature value is a score that is applied according to face features of each of the facial images. Facial images selected according to the calculated face feature values are registered as target facial images to be used for face recognition. As such, various facial images may be registered at a user's single request, thus improving a face recognition rate. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110141258 | EMOTION RECOGNITION METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A method is disclosed in the present disclosure for recognizing emotion by setting different weights to at least of two kinds of unknown information, such as image and audio information, based on their recognition reliability respectively. The weights are determined by the distance between test data and hyperplane and the standard deviation of training data and normalized by the mean distance between training data and hyperplane, representing the classification reliability of different information. The method recognizes the emotion according to the unidentified information having higher weights while the at least two kinds of unidentified information have different result classified by the hyperplane and correcting wrong classification result of the other unidentified information so as to raise the accuracy while emotion recognition. Meanwhile, the present disclosure also provides a learning step with a characteristic of higher learning speed through an algorithm of iteration. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110149059 | Method and Device for Visual Compensation | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110149060 | ELASTICITY IMAGING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED CHARACTERIZATION OF SEED DISPLACEMENT CALCULATIONS - The identification of preferred seed calculations used to guide the determination of displacement vectors in elasticity imaging may evaluate seeds using a combination of a measure of the similarity of the data of the seed in pre- and post-compression data and continuity of the data in a path in the neighborhood of the seed. This dual evaluation helps avoid downstream error propagation. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110149061 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING RETICULOCYTES WITHIN A BLOOD SAMPLE - A method and apparatus for identifying reticulocytes within a blood sample is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) depositing the sample into an analysis chamber adapted to quiescently hold the sample for analysis, and the chamber has a known or determinable height extending between the interior surfaces of panels, which height is such that at least one red blood cell, or an aggregate of red blood cells, within the sample contacts both of the interior surfaces; b) admixing a supravital dye with the sample, which dye is operable to cause reticulin to fluoresce when excited by light of one or more predetermined wavelengths; c) imaging the sample using light that includes the one or more predetermined wavelengths that cause reticulin to fluoresce; d) imaging the sample using light that is absorbed by hemoglobin to produce values of optical density on a per image unit basis; and e) identifying reticulocytes within the sample using the image of the sample created with light that causes the dyed reticulin to fluoresce, and using the per image unit optical density values. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110157346 | Apparatus and method for determining sequencing of fingers in images to a two-finger scanner of fingerprint images - An apparatus ( | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110164128 | IMAGE CAPTURE AND EARPIECE SIZING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and system for sizing an earpiece include situating a calibration device proximate a user's ear. The user holds an image capture device so as to aim the image capture device at the user's ear. The user then touches and holds a random area of the touch screen display and releases the touch screen display to activate the image capture device and capture an image of the user's ear and the calibration device. The captured image is then analyzed and an earpiece size is determined based on the analysis of the image. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110169932 | Wireless Facial Recognition - Identifying individuals ad-hoc by a user wearing specially designed glasses that include a hidden internal display screen that can be seen only by the user or wearer of the glasses that is wirelessly linked to a central database to determine via facial imaging techniques the identity of the person or persons standing in front of the user or wearer of the glasses. Information can be obtained from a social networking site which can include age, marital status, preferences, vices and habits, ethnic background, frequently viewed websites, personality traits, dating habits, color preferences, educational background, criminal history, family history, average annual income, religious beliefs, clubs memberships, associations, date of birth, and other such individual data. The information can be instantly provided to the user of the glasses, to help in identifying local people. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110169933 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CENTRALIZING CONSTRUCTION OF IMAGES - A method for centralising the construction of images including a step of acquiring at least one radiofrequency signal with a sensor of at least one local imaging device, a step of transmitting the radiofrequency signal emanating from the sensor to the centralised processing unit, a step of processing the radiofrequency signal with a view to constructing an image, and a step of transmitting the image constructed to a display of the acquisition device. The transmission between the sensor and the processing unit and the transmission between the processing unit and the display are performed via a telecommunications network Prior to the step of transmitting to the processing unit, the radiofrequency signal emanating from the sensor is converted into a format compatible with the telecommunications network. A system for the centralised construction of images implementing such a method is described. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110169934 | VEIN PATTERN RECOGNITION BASED BIOMETRIC SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF - Individual authentication techniques are disclosed, which relate to a vein recognition based to biometric authentication system. Systems and methods to capture the subcutaneous vein pattern at the back of the palm and use it as the biometric identity of an individual are also disclosed. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110199474 | Light source system for detecting oral cavity - A light source system for detecting oral cavity has an illumination module and a filter module. A spectral range of light is illuminated from the illumination module and filtered through the filter module. When light of such spectral range is irradiated onto a diagnostic area, high chromatic difference and contrast existing between areas with pathological change and normal areas is employed to enhance correctness of diagnoses and operations. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110211054 | Mirror system and method for acquiring biometric data - A system and method for obtaining biometric imagery such as iris imagery from large capture volumes is disclosed wherein a substantially rotationally symmetric mirror such as a cone or sphere is rotated at a constant velocity about a central axis. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110211055 | DUAL-IMAGER BIOMETRIC SENSOR - Embodiments disclose a two imager biometric sensor. In some embodiments, the two imagers can include a direct imager and a TIR imager. In some embodiments, multispectral light sources can be used to illuminate target tissue imaged by two imagers. In some embodiments, composite images can be created from images detected using both imagers. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110216180 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING IMPROVED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTIONS - Methods and systems for obtaining improved computed tomographic reconstructions are provided. A camera obtains one or more images of a patient while a tomographic scan is performed. A CT scanner obtains one or more tomographic projections. The total number of the one or more tomographic projections obtained during the CT scan is determined. For each of the one or more patient images obtained, a processor correlates the patient image with the one or more tomographic projections, calculates a position of the patient and determines if the calculated position of the patient is greater than one or more predetermined constants. If it is determined that the calculated position of the patient is greater than one or more predetermined constants and a total number of the one or more tomographic projections obtained is less than a predetermined number, separate projections are substituted in the place of the one or more tomographic projections that were correlated to the patient image. If it is determined that the calculated position of the patient is greater than one or more predetermined constants and a total number of the one or more tomographic projections is greater than a predetermined number, the tomographic scan is aborted or the tomographic reconstruction is reconstructed on a reduced arc. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110221879 | OBJECTIVE FOR A DENTAL CAMERA AND METHOD FOR CREATING AN IMAGE - The invention relates to an objective ( | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110221880 | INTRA-ORAL CAMERA FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND COSMETIC IMAGING - An apparatus for obtaining images of a tooth comprises at least one image sensor disposed along an optical axis to take polarized reflectance image and fluorescence image, at least one broadband illumination apparatus for reflectance imaging, and a narrow-band ultraviolet illumination apparatus for fluorescence imaging. In order to remove the specular reflection, one or more polarization elements are disposed along the optical axis. A filter is disposed along the optical axis to block narrow-band ultraviolet light, and a switch for selecting one of the operation modes. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110234783 | MILLIMETER WAVE IMAGING APPARATUS - A millimeter wave imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device provided with a millimeter wave sensor that receives millimeter waves radiated from a subject; an image data generation device that generates image data of the subject based on an output from the millimeter wave sensor constituting the imaging device; a storage device that stores inspection target object data indicating, with respect to each object to be an inspection target object, a shape of the object and a size of the object relative to the subject; a detection device that compares the inspection target object data stored by the storage device and the image data generated by the image data generation device, thereby to detect an inspection target object hidden in the subject; and an output device that outputs results of detection by the detection device. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110234784 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A display device is proposed that can encourage a user to frequently turn on and off the display device. The display device includes: a video signal display unit | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110242303 | METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKING AN OPENING MEMBER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR A HANDS-FREE SYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method for automatically unlocking an opening member of a motor vehicle using a hands-free access system ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110242304 | BIOMETERIC AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS - A biometric authentication apparatus, for enabling to detect a counterfeit when counterfeited information is inputted, thereby preventing from a mischievous authentication, comprises: a registration unit for register a biometric information pattern; a lighting unit for irradiating a lighting upon a photographing target; an image sensor for photographing the photographing target, upon which the lighting is irradiated by the lighting unit; an authentication process unit for extracting the biometric information pattern from a video signal, being outputted from the image sensor, and thereby comparing it to a biometric information pattern, being registered in the registration unit; and a control unit for controlling a lighting intensity of the lighting irradiated by the lighting unit, wherein the control unit changes the lighting intensity of the lighting irradiated by the lighting unit, and determines on whether the photographing target is a living body or not, with using the change of brightness of the video signal outputted by the image sensor. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110242305 | Immersive Multimedia Terminal - Various embodiments of the present invention teach an advantageous means of conducting and controlling multimedia communication. Real-world communication involving sight, sound and body language is fully supported, without requiring that the user wear or touch any special apparatus. A novel Device-Area-Network (DAN) method is introduced to allow devices contained in compatible apparatus external to the Immersive Multimedia Terminal (IMT) to be discovered and fused to the devices within the IMT. Said method allows seamless integration of cellphones, laptops and other compatible apparatus so that they can use the IMT as a high-performance terminal. Said method also allows the IMT to fully integrate resources that exist in said external compatible apparatus. Examples of said resources are microphones, environmental sensors, disk drives, flash memory, cameras, and wired or wireless communication links. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110249107 | GESTURE-BASED REMOTE CONTROL - A remote control based on user's gesture includes an infrared emission unit, a storage unit, a gesture sensing unit, a processing unit and a code chip. The gesture sensing unit is configured to capture images and identify hand gestures in the images and output the gesture signals corresponding to the hand gestures to the processing unit; The storage unit stores a first relationship table of gesture signals and associated function instructions. The storage unit also stores a second relationship table of the function instructions and associated infrared remote control codes. The processing unit parses the gesture signal into the corresponding function instruction according to the first relationship table, and then outputs the function instruction to the encode chip, the encode chip chooses an infrared remote control code according to the function instruction and the second relationship table and drives the infrared emission unit to emit infrared rays carrying the infrared remote control code to the device. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110254939 | Detecting User Input Provided To A Projected User Interface - Apparatus and methods for determining whether a user intends to provide an input using an image of a control appearing on a surface. An apparatus may include a first camera to capture two or more images of the surface, and a unit to determine whether various conditions are true. A first condition is that a particular number of pixels classified as skin color are present within one cell of the two or more images. A cell has a location substantially coinciding with the image of the control. A second condition is that the pixels classified as skin color persist for at least a particular time period. A third condition is that the pixels classified as skin color have a first shape. Additional conditions are disclosed. A signal indicative of an intent of a user to provide an input may be provided if the each of the first, second, and third conditions are true. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110254940 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING SHOOTING FUNCTION - An image display device includes: a display surface that displays an image by emitting light; a camera that shoots a subject; a moving image obtaining portion that obtains a moving image by making the camera perform shooting of a moving image of the subject; and a merged image generating portion that, when the shooting of the moving image of the subject is performed, generates a merged image and makes the display surface display the merged image. A shot image region and a high-luminance region are provided in predetermined positions in the merged image, the moving image being assigned to the shot image region, and the high-luminance region having luminance higher than the luminance of the shot image region. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110254941 | PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING LIVING BODY - A perfect non-contact type vein authentication apparatus is provided with a light source for emitting infrared light; an input interface equipped with an imaging unit for photographing a vein image of a living body by the infrared light emitted from said light source; a unit for controlling intensity of light to be illuminated; an image calculating unit for performing a feature extracting operation and a feature authenticating operation with respect to an image; and a positioning unit for presenting the living body. More specifically, the light source is provided in front of the living body. Both the light source and the imaging unit are installed in such a positional relationship that the light of the light source gives no adverse influence to the imaging unit. Also, the light source is installed in such a direction that the light of the light source gives no adverse influence to the imaging unit. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110254942 | SPOOFING DETECTION SYSTEM, SPOOFING DETECTION METHOD AND SPOOFING DETECTION PROGRAM - A masquerading detection system includes: an imaging unit ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110261179 | IMAGING SYSTEM FOR FLUORESCENCE GUIDED SURGERY BASED ON FIXED MAGNIFICATION LENS AND DIGITAL ZOOM - The invention relates to an imaging system for use in operating rooms and other applications. According to one example, the imaging system may include a visible light source configured to illuminate a surgical field with visible light and an excitation source configured to generate excitation light to excite a fluorescent substance in an organism within the surgical field. The imaging system may also include an imaging lens system including a first sensor configured to receive visible light reflected from the surgical field via a first spectral channel and a second sensor configured to receive a fluorescent emission emitted from the fluorescent substance in the organism via a second spectral channel. The imaging system may further include a plurality of fixed magnification lenses configured to optically couple image signals to the first sensor and the second sensor, and a control unit configured to receive and digitally process the image signals to generate a plurality of image frames in order to rescale the plurality of image frames for display to a surgeon. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110261180 | System and Method for Radio-Frequency Imaging, Registration, and Localization - A system for performing a medical procedure on a patient is provided. The system can include an imaging head defining a field of view relative to the patient. The imaging head can include at least one transmitter that emits at least one signal in the field of view, and at least one receiver that receives at least one reflected signal from the field of view. The at least one reflected signal received can be based on at least one electrical property of at least one material in the field of view. The system can further include a workstation, which can determine, based on the at least one reflected signal received by the at least one receiver, a location of at least one boundary of the material within the field of view. The system can include a display that displays an image of the location of the at least one boundary. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110261181 | MEDIA DISPLAY SYSTEM AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREFOR - An adjustment method for a media display system includes a camera capturing an image of a viewer, detecting a reference eyeline in the image, obtaining a midline of the image, comparing the reference eyeline with the midline to determine whether the two lines overlap and outputting a comparison signal correspondingly, and driving a driving apparatus according to the comparison signal to adjust height of an electronic billboard. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110261182 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A BABY SLEEPING - An electronic device and method for monitoring a baby sleeping includes presetting a warning message and designating a communication device to receive the warning message. A captured image of a baby is acquired and sent to the designated communication device. The electronic devices sends the warning message to the designated communication device if no face zone of the baby is detected from the captured image or if the baby is awake. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110261183 | WIRELESS LAPAROSCOPIC CAMERA - A wireless laparoscopic camera system includes a housing having proximal and distal ends and a lens disposed at the distal end thereof. A chip package is disposed within the housing. The chip package is positioned proximally of the lens and includes an image sensor, a processing component, and a wireless transmitter. The image sensor, the processing component, and the wireless transmitter are configured as bare die and are stacked and coupled in sequence with respect to one another to form the chip package. The chip package is configured to convert an optical image produced by the lens into an electrical signal. The signal is transmitted wirelessly to a wireless receiver positioned remote of the housing. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110267445 | FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS AND FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION METHOD - A fingerprint authentication apparatus and a fingerprint authentication are provided. The fingerprint authentication apparatus is configured to prevent infection from viruses or bacteria and quickly and accurately perform fingerprint authentication. The fingerprint authentication apparatus includes an irradiation section that irradiates a mounting section when a finger is not detected to prevent infection. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110273550 | MEIBOMIAN GLAND OBSERVING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a device for observing the meibomian glands enables a ready observation necessary for examination without a direct contact of an examination probe to the eyelid and an observation of all of the upper and lower meibomian glands in a relatively short time. A device for observing the meibomian glands, comprising: a light source radiating light containing infrared rays, a visible light-cutting filter that is opaque to visible light but passes at least a portion of infrared rays, an optical system for transmitting light from the light source that has passed through the visible light-cutting filter to the site being observed, an optical system for transmitting light from the site being observed to an infrared camera, an infrared camera, and a display for converting an image picked up by the infrared camera to a visible image and displaying the visible image; wherein the site being observed is a portion comprising the meibomian glands of an eyelid turned inside out, light from the light source is irradiated onto the site being observed, and light reflecting off the site being observed is picked up by the infrared camera. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110273551 | METHOD TO CONTROL MEDIA WITH FACE DETECTION AND HOT SPOT MOTION - The invention relates to a robust method to control interactive media using gestures. A method of controlling a multimedia device, using face detection and (hot spot) motion, providing robust accuracy in issued commands, wherein the method involves the following steps: extracting a hot spot area using a current captured image (Ci), calculate and analyze the difference between the current captured image (Ci) and a previous captured image (Ci−1), resulting in Di, applying an erosion on the Di to remove small areas, applying extracted (hot spot) motion areas as masks to filter out non-hot spot area motion, add Di to build a motion image, find the largest x, y and the smallest x, y coordinates of all the detected motion connected components, denote each as Ix, Iy, sx and sy, and perform an algorithm to determine if a hand gesture represents a command to control a multimedia device. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110273552 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING EXERCISE WHILE WATCHING TV - The present invention provides a complete solution for accessing an exercise or training program quickly and easily (e.g. with just one or a few button pushes on a remote control) at anytime while watching TV. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110273553 | IMAGE ACQUISITION AND EXPLOITATION CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREFORE - A system for extracting, processing, and sending metadata associated with audio data and/or video data is described. In one embodiment, a system includes a sensor configured to acquire image data. A first electronic board with a processor is configured to control the sensor. A second electronic board that is configured to enrich the image data is operatively and removably coupled to the first electronic board. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110279663 | REAL-TIME EMBEDDED VISION-BASED HUMAN HAND DETECTION - In one aspect there is provided an embodiment of an image capture device comprising a camera, an image processor, a storage device and an interface. The camera is configured to capture images in ambient light of a human hand in a field of view (FOV) of the camera. The image processor is configured to process a first one of the images to detect a presence of the hand. The image capture device is configured to assign a position of the presence of the hand, track movement of the hand within the FOV by processing at least a second one of the images and generate a command based on the tracked movement of the hand within the FOV. The interface is configured to transmit the detection of the presence of the hand, the assigned position of the hand and the command to an external apparatus. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279664 | Ultrasonic Area-Array Sensor With Area-Image Merging - A method and device for using a small area-array sensor to produce a larger image of a biological object is disclosed. In a method according to the invention, the presence of a biological object is detected, and images of the biological object are collected using the area-array sensor. Pixels from at least some of the collected area-images are discarded to produce a set having modified area-images, and the area-images of the set are combined to form an extended image using an image merging algorithm. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279665 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD AND IMAGE RECORDING PROGRAM - There is provided an image recording apparatus including an image-capturing section that captures an image of the observed person, an observation result input section that inputs a result of the observation done by the observer, an input detecting section that detects the input of the observation result by the observation result input section, and an image storing control section that stores the image of the observed person which is captured by the image-capturing section when the input detecting section detects the input of the observation result. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110292197 | IMAGE CREATING DEVICE AND IMAGE CREATING METHOD - To form a clear image of a body tissue. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110298909 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus detecting a skin area indicating human skin from an image, includes: an irradiating section irradiating an object with first and second wavelength light; a first generating section installed with an image sensor at least having a first light receiving element receiving the first wavelength light and a second light receiving element receiving the second wavelength light and generating a first mosaic image based on a reflected light from the object when the object is irradiated with the first and second wavelength lights incident to the image sensor; a second generating section generating a first image obtained by a first interpolation process and a second image obtained by a second interpolation process, in respective pixels forming the first mosaic image; and a detecting section detecting the skin area on the basis of the first and second images. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110298910 | MIRROR DEVICE - Mirror device ( | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110298911 | IMAGING MODULE FOR BIOMETRICS AUTHENTICATION, BIOMETRICS AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS AND PRISM - An imaging module for biometrics authentication comprises: a light source irradiating a living body with light capable of passing through the living body; a prism having an incidence surface including an incidence area for taking in light emerging from the living body, two or more reflecting surfaces for reflecting the light taken in through the incidence area, and an outlet surface for outputting the light reflected by the reflecting surfaces; and a camera module including a lens for focusing the light emerging from the outlet surface of the prism and an image pickup device for converting the light focused thereon by the lens into an electric signal and outputting the electric signal. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110304718 | APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING DATA OF TONGUE AND FACE IMAGES BASED ON TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE - The present invention provides a device for collecting information from face and the tongue for Chinese medicine, which includes a tank, a light source and a shooting structure. The light source and the shooting structure are positioned inside the tank, the shooting structure contains a guide column, a lifting component, a shooting component and an electrical component. The guide column and the electrical component are fixed in the tank, the shooting component fixed on the lifting component, the lifting component fixed on the guide column, which can achieve adjustment of the relative to the guide column by the electrical component. The present invention also provides a method for collecting information collection from face and tongue for Chinese medicine, which includes: 1. collect the information of the face with the camera lens perpendicular to the face plane; 2. tilt forward the camera's position while raising to the vertical plane with the tongue, collect the further information of the tongue. The present invention can solve the disadvantage in the existing technology that the information collection from the tongue and face can not be achieved at the same time, and collecting process done automatically by the electric machine control, easy to operate. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110304719 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus which detects a skin area indicating human skin on an image includes a first irradiation unit which irradiates a subject with light with a first wavelength, a second irradiation unit which irradiates the subject with light with a second wavelength, a generation unit which generates a first image based on reflected light incident from the subject when the light with the first wavelength is radiated and generates a second image based on reflected light incident from the subject when the light with the second wavelength is radiated, a correction unit which corrects at least one of a luminance value of the first image, a luminance value of the second image, and a threshold value to be compared to a difference between the luminance values of the first image and the second image, and a detection unit which detects the skin area based on the comparison result. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110304720 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION USING FINGER IMAGING - A system for extracting finger vein and finger texture images from a finger of a person at the same time, the device including an image capture device configured to capture at least one image of at least one finger in a contactless manner, a feature extraction module configured to extract unique finger vein features and finger texture features from the at least one captured image, and a processing module configured to normalize the at least one captured image and integrate the extracted finger vein features and finger texture features. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110310236 | WHITE-LIGHT SPECTRAL BIOMETRIC SENSORS - Methods and systems are provided for performing a biometric function. A purported skin site of an individual is illuminated with white light. Light scattered from the purported skin site is received with a color imager on which the received light is incident. Spatially distributed images of the purported skin site are derived and correspond to different volumes of illuminated tissue of the individual. The images are analyzed to perform the biometric function. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110310237 | Facial Expression Recognition Systems and Methods and Computer Program Products Thereof - A facial expression recognition system includes a facial database, an image capture unit, an expression recognition data generation unit and an expression recognition unit. The facial database includes a plurality of expression information and expression features of optical flow field, wherein each of the expression features of optical flow field corresponds to one of the expression information. The image capture unit captures a plurality of facial images. The expression recognition data generation unit is coupled to the image capture unit and the facial database for receiving a first facial image and a second facial image from the image capture unit and calculating an expression feature of optical flow field between the first facial image and the second facial image corresponding to each of the expression information. The expression recognition unit is coupled to the expression recognition data generation unit for determining a facial expression corresponding to the first and second facial images according to the calculated expression feature of optical flow field for each of the expression information and the variation features in optical flow in the facial database. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110316995 | METHOD FOR INSPECTING A PERSON - The invention concerns a method for inspecting a person by using a detector ( | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110316996 | CAMERA-EQUIPPED LOUDSPEAKER, SIGNAL PROCESSOR, AND AV SYSTEM - An AV system includes a camera-equipped loudspeaker provided with a camera. The camera is united with a loudspeaker body, and captures an image in a direction in which the loudspeaker body outputs a sound. The recognition unit recognizes a location of a listener from an image of the camera, and detects an orientation of the loudspeaker body relative to the listener. The sound control unit performs signal processing on a given sound signal for generating an output signal, and outputs the output signal as an acoustic signal to the loudspeaker body. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120002027 | INATTENTION DETERMINING APPARATUS - An inattention determination device includes a sight direction detecting unit that detects a sight direction of a driver, and an inattention determining unit that measures an inattention continuation time from a time point when the sight direction is a predetermined inattention direction to a time point when the sight direction deviates from the predetermined inattention direction and becomes a direction other than the inattention direction and determines that the driver is inattentive when the intention continuation time is equal to or more than a predetermined time. The inattention determining unit maintains measurement of the inattention continuation time when the sight direction is changed at a speed higher than a predetermined movement speed from the predetermined inattention direction to a direction other than the inattention direction or when the sight direction is momentarily a direction other than the inattention direction. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120007975 | PROCESSING IMAGE DATA - Systems and methods are provided for identifying an image having a target individual therein. An example system includes an image capture system that generates image data representing a set of a captured images of a predetermined area, an image database that stores the image data, a feature information database that stores feature information for identifying a person caught in an image as the target individual, a target individual image database that stores exemplar image data representing an image of the individual, and a processing subsystem for processing the image data to detect the target individual using the feature information and the exemplar image data. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120007976 | BIOMETRIC DATA ACQUIRING DEVICE AND BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION DEVICE - An organism information acquisition device is provided with an imaging part which images a user' s hand opened and the user' s hand bent to acquire a first image and a second image respectively; a dark line extraction part which extracts dark lines from the first image and the second image; a dark line element feature extraction part which extracts the darkness and width of the dark lines extracted by the dark line extraction part from the first image and the second image; and a surface information judgment part which extracts the dark lines being surface information relating to the hand on the basis of the darkness of the dark line in the first image, the deepness of the dark line in the second image, the width of the dark line in the first image, and the width of the dark line in the second image. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120013723 | Support System and Method for Viewer-Dependent Positioning and Alignment of a Display Unit - A support system ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013724 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION - An apparatus, method and system are provided for sensing at least one biometric measure of an individual. A low voltage pulsed electrical charge is applied to a transparent electrode plate, which is dimensioned to receive a portion of an individual's dermal surface having molecules associated therewith. The pulsed electrical charge stimulates and excites the molecules and causes molecular compounds to fluoresce. An image of the fluoresced dermal surface is obtained and a biometric function is performed with data derived from the image. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013725 | PORTABLE PAN-TILT CAMERA AND LIGHTING UNIT FOR VIDEOIMAGING, VIDEOCONFERENCING, PRODUCTION AND RECORDING - The present invention is a portable camera and lighting unit for standalone use in videography to create a high-resolution well-illuminated video feed from a vast array of camera angles and positions, the illumination source always inherently tracking with the camera. The unit may also be used as a satellite in combination with a primary video conferencing and production station (VVPR) for multi-camera production and teleconferencing capabilities. The portable camera and lighting unit includes a portable base, a mast extending upward from the base, and an articulating boom that is fully-pivotable and extendable. A remote control Pan-Tilt-Zoom camera is mounted at the end of the boom for overhead images of healthcare procedures, and an adjustable beam light source is mounted directly on the camera for lighting. The mast is equipped with a color monitor coupled to the camera for operator previewing at the portable unit, and the remote control camera provides a single video feed that can be teleconferenced, recorded, and even mixed with other cameras when used as a satellite adjunct to the primary VVPR, thereby allow full production capabilities for live interactive broadcasts, all in real time by a single operator from a single point of control. The portable unit is mobile and offers more diverse lighting and camera angles than previously possible. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120019643 | Passive Demographic Measurement Apparatus - A passive demographic measurement apparatus, comprising an interface for coupling to a Microsoft Kinect®-type sensor, a network interface for sending information to remote device via a network, storage for storing information characteristic of sensed individuals and information sensed by the Kinect sensor, a clock for providing the time and duration of the sensed information, a messaging instruction storage storing instructions for use by the local device in sending data and messages to remote devices, an analysis engine for analyzing at least a portion of the sensed data, and a processor for processing raw and analyzed data for sending to a remote device and/or for sending a message to another device responsive to received sensed data. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120019644 | MONITORING SYSTEM AND MONITORING TERMINAL - A monitoring system has a plurality of monitoring terminals communicably connected to each other. Each monitoring terminal has an imaging portion for imaging a monitoring area allocated to an own-terminal, a tracing portion for processing an imaged image of the imaging portion and tracing a target person traveling in the monitoring area, a tracing information creation portion for creating tracing information associating the target person traced by the tracing portion with tracing start time, tracing stop time, and characteristic information of the target person, a tracing information storage portion for storing the tracing information created by the tracing information creation portion, and a tracing information notification portion for notifying the tracing information created by the tracing information creation portion to the other monitoring terminals. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120026308 | System and method for using a video monitoring system to prevent and manage decubitus ulcers in patients - A video monitoring system captures image frames of a patient in various positions. The captured image frames are analyzed by the system for changes in a patient's position or movement, frames in which the system detects one or both of patient movement and repositioning are retained. The system analyzes an area of interest within each image frame that corresponds to an area in the camera's view field with the patient. Sequential image frames are compared for motion, only frames without motion, where the patient is still, are analyzed. Analysis techniques include selecting a plurality of vertical positions in the area of interest, each vertical position corresponding to a part of the patient body indicative of the patient's position, horizontally scanning values along the horizontal pixel row at each vertical position in the area of interest, finding an average value for each vertical position and identifying a patient interval of the horizontal pixel row having pixel values different from the average and a representative horizontal position of the patient interval for each vertical interval. Then, comparing those median horizontal positions from a current image frame to the representative horizontal positions from a previous image frame to determine a change in the patient's position. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026309 | MEDIA DISPLAY SYSTEM AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREFOR - An adjustment method for a media display system includes a time-of-flight (TOF) camera capturing an image of a scene in front of an electronic billboard and obtaining data about distances between a number of points in the scene and the TOF camera. Building a three dimension (3D) model of the scene. Checking the 3D model to detect a face region in the 3D model. Detecting a reference eyeline in the 3D model. Obtaining a midline of the 3D model. Comparing the reference eyeline with the midline to determine whether the two lines overlap and outputting a comparison signal correspondingly, and driving a driving apparatus according to the comparison signal to adjust height of the electronic billboard. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120033063 | Method and device for recognition of natural skin during contact-free biometric identification of a person - A contact-free biometric identification apparatus includes a housing, a first light-emitting diode (LED) positioned in the housing having a first predetermined wavelength to illuminate a portion of skin, a second LED positioned in the housing having a second predetermined wavelength to illuminate the portion of skin, an irradiation location outside of the housing and defined by illumination from the first and second LED on the portion of skin, a detector at a predetermined position in the housing for detecting a fraction of the first and second LED light scattered from the irradiation. location and a processing unit that employs a scatter function to determine the presence of live skin based on a correspondence of the detected light to stored data of optical properties of skin. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120038762 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN IMAGE STREAM - A system and method may display an image stream, where an original image stream may be divided into two or more subset images streams, each subset image stream being displayed simultaneously or substantially simultaneously. The images may be displayed fused. The images may be collected from an ingestible capsule traversing the GI tract. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120044335 | MAKEUP SIMULATION SYSTEM, MAKEUP SIMULATION APPARATUS, MAKEUP SIMULATION METHOD, AND MAKEUP SIMULATION PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a makeup simulation system, a makeup simulation apparatus, a makeup simulation method and a makeup simulation program and, more particularly, to a makeup simulation apparatus, a makeup simulation method and a makeup simulation program for applying a make up to a face of a user contained in a dynamic picture image, and includes picture-taking means for outputting the dynamic image; control means for image-processing and outputting the output dynamic image; and display means for displaying the dynamic image output from the control means, and the control means includes: face recognition processing means for recognizing the face of the user from the dynamic image in accordance with predetermined tracking points; and makeup processing means for applying a predetermined makeup to the face of the user contained in the dynamic image in accordance with the tracking points, and outputting to the display means. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120044336 | Generic Threat Detector - A device including at least one threat detector, which estimates the level of threat represented by an individual based on measurements taken when the individual enters a measurement zone. The device has application to protection of infrastructures. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120044337 | METHOD FOR PRESENTING AN IMAGE IN A VEHICLE - A motor vehicle virtual vanity mirror display system includes an a input device that provides a virtual vanity mirror control signal, and a camera that is adapted to capture an image of an occupant sitting on a seat of the vehicle in response to the virtual vanity mirror control signal. An image processing unit receives the image and processes the image to provide a processed image, and a display receives and displays the processed image to the occupant, in the absence of a vehicle mounted vanity mirror. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120057011 | FINGER VEIN RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention discloses a finger vein recognition system comprising an image catching module, an image preprocess module, a feature points calculating module, a feature database, a first comparing module and a second comparing module. The feature points calculating module is connected to the image preprocess module for calculating a set of distances among a plurality of feature points. The first comparing module is connected to the feature points calculating module and the feature database for comparing the set of distances and generating a compared result of feature points. The second comparing module is connected to the image preprocess module, the feature database and the first comparing module for catching a set of vein shape and comparing the set of vein shape with the feature database for generating a compared result of shape similarity. Wherein, the second comparing module combines the compared result of feature points and the compared result of shape similarity for generating a recognized result of the finger vein. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120057012 | ELECTRONIC MUSIC STAND PERFORMER SUBSYSTEMS AND MUSIC COMMUNICATION METHODOLOGIES - An electronic music stand system and methodologies relating thereto are presented. The electronic music stand system is comprised of a performer subsystem comprising a processing subsystem, librarian logic, performance logic, and communications management logic. The communications management logic provides management of communication via the communications interface with external apparatus responsive to the performance logic and the librarian logic. The user input apparatus and the display apparatus can be integrated into a touch-screen input display. The user input apparatus can alternatively be at least one of a touch-tablet, a stylus-based writing tablet, a mouse, a keyboard, a joystick, a game controller, and a switch. In a preferred embodiment, the librarian logic, the performance logic and the communications management logic are defined by program data stored in the data storage apparatus, and the processor is responsive to the program data for managing data formatting, displaying music, and management of communications of data with the external apparatus. In one embodiment, two Performer subsystems are operable alternatively as one of a single appliance as a linked set a linked mode and as two independent appliances a stand-alone mode, wherein in the linked mode each of the two Performer subsystems operate cooperatively with each other as a linked set to provide a two page display on the video presentation, and wherein in the stand alone mode each of the two Performer subsystems operates independently and mutually exclusive of the other to provide two independent and mutually exclusive single page displays on the video presentation. The present invention also relates to a method for providing for video display of music responsive to the music data stored in a music database. The method is comprised of defining a page of music image data from the music database; defining ordered logical sections; storing the mapping in a memory for selective retrieval; and providing for the video display of the music responsive to the mapping and the storing. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120062718 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTERPRETING MUSICAL GESTURES - Musical rendition is provided through the use of microsensors, in particular of accelerometers and magnetometers or rate gyros, and through an appropriate processing of the signals from the microsensors. In particular, the processing uses a merging of the data output from the microsensors to eliminate false alarms in the form of movements of the user unrelated to the music. The velocity of the musical strikes is also measured. Embodiments make it possible to control the running of mp3 or wav type music files to be played back. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120062719 | Head-Mounted Photometric Facial Performance Capture - A camera may capture a sequence of images of a face while the face changes. A camera support may cause the field of view of the camera to remain substantially fixed with respect to the face, notwithstanding movement of the head. A lighting system may light the face from multiple directions. A lighting system support may cause each of the directions of the light from the lighting system to remain substantially fixed with respect to the face, notwithstanding movement of the head. Sequential images of the face may be computed as it changes based on the captured images. Each computed image may include least per-pixel surface normals of the face that are calculated based on multiple, separate images of the face. Each separate image may be representative of the face being lit by the lighting system from a different one of the separate directions. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120069168 | GESTURE RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR TV CONTROL - A gesture recognition system using a skin-color based method combined with motion information to achieve real-time segmentation. A Kalman filter is used to track the centroid of the hand. The palm center, palm bottom, as well as the largest distance from the palm center to the contour from extracted hand mask are computed. The computed distance to a threshold is then compared to decide if the current posture is “open” or “closed.” In a preferred embodiment, the transition between the “open” and “closed” posture to decide if the current gesture is in “select” or “grab” state. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120069169 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing unit | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120075450 | ACTIVITY DETERMINATION AS FUNCTION OF TRANSACTION LOG - Human behavior alerts are determined from a video stream through application of video analytics that parse a video stream into a plurality of segments, wherein each of the segments are either temporally related to at least one of a plurality of temporally distinct transactions in an event data log; or they are each associated with a pseudo transaction marker if not temporally related to at least one of the temporally distinct transactions and an image analysis indicates a temporal correlation with at least one of the distinct transactions is expected. Visual image features are extracted from the segments and one-SVM classification is performed on the extracted features to categorize segments into inliers or outliers relative to a threshold boundary. Event of concern alerts are issued with respect to the inlier segments associated with the associated pseudo transaction marker. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120075451 | MULTIMODE OPTICAL DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An optical device for use in an apparatus wherein the optical device is configured for use in a navigation mode and a fingerprint detection mode. By having the capability to operate in two modes, the optical device provides a cost effective approach for navigation and security. Using the same sensor for both functions reduces cost and space requirements, while satisfying functional objectives. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120081531 | System And Methods For Providing Performance Feedback - Systems and methods provide feedback to at least one participant in a field of play. A performance analysis device determines performance information of each participant in the field of play, where the performance information is based upon at least one of determined location, speed, path, acceleration and biometrics of said each participant. At least one output device provides real-time feedback to the at least one participant based upon the performance information. The real-time feedback comprises performance information of the at least one participant and/or performance information of one or more other participants in the field of play. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120081532 | ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND EXAMINATION SYSTEM - The illumination apparatus includes a first light source and a second light source configured to generate light in wavelength bands required for at least two illumination modes; a dichroic mirror configured to transmit light in a predetermined band from the first light source, to reflect light from the second light source outside the predetermined band in the direction of the optical axis of light from the first light source, and to combine the light from the first light source and the light from the second light source; and a control unit configured to control the illumination states of the first light source and the second light source. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120086792 | IMAGE IDENTIFICATION AND SHARING ON MOBILE DEVICES - Captured images are analyzed to identify portrayed individuals and/or scene elements therein. Upon user confirmation of one or more identified individuals and/or scene elements entity information is accessed to determine whether there are any available communication addresses, e.g., email addresses, SMS-based addresses, websites, etc., that correspond with or are otherwise linked to an identified individual or scene element in the current captured image. A current captured image can then be automatically transmitted, with no need for any other user effort, to those addresses located for an identified individual or scene element. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120086793 | VIDEO IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND VIDEO IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A video image information processing apparatus includes a half mirror, an imaging unit arranged behind the half mirror for imaging a subject present in front of the half mirror, and a display unit that displays a video image in the half mirror. The video image information processing apparatus extracts a predetermined part of a human body from a video image of the subject captured by the imaging unit and performs measurement on the subject using information other than the video image. The video image information processing apparatus acquires evaluation information based on a result of the measurement performed by using information other than the video image and the position of the predetermined part of a human body. The video image information processing apparatus controls display by a display unit such that the acquired evaluation information is associated with the predetermined part in a mirror image in the half mirror. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120086794 | CONTACTLESS FINGERPRINT ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING - A contactless fingerprint acquisition and processing method, includes detecting and acquiring an object image, converting the object image into a fingerprint image and at least one of identifying and verifying the fingerprint image. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120092474 | Scaleable, Compact, High Resolution Optical Fingerprint Reader - A fingerprint reader for acquiring a fingerprint image has a platen with a micro prism sheet on its underside. An arrangement of fold mirrors is used to receive light from the platen and fold the optical path twice before reaching the imagers. The reader has multiple imagers, each imager having at least an imaging lens and an image sensor. Each imager is configured so that the image plane of the image sensor is tilted relative to the optical axis of the imaging lens, such that keystone distortion in the fingerprint image is corrected. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120092475 | Method, Apparatus And System For Implementing Interaction Between A Video And A Virtual Network Scene - Examples of the present disclosure provide a method, an apparatus and a system for implementing interaction between a video and a virtual network scene. The method includes: obtaining video data of a user; displaying, on a client, a video corresponding to the video data in the virtual network scene. Through associating the video and the network service in the virtual network scene, the relativity between the video and the network service in the virtual network scene is increased, interaction between the video and the network service is realized and user's experience is improved. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120098948 | FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS HAVING A PLURALITY OF FINGERPRINT SENSORS AND METHOD FOR SAME - A fingerprint authentication apparatus and method which processes fingerprint data input through a plurality of fingerprint sensors and uses the processed fingerprint data in authentication to thereby increase security and performance. The fingerprint authentication apparatus includes a first sensor configured to acquire first fingerprint data from a user; a second sensor configured to acquire second fingerprint data that is different from the first fingerprint data; and a control unit configured to determine whether or not to authenticate the user based on similarities obtained from the comparison of each of the first fingerprint data and the second fingerprint data with registered fingerprint data. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120105613 | ROBUST VIDEO-BASED HANDWRITING AND GESTURE RECOGNITION FOR IN-CAR APPLICATIONS - A method of receiving input from a user includes sensing a first trajectory of a center of mass of a hand of the user during a gesture made by the hand. A second trajectory of a finger tip of the hand of the user during the gesture made by the hand is also sensed. An alphanumeric character represented by the gesture made by the hand is determined dependent upon both the first trajectory and the second trajectory. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120105614 | OPTICAL FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION SYSTEM - An optical fingerprint recognition system has a finger board. The finger board has a plurality of micro-structures, and a plate face of the finger board is to be in contact with a finger, and the other plate face of the finger board has an image capturing element and at least one light emitting element disposed thereon. The image capturing element and the light emitting element are separated from the finger board for a distance. When the light emitting element emits a light ray towards the finger board, the light ray is guided by the plurality of micro-structures to be uniformly distributed in the finger board, so as to facilitate the image capturing element to capture the light ray applied on the finger, thus improving the recognition rate of the fingerprint. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120105615 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSIGNING SOURCES AND SINKS TO ROUTES OF INDIVIDUALS - A method for assigning a source or a sink to a route of an individual has the steps: defining source/sink location data indicating possible sources and/or sinks in a monitored compound, monitoring a route of a moving individual in the monitored compound, generating routing data from the monitored route with initial and terminal location data. After determining an initial and/or a terminal movement vector from the initial and/or the terminal location data, a plurality of initial distance vectors between each of the source location data and the initial location data and/or a plurality of terminal distance vectors between each of the sink location data and the terminal location data are determined, which are correlated with each of the initial distance vectors and/or terminal distance vectors in order to assign respective source location data and/or sink location data to the monitored route on the basis of the correlation results. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120113241 | FINGERTIP TRACKING FOR TOUCHLESS USER INTERFACE - In general, this disclosure describes techniques for providing a gesture-based user interface. For example, according to some aspects of the disclosure, a user interface generally includes a camera and a computing device that identifies and tracks the motion of one or more fingertips of a user. In some examples, the user interface is configured to identify predefined gestures (e.g., patterns of motion) associated with certain motions of the user's fingertips. In another example, the user interface is configured to identify hand postures (e.g., patterns of showing up of fingertips). Accordingly, the user can interact with the computing device by performing the gestures. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120120218 | SEMI-PRIVATE COMMUNICATION IN OPEN ENVIRONMENTS - A system and method providing semi-private conversation using an area microphone between one local user in a group of local users and a remote user. The local and remote users may be in different physical environments, using devices coupled by a network. A conversational relationship is defined between a local user and a remote user. The local user's voice is isolated from other voices in the environment, and transmitted to the remote user. Directional output technology may be used to direct the local user's utterances to the remote user in the remote environment. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120120219 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND EMOTION MANAGEMENT METHOD USING THE SAME - An electronic device and emotion management method includes presetting emotion classifications having different facial expression features, and presetting a relaxation method corresponding to each of the emotion classifications. Original characteristic values of facial expression features of each of the emotion classifications are stored in a storage device. An image is acquired using a camera module. Expression characteristic values of a human face of a recognized person in the image are acquired to determine an emotion classification of the determined expression characteristic values. A relaxation method corresponding to the determined emotion classification is executed to calm the recognized person. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120120220 | WOUND MANAGEMENT MOBILE IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - A mobile device and method for capturing and transmitting medical images. The mobile device includes a camera component configured to acquire an image, a communications interface configured to establish an operable connection to a server, and a processing device operably connected to the camera component and the communications interface. The processing device is configured perform the method of capturing and transmitting the medical images, the method including causing the camera component to acquire an image of a wound on a patient's body, receiving location information associated with the acquired image, wherein the location information indicates where on the patient's body the wound is located, and transmitting, in response to a user request, the acquired image and location information to the server via the communications interface. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120120221 | Body Fluid Analyzing System and an Imaging Processing Device and Method for Analyzing Body Fluids - The present invention discloses a body fluid analyzing system, comprising: a central control and processing component for sending a control signal to the source image capturing component; a source image capturing component for capturing a body fluid source image according to said control signal and sending said source image to said central control and processing component. Said central control and processing component is further used for transforming source images to image coefficients and generating the corresponding coefficient matrix. Then the coefficient matrix is inversely transformed to a focus-fused image for output. The present invention further discloses an image processing device and method for analyzing body fluid. The application of the present invention can reduce the probability of object image omission or fuzziness and, to a great extent, increase the identification success rate so that the precision of the entire system is increased. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120127295 | MIRROR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING BIOMETRIC DATA - A system and method for obtaining biometric imagery such as iris imagery from large capture volumes is disclosed wherein a substantially rotationally symmetric mirror such as a cone or sphere is rotated at a constant velocity about a central axis. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120127296 | FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS AND FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION METHOD - A fingerprint authentication apparatus and a fingerprint authentication are provided. The fingerprint authentication apparatus is configured to prevent infection from viruses or bacteria and quickly and accurately perform fingerprint authentication. The fingerprint authentication apparatus includes an irradiation section that irradiates a mounting section when a finger is not detected to prevent infection. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120133753 | SYSTEM, DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FACIAL DEFECT ANALYSIS USING ANGULAR FACIAL IMAGE - A system, device, method, and computer program product for facial defect analysis using an angular facial image are provided. The system includes a storage module, an image angle detection module, a feature definition module, and a skin analysis module. The storage module stores at least one angular facial image, at least one skin defect condition, and at least one of multi-angle facial feature conditions. The image angle detection module detects an angle of the angular facial image. The feature definition module analyzes the angular facial image according to the facial feature conditions, so as to obtain at least one facial skin area image. The skin analysis module determines whether at least one skin defect image exists in the at least one facial skin area image by using the skin defect condition, and if yes, marks the at least one skin defect image in the at least one facial skin area image. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120140053 | HEALTH MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A health monitoring method of a health monitoring apparatus which wirelessly communicates with a wireless terminal and includes a camera module is provided. The apparatus establishes a connection with the wireless terminal and receives a control signal from the wireless terminal. The apparatus captures an image of a body part with the camera module in response to the control signal, and encodes the captured image into a digital image signal. The apparatus then packetizes the digital image signal and transmits the packetized signal to the wireless terminal. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120140054 | INTELLIGENT HAND WASHING MONITORING SYSTEM - An intelligent hand washing monitoring system identifies if a user has actually washed every parts of his/her hands and informs the user with washed parts highlighted on a display unit. An image recognition technique is used to determine if the user uses a standard hand washing procedure to wash their hands and suggests to the user which part to wash with respect to the standard hand washing procedure in real time. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120147167 | FACIAL RECOGNITION USING A SPHERICITY METRIC - A facial recognition system and a method for performing facial recognition are provided. The facial recognition system includes a memory configured to store a target data set identifying a plurality of predefined points on a face of a target and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive an arbitrary number of photographs including a face of a subject, each of the photographs being at an arbitrary angle and at an arbitrary distance from the subject, create a subject data set identifying the plurality of predefined points on the subject's face based upon the received photographs, and perform facial recognition on the subject data set by comparing the subject data set to the target data set. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120147168 | OPTICAL STRUCTURE FOR ACQUIRING FINGERPRINT IMAGE - An optical structure for acquiring a fingerprint image with high resolution and minimum distortion is provided. The optical structure includes a prism configured to comprise an input surface to which light is irradiated, a contact surface formed horizontally to be in contact with a finger, and an output surface through which the light that has been irradiated to the input surface and reflected from the finger in contact with the contact surface passes; a lighting unit configured to emit a beam to the input surface of the prism; a reflector unit configured to reflect a fingerprint image passing through the output surface of the prism; a lens unit configured to comprise two or more lenses, each being configured to receive the fingerprint image reflected from the reflector unit; and an image sensor on which the fingerprint image passing through the lens unit is formed. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120147169 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO MONITOR CUSTOMER DEMOGRAPHICS IN A VENUE OR SIMILAR FACILITY - A venue monitoring and reporting system includes a network, a central server in data communication with the network, a customer device in data communication with the network, a local server in data communication with the network, the local server located at a venue remote from the central server, at least one camera in data communication with the local server, the at least one camera positioned to view a customer as the customer enters the venue, and wherein the central server, the customer device and the local server cooperate with the network to use images captured by the at least one camera to produce at least one of a total number of customers at the venue or a demographic characteristic of the customers at the venue, wherein the total number of the customers or the demographic characteristic of the customers at the venue is made viewable on the customer device. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120154568 | LOW POWER FINGERPRINT CAPTURE SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD - The present invention provides a large format fingerprint capture apparatus, system and method that is low power, compact, and lightweight and has a platen area greater than 3.0 square inches. The present system is typically powered, controlled, and exchanges data over a single data/control/power connection to a host PC, e.g., a desk top computer, PDA, or laptop computer although the system can also be used in a wireless fashion with a power subsystem so no physical connections are required. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120162403 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM - A biometric authentication system and apparatus are provided. The system includes an image capture device, a processor and an authentication unit. The image capture device generates first and second biometric data of a user based on reflected infrared light reflected from an object. The processor processes the first and second biometric data to generate first and second feature data. The first feature data is associated with the first biometric data, and the second feature data is associated with the second biometric data. The authentication unit performs authentication of the user based on at least one of the first feature data and the second feature data. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120162404 | MEDICAL MONITORING SYSTEM - A medical monitoring system that facilitates end-users in obtaining medical information concerning their health or wellness is disclosed. In one embodiment, an end-user is provided with a medical monitoring appliance. In another embodiment, an end-user acquires an appropriate medical monitoring appliance. The end-user can utilize the medical monitoring appliance to capture health data concerning the end-user. The health data can be electronically stored at a central repository and be available for electronic access by medical personnel and/or the end-user. The medical monitoring system also facilitates remote evaluation of an end-user's health data by another person, such as a medical specialist. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120169860 | METHOD FOR DETECTION OF A BODY PART GESTURE TO INITIATE A WEB APPLICATION - The present invention relates a system and method in a wire communication network for using a movement pattern of a selected body part of a user by a computer system to invoke a network application. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120182410 | POSITION DETECTING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - The disclosure provides an electronic device and a detecting position method adapted for the electronic device. The device stores an infrared sensing mode and a capture mode. The method includes steps of: entering the infrared sensing mode in response to an input signal and capturing infrared signals from an external environment, amplifying the infrared signals and converting the infrared signals into digital signals, evaluating whether part of the infrared signals falls into a predetermined waveband, if yes, focusing on an infrared thermal source whose infrared signals fall into the predetermined waveband, switching from the infrared sensing mode to the capture mode, taking a photo of the infrared thermal source, and processing the photo to identify a position of the infrared thermal source in the photo and displaying the position of the infrared thermal source in the photo. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120188354 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL IMAGING WITH VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS - The present invention uses vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) as illumination source for simultaneous imaging of blood flow and tissue oxygenation dynamics in vivo, or a means to monitor neural activity in brain slices ex vivo. The speckle pattern on the brain tissue due to a VCSEL's coherence properties is the main challenge to producing low-noise high-brightness illumination, required for evaluating tissue oxygenation. Moreover, using oxide-confined VCSELs we show a fast switching from a single-mode operation scheme to a special multi-modal, multi-wavelength rapid sweep scheme. The multi-modal, multi-wavelength rapid sweep scheme reduces noise values to within a factor of 40% compared to non-coherent LED illumination, enabling high-brightness VCSELs to act as efficient miniature light sources for various brain imaging modalities and other imaging applications. These VCSELs are promising for long-term portable continuous monitoring of brain dynamics in freely moving animals. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120194662 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTISPECTRAL PALMPRINT VERIFICATION - A method for palmprint verification of an individual that includes illuminating a palm of an individual with a plurality of spectral bands, collecting a plurality of palmprint images that are illuminated under the different spectral bands, locating a sub-image from each of the plurality of palmprint images, extracting palmprint feature maps from the sub-images, determining a palmprint matching score for each of the spectral bands based on the palmprint feature maps, computing a fused score by combining at least two of the palmprint matching scores under different spectral bands, without double-counting overlapping regions, and comparing the fused score with a threshold score from a database. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120194663 | Microscopy System, Microscopy Method and a Method of Treating an Aneurysm - A microscopy system and method allow observing a fluorescent substance accumulated in a tissue. The tissue can be observed at a same time both with visible light and with fluorescent light. It is possible to observe a series of previously recorded fluorescent light images in superposition with the visible light images. An end of the series of images may be automatically determined. A thermal protective filter may be inserted into a beam path of an illuminating system at such automatically determined end of the series. Further, the fluorescent light image may be analyzed for identifying a coherent fluorescent portion thereof. A representation of a periphery line of the coherent portion may be generated, and depths profile data may be obtained only from the coherent portion. An illuminating light beam for exciting the fluorescence may be modulated for improving a contrast of fluorescent images. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120206584 | INTEGRATED INPUT INTERFACE - An information processing apparatus | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120206585 | Biometric Scanner With Waveguide Array - Devices and methods of creating an image of a biological object are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention there is a plane wave ultrasonic pulse generator, an ultrasonic wave manipulation device, an ultrasonic detector and an image generator. In a method according to the invention, a biological object is imaged by emitting an unfocussed ultrasonic energy wave front, reflecting at least a portion of the ultrasonic energy wave front from the object, altering a direction of the ultrasonic energy, detecting that energy, and using the detected energy to create an image of the object. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120206586 | UNITIZED ERGONOMIC TWO-DIMENSIONAL FINGERPRINT MOTION TRACKING DEVICE AND METHOD - A sensor which uses a plurality of partial fingerprint readers (imagers), and various computational algorithms, to detect changes in fingerprint images as a function of finger movement. The sensor can provide both finger motion information and fingerprint images. The sensor uses multiple partial fingerprint readers, arranged in different directions on a surface, to detect finger motion in two dimensions. The sensor can also detect the relative speed and direction of finger movement. Some sensor embodiments use deep finger penetrating radio frequency (RF) based circuits, which can be inexpensively printed or formed on the surface of robust and flexible dielectric materials such as Kapton tape. The sensor also has textured surfaces to help guide the user. The sensor both small and robust, and is well suited for control applications for low-cost mass market microprocessor controlled devices such as cell phones, MP3 players, laptop computers, and other devices. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120206587 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCANNING A HUMAN BODY - The present invention provides a skin surface imaging system for capturing at least one image of the skin of a patient's body, comprising: a. a base; b. a plurality of image sensors, connectable to said base, arranged in a predetermined arrangement; each of said image sensors adapted to capture an image of a predetermined area of said body, so that as a set of images is provided; and, c. a processing unit communicatable with said image sensors, comprising a program of machine-readable instructions embodied on a computer readable memory and executable by a digital data processor adapted to: (i) collect said set of images from said image sensors; (ii) analyze said set of images; (iii) construct a record of personal data associated with the skin of said body of said patient; and (iv) output a dermatological data associated with said skin of said body. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120212596 | System, Device, and Method for Remote Monitoring and Servicing - An interface device includes a built-in video camera and is configured to send video information from the built-in video camera as well as physiological information to a remote monitoring facility. The interface device may include a camera tilt control for adjusting the position of the video camera. The camera tilt control may be operated manually or electronically. An electronic camera tilt control may be operated remotely from the remote monitoring facility. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120218395 | USER INTERFACE PRESENTATION AND INTERACTIONS - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to push and/or pull user interface elements in a user interface with which a user interacts via a depth camera. One embodiment provides a computing device configured to display an image of a user interface comprising one or more interactive user interface elements, receive from a depth camera one or more depth images of a scene including a human target, and display a rendering of a portion of the human target as a cursor positioned within the user interface and also provide to the display a rendering of a shadow of the cursor cast on one or more of the interactive user interface elements. The computing device is further configured to translate movement of the human target hand to the cursor such that movement of the human target hand causes corresponding actuation of a selected interactive user interface element via the cursor. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120218396 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USABILITY TESTING OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and apparatus for usability testing a mobile device. The method and apparatus display a usability testing script on a computer screen of a user computer, capture video of a mobile device while a user is using the mobile device in accordance with the usability testing script, create a recording data file comprising at least the video, and send the recording data file to a data collection computer. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120218397 | FAKE FINGER DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND FAKE FINGER DETERMINATION METHOD - The present invention improves an accuracy to discern a fake finger created by attaching a transparent thin film to the surface of a finger. The present invention has: a mounting surface that has a mounting area to mount an authentication target that is an object of fingerprint authentication; a transparent plate that is provided on mounting surface and defines a range of an image used for determining the authenticity of the authentication target; a light source that allows light to directly enter the authentication target mounted on the mounting area, not by way of the transparent plate; and an imaging device that images the authentication target mounted on the mounting area, by way of a the transparent plate, wherein a light emitting surface for emitting light of the light source to outside is disposed on the same plane as the mounting surface. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120224040 | IMAGER READER WITH HAND GESTURE INTERFACE - A system for decoding an encoded symbol character associated with a product is provided herein. The system includes an imager-based indicia reading terminal comprising a housing and a two-dimensional image sensor array and an imaging lens for focusing an image on the two-dimensional image sensor array. The terminal is adapted to read an encoded symbol character, and further adapted to image a hand gesture. The terminal includes a digital link to transmit the image of the hand gesture. The system further includes a memory coupled to the indicia reading terminal via a digital connection. The memory includes a hand gesture attribute library to associate predefined hand gestures with a terminal mode of operation. The system further includes a central processing unit connected to the digital link to receive the image of the hand gesture, correlate the image with the predefined hand gestures in the hand gesture attribute library, and execute the associated terminal mode of operation. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120224041 | FAKE-FINGER DETERMINATION DEVICE, FAKE-FINGER DETERMINATION METHOD, AND FAKE-FINGER DETERMINATION PROGRAM - A fake finger in which a transparent thin film is attached to a finger surface is discriminated. A fake-finger determination device includes: an imaging unit | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120224042 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and an electronic apparatus which can detect a skin region with high degree of accuracy even when a rolling-shutter-type camera is employed. LEDs | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120229616 | ELECTRONIC MIRRORING SYSTEM - An electronic mirroring system comprises a mirroring unit ( | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120242815 | EAR SIZING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An ear measurement system and method include obtaining an image of an ear and an associated a calibration device, and analyzing the image to determine the size of desired portions of the ear. Such sizing is then used, for example, for fitting an earbud or earbud adapter. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120242816 | RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR FIREARMS - A recognition system recognizes and prevents the unlawful use of a firearm. The present invention also provides a means for tracking and tracing the history of a firearm movement and registered ownership. The recognition system may include a variety of scanning devices that may be adapted to scan for a firearm and/or may scan for a special component formed into the firearm material. The scanning devices may be made visible to people to act as a deterrent, or may be hidden in various everyday items, such as in exit signs, advertisement displays and the like. The scanning devices may not only detect firearms, but other items that may be restricted in their carry, such as knives, narcotics, explosives, or the like. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120242817 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A PATHOLOGICAL TISSUE IMAGE - Disclosed are a system and a method for identifying the pathological image based on the interested regions of the pathological tissue image. In the system, a memory stores the instructions for performing the method. The step in the method includes using an optical microscope to capture an image of a pathological section, and one of the observation regions is selected from the pathological section image as to be an original symptom image. Then a region of interest (ROI) is selected from the original symptom image. For generating a magnified tissue image with a matching magnification, the ROI is enlarged. A scan operation is performed onto the magnified tissue image for conducting a comparison process. Coordinates for identifying the magnified tissue image in the original symptom image can be acquired by the comparison process. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120242818 | METHOD FOR OPERATING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a first image sensor and a central processing unit (CPU). The first image sensor detects at least one frame on the user's side. The CPU determines an expression of the user by the at least one frame on the user's side, and determines whether the expression of the user matches a predetermined expression defining a function operation of the electronic device. The CPU performs the functional operation when the expression of the user matches the predetermined expression. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120249765 | IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - An image capturing system includes a first lens set, a light source and an image forming module. The image capturing system of the present invention configures the light source according to the object-image relationship of lens, so that illuminating light may sufficiently enter a cavity, significantly increasing the luminous efficiency. Also, the image forming and illuminating components are integrated into one system, thereby achieving advantages of reduced volume and cost saving. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120249766 | SPHYGMOGRAPH AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A sphygmograph includes: a first signal processing unit and a second signal processing unit that process pulse waves obtained from a pulse sensor unit; a signal processing selection unit that determines whether or not to cause the second signal processing unit to also operate at the same time as the first signal processing unit; and a save data generation unit that saves, of the signal processing results from the first signal processing unit and the second signal processing unit, the signal processing result selected by the signal processing selection unit. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120249767 | Input Apparatus - An input apparatus includes an input unit that receives a predetermined motion image signal, a motion detecting unit that detects a motion from the motion image signal received by the input unit, a video signal processing unit that outputs a predetermined video signal when a motion detected by the motion detecting unit is a predetermined motion, and a control unit that controls the video signal processing unit, in which the control unit controls the motion detecting unit not so as to detect a motion when the predetermined video signal is being outputted by the video signal processing unit, thereby providing a useful input apparatus for a user. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120249768 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL BASED ON FACE OR HAND GESTURE DETECTION - System and method for control using face detection or hand gesture detection algorithms in a captured image. Based on the existence of a detected human face or a hand gesture in an image captured by a digital camera, a control signal is generated and provided to a device. The control may provide power or disconnect power supply to the device (or part of the device circuits). The location of the detected face in the image may be used to rotate a display screen to achieve a better line of sight with a viewing person. The difference between the location of the detected face and an optimum is the error to be corrected by rotating the display to the required angular position. A hand gesture detection can be used as a replacement to a remote control for the controlled unit, such as a television set. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120257031 | IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE, BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An image acquisition device includes: an imaging unit which has a plurality of light receiving elements; a condensing unit which condenses light which is input to the light receiving elements, and includes a plurality of microlenses which are arranged one to one with the light receiving elements on a plane; and a band pass filter including amorphous silicon films on a path on which light from an object is input to the light receiving elements. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120257032 | FINGERPRINT SENSING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MAKING - A fingerprint sensing module includes a sensor substrate having a sensing side and a circuit side, an image sensor including conductive traces on the circuit side of the sensor substrate, and a sensor circuit including at least one integrated circuit mounted on the circuit side of the sensor substrate and electrically connected to the image sensor. The sensor substrate may be a flexible substrate. The module may include a velocity sensor on the sensor substrate or on a separate substrate. The module may further include a rigid substrate, and the sensor substrate may be affixed to the rigid substrate. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120257033 | OPTICAL BIOMETRICS IMAGING WITH FILMS - Methods and systems are provided for performing a biometric measurement on an individual. A purported skin site of the individual is illuminated under a plurality of distinct optical conditions during a single illumination session. Light scattered beneath a surface of the purported skin site is received separately for each of the plurality of distinct optical conditions. A multispectral image of the purported skin site is derived from the received light. A biometric function is performed with the derived multispectral image. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120257034 | INTRAVITAL OBSERVATION DEVICE - Disclosed is an intravital observation device that has a simple structure and that can observe a foreign material and both blood vessels of an artery and a vein inside a living body without requiring an angiographic agent, X-rays, or harming the body. The intravital observation device comprises a light source that irradiates light having a wavelength peak in a wavelength region of 800 to 1000 nm onto the living body and an imaging device that outputs an image data obtained by receiving the light that has passed through the living body. The imaging device is a digital camera whose minimum detection light amount per output at a time when receiving the light of 0.4 to 10 μW is less than or equal to 0.055 μW/bit. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120268580 | PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH INTELLIGENT ROBOTIC FUNCTIONS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - Disclosed is a portable computing device with intelligent robotic functions, including: an input projector providing a user interface screen for user input and mounted with a camera for capturing and recognizing a user behavior on the user interface screen; a main board recognizing a user command according to the user behavior and generating service and contents according to the user command; and an output projector outputting the generated contents. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120268581 | CONTROLLED ACCESS TO FUNCTIONALITY OF A WIRELESS DEVICE - Various embodiments of the invention may be used to verify that a person being authorized by biometric techniques to use a device is a living person and not some form of recording intended to spoof the system. Some embodiments may try to cause a change in a measured biometric feature, and compare images taken before and after the change to verify the change occurred. In some embodiments, multiple stages of verification may be used, either to increase the difficulty of spoofing the security system, or to provide different levels of security for different levels of access to the device's functionality. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120274755 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HUMAN DETECTION AND COUNTING USING BACKGROUND MODELING, HOG AND HAAR FEATURES - A system for adaptive learning based human detection for channel input of captured human image signals, the system comprising: a sensor for tracking real-time images of an environment of interest; a feature extraction and classifiers generation processor for extracting a plurality of features and classifying the features associated with time-space descriptors of image comprising background modeling, Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HOG) and Haar like wavelet; a processor configured to process extracted feature classifiers associated with plurality of real-time images; combine the plurality of feature classifiers of time-space descriptors; evaluate a linear probability of human detection based on a predetermined threshold value of the feature classifiers in a time window having at least one image frame; a counter for counting the number of humans in the real-time images; and a transmission device configured to send the final human detection decision and number thereof to a storage device. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120281079 | Systems and methods for automatic skin-based identification of people using digital images - Systems and methods are provided for automatic identification of a person based on an analysis of the person's skin. In one embodiment, a method for automatically identifying a person comprises acquiring white-light and UV images of a portion of the person's skin, generating a skin mask from the white-light image, and comparing the skin mask with a pre-stored skin mask of the person. If a substantial match is not found between the two skin masks, the person is not identified, and an error message such as “wrong person” or “person unknown” is returned. Otherwise, the method proceeds to obtain results associated with certain skin conditions using at least the UV image. The results are compared with pre-stored results to determine if the person is the right person or the wrong person. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120281080 | USER BEHAVIOR TRACING METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM USED IN TOUCH SCREEN TERMINALS - A user behavior tracing method for a touch screen terminal includes capturing display content of a touch screen of the touch screen terminal through snapshotting, and capturing, through a sensing element of the touch screen, a coordinate corresponding to an operating behavior that is performed on the display content by a user; and outputting information of the captured display content of the touch screen and information of the captured coordinate corresponding to the operating behavior that is performed on the display content by the user. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120287254 | SKIN PATTERN IMAGE COLLECTION DEVICE, COLLECTION METHOD AND SKIN PATTERN MATCHING SYSTEM - Provided is a skin pattern image collection device wherein it is possible to obtain a fingerprint image which has a high contrast and few distortions. The skin pattern image collection device is provided with a contact means in which two transparent sheets, which are formed with a plurality of grooves of the same shape arranged in a single direction on one surface, are overlapped, and an imaging means which is disposed so as to receive the light from the surface, on which the grooves are formed, of the contact means, wherein the contact means refracts the light, which is outputted from the transparent sheet that is farther from the imaging means of the two transparent sheets disposed on the contact means, in a roughly normal direction by means of the transparent sheet that is closer to the imaging means, thereby collecting the pattern of skin which is in contact with the transparent sheet that is farther from the imaging means. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120293642 | MULTI-BIOMETRIC ENROLLMENT KIOSK INCLUDING BIOMETRIC ENROLLMENT AND VERIFICATION, FACE RECOGNITION AND FINGERPRINT MATCHING SYSTEMS - A biometric and identity enrollment kiosk for collecting personal data includes a slidable main module and at least one modifiable section removably coupled to the main module. The main module includes a processor and one or more biometric sensing devices coupled to the processor. The one or more biometric sensing devices include a right fingerprint sensor coupled to the processor and a left fingerprint sensor coupled to the processor. The right fingerprint sensor is positioned proximate a right end of the main module and the left fingerprint sensor is positioned proximate a left end of the main module. The right fingerprint sensor is positioned a predetermined distance apart from the left fingerprint sensor. The at least one modifiable section includes at least one first input device coupled to the processor. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120300049 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AGE, AND AGE-DEPENDENT SELECTION OF COSMETIC PRODUCTS - A method for determining the skin age of consumers and a device suitable for implementing the method. The skin age is determined by capturing a predetermined skin area optoelectronically. The image data obtained during capturing the skin area are stored in an intermediate memory. Thereafter the color distribution and/or the color space are determined by means of image analysis. The determination is performed integratively, the result also being stored in an intermediate memory. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120300050 | METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING THE TONE OF THE SKIN AND INTEGUMENTS - A method and apparatus for characterizing the tone of the skin or integuments uses an apparatus capturing a digital image of a skin zone. The image is defined by a multiplicity of pixels (N) and transmitted to a digital image processing device for splitting the digital image into R, G and B colour planes. The apparatus includes means for extracting each of these planes R, G, B; and on each plane, calculation means for logging the grey level value for each of the pixels, i.e. N values, which are optionally processed to obtain a value characteristic of the grey levels for each plane, corresponding to a value characteristic of the colour; as well as the luminosity value L*. The apparatus also characterizes the tone of the skin or integuments on the basis of the combination of the value characteristic of the colour and of the Luminosity value L*. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120300051 | IMAGING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY METHOD USING THE SAME - An imaging apparatus includes: a first imaging optical system that obtains a first photographic subject image; a second imaging optical system that is capable of obtaining a second photographic subject image which is more telephoto than the first photographic subject image obtained by the first imaging optical system; a first imaging section that converts an image signal of the first photographic subject image into first image data; a second imaging section that converts an image signal of the second photographic subject image into second image data; a display that displays the first photographic subject image by the first image data and the second photographic subject image by the second image data; and a controller that controls the display such that an indicator frame that indicates an imaging range of the second photographic subject image is displayed in the first photographic subject image displayed on the display. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120307031 | BIOMETRIC INFORMATION PROCESS DEVICE, BIOMETRIC INFORMATION PROCESS METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A biometric information process device includes: a biometric sensor obtaining a plurality of biometric images of a user; a detection portion detecting a surface reflection region of the plurality of biometric images; and a storage portion storing biometric information obtained from biometric images included in the plurality of biometric images, the biometric images having a different surface reflection region from each other. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120307032 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an image processing device including a specifying unit configured to specify a part of a living body within a first image on the basis of a characteristic amount of the first image capturing skin of the living body, and a setting unit configured to set a capturing condition under which a second image indicating a state of the skin of the part is captured in response to the specified part. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120307033 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING USER ENGAGEMENT BEHAVIOR WITH A MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE IN A REAL TIME ENVIRONMENT AND A METHOD THEREOF - This invention is a system to determine a user's engagement behavior in a real time environment when the user is engaging with a multimedia interface. The system receives at least one selected score from at least one user, captures and stores the at least one received selected score, at least one facial expression of at least one user, at least one visual of the multimedia interface of the at least one user's engagement and the time of the at least one user's engagement. The data determines the user engagement behavior and is presented using a means of presenting data. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120307034 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - To propose, in a skin detecting technique using light having a plurality of different wavelengths, an optimum spectral characteristic of an optical filter and optimum wavelengths lambda1, lambda2 of irradiation Detection subject light for preventing external light from entering an imaging section, provided is an image processing apparatus to detect a skin region representing a human skin from an image. The apparatus includes: a first irradiator; a second irradiator; an incident light limiter; a generator to generate a first image and a second image on the basis of the reflected light which enters from the subject through the incident light limiter; and a detector to detect the skin region on the basis of the first image and the second image. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120314044 | IMAGING DEVICE - A digital signal circuit 18 detects a human body from an image signal obtained by photographing, and detects a face portion. A system control circuit 20 estimates an age of the human body from a proportion of a head portion to a shoulder potion of the human body, determines that the object is an infant if the estimated age is equal to or lower than a threshold age, and automatically flashes an LED 30 to attract the attention of the object. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120320178 | Camera-supported movement detection for movement compensation in real time in magnetic resonance imaging - The invention relates to a method for compensating patient movements in MRI scans in real time and to a device suitable for carrying out said method. The method involves the following steps: optically sensing a marking element ( | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120320179 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION-MERGING OF IMAGE WITH HUMAN VISION USING TRANSPARENT DISPLAY - We provide a device for combining tomographic images with human vision using a partially transparent display to merge the visual outer surface of an object with a simultaneous tomographic image from the interior of the object. The device may be used with various types of image modalities including ultrasound, CT, and MRI. The image captured device and the display may or may not be fixed to each other. If not fixed, the imaging device may provide a compensation device that adjusts the image on the partially transparent display to account for any change in the image capture device orientation or location. Methods for using such a device are also provided. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120320180 | ELECTRIC SHAVER WITH IMAGING CAPABILITY - System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120327206 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION AND NON-TRANSITORY MEDIUM STORING A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a camera, first and second feature region detectors, a plural operation command generators and a selector. The camera obtains an image of at least a part of a human body and generates image data of the obtained image. The first feature region detector detects a first feature region including a feature part of the human body from the image data and generates first feature region information defining the first feature region. The second feature region detector generates second feature region information defining a second feature region corresponding to the first feature region in a virtual space based on the first feature region information. The operation command generators generate operation commands corresponding to a plurality of partial spaces in the virtual space. The selector selects one of the operation command generators based on the second feature region information. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120327207 | LIGHTING DEVICE, IMAGE ANALYSIS DEVICE, IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD, AND EVALUATION METHOD - There is provided a lighting device for capturing a facial image of a subject by an image capturing unit in plural different near-infrared regions of light including a housing in which a substantially spherical space is formed by a spherical surface, the housing accommodating an entire face part of the subject; at least two light sources arranged at positions bilaterally symmetrical with the subject on the spherical surface to emit the light to light the substantially spherical space; an image capturing unit capturing an image of the entire face part; a first filter installed in front of the light source to block ultraviolet rays and infrared rays from the emitted light; a second filter installed in front of the lens to adjust an amount of the light, and a third filter installed in front of the lens to perform band-pass filtering corresponding to the different near-infrared regions. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130002845 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN ITEM WITHIN A SPECIFIED ZONE - The disclosure reveals a system for detecting one or more persons in a specified zone. A determination is whether there is a person in the zone. A presence determination module may indicate from a current image of the zone compared with a reference image of the zone, whether there is a person in or not in the zone. An illumination controller may assure that the zone is sufficiently illuminated for a current image sufficient for comparison with the reference image to determine a possible presence of a person in the zone. The illumination may be infrared. The system may be used to assure appropriate and adequate face velocity at a fume hood having the presence of a person and having minimal face velocity in the absence of a person at the fume hood. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130010094 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD VOLUME IN A PHYSICAL SAMPLE - One method for estimating the extracorporeal blood volume in a portion of a physical sample includes: extracting a feature from a portion of an image of the sample; tagging the portion of the image of the sample with a blood volume indicator according to the extracted feature; and estimating the extracorporeal blood volume in at least the portion of the physical sample, associated with the portion of the image of the sample, according to the blood volume indicator. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130010095 | FACE RECOGNITION DEVICE AND FACE RECOGNITION METHOD - A face recognition device includes: an image capture unit, an area detection unit, a feature amount extraction unit, a distance estimation unit and a feature amount update unit. The image capture unit is configured to capture an image of an object. The area detection unit is configured to detect a given area of the object based on an image obtained as an image capture result of the image capture unit. The feature amount extraction unit is configured to extract a feature amount within the given area detected by the area detection unit. The distance estimation unit is configured to estimate a distance between the image capture unit and the given area. The feature amount update unit is configured to update the feature amount extracted by the feature amount extraction unit based on the distance estimated by the distance estimation unit. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130016201 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF A CLASS OF OBJECTS - An apparatus and method for providing automatic threat detection using passive millimeter wave detection and image processing analysis. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130021459 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING SPEECH ACTIVITY DETECTION USING FACIAL FEATURE DETECTION - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for processing audio. A system configured to practice the method monitors, via a processor of a computing device, an image feed of a user interacting with the computing device and identifies an audio start event in the image feed based on face detection of the user looking at the computing device or a specific region of the computing device. The image feed can be a video stream. The audio start event can be based on a head size, orientation or distance from the computing device, eye position or direction, device orientation, mouth movement, and/or other user features. Then the system initiates processing of a received audio signal based on the audio start event. The system can also identify an audio end event in the image feed and end processing of the received audio signal based on the end event. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130021460 | Interactive Hair Grooming Apparatus, System, and Method - The present invention relates to an intelligent interactive apparatus, system and method that aligns with grooming tools such as hair clippers or trimmers. More particularly, the present invention relates to a hair clipper having an attached imaging apparatus assembly that is linked to a display output device allowing for more intelligent and consistent hair grooming views and overall control. The clipper imaging apparatus assembly of the present invention allows for an intelligent interactive system wherein the method used makes a user capable of a more accurate hair grooming experience. The present invention's system is linked by superimposed hair design overlays, and an interactive imaging apparatus for an improved viewing method. The imaging device enables a more accurate grooming experience using an imaging sensor that intelligently follows a grid mapping axis process using predictive analytics to reduce grooming errors and difficulty. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130021461 | SAMPLE APPLICATOR SENSING AND POSITIONING - Systems and methods for positioning a sample applicator relative to a substrate include: (a) obtaining an image of the sample applicator in proximity to the substrate, where the image includes a direct image region corresponding to the sample applicator and a first reflected image region corresponding to an image of the sample applicator reflected from a surface of the substrate; (b) determining a position of an edge of the sample applicator in the direct image region; (c) determining a position of a reflected edge of the sample applicator in the first reflected image region; (d) determining a distance between the edge of the sample applicator and the reflected edge of the sample applicator; and (e) determining the position of the sample applicator relative to the substrate based on the distance between the edges. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130027535 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PHRASE OUTPUT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In one aspect, an information processing system for determining complimentary phrases to present to a recipient is provided. The information processing system may receive an input image depicting a subject. A difference in appearance between the subject depicted in the input image and a model subject may be determined. One or more phrases (e.g., complimentary phrases) may be selected from a plurality of categorized phrase candidates based on the identified difference in appearance between the subject and the model subject. The difference in appearance may be determined by comparing selected features (e.g., skin, hair, eyes) of the subject with one or more predetermined features of the model subject. The model subject may be the same or different than the subject depicted in the input image. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130027536 | Electronic Camera and Image Processing Apparatus - An electronic camera includes an image pickup device, a memory, a face detecting section, a face recognizing section, and an object specifying section. The image pickup device photo-electrically converts an image of an object into an electric signal and generates an image signal as the electric signal. The memory has recorded registration data representing characterizing points of faces as recognizing targets. The face detecting section detects face areas in a shooting image plane based on the image signal and extracts characterizing points of faces of objects from the face areas. The face recognizing section determines whether or not the face areas are the recognizing targets based on data of the characterizing points corresponding to the face areas and on the registration data. The object specifying section specifies as a main object an object present on nearest side of the electronic camera of objects as the recognizing targets. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130027537 | CAR VIDEO RECORDER - A car video recorder includes a human body sensing device for generating a first signal when a person gets close to the device; an acceleration sensor for generating a second signal when it detects that an action is imposed on a car; a camera device for real time video recording; a control unit which detects whether the car starts; in case that the car flames out, if the control unit receives the first or second signal and the signal meets a predefined condition, then the control unit drives the camera device to automatically perform human body detection and human face recognition; after successful recognition, the control unit stores camera data as special data; and a memory at least including a first partition for storage of the special data therein. The car video recorder employs the microwave sensor and acceleration sensor and camera device cooperatively to realize the functions such as recognition of the human face, taking photos and video of the human face and safety transfer of the camera data carrying information related to the human face. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130033590 | Real-Time Skin Color Visualization and Classification Tool - The present invention makes use of a camera feed input to calculate in real time, and simultaneously display: the skin color of a subject, the most comparable colored item from a predetermined array of colored items, and the camera feed output. The simultaneous and real time feedback of the skin color and the selected colored item enable the user to adjust the camera until the closest match is identified. The user can at any point choose to view further details about a given item including purchasing a corresponding product online. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130033591 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - In an embodiment, an image processing device includes: a first calculating unit; a selecting unit; an extracting unit; a second calculating unit; a determining unit; and a generating unit. The first calculating unit calculates posture information of a subject from a first image including the subject. The selecting unit selects a second image associated with the posture information from a plurality of second images including clothing. The extracting unit extracts a first feature of the subject from a first contour in the first image and extracts a second feature from a second contour in the second image. The second calculating unit calculates a first difference between the first feature and the second feature. The determining unit determines a transparency that is higher as the first difference is larger. The generating unit generates a composite image combining the first image and the second image with the determined transparency. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130038712 | DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION ON THE WINDSCREEN OF AN AUTOMOBILE - The invention relates to a driving aid system incorporated into a vehicle comprising a windshield, the system comprising visual information that is not visible, disposed at several predefined locations on the windshield and a lighting device able to illuminate each of the predefined locations so as to cause the appearance thereat of the corresponding visual information in the field of vision of the driver. The visual information comprises at least a first group of identical information, and the system further comprises a unit for detecting the ocular point of the driver providing directional information to the light device which is adjusted so as to illuminate, depending on the directional information received, the predefined location of one of the items of information of the first group, situated in correspondence with the ocular point of the driver detected. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130044196 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF MEDICATION LOCATION - A method, apparatus and computer program stored on a non-volatile computer readable storage medium for confirming a pill in the mouth of a user. The computer program causing a general purpose computer to perform the steps of capturing one or more images of a user by an image capture device, confirming the position of the face of the user within the captured image by measuring a size of the face, and setting a predetermined portion of the face of the user to be a region of interest. An open mouth of the user is confirmed within the region of interest, and the open mouth of the user is classified as one of a mouth with a pill therein and a mouth without a pill therein. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130044197 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130044198 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL BASED ON FACE OR HAND GESTURE DETECTION - System and method for control using face detection or hand gesture detection algorithms in a captured image. Based on the existence of a detected human face or a hand gesture in an image captured by a digital camera, a control signal is generated and provided to a device. The control may provide power or disconnect power supply to the device (or part of the device circuits). The location of the detected face in the image may be used to rotate a display screen to achieve a better line of sight with a viewing person. The difference between the location of the detected face and an optimum is the error to be corrected by rotating the display to the required angular position. A hand gesture detection can be used as a replacement to a remote control for the controlled unit, such as a television set. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130057668 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DRIVER'S CONDITION USING INFRARED RAY SENSOR - A device for detecting driver's condition is provided. More specifically, an infrared ray (IR) sensor which includes a light-emitting unit that emits a light signal, and a light-receiving unit that receives the light signal, measures a distance to an obstacle in front of the IR sensor using a phase difference between a light signal emitted from the light-emitting unit and a light signal received by the light-receiving unit. Additionally, a camera photographs a driver's face and detects the driver's face from the photographed image. An electronic controller then determines whether a recognition error has occurred using data measured by the IR sensor and the camera, and analyzes a generated recognition error when a recognition error occurs. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130057669 | OPTICAL FINGERPRINT ACQUISITION APPARATUS - Provided is an optical fingerprint acquisition apparatus. The fingerprint acquisition apparatus has an improved optical lens unit and can correct distortion of an image caused by a light refractor. The optical lens unit includes two cylindrical lenses disposed so that an optical axis of incident light does not coincide with a central axis of the lenses. The optical lens unit corrects an image that is distorted into a rectangle by a light refractor, thereby restoring a square shape. In particular, the fingerprint acquisition apparatus is useful in the simultaneous acquisition of multiple fingerprints as well as the acquisition of a single fingerprint. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130057670 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An information processing apparatus comprises a first imaging unit for imaging a commodity, a commodity recognition unit for comparing the imaged commodity image with a pre-stored commodity image, and recognizing the imaged commodity based on the similarity with the pre-stored commodity image, a second imaging unit for imaging the face of a customer, a member determining unit for comparing the imaged face image with a pre-stored face image of each member, and determining whether the customer imaged by the second imaging unit is a member based on the similarity with the face imaging of each member obtained by the comparison and a preference giving unit for giving the customer who is determined as a member by the member determining unit a given preference when the amount of each commodity recognized by the commodity recognition unit is counted. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130063581 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM - It is provided an authentication system, comprising: a reader for obtaining identification information assigned to an identification device held by a subject; an authentication device for authenticating the identification information obtained by the reader; a camera for photographing a facial image of the subject; and a management device which is coupled to a terminal for issuing an alarm and which includes an image database in which the facial image photographed by the camera is accumulated, in which the management device is configured to: search the image database by using information obtained by at least one of the reader and the camera on an occasion of the authentication; determine a reliability of the authentication based on a result of analyzing the retrieved facial image; and transmit data for issuing the alarm to the terminal in a case where it is determined that the reliability is low. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130070073 | BIOLOGICAL IMAGING DEVICE AND BIOLOGICAL IMAGING METHOD - A biological imaging device comprising: an irradiation unit which emits parallel light onto a first part in a living body; and an imaging unit which takes images of the first part and a second part that is connected to the first site. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130070074 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE TACTILE SENSATION IMAGING - A tactile sensor, computer readable medium, methods of using and manufacturing the tactile sensor, and methods and apparatuses for processing the information generated by the tactile sensor. The tactile sensor includes a planar optical waveguide comprised of a flexible and transparent layer; a light configured to direct light into the optical waveguide; a light sensor or an imager facing the optical waveguide and configured to generate signals from light scattered out of the optical waveguide; and a controller which may be configured to generate an image of the object and characteristics of the object. The waveguide may be configured so that some of the light directed into the optical waveguide is scattered out of the waveguide if the waveguide is deformed by being pressed against the object. A finite element and a neural network are used to estimate mechanical characteristics of the objects. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130076880 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - An image processing method includes the following steps. The first step is utilizing a linear image capturing apparatus with odd number of image capturing units to capture image portions of object. Next step is taking the image portions which are captured by the first-end and the right-end image capturing units as the reference and comparing the image portions which are captured by the central image capturing units with the reference so as to correct and eliminate the overlapped noise. Next step is interlacing and re-constructing the processed image portions which have no overlapped portions as the integrated image. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130076881 | FACIAL DIRECTION DETECTING APPARATUS - A facial direction detecting apparatus includes a nostril extracting unit for extracting the nostrils of a person from among multiple characteristic portions that are extracted by a characteristic portion extracting unit. The nostril extracting unit extracts the nostrils as the characteristic portion having a greatest amount of movement from among all of the multiple characteristic portions. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130076882 | TEST PREPROCESSING APPARATUS, TEST PREPROCESSING METHOD, AND SPECIMEN PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, a test preprocessing method includes, detecting a brightness of a specimen based on image of the specimen acquired by capturing the specimen before test processing of the specimen, and detecting a chylous state of the specimen based on the brightness, and detecting a hue of the specimen based on the image, and detecting a hemolytic state of the specimen based on the hue. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130083183 | HOST, OPTICAL LENS MODULE AND DIGITAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A digital diagnostic system with interchangeable lenses includes a host and at least one optical lens module, wherein the host without any optical lens having curved surface includes a focus adjustment module which drives an image capture module to linearly move. Therefore, the optical system of the optical lens module can be designed independently, and no need to include focus adjustment mechanism, so that the optical design of the optical lens module can be greatly simplified, and the system allows a greater mechanism tolerance, thereby reducing manufacturing difficulty and manufacturing cost. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130088582 | SURGICAL TELESCOPE WITH DUAL VIRTUAL-IMAGE SCREENS - A surgical telescope includes a front frame configured to be positioned in front of a use's eyes, and a camera coupled to the front frame. The camera is configured to generate image information of a scene viewed by the camera. The surgical telescope further includes a circuit coupled to the camera and is configured to receive the image information from the camera and process the image information for display. The surgical telescope further includes a virtual-imaging screen disposed in the front frame and coupled to the circuit. The virtual-imaging screen is configured to: be position in front of a user's eyes, receive the image information from the circuit, and display images from image information. The surgical telescope further includes a lens positioned over the virtual-imaging screen for creating virtual images of the images displayed on the virtual-imaging screen. The virtual images are behind the virtual-imaging screen. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130093869 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus comprises a customer specification section, a salesclerk specification section and a notification section. The customer specification section specifies a customer as a received target is watching an advertising information displayed on an advertising apparatus advertising a commodity. The salesclerk specification section specifies a salesclerk as a notified target based on at least one of the advertising information that the customer as the received target is watching specified by the customer specification section and the position of each salesclerk. The notification section notifies the existence of the customer as the received target specified by the customer specification section to a portable communication terminal carried by the salesclerk as the notified target specified by the salesclerk specification section. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130100266 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINATION OF OBJECT TOPOLOGY - Electronic devices may include imaging systems with camera modules and light sources. A camera module may be used to capture images while operating one or more light sources. Operating the light sources may generate changing illumination patterns on surfaces of objects to be imaged. Images of an object may be captured under one or more different illumination conditions generated using the light sources. Shadow patterns in the captured images may change from one image captured under one illumination condition to another image captured under a different illumination condition. The electronic device may detect changes in the shadow patterns between multiple captured images. The detected changes in shadow patterns may be used to determine whether an object in an image is a planar object or an object having protruding features. A user authentication system in the device may permit or deny access to the device based, in part, on that determination. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130100267 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING FINGERPRINTS - An apparatus and method for detecting fingerprints simultaneously. The apparatus includes a fingerprint sensor having a fingerprint input window on which fingers can simultaneously be placed. Fingerprint regions can be separated from a source-fingerprint image captured by the fingerprint sensor, and the fingerprint regions can be individually processed to generate fingerprint data. The fingerprint regions may be processed by a multi fingerprint region recognizing method such as a morphology calculation for image processing. Therefore, fingerprint regions can be rapidly recognized, as compared with a related-art method of using features of fingerprints, and the fingerprint sensor can have a simple structure because it is unnecessary to separate fingerprint regions using a mechanical structure as in the related art. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130100268 | EMERGENCY DETECTION AND RESPONSE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Disclosed herein are automated emergency detection and response systems and methods, in accordance with different embodiments of the invention. In some embodiments, a system is provided for detecting and responding to a potential emergency event occurring in respect of a user in or near a designated area. The system comprises one or more sensors disposed in or near the area and a controller operatively coupled to the one or more sensors to receive sensor data therefrom indicative of the user's condition. The controller is further operatively coupled to a designated device in or near the area, operation of the designated device previously identified to effect capture of sensor data. The controller operating on stored statements and instructions to process the sensor data in automatically identifying the event therefrom, communicate a command to the designated device to alter operation thereof based on the previously identified effect so to improve capture of additional sensor data, process the additional sensor data to determine a level of assistance required by the user in response to the event. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130100269 | System and Method for Assessing an Individual's Physical and Psychosocial Abilities - A system is presented for assessing an individual's physical or psychosocial abilities. The system comprises a server having a processor and non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the system. The non-transitory computer readable medium has instructions encoded thereon to receive a video-audio data stream from one or more video cameras in communication with the server, establish a threshold for a parameter that can be measured using the video-audio data streams received, measuring the parameter using the video-audio data streams received, and comparing the measure parameter with the threshold. From the comparison of the measured parameter and the threshold the individual's physical or psychosocial abilities can be assessed. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130100270 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME - A person is detected as a subject from an image obtained by image capture, and information, for example, the number of such subjects, is obtained as subject-related information. Then, the greater the number of subjects, the more a setting of a condition that the subjects should satisfy is relaxed. As a result, in an image processing apparatus having a function that identifies a subject state, the usability of that function that identifies the subjects can be improved even in a case in which multiple subjects are present. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130107026 | REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS AND GESTURE RECOGNITION METHOD FOR REMOTE CONTROL APPARATUS | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130107027 | Control and monitoring device for vehicle | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130107028 | Microphone Device, Microphone System and Method for Controlling a Microphone Device | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130107029 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING INFANTS | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130113909 | Surgical light and video control system and method of use - A system for illuminating and recording an image of an operative field during a medical procedure is presented. The system includes a first light source assembly, a second light source assembly, and a controller. The first and second light source assemblies include a light source operable to illuminate the operative field, a camera operable to record the image of the operative field, and a sensor operable to detect motion from the light source assemblies. The controller is in communication with the first and second light source assemblies. The controller is configured to send operational commands to the light source assemblies based on feedback from the sensors. One of the operational commands is a recording command. The controller is configured to send the recording command to either the camera in the first or second light source assembly. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130113910 | DRIVING ASSISTANT SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING WARNING FUNCTION FOR RISK LEVEL - A driving assistant system and method having a warning function for alerting a driver of a risk level, which synthetically determines a running speed of a vehicle, a driver's inattention, a road condition, and the like and provides a warning corresponding to a degree of risk (risk level) to the driver. In particular, a calculated data value corresponding to a degree of a driver's drowsy or careless status is compared to calculation values corresponding to a vehicle speed and the degree of risk of a road to predetermined reference values corresponding to the output values and outputs at least one warning message alerting a driver of risk levels according to the comparison result. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130128021 | ROTATABLE PRESENTATION BILLBOARD - A billboard includes an image capturing device, a processor, and a driving unit. The image capturing device uses a camera to capture consecutive scene images of a scene area. The processor uses a geometric figure to mark a figure in each captured image. If the center of the geometric figure is not the center of the captured image, the processor generates a control signal to direct the driving unit to rotate the billboard until the center of the geometric figure is the center of the captured image. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130128022 | INTELLIGENT MOTION CAPTURE ELEMENT - Intelligent motion capture element that includes sensor personalities that optimize the sensor for specific movements and/or pieces of equipment and/or clothing and may be retrofitted onto existing equipment or interchanged therebetween and automatically detected for example to switch personalities. May be used for low power applications and accurate data capture for use in healthcare compliance, sporting, gaming, military, virtual reality, industrial, retail loss tracking, security, baby and elderly monitoring and other applications for example obtained from a motion capture element and relayed to a database via a mobile phone. System obtains data from motion capture elements, analyzes data and stores data in database for use in these applications and/or data mining. Enables unique displays associated with the user, such as 3D overlays onto images of the user to visually depict the captured motion data. Enables performance related equipment fitting and purchase. Includes active and passive identifier capabilities. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130128023 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL CLOTHING EXPERIENCES - A system for generating a virtual clothing experience has a display for mounting with a wall, one or more digital cameras for capturing first images of the person standing in front of the display, an image processing module for synthesizing the first images and for generating a display image on the display that substantially appears, to the person, like a reflection of the person in a mirror positioned at the display. The cameras capture second images of a garment with the person; the module synthesizes the second images with the first images to generate the image that substantially appears, to the person, that the reflection wears the garment. A home version of the system may be formed with a home computer and a database storing garment images in cooperation with a manufacturer. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130135454 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device including an optical system having a lens; an imaging section that converts a subject image formed on the optical system to an electrical signal; a detecting section that detects a human body using an edge pattern of an image signal obtained by the imaging section; and a control section that drives the lens to perform focus control based on a change in a size of the human body detected in time series in a plurality of images. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130135455 | Face-Directional Recognition Driven Display Control - To present a more attractive image showing a product before a customer for advertisement, a display control system is provided. This system is supposed to be deployed in different sites of a store, shop or shopping mall. The system includes: a server for storing image data representing a plurality of images corresponding to advertisement contents; a controller connected to the server; and a plurality of displays and cameras arranged near an exhibited product for advertisement. When a person is near the exhibited product, a plurality of cameras capture the person from different angles, captured image data is sent to the controller and processed and analyzed by the controller. Then, the controller infers the person's interest, selects a more suitable image to the person based on the person's interest, and transmits image data to any of the displays so as to change a displayed image according to the person's interest. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130141558 | HANDPIECE WITH INTEGRATED OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR PHOTOTHERMAL RADIOMETRY AND LUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS - An apparatus is provided for performing photothermal measurements on a object. The apparatus, which may be provided as a handpiece, houses optical components including a laser, an infrared detector, a dichroic beamsplitter, and focusing and beam directing optics for the delivery of a laser beam to, and the collection of photothermal radiation from, a measured object. Some of the optical components may be provided on an optical bench that is directly attached to a thermally conductive tip portion for the passive heat sinking of internal optical components. The apparatus may further include a sampling optical element and a photodetector for the detection of luminescence, and a camera for obtaining an image of the object during a diagnostic procedure. The apparatus may be employed for the scanning of a tooth to determine an oral health status of the tooth. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130141559 | ADAPTIVE MULTI-MODAL INTEGRATED BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION DETECTION AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS - A surveillance system is provided that includes at least one sensor disposed in a security area of a surveillance region to sense an occurrence of a potential security breach event; a plurality of cameras is disposed in the surveillance region; at least one camera thereof has a view of the security area and can be configured to automatically gather biometric information concerning at least one subject person in the vicinity of the security area in response to the sensing of a potential security breach event; one or more other of the plurality of cameras can be configured to search for the at least one subject person; a processing system is programmed to produce a dossier corresponding to the at least one subject person to match biometric information of one or more persons captured by one or more of the other cameras with corresponding biometric information in the dossier. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130155217 | AUDIO PLAYER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An audio player comprises a memory, a camera, a processor and an audio player. The memory stores a playing mode lookup table, loads a plurality of standard facial information to different age groups and a plurality of playing modes, and each playing mode corresponding to an age group. The camera captures a facial picture of a user. The processor analyzes and distinguishes facial information of the facial picture to select a corresponding playing mode according to the distinguished facial information. The audio controller controls volume and playing time length according to the playing mode selected by the processor. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130162791 | VEHICULAR WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicular warning system includes an image information generating module for generating image information associated with a driver and a position of a vehicle, an operation information generating module for generating operation information associated with operation of the vehicle, and a processing module determining first and second risk values respectively with reference to the image information and the operation information, determining a risk index with reference to the first and second risk values, and generating an alert-triggering signal to be received by an alert module that generates an alert signal of one of sound, light and pictures in response to the alert-triggering signal when the risk index reaches a predetermined index threshold. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130162792 | NOTIFYING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A notifying method includes: capturing images around a taxi through at least one camera; detecting the images obtained by the camera to find out whether there are persons in the images; comparing the person in the image with images stored in a storing module when there is a person in the image captured by the camera; outputting a first signal when the person in the image obtain by the camera is the same as one of the images stored in the storing module; outputting a second signal to a notifying unit; and notifying a driver of the taxi that there is a passenger around the taxi through the notifying unit. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130162793 | System for Reconstructing Optical Properties in a Diffusing Medium, Comprising a Pulsed Radiation Source and at Least Two Detectors of Two Different Types, and Associated Reconstruction Method - The system according to the invention for reconstructing optical properties of a diffusing medium, the reconstruction system comprises:
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| 20130162794 | DRIVER MONITORING APPARATUS - A driver monitoring apparatus includes a detection section, a warning section and a changing operation section. The detection section detects at least one of a face direction and an eye direction of the driver, and generates a detection information regarding the at least one of the face direction and the eye direction detected. The warning section determines whether the driver has an inattentive drive by comparing the detection information to a reference information, and generates a warning when it is determined that the driver has the inattentive drive. The changing operation section receives an operation for changing the reference information, and changes a current reference information set before receiving the operation to a new reference information according to the operation received. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130162795 | IMAGING AND EVALUATING EMBRYOS, OOCYTES, AND STEM CELLS - Methods, compositions and kits for determining the developmental potential of one or more embryos or pluripotent cells and/or the presence of chromosomal abnormalities in one or more embryos or pluripotent cells are provided. These methods, compositions and kits find use in identifying embryos and oocytes in vitro that are most useful in treating infertility in humans. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130162796 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGING, DETECTING, AND MONITORING SURFICIAL AND SUBDERMAL INFLAMMATION - Described are imaging apparatus and methods for imaging an area of interest, such as selected regions on a surface of a human or other living subject, by thermal and non-thermal means. Methods of using the apparatus to detect and monitor wounds in an area of interest on a subject are also described. The apparatus and methods have particular utility for detection and monitoring of ulcerations and general wound degradations, as well as of conditions that could result in formation of such lesions. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130169778 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED ALERTS - A method, system and apparatus for automated alerts are provided. Communication, via a processor and communication interface of a communication device, occurs with one or more remote communication devices in a communication session. Data is received at the processor, from a camera device. In response, to the data, an alert is transmitted, via the communication interface, to the one or more remote communication devices in the communication session. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130169779 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING HEAD RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTIONS - A method for determining HRTF includes obtaining a plurality of reference images of different respective ears, one or more of the reference images associated with a corresponding pre-determined HRTF information, obtaining information regarding an input image that includes an image of an ear of a subject, comparing the information regarding the input image with information regarding the reference images using a processor, and selecting one of the pre-determined HRTF information based at least in part on a result of the act of comparing. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130169780 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DUAL LENS FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION - A dual lens fingerprint identification method comprises following steps. A first fingerprint image and a second fingerprint image of a finger in contact with a touch panel are captured by a first lens and a second lens respectively. The first fingerprint image and the second fingerprint image are partially overlapped with each other. An image processing procedure is performed to merge the first fingerprint image and the second fingerprint image into a third fingerprint image, and a calculation procedure is performed to compare a plurality of fingerprint characteristic points captured from the third fingerprint image with a plurality of preset characteristic points captured from a preset fingerprint image. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130169781 | Method and Apparatus for Identification - A method and system for de-identifying a video sequence are provided. The method may include the steps of capturing a video sequence, comprising a number of individual frames, including one or more users performing one or more actions, and using activity recognition to recognize one of the one or more actions. One or more of the plurality of frames may be defined as comprising the recognized one or more actions, and a portion of the one or more of the plurality of frames may be identified to remain visible. The non-identified portions of the one or more of the plurality of frames and the non-defined frames may be de-identified. This method may be applied to the determine of whether a user has ingested a medication pill. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130169782 | DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A diagnostic imaging apparatus and a method of operating the diagnostic imaging apparatus. The diagnostic imaging apparatus includes: a probe that scans a subject, into which a contrast agent is injected, to obtain a scan signal; and a display unit that displays a scan video image obtained based on the scan signal, on a first region of a screen, and N captured images from the scan video image on a second region of the screen, where N is a natural number. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130169783 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus includes: an image receiver which receives an image signal; an image processor which processes the image signal received by the image receiver according to a preset image processing operation; a display unit which displays thereon an image based on the image signal that is processed by the image processor; a camera which captures a predetermined subject an generates a first image; and a controller which determines the subject from the first image generated by the camera, generates a second image including the subject by automatically adjusting the first image according to a preset image standard by focusing on the determined subject, and displays the second image on the display unit. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130169784 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes a detector and an image processing unit. The detector executes image pickup operations in which electrical signals based on radiation are output and executes, in a period between a first image pickup operation and a second image pickup operation, a first inter-image pickup operation for suppressing a lag generated by the first image pickup operation and a second inter-image pickup operation for obtaining dark signals from the detector after the first inter-image pickup operation. The signal processing unit calculates a correction coefficient using a first time ts, a second time te, and the dark signals, predicts an amount of offset to be included in electrical signals of the second image pickup operation using a third time ts′, a fourth time te′, and the correction coefficient, and executes calculation using the electrical signals and the amount of offset output from the detector in the second image pickup operation. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130169785 | METHOD OF DETECTING AND IMPROVING OPERATOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ON AGRICULTURAL MACHINES - Methods, systems and apparatus are presented that can warn a machine operator of an object in a machine path when an operator is not looking in the machine travel direction. A situational awareness detector (SAD) can be configured to determine operator orientation and operator sight direction or field of view. A SAD can be configured to determine machine or implement travel path and whether an object of interest such as a boundary, pond, rock pile, etc. is positioned within the travel path. By comparing operator line of sight or field of view with machine and/or implement travel path, a SAD can determine operator awareness of the object in the travel path. If an operator is unaware of the object, an alert can be provided. If a determination is made that an operator is aware of an object, a system of the invention can refrain from providing an alert. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130169786 | TELEVISION, CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR THE TELEVISION - A television, a control method and a control device for the television are disclosed in the present invention. The control method for the television includes the following steps of: obtaining motion track points of a moving target and fitting the motion track points into a motion curve; calculating angle information corresponding to the motion track points on the motion curve; judging whether the angle information corresponding to a first track point in the motion track points and the angle information corresponding to a second track point in the motion track points are in the same preset range, wherein the first and second track points are adjacent; and when the angle information corresponding to the first track point and the angle information corresponding to the second track point are not in the same preset range, generating a control instruction to control the action of the television. By the present invention, a user can conveniently control the television by utilizing gestures. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130176412 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SINGLE-HANDEDLY SELF-PHOTOGRAPHING - The present invention provides a self-photographing device for taking pictures single-handedly. The self-photographing device can accommodate various digital cameras, single-lens camera, and camera phones, and can provide an adequate distance between the camera and the photographer for better self-shooting. The self-photographing device comprises a picture-taking unit, a stage rotation unit, a telescopic pole unit, a folding joint unit and a grip unit. After use, the self-photographing device can be folded into a size not larger than 228×87×87 cm and is suitable for being carried in a handbag. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130176413 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTACT MONITORING - Methods and apparatus for monitoring communication of contacts for identifying contacts for potential supervision are disclosed. The method can include electronically monitoring communication between an agent and a customer associated with a contact. The method can include monitoring the communication for one or more characteristics of the communication. The method can include automatically identifying, based on the one or more characteristics of the communication, that the contact includes a risk of producing a negative customer response. The method can include presenting the identified contact to a supervisor. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130176414 | INTELLIGENT TRACKING DEVICE - An intelligent tracking device being carried by a support includes a camera unit, a sound detecting unit, a tracking control unit, a control unit, and a driving unit. The tracking control unit recognizes a human face and determines the position of the face. The control unit determines a movement of the recognized face according to the determined position and generates a control signal according to the determined movement of the recognized face. If no human face is recognizable in the view scope of the camera unit, the control unit activates the sound detecting unit, and the tracking control unit determines a direction and distance of a sound source relative to the intelligent tracking device according to the sound detected by the sound detecting unit, the driving unit drives the support to move according to the direction and distance. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130182092 | SAFE NURSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAFE NURSING SYSTEM - A safe nursing system includes a control unit and monitors movement of a patient on a bed. The control unit sets, for each patient, a correspondence relationship between a plurality of types of predetermined movements and a plurality of alert levels based on conditions; calculates a value of a predetermined index used to determine a predetermined movement of the patient; sets a predetermined condition to determine the predetermined movement; determines the predetermined movement based on the calculated value and the set predetermined condition; and outputs information indicating that the patient has performed the predetermined movement at the alert level indicated by the correspondence relationship set for the patient in accordance with the predetermined movement, under the condition that the predetermined movement has been determined to have been performed. It is possible to give a notification to a caregiver based on the condition of each patient. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130188031 | RISK RECOGNITION METHOD FOR USE IN VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM BASED ON HUMAN IDENTIFICATION - A risk recognition method based on human identification is disclosed, which identifies a human being from a captured image, such that it can recognize a dangerous situation of each person. The risk recognition method includes detecting a person from photographed image information, and identifying the detected person, thereby generating identification information for each person; extracting access control information for each person using the identification information; analyzing the access control information simultaneously while tracking a movement path for each person, and determining whether a dangerous situation for each person occurs; and if the dangerous situation occurs, selectively warning of the dangerous situation of the person who causes the dangerous situation. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130194406 | Targeted Delivery of Content - A targeted delivery of content and related metadata is made to users of various types of electronic devices that are adapted to render or play the content. Images of each user are captured at various times while various items of the content are being played. According to one embodiment the images are processed via one or more facial recognition algorithms so that the identity of each of the users, including their names, is determined. This data is stored in a central server thereby establishing a database of profiles of these users. The profiles are comprised of tracking information of content played by each of the users on a per-content basis. The central server either uses this tracking information directly or transmits it to another server or another business entity, such as for example another content provider, for use by the other business entity. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130201313 | CHILD SLEEP MONITOR - A child sleep monitor is disclosed. The device includes a base unit having a motion sensor. The base unit configured and arranged to play a pre-recorded message through the speaker when the motion sensor is activated. A camera and microphone are included in the base unit and are configured and arranged to transmit video and audio, respectively, to a monitor unit. The child sleep monitor may further include a projector that is configured and arranged to project images onto a surface for a predetermined time period. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130201314 | PASSING CONTROL OF GESTURE-CONTROLLED APPARATUS FROM PERSON TO PERSON - A television (TV) includes a display and a processor controlling the display and receiving signals representing human gestures. The processor is programmed to respond to gestures from a first viewer to control the display. Also, the processor is programmed to respond to gestures from a second viewer to control the display only responsive to a determination that the first viewer has both looked toward the second viewer, and that the first viewer has confirmed, as a separate act from looking toward the second viewer, a desire to transfer control of the TV to the second viewer. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130201315 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - A medical instrument is provided with: an image pickup section acquiring return light generated on the basis of light radiated to a subject; a frame rate setting section setting a frame rate of the image pickup section; a charge reading control section providing a blanking period between a period of reading pixels of the image pickup section and a next reading period, and controlling selection of pixels of the image pickup section to be read and a reading period on the basis of a value set by the frame rate setting section; and an illumination section providing the blanking period between the period of reading pixels of the image pickup section and the next reading period, and radiating special light to the subject during the blanking period provided by the charge reading control section. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130201316 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVER BASED CONTROL - A system and method in a building or vehicle for an actuator operation in response to a sensor according to a control logic, the system comprising a router or a gateway communicating with a device associated with the sensor and a device associated with the actuator over in-building or in-vehicle networks, and an external Internet-connected control server associated with the control logic implementing a PID closed linear control loop and communicating with the router over external network for controlling the in-building or in-vehicle phenomenon. The sensor may be a microphone or a camera, and the system may include voice or image processing as part of the control logic. A redundancy is used by using multiple sensors or actuators, or by using multiple data paths over the building or vehicle internal or external communication. The networks may be wired or wireless, and may be BAN, PAN, LAN, WAN, or home networks. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130201317 | BLOOD AND CELL ANALYSIS USING AN IMAGING FLOW CYTOMETER - Multimodal or multispectral images of cells comprising a population of cells are simultaneously collected. Photometric and/or morphometric image features identifiable in the images are used to identify differences between first and second populations of cells. The differences can include changes in a relative percentage of different cell types in each population, or a change in a first type of cell present in the first population of cells and the same type of cell in the second population of cells. The changes may be indicative of a disease state, indicative of a relative effectiveness of a therapy, or indicative of a health of the person from whom the cells populations were obtained. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130201318 | LEARNING METHOD AND SYSTEM USING DETACHED SENSOR - One embodiment includes a computer-implemented method using a window environment of a display, with a detached imaging sensor, to enable a user to learn. Another embodiment includes a computer-implemented system helping a user learn using a detached imaging sensor. In yet another embodiment, a computer-implemented system monitors automatically more than once a user's behavior while the user is working on materials. Through monitoring the user's volitional or involuntary behavior, the system determines whether to change what is to be presented by the display. The change could include providing rewards, punishments, and stimulation; or changing the materials. The system can also react by asking the user a question. Based on the user's response, the system may change to more appropriate materials, or different presentation styles. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130201319 | LEARNING METHOD AND SYSTEM USING DETACHED SENSOR - One embodiment includes a computer-implemented method using a window environment of a display, with a detached imaging sensor, to enable a user to learn. Another embodiment includes a computer-implemented system helping a user learn using a detached imaging sensor. In yet another embodiment, a computer-implemented system monitors automatically more than once a user's behavior while the user is working on materials. Through monitoring the user's volitional or involuntary behavior, the system determines whether to change what is to be presented by the display. The change could include providing rewards, punishments, and stimulation; or changing the materials. The system can also react by asking the user a question. Based on the user's response, the system may change to more appropriate materials, or different presentation styles. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130201320 | Fluoroscopy Apparatus, Fluoroscopy System, and Fluorescence-Image Processing Method - A fluoroscopy apparatus including: an illumination unit having a light source radiating illumination light and excitation light onto an observation target, a fluorescence-imaging unit acquiring a fluorescence image by imaging fluorescence generated at the observation target by the excitation light, a white-light-imaging unit acquiring a reference image by imaging light returning from the observation target by the illumination light, and an image-correction unit obtaining a correction fluorescence image by raising the luminance value of the fluorescence image to the power of a reciprocal of a first and second exponent obtained by a power approximation of a distance characteristic of luminance versus observation distance, for the fluorescence image, and that obtains a corrected fluorescence image by dividing the correction fluorescence image by the correction reference image. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130208102 | SKIN PICTURING DEVICE - The embodiment of the invention relates to a skin photographing apparatus. A skin photographing apparatus includes a bottom surface horizontally positioned; a subject-mounted portion vertically positioned to be perpendicular to the bottom surface, wherein a face of a person to be photographed is mounted on the subject-mounted portion; and a supporting portion for supporting a lower side of a camera so that the camera is mounted on an upper side of the supporting portion. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130215244 | REMOVING ENVIRONMENT FACTORS FROM SIGNALS GENERATED FROM VIDEO IMAGES CAPTURED FOR BIOMEDICAL MEASUREMENTS - What is disclosed is a system and method for automatically removing undesirable periodic or random background noise from heart rate measurement signals obtained from a video camera, ambient illuminator and other unknown electromagnetic sources to improve the overall reliability of biomedical measurements. In one embodiment, a time varying video image acquired over at least one imaging channel of a subject of interest is received. The video images are then segmented into a first region comprising a localized area where plethysmographic signals of the subject can be registered and a second region comprising a localized area of the environment where the plethysmographic signals cannot be registered. Both of the regions are exposed to the same environmental factors. The segmented video signals are pre-processed and the processed signals are subtracted from each other to generate an environmentally compensated signal. The environmentally compensated signal is then communicated to a computer system. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130215245 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HAND DISINFECTION QUALITY CONTROL - The invention is based on a method for hand disinfection quality control comprising the steps of providing a hand disinfection medium comprising a light reflecting particles responsive to light mostly outside the visible spectral range of light, applying the hand disinfection medium comprising the light reflecting particles in a prescribed manner for a prescribed time, illuminating the hands disinfected this way with a light source providing light in a spectral range for activating the reflecting particles. The method according to the invention further comprises the steps of providing digital images of the hands from both sides, and evaluating the images by a computer program in order to determine the cleanness of the hands. The invention also relates to an apparatus for implementing the method and assessing hand disinfection quality. The invention uses an apparatus that comprises a rigid case with side walls enclosing a light source for providing light of a predetermined spectral range mostly outside the visible range. The case is further provided with an opening on the front wall for introducing the hands to be exposed to the light of the light source. An imaging device is also attached to the case for taking images of the illuminated hands. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130215246 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR MEDICAL SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND SERVER - The present invention is to provide a medical system including a medical image capturing apparatus and a server that records a medical image, and the medical system includes: first and second examination status storage unit for storing an examination status of under examination or examination complete in the medical image capturing apparatus in each of the medical image capturing apparatus and the server; first control unit provided with a function of notifying the server of the examination status in the medical image capturing apparatus and a function of shifting the medical image capturing apparatus to a status of examination complete according to an instruction from the server; and second control unit for generating the instruction that changes from the server the examination status of the medical image capturing apparatus according to information of the examination status received from the medical image capturing apparatus and a status of the server. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130215247 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A MIRROR CAMERA - The subject matter discloses a system for communicating between a customer at a retail store and a mirror point used to generate media files at the retail store using a capture device, the system comprises a storage for storing contact information of the customer; a processor for enabling access of a customer's device to the mirror point; a communication module for transmitting the media files generated by the mirror point at the retail store to the customer's desired destination using the contact information stored at the storage structure. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130215248 | SAFE NURSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAFE NURSING SYSTEM - A safe nursing system that monitors movement of a patient on a bed includes a control unit and an image capturing unit disposed in a position from which an image including a side of a top surface of the bed can be captured. The control unit obtains image data captured by the image capturing unit; specifies feature points in an image of the patient in the obtained image data, and calculates a value of a predetermined index of the feature points used to determine a predetermined movement in the patient; sets a predetermined condition to determine the predetermined movement based on a region of the bed in the obtained image data; determines the predetermined movement based on the calculated value and the set predetermined condition; and outputs information indicating that the patient has performed the predetermined movement under the condition that the predetermined movement has been determined to have been performed. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130215249 | IMAGING APPARATUS FOR IMAGING AN OBJECT - The invention relates to an imaging apparatus for imaging an object ( | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130222564 | APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING FACE BASED ON ENVIRONMENT ADAPTATION - An apparatus for recognizing a face of a person adaptively controls brightness of illumination around the person through image analysis. The apparatus obtains an optimal image through the adaptive brightness control of the illumination regardless of various environments for face recognition. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130222565 | System and Method for Sensor Fusion of Single Range Camera Data and Inertial Measurement for Motion Capture - An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a motion capture system that can be coupled with a feedback system. The system can be used for collecting motion capture data about a user's position and/or movement and comparing that data to an exemplary position or movement to determine errors in the position or movement. The system can include a single range camera to provide color and depth data as well as inertial sensors to provide inertial measurements. Additionally, the system can provide feedback to the user to encourage correction of the errors the system finds with respect to the user's position and/or movement. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130229507 | INDOOR UNIT OF AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS - An indoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus is provided, the indoor unit which can easily cause a wireless remote controller to output sound and does not degrade the design of an appearance of a main body. A main body | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130229508 | Gesture Detection Based on Information from Multiple Types of Sensors - A method includes receiving a first output from a first sensor of an electronic device and receiving a second output from a second sensor of the electronic device. The first sensor has a first sensor type and the second sensor has a second sensor type that is different from the first sensor type. The method also includes detecting a gesture based on the first output and the second output according to a complementary voting scheme that is at least partially based on gesture complexity. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130235178 | MULTI-BAND INFRARED CAMERA SYSTEM OPTIMIZED FOR SKIN DETECTION - What is disclosed is a system and method for selecting the optimal wavelength ban combination for a multi-band infrared camera system which is optimized for skin detection. An objective function is constructed specifically for this application from classified performance and the algorithm generates wavelengths by maximizing the objective function. A specific wavelength band combination is selected which maximizes the objective function. Also disclosed is a 3-band and 4-band camera system with filters each having a transmittance of one of a combination of wavelength bands optimized to detect skin in the infrared band. The camera systems disclosed herein find their intended uses in a wide array of vehicle occupancy detection systems and applications. Various embodiments are disclosed. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130235179 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL BASED ON FACE OR HAND GESTURE DETECTION - System and method for control using face detection or hand gesture detection algorithms in a captured image. Based on the existence of a detected human face or a hand gesture in an image captured by a digital camera, a control signal is generated and provided to a device. The control may provide power or disconnect power supply to the device (or part of the device circuits). The location of the detected face in the image may be used to rotate a display screen to achieve a better line of sight with a viewing person. The difference between the location of the detected face and an optimum is the error to be corrected by rotating the display to the required angular position. A hand gesture detection can be used as a replacement to a remote control for the controlled unit, such as a television set. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130242072 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND RELATED IMAGE ACQUISITION AND COMPARISON SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An imaging apparatus and related image acquisition, storage and analysis systems and methods is disclosed. The imaging apparatus comprises a lighting source configured to reflect light off of a reflector to ensure consistent lighting of an object of interest for purposes of visual imaging and analysis. The related image acquisition, storage and comparison systems and methods allow for the acquisition, storage and comparison of images using software and various computers and other modules configured to perform such functions. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130242073 | IMAGE-CAPTURING CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF CAPTURING IMAGE - An image-capturing control apparatus includes a storage device, a calculation section, an obtaining section, and a compensating section. The storage device stores prepared relation data of prepared images of a target. Each prepared relation data indicates a relationship between information of a prepared luminance non-uniformity in corresponding one of the prepared images and a prepared capture distance. The calculation section calculates a current capture distance when a current image of the target is captured. The obtaining section obtains information of a target luminance non-uniformity from one of the prepared relation data when the current capture distance is equal to the prepared capture distance. The compensating section compensates a current luminance non-uniformity in the current image based on the information of the target luminance non-uniformity. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130242074 | GUIDANCE SYSTEM, DETECTION DEVICE, AND POSITION ASSESSMENT DEVICE - To appropriately guide a subject person while protecting a privacy of the subject person despite use of an captured image of the subject person, a guidance system includes: an image capturing unit capable of capturing an image containing a subject person from a first direction; a detection unit that detects a size of an image of the subject person from the image captured by the image capturing unit; and a guidance unit that provides guidance for the subject person based on a detection result of the detection unit. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130242075 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An image processing device for detecting a skin region representing a skin of a subject from a pickup image obtained by imaging said subject, the image processing device includes: a first irradiating section; a second irradiating section; an image pickup section; an adjusting section; and a skin detecting section. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130242076 | Methods, Systems, and Products for Gesture-Activation - Methods, systems, and products are disclosed recognizing gestures. A sequence of images is captured by a camera and compared to a stored sequence of images in memory. A gesture is then recognized in the stored sequence of images. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130250080 | MODULARIZED MOBILE HEALTH AND SECURITY SYSTEM - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for health and security monitoring. A sensory device monitors user voice and keystroke input, and measured safety factors such as user heart rate, ambient light and sound levels, the approach of vehicles, and detection by a camera of an approaching person optionally including information regarding the person's criminal background. If the sensory device and/or user determines a situation is occurring that meets trigger conditions, the sensory device issues a user notification, decreases speaker volume, and issues an alert to a local response group. The local response group comprises trustworthy strangers who may be able to respond more quickly than regular emergency responders to a typical 911 call. The alert may be wirelessly transmitted by a smartphone and has selectable content and urgency level. Users may include children, disabled or elderly persons, soldiers, policemen, security officers, and lone women. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130250081 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CAMERA ANGLES BY USING VIRTUAL PLANES DERIVED FROM ACTUAL IMAGES - An image output system includes a plurality of surgical instruments, where a positional and orientational relationship of each of the plurality of surgical instruments with respect to a target object of a patient's body is determined. The image output system further includes at least one video image capture unit positioned on each of the plurality of surgical instruments and configured to selectively capture actual images. An image generator is presented for selectively defining, generating, and assigning virtual images associated with the actual images relative to the target object of the patient's body, the virtual images derived from each of the plurality of surgical instruments. An image processor is also presented for processing the actual images captured and the virtual images generated. Additionally, an image output device for displaying combinations of the actual images captured and the virtual images generated in a plurality of configurations is presented. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130250082 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BODY SIZE AND METHOD OF DOING THE SAME - An objective is to provide a body measurement device capable of carrying out a body measurement, such as of abdominal girth or chest girth, with a simple configuration which eliminates moving components. This body measurement device comprises: light projection devices which project linear light beams so as to encircle a measurement subject within a measurement plane; image capture devices which are positioned on the perimeter of the measurement subject such that the total circumference of the linear light beams which are projected upon the measurement subject are captured, and the optical axis of each respective image capture optical assembly is positioned in an oblique direction with respect to the measurement plane; a database which, with the measurement plane divided into respective measurement ranges of the image capture devices, associates two-dimensional coordinates with respect to captured images of the image capture devices with two-dimensional coordinates with respect to the measurement plane; and a computing device which, with the measurement plane divided into the respective measurement ranges of the image capture devices, queries the database from two-dimensional coordinates of a point with respect to the linear light beams with respect to the captured images of the respective image capture devices corresponding to the measurement plane, identifies two-dimensional coordinates with respect to the measurement plane, and computes a circumference of a body surface of the measurement subject with respect to the measurement plane. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130250083 | System to monitor vehicle drivers with a camera - A system for monitoring vehicle drivers with a camera. The camera may capture an image with infra-red frequency. The camera may be coupled to a crypto-authenticating chip and/or a GPS circuit. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130250084 | ELECTRIC SHAVER WITH IMAGING CAPABILITY - System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130258084 | HYBRID ACTIVE AND PASSIVE PEOPLE METERING FOR AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT - Hybrid active and passive people metering for audience measurement is disclosed. An example method disclosed herein to perform people metering for audience measurement comprises obtaining an image sequence depicting a scene in which an audience is expected to be present, comparing an image sequence signature representative of the image sequence with a set of reference signatures to determine a comparison result, and controlling audience prompting performed by a people meter based on the comparison result. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130258085 | Foot Imaging and Measurement Apparatus - An apparatus for obtaining an image and measurements of a foot is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing holding a plate with a top surface to allow a user to stand on the apparatus. Within the interior of the housing is a compact mirror assembly arrangement that includes a plurality of mirrors to reflect the image of the foot from the top surface of the plate to at least one camera within the interior of the housing. The compact mirror assembly includes a top-facing mirror running along the longitudinal direction of the housing at an angle to the bottom surface. The top-facing mirror reflects the image of the foot from the top surface towards an angled mirror. The angled mirror is perpendicular to the bottom surface and is angled facing the top-facing mirror. The angled mirror reflects the image of the foot reflected from the top-facing mirror towards the camera. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130258086 | BIOMETRIC OBJECT SENSOR AND METHOD - A biometric image sensor system and method is disclosed which may comprise a first light source having a first wavelength λ | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130258087 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXECUTING FUNCTION USING IMAGE SENSOR IN MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus of executing a function using an image sensor in a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes detecting motion information from data input from an image sensor, determining whether the detected motion information corresponds to stored pattern information, and executing a function corresponding to the stored pattern information when the detected motion information corresponds to the stored pattern information. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130258088 | BLOOD VESSEL DISPLAY DEVICE - In a blood vessel display device that displays a blood vessel existing directly underneath a skin by performing near infrared ray photographing of the skin surface in a state in which the skin surface is irradiated with near infrared rays by using a near infrared ray irradiation device. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130258089 | Eye Gaze Based Image Capture - Gaze detection technology may be used to aim aimable optics on an imaging device. As a result, the user need not do anything more to direct the camera's line of sight than to look at something. In some embodiments, the camera may then adjust the focus and exposure based on the gaze target. In addition, the camera may keep track of how long the user looks at a given area within a scene and, if a time threshold is exceeded, the camera may zoom in to that gaze target. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130271589 | MEDICAL INSPECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE SAME - A medical inspection device which comprises a light-transmitting unit, a light-capturing unit detachably coupled to the light-transmitting unit and a hand-held display unit detachably coupled to the light-capturing unit. The light-transmitting unit comprises at least a first optical lens for receiving and transmitting light. The light-capturing unit comprises a light sensitive element and a signal output end connected to the light sensitive element, wherein the light sensitive element is configured to receive the light via the light-transmitting unit and to generate an electrical signal based on the received light. The hand-held display unit is configured to receive the electrical signal from the signal output end, wherein the hand-held display unit comprises a hand-held portion and a display portion for displaying an image based on the received electrical signal. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130271590 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-CONTACT BIOMETRIC SENSING - A non-contact biometric sensing device is described. The device includes a processing device, a user interface communicatively coupled to the processing device, a display communicatively coupled to the processing device, a laser doppler vibrometer sensor communicatively coupled to the processing device, and an infrared camera communicatively coupled to the processing device. The processing device is programmed to utilize mechanical motion data received from the laser doppler vibrometer sensor and thermal distributions data from the infrared camera to calculate biometric data, when signals originating from the laser doppler vibrometer sensor and the infrared camera are reflected back towards the device from a target. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130271591 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING INFORMATION FROM CHARACTERISTIC SIGNALS - The present invention relates to a device and a method for extracting information from detected characteristic signals. A data stream ( | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130286177 | LOCALIZED GLASS GLARE REDUCTION - In some embodiments a processor is to determine a head position of a person, to determine a field of view of the person in response to the determined head position, to identify areas of brightness in the field of view of the person, and to dim the areas of brightness in the field of view of the person in a localized manner (for example, without significantly dimming other areas in the field of view of the person). Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130293694 | MEDICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM - There is provided a medical support system in which a plurality of photography apparatuses and a portable-type viewer apparatus including a display unit are communicably connected to a server. The portable-type viewer apparatus includes: a selection unit that selects one of the plurality of photography apparatuses; and a photographer ID input unit that inputs a photographer ID that is an ID of a photographer photographing a subject using the selected photography apparatus. The selected photography apparatus further includes a transmission unit that transmits image data of the subject photographed by the selected photography apparatus to the server, and the server includes a recording unit that records the photographer ID and the transmitted image data in association with each other in a case where the photographer ID is input. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130300850 | Viewing and Processing Multispectral Images - Multispectral images, including ultraviolet light and its interactions with ultraviolet light-interactive compounds, can be captured, processed, and represented to a user. Ultraviolet-light related information can be conveniently provided to a user to allow the user to have awareness of UV characteristics and the user's risk to UV exposure. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130300851 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ARRANGEMENT - An instrument cluster arrangement adapted for mounting in a dashboard panel of a vehicle includes a display having a display surface providing a graphics area of the instrument cluster arrangement. The arrangement also includes a detector for monitoring a subject inside the vehicle, which is arranged to receive radiation providing information regarding the subject. The arrangement also includes a reflector arranged to redirect radiation from the subject toward the detector, where the detector and the reflector are both arranged in the instrument cluster arrangement, adjacent the display. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130300852 | IMAGE READING DEVICE - An image reading device includes: a diffuser for resting a finger on its upper surface and for diffusing light entering from its lower surface; a light source for irradiating the finger rested on the diffuser with light from the lower surface of the diffuser at a predetermined angle of irradiation; a mirror for receiving the light reflected from the finger on the diffuser which has been emitted from the light source; a CCD for, by receiving the light reflected with the mirror, capturing an image of the finger on the diffuser in a horizontal scanning direction from the lower surface of the diffuser, and then outputting an image signal; and a motor for moving, in a vertical scanning direction, a reading unit which includes at least the light source, the mirror, and the CCD. The upper surface of the diffuser on which the finger is rested is set to be a diffusion surface, and the lower surface of the diffuser through which the light from the light source enters is set as a non-diffusion surface. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130307954 | OPTO-FLUIDIC SYSTEM WITH COATED FLUID CHANNELS - An image sensor integrated circuit may contain image sensor pixels. A channel for receiving a fluid with samples may be formed on top of the image sensor. The image sensor pixels may form light sensors and imagers. The imagers may gather images of the samples as the fluid passes over the imagers or when the samples from the fluid adhere to the surface above an imager array. A protective coating may be formed on surfaces of the channel to protect the image sensor pixels and integrated circuit from potentially damaging materials in the fluid, samples, or materials provided for evaluating the samples. The protective coating may be a base-resistant material such as a silylating agent. A cover glass may be attached above the image sensor integrated circuit to form a portion of the channel. The protective coating may be formed on surfaces of the cover glass. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130307955 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR A CLINICAL DATA REPORTING AND SURGICAL NAVIGATION - Three components are proposed, each having at its core a system for producing measurements of the relative motion of anatomical structures of mammals (the “measurement system”). The measurement system in this case would be comprised of an apparatus for imaging the joint of through a prescribed motion, and a process and mechanism for deriving quantitative measurement output data from the resulting images. The components of the present invention include: (1) a software device for reporting measurement output of the measurement system and for allowing users to interact with the measurement output data; (2) an apparatus and method for utilizing measurement output of the measurement system for therapeutic and surgical applications such as surgical navigation and patient positioning during a therapeutic procedure; and (3) an apparatus providing input image data for the measurement system that assists with the imaging of joints connecting anatomical regions that are in motion during operation. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130314522 | PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM - A system implements a camera to monitor a patient and medical devices. The camera's field of view is segmented into segments having images of the patient and the medical devices, and activities represented in the segmented images are designated for which to send a notification. Images captured by the camera are analyzed according to the field of view segmentation and the activity designation so it can be determined when the designated activities have occurred. A notification is executed when a designated activity has occurred. The system, which has a relatively low-cost and is easy to install, assists health care providers in monitoring a greater number of patients with minimal effect on the patients' privacy. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130314523 | INVERTED INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An inverted interactive communication system comprising a user and a face element designed to resemble an inverted partial face with an eye portion and a nose portion above the eye portion, but without a mouth or a chin. The face element may be secured to the user's chin such that the user's mouth is above the nose portion. Thus, the face element and the user's mouth appear to form a complete face when the user is in an inverted position. The system may further comprise an electronic device with a camera, such that the electronic device may capture one or more images of the face element and the user's mouth when the user is in the inverted position and transmit such images to a second electronic device. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130314524 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, HEARING LEVEL CONTROL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING SOUND - A display apparatus, a hearing level control apparatus, and a method for correcting sound are provided. The display apparatus includes an audio output unit which outputs an audio signal as an audible sound; a storage unit which matches hearing levels of a plurality of users, which are measured according to frequencies, with face images of the plurality of users and stores the hearing levels and the face images; a photographing unit which captures faces of the plurality of users; and a controller which reads a plurality of hearing levels, which respectively match a plurality of face images generated by the photographing unit, from the storage unit and controls the audio output unit to output the audio signal according to an output hearing level calculated based on the read plurality of hearing levels. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130314525 | Method of Improving Orientation and Color Balance of Digital Images Using Face Detection Information - A method of generating one or more new spatial and chromatic variation digital images uses an original digitally-acquired image which including a face or portions of a face. A group of pixels that correspond to a face within the original digitally-acquired image is identified. A portion of the original image is selected to include the group of pixels. Values of pixels of one or more new images based on the selected portion are automatically generated, or an option to generate them is provided, in a manner which always includes the face within the one or more new images. Such method may be implemented to automatically establish the correct orientation and color balance of an image. Such method can be implemented as an automated method or a semi automatic method to guide users in viewing, capturing or printing of images. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130321606 | LOW POWER FINGERPRINT CAPTURE SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD - The present invention provides a large format fingerprint capture apparatus, system and method that is low power, compact, and lightweight and has a platen area greater than 3.0 square inches. The present system is typically powered, controlled, and exchanges data over a single data/control/power connection to a host PC, e.g., a desk top computer, PDA, or laptop computer although the system can also be used in a wireless fashion with a power subsystem so no physical connections are required. The system typically includes a light source, a prism, a camera (including the lens), and a case. Optional elements comprise holographic elements such as gratings and holographic optical elements (HOEs), a battery subsystem, magnetic stripe reader, barcode reader, platen heater, platen blower, and mirrors to divert the image beam. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130321607 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE PAN/TILT OF A CAMERA USED IN A SURGERY ROOM - The present document describes a system for installation in an operation room for providing a remote viewer/doctor with continuous visual access to the proceedings of a surgery (as a fixed target). The system comprises a camera comprising an internal processor for the processing of images/video, a moving platform on which the camera is provided, and pan and tilt motors for moving the camera head. A remote server sends pan/tilt commands for the pan and tilt motors and position commands for the moving platform to change positions. An external processor is provided at the system, which is dedicated to the processing of the pan and tilt commands without delay for panning and/or tilting the camera as the moving platform is changing positions at a rotating speed that allows the remote viewer to have un-interrupted visual access to the proceedings of the surgery. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130329029 | DIGITAL CAMERA SYSTEM - A digital camera system capable of operating by detecting a feature point, which has not been accomplished, in addition to ordinary functions of a conventional camera is provided. According to an aspect of the present invention, a digital camera system includes a detecting means that detects a given feature point from an image data, a receiving means that receives an order from a user, a selecting means that selects each feature point in accordance with a given order instructed by the receiving means when a plurality of feature points are detected, and a display that displays feature point information identifying the feature point selected by the selecting means. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130329030 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MASKING A PORTION OF A MOVING IMAGE STREAM - Apparatus and methods are described for imaging a portion of a body of a subject that undergoes a motion cycle, including acquiring a plurality of image frames of the portion of the subject's body. A given feature is identified in at least some of the image frames. At least some image frames are image tracked with respect to the feature, and the image frames that have been image tracked with respect to the given feature are displayed as a stream of image frames. Visibility of a periphery of the displayed stream of image frames is at least partially reduced, by applying a mask to the displayed stream of image frames. Other applications are also described. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130329031 | BLOOD VESSEL IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE, AND ORGANISM AUTHENTICATION DEVICE - An authentication apparatus that authenticates individuals with the use of features of a living body includes an input device for placing the living body thereon, an imaging device that images the living body, an image processing unit that processes an image taken by the imaging device, the features of the living body, a plurality of light sources for imaging the living body, and a light guide member. The authentication apparatus also includes first feature data registered in advance, a storage device that stores the first feature data therein, second feature data indicative of the features of the living body imaged by the imaging device, and a checking processing unit that checks the first feature data against the second feature data. The plurality of light sources is arranged on a lower portion of the light guide member, and the plurality of light sources is sequentially turned on. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130335545 | SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED WOUND ANALYSIS - A system for integrated wound analysis; said system including sensing and image recording elements; sensed data and images of at least a first recording session stored for analysis; said system including a reference system whereby sensing and image recording of any subsequent said recording session substantially repeats sensing and recording of parameters of said first recording session. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130342669 | METHOD FOR AUTO-ADJUSTING AUDIO OUTPUT VOLUME AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for auto-adjusting audio output volume is disclosed. The method can automatically adjust an output volume according to a distance between a user and a screen. The method may also balance a left and right audio channel according to an angle between the user and the screen to provide a better display quality. An electronic apparatus using the method is also disclosed. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130342670 | CONTINUOUS CARDIAC PULSE RATE ESTIMATION FROM MULTI-CHANNEL SOURCE VIDEO DATA WITH MID-POINT STITCHING - What is disclosed is a novel system and method for extracting photoplethysmographic (PPG) signals (i.e., cardiac signals) on a continuous basis from signals generated from video images captured of a subject being monitored for cardiac function in a non-contact remote sensing environment. In one embodiment, a time-series signal is received. The time-series signal is generated from video images captured of a region of exposed skin where a PPG signal of a subject of interest can be registered. The time-series signal is then divided into batches for processing, with successive batches having at least a 95% overlap with a previous batch. Each of the batches of time-series signals is processed to obtain a PPG signal from each batch. A mid-point of each of these PPG-signals is stitched together to obtain a continuous PPG signal for the subject. The continuous PPG signal for the subject can then viewed on a display device. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130342671 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING HUMAN HANDS USING PARTS BASED TEMPLATE MATCHING WITHIN BOUNDED REGIONS - Systems and methods for tracking human hands using parts based template matching within bounded regions are described. One embodiment of the invention includes a processor; an image capture system configured to capture multiple images of a scene; and memory containing a plurality of templates that are rotated and scaled versions of a finger template. A hand tracking application configures the processor to: obtain a reference frame of video data and an alternate frame of video data from the image capture system; identify corresponding pixels within the reference and alternate frames of video data; identify at least one bounded region within the reference frame of video data containing pixels having corresponding pixels in the alternate frame of video data satisfying a predetermined criterion; and detect at least one candidate finger within the at least one bounded region in the reference frame of video data. | 12-26-2013 |
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| 20140015948 | AUTOMATIC SURGICAL LIGHTING DEVICE AND ITS LIGHTING METHOD - The present invention provides an automatic surgical lighting device and its lighting method. The surgical lighting device is located to face a target area and includes a supporting element that is connected to at least a moving element that is above the target area. A lighting capture module set on the moving element is used to illuminate the target area and capture the image of the target area in order to send feedback signal. Both the lighting capture module and moving element are electronically connected to at least one control unit. The control unit, base on the feedback signal received, moves the lighting capture module via the moving element till the whole image of the target area is obtained. By this method, the surgery quality is improved, the surgery time is shortened and the risk of cross infection and the consequent litigation is lowered. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140015949 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing apparatus, including: an obtaining section configured to obtain a pathological image; a display unit configured to display at least a portion of the obtained pathological image as partial display area; an input unit configured to receive an instruction to move the partial display area from a user; a recording section configured to periodically record at least position information of the partial display area in the pathological image as display history, the position information being in relation with display time; and a reproduction section configured to reproduce movement of the partial display area in the pathological image based on the pathological image and the display history. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140015950 | TOUCH DETECTION APPARATUS, TOUCH DETECTION METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A touch detection method executed by a touch detection apparatus projects light that does not include a wavelength component of visible light onto a screen, has a sensitivity in a wavelength component of the light projected by the projecting, takes an image on the screen in a state where light is projected by the projecting, and performs detection pertaining to a touch, based on image data taken by the image-sensing. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140015951 | VIEWING AND PROCESSING MULTISPECTRAL IMAGES - Multispectral images, including ultraviolet light and its interactions with ultraviolet light-interactive compounds, can be captured, processed, and represented to a user. Ultraviolet-light related information can be conveniently provided to a user to allow the user to have awareness of UV characteristics and the user's risk to UV exposure. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140022369 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal may display, on a display unit, a captured front side image together with an execution screen of an application in execution, may analyze the captured front side image, and if a front side dangerous situation is sensed, may change a display state of the display unit to thereby send a warning message to the user. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140028822 | HAIR LOSS MONITOR - Systems and methods are provided to measure and record the degree with which the hair loss improves or progresses and to track the change in a user's condition over time. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140028823 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal having a face recognition function and a control method thereof are provided. A mobile terminal includes a display unit, a memory, a photographing unit and a controller. The memory stores first photographing distance information mapped to a plurality of coordinates in a previously obtained first face image, as reference information for releasing a lock mode in which a touch input applied to the display unit is restricted. The photographing unit obtains a second face image by photographing a subject, when a face recognition function is performed in the lock mode. The controller computes second photographing distance information mapped to the plurality of coordinates in the second face image, and releases the lock mode, based on a result obtained by comparing the first photographing distance information and the second photographing distance information. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140028824 | FLUOROSCOPY APPARATUS - Provided is a fluoroscopy apparatus including a fluorescence-image generating portion that generates a fluorescence image; an identifying portion that identifies a position of a high-luminance region in the fluorescence image; a storage portion that stores the position of the high-luminance region; a detecting portion that detects an amount of change in a physical quantity, which can possibly act as a cause of changes in a property of the high-luminance region, starting from a time at which the position of the high-luminance region is identified by the identifying portion; a confidence-level calculating portion that calculates a confidence level of the property of the high-luminance region based on the detected amount of change; and a display-image generating portion that generates a display image in which the display mode at the position of the high-luminance region is set in accordance with the confidence level. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140028825 | IMAGING-OBSERVATION APPARATUS - An imaging-observation apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: an image capturing section that shoots a subject under multiple different shooting optical conditions at the same time and sequentially generates a plurality of images under those multiple different shooting optical conditions; a display control section that accepts an operator's input; an image synthesizing section that synthesizes together the plurality of images in accordance with the input to the display control section at a synthesis ratio specified by the input and sequentially generates synthetic images one after another; and a display section that presents the synthetic images. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140028826 | VOICE RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUS USING VIDEO RECOGNITION - Provided are a method and an apparatus for performing exact start and end recognition of voice based on video recognition. The method includes determining whether a speech starts based on at least one of first video and audio data before conversion into a voice recognition mode, converting into the voice recognition mode and generating second audio data including a voice command, when it is determined that speech starts, and determining whether the speech is terminated based on at least one of second video and audio data after conversion into the voice recognition mode. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140036052 | RING FITTING SYSTEMS - A ring fitting system is provided to allow a user to determine if an old ring of the user still fits in the user's finger in terms of shape and size of the finger. In one embodiment, a system is provided, including a scanner, a ring ordering system, a circular housing frame, and a smart camera. A capturing device can be placed onto the frame, wherein the capturing device can be moved freely along the circular frame. A smart camera can be served as the capturing device placing on the circular housing frame. Multiple images of the user's finger can be taken to compare images taken to approximate the size of a ring of the user. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140036053 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NORMALIZING RANGE IN AN OPTOACOUSTIC IMAGING SYSTEM - A system and method are provided for normalizing range in an optoacoustic imaging system. In an embodiment, the system includes adjustable amplifiers and a probe having an array of transducer elements, each of the adjustable amplifiers being associated with one or more of the transducer elements. The transducer elements are acoustically coupled with a surface of a volume. The gain on the adjustable amplifiers is changed as a function of the passage of time during a predetermined period of time after a pulse of light. A sinogram is recorded by sampling the adjustably amplified plurality of transducer elements for the predetermined period of time. The sinogram is processed by substantially reversing the changing step mathematically, and storing the results in an expanded dynamic range sinogram. The expanded dynamic range sinogram provides sufficient numeric precision to permit the reversal of the changing step without materially decreasing the dynamic range of the information in the sinogram. An optoacoustic image is generated based upon the information contained in the expanded dynamic range sinogram. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140036054 | Methods and Software for Screening and Diagnosing Skin Lesions and Plant Diseases - Provided herein are portable imaging systems, for example, a digital processor-implemented system for the identification and/or classification of an object of interest on a body, such as a human or plant body. The systems comprise a hand-held imaging device, such as a smart device, and a library of algorithms or modules that can be implemented thereon to process the imaged object, extract representative features therefrom and classify the object based on the representative features. Also provided are methods for the identifying or classifying an object of interest on a body that utilize the algorithms and an automated portable system configured to implement the same. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140036055 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND BIOSIGNAL MEASUREMENT SET - An information processing apparatus includes a retaining unit, an image acquisition unit, an image processor, a comparator, and an image generator. The retaining unit is configured to retain a defined attachment position being an attachment position of a biological detection sensor with respect to a body site of a user, the defined attachment position being defined in advance. The image acquisition unit is configured to acquire a capture image captured by an imaging unit. The image processor is configured to extract, from the capture image, a body shape of the user. The comparator is configured to compare the body shape with the defined attachment position. The image generator is configured to generate, based on a comparison result by the comparator, a display image to be displayed on a display unit. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140043457 | Pulse Wave Transit Time Using Two Cameras as Pulse Sensors - A mobile device includes a first camera and a second camera to determine Pulse Wave Transit Time. A first pulse at a first location on a user's body is detected using the first camera of the mobile device. A second pulse at a second location on the user's body is detected using the second camera of the mobile device. A corresponding pair of first pulse peak and second pulse peak is extracted from the first pulse and the second pulse, respectively. A time difference between the corresponding first pulse peak and second pulse peak is computed. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140043458 | DIGITAL IMAGE ACCESS SYSTEM AND HUMAN BODY DATA MATCHING METHOD FOR MEDICAL COSMETIC APPLICATIONS - A human body data matching method for medical cosmetic applications includes the step of providing a human body imaging system having a digital image pickup module for scanning and photographing human bodies to obtain image data, the step of rendering the image data into human digital images, the step of storing the human digital images in a databank, the step of fetching pre-stored storage human digital images of the person going to take an orthopedic or cosmetic surgery from the databank, and the step of matching the fetched human digital images and then performing the orthopedic or cosmetic surgery. This method prevents surgical errors due to misunderstanding in communication between the surgeon and the patient. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140049627 | Systems And Methods For Sleep Monitoring - A mobile computing device for performing a sleep study includes a camera, a display, a processor, and a tangible computer readable medium. The tangible computer readable medium includes a sleep study application embodied as code for selectively displaying a request to capture an image of a user of the mobile computing device using the camera. The sleep study application further includes code for, after storage of the image: selectively prompting a data collection module to store data samples generated based on signals generated using at least one of an electromyography sensor connected to the user, an electroencephalography sensor connected to the user, an electrocardiogram sensor connected to the user, and an oxygen saturation sensor connected to the user, an electrooculography sensor connected to the user, a temperature sensor connected to the user, and a pressure sensor connected to the user; and receiving the data samples from the data collection module. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140049628 | DIGITAL SPECIMEN MANUFACTURING DEVICE, DIGITAL SPECIMEN MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DIGITAL SPECIMEN MANUFACTURING SERVER - A digital specimen manufacturing device comprises: a reduction processing unit which generates a reduced image by reducing a high resolution image of a first magnification into a second magnification image; an operation instruction unit which instructs the imaging unit to update the second magnification and recapture the low resolution image when information indicates the difference between the reduced image and the low resolution image is not within the allowable error range; and an image processing unit which obtains a third magnification, and outputs an image of the digital specimen by reducing the high resolution image into an image of the third magnification which an image magnification greater than the updated second magnification and smaller than the first magnification. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140049629 | SYTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND NAVIGATION - A tracking and navigation system is provided. The system includes an imaging or treatment device, a tracker device, and a fiducial marker. At least part of the imaging or treatment device is movable relative to a patient. The tracker device is mounted on the imaging or treatment device and is movable therewith relative to the patient. The fiducial marker may be fixed relative to the patient to define a patient coordinate system. The fiducial marker is detectable by the tracker device to substantially maintain registration between the tracker device and the patient coordinate system. A tracking and navigation kit including the tracker device and at least one fiducial marker may also be provided, for example, for retrofitting to existing imaging or treatment devices | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140055588 | COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING MEDICATION EVENTS - Computer-based systems and computer-implemented methods are described for monitoring medication events for an individual. Computer-based systems include systems for monitoring medication events relating to an individual, including: circuitry for analyzing data for an identifier of a first medication event for an individual; circuitry for analyzing the data for at least one attribute of an individual; circuitry for analyzing the data for at least one attribute relating to a medication during the first medication event; circuitry for analyzing the data for at least one feature of visual information and at least one feature of non-visual information relating to the individual during the first medication event; circuitry for analyzing the received data for a time associated with the first medication event; circuitry for determining a compliance likelihood for the first medication event based on the analyses of the received data; and circuitry for indicating the determined compliance likelihood. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140055589 | COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING MEDICATION EVENTS - Computer-based systems and computer-implemented methods are described for monitoring medication events for an individual. Computer-based systems include systems for monitoring medication events relating to an individual, including: circuitry for analyzing data for an identifier of a first medication event for an individual; circuitry for analyzing the data for at least one attribute of an individual; circuitry for analyzing the data for at least one attribute relating to a medication during the first medication event; circuitry for analyzing the data for at least one feature of visual information and at least one feature of non-visual information relating to the individual during the first medication event; circuitry for analyzing the received data for a time associated with the first medication event; circuitry for determining a compliance likelihood for the first medication event based on the analyses of the received data; and circuitry for indicating the determined compliance likelihood. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140055590 | Apparatus and method for imaging feet - An apparatus and method for determining contours of a patient's foot. The apparatus includes an alignment section that orientates the foot relative to an optical imaging section. The alignment section includes at least one support member located proximate a focal length of the imaging section, that engages the plantar surface substantially only in the immediate area of the fifth metatarsal head of the foot. The support generates a dorsally-directed load that locks the midtarsal joint. The alignment section further includes a heel stirrup and a laser beam or other reference line for aligning the second metatarsal head with the distal one-third of the lower leg, to place the subtalar joint in a neutral condition. The foot is thus suspended in space such that the imaging section is able to obtain an accurate measurement of the plantar surface without distortion of the soft tissues or bone structure of the foot. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140063219 | SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING A PORTABLE USER PROFILE FOR MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS - A medical imaging system is provided that includes a system controller that is configured to control operation of a medical imaging system. The system controller is configured to receive a user profile from a profile-storage system that is at a distinct location with respect to the medical imaging system. The user profile includes predetermined operational settings that are associated with the operator. Each of the predetermined operational settings is selected from a plurality of potential operational settings that control operation of the medical imaging system. The system controller is configured to load the predetermined operational settings of the user profile, wherein the predetermined operational settings affect at least one of acquisition of a medical image during the imaging session or how the information is displayed to the operator during the imaging session. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140063220 | Method and Device for Ordering a Custom Orthopedic Device - A method and device for digital measuring and ordering a custom orthopedic device includes an interactive method intended to assist clinicians select, measure and submit precise specifications for patients requiring custom orthopedic devices. The method includes a plurality of menus permitting the clinician to input specifications and submit orders electronically with the specifications and other data packaged together. The method and device include visualization indications to appropriately ensure image capture of a limb from various angles, including posterior, anterior, lateral and medial angles. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140071258 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE 3D COORDINATES OF AN OBJECT, IN PARTICULAR OF A TOOTH - A scanner is used for scanning an object ( | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140071259 | ECHO-VIDEO-IMAGE TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND VIDEO-IMAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Disclosed is an echo -video-image transmission device that uploads, onto a cloud server, an echo video image of a fetus of a prenatal patient that is output from an ultrasonic diagnostic device. The echo-video-image transmission device includes a transmission terminal unit and an IC card reader unit. When the IC card reader unit reads an IC card on which at least a patient identification code and a system identification code are recorded, the transmission terminal unit is triggered to start acquiring the echo video image that is output from the ultrasonic diagnostic device, and the transmission terminal unit uploads, onto the cloud server, the echo video image that has been acquired for a predetermined period of time, together with the patient identification code and a medical institution identification code that has been stored in the transmission terminal unit in advance. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140085449 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMOPHOTONIC DYNAMIC IMAGING - Systems and methods for improved thermophotonic imaging are provided in which both amplitude and phase image information is obtained with a high signal to noise ratio and depth-resolved capabilities. Image data obtained from an imaging camera is dynamically averaged and subsequently processed to extract amplitude and/or phase image data. The system may be configured for a wide range of imaging modalities, including single frequency modulation (thermophotonic lock-in imaging), Thermal-Wave Radar imaging or Thermophotonic Radar imaging involving chirp modulation, and Binary Phase Coded Modulation. Such imaging modalities may find application in many diverse areas, including non-destructive testing and biomedical diagnostic imaging including the imaging of teeth and monitoring changes in the tooth over time which are due to pathology such as dental caries or erosion. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140085450 | Overlaying virtual content onto video stream of people within venue based on analysis of the people within the video stream - A video stream of people within a venue like a movie theater is received. The people within the video stream are analyzed. Based on analysis of the people within the video stream, virtual content is overlaid onto the video stream. The video stream, with the virtual content overlaid thereon, is then displayed onto a screen within the venue. As such, the virtual content and one or more of the people within the venue can appear to be interacting with one another as if the virtual content were real and present within the venue. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140098209 | Mobile Processing Device System for Patient Monitoring Data Acquisition - A mobile processing device system for patient monitoring data acquisition includes a repository of information. The information associates a particular patient monitoring device type for displaying a particular patient parameter with a particular text label identifying the particular patient parameter. A portable processing device includes an imaging device for acquiring image data representing an image presenting patient parameter data from the particular patient monitoring device type. An image recognition processor, uses the information, for analyzing the image data to identify the particular text label identifying the particular patient parameter and a value of the particular patient parameter. An output processor communicates data representing the particular patient parameter and the value to a destination. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140098210 | APPARATUS AND METHOD - In an aspect of the invention there is provided apparatus comprising: a plurality of image processing modules, each image processing module being one selected from amongst an image capture module and an image projection module, the apparatus comprising at least one image capture module and at least one image projection module; and a reflector member, the image projection module being arranged to project an image onto the reflector member for viewing by a user, the image capture module being arranged to capture an image of the user via the reflector member, at least one of the image processing modules being arranged to receive operational data from a source external to the module. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140104404 | System and Methods for Monitoring and Entrapment Prevention for a Person Disposed in a Bed - Methods, systems, and devices for monitoring an adjustable bed are provided. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140104405 | Method and Device for Monitoring at least one Vehicle Occupant, and Method for Operating at least one Assistance Device - A method and device for monitoring at least one vehicle passenger in a vehicle involves capturing images of the vehicle passenger using an image capturing unit and analyzing the captured images using an image processing unit. At least one vital sign of the vehicle passenger is determined by the image analysis of the captured images, which can be used to operate at least one assistance device of a vehicle. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140104406 | METHOD FOR THE OPTICAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT OF A DENTAL OBJECT - The invention relates to a method for the optical three-dimensional measurement of a dental object, wherein a first region of the dental object is measured using a first optical three-dimensional measurement method, wherein the first optical three-dimensional measurement method is based on a triangulation method and on a fringe projection method. According to the invention, a powdering occurs at least on the first region, wherein first image data are generated. Using a less precise, second optical three-dimensional measurement method, a second region of the dental object is subsequently measured without previous powdering, wherein second image data are generated. Afterwards, the first image data are combined with the second image data to form an overlapping three-dimensional exposure. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140111629 | SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC PROJECTION OF MEDIA - A system for presenting an image on a user in a social setting includes an image projection system configured to detect the presence of a user via their mobile device when the user comes within a predefined proximity, such as within a real-world social setting (e.g., coffeehouse, bar, club, etc.). The image projection system is further configured to access a social network platform and detect media content associated with the user, particularly media content that the user has shared on the social network platform via their mobile device. The image projection system is further configured to project media content onto the user's body, clothing and/or personal items via a projector and dynamically adapt projection of the media content in the event the user moves within the social setting. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140118519 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CAPTURING BIOMETRIC DATA - A method for capturing biometric data is provided that includes capturing a user biometric characteristic positioned freely in space in a video with a mobile device while moving the user biometric characteristic in response to at least one instruction. The video includes frames that each includes a user biometric characteristic image. Moreover, the method includes obtaining frames from the video and determining obtained video frames that include an optimally positioned user biometric characteristic image. The optimally positioned user biometric characteristic image is user biometric data usable for generating accurate authentication transaction results to authenticate the user. The method also includes storing the optimally positioned user biometric characteristic image included in a determined video frame in the mobile device. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140118520 | SEAMLESS AUTHORIZED ACCESS TO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and a method for enabling seamless access to the electronic device are disclosed herein. The method includes assessing, via a first processor, an initial stationary state of the electronic device; and monitoring at least one sensor of the electronic device to determine user interaction with the electronic device. In addition, motion of the electronic device is detected as is any subsequent secondary stationary state within a predetermined time period. An authentication procedure is initialized in the background based on proximity to a user and expiration of the predetermined time period. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140118521 | HAIR COLORANT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for improving the outcome and consistency of hair coloring is provided. In an example method, an image of hair having a sample color may be received. A color space characteristic associated with the hair sample may be determined. An indication of a target color may be received. A colorant formulation may be identified for changing the hair from the sample color to the target color. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140118522 | Dance learning system using a computer - The invention describes an interactive dance learning tool for novice as well as professional dancers, using interactive video based tutorials. The tool comprises software using which dancing steps can be taught to the dancer. Further, the tool also helps capturing dancing the steps of the dancer and his/her partner. It allows shadowing or highlighting the dancer's steps in accordance with the partner's steps, so that the dancer can clearly see its moves. The tool may use a gesture recognition technique and a webcam to capture the dancer's movement. The tool may also use an avatar to be placed along with the dancer to make him/her learn correct steps. The software applies image/video processing techniques and algorithms to extract user's movements. The tool helps a user to learn dance in privacy and without requiring a professional instructor. The tool also provides feedback to the learner based on alerts or notification, which is a voice or visual alert. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140125787 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND MONITORING CHANGES OF A SUSPECT AREA OF A PATIENT - A device for acquiring first and subsequent images of a suspect area on a patient and methods for monitoring or detecting changes of the suspect area over time and providing notification when the changes exceed a threshold. The device may be an imaging device, such as a digital camera, possibly augmented with physical or optical devices for arranging the orientation and/or distance of the imaging device with respect to the suspect area. In addition, methods for identifying, relocating, acquiring a first and/or subsequent image of the suspect area, and performing a comparative analysis of respective images are also described. Results of the comparative analysis can be used to notify and/or assist a medical professional in treating or counseling the patient. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140125788 | FINGERPRINT IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - A fingerprint image capturing system includes a fingerprint touch apparatus. The fingerprint touch apparatus includes a top surface, a bottom surface, a first normal line, a second normal line, a light input surface and a light output surface. The first normal line is perpendicular to the top surface. The light input surface and the light output surface are located on two opposite sides of the fingerprint touch apparatus. The light input surface corresponds to a planar light source module and the light output surface corresponds to an image capturing module. The planar light source module includes a light-emitting plane, and the light-emitting plane is parallel to the first normal line. The second normal line is perpendicular to the light-emitting plane. The second normal line and the light input surface form a first angle therebetween. The range of the first angle falls within 30 degrees to 45 degrees. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140125789 | HEAD-MOUNTED FACE IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - The present invention provides head-mounted systems and devices for capturing images. In particular, the present invention provides systems and devices comprising: a) a head-mounted frame component configured to be mounted on the head of a user (e.g., hat, head band, glasses, goggles, etc.) and b) an extending component that is moveable between at least a first position in or adjacent to the head-mounted frame component and a second position non-adjacent to the head-mounted frame component. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140132748 | SYSTEM WITH FIRST AND SECOND CONTROL DEVICES, AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF - In a system and operating method therefor, the system has a first computer associated with an implementation workstation and a second computer associated with an observation workstation, connected with the first computer via a communication connection. Result data of a number of processes that are to be displayed at the second computer are transferred to the second computer, and at least one item of status information indicating the status of a process is determined, transferred from the first computer to the second computer and is displayed for a user at the second computer simultaneously with the displayed result data of the process and/or another process. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140139655 | DRIVER DISTRACTION AND DROWSINESS WARNING AND SLEEPINESS REDUCTION FOR ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE - The present invention relates to a vehicle telematics device for driver monitoring for accident avoidance for drowsiness and distraction conditions. The distraction and drowsiness is detected by facial processing of driver's face and pose tracking as a function of speed and maximum allowed travel distance, and issuing a driver alert when a drowsiness or distraction condition is detected. The mitigation includes audible alert, as well as other methods such as dim blue night to perk up the driver. Adaptation center of driver's gaze direction and allowed maximum time for a given driver and camera angle offset as well as temporary offset for cornering for shift of vanishing point and other conditions is also performed. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140139656 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING AND PROCESSING MEASUREMENT READINGS OF A LIVING BEING - The present invention relates to a device ( | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140146152 | DRIVER VIEW ADAPTER FOR FORWARD LOOKING CAMERA - When monitoring the forward area in front of a vehicle, video of the forward area and the driver of the vehicle is concurrently captured by a single forward facing camera with a rearward facing mirror assembly reflects an image of the driver, who is positioned behind the forward facing camera, into the forward facing field of view of the camera. The mirror assembly is positioned in an inactive portion of the field of view of the camera so that the reflected image of the driver appears in the inactive portion of the field of view in the captured video. In this manner, synchronized video of the forward area in the driver is generated without requiring computationally expensive post processing. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140146153 | WIRELESS SURGICAL LOUPE - A wireless surgical loupe enables a user to use the wireless loupe to perform a procedure, transmit information acquired by the wireless loupe and display patient information on a wireless loupe display. The transmitted information is able to be used to aid the operating room procedure, enhance education and be recorded for later use. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140146154 | PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM WITH IMAGE CAPTURE FUNCTIONALITY - A patient monitoring system with image capture functionality, wherein the system is configured such that image data is recorded in response to the sensor signal only if that sensor signal is generated more than a predefined period of time following the identification of a predefined access token. Methods for operating such a system, and computer software/hardware configured to enable the operation and/or configuration of such a system are also disclosed. The embodiments described herein are designed in particular, to assist in protecting a patient against unauthorized persons attempting to interfere with the patient. The system has other management functions such as analyzing fall risk likelihoods, observing patient behavior, improving staff response times, statistical analysis, and ascertaining false alarms | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140146155 | Image Processing - An image processing method may include capturing images of a subject using an image capture device. The images may be aligned and one image may be subtracted from another to obtain a remainder image. The remainder image may be marked and then recombined with one of the images. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140152791 | Mobile Device Biometric Sensor Apparatus - A biometric sensor apparatus uses an infra-red light source and a CMOS image sensor attached to or built into a wireless mobile phone to allow the mobile phone's CMOS image sensor to capture biometric images, specifically but not limited to a finger print. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a light source and sensors, and a mobile phone having complementary logic to process emitted light reflected off a user's finger into an input finger print. Digital processing of the collected image signal data is performed, such as by smoothing. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140160261 | VISUALIZATION INSTRUMENT - A visualization instrument comprising a camera assembly and a wireless arrangement, the camera assembly providing digital images to a display device. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140168397 | Electronic Patient Sitter Management System and Method for Implementing - An electronic sitter management system coupled to patient surveillance network having a plurality of video cameras, each camera transmitting a stream of surveillance video of a respective patient room. The sitter management system includes at least one sitter management device and a plurality of sitter devices. Each device being assigned a plurality of patient rooms and capable of receiving a plurality of streams of surveillance video for the corresponding plurality of patient rooms and simultaneously displaying a plurality of video images of the corresponding plurality of patient rooms. Each device is also capable of transmitting sitter device availability information to the sitter management device. The sitter management device being capable of recognizing a sitter device being unavailable and reassigning the plurality of patient rooms previously assigned to the unavailable device to other of the plurality of sitter devices that are available. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140168398 | BODY FLUID IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND DEPTH OF FIELD EXTENSION IMAGING DEVICE - Disclosed in the present invention is a body fluid imaging system, a body fluid imaging method and a depth of field extension imaging device. The depth of field extension imaging device includes: an interface unit for receiving the light refracted and/or reflected by the body fluid sample in a current body fluid sample container; and a depth of field extension unit for carrying out wavefront coding and convergence processing on the light received by said interface unit. By means of the system, method and device of the present invention, the time needed by the imaging process can be reduced, thus improving the productivity of the system; and error generated due to frequently adjusting the relative position between the body fluid sample container, the depth of field extension imaging device and the image sensor can be avoided, thus improving the reliability of the system. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140184772 | Apparatus and Method for Recognition of Suspicious Activities - A medication confirmation method and apparatus. The method of an embodiment of the invention includes the steps of capturing one or more video sequences of a user administering medication by a video capture device, storing the captured one or more video sequences to a non-transitory memory, and analyzing at least one of the stored video sequences to determine one or more indications of suspicious activity on behalf of the user. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140184773 | HUMAN BODY SECURITY INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention discloses a human body security inspection apparatus and a corresponding method. Specifically, the apparatus comprises: a human body security inspection device ( | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140184774 | PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A personal identification apparatus includes a finger inlet into which a finger inserted; an interface where the finger is introduced through the finger inlet; a plurality of light sources provided inside the interface to irradiate light to the finger from a plurality of directions; image pick-up units being respectively arranged opposite to the plurality of light sources and respectively capturing an image from light transmitted from the plurality of light sources through the finger; a unit for adjusting when the plurality of light sources transmit light onto the finger; and a unit for extracting blood vessel patterns contained in images captured by the image pick-up units from the light transmitted though the finger and collating each of the extracted blood vessel patterns with a registered blood vessel pattern for personal identification. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140192177 | CAMERA FOR GENERATING A BIOMETRICAL SIGNAL OF A LIVING BEING - The present invention relates to a camera ( | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140198195 | TERAHERTZ HEALTH CHECKER - Provided is a terahertz health checker. The terahertz health checker includes a terahertz wave transmitter generating terahertz waves in a terahertz band, a lens outputting the terahertz waves and receiving terahertz waves reflected from the outputted terahertz waves, an imaging chip connected to the lens, detecting the received terahertz waves, and generating a digital image signal based on the detected terahertz waves, a readout circuit reading out the digital image signal, and a transceiver outputting the read-out digital image signal to the outside. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140204190 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING GUIDANCE FOR A PROCEDURE WITH A DEVICE - In embodiments, the present invention provides methods and systems for providing guidance for a procedure with a device. The methods and systems may include analyzing the procedure performed on a patient. The methods and systems may be enabled to track the device. The systems and methods may be enabled to protect the privacy of person. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140204191 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An image display device which is used by being mounted on the head or a face includes an image display unit which displays an image; an image input unit which inputs an image; a judging unit which judges an image which is input to the image input unit, or obtains a judging result with respect to the input image; and a control unit which controls the image display unit based on the judging result of the judging unit. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140204192 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPREHENSIVE HUMAN MOVEMENT ANALYSIS - A method, system, and computer-readable medium receive module configuration settings to configure a customized human movement examination module for a human movement examination item. A patient is instructed with audio instructions associated with the customized human movement examination module. A single camera is controlled having progressive scan capabilities according to the module configuration settings to allow recording of a performance by the patient of the human movement examination item. The recorded data is analyzed based on the information provided by the single camera to measure human movement exhibited by the patient. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140210978 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF DYNAMIC ATTENTIVE STATES FOR PROVIDING AN INATTENTIVE WARNING - A method and apparatus for determining an inattentive state of an operator of a vehicle and for providing information to the operator of the vehicle by obtaining face images of the operator of the vehicle, obtaining images of an environment of the vehicle, determining one or more areas of interest in the environment of the vehicle based on the images of the environment, obtaining, from a relevance and priority database, relevance and priority values corresponding to the one or more areas of interest, determining a probability of attention of the operator of the vehicle to the one or more areas of interest based on the images of the environment and the relevance and priority values, determining an attention deficiency based on the determined probability of attention and the face images, and providing the information to the operator of the vehicle based on the determined attention deficiency. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140210979 | DETECTING A BLOOD SAMPLE - Apparatus for detecting presence of a blood sample is presented where the apparatus comprises a housing having an aperture, the aperture configured to receive a body part of a user, a camera having a field of view that encompasses at least a portion of the aperture, the camera configured to capture images of the user's body part, and a processor. The processor is configured to control operation of the camera receive the captured images, and determine whether a predetermined quantity of blood is present on the surface of the user's body part. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140218495 | MEDICAL IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM AND MEDICAL IMAGE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A medical image photographing system includes: a photographing device; a medical image management apparatus communicably connected thereto to manage the medical image; and a client terminal communicably connected thereto, wherein the client terminal includes: a display control section to causes the display section to display a list of photographing object information; a selection section to receive an selection input of one piece of photographing object information from the list with respect to the medical image; and a transmission section to transmit selection information, and the medical image management apparatus includes a correlation section to correlate the selected photographing object information with the medical image on the basis of the selection information to cause the storage section to store them, and the display control section causes the selected photographing object information to be displayed so that it is distinguishable from other photographing object information on the list. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140218496 | HEALTH CARE SYSTEM BASED ON VIDEO IN REMOTE HEALTH CARE SOLUTION AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEALTH CARE SERVICE - The present invention provides a health care system based on video in a remote health care solution and a method for providing a health care service. To this end, the method for providing a health care service through a terminal, according to one embodiment, comprises the steps of: obtaining images, in which the health care activities of a user for the health care service are photographed, and the measurement information related to the health care activities from a measurement device; determining whether the health care activities are normally carried out on based on the photographed images or the measurement information of the measurement device; and if the health care activities are not normally carried out, displaying an indicator indicating that the health care activities are not normally carried out on a screen of the terminal. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140240477 | MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEM FOR SHADOW DETECTION AND ATTENUATION - Systems and methods for detecting and attenuating shadows in a visible light image are disclosed. In various embodiments, shadows on human skin may be detected and attenuated using multi-spectral imaging techniques. Multispectral image data that includes a living subject can be processed to detect live-subject portions of the multispectral image data. Shadows in the detected live-subject portions of the multispectral image data can be identified. The identified shadows in at least part of the multispectral image data can be attenuated. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140240478 | DRIVER MONITORING CAMERA SYSTEM - A driver monitoring camera system for a vehicle includes a camera system and an optical beam shaper. The camera system has an exit field of view central axis oriented more vertical than horizontal with respect to a set of orthogonal x, y and z axes, where the z-axis defines a direction line indicative of a vertical direction. The optical beam shaper is disposed in optical communication with the camera system and optically between the camera system and an operator of the vehicle. The optical beam shaper is structurally configured to direct an image of a face of an operator of the vehicle toward the exit field of view of the camera system, and is structurally configured to compress the image in the vertical direction to define a compressed image having a height to width aspect ratio of less an uncompressed height to width aspect ratio of the image. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140240479 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR WATCHING, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention is disclosed, which includes an image acquiring unit acquiring moving images captured as images of a watching target person and a target object as a reference for the behavior thereof, a moving object detecting unit detecting a moving-object area with a motion occurring from the moving images, and a behavior presuming unit presuming a behavior of the watching target person about the target object corresponding to a positional relationship between a target object area set within the moving images and the detected moving-object area. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140240480 | Personal Identification System - A personal identification system, which uses a vein pattern of a finger, optimizes the amount of light of a light source based on a captured finger image and emphasizes the vein pattern during image processing for identification. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140240481 | System And Method For Radio-Frequency Imaging, Registration, And Localization - A system for performing a medical procedure on a patient is provided. The system can include an imaging head defining a field of view relative to the patient. The imaging head can include at least one transmitter that emits at least one signal in the field of view, and at least one receiver that receives at least one reflected signal from the field of view. The at least one reflected signal received can be based on at least one electrical property of at least one material in the field of view. The system can further include a workstation, which can determine, based on the at least one reflected signal received by the at least one receiver, a location of at least one boundary of the material within the field of view. The system can include a display that displays an image of the location of the at least one boundary. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140240482 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS - A weight value used for a beamforming process performed on received signals in an ultrasound imaging apparatus is obtained with a small amount of computations and with a high degree of precision, even when a method of adaptive signal processing is employed. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140247334 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM TO PREVENT AND MANAGE DECUBITUS ULCERS IN PATIENTS - A video monitoring system captures image frames of a patient in various positions. The captured image frames are analyzed by the system for changes in a patient's position or movement, frames in which the system detects one or both of patient movement and repositioning are retained. The system analyzes an area of interest within each image frame that corresponds to an area in the camera's view field with the patient. Sequential image frames are compared for motion, only frames without motion, where the patient is still, are analyzed. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140247335 | FALL DETECTION AND REPORTING TECHNOLOGY - Fall detection and reporting technology, in which output from at least one sensor configured to sense, in a room of a building, activity associated with a patient falling is monitored and a determination is made to capture one or more images of the room based on the monitoring. An image of the room is captured with a camera positioned to include the patient within a field of view of the camera and the captured image of the room is analyzed to detect a state of the patient at a time of capturing the image. A potential fall event for the patient is determined based on the detected state of the patient and a message indicating the potential fall event for the patient is sent based on the determination of the potential fall event for the patient. Techniques are also described for fall detection and reporting using an on-body sensing device. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140247336 | MEDICAL TRACKING SYSTEM COMPRISING MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SENSOR DEVICE - The present invention relates to a medical tracking system comprising at least one sensor device which can be positioned in a fixed position relative to a target, the sensor device comprising a marker device and a marker device detector, the marker device detector being capable of obtaining information for determining a relative position between the marker device detector and another marker device, the system further comprising a control unit configured to process a medical navigation workflow and to select the function of the sensor device as either acting as a marker device detector or as a marker device in a step of the medical navigation workflow. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140253706 | FACIAL RECOGNITION IN CONTROLLED ACCESS AREAS UTILIZING ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE (EAS) SYSTEM - Method for performing electronic article surveillance includes generating image data using at least one imaging device. The image data is processed in a computer processing device associated with an electronic article surveillance (EAS) pedestal to recognize the presence of a facial image. Based on such processing, data representative of the facial image is selectively communicated to a server at a location remote from the EAS pedestal. Subsequently, a notification is received from the server. The notification is based on an identification analysis involving actions performed at the server to identify a particular person using the facial image data. Thereafter, at least one EAS operation is selectively controlled at the EAS pedestal based on a content of the notification. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140253707 | AUTOMATED ACQUISITION OF EYEGLASSES - A computer program, a method, and a system for automated acquisition of eyeglasses. The computer program, method, and system include a kiosk and/or an electronic resource that obtain an image of a user; calculate facial measurements of the user based on the image; present images of eyeglass frames that correspond to the calculated facial measurements; obtain eyeglass prescriptions from a prescription provider; and order eyeglasses that corresponds the calculated facial measurements and that include lenses that correspond to the obtained eyeglass prescriptions. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140253708 | LOST DEVICE RETURN - Systems, apparatus and methods of reducing or eliminating device loss are described herein. A computing device may receive a user input. The user input may include a proximity preference. The computing device may generate an alert signal upon detecting that a distance between the computing device and the user has increased beyond the first proximity preference. The detecting may be based on sensing a characteristic of the user, such as a voice characteristic or a facial characteristic, or upon detecting that a signal between a user headset and the computing device has diminished in strength. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140253709 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING VITAL SIGN INFORMATION - In a system and method for determining vital sign information of a subject the subject is illuminated with radiation, and radiation reflected from the subject is received. A region of interest is located in a first phase. Said illumination is controlled to locally illuminate, in a second phase, the located region of interest with radiation allowing determination of vital sign information. Finally, vital sign information of the subject is determined from the radiation reflected from said region of interest and detected in said second phase. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140253710 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR WATCHING, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention is disclosed, which includes: an image acquiring unit acquiring moving images captured by a camera for watching a behavior of a watching target person on a bed or in the vicinity thereof; an image processing unit obtaining an optical flow within the moving images; and a behavior presuming unit, when detecting a moving-object based on the optical flow, assuming that the detected moving-object corresponds to the watching target person and presuming the behavior of the watching target person on the bed or in the vicinity thereof based on a position and a moving direction of the moving-object. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140253711 | AGILE NON-CONTACT BIOMETRIC SENSOR - Exemplary embodiments include an agile non-contact biometric sensor apparatus, having a sensor that monitors a field of view for a user, an imaging system that captures one or more pieces of biometric information from the user, and a pan-tilt device that orients the imaging system to a location of the user in the field of view detected by the sensor. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140253712 | MEDICAL TRACKING SYSTEM COMPRISING TWO OR MORE COMMUNICATING SENSOR DEVICES - A medical tracking system comprising at least two sensor devices which are independently maneuverable and can be positioned in a fixed position relative to targets, each sensor device comprising at least one of an orientation sensor and a position sensor for respectively determining sensor data, the system further comprising a control unit configured to receive and combine the at least two sensor data of the at least two sensor devices in order to determine a relative position between at least two of the at least two sensor devices. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140267659 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE CAPACITIVE SENSING - Improving fingerprint image measurement despite damage to the stratum corneum. Determining whether a fingerprint image is adequate for matching with a database. If not, re-measure those image portions that are inadequate (overexposed or underexposed), such re-measuring a minimal selection of image portions. An amount of time or power to re-measure is minimized. Improving fingerprint image data collection despite fixed pattern noise like saturated bars in blocks of picture elements. Determining a histogram of grayscale values, removing fixed pattern noise, and expanding real histogram values to obtain more bits of precision. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267660 | ULTRASOUND DEVICE WITH VIDEO DISPLAY CAPABILITY AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A method of operating a portable ultrasound device to display digital video information from a video camera includes loading instructions into a memory of the device that configures processor electronics to process digital video signals. When a request for the video is received, the ultrasound device can ready itself to receive digital video information and display an image at a display of the ultrasound device based at least in part on the video information. In one embodiment, the video modality is enabled when the portable ultrasound device detects that the digital camera device has been connected to a port. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267661 | System and Method for Video Monitoring of Restricted Areas Below Bucket Trucks, Lineworkers on Power Distribution Poles or Other Elevated Loads - A method and system ( | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267662 | PERSONALIZED IMAGE-BASED GUIDANCE FOR ENERGY-BASED THERAPEUTIC DEVICES - Systems and methods are provided for determining the placement of energy-delivery nodes of an energy-based therapeutic device. In one aspect, recommended placement locations are customized by analyzing an image or video of the user and may be superimposed on an image corresponding to an affected body part. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267663 | MONITORING APPARATUS - Provided is a monitoring apparatus in which the installation position of an imaging unit is not restricted, settings can be easily changed, and it is possible to accurately analyze behavior of a monitoring target. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267664 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPECIFYING AND FORMULATING CUSTOMIZED TOPICAL AGENTS - Systems and methods for determining a customized cosmetic formulation. In one method, a user is guided to capture an image of a skin region with known lighting and color characteristics, and the image is processed to provide calibrated skin color information. A customized cosmetic formulation is automatically determined for the user based on the calibrated skin color information. In another method, a user is interactively guided through capture of one or more skin region images using a device having an image sensor. The skin region images are processed to provide calibrated skin color information, which is compared to a ground truth data set to identify a set of closest known values in the ground truth data set. A customized cosmetic formulation is automatically determined for the user based on the comparison. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267665 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPECIFYING AND FORMULATING CUSTOMIZED TOPICAL AGENTS - Systems and methods for determining a customized cosmetic formulation. In one method, a user is guided to capture an image of a skin region with known lighting and color characteristics, and the image is processed to provide calibrated skin color information. A customized cosmetic formulation is automatically determined for the user based on the calibrated skin color information. In another method, a user is interactively guided through capture of one or more skin region images using a device having an image sensor. The skin region images are processed to provide calibrated skin color information, which is compared to a ground truth data set to identify a set of closest known values in the ground truth data set. A customized cosmetic formulation is automatically determined for the user based on the comparison. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140267666 | DETERMINING THE RELATIVE LOCATIONS OF MULTIPLE MOTION-TRACKING DEVICES - The technology disclosed relates to coordinating motion-capture of a hand by a network of motion-capture sensors having overlapping fields of view. In particular, it relates to designating a first sensor among three or more motion-capture sensors as having a master frame of reference, observing motion of a hand as it passes through overlapping fields of view of the respective motion-capture sensors, synchronizing capture of images of the hand within the overlapping fields of view by pairs of the motion-capture devices, and using the pairs of the hand images captured by the synchronized motion-capture devices to automatically calibrate the motion-capture sensors to the master frame of reference frame. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140285646 | APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDATION FOR BEST FITTING SHOE - A system for providing a list of the best fitting shoes based on comparison of the users foot's measurements and that of the shoes. The measurements are taken from the 3 Dimensional (3D) model, using automated photogrammetry techniques. The 3D model is generated from the images captured by cameras inside the apparatus. The data captured is stored on remotely connected database. User preferences are also taken into consideration for the recommendation of the shoes. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140285647 | PORTABLE TERMINAL APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A portable terminal apparatus for imaging diagnosis includes an object recognition unit for selectively specifying one object (body part or anatomical region) in a body, so as to output object information. A region of the object is changeable according to a terminal position or terminal orientation relative to the body. An image acquisition device acquires a medical image from a server apparatus with relevancy to the object according to the object information. A display unit displays the medical image. Preferably, furthermore, an optical camera optically images the object to create a local image. The object recognition unit specifies the object by image analysis of the local image. Also, the object recognition unit compares the local image with an optical body image created by optically imaging the body wholly in the optical camera, to detect the object in the local image. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140285648 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM USING MULTILPLE LIGHT SOURCES AND DRIVING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an optical imaging system capable of increasing diagnosis reliability and preciseness, and efficiently observing a target. The optical imaging system using multiple light sources according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first light source generating a first light modulated with a first frequency, a second light source generating a second light modulated with a second frequency, a camera simultaneously detecting multiple lights output from an object after the first and second lights are illuminated on the object and outputting multiple image detecting signals, and an image processing unit processing the multiple image detecting signals to obtain a first image representing a shape of the object and a second image representing a desired target portion of the object. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140285649 | IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS THAT STOPS ACQUISITION OF IMAGES - An image acquisition apparatus | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140293032 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OCCUPANCY DETECTION USING DIFFERENTIAL IMAGE SENSING AND OPTICAL MARKERS - A system and method for detecting occupancy of live objects, using differential image sensing and optical markers is provided. The system includes a live object(s) or a human, a stationary object(s), an image capturing device, an imaging system, a network, and an occupancy determination and parsing server. The image capturing device may capture the image sequences from a physical location which may be within the camera viewing area. The image capturing device may also be configured to track motions of the live objects. The imaging system may be connected to the occupancy determination and parsing server through the network. The occupancy determination and parsing server based on the information received from the imaging system may determine whether the physical location is occupied with the live objects or the stationary objects. The occupancy determination module and parsing server may be connected with at least one the imaging system. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140300720 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED IMAGING CAPABILITIES - A portable electronic device (e.g., smart phone or tablet computer) is provided for generating and displaying images (e.g., 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional images) of an imaging target such as a human body. The portable electronic device may include imaging elements configured to receive radiation signals transmitted through and/or reflected by the imaging target, an imaging interface, and one or more processors. The portable electronic device may display what appears to be a window into the imaging target (e.g., a human body), and/or an exploded view (e.g., 3-dimensional, upwardly projected image) of the target. The generated image may be a real-time continuous image of the internal features of the target (e.g., a human body) that is updated to track movements of the target (e.g., breathing patterns) and the relative position of the portable electronic device as the portable electronic device moves relative to a surface of the target. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140300721 | IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - An imaging system according to the present disclosure includes: a polarized light source which emits illuminating light including a component of light that oscillates parallel to a first polarization axis; an image capturing unit IP which is configured to get simultaneously first, second, third and fourth pieces of image information S | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140300722 | IMAGE-BASED MEASUREMENT TOOLS - Provided are methods, systems, devices, and computer programs enabling the measurement of various objects using imaging. The disclosed inventions are adaptable to mobile devices such as smartphones, allowing a range of unique measurements to be conveniently made, including length, area, distance, velocity, and height. The methods, systems, devices, and computer programs disclosed herein include the novel application of image-based measurement in medical, research, and other contexts. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140307074 | Portable Biometric Identification Device Using A Dorsal Hand Vein Pattern - A portable device for personal identification using a dorsal hand vein-pattern in preferable configuration is disclosed. The mobile device utilizes an on-board camera operating in both visible and near infrared range, a memory unit, a processor and Speeded-Up Robust Features algorithm for image acquisition, processing and comparison against the existing database of hand vein-pattern images. The matching criterion between the images to be used for the person's authentication. Device can optionally use wireless connection for image transferring and processing. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140307075 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An imaging apparatus is provided. The imaging apparatus includes an imager configured to record an external image, a region determiner configured to divide a recorded previous image frame and a recorded current image frame into pluralities of regions, calculate a moving direction and a distance of each of the plurality of regions in the current image frame corresponding to each of the plurality of regions in the previous image frame, and determine a background and an object by applying a preset background model and object model based on the calculated moving direction and distance, and a posture determiner configured to determine body parts of the determined object based on a body part model, and determine a posture of the object by combining the determined body parts. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140307076 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AND PROMOTING WORKER SAFETY - Systems and methods for monitoring and personal protection equipment promoting worker safety are disclosed. According to an aspect, a system for promoting the safety of workers comprises a digital imaging device positioned to capture one or more images of a predetermined viewing area. Further, the system comprises an image processor operatively associated with the digital imaging device. The image processor is configured to determine whether a person is within the predetermined viewing area of the digital imaging device. The image processor is further configured to determine whether the person is not wearing required personal protection equipment. Additionally, the image processor is configured to generate a message or control signal in response to determining the person is within the predetermined viewing area of the digital imaging device and determining the person is not wearing the required personal protection equipment. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140313300 | Automatic Alignment of a Contrast Enhancement System - An apparatus and method for inuring the proper alignment of a detected vein pattern and a projected vein pattern are disclosed. The apparatus enhances the visual appearance of veins so that an error that can lead to improper patient care or injury can be avoided. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140313301 | CAMERA CONTROL DEVICE, CAMERA CONTROL METHOD, AND CAMERA CONTROL SYSTEM - A camera control device includes: an entering prediction value calculator configured to calculate an entering prediction value representing a possibility of entering of the user terminal in a monitoring range of the camera; an entering prediction time calculator configured to calculate entering prediction time that is prediction time necessary for the entering of the user terminal in the monitoring range of the camera; a preparation time calculator configured to calculate preparation time necessary for running the application on the camera; and a determination unit configured to determine whether preparation for running of an application on the camera is started. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140313302 | Hair Consultation Tool Arrangement and Method - A hair consultation tool arrangement is disclosed comprising a digital video camera ( | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140313303 | LONGITUDINAL DERMOSCOPIC STUDY EMPLOYING SMARTPHONE-BASED IMAGE REGISTRATION - The evolution of a skin condition over time can be useful in its assessment. In an illustrative arrangement, a user captures skin images at different times, using a smartphone. The images are co-registered, color-corrected, and presented to the user (or a clinician) for review, e.g., in a temporal sequence, or as one image presented as a ghosted overlay atop another. Image registration can employ nevi, hair follicles, wrinkles, pores, and pigmented regions as keypoints. With some imaging spectra, keypoints from below the outermost layer of skin can be used. Hair may be removed for image registration, and restored for image review. Transformations in addition to rotation and affine transforms can be employed. Diagnostic correlations with reference image sequences can be made, employing machine learning in some instances. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140313304 | Method for Producing a Dental Element or Aid for Adjusting the Teeth, Face-Bow and Articulator - Method for using data of a patient for adjusting the teeth, comprising of: making a first and second photographic image of a front view and a side view of the patient; calculating on the basis of the first and second photographic images: a first measure for the direction of the canine line relative to the eye line, a second measure for the direction of the occlusion plane relative to the camper's plane; providing a study model; providing a master model on the basis of the study model; transferring the first and second measures to the master model. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140313305 | TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS - A multispectral bioluminescence optical tomography algorithm makes use of a partial differential equation (PDE) constrained approach. A sequential quadratic programming (SQP) method is demonstrated that allows for solving both forward and inverse problems at once by updating the forward and inverse variables simultaneously at each step of the optimization iterations. Light propagation in biological tissue is modeled by using the equation of radiative transfer (ERT) and performance of the ERT-based PDE-constrained approach is modeled through numerical and experimental studies. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140320622 | ELECTRIC SHAVER WITH IMAGING CAPABILITY - System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140320623 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ERGONOMIC MEASUREMENT - Systems and methods for ergonomic measurement are disclosed. For example, in one embodiment a method for ergonomic measurement includes: receiving a first signal from an image sensor, the first signal comprising data associated with a user's orientation with respect to the image sensor. A second signal is received from a orientation sensor, the second signal comprising data associated with the image sensor's orientation with respect to gravity. An ergonomic measurement of the user is determined based at least in part on the first and second signals. Another embodiment includes a computer-readable medium comprising processor-executable code for executing such a method. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140327752 | VEHICLE OCCUPANCY DETECTION SYSTEM - A vehicle occupancy detection system comprises a vehicle closure panel detector, an imaging system, and a controller. The vehicle closure panel detector detects a closure panel state including opened and closed states of at least one vehicle closure panel of the vehicle and produces closure panel state signals indicative of the closure panel state. The imaging system captures images of a vehicle compartment of the vehicle and produces image signals. The controller determines that the vehicle closure panel has moved from the opened to closed state based on the closure panel state signals, monitors the image signals received from the imaging system from a time that the vehicle closure panel has moved to the closed state and before it again has moved to the opened state, and stores a occupant count representing a number of occupants in the vehicle compartment as determined based on the image signals. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140333744 | System and Method for Monitoring Potential Spread of an Infectious Agent in an Environment - A system and a method are disclosed herein for monitoring potential spread of an infectious agent in an environment. A method is disclosed that includes providing a detectable marker/tracer for emplacement on one or more body regions of a subject at a time when the subject is entering the environment; identifying a unique tag/identifier associating the detectable marker/tracer with the subject; observing with a camera the marker/tracer in the environment; and detecting a transfer of the marker/tracer from the one or more body regions of the subject to one or more surfaces of the environment. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140333745 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTION DETECTION AND INTERPRETATION - A motion detection and interpretation system comprising a camera plus an infrared transmitter/receiver paired with a single reflective surface that records image data from two vantage points. The camera is connected to a computer and a display screen. The system creates a virtual touch screen for interaction with the display screen. The components of the system can be protected behind a transparent barrier while the virtual touch screen is provided for user interaction thus preventing user interference with, deterring vandalism and theft of, and prolonging the usable life of the equipment. In addition to finite hand movements detected by the virtual touch screen, the system can also simultaneously perform facial recognition and body movement recognition. The system is capable of interpreting multi-touch inputs. All recognitions are defined in the computer to carry out preprogrammed responses. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140333746 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INQUIRING INFORMATION - A method and an information inquiring apparatus is provided. The method includes: acquiring facial image of a target user to be inquired when receiving query information request; querying social network service information of the target user matching with the facial image, based on the facial image of the target user; and outputting social network service information of the target user. The method and the information inquiring apparatus are configured to increase efficiency of information queries and improve intelligence of the SNS application. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140340498 | USING DISTANCE BETWEEN OBJECTS IN TOUCHLESS GESTURAL INTERFACES - A function of a device, such as volume, may be controlled using a combination of gesture recognition and an interpolation scheme. Distance between two objects such as a user's hands may be determined, at a first time point and a second time point. The difference between the distances calculated at two time points may be mapped onto a plot of determined difference versus a value of the function to set the function of a device to the mapped value. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140347458 | CELLULAR PHONE CAMERA FOR DRIVER STATE ESTIMATION - A method of monitoring a driver of a vehicle includes positioning a cellular telephone within a vehicle such that a camera of the cellular telephone views a driver's head, executing application software on the cellular telephone to capture images of the head using the camera, categorizing a pose of the head from the captured images, and affecting at least one safety system of the vehicle based on the categorization. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140354791 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image display device including a main body; a flexible display unit arranged on a front side of the main body; a drive unit arranged on a rear side of the flexible display unit and configured to bend at least one part of the flexible display unit; and a controller configured to search for a user location and control the drive unit to transform the at least one part of the flexible display unit based on the searched user location. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140354792 | ASSISTIVE DEVICE FOR POSITIONING A MEDICAL INSTRUMENT RELATIVE TO AN INTERNAL ORGAN OF A PATIENT - The invention relates to an assistive device for positioning a medical instrument ( | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140354793 | FITTING SYSTEM FOR GOLF EQUIPMENT USING CAMERA IMAGE FOR MEASUREMENT OF INDIVIDUAL AND RELATED METODS - In one example, a system for fitting golf equipment for an individual can be configured to be used with an electronic device comprising a fitting processor module and a camera. The system can comprise an image analysis module configured to receive image data of at least a portion of the individual and one or more physical indicia proximate to the individual, where the image data can be captured by the camera. The image analysis module can also be configured to recognize one or more reference features of the individual from the image data, and to calculate one or more fitting dimensions between the one or more reference features in the image data. Other examples, devices, and related methods are also disclosed herein. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140368628 | WARNING METHOD FOR DRIVING VEHICLE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A warning method for driving a vehicle and an electronic apparatus for a vehicle are provided. An image sequence of a driver is successively captured by an image capturing unit. An ear side location region on a face object is detected in each image of the image sequence. And a moving trace of a target object is detected in each image of the image sequence. A reminding signal is sent when the moving trace moves toward the ear side location region. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140368629 | METHOD FOR DELIVERING COSMETIC ADVICE - Cosmetic method in which: a) a color is acquired from a region of the body of an individual, by using a device equipped with a color camera and by placing a color reference chart in the field of said camera during the acquisition; and b) using the device, and the color acquired in a), and optionally knowledge of the tanning pathways of various skin colors, at least one indication is delivered concerning skin type and/or at least one indication is delivered concerning at least one skin color obtainable by the individual via the pigmentation or depigmentation process and/or at least one indication is delivered concerning photoprotection and/or application or administration of a product intended to temporarily modify the color of the skin. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140368630 | CAMERA, CAMERA SYSTEM, AND SELF-DIAGNOSIS METHOD - A camera that includes a capture unit, a calculation unit, an object information acquisition unit, and an evaluation unit. The capture unit generates an image by capturing an area in which an evaluation-use object is present. The calculation unit analyzes the image, and thereby detects the evaluation-use object in the image and calculates meaningful information from the evaluation-use object in the image. The object information acquisition unit acquires and stores object information that is meaningful to a user and derived from the evaluation-use object. The evaluation unit performs an evaluation that includes comparing the meaningful information and the object information, and thereby calculating a degree of matching between the meaningful information and the object information, the evaluation determining whether or not a desired result is obtained from the image. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140375785 | IMAGING-BASED MONITORING OF STRESS AND FATIGUE - An example system can monitor the stress and fatigue of a subject. The system can include a light source configured to direct illuminating light onto a face of the subject. The illuminating light can reflect off the face of the subject to form reflected light. The system can include collection optics that collect a portion of the reflected light and produce video-rate images of the face of the subject. The system can include an image processor configured to locate an eye in the video-rate images, extract fatigue signatures from the located eye, and determine a fatigue level of the subject, in part, from the fatigue signatures. The image processor can also be configured to locate a facial region away from the eye in the video-rate images, extract stress signatures from the located facial region, and determine a stress level of the subject from the stress signatures. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140375786 | OBTAINING A BIOMETRIC IMAGE AND HANDLING DAMAGED BIOMETRICS - Inspired by Shack Hartmann Wavefront Patterns, a device may obtain three dimensional images for use in authentication. Since such images can have high resolution, damage in, for instance, skin on a finger may be recorded and used as part of a temporary template image. In future authentication attempts, an aged version of the temporary template image may be used. Additionally, reference points on the damage may be employed when authenticating. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140375787 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DENTAL CAMERA - In a method for operating of a dental camera to which having an illumination device with at least one light source for illuminating a tooth under examination with illuminating light, and also an image processing device are allocated, at least one first image and one second image are recorded, wherein between the first and the second image at least one property feature of the illuminating light is varied, preferably its angle of incidence onto the tooth, and wherein the images are compared by the image processing device in order to determine any overexposure. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150009312 | REMOTE CAMERA ASSOCIATABLE WITH OBJECTS FOR WIRELESSLY TRANSMITTING VIDEO TO A HANDHELD DEVICE - A holder capable of holding objects, such as a hair grooming tool, or being held by objects, including an integrated camera is provided that can communicate video wirelessly (e.g., via Bluetooth™) with a smartphone that includes a video application, wireless communications, and a display screen. The display screen can be a touchscreen. The hair-grooming tool can be a comb or brush. The smartphone can include a wireless data communications, e.g., Bluetooth™ communications. During use, a video application is activated and communication is established with the remote camera associated with the hair grooming tool/holder. Then, video images from the remote camera can be displayed on the display screen. if the smartphone includes a mirror app and an integrated front camera phone, a user can switch between the smartphone camera and the hair grooming tool's integrated camera by tapping the touchscreen or a button on the smartphone that is assigned to it. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150015688 | FACIAL UNLOCK MECHANISM USING LIGHT LEVEL DETERMINING MODULE - An electronic device that can selectively enable a facial recognition unlock mechanism of the electronic device includes: a display screen, for displaying information to be viewed by a user; a camera, for capturing at least an image; a light level determining module, for determining ambient light levels; and a facial unlocking module, for comparing a captured image with a stored image and unlocking the electronic device when the captured image is determined to match the stored image. When the light level determining module determines that ambient light levels fall outside a predetermined range for performing a facial recognition function on a captured image, the display screen will inform the user via a display mechanism on the display screen. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150015689 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENSURING CREATION OF AUTHENTIC ONLINE PROFILES - A method and system are provided for ensuring creation of authentic online profiles. The method includes providing an option to a user for enabling capturing of digital media depicting the user's appearance. Further, digital media using a camera associated with a user device is captured, if the user chooses to allow the capturing of digital media. Furthermore, at least one instruction is communicated to the user for performing one or more actions. Subsequently, the captured digital media is transmitted for verification, without allowing the user to modify the captured digital media. Thereafter, the captured digital media is verified by analyzing the captured digital media for approving or rejecting the captured digital media. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150015690 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An electronic device and a control method thereof are disclosed. The electronic device includes: a touch screen; a camera; a microphone; and a controller configured to display the execution screen of a predetermined application on the touch screen, control the camera and the microphone to operate upon entering reaction capture mode, acquire a reaction image by capturing a video or still image of a user through the camera upon detecting the user making a facial expression or gesture through the camera or the user's voice through the microphone, and display the acquired reaction image on the touch screen. Accordingly, an image of the user seeing a predetermined screen running on the touch screen can be capture and displayed on the touch screen. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150015691 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE IMAGE DATA - In a method and apparatus for the generation of image data of a moving subject, raw data are initially acquired for a region comprising the subject at different measurement points in time in different movement phases of the subject. A reconstruction then takes place of multiple interim image data sets of the subject from the raw data that are respectively associated with different movement phases of the subject. Deviation data are then determined between the interim image data sets of the different movement phases of the subject, and the reconstruction of image data from raw data of different movement phases then takes place under consideration of the deviation data. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150015692 | SPATIAL RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT IN HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING - In a hyperspectral imaging system and method, a pixilated imaging sensor array receives light reflected from, transmitted through, or scattered by a target scene. Images of the target scene are acquired at a number of times and these images are processed to generate hyperspectral data for each pixel of the imaging sensor array based on data for the pixel included in each of the acquired images. This processing can include spatially aligning two or more of the images that were spatially shifted with respect to each other when acquired based on at least one common image feature in the images. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150022648 | OPTICAL FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION APPARATUS - In accordance with an embodiment, the prism is made slimly to correct the distortion of the fingerprint image such as trapezoidal distortion or the like. Therefore, it is possible to manufacture the optical fingerprint recognition apparatus of a compact size. Further, the imaging lens is arranged to have a de-centering amount and/or a tilt angle with respect to the optical axis, which leads to an effect to implement resolution approaching the diffraction limit. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150022649 | Controlling Image Focus in Real-Time Using Gestures and Depth Sensor Data - A method of controlling image focus in a digital imaging system is provided that includes receiving a depth-scene image pair generated by a depth-scene image sensor pair comprised in the digital imaging system, aligning the depth image with the scene image wherein each pixel in the scene image has a corresponding depth in the aligned depth image, detecting a user gesture associated with a focus effect, and blurring, responsive to the user gesture, at least a portion of the scene image according to the focus effect, wherein the blurring is based on depths in the depth image. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150029318 | CONTENTS-RESPONSIVE KIOSK AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a contents-responsive kiosk and a method for driving the same. A support; a screen module attached to an upper end of the support; a contents reception module for receiving contents; a contents determination module for analyzing a tag added to the received contents, and determining whether the contents are horizontal-type contents or vertical-type contents; a screen driving control module for rotating and maintaining the screen module at a horizontal state when the contents are horizontal-type contents as a result of the determination, and for rotating and maintaining the screen module at a vertical state when the contents are vertical-type contents; and a contents reproduction module for reproducing the received contents on the screen module are included. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150029319 | IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD - An image capture device includes a casing, an image sensor provided to a surface of the casing, and a processor configured to: detect a location with which a subject is in contact on the surface, and cause the image sensor to perform image capture processing when a distance between a first portion of the subject and the image sensor meets a certain criterion, the first portion being different from a second portion of the subject, the second portion being in contact with the surface in the location, wherein the certain criterion is set based on first distance information indicating a first distance between the location and the image sensor and second distance information indicating a second distance between a certain location on the surface and the image sensor. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150029320 | IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR PERSON-COUNTING MECHANISM, HAVING A HOUSING WHICH IS TRANSPARENT IN THE INFRARED RANGE AND NONTRANSPARENT IN THE OPTICALLY VISIBLE RANGE - An image-capturing device contains a housing and a camera accommodated in the housing in particular for continuous image capturing and the generation of corresponding image data. Accordingly, the camera is a thermal-imaging camera for capturing thermal images. At least one part of the housing lying in the field of view of the thermal-imaging camera or a part of the housing embodied as an optical lens is constructed such that the part is at least substantially transparent in the infrared range and nontransparent, in particular opaque, in the optically visible range. According to one particular embodiment, the image-capturing device is configured as a person-counting mechanism. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150029321 | MEASURING SYSTEM AND MEASURING METHOD - A measuring system includes: a projecting section Q which is configured to project an image in a predetermined pattern as light within multiple regions of an object; an image capturing section A which is configured to capture the object including those multiple regions; and an arithmetic section G which is configured to calculate and output the degree of light propagated through those multiple regions of the object based on the object's image information that has been gotten by the image capturing section A. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150035961 | FEATURE IDENTIFICATION USING AN RGB-NIR CAMERA PAIR - Disclosed are systems, apparatus, devices, methods, computer program media and products, and other implementations, including a method that includes capturing an RGB image of a hand of a person, capturing a near infrared (NIR) image of the hand, and determining geometrical features of the hand based on the captured RGB and NIR images. In some embodiments, determining the geometrical features may include determining from extracted image data for the hand one or more values representative of relative spatial features for the hand such as one or more of, for example an angle between a first pair of two fingers in the extracted image data for the hand, and/or a relative distance or length for a second pair of fingers in the extracted image data for the hand. In some embodiments, the method may further include determining identity of the person based on the determined geometrical features of the hand. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150035962 | VEHICLE PERIPHERY MONITOR DEVICE - Provided is a vehicle periphery monitor device for accurately distinguishing between and detecting two side-by-side pedestrians and a vehicle that is lighting lights. With regard to a pedestrian candidate having at least two head candidates, a reference image creation unit creates the peripheral image of one of the head candidates as a reference image and creates an inverted image in which the right and left sides of the reference image are inverted. An object determination unit sets the peripheral image of the other heat candidate as a comparative image, and determines whether the head candidates are the pedestrians or the vehicle on the basis of the consistency of the reference image and the inverted image relative to the comparative image. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150049178 | METHODS OF PRODUCING LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST IMAGES - Methods of imaging are provided. In some embodiments, the methods may comprise obtaining a raw speckle image of a sample, converting the raw speckle image to a laser speckle contrast image using a laser speckle contrast algorithm, and converting a laser speckle contrast image to a relative correlation time image using a relative correlation time algorithm. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150054930 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR ASSESSING MICROBIOTA OF SKIN - Devices, systems, and methods for assessing microbiota of skin are described which include: a skin-covering material with an inner surface conforming in shape to a topography of a skin surface and including a microbe-capture region; an image-capture device to capture a least one image of the inner surface of the skin-covering material and to transform the captured at least one image into a digital output including information associated with at least one property and a spatial distribution of at least one type of microbe bound to the microbe-capture region; and a computing device including circuitry configured to receive the digital output from the image-capture device, compare the at least one property of the at least one type of microbe with a database of reference microbe properties, and generate a digital profile including the at least one property and the spatial distribution of the at least one type of microbe bound to the microbe-capture region of the skin-covering material. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150054931 | Automated Personnel Screening System and Method - The present specification discloses a system for controlling a movement of at least one person into a controlled location. The system includes an X-ray screening system having an entrance area defined by walls and a gate, and an exit area defined by walls and a gate. The gates are automatically controlled based upon the output of the X-ray screening system. Additional gates, defining an additional holding area, are used for subsequent analysis and inspection. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150054932 | AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, PRISM MEMBER FOR AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD - An authentication apparatus includes a prism, an imaging unit, and a visible light source configured to radiate a visible light to a living body. The prism comprises: a contact surface configured to be in contact with the living body; a reflection surface configured to be in contact with the contact surface, and totally reflect light from a concave portion of the living body and light from a convex portion of the living body; and an imaging surface configured to be opposed to the contact surface, in contact with the reflection surface, and provided at an angle such that the light from the concave portion of the living body cannot be reached, and the light totally reflected by the reflection surface and the light from the convex portion of the living body can be transmitted. The imaging unit images the light which is transmitted through the imaging surface. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150054933 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH MULTIFUNCTIONAL DISPLAY INSTRUMENT - A display instrument for a vehicle is arranged on a dashboard in combination with a camera configured to be directed at least temporarily to an occupant of the vehicle. The display instrument is able to be switched from a display state for one or several operating parameters of the vehicle into a reproducing state for images delivered from the camera. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150062318 | DELIVERY TRANSACTION WITH CAPTURED SENTIMENT MESSAGE FROM RECIPIENT OF DELIVERED ARTICLE AND/OR SERVICE - A method of using a mobile data processing system for verifying a recipient of a delivered article comprises accessing a data structure of the mobile data processing system for determining if a particular delivery record specifies that a sender of an article has requested receipt of a sentiment of an intended recipient of the article resulting from receipt of the article, displaying a sentiment capture consent message on a visual display of the mobile data processing system after determining that the particular delivery record specifies that the sender of the article has requested receipt of the sentiment, and capturing the sentiment of the intended recipient of the article using a camera of the mobile data processing system in response to a recorded sentiment acceptance response being received at a sentiment capture acceptance user input interface portion of the mobile data processing system. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150062319 | AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, PRISM MEMBER FOR AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD - An authentication apparatus includes a prism, an imaging unit, a visible light source and an infrared light source. The prism comprises: a contact surface contacted with the living body; a reflection surface contacted with the contact surface, and totally reflect light by the visible light source from a concave portion of the living body and a convex portion of the living body, and light by the infrared light source from an inside of the living body; and an imaging surface configured to be opposed to the contact surface, in contact with the reflection surface, and provided at an angle such that the light from the concave portion of the living body cannot be reached, and the light totally reflected by the reflection surface and the light from the convex portion of the living body can be transmitted. The imaging unit images the light which is transmitted through the imaging surface. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150062320 | DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging apparatus comprises a first optical fiber configured to deliver a source beam of light generated by a light source and a polarizing beam splitter configured to polarize the source beam of light and direct diffusely reflected light toward a collection fiber optically coupled to an optical detector. The imaging apparatus also comprises a mirror configured to reflect the polarized beam of light onto the lens and direct reflected light away from a lens. The lens is configured to focus the polarized source beam of light onto an area of sample material and focus diffusely reflected light from the sample material into a reflection beam. The imaging apparatus also comprises a plano-convex curvature matching window disposed at a focal plane of the lens, wherein a convex surface of the curvature matching window is substantially matched to the focal plane curvature of the imaging lens. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150070480 | OPTICAL FILTERING ATTACHMENT - The present disclosure introduces an optical component attachable to a mobile communications device and operable to spectrally filter images taken by a camera of the mobile device. Systems introduced herein include the optical component, the mobile device, and an illumination source for directing light at a specific wavelength/intensity into a human mouth, such that images taken by the camera record human mouth tissue responses to the light for cancer screening purposes. Such cancer screening may also utilize a database of other response images from other patients, which may be transmitted to the database by the mobile device and/or other mobile devices. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150077532 | WATER RESISTANT OPERATING ROOM DISPLAY - One feature pertains to a display monitor that includes a display having a front side surface that displays images and a frame housing the display. The frame includes at least one perimeter edge surface that extends along a perimeter of the display. The monitor further includes a protective rubber overmolding that removeably couples to and encases the perimeter edge surface. The frame may also include a front side surface that extends about a perimeter of the frame and is orthogonal to the perimeter edge surface, and the protective overmolding removeably couples to and encases the front side surface of the frame. A space may be present about the perimeter of the display between the frame's front side surface and the display's front side surface, and the protective overmolding includes a lip that resides within the space to form a liquid-resistant seal between the display and the frame. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150077533 | Method and Apparatus for Creating Images of Fibrous Structures - Apparatus and method for rendering an image of a fibrous material. The method includes providing parametric fibrous material optical properties derived from actual material fiber samples via the apparatus; providing a parametric virtual light environment; providing a virtual fibrous material array; and rendering an image of the virtual fibrous material array according to the interaction of the parametric fibrous material properties and the parametric virtual light environment. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150077534 | PERSON SUPPORT APPARATUSES WITH VIRTUAL CONTROL PANELS - A virtual control panel for a person support apparatus includes at least one image sensor that monitors a movement of a user's finger(s) relative to a control surface. The control surface includes one or more control images thereon. When the user's finger(s) move within a threshold distance of the control image, a controller reacts as if the user had pushed an actual control button for the function that corresponds to the control image. The control image may be projected by a projector, and may have static or dynamic content. Alternatively, the control image may be printed on the surface, adhered thereto, or otherwise physically present. In some embodiments, ancillary devices may connect to the person support apparatus and forward images for projection on the control surface, thereby allowing the control surface of the person support apparatus to be used to control the ancillary devices. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150085095 | SURGICAL VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS - A medical apparatus is described for providing visualization of a surgical site. The medical apparatus includes an electronic display disposed within a display housing, the electronic display configured to produce a two-dimensional image. The medical apparatus includes a display optical system disposed within the display housing, the display optical system comprising a plurality of lens elements disposed along an optical path. The display optical system is configured to receive the two-dimensional image from the electronic display, produce a beam with a cross-section that remains substantially constant along the optical path, and produce a collimated beam exiting the opening in the display housing. The medical apparatus can also include an auxiliary video camera configured to provide an oblique view of a patient on the electronic display without requiring a surgeon to adjust their viewing angle through oculars viewing the electronic display. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150092037 | REMOTE CONTROLLED ROBOT SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL IMAGES - A remote controlled robot system that includes a mobile robot and a remote control station. The mobile robot is controlled by the remote control station and includes a robot monitor, and a robot camera that captures a robot image. The system also includes a medical image device that can be coupled to the robot. The remote control station includes a camera that captures a remote station image, and a monitor that displays the robot image captured by the robot camera in a robot view field, displays the remote station image in a station view field. The robot transmits the robot and medical images to the remote control station such that a larger portion of a network bandwidth is allocated for the medical image than the robot image. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150092038 | Editing image data - There is provided a method comprising: presenting first image data to a user; detecting a first user reaction to the first image data; and determining how to modify image data in dependence on the first detected user reaction. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150097936 | Non-Contact Fingerprinting Systems with Afocal Optical Systems - An embodiment of a fingerprinting system may include a receiver configured to receive a finger and an image-capturing device optically coupled to the receiver and configured to capture an image of a fingerprint from a target region of the finger. The image-capturing device may include an afocal optical system. The fingerprinting system may configured so that the image-capturing device captures the image of the fingerprint from the target region without the target region of the finger being in direct physical contact with a solid surface. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150097937 | SINGLE-CAMERA MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEM - Images of a moving motion capture subject are captured by exactly one digital camera. Links and joints for a biomechanical skeleton are overlaid on a silhouette for each captured image. A true length for each link and an accurate position for each joint in the biomechanical skeleton may be determined by comparing true dimensions of an image calibration tool to dimensions of the tool measured in images captured by the camera from a single, stationary camera position. The motion capture subject may perform a sequence of calibration motions to allow joint locations in the biomechanical skeleton to be positioned accurately over corresponding skeletal joints in the motion capture subject. Accurate link lengths for the biomechanical skeleton may be determined from images of the image calibration tool. An apparatus embodiment includes an image calibration tool. A method embodiment includes steps for calibrating images with an image calibration tool. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150109428 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACIAL RECOGNITION - A user verification system employs forward and rearward facing imaging devices on a mobile communication device. An image is displayed on the display of a computing device from which a user wishes to access computer services. The user captures the displayed image with one of the imaging devices on the mobile communication device and simultaneously takes a picture of the user. An authentication system compares the displayed image captured by the mobile communication device with a stored image to determine a match. A successful match results in a displayed match indicator. In addition, the captured facial image of the user is compared with a stored image of an authenticated user. A successful match between the captured facial image and the stored image results in the generation of a facial match indicator. Computer access is granted to an authenticated user only if both the captured display image and the captured facial image result in a match with the stored counterpart images. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150116471 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PASSERBY DETECTION - A method, an apparatus and a storage medium for passerby detection, adapted to an electronic apparatus having an image capturing unit, are provided. In the method, an image is captured by the image capturing unit. At least one face appeared in the image is detected, and a position of at least one characteristic of each of the faces is obtained. A characteristic value of each of the faces is calculated according to the position of each characteristic. A ratio of at least one of the characteristic values to a reference value is calculated and compared with a threshold. When the ratio is smaller than the threshold, it is determined that at least one passerby is included in the image. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150116472 | MEASURING SYSTEM AND MEASURING METHOD FOR ANALYZING KNEE JOINT MOTION TRAJECTORY DURING CYCLING - A measuring system for analyzing a knee joint motion trajectory when a rider is riding a bike (cycling) and a measuring method thereof are disclosed. The measuring system includes a pedal-able device, a light emitting component fixed at a tibial plateau of the rider, an image capturing device, and a knee joint motion trajectory analysis device. When the rider continuously pedals the pedal-able device, the image capturing device captures an image of a central position of the rider's lower limb and a light spot trajectory image of the light emitting component. The motion trajectory analysis device generates an ellipse motion trajectory diagram. After comparing and analyzing a body central line with a trajectory long axis line, a foot force distribution and a shifting data of the knee joint motion trajectory is acquired, and a proper insole is determined. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150124067 | PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT OBTAINED FROM VIDEO IMAGES CAPTURED BY A CAMERA OF A HANDHELD DEVICE - What is disclosed is a handheld device having at least one illuminator for projecting source light and a video camera for capturing images of a region of interest of a subject being monitored for a desired physiological function. The handheld device is positioned such that light reflected off the subject's region of interest is received by a sensor. A determination is then made as to how a physiological signal extracted from video images captured by the video camera can be improved by an adjustment to the illuminator with respect to intensity, spectrally, spatially, and/or temporally, to improve accuracy of a measurement of a desired physiological function. The illuminator is adjusted and video images of a region of interest are captured by the video camera and processed to extract a physiological signal corresponding to that physiological function. That signal is used to monitor the desired physiological function. Various embodiments are disclosed. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150124068 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE - A system for monitoring a driver of a vehicle is provided. The system includes an infrared flash to beam an infrared light at the driver; an infrared camera to capture the reflection from the beam; and a reflective infrared film adhered to a windshield of the vehicle. A method for implementing a driver monitoring system is provided. The method includes installation of an infrared reflective layer on a vehicle; installing an infrared camera and an infrared flash in a dashboard of the vehicle; and orientating either the infrared camera or the infrared flash in a direction facing the infrared reflective layer. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150130917 | MINIATURE CONTACTLESS FINGERPRINTING DEVICE - A handheld apparatus for contactless acquisition of a fingerprint image is disclosed. One such apparatus includes an enclosure and at least three digital image capture devices housed within the enclosure and arranged along an arc. The enclosure includes a hollow finger receiving area, sized and shaped to receive a finger. Each of the digital image capture devices is positioned along the arc at substantially a same distance from the finger receiving area and positioned along the arc to have a respective optical axis that lies at about 45° to another of the digital image capture devices. The optical axes intersect within the enclosure. Each digital image capture device is operable to acquire a partial fingerprint image of the finger in a contactless manner. Each partial fingerprint image corresponds to a different side of the finger. The acquired fingerprint images combine to produce a nail-to-nail fingerprint image. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150130918 | PERSONAL AUTHENTICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH A DEVICE - The invention relates to an authentication device ( | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150138330 | DETECTION OF AN OBJECT'S VARYING FEATURES WITH A NON-STATIONARY DEVICE - Disclosed are systems, apparatus, devices, method, computer program products, media and other implementations, including a method that includes capturing by an image capturing unit of a mobile device images of a scene including a target object, determining motion of the mobile device, and detecting from the captured images variations in one or more varying features of the target object based, at least in part, on the determined motion of the mobile device, the variations in the one or more varying features being independent of the target object's position in the scene. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150138331 | IMAGE CAPTURING ARRAY SYSTEM AND FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION DEVICE - An image capturing array system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, at least two image lens units and at least one image sensor disposed on an image plane of each of the image lens units. Each of the image lens units includes at least one lens element with refractive power, an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the lens element are aspheric, and an object is relatively stationary with respect to the in lens units during an image capturing process. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150138332 | ADAPTIVE MULTI-MODAL INTEGRATED BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS - A surveillance system is provided that includes at least one sensor disposed in a security area of a surveillance region to sense an occurrence of a potential security breach event; a plurality of cameras is disposed in the surveillance region; at least one camera thereof has a view of the security area and can be configured to automatically gather biometric information concerning at least one subject person in the vicinity of the security area in response to the sensing of a potential security breach event; one or more other of the plurality of cameras can be configured to search for the at least one subject person; a processing system is programmed to produce a dossier corresponding to the at least one subject person to match biometric information of one or more persons captured by one or more of the other cameras with corresponding biometric information in the dossier. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150293345 | MAGNIFICATION LOUPE WITH DISPLAY SYSTEM - The present invention relates to optical instruments, in particular to magnification loupes, such as those worn by dentists and surgeons. The magnification loupes are equipped with one or more cameras and with one or more displays and/or with an audio assembly. The invention also relates to a system comprising such magnification loupes and a computer system. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150294172 | Information processing apparatus and control method, program recording medium thereof - An information processing apparatus comprising an obtaining unit configured to obtain biological information of a person and a determination unit configured to determine, based on a state of the biological information of a plurality of persons including a specific person, processing allowed for a person who is not the specific person. The processing is performed by the information processing apparatus. The determination unit is configured to determine processing which is allowed for the person other than the specific person in relation to positional relation between the specific person and the information processing apparatus. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150296184 | METHOD FOR PLANNING A DENTAL TREATMENT - The invention relates to a method for planning or for checking the planning of a dental and/or a maxillofacial treatment, wherein at least one video recording of an object ( | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150297121 | Patient Monitoring System and Apparatus - An apparatus for monitoring a patient, the apparatus comprising: an image capturing device; an electronic input device; a display device; and a controller in electronic communication with the image capturing device, the electronic input device and the display device, the controller being configured to receive an electronic signal encoded with an image of a patient room from the image capturing device, display the image of the patient room on the display device, receive, via the electronic input device, an electronic input signal regarding a status associated with a patient in the patient room, and display a message on the display device based on the status of the patient. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150306330 | Mask Selection System - Methods and systems, including computer program products, are provided for selecting a mask that is worn by a subject. A system can include an application that allows a subject to input information concerning the subject, such as sleeping habits. The subject then takes a photo of his or her face to help select the mask. The system then uses the collected data, comparing it to a database of known masks, to display results of masks that are most likely to fit the subject and his or her needs. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150310251 | DISPLAY-INTEGRATED USER-CLASSIFICATION, SECURITY AND FINGERPRINT SYSTEM - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus related to biometric authentication of a user of an electronic device. An electronic display has a display cover glass with a front surface that includes a viewing area, and a fingerprint reading area within the viewing area. At least one photosensing element is configured to detect received scattered light, the received scattered light resulting from interaction of light with an object in at least partial optical contact with the front surface within the fingerprint reading area and to output, to a processor, fingerprint image data. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150310581 | ANATOMICALLY INTELLIGENT ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY FOR POINT-OF-CARE - An apparatus includes an imaging probe and is configured for dynamically arranging presentation of visual feedback ( | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150327765 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGING VASCULATURE AND SUB-DERMAL STRUCTURES BY TRANS-ILLUMINATING NIR LIGHT - A system for real-time visualization of subdermal structures of a mammal, using near-infrared (nIR) illumination source, a support structure with independently articulating arms for attaching a camera and a visual display screen, a controller for the camera and nIR illumination source. The camera includes a zoom lens that provides a detection field of view at a long working distance to avoid the camera obstructing the view of the medical personnel when performing a medical procedure on the mammalian body part. A targeting system indicates a focus location of the zoom lens and a center of detection field of view. An nIR bandpass filter and image processor convert the captured and filtered trans-illuminating nIR light to an image signal. An interfaced computer can operate on a commercial or proprietary operating systems and operates image enhancement software and image archival, distribution and display. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150332084 | DEVICE FOR BIOMETRICALLY CONTROLLING A FACE SURFACE - The invention relates to devices for measuring surface contours and can be used in a security system for identifying a person. The inventive device for biometrically controlling a face surface comprises a TV camera, a unit for displaying a face position, a computer and an illumination unit provided with a transparency and an objective lens for projecting the transparency image on the face, which is located in such a way that the optical axes of the objective of the illumination unit and of the TV camera are disposed on the same plane at an angle with respect to each other, wherein the unit for displaying the face position is embodied and disposed in such a way that it makes it possible to display the symmetrical face position with respect to the plane formed by the optical axes of the objective lenses of the illumination unit and the TV camera. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150334308 | SUBJECT INFORMATION OBTAINING APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, PROGRAM, AND PROCESSING APPARATUS - An apparatus in related art has a problem in a presentation method of data to a user or a usability. A subject information obtaining apparatus includes a plurality of transducer elements that receive acoustic waves generated in a subject irradiated with light from a light source and transduce the acoustic waves into a plurality of reception signals, a processing unit configured to obtain a characteristic distribution indicating a distribution of characteristic information respectively corresponding to a plurality of positions in the subject by using the plurality of reception signals, in which the processing unit outputs image information for displaying a distribution image created by using the characteristic distribution and data indicating a time fluctuation of the characteristic information in a predetermined region of the distribution image within a same screen of a display unit. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150339813 | IDENTIFYING AND MEASURING RETICULOCYTES - Methods and systems for identifying reticulocytes in a blood sample deposited on a substrate include: illuminating the sample with incident light at two different wavelengths, obtaining a two-dimensional image of the sample corresponding to a first one of the wavelengths, and obtaining a two-dimensional image of the sample corresponding to a second one of the wavelengths; analyzing the images to identify a set of representative red blood cells; determining an area of each of the red blood cells in the set; determining a color value of each of the red blood cells in the set; and, for each one of the red blood cells in the set, identifying the red blood cell as a reticulocyte if the area of the red blood cell exceeds an area cutoff value and the color value of the red blood cell is less than a color cutoff value. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150347833 | Noncontact Biometrics with Small Footprint - The present invention provides methods and apparatuses that can provide three dimensional measurements of objects, without contact and with advantages not present in the art. Embodiments of the invention can be used to provide noncontact biometrics, in small footprints. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150350545 | Articulating Display and Control Monitor Device for a Mobile Radiographic Machine - An articulating display and control monitor device is disclosed. The articulating display and control monitor device a base mobile radiographic machine may include a display monitor coupled to a monitor arm and a video device with a selected one of a video camera and a web cam, the video device provides a video stream from an area in front of the mobile radiographic machine to assist a user transporting the mobile radiographic machine as the video stream is displayed on the display monitor. The display monitor utilizes a video streaming drive mode only when the monitor arm is docked, the display monitor is utilized in conjunction with the articulating display and control monitor device only when the monitor arm is undocked, the monitor arm docks only when the articulating display and control monitor device is docked. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150350605 | Electronic device for reading diagnostic test results and collecting subject data for inclusion in a local chain of evidence database and for transferring and receiving data from remote databases - An electronic device for reading diagnostic test results and collecting subject data for inclusion in a local chain of evidence database and for transferring and receiving data from remote databases | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150355707 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR DETECTING OPERATOR GESTURES IN VEHICLES - The invention relates to a sensor device ( | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150356339 | Multimodal Imaging System And Method For Non-Contact Identification of Multiple Biometric Traits - Systems and methods are disclosed for obtaining at least a pair of biometric traits of a person and without contact with the person. In one embodiment a system is disclosed which makes use of a plurality of illumination modules and an imaging module, where a single image is acquired with a color encoded imaging sensor. Parallel and orthogonally polarized images are obtained by at least one sensor of the imaging module from illuminations produced by the illumination modules. A processing subsystem uses mathematical applied operations between the acquired images to selectively produce at least one image of at least one specific biometric trait, such as a finger print, a palm print, a finger-vein, a palm vein, or hand geometry. The biometric trait can be subsequently used for biometric verification and identification. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150363398 | FINGER BIOMETRIC SENSOR DATA SYNCHRONIZATION VIA A CLOUD COMPUTING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS - An electronic system may include a first electronic device comprising a first finger biometric sensor and a first processor. The first processor may be capable of collecting enrollment finger biometric data from the first finger biometric sensor. The system may further include a cloud computing device capable of uploading and storing the enrollment finger biometric data, and a second electronic device. The second electronic device may include a second finger biometric sensor, and a second processor capable of collecting to-be matched finger biometric data from the second finger biometric sensor, and downloading the enrollment finger biometric data from the cloud computing device based upon matching between the enrollment and to-be matched finger biometric data. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150363656 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ATTITUDE REFERENCE FOR VEHICLE PASSENGERS - An apparatus adapted to provide visual attitude reference to occupants seated in an inboard area of a cabin of a vehicle, that includes at least one interior partition positioned in the cabin in proximity to the occupants and at least one video camera mounted on the vehicle for capturing an electronic image of an environment exterior to the vehicle. At least one video monitor is adapted to serve as a virtual window mounted on the at least one interior partition in a substantially vertical and substantially parallel direction relative to a direction of forward travel of the vehicle in viewing proximity to the occupant, and further adapted to receive the electronic image from the at least one video camera and provide to the occupant an image of the environment external to the vehicle to the occupant. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150365566 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SAMPLING IMAGES - Disclosed are an image sampling apparatus and method. The image sampling apparatus includes a probe angular velocity detector configured to detect an angular velocity of a probe representing a change in an angle of the probe at a surface of an object, an image segmenter configured to receive the angular velocity and an image captured by the probe, and to segment the image into sub-regions based on the angular velocity, and a differential sampler configured to sample the sub-regions with a different sampling rate based on a position of a sub-region. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150365589 | OPTICAL ACQUISITION DEVICE FOR BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS - The invention relates to a device for acquisition of images for a biometric system, which includes an optical assembly and at least one imager for acquisition of an image of an object to be analysed presented in front of the assembly at a non-determined distance from the latter. The assembly includes at least one diaphragm with a coded aperture. The optical assembly allows acquisition by the sensor(s) of an image of the object capable of being exploited to deduce therefrom the searched biometric information, and of an image of the object acquired via the coded aperture of the diaphragm. The device also includes a processing unit to determine the distance of the object to be analysed as a function of the image of the object acquired via the coded aperture of the diaphragm. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150366487 | Portable Biometric Identification Device Using a Dorsal Hand Vein Pattern - A device for personal identification using a dorsal band vein-pattern in preferable configuration is disclosed. The device utilizes an on-board or external camera using wired or wireless communication operating in both visible and near infrared range, a memory unit, a processor and Speeded-Up Robust Features algorithm for image acquisition, processing and comparison against the existing database of hand vein-pattern images. The matching criterion between the images to be used for the person's authentication. Device can optionally use wireless connection for image transferring and processing. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150371079 | USER AUTHENTICATION VIA IMAGE MANIPULATION - Various systems and methods for authenticating users via image manipulation are described herein. In various embodiments, an initial image associated with a stored profile of the user is presented on a display device. Input including a manipulation of the initial image to transform the initial image to a manipulated initial image is received on an input device. The user is authenticated in response to the manipulated initial image sufficiently matching a target manipulated image associated with the stored profile of the user. In various embodiments, prior to presenting the initial image, a facial image of the user is captured. The user is identified by applying a facial recognition technique to the captured facial image of the user. The display device is arranged to present the initial image in response to identifying the user as having a stored profile. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150379329 | MOVEMENT PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOVEMENT PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - In order to allow main parts of a face to move more naturally, a movement processing apparatus includes a face feature detection unit configured to detect features related to a face from an acquired image including the face, an object feature specifying unit configured to specify features of an object having the face included in the image, based on the detection result of the features related to the face, and a movement condition setting unit configured to set control conditions for moving the main parts forming the face included in the image, based on the specified features of the object. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379332 | FACE AUTHENTICATION DEVICE AND FACE AUTHENTICATION METHOD - A face authentication device has a face image acquisition unit that continuously acquires face images of a user, a user identification unit that identifies the user based on a first face image acquired by the face image acquisition unit, a parameter acquisition unit that acquires a face parameter based on a second face image acquired by the face image acquisition unit, the face parameter being a parameter associated with a facial expression or a face direction of the user, a tracking unit that extracts a region of a part of a face included in the first face image, and to track the region between the plurality of continuously-acquired face images, and an authentication unit that makes a determination of successful authentication when the user identified by the user identification unit is a registered user, when the acquired face parameter satisfies a predetermined condition. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379363 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CAPTURING BIOMETRIC DATA - A method of capturing biometric data is provided that includes activating a security application in a device. The security application is activated by an operator of the device and is configured to cause the device to display an outline image. Moreover, the method includes displaying the outline image in a stationary position on a display of the device, positioning desired biometric data proximate the device such that the desired biometric data appears as a biometric image on the device display, and monitoring the outline and biometric images shown on the device display. Furthermore, the method includes positioning the device and the desired biometric data to better align the outline and biometric images when the outline and biometric images do not align and capturing the desired biometric data from an individual after approximately aligning the outline image with the biometric image. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379369 | COLOR IDENTIFICATION USING INFRARED IMAGING - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to color identification. In one example, an image processing method comprises receiving an infrared (IR) image including a plurality of IR pixels, each IR pixel specifying one or more IR parameters of that IR pixel, identifying, in the IR image, IR-skin pixels that image human skin, identifying a skin tone of identified human skin based at least in part on the IR-skin pixels, the skin tone having one or more expected visible light (VL) parameters, receiving a VL image including a plurality of VL pixels, each VL pixel specifying one or more VL parameters of that VL pixel, identifying, in the VL image, VL-skin pixels that image identified human skin, and adjusting the VL image to increase a correspondence between the one or more VL parameters of the VL-skin pixels and the one or more expected VL parameters of the identified skin tone. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150379699 | GAMMA CAMERA, SPECT DEVICE, PET DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MEASURED GAMMA-RAY IMAGES | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160004910 | DEVICE HAVING DIGITAL INFRARED SENSOR AND NON-TOUCH OPTICAL DETECTION OF AMPLIFIED TEMPORAL VARIATION OF VITAL SIGNS - A microprocessor is operably coupled to a camera from which patient vital signs are determined and a digital infrared sensor. A temporal variation of images from the camera is generated and amplified from which the patient vital signs, such as heart rate or respiratory rate, can be determined and displayed or stored and temperature is determined from digital infrared sensor. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160006941 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HEALTH STATUS INFORMATION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE - Provided is a device and method of providing health status information. The device includes: a device including: a storage configured to store a first image including a face of a user and first health status information extracted from the first image; an imager configured to capture an image; a controller configured to control the imager to capture a second image including the face of the user and to extract second health status information from the captured second image; and a display configured to output the second image and information other than the stored first health status information from among the extracted second health status information. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160007908 | HAIR TESTING DEVICE AND HAIR TESTING SYSTEM | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160012279 | DEVICE FOR CAPTURING PERSON-SPECIFIC DATA | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160014308 | PALM VEIN IMAGING APPARATUS | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160015273 | VIEWING AND PROCESSING MULTISPECTRAL IMAGES - Multispectral images, including ultraviolet light and its interactions with ultraviolet light-interactive compounds, can be captured, processed, and represented to a user. Ultraviolet-light related information can be conveniently provided to a user to allow the user to have awareness of UV characteristics and the user's risk to UV exposure. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160018641 | CONTENT PRESENTATION IN HEAD WORN COMPUTING - Aspects of the present invention relate to providing assistance to medical professionals during the performance of medical procedures through the use of technologies facilitated through a head-worn computer. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160019409 | IDENTIFICATION RECOGNITION DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN IDENTIFICATION RECOGNITION DEVICE - An identification recognition device includes a light emission module, a light sensing module, a pulse scanning unit, a fingerprint scanning unit and a controller. The light sensing module is used to generate first light currents and second light currents according to first reflecting light and second reflecting light. The pulse scanning unit is used to generate data of current variance of the object and the fingerprint scanning unit is used to generate features of fingerprint of the object. The controller is used to control the light emission module to emit the first incident light and to emit the second incident light when the object has a pulse according to the data of current variance of the object, and determine if the object passes the identification recognition test according to the features of fingerprint of the object. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160021304 | CONTENT PRESENTATION IN HEAD WORN COMPUTING - Aspects of the present invention relate to providing assistance to medical professionals during the performance of medical procedures through the use of technologies facilitated through a head-worn computer. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160026840 | Enrollment And Authentication On A Mobile Device - Systems and methods for biometric authentication are disclosed. The invention may be used to authenticate an individual. At least two enrollment templates may be obtained at different times. Later, an inquiry template may be obtained and compared to each of the enrollment templates in separate and distinct comparison operations. The match scores arising from the comparison operations may be fused to provide a composite match score. The composite match score may be compared to an acceptance range. If the composite match score is within the acceptance range, the individual may be authenticated. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160027168 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS - An image display apparatus includes: an emission unit that has a plurality of light sources; a display unit configured to display an image on a screen by modulating light from the emission unit; a first acquisition unit configured to acquire input image data; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire processing information, which is information on image processing executed when the input image data is generated; a detection unit configured to detect a predetermined area in an area of an image represented by the input image data, based on gradation values of the input image data and the processing information; and a control unit configured to control emission brightness of each light source based on the detection result of the detection unit. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160028998 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR SPINAL SURGERY POSITION OPTIMIZATION - Three components are proposed, each having at its core a system for producing measurements of the relative motion of anatomical structures of mammals (the “measurement system”). The measurement system in this case would be comprised of an apparatus for imaging the joint of through a prescribed motion, and a process and mechanism for deriving quantitative measurement output data from the resulting images. The components of the present invention include: (1) a software device for reporting measurement output of the measurement system and for allowing users to interact with the measurement output data; (2) an apparatus and method for utilizing measurement output of the measurement system for therapeutic and surgical applications such as surgical navigation and patient positioning during a therapeutic procedure; and (3) an apparatus providing input image data for the measurement system that assists with the imaging of joints connecting anatomical regions that are in motion during operation. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160037132 | CONTACTLESS FINGERPRINT ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING - A contactless fingerprint acquisition and processing method, includes detecting and acquiring an object image, converting the object image into a fingerprint image and at least one of identifying and verifying the fingerprint image. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160037159 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PRODUCTS AND CONSULTATIONS - Included are embodiments for a color calibration device formed from a flexible, elongate strip of material that is formable into a headband. The color calibration device includes a first color correction region comprising a plurality of color chips and a second color correction region comprising a plurality of color chips, wherein the first color correction region and the second color correction region are positioned on opposite sides of a mid-point of the flexible, elongate strip of material. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160042222 | METHOD OF DETERMINING, IN AN IMAGE, AT LEAST ONE ZONE LIABLE TO REPRESENT AT LEAST ONE FINGER OF AN INDIVIDUAL - A method of detecting zones liable to contain at least one finger print in an image of at least one portion of hand of an individual includes a step of acquiring the image, a step of determining a plurality of zones of the acquired image and a first selection step. The step of determining a plurality of zones determines that each zone is a continuous zone of points of the acquired image which each exhibit a luminous intensity level greater than or equal to a selected luminous intensity threshold value. The first selection step selects, from among the zones determined, the zones which are liable to represent at least one print of a finger. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160044214 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An image apparatus includes an imaging unit, a housing that houses the imaging unit, a wiring substrate, and a stopper that sandwiches the wiring substrate between the housing and the stopper. The housing has a protruding part that protrudes from a back surface of a side opposite to a front surface on the side of the imaging unit in the wiring substrate. The stopper has an engagement part that engages with an outer peripheral surface of the housing, and a hook part that is hooked onto an inner peripheral surface of the protruding part of the housing. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160050378 | PIXEL SENSOR DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A pixel sensor device has a first sensing unit, a second sensing unit, a first control and reading unit, and a second control and reading unit. The first and second sensing units are disposed concentrically. The first and second control and reading units are connected respectively to the first and second sensing units for separately or simultaneously controlling the first and second sensing units to perform sensing. Since the first and second sensing units are formed by a single pixel sensing array and arranged concentrically, only a single focusing element is required to align centers of the first and second sensing units during the manufacturing process. This achieves high focus accuracy and increases precision in recognition. In the applications of fingerprint recognition and pulse measurement, the user only uses a single finger for sensing so that inaccurate focusing resulted from moving finger is avoided. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160057325 | CAMERA HAVING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR IMAGING SKIN AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SKIN CONDITION USING THE SAME - A camera having light emitting devices includes a light emitting unit configured to irradiate light to a skin, and a light receiving unit configured to receive reflected light which is generated when the light irradiated by the light emitting unit is reflected from the skin. The light emitting unit comprises a plurality of sets of the light emitting devices, and each of the sets includes one or more light emitting devices which are configured to irradiate the light with the same wavelength. In addition, each of the sets is configured to sequentially irradiate the light and irradiate light with a wavelength that is different from other sets. By using the camera, it is possible to obtain information of the skin for each wavelength by sequentially irradiating light with wavelengths different from other sets, reduce distorted information, and perform an accurate diagnosis. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160057343 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING MEDICAL IMAGE - A medical imaging system is disclosed in the present invention, including a medical image acquisition device and medical image processing system. Said medical image acquisition device includes: an acquisition apparatus for acquiring image signals in a medical process from a first viewing angle of a doctor; and a signal processing apparatus for performing a first processing on the acquired image signals and then sending digital image signals in the form of data stream. Said medical image processing system includes: a signal transmission module for receiving a data stream of digital image signals from a medical image acquisition device; and an image processing module for processing the received data stream of digital image signals in real time according to a predetermined image processing method so as to obtain optimized digital medical image signals. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160063298 | GUIDED FINGERPRINT ENROLLMENT - Fingerprint enrolment is described. An initial procedure in which the appropriate area of the finger is determined from the size of a user's finger, followed by a guidance procedure where guidance information is provided in a pseudo random manner and further fingerprint data is obtained during the pseudo random guidance. When the appropriate area of the finger has been covered, fingerprint data is used in a calculation of fingerprint enrolment data that can be used in subsequent steps in the enrolment procedure. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063299 | PHOTOELECTRON FINGERPRINT IDENTIFYING APPARATUS - A photoelectron fingerprint identifying apparatus is disclosed. The disclosed photoelectron fingerprint identifying apparatus may include a photoelectron sensor having a light receiving surface on which a finger is placed, wherein the photoelectron sensor receives an optical intensity signal associated with an invisible light penetrating the finger before converting the optical intensity signal to a photocurrent signal, an analog/digital converter electrically coupled to the photoelectron sensor for receiving the photocurrent signal, wherein the analog/digital converter converts the photocurrent signal to a digital signal, and an image processing unit electrically coupled to the analog/digital converter for receiving the digital signal before outputting an fingerprint pattern based on the digital signal. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160063320 | VIRTUAL BODY SCANNER APPLICATION FOR USE WITH PORTABLE DEVICE - A method for performing measurements includes taking a photograph, via a camera having a position association with a device, of any portion of a subject. The method also includes processing the photograph through a thermographic module to discern a measured portion. The method further includes comparing the measurement data to a stored comparison model to derive fitting data. The method also includes transmitting the fitting data from the device to a server. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065797 | BIOMETRIC CAMERA MOUNT SYSTEM - A system for reducing the substantially vertical extent of a wide-area biometric system and for reducing the cost and complexity of installation while maintaining high biometric performance, using a substantially horizontally configuration of cameras, preferably with an attention mechanism, and using a precision calibration system that can be used by an unskilled technician and that does not require an accurate site survey or additional materials or equipment. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065902 | HYBRID ACTIVE AND PASSIVE PEOPLE METERING FOR AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT - Hybrid active and passive people metering for audience measurement is disclosed. Example audience identification methods disclosed herein include detecting a trigger signal output from a media device meter. Disclosed example methods also include, in response to determining that an image captured by an image sensor does not correspond to any one of a plurality of recognized audiences, passing the trigger signal to an input of a people meter to cause the people meter to output a prompt for entry of audience identification information. Disclosed example methods further include, in response to determining that the image corresponds to a first one of the plurality of recognized audiences, blocking the trigger signal from being passed to the input of the people meter to prevent the people meter from outputting the prompt. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160070991 | INTEGRATION OF OPTICAL AREA MONITORING WITH INDUSTRIAL MACHINE CONTROL - An industrial safety system is provided that integrates optical safety monitoring with machine control. The safety system includes an imaging sensor device supporting pixel array processing functions that allow time-of-flight (TOF) analysis to be performed on selected portions of the pixel array, while two-dimensional imaging analysis is performed on the remaining portions of the array, reducing processing load and response time relative to performing TOF analysis for all pixels of the array. The portion of the pixel array designated for TOF analysis can be pre-defined through configuration of the imaging sensor device, or can be dynamically selected based on object detection and classification by the two-dimensional imaging analysis. The imaging sensor device can also implement a number of safety and redundancy functions to achieve a high degree of safety integrity. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160072986 | BODY PART IMAGING SYSTEM - A device having an array of optical imagers, said imagers disposed near a substantially planar optically transparent medium with an array of calibration indicia disposed within the optical range of at least one of the imagers, said calibration indicia including a plurality of images spaced a predetermined distance from each other. Also included are skew indicia, which may include a plurality of images spaced a predetermined angle from each other, and a processor, coupled to the array of optical imagers and operable to process information from the imagers. Certain embodiments have the calibration and skew indicia etched into the transparent medium and include a chamber with a light source for capturing images. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160077008 | CANCER DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM, AND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - A target is irradiated in a time-shared manner with a visible-light-range illumination light source and an infrared laser beam for Raman scattering, and a target image is formed with an image-capturing lens on a CIGS image sensor provided with a visible-light-range filter, a narrow-band infrared filter for Raman-scattered light measurement, and a near-band reference narrow-band infrared filter that does not let Raman-scattered light pass through. In a preliminary measurement, a plurality of normal sections are measured and averaged, and by using the same as a reference, an actual measurement of Raman scattering is performed. In displaying a visible-light image with the CIGS image sensor, superimposed display is performed to specify sections where Raman scattering is detected, and superimposed display positions are corrected in association with focusing and zooming. The displaying of the visible-light image is continued even during the detection of Raman scattering. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080615 | MODULAR MULTIFUNCTIONAL BIO-RECOGNITION LIGHTING DEVICE - A modular multifunctional bio-recognition lighting device includes an LED module having multiple operation modes and an image capture module for video recording, which are arranged in an interior of a housing. The LED module supplies continuous illumination, air quality indication, and flashing light alarming. The housing further includes therein a remote control module for receiving and transmission of infrared ray and voices, an environment module for detecting temperature and humidity, air quality, gas, and smoke, and a recognition module for detecting body temperature and a condition of a bio-target. These modules are electrically connected to a main control board that includes a central processing device. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080662 | METHODS FOR EXTRACTING OBJECTS FROM DIGITAL IMAGES AND FOR PERFORMING COLOR CHANGE ON THE OBJECT - Operating a system displaying a mirror-mimicking image on the monitor to enable a user to try a clothing item, by: obtaining digital images of a live video feed of length of N seconds from the camera; saving the digital images in the memory; flipping the images about a vertical axis so as to reverse right and left sides of the image; applying a transformation mapping to the images to modify the images such that they appear to mimic a reflection of a mirror, to thereby obtain transformed images; displaying the transformed images on the monitor to thereby replay the video feed of N seconds using the transformed images; wherein the length of N seconds is configured to be enough time to allow the user to get a good impression on the way the clothing item looks. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080665 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING - An apparatus for analyzing a subject including a hyperspectral image module is provided. It is used to identify a suspect region of a subject by using a hyperspectral sensor (for obtaining a hyperspectral image of the subject), a control computer including a processor unit (PU) and a computer readable memory (CRM) (for controlling and is in electronic communication with the sensor), a control software module including instructions stored in the CRM and executed by the PU (for controlling said at least one operating parameter of the sensor), a spectral calibrator module including instructions stored in the CRM and executed by the PU (for applying a wavelength dependent spectral calibration standard constructed for the sensor to a hyperspectral image), and a light source for illuminating the subject. An optional contact probe module is used to collect a signal of the suspect region for medical diagnosis. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080696 | Contact Area Diffusion Factor for Quantifying Fat Contents of Liquid - A method for determining the presence of fats in the body fluid by photographing a body fluid droplet and calculating the change of the contact area of the body fluid droplet and the contact area diffusion factor. In addition, fats may be easily detected by using a simple filming equipment where it is required to detect fats such as liposuctions, various orthopedic operations, obesity managements, etc. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080697 | Contact Area Diffusion Factor for Quantifying Fat Contents of Liquid - A method for determining the presence of fats in the body fluid by photographing a body fluid droplet and calculating the change of the contact area of the body fluid droplet and the contact area diffusion factor. In addition, fats may be easily detected by using a simple filming equipment where it is required to detect fats such as liposuctions, various orthopedic operations, obesity managements, etc. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160081554 | VIEWING GRID AND IMAGE DISPLAY FOR VIEWING AND RECORDING SKIN IMAGES - A viewing navigation grid and imaging display especially useful for viewing recorded skin images. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160092724 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY TRACKING FACE POSITION AND RECOGNIZING FACE - Provided are a method and system for automatically tracking a face position and recognizing a face. In the present invention, after a face image of a user is captured, a capturing unit is moved such that the face image is moved to a face authentication region where optimum face recognition is performed, thereby having a changed capturing direction. This can allow face recognition of the user to be executed without movement of the user. Accordingly, convenience in face recognition can be maximized. Further, a plurality of registered face images are stored with matching frequencies indicating the number of times that the plurality of registered face images have been matched with an authentication image, and the authentication image is firstly compared with registered face images having large matching frequencies. This can enhance a face recognition speed. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094783 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus comprising: a capturing part configured to sequentially capture a plurality of images; an extracting part configured to extract movement information from the sequentially captured images through an analysis, wherein the movement information relates to movement of a moving object and the sequentially captured images contain images of the moving object; and a first determining part configured to detect an approaching user based on the extracted movement information and approaching movement information, stored in advance, indicating approaching movement of a human. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160100107 | MEDICAL IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE - A medical image recording device includes an image pickup device. The image pickup device, which includes an optical lens and an image pickup element that generates an image signal by photoelectrically converting light introduced from a subject via the optical lens, is put an operator. An image pickup control unit displays, on a display unit, image data that is generated for each of frames that constitute a video by processing an image pickup signal. A recording control unit records the image data on a memory card. Based on an angular velocity output from an acceleration sensor, if an amount of movement calculated by the movement detection unit is within a preset range, a camera shake correction unit corrects a blur. If the amount of movement is greater than an upper limit of the range, the recording control unit stops recording of image data on the memory card. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160100761 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING IMAGES OF VEINS OF A FINGER - A system for acquiring an image of veins of a finger includes a camera designed to acquire an image of said finger when it is passed in front of it, a lighting device designed to illuminate said finger and a control unit for controlling the illumination intensity of said lighting device. Also, at least one system measures the transmission power of said finger upstream of the camera with respect to the passage of said finger towards said camera, said control unit being designed to control the illumination intensity of said lighting device according to the transmission power measured by said measuring system. Additionally, a method for acquiring images of veins of a finger is provided. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160100764 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING SUN EXPOSURE - Systems and methods are provided for detecting overexposure of skin to ultraviolet light. A system may include a thermal imaging module that captures thermal images of a person's skin. Using the thermal images, the system may determine whether the person's skin has been or is being overexposed to ultraviolet light. The system may be a fixed camera system for monitoring an outdoor area, may be a mobile device having a thermal imaging module within or coupled to the mobile device, or may be part of a tanning system having an ultraviolet light source and a thermal imaging module. The overexposure may be detected in a thermal image based on a temperature of the person's skin, a change in the temperature of the person's skin over time or a temperature difference between portions of the person's skin. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160104037 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING MOTION SIGNATURE ON THE BASIS OF MOTION SIGNATURE INFORMATION - A method for generating a motion signature based on motion signature information including detecting an activation-triggering criterion, determining, on the basis of the detection of a motion that corresponds to the activation-triggering criterion, the motion signature information corresponding to the motion; and generating the motion signature by encoding the corresponding motion signature information. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160112616 | Hair Consultation Tool Arrangement and Method - The invention relates to a hair consultation tool arrangement comprising a digital video camera adapted for continuously taking pictures at least of the model's head and hair, wherein this tool arrangement may comprise a processing unit having a camera interface for collecting pictures recorded by the digital video camera, a processor with an image processing software tool implemented for processing the collected pictures, a display interface for sending the processed pictures to a display device and a display device for presenting the pictures. The invention further relates to a respective method for rendering a hair consultation. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160119593 | MOBILE CONSOLE - A mobile floor standing console with a wheeled base, a lower rack mounted on the base, an upper rack extending vertically from the lower rack, a first articulating arm that is configured to extend outward away from the upper rack and collapse inward toward the upper rack, a second articulating arm that is configured to extend outward away from the upper rack and collapse inward toward the upper rack, a video camera attached to the second articulating arm, and a tablet personal computer attached to the first articulating arm; the console configured to be readily mobilized on the floor of an existing operating room and is capable of providing a connectivity point for communication, audiovisual, and data transfer services in the operating room. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160129335 | REPORT SYSTEM FOR PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC AND REHABILITATIVE VIDEO GAMES - A kinetic rehabilitation system comprising: a kinetic sensor comprising a motion-sensing camera; and a computing device comprising: (a) a communication module; (b) a non-transient memory comprising a stored set of values of rehabilitative gestures each defined by a time series of spatial relations between a plurality of theoretical body joints, and wherein each time series comprises: initial spatial relations, mid-gesture spatial relations and final spatial relations, and (c) a hardware processor configured to: (i) continuously receive a recorded time series of frames from said motion-sensing camera, wherein each frame comprises a three-dimensional position of each of a plurality of body joints of a patient, (ii) compare, in real time, at least a portion of the recorded time series of frames with the time series of spatial relations, to detect a rehabilitative gesture performed by the patient, (iii) detect a discrepancy between the rehabilitative gesture performed by the patient and a corresponding one of said stored set of values of rehabilitative gestures, (iv) log data pertaining to said discrepancy and to said rehabilitative gesture performed by said patient, (v) send said data to a therapist via said communication module and provide a report to said therapist. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160132642 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING FOOD INTAKE - A device for monitoring food intake by a user to whom the device is attached includes at least one camera to acquire a series of images of at least a partial view of a manipulable limb of the user. A processor is configured to apply a probabilistic model to determine based on the series of images if a motion of the limb corresponds to at least one predetermined gesture that is indicative of taking a bite. A recorded sequence of events is updated when the motion is determined to correspond to a predetermined gesture. A signaling unit is operable by the processor to produce a signal that is sensible by the user, the signal being indicative of the updating of the sequence of events. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160132712 | FINGERPRINT SENSORS HAVING IN-PIXEL OPTICAL SENSORS - In one aspect, a fingerprint sensor device for fingerprint detection includes a light source configured to emit light at a wavelength. The fingerprint sensor device includes an array of sensor pixels to acquire an optical image indicative of a fingerprint. Each sensor pixel includes a photodetector to detect the emitted light reflected off of a target finger and output an optical signal based on the detected reflected light. Each sensor pixel includes a collimator disposed over the photodetector to direct the reflected light in a substantially vertical direction from above the photodetector toward the photodetector. Each sensor pixel includes sensor signal detection circuitry communicatively coupled to the photodetector to acquire the outputted optical signal. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160133024 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GESTURE IDENTIFICATION BASED ON OBJECT TRACING - A method and system provide light to project to an operation space so that a received image from the operation space will include, if an object is in the operation space, a bright region due to the reflection of light by the object, and identify a gesture according to the variation of a barycenter position, an average brightness, or an area of the bright region in successive images, for generating a corresponding command. Only simple operation and calculation is required to detect the motion of an object moving in the X, Y, or Z axis of an image, for identifying a gesture represented by the motion of the object. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160134798 | Method And System For Generation Of Images Based On Biorhythms - According to one aspect of the present disclosure, an apparatus for taking pictures or videos triggered by pre-selected changes in a user's biorhythms is provided. The apparatus includes at least one biosensor configured to detect at least one biorhythm of a user and to generate a biorhythm signal based on the detected at least one biorhythm of the user, a camera for taking one or more pictures and/or videos, and at least one processor configured to receive the biorhythm signal from the at least one biosensor, the processor configured to compare the biorhythm signal to a biorhythm threshold and, in response to the biorhythm signal exceeding the biorhythm threshold, to simultaneously trigger the camera to take one or more pictures or videos. Further aspects and methods are also disclosed. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160140407 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION - The present invention relates to a method and system for generating and comparing a biometric singular signature of a person comprising the steps of a) obtaining a first image of a person; b) obtaining a hair portion image of the person; c) transforming the hair portion image into its frequency domain image and optionally saving said frequency domain image in a database. Additional applications associated to the method are disclosed. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160147939 | EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF VISIBLE LIGHT STILL IMAGES AND/OR VIDEO - A visible light imaging system includes acquisition circuitry, an image generator that generates at least one of a visible light image and a visible light video with light sensed by the acquisition circuitry, a memory, and a controller. The controller, in response to executing instructions of the memory: launches a scan application, visually presents a first soft tool that retrieves an identification of a subject of interest to an imaging study based on a user input, obtains at least one of a visible light image and a visible light video, which is generated by the acquisition circuitry and the image generator for the subject, associates the retrieved identification of the subject and the at least one of the image and the video, and transfers the at least one of the image and the video, the identification of the subject, and the association to a data repository. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160148370 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TEETH SURFACE FROM X-RAY SCAN OF A NEGATIVE IMPRESSION - A method or computer program for forming a digital model of a patient's teeth. The method includes the steps of: obtaining a plurality of projection images acquired by scanning a negative impression of the patient's teeth using a computed tomographic imaging apparatus; generating, from the plurality of projection images, an air volume model of the air that surrounds the negative impression; defining a transition surface along edges of the air volume model that touch the negative impression; forming the digital model of the patient's teeth according to the defined transition surface; and displaying, storing, or transmitting at least a portion of the digital model of the teeth. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160150218 | COMBINED STRUCTURE FOR HEAD UP DISPLAY SYSTEM AND DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM - A combined structure for a head up display (HUD) system and a driver monitoring system, includes a HUD system including a first reflective portion and a second reflective portion configured to reflect HUD information from a HUD device to a windshield glass of a vehicle along an optical path. The combined structure further includes a dichroic mirror disposed on the optical path of the HUD system and configured to reflect specific wavelength of light. The combined structure also includes a driver monitoring system with driver's face information input thereto, and configured to provide light and to monitor a driver. Accordingly, driver's eyes are not hidden so as to improve safety and to simultaneously minimize deviation in driver's pose to enhance use convenience. The HUD system and the driver monitoring system are integrated to reduce a camera interval and a camera size, thereby improving marketability. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160155004 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160156820 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGING APPARATUS | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160156840 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160166150 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND SENSING PROTECTION DEVICE | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160171280 | METHOD OF UPDATING BIOMETRIC FEATURE PATTERN AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SAME | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160173770 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED VISUALIZATION OF INDIVIDUAL IMAGES IN A REAL-TIME SCAN | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160174690 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPECIFYING AND FORMULATING CUSTOMIZED TOPICAL AGENTS | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160174927 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, AND IMAGING CONTROL METHOD | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160180522 | Systems, Processes, Methods and Machines for Transforming Image Data Into Sizing and Volume Measurements for Tissue | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160182867 | DRAWING APPARATUS, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD FOR DRAWING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160188950 | OPTICAL FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION DEVICE - An optical fingerprint recognition device is provided. The optical fingerprint recognition device includes: an optical sensing surface; a first optical detection module having a first lens and a first optical sensor; and a second optical detection module having a second lens and a second optical sensor. The first optical detection module and the second optical detection module are arranged side by side in the optical fingerprint recognition device, and the first optical detection module and the second optical detection module are configured to capture a first fingerprint image and a second fingerprint image of a user's finger on a sensing area of the optical sensing surface for fingerprint recognition. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160189372 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR TRACKING MOVING TARGETS - A system for tracking a moving target having up to six degrees of freedom and rapidly determining positions of the target, said system includes an easy to locate precision optical target fixed to the target. This system includes at least two cameras positioned so as to view the optical camera from different directions with each of the at least two cameras being adapted to record two dimensional images of the precision optical target defining precise target point. A computer processor is programmed to determine the target position of x, y and z and pitch, roll and yaw. In an embodiment, the system can be configured to utilize an iteration procedure whereby an approximate first-order solution is proposed and tested against the identified precise target points to determine residual errors which can be divided by the local derivatives with respect to each component of rotation and translation, to determine an iterative correction. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160189733 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING SPEECH ACTIVITY DETECTION USING FACIAL FEATURE DETECTION - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for processing audio. A system configured to practice the method monitors, via a processor of a computing device, an image feed of a user interacting with the computing device and identifies an audio start event in the image feed based on face detection of the user looking at the computing device or a specific region of the computing device. The image feed can be a video stream. The audio start event can be based on a head size, orientation or distance from the computing device, eye position or direction, device orientation, mouth movement, and/or other user features. Then the system initiates processing of a received audio signal based on the audio start event. The system can also identify an audio end event in the image feed and end processing of the received audio signal based on the end event. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160194181 | SENSORS FOR CONVEYANCE CONTROL | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160196385 | Computerized System and Method for Recording and Tracking Dermatological Lesions | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160196462 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING TOUCH CONTROL AND FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160196463 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING TOUCH KEY AND FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION, AND TERMINAL DEVICE | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160197967 | DISCOVERY PLAYLIST CREATION | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160198128 | MONITORING TARGET OBJECT BY MULTIPLE CAMERAS | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160203356 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING COMPLIANT FACIAL IMAGES FOR SELECTED IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160253798 | IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR PREDICTING BODY WEIGHT IN HUMANS | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160381332 | SAMPLING STAND FOR FOOD PRODUCTS IN A RETAIL STORE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A SAMPLING STAND - A sampling stand for displaying samples of food products such as in a grocery retail store. A base unit of the sampling stand has a display worktop. A gantry is mounted above the base unit. A projector unit located in the gantry projects a visible image onto the display worktop of the base unit and/or onto a surrounding floor area. A motion sensor is arranged in the gantry and detects motions between the gantry and the base unit, and/or between the gantry and the floor area. A controller is configured to control the visible images projected by the projector dependent upon the motion sensed by the motion sensor. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20170236022 | OPTICAL OVERLAY DEVICE | 08-17-2017 |
| 20170236298 | INTERACTIVE SYSTEM SETUP CONCEPT | 08-17-2017 |
| 20170237888 | REALTIME CAPTURE EXPOSURE ADJUST GESTURES | 08-17-2017 |
| 20180027158 | Wearable inward-facing camera utilizing the Scheimpflug principle | 01-25-2018 |
| 20180027214 | Contact Area Diffusion Factor for Quantifying Fat Contents of Liquid | 01-25-2018 |
| 20190147248 | AUGMENTED VIDEO ANALYTICS FOR TESTING INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) DEVICES | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190147595 | HEALTHCARE MONITORING SYSTEM | 05-16-2019 |
| 20220133141 | REMOTE MEDICAL EXAMINATION - The present disclosure relates to remote medical examination of a patient, and, more specifically, to a remote exam attachment that, along with a user device, may capture images of an anatomical feature for examination of a patient. The remote exam attachment may include a lens and may couple to an examination tool, such as a speculum, a scope, or a tongue depressor, which may be used with a camera of the user device. The user device may be configured to adjust one or more settings of the camera, such as the zoom, field of view, aperture, and/or the like. The user device may further be configured to transmit an image captured in conjunction with the remote exam attachment to another user device. Accordingly, the remote exam attachment, along with the user device, may capture, display, and/or transmit images of an anatomical feature, facilitating remote examination of a patient. | 05-05-2022 |
| 20220141376 | CONTROL DEVICE AND MEDICAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM - Provided is a control device that electrically controls a medical observation apparatus configured to capture an image of an observation target and includes a voice recognition section, a recognized-information processing section, a switch input reception section, and a control section. The voice recognition section recognizes a voice inputted from outside. Based on a result of recognition by the voice recognition section, the recognized-information processing section determines processing to be executed by the medical observation apparatus. The switch input reception section receives an input of an operation signal based on an operation performed on a switch. Upon detecting a first operation signal received by the switch input reception section or upon acquiring information regarding processing determined by the recognized-information processing section, the control section causes the voice recognition section to start voice recognition processing and causes the medical observation apparatus to execute the processing determined by the recognized-information processing section. | 05-05-2022 |
