| 01st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
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| 20130004006 | DISPLAY UNIT - A display unit includes: a main body section including a first front surface, a first rear surface, and a first side surface; one or a plurality of speaker boxes each including one or a plurality of speaker units and a housing containing the one or a plurality of speaker units, the one or a plurality of speaker boxes being selectively attachable with respect to one of the first side surface and the first rear surface in the main body section; and one or a plurality of attaching members commonly used for both at the time of attaching the one or a plurality of speaker boxes to the first side surface and at the time of attaching the one or a plurality of speaker boxes to the first rear surface. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004007 | Open-Baffle Loudspeaker - The invention relates to a loudspeaker which includes one or more drivers, a front panel and a further panel extending rearwardly therefrom. The rearwardly extending panel is typically offset towards one side of the front panel and includes an outer edge with at least portion which is curved. The provision of the arrangement of the said panels provides significant improvement in terms of the sound quality which can be achieved from the loudspeaker. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004008 | REFLEX ENCLOSURE - A reflex enclosure, includes an enclosure body, a loudspeaker, a waveguide portion and a vibration unit; a rearward sound wave generated from the loudspeaker is guided 360 degree (in all directions) from the outside of the waveguide portion to the inside of the waveguide portion, and then push the vibration unit to generate vibration to generate a corresponding sound wave, thereby reducing a standing wave ratio of the rearward sound wave in a sound room to obtain a better timbre. Furthermore, the length of a rearward sound wave guiding distance can be extended, allowing the sound wave to have the effect of extending toward a low frequency compass. In addition, the rearward sound wave is allowed to compress to increase a vibration unit pushing force, thereby obtaining a better sound effect. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004009 | Microphone Adapter and Microphone - A microphone adapter is attachable to a microphone including a microphone unit and a casing having a front sound terminal and a back sound terminal. The microphone adapter has a bottom having a hole through which the casing of the microphone extends and a cylindrical peripheral wall integrated with the bottom, having an open end opposite to the bottom, and covering the periphery of the back sound terminal. The cylindrical peripheral wall has an internal diameter larger than the external diameter of the casing of the microphone so as to define a space between the cylindrical peripheral wall and the external peripheral surface of the casing of the microphone extending through the hole, and extends from the bottom at least to a position of the front sound terminal in a sound collection axis direction. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004010 | Devices and Methods for Dampening Vibrations - A device for isolating a microphone from vibrations, the device comprising a frame comprising a plurality of surfaces, the plurality of surfaces laying on a plane that is different from each other and defining at least one mounting point; at least one non-resonant cord attached to the mounting point of the frame, the non-resonant cord adapted to support a microphone and absorb vibration; and a biasing device connected to the non-resonant cord, the biasing device adapted to provide tension to the non-resonant cord. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004011 | NON-OCCLUDING EARBUDS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Non-occluding earbuds and methods for making the same are disclosed. The earbud has a non-occluding housing having a directional port positioned offset with respect to a center axis of the housing. The directional port may be constructed to project acoustic signals into the user's ear canal. In addition, the directional port can include separate openings or ports for different front volumes existing within the housing. Front and back volumes can exist for each speaker contained within the housing, and embodiments of this invention use a midmold structure that enables the front volumes to be tuned independently of each other. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004012 | Electronic tablet device's sound guide cover - An electronic tablet device's sound guide cover comprises a shield and a sound guide member: the shield is a tabular member with some fastener devices at the shield's corners and relies on the fastener devices to clasp the electronic tablet device and adhere to the electronic tablet device's external cover; the sound guide member on the shield corresponds to the electronic tablet device's speaker; the sound guide member and the speaker form a gap in between; the sound guide member and the electronic tablet device's external cover form a sound guide channel in between; the sound guide channel has a sound outlet facing the electronic tablet device's front and guiding audio or sound out of the electronic tablet device to a user. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004013 | CEILING LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM - The present invention comprises a tile-mounted ceiling speaker that combines the ease of installation of a lay-in speaker system with the visual appearance of a tile-mounted speaker system. In one or more embodiments, the apparatus of the present invention includes a support frame and back box assembly configured for installation on top of a ceiling tile and a loudspeaker cartridge configured to be mounted to the support frame through an appropriately-sized hole in the ceiling tile. In one or more embodiments, the invention comprises a peripheral flange and a plurality of flip dogs for mounting the cartridge to the support frame that are configured to be disposed in the interior of the back box when engaged. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004014 | GEOTAGGING OF AUDIO RECORDINGS - A method of geotagging an audio-recording. The method comprises: determining ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004015 | PROCESS TO SECURE A PERSONAL PORTABLE OBJECT - The invention relates to a process to make secure a personal portable object comprising a body of the personal portable object, a microchip, a printed image and a device to enable said personal portable object to communicate with an entity external to the device. The process includes using an image file and an insertion algorithm to generate an image feature vector Vsi(num), storing the image feature vector Vsi(num) in the microchip, using the printed image obtained by a scanning device to generate an image feature vector Vsi(dig), and using a read-back algorithm to match the image feature vector Vsi(num) and the image feature vector Vsi(dig). | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004016 | USER IDENTIFICATION BY GESTURE RECOGNITION - A user can be identified and/or authenticated to an electronic device by analyzing aspects of a motion or gesture made by that user. At least one imaging element of the device can capture image information including the motion or gesture, and can determine time-dependent information about that motion or gesture in two or three dimensions of space. The time-dependent information can be used to identify varying speeds, motions, and other such aspects that are indicative of a particular user. The way in which a gesture or motion is made, in addition to the motion or gesture itself, can be used to authenticate an individual user. While other persons can learn the basic gesture or motion, the way in which each person makes that gesture or motion will generally be at least slightly different, which can be used to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information, protected functionality, or other such content. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004017 | Context-Based Target Recognition - A method and apparatus for identifying a target object. A group of objects is identified in an image. The group of objects provides a context for identifying the target object in the image. The target object is searched for in the image using the context provided by the group of objects. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004018 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING OBJECT USING VOLUMETRIC FEATURE VECTOR AND 3D HAAR-LIKE FILTERS - In a method of detecting a specific object using a multi-dimensional image including the specific object, with respect to each window slide of the image subjected to window sliding by applying a previously generated 3D cube filter, data of an area corresponding to the window sliding is normalized in a previously defined specific form. After the corresponding part of the normalized data is assigned to each cell in the 3D cube filter, a volume of the cell is then calculated, thereby expressing the volumes of the cells as one volumetric feature vector having a volumetric feature. The volumetric feature vector is applied to a classifier so as to decide whether or not the data of the area corresponding to the window slide corresponds to the specific object. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004019 | IMAGE RECOGNITION DEVICE, IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR IMAGE RECOGNITION PROGRAM - An image recognition device includes a processor, and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the processor executes a process includes detecting a plurality of contour points arranged on a contour line of a given region in an image, detecting a first contour point and a second contour point, in the contour points, the first and second contour points corresponding to respective ends of a first shortcut line formed by connecting portions of the contour line across an external area of the given region, and determining, based on a length of the first shortcut line or a length of a first route that extends along the contour line between the first and second contour points, whether or not a portion surrounded by the first shortcut line and the first route, not contained in the given region, is a depressed portion. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004020 | TRACKING APPARATUS, TRACKING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM TO STORE TRACKING PROGRAM - A tracking apparatus includes a face detection unit, a face corresponding region detection unit, a face tracking unit, a peripheral part tracking unit, a tracking switch unit. The face tracking unit tracks the face in accordance with a result detected by the face detection unit or a result detected by the face corresponding region detection unit. The peripheral part tracking unit tracks, as a part other than the face, a part of the subject having a preset positional relationship with the face. The tracking switch unit switches to the tracking of a part other than the face by the peripheral part tracking unit when the face is not tracked by the face tracking unit. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004021 | VEHICLE PERIMETER MONITORING DEVICE - An imaging means mounted on a vehicle performs imaging resulting in grayscale images having brightness values corresponding to object temperature, and objects around the vehicle are detected from said images. On the basis of said grayscale images, display images to be displayed on a display device mounted on the vehicle are generated and displayed on the display device. The display images are generated by lowering the brightness of areas not corresponding to the objects detected in the grayscale images. The display device is positioned in the vehicle width direction at no more than a prescribed distance away from an imaginary line passing through the center of rotation of the vehicle steering wheel and extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Accordingly, because display images are generated in which only the objects are spotlighted, the driver can quickly comprehend the objects present when using a display device. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004022 | AUGMENTED REALITY METHOD AND DEVICES USING A REAL TIME AUTOMATIC TRACKING OF MARKER-FREE TEXTURED PLANAR GEOMETRICAL OBJECTS IN A VIDEO STREAM - Methods and devices for the real-time tracking of one or more objects of a real scene in a video stream for an augmented-reality application are disclosed herein. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004023 | IMAGE PROCESING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing system includes: an object detecting unit that detects a moving body object from image data of an image of a predetermined area; an object-occurrence-position detecting unit that detects an occurrence position of the object detected by the object detecting unit; and a valid-object determining unit that determines that the object detected by the object detecting unit is a valid object when the object is present in a mask area set as a non-detection target in the image of the predetermined area and the occurrence position of the object in the mask area detected by the object-occurrence-position detecting unit is outside the mask area. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004024 | Method and system of identifying one or more features represented in a plurality of sensor acquired data sets - A method and system for identifying one or more features represented in a plurality of sensor acquired data sets is described. The method and apparatus is particularly useful in automatic license plate recognition applications, where the sensor acquired data sets are data obtained from one or more digital cameras. This is achieved by determining a first probability of the identity of the one or more features (e.g., alphanumeric characters) from a first one of the data sets; determining a second probability of the identity of the one or more features from a second one of the data sets; and, using data fusion techniques, fusing the determined first and second probabilities to provide a fused probability. This fused probability is used to identify the one or more features from data sets. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004025 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACE TRACKING UTILIZING INTEGRAL GRADIENT PROJECTIONS - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for estimating and verifying translation motion and/or a scaling factor between face regions in respective frames during face tracking. A method determines translation motion between face regions in two successive frames based upon integral gradient projections of a face region in a first frame and a corresponding window in a second frame. The method also verifies the translation motion between the first and second frames utilizing integral gradient projections. A method also determines a transfer function relating integral projection curves of a face region in a first frame that has a predefined position and a predetermined size and a co-located window of same size in a second frame, determines a scaling factor based upon the transfer function and then verifies the scaling factor utilizing integral gradient projections. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004026 | DETERMINING DOCUMENT FITNESS USING ILLUMINATION - According to as illustrative embodiment, a method for detect in a document includes capturing a first plurality of images of a document at a first wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, capturing a second plurality of images of the document at a second wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, and assembling the first and second pluralities of images to form one or more images of the document. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004027 | CHECKING REVOCATION STATUS OF A BIOMETRIC REFERENCE TEMPLATE - A method and system for checking a revocation status of a biometric reference template previously generated for an individual. A hash value of the biometric reference template is computed. A reference template revocation object for the biometric reference template is created, which includes inserting into the reference template revocation object: (i) a location for checking the revocation status of the biometric reference template and (ii) a unique biometric reference template identifier that uniquely identifies the biometric reference template. The revocation status of the biometric reference template is ascertained through use of the reference template revocation object. The ascertained revocation status of the biometric reference template is returned to a relying party that had requested the status of the biometric reference template. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004028 | Method for Filtering Using Block-Gabor Filters for Determining Descriptors for Images - A Gabor filter is approximated as a block-Gabor filter. The Gabor filter is represented by a matrix of numbers in which each number is a sample derived from a continuous Gabor function. The block-Gabor filter is partitioned into a set of blocks. Identical filter values are assigned to all the pixels in any particular block based on the Gabor filter. Then, a feature can be extracted from an image by filtering the image with a set of the block-Gabor filters to obtain a corresponding set of filtered images. Each filtered image is partitioned into regions of pixels. For each pixel, an N-bit signature is determined. Histograms of the N-bit signatures of the pixels in each region are combined to form the feature. The features of multiple images can be used for face recognition. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004029 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AS WELL AS STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus capable of improving the usability in search by, for a person presumed to be difficult to be misidentified, improving the frequency of identifying the person. When calculated degree of similarity is equal to or greater than a threshold, it is identified that a face of the person corresponds to a face of any one of registered persons. The threshold is set to a second value greater than a first value, for the face of one of the registered persons who has not been identified when starting recording of the image, and the threshold is set to a third value between the first value and the second value, for the face of one of the registered persons who is already identified when starting the recording of the image, after the recording of the shot image to the nonvolatile recording medium is started. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004030 | INTEGRATED OPTICAL MODULE - The instant disclosure relates to an integrated optic module for adapting in a finger sensing apparatus. The integrated optic module comprises an illumination portion including a light guiding array arranged to direct incident light from the electronic module toward the window module at a predetermined angle of incidence and an imaging portion having an imaging lens array arranged thereon to direct reflected light from the window module toward the electronic module for photo imaging. The micro-lens array includes an elongated recognition unit having a row axis substantially normal toward the light guiding array and a navigation unit adjoining the recognition unit and offsetting the row axis thereof. The optic module mediates a window module and an electronic module to provide both finger navigation and fingerprint recognition capabilities. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004031 | BIOMETRIC INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A biometric information processing apparatus, a method for processing biometric information, and a biometric information processing program are provided for analyzing biometric information that is obtained by combining and reconstructing two or more captured partial biometric images, and a mismatching region is extracted from the combined biometric image. Then, a mismatching region is excluded from the biometric image, and a proper region suitable for identification is extracted. Accordingly, false rejection or the like may be avoided. Moreover, the reliability of biometric identification may be improved, and the number of times of asking a user to reinput his/her biometric information may be reduced. Hence, the convenience is enhanced. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004032 | IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS, IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An identification apparatus includes a classification unit that determines two or more classes into which input biometric data is classified out of a plurality of classes based on features of the input biometric data, where a plurality of items of registered biometric data have been classified into at least one of the plurality of classes, a calculation unit that calculates similarity between the input biometric data and each item of the registered biometric data registered in each of the two or more classes into which the input biometric data is classified, and an identification unit that identifies data on a user who has entered the input biometric data among the registered biometric data registered in any of the two or more classes into which the input biometric data is classified, based on the similarity to the input biometric data. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004033 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING AN OBJECT, APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AN IDENTICATION DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN IDENTIFICATION DEVICE - The present application is concerned with an authentication system for authenticating at least one object. The authentication system comprises: —a capture device ( | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004034 | Reduction of Transitivity Errors in Radiotherapy Image Registration - Deformation maps (e.g. deformation vector fields) used for correcting image-type data used in the treatment of patients in radiotherapy may be processed to eliminate inverse inconsistency and transitivity type errors which produce different results depending on the order or path of the calculation of deformation. The correction permits registration of a treatment plan with the changing patient image and accumulation of dose to a common reference frame without transformation dependent artifacts. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004035 | Longitudinal Image Registration Algorithm For Infrared Images For Chemotherapy Response Monitoring And Early Detection Of Breast Cancers - This algorithm provides a marker-free approach to establishing the pixel correspondence among the IR images taken at different times, which is the basis for quantitatively characterizing the variation of the heat energy and patterns pixel-wise on a breast surface. The idea is to use the corner points of the heat pattern and the branch points of the skeletons of the heat pattern on the body surface as the initial fiducial points for the longitudinal IR image registration. The Thin-Plate Spline technique is used to model the nonlinear deformation between two IR images taken at two different times. Mutual information between the TPS-transformed image and the target image is employed as the metric quantifying the quality of the longitudinal IR image registration. To optimize the registration, Nelder-Mead simplex method is used to locally modify the pairings of the fiducial points in the source and target IR images to maximize the mutual information. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004036 | Systems And Methods For Customizing Pregnancy Imagery - Included are embodiments for customizing pregnancy imagery. Some embodiments include receiving pregnancy calendar data of a pregnant woman, the pregnancy calendar data indicating a stage of development of a fetus, selecting, based on the pregnancy calendar data, an image of the fetus associated with the stage of development of the fetus, and receiving a real-time image of the pregnant woman from an image capture device. Embodiments also include determining an orientation of the image of the fetus with respect to the pregnant woman, inserting the image of the fetus into the real-time image of the pregnant woman, wherein the image of the fetus has substantially the same orientation as the real-time image of the pregnant woman and providing the real-time image of the pregnant woman with the image of the fetus to a display device for display. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004037 | METHOD FOR IMAGE GENERATION AND IMAGE EVALUATION - In a method for image generation and image evaluation in the medical field, raw data are generated by a selected medical modality, in particular a computed tomography scanner, depending on given modality parameters, and image data are generated from the raw data using an image reconstruction depending on given reconstruction parameters. The image data are evaluated by a given analysis application. Before acquiring the raw data, a secondary application automatically proposes a set of parameter values for the modality parameters and/or for the reconstruction parameters coordinated to the given analysis application and/or given patient information. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004038 | FUNCTIONAL IMAGE DATA ENHANCEMENT AND/OR ENHANCER - A method for enhancing functional image data includes obtaining functional image data, obtaining anatomical image data corresponding to the functional image data, and generating enhanced functional image data by diffusing the functional image data based on the functional image data and the anatomical image data. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004039 | MEDICAL IMAGE CONVERSION APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image obtainment unit obtains a series of time series medical images about a specific organ in different phases. A registration unit performs registration of voxel positions in the series of time series medical images between the series of time series medical images. A conversion unit converts signal values at corresponding voxel positions of the specific organ into a same display voxel value in the series of time series medical images. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004040 | LEFT VENTRICLE EPICARDIUM ESTIMATION IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING - The left ventricle epicardium is estimated in medical diagnostic imaging. C-arm x-ray data is used to detect an endocardium at different phases. The detected endocardium at the different phases is compared to sample endocardiums at different phases. The sample endocardiums have corresponding sample epicadriums. The transformation between the most similar sample endocardium or endocardiums over time and the detected endocardium over time is applied to the corresponding sample epicardium or epicardiums. The transformed sample epicardium over time is the estimated epicardium over time for the C-arm x-ray data. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004041 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TEXTURE BASED FILTER FUSION FOR CBCT SYSTEM AND CONE-BEAM IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION - Embodiments of methods and/or apparatus for 3-D volume image reconstruction of a subject, executed at least in part on a computer for use with a digital radiographic apparatus can obtain a 3D volume reconstruction or projection image by generating a first-filtered set of projection images from a plurality of 2-D projection images taken over a range of scan angles and a different second-filtered set of projection images from the plurality of 2-D projection images. Then, for example, a first 3-D volume image of the subject from the first-filtered set of projection images and a second 3-D volume image of the subject from the second-filtered set of projection images can be combined using different weighting combinations in at least two corresponding portions to generate the 3-D volume image of the subject. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004042 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SCATTER CORRECTION FOR CBCT SYSTEM AND CONE-BEAM IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION - Embodiments of methods and/or apparatus for 3-D volume image reconstruction of a subject, executed at least in part on a computer for use with a digital radiographic apparatus, can obtain image data for 2-D projection images over a range of scan angles. For each of the plurality of projection images, an enhanced projection image can be generated. In one embodiment, a first scatter intensity distribution through the plurality of projection images can be modulated based on a first scaling function and a SPR to generate a second scatter intensity distribution through the plurality of projection images, which can be combined with the original plurality of projection images. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004043 | Pixel and Voxel-Based Analysis of Registered Medical Images for Assessing Bone Integrity - The present disclosure is directed to methods, systems, and products for analyzing a sample tissue region of a body to determine the state of the tissue. The methods, systems, and products include collecting one or more images via a medical imaging device, where the one or more images are taken at different time intervals. The images are registered and further processed to form a phenotype classification map that may be used to assess the integrity of bone over time, where the assessment can include a global and a regional assessment of bone integrity. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004044 | Tissue Phasic Classification Mapping System and Method - A voxel-based technique is provided for performing quantitative imaging and analysis of tissue image data. Serial image data is collected for tissue of interest at different states of the issue. The collected image data may be deformably registered, after which the registered image data is analyzed on a voxel-by-voxel basis, thereby retaining spatial information for the analysis. Various thresholds are applied to the registered tissue data to identify a tissue condition or state, such as classifying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by disease phenotype in lung tissue, for example. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004045 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR 3D TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION IN THE CIRCULAR GEOMETRY - A technique for 3D tomographic image reconstruction in the circular geometry (e.g., cone-based circular geometry) is disclosed. The technique may include data filtering using an initial 2D Laplace operation and a subsequent, non-local 2D filtering operation. The first filtering step thus only acts locally on the data so that it can be carried out accurately even in presence of (transaxial) data truncation. This feature may provide increased flexibility with respect to truncated projections as compared with certain standard FBP methods. Simulation studies show that the technique yields, for heavily transaxially-truncated data, an image quality that is similar to that obtained with the Feldkamp method applied with an explicit extrapolation scheme. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004046 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a tomography image of a target to be captured, a detection unit configured to detect layer boundaries of a plurality of layers sequentially positioned in the depth direction from the acquired tomography image, and a determination unit configured to determine a structure of the target to be captured according to the number of the detected layer boundaries. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004047 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a gain adjustment unit executes gain adjustment for 3D B-mode data using gain adjustment values respectively decided for the depth on each scanning line, azimuth direction and elevation direction in a scanned region. A threshold decision unit decides a threshold used for discriminating lumen and non-lumen regions in the scanned region using the gain-adjustment-executed 3D B-mode data. A threshold processing unit executes threshold processing to discriminate data concerning the non-lumen region from the gain-adjustment-executed 3D B-mode data, using the threshold. An image generation unit generates an ultrasonic image concerning the lumen region based on the threshold-processing-executed 3D B-mode data. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004048 | RADIATION IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A radiation image processing apparatus which processes non-spiral projection data obtained by radiation imaging performed by rotating a radiation generator and a two-dimensional radiation detector relative to a subject reconstructs the non-spiral projection data into first volume data subjected to an averaging process in a direction of a rotation axis of the rotation and second volume data not subjected to the averaging process. The radiation image processing apparatus performs planar reconstruction calculation using the first volume data to generate a cross section image in a first plane perpendicular to the direction of the rotation axis and performs planar reconstruction calculation using the second volume data to generate a cross section image in a second plane parallel to the direction of the rotation axis. The resulting cross section images are displayed on a display apparatus. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004049 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED TRACTOGRAPHIC PROCESSING - A coordinate system particular to a subject's tissue, such as a subject's brain, is provided. Furthermore, a system and method for multi-dimensional, interrelated tractography is provided. Images of the subject are acquired that include diffusion information and tracts and/or vectors potentially associated with tracts are determined therefrom. With respect to the coordinate system, this information is used along with an basis that the tracts and/or vectors generally conform to a substantially orthogonal grid, such that white matter tissue fibers are arranged as one of substantially parallel or substantially orthogonal to other fibers. This coordinate system may be provided to a user along with reconstructed images, or may be used to process images. Similarly, in multi-dimensional, interrelated tractography, a new predictive ability and new metrics are provided along with an improved ability to reconstructed or process images. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004050 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCATTER CORRECTION IN X-RAY IMAGING - Approaches for deriving scatter information using inverse tracking of scattered X-rays is disclosed. In certain embodiments scattered rays are tracked from respective locations on a detector to a source of the X-ray radiation, as opposed to tracking schemes that proceed from the source to the detector. In one such approach, the inverse tracking is implemented using a density integrated volume that reduces the integration steps performed. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004051 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING A 3D IMAGE DATASET FOR AN IMAGE OBJECT - A method for acquiring a 3D image dataset for an image object based on a plurality of 2D image datasets relating to the image object is proposed. A scattered radiation is taken into account in an acquisition operator used in the method for the optimum reconstruction of the 3D image dataset. The acquisition operator should be as close as possible to the real mapping operator. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004052 | SUBTRACTION OF PROJECTION DATA IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING - Background information is subtracted from projection data in medical diagnostic imaging. The background is removed using data acquired in a single rotational sweep of a C-arm. The removal may be by masking out a target, leaving the background, in the data as constructed into a volume. For subtraction, the masked background information is projected to a plane and subtracted from the data representing the plane. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004053 | System and method for automatic color segmentation and minimum significant response for measurement of fractional localized intensity of cellular compartments - A system, a method, and a programmed device for measurement of translocational activity among cellular compartments process magnified images of cellular material exposed to an agent by segmenting and compartmentalizing the images and then measuring fractional localized intensity of two or more compartments in the segmented, compartmentalized image. The measured fractional localized intensities are compared to determine translocation of cellular material among the measured components caused by the agent. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004054 | BANK NOTE AUTHENTICATING METHOD AND BANK NOTE AUTHENTICATING DEVICE - A method and apparatus authenticating a bill. The method irradiates infrared light having a predetermined wavelength onto a print area of a genuine bill, stores transmitted light data of light transmitted through the genuine bill as reference data, irradiates infrared light having the predetermined wavelength onto a print area of the bill to be authenticated, and compares transmitted light data of infrared light transmitted through the bill with the reference data. The method further determines in advance at least two specific regions having different invisibility under different lights of different wavelengths in a print area of the bill, applies a predetermined weighting to the transmitted light data of light in the specific regions of the bill to be authenticated and the genuine bill, and compares the weighted data with each other. Based on comparison results the bill is authenticated. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004055 | AUTHENTICITY DETERMINATION SUPPORT DEVICE, AUTHENTICITY DETERMINATION DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND AUTHENTICITY DETERMINATION SUPPORT METHOD - An authenticity determination support device includes an acquiring unit and a compressing unit. The acquiring unit photographs, in a solid having a unique random feature in a surface thereof, a predetermined area in the surface such that continuity of the feature is generated in a predetermined direction, and thereby acquires feature information representing the feature included in the area. The compressing unit compresses the feature information in a direction in which continuity of the feature information acquired by the acquiring unit is high. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004056 | Determining Calibration Parameters For a Lithographic Process - A technique for determining a set of calibration parameters for use in a model of a photo-lithographic process is described. In this calibration technique, images of a test pattern that was produced using the photo-lithographic process are used to determine corresponding sets of calibration parameters. These images are associated with at least three different focal planes in an optical system, such as a photo-lithographic system that implements the photo-lithographic process. Moreover, an interpolation function is determined using the sets of calibration parameters. This interpolation function can be used to determine calibration parameters at an arbitrary focal plane in the photo-lithographic system for use in simulations of the photolithographic process, where the set of calibration parameters are used in a set of transmission cross coefficients in the model of the photo-lithographic process. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004057 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING PATTERN DEFECTS - A method of detecting a defect, including the steps of: illuminating step for illuminating a sample with a light; detecting step for detecting light from the specimen which is illuminated by the light and forming an image by processing the detected light; processing step for extracting a defect candidate by processing the image of the sample formed in the detecting step and determining an inspection condition by using images including the image of the sample acquired in the detecting step, a partial image including the extracted defect candidate and a reference image which corresponds to the partial image including the defect candidate. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004058 | MOBILE THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING SYSTEM - A mobile device including an imaging device with a display and capable of obtaining a pair of images of a scene having a disparity between the pair of images. The imaging device estimating the distance between the imaging device and a point in the scene indicated by a user on the display. The imaging device displaying the scene on the display together with an indication of a geometric measure. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004059 | ALIGNING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES - Systems, methods, and computer-readable and executable instructions are provided for aligning stereoscopic images. Aligning stereoscopic images can include applying, by a computer, a feature detection technique to a pair of stereoscopic images to detect a number of features in each stereoscopic image. Aligning stereoscopic images can also include creating, by the computer, a feature coordinate list for each stereoscopic image based on the feature detection and comparing, by the computer, the feature coordinate lists. Furthermore, aligning stereoscopic images can include aligning the stereoscopic images, by the computer, based on the comparison. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004060 | CAPTURING AND ALIGNING MULTIPLE 3-DIMENSIONAL SCENES - The capture and alignment of multiple 3D scenes is disclosed. Three dimensional capture device data from different locations is received thereby allowing for different perspectives of 3D scenes. An algorithm uses the data to determine potential alignments between different 3D scenes via coordinate transformations. Potential alignments are evaluated for quality and subsequently aligned subject to the existence of sufficiently high relative or absolute quality. A global alignment of all or most of the input 3D scenes into a single coordinate frame may be achieved. The presentation of areas around a particular hole or holes takes place thereby allowing the user to capture the requisite 3D scene containing areas within the hole or holes as well as part of the surrounding area using, for example, the 3D capture device. The new 3D captured scene is aligned with existing 3D scenes and/or 3D composite scenes. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004061 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING IMAGE - An image processing device includes a texture component up-sampling portion for up-sampling a texture component of an input image and a component mixing portion for mixing an up-sampled structure component of the input image and the up-sampled texture component obtained by the texture component up-sampling portion, wherein the texture component up-sampling portion up-samples the texture component by means of a learning-based method using a reference image. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004062 | COLOR JUDGING APPARATUS, COLOR JUDGING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND PROGRAM - With a pixel included in image data as a reference pixel, a pixel that shares the same pixel value as the reference pixel or a pixel similar to the reference pixel is judged as a shared pixel, and for the pixel judged as the shared pixel, color of the reference pixel is regarded as a color judgment result of the shared pixel, thus making it possible to reduce color calculation processing for the shared pixel. This makes it possible to provide a color judging apparatus operating at higher speed and the like. Thereby, it is possible to provide the color judging apparatus operable at high speed and the like by reducing the number of times of the color calculation processing executed for an input image. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004063 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An image processing method is provided, which includes a step of separating an object image into an object region and a background region, a step of calculating a gray scale value of an average color of the object region, a step of calculating a gray scale value of an inversion color of the object region by using the gray scale value of the average color, and a step of calculating a gray scale value of a background region of a processed image by using the gray scale value of the inversion color and a gray scale value of the background region of the object image. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004064 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, PROGRAM AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - When photographing images including a person's face at an event, photographers tend to photograph images so that features of the event appear in a region around the person's face. An image data processing device of the present invention extracts image feature information so that an image feature calculated based on pixels in the region around the person's face, which tends to represent features of an event, is reflected more than that calculated based on pixels in a region remote from the person's face, which tends not to represent features of an event. This allows the image data processing device to calculate image feature information reflecting features of an event more than that calculated by a conventional image data processing device. The image data processing device therefore improves classification precision compared to the conventional device when classifying images using the image feature information calculated by the image data processing device. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004065 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING ARTIFACTS FROM AERIAL IMAGES - A computer system for creating artifact-free aerial images of a region of interest. A computer system receives one or more input aerial images that are obtained at different times. A false-color image is created by applying two or more of the input aerial images to different color channel inputs of the false-color image. Based on the color of the pixels in the false-color image, pixels in the two or more input aerial images are classified as representing clear, cloud or shadow areas. An output image is created by combining pixels that are classified as representing clear areas from two or more of the input aerial images. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004066 | DETERMINING A BACKGROUND COLOR OF A DOCUMENT - A media reproduction device determines a background color of a document. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004067 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LANE DETECTION - A method for lane detection, wherein a digitized color image of a roadway is processed using the following steps:
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| 20130004068 | EFFICIENT BLENDING METHODS FOR AR APPLICATIONS - The use of optical character recognition (OCR) in mobile devices is becoming prevalent with the increasing use of mobile devices. One important application for OCR in mobile devices is recognizing and translating the text to a language understandable by the user. Techniques are provided for replacing symbols in an image, while reducing the artifacts as a result of re-rendering of the background image. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004069 | TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE A WHITEBOARD FOR MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCE EVENTS - Techniques to manage a whiteboard for multimedia conference events are described. An apparatus may comprise a whiteboard manager component operative to manage whiteboard recording, image processing and reproduction operations for a multimedia conference event. The whiteboard manager component may comprise an image quantizer module operative to receive an image of a writing surface with pen strokes, and quantize each pixel of the image into a predetermined number of colors, an attribute extractor module communicatively coupled to the image quantizer module, the image quantizer module operative to extract stroke attribute information for the pen strokes from the quantized pixels, and a whiteboard interface module communicatively coupled to the attribute extractor module, the whiteboard interface module operative to send the stroke attribute information to a meeting console for rendering as digital pen strokes on a digital writing surface. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004070 | Skin Color Detection And Adjustment In An Image - A preferred skin tone region is determined within a luminance-chrominance color space for each of a plurality of luminance values. Additional preferred skin tone regions are determined by interpolation in view of the initially determined preferred skin tone regions. An ellipsoid skin-color model is generated in the luminance-chrominance color space based on the preferred skin tone regions. The ellipsoid skin-color is used to detect a skin color pixel in an image and adjust one or more color values for the skin color pixel. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004071 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE OPTIMIZED FOR LOW-POWER, PROCESSING FLEXIBILITY, AND USER EXPERIENCE - Methods and apparatus relating to an image signal processor architecture that may be optimized for low-power consumption, processing flexibility, and/or user experience are described. In an embodiment, an image signal processor may be partitioned into a plurality of partitions. Each partition may be capable of entering a lower power consumption state. Also, processing by each partition may be done in various modes to optimize for low-power consumption, processing flexibility, and/or user experience. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004072 | COMPRESSION OF HIGH BIT-DEPTH IMAGES - A method of storing an image is disclosed. A frequency-domain representation of the image is received, the frequency-domain representation having a plurality of bit-planes. The frequency-domain representation is divided into a first set of bit-planes and a second set of bit-planes, the first set of bit-planes being a higher set of bit-planes than the second set of bit-planes. The first set of bit-planes and the second set of bit-planes is partitioned into a plurality of partitions. At least one partition from the second set of bit-planes is inserted into the plurality of partitions of the first set of bit-planes to produce a plurality of arranged partitions of the image. The arranged partitions of the image are stored. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004073 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - The image processing device divides images into groups, generates image analysis information of the images, extracts a predetermined number of images from each group based on the image analysis information and arranges the images extracted from each group on a corresponding page of a photo book. The image display section displays an image editing area for displaying images arranged on a page to be edited and a candidate image display area for displaying candidate images included in a group corresponding to the page to be edited and being usable for editing the image, and the image editing section uses the candidate images displayed in the candidate image display area to edit the image layout on the page to be edited based on the user's instruction. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004074 | Quality Assessment of Images with Extended Dynamic Range - Given a set of two images with visual dynamic range (VDR), wherein the second image is an approximation of the first image, a standard dynamic range (SDR) equivalent peak value (EPV) is computed, wherein the EPV is smaller than the maximum pixel value of the first VDR image. An image assessment metric for the second image is computed using the EPV and an error measurement between the first image and the second image. The EPV may be computed using image statistics (e.g., mean and standard deviation) derived from the first VDR image or, if available, from its corresponding SDR image. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004075 | MINIMIZING SENSITIVE DATA EXPOSURE DURING PREPARATION OF REDACTED DOCUMENTS - A document review and security technique is provided that presents a first portion of a document to a first reviewer, wherein the first portion includes less than the entire document, presents a second portion of the document to a second reviewer, wherein the second portion includes less than the entire document, wherein the second portion is at least partially different from the first portion, and wherein the first reviewer and the second reviewer are different reviewers, receives from the first reviewer a review action input associated with the first portion, receives from the second reviewer a review action input associated with the second portion, and determines a disposition of the document in accordance with the review action inputs. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004076 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING TEXT INFORMATION IN OBJECT - A method for recognizing a text block in an object is disclosed. The text block includes a set of characters. A plurality of images of the object are captured and received. The object in the received images is then identified by extracting a pattern in one of the object images and comparing the extracted pattern with predetermined patterns. Further, a boundary of the object in each of the object images is detected and verified based on predetermined size information of the identified object. Text blocks in the object images are identified based on predetermined location information of the identified object. Interim sets of characters in the identified text blocks are generated based on format information of the identified object. Based on the interim sets of characters, a set of characters in the text block in the object is determined. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004077 | METHOD OF AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING DIRECTION OF CHARACTERS IN IMAGE BLOCK - The present embodiments disclose a method of and device for identifying the direction of characters in an image block. The method includes: performing optical character recognition processing on the image block by assuming various directions as assumed character directions to obtain sub image blocks, recognized characters corresponding to the sub image blocks and correctness measures thereof in each assumed character directions; in sub image blocks in the assumed character directions with | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004078 | DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, EVALUATION DEVICE, DATA OUTPUT CONTROL DEVICE, DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT METHOD AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a document management system in the embodiments, includes an information acquisition unit that acquires a management ID, acquires, using the management ID, document type information, and outputs the document type information. The document management system in the embodiments of the invention, includes a policy selection evaluation unit that acquires operation information, user information, and the document type information, selects policy information defining an operation extent of user based on the document type information, and evaluates whether or not that a user defined in the user information is authorized to perform an operation defined in the operation information in accordance with a definition of the selected policy information. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004079 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - To enhance the accuracy of image alignment performed to reduce a vertical disparity between a first image and a second image that are images of the same object captured from different viewpoints, an image processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a division unit which divides each of the first image and the second image into a plurality of sub-regions; and an extraction unit which performs feature point extraction on each of the sub-regions, wherein the extraction unit performs the feature point extraction in such a manner that a value indicating a degree of variation among the sub-regions in total number of extracted feature points is less than or equal to a predetermined value. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004080 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CAMBER ON A SURFACE - The disclosed embodiment relates to methods for measuring camber on a surface. The method preferably comprises receiving, by a computing device, a plurality of images of a surface, identifying, by a computing device, a key image of the surface from the plurality of images, extracting, by a computing device, a portion of the key image including the surface, and analyzing, by a computing device, the extracted portion of the key image to thereby determine the camber on the surface. The disclosed embodiment also relates to a system and computer-readable code that can be used to implement the exemplary methods. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004081 | IMAGE RECOGNITION DEVICE, IMAGE RECOGNIZING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM THAT STORES COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR IMAGE RECOGNITION - An image identifying device includes: a setting unit which sets a section having at least one image in a video; a first recognizing unit which calculates a plurality of feature amounts related to at least the one image and which acquires a plurality of identification results corresponding to each of the feature amounts from an identifier which may identify a plurality of objects belonging to a first category; a selecting unit which selects, based on the identification results, a second category of a third category ; and a second recognizing unit which calculates another feature amount related to an image included in another section and acquires another identification result corresponding to the feature amount from another identifier which may identify the objects included in the second category. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004082 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM FOR ENABLING COMPUTER TO EXECUTE SAME METHOD - There is provided an image processing device including a focus area setting section, a depth acquisition section, and a blur processing section. The focus area setting section sets each of a plurality of areas as a focus area, and the each of the plurality of areas is intended to be kept in focus in a captured image of a subject. The depth acquisition section acquires a depth of the subject in relation to each pixel in the image. The blur processing section sets each of the pixels in the image as a target pixel and performs a blur process on the target pixel in accordance with a minimum value of absolute value of each depth difference between depth corresponding to the target pixel and depth corresponding to each of the focus area. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004083 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING OBJECT OUTLINE - The disclosure provides a process whereby an image processing device may isolate an outline of an object from an image, and a method adapted for the image processing device. When the image processing device | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004084 | LINEAR MARK DETECTION SYSTEM, LINEAR MARK DETECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING LINEAR MARK DETECTING PROGRAM - A linear mark detection system includes a filter value calculation unit, a filter value threshold processing unit, and a feature value output unit. The filter value calculation unit calculates, for each pixel of an image, filter values corresponding to each of a plurality of linear mark widths using pixel values inside and outside the linear mark. The filter value threshold processing unit selects the most suitable value from filter values corresponding to each of the plurality of linear mark widths as a feature value. The feature value output unit outputs, for each pixel of the image, the feature value computed by the filter value threshold processing function as the feature value corresponding to the linear mark. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004085 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus may include: a first registration device for performing, by taking a first input image of two overlapped input images having an overlapped as a reference image, a first registration on a second input image, to find, in the second input image, a second pixel which is matched with each first pixel located in the overlapped area of the reference image; an output pixel location determination device for calculating, a location of an output pixel which is located in the overlapped area of the output image and corresponds to the first pixel, wherein the locations of the first and second pixels are respectively weighted, and the shorter the distance from the first pixel to a non-overlapped area of the reference image is, the greater a weight of the location of the first pixel is; and an output pixel value determination device for calculating a pixel value. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004086 | METHOD ESTIMATING ABSOLUTE ORIENTATION OF A VEHICLE - A method of estimating absolute orientation of a vehicle utilizing a camera and GPS. At least three images are selected from concurrent images taken above an essentially horizontal ground at a distance from each other. Key points are identified in each selected image. Absolute positions of the images are obtained from the GPS defining the image positions when a respective image was taken. Key points between selected images are matched to obtain an estimate of the absolute orientation. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004087 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WEBPAGE REGRESSION TESTING - A regression testing system comprises an automatic test tool configured to capture a first web screen shot and a second web screen shot of a webpage, where the webpage has undergone an update or edit. The regression testing system also comprises a visual comparator configured to identify similar areas in the first web screen shot and the second web screen shot. The visual comparator receives, and compares characteristics of, the web screen shots. Furthermore, the regression testing system generates a report with marked different characteristics between the first and second web screen shots. The regression testing system identifies similar areas in the first and second web screen shots shot even if the similar areas are at different locations within the web screen shots. The comparison performed by the visual comparator includes performing a pixel comparison combined with a marking algorithm to group differences in smaller, related but separate areas. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004088 | Method for processing digital video images - A system or a method comprising comparing two video images and producing a similarity, or differential, value that is used to indicate whether the two video images are either similar or different. An index value is assigned to a current video image being processed based on the similarity, or differential, value. The system or method further determines how to process the current video image based on whether the assigned index value comprises an even or an odd number. The current video image is combined, merged, or scaled with the immediately preceding or following video image based on the assigned index value being an even number or an odd number. The system or method generates at least one output video image that is at least twice the resolution of the current video image being processed. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004089 | SCALABLE IMAGE DISTRIBUTION IN VIRTUALIZED SERVER ENVIRONMENTS - A method and system include replicating an image representing a sequence of bytes on a local storage medium on a target device by determining a similarity between images and reconstructing a new image using equivalent blocks from one or more similar images locally available on the target device or available on donor devices to reduce network link usage and transfer time in replicating the image. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004090 | IMAGE PROCESSING TO PREVENT ACCESS TO PRIVATE INFORMATION - A processing resource receives original image data by a surveillance system. The original image data captures at least private information and occurrence of activity in a monitored region. The processing resource applies one or more transforms to the original image data to produce transformed image data. Application of the one or more transforms sufficiently distorts portions of the original image data to remove the private information. The transformed image data includes the distorted portions to prevent access to the private information. However, the distorted portions of the video include sufficient image detail to discern occurrence of the activity in the retail environment. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004091 | METHODS, APPARATUSES AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR UTILIZING WIRELESS LINKS FOR COMMUNICATION OF COMPRESSED DATA - An apparatus for compressing data and optimizing transfer of the compressed data via a wireless link(s) may include a processor and memory storing executable computer code causing the apparatus to at least perform operations including compressing one or more samples of data corresponding to at least one image based in part on generating a plurality of wavelet coefficients. The wavelet coefficients correspond to the sampled data. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to generate one or more messages including at least one of the wavelet coefficients. Each of the messages may include content denoting that one or more detected errors below a predetermined threshold are insufficient to inhibit reconstruction of the image. The computer program code may further cause the apparatus to enable transmission of the messages to a device(s) via at least one wireless link. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004092 | IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS - The image decoding method includes: determining a context for use in a current block to be processed, from among a plurality of contexts; and performing arithmetic decoding on a bit sequence corresponding to the current block, using the determined context, wherein in the determining: the context is determined under a condition that control parameters of neighboring blocks of the current block are used, when the signal type is a first type, the neighboring blocks being a left block and an upper block of the current block; and the context is determined under a condition that the control parameter of the upper block is not used, when the signal type is a second type, and the second type is (i) “merge_flag”, (ii) “ref_idx_l | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004093 | IMAGE CODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING APPARATUS - An image coding method includes: (i) determining, for each of one or more associated blocks, whether to add a motion vector of the associated block to a list, and (ii) adding the motion vector of the associated block to the list when determining that the motion vector of the associated block is to be added to the list; selecting, from the list, a motion vector which is to be merged to a current block; and (i) merging the selected motion vector to the current block, and (ii) coding the current block using the merged motion vector as a motion vector of the current block, and in the determining, it is determined that the motion vector of the associated block is not to be added to the list when an associated picture and an associated reference picture match temporally or when a current picture and a current reference picture match temporally. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004094 | Parallel Entropy Encoding of Dependent Image Blocks - A method of entropy encoding image or video data may include entropy encoding a number of blocks independently and in parallel to generate a number of bit streams. At least one of the number of bit streams may include an assumed value in place of a value that would be determined by another bit stream. The method may also include selectively correcting the assumed value based on a value in another one of the number of bit streams. The number of bit streams may be combined into an output, entropy encoded bit stream corresponding to the number of blocks. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004095 | Image Processing Method and Program - The present application provides an image processing method of obtaining a clear image from a blurred image which includes the steps of converting an array of image data from a two dimension into a one-dimensional vector, the image data storing pixel values of the blurred image; converting all of two-dimensional matrix operations acting on the one-dimensional vector into an image filtering for the image data of the blurred image, and calculating values of statistic parameters necessary for calculation of a cost function estimating the clear image and a gradient vector of the cost function; and obtaining, by using the gradient vector being calculated, image data of the clear image by a numerical optimization method which calculates the image data of the clear image by using only the gradient vector such that a value of the cost function becomes maximum or minimum. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004096 | Methods, Devices, and Computer Readable Mediums for Processing a Digital Picture - Embodiments provide a method for processing a digital picture, wherein the digital picture comprises a plurality of pixels. The method comprises dividing the digital picture into a plurality of blocks, each block comprising a plurality of pixels. The method further comprises determining a type of block for each block. The method further comprises associating each block with a filtering mode of a plurality of different filtering modes according to the type determined for the block. The method further comprises filtering each block using the associated filtering mode associated with the block. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004097 | IMAGE BLURRING BY TILING A NON-SEPARABLE FIR FILTER - Systems and methods of blurring images may involve partitioning at least a portion of a non-separable finite impulse response (FIR) filter into a plurality of constant response sub-filters, wherein each constant response sub-filter has a rectangular aperture. In addition, the plurality of constant response sub-filters may be used to blur an image. In one example, the non-separable FIR filter may optionally be partitioned into one or more satellite sub-filters, wherein the one or more satellite sub-filters are also used to blur the image. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004098 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a thinning processing unit which performs thinning processing on image data and a smoothing processing unit which performs smoothing processing on the image data. The image processing apparatus further includes an edge direction determination unit which determines an edge direction with respect to each pixel of the image data, a blending processing unit which decides a pixel value of a target pixel of when the smoothing processing and the thinning processing are realized at the same time, and a thinning adjustment unit which determines whether a thinned pixel becomes isolated, and the thinning adjustment unit resets the change amount in pixel value due to the thinning processing of the thinned pixel to a value of zero, if the thinned pixel is determined to be isolated. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004099 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a smoothing processing unit which performs smoothing processing, a thinning processing unit which performs thinning processing, an edge direction determination unit which determines an edge direction with respect to each pixel of the image data and a blending processing unit which decides a pixel value of each pixel of when the thinning processing and the smoothing processing are realized at same time. In the image processing apparatus, the blending processing unit decides a pixel value of a target pixel of when the thinning processing and the smoothing processing are realized at the same time depending on a combination of whether the thinning processing is performed or not and whether the smoothing processing is performed or not on the target pixel. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004100 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING PANORAMA IMAGES - In accordance with an example embodiment a method and apparatus is provided. The method comprises facilitating receiving of a first image and a second image. The method also comprises facilitating receiving of location information of a movable object and generating a panorama image based on the first image, the second image and the location information of the movable object. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004101 | OPENING MECHANISM OF SLIDE ASSEMBLY - The opening mechanism includes a fixing member, a movable member, a locking member, a first resilient member and a second resilient member. The fixing member is fixed to a first rail and has a guide portion, a stop and a room. The movable member is movably connected to the fixing member and has a first leg, a second leg and an engaging portion. The first leg slidably contacts the guide portion and the second leg extends into the room. The locking member is pivotably connected to a second rail and includes a locking portion. The first and second resilient members respectively provide a force to a third rail and the movable member. When the second rail is forcibly pulled out relative to the first rail, the movable member is moved and pivots an angle so that the locking portion is disengaged from the engaging portion. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004102 | SEMIAUTOMATIC SLIDE MECHANISM - A semiautomatic slide mechanism includes a slide board and a slide seat slidably connected therewith. The slide board is formed with a slide rail divided into a first slot and a second slot for early half and later half of the sliding travel. Two racks are disposed on different sides of the first and second slots. The slide seat is formed with a guide slot. A guide member is slidably disposed on the slide seat corresponding to the guide slot. An elastic member is disposed in the guide member. A driving spring member is disposed on the slide seat for driving the guide member. A gear is disposed between the slide board and the slide seat and engaged with one of the racks. The gear has a shaft member connected with the driving spring member and the elastic member and slidably extending through the guide slot and the slide rail. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004103 | Sleeve Bearing with Shell Portions of Unequal Extent - A main sleeve bearing for an assembly wherein a journal member is rotatable within a bore is provided. The main sleeve bearing may include a first bearing shell portion and a second bearing shell portion. The first bearing shell portion and the second bearing shell portion may be assembled to form the main sleeve bearing with a circumferential outer surface and an inner bearing surface. The second bearing shell portion may define a greater portion of a circumference of the main sleeve bearing than the first bearing shell portion. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004104 | Whirl Inhibiting Coast-Down Bearing for Magnetic Bearing Systems - A coast-down bearing and method for a magnetic bearing system is provided. The bearing includes first, second, and third rings disposed around a shaft. The first, second, and third rings each have an inner diameter that is greater than an outer diameter of the shaft and provide a running clearance therebetween. The first, second, and third rings are eccentrically positioned with respect to each other to form a pocket for receiving the shaft during a drop, radial shock, or both. | 2013-01-03 |
| 20130004105 | BEARING ASSEMBLY - A bearing assembly includes a tubular outer housing and a tubular inner mandrel. The outer housing has an exterior surface and an interior surface defining an interior bore. The inner mandrel has an exterior surface and an interior surface defining an interior mud flow channel. The inner mandrel is journaled for rotation within the interior bore of the outer housing. Pairs of diamond bearings having opposed curved bearing surfaces are disposed between the outer housing and the inner mandrel. One of each pair of opposed curved bearing surfaces being convex and being secured to one of the inner mandrel or outer housing and another of each pair of opposed curved bearing surfaces being concave and secured to another of the inner mandrel or outer housing. The opposed curved bearing surfaces accommodate limited relative misalignment and provide radial and axial support between the inner mandrel and the outer housing | 2013-01-03 |
