05th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 35 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130028416 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDIA TRANSCODING AND PRESENTATION - A method and apparatus for presenting a media data stream complying with a broadcast encryption standard is disclosed. A dongle is removably coupleable to a rendering device, with the dongle performing transcoding so as to allow presentation of the media in a secure manner without modification of the rendering device software or hardware. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028417 | System and Method for Dynamically Allocating Stream Identifiers in a Multi-Encryption Transport System - The present invention is suitable for use in a multi-encrypted system that dynamically allocates stream identifiers in a second stream depending upon the identifiers in a first stream. The first stream is monitored and counters are incremented with the presence of an identifier. The count for each of the counters is then received. Using the count, a control processor then assigns or revises identifiers in the second stream. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028418 | Standard Telephone Equipment (STE) Based Deployable Secure Communication System - Sensitive, Standard Telephone Equipment (STE) data is encapsulated into IP packets in a remotely deployed, secure communication system. The IP packets are addressed to a matching IP encapsulator/decapsulator device over the public Internet or other IP protocol network, that then passes it to a similar STE device over an ISDN link for decryption. The present invention is embodied in a system that provides secure Voice-Over-IP (VOIP), video and data network functionality in a single, small size deployable case, to a remote user. Most importantly, the embodiment allows for the routing of bulk encrypted (i.e., secure) data over a public network, e.g., the Internet. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028419 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR USE IN A SYMMETRIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS - The present invention relates to a system and a method for secured transmission/and storage of encrypted data in all the applicable modes of data storage. The method comprises the steps of providing the data, generating a password or a key by a user, encrypting the data by the password or the key for plural number of times resulting plurality of cipher texts, sending plurality of the cipher texts and the password or key, and decrypting the cipher text by the password or the key. The system comprises input device means for providing the data, input device means for generating a password by a user, processor means encrypting the data by the password or key for plural number of times resulting plurality of cipher texts, means for sending the plurality of cipher texts and the password and means for decrypting the cipher text by the password or key. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028420 | CIRCUIT SWITCHED MOBILE TELEPHONY IN FIXED WIRELESS ACCESS - A fixed wireless terminal ( | 2013-01-31 |
20130028421 | Method and System for Establishing Enhanced Key when Terminal Moves to Enhanced Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN) - The present invention discloses a method and system for establishing an enhanced key when a terminal moves from an EUTRAN to an enhanced UTRAN, so as to ensure that the terminal can carry out normal communication safely in the enhanced UTRAN. The method includes: when the terminal moves from the EUTRAN to the enhanced UTRAN, a target enhanced serving GPRS support node (SGSN+) in the enhanced UTRAN deducing an intermediate key used in the UTRAN according to a mapped traditional key obtained from a source mobile management entity; and the terminal, after deducing the mapped traditional key, further deduces the intermediate key used in the enhanced UTRAN by using an algorithm which is the same as that of the target SGSN+ according to the mapped traditional key. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028422 | Architecture for Reconfigurable Quantum Key Distribution Networks Based on Entangled Photons Directed by a Wavelength Selective Switch - A system and method for securing communications between a plurality of users communicating over an optical network. The system utilizes a fixed or tunable source optical generator to generate entangled photon pairs, distribute the photons and establish a key exchange between users. The distribution of entangled photon pairs is implemented via at least one wavelength selective switch. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028423 | THREE DIMENSIONAL SOUND POSITIONING SYSTEM - A system and method provides three dimensional audio positioning. A user interface may comprise a sound space editor, a space effects editor, an input controller, an output controller, an animation path including a plurality of nodes in three dimensional space, and a timeline for defining timing of one or more audio signals through the animation path, and an output controller for providing output audio data from the user interface. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028424 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNAL - An audio signal processing apparatus including an index estimation unit that receives three-dimensional image information as an input and generates index information for applying a three-dimensional effect to an audio object in at least one direction of right, left, up, down, front, and back directions, based on the three-dimensional image information; and a rendering unit for applying a three-dimensional effect to the audio object in at least one direction of right, left, up, down, front, and back directions, based on the index information. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028425 | Stereo Decoding System - A system for decoding a stereo multiplex signal, including one or more devices operable to convert the stereo multiplex signal into a sum signal (L+R) and a difference signal (L−R). The sum signal and the difference signal may be derived from a left stereo signal (L) and right stereo signal (R). The system may also be operable to determine a first transfer function H | 2013-01-31 |
20130028426 | MDCT-Based Complex Prediction Stereo Coding - The invention provides methods and devices for stereo encoding and decoding using complex prediction in the frequency domain. In one embodiment, a decoding method, for obtaining an output stereo signal from an input stereo signal encoded by complex prediction coding and comprising first frequency-domain representations of two input channels, comprises the upmixing steps of: (i) computing a second frequency-domain representation of a first input channel; and (ii) computing an output channel on the basis of the first and second frequency-domain representations of the first input channel, the first frequency-domain representation of the second input channel and a complex prediction coefficient. The upmixing can be suspended responsive to control data. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028427 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, ENCODER AND ENCODING METHOD, DECODER AND DECODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to a signal processing apparatus and a signal processing method, an encoder and an encoding method, a decoder and a decoding method, and a program capable of reproducing music signal having a better sound quality by expansion of frequency band. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028428 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - According to an aspect, a mobile electronic device includes a sound emitting unit, an input unit, and a processing unit. The sound emitting unit emits a sound based on a sound signal. The input unit receives a response with respect to the sound emitted by the sound emitting unit. The processing unit determines a compensation parameter for compensating the sound to be emitted by the sound emitting unit based on correctness of the response. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028429 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNAL FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a measurement module and a correction filter design module. The measurement module measures frequency characteristics of an earphone connected to an output terminal using a measurement audio signal output from the output terminal and collected by a microphone. The correction filter design module designs a correction filter in association with one range of a treble range higher than a crossover frequency range and a bass range lower than the crossover frequency range, based on the measured frequency characteristics of the earphone and predetermined goal frequency characteristics. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028430 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHECKING LOUDSPEAKERS - The method for checking loudspeakers comprises the steps of emitting a pulse over an electrical connection with the loudspeaker; measuring the electrical resistance over the connection; determining the state of the loudspeaker according to the measured resistance; and triggering a corrective action depending on the determined state of the loudspeaker. The claimed method further comprises the steps of associating a plurality of amplification systems to different subsets of the plurality of loudspeakers; assigning different signals to be emitted by different loudspeakers for each of a plurality of control signals; and storing parameters representing the signals to be emitted in each amplification system. When a control signal common to the different amplification systems is received, the amplification systems cause the loudspeakers to emit the different signals and the corrective action comprises memorizing the parameters representing the status of the loudspeaker. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028431 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC ACCESSORY - An electronic accessory for an electronic device includes an audio processing circuit. The audio processing circuit includes a first switch circuit, an echo cancellation circuit and an amplification circuit. The echo cancellation circuit removes echoes from a first voice signal from a user in a call and a second voice signal from a caller, outputs the first voice signal to the electronic device via the first switch circuit, and outputs the second voice signal to the amplification circuit. The amplification circuit amplifies the second voice signal. The amplification circuit further directly receives and amplifies a third voice signal from multimedia content stored in the electronic device via the first switch circuit. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028432 | REVERBERATION SUPPRESSION DEVICE, REVERBERATION SUPPRESSION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING REVERBERATION SUPPRESSION PROGRAM - A reverberation suppression device includes, a first storage unit configured to store, in advance, information representing a first impulse response obtained from a signal output from a microphone when a sound source positioned according to directivity of either a speaker or the microphone, which are mounted on a mobile terminal, outputs an impulse; a second storage unit configured to store information representing a second impulse response obtained from a signal output from the microphone when the speaker mounted on the mobile terminal outputs an impulse in a room where reverberation sound is to be suppressed; a response correction unit configured to obtain a corrected impulse response, which reflects the room's environment, by correcting the second impulse response, which is represented by the information stored in the second storage unit, using the information representing the first impulse response; and a sound correction unit configured to correct a sound signal | 2013-01-31 |
20130028433 | TRANSDUCER FOR SENSING ACTUAL OR SIMULATED BODY SOUNDS - A transducer system is disclosed for detecting actual or simulated body sounds. An audio signal generation and detection system is disclosed for the purposes of simulating the medical examination of a patient or simulating the listening of sounds seeming to emanate from a live or inanimate body. A signal generator sets up a voltage potential at an electrode physically attached to the body, or electrically connected to a body, thereby setting up a voltage potential on a surface area of the body. An electric field potential sensor or a capacitive electrical sensor placed in proximity to the electrode or body surface then detects the voltage potential. The signals produced by the signal generator can represent heart, lung, bowel or other sounds and the electrical sensor can take the physical form of a listening device such as a stethoscope, thereby creating a simulation of listening to body sounds for medical diagnostic purposes. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028434 | EARPHONE ARRANGEMENTS - The present invention relates to earphone arrangements configured to accommodate an acoustically-resistant couple within the compact dimensions of ear-bud type earphones, and aims to incorporate a front volume to rear volume acoustic couple into an earphone without requiring significant addition to the lateral dimensions of the earphone. The earphone has an elongate sound outlet port that locates into a listener's ear canal and bears an internal support surface which is apertured and communicates with the outlet port. A microspeaker is supported on the support surface and projects sound through the aperture and toward the outlet port. Furthermore, the housing includes a front cavity in front of the microspeaker and in communication with the outlet port, and a rear cavity behind the microspeaker. The support surface bears a recess that communicates with the front cavity, and an acoustic resistor is accommodated in the recess. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028435 | NOISE REDUCING SOUND-REPRODUCTION - An active noise reduction system includes an earphone with a cup-like housing, and a transmitting transducer, which converts electrical signals into acoustical signals and is arranged at an aperture of the housing. A receiving transducer converts acoustical signals into electrical signals, and is arranged proximate the transmitting transducer. A duct includes an end acoustically coupled to the receiving transducer, another end located proximate the transmitting transducer. An acoustical path extends from the transmitting transducer to a listener's ear, and has a first transfer characteristic. Another acoustical path extends from the transmitting transducer through the duct to the receiving transducer, and has a second transfer characteristic. A control unit generates a noise reducing electrical signal that is supplied to the transmitting transducer. This signal is derived from the receiving-transducer signal and filtered with a third transfer characteristic. The second and third transfer characteristics together model the first transfer characteristic. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028436 | NOISE REDUCING SOUND REPRODUCTION SYSTEM - A noise reducing sound reproduction system and method may be operable with an input signal supplied to a loudspeaker by which it is acoustically radiated. The signal radiated by the loudspeaker may be received by a microphone that is acoustically coupled to the loudspeaker via a secondary path and that provides a microphone output signal. From the microphone output signal a useful-signal can be subtracted to generate a filter input signal. The filter input signal is filtered in an active noise reduction filter to generate an error signal, and the useful-signal is subtracted from the error signal to generate the loudspeaker input signal. In addition, the useful-signal is filtered by one or more spectrum shaping filters prior to subtraction from the microphone output signal or the loudspeaker input signal or both. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028437 | EARPHONE DEVICE WITH IMPEDANCE CORRECTION UNIT - Various aspects of this disclosure are directed to an earphone device comprising a speaker unit including at least one balanced armature transducer to convert an electrical signal into an acoustic signal. The electrical signal may define a frequency range comprising a first frequency and a second frequency. The earphone device may further comprise an impedance correction unit configured to receive the electrical signal and compliment an impedance of the speaker unit such that a sum of an impedance of the impedance correction unit and the impedance of the speaker unit at the first frequency is substantially similar to a sum of an impedance of the impedance correction unit and the impedance of the speaker unit at the second frequency. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE REPEAT BROADCASTS OF CONTENT - A system for delivering content to users from a content provider including a transmission system for transmitting content in a series of segments and a plurality of receivers, each of the receivers comprising a memory, a processor, and an output driver. The memory may have stored therein instructions that, when executed, will cause the processor to perform the following steps: ( | 2013-01-31 |
20130028439 | INPUT DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided an input device including at least two microphones placed at different positions on a chassis to face different directions on one of space axes, a low-frequency bandwidth extracting part for extracting a low-frequency bandwidth signal from a signal input from the microphones, a phase difference calculating part for calculating a phase difference using the low-frequency bandwidth signal extracted by the low-frequency bandwidth extracting part; and a control signal generating part for generating a control signal based on the phase difference calculated by the phase difference calculating part. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028440 | NOISE REDUCING SOUND REPRODUCTION SYSTEM - A noise reducing sound reproduction system and method is disclosed, in which an input signal is supplied to a loudspeaker by which it is acoustically radiated. The signal radiated by the loudspeaker is received by a microphone that is acoustically coupled to the loudspeaker via a secondary path and that provides a microphone output signal. The microphone output signal may be subtracted from a useful-signal to generate a filter input signal. The filter input signal may be filtered in an active noise reduction filter to generate an error signal. The useful-signal may be subtracted from the error signal to generate the loudspeaker input signal, and the useful-signal may be filtered by one or more low-pass filters prior to subtraction from the microphone output signal. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028441 | Pop and Click Noise Reduction - Disclosed are advances in the arts with novel and useful electronic circuitry with pop and click noise reduction. A load circuit is connected with a full or single-ended half-H bridge circuit and another circuit mechanism in a configuration by which a signal may be used to selectably bring the load circuit terminals to a selected voltage level when an externally applied signal is not present. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028442 | Loudspeaker system - A loudspeaker that can be bi-wired or not according to a user's preference comprises a case in which is provided a plurality of audio drivers supplied by a respective plurality of audio networks, the networks being supplied (in turn) by a respective plurality of input terminal pairs, further comprising at least one switch bridging the terminals of different pairs, and adapted to selectively connect the terminals to each other. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028443 | DEVICES WITH ENHANCED AUDIO - A system for enhancing audio including a computer and an output device. The computer includes a sensor configured to determine a user location relative to the computer. The sensor is also configured to gather environment data corresponding to an environment of the computer. The computer also includes a processor in communication with the sensor and configured to process the user location and the environment data and adjust at least one of an audio output or a video output. The output device is in communication with the processor and is configured to output at least one of the audio output or the video output. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028444 | AUDIO DEVICE WITH VOLUME ADJUSTING FUNCTION AND VOLUME ADJUSTING METHOD - An audio device and a volume adjusting method are provided. The audio device includes a speed sensor, a first FIFO buffer unit, and a second FIFO buffer unit. The audio device generates audio signals by playing multimedia files and stores audio signals to the first FIFO buffer unit. The audio device collects ambient sound signals and stores collected sound signals to the second FIFO buffer unit. The audio device further analyzes stored audio signals and sound signals to determine a waveform of environmental noise signals, and determines a SPL of the environmental noise signals according to the determined waveform. The audio device then compares the determined SPL with a preset SPL and compares the sensed speed with a preset speed if the determined SPL is greater than the preset SPL, and adjusts the volume of audio signals according to a comparison result between the sensed speed and the preset speed. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028445 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNAL AND AUDIO SIGNAL OUTPUT APPARATUS ADOPTING THE SAME - An audio signal output apparatus and a method for processing an audio signal thereof are provided. the audio signal output apparatus including: an amplification unit receiving and amplifying which receives and amplifies an audio signal; a plurality of comparison units repeatedly comparing which performs comparisons of input levels of the audio signal using with different threshold values; and a control unit controlling which controls an output of the audio signal through by changing of gains a gain of the amplification unit units in accordance with the results of comparison the comparisons performed by the plurality of comparison units. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028446 | Orientation adjusting stereo audio output system and method for electrical devices - Arrangements described herein relate to systems and methods for adjusting the audio output from an electrical device based on the orientation of the device to provide proper stereo audio output for more than one orientation of the device. The audio output system includes at least two speakers. The device includes an orientation sensor, which can be accelerometer, a gravity sensor, a gyroscope, a tilt sensor, an electronic compass, or combinations thereof. The audio output system can be operatively connected to the orientation sensor. Based on orientation data collected by the orientation sensor, output from the audio output system can be adjusted to provide audio output from opposing left and right regions of the device. Such adjustments can be implemented by the orientation sensor itself or by a switching device (such as a processor, digital logic gate or switching transistor) operatively positioned between the orientation sensor and the audio output system. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028447 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MASTER VOLUME AMPLIFIER - A circuit and method for decoupling the perceived tone and volume of an amplified musical signal, such as a guitar amplifier, and allowing for the operator to achieve the desired sonic tone, texture and dynamic feel while separately controlling the overall perceived volume level of the amplifier device. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028448 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS THEREFOR - An audio signal processing apparatus and method are provided. The apparatus includes a stability determiner and a sigma-delta modulator. The stability determiner divides a frequency band of an input audio signal into one or more sub-frequency bands, compares a level of the input audio signal for each of the sub-frequency bands with a threshold for the sub-frequency band, and generates a stability determination signal according to a result of the comparison. The sigma-delta modulator sigma-delta modulates the input audio signal according to the stability determination signal, and outputs a modulation signal. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028449 | Method and Apparatus for Switching Audio Channels of Communication Module - An apparatus and a method for switching audio channels of a communication module are disclosed by the disclosure, wherein the method comprises the following steps of: establishing one-to-one corresponding audio channels for signal type combinations of all audio interfaces of the communication module; receiving external audio channel switching instructions, and selecting the audio channels which are to be switched according to the audio channel switching instructions; and switching the selected audio channels, which are to be switched, to the corresponding audio interfaces of the communication module. With the disclosure, the communication module can be adapted to various signal type combinations of different products, i.e., the communication module can select appropriate audio channels according to audio input/output types of different products, thus the applicability of the communication module is improved enormously. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028450 | LID, FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF, AND MEMS PACKAGE MADE THEREBY - A lid for a MEMS device and the relative manufacturing method. The lid includes: a first board with opposite first and second surfaces having first and second metal layers disposed thereon, respectively, wherein a through cavity extends through the first board and the first and second metal layers; a second board with opposite third and fourth surfaces; an adhesive layer sandwiched between the second surface of the first board and the third surface of the second board to couple the first and second boards together such that the through cavity is closed by the second board, thereby forming a recess; and a first conductor layer coating the bottom and the side surfaces of the recess. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028451 | Dual Cartridge Directional Microphone - A microphone comprises a housing, a first and a second diaphragm, a first chamber, and a second chamber. A first and a second diaphragm, each having a first and second side, are provided in the housing. The first chamber is delimited at least partly by the first side of the first diaphragm and an inner surface of the housing. A first opening extends from the first chamber and to surroundings of the microphone. The second chamber is delimited at least partly by the first side of the second diaphragm and an inner surface of the housing. A second opening extends from the second chamber and to the surroundings. A common chamber is delimited at least partly by the second side of the first diaphragm, the second side of the second diaphragm and an inner surface of the housing. A third opening extends from the common chamber and to the surroundings. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028452 | HEARING AID ADJUSTMENT DEVICE - This hearing aid adjustment device is connected to a hearing aid and is used to adjust the hearing aid by using reference sounds, and comprises a memory section, an output section, an input section, a controller, and a display section. The memory section stores reference sounds to which segment information has been assigned, as well as the desired volume range for the hearing aid user. The output section outputs a reference sound from the memory section to the hearing aid. The input section inputs hearing aid processed sounds with respect to reference sounds that have undergone hearing aid processing in the hearing aid. The controller calculates the volume of segment units included in a hearing aid processed sound on the basis of segment information stored in the memory section. The display section displays in segment units whether or not the volume calculated by the controller falls within the desired volume range for the hearing aid user as stored in the memory section. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028453 | HEARING AID ALGORITHMS - The invention relates to a method of operating an audio processing device. The invention further relates to an audio processing device, to a software program and to a medium having instructions stored thereon. The object of the present invention is to provide improvements in the processing of sounds in listening devices. The problem is solved by a method comprising a) receiving an electric input signal representing an audio signal; b) providing an event-control parameter indicative of changes related to the electric input signal and for controlling the processing of the electric input signal; c) storing a representation of the electric input signal or a part thereof; d) providing a processed electric output signal with a configurable delay based on the stored representation of the electric input signal or a part thereof and controlled by the event-control parameter. The invention may e.g. be used in hearing instruments, headphones or headsets or active ear plugs. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028454 | HEARING AID ADAPTED FOR SUPPRESSION OF WIND NOISE - A hearing aid ( | 2013-01-31 |
20130028455 | HEARING APPARATUS HAVING A SPECIAL SOUND CHANNEL - A hearing apparatus has a housing, a receiver in the housing, and a sound conductor through which sound from the receiver is conducted out of the housing. In order to render the device as small as possible, the hearing apparatus has a cover piece which is inserted into the housing in such a way that a sound channel is formed. The sound channel is thereby delimited at the sides by the housing and the cover piece. A special sound-conducting tube can therefore be dispensed with. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028456 | Device for receiving signals, antenna device and mobile terminal - The disclosure discloses a device for receiving signals, which includes: equipment with lead wires configured to be reused as a receiving antenna to receive Frequency Modulation (FM) signals. The disclosure further discloses an antenna device and a mobile terminal. According to the technical solution of the disclosure, occupied space of a receiving antenna for FM signal is reduced greatly. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028457 | PORTABLE SPEAKER - A portable speaker having a base, a cover, a scissors mechanism, a positioning mechanism, a restoring element, a push-push type mechanism and a speaker module is provided. The scissors mechanism, the positioning mechanism, the restoring element, the push-push type mechanism are disposed between the base and the cover, respectively. The scissors mechanism translates the cover vertically. The positioning mechanism translates the cover to an original position, a first position or a second position. The restoring element repositions the cover from the first position to the original position or the second position. The push-push type mechanism fixes the cover to the original position or the second position. The speaker module is disposed in the base or the cover, wherein the sound from the speaker module is able to be output from the interval between the base and the cover when the cover is at the second position. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028458 | SPEAKER APPARATUS AND AUDIO OUTPUT METHOD - The present invention allows for the further enhancement of a low pitch range with a simple structure without increasing the size. The present invention is provided with: a pipe ( | 2013-01-31 |
20130028459 | Monolithic Silicon Microphone - A monolithic silicon microphone including a first backplate, a second backplate and a diaphragm displaced between said first backplate and said second backplate. Said first backplate is supported by a silicon substrate with one or more perforation holes. Said second substrate is attached to a perforated plate which itself is supported on said substrate. Said monolithic silicon microphone has integrated signal conditioning circuit, and is said diaphragm, said first backplate, said second backplate, and said signal conditioning circuit are electrically interconnected. Signals from said diaphragm, said first backplate, and said second backplate are fed into said signal conditioning circuit, and are amplified differentially. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028460 | Dual Acoustic Waveguide - Methods and apparatuses for acoustic waveguides are disclosed. In one example, a method for constructing an acoustic waveguide includes forming a first acoustic waveguide component having a first outer surface and a first inner surface, where the first inner surface includes a first groove and a second groove. The method includes forming a second acoustic waveguide component having a second outer surface and a second inner surface, where the second inner surface includes a third groove and a fourth groove. The first acoustic waveguide component and the second acoustic waveguide component are bonded together so that the first groove and the third groove are arranged to form a first acoustic channel and the second groove and the fourth groove are arranged to form a second acoustic channel. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028461 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING HEADPHONE TRANSDUCERS - A system for securing headphone transducers is provided. In one aspect of the present invention, the system comprises a first transducer device having a first mechanical housing, which has an outer surface and an inner surface. A first coupling device is affixed to the outer surface of the first mechanical housing of the first transducer device. A second transducer device has a second mechanical housing, which has an outer surface and an inner surface. A second coupling device is affixed to the outer surface of the second mechanical housing of the second transducer device. The first coupling device is coupled to the second coupling device when in close proximity to each other, such that the inner surfaces of the first and second mechanical devices are opposed to each other. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028462 | EARPHONE INTEGRATED WITH A MICROPHONE - An earphone integrated with a microphone includes a housing, a speaker, a microphone (audio-recording device), and a supporting member. The housing has an audio-output hole formed thereon a receiving space formed therein. The speaker and the microphone are arranged in the receiving space. The supporting member is arranged in the housing. One end of the microphone is mounted on the supporting member for suspending the microphone in the receiving space. A buffering space is formed around the microphone. Thus, the earphone can achieve anti-noise effect in providing improved communication quality. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028463 | LOUDSPEAKER ASSEMBLY - A loudspeaker assembly comprising: a mounting part configured to be mounted in an opening in a wall or ceiling; an electro-acoustic driver unit for connection to the mounting part; and a grille for covering at least a part of the electro-acoustic driver unit from view when the loudspeaker assembly is installed in a wall or ceiling; wherein the electro-acoustic driver unit comprises an integral mounting surface for attaching the grille to the loudspeaker assembly. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028464 | SPEAKER APPARATUS - A speaker apparatus comprises a slit structure, wherein the slit structure including a plurality of plate-shaped parts each of which extends so that a plurality of slits are formed, a plurality of fold-back parts each of which is folded back from an end of the plate-shaped part on the side of the speaker toward a side of the front surface of the housing, so that the plurality of slits are formed, and a drain part that is arranged on a side of one of the two side surfaces of the housing, and wherein each of a plurality of grooves formed by the plurality of plate-shaped parts and the plurality of fold-back parts communicates with the drain part and is inclined so that, in a posture of the slit structure when the operation panel is operated, liquid led from the plate-shaped parts flows to the drain part. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028465 | DIGITAL WATERMARK EMBEDDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus includes: a generator which generates a first pattern including a plurality of pixels having a first value, with an area of the first pattern changing in a constant cycle, and, a phase of cyclical change of the area changing based on a value of a symbol included in an inputted digital watermark information; a generator which generates a second pattern including a plurality of pixels having a second value, with an area of the second pattern changing with a frequency characteristic that is different from the cycle of change of the area; and a unit which superimposes the first and the second pattern into each image area of images in time series constituting an inputted video image to correct a value of each pixel in an image area to which the first or the second pattern is superimposed according to the first and the second value. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028466 | Embedding and Detecting Hidden Information - A novel method is disclosed for detecting hidden information in a document comprising characters, including: determining layout transformation for each character in the document for detection compared with the original document; obtaining a code sequence embedded in the document for detection based on the layout transformation of each character in the document for detection and the predetermined embedding rule; decoding the code sequence to get the hidden information embedded in the document for detection. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028467 | SEARCHING RECORDED VIDEO - Embodiments of the disclosure provide for systems and methods for creating metadata associated with a video data. The metadata can include data about objects viewed within a video scene and/or events that occur within the video scene. Some embodiments allow users to search for specific objects and/or events by searching the recorded metadata. In some embodiments, metadata is created by receiving a video frame and developing a background model for the video frame. Foreground object(s) can then be identified in the video frame using the background model. Once these objects are identified they can be classified and/or an event associated with the foreground object may be detected. The event and the classification of the foreground object can then be recorded as metadata. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028468 | Example-Based Object Retrieval for Video Surveillance - Methods and apparatus are provided for example-based object retrieval that can retrieve objects from video images in real-time. An object of interest is identified in a sequence of images by obtaining an identification from a user of an example object having at least one attribute of interest; generating a query object based on the identified example object, wherein the query object has a substantially similar viewpoint as objects in the sequence of images and wherein the query object comprises a plurality of attributes that are substantially similar as the example object; and processing the sequence of images to identify the object of interest based on a similarity metric to the query object. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028469 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL POSITION AND ORIENTATION THROUGH SENSOR FUSION - An apparatus and method of estimating a three-dimensional (3D) position and orientation based on a sensor fusion process. The method of estimating the 3D position and orientation may include determining a position of a marker in a two-dimensional (2D) image, determining a depth of a position in a depth image corresponding to the position of the marker in the 2D image to be a depth of the marker, estimating a 3D position of the marker calculated based on the depth of the marker as a marker-based position of a remote apparatus, estimating an inertia-based position and an inertia-based orientation by receiving inertial information associated with the remote apparatus, estimating a fused position based on a weighted sum of the marker-based position and the inertia-based position, and outputting the fused position and the inertia-based orientation. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028470 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMUPTER READABLE RECORDING DEVICE - An image processing apparatus includes a corresponding region connecting unit that connects regions that depict the same target between a series of images captured in time series, thereby sets at least one connected region; a connected region feature data calculation unit that calculates feature data of the connected region; a digest index value calculation unit that calculates a digest index value corresponding to a degree at which the target depicted in the series of images is aggregated in each image of the series of images, based on the feature data; and a digest image detector that detects a digest image based on the digest index value. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028471 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING IMAGE IN CHARACTERISTIC REGION OF ORIGINAL IMAGE INTO IMAGE OF BRUSHSTROKE PATTERNS - The importance detection unit 52 detects importance of each pixel composing the original image thus acquired. In addition, the importance map generation unit 52 generates an importance map indicating distribution of the importance detected for each pixel. The characteristic region detection unit 61 detects a characteristic region of the original image, from the original image thus acquired. The determination unit 62 determines a brushstroke pattern that should be applied to the characteristic region thus detected, from at least two types of brushstroke patterns stored in a storage unit. The brushstroke pattern conversion unit 63 converts an image in the characteristic region into an image, to which the brushstroke pattern is applied, based on the brushstroke pattern thus determined. The adjustment unit 64 adjusts color of the image of the brushstroke pattern being the image in the characteristic region, based on the importance map thus generated. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028472 | MULTI-HYPOTHESIS PROJECTION-BASED SHIFT ESTIMATION - A method for determining a shift between two images, determining a first correlation in a first direction, the first correlation being derived from a first image projection characteristics and a second image projection characteristics, and a second correlation in a second direction, the second correlation being derived from the first image projection characteristics and the second image projection characteristics. The method determines a set of hypotheses from a first plurality of local maxima of the first correlation and a second plurality of local maxima of the second correlation. The method then calculates a two-dimensional correlation score between the first image and the second image based on a shift indicated in at least one of the set of hypotheses, and selecting one of the set of hypotheses as the shift between the first image and the second image based on the calculated two-dimensional correlation score. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028473 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERIODIC LANE MARKER IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING - A system and method for determining the presence and period of dashed line lane markers in a roadway. The system includes an imager configured to capture a plurality of high dynamic range images exterior of the vehicle and a processor, in communication with the at least one imager such that the processor is configured to process at least one high dynamic range image. The period of the dashed lane markers in the image is calculated for detecting the presence of the dashed lane marker and for tracking the vehicle within the markers. The processor communicates an output for use by the vehicle for use in lane departure warning (LDW) and/or other driver assist features. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028474 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC FEATURE DETECTION - Disclosed are methods and systems for dynamic feature detection of physical features of objects in the field of view of a sensor. Dynamic feature detection substantially reduces the effects of accidental alignment of physical features with the pixel grid of a digital image by using the relative motion of objects or material in and/or through the field of view to capture and process a plurality of images that correspond to a plurality of alignments. Estimates of the position, weight, and other attributes of a feature are based on an analysis of the appearance of the feature as it moves in the field of view and appears at a plurality of pixel grid alignments. The resulting reliability and accuracy is superior to prior art static feature detection systems and methods. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028475 | LIGHT POSITIONING SYSTEM USING DIGITAL PULSE RECOGNITION - In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method of detecting information transmitted by a light source in a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor by detecting a frequency of light pulses produced by the light source. In some embodiments, the method includes capturing on the CMOS image sensor with a rolling shutter an image in which different portions of the CMOS image sensor are exposed at different points in time; detecting visible distortions that include alternating stripes in the image; measuring a width of the alternating stripes present in the image; and selecting a symbol based on the width of the alternating stripes present in the image to recover information encoded in the frequency of light pulses produced by the light source captured in the image. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028476 | POSE TRACKING PIPELINE - A method of tracking a target includes receiving from a source a depth image of a scene including the human subject. The depth image includes a depth for each of a plurality of pixels. The method further includes identifying pixels of the depth image that belong to the human subject and deriving from the identified pixels of the depth image one or more machine readable data structures representing the human subject as a body model including a plurality of shapes. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028477 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA - For a thermal imaging camera ( | 2013-01-31 |
20130028478 | OBJECT INSPECTION WITH REFERENCED VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS SENSOR - A positioning method and system for non-destructive inspection of an object include providing at least one volumetric analysis sensor having sensor reference targets; providing a sensor model of a pattern of at least some of the sensor reference targets; providing object reference targets on at least one of the object and an environment of the object; providing an object model of a pattern of at least some of the object reference targets; providing a photogrammetric system including at least one camera and capturing at least one image in a field of view, at least a portion of the sensor reference and the object reference targets being apparent on the image; determining a sensor spatial relationship and an object spatial relationship; determining a sensor-to-object spatial relationship of the at I act one volumetric analysis sensor with respect to the object; repeating the steps and tracking a displacement of the volumetric analysis sensor and the object. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028479 | LANE RECOGNITION DEVICE - The lane mark recognition device is equipped with a lane mark detecting unit which executes a lane mark detection process in each predetermined control cycle, and adds a detection presence/absence data to a ring buffer, a detection presence/absence data addition inhibiting unit which inhibits addition of the detection presence/absence data to the ring buffer when the vehicle is traveling in the intersection, and a lane mark position recognizing unit which recognizes a relative position of the vehicle and the lane mark, when the lane mark is detected in the situation where a lane mark detection rate calculated from the data of the ring buffer is higher than a reliability threshold value. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028480 | GENERIC SUBSTANCE INFORMATION RETRIEVAL USING MOBILE DEVICE - A data processing system configured for computer visualization of drugs for drug interaction information retrieval is disclosed. For each of multiple different substances and using a camera within the mobile or other computing device, imagery of at least one external characteristic of a physical body of the substance is acquired. An identity of each of the multiple different substances is determined based upon the at least one external characteristic from the acquired imagery. Drug interaction data is retrieved for each of the multiple different substances using the determined identities. Drug interaction data for at least one of the multiple different substances is correlated with at least one other of the multiple different substances. At least one generic substance and/or cost information of at least one of the multiple different substances is identified. The correlated drug interaction data, the at least one generic substance, and/or the cost information are displayed. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028481 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING IMAGE RECOGNITION - An embodiment generally relates to systems and methods for processing license plate image data. A processing module can receive an image comprising a license plate and, from the image, localize a region of the license plate itself. The license plate region can be extracted and license plate distortion parameters can be inferred. The image can be geometrically corrected using the inferred license plate distortion parameters, and the license plate image can be iteratively sharpened to optimize the quality of the license plate image. Further, processing parameters can be modified and applied to the image data in a feedback-based loop for further optimization. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028482 | Method and System for Thinning a Point Cloud - A system and method for thinning a point cloud. In one aspect of the method, the point cloud is generated by an imaging device and data points are thinned out of the point cloud based upon their distance from the imaging device. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028483 | IMAGE EDITING PROGRAM, IMAGE EDITING METHOD, IMAGE EDITING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is an image editing program that causes an arithmetic processing unit to execute setting a recognition target image from an image included in image data as well as setting attribute information of the recognition target image, searching a frame image for the recognition target image by using the attribute information with respect to each of frames constituting the image data, and assigning image processing information regarding a processing target region determined in accordance with an image range, within a frame, of the recognition target image retrieved in the step of searching. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028484 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR FUNDUS IMAGE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR FUNDUS IMAGE, AND PROGRAM MEDIUM - A image processing apparatus includes a selection unit configured to select either first color tone conversion processing or second color tone conversion processing having a ratio of red wavelength component set lower than either blue wavelength or green wavelength components with respect to the first color tone conversion processing, and a color tone conversion unit configured to convert a color of a fundus image by the selected color tone conversion processing. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028485 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING DEVICE - An image processing apparatus includes a distance information calculator that calculates distance information corresponding to a distance to an imaging object at each of portions in an image; a feature data calculator that calculates feature data at each portion in the image; a feature data distribution calculator that calculates a distribution of the feature data in each of regions that are classified according to the distance information in the image; a reliability determining unit that determines the reliability of the distribution of the feature data in each of the regions; and a discrimination criterion generator that generates, for each of the regions, a discrimination criterion for discriminating a specific region in the image based on a determination result of the reliability and the distribution of the feature data in each of the regions. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028486 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR FIRING A FIRE ARM - An arrangement and methods for firing a fire arm. The fire arm includes a determining unit configured to determine a movement of an aim point for the fire arm relative to a target. A processing unit is configured to determine a target point for the aim point based on the movement of the aim point relative to the target and to predict the future movement of the aim point. A firing unit is configured to fire the fire arm when the aim point is predicted to be within a tolerance of the target point. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028487 | COMPUTER VISION AND MACHINE LEARNING SOFTWARE FOR GRADING AND SORTING PLANTS - The present invention encompasses software that brings together computer vision and machine learning algorithms that can evaluate and sort plants into desired categories. While one embodiment of the present invention is directed toward strawberry plants, the software engine described is not specifically designed for strawberry plants but can be used for many different types of plants that require sophisticated quality sorting. The present invention is a sequence of software operations that can be applied to various crops (or other objects besides plants) in a re-usable fashion. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028488 | BIOMETRIC INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, BIOMETRIC-INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An biometric-information processing device includes a biometric-information acquiring unit that generates a biometric image representing biometric information on a surface of a specific portion of a user; a divider that divides the biometric image into multiple blocks; a prior-complexity-degree estimator that estimates, for each of the multiple blocks, a prior complexity degree indicating complexity of a pattern of part included in the biometric information and represented in the block, on a basis of a difference between a direction of the pattern of the part included in the biometric information and represented in the block and a direction of a pattern of other part included in the biometric information and represented in the block adjacent to that block; a posterity-complexity-degree determiner that determines, for each of the multiple blocks, a posterior complexity degree indicating complexity of an image of the part included in the biometric information and represented in the block. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028489 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING POTENTIAL MOVEMENT DISORDER USING SENSOR DATA - An approach is provided for determining potential movement disorder using sensor data. The health and wellness engine processes and/or facilitates a processing of one or more sequences of images to identify one or more reference objects, the one or more sequences of images captured via a device physically attached to a user. The health and wellness engine determines movement information of the one or more reference objects within the one or more sequences of images, wherein the movement information is at least substantially attributable to one or more physical movements of the user. The health and wellness engine processes and/or facilitates a processing of the movement information to cause, at least in part, a determination of one or more potential movement disorders associated with the user. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028490 | Method of Processing Medical Image of Blood Vessel Using Image Fusion Method - A method of processing a blood vessel image is provided. The method includes (a) sharpening an original blood vessel image using a Gabor filter in consideration of various directions and thicknesses of blood vessels included in the blood vessel and (b) detecting edges according to a change in brightness in a blood vessel domain and a non-blood vessel domain of the original blood vessel image and the blood vessel image on which the Gabor filtering step is completed, using an edge extraction method based on a first-order differentiation or second-order differentiation. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028491 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMANCE TRAINING - Systems and methods for movement and position training of a human body are provided. An image capture device such as a still camera or video camera captures an image or video of a human body in a selected position or sequence of positions relating to a movement. The position or movement may relate to a physical activity, such as running, jumping, throwing or swinging. The image is then presented to a user on a display, where the user may select one or more positions of the human body for analysis. Upon selecting a position, an angle of the position is determined and then compared to a desired angle determined through known biomechanical measurements. The difference between the two angles is calculated, and the user is then presented with feedback, such as a corrective action, to aid the user in reducing the difference between the measured angle and the desired angle. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028492 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE PROGRESSIVE LOADING OF MEDICAL, MULTIDIMENSIONAL IMAGES INTO A MEDICAL APPLICATION - A method includes a) loading a first number n of image sets with an image size k | 2013-01-31 |
20130028493 | IMAGE ENHANCEMENT AND APPLICATION FUNCTIONALITY FOR MEDICAL AND OTHER USES - The disclosure herein provides beneficial systems, methods, devices, and apparatuses that enhance and/or analyze images, and that can be configured to provide users an assessment and/or recommendation based on the enhanced and/or analyzed images. In an embodiment related to medicine, the assessment and/or recommendation is based on a patient situation, dimensions of patient organs/lumens, or the like in order to achieve personalized medicine. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028494 | IMAGE ANALYSING - A flow pattern in a tube system is calculated from acquired image data. From the flow pattern virtual image data are generated and compared with the acquired data in order to determine a quality measure for the usability of the generated flow pattern at characteristic locations. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028495 | FILTRATION IMAGING ENHANCEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - In accordance with at least some embodiments of the present disclosure, a process for enhancing a motion-blurred image is presented. The process may include obtaining a prior image based on a plurality of projections, wherein the plurality of projections are computed tomography (CT) images obtained in multiple motion phases. The process may further include performing an enhancement operation based on the prior image to generate an enhanced prior image, generating a plurality of re-projections by forward-projecting the enhanced prior image, generating a plurality of phase-correlated difference images based on the plurality of projections and the plurality of re-projections, filtering the plurality of phase-correlated difference images to generate a plurality of filtered phase-correlated difference images, and generating a plurality of phase-correlated images based on the plurality of filtered phase-correlated difference images and the enhanced prior image. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028496 | Simultaneous Reconstruction of Emission Activity and Attenuation Coefficient Distribution from TOF Data, Acquired with External Shell Source - Methods, and systems therefrom, for generating images from time of flight (TOF) data associated with a scan of at least one object using a positron emission tomography system are provided. The method includes providing initial values for an activity image to yield a current activity image. The method also includes estimating initial values for an attenuation map (μ-map) image based on the TOF data to yield a current μ-map image. The method further includes repeating, until at least one termination condition is met, the steps of updating the current activity image based on at least the current μ-map and a first update algorithm and updating the current μ-map image based on at least on the updated activity image and a second update algorithm. The method also includes outputting an image of the at least one object based on the current μ-map and the current activity image. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028497 | System and Method for Identifying a Vascular Border - A system and method are provided for using a first vascular image, or more particularly a plurality of control points located thereon, to identify a border on a second vascular image. Embodiments of the present invention operate in accordance with an intra-vascular ultrasound (IVUS) device and a computing device electrically connected thereto. In one embodiment, the computing device includes a plurality of applications operating thereon that are used to (I) identify a border and control points on a first IVUS image (i.e., any IVUS image), (ii) extrapolate the control points to a second IVUS image (i.e., another IVUS image), (iii) identify a border on the second IVUS image, and (iv) adjust the border on the second IVUS image in accordance with at least one factor. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028498 | BACK-PROJECTION OF A PROJECTION IMAGE DATA SET WITH DEPTH-DEPENDENT FILTERING - For filtered back-projection of a projection image data set, the projection image data set is cosine-weighted. The cosine-weighted projection image data set within the image plane of the projection image data set is subjected to a two-dimensional Radon transformation. The Radon transform of the cosine-weighted projection image data set differentiated with respect to the distance from an image origin of an image coordinate system. The derivative of the Radon transform is redundancy-weighted. The redundancy-weighted derivative is subjected to a two-dimensional Radon back-transformation. The Radon back-transform is differentiated and back-projected with respect to an image column coordinate. A differentiation step width entering into the differentiation is varied depending on depth. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028499 | RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A control portion ( | 2013-01-31 |
20130028500 | RECONSTRUCTION COMPUTING DEVICE, RECONSTRUCTION COMPUTING METHOD, AND X-RAY CT APPARATUS - In order to provide a reconstruction computing device, a reconstruction computing method, and an X-ray CT apparatus capable of improving the image quality while reducing the amount of computation when reconstructing an X-ray CT image using an iterative method, a reconstruction computing device divides an initial image | 2013-01-31 |
20130028501 | FLUOROSCOPY DEVICE - A fluoroscopy device includes a light source that irradiates an observation site with excitation light and white light; a fluorescence-image generating section that acquires a fluorescence image by capturing fluorescence generated in the observation site irradiated with the excitation light; a reference-image generating section that acquires a reference image by capturing return light returning from the observation site irradiated with the white light; an observation-condition determining section that determines the observation conditions of the observation site on the basis of the reference image acquired by the reference-image generating section; a preprocessing section that corrects gradation values of the reference image on the basis of the observation conditions of the observation site; and a fluorescence-image correcting section that generates a corrected fluorescence image by dividing the fluorescence image acquired by the fluorescence-image generating section by the reference image whose gradation values have been corrected by the preprocessing section. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028502 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE IMAGE CAPTURE AND PROCESSING OF CHECKS - Techniques for processing an image of a check captured using a mobile device are provided. The check image is processed to determine whether the check can be deposited at a bank via a mobile deposit process. The system can identify regions of the check—such as the endorsement area—to determine if the check has been properly endorsed. The system can be implemented on a mobile device and/or a server, where the mobile device routes the check image to the server for processing. If the check cannot be deposited, a rejection is forwarded in real time to the mobile device for possible correction. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028503 | CONDUCTIVE FILM MANUFACTURING METHOD, CONDUCTIVE FILM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a conductive film in which a mesh pattern comprising a wire material is provided on a base material. Also disclosed are a conductive film and a recording medium. Image data representing a mesh pattern is created on the basis of a plurality of selected positions. On the basis of said image data, an evaluation value which quantifies noise characteristics of the mesh pattern is computed. On the basis of the computed evaluation value and prescribed evaluation conditions, one image datum is chosen as an output image datum. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028504 | PARTS MANIPULATION, INSPECTION, AND REPLACEMENT - Manufacturing lines include inspection systems for monitoring the quality of parts produced. Manufacturing lines for making semiconductor devices generally inspect each fabricated part. The information obtained is used to fix manufacturing problems in the semiconductor fab plant. A machine-vision system for inspecting devices includes a flipper mechanism. After being inspected at a first station, a tray-transfer device moves the tray from the first inspection station to a flipper mechanism. The flipper mechanism includes two jaws, a mover, and a rotator. The flipper mechanism turns the devices over and places the devices in a second tray so that another surface of the device can be inspected. A second tray-transfer device moves the second tray from the flipper to a second inspection station. The mover of the flipper mechanism removes the tray from the first inspection surface and places a tray at the second inspection surface. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028505 | ANALYSES OF MEASUREMENT DATA - A method includes generating, using a data processor, information showing variations of a parameter across a photo mask relative to an average value of the parameter measured at various locations on the photo mask. For example, the information can include data points, and each data point can be determined based on a ratio between a measurement value and an average of a plurality of measurement values. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028506 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VISUALIZATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER INSPECTION DATA ACQUIRED IN A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL PRODUCTION PROCESS - A system for providing visualization of semiconductor wafer inspection data acquired during in a photovoltaic cell production process includes a display device, a user interface device, and a computer control system configured for: receiving one or more inspection data sets acquired from each of a plurality of semiconductor wafers using a plurality of wafer process tools of a photovoltaic cell production line; generating an aggregated hierarchical wafer data gallery utilizing the received one or more inspection data sets; and displaying at least a portion of the aggregated hierarchical wafer data gallery in the gallery display area of the display device. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028507 | 2D to 3D IMAGE CONVERSION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A 2D to 3D image conversion apparatus includes a data queue, a conversion unit and an offset calculation unit. The data queue receives and temporarily stores an input data value corresponding to a current pixel. The conversion unit outputs a current offset table corresponding to a current depth parameter of the current pixel. The current offset table includes (m+1) reference offsets corresponding to the current pixel and neighboring m pixels. The offset calculation unit selects one of the reference offsets corresponding to the current pixel in the current offset table and multiple previous offset tables as a data offset corresponding to the current pixel. The data queue selects and outputs an output data value corresponding to the current pixel according to an integer part of the data offset and the input data value. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028508 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING THE VISUAL PROFILE OF A PLACE - A system and method for computing a place profile are disclosed. The method includes providing a geographical definition of a place, retrieving a set of images based on the geographical place definition. With a classifier, image-level statistics for the retrieved images are generated. The classifier has been trained to generate image-level statistics for a finite set of classes, such as different activities. The image-level statistics are aggregated to generate a place profile for the defined place which may be displayed to a user who has provided information for generating the geographical definition or used in an application such as a recommender system or to generate a personal profile for the user. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028509 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE FROM WHICH GHOST BLUR IS REMOVED USING MULTI-EXPOSURE FUSION - An apparatus and method for generating a High Dynamic Range (HDR) image from which a ghost blur is removed based on a multi-exposure fusion. The apparatus may include an HDR weight map calculation unit to calculate an HDR weight map for multiple exposure frames that are received, a ghost probability calculation unit to calculate a ghost probability for each image by verifying a ghost blur for the multiple exposure frames, an HDR weight map updating unit to update the calculated HDR weight map based on the calculated ghost probability, and a multi-scale blending unit to generate an HDR image by reflecting the updated HDR weight map to the multiple exposure frames. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028510 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes a searcher. A searcher searches for a partial image expressing a sentence on a color image. A first designator designates the color image as a recorded image when a search result of the searcher indicates “non-detected”. A second designator designates a single-color N graduation image (N: an integer of 3 or more) that is based on the color image, as the recorded image, when a ratio of the partial image detected by the searcher falls below a reference. A third designator designates a binary image that is based on the color image, as the recorded image, when the ratio of the partial image detected by the searcher is equal to more than a reference. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028511 | Method and device of determining a saliency map for an image - The invention proposes a method and a device of determining a saliency map for an image. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028512 | VIDEO SEARCHING METHOD - A video searching method includes: providing a database for storing the data of a video, wherein the data of the video includes the colors of at least a key frame; providing a searching interface for an user uploading a key picture; providing a recording unit for recording the colors of the key picture; providing a performing unit for comparing the colors of the key frame and the key picture to judge whether a similar color exists; the performing unit computing the value of the colors if there exists a similar color; the performing unit sifting the video by comparing a threshold value and the value of the colors; and the performing unit sorting the video by the value of the colors to obtain a result list. By comparing the value of the colors between the key picture and the key frame, the result list is simply and quickly obtained. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028513 | IMAGE ENCODING SYSTEM AND IMAGE ENCODING METHOD - An image encoding system and an image encoding method are provided. The image encoding system comprises a relation computing unit and an embedded unit. The relation computing unit receives a plurality of view-angle images each comprising a plurality of pixels, and calculates a relative relationship between pixels according to their colors and locations of the pixels to generate a plurality of encoding images. The embedded unit respectively embeds the encoding images in the view-angle images to generate a plurality of embedded images. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028514 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM CONTAINING HTML FILE, FILE CONVERSION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM CONTAINING FILE CONVERSION PROGRAM - An HTML file for making a browser adapted to a canvas element in HTML5 perform a process of color conversion of a specified image with specified characteristics and display the converted image at high speed. In the process of carrying out color conversion of the specified image with specified characteristics and displaying the converted image, an algorithm is employed such that data manipulation on a pixel-by-pixel basis is not instructed from the HTML file to the browser, but instead a plurality of instructions are given to overwrite an entire area of a bitmap image as original image data, and data derived therefrom are expanded onto a canvas uniformly with color of an appropriate brightness value and transparency. | 2013-01-31 |
20130028515 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is an image processing apparatus which includes a histogram generating unit that generates a histogram representing an appearance frequency distribution of a pixel value of an input image, and a quantization table generating unit that generates a quantization table including table information used to perform transform of a bit depth of the pixel value of the input image and table information used to allocate an effective pixel in which an appearance frequency in the histogram generated by the histogram generating unit is not zero to an index value after bit depth transform so that effective pixels are allocated to index values as equally as possible. | 2013-01-31 |