| 05th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 56 |
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| 20160035055 | SYSTEM FOR SINGLE-USE STOCK IMAGE DESIGN - A single-use design element licensing system having a licensing server and a design element repository, where each design element in the repository comprises a licensing attribute. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035056 | Method and Apparatus for Designating Patients According to Sleep Patterns - A method and apparatus can include a patient profile module configured to process input data specific to at least one patient under the care of a health care facility to generate patient profile data, where a patient profile can include a sleep profile. The apparatus can further include a service delivery module configured to process input data specific to a facility or location and patient profile data to generate output data including information associated with delivery of services to patients. The apparatus can further include a resource allocation module configured to process input data specific to a facility and patient profile data to generate output data including information associated with one or more allocations of facility resources. The apparatus can further include a data controller configured to communicate output data to a user. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035057 | Method and Apparatus for Designating Patients According to Sleep Patterns - A method and apparatus can include a patient profile module configured to process input data specific to at least one patient under the care of a health care facility to generate patient profile data, where a patient profile can include a sleep profile. The apparatus can further include a service delivery module configured to process input data specific to a facility or location and patient profile data to generate output data including information associated with delivery of services to patients. The apparatus can further include a resource allocation module configured to process input data specific to a facility and patient profile data to generate output data including information associated with one or more allocations of facility resources. The apparatus can further include a data controller configured to communicate output data to a user. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035058 | DIGITAL WATERMARKING - System(s) and method(s) for embedding and extracting a watermark from a digital media are described. The method may include embedding a set of watermark bits in a N*N block of the digital media based on a local binary pattern (LBP) synthesis process. The LBP synthesis process comprises changing a value of a neighbor of a central pixel of the N*N block to make the value of the neighbor greater than a value of the central pixel when a watermark bit corresponding to the neighbor is ‘1’ and changing the value of the neighbor of the central pixel to make the value of the neighbor lesser than the value of the central pixel when the watermark bit corresponding to the neighbor is ‘0’. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035059 | METHODS INVOLVING MAPS, IMAGERY, VIDEO AND STEGANOGRAPHY - The disclosure describes methods and apparatus of providing steganographic indicia or digital watermarking in image or video data. One implementation provides a method of embedding a digital watermark in image data captured by an imager, with watermark embedding occurring on-chip with the imager. Another implementation provides a method of managing images. Each of the images comprises plural-bit data steganographically embedded therein in the form of a digital watermark, with the plural-bit data corresponding to a geo-location. Yet another implementation provides a method of identifying locations on a map, with the map being for display via a computer display. Still another implementation provides a method of introducing a watermark message to a watermark embedder located on-chip with an image array. Other implementations and embodiments are provided as well. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035060 | METHOD FOR WATERMARKING THE TEXT PORTION OF A DOCUMENT - A method for watermarking a document containing at least one text portion comprising the following steps: —determining a specific character font comprising, for at least one character, an original graphic and at least one variation, each of the variations being associated with a different value, said character being termed encodable characters; —using the specific character font to encode an item of information in the text portion of the document, by replacing at least one original graphic with a variation, the original graphic and the variation or variations being identified as a single character by a first optical character recognition process referred to as standard OCR and identified as a plurality of characters by a second optical character recognition process referred to as specific OCR that is capable of determining if the represented character is the original graphic or one of the variations of same and, if so, making it possible to determine the variation that is represented, a strict order relationship being defined on the encodable characters in order to establish the order in which the encodable characters are to be processed during the decoding phase. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035061 | GENERATING AND UTILIZING DIGITAL AVATAR DATA FOR ONLINE MARKETPLACES - Disclosed are a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a computer-implemented method for digital avatars. An interface module receives a request message to determine measurements of a user. A graphics engine sub-module accesses a first set of data that is indicative of locations in a first image of a user. The locations are points of the user's body in the first image. The graphics engine sub-module accesses a second set of data that is indicative of a first physical-space measurement of the user. A computational sub-module determines, based at least partly on the locations and the first physical-space measurement characteristic, an estimate of a second physical-space measurement of the user. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035062 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to display a first image and a quadrangular selection frame on a display region of a display screen. The processor is configured to deform the selection frame based on a deform selection input. The processor is configured to reduce or enlarge the first image based on a position of a first point on the selection frame moved by the deformation. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035063 | SCALING DATA AUTOMATICALLY - One embodiment includes, but is not necessarily limited to, a method, comprising: displaying, using a display device, data; detecting, using a processor, the data does not meet at least one visibility criterion; and automatically scaling, using a processor, the data to a predetermined viewable size. Other embodiments are described and claimed herein. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035064 | ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE - An electronic endoscope system has an image sensor driver configured to read one line's worth of image-pixel signals in order; at least four line memories configured to store one line's worth of image-pixel signals, respectively; and an interpolation processor that interpolates image-pixel signals of interpolated scanning lines to generate an enlarged image. The interpolation processor generates one line's worth of interpolated image-pixel signals based on image-pixel signals that are stored in the line memories. The image sensor driver reading one line's worth of image-pixel signals intermittently, and the interpolation processor suspends a writing of image-pixel signals that are stored in the line memories in accordance to a suspension of the outputting of the one line's worth of image-pixel signals from the image sensor. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035065 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR IMAGE CROPPING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, are described for combining the crop function with zoom, pan and straighten functions as part of a single cropping environment, such that a user can select a portion of an image for cropping, apply zoom, pan and straighten transformations to the selected image portion and then crop the transformed image portion in a single utility. In one aspect, the methods include the actions of receiving user input defining a crop region within a displayed image. The methods also include the actions of displaying a user interface including a cropping panel that is configured to display a subset of the image corresponding to the defined crop region. Further, the methods include the actions of receiving user input requesting to perform at least one of a zoom, rotate or translate operation on the crop region displayed in the cropping panel. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035066 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE COLOR ENHANCEMENT - There is provided a method and apparatus for image color enhancement, wherein the method comprises the following steps: S | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035067 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - To suppress influence of a rounding error and acquire a more highly precise filter processing result, by performing convolution processing in order from a divided filter having a smaller sum of filter coefficient among divided filters, shifting a position of the decimal point of a filter processing result in a fixed-point format to generate an intermediate image, integrating the filter processing result having a larger bit width of a decimal part, and substantially reflecting a processing result of the decimal part. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035068 | Dynamic Motion Path Blur Techniques - Dynamic motion path blur techniques are described. In one or more implementations, paths may be specified to constrain a motion blur effect to be applied to a single image. A variety of different techniques may be employed as part of the motion blur effects, including use of curved blur kernel shapes, use of a mesh representation of blur kernel parameter fields to support real time output of the motion blur effect to an image, use of flash effects, blur kernel positioning to support centered or directional blurring, tapered exposure modeling, and null paths. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035069 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING IMAGE - An image correction method includes: obtaining information regarding at least one of brightness and colors of pixels constituting an input image, the input image comprising a plurality of regions classified according to whether the at least one of the brightness and the colors of the pixels are substantially uniformly distributed in a corresponding region; determining a weight with respect to at least one pixel based on the obtained information; and correcting the input image with respect to the at least one pixel based on the determined weight. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035070 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CORRECT BLUR IN ALL OR PART OF A DIGITAL IMAGE BY COMBINING PLURALITY OF IMAGES - A method and apparatus for use in a digital imaging device for correcting image blur in digital images by combining plurality of images. The plurality of images that are combined include a main subject that can be selected by user input or automatically by the digital imaging device. Blur correction can be performed to make the main subject blur-free while the rest of the image is blurred. All of the image may be made blur-free or the main subject can be made blur-free at the expense of the rest of the image. Result is a blur corrected image that is recorded in a memory. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035071 | CURVED LINE CORRECTION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND MEDIUM - A curved line correction apparatus includes a correction target receiving unit that receives selection of a correction target point when an instruction mark is placed on an arbitrary point on a curved line composed of a plurality of arranged points, a correction target range setting unit that sets a certain range of the curved line, including the correction target point, as a correction target range, and a correction unit that corrects a portion of the curved line within the correction target range by moving the correction target point and a point within the correction target range when movement of the instruction mark is received, in which the correction target range setting unit changes the size of the correction target range when an instruction input to change the range is received with the instruction mark being placed on the correction target point. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035072 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS IN MANAGING COLOR-CONSISTENCY FOR MULTIPLE PANEL SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY - A system for managing color consistency in a display including a plurality of panels configured to display a source image includes: a processor; and a memory, and the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: select a first panel among the plurality of panels as a master panel; capture a first image of the first panel and a second image of a second panel among the plurality of panels; identify a first comparative area within the first image and a second comparative area within the second image; compare the first and second comparative areas to perform a comparison; adjust data of the source image based on the comparison, and the data is adjusted by remapping colors of the source image; and transmit the adjusted data to the second panel. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035073 | Method and Device for Processing Digital Image, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium - There is provided a method of processing a digital image including: (a) obtaining a plurality of images; (b) converting the plurality of images into histograms; (c) setting one of the plurality of images as a reference image and another of the plurality of images as a comparison target image; (d) adjusting a distribution of the histogram of the reference image to match a distribution of the histogram of the comparison target image to produce an adjusted reference image; (e) comparing a difference between the adjusted reference image and the comparison target image to produce a masking image; (f) applying the masking image to the comparison target image to produce an adjusted comparison target image; and (g) combining the reference image and the adjusted comparison target image to produce a high dynamic range (HDR) image. Accordingly, even if there is a complex motion on a subject, a clear image without an image overlap or a ghost effect may be obtained when producing the HDR image. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035074 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING IMAGE - An image providing method includes displaying a first image, the first image including an object and a background; receiving a user input selecting the object or the background as a region of interest; acquiring first identification information associated with the region of interest based on first attribute information of the first image; acquiring a second image from a target image, the second image including second identification information, the second identification information being the same as the first identification information; and generating an effect image based on at least one of the first image and the second image. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035075 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a processor. The processor aligns a second image with a first image, the first image including a subject captured from a first position, the second image including the subject captured from a position different from the first position. The processor calculates a first weight for each pixel in the first image and a second weight for each pixel in the aligned second image. The processor calculates a composite image by adding each pixel in the first image to the corresponding pixel in the aligned second image based on the first weight for each pixel in the first image and the second weight for each pixel in the aligned second image. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035076 | REGISTRATION OF CAD DATA WITH SEM IMAGES - A method for image processing includes providing a microscopic image of a structure fabricated on a substrate and computer-aided design (CAD) data used in fabricating the structure. The microscopic image is processed by a computer so as to generate a first directionality map, which includes, for a matrix of points in the microscopic image, respective directionality vectors corresponding to magnitudes and directions of edges at the points irrespective of a sign of the magnitudes. The CAD data are processed by the computer so as to produce a simulated image based on the CAD data and to generate a second directionality map based on the simulated image. The first and second directionality maps are compared by the computer so as to register the microscopic image with the CAD data. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035077 | SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING ERRORS ON COMPONENTS OF ROTATING MACHINES BY THERMOGRAPHY - A system for computer-based detection of damage on machine components, such as misalignments and mechanical damage on bearings and clutches, with which mathematical linkage of the temperatures of selected regions of thermography pictures are compared with reference pictures. The system can consult photographs from the visible spectral range in the computed-based assessment. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035078 | IMAGE ASSESSMENT USING DEEP CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS - Deep convolutional neural networks receive local and global representations of images as inputs and learn the best representation for a particular feature through multiple convolutional and fully connected layers. A double-column neural network structure receives each of the local and global representations as two heterogeneous parallel inputs to the two columns. After some layers of transformations, the two columns are merged to form the final classifier. Additionally, features may be learned in one of the fully connected layers. The features of the images may be leveraged to boost classification accuracy of other features by learning a regularized double-column neural network. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035079 | Calibration and Transformation of a Camera System's Coordinate System - Systems and methods are disclosed that determine a mapping between a first camera system's coordinate system and a second camera system's coordinate system; or determine a transformation between a robot's coordinate system and a camera system's coordinate system, and/or locate, in a robot's coordinate system, a tool extending from an arm of the robot based on the tool location in the camera's coordinate system. The disclosed systems and methods may use transformations derived from coordinates of features found in one or more images. The transformations may be used to interrelate various coordinate systems, facilitating calibration of camera systems, including in robotic systems, such as an image-guided robotic systems for hair harvesting and/or implantation. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035080 | ADVANCED AIRCRAFT VISION SYSTEM UTILIZING MULTI-SENSOR GAIN SCHEDULING - An enhanced vision system is provided for an aircraft performing a landing maneuver. Accordingly to non-limiting embodiments, a processor onboard the aircraft receives data from sensors or systems onboard the aircraft and determines a position of the aircraft relative to a runway using the data. Responsive to this determination, the processor adjusts the gain of a first vision system and a second vision system. Images from the first vision system and the second vision system are merged and displayed to the pilot until the completion of the landing maneuver. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035081 | Methods and Systems for Object Detection using Laser Point Clouds - Methods and systems for object detection using laser point clouds are described herein. In an example implementation, a computing device may receive laser data indicative of a vehicle's environment from a sensor and generate a two dimensional (2D) range image that includes pixels indicative of respective positions of objects in the environment based on the laser data. The computing device may modify the 2D range image to provide values to given pixels that map to portions of objects in the environment lacking laser data, which may involve providing values to the given pixels based on the average value of neighboring pixels positioned by the given pixels. Additionally, the computing device may determine normal vectors of sets of pixels that correspond to surfaces of objects in the environment based on the modified 2D range image and may use the normal vectors to provide object recognition information to systems of the vehicle. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035082 | AUTOMATICALLY CAPTURING INFORMATION SUCH AS CAPTURING INFORMATION USING A DOCUMENT-AWARE DEVICE - A system and method for automatically changing the operation of a mobile device in response to a presence of information is described. In some examples, the system determines an information capture device is proximate to text, automatically changes operation of the capture device to a certain mode, captures the text, and performs an action associated with the captured text. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035083 | Automated Placental Measurement - A method for analyzing the placenta comprising: selecting one or more placental samples to be analyzed; preparing a histology slide of tissue taken from said placental sample, staining the histology slide using an immunohistochemistry stain, obtaining a digital image of the stained slide; and performing an automated computer analysis on the digital image, wherein the number of trophoblast stromal inclusions is measured. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035084 | NON-TOUCH OPTICAL DETECTION OF VITAL SIGNS FROM AMPLIFIED VISUAL VARIATIONS OF REDUCED IMAGES OF SKIN - A microprocessor is operably coupled to a camera from which patient vital signs of reduced images of skin are determined. A temporal variation of reduced images of skin from the camera is generated from multiple filters and then amplified from which the patient vital sign, such as heart rate or respiratory rate, can be determined and then displayed or stored. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035085 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND QUANTIFYING CEREBRAL INFARCT - A method for detecting a cerebral infarct includes receiving an image of a brain of a subject from a magnetic resonance imaging scanner, wherein the image has a plurality of voxels, and each of the voxels has a voxel intensity. Then, the voxel intensities are normalized, wherein the normalized voxel intensities have a distribution peak, and the normalized voxel intensity of the distribution peak is I | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035086 | X-RAY DOSE DISTRIBUTION CALCULATION FOR A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY EXAMINATION - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035087 | SEMI-AUTOMATED HEART VALVE MORPHOMETRY AND COMPUTATIONAL STRESS ANALYSIS FROM 3D IMAGES - A method is provided for measuring or estimating stress distributions on heart valve leaflets by obtaining three-dimensional images of the heart valve leaflets, segmenting the heart valve leaflets in the three-dimensional images by capturing locally varying thicknesses of the heart valve leaflets in three-dimensional image data to generate an image-derived patient-specific model of the heart valve leaflets, and applying the image-derived patient-specific model of the heart valve leaflets to a finite element analysis (FEA) algorithm to estimate stresses on the heart valve leaflets. The images of the heart valve leaflets may be obtained using real-time 3D transesophageal echocardiography (rt-3DTEE). Volumetric images of the mitral valve at mid-systole may be analyzed by user-initialized segmentation and 3D deformable modeling with continuous medial representation to obtain, a compact representation of shape. The regional leaflet stress distributions may be predicted in normal and diseased (regurgitant) mitral valves using the techniques of the invention. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035088 | AUTOMATED SEPARATION OF BINARY OVERLAPPING TREES - Provided are systems and methods for analyzing images. An exemplary method can comprise receiving at least one image having one or more annotations indicating a feature. The method can comprise generating training images from the at least one image. Each training image can be based on a respective section of the at least one image. The training images can comprise positive images having the feature and negative images without the feature. The method can comprise generating a feature space based on the positive images and the negative images. The method can further comprise identifying the feature in one or more unclassified images based upon the feature space. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035089 | A Method of Determining an Indicator for the Stability of a Bone Implant - A method of determining an indicator for the stability of a bone implant comprises providing a two- or three-dimensional image mage of a bone at a location where a bone implant is planned. Then determining a bone structural parameter, which is typically representative of trabecular bone texture at said location, from the two- or three-dimensional image, by a texture analysis of a two- or three-dimensional grey scale image in a region of interest at said location where the bone implant is planned. Finally, an indicator for the stability of the planned bone implant after implantation is determined from the bone structural parameter and from implant stability data. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035090 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BLOOD ANALYSIS BY IMAGE PROCESSING - The present application describes a new device and method of use thereof, which allows identifying certain antigens and antibodies present in the blood. The device of the present invention is a closed device consisting of two parts, wherein the upper part ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035091 | Methods and Apparatus for Quantifying Inflammation - A computer-implemented method and apparatus for quantifying inflammation in tissue or anatomy. The method includes analysing Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI data. The analysis comprises determining a value quantifying inflammation in the tissue. The value is a continuous score value and small changes in the inflammation result in a change in the determined value. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035092 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING A 3D PRE ACQUIRED IMAGE COORDINATE SYSTEM WITH A MEDICAL POSITIONING SYSTEM COORDINATE SYSTEM AND WITH A 2D IMAGE COORDINATE SYSTEM - A method for registering a three dimensional (3D) coordinates system with a Medical Positioning System (MPS) coordinate system and with a two dimensional (2D) coordinate system, includes acquiring at least one 2D image of a volume of interest, the volume of interest including at least one tubular organ within the body of a patient. The 2D image is associated with the 2D coordinate system, and a plurality of MPS points is acquired, within the at least one tubular organ. The MPS points are associated with the MPS coordinate system, the MPS coordinate system being registered with the 2D coordinate system. A 3D image model is extracted of the at least one tubular organ form a pre-acquired 3D image of the volume of interest. A volumetric model of the at least one tubular organ from the 2D image is estimated and from the acquired MPS points, the 3D coordinate system is registered with the MPS coordinate system and with the 2D coordinate system by matching the extracted 3D image model and the estimated volumetric model of the at least one tubular organ. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035093 | MULTI MODALITY BRAIN MAPPING SYSTEM (MBMS) USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND PATTERN RECOGNITION - A Multimodality Brain Mapping System (MBMS), comprising one or more scopes (e.g., microscopes or endoscopes) coupled to one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors obtain training data from one or more first images and/or first data, wherein one or more abnormal regions and one or more normal regions are identified; receive a second image captured by one or more of the scopes at a later time than the one or more first images and/or first data and/or captured using a different imaging technique; and generate, using machine learning trained using the training data, one or more viewable indicators identifying one or abnormalities in the second image, wherein the one or more viewable indicators are generated in real time as the second image is formed. One or more of the scopes display the one or more viewable indicators on the second image. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035094 | IMAGE-BASED OBJECT LOCATION SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A camera image, associated pose, and range data are applied as inputs to a floor plan generation process, which outputs a venue floor plan. The camera image, associated pose, and venue floor plan are input to a data extraction process, which outputs feature geo-location and metadata information to a data storage mechanism. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035095 | Systems And Methods For Detecting A Tilt Angle From A Depth Image - A depth image of a scene may be received, observed, or captured by a device. A human target in the depth image may then be scanned for one or more body parts such as shoulders, hips, knees, or the like. A tilt angle may then be calculated based on the body parts. For example, a first portion of pixels associated with an upper body part such as the shoulders and a second portion of pixels associated with a lower body part such as a midpoint between the hips and knees may be selected. The tilt angle may then be calculated using the first and second portions of pixels. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035096 | SCENE DOCUMENTATION - A plurality of images are captured by an image capturing device that is an integral part of the mobile data collection platform from at least two different perspectives that depict a point of interest in a scene. Coincident with capture of each of the plurality of images, orientation information is obtained via orientation sensors of the mobile data collection platform, a position fix of an antenna associated with the mobile data collection platform is determined, and a position of an entrance pupil of the image capturing device is calculated. Scale information associated with at least one of the images is captured. Scene data comprises the images, the orientation information and the entrance pupil positions. A three dimensional position of the point of interest at the scene is determined based on photogrammetric image processing of the scene data. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035097 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM - An identification code-based three-dimensional interactive technique includes acquiring an image including an identification-coded real object, the image being taken by video-capable equipment, identifying an identification code from the identification-coded real object, obtaining object information corresponding to the identification code, acquiring a reference image associated with the identification code and feature points of the reference image, obtaining a position, an orientation, or a combination thereof on the video-capable equipment relative to the identification-coded real object based on the reference image and the feature points of the reference image, and conducting a three-dimensional interaction based on the position, the orientation, or a combination thereof of the video-capable equipment relative to the identification-coded real object and the object information corresponding to the identification code. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035098 | STATE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, STATE ESTIMATION METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a state estimation apparatus that appropriately estimates the internal state of an observation target by determining likelihoods from a plurality of observations. An observation obtaining unit of the state estimation system obtains, at given time intervals, a plurality of observation data obtained from an observable event. The observation selecting unit selects a piece of observation data from the plurality of pieces of observation data obtained by the observation obtaining unit based on a posterior probability distribution data obtained at a preceding time t−1. The likelihood obtaining unit obtains likelihood data based on the observation data selected by the observation selecting unit and predicted probability distribution data obtained through prediction processing using the posterior probability distribution data. The posterior probability distribution estimation unit estimates posterior probability distribution data representing a state of the observable event based on the predicted probability distribution data obtained by the likelihood obtaining unit and the likelihood data. The prior probability distribution output unit outputs prior probability distribution data based on the posterior probability distribution data estimated by the posterior probability distribution estimation unit as prior probability distribution data at a next time t+1. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035099 | DEPTH ESTIMATION APPARATUS, IMAGING DEVICE, AND DEPTH ESTIMATION METHOD - A depth estimation apparatus including: an imaging device which generates a first image signal and a second image signal by imaging an object at different phases; a storage unit configured to store model data defining a relationship between (i) lens blur and phase difference of the object in images and (ii) position of the object in the images in the depth axis; and a detecting unit configured to detect a position of the object in the depth axis from the first image signal and the second image signal, using the model data, wherein a phase difference between the first image signal and the second image signal is smaller than or equal to 15% in terms of a base line length. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035100 | Spectral Unmixing - Processing of images acquired via fluorescence microscopy by identifying broadband and other undesired signals from the component signals of a scanned image, and processing selected regions of the image that are known to contain signals of interest, thereby extracting or identifying desired signals while subtracting undesired signals. One or more broadband signals are recognized by their unique signature and ubiquitous dispersion through the image. Regions of the scanned image may be tagged as consisting of predominantly broadband signals and are ignored during a spectral unmixing process. The remaining regions of the image, or selected regions of the image known to contain desired signals, may be unmixed, and the plurality of reference spectra subtracted from the components to extract or identify the target signals. The set of target signals may be refined by eliminating known or obvious sources of noise by, for instance, being compared to known or ideal sets of signals from similar materials. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035101 | REAL-TIME, INTERACTIVE IMAGE ANALYSIS - Systems and methods for real-time, interactive image analysis are disclosed. An example system includes a computing device configured to: generate a segmentation of the image in real-time based on a position of a movable pointer on the display and update the segmentation based on a change to the position of the pointer on the display; generate a representation of the object based on the segmentation, wherein the representation is simplified from the image of the object and includes an outline of the object based on the generated segmentation including the first center and the first significant axis; calculate measurements for the object based on the segmentation including the first center and the first significant axis; and display the representation and the measurements via the display. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035102 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTING DIGITAL TOMOSYNTHESIS IMAGES - A method of performing digital tomosynthesis includes the steps of obtaining an initial volume (I) formed with a plurality of slices ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035103 | VESSEL SEGMENTATION - The present invention relates to vessel segmentation. In order to provide an improved way of providing segmentation information with reduced X-ray dose, an X-ray image processing device ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035104 | A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOTION ESTIMATION - A method of estimating motion between a pair of image frames of a given scene comprises calculating respective integral images for each of the image frames and selecting at least one corresponding region of interest within each frame. For each region of interest, an integral image profile from each integral image is calculated, each profile comprising an array of elements, each element comprising a sum of pixel intensities from successive swaths of the region of interest for the frame. Integral image profiles are correlated to determine a relative displacement of the region of interest between the pair of frames. Each region of interest is divided into a plurality of further regions of interest before repeating until a required hierarchy of estimated motion for successively divided regions of interest is provided. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035105 | MOVEMENT INDICATION - A method, system and apparatus for image capture, analysis and transmission are provided. A link aggregation method involves identifying controller network ports to a source connected to the same subnetwork; producing packets associating corresponding controller network ports selected by the source CPU for substantially uniform selection; and transmitting the packets to their corresponding network ports. An image analysis method involves producing by a camera an indication whether a region of an image differs by a threshold extent from a corresponding region of a reference image; transmitting the indication and image data to a controller via a communications network; and storing at the controller the image data and the indication in association therewith. The controller may perform operations according to positive indications. A transmission method involves receiving user input in respect of a video stream and transmitting, in accordance with the user input, selected data packets of selected image frames thereof. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035106 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus which reduces an operation amount while maintaining accuracy in detecting a motion vector, includes a contrast value calculating circuit calculating a contrast value for each processing region including a pixel of interest at a center in a standard image which is one of input images, a bit length determining circuit determining a bit length for calculating a motion vector for the pixel of interest among the images to be smaller than a bit length when the contrast value is calculated, a quantization circuit converting a bit length of the processing region and a region corresponding to at least the processing region among the images to be the bit length determined by the bit length determining circuit, and a motion vector calculating circuit calculating a motion vector for the pixel of interest among the images in the processing region for which the bit length is converted. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035107 | MOVING OBJECT DETECTION - A method for moving object detection is provided. The method includes: obtaining a first image captured by a monocular camera at a first time point and a second image captured by the monocular camera at a second time point (S | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035108 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR TRACKING AND COMPENSATING FOR PATIENT MOTION DURING A MEDICAL IMAGING SCAN - A motion tracking system for dynamic tracking of and compensation for motion of a patient during a magnetic resonance scan comprises a first camera positioned to view an optical marker along a first line of sight; a second camera positioned to view the optical marker along a second line of sight; and a computer system configured to analyze images generated by the first and second cameras to determine changes in position of the optical marker, and to generate tracking data for use by a magnetic resonance scanner to dynamically adjust scans to compensate for the changes in position of the optical marker, wherein the computer system is configured to dynamically adapt its image analysis to utilize images from all cameras that are currently viewing the optical marker. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035109 | SKIN DULLNESS EVALUATION APPARATUS AND SKIN DULLNESS EVALUATION METHOD - A skin dullness evaluation apparatus includes a frequency analyzing unit that decomposes a skin image into color heterogeneity of a predetermined size; a color heterogeneity index obtaining unit that obtains color data of skin from each of the color heterogeneity decomposed by the frequency analyzing unit, and obtains a color heterogeneity index of the color heterogeneity from the obtained color data of skin; and a dullness evaluation unit that evaluates skin dullness corresponding to the skin image based on the color heterogeneity index obtained by the color heterogeneity index obtaining unit. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035110 | PROCESSING-TARGET IMAGE CREATING DEVICE, PROCESSING-TARGET IMAGE CREATING METHOD, AND OPERATION ASSISTING SYSTEM - A processing-target image creating device creates a processing-target image based on a plurality of input images. The processing-target image creating device includes a coordinates-associating part configured to associate coordinates on each input image plane on which each input image is positioned, coordinates on a space model onto which each input image is projected, and coordinates on a processing-target image plane, and an. image adjusting part configured to adjust the processing-target image by determining for each input image a re-projection angle of a re-projection line joining the coordinate and the coordinate. The image adjusting part determines for each input image slopes of the re-projection lines such that each coordinate on the processing-target image plane corresponding to an infinity line in each input image corresponds with each other on a dividing line between image parts corresponding to each input image on the processing-target image plane. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035111 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING MAPPING, DATA MANAGEMENT, AND ANALYSIS - A method for providing mapping, data management and analysis. Creation of a map is initiated with a desired Gaussian aggregation and desired color map parameters. Data is loaded to be utilized in the map. The data is rasterized, then converted to a certain scale. A convolution operation is performed on the data. The convolution results are applied to a color ramp, and the map is created based on the color ramp and the convolution results. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035112 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR RECONSTRUCTING CARDIAC IMAGE - A method includes: collecting projection data and recording electrocardiogram data when computed tomographic scanning is performed on a patient, selecting, from the projection data and based on the electrocardiogram data, first projection data related to each cardiac pixel in a same phase, and reconstructing, based on the first projection data, an image of the related cardiac pixel, to obtain a cardiac image; determining, based on the electrocardiogram data, a reconstruction phase of each reconstruction pixel in a first reconstruction region, where the first reconstruction region is an image region selected along the patient's head-to-foot direction from the cardiac image; and selecting, based on the reconstruction phase of each reconstruction pixel and from the projection data, second projection data related to the reconstruction pixel in the reconstruction phase, and reconstructing, based on the second projection data, an image of the reconstruction pixel. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035113 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a control section which performs control of presenting, in association with each other, actual energy consumption representing an amount of energy consumed by a device in a case where a user performs any one of user actions, the user actions each being capable of being carried out by the user, and estimated energy consumption representing an amount of energy consumed by the device in a case where the user does not perform the user action. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035114 | CONSOLIDATION AND CUSTOMIZATION OF GRAPH-BASED MODELS - Techniques of consolidation and customization of graph-based models are disclosed. A first graph-based representation of a first model can comprise a first set of nodes corresponding to data items of the first model, and a second graph-based representation of a second model can comprise a second set of nodes corresponding to data items of the second model. Matching nodes between the first set of nodes and the second set of nodes can be identified. Matching topological features between the first set of nodes and the second set of nodes can be identified. Matching dependency characteristics between the first set of nodes and the second set of nodes can be identified. A third graph-based representation of a consolidated model can be created based on the matching nodes, the matching topological features, and the matching dependency characteristics. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035115 | EVENT CHAIN VISUALIZATION OF PERFORMANCE DATA - An event chain visualization of performance data may show the execution of monitored elements as bars on a timeline, with connections or other relationships connecting the various bars into a sequential view of an application. The visualization may include color, shading, or other highlighting to show resource utilization or performance metrics. The visualization may be generated by monitoring many events processed by an application, where each bar on a timeline may reflect multiple instances of a monitored element and, in some case, the aggregated performance. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035116 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - In a combined image obtained by superposing a character image on an image such that a second text rendered in the character image overlaps a first text rendered in the image, an image processing device according to the present invention determines a part of a character portion constituting a pre-translation character string, not covered by non-transparent pixels constituting a post-translation character string as a deficient pixel D, and corrects color attribute of the deficient pixel D in the combined image by utilizing color attribute of a part of the combined image or of the image. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035117 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is an image display apparatus that includes an automatic recognition unit configured to automatically recognize a plurality of objects included in an image; a management unit configured to manage information related to the automatically recognized object as management information; a display control unit configured to display the object of the image on the screen based on the management information; and a specification unit configured to specify an object included in the image, wherein the management unit adds information related to the object specified by the specification unit to the management information, and the display control unit displays the object of the image based on the management information to which the information related to the specified object is added. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035118 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a display control device including an operation detection unit configured to detect an enlargement operation on any image displayed within a display screen among a plurality of images having a predetermined relation, and a display control unit configured to determine a display area of the image based on the detected enlargement operation and to cause a portion corresponding to the display area to be enlarged and displayed for each of the images displayed within the display screen. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035119 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - A display control method includes displaying at least a portion of a page, in which one or more content regions including contents are arranged, on a screen image; recognizing a scrolling operation with respect to the page; and scrolling the page based on the scrolling operation and applying an animation with respect to content included in a content region exposed on the screen image as the page is scrolled. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035120 | THREE DIMENSIONAL ANIMATION OF A PAST EVENT - Methods and systems are disclosed for rendering a three dimensional animation of a past event. A request is received, at a processor, for re-creation of a past event associated with a job site. Input data is accessed, at the processor, regarding the past even associated with the job site wherein the input data pertains to past movements and lifts of at least one lifting device associated with the job site. A three dimensional (3D) animation is generated, at the processor, of the past event involving the past movements of the at least one lifting device. The 3D animation is displayed, on a display, depicting the past event wherein the displaying comprises playback controls for controlling the displaying. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035121 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING VISUAL FEEDBACK OF A MAP VIEW CHANGE - Methods, systems and apparatus are described to provide visual feedback of a change in map view. Various embodiments may display a map view of a map in a two-dimensional map view mode. Embodiments may obtain input indicating a change to a three-dimensional map view mode. Input may be obtained through the utilization of touch, auditory, or other well-known input technologies. Some embodiments may allow the input to request a specific display position to display. In response to the input indicating a change to a three-dimensional map view mode, embodiments may then display an animation that moves a virtual camera for the map display to different virtual camera positions to illustrate that the map view mode is changed to a three-dimensional map view mode. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035122 | Visual Function Targeting Using Varying Contrasting Areas - A solution for targeting a visual function using varying contrasting areas is provided. An animation including a changing figure can be generated. The changing figure can include contrasting areas having attributes that change substantially continually during the animation. For example, a location of the contrasting areas within the changing figure can be changed to create an appearance of motion of the contrasting areas within the changing figure. The shape attributes can be determined based on a target visual function, a target performance level of the target visual function, and a plurality of display attributes of a display environment for an observer. The animation can be provided for display to the observer, and an indication of whether the observer is able to perceive the changes can be received and used to assess a performance level of the visual function. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035123 | CUSTOMIZABLE ANIMATIONS FOR TEXT MESSAGES - A method and system for transforming simple user input into customizable animated images for use in text-messaging applications. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035124 | SEGMENTING OBJECTS IN MULTIMEDIA DATA - Disclosed is a method for segmenting a plurality of objects from a two-dimensional (2D) video captured through a depth camera and an RGB/G camera. The method comprises detecting camera motion in each 2D frame of the plurality of 2D frames from the 2D video and generate a first set of 2D frames without any camera motion. The method further comprises generating a plurality of cloud points for the first set of 2D frames corresponding to each pixel associated a 2D frames in the first set of 2D frames. The method further comprises generating a 3D grid comprising a plurality of voxels. The method further comprises determining valid voxels and an invalid voxels in the 3D grid. Further, a 3D connected component labeling technique is applied on to the set of valid voxels to segment the plurality of objects in the 2D video. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035125 | 3D-CONSISTENT 2D MANIPULATION OF IMAGES - One embodiment involves receiving selection of a first quadrilateral and a second quadrilateral in an image being edited in an image editing application. An edge of the first quadrilateral may be shared with an edge of the second quadrilateral. In this embodiment, one or more manipulations associated with the first quadrilateral and/or the second quadrilateral may be received. In response to the received manipulation(s), an updated view of the image is generated or otherwise displayed according to one embodiment. The updated view may be based at least in part on the image, the received manipulation(s), and/or one or more constraints. For example, the updated view may be based at least in part on a three-dimensional scene constraint. In embodiments, the updated view is consistent with a three-dimensional scene in the image. In some embodiments, the updated view is generated in real-time or substantially real-time. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035126 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR 3D CONTENT CREATION - A system for 3D content creation includes: a theme preparation module configured to prepare a 3D theme for a user; and a 3D rendering module configured to load the 3D theme and apply the 3D theme to 2D content provided by the user. The theme preparation module includes: means for preparing different rendering passes; means for packing the rendering passes to a 3D theme; and means for inputting the 3D theme into the system. The 3D rendering module includes: means for selecting a 3D theme; means for customizing the 3D theme with the 2D content; means for rendering the 2D content with the 3D theme into a plurality of frames in a 3D format; and means for combining the frames into a 3D video and outputting the 3D video. A method for 3D content creation is also provided. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035127 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, SERVER FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - Three-dimensional image display system includes server and client cooperating with server to display three-dimensional image. Server includes server memory storing vertex information indicating a vertex position of a polygon that forms a three-dimensional shape, valid polygon identification unit converting the vertex information into different coordinate systems, determining whether the polygon is a valid polygon for displaying based on the converted vertex information and viewpoint information transmitted from client, and generating valid vertex information indicating whether the vertex is valid for rendering the valid polygon, and server communicator transmitting valid vertex information to client. Client includes client memory storing the vertex information indicating the vertex position of the polygon that forms the three-dimensional shape, client communicator transmitting viewpoint information and receiving valid vertex information, and a polygon rendering unit reading the vertex information for only the valid vertex in valid vertex information, converting into different coordinate systems, and generating three-dimensional image. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035128 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING DEFERRED VERTEX ATTRIBUTE SHADING BASED ON SPLIT VERTEX BITSTREAMS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PROCESSING METHOD - A graphics processing system includes a first storage device, a second storage device, a vertex position shader, a vertex classification module, and a vertex attribute shader. The vertex position shader performs vertex position shading for vertices of primitives in a frame at a binning process. The vertex classification module classifies the vertices of the primitives in the frame into first-type vertices and second-type vertices according to vertex distribution. The vertex attribute shader performs deferred vertex attribute shading for the first-type vertices and the second-type vertices at a rendering process following the binning process, wherein vertex attribute shading results of at least a portion of the first-type vertices classified by the vertex classification module are stored in the second storage device, and vertex attribute shading results of at least a portion of the second-type vertices classified by the vertex classification module are stored in the first storage device. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035129 | CONTROL OF A SAMPLE MASK FROM A FRAGMENT SHADER PROGRAM - A method, system, and computer program product for controlling a sample mask from a fragment shader are disclosed. The method includes the steps of generating a fragment for each pixel that is covered, at least in part, by a primitive and determining coverage information for each fragment corresponding to the primitive. Then, for each fragment, the method includes the steps of generating a sample mask by a fragment shader, replacing the coverage information for the fragment with the sample mask, and writing, based on the sample mask, a result generated by the fragment shader to a memory. The method may be implemented on a parallel processing unit configured to implement, at least in part, a graphics processing pipeline. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035130 | Volumetric Grid Generation in a Domain with Heterogeneous Material Properties - Method for generating a 3D grid, and for defining a material property model on the grid, to use, for example, in a reservoir simulator. A mapping is defined ( | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035131 | 3D-CG PROCESSING DEVICE AND 3D-CG PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute: extracting, with a data storage unit configured to store data on a set of three-dimensional polygons disposed in a three-dimensional virtual space, from the three-dimensional polygons stored in the data storage unit, the extracting a three-dimensional polygon disposed on an outer side of the set of three-dimensional polygons; and drawing the extracted three-dimensional polygon. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035132 | AUGMENTED REALITY OBJECTS BASED ON BIOMETRIC FEEDBACK - Technologies are generally described for refining virtual objects output within an augmented reality environment. In one example, a method includes determining, by a system comprising a processor, first response data representative of a first response to a first set of object data associated with a simulation of an interaction between a first virtual object and a second virtual object. The method also includes modifying at least one object of the first set of object data to create a second set of object data associated with another simulation of the interaction between the first virtual object and the second virtual object. Further, the method includes outputting data representative of the first virtual object, the second virtual object, and the second set of object data. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035133 | 2D IMAGE-BASED 3D GLASSES VIRTUAL TRY-ON SYSTEM - Method to create try-on experience wearing virtual 3D eyeglasses is provided using 2D image data of eyeglasses. Virtual 3D eyeglasses are constructed using set of 2D images for eyeglasses. Virtual 3D eyeglasses is configured onto 3D face or head model and being simulated as being fittingly worn by the wearer. Each set of 2D images for eyeglasses includes a pair of 2D lens images, a frontal frame image, and at least one side frame image. Upon detection of a movement of the face and head of wearer in real-time, the 3D face or head model and the configuration and alignment of virtual 3D eyeglasses are modified or adjusted accordingly. Features such as trimming off of portion of the glasses frame, shadow creating and environment mapping are provided to the virtual 3D eyeglasses in response to translation, scaling, and posture changes made to the head and face of the wearer in real-time. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035134 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A plurality of types of arrangement pattern candidates are generated. Each arrangement pattern candidate is an arrangement pattern candidate of a plurality of indices in a physical space used to calculate the position and orientation of the viewpoint. The arrangement pattern candidate enables observation of a predetermined number or more of indices from a position in an area where mixed reality can be experienced in the physical space. Information representing the arrangement pattern of a plurality of indices in the physical space is generated by using the generated types of arrangement pattern candidates. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035135 | WEARABLE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEREFOR - The present specification relates to a wearable device and a method of controlling therefor. According to one embodiment, a method of controlling a wearable device includes the steps of detecting a real object and displaying a first virtual object based on the detected real object when the real object is detected, and detecting the real object and a first interaction and displaying a second virtual object when the real object and the first interaction are detected, wherein the second virtual object is displayed based on the second virtual object information transmitted by the external device. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035136 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - A head mounted display is worn on the body of a user before use and includes an image display unit that transmits an outside scene and displays an image in a visually recognizable manner along with the outside scene and a camera that performs image capturing in directions of sight lines of the user. A control section of the head mounted display includes an image generation section that generates a display image from a captured image from the camera and an image display control section that causes the image display unit to display the display image generated by the image generation section. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035137 | DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - A head mounted display device includes an image display unit which is used by being mounted on a body of a user, through which outside scenery is transmitted, and which displays an image such that the image is visually recognizable together with the outside scenery. The head mounted display device includes a target detection unit that detects a target of the user in a visual line direction and a data acquisition unit that acquires data of the image displayed by the image display unit. The head mounted display device includes an image display control unit that allows the image to be displayed in a position in which the image is visually recognized by overlapping at least a part of the target detected by the target detection unit based on the data acquired by the data acquisition unit. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035138 | TRANSPARENT DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A transparent display device is provided, which includes: a transparent display; a camera; a graphic processor configured to generate an augmented reality (AR) object; and a controller configured to operate in at least one of a transparent AR mode in which the AR object is displayed on the transparent display and a video AR mode in which the AR object is displayed on an image captured by the camera. The controller is further configured to switch between the transparent AR mode and the video AR mode in response to an occurrence of a predetermined event. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035139 | LOW LATENCY STABILIZATION FOR HEAD-WORN DISPLAYS - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for low latency stabilization for head-worn displays are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a system for low latency stabilization of a head-worn display. The system includes a low latency pose tracker having one or more rolling-shutter cameras that capture a 2D image by exposing each row of a frame at a later point in time than the previous row and that output image data row by row, and a tracking module for receiving image data row by row and using that data to generate a local appearance manifold. The generated manifold is used to track camera movements, which are used to produce a pose estimate. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035140 | IMAGE PROCESSING - An image processing method for a head mounted display device is provided, operable in respect of an image generated for display by the head mountable display device according to at least one of an initial position or orientation of a viewpoint. The method includes detecting one or both of a current position or orientation of the head mountable display device depending upon a display time at which the image is to be displayed. The method further includes processing the image using pixel position mappings in which at least a subset of pixels of the image are displaced by respective pixel displacements dependent upon a difference between at least one of the initial position and the detected current position, or the initial orientation and the detected current orientation at the time at which the image is to be displayed. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035141 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing device including: a data storage unit storing feature data indicating a feature of appearance of one or more physical objects; an environment map building unit for building an environment map based on an input image obtained by imaging a real space and the feature data, the environment map representing a position of a physical object present in the real space; a control unit for acquiring procedure data for a set of procedures of operation to be performed in the real space, the procedure data defining a correspondence between a direction for each procedure and position information designating a position at which the direction is to be displayed; and a superimposing unit for generating an output image by superimposing the direction for each procedure at a position in the input image determined based on the environment map and the position information, using the procedure data. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035142 | IMAGE-BASED DEFORMATION OF SIMULATED CHARACTERS OF VARIED TOPOLOGY - A graphical asset associated with a simulated character of a video game is received. A first image and a second image associated with the simulated character are subsequently received, the first image comprising graphical displacement mapping information for a first topology of image deformation and the second image comprising graphical displacement mapping information for a second topology of deformation. A portion of the graphical asset is then deformed using the graphical displacement mapping information from the first image and the second image to change the 3D geometry of the portion of the graphical asset. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035143 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VIDEO VERIFICATION OF RFID TAG READS WITHIN AN EVENT TIMING SYSTEM - A system and method for determining a time of a passing of a participant by a participant detection point on a route of a timed event. The system having an image capture device capturing an image of the participant when in proximity to the image capture device positioned at the detection point on the route. The image capture device generating a captured image and transmitting the captured image. A participant identification system has a captured image interface coupled to the image capture device receiving the captured image. The participant identification system analyses the received captured image including the identifying of an identification of the participant and then transmitting the captured image and the participant's identification. A timing system receives the transmitted captured image and the participant identification, and determines the time of passing of the participant by the participant detection point on the route of the timed event responsive thereto. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035144 | SUPPLEMENTING COMPACT IN-VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAYS - A system and method of supplementing a compact in-vehicle information display using a handheld wireless device includes: receiving at the handheld wireless device a vehicle code that is generated by a vehicle and shown on the compact in-vehicle information display; automatically accessing a look-up table using the handheld wireless device and the vehicle code; identifying the vehicle code shown on the compact in-vehicle information display in the look-up table; obtaining an explanation of the vehicle code from the look-up table using the handheld device; and presenting the explanation via the handheld wireless device. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035145 | Method and Apparatus for Vehicle Data Gathering and Analysis - A system includes a processor configured to receive vehicle data from a plurality of vehicles. The processor is also configured to save the data with respect to a reporting vehicle. Further, the processor is configured to associate the data with any recent reporting vehicle repairs. The processor is additionally configured to analyze the associated data with respect to other vehicles having similar repairs to determine root causes of malfunction leading to the repair and save a record of identified causes of the malfunction. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035146 | FRIENDLY MAINTENANCE AND RECALL NOTIFICATIONS - Disclosed herein are devices, systems, and methods for providing friendly maintenance and recall notifications. Drivers can have personalized online driver profiles that indicate preferences for one or more notification classes, each notification class having a consistent theme or style. When a maintenance or recall condition arises, the driver can be presented with a notification that is both specific to the particular maintenance condition and associated with the notification class for which the driver has indicated a preference. Maintenance conditions can be detected by one or more sensors. Notifications for recall conditions can be sent from a remote server and received at the vehicle. A plurality of notifications related to a particular condition can be stored in a notification database, and the driver can be presented with a random notification, consistent with the driver's preferences, from the plurality of available notifications. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035147 | ESTABLISHING SECURE COMMUNICATION FOR VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC DATA - A vehicle diagnostic communication system and a method of establishing a secure diagnostic session at a vehicle is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a seed value from an electronic control unit (ECU) to a vehicle diagnostics tool; determining a first challenge response at the diagnostics tool, a remote server coupled to the diagnostics tool, or both, wherein the first challenge response is calculated using the seed value and one or more iterations of a key derivation function; providing the first challenge response to the ECU; and if the first challenge response is validated at the ECU, conducting a diagnostic session between the diagnostics tool and the ECU. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035148 | SECURELY PROVIDING DIAGNOSTIC DATA FROM A VEHICLE TO A REMOTE SERVER USING A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL - A communication system in a vehicle is described and various methods for securely providing diagnostic data between a vehicle and a remote server using a vehicle diagnostic tool. The method may include the steps of: receiving at the remote from the diagnostic tool both a challenge question and encrypted data acquired by the diagnostic tool from a vehicle electronic control unit; using the challenge question to determine how to decrypt the encrypted data; and decrypting the encrypted data at the remote server. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035149 | TRUCK SPOTTING SYSTEM USING POSITION DETECTION AND PERCEPTION - A truck spotting system is provided that uses a position detection module in a truck and a position detection module in a loader to provide a initial position and orientation of each machine. A perception module on-board the loader is configured to measure a distance and orientation of the truck relative to the loader. A controller receives a initial target position from the truck and calculates a target position from the distance and orientation, then communicates a refined target position to the truck. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035150 | ANALYSIS OF VEHICLE DATA TO PREDICT COMPONENT FAILURE - Vehicle data may be analyzed to predict potential component failures, diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs), or other mechanical failures relating to the vehicle. In one implementation the vehicle data may be received from a number of vehicles, the vehicle data including DTCs generated by on-board diagnostic (OBD) systems of the vehicles. The vehicle data may be evaluated using a predictive model to output predictions of DTCs that are likely to occur for a particular vehicle. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035151 | Method and Apparatus for Vehicle Data Gathering and Analysis - A system includes a processor configured to receive identification of a vehicle system-usage parameter. The processor is also configured to receive identification of a vehicle model in which to track the parameter. Further, the processor is configured to transmit the parameter to wirelessly connected vehicles of the identified model. The processor is additionally configured to receive usage-related tracking data corresponding to the parameter from the wirelessly connected vehicles. The processor is also configured to determine if usage-related tracking data indicates usage below a predefined threshold and report determined usage-related tracking data when the usage is below the threshold. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035152 | VEHICLE DATA MINING BASED ON VEHICLE ONBOARD ANALYSIS AND CLOUD-BASED DISTRIBUTED DATA STREAM MINING ALGORITHM - The present invention relates to a system and method for performing vehicle onboard analysis on the data associated with the vehicle and implementing a cloud-based distributed data stream mining algorithm for detecting patterns from vehicle diagnostic and correlating the pattern with the contextual data. The system applies the distributed data mining algorithms for mining the results of the vehicle onboard analytics sent over the wireless network to the server and correlates the analyzed data with the contextual data of the vehicle. The system extracts performance patterns from data, builds predictive models from vehicle diagnostic, and correlates the predicted model with the business process using state of the art link analysis techniques. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035153 | METHOD FOR DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN VEHICLE AND FUEL PUMP - A method for data communication between a vehicle and fuel pump includes storing vehicle operating data on an onboard recorder in the vehicle, and transmitting the vehicle operating data from the onboard recorder to the fuel pump. The vehicle operating data includes vehicle identification information. | 2016-02-04 |
| 20160035154 | Bus Monitoring System to Detect Driver Alertness and Enhance Passenger Safety - A vehicle monitoring system to detect driver alertness and enhance passenger safety is provided. The system includes a global positioning system connected to the bus and able to generate positioning data associated with the bus, an accelerometer gyroscope connected to the bus and able to generate 3-axis acceleration, heading, roll and yaw data associated with the bus, a plurality of vision sensors connected to the bus and able to generate passenger data associated with the bus, and a computing device affixed to the bus and able to store and transmit the positioning data, 3-axis acceleration data, heading data, roll data, yaw data, passenger data, bus compartment access data, and driver identification data to a central server via a communication device to enable an analysis to detect driver alertness and enhance passenger safety. | 2016-02-04 |
