| 07th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
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| 20110038531 | LEARNING STRING TRANSFORMATIONS FROM EXAMPLES - Techniques are described to leverage a set of sample or example matched pairs of strings to learn string transformation rules, which may be used to match data records that are semantically equivalent. In one embodiment, matched pairs of input strings are accessed. For a set of matched pairs, a set of one or more string transformation rules are learned. A transformation rule may include two strings determined to be semantically equivalent. The transformation rules are used to determine whether a first and second string match each other. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038532 | METHODS OF REPRESENTING AND ANALYSING IMAGES - A method of representing at least one image comprises deriving at least one descriptor based on colour information and colour interrelation information for at least one region of the image, the descriptor having at least one descriptor element, derived using values of pixels in said region, wherein at least one descriptor element for a region is derived using a non-wavelet transform. The representations may be used for image comparisons. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038533 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a definition reducing section, a color region extracting section, a concealing image generating section and an image combining section. The definition reducing section, based on a received image, generates an image having a lower definition than the received image. The color region extracting section extracts a color region from the low definition image generated by the definition reducing section. The concealing image generating section, based on the color region extracted by the color region extracting section, converts the color region into a concealing region for concealing a part of the received image and, generates a concealing image including the concealing region. The image combining section combines the received image with the concealing image generated by the concealing image generating section. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038534 | WAVELET DETECTOR FOR FINDING SIMILARITIES BETWEEN MAJOR BOUNDARIES IN IMAGES - A method of and a system for finding similarities between major boundaries of images using a wavelet detector is described herein. Unimportant edges of the image are disregarded by eliminating Gaussian wavelet coefficients and Haar wavelet coefficients of lower significance. Comparison between the images is made on the basis of quantized color, sign and magnitude of the Haar wavelet coefficients. The method performs the comparison between images in two steps. First, the method checks for exact matches between the Haar wavelet coefficients to determine whether the images are very similar. This is followed by binning of the coefficients into nine spatial bins in the image. A representative is assigned to each of the bins in terms of color, orientation and sign. Each bin of one image is compared with all the bins of the other image. Thus, images that are similar but not identical are still detected. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038535 | FOREGROUND IMAGE SEPARATION METHOD - A foreground image separation method is disclosed to separate dynamic foreground and static background in a sequence of input images which have been processed either with automatic white balance or brightness control by the camera. First, an input image is received from the camera, and then a white balance or brightness compensation is performed to the input image according to a reference image to generate a compensated image with background color and background brightness which are approximately similar to that of the reference image. Finally, a background subtraction algorithm is performed to the compensated image to generate a background separation result. The background subtraction algorithm could be a Gaussian Mixture Model based algorithm. The method could process successive images received from the camera to continuously generate background separation results and update the reference image accordingly, such that video surveillance system could adapt to the change of illumination. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038536 | REAL-TIME IMAGE AND VIDEO MATTING - A system and method implemented as a software tool for generating alpha matte sequences in real-time for the purposes of background or foreground substitution in digital images and video. The system and method is based on a set of modified Poisson equations that are derived for handling multichannel color vectors. Greater robustness is achieved by computing an initial alpha matte in color space. Real-time processing speed is achieved through optimizing the algorithm for parallel processing on the GPUs. For online video matting, a modified background cut algorithm is implemented to separate foreground and background, which guides the automatic trimap generation. Quantitative evaluation on still images shows that the alpha mattes extracted using the present invention has improved accuracy over existing state-of-the-art offline image matting techniques. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038537 | WAVELET DETECTOR FOR FINDING SIMILARITIES BETWEEN MAJOR BOUNDARIES IN IMAGES - A method of and a system for finding similarities between major boundaries of images using a wavelet detector is described herein. Unimportant edges of the image are disregarded by eliminating Gaussian wavelet coefficients and Haar wavelet coefficients of lower significance. Comparison between the images is made on the basis of quantized color, sign and magnitude of the Haar wavelet coefficients. The method performs the comparison between images in two steps. First, the method checks for exact matches between the Haar wavelet coefficients to determine whether the images are very similar. This is followed by binning of the coefficients into nine spatial bins in the image. A representative is assigned to each of the bins in terms of color, orientation and sign. Each bin of one image is compared with all the bins of the other image. Thus, images that are similar but not identical are still detected. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038538 | NOISE REDUCTION APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING SAME, IMAGE SENSOR AND DIGITAL CAMERA - Image data pixels indicative of the pixels in a noise-reduction target area having a size of 5×5 pixels is extracted from a plurality of types of CCD-RAW data having red, green and blue color components. A filter for reducing uncorrelated noise is calculated. Uncorrelated noise is removed by performing a filter operation using the calculated filter while correlativity of the CCD-RAW data is maintained. These processing steps are repeated for one frame of CCD-RAW data. After uncorrelated noise has been removed, spatial pixel processing such as an aperture correction is applied. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038539 | Systems and Methods for Raster-to-Block Converter - A raster to block converter and equivalently a block to raster converter can be implemented using enough memory to contain a single image band, that is a band of pixels of height equal to a single block but spanning the entire width of an image. The raster to block converter can operate at full rate so that as soon as a pixel is read out from the memory a new pixel can be stored in its place. The location of a pixel can be tracked using a mapping involving basic modular arithmetic. This raster to block converter is scalable so that it can work with any size image and block size. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038540 | METHOD AND APPARATUS EXTRACTING FEATURE POINTS AND IMAGE BASED LOCALIZATION METHOD USING EXTRACTED FEATURE POINTS - Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for extracting feature points using hierarchical image segmentation and an image based localization method using the extracted feature points. An image is segmented using an affinity degree obtained using information observed during position estimation, new feature points are extracted from segmented areas in which registered feature points are not included, and position estimation is performed based on the new feature points. Accordingly, stable and reliable localization may be performed. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038541 | FEATURE-BASED SIGNATURES FOR IMAGE IDENTIFICATION - A method for deriving a representation of an image is described. The method involves processing signals corresponding to the image. At least one region of the image that is representative of the image is identified. In one embodiment, each identified region corresponds to a feature of the image. For each identified image region, a two dimensional function of at least part of the image region is derived and processed to obtain an intermediate representation of the at least part of the image region. A representation of the image is derived from the intermediate representation of at least one of the image regions. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038542 | COMPUTER APPLICATION ANALYSIS - A method, system, and computer program product for computer application analysis are provided. The method for computer application analysis includes monitoring a computer system on which an application to be analyzed is executed and interacted with by a user of the computer system. The monitoring includes: capturing screen data of the application as displayed on a display screen of the computer system including interpreting the screen data using optical character recognition (OCR); and capturing user inputs to the application to input devices of the computer system. The method further includes analyzing the captured screen data and user inputs to generate a summary of the usage of the application. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038543 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEARCHING HANDWRITTEN TEXTS - A language-neutral method for searching online handwritten notes is provided. The different algorithms contained in this method enable querying online multilingual handwritten documents with substrings of words rather than just whole words. More particularly, two approaches are presented—one based on partial Fréchet distance calculations and the other based on a pair hidden Markov models. The partial Fréchet distance is adapted from the traditional Fréchet distance concept to match a subcurve or prefix of a query word. The pair hidden Markov model used in the present application is adapted from pair hidden Markov models used in bioinformatics as generative models of local and global alignment of biological sequences. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038544 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An image processing device detecting a skin area representing the skin of a person from an image obtained by imaging an object, includes: imaging means for imaging the object; first illumination means for radiating light having a first wavelength from first and second positions determined based on the position of the imaging means; second illumination means for radiating light having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength from third and fourth positions determined based on the position of the imaging means; and detection means for detecting the skin area on either a first image obtained through imaging of the object performed by illuminating the object with the light having the first wavelength or a second image obtained through imaging of the object performed by illuminating the object with the light having the second wavelength. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038545 | SCALE ROBUST FEATURE-BASED IDENTIFIERS FOR IMAGE IDENTIFICATION - A method for deriving an image identifier comprises deriving a scale-space representation of an image, and processing the scale-space representation to detect a plurality of feature points having values that are maxima or minima. A representation is derived for a scale-dependent image region associated with one or more of the detected plurality of feature points. In an embodiment, the size of the image region is dependent on the scale associated with the corresponding feature point. An image identifier is derived using the representations derived for the scale-dependent image regions. The image identifiers may be used in a method for comparing images. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038546 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AN INSERTED SEGMENT INTO A VIDEO DATA STREAM - An inserted segment of a video data stream is detected if no graphical object is detected. The presence of at least one active graphical object in the video data stream is detected concurrently with detecting appearance of a new graphical object in the video data stream. The most reliable graphical object from the at least one active graphical object and the new graphical object is determined and the presence of the most reliable graphical object is detected from a point in the video data stream at the new graphical object was detected to appear. An inserted segment of the video data stream is detected if no graphical object is detected. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038547 | METHODS OF FACIAL CODING SCORING FOR OPTIMALLY IDENTIFYING CONSUMERS' RESPONSES TO ARRIVE AT EFFECTIVE, INCISIVE, ACTIONABLE CONCLUSIONS - The present disclosure relates to a method of assessing consumer reaction to a stimulus, comprising receiving a visual recording stored on a computer-readable medium of facial expressions of at least one human subject as the subject is exposed to a business stimulus so as to generate a chronological sequence of recorded facial images; accessing the computer-readable medium for automatically detecting and recording expressional repositioning of each of a plurality of selected facial features by conducting a computerized comparison of the facial position of each selected facial feature through sequential facial images; automatically coding contemporaneously detected and recorded expressional repositionings to at least a first action unit, wherein the action unit maps to a first set of one or more possible emotions expressed by the human subject; assigning a numerical weight to each of the one or more possible emotions of the first set based upon both the number of emotions in the set and the common emotions in at least a second set of one or more possible emotions related to at least one other second action unit observed within a predetermined time period. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038548 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A QUALITY MEASURE FOR AN IMAGE USING MULTI-LEVEL DECOMPOSITION OF IMAGES - Method and system for determining a measure of quality for images by using multi-level decomposition are presented. Multi-level decomposition of images is performed in the wavelet domain producing subbands at each level of decomposition. Aggregation of subbands is performed across multiple levels to produce an accurate measure of image quality. By aggregating only selected subbands the computational complexity of the method is greatly reduced. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038549 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, CAMERA, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention enables the detecting and tracking of a specific subject using a simple structure and simplified operations without registering characteristic information of the subject. The invention comprises: a subject detection means that detects a subject image from an image; a subject-recognition-information storage means that stores a recognition ID of the subject image as well as a first position that is the position at which the subject image was last detected within the image; and a recognition ID assigning means that assigns the recognition ID to the subject image, wherein if the first position is within a predefined distance from the position at which the subject detection means detects the subject image, the recognition ID assigning means assigns the recognition ID corresponding to the first position to the subject image. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038550 | Automatic Creation Of A Scalable Relevance Ordered Representation Of An Image Collection - In a method of automatically creating a scalable relevance ordered representation of an image collection, the images in the image collection are classified into a plurality of clusters based upon a feature of the images. In addition, respective relevance levels of the images contained in each of the plurality of clusters are determined and the images in each of the plurality of clusters are ordered according to the relevance levels. Moreover, the images from the ordered plurality of clusters are arranged according to a predefined arrangement process to create the scalable relevance ordered representation of the image collection. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038551 | METHOD FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGES - A method for encoding an image includes identifying first and second sets of pixels from multiple pixels in a current row of the image, where the first set of pixels includes one or more pixels that are equal to one or more corresponding pixels in a reference row, and the second set of pixels are not equal to one or more corresponding pixels in the reference row. A third set of pixels that includes at least one of a first group of pixels selected from the first set of pixels and a second group of pixels selected from at least one of the first set and the second set of pixels is identified and encoded in an encoded data set. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038552 | GRAPHICALLY ENCODED DATA COPY AND PASTE - In accordance with one or more aspects, at a first device both an indication of data to be copied and a request to perform graphical copying of the data is received. The data is graphically encoded to generate an image that is displayed by the first device. In a second device, a request to perform graphical pasting of data is received. The second device captures the image displayed by the first device and decodes data graphically encoded in the image. The decoded data is pasted to a location of the first device. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038553 | PICTURE IMAGE FILE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for transferring a picture image file from a transfer end to a receive end, comprising the following steps of: providing a first set of blocks at the transfer end; dividing the picture image file into a plurality of blocks at the transfer end; comparing the plurality of blocks with a first set of blocks to generate a correlation parameter for each block; determining whether the correlation parameter for each block is not less than a correlation threshold, and removing each of the blocks with the correlation parameter not less than the correlation threshold; generating a reconstruction information which records the linkage relationship between each of the plurality of blocks; transferring the plurality of blocks those are not removed and the reconstruction information to the receive end; and reconstructing the plurality of blocks into the picture image file based on the reconstruction information and a second set of blocks. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038554 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING , AND DECODING IMAGE BY USING LARGE TRANSFORMATION UNIT - Disclosed are an image encoding method and apparatus for encoding an image by grouping a plurality of adjacent prediction units into a transformation unit and transforming the plurality of adjacent prediction into a frequency domain, and an image decoding method and apparatus for decoding an image encoded by using the image encoding method and apparatus. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038555 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE BY USING ROTATIONAL TRANSFORM - A method and apparatus for encoding an image is provided. The method and apparatus include quantizing and entropy encoding a second frequency coefficient matrix that is generated by performing a partial exchange of one or more values between rows and between columns of a first frequency coefficient matrix. A method and apparatus for decoding image data that is encoded by using the method and apparatus for encoding the image is also provided. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038556 | DIGITAL IMAGE COMPRESSION AND DECOMPRESSION - A method of compressing a digital image defined by a plurality of pixel values in each of one or more channels includes adjusting each pixel value in each of the one or more channels by an average pixel value for that channel. The method further includes splitting each adjusted channel into one or more image blocks, and converting each image block into a frequency block that is a frequency-domain representation of that image block. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038557 | Method for Sending Compressed Data Representing a Digital Image and Corresponding Device - A method for sending compressed data representing at least part of a digital image includes the following steps:
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| 20110038558 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECONSTRUCTING A HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGE BY USING MULTI-LAYER LOW-RESOLUTION IMAGES - A method of reconstructing a high-resolution image by using multi-layer low-resolution images includes dividing a low-resolution image into a plurality of texture layer low-resolution images and a plurality of base layer low-resolution images; generating a texture layer high-resolution image by compositing the plurality of the texture layer low-resolution images and generating a base layer high-resolution image by compositing the plurality of the base layer low-resolution images; and outputting a high-resolution image by compositing the texture layer high-resolution image and the base layer high-resolution image. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038559 | CYCLIC NOISE REMOVAL IN BOREHOLE IMAGING - A method for removing cyclic noise from a borehole image includes transforming the image into the frequency domain using a two-dimensional (2-D) transform (e.g., using a discrete cosine transform). The cyclic noise components (peaks) are removed from the transformed image which is then inverse transformed back into the spatial domain using an inverse 2-D transform to obtain a corrected image. An automated method enables the cyclic peaks to be identified and removed from the borehole image via downhole processing. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038560 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA SIGNALS - A signal processing method is provided. The signal processing method includes the steps of generating undersampled data corresponding to an object, determining a variable thresholding parameter based on a composition of the undersampled data, and iteratively determining thresholded coefficients to generate a plurality of coefficients by utilizing the undersampled data, a current solution and the variable thresholding parameter by updating the variable thresholding parameter and the current solution, and reconstructing a data signal using the plurality of coefficients. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038561 | Output apparatus and output method - An output apparatus determines pixels that form an area equal to or greater than a predetermined size and whose pixel values are not different from pixel values of neighboring pixels, and pixels that form an area not equal to or greater than the predetermined size. The apparatus reduces the pixel values of the determined pixels and outputs a binary image formed by the determined pixels with the reduced pixel values. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038562 | Universal Front End for Masks, Selections, and Paths - A method, system, and computer-readable storage medium are disclosed for editing a digital image with automatic conversion of region modalities. Input comprising an instruction to perform an operation on a first portion of the digital image may be received. The first portion of the digital image may comprise data defined by a first region modality. The operation may be applicable to data defined by a second region modality. In response to receiving the input, the first portion of the digital image may be automatically converted from the first region modality to the second region modality. The operation may be automatically performed on the converted first portion of the digital image (i.e., as defined by the second region modality). | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038563 | INDICIA READING TERMINAL HAVING MULTIPLE EXPOSURE PERIODS AND METHODS FOR SAME - There is described an image reading terminal having an image sensor array including a plurality of pixels, a first optical assembly for focusing imaging light rays onto a first set of pixels of an image sensor array and a second optical assembly for focusing imaging light rays onto a second set of pixels of the image sensor array. The first set of pixels and the second set of pixels of the image sensor array can have different exposure settings in a single exposure period for the image sensor array. In one embodiment, the indicia reading terminal can be adapted to process image data corresponding to pixels of the image sensor array for attempting to decode a decodable indicia. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038564 | Reusable silicone bag - A reusable bag, generally square, oblong or rectangular in shape, which is resealable by means of a top press and seal strip or strips, so that food stuffs or other items can be transported or stored in a sanitary condition. The bag may be composed entirely or in part of silicone so that it is durable, recyclable, impermeable to liquids and can withstand extremes of temperature making it suitable for freezing or thawing as well as transporting foods. The bag may be transparent, opaque or have various artistic designs or measurements incorporated into its manufacturing. The bag may also have a protrusion temporarily or permanently attached to it for attaching feeding utensils or various other items for transport along with the articles contained in the bag. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038565 | MEANS FOR CLOSING A BAG HAVING A DEGRADABLE, BIODEGRADABLE AND/OR COMPOSTABLE COATING - The application relates to a means for closing a bag, in particular a bag made of bio plastics. The means for closing a bag comprises at least one wire covered at least partially with a coating of a bio plastics. The coating is a closed coating offering the wire corrosion protection when exposed at normal ambient conditions during storage or use of the means and the coating being degradable, biodegradable or compostable once the means is exposed to an environment suitable for decomposition. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038566 | BULK BAG HAVING A MULTI-SIDED SHAPED BOTTOM - A fabric bulk bag and a method for constructing the same, the bag including a continuous sidewall, a top portion, and a bottom, all defining a bulk storage space therein; the bottom further comprising eight sides which define an octagonal shape having an enlarged footprint so that the bag wall is sewn to the bottom in less time than a round shaped bag, yet when filled stands more upright with less tendency to lean than the current square shaped bags thereby providing a safer more dependable stacking bulk bag. In the method of producing the fabric bulk bag, the bag is constructed in less time than the prior art round bottom bags, uses less wall fabric than prior art square bottomed bags and when constructed and filled, supports itself more stable on a floor or pallet because it provides substantially more base for the product to rest on. In other embodiments, the bag would be multi-sided with greater than four sides. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038567 | Plastic bag with reinforced sides - A plastic bag includes a body having two sides. Each side of the body includes a corrugated portion having a layer unit with more than four layers. The load capacity of the plastic bag is increased due to reinforcement in structural strength at the sides by the corrugated portions. In preferred forms, the layer unit of each corrugated portion is interconnected to a bottom of the body. The layer unit of each corrugated portion has eight layers. The layer unit of each corrugated portion includes a recessed portion located inside of the body and having two sections contiguous to each other. Each section has four layers. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038568 | SEAL-FREE POUCH - A seal-free pouch includes a bag body, a tear and a feeding unit. The bag body is provided for forming a first accommodating space. The tear is interconnected with the first accommodating space. The feeding unit includes a protrusion and is installed on a side of the tear for partitioning the tear to form a second accommodating space and a third accommodating space, and the second accommodating space is interconnected with the tear, but the third accommodating space is not interconnected with the tear. If the protrusion of the feeding unit is folded into halves along the third accommodating space, the first accommodating space will be limited and interconnected with the exterior of the seal-free pouch through the second accommodating space. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038569 | EASY-OPEN RESEALABLE PACKAGE - An easy-open resealable package is formed from a flexible laminate that includes an inner structure adhesively laminated to an outer structure. An opening feature is formed in the laminate and is operable for forming an opening into the package. A region of pressure-sensitive adhesive is disposed between the inner and outer structures proximate the opening feature. One or more lines of weakness in the outer structure form at least one peel strip as an integral portion of the outer structure. The at least one peel strip is positioned such that peeling off the at least one peel strip exposes the pressure-sensitive adhesive, which remains on the inner structure. After opening the package by operating the opening feature, and the user can reclose the package by folding down an end portion of the package and adhering the end portion to the pressure-sensitive adhesive so as to substantially close the opening. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038570 | Easy Open and Reclosable Package with Discrete Tape and Die-cut Web - An easy-open and reclosable package includes a pouch including a discrete tape including a base strip between first and second side panels; at least a first portion of the first surface of the strip coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive and adhered by the adhesive to the inner surface of the first panel at a first location, and a second portion of the first surface of the strip anchored to the inner surface of the first panel at a second location; a die cut in the first panel, the die cut defining a die cut segment, the die cut segment so arranged that when the package is opened, it can be reclosed by adhering at least one of the first and second panels to the adhesive; and a product in the pouch. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038571 | Easy Open and Reclosable Package with Discrete Laminate with Die-cut - An easy-open and reclosable package includes a pouch including a discrete laminate including a tape including a base strip coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive, and a panel section having a die cut defining a die cut segment the panel section adhered by the PSA to the base strip; the discrete laminate anchored to a first side panel; and a product in the pouch. The die cut segment is so arranged with respect to the pressure sensitive adhesive that when the package is opened, the package can be reclosed by adhering any of the first side panel, second side panel, and panel section to the pressure sensitive adhesive. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038572 | Easy Open Package - An easy-open package includes a pouch including first and second side panels each having a first and second surface a first and second end, and a first and second transverse edge; a discrete strip, between the panels, including first and second surfaces each including a sealant, at least one of the surfaces including an easy-open sealant, the first surface of the strip sealed to the inner surface of the first panel, and the second surface of the strip sealed to the inner surface of the second panel; a first and second opening flap; and a product disposed in the pouch. Alternatively, an easy-open package includes a pouch including a folded web having first and second longitudinal edges, first and second transverse seals, a lap seal along the length of the folded web, a discrete strip within the lap seal, and a first opening flap; and a product disposed in the pouch. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038573 | Easy Open Package with Discrete Strip and Die-Cut Web - An easy-open package includes a pouch including a first and second side panel joined together along their first and second side edges; a first end; a second end; the panels joined together along their respective second ends; a discrete strip between the panels including a first and second surface each including a sealant, one of the surfaces including an easy-open sealant, the first surface of the strip sealed to the inner surface of the first side panel, the second surface of the strip sealed to the inner surface of the second side panel, the strip near and spaced apart from the first end of the pouch, and spaced apart from the second end of the pouch; a die cut disposed in the first side panel; the first end of the first side panel joined to the second side panel; and a product in the pouch. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038574 | AXIAL BEARING FOR A SHAFT, PARTICULARLY FOR THE SHAFT OF A WATER TURBINE - The invention relates to an axial bearing for absorbing high axial loads of a shaft, comprising
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| 20110038575 | SIDE BEARING FOR A RAILROAD CAR TRUCK - A side bearing for use in a railroad car truck includes a cage, a resilient element within the cage, and a cap engaging an upper end of the resilient element. The cage has a bottom surface and an upturned sidewall, while the cap includes a top surface with a downturned sidewall. The downturned sidewall of the cap is at least partially received within the cage when the resilient element is in a partially compressed condition. The cap is fully received within the cage prior to the resilient element moving into a further compressed condition, such that the cage engages a car body wear plate to provide a solid stop that prevents further compression of the resilient element. One or both of the sidewalls includes wear-limiting contours that may include one or more raised pads. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038576 | BEARING SIDE FACE ELECTRICAL ISOLATION - A method of providing conditional electrical isolation for a bearing is disclosed. An inner race coupled to a first structure and an outer race coupled to a second structure are provided. An isolative means is provided for conditionally electrically isolating the first structure from the second structure. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038577 | Bearing Arrangement for a Tension Roller - The invention relates to a bearing arrangement ( | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038578 | CAGE FOR A ROLLING BEARING - A cage for rolling bodies of a rolling bearing, which has a first side ring, a second side ring axially spaced from the first side ring, and at least two webs, which connect the first side ring to the second side ring and among each other form a pocket for one of the rolling bodies. At least one of the webs has a first web part disposed at the first side ring and a second web part disposed at the second side ring, and a center web part offset with respect to the first and second web parts. The cage is configured such that it can withstand mechanical stresses via a support element which is provided and which supports the first web part and the second web part and connects the two side rings. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038579 | FIBER LASERS - A system for coupling light into a fiber in accordance with embodiments of the present invention include a first fiber, a second fiber which is a double clad fiber, and a bulk optic component positioned between the first and second fibers. At least one mode stripper is positioned between the first fiber entry port and the second fiber exit port providing for limiting and removal of propagating clad light. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038580 | SIDE FIRE OPTICAL DEVICE FOR LATERALLY REDIRECTING HIGH POWER ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY - A side fire optical device comprises a cap member, a sleeve and a fiber optic segment. The cap member comprises a closed end section, a tube section having a bore, and a transmitting surface. The sleeve is received within the bore of the tube section. The sleeve includes a bore and an exterior surface that is fused to a surface of the bore of the cap member. The fiber optic segment comprises an exterior surface that is fused to a surface of the bore of the sleeve, and a beveled end surface that is positioned adjacent the transmitting surface of the cap member. The beveled end surface is angled relative to a longitudinal axis of the fiber optic segment such that electromagnetic radiation propagating along the longitudinal axis of the fiber optic segment is reflected by the beveled end surface at an angle that is transverse to the longitudinal axis and through the transmitting surface of the cap member. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038581 | SHUTTER FOR A FIBER OPTIC COMPONENT AND A FIBER OPTIC COMPONENT INCLUDING THE SHUTTER - A fiber optic component includes a body having at least one receptacle configured to receive a fiber optic connector, a shutter base mounted to the body at a mounting location adjacent to the at least one receptacle, and a first shutter connected to the shutter base by a first hinge. The first shutter, first hinge and shutter base are unitarily formed, and the first shutter is shiftable from a first position biased against the body and covering the at least one receptacle to a second position biased to an angularly spaced position relative to the first position. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038582 | MAGNETIC CONNECTOR WITH OPTICAL SIGNAL PATH - Circuits, apparatus, and methods that provide a connector system that can supply both power and data to a mobile computing or other type of device using a single connection. Further examples also provide a power and data adapter that can provide power and data to a mobile computing device using a single cable. Further examples provide an easy disengagement when a cable connected to the connector is pulled. One such example provides a magnetic connector that uncouples without binding when its cord is pulled. Another example prevents power from being provided at a connector insert until the connector insert is placed in a connector receptacle. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038583 | Optical fiber, tape-like optical fiber and optical module using the same - An optical fiber has a single-layer coated optical fiber having an optical bare fiber including a core and a clad formed around the core, and a single coating layer provided around an outer periphery of the optical bare fiber, an inner coating layer provided around an outer periphery of the single-layer coated optical fiber, which contacts with the single coating layer, and an outer coating layer formed as a collective coating layer around an outer side of the inner coating layer. The inner coating layer has a Young modulus lower than a Young modulus of the single coating layer and a Young modulus of the outer coating layer. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038584 | HOUSING FOR OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector is provided to reliably hold a ferrule assembly in a housing to enable it stable optical connection. The optical connector is able to accomplish stable connection without any concern of displacement of an optical connecting end portion of the ferrule, even if the optical connector is subjected to repeated connecting and disconnecting operations. In the optical connector, a ferrule assemble having a polygonal prism-shaped flange is accommodated and held so as to elastically reciprocate in a housing of a cavity which has a polygonal engaging portion to receive and engage the flange of the ferrule assemble. A protrusion is formed at an end part of each engaging wall in the direction of inserting the ferrule assemble to rise toward an insertion opening for the ferrule assemble, and each protruding portion of the protrusion is provided to have each different rising height thereof. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038585 | Method for Operating an Apparatus for Connecting Optical Waveguides and Apparatus - A method for operating an apparatus for connecting optical waveguides comprises preventing the apparatus to connect optical waveguides in response to a determination of a first state of contamination of an optical system and outputting an information signal in response to a determination of a second state of contamination, the second state representing less contamination than the first state. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038586 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE DESIGN WITH CLEAR BUFFER TUBES - A fiber optic cable has at least one fiber and at least one buffer tube surrounding the fiber, with the fiber being loosely held within the buffer tube. A jacket surrounds the tube where the at least one buffer tube is constructed from an extruded transparent polymer, allowing the arrangement of the fiber within the buffer tube to be visible along the entire length of the tube. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038587 | MULTI-CLAD OPTICAL FIBER - A chalcogenide multi-clad optical fiber having a core, a first cladding and one or more subsequent claddings including a chalcogenide glass. The optical fiber may be capable of transmitting visible and inferred light and may be used for a wide variety of semiconductor applications. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038588 | OPTICAL COUPLER - Provided is an optical coupler. The optical coupler includes a lower cladding layer on a substrate, a core layer on the lower cladding layer, the core layer comprising a diffraction grating coupler and an optical waveguide, and an upper cladding layer on the core layer. The upper cladding layer has a thickness of about one quarter of a wavelength of an optical signal passing through the core layer divided by a refractive index of the first upper cladding layer. Thus, Fresnel reflection may be minimized, and also, it may prevent a Fabry-Perot interferometer from occurring. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038589 | FIBER MANAGEMENT COMPONENT - A fiber management device includes a first member having a floor, a first end, a second end and first and second sides, the first end including at least one holder for securing at least one optical fiber adapter to the first member, the second end including a frame holding a plurality of fiber optic connectors, the first side and second sides including first and second fiber guide structures. A first optical fiber connector is in the at least one holder, and includes a first plurality of optical fibers forming a first loop on the floor that contacts the first fiber guide structure and the second fiber guide structure. A second member includes a housing releasably connected to the first member and defining with the first member an enclosure for the first loop. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038590 | FIBER MANAGEMENT COMPONENT - A fiber management component includes a housing having an interior, a floor in the interior and a first wall having an aperture communicating with the interior. A platform is connected to the housing, which platform has a first portion with a bore that has a first end facing the aperture and a second portion forming a channel extending toward the bore. The channel is configured to releasably secure a spring push of a fiber optic connector to the platform and the bore is configured to slidably support a ferrule of a fiber optic connector. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038591 | FIBER OPTIC TERMINATION SYSTEM WITH RETENTION MECHANISM - A fiber optic telecommunications frame is provided including termination modules positioned on left and right sides of the frame. The frame further includes left and right vertical cable guides. The frame includes a horizontal passage linking the left and right panels and the cable guides. The termination modules hold fiber optic modules with front termination locations. The fiber optic modules can house couplers, such as splitters, combiners, and wave length division multiplexers. A retention mechanism retains each fiber optic module in a partially removed position from the termination module. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038592 | OPTICAL FIBER ADAPTER - A fiber optic adapter releasably retains at least one optical fiber connector and includes a body portion having a first side, a second side, and a through-opening between the first side and the second side, a first housing projecting from the body portion first side, the first housing including a bore for receiving the at least one optical fiber connector and having at least one sidewall and an end wall, the housing overlying the through-opening, and a retainer mountable on the first housing and including first and second flexible arms for engaging opposite sides of the first housing to attach the retainer to the first housing, the retainer including at least one projection configured to block the removal of the at least one optical fiber connector from the bore when the flexible arms engage the opposite sides of the first housing. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038593 | Optical Fiber Containing Multi-Layered Coating System - The present invention relates to an optical fiber that includes a glass fiber and three or more coatings that encapsulate the glass fiber, where the three or more coatings include a primary coating in contact with said glass fiber, one or more intermediate coatings that surround the primary coating, and a secondary coating that surrounds the intermediate coatings. Both three-coating and four-coating systems are described that afford improve microbend performance. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038594 | Handheld recorder incorporating true raw audio or video certification - A method and apparatus for recording audio or video data so as to enable true raw audio or video certification includes recording on a mobile recorder an audio or video data stream taken from at least one microphone or camera respectively cooperating with the recorder, generating a digital hash and embedding the digital hash in the data stream concurrently with the recording of the data stream, enabling playback of the recording containing the digital hash by a playback device not equipped to decode the digital hash, wherein the digital hash contains attributes unique to the recording and where the digital hash is embedded in the data stream so as to minimize noise impact on a later playback of the data stream respectively by the playback device, and wherein the digital hash is embedded during the embedding continuously on a periodic basis throughout the duration of the recording. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038595 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication apparatus includes a communication unit that communicates with an external apparatus via communication lines conforming to HDMI standard, a first detection unit that determines whether a first signal is detected indicating that the communication unit and the external apparatus are connected, a second detection unit that determines whether a second signal is detected indicating that the external apparatus is in a state where the external apparatus displays video data transmitted from the communication unit, and a control unit that controls the communication unit to transmit the video data to the external apparatus if the first signal and the second signal are detected. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038596 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS - Color difference signals of demodulated video are vertically filtered to be converted into 4:2:2 signals before subjected to OSD synthesis, after which those signals are once again vertically filtered as a sort of scaling to obtain the output resolution. As filtering is carried out in two stages, the frequency characteristic deteriorates. A video processor superimposes an OSD video signal on a 4:2:0 format video signal, and includes: a converting section for converting the OSD video signal into YUV signals; an OSD luminance signal scaling section for performing scaling on an OSD luminance signal included in the YUV signals; a luminance signal synthesizing section for synthesizing the scaled OSD luminance signal and the luminance signal of the 4:2:0 format video signal; an OSD color difference signal scaling section for performing scaling on OSD color difference signals included in the YUV signals; and a color difference signal synthesizing section for synthesizing the scaled OSD color difference signals and the color difference components of the 4:2:0 format video signal. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038597 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING METADATA WITH CONTENT FOR LIVE PRODUCTION - A system for line production of a television show can include a newsroom computer system (NRCS | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038598 | RECORDING MEDIUM PRODUCTION METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PLAYER FOR RECORDING MEDIUM - A recording medium production method includes the steps of: obtaining, from electronic document data, text string placement information which represents placement of text strings included therein, with an electronic document data obtaining unit; first converting of the electronic document data into still image data with a still image data conversion unit; second converting of predetermined still image data of the still image data into moving image data, by generating moving image data of n seconds with a moving data conversion unit; generating underline rendering control information for highlighted display of predetermined text strings included in the moving image data and also to move the display position of the highlight, with an underline rendering control information generating unit, based on the text placement information; and recording the moving image data and the underline rendering control information in the recording medium with a recording unit, following a predetermined recording medium format. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038599 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038600 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038601 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038602 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038603 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038604 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038605 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038606 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038607 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038608 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038609 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038610 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038611 | DIGITAL CONTENT INTEGRATION AND DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - Digital content, such as movies, television productions, and the like are processed and delivered based upon digital masters. The masters may be produced as the initial content, or any other content may be digitized to create the masters. An HD full aperture version is used to create a reduced set of masters that can be used to fill orders having a wide range of features and options. The HD full aperture version is combined with pan and scanned instructions parsed from original pan and scan files to permit automatic creation of the basic masters used to fill the orders, such as a letter box version, a 16:9 FF version, and a 4:3 FF version. The derived masters may be HD versions or SD versions. Upon receipt of orders, the proper version is selected and assembled with any other components that may be ordered by the customer. Ingestion of the masters may be delayed until order reception, and transcoding of the original master may also be delayed until order reception. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038612 | LIVE IMAGES - A method and system for displaying content on a display device. The method comprises obtaining one or more sequences of frames having a first frame and a last frame, in which a transformation between the last frame and the first frame is seamless; and repeatedly displaying one of the sequences of frames on the display device. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038613 | REMOTE STORAGE OF DIGITAL MEDIA BROADCASTS FOR TIME-SHIFTED PLAYBACK ON PERSONAL DIGITAL MEDIA DEVICES - A solution is presented where a DVR user interface can be enhanced to record selected broadcasts in a networked data store remote from the local device. A link to remotely stored media files can be maintained by the local device, which is selectable by a user for playback via the DVR user interface. A user of the local device may be unaware of whether a selected recording is locally stored or is maintained in the networked data store. A user can access media recorded via the DVR user interface and stored in the networked data store from multiple different devices. The media in the networked data store can be optionally stored in different fidelities and formats, so that media transmissions from the networked data store are provided in a fidelity and format best suited for the receiving device. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038614 | OPTICAL DISC FOR REPRODUCING STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO IMAGE - [Problem] To provide an optical disc whose monoscopic and stereoscopic video images recorded thereon can be respectively played back on a playback device incapable of 3D display and on a 3D-capable playback device. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038615 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING, STORING, AND PRESENTING MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMMING WITHOUT INDEXING PRIOR TO STORAGE - A method and apparatus for improved digital recording and presentation of broadcast information is disclosed. Received broadcast data, which may include video, audio, private, or other data, relating to one or more particular content programs, is presented from an input section to a buffer and recorded directly onto a storage device without any intelligent parsing, such as indexing, and without any manipulation by intermediate hardware or software functions. Upon normal presentation, statistics may be generated to determine the ideal number of frames to skip, the number of bytes to seek, and the size of data files to read from the storage device during time-shifted presentation. Algorithms and processes are provided to dynamically optimize time-shifted presentation. In this way, data may be captured to the storage device more efficiently and economically, and the time-shifted presentation operations may be performed in a smoother, more nuanced manner with the application of appropriate probabilistic algorithms. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038616 | REPRODUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A REPRODUCTION APPARATUS - Provided is a playback device which enables, when playing back a recording medium having recorded thereon a digital stream and an application program, an execution result of the application to be shared among a plurality of devices. By having a Java application data writing unit | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038617 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038618 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038619 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAYBACK SYSTEM - There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038620 | HYBRID HEATER - A hybrid heater that includes a structural mass into which passages are provided to create a labyrinth for chemical flow through the structural mass, the passages being sized and disposed to receive a plurality of heater rods such that the chemical is traversed through the passages in direct contact with the heater rods. A coiled spring may be disposed or other spiral arrangement provided in the space between and against the walls of the passages and the heater rod to facilitate flow uniformity around the rods. A temperature sensor may be provided in direct contact with the heating element and may be fitted with a mass sleeve to draw off any excess heat on the sensor during transitions. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038621 | DUST REMOVAL APPARATUS OF PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A dust removal apparatus of a photographing apparatus comprises a movable unit and a controller. The movable unit has an imaging device and is movable. The controller moves the movable unit on a plane that is parallel to a first direction and a second direction. The first direction is perpendicular to an optical axis of a photographing optical system that captures an optical image on a photographing surface of the imaging device. The second direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the optical axis. The controller moves the movable unit to a predetermined position that does not make contact with a boundary of a range of movement of the movable unit, and strikes the movable unit against the boundary of the range of movement in the second direction under the condition where a coordinate value in the first direction of the movable unit is held constant, as a dust removal operation. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038622 | Imaging apparatus - An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes: (a) an imaging device subunit having an imaging device for creating an image signal associated with a subject and a light-transmitting member mounted ahead of a photosensitive surface of the imaging device; (b) a first driver circuit for driving a first actuator that moves the imaging device subunit in a first direction; (c) a second driver circuit for driving a second actuator that moves the imaging device subunit in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and (d) first dust-removing device for shaking off dust adhering to the light-transmitting member by driving a given actuator so as to vibrate the light-transmitting member; wherein the given actuator is driven using the first driver circuit or the second driver circuit. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038623 | Camera - A camera includes: a first sensor of a storage type that has a plurality of pixels; a focus detection unit that detects a focus adjustment state of a photographic optical system based upon a detection signal from the first sensor for a photographic subject; a second sensor that acquires an image of the photographic subject; an extraction unit that extracts a main photographic subject region from image information acquired by the second sensor; and a control unit that controls accumulation of electrical charge by the first sensor, based upon values outputted from pixels of the first sensor that correspond to the main photographic subject region. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038624 | IMAGE APPARATUS AND EVALUATION METHOD - An image apparatus includes a screen, a detecting unit, a determining unit, an acquiring unit and a control unit. The screen is configured to display an image formed by an optical system and at least one detection position superimposed onto the image. The detecting unit is configured to detect information regarding focus of the optical system at the detection position. The determining unit is connected to the detecting unit and configured to determine whether the information regarding the focus is within a predetermined range. The acquiring unit is connected to the determining unit and configured to acquire first image information at the detection position when the determining unit determines that the information regarding the focus is within the predetermined range. The control unit is connected to the acquiring unit and configured to evaluate arbitrary second image information in the screen using the first image information. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038625 | ELECTROMECHANICAL POLYMER ACTUATORS - An adaptive lens comprises an actuator and a lens, the lens being mechanically coupled to the actuator so that energization of the actuator adjusts a focal point of the lens. The actuator may comprise a multilayer stack of electromechanical polymer (EMP) layers, having electrodes configured to apply an electric field across each EMP layer. The actuator may be operable to move and/or deform a lens, so as to adjust the focus properties of the lens. In some examples, the actuator has an annular shape, supporting a lens within the inner radius of the annulus. The lens position may be adjusted in an axial direction. In other examples, the actuator may be mechanically coupled a surface of a deformable lens, either directly or through another element of a lens structure. A strain applied to the lens modifies a curved surface of the lens, hence modifying the focal length of the lens. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038626 | SHUTTER DEVICE FOR CAMERA - The present invention relates to a shutter device for camera used for small-sized digital equipment and includes a base forming a light transmission hole to expose a film or charge-coupled device (CCD) to laser beam; an electromagnet mounted on one side of the base; a driving arm which is mounted on one side of the electromagnet on the base so as to pivot on the base; a first shutter and a second shutter to open and close the light transmission hole, which pivots on the part of the base in association with the pivoting of the driving arm; and a magnetic which is installed on the driving arm and has the north magnetic pole and the south magnetic pole at opposite ends of the magnetic or on surfaces opposite to the electromagnet. The driving arm drives the first shutter and the second shutter by pivoting in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction by the attractive force and repulsive force generated between the electromagnet and the magnetic according to the direction of the electric current applied to the electromagnet, the electromagnet includes a bobbin and a coil wound around the bobbin, and each side of the bobbin having opposite poles of magnetic field is disposed adjacent to the north and south pole. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038627 | ALLOCATION OF TRANSMISSION POWER IN AN OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for determining transmission power of a plurality of optical channels for transmission of the channels along respective paths obtained through an optical transmission system. Information is obtained indicative of the path of each channel through the optical transmission system, and each channel allocated to a group of channels in dependence upon the obtained information. A quality metric is determined for each group of channel, and a total transmission power for each group determined in dependence upon the determined quality metric. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038628 | ROUTING IN MULTILAYER OPTICAL NETWORKS - A method, system and network for routing a multiplexed signal through an optical network ( | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038629 | IMMEDIATE PROTECTION SCHEME FOR PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK - The present invention relates to a method, device and system for fast protection of an optical network system, in particular for a Passive Optical Network (PON), such as a Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network (GPON). In the method, communication failure between a first optical network device and a first optical line termination device is detected. Switching of functionality from the first optical line termination device to a second optical line termination device is initiated, and a control message is sent from the second optical line termination device to the first optical network device such that the first optical network device is prevented from moving into initial state. Furthermore, the method comprises determining and setting timing settings for the first optical network device. | 2011-02-17 |
| 20110038630 | Packet communicating apparatus - Bandwidth control over users accommodated under ONU in PON is achieved. BAS sets user bandwidth information obtained during user authorization in OLT. The OLT achieves bandwidth control on a user basis, using bandwidth information set from the BAS. The present invention enables bandwidth control over users under the ONUs. | 2011-02-17 |
