07th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 30 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100040264 | REGISTERING BRAIN IMAGES BY ALIGNING REFERENCE ELLIPSES - In a method of registering three-dimensional brain images, a reference slice for a midsagittal plane of each image is constructed. The reference slice comprises image points forming a cortical edge. Edge points are selected from these image points such that an ellipse fit to the edge points approximates the cortical edge. The reference ellipse in each image that fits the edge points is determined. The images are registered in a same coordinate system such that the reference ellipses in the images are aligned with one another. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040265 | REGISTRATION DEVICE, VERIFICATION DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND AUTHENTICATION PROGRAM - A registration device, verification device, authentication method and authentication program that can improve the accuracy of authentication are proposed. A predetermined process is performed for an image signal obtained as a result of taking a picture of a image-capturing target which is given as an object for biometrics authentication and which is a predetermined part of a living body; a characteristic part of the image-capturing target is extracted from the image signal; the Hough transform is carried out by characteristic extraction means for the extracted characteristic part; a plurality of characteristic parameter points are extracted from a parameter point obtained as a result of the Hough transform under a predetermined extraction condition; and a determination is made as to whether the plurality of characteristic parameter points are those to be registered or to be compared with the registered one according to an angle component of the plurality of the characteristic parameter points. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040266 | System for and method of intelligently directed segmentation analysis for automated microscope systems - The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to intelligently directed segmentation analysis for automated microscope systems. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes obtaining an image of at least a portion of a scan region including a biological specimen, partitioning the obtained image into zelles, determining one or more parameters of the zelles, performing a cluster analysis on the one or more parameters of the zelles, differentiating tissue of greater interest from tissue of lesser interest in the obtained image based on the cluster analysis and based on a test being performed for the biological specimen, and storing more information for the tissue of greater interest than information for the tissue of lesser interest. The cluster analysis can be a multivariate statistical cluster analysis, and the zelles can be test-dependent zelles (e.g., having dimensions defined according to the test being performed for the biological specimen). | 2010-02-18 |
20100040267 | METHOD FOR OPTICALLY IMAGING AN INTERIOR OF A TURBID MEDIUM, METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING AN IMAGE OF AN INTERIOR OF A TURBID MEDIUM, DEVICE FOR IMAGING AN INTERIOR OF A TURBID MEDIUM, MEDICAL IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - The invention relates to a method of imaging an interior of a turbid medium, a device for imaging an interior of a turbid medium, and a medical image acquisition device. A turbid medium is accommodated in a receiving volume ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100040268 | METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE TO CONTROL A SLICE IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM - In a method and control device to control a slice image acquisition system, a scan protocol is initially selected from a number of scan protocols, and then an automatic control of the slice image acquisition system ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100040269 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING DETECTION OF A LUNG NODULE - Detected lung nodules are presented in a chest radiographic sub-image. A curve is matched to pixels in the sub-image and confidence values for individual pixels is determined. A confidence image is generated consisting of the confidence values at the position of the respective pixel. Separated regions of pixels within the confidence image are identified which have a confidence value greater than a threshold confidence value. A filtered confidence image is generated consisting of the separated regions of the confidence image which are larger than a threshold area. A histogram of values characteristic for the matching of the curve is determined, wherein the filtered confidence image is used as a mask, such that only values are considered for the histogram which correspond to the separated regions of the filtered confidence image. A statistical measure of the histogram is determined and the lung nodules are verified based on the statistical measure. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040270 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROCESS LEFT-VENTRICLE CARDIAC IMAGES - Example methods and apparatus to process left-ventricle cardiac images are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes identifying a first landmark point in a first cardiac image, identifying a first centroid of a left ventricle depicted in the first cardiac image, and performing a Cartesian-to-polar transformation to form a first rectangular representation of the left ventricle depicted in the first cardiac image based on the first landmark point and the first centroid. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040271 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE SEGMENTATION - An apparatus for segmenting a cerebral hemorrhage site in a medical image of a head comprises a means for segmenting an internal region of a skull bone in the medical image of the head, a means for segmenting a possible region in which a cerebral hemorrhage site is contained, out of the region segmented by the means for segmenting the internal region of the skull bone, and a means for determining a cerebral hemorrhage site out of the region segmented by the means for segmenting the possible region in which the cerebral hemorrhage site is contained. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040272 | Method and System for Left Ventricle Detection in 2D Magnetic Resonance Images - A method and system for left ventricle (LV) detection in 2D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images is disclosed. In order to detect the LV in a 2D MRI image, a plurality of LV candidates are detected, for example using marginal space learning (MSL) based detection. Candidates for distinctive anatomic landmarks associated with the LV are then detected in the 2D MRI image. In particular, apex candidates and base candidates are detected in the 2D MRI image. One of the LV candidates is selected as a final LV detection result using component-based voting based on the detected LV candidates, apex candidates, and base candidates. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040273 | IMAGING RESOLUTION RECOVERY TECHNIQUES - One embodiment is a unique method employing an improved image resolution recovery technique. Another embodiment is a unique system implementing an improved image resolution recovery technique. A further embodiment is a method including obtaining a sinogram based upon a measurement of an imaging system, processing the sinogram using a smoothing or fitting technique, deconvolving a system response function of the imaging system from the sinogram to provide a deconvolved sinogram, and constructing an image based upon the deconvolved sinogram. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the following description and drawings. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040274 | PROCESSING AND DISPLAYING BREAST ULTRASOUND INFORMATION - Displaying breast ultrasound information on an interactive user interface is described, the user interface being useful in adjunctive ultrasound mammography environments and/or ultrasound-only mammography environments. Bilateral comparison is facilitated by a pairwise display of thick-slice images corresponding to analogous slab-like subvolumes in the left and right breasts. Coronal thick-slice imaging and convenient navigation on and among coronal thick-slice images is described. In one preferred embodiment, a nipple marker is displayed the coronal thick-slice image representing a projection of a nipple location thereupon. A convenient breast icon is also displayed including a cursor position indicator variably disposed thereon in a manner that reflects a relative position between the cursor and the nipple marker. Preferably, the breast icon is configured to at least roughly resemble a clock face, the center of the clock face representing the nipple marker location. Bookmark-centric and CAD-marker-centric navigation within and among thick-slice images is also described. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040275 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES - A method for estimating the location of an anatomical structure in a diagnostic image of a patient obtains the x-ray data in digital format and detects a first benchmark feature within the x-ray image. A second benchmark feature within the x-ray image is detected. An intersection is located between a first line that extends along the length of the first benchmark feature and a second line that extends from a central point related to the curvature of the second benchmark feature and that intersects with the first line at an angle that is within a predetermined range of angles. The location of the anatomical structure is identified relative to the intersection. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040276 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A CELL CONTOUR OF A CELL - A method for determining a cell contour of a cell having a cell nucleus and a cytoplasm in an image of the cell includes determining nucleus candidate pixels belonging to the nucleus. Further, the method comprises determining a pixel within the area formed by the nucleus candidate pixels for obtaining a central nucleus candidate pixel, determining a first edge candidate pixel as a pixel on a predetermined path leading away from the central nucleus candidate pixel by determining a change from a first section to a second section of a color space, and finding edge candidate pixels leading away from the first edge candidate pixel forming a boundary surrounding the cell, via a path-finding algorithm tending to prefer smaller path lengths and paths through pixels in the second section of the color space. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040277 | PANEL INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD OF PANEL - A panel inspection device and inspection method is provide. At least an image capturing element is disposed above or below a spacing between a first conveyer and a second conveyer. During a panel is conveyed from the first conveyer to the second conveyer, the image capturing element captures the image of the panel as the panel passes through the spacing. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040278 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED MARKING OF DEFECTS ON WEBS OF MATERIAL - A system for the characterization of webs that permits the identification of anomalous regions on the web to be performed at a first time and place, and permits the localization and marking of actual defects to be performed at a second time and place. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040279 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO BUILD 3-DIMENSIONAL GRID MAP AND METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL AUTOMATIC TRAVELING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method and apparatus to build a 3-dimensional grid map and a method and apparatus to control an automatic traveling apparatus using the same. In building a 3-dimensional map to discern a current location and a peripheral environment of an unmanned vehicle or a mobile robot, 2-dimensional localization and 3-dimensional image restoration are appropriately used to accurately build the 3-dimensional grid map more rapidly. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040280 | Enhanced ghost compensation for stereoscopic imagery - A method and apparatus for reduction of ghost images in stereoscopic images. This disclosure provides a ghost compensation apparatus and methods that detect affected regions where ghosting may occur in a stereoscopic image, yet where conventional ghost compensation techniques are ineffective because there is insufficient luminance overhead to conduct a conventional ghost compensation process. Luminance values are modified in such regions prior to applying a ghost compensation process. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040281 | Systems and Methods Employing Cooperative Optimization-Based Dimensionality Reduction - Dimensionality reduction systems and methods facilitate visualization, understanding, and interpretation of high-dimensionality data sets, so long as the essential information of the data set is preserved during the dimensionality reduction process. In some of the disclosed embodiments, dimensionality reduction is accomplished using clustering, evolutionary computation of low-dimensionality coordinates for cluster kernels, particle swarm optimization of kernel positions, and training of neural networks based on the kernel mapping. The fitness function chosen for the evolutionary computation and particle swarm optimization is designed to preserve kernel distances and any other information deemed useful to the current application of the disclosed techniques, such as linear correlation with a variable that is to be predicted from future measurements. Various error measures are suitable and can be used. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040282 | DECODING OF UV MARKS USING A DIGITAL IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE - A method and system for identifying a fluorescence mark in a printed document includes using an image acquisition device to derive an input digital image that represents a printed document including a background and a fluorescence mark adjacent the background. The input digital image includes multiple color channel digital images, with each color channel digital image comprising a plurality of pixels each defined by a gray value. For each pixel of at least one of the color channel digital images, the gray value is adjusted based upon a variance of adjacent pixel gray values to define a filtered digital image including a plurality of pixels each defined by an adjusted gray value. Some pixels of the filtered digital image correspond to low variance regions of the input digital image and other pixels of the filtered digital image correspond to high variance regions of the input digital image. A binary image is derived that represents the filtered digital image by mapping each adjusted gray value of the filtered image to either a first or second possible binary pixel value. The binary image includes a binary representation of the fluorescence mark and a binary representation of the background. At least one morphological operation is performed on the binary image to adjust the pixel values of the binary representation of the background so that all pixel values of the binary representation of the background are opposite the binary pixel value used for the binary representation of the fluorescence mark. An ASCII character for the binary representation of the fluorescence mark (or each constituent character thereof) can be derived and compared to a known security code to authenticate the printed document. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040283 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a histogram calculating section, a tone curve determining section and a tone curve applying section that perform different tone corrections on pixels at different positions in a color image and a false contour detecting section that calculates the degree of false contour occurrence for the color image based on the difference in signal saturation level between color signals. Based on the result of the calculation by the false contour detecting section, the tone curve determining section controls the tone correction characteristics to make a false contour less prominent. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040284 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CORRECTING HYBRID FLASH ARTIFACTS IN DIGITAL IMAGES - A method for digital image eye artifact detection and correction include identifying one or more candidate red-eye defect regions in an acquired image. For one or more candidate red-eye regions, a seed pixels and/or a region of pixels having a high intensity value in the vicinity of the candidate red-eye region is identified. The shape, roundness or other eye-related characteristic of a combined hybrid region including the candidate red-eye region and the region of high intensity pixels is analyzed. Based on the analysis of the eye-related characteristic of the combined hybrid region, it is determined whether to apply flash artifact correction, including red eye correction of the candidate red-eye region and/or correction of the region of high intensity pixels. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040285 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBJECT CLASS LOCALIZATION AND SEMANTIC CLASS BASED IMAGE SEGMENTATION - An automated image processing system and method are provided for class-based segmentation of a digital image. The method includes extracting a plurality of patches of an input image. For each patch, at least one feature is extracted. The feature may be a high level feature which is derived from the application of a generative model to a representation of low level feature(s) of the patch. For each patch, and for at least one object class from a set of object classes, a relevance score for the patch, based on the at least one feature, is computed. For at least some or all of the pixels of the image, a relevance score for the at least one object class based on the patch scores is computed. An object class is assigned to each of the pixels based on the computed relevance score for the at least one object class, allowing the image to be segmented and the segments labeled, based on object class. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040286 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - Information on at least one object specified by a user is obtained from an external apparatus. In accordance with attribute information included in the object information, at least one object is retrieved from among objects registered in an object storage unit. Then, an order of display of at least one retrieved template is determined. Thereafter, the retrieved template is transmitted to the external apparatus in the determined display order. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040287 | Segmenting Printed Media Pages Into Articles - Methods and systems for segmenting printed media pages into individual articles quickly and efficiently. A printed media based image that may include a variety of columns, headlines, images, and text is input into the system which comprises a block segmenter and a article segmenter system. The block segmenter identifies and produces blocks of textual content from a printed media image while the article segmenter system determines which blocks of textual content belong to one or more articles in the printed media image based on a classifier algorithm. A method for segmenting printed media pages into individual articles is also presented. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040288 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATION OF FACE DETECTION IN ELECTRONIC IMAGES - The subject application is directed to a system and method for validation of face detection in electronic images. Image data is first received along with at least one image portion that includes a possible facial depiction. Eye position data, nose position data, and mouth position data are also received. A reference point at a central location of the at least one image portion is then isolated. A width of the image portion is then isolated, and a facial region is isolated in accordance with the eye, nose, and mouth position data. The eye distance is then determined from the received eye position data. The isolated facial region data is then tested against the reference point and eye distance is tested against a width of the image portion. An output is generated corresponding to the accuracy of isolated facial region in accordance with the tests. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040289 | Load Sign Recognition Apparatus and Load Sign Recognition Method - A road sign recognition apparatus generates a mosaic image formed by connecting accumulated images from a camera in time-series order, determines multiple road signs contained in the mosaic image by template matching, and generates positional information for the use of knowing a relative position of a vehicle to the road sign. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040290 | MOTION ESTIMATION AND SCENE CHANGE DETECTION USING TWO MATCHING CRITERIA - A motion estimation and scene change detection method using two matching criteria, whereby the first matching criterion applies goodness-of-fit or another known matching criterion for motion estimation and the second matching criterion is the reciprocal value of the estimation error variance lower bound, which can be given by the Cramer-Rao-Inequation. The method allows taking full advantage of multiresolution signal processing. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040291 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND EDGE CLASSIFICATION METHOD - Disclosed is an image processing apparatus including: an edge classification section for distinguishing an edge pattern of an edge to be included in an expanded image of a compressed image and classifying the edge by using the distinguished edge pattern, wherein the edge classification section distinguishes the edge pattern by using identification data assigned to each of the pixels of the compressed image, the identification data indicating a half tone region or a high resolution region with respect to each of the pixels, and quantized data of each of the pixels. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040292 | ENHANCED DETECTION OF WAVING ENGAGEMENT GESTURE - The enhanced detection of a waving engagement gesture, in which a shape is defined within motion data, the motion data is sampled at points that are aligned with the defined shape, and, based on the sampled motion data, positions of a moving object along the defined shape are determined over time. It is determined whether the moving object is performing a gesture based on a pattern exhibited by the determined positions, and an application is controlled if determining that the moving object is performing the gesture. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040293 | Kinematic Based Authentication - In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for authentication by kinematic pattern match is provided. The computer implemented method prompts a user for a kinematic input, receives an element of a kinematic pattern to form a set of received elements, and determines whether there are additional elements of the kinematic pattern. Responsive to a determination that there are no additional elements of the kinematic pattern, forms a kinematic pattern from the set of received elements and computes a signature from the set of received elements. The computer implemented method further determines whether the signature matches a predetermined value, and responsive to a determination that the signature matches a predetermined value, sends an authentication signal. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040294 | Authentication Method, Registration Apparatus, Collation Apparatus, and Program - The present invention improves authentication accuracy. A first ranking among a plurality of reduced registration images is determined based on the similarities of the plurality of reduced registration images with respect to each of the reduced registration images used as a reference. Further, a second ranking among the plurality of reduced registration images is determined based on the similarities of the plurality of reduced registration images with respect to a reduced comparison image. Then, in the case where none of first ranking data has a ranking correlation value with respect to second ranking data equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold, it is determined that authentication has failed. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040295 | DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME CAPABLE OF CLASSIFYING IMAGES AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for classifying image is provided. The method includes: selecting an image; extracting parameters of the selected image and displaying the extracted parameter in a reminder menu; selecting a extracted parameter; defining the selected parameter as the image classifying standard; creating an image classification folder named with the image classifying standard; retrieving images according to the image classifying standard; and storing the images that were retrieved into the created folder. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040296 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT INDEXING AND QUERYING OF IMAGES IN SECURITY SYSTEMS AND OTHER SYSTEMS - A method includes receiving one or more query images and identifying multiple features associated with an object or an activity using the one or more query images. The method also includes accessing a sparse representation index using the identified features. The sparse representation index includes a multi-dimensional polytope having multiple vertices, and the features identify a point in the polytope. The method further includes identifying multiple vertices in the sparse representation index that are associated with the identified point and providing one or more images associated with the identified vertices. In addition, the method includes identifying one or more clusters of features associated with the identified vertices and providing one or more additional images associated with the one or more identified clusters. The one or more clusters may be identified using a clustering index identifying the clusters and features of training images associated with the clusters. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040297 | Image Processing Device - A compression format identifying unit identifies the compression format of image data stored in a main memory. A transfer function determining unit determines a transfer function in accordance with the compression format of a tile image thus identified. A convolution operation unit subjects a modification request signal and the transfer function thus determined to convolution operation so as to generate a modification direction signal. A read ahead processor reads a tile image from the main memory using the modification request signal, decodes the image, and writes the decoded image in a buffer memory. A display image processor generates a display image using the modification direction signal. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040298 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING A SCAN PATH FOR THE ELEMENTS OF A BLOCK IN SPATIAL DOMAIN PICTURE ENCODING AND DECODING - International image or video coding standards uses hybrid coding, wherein a picture is separated into pixel blocks on which predictive coding, transform coding and entropy coding is employed. The transform coding is effective because the prediction error samples are correlated in the frequency domain. However, when the prediction quality is getting better and better, spatial domain coding becomes more effective than transform coding. According to the invention, it is first determined in which corner of a current block the first non-zero amplitude value is located. Based on the related zeros run length value in that block, a pre-defined scan path is selected, i.e. a context-based adaptive scan mode is used. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040299 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECODING IMAGE DATA - An image processing device includes: a controller configured to receive information for displaying at least a portion of an image, and in response thereto to generate a scale ratio K for scaling compressed image data corresponding to the image; a partial image decoder configured to receive the compressed image data and the scale ratio and in response thereto to decode and scale the compressed image data by the scale ratio K and to output a portion of the decoded and scaled image data, wherein the portion corresponds to an area of the image to be displayed on a display device; a frame buffer configured to store the portion of the decoded and scaled image data output by the partial image decoder; and a video processor configured to receive the data from the frame buffer and to further scale the data for display on the display device. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040300 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING DISTORTION CAUSED BY AIR PARTICLES AS IN FOG - Provided are a method and apparatus for processing an image. The method includes receiving a first luminance image of an image including airlight, which is a type of light that occurs in a foggy environment, and generating an airtight map based on a ratio between an average luminance of the first luminance image, and a standard deviation; and removing the airtight by subtracting the airtight map from the first luminance image and outputting a second luminance image. According to the present invention, airlight components may be effectively removed. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040301 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD WITHOUT PARAMETERS - The aim of the invention is to provide a method that increases the discernibility of fine structures in an input image and that suppresses noise. Said method comprises the following steps: calculation of a Fourier-transformation I(k) of the input image; calculation of a scaled power spectrum P | 2010-02-18 |
20100040302 | Image sharpening technique - A sharpening technique for digital images for presentation on a display. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040303 | FILTERING OF NOISY IMAGES - A method for correcting an image from defects and filtering from Gaussian noise corrects each pixel of the image when it is considered defective and filters it from Gaussian noise in one-pass. The one-pass improves the speed for performing the correcting and filtering. The drawbacks associated with choosing incompatible defect correction and filtering operations are overcome. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040304 | IMAGE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESSING COMPUTER PROGRAM - The present invention provides an image quality improvement processing apparatus that removes occlusion regions and regions that the registration error is large, selects pixels suitable for the image quality improvement processing, and generates an image with high image quality. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040305 | Method of revising edges of image - A method of revising edges of an image includes sampling a widow of a square shape from an input image; classifying the input image into a homogeneous area and a heterogeneous area; determining a maximum window for the homogeneous area and a minimum window for the heterogeneous area; performing a first noise filtering process for the maximum window; determining a minimum variance area from the minimum window; and performing a second noise filtering process for the minimum variance area. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040306 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided an image processing method for acquiring a partial image a target and constructing one whole image of the target. The acquired partial image is stored in a first storage section. A movement amount of an image is calculated using a previous partial image and a latest partial image. A partial image having a minimum difference from the latest partial image in an overlapping portion therebetween is stored in a second storage section. The partial image having the minimum difference as the latest partial image in the first storage section is stored when it is determined that the calculated movement amount is more than the predetermined value. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040307 | Sealing handle for outdoor use water bag - A sealing handle for a water bag includes a clamp slot defined in an underside thereof and the clamp slot has a guide opening in one end and a closed end on the other end. A sealing rod is clamped in the clamp slot and has a first axial ridge extending radially from an outer surface of the sealing rod. The end having the opening of the water bag is inserted in the clamp slot and goes around the sealing rod. The sealing rod includes two second axial ridges, two third axial ridges and two fourth axial ridges extending radially therefrom and located at different heights of the sealing rod. The second, third or fourth ridges contact two respective insides of the two parts defined by of the clamp slot and the bag so as to seal the opening regardless of the thickness of the water bag. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040308 | FREEZE AND HEAT FOOD PREPORTIONING BAG - A preportioning bag used in food operations where a bulk food supply is divided into portions of smaller size, individual portions are located in a bag, and the bag is stored for use at a later date. The bag includes a front wall and a back wall that are joined so that a main body having closed side and bottom edges is defined. Multiple vents in the form of semi-circular slits are formed in the front and back walls of the bag. The front and back walls are constructed of a material that will withstand freezing and heating by microwave or steam. The bag features a day of the week printed thereon and is color-coded accordingly. A set of the bags may be mounted on a saddle structure. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040309 | Embossed Drawtape for Polymeric Bags - An embossed drawtape generally for use with drawstring polymeric bags is disclosed. The embossed drawtape is imprinted with an embossing pattern having a plurality of embosses. According to one embodiment, the embossing pattern may provide a better feel and improved characteristics for consumer use. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040310 | EVACUABLE CONTAINER AND EVACUATION STRIP THEREFOR - An evacuable container comprises a first sidewall that defines an interior of the container and an opening. A flow channel chamber comprises first and second chamber walls. Flow channels are disposed on at least one of the first and second chamber walls. One of the first and second chamber walls is sealingly attached along an entire periphery thereof to the first sidewall. At least one interior aperture is disposed through the first or second chamber wall and is in fluid communication with the interior of the container. At least one exterior aperture is disposed through the first or second chamber wall and is in fluid communication with an exterior of the container. A check valve is disposed in fluid communication with the at least one exterior aperture and the flow channel chamber to allow resealable evacuation of the container through the flow channel chamber and the at least one interior aperture. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040311 | PACKAGE WITH A RESEALABLE CLOSURE - A package having a resealable closure is disclosed and comprises a body, a frame, a door and apparatus. The body is a bag in which is disposed a product and has an inner surface defining the inner surface of said package. The frame defines an opening and has a surface attached to the inner surface of said package. The door has one edge connected to the frame for swinging movement of said door between a closed position, whereat the door occludes said opening to contain said product, and an open position, whereat the door is orientated to permit access to said product. The apparatus releasably secures the door in its closed position. The material forming the bag can overlie the door and be perforated to define a frangible portion of said material that call be removed or pulled away to permit operation of the door. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040312 | GUIDE RAIL OF A LINEAR GUIDE - A guide rail of a linear guide, on guide surfaces on which a guide carriage is longitudinally displaceable. A material measure is arranged at a distance, preferably in parallel, to the guide rail and is fastened to the guide rail by means of a mount. The guide rail has a groove or a hole arranged outside the guide surface. The mount can be detachably fastened by means of expanding elements that engage with the groove or into the hole. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040313 | RAIL ARRANGED ON A FRAME AND PROVIDES MULTIPLE STEPS SLIDING MOVEMENT - A multiple steps rail arranged in the two opposite sides of a frame includes a retainer, a first sliding unit, and a second sliding unit in each side. The retainer is approximately a concave body and a plurality of stopping units are formed on proper positions thereof. The first sliding unit is approximately a bow body and can be sliding arranged into the retainer. The first sliding unit further has a dip switch and a double-side stopping unit on a side facing the retainer. The second sliding unit is sliding arranged into the first sliding unit and can be fixed to a case body with a side thereof. When the case body is drawing out, the second sliding unit will slide out from the first sliding unit and the first sliding unit will slide out from the retainer in order. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040314 | Linear Guideway - A linear guideway essentially comprises plural bolt-hole covers, and each of the bolt-hole covers essentially includes a main body and an elastic part. The main boy includes a cover plate and a positioning portion. The periphery of the positioning portion is provided with a guiding portion and a groove, and the positioning portion is provided with plural cutting grooves vertical to the cover plate for offering flexibility to the positioning portion. The elastic part is installed in the groove of the positioning portion. With the elastic functions of the positioning portion and the elastic part, the bolt-hole cover can be fixed in the bolt hole more stably through the interference with the bolt hole. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040315 | Rotation detector,wheel bearing equipped therewith and process for manufacturing the same - A sensor assembly ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100040316 | SEALED ROLLIING BEARING - The object is to provide a sealed rolling bearing which has high sealability sufficient to substantially completely prevent entry of muddy water. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040317 | SLIDING STRUT BEARING - The sliding strut bearing has two rigid body positioned in a plastic housing and a synthetic resin sliding bearing positioned between the two rigid bodies. The rigid bodies are metal and provide structural rigidity allowing a spring seat to be incorporated into the plastic housing and an overall reduction in the height of the bearing. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040318 | CLAMPING ROLLER FREEWHEEL - A clamping roller freewheel, which has an inner ring, an outer ring and clamping rollers arranged between the inner ring and outer ring. The clamping rollers interact, in each case, with one clamping ramp formed on the outer circumference of the inner ring. The clamping rollers are surrounded by an elastically expandable protective ring which is concentric with respect to the freewheel axis. Retaining lugs prevent the protective ring from being driven in rotation by the outer ring in idle running operation. In this way, the outer ring is prevented from grinding against the clamping rollers, and the clamping rollers are prevented from being driven in rotation, with the resulting wear to the clamping ramps, in idle running operation. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040319 | Wheel Bearing Apparatus - A wheel bearing apparatus for a driven wheel of a vehicle has an outer member, an inner member and rolling elements between the two. The outer member has a body mounting flange for mounting it to a knuckle of a suspension apparatus. The knuckle has a disc shaped bottom portion. The outer member is secured to the knuckle by fastening bolts. The body mounting flange abuts against the bottom portion of the knuckle. The inner side end of the inner member is closed by the knuckle. A plurality of pins is secured to the knuckle. Pin bores to receive the pins are formed on the body mounting flange. The pin bores radially positioning the outer member relative to the knuckle. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040320 | BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR HEAVY DUTY TRANSMISSION - A bearing arrangement is provided that reduces effects of differences in rates of thermal expansion between transmission housings and shaft assemblies that are made from different materials. The bearing arrangement locates the bearings with respect to other components of a shaft assembly in a manner that establishes a bearing setting stack path along components that are made from materials having common coefficients of thermal expansion, despite the shaft assembly and bearing arrangements being mounted within a housing that is made from a material which has a dissimilar coefficient of thermal expansion. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040321 | MACH-ZEHNDER TYPE OPTICAL MODULATOR - A Mach-Zehnder type optical modulator includes an optical waveguide formed in an electro-optical substrate, an input section that inputs light to the optical waveguide, a plurality of branch modulation sections that generate branched input light, extend from the input section and modulate the branched input light, an interference photocoupler including a plurality of input ports and a plurality of output ports, the input ports being coupled to the branch modulation sections, and an output photocoupler including a plurality of input ports coupled to the output ports of the interference photocoupler and also including a plurality of output ports. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040322 | INTEGRATED ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING - An electro-optic polymer semiconductor integrated circuit includes one or more doped regions configured to drive one or more electrodes, and the electrodes are configured to drive a juxtaposed electro-optic core. The assembly may include a planarization layer disposed at least partially coplanar with the electrodes. The circuit may include an integrated multiplexer, driver configured to receive a signal from the multiplexer, at least one high speed electrode configured to be driven by the driver and modulate light energy passed through a hyperpolarizable poled chromophore regions disposed near the high speed electrode. The circuit may include a calibration storage circuit. The circuit may include, during fabrication, structures to provide voltage to a buried electrode and a shield to prevent damage from the poling field. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040323 | SUPER-LUMINESCENT LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - To provide a super luminescent light emitting diode comprising an optical waveguide structure which supplies particularly-high optical output. The super-luminescent light emitting diode includes: a first optical waveguide, of which one end is optically connected to one end of a multimode interference optical waveguide, and of which the other end forms a first light emitting edge; and a second optical waveguide, of which one end is optically connected to the other end of the multimode interference optical waveguide, and of which the other end forms a second light emitting edge. Each of the first and second optical waveguides has a width smaller than the width of the multimode interference optical waveguide. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040324 | OPTICAL ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - An optical element includes a substrate having a passive waveguide and a laser waveguide disposed therein. The laser waveguide is in direct contact with the passive waveguide over a surface of contact so as to provide a butt coupling between the passive waveguide and the laser waveguide. A step extends between an upper edge of the passive waveguide and an upper edge of the laser waveguide. A covering is disposed on the passive waveguide so that the covering and the substrate together provide a cladding of lower refractive index around the passive waveguide and so that a hollow space is disposed between a lower edge of the covering and the upper edge of the laser waveguide. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040325 | Low-cost multimode optical fiber switch - A low cost, multimode optical fiber switch in which a MEMS mirror is used to serially reflect input light from a plurality of input optical fibers into a single output fiber or from a single optical fiber into a plurality of output fibers. In a planned demonstration prototype the output fiber is located in the center of four input fibers. In other preferred embodiments of the present invention an array of MEMS mirrors are utilized with a large bundle of fibers containing both input and output fibers. Each MEMS mirror is adapted to reflect light from a number of input fibers one-at-a-time into a single output fiber or to reflect light from a single input fiber into a number of output fibers one-at-a-time. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040326 | VISUAL EXTENDER FOR PORTABLE DEVICES - A portable electronic system comprises a portable electronic device having a screen and a visual extender. The visual extender has a thin film element and is coupled to the portable electronic device, positioning the thin film element to provide visual extension of the screen of the portable electronic device. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040327 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND SPOT SIZE CONVERTER USING THE SAME - An optical waveguide includes a substrate in the shape of a flat plate; lower clad that is disposed on the substrate; and a core that is disposed on the lower clad and transmits light. The optical waveguide includes a first optical waveguide and a second optical waveguide. The first optical waveguide includes a first core on the lower clad, and is disposed so as to extend along a direction in which the light travels to a first position. The second optical waveguide includes a second core on the lower clad, is disposed so as to extend along a direction in which the light travels to a second position, and has a lower relative refractive index difference than the first optical waveguide. The first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide form, between the first position and the second position, a layer structure where the first core and the second core are disposed such that the first core is positioned a predetermined distance away from the second core in a direction perpendicular to the substrate. At least either the first optical waveguide or the second optical waveguide includes a mode coupling section and a mode conversion section. The mode coupling section includes a directional coupler to conduct the mode coupling of the first core and the second core between the first position and the second position. The mode conversion section is connected to the mode coupling section, and has a tapered core structure to adjust the mode diameter of the first core to the mode diameter of the second core. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040328 | DISTRIBUTING OPTICAL POWER WITH A POWER BALANCE RATIO SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT OVER A BROADBAND OF WAVELENGTHS - Methods of using an optical device capable of distributing the optical power presented at an input to specified ratios in two output ports. The devices and methods described herein have the ability to broaden the range of wavelengths over which the splitting ratio is even, or substantially even. Methods involve achieving a desired splitting ratio over a broad or ultra-broad wavelength range. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040329 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a direct light-triggered thyristor triggered by an optical gate signal, a first optical fiber connected to the direct light-triggered thyristor and through which the optical gate signal is transmitted, a second optical fiber used to extend the first optical fiber, and a inter-optical-fiber relaying unit configured to connect the first optical fiber to the second optical fiber and to input the optical gate signal output from the second optical fiber to the first optical fiber. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040330 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTION SYSTEM - An optical fiber connection system detects when proper connection is made between a fiber-optic cable and a bulkhead. A conductive strip on the fiber-optic cable contacts a first and second conductor on the bulkhead upon proper positioning of the bulkhead relative to the fiber-optic cable. The system includes indicators for displaying which of a plurality of termination points is properly terminated. In addition, the system includes alternative embodiments for turning off an energy source feeding the fiber-optic cable, in the event the fiber-optic cable becomes disconnected from the bulkhead. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040331 | HYBRID FIBER/COPPER CONNECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A junction box and hybrid fiber optic cable connector which permit repair of damaged fibers or copper conductors carried by a hybrid fiber/copper cable without requiring replacement of the entire cable assembly or retermination of the cable. A method of repairing a hybrid fiber/copper cable and connector. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040332 | MULTI-CONTACT CONNECTOR ELEMENT - The present invention concerns a multi-contact connector element comprising at least one of electrical and optical contacts, a case and an insulating insert comprising more than two cells for receiving contacts, wherein the case is made from an electrically nonconductive material, and wherein the connector element comprises an envelope made from an electrically conductive material, housed inside the case and defining a housing for the insert. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040333 | Optical fiber connector with enhanced bonding capability and method of assembling fiber - A method of assembling an optical fiber connector includes the steps of providing a ferrule with an internal through passage, and using a gas for treating a surface of the internal through passage to enhance a bonding capability of the surface. Adhesive is introduced into at least a portion of the internal through passage and at least one optical fiber is secured to the surface of the internal through passage by the adhesive. Another method includes the steps of providing the ferrule with an internal through passage including a shoulder, a window that extends through a side surface, and a cap having at least a portion inserted into the window. Adhesive is introduced into at least a portion of the internal through passage and is in engagement with the shoulder for providing an axial stop for securing at least one optical fiber with respect to the internal through passage. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040334 | DUMMY CONNECTOR FOR A FIBER OPTIC CABLE - A device to serve as a fiber optic cable dummy connector is provided. The device may be have connection ports to accept the connectors terminating a fiber optic cable, such as LC-type connectors. Other configurations may be possible. The device may be used in place of an actual SFP module for connection of the fiber optic cable to a port on a piece of equipment. The device may be made opaque so that no transmission or receipt of data or light (laser) from the fiber optic cable may pass through the device. The device may be manufactured to be one-half the length of an actual SFP module. The device may be manufactured from any suitable material. The device may be used to plug fiber optic cables, inactive or active, into ports on a piece of equipment, in place of using an actual SFP module. The dummy connector may be used in place of coiling fiber optic cables and leaving them unconnected until they may be needed. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040335 | LIFETIME EXTENDING AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS OF MICRO-STRUCTURED FIBRES VIA HIGH TEMPERATURE LOADING - The invention relates to an optical fibre comprising a core and a cladding comprising a core material and a cladding material, respectively, wherein said fibre is a non-linear microstructured optical fibre, said microstructured optical fibre being obtainable by a method comprising loading said core material and optionally said cladding material with hydrogen and/or deuterium whereby the lifetime of the fibre may be extended in high pulse applications. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040336 | Multimode Fiber With At Least Dual Cladding - Multimode optical fiber is disclosed herein having a core surrounded by first and second annular cladding regions. The second annular cladding region has a maximum relative refractive index that is at least 0.05% higher than the minimum relative refractive index of the first annular cladding region. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040337 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE WITH POSITION RECOGNITION MARK AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An optical waveguide includes: a core portion through which light propagates, a cladding portion enclosing the core portion along a direction of light propagation, and a colored resin for position recognition marking, the optical waveguide having substantially planar outer surfaces including principal surfaces thereof, and the colored resin being embedded in the optical waveguide at a position that does not substantially overlap the core portion when viewed from a direction perpendicular to a principal surface of the optical waveguide and does not substantially contact the core portion. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040338 | Device for Receiving a Subassembly Assigned to an Optical Fiber Cable and for Fastening the Same to a Mounting - A device for receiving a fiber optic cable subassembly and fastening the subassembly to a mounting is disclosed. The device comprises a body having a front end, a rear end, a topside, and an underside. A rear anchor is formed on the underside at the rear end and is adapted to be introduced in a recess of the mounting. A u-shaped stop is formed on the underside at the front end. The u-shaped stop has a closed portion and a front anchor formed therein. The u-shape stop is adapted to be introduced in a recess of the mounting for fastening the subassembly received on the device to the mounting. When the u-shape stop is introduced in the recess of the mounting, the u-shaped stop deforms resulting in the body arching and thereby clamping the front anchor and the rear anchor in the recesses of the mounting. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040339 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL MATERIAL, RESIN FILM FOR OPTICAL MATERIAL, AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE USING THEM - The present invention relates to a resin composition for an optical material comprising (A) a carboxylic acid-modified phenoxy resin, (B) a polymerizable compound and (C) a polymerization initiator, a resin film for an optical material comprising the above resin composition and an optical waveguide having a core part and/or a cladding layer formed by using the same. Provided are a resin composition for an optical material which is excellent in a heat resistance and a transparency and which is soluble in an alkaline aqueous solution, a resin film for an optical material comprising the above resin composition and an optical waveguide produced by using the same. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040340 | Electro-Optic Crystal-Based Structures and Method of Their Fabrication - A structure is presented for use in optic and electro-optic devices. The structure comprises at least one region of an amorphous KLTN-based material in a KLTN-based material. Also provided is a method of processing a KLTN-based material, comprising at least one of the following: bombarding said KLTN-based material with light ions: and etching said KLTN-based material when in amorphous state by an acid; thereby allowing fabrication of one or more optical components within the KLTN-based material. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040341 | COMPRESSED TIME INGESTION OF RECORDED VIDEO - Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer programs for processing recorded digital video content in massively parallel computing networks. In one embodiment, a disclosed method of processing recorded digital video content includes receiving a video clip, dividing the video clip into a plurality of video clip segments, and scheduling each video clip segment for processing. The method further includes time stamping each of the video clip segments with an appropriate time offset, determining an available analytics engine and an available ingestion engine from a set of analytics engines and ingestion engines in a massively parallel computing network, and commanding said available analytics engine and said available ingestion engine to, respectively, analyze and ingest a specific video clip segment using at least in part the time offset to index metadata generated by the analytics engine and ingestion engine. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040342 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POINT IN TIME WITHIN AN AUDIO SIGNAL - A method for determining a point in time within an audio signal, the audio signal having been transmitted from a broadcast station to a client and to a server, the method including: deriving, at the server, first signature data from the audio signal, wherein a reference point in time is associated with the beginning or end of the audio data corresponding to the first signature data; deriving, at the client, second signature data from the audio signal, wherein the second signature data are derived in the same manner as the first signature data at the server; comparing the first and second signature data; and determining the point in time to be equal to the reference point in time depending on a result of the comparing. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040343 | Method for Enhanced Seek Functionality - Enhanced seek functionality is provided during media content playback when a user desires to move forward or backward to a different playback position within a digital media presentation. In response to a user seek command, the current seek position may be moved forward or backward at a seek speed that is a predefined multiple of the standard playback speed. After a predetermined number of subsequent seek commands has been provided, any seek command provided thereafter may cause the current seek position to move by a predetermined percentage of the total duration of the digital media presentation. In one embodiment, additional seek commands thereafter may similarly result in the current seek position again being moved forward or backward by the predetermined percentage of the total duration of the digital media presentation. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040344 | MOVING IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND MOVING IMAGE SHOOTING APPARATUS - An image pick-up apparatus is provided, which is provided with a recording medium, a image processing unit, a display, and a controlling unit. The recording medium stores plural continuous image frames of one scene. The image processing unit adds and combines a predetermined number of image frames among the plural image frames stored in the recording medium to successively produce image frames H for reproduction. The display switches the image frames for reproduction at a reproducing frame rate to reproduce a moving image. The controlling unit sets the number of image frames to be added and combined by the image processing unit in accordance with a reproducing speed of the moving image, whereby the moving image is reproduced with noises reduced at various reproducing speeds. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040345 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF PROGRAM SUBJECT MATTER AND SCHEDULING PADDING - A DVR user instructs the DVR to record a program. The DVR determines whether the program is of a particular type. If the program is of the particular type, then the DVR presents, to the DVR user, a user interface that enables the DVR user to alter the parameters of the time interval during which the DVR will record the program. After the user has modified the recording time parameters (e.g., start and end recording times) for the program using DVR-presented user interfaces, the DVR stores the modified recording time parameters on the DVR's hard disk drive. The DVR then automatically records the program, beginning and ending at the stored times as modified by the DVR user (rather than the EPG data-specified times). | 2010-02-18 |
20100040346 | SYSTEM HAVING MOVIE CLIP OBJECT CONTROLLING AN EXTERNAL NATIVE APPLICATION - A system comprises a movie clip environment in which a movie clip object is defined, and a native application that is external to the movie clip environment. The native application renders an image to an off-screen surface of the system. A composition manager is responsive to communications from the movie clip object to control where the off-screen surface is to be rendered on a display screen. The composition manager may be responsive to communications from the movie clip object to direct the native application to control one or more properties of the image of the off-screen surface. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040347 | Video Stream Adaptive Frame Rate Scheme - A system for a video stream adaptive frame rate comprises a video capture device for sending video samples captured from a video source and a video playback device for receiving video samples from the video capture device. The video capture device includes a playback buffer and is configured to adjust a playback of the video samples from the playback buffer when the buffer is not within a designated target range. Other systems and methods are also provided. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040348 | MOVING IMAGE CODING METHOD, MOVING IMAGE CODING DEVICE, MOVING IMAGE RECORDING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, MOVING IMAGE PLAYBACK METHOD, MOVING IMAGE PLAYBACK DEVICE, AND MOVING IMAGE PLAYBACK SYSTEM - A moving image coding method that can prevent playback discontinuity without an increase in processing load during playback is provided. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040349 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME SYNCHRONIZATION OF A VIDEO RESOURCE AND DIFFERENT AUDIO RESOURCES - An audio-video system and method employs a dual-control interface for directly controlling the play speed of a video track while switching among a plurality of audio tracks independently of the video. The dual-control interface enables the user to adjust the play speed of the video track to match or synchronize with the tempo of a selected audio track at any point in time. The video speed and audio selection commands can be recorded as a file or on disk along with the underlying video and audio resources for playback or editing on PCs or game consoles. An Internet-enabled version can connect to streaming audio and/or video resources from Internet websites, for play on wireless mobile devices or Internet browsers. An Auto Beat feature may be used to automatically detect the beat of a currently selected audio track and convert it to the video track play speed. The audio-video system is particularly suitable for making personally editable music video and/or playing video games, audience participation (karaoke) games, and the like. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040350 | PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE PLAYBACK APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a playback apparatus includes a multimedia processor having a decoding circuit to decode encoded video data and an arithmetic module configured to execute high pixel conversion for increasing a quantity of pixels of the decoded video data, a decoding module configured to decode the encoded video data, an issuing module configured to issue a changeover request for changing over between execution and non-execution of the high pixel conversion, and a changeover module configured to change over a providing destination of the encoded video data from any one of the multimedia processor and the decoding module to the other one thereof such that a picture group structure which is a unit for controlling the encoded video data is not divided, in response to the changeover request issued by the issuing module. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040351 | MOVING IMAGE CODING METHOD, MOVING IMAGE CODING DEVICE, MOVING IMAGE RECORDING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, MOVING IMAGE PLAYBACK METHOD, MOVING IMAGE PLAYBACK DEVICE, AND MOVING IMAGE PLAYBACK SYSTEM - A moving image coding method that can prevent playback discontinuity without an increase in processing load during playback is provided. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040352 | Rapid Liquid Heating - A device for heating a liquid includes a tank, electrodes, and a conductive liquid. The tank holds the conductive liquid and the electrodes. The electrodes are connected to provide current flowing in the conductive liquid. The device also includes an electrolytic material supply vessel for holding the electrolytic material. The electrolytic material supply vessel is switchably connected for providing the electrolytic material to the tank. The device also includes an electrical parameter sensor for detecting a parameter of electrical energy dissipated in the conductive liquid. The device also includes a controller connected to automatically add the electrolytic material to the conductive liquid if the electrical parameter sensor detects the electrical parameter differing from a set point. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040353 | BUNDLED LOAD CORNER EDGE PROTECTOR CUTTING SYSTEM - A non-contact cutter for a polymer corner protector disposed on a load includes an air manifold having an inlet and an outlet and defining an air passage and a heating element disposed at least in part in the air passage. A compressed gas is communicated to the manifold and into the air passage for intimate contact with the heating element to heat the gas. The heated gas is discharged through the outlet to contact and soften the polymer corner protector at a desired location to separate the corner protector at the desired location. A system and method for non-contact cutting are disclosed. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040354 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING AERIAL IMAGES AND DATA FROM A LIGHT TRANSPORTABLE MANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - A method and device for collecting aerial images and data. There is: an aircraft device, configured to fly through the air, including: a retractable mounting member, configured to extend and retract; and a pan tilt mounting member, configured to pan in a horizontal axis and tilt in a vertical axis, coupled to the retractable mounting member opposite the aircraft device. There is also: a data collecting device housing, coupled to the pan tilt mounting member opposite the retractable mounting member, configured to house a data collecting device; and a data collecting device, configured to collect images and data, disposed within the data collecting device housing. The data collecting device includes a remote control system in wireless communication with the data collecting device. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040355 | CALIBRATION METHODS FOR IMAGING SYSTEMS AND IMAGING SYSTEMS USING SUCH - A method for calibration in the field of imaging systems and imaging systems using the method for calibration. In particular, the method involves calibration in the field of open loop variable focus imaging systems and methods for calibration in the field of imaging system having a variable optical parameter. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040356 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - By using a result of a detection of an object such as a face, stable focus adjustment of the object can be performed with accuracy. Even if an area that includes the object is not detected, if a tilt of an imaging apparatus is not changed, or a panning or a tilting operation is not detected, a focus detection area, which is used when the object is detected, is maintained. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040357 | LENS DRIVE DEVICE - A lens drive device includes: a lens holder holding a lens; a drive source including a rotor rotatably supported; a gear rotated by a rotation of the rotor; and a driven gear rotated by the gear. The lens holder is moved in an optical axis direction by a rotation of the driven gear. The driven gear includes a teeth portion. The teeth portion includes: a meshed portion meshing the gear; and a non-meshed portion abutting the gear to stop the rotations of the gear and the driven gear. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040358 | PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A photographic apparatus comprises a flash that flashes and a controller. The controller obtains information regarding state of charge of the flash when an operation for preparing a photographic operation is conducted before the photographic operation corresponding to fully depressing a release button, calculates a first time until the flash reaches a charged state where the flash can flash on the basis of the information, calculates a second time after fully depressing said release button, and determines whether the photographic apparatus performs the photographic operation using the flash after the second time has elapsed or the photographic apparatus aborts the photographic operation on the basis of a comparison between the second time and a threshold. The second time is a difference between the first time and an elapsed time from a time point when the first time is calculated. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040359 | PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A photographic apparatus comprises an information obtaining unit and a controller. The information obtaining unit obtains information regarding a photographic subject image. The controller performs a switching control that changes a first use mode to a second use mode on a basis of the information. The first use mode is set by a user, and the second use mode is different from the first use mode. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040360 | Camera mount - A camera mount including an adjustable bracket for securement to a tree trunk. The bracket has a base portion for engaging a tree trunk. A carrier portion is pivotally fastened to the base portion for movement around a first horizontal axis. A pivot portion is pivotally fastened to the carrier portion for movement around a second horizontal axis being oriented at right angles to the first horizontal axis. A tree trunk-encircling belt extends through a passageway in the base portion. A hinged support arm extends outwardly from the bracket and is pivotally fastened to the pivot portion. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040361 | DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, COMPRISING A ROTATABLY MOUNTED CAMERA UNIT - The invention relates to a device for a motor vehicle, comprising a rotatably mount ed camera unit ( | 2010-02-18 |
20100040362 | Imaging apparatus - An imaging apparatus includes: an apparatus body having a substantially box-like shape and having an imaging lens provided on the front side; and a cover member including a sliding portion slidably supported on the front surface of the apparatus body, a pivotal portion pivotally supported at a side portion of the apparatus body and including a standing piece that faces the front surface of the apparatus body, and a connecting portion that connects the standing piece to the sliding portion, wherein causing the standing piece to face the front surface of the apparatus body produces a lens blocking state in which the imaging lens is blocked, whereas causing the standing piece to stand on the front surface of the apparatus body not only forms a grip formed of the pivotal portion and the connecting portion but also produces a lens unblocking state in which the imaging lens is unblocked. | 2010-02-18 |
20100040363 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ALARMS IN LONG-REACH PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK SYSTEM - A method, system and apparatus for managing alarms in a Long Reach Passive Optical Network (LR-PON) system are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a PON signal from an Optical Line Terminal (OLT) or an Optical Network Unit (ONU) on one side; checking whether the obtained PON signal fails; and notifying the ONU or the OLT on the other side if the PON signal fails. The method, system and apparatus under the present invention monitor the LR-PON transmission quality and process various alarm indications raised in the LR-PON signal monitoring. | 2010-02-18 |