15th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110085698 | Measuring Turbulence and Winds Aloft using Solar and Lunar Observable Features - Presented is a system and method for detecting turbulence in the atmosphere comprising an image capturing device for capturing a plurality of images of a visual feature of a celestial object such as the sun, combined with a lens having focal length adapted to focus an image onto image capturing device such that the combination of the lens and the image capturing device are adapted to resolve a distortion caused by a turbule of turbulent air, and an image processor adapted to compare said plurality of images of said visual feature to detect the transit of a turbule of turbulent air in between said image capturing device and said celestial object, and compute a measurement of the angular velocity of the turbule. A second plurality of images is used to triangulate the distance to the turbule and the velocity of the turbule. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085699 | Method and apparatus for tracking image patch considering scale - A method and apparatus for tracking an image considering scale are provided. A registered image patch may be divided into a scale-invariant image patch and a scale-variant image patch according to a predetermined scale invariance index (SII). If a registered image patch within an image is a scale-invariant image patch, the scale-invariant image patch is tracked by adjusting its position, while if the registered image patch is a scale-variant image patch, the scale-invariant image patch is tracked by adjusting its position and scale. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085700 | Systems and Methods for Generating Bio-Sensory Metrics - Neuromarketing processing systems and methods are described that provide marketers with a window into the mind of the consumer with a scientifically validated, quantitatively-based means of bio-sensory measurement. The neuromarketing processing system generates, from bio-sensory inputs, quantitative models of consumers' responses to information in the consumer environment, under an embodiment. The quantitative models provide information including consumers' emotion, engagement, cognition, and feelings. The information in the consumer environment includes advertising, packaging, in-store marketing, and online marketing. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085701 | STRUCTURE DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM THEREOF - A plurality of candidate points are extracted from image data. The plurality of candidate points are normalized, and a set of representative points composing form model that is most similar to set form is selected from the plurality of candidate points. Further, the candidate points and the form model are compared with each other, and correction is performed by adding a region forming structure or by deleting a region, or the like. Accordingly, the structure is detected in image data. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085702 | OBJECT TRACKING BY HIERARCHICAL ASSOCIATION OF DETECTION RESPONSES - Systems, methods, and computer readable storage media are described that can provide a multi-level hierarchical framework to progressively associate detection responses, in which different methods and models are adopted to improve tracking robustness. A modified transition matrix for the Hungarian algorithm can be used to solve the association problem that considers not only initialization, termination and transition of tracklets but also false alarm hypotheses. A Bayesian inference approach can be used to automatically estimate a scene structure model as the high-level knowledge for the long-range trajectory association. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085703 | Method and apparatus for automatic object identification - A method and system for processing image data to identify objects in an image. Terrain types are identified in the image. A second image is generated identifying areas of the image which border regions of different intensities by identifying a gradient magnitude value for each pixel of the image. A filtered image is generated from the second image, the filtered image identifying potential objects which have a smaller radius than the size of a filter and a different brightness than background pixels surrounding the potential objects. The second image and the filtered image are compared to identify potential objects as an object. A potential object is identified as an object if the potential object has a gradient magnitude greater than a threshold gradient magnitude, and the threshold gradient magnitude is based on the terrain type identified in the portion of the image where the potential object is located. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085704 | Markerless motion capturing apparatus and method - A markerless motion capturing apparatus and method is provided. The markerless motion capturing apparatus may track a pose and a motion of a performer from an image, inputted from a camera, without using a marker or a sensor, and thereby may extend an application of the markerless motion capturing apparatus and selection of a location. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085705 | DETECTION OF BODY AND PROPS - A system and method for detecting and tracking targets including body parts and props is described. In one aspect, the disclosed technology acquires one or more depth images, generates one or more classification maps associated with one or more body parts and one or more props, tracks the one or more body parts using a skeletal tracking system, tracks the one or more props using a prop tracking system, and reports metrics regarding the one or more body parts and the one or more props. In some embodiments, feedback may occur between the skeletal tracking system and the prop tracking system. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085706 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOCALIZING AN OBJECT OF INTEREST IN A SUBJECT - The present invention relates to a device, a method and a computer program which allow for the localization of an object of interest in a subject. The device includes a registration unit ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110085707 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF FEATURES ON AN ELECTRONIC MAP - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for automatically identifying features of an electronic map. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085708 | MULTIPLEXED BIOMETRIC IMAGING - Some embodiments of the present invention disclose systems and methods for a multiplexed multispectral imaging, object discrimination, background discrimination, and/or object identification. In some embodiments, a multispectral sensor is provided that includes at least two illumination sources and an imager with a color filter array. The two illumination sources can illuminate a platen with light having distinct illumination angles as well as distinct characteristics, such as distinct wavelengths or wavelength bands and/or distinct polarization conditions. The color filter array, which may be integral with the imager or separate therefrom, can filter light based on the specific distinctions between the two illumination sources. A single image of an object at the platen can be acquired. Individual pixels of the image will then be highly associated with one or the other illumination source. Because of the filtering by the color filter array, this image will include information about the illumination angle. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085709 | CONTACT HISTORY RECORDING SYSTEM, CONTACT HISTORY RECORDING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A contact history recording system for recording a contact history for each of target portions in an apparatus in cases of being contacted by a person, including: a plurality of transmitters, each installed at each of the target portions; and a receiver which communicates with the plurality of transmitters, wherein each transmitter includes: a memory section which previously stores individual identification information of a target portion where a transmitter is installed; and transmitting section which transmits the individual identification information stored in the memory section in cases where the target portion where the transmitter is installed is contacted by a person, and wherein the receiver includes: a receiving section which receives the individual identification information transmitted from the transmitter; and a control section which inputs the individual identification information received by the receiving section to a recording section to record the inputted individual identification information. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085710 | USING RELEVANCE FEEDBACK IN FACE RECOGNITION - Images are searched to locate faces that are the same as a query face. Images that include a face that is the same as the query face may be presented to a user as search result images. Images also may be sorted by the faces included in the images and presented to the user as sorted search result images. The user may provide explicit or implicit feedback regarding the search result images. Additional feedback may be inferred regarding the search result images based on the user-provided feedback, and the results may be updated based on the user-provided and inferred feedback. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085711 | FINGER IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image pickup scheme capable of always providing an optimum quality of a blood vessel pattern, in image pickup of a blood vessel pattern of a finger using transmitted light, without being affected by a difference, if any, in an external environment. A personal identification apparatus includes light sources for irradiating light to be transmitted by a finger, an image pickup unit for picking up an image using light transmitted by the finger, finger detection unit for detecting that the finger exists in a predetermined position, finger region extraction unit for extracting a region occupied by the finger from an image picked up by the image pickup unit, and gain changing unit for changing an amplification factor of image pickup elements in the image pickup unit on the basis of a picture quality of a specific region within the extracted region. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085712 | Method For Imaging Biomaterial Erosion In Vivo - A method for imaging the erosion of a biomaterial is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for imaging a labeled biomaterial so that the erosion of the biomaterial is measured in vivo over a period of time. A biomaterial such as, for example, a hydrogel including polyethylene glycol (PEG) is labeled with a fluorescent or bioluminescent marker. The labeled biomaterial is then employed in the construction of an implanted medical device such as, for example, an endovascular stent. Furthermore, the labeled biomaterial may be utilized to form a drug delivery system that releases a controlled amount of a drug into a local region within a patient. The erosion of the biomaterial is monitored through a noninvasive imaging method. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085713 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A TOOTH REGION - A method for identifying tooth regions. The method includes generating a first threshold image from a first tooth image by selecting intensity data values higher than a first predetermined threshold value c | 2011-04-14 |
20110085714 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING A CARIOUS LESION AREA - A method for extracting a carious lesion area from sound regions of a tooth. In one embodiment, the method includes generating a digital image of the tooth; identifying tooth regions; extracting a suspicious lesion area by using a marker-controlled watershed algorithm or by using a morphological bottom-hat based method along with a multi-resolution surface reconstruction method; and removing false positives. In another embodiment, the method includes generating a digital image of the tooth comprising obtaining a fluorescence image of the tooth, obtaining a reflectance image of the tooth, and combining image data for the fluorescence and reflectance images; identifying tooth regions; extracting suspicious lesion areas; and removing false positives. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085715 | METHOD FOR LOCATING AN INTERPROXIMAL TOOTH REGION - A method for locating one or more interproximal tooth regions in a digital tooth image. The method can be executed at least in part on data processing hardware. The method includes generating the digital tooth image from a fluorescence image of one or more teeth and a reflectance image of the one or more teeth, so as to combine image data from the fluorescence and reflectance images. The digital tooth image has intensity values for pixels corresponding to the one or more teeth and background. The method identifies one or more tooth regions by processing the digital tooth image and locates the one or more interproximal tooth regions according to the one or more identified tooth regions. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085716 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING REGISTRATION ACCURACY IN DIGITAL MEDICAL IMAGES - A method of verifying a registration of a digital image includes receiving a reference image and a moving image registered to the reference image representing the same object, selecting one or more landmarks in the images, defining a neighborhood in the domain of each image near each selected landmark, extracting feature sets from the neighborhoods for the reference image and the registered moving image, calculating a total quality measure of the registration of the moving image from a distance metric applied to the feature sets extracted from the neighborhoods of the reference image and the registered moving image, comparing the total quality measure to a threshold determined from a reference atlas for the object represented in the image, and determining whether to accept or reject the registration of the moving image based on the comparison result. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085717 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes: a model estimator that models gradient variations of pixel values in an image of a captured object, which is an in-vivo image, according to the pixel values in the image; and an abnormality candidate detector that detects an abnormality candidate area on the object shown in the image according to a difference between a pixel value of each pixel constituting the image and an estimated pixel value of each pixel, the estimated pixel value being determined according to the modeled gradient variations of the pixel values. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085718 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE RESOLUTION IMPROVEMENT IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY - A method and system for selective resolution improvement in computed tomography (CT) scanning. The method includes receiving scan data representative of a scanned object from a CT scanner and reconstructing the scan data using a first algorithm to create a first set of reconstructed data. A region of interest is identified within the first set of reconstructed data. A portion of the scan data corresponding to the region of interest is reconstructed using a second algorithm to create a second set of reconstructed data. The first set of reconstructed data and the second set of reconstructed data are combined to create combined reconstructed data. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085719 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMAGE ARTIFACT REDUCTION IN FAST KVP SWITCHING CT - A CT system includes a generator configured to energize an x-ray source to a first kilovoltage (kVp) and to a second kVp, and a computer that is programmed to acquire a first view dataset with the x-ray source energized to the first kVp and a second view dataset with the x-ray source energized to the second kVp, generate a base correction image using the first view dataset and the second view dataset, and reconstruct a pair of base material images from the first view dataset and from the second view dataset. The computer is also programmed to estimate artifact correlation in the pair of base material images using the base correction image, generate a pair of final base material images and a final monochromatic image, and correct one of the pair of final base material images and the final monochromatic image at a keV value using the estimated artifact correlation. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085720 | Automatic Registration Technique - Registration between a digital image of a branched structure and a real-time indicator representing a location of a sensor inside the branched structure is achieved by using the sensor to “paint” a digital picture of the inside of the structure. Once enough location data has been collected, registration is achieved. The registration is “automatic” in the sense that navigation through the branched structure necessarily results in the collection of additional location data and, as a result, registration is continually refined. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085721 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DIFFUSE EXCITATION IN IMAGING - The invention concerns a coupling device for at least one optical fibre ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110085722 | CORRECTION OF DISTORTIONS IN DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - In a method and magnetic resonance apparatus for correction of image distortions that occur in acquisition of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance images of an examination subject, a reference image is acquired without diffusion weighting, a first diffusion-weighted image is acquired for a diffusion direction, a second diffusion-weighted image is acquired for the same diffusion direction, with the acquisition of the second diffusion-weighted image taking place at least with a different diffusion weighting or a different diffusion gradient polarity than the acquisition of the first diffusion-weighted image. Distortion parameters for the correction of image distortions in the acquired diffusion-weighted images are acquired, and the first diffusion-weighted image is deskewed with a first set of deskewing parameters, and the second diffusion-weighted image is deskewed with a second set of deskewing parameters. The first set and second set of deskewing parameters are correlated, and the deskewing parameters are determined by simultaneous minimization of differences between the deskewed first image and the reference image and differentiation between the deskewed second image and the reference image. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085723 | Mask Program Defect Test - A method and programmed defect test database for designing and building programmed defect test masks. The method uses a defect free mask that is compared to a ‘defective’ database. A variety of defect types and sizes is programmed into the database and used to inspect the defect-free mask. All defects programmed into the database are not affected by performing the method, regardless of size, so the resolution capability of an inspection tool can be determined. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085724 | APPLICATION STATE INSPECTING METHOD - A paste Pst applied onto a substrate Pb in a predetermined drawing pattern is imaged to acquire the image (step ST | 2011-04-14 |
20110085725 | WAFER EDGE INSPECTION AND METROLOGY - Some aspects of the present invention relate to a wafer inspection method. A plurality of images is acquired about an edge portion of a wafer. Each of the images comprises a pixel array having a first dimension and a second dimension. A composite image of compressed pixel arrays is generated by compressing each of the pixel arrays in the first dimension and concatenating the pixel arrays. The composite image is analyzed to identify a wafer feature, for example using a sinusoidal line fit. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085726 | Tunable Wavelength Illumination System - A lithographic apparatus has an alignment system including a radiation source configured to convert narrow-band radiation into continuous, flat and broad-band radiation. An acoustically tunable narrow pass-band filter filters the broad-band radiation into narrow-band linearly polarized radiation. The narrow-band radiation may be focused on alignment targets of a wafer so as to enable alignment of the wafer. In an embodiment, the filter is configured to modulate an intensity and wavelength of radiation produced by the radiation source and to have multiple simultaneous pass-bands. The radiation source generates radiation that has high spatial coherence and low temporal coherence. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085727 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MARKING A STEREOSCOPIC FILM - A system and method for marking a stereoscopic film with colors are provided. The system and method provides for marking a left image with a mark and a right image with a mark having complementary colors, wherein upon viewing, the marks are not visible under certain conditions. The system and method provide for acquiring a stereoscopic image, the stereoscopic image including a first image and a second image, applying a first mark to the first image in a predetermined location, the first mark having a first color, and applying a second mark to the second image in substantially the same predetermined location as in the first image, the second mark having a second color that is different than the first color of the first mark, wherein when viewed in three-dimensional mode, the first mark and the second mark combine into a single mark of one color. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085728 | DETECTING NEAR DUPLICATE IMAGES - Near duplicate images are detected based on local structure feature matching of local features that are extracted from the images. The matching process also may involve detecting near duplicate images based on metadata features and global image features. A computation-sensitive cascaded classifier may be used together with an on-demand feature extraction to detect near duplicate images with improved efficiency and reduced computational cost. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085729 | DE-NOISING METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS FOR IMAGE SENSOR - A de-noising method includes: comparing a pixel value of a target pixel with pixel values of a plurality of nearby pixels, wherein each of the target pixel and the nearby pixels corresponds to a specific color component; for each nearby pixel of the nearby pixels, checking if a difference between the pixel value of the target pixel and a pixel value of a nearby pixel of the nearby pixels is smaller than a specific noise threshold value, and when the difference between the pixel value of the target pixel and the pixel value of the nearby pixel is smaller than the specific noise threshold value, setting the nearby pixel as a similar nearby pixel; and updating the pixel value of the target pixel according to the pixel value of the target pixel and a pixel value of each similar nearby pixel. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085730 | METHOD FOR PIXEL COLOR CORRECTION AND PIXEL COLOR CORRECTING APPARATUS THEREOF - A method for pixel color correction includes the steps of determining a gray degree of a designated pixel; generating an adjusted color correction matrix according to the gray degree of the designated pixel; and applying the adjusted color correction matrix to the designated pixel to correct color errors of the designated pixel. The gray degree is generated according to a ratio of the chrominance information to the luminance information. A weighted sum of a reference color correction matrix and a unity matrix is calculated to generate the adjusted color correction matrix, and weighting factors of the reference color correction matrix and the unity matrix are determined by the gray degree, wherein the unity matrix is a fundamental matrix without color correction. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085731 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR RECOGNIZING FIREWORKS, METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A digital image processing apparatus recognizes an image of a firework and performs image quality processing on the image. The digital image processing apparatus for recognizing a firework may include a digital signal processor (DSP) that recognizes a firework in a scene recognition mode based on data regarding luminance and size of flames of the firework of a live view image including at least two consecutively input frames, and that performs image quality processing on the live view image. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085732 | QR CODE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A QR code processing method includes an edge processing process, a QR code positioning process and a projection modification process. The edge processing process converts an original image into a binarized input image. The QR code positioning process includes a group search process and a tag search process. The group search process includes: deriving a plurality of luminance groups according to luminance values of pixels within an input image; identifying a plurality of finder pattern groups complying with QR code finder pattern among the plurality of luminance groups according to a central point of each luminance group; and deriving position information of each finder pattern group. The tag search process derives position information of the QR code according to the position information of the finder pattern groups. The projection modification process converts the input image into a modified image according to the position information of the QR code. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085733 | DEFINING IMAGE FEATURES AND USING FEATURES TO MONITOR IMAGE TRANSFORMATIONS - For monitoring an image transformation such as aspect ratio conversion, an image feature is defined by identifying a position in the image having a local spatial maximum value and then identifying four other positions in the image having local spatial minimum values such that the four minimum value positions surround the position of the maximum, a first pair of the minimums lie on a first line passing through maximum and a second pair of the minimums lie on a second line passing through the maximum. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085734 | ROBUST VIDEO RETRIEVAL UTILIZING VIDEO DATA - Techniques for determining if two video signals match by extracting features from a first and second video signal, and cross-correlating the features thereby providing a cross-correlation score at each of a number of time lags, and finally determining the similarity score based on both the cross-correlation scores. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085735 | EDGE DETECTION FOR MIXED RASTER CONTENT (MRC) IMAGES FOR IMPROVED COMPRESSION AND IMAGE QUALITY - A method for detecting edge pixels in an image plane based on intensity and neutrality of a current pixel is provided. The method includes detecting the edge pixels in the image plane based on predetermined criteria. The predetermined criteria determining whether: (a) a difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the specified characteristic is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold; and (b) (i) a difference between a current value and the minimum value of the specified characteristic, or (ii) a difference between a current value and the maximum value of the specified characteristic is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold. The predetermined thresholds are determined based on intensity and neutrality of the current pixel. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085736 | METHOD FOR WATERTIGHT EVALUATION OF AN APPROXIMATE CATMULL-CLARK SURFACE - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth technique for watertight evaluation of Gregory patches for Catmull-Clark subdivision surfaces. Each boundary of each patch within a subdivision surface is configured to be owned by one related patch. In general, a given patch may own specific control points for the patch, while certain other control points for the patch may need to be reconstructed because the control points are owned by an adjacent patch. For a given patch, each control point along to a shared boundary is consistently generated using reconstruction data available to the patch. The reconstruction data is generated from values associated with a patch that owns the shared boundary. Because numerically identical data is used to evaluate each patch at each boundary, the boundaries are watertight. One advantage of the present invention is that watertight evaluation may be achieved using similar computational effort versus conventional non-watertight evaluation techniques. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085737 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING EDGES WITHIN AN IMAGE - The present invention relates to a method for detecting edges within an image. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085738 | EDGE EXTRACTION APPARATUS, SURVEYING EQUIPMENT, AND PROGRAM - An edge extraction device can reduce detected noise other than a contour of an article, and can improve the operability. The edge extraction device includes: an edge detection section which calculates edge strength from an image and detects an edge; a labeling processing section which performs labeling processing on the edge detected by the edge detection section and calculates a length of the edge; an edge enhancement processing section which performs edge enhancement processing by using a value corresponding to the length of the edge, which is calculated by the labeling processing section, and the edge strength, which is calculated by the edge detection; and an edge extraction section which performs binarization processing on a value of the image, which is enhanced by the edge enhancement processing section, by using an adjustable threshold value, and extracts a predetermined edge. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085739 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SIMILARITY SEARCH OF IMAGES - A system and method for an efficient semantic similarity search of images with a classification structure are provided. The system and method provide for building a semantic classification-search tree for the plurality of images, the classification tree including at least two categories of images, each category of images representing a subset of the plurality of images, receiving a query image, classifying the query image to select one of the at least two categories of images, and restricting the search for the image of interest using the query image to the selected one of the at least two categories of images. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085740 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODIFYING IMAGE QUALITY - A method and a system with which the quality of an image derived from or addressed to a chain of appliances can be modified. Formatted information related to defects of the appliances is employed. The method and system: compile directories of sources of formatted information related to the said appliances, search automatically for the formatted information related to the appliances, and modify the image automatically by image-processing software and/or image-processing components by taking into account the obtained formatted information. The formatted information can be modified as a function of variable characteristics of the image to be processed and/or the appliances. With the method and system it is possible to process images derived from appliances that have diverse origins and that have been commercialized gradually over time. Such a method and system are applicable to processing of photographic or video images and in optical instrumentation, industrial controls, robotics, metrology, etc. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085741 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EDITING IMAGES - Methods and apparatus for editing an image having focused and defocused objects are provided in the present application. According to an embodiment, the method comprises: determining blurriness of edge pixels in the image; propagating the determined blurriness to non-edge pixels adjacent to each of the edge pixels so as to determine blurriness of the non-edge pixels; estimating a focus map based on the blurriness of the edge pixels and the non-edge pixels to identify the defocused objects and the focused objects; and refocusing the defocused objects based on the focus map or defocusing at least one of the defocused objects and the focused objects. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085742 | FAST IMAGE RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT WITH DE-PIXELING - An output image that corresponds to a higher-resolution version of a source image is produced. In this process, source pixels of the source image are processed with a set of linear non-separable filter kernels to produce the output image with a corresponding output pixel block of constituent output pixels for each of the source pixels. The set of filter kernels has a mean substantially equal to an identity filter such that a downscaling of the of the output image to a resolution level of the source image produces a downscaled image that is substantially identical to the source image. For each of the source pixels, each of the filter kernels in the set is applied to a local neighborhood of the source pixel to produce a respective value of each of the constituent output pixels of the corresponding output pixel block. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085743 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING RINGING ARTIFACTS OF IMAGE DECONVOLUTION - The present invention relates to a method for reducing ringing artifacts of image deconvolution. A deconvolution is applied to the original blurred image and edges are detected within the deconvolved image. Then edge tapering on the original blurred image is performed based on the detected edges. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085744 | No-Reference Spatial Aliasing Measure for Digital Image Resizing - A method for detecting aliasing artifacts includes receiving a second image that has been converted from a first image and evaluating the second image using a computer to detect aliasing artifacts due to the conversion, where the evaluation is performed without reference to the first image. The second image is a different size than the first image The second image is evaluated by identifying patches in the image that are likely to contain strong directional energy with few distractions and to estimate a direction component for each of the identified patches. The total energy of each patch is partitioned into an estimated signal energy and an estimated aliasing energy. The estimated aliasing energy and the estimated signal energy of each of the identified patches are combined to obtain an estimate of the aliasing artifacts in the image. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085745 | SEAM CARVING FOR IMAGE RESIZING - A method for modifying an input digital image having input dimensions defined by a number of input rows and input columns to form an output digital image where the number of rows or columns is reduced by one, comprising an image energy map determined from the input image; determining a seam path responsive to the image energy map; imposing constraints on the seam path; and removing pixels along the seam path to modify the input digital image. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085746 | FEED BAG CONSTRUCTION - A feed bag construction is provided comprising a feed bag, a first conduit sealed to the feed bag, a second conduit sealed to the interior of the feed bag for supplying wash reagent to the feed bag and a one piece cap that is removably mounted on the first conduit. The first conduit is provided with a hand operated butterfly valve to open or close the conduit. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085747 | Pouch and Airtight Resealable Closure Mechanism Therefor - A pouch has an elongate closure mechanism adapted to provide vacuum retention within an interior of the pouch over an extended period of time when sealed. The closure mechanism includes a first pair of interlocking members that resealably mate together, a second pair of interlocking members that resealably mate together, and a pair of sealing members that form an air tight seal separate from the interlocking members disposed between the first and second pairs of interlocking members. The closure members are connected with opposing panels of the pouch in a manner designed to provide differential opening and closing forces. The pouch may include a check valve and air evacuation channels to aid in evacuating air from the interior. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085748 | Flow Channels for a Pouch - A pouch includes first and second opposing pouch walls and a plurality of flow channel protuberances that defines a flow channel between the first and second pouch walls and is disposed on an inner surface of at least one of the first or second pouch walls. At least one of the plurality of protuberances includes a first component extending from the at least one of the first or second pouch walls and a second component extending at a non-zero angle from the first component. The flow channel extends between an opening of the pouch and a portion of an interior of the pouch that is spaced from the opening. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085749 | Open Mesh Material and Bags Made Therefrom - An open mesh material includes filaments ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110085750 | FOLDING COLLAPSIBLE BAG - A folding collapsible bag includes a soft collapsible bag body, a first base member and a second base member bilaterally and separately set in and affixed to the bag body for stretching the bottom side of the bag body into a planar shape, a first supporting element and a second supporting element respectively made by bending a resilient wire rod into shape and bilaterally obliquely set in and affixed to the bag body to support the periphery of the bag body in shape, and a set of matching fastening members fastenable to each other to hold the bag body in a collapsed condition when the first base member and the second base member are respectively upwardly biased toward the first supporting element and the second supporting element. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085751 | SLEEVE BEARING SYSTEM - An exemplary sleeve bearing system includes a bearing housing, a sleeve bearing and a resilient washer. The bearing housing defines a receiving hole therein. The receiving hole has a first diameter. The sleeve bearing has a second diameter which is slightly less than the first diameter, and the sleeve bearing is received in the receiving hole of the bearing housing. The resilient washer is received in the receiving hole of the bearing housing and is fitted around the sleeve bearing. The resilient washer is sandwiched between the bearing housing and the sleeve bearing and resiliently abuts an outer circumferential surface of the sleeve bearing to thereby mount the sleeve bearing in the receiving hole of the bearing housing. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085752 | AUXILIARY BEARING SYSTEM FOR MAGNETICALLY SUPPORTED ROTOR SYSTEM - An auxiliary bearing system for a magnetically supported rotor system according to which the auxiliary bearing system includes at least two mounting pad assemblies having compliantly mounted body members. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085753 | AUXILIARY BEARING SYSTEM WITH OIL RING FOR MAGNETICALLY SUPPORTED ROTOR SYSTEM - An auxiliary bearing system having a sleeve through which a shaft extends. A gap may be defined between the sleeve and the shaft when a primary bearing system supports the shaft, and the sleeve may engage and rotate with the shaft when the primary bearing system does not support the shaft. An oil ring may extend circumferentially around the sleeve and rotate in response to the rotating sleeve when the sleeve engages and rotates with the shaft. The rotating oil ring may distribute lubricant within the auxiliary bearing system. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085754 | AUXILIARY BEARING SYSTEM WITH OIL RESERVOIR FOR MAGNETICALLY SUPPORTED ROTOR SYSTEM - An auxiliary bearing including a bearing mount disposed circumferentially about a shaft. A support wall may extend radially inward from the bearing mount, and the support wall may define a first annular cavity. An outer race may be coupled to a radially inner surface of the support wall. An inner race may be rotatably coupled to the outer race, and a plurality of rolling elements may be disposed between the inner and outer races. A pool of lubricant may be disposed within the first annular cavity, and at least a lowermost one of the plurality of rolling elements may be at least partially disposed in the pool. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085755 | Roller bearing seal - A bearing assembly is presented having a novel bearing seal design that, in one embodiment, combines the sealing advantages of both a labyrinth-like seal in combination with a contact seal. The seal is held perpendicularly to the sealing surface, and in one embodiment, substantially divides the sealing forces equally between the lubricant seal portion and the dust seal portion of the seal by virtue of the symmetry of the seal geometry and the application of the resisting force substantially along the seal body's centerline. The seal departs from the cantilever geometry of prior art seal designs, and in one embodiment, provides an inherently stiffer seal. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085756 | SWING BEARING AND METHOD OF PROCESSING RACEWAY GROOVE OF THE SAME - A swing bearing assembly includes a plurality of balls ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110085757 | THRUST PLATE FOR ENGAGING A BEARING OF A DRIVE ASSEMBLY - A thrust plate for use in a drive assembly between an end of an axle shaft and a bearing, the bearing retained within a housing of a rotatable final drive component, the thrust plate having a first end that defines an axle engaging wear surface and a second end that includes an extension configured for fitted engagement with the bearing, the thrust plate further including a central axis of rotation, where the axle engaging wear surface is disposed transverse to the central axis. A thrust plate and bearing assembly for a final drive cover plate includes the thrust plate in combination with a spherical thrust bearing, these components also being provided in a rebuild kit. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085758 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SENSOR MODULE AND OPTICAL SENSOR MODULE OBTAINED THEREBY - A method of manufacturing an optical sensor module which eliminates the need for the operation of alignment between a core in an optical waveguide section and an optical element in a substrate section and which achieves improvement in alignment accuracy and reduction in costs, and an optical sensor module obtained thereby. An optical waveguide section W | 2011-04-14 |
20110085759 | COMPOSITE THIN FILM, AND ATMOSPHERE SENSOR AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE SENSOR EACH INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed is a composite thin film that can be expanded in surface area of an organic compound film having a surface, on which specific molecules are adsorbed, can increase the number of reactive sites per single layer of the organic compound film, and can be produced with a low number of laminations, and is excellent in productivity. The composite thin film is furthermore excellent in applicability in enabling reactive sites to be modified with a functional molecule to enable application to sensors of high sensitivity and molecular devices, etc., of improved function. The composite thin film is formed on a surface of a support and is characterized in that the composite thin film has at least one layer of each of the following films of (a) and (b) on the surface of the support. That is, (a) a microparticle film formed by adsorption of microparticles, and (b) an organic compound film formed by adsorption of an organic compound. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085760 | OPTICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided is an optical device. The optical device includes a substrate having a waveguide region and a mounting region, a planar lightwave circuit (PLC) waveguide including a lower-clad layer and an upper-clad layer on the waveguide region of the substrate and a platform core between the lower-clad layer and the upper-clad layer, a terrace defined by etching the lower-clad layer on the mounting region of the substrate, the terrace including an interlocking part, an optical active chip mounted on the mounting region of the substrate, the optical active chip including a chip core therein, and a chip alignment mark disposed on a mounting surface of the optical active chip. The optical active chip is aligned by interlocking between the interlocking part of the terrace and the chip alignment mark of the optical active chip and mounted on the mounting region. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085761 | ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATING - An arrayed waveguide grating includes: at least one first waveguide; a first slab waveguide connected to the at least one first waveguide; a plurality of second waveguides; a second slab waveguide connected to the plurality of second waveguides; and an arrayed waveguide. The arrayed waveguide includes: M channel waveguides connected between the first slab waveguide and the second slab waveguide, wherein M is a natural number; and a phase correcting portion configured to provide a predetermined phase to at least a part of the M channel waveguides by one or both of a width and a length of the at least the part of the M channel waveguides being changed. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085762 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR WITH REFERENCE HOLE - An optical fiber connector includes a mating portion defining a coupled direction and including pairs of lenses and a pair of guiding portions. The pair of guiding portions each defines a guiding hole through a front face thereof in the coupled direction. Each guiding hole has a cross section of a polygon shape in the coupled direction and is configured with an imaginary circle perpendicular to the coupled direction. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085763 | Multi-Fiber Interface To Photonic Subassembly - A multiple piecepart alignment and attachment configuration for mating a fiber array (or even a single fiber) with a silicon photonic subassembly utilizes ever-tightening alignment tolerances to align the fiber array with a similar array of waveguides (or other devices) formed within the photonic subassembly. A box-shaped fiber holder is formed to include a plurality of grooves within its bottom interior surface to initially support the fiber array. A separate piecepart in the form of a lid is mated to, and aligned with, the silicon photonic subassembly. The lid is formed to include registration features on its underside that fit into alignment detents formed in the top surface of the silicon photonic subassembly upon attachment. The lid also includes a number of grooves formed on its underside that will capture the top surface of the fibers as the fiber holder is slide into place over the lid. The grooves within the lid function to tighten the pitch of the fiber array and ultimately control the lateral and vertical alignment between the fiber array and the subassembly. The subassembly is also formed to include etched channels along the endface (the channels aligned with optical waveguides/devices in the substrate) to mate with the fiber holder, where the optical fibers are ultimately positioned within the channels so as to be in alignment with the optical waveguides/devices. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085764 | MODULAR OPTICAL MULTIPLE PLUG-TYPE CONNECTOR - The present disclosure ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110085765 | OPTICAL FIBER COUPLER - An optical fiber coupler apparatus for coupling ends of a first and second optical fiber of a substantially equal diameter includes: three cylindrical rods whose longitudinal axes are substantially parallel and in a triangular arrangement, a pressing mechanism, and an urging mechanism. The pressing mechanism presses the rods together, forming a central space that is substantially parallel to the axes, such that an end of the first optical fiber that is inserted into one end of the central space is held substantially collinearly with an end of the second optical fiber that is inserted into an opposite end of the central space. The urging mechanism urges the inserted end of the first optical fiber against the inserted end of the second optical fiber. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085766 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED POSITION MECHANISM FOR HOLDING AN OPTICAL MODULE THEREOF - An optical connector includes an insultive housing, and an optical module disposed on the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a top surface, a bottom surface, a cavity and a number of slim slots recessed from the bottom surface. The slim slots extend along a front to back direction and located behind the cavity. The optical module has a base received in the cavity and a number of fibers retained on the base and extending along a front to back direction. Each fiber has a coupling portion retained in the base, a positioning portion behind the coupling portion, and a connecting portion backwardly extending out of the insulative housing. The positioning portions are respectively positioned in the slim slots for holding the base to prevent the base from overly moving along a transverse direction. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085767 | Cooled Laser Module - An optoelectronic device includes a header having a plurality of pins extending therethrough, a thermo-electric cooling device mounted adjacent to a side of the header and an optoelectronic assembly mounted on the thermo-electric cooling device. The optoelectronic assembly includes a light emitting device operable to emit an optical signal in response to an electric signal received by at least one of the plurality of pins, and a lens assembly operable to receive at least some of the light emitted by the light emitting device, the lens assembly having a lens. A cap substantially encloses the thermo-electric cooling device and the optoelectronic assembly. The cap has a window operable to transmit light emitted by the optoelectronic assembly. The lens is the only optical component in the lens assembly. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085768 | OPTICAL FIBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER - An optical fiber having excellent strength that can be manufactured at low cost, as well as a method for making such optical fiber, is provided. An optical fiber | 2011-04-14 |
20110085769 | WIDE BANDWIDTH, LOW LOSS PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBERS - Various embodiments include photonic bandgap fibers (PBGF). Some PBGF embodiments have a hollow core (HC) and may have a square lattice (SQL). In various embodiments, SQL PBGF can have a cladding region including 2-10 layers of air-holes. In various embodiments, an HC SQL PBGF can be configured to provide a relative wavelength transmission window Δλ/λc larger than about 0.35 and a minimum transmission loss in a range from about 70 dB/km to about 0.1 dB/km. In some embodiments, the HC SQL PBGF can be a polarization maintaining fiber. Methods of fabricating PBGF are also disclosed along with some examples of fabricated fibers. Various applications of PBGF are also described. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085770 | SINGLE MODE OPTICAL FIBER WITH DEPRESSED TRENCH - An optical fiber having a core and an outer cladding, the core including from its center outward a central core having a radius and a refractive index difference with respect to the outer cladding, and a depressed inner cladding. The depressed inner cladding includes at least a first portion having a radius and a refractive index difference with respect to the outer cladding, the first portion preferably being adjacent to the central core, and a second portion adjacent to the first portion constituting a depressed trench having a radius, and a refractive index difference with respect to the outer cladding. The first portion of the inner cladding has a refractive index below the refractive index of the outer cladding, and the depressed trench has a refractive index that is lower than the refractive index of the first portion of the depressed inner cladding. The outer radius of the depressed inner cladding of the optical fiber is between 28 μm and 40 μm, the LP | 2011-04-14 |
20110085771 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CELLULAR PHONE, FLEXIBLE CABLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE FORMING BODY - According to the electronic apparatus and cellular phone of the present invention, in an optical waveguide forming body of a flexible cable, an air layer is provided in a deforming section which experiences bending deformation as a result of the movement of a second body relative to a first body (either a pivoting or sliding movement), and the position of this air layer becomes located on the outer circumferential side of a core when the deforming section undergoes bending deformation. As a result of this, it is possible to ensure sufficient flexibility and to also achieve a sufficient improvement in the folding endurance of the core portion for this optical waveguide forming body to be utilized in practical applications. Moreover, it is possible to suppress light loss and achieve high-speed, large-capacity transmissions even when the optical waveguide forming body of a flexible cable experiences bending deformation due to the relative movement of the second body relative to the first body. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085772 | Buffered Large Core Fiber - An optical fiber comprising: (i) a multi-mode silica based glass core, said core having a 80-300 μm diameter and an index of refraction n | 2011-04-14 |
20110085773 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - Provided is an optical waveguide and a method of forming the same. The optical waveguide comprises inductive thin films and a waveguide thin film. The inductive thin films are disposed to be separated from each other. The waveguide thin film fills a gap which separates the inductive thin films, and covers at least one portion of the inductive thin films. A refractive index of the waveguide thin film is greater than refractive indexes of the inductive thin films. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085774 | FIBER OPTIC ADAPTER PLATES WITH INTEGRATED FIBER OPTIC ADAPTERS - Structures, devices and methods are provided for creating fiber optic adapter plates with integrated fiber optic adapters. In one aspect, fiber optic adapter plates having integrated fiber optic adapter subassemblies are formed from a moldable plastic. For example, a molded plastic fiber optic adapter plate can include a molded plastic adapter back plate having a plurality of integrated fiber optic adapter subassemblies and one or more attachment mechanisms that facilitate locating and attaching an adapter front plate having a corresponding plurality of integrated fiber optic adapter subassemblies on the adapter front plate. Advantages provided by integrating fiber optic adapters into the molded plastic assemblies include superior mechanical strength, manufacturing cost reductions and adapter placement flexibility among other advantages. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085775 | PACKAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING FIBERS - A packaging system and method for use with a fiber, and in particular, an optical fiber of the type typically used for surgical procedures, in order to protect the fiber during storage and shipping and also allow the fiber to be easily dispensed in a controlled manner by an end user. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085776 | High-Density Patch-Panel Assemblies for Optical Fiber Telecommunications - Patch panel assemblies ( | 2011-04-14 |
20110085777 | Systems and Methods for Generating Compact Multiangle Video - Provided are systems and methods for providing expedited production of compact multi-angle video. Methods include capturing video content of a moving video subject and a background portion that is proximate the moving video subject as digital video data and generating a motion video data file from multiple sequentially numbered transparent background still image data files that correspond to the digital video data. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085778 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - An imaging device includes a display unit for displaying a video image being captured, an index operating unit for inputting an instruction for an index, and an index setting unit for setting as an index section, a section in the video image captured for a predetermined time period including a time point of a user's operation of inputting the instruction for the index, in response to one user's operation on the index operating unit while the video image is captured. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085779 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PLAYBACK DEVICE, PLAYBACK METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, a playback device, a playback method, and a recording medium, which enable the same information to be added to pictures corresponding to a basic stream and an extended stream to be used for display of a 3D image. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085780 | Systems and Methods for Indexing Media Files Using Brainwave Signals - A method may include selecting a media file and determining if the selected media file has been indexed. If the media file has not been indexed, the method may include playing the selected media file on a media device while simultaneously measure a brainwave signal of a user with a sensor, where the brainwave signal indicates an attention level of the user. Next, the method may include indexing the media file by correlating the measured brainwave signal to the media file and storing the media file and the measured brainwave signal in storage device. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085781 | CONTENT RECORDER TIMING ALIGNMENT - A portion of audio content is captured from a network, and a time of occurrence of the captured portion of audio content is determined. An audio fingerprint is generated based on the captured portion of audio content. The generated audio fingerprint is matched to a program scheduled to be recorded. Based on the time of occurrence of the captured portion of audio content, a determination is made as to whether the program is running on-schedule. In one aspect, if it is determined that the program is not running on-schedule, an adjusted recording start time and/or an adjusted recording end time is calculated. In another aspect, if it is determined that the program is running on-schedule, the program is recorded according to a predetermined recording start time and/or a predetermined recording end time. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085782 | METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING AUDIO DATA WITH SECONDARY DATA - Disclosed is a method for synchronizing audio data with secondary data. The method includes the step of providing indexes of events corresponding to frames in an audio stream, the step of relating the secondary data to the indexes of the events, the step of checking the indexes of the events to determine whether an event of interest is reached or not, and the step of playing some of the secondary data corresponding to the event of interest if the event of interest is reached. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085783 | DUAL CHIMNEY FLAT PANEL CONVECTION AIR SPACE HEATER - A space heater and a method for generating a convection flow of air through chimneys of the space heater for heating an area adjoining the space heater is provided. The space heater includes a first panel, a second panel, and an element having one or more heatable surfaces. The second panel is coupled to the first panel and the element is located therebetween to define the chimneys between the first panel and the second panel. The element has the one or more heatable surfaces located within the chimneys. When activated, the one or more heatable surfaces create thermal energy for generating heated air within the chimneys, the heated air flowing by convection substantially upwardly through the chimneys to provide the heated air to the area adjoining the space heater. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085784 | IMAGING DEVICE WITH IMAGE BLURRING REDUCTION FUNCTION - In an imaging device including a mechanical image blurring correction and a sensitivity image blurring reduction, a subject-shake amount is calculated based on a motion vector size acquired during a through image process display. Usage percentages of the mechanical image blurring correction and a sensitivity image blurring reduction are sequentially set based on the calculated subject-shake amount. When shooting a still-image, still-image data is recorded after blurring reduction is performed on the still-image data by the mechanical image blurring correction and a sensitivity image blurring reduction, based on the most recently set usage percentages. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085785 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor having a focus detection pixel group including a plurality of focus detection pixels that receive light passing through a part of a pupil area of an imaging lens for forming an object image and an image forming pixel group including a plurality of image forming pixels that receive light passing through the whole of the pupil area of the imaging lens; and an image processing unit that generates an image signal corresponding to the position of each of the focus detection pixels by using at least either of a signal of the focus detection pixel at the position and signals of neighboring image forming pixels of the focus detection pixel at the position, depending on the size of an aperture of the focus detection pixels. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085786 | FOCUS ADJUSTING APPARATUS AND FOCUS ADJUSTING METHOD - High-accuracy focus adjustment is achieved even when vignetting is caused by a taking lens. A first pixel group receives a light beam that passes through a first pupil area of an optical system that forms an object image, and a second pixel group receives a light beam that passes through a second pupil area. A first signal based on an output signal from the first pixel group and a second signal based on an output signal from the second pixel group are corrected using correction information with a sampling pitch that is changed in accordance with an amount of defocus. A focal state of the optical system is adjusted based on an amount of relative displacement between the corrected first signal and the corrected second signal after the image-signal correction process. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085787 | FLASH UNIT HOLDER WITH ADJUSTABLE POSITION - A flash unit holder with an adjustable position is disclosed. In one example, the flash unit holder includes a supporting bracket mounted in the direction of the optical axis of the camera lens in front of the camera, and a shaped circular guide arranged at the end of the supporting bracket concentrically around the optical axis. A rotating cylinder shaped segment is arranged in a rotating fashion in respect to the shaped circular guide, the inner side of which is provided with at least one conductive bus. The bus is interconnected with the shoe of the flash unit on the outer side of the rotating cylinder shaped segment and with the camera. The flash unit holder also includes a locking element for locking the rotating cylinder shaped segment to the shoe in a chosen position. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085788 | Stereo Camera Platform and Stereo Camera - There is disclosed a platform for a stereographic camera system, a stereographic camera, and a method for operating a stereographic camera. The platform may include a first linear motion mechanism and a second linear motion mechanism. A camera mounting plate may be rotatably coupled to the first linear motion mechanism at a first rotation axis and rotatably coupled to the second linear motion mechanism at a second rotation axis. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085789 | Frame Linked 2D/3D Camera System - There is disclosed a method of operating a 3D camera and a frame-linked 2D/3D camera system. The 3D camera may receive data conveying operating parameters of at least one 2D camera. Operating parameters of the 3D camera including a pan angle Φ | 2011-04-14 |
20110085790 | Integrated 2D/3D Camera - An integrated 2D/3D camera system may include a 2D camera and a 3D camera affixed to the 2D camera. The 2D camera may include a first lens that is lens adjustable to set a 2D focus distance. The 3D camera may include a left camera and a right camera including respective left and right lenses, the left and right lenses synchronously adjustable to set a 3D focus distance. A focus mechanism may automatically set the 2D focus distance and the 3D focus distance to be essentially equal by one of adjusting the first lens based on the 3D focus distance and synchronously adjusting the left and right lenses based on the 2D focus distance. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085791 | OPTICAL ADAPTER SYSTEM AND METHOD - System and method for modifying an optical assembly with another image modifying device by using an adapter assembly to connect or couple three image modifying devices together. The adapter assembly includes two adapters that have collars to hold a night vision monocular between them, and to each connect with a camera and lens, respectively, modifying a camera-lens assembly for use in night time photo surveillance. Attachment members on each adapter may include mechanical and/or electrical connectors to couple or connect the adapters to each other, and/or to electrically connect the camera with the lens. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085792 | INTERMEDIATE ADAPTER AND CAMERA BODY - An intermediate adapter includes a first terminal operable to be electrically connected to a lens detecting terminal provided on the camera body when the intermediate adapter is attached to the camera body, a second terminal operable to be electrically connected to a terminal provided on the interchangeable lens for providing a ground potential when the interchangeable lens is attached to the intermediate adapter, and a first switch interposed between the first terminal and the second terminal. The first switch is operable to electrically connect the first terminal and the second terminal when the first switch is on, and disconnect the electrical connection between the first terminal and the second terminal when the first switch is off. While the intermediate adapter is being attached to the interchangeable lens, the first switch is off to disconnect the electrical connection between the first terminal and the second terminal. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085793 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF TRANSMITTER UNITS AND A PROCESS TO CONTROL THE SAME - An optical transceiver is disclosed in which the optical output thereof is controlled without degrading the signal quality. The optical transceiver of the invention includes a plurality of transmitter units and a controller that adjusts the bias current of respective transmitter units. The controller, receiving information to decrease/increase the output of the optical transceiver, decides a unique unit that has a largest margin to increase/decrease the bias current and provides a control signal only to the unique unit to increase/decrease the bias current. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085794 | Wavelength Locker for Simultaneous Control of Multiple Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing Transmitters - An apparatus comprising a plurality of optical transmitters coupled to a fiber, a signal generator coupled to the optical transmitters and configured to provide a single pilot tone to the optical transmitters, and a processor positioned within a feedback loop between the fiber and the optical transmitters, the processor configured to adjust a wavelength for each of the optical transmitters to lock the wavelengths. An apparatus comprising at least one processor configured to implement a method comprising receiving an optical signal comprising a pilot tone, detecting an amplitude and a phase of the pilot tone, calculating a quadrature term using the amplitude and the phase, and wavelength locking the optical signal using the quadrature term. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085795 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND DOWNSTREAM RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD - A communication device which communicates with a plurality of subscriber communication devices using optical signals of a plurality of wavelengths, includes: a traffic monitoring section for monitoring a downstream traffic volume of a downstream signal destined for each of the plurality of subscriber communication devices; and a resource allocating section for allocating a different one of a predetermined number of wavelength resources to each of groups which includes at least one downstream signal grouped according to a predetermined wavelength allocation rule based on its downstream traffic volume. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085796 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE - An optical communication module includes a laser that emits laser light, and an electro-absorber that absorbs the laser light, which is emitted from the laser, according to a voltage modulated based on a modulating signal and a bias voltage. The optical communication module detects data that varies correlatively with the temperature of the electro-absorber, and sets the bias voltage, which is associated with the detected data, on the basis of relational data specifying at least the relationship between the bias voltage and the data. | 2011-04-14 |
20110085797 | ULTRA WIDE-RANGE FREQUENCY OFFSET ESTIMATION FOR DIGITAL COHERENT OPTICAL RECEIVERS - Methods and systems for receiving an optical signal using cascaded frequency offset estimation. Coherently detecting an optical signal includes compensating for a coarse laser frequency offset between a transmitting laser and a local oscillator laser by determining a maximum phase error (MPE) in the optical signal, compensating for a residual laser frequency offset between the transmitting laser and the local oscillator laser, and decoding data stored in the optical signal. | 2011-04-14 |