20th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090123026 | Method and Apparatus for Associating Identifiers with Content - Watermark detection in an image or the like can be optimized by exploiting the innate biases in the image to emphasize the watermark signal. The watermark signal can be trial-located with different origins in the image to find one that yields improved results. Similarly, the image can be processed (e.g., by changing resolution, rotation, or compression) so as to change the innate biases to better reinforce the watermark signal. Compression of an image can be done in accordance with a desired identifier, with the compressor deciding which image components to retain and which to discard based, in part, on the identifier that is to be associated with the image. The techniques are also applicable to other forms of content, such as audio. A variety of other arrangements are also detailed. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123027 | Method of embedding informaton into image - According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method of embedding information into an image has obtaining an image data by taking the image by an image input device, dividing the image data into a plurality of blocks, determining an area in each of the blocks on the basis of a resolution power of the image input device, where a characteristic value may be modified in accordance with the information, respectively, comparing the size of the block with the size of the area and modifying a characteristic value of each of the blocks in accordance with the information to be embedded when the ratio of the size of the area with respect to the size of the blocks is smaller than a predetermined value. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123028 | Target Position Setting Device And Parking Assist Device With The Same - A target position setting device includes a distance meter, an imager, first and second calculating portions, a determination portion, and a setting portion. The distance meter measures a distance to an object around a vehicle. The imager takes an image of an environment around the vehicle. The first calculating portion calculates a first candidate of a target position of the vehicle according to a measuring result of the distance meter. The second calculating portion calculates a second candidate of the target position of the vehicle according to an imaging result of the imager. The determination portion determines whether a relationship between the first candidate and the second candidate meets a given condition. The setting portion sets the target position according to the second candidate of the target position when the determination portion determines that the relationship between the first candidate and the second candidate meets the given condition. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123029 | Display-and-image-pickup apparatus, object detection program and method of detecting an object - A display-and-image-pickup apparatus includes: a display-and-image-pickup panel having an image display function and an image pickup function; an image producing means for producing a predetermined processed image on the basis of a picked-up image of a proximity object obtained through the use of the display-and-image-pickup panel; an image processing means for obtaining information about the proximity object through selectively using one of two obtaining modes on the basis of at least one of the picked-up image and the processed image; and a switching means for switching processes so that, in the case where the parameter is increasing, one of the two obtaining modes is switched to the other obtaining mode when the parameter reaches a threshold value, and in the case where the parameter is decreasing, the other obtaining mode is switched to the one obtaining mode when the parameter reaches a smaller threshold value. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123030 | Method For The Autostereoscopic Presentation Of Image Information With Adaptation To Suit Changes In The Head Position Of The Observer - For continuous tracking without noticeable skips during physical changes in head position, the intensities of all subpixels of the matrix screen are reduced in order to form intensity focuses for subpixel groups behind barrier elements, which comprise a number n of subpixels, including a subpixel reserve, in the image lines. In the case of parallel alterations, these intensity focuses are then displaced by a constant absolute value continuously through directly adjacent subpixels and also through subpixel group boundaries with different stereo image views. Distance changes involve the intensity focuses being increasingly widened or compressed relative to the screen edges. The intensities of the individual subpixels can be altered by means of simple multiplication by standardized constant or variable intensity factors which can be ascertained as a function of motion. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123031 | Awareness detection system and method - An awareness detection system and method that includes an imaging device positioned to obtain a plurality of images of at least a portion of a subject's head, and an awareness processor in communication with the imaging device, wherein the awareness processor receives the plurality of images from the imaging device. The awareness processor performs the steps including classifying at least one image of the plurality of images based upon at least a portion of the subject's head, monitoring movement of at least one eye of the subject if the at least one image is classified as a predetermined classification, and determining an awareness state of the subject based upon the monitored movement of the at least one eye. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123032 | MEASUREMENT OF GAPS BETWEEN VALVE SEATS AND ATTACHMENT PARTS - An apparatus for measuring gaps that form between attachment parts ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090123033 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING LUMINANCE OF A LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE ON AN IMAGE MEASURING MACHINE - A computer-based method for adjusting luminance of a light-emitting device on image measuring machine is provided. The method includes reading a model definition curve and model coordinates of an object and a charge couple device (CCD). The method further includes locating the object and the CCD to positions on the image measuring machine, and capturing a digital image of the object. Furthermore, the method includes adjusting a resistance of the light-emitting device to ensure an ordinate deviation corresponding to each abscissa value between a new definition curve and the model definition curve falls in an allowable deviation range. A related system is also provided. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123034 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product Implementing Anonymous Biometric Matching - Method, apparatus and computer program product compare biometrics in an anonymous manner. A first collection of biometrics is transformed using a first cancelable non-invertible biometric transform to create a first collection of transformed biometrics. A second collection of biometrics is transformed using the first cancelable non-invertible biometric transform to create a second collection of transformed biometrics. The first and second collection of transformed biometrics are then compared in the transformed domain to determine if any of the transformed biometrics from the first collection match any of the transformed biometrics from the second collection. If a match is found, the parties respectively maintaining the first and second collections of biometrics exchange information confidential nature of the biometrics are maintained by the entities responsible for the collections, since the biometrics are not compared in an untransformed state. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123035 | Automated Video Presence Detection - In an embodiment, a method includes receiving an image of a conference attendee. The method also includes extracting biometric information associated with the conference attendee from the image and determining a status of the conference attendee. The method further includes communicating the status of the conference attendee in response to determining the status of the conference attendee. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123036 | Mapping of Retinal Parameters from Combined Fundus Image and Three-Dimensional Optical Coherence Tomography - A second retinal characterization data set is mapped to a first retinal characterization dataset. The first retinal characterization dataset is displayed as a first graphical map. The second retinal characterization dataset is displayed as a second graphical map which is mapped to the first graphical map. The second graphical map may be warped and morphed onto the first graphical map. Retinal characterization datasets may be derived either from a fundus image or from a retinal parameter dataset calculated from a three-dimensional optical coherence tomography scan of a retina. Retinal parameter datasets may characterize parameters such as retinal thickness. In an embodiment, a fundus image is warped and morphed onto a retinal surface topographical map. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123037 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - According to the present invention, the face of a subject person can be rapidly detected. An image input unit inputs an image to be processed. A photographing-position input unit inputs photographing-position information attached to the processed image. An angle-range information determination unit determines an angle range, where face detection should be performed to the processed image, on the basis of the information obtained by the photographing-position information input unit. On the basis of information indicating the determined angle range, under the control of a process control unit, a face detection unit performs face detection to the processed image input by the image input unit in predetermined angle increments. A face integration unit integrates all of face data detected by a basic-angle-range face detection unit into face information and then outputs the information. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123038 | OPTICAL BIOMETRIC ACQUISITION DEVICE WITH INFORMATION DISPLAY INTENDED FOR THE USER - The invention concerns a biometric capture optical device ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090123039 | Pixel Sensing Circuit with Common Mode Cancellation - An improved biometric data sensing circuit, for example adapted for fingerprint sensing, uses a charge subtraction technique at the input of the circuit integrator to cancel the so called “common mode” signal from the circuit output. The result is an output signal that is (a) linear, (b) free from any amplification effect due to the presence of the detected object (e.g. a finger), and (c) indicative of the detected object's fine surface geometry (i.e., indicative of the fingerprint's ridges and valleys). | 2009-05-14 |
20090123040 | FINGERPRINT IMAGE BACKGROUND DETECTION APPARATUS AND DETECTION METHOD - Even if streak-like noise or streaks caused by dragging which can be hardly distinguished from upheaval lines exist, background regions and impressing regions are separated from each other without being affected by existence of streaks. A fingerprint image background detection apparatus which discriminates background regions and impressing regions in an input fingerprint image includes impressing feature extraction means | 2009-05-14 |
20090123041 | GUIDE APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, AND GUIDE METHOD - An image pickup apparatus has a placement portion having an opening portion, a finger guide, a wrist guide, and a photographing device provided in the opening portion. When a user's left or right hand is placed on the placement portion, the second joints of a plurality of fingers are placed on the planar surface of the placement section, and the middle finger is positioned by the finger guide. The wrist guide, which is provided on the opposite side of the finger guide on the upper surface of the image pickup apparatus with respect to the opening portion, has a pair of inclined surfaces and, when the palm is placed on the placement portion, the both end sides of the wrist contact the inclined surfaces to be positioned. Further, the wrist guide moves downward so as to keep the palm parallel to the opening plane of the opening portion. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123042 | OPTIMAL CONVERSION OF 3D IMAGE SETS BETWEEN DIFFERENT SPACES - A multi-modality system ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090123043 | Method and System for Correlating Image and Tissue Characteristic Data - Capsule type endoscopes generate large amounts of in-vivo image data that requires review and analysis by a doctor or clinician. By not reviewing the images gathered from healthy tissue, and only focusing on images indicating potential abnormalities, the time it takes to review the data can be greatly reduced. By correlating the tissue images with a characteristic known to indicate a potential abnormality, only the suspect images need to be reviewed. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123044 | Retinal Thickness Measurement by Combined Fundus Image and Three-Dimensional Optical Coherence Tomography - Disclosed are method and apparatus for mapping retinal thickness values to a movable measurement grid. A three-dimensional volume dataset acquired from three-dimensional optical coherence tomography is registered to a fundus image by rendering a two-dimensional composite image from the three-dimensional volume dataset and superimposing characteristic features in the two-dimensional composite image upon corresponding characteristic features in the fundus image. A measurement grid is displayed on the two-dimensional composite image. The measurement grid is moved to a region of interest, and retinal thickness values in the region of interest are mapped to sectors within the measurement grid. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123045 | Lighting Compensated Dynamic Texture Mapping of 3-D Models - Methods, systems, and devices for generating textured 3D models are provided. The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and devices for combining multiple images onto a 3D model. In some instances, the textures of the images are applied to the 3D model dynamically so that the textured 3D model is viewable from different viewpoints in real time on a display. The present disclosure also describes methods, systems, and devices for selecting the images and, in particular, the portions of the selected images to map to defined portions of the 3D model. In addition, the present disclosure describes how to adjust the images themselves to remove the effects of directional lighting. Some aspects of the present disclosure are particularly useful in the context of a 3D modeling of dental preparations. In some instances, a 3D digitizer is used to produce 3D models of dental preparations that are rendered on a display in real time and are fully 3D dimensional, while accurately depicting the surface textures of the item(s) being digitized. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123046 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING INTRAOPERATIVE 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES USING NON-CONTRAST IMAGE DATA - A method of generating intraoperative 3-dimensional image data includes the processes of acquiring baseline 3-dimensional image data of a region of interest. Non-contrast 3-dimensional image data of said region, and intraoperative 2-dimensional image data of said region are also acquired. The intraoperative 2-dimensional image data and the baseline 3-dimensional image data are each aligned to the non-contrast 3-dimensionsal image data, whereby an accurate rendering of intraoperative 3-dimensional image data results from the alignment of both the baseline 3D and intraoperative 2D image data to the non-contrast 3D image data. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123047 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING PROSTATE IMAGES - A pixel image is received and bounded contours are identified. Bounded contours are categorized based on certain pixel statistics, both comparative and with respect to given thresholds and other criteria, into one of a plurality of given categories. Image objects within certain categories are further characterized with respect to a certain estimation of area and symmetry. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123048 | Image Reconstruction Methods Based on Block Circulant System Matrices - An iterative image reconstruction method used with an imaging system that generates projection data, the method comprises: collecting the projection data; choosing a polar or cylindrical image definition comprising a polar or cylindrical grid representation and a number of basis functions positioned according to the polar or cylindrical grid so that the number of basis functions at different radius positions of the polar or cylindrical image grid is a factor of a number of in-plane symmetries between lines of response along which the projection data are measured by the imaging system; obtaining a system probability matrix that relates each of the projection data to each basis function of the polar or cylindrical image definition; restructuring the system probability matrix into a block circulant matrix and converting the system probability matrix in the Fourier domain; storing the projection data into a measurement data vector; providing an initial polar or cylindrical image estimate; for each iteration; recalculating the polar or cylindrical image estimate according to an iterative solver based on forward and back projection operations with the system probability matrix in the Fourier domain; and converting the polar or cylindrical image estimate into a Cartesian image representation to thereby obtain a reconstructed image. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123049 | Nodule Detection - A method of detecting a nodule in a three-dimensional scan image comprises calculating a three-dimensional sphericity index for each point in the scan image ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090123050 | Method and system for automatic quantification of aortic valve function from 4D computed tomography data using a physiological model - A method and system for modeling the aortic valve in 4D image data, such as 4D CT and echocardiography, is disclosed. An initial estimate of a physiological aortic valve model is determined for at least one reference frame of a 4D image sequence based on anatomic features in the reference frame. The initial estimate is refined to generate a final estimate in the reference frame. A dynamic model of the aortic valve is then generated by estimating the physiological aortic valve model for each remaining frame of the 4D image sequence based on the final estimate in the reference frame. The aortic valve can be quantitatively evaluated using the dynamic model. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123051 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - The continuous image capturing of a subject is performed with small doses of radiation. A plurality of auxiliary images obtained by the continuous image capturing is stored. On the basis of the stored auxiliary images, the periodicity of motion of the subject is detected. A pseudo image is generated from the auxiliary images exhibiting the detected periodicity. The generated pseudo image is analyzed. On the basis of the analysis result, an image capturing parameter used for the main image capturing of a still image of the subject is calculated. Using the calculated image capturing parameter, the main image capturing of the still image of the subject is performed. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123052 | System and Method for Generating a 2D Image from a Tomosynthesis Data Set - A 2D mammogram image is synthesized from at least one of tomosynthesis projection images and/or the tomosynthesis reconstructed image data. In a simplest form, the mammogram may be synthesized by selecting one of the tomosynthesis projection images for display as a synthesized mammogram. Other methods of synthesizing a mammogram include re-projecting and filtering projection data and/or reconstructed data. The synthesized mammogram is advantageously displayed together with at least a portion of the reconstructed data to aid in review of the reconstructed data. The present invention thus provides a familiar image which may be used to facilitate review of a tomosynthesis data set. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123053 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MODEL-BASED DETECTION OF STRUCTURE IN VIEW DATA - In one aspect, a method and apparatus for determining a value for at least one parameter of a configuration of a model associated with structure of which view data has been obtained including detecting at least one feature in the view data, and determining the value for the at least one parameter of the configuration of the model based at least in part on the at least one feature. In another aspect, a method and apparatus for detecting at least one blood vessel from object view data obtained from a scan of the at least one blood vessel including generating a model of the at least one blood vessel, the model having a plurality of parameters describing a model configuration, determining a hypothesis for the model configuration based, at least in part, on at least one feature detected in the object view data, and updating the model configuration according to a comparison with the object view data to arrive at a final model configuration, so that the final model configuration represents the at least one blood vessel. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123054 | DETECTION OF CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD WITH AN AUTOMATED SCANNING FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE - An automated, highly sensitive, specific and potentially quantitative detection method using an automated microscope for identifying and enumerating rare cancer cells in blood and other fluids. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123055 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING IMPROVED OPERATIONAL SEQUENCING - An automated document processing system is disclosed. The system includes a magnetic character reader located along a path of travel of a document. The system also includes a first image scanner located after the magnetic character reader along the path of travel, the first image scanner configured to capture an image of a first side of the document. The system further includes an endorser located after the magnetic character reader along the path of travel, where the endorser is configured to print an endorsement on at least one side of the document. The system also includes a second image scanner located after the endorser along the path of travel, the second image scanner configured to capture an image of the at least one side of the document endorsed by the endorser. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123056 | METHOD OF INSPECTING GRANULAR MATERIAL AND INSPECTION DEVICE FOR CONDUCTING THAT METHOD - A method of inspecting granular material and an inspection device for conducting that method, wherein agents ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090123057 | Method and System for Obtaining Bounds on Process Parameters for OPC-Verification - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of performing printability verification of a mask layout. The method includes creating one or more tight clusters; computing a set of process parameters associated with a point on said mask; comparing said set of process parameters to said one or more tight clusters; and reporting an error when at least one of said process parameters is away from said one or more tight clusters. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123058 | MASK PATTERN DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A sidewall shape correction function is determined in advance which represents the relationship of the difference between contour positions of two or more items of pattern contour position data of different thresholds obtained from an SEM image and optical pattern contour positions determined through an optical method. Two or more items of pattern contour position data of different thresholds are obtained from SEM image data on which a lithographic simulation is to be conducted. Pseudo-optical pattern contour position data are determined from the contour position difference and the sidewall shape correction function. A lithographic simulation is conducted using the pseudo-optical pattern contour position data. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123059 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD USING ELECTRON BEAM - A visual inspection apparatus and method using the scanning electron microscope are disclosed. An electron beam is scanned repeatedly on a sample, and an inspection and a reference image are generated by the secondary electrons generated from the sample or reflected electrons. From the differential image between the inspection image and the reference image, a defect is determined. The number of pixels in the generated image along the direction of repetitive scanning by the electron beam can be changed. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123060 | INSPECTION SYSTEM - An inspection system ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090123061 | Depth image generating method and apparatus - A method of and apparatus for generating a depth image are provided. The method of generating a depth image includes: emitting light to an object for a first predetermined time period; detecting first light information of the object for the first predetermined time period from the time when the light is emitted; detecting second light information of the object for the first predetermined time period a second predetermined time period after the time when the light is emitted; and by using the detected first and second light information, generating a depth image of the object. In this way, the method can generate a depth image more quickly. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123062 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus configured to classify time-series input data into N classes, including, a time-series feature quantity extracting section, N calculating sections, and a determination section. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123063 | Detecting Redeye Defects in Digital Images - A method for detecting a redeye defect in a digital image containing an eye comprises converting the digital image into an intensity image, and segmenting the intensity image into segments each having a local intensity maximum. Separately, the original digital image is thresholded to identify regions of relatively high intensity and a size falling within a predetermined range. Of these, a region is selected having substantially the highest average intensity, and those segments from the segmentation of the intensity image whose maxima are located in the selected region are identified. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123065 | VEHICLE AND LANE MARK RECOGNITION APPARATUS - A lane mark recognition apparatus includes an image capturing means ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090123066 | IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE, IMAGE DECODING DEVICE, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, IMAGE ENCODING PROGRAM, IMAGE DECODING PROGRAM, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING IMAGE ENCODING PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN, - An image encoder including: a predicted-image generating unit that generates a predicted image in accordance with a plurality of prediction modes indicating predicted-image generating methods; a prediction-mode judging unit that evaluates prediction efficiency of a predicted image outputted from the predicted-image generating unit to judge a predetermined prediction mode; and an encoding unit that subjects an output of the prediction-mode judging unit to variable-length encoding. The prediction-mode judging unit judges, on the basis of a predetermined control signal, which one of a common prediction mode and a separate prediction mode is used for respective color components forming the input image signal, and multiplexes information on the control signal on a bit stream, multiplexes, when the common prediction mode is used, common prediction mode information on the bit stream, and multiplexes, when the common prediction mode is not used, prediction mode information for each of the color components on the bit stream. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123067 | Gradation correction characteristics evaluation device, image processing device, gradation correction characteristics evaluation method, image processing method, and computer-readable computer program product - A gradation correction characteristics evaluation device includes: a histogram creation unit that creates a histogram based upon pixel values indicated at pixels constituting an input image; and an evaluation unit that evaluates gradation correction characteristics, which is used to correct gradation of the image, based upon the histogram of the image having been created by the histogram creation unit and the gradation correction characteristics. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123068 | METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY ADJUSTING IMAGE AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for adaptively adjusting image and an image processing apparatus using the same are provided. The apparatus includes a statistics apparatus and an image adjustment apparatus. The statistics apparatus receives a plurality of pixels in an image to generate a gray-level distribution of the pixels and searches a specific gray-level according to the gray-level distribution, in which a specific percentage of pixels have gray-levels smaller than the specific gray-level. The image adjustment apparatus adjusts the image according to the specific gray-level. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123069 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SPECIFY REGIONS OF INTEREST IN VIDEO FRAMES - Methods and apparatus to specify regions of interest in video frames are disclosed. An example disclosed method comprises determining an initial template region to represent a region of interest whose location is based on a first point selected in a graphical presentation, determining a first modification to perform on the initial template region in response to a second point selected in the graphical presentation, detecting the second selected point in the graphical presentation, and reshaping the initial template region toward the second selected point, the reshaping corresponding to the first modification, the reshaping being performed in response to detecting the second selected point without also requiring the user to select any point substantially on the boundary defining the initial template region to initiate the reshaping. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123070 | Segmentation-based image processing system - A digital image can be processed by an image processing method that calculates a gradient map for the digital image, calculates a density function for the gradient map, calculates a modified gradient map using the gradient map, the density function and the selected scale level, and segments the modified gradient map. Prior to segmenting the modified gradient map, a sub-image of the digital image can be segmented at the selected scale level to determine if the selected scale level will give the desired segmentation. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123071 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING APPARATUS, DOCUMENT PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - In a document processing apparatus, a first character information extracting unit extracts, for a first area that is an area determined to be a character extractable area in divided areas of a document information, first character information from the area; a second character information extracting unit extracts, for a second area that is an area not determined to be the character extractable area in the divided areas, a character code by performing a character recognition processing on a document image generated from the document information as second character information; and a storing unit stores therein the first character information, the second character information, and at least one of the document information and the document image in association with each other. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123072 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An image pickup element capture an image of an object, and detailed unique information relating to the captured image is automatically associated with the image through pattern recognition so that the image is easily managed. A pattern detector performs the pattern recognition on an image obtained through a pre-photographing operation, and a result of the recognition is stored in a memory. A code comparator compares stored a preceding recognition result with the latest recognition result obtained through the pattern recognition performed using the pattern detector. In accordance with a result of the comparison, the stored recognition result is updated. When it is determined that a predetermined pattern is not included in the image obtained using the image pickup element, the recognition result stored in the memory is associated with the captured image. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123073 | Handwriting recognition system and methodology for use with a latin derived alphabet universal computer script - A novel symbollogy derived from the lower-case cursive English alphabet (which is compatible with Latin alphabet derived languages), and a multi-step identification program designed to invoke the strengths of the XY Cartesian coordinate mapping system and a specific multi-step identification criteria designed to work in concert so as to allow absolute identification of each symbol. Each symbol is written onto an electronic tablet capable of identifying and distinguishing each individual symbol from a range of possible stroke patterns and then outputting or storing the symbol's assigned English alphabet counterpart. The combination of this symbollogy and recognition program allows high writing speed with the highest possible recognition potential. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123074 | SMOKE DETECTION METHOD BASED ON VIDEO PROCESSING - The static and dynamic characteristics of smoke are developed for extracting smoke pixels of an image and effective smoke detection. In static characteristic, a chromaticity-based analysis is employed to extract grayish pixels in the moving region from a monitored area. Then, a circumference-based disorder measurement in dynamic characteristic is developed to obtain the smoke pixels from the grayish pixels. To enhance the reliability of alarming, a fuzzy system is introduced to judge if the smoke will spread out by checking its growth-rate. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123075 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - It is an object of the present invention to provide an image processing apparatus having a function to store print data in a searchable manner. In order to achieve the object, when print data including a bitmap image and attribute data of each pixel of the bitmap image is received, meta data is generated by executing a character recognition processing based on pixels having a character attribute in the attribute data. Further, vector data indicating a character outline is generated. Then, a document including meta data and vector data is generated. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123076 | METHOD FOR COMPARING COMPUTER-GENERATED DRAWINGS - A method for comparing a first drawing and a second drawing generated by a shape-based computer system includes: (a) In no particular order: (1) identifying shapes present in the first drawing; and (2) identifying shapes present in the second drawing. (b) In no particular order: (1) identifying deleted shapes; the deleted shapes being present in the first drawing and not present in the second drawing; and (2) identifying new shapes; the new shapes being present in the second drawing and not present in the first drawing. (c) In no particular order: (1) indicating the deleted shapes in the first drawing; and (2) indicating the new shapes in the second drawing. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123077 | COEFFICIENT DETERMINING METHOD, FEATURE EXTRACTING METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM, AND PATTERN CHECKING METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM - [PROBLEMS] To provide a feature extracting method for quickly extracting a feature while preventing lowering of the identification performance of the kernel judgment analysis, a feature extracting system, and a feature extracting program. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] Judgment feature extracting device ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090123078 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes an input processing unit which generates image data and attribute data indicating an attribute of each pixel of the image data from inputted data, a first data compression unit which compresses the image data generated by the input processing unit, a second compression unit as a lossy data compression unit to compress the attribute data generated by the input processing unit, a first expansion unit which expands the image data compressed by the first data compression unit, a second expansion unit which expands the attribute data compressed by the second data compression unit, and an output image processing unit which processes the image data expanded by the first expansion unit with a process condition for the attribute data expanded by the second expansion unit to output the image data expanded by the first expansion unit as image data with predetermined data characteristics. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123079 | REDUCTION OF COMPRESSION ARTEFACTS IN DISPLAYED IMAGES - In a method, receiver and display device a compressed data stream is decompressed. Decompression may cause ringing effect. In order to reduce ringing effects an analysis window (AWH, AWV) is used, which is divided into two sub-areas (AWH | 2009-05-14 |
20090123080 | System, Method and Article of Manufacture for Decompressing Digital Camera Sensor Data - The present invention includes a system, method, and article of manufacture for decompressing a bit stream of compressed data representing a plurality of image blocks. This includes a two-step method of processing both a DC code and a plurality of AC codes. With respect to the processing of the AC codes, a plurality of bits of compressed input data relating to the AC codes are first retrieved from the bit stream. A first decoding operation is then executed based on the obtained compressed input data in order to generate first output data. It is then determined whether sufficient space is available for the first output data. If it is determined that there is sufficient space for the first output data, the first output data is outputted. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is insufficient space for the first output data, an alternate second decoding operation is executed in order to generate second output data. In order to carry out the foregoing decoding operations, a data structure is provided in a look-up table for being employed by the AC decoder during use. Such data structure includes a plurality of data segments each having a payload and a pointer. The payload includes a plurality of bits in one of a plurality of coding schemes. Further, the pointer corresponds to a routine which is capable of processing the coding scheme of the payload associated with the pointer. The first decoding operation first includes the step of performing a look-up in the look-up table based on the obtained compressed input data. The pointer is then retrieved from one of the data segments that corresponds to the obtained compressed input data. Next, the routine corresponding to the retrieved pointer is executed. The payload is then processed in the executed routine in order to generate the first output data. The foregoing routine that processes the payload of the data segment in order to generate the first output data may take many forms. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123081 | Agile Decoder - A decoder arrangement ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090123082 | BLOCK-BASED IMAGE STABILIZATION - This disclosure describes image stabilization techniques for devices with image capture capabilities. An image capture device may capture two or more images and combine the image using the techniques described in this disclosure. In particular, the image capture device may compute motion vectors for a plurality of blocks of pixels of one of the images. In cases, the image capture device may also interpolate or extrapolate motion vectors for individual pixels or sub-blocks of pixels using the block motion vectors. The image capture device may then average the first and second images by averaging each of the pixels of the first image with pixels of the second image that correspond to a location indicated by the plurality of motion vectors. The techniques may be particularly effective in reducing blur in image information resulting from certain movements during image capture or use of certain image capture technologies. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123083 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, LEARNING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing method includes determining whether an image is corrupted, extracting class taps used for classification of a pixel to be generated, performing classification of the pixel to be generated by using the class taps, extracting prediction taps used for prediction of the pixel to be generated, and generating an image by predictively calculating a pixel value of the pixel to be generated by using the prediction taps and prediction coefficients for the class of the pixel among a first prediction coefficient set if the subject pixel is determined as a pixel representing a corrupted image, and by predictively calculating a pixel value of the pixel to be generated by using the prediction taps and prediction coefficients for the class of the pixel to be generated among a second prediction coefficient set if the subject pixel is determined as a pixel representing an uncorrupted image. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123084 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus includes: an image processor which processes an inputted image to be displayed without a resolution change; and a controller which detects a distortion region of the displayed image and controls the image processor to compensate for at least a part of the detected distortion region based on a peripheral color. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123085 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A local density calculation section calculates a density of a pixel region with a predetermined size including a current point of an input image disposed at the center on the basis of a pixel value of the pixel region. A mixing ratio calculation section generates a coefficient set of coefficients α and β in accordance with a local density value calculated by the local density calculation section, and outputs the generated coefficients α and β to a weight process section. The weight process section multiplies an operation result obtained from the input image by a first filter operation section by the coefficient α, multiplies an operation result obtained from the input image by a second filter operation section by the coefficient β, adds the multiplied results to each other and outputs the result of addition as a process result of a spatial filter process section. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123086 | VIEW ENVIRONMENT CONTROL SYSTEM - It is possible to control ambient illumination so as to be appropriate for an atmosphere of a scene to be imaged and shot setting intended by a video producer. A view environment control device includes a scene section detection processing unit ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090123087 | DATA TRANSFORM APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A data transform apparatus transforms four integer data D | 2009-05-14 |
20090123088 | TILED PROJECTIONS FOR PLANAR PROCESSING OF ROUND EARTH DATA - A system and method that facilitates planar processing of round earth data by employing a tiled projection is provided. The tiled projection is a two-step projection from the surface of the earth to a common plane that preserves polygons and polygonal paths. During the first step, the system performs a gnomonic projection to the facets of a circumscribed platonic solid, which maps spherical polygons to spatial polygons on the facets of the solid. During the second step, the system performs a polygon-preserving projection from the facets of the platonic solid to tiles in common plane. Thus, projections from multiple facets of the platonic solid on the common plane are processed by employing a planar algorithm. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123089 | ADAPTIVE FILTERING FOR IMAGE TRANSFORM PROCESSES - Adaptive filtering techniques are set forth that improve video playback performance. A color similarity metric is computed for source pixels undergoing an image transform operation to determine color values of a target pixel location. The value of the color similarity metric defines what algorithm is used to determine the color values of the target pixel location from the source pixels. While the computation of the color similarity metric introduces additional instructions for each pixel, going against conventional wisdom, enormous performance savings by avoiding unnecessarily complex sets of interpolation instructions where a simpler instruction set suffices, outweighs any such cost from additional instructions. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123090 | Matching Advertisements to Visual Media Objects - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for matching a visual media object to an advertisement are provided. Embodiments of the present invention include receiving un-categorized visual media objects, automatically categorizing received visual media objects into subject-matter categories using image recognition technology, and retrieving advertisements assigned to the same subject-matter category for presentation in association therewith. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123091 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING BRAGBOOK IMAGES - A device, system, method and software product for storing, maintaining, sharing and displaying of digital images in a common designated collection on at least one portable storage and display device. The device has a first memory section designated for storing images and a second memory section for storing digital images of the designated collection. The second memory section has a protected mode that prevents the digital images in the second memory section from being deleted or overwritten. When the protected mode of the second section is disabled, the device will overwrite the digital images of the second memory section with newly captured digital images. These digital images are restored to the second memory section when the digital display and storage device is in communication link with a database that has information for restoring overwritten digital images after newly obtained images in the second memory have been removed from the device. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123092 | Polymeric bag with a permanent and integral open end stiffener and twist-tie - A device is disclosed for holding open, closing, carrying and packaging a flexible polymeric bag. The device comprises of a malleable elongated standard utility metal wire installed permanently in a hem around the edge of the open-end of a flexible polymeric bag. The device is sufficient in thickness to serve as an open-end stiffener and keep the bag open at all times. When twisted, the device twist-ties and closes the open end of the flexible polymeric bag and also create a handle which to carry the flexible polymeric bag with. The device is sufficiently malleable and permanently installed within a flexible polymeric bag and therefore is ready to be folded and packaged in a package containing a plurality of folded bags. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123093 | BAG WITH REINFORCED HANDLES AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE BAG - There is described a bag for being manipulated by a lifting element, including a tube portion defined by at least two opposed side walls and two opposed end sections. The first end section closes the tube portion for defining a cavity and the second end section includes at least one flap extending from one of the side walls to be connected to the other side wall. There is a slot defined beneath and parallel to the flap in between the opposed side walls for receiving the lifting element, the flap and the slot thereby defining a handle. There is also one or more reinforcement members, such as a strip of HDPE or the like, each applied to and extending between the flap and the corresponding side wall. The reinforcement strip resists tearing of the handle when the bag is lifted. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123094 | Packaging for Bulk Goods, Particularly Bag Made of Plastic Film - Disclosed is a packaging ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090123095 | WOVEN PLASTIC BAG FABRIC - A woven plastic bag fabric and method for weaving using a frame with a moveable upper bar, at least two continuous ribbons of plastic bag, by winding a first ribbon without cutting around a post in the fourth frame side around a long post in the first frame side, then another post in the fourth frame side and around a short post in the first frame side until all posts in the first and fourth frame side are used. The movable bar is raised to form a space. A second ribbon is tied to either a second or third frame side, and the second ribbon is threaded through the space around a right edge post, the moveable bar is lowered to form a second space, the second ribbon is threaded through the second space and the threading and movement is repeated until all edge posts are used forming the fabric. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123096 | ROLLING GUIDE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a rolling guide device which can be produced easily and inexpensively by achieving a reduction in the number of parts constituting a slide member ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090123097 | GUIDE MEMBER - This guide member in the form of a ring ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090123098 | Bearing With Rotation Detection Device - To downsize a bearing assembly with a rotation detection device, a magnetic generating element ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090123099 | Bearing Assembly With a Seal-Forming Bore Clip - A bearing assembly (A | 2009-05-14 |
20090123100 | Rolling bearing - Surfaces of the raceway grooves of the outer and inner rings, a surface of each ball and all surface of the cage are coated with titanium oxide. In other words, hydrophilic layers made of titanium oxide are formed on the surfaces of the raceway grooves of the outer and inner rings, the surface of each ball and all surface of the cage. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123101 | Rolling bearing device - In a rolling bearing provided with an outer ring connected to a mounting opening of a knuckle, an inner ring connected to a wheel through a hub, a rolling element intervening between the outer ring and the inner ring and a sealing device for sealing the space between the inner and outer rings from the outside, the rolling bearing is provided with a sealing member for limiting the foreign substance invading the rolling bearing side from a clearance existing between a drive shaft provided rotatably with the inner ring and the knuckle, the sealing member including a ring-shaped cover including a cylinder press-fit in the outer ring and a ring-shaped upstanding wall extended radially inwardly from the cylinder and an outer lip provided at an inner diameter end of the ring-shaped upstanding wall, the outer lip serving to show the sealing function in cooperation with the drive shaft. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123102 | Rolling Bearing Device for a Road-Wheel, a Method of Manufacturing the Same and a Turning Apparatus for a Bearing Member - In a rolling bearing device for a road-wheel including an inner shaft | 2009-05-14 |
20090123103 | Oil-Lubricated Roller Bearing Assembly - A roller bearing assembly is provided which is adapted to enhance lubrication performance for preventing seizure and for reducing frictional torque during rotation. The roller bearing assembly includes an inner ring ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090123104 | Needle Roller Bearing - A needle roller bearing comprises an outer ring having a plurality of outer ring members split by a parting line extending in the axial direction of the bearing, and a plurality of needle rollers rotatably arranged on the raceway surface of the outer ring. Thus, a non-contact length “L” between the outer ring members and the needle roller at an abutment part of the adjacent outer ring members, and an effective length “w” of the needle roller has a relation such that L/w<0.5. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123105 | THRUST ROLLER BEARING - A thrust roller bearing | 2009-05-14 |
20090123106 | THRUST BEARING DEVICE - Thrust bearing device | 2009-05-14 |
20090123107 | TUNABLE OPTICAL GROUP DELAY BASED ON MICRORESONATOR STRUCTURES - This invention provides a tunable delay of an optical signal having multiple frequency components. The delay comprises at least a first and a second integrated resonators coupled sequentially to a waveguide; the resonators have angular resonant frequencies ω | 2009-05-14 |
20090123108 | SINGLE PHOTON ABSORPTION ALL-OPTICAL MODULATOR IN SILICON - A single-photon absorption all-optical modulator, systems employing the same, and methods of making and using the same. An illustrative example is provided based on silicon semiconductor technology that employs rectangular waveguides. In some embodiments, it is observed that the waveguides operate with an absorption density of less than 10 | 2009-05-14 |
20090123109 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR USING AN OPTICAL FIBER - A temperature sensor that has an elongated sensing element having a length of at least 10 m, measured at a temperature of 20° C. The elongated sensing element includes an elongated jacket and an optical fiber mounted in the jacket and having an EFL of at least 0.35%, wherein the elongated sensing element has an average temperature error of less than 2° C. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123110 | Surface Temperature Sensing System - A sensor apparatus for sensing parameters of an object may include at least one optical fiber, one or more attaching members and a tensioner. The one or more attaching members may be coupled to the optical fiber and may attach the one optical fiber to an object. The tensioner may be coupled to the optical fiber and may secure the one or more optical fiber against a surface of an object. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123111 | OPTICAL FIBER GRATING SENSORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Systems and methods comprise or involve optical fibers having Bragg gratings. The optical fibers can be assembled in a parallel manner into a fiber sensor configuration. Bragg gratings can be written onto different cores of optical fibers. Bragg gratings may be written at a same or nearly same axial position for all optical fibers in the configuration and may be written at the same time and may have a substantially equal index of refraction variation and unequal lengths. Spaced Bragg gratings may also have characteristic sidelobe spectrums for tagging the respective gratings. Gratings can also be written at different wavelengths and over another grating at the same location. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123112 | FIBER OPTIC MICROPHONE AND A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM UTILIZING SAME - An arrangement for a fiber optic microphone having at least one pair of optical fibers, each having an input end portion and an output end portion made of a material having a critical refractive angle θ | 2009-05-14 |
20090123113 | SHARED SLAB AWG CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS - Planar AWG circuits and systems are disclosed that use air trench bends and shared MMI slabs to increase planar circuit compactness. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123114 | Offset launch mode from nanotaper waveguide into multimode fiber - One or more nanotaper coupling waveguides formed within an optical substrate allows for straightforward, reproducible offset launch conditions to be achieved between an incoming signal and the core region of a multimode fiber (which may be disposed along an alignment fixture formed in the optical substrate), fiber array or other multimode waveguiding structure. Offset launching of a single mode signal into a multimode fiber couples the signal into favorable spatial modes which reduce the presence of differential mode dispersion along the fiber. This approach to providing single mode signal coupling into legacy multimode fiber is considered to be an improvement over the prior art which required the use of an interface element between a single mode fiber and multimode fiber, limiting the number of propagating signals and applications for the legacy multimode fiber. An optical switch may be used to select the specific nanotaper(s) for coupling into the multimode fiber. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123115 | Drop Terminal Releasable Engagement Mechanism - A terminal for mounting to a fiber distribution cable includes a base and a cover releasably engaged to the base by a releasable engagement mechanism. The releasable engagement mechanism includes a resilient latch having a base end and a free end. The free end defines a plurality of openings. The releasable engagement mechanism further includes a plurality of protrusions having a lip and a sloped surface. The plurality of protrusions is adapted for engagement with the plurality of openings of the resilient latch. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123116 | Optical transceiver with frame ground and signal ground isolated with parallel plate capacitor - A technique is disclosed for an optical transceiver, where the frame ground is electrically isolated from the signal ground in a low frequency region and is conducted in a high frequency region, without applying a capacitor as a substantial circuit component. The transceiver includes a TOSA whose housing is grounded with the FG and connected with the driver with a FPC board. On the FPC board is formed with a parallel plate capacitor, one conductive pattern on the one surface is connected with the housing of the TOSA, while the other pattern in the opposite surface is connected with the SG. This parallel plate capacitor isolates the FG from the SG in low frequencies, while conducts the FG with the SG in high frequencies. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123117 | Optical fiber connector with improved fastening member - An optical fiber connector ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090123118 | INTEGRATED OPTICAL INTERCONNECT - An integrated optical interconnect. The integrated optical interconnect includes a receptacle for connecting to a first external component. The receptacle includes an EMI shield with an aperture sized to allow transmission of an optical signal through the aperture while containing EMI within the receptacle. The integrated optical interconnect also includes a port injection molded around or within a portion of the receptacle, the port being configured to receive a second external component and a lens injection molded near a location of the aperture of the EMI shield. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123119 | Hydrocarbon Monitoring Cable with an Absorbing Layer - A hydrocarbon monitoring cable including resistance to development of defects in a fiber optic core thereof. The core defect resistance may be in the form of resistance to defect causing agents of a downhole environment such as hydrogen. This may be obtained through the use of a carbon layer about the fiber optic core. However, in light of the differing coefficients of thermal expansion between such a carbon layer and an outer polymer jacket, an intermediate polymer layer of a third coefficient of thermal expansion may be disposed between the carbon and jacket layers. Thus, the intermediate polymer layer may be of a third coefficient of thermal expansion selected so as to avoid fiber optic defect causing thermal expansion from the downhole environment itself. Additionally, the monitoring cable may include an electrically conductive layer about the fiber optic core that is positively charged to repel other positively charged fiber optic defect causing agents of the downhole environment. Furthermore, a polymer-based absorbing layer for absorbing such defect causing agents may be disposed about the fiber optic core for protection. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123120 | Stimulated raman scattering suppressing waveguide configuration - An apparatus in one example has: a fiber having a representative refractive index profile, the refractive index profile having at least a core and a pedestal; and the fiber having a modal index in the core that is greater than a modal index of the pedestal at a predetermined signal wavelength. The fiber may also have a cladding, and may have a significantly increased index of refraction over a cladding material of the cladding to reduce effects of Stimulated Raman Scattering. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123121 | RARE EARTH DOPED AND LARGE EFFECTIVE AREA OPTICAL FIBERS FOR FIBER LASERS AND AMPLIFIERS - Various embodiments described herein include rare earth doped glass compositions that may be used in optical fiber and rods having large core sizes. Such optical fibers and rods may be employed in fiber lasers and amplifiers. The index of refraction of the glass may be substantially uniform and may be close to that of silica in some embodiments. Possible advantages to such features include reduction of formation of additional waveguides within the core, which becomes increasingly a problem with larger core sizes. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123122 | OPTICAL FIBERS AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - Optical fibers and optical transmission systems, which are capable of broadband and large capacity single-mode optical transmission, and have low macrobends are provided. The optical fiber made from pure silica comprising a core region, a cladding region at the circumference of the core region a coating layer made from a resin at the circumference of the cladding region, and having a cutoff wavelength of shorter than 1530 nm, and positive dispersion at 1550 nm, bending loss of less than 10 dB/m at a bending diameter of 20 mm, and an effective core area of 120 μm | 2009-05-14 |
20090123123 | PLAYBACK OF APPLICATIONS WITH NON-LINEAR TIME - A data playback apparatus ( | 2009-05-14 |
20090123124 | METHOD FOR EDITING DIGITAL MOVING PICTURE FILES IN SET-TOP BOX - Provided is a method for editing digital moving picture files in a set-top box. The set-top box receives a digital moving picture file from a contents server, splits it into predetermined data units, and stores it in database. To edit the file, the set-top box selects a specific region of the file stored in the database, and generates a new file having only region information (start address and end address) of the selected specific region in the file. When the generated new file is accessed, in the case of copy, only a region corresponding to the region information is copied, and, in the case of paste and deletion, the region information is not accessed according to information recorded in the file header of the new file. The edit using address information (file ID) on an editing region in the original file can reduce an editing time. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123125 | Recording medium containing moving picture data and additional information thereof and reproducing method and apparatus of the recording medium - The present invention relates to a recording medium containing moving picture data and additional information thereof and to reproducing method and apparatus of the recording medium. The present recording medium has script files including additional information about moving picture data, e.g., scene descriptive text and introduction of characters, etc. In addition, information linking each script file with a section of moving picture data to be presented with contents of the script file is included in a link data file or is contained in a filename of the script file. In reproduction of the recording medium, a script file linked with presently reproduced moving picture data section is determined and searched for based on the link data file or every filename of the script files, and contents of the found script file are presented together with the presently reproduced moving picture data. Furthermore, previously presented additional information is removed depending on data or filename of the found script file. | 2009-05-14 |
20090123126 | System and Method for Inferring Power Status of a Content Source - A system, apparatus and method for recording media content include an input in communication with a content source for receiving media content therefrom. An input sensor detects whether a signal indicative of the media content is present on the input for a scheduled event. If no signal is detected at the input by the input sensor, a command module communicates a power-toggle control signal to the content source to activate the content source such that the input receives the content signal which is then sensed by the input sensor. | 2009-05-14 |