21st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
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20120128212 | OBJECT COUNTER AND METHOD FOR COUNTING OBJECTS - An object counter performs a method for counting objects that includes capturing images representing moving images of a predetermined counting view, detecting a motion region in the moving images of the predetermined counting view, calculating a motion region speed value indicating a speed of movement of the motion region. A contribution zone is repeatedly defined based on a predetermined counting boundary, the motion region speed value, and a contribution time period. A sub area value representing the size of the area of the motion region contained in the defined contribution zone is repeatedly retrieved and registered. A total area value is generated by adding a plurality of registered sub area values, and estimating the number of objects that have passed the counting boundary based on a reference object area value. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128213 | ROAD ESTIMATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ROAD - A road estimation device receives data including a core point assigned along a road and assigned with an attribute for identifying the road. An input unit inputs map data including links each having an attribute corresponding to the attribute of the core point. A search region set unit sets a search region by using the core point as a reference point. An extraction unit extracts a link included in the search region from the links of the inputted map data. An estimation unit estimates the road represented by the core point according to an attribute of the extracted link and the attribute of the core point on a map. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128214 | ROAD ESTIMATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ROAD - A road estimation device receives data including core points assigned along a road and assigned with attributes for identifying the road. An input unit inputs map data including links in a unit of a divided region being one of divided areas. When the core points cross a boundary of an indicated divided region to be indicated, a selection unit selects a processing object core point inside the indicated divided region from the core points in the map data. An extraction unit extracts candidate links being candidate of a road represented by the processing object core point from the map data according to attributes of the links and the attribute of the processing object core point for estimating the road on a map. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128215 | ROAD ESTIMATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ROAD - A road estimation device receives data including core points assigned along a road and assigned with attributes for identifying the road. An input unit inputs map data including links in a unit of a divided region. Each link has a termination point in a boundary of the divided region. The links have attributes corresponding to attributes of the core points. When the core points exist beyond a boundary of the divided region, a generation unit generates a virtual core point on the boundary in the inputted map data and assigns an attribute to the virtual core point based on the attributes of the core points. An extraction unit extracts a candidate link being candidate of the road from the map data according to the attributes of the links, the core points, and the virtual core point. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128216 | ROAD ESTIMATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ROAD - A road estimation device receives data including a core point being assigned along a road and assigned with attributes for identifying the road. An input unit inputs map data including links having attributes corresponding to the attributes of the core point. An extraction unit first narrows down links into candidate links each having an attribute corresponding to a non-shape-relevant attribute of the core point. The extraction unit subsequently narrows down the candidate links into a candidate link having an attribute corresponding to a shape-relevant attribute of the core point, thereby to extract the candidate link pertinent to the road represented by the core point from the map data for estimating the road on a map. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128217 | ROAD ESTIMATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ROAD - A road estimation device receives data including a core point being assigned along a road and being assigned with attributes including at least a shape-relevant attribute being relevant to a road shape for identifying the road. A map data input unit inputs map data including links having attributes. A link narrowing down unit sets a search area for the core point in a map and extracts links in the search area from the map data, according to the attributes of the link and the shape-relevant attribute of the core point. The link narrowing down unit further narrows down the extracted links into a candidate link being candidate of the road represented by the core point for estimating the road on a map, according to parallel road information being the shape-relevant attribute. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128218 | Simulation of Medical Imaging - There is described a method for simulating an imaging process for an organ, the method comprising: retrieving from a memory a 3D volume model of the organ, the 3D volume model describing a 3D structure of the organ and a distribution of density within the 3D structure, the 3D structure representing a surface and internal features of the organ; generating a slice of the 3D model according to a position and an orientation of an imaging device, the slice including a cross-section of the surface and the internal features; rendering an image in accordance with the slice; and displaying the image. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128219 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ESTIMATION OF A TOPOLOGICAL SUPPORT OF A TUBULAR STRUCTURE AND USE THEREOF IN VIRTUAL ENDOSCOPY - A method for determining an estimation of a topological support of a tubular based structure comprising an inner wall and a plurality of distinct regions, the method comprising (a) obtaining image data representative of the tubular based structure; (b) placing an initial seed in an initial region selected from one of the distinct regions; (c) performing an initial region growing until an initial resulting area comprises at least a portion of the inner wall and at least a portion of a neighboring region corresponding to one of the distinct regions; (d) starting a tree comprising an initial tree node corresponding to the initial region; (e) for each neighboring region: placing a subsequent seed in the neighboring region; performing a corresponding subsequent region growing until a subsequent resulting area comprises at least a portion of the inner wall and at least a portion of an additional neighboring region; and adding a tree node corresponding to the neighboring region in the tree; (f) performing processing step (e) for each of the additional neighboring regions; and (g) filtering the tree according to predetermined topological parameters to thereby determine the estimation of the topological support of the tubular based structure. Applications of the method for estimating a colon topology for virtual colonoscopy are also disclosed. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128220 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING HAIR CHARACTERISTIC DATA AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING THE SAME - A method for acquiring hair characteristic data includes an image acquiring step and a data acquiring step. The image acquiring step acquires a cross-sectional image of a human hair | 2012-05-24 |
20120128221 | Depth-Based Information Layering in Medical Diagnostic Ultrasound - Information layering is provided in medical imaging. Two or more types of information are provided in one image. A three-dimensional surface is formed for two-dimensional scanning and/or imaging. The depth or third dimension is mapped to one type of data. Variation in values of this type of data causes variation in the surface away from flat. Data of another type is mapped to the surface, such that each location having a color or gray scale value based on the other type and a depth based on the one type. The surface is rendered using three-dimensional rendering to show the depth information even though both types of data represent a scanned plane. Stereoscopic viewing may allow the user to better visualize the depth information. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128222 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING MOTION OF A SUBJECT USING A SERIES OF PARTIAL IMAGES FROM AN IMAGING SYSTEM - A line scan imager is used to determine the motion of a subject. Each line of image data from the line scan imager is compared with a reference image. The location of a matching line in the reference image reveals the displacement of the subject. The current subject displacement can be determined based on each line of image data. The resulting displacement information can be used to correctly place other optical beams on the subject. The method can be applied to tracking the human eye to facilitate measurement, imaging, or treatment with a beam of optical radiation. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128223 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING ULTRASOUND DATA - A method of processing ultrasound data includes receiving ultrasound data for a first ultrasound image, the first ultrasound image being represented as a first set of discrete pixels corresponding to positions of a region of interest; receiving ultrasound data for a second ultrasound image, the second ultrasound image being represented as a second set of discrete pixels corresponding to positions of the region of interest; generating a displacement map by minimizing a cost function using a dynamic programming procedure that identifies each of the first set of discrete pixels with a corresponding one of the second set of discrete pixels; refining the displacement map to obtain intermediate displacement values corresponding to positions between the discrete pixels based on minimizing a local approximation to the cost function; and calculating a physical property of the region of interest based on the displacement map. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128224 | METHOD OF SEGMENTING LESIONS IN IMAGES - The method of segmenting a lesion in an image according to the present invention includes the steps of: obtaining an image of a region of interest from an image of a lesion; adjusting the contrast of the obtained image of the region of interest such that the contrast changes according to the distance from the center of the region of interest; removing noise from the image whose contrast is adjusted; and separating the region of the lesion from the noise-removed image. In the step of adjusting the contrast, the image is adjusted such that the contrast is increased as it goes away from the center of the region of interest, and thus it is possible to segment the lesion while maintaining the original shape of the lesion, thereby reliably segmenting the lesion even in the case where the inside of the lesion is not uniform. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128225 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus which processes an image obtained by tomosynthesis shooting by using a radiation source and a two-dimensional detector. The image processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain a plurality of projection data output from the two-dimensional detector upon tomosynthesis shooting; and a reconstruction unit configured to perform analytical reconstruction processing of a tomogram of a subject from the plurality of projection data obtained by tomosynthesis shooting without transforming the projection data into virtual projection data on a virtual CT detection plane virtually set to be perpendicular to a radiation center direction of the radiation source. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128226 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF CONTRAST INJECTION - A method for automatically detecting the presence of contrast in an x-ray image includes acquiring an x-ray image prior to administration of contrast. A background image is estimated based on the x-ray image. The contrast is administered. A set of x-ray images is acquired. The background image is subtracted from the set of images. Image intensity is determined for each of the subtracted images. The subtracted images having highest image intensity are selected. A predefined shape model is fitted to the selected subtracted images. The fitting of the predefined shape model is used to fit the shape model to each of the subtracted images. A feature value is calculated for each image frame based on pixel intensities of each pixel fitted to the shape model for the corresponding subtracted image. An image frame of peak contrast is determined by selecting the image frame with the greatest feature value. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128227 | DEVICE FOR GENERATING ALTERNATIVE OF NORMAL BRAIN DATABASE | 2012-05-24 |
20120128228 | Method for Matching of Patterns - A method for matching of two detailed patterns is disclosed in which abstracts of each of the detailed patterns are created, where the abstracts are less complex than the detailed patterns. The abstracts are then compared to determine if the detailed patterns may possibly match, where comparison of the abstracts is faster than comparison of the detailed patterns. If comparison of the abstracts indicates a possible match, then the detailed patterns are compared, otherwise no detailed pattern comparison is needed. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128229 | IMAGING OPERATIONS FOR A WIRE BONDING SYSTEM - A method of imaging a feature of a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) imaging a first portion of a semiconductor device to form a first imaged portion; (b) imaging a subsequent portion of the semiconductor device to form a subsequent imaged portion; (c) adding the subsequent imaged portion to the first imaged portion to form a combined imaged portion; and (d) comparing the combined imaged portion to a reference image of a feature to determine a level of correlation of the combined imaged portion to the reference image. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128230 | DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - An inspection method, including: illuminating a light on a wafer on which plural chips having identical patterns are formed; imaging corresponding areas of two chips formed on the wafer to obtain inspection images and reference images with an image sensor; and processing the obtained inspection image and the reference image to produce a difference image which indicates a difference between the inspection image and the reference image and detect a defect by comparing the difference image with a threshold, wherein a threshold applied to a difference image which is produced by comparing the inspection image and the reference image obtained by imaging peripheral portion of the wafer is different from a threshold applied to a difference image which is produced by comparing the inspection image and the reference image obtained by imaging central portion of the wafer. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128231 | INSPECTION METHOD - In order to inspect a board, firstly, a measurement area is set on a board, and reference data and measurement data of the measurement area are acquired. Then, a plurality of feature blocks is established by a block unit so as to include a predetermined shape in the measurement area, and a merged block is established by merging feature blocks overlapped in the feature blocks. Thereafter, a distortion degree is acquired by comparing reference data and measurement data corresponding to a feature block except for the merged block and/or the merged block, and the distortion degree is compensated for, to set an inspection area in the target measurement area. Thus, an inspection area, in which distortion is compensated for, may be correctly set. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128232 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A BRIDGE CONNECTING FAILURE - A method for detecting a bridge connecting failure to detect a bridge shorting terminals of a component includes acquiring a 2D image and height-based information through lights irradiated on a board, acquiring rotation information of the component using at least one of the 2D image and the height-based information, establishing an inspection region for detection of the bridge connecting failure using the rotation information, extracting a first bridge region within the inspection region using the 2D image, extracting a second bridge region within the inspection region using the height-based information, and judging whether the bridge connecting failure of the component occurs by using at least one of the first and second bridge regions. Thus, the method may inspect more precisely the bridge connecting failure through the first bridge region extracted from the 2D image and the second bridge region extracted from the height-based information. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128233 | DEFECT CLASSIFIER USING CLASSIFICATION RECIPE BASED ON CONNECTION BETWEEN RULE-BASED AND EXAMPLE-BASED CLASSIFIERS - In apparatuses for automatically acquiring and also for automatically classifying images of defects present on a sample such as a semiconductor wafer, a classifying system is provided which are capable of readily accepting even such a case that a large number of classification classes are produced based upon a request issued by a user, and also even such a case that a basis of the classification class is changed in a high frequency. When the user defines the classification classes, a device for designating attributes owned by the respective classification classes is provided. The classifying system automatically changes a connecting mode between an internally-provided rule-based classifier and an example-based classifier, so that such a classifying system which is fitted to the classification basis of the user is automatically constructed. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128234 | System for Generating Images of Multi-Views - The present invention provides a system for generating images of multi-views. The system includes a processing unit; an image range calculating module coupled to the processing unit to calculate the ranges of a background image and a main body image of a 2D original image of an article; a depth model generating module coupled to the processing unit to generate a depth model according to an equation; an image cutting module coupled to the processing unit to cut the 2D original image of the article or the depth model to generate a cut 2D image of the article or a depth model with a main body image outline; a pixel shifting module coupled to the processing unit to shift every pixel in the main body image of the 2D original image of the article according to the depth model with the main body image outline to obtain shifted main body images of multi-views; and an image synthesizing module coupled to the processing unit to synthesize the shifted main body images of multi-views and background figures of multi-views to obtain final images of multi-views for 3D image reconstruction. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128235 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE USING COLOR CHANNEL OF GRAPHIC PROCESSING UNIT - Provided is an apparatus and method for reconstructing a computed tomography (CT) image using a color channel of a graphic processing unit (GPU) that reconstructs a three-dimensional (3D) image using a projection image obtained from a CT device. According to an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for reconstructing a CT image may include a tomography unit to acquire a plurality of projection images, a filter application unit to load the plurality of projection images on a texture memory having a color channel, and filter the plurality of projection images, and a back-projection application unit to apply a back-projection scheme to the plurality of projection images loaded on the texture memory having a color channel. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128236 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STEREO MISALIGNMENT ESTIMATION USING MODIFIED AFFINE OR PERSPECTIVE MODEL - A method and apparatus for estimating stereo misalignment using modified affine or perspective model. The method includes dividing a left frame and a right frame into blocks, comparing horizontal and vertical boundary signals in the left frame and the right frame, estimating the horizontal and the vertical motion vector for each block in a reference frame, selecting a reliable motion vectors from a set of motion vectors, dividing the selected block into smaller features, feeding the data to an affine or a perspective transformation model to solve for the model parameters, running the model parameters through a temporal filter, portioning the estimated misalignment parameters between the left frame and right frame, and modifying the left frame and the right frame to save some boundary space. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128237 | SUPERPIXEL-BOOSTED TOP-DOWN IMAGE RECOGNITION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for implementing a superpixel boosted top-down image recognition framework are provided. The framework utilizes superpixels comprising contiguous pixel regions sharing similar characteristics. Feature extraction methods described herein provide non-redundant image feature vectors for classification model building. The provided framework differentiates a digitized image into a plurality of superpixels. The digitized image is characterized through image feature extraction methods based on the plurality of superpixels. Image classification models are generated from the extracted image features and ground truth labels and may then be used to classify other digitized images. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128238 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An eigenprojection matrix (# | 2012-05-24 |
20120128239 | IMAGE QUALITY ASSESSMENT TO MERCHANDISE AN ITEM - Image-based features may be significantly correlated with click-through rates of images that depict a product, which may provide a more formal basis for the informal notion that good quality images will result in better click-through rates, as compared to poor quality images. Accordingly, an image assessment machine is configured to analyze image-based features to improve click-through rates for shopping search applications (e.g., a product search engine). Moreover, the image assessment machine may rank search results based on image quality factors and may notify sellers about low quality images. This may have the effect of improving the brand value for an online shopping website and accordingly have a positive long-term impact on the online shopping website. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128240 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING PRODUCT INFORMATION USING PRODUCT IMAGES - A method and system for determining product information from a logo are disclosed. In one embodiment, an image of a logo may be captured by a portable image capture device. The captured image may be analyzed to recognize the logo. The product may then be identified based on the recognized logo. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128241 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDEXING OBJECT IN IMAGE - The present invention relates to a system for providing a supplementary service by identifying an object in an image and comprises: an image service server and a user terminal. The image service server provides image information and includes a database that manages metadata for the provision of the service. The user terminal dynamically generates control command information according to the information for the object selected in the image. In addition, the user terminal receives the information for the object selected in the image that is displayed on screen and transfers the information to the image service server. Furthermore, the user terminal receives from the image service server the preset supplementary service that corresponds to the information for the object selected. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128242 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SCENE CHANGES IN A DIGITAL VIDEO STREAM - A system and method that processes video to extract a keyframe-based adequate visual representation is disclosed. Certain embodiments utilize a hierarchical processing technique. A first stage in the hierarchy extracts a chromatic difference metric from a pair of video frames. An initial set of frames is chosen based on the chromatic metric and a threshold. A structural difference measurement is extracted from this initial set of frames. A second threshold is used to select key frames from the initial set. The first and second thresholds can be user selectable. The output of this process is the visual representation. The method is extensible to any number of metrics and any number of levels. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128243 | COMPONENT FILTERING FOR LOW-LIGHT NOISE REDUCTION - In general, in one embodiment, low-light noise is removed from an image by separately filtering luma and chroma components of the image, by adaptively filtering the image based at least in part on a Gaussian distribution of the image, and/or by dividing the image into separate regions and filtering each region separately. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128244 | DIVIDE-AND-CONQUER FILTER FOR LOW-LIGHT NOISE REDUCTION - In general, in one embodiment, low-light noise is removed from an image by separately filtering luma and chroma components of the image, by adaptively filtering the image based at least in part on a Gaussian distribution of the image, and/or by dividing the image into separate regions and filtering each region separately. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128245 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTIVE SCALING OF COLOUR MAPPED IMAGES - A method for determining a scaled colour map of a scaled image is described using the transformation of the original colour map and the original image only, independently of the scaled image. A number of colours N in the original colour map is determined; and provided N>N | 2012-05-24 |
20120128246 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COLOR MANAGEMENT IN DISPLAY SYSTEMS - A method of processing an input image includes receiving an input signal associated with the input image. The input signal includes a plurality of components. The method also includes determining a minimum component of the plurality of components and determining a white signal level as a function of the minimum component. The method further includes multiplying the white signal level by a normalized value computed using a component of the plurality of components to provide a scaled white signal level. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128247 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing system includes a first image processing apparatus and a second image processing apparatus. The first image processing apparatus includes a first image obtaining module, a first image extraction module, a first density extraction module, a first feature conversion module, a register module. The first image obtaining module obtains an image of an object having a seal impressed on a face thereof and having a film formed or laminated on the face thereof. The second image processing apparatus includes a second image obtaining module, a second image extraction module, a second density extraction module, a second feature conversion module, and a collation module. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128248 | REGION SPECIFICATION METHOD, REGION SPECIFICATION APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM, SERVER, AND SYSTEM - Disclosed is a region specification method of specifying a subject region including a subject from a subject exiting image in which a background and the subject exist, the region specification method including: calculating an image boundary pixel number of an image boundary of the subject existing image constituting an edge part of each of divided regions into which the subject existing image is divided by a borderline defined on the subject existing image; specifying, from the divided regions, a reference region having a pixel percentage equal to or more than a predetermined percentage, the pixel percentage indicating the calculated image boundary pixel number in a total pixel number of the edge part; and specifying the subject region from the divided regions of the subject existing image by taking the reference region specified in the specifying the reference region as a reference. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128249 | SCRIPT-AGNOSTIC TEXT REFLOW FOR DOCUMENT IMAGES - Script-agnostic text reflow technique embodiments are presented that generally reflow text found in an image of a document in a manner that functions across multiple scripts, multiple fonts of a script and multiple languages using the same script. This generally involves segmenting regions of text in a document image into individual words and doing this without relying on any script-specific characteristics or requiring any form of character recognition. While segmenting text, the possible presence of accents, diacritics and punctuation marks is considered. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128250 | Generating a Combination of a Visual Query and Matching Canonical Document - A server system receives a visual query from a client system distinct from the server system, performs optical character recognition (OCR) on the visual query to produce text recognition data representing textual characters, including a plurality of textual characters in a contiguous region of the visual query, and scores each textual character in the plurality of textual characters. The server system identifies, in accordance with the scoring, one or more high quality textual strings, each comprising a plurality of high quality textual characters from among the plurality of textual characters in the contiguous region of the visual query; retrieves a canonical document having the one or more high quality textual strings; generates a combination of the visual query and at least a portion of the canonical document; and sends the combination to the client system. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128251 | Identifying Matching Canonical Documents Consistent with Visual Query Structural Information - A server system receives a visual query from a client system, performs optical character recognition (OCR) on the visual query to produce text recognition data representing textual characters, including a plurality of textual characters in a contiguous region of the visual query. The server system also produces structural information associated with the textual characters in the visual query. Textual characters in the plurality of textual characters are scored. The method further includes identifying, in accordance with the scoring, one or more high quality textual strings, each comprising a plurality of high quality textual characters from among the plurality of textual characters in the contiguous region of the visual query. A canonical document that includes the one or more high quality textual strings and that is consistent with the structural information is retrieved. At least a portion of the canonical document is sent to the client system. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128252 | Process for Translating Machine Shorthand Into Text - A method for translating stenographic strokes includes the steps of receiving a series of stenographic strokes, creating a table of translations of one or more strokes within the series of strokes, sequentially assigning a score to each of the one or more strokes, determining at least one alternate translation to at least one of the translations in the table of translations, ranking the translations and alternate translations based on an accumulation of the score of the strokes within, and selecting one of the ranked translations or one of the ranked alternate translations based on a best score. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128253 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes an image block generator, a pixel extractor, a correction parameter calculator and a corrector. The image block generator enlarges an image block including a plurality of pixels to generate an enlarged image block. The pixel extractor extracts a maximum pixel with a maximum pixel value and a minimum pixel with a minimum pixel value from the image block. The correction parameter calculator calculates a correction parameter including a first difference and a second difference. The first difference is an absolute value of a difference between a sample pixel value of a sample pixel to be corrected in the enlarged image block and the maximum pixel value. The second difference is an absolute value of a difference between the sample pixel value and the minimum pixel value. The corrector corrects the enlarged image block using the correction parameter. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128254 | MARKER GENERATION DEVICE, MARKER GENERATION DETECTION SYSTEM, MARKER GENERATION DETECTION DEVICE, MARKER, MARKER GENERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - Provided is a marker generation device which has a feature comparison means and a marker pattern generation means. The feature comparison means disposes feature points extracted from an image in a predetermined space, sets parts in which the number of feature points in the predetermined space is equal to or less than a predetermined number as singular features, disposes feature points extracted from an identifier in the predetermined space, and counts the number of feature points that coincide with the singular features. The marker pattern generation means converts the structure of the identifier and extracts the feature points from the converted identifier. The feature comparison means disposes the feature points extracted from the converted identifier in the predetermined space, counts the number of feature points that coincide with the singular features, and selects, as a marker for detection, an identifier having the most counts from among identifiers before conversion and one or two or more identifiers that have been converted. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128255 | PART DETECTION APPARATUS, PART DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present disclosure provides a part detection apparatus including, a part detection block configured to detect a location of a plurality of parts making up a subject from an input image, and a part-in-attention estimation block configured, if a location of a part in attention has not been detected by the part detection block, to estimate the location of a part in attention on the basis of the location of a part detected by the part detection block and information about a locational relation with the detected location of a part being used as reference. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128256 | Image Processing Method, Apparatus, and Computer Program Product - According to one embodiment, an image processing method includes calculating an activity value for a first block, the activity value indicating a higher degree of activity as pixel values vary in a greater degree in the first block, and calculating a first evaluation value that indicates higher evaluation as a difference between a pixel value of the first block and a pixel value of a second block is smaller. The method further includes calculating a second evaluation value that indicates higher evaluation as correlation between a relative spatial relationship of the pixel value of the first block and that of the pixel value of the second block is higher, and calculating a third evaluation value by weighting the first evaluation value and the second evaluation value to search for the second block that corresponds to the first block, a weight of the first evaluation value is larger as the activity value is larger. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128257 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING VIDEO PROGRAM MATERIAL OR CONTENT VIA DIFFERENTIAL SIGNALS - A system for identification of video content in a video signal is provided by providing a difference signal between an input signal and the delayed input signal. An alternative embodiment includes providing frequency coefficients from one or more video frames along a curve, or from a region of the video frame. In another embodiment a filter bank provides a real time or near real time frequency analysis of a video signal to provide identification. Other attributes of the video signal or transport stream may be combined with closed caption data or closed caption text for identification purposes. Example attributes include DVS/SAP information, time code information, histograms, and or rendered video or pictures. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128258 | DESIGN METHOD OF CIPHER AND PICTURE CIPHER SYSTEM - A design method of cipher is provided. First, a database with a plurality of picture units is provided. Then, a part of the picture units of the database are selected to form a passing picture, and the passing picture is transferred to an encoder. The encoder selects at least parts of the picture units of the database to form a plurality of option pictures, in which a part of the picture units of the option pictures correspond with the picture units of the passing picture. A picture cipher system is also provided. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128259 | TRANSFERRING SYSTEM FOR HUGE AND HIGH QUALITY IMAGES ON NETWORK AND METHOD THEREOF - A transferring system for huge and high quality images on network and a method thereof are disclosed, wherein various individual image data are converted into high quality image data to be converted into layered image data, and classified into a plurality of sub cells, then stored in database as a compressed form. A client system connected to a server requires information, immediately downloads the required information, releases the compression, and then displays on a screen real time. In the present invention, a user can fast see only his wanted part since images of a newspaper and a magazine are converted as they were. Also, various additional information is provided with image, thereby providing multimedia digital publication services on wire or wireless network. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128260 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING IMAGES AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING IMAGES - Provided are methods and apparatuses for encoding and decoding an image. The method of encoding an image includes: splitting a current picture into at least one maximum coding unit; determining a split structure of the at least one maximum coding unit and a prediction mode and partitions of each coding unit by encoding image data of the at least one maximum coding unit based on depths of deeper coding units; setting skip information and split information about a split of a coding unit of an upper depth including each coding unit, according to the each coding unit; and encoding the split information and skip information, which are set according to each coding unit. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128261 | ADAPTIVE MOTION SEARCH RANGE DETERMINING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is an adaptive motion search range determining apparatus and method for encoding UHD-class high-resolution images. The adaptive motion search range determining apparatus includes an MVD average/standard deviation calculation unit calculating an value average and a standard deviation of MVDs of neighboring macroblocks of a current macroblock, and a motion search range determination unit determining a motion search range of the current macroblock using the value average and the standard deviation. According to the adaptive motion search range determining apparatus, it is possible to enable each macroblock to have an adaptive search range by variably adjusting a motion vector search range of a current macroblock with reference to motion vectors of neighboring macroblocks of the current macroblock. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128262 | REPRESENTING HIGH-RESOLUTION MEDIA CONTENT IN A LOWER RESOLUTION SYSTEM - Representing high-resolution media content in a lower resolution system is disclosed. For a first portion of a high-resolution media content which is associated with a content boundary that does not align with an interval boundary of the lower resolution system, a new media content file that includes at least said first portion of the high-resolution media content is created. The new media content file and a second file comprising at least a second portion of the original media content file, which second portion begins at a first interval boundary and ends at a second interval boundary of the lower resolution system, are provided to the lower resolution system. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128263 | METHOD OF FILTERING A SIGNAL AND OF OBTAINING FILTER COEFFICIENTS - A method of filtering a signal includes determining a class of a section ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120128264 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF OPTICAL IMAGING FOR TARGET DETECTION IN A SCATTERING MEDIUM - A method for enhancing contrast in fluorescence imaging is provided. The method comprises providing a patterned illumination source for illuminating one or more regions corresponding to a scan step, scanning at least a portion of a surface of a subject using a plurality of scan steps, acquiring image frames corresponding to two or more scan steps, deducting a background fluorescence from the image frames corresponding to the two or more scan steps to form one or more processed image frames, and reconstructing an image using one or more of the processed image frames. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128265 | METHOD AND SYSTEM UTILIZING ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION WITH ADAPTIVE PARAMETERS FOR COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY (CT) IMAGES - The CT imaging system optimizes its image generation by adaptively weighting certain parameters during the iterations in an iterative reconstruction algorithm. The projection data is grouped into N subsets, and after each of the N subsets is processed by the ordered subsets simultaneous algebraic reconstruction technique (OSSART), the image undergoes total variation (TV) minimization process. During the iterative reconstruction algorithm, a combination of the parameters such as a total variation, a relaxation parameter and a step size parameter is assigned a respective value based upon the current value of the iteration. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128266 | Reconstruction of Phased Array Data - An image reconstruction method includes receiving volume data comprising a plurality of sampling points, determining a first conditioning of the sampling points suppressing low amplitudes and conserving maximum amplitudes, determining a second conditioning of the sampling points wherein an influence of a sampling point depends on its distance to a grid point in a sampling grid, determining a kernel comprising a plurality of weighting functions for the first conditioning and the second conditioning to determine an energy spread of each of the plurality of sampling points without determining a shape or size of the kernel, and outputting a reconstructed volume according to the energy spread of each of the plurality of sampling points. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128267 | Facilitating User Support of Electronic Devices Using Dynamic Matrix Code Generation - An electronic device may derive information specific to the device, dynamically generate a matrix code that includes the information as well as user support information, and transmit the dynamically generated code to a display. When a user captures the matrix code with a reader device, the reader device may decode (or use a back end server to decode) the specific information specific and the user support information and initiate a user support request. Thus, user support for electronic devices may be facilitated utilizing dynamically generated matrix codes, such as (but not limited to) QR codes. In response to the initiated user support request, user support may then be provided for the user. Problems may be automatically taken care of for the user, tutorials may be provided for the user, one or more notifications may be provided to the user, service calls may be scheduled for the user, and so on. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128268 | Containment mat that converts to luggage with secure seal - A convertible luggage device that opens to form a mat or work surface that has a raised lip or edge structure that contains items on the mat or work surface. The convertible luggage device closes from the mat configuration to create a sealed bag or sealed flexible container for holding the items inside, where the seal is formed by the lip or edge structure. In some embodiments, the convertible luggage device may include a cinch cord that can be used to change from the open mat configuration into the closed bag configuration. In such embodiments, the cinch cord may include a cord lock that may be adjustably deployed to clamp the cinch cord in a position that maintains the convertible luggage device in a closed bag configuration. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128269 | MATERIAL COLLECTION APPARATUS - An apparatus for collecting material is provided. The apparatus may include a flexible support structure having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface including a material collection area. The apparatus may further include a closure system including a first fastener member disposed on the first surface and a second fastener member disposed on the second surface. At least a portion of the closure system may be spaced from a peripheral edge of the support structure and/or may be configured to releaseably join the first surface and the second surface together. The support structure may include an open configuration and a rolled configuration, wherein in the rolled configuration the closure system may releaseably join the first surface and the second surface together and/or funnel shapes may be formed on either side of the material collection area. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128270 | BAG WITH SLOT FOR REMOVING PARTICULATE MATTER - A bag having a closable slot for removing debris and other particulate matter. In one aspect, the invention can be a bag comprising: a floor having a perimeter; a wall extending upward from the perimeter of the floor so as to form an internal cavity; a slot formed between a bottom edge of the wall and a portion of the perimeter of the floor; the floor comprising a flange extending from the portion of the perimeter of the floor that is adjustable between a closed position that closes the slot and an open position; a partition located within the internal cavity so as to separate the internal cavity into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, the partition having a plurality of apertures enabling particulate matter to pass from the upper chamber to the lower chamber; the slot forming a passageway from the lower chamber to outside of the bag. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128271 | Shoe bag - A shoe bag is provided having a divider and a top drawstring. The divider may further have a concealed pocket, into which may be placed a fragrance or deodorizing insert to mask the odor of shoe wear, and may have a hook for hanging the bag. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128272 | Paper Bag With Detachable Card - The present invention is directed to a paper bag which contains at least one detachable card located in the internal folded upper part of the bag. The card can be used for example as a visiting card, a Christmas card, a S. Valentine card, an anniversary card or a discount coupon. The cards might have different shapes such as rectangular, a square, a star, a circle, a oval, or an image such as a tree, a heart or a Santa Claus. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128273 | Self Sealing Waterproof Bag - A waterproof self sealing container sealed by magnet to magnet contact, making the container airtight and water resistant. The water resistant container has a body made of flexible water resistant material. The body is formed as a sheet. An opening is formed at an end of the body. The body opening has a body opening first side and a body opening second side. A first magnet strip is bonded to the body opening first side. A first bonding layer bonds to the body. The first magnet strip is bonded to the first bonding layer and wherein the first bonding layer is bonded to the body opening first side. A second magnet strip is bonded to the body opening second side. A second bonding layer is bonded to the body. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128274 | STORAGE CONTAINER WITH VACUUM - A device comprising a first unidirectional flow valve not substantially in contact with ambient air, a second unidirectional flow valve whose air-flows terminate in ambient air and an elastically resilient chamber coupling the first unidirectional flow valve to the second unidirectional flow valve to permit air-flow from the first unidirectional flow valve to the ambient. Intermittent application of pressure to the chamber moves air from the first unidirectional flow valve to the second unidirectional flow valve. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128275 | POCHE A TEMOIN DE PERTE D'INTEGRITE INCORPORE, PROCEDE DE REALISATION D'UNE TELLE POCHE ET PROCEDE D'UTILISATION - A pouch includes: a first closed, inner casing, made of at least one non-porous plastic material with a high-capacity gas barrier, delimiting a first space, forming a pouch stricto sensu for accommodating a biopharmaceutical product or device, a second closed, outer casing, made of at least one non-porous plastic material with a high-capacity gas barrier, delimiting a second space in which the pouch stricto sensu is located, spacer elements, at least one selected tracer gas, located in the first or second space outside of the pouch stricto sensu, with a higher partial pressure than in the second space outside of the pouch stricto sensu or in the first space, at least one colorimetric detector located, respectively, in the second space outside of the pouch stricto sensu or in the first space responsive to the concentration of the tracer gas, by switching from a first color to a second different color. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128276 | TACKLE BAG FOR MARINE VESSELS - A tackle bag comprising of a PVC coated polyester mesh fabric, a polyester dive mesh pocket, a bag border that borders and attaches to the pocket and the PVC coated mesh fabric so that the pocket securely attaches to the PVC coated mesh fabric, a pocket border attaches to the upper side of the pocket and to the bag border, a drawstring locking system partially housed within the pocket border, the drawstring locking system attaches to the bag borders, at least five grommets, one grommet is centrally located on the pocket border and each remaining grommet is located on the bag borders, and at least four cord locking systems secured through the grommets of the bag borders. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128277 | ADJUSTABLE PRELOAD TYPE LINEAR GUIDE SYSTEM - A linear guide system which is used for highly precise control of a linear position applicable in display devices, semiconductors, robots, machine tools, and the entire measurement and precision instruments industry, and more specifically, an adjustable preload type linear guide system, wherein a base member and a slide member are slidably connected with each other for linear motion, and a linear motion actuator, such as a ball screw, a hydraulic cylinder, and a linear motor, is disposed between the base member and the slide member, thereby enabling the slide member to move linearly relative to the base member. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128278 | COMBINATION OF BRACKET AND SLIDE ASSEMBLY - A combination of bracket and slide assembly includes a bracket and a rail. The bracket has a top portion, a bottom portion, a side portion connected to the top and bottom portions, and a support member fixedly to the side portion. The top portion, the bottom portion and the side portion define a longitudinal path. The support member is located in the longitudinal path. The rail extends through the longitudinal path of the bracket and has a top wall, a bottom wall, and a sidewall connected to the top and the bottom walls. The sidewall has a reinforcement path with a recessed surface, and the reinforcement path is located corresponding to the bracket. A first protrusion and a second protrusion are located on the top and the bottom of the reinforcement path. The support member is slidably connected to the reinforcement path and located corresponding to the first and second protrusions. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128279 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING ROLLING ELEMENT BEARINGS IN ROLLING MILLS - A method for assembling a set of bearing assemblies | 2012-05-24 |
20120128280 | Adhesive Film for Bushings - A bushing can include a load bearing substrate having a first major surface, an adhesive film overlying the first major surface, and a friction reducing layer overlying the adhesive film. A method can include extruding an adhesive film, laminating a friction reducing layer to a load bearing substrate with the adhesive film therebetween to form a composite, and shaping the composite to form a bushing. The adhesive film can include a first adhesive layer, such as and a fluoropolymer layer. The adhesive layer can include a modified ethylene tetrafluoroethylene, and the fluoropolymer layer can include an ethylene tetrafluoroethylene. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128281 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND ROLLING BEARING AND SLIDING BEARING - It is an object of the present invention to provide a resin composition whose flowability is secured when the resin composition is injection-molded into injection-molded articles such as a resin-made crown-shaped cage and a resin-made seal both for a rolling bearing and a resin-made sliding bearing and which is capable of enhancing the mechanical strengths and toughnesses of these injection-molded articles to such an extent that these injection-molded articles can be used as bearing members. The resin composition is formed into a molded article and used as a bearing member. The resin composition is composed of polyamide resin or polyester resin to which polycarbodiimide is added. The polyamide resin is at least one resin selected from among polyamide 66 resin and polyamide 11 resin. The polyester resin is polytrimethylene terephthalate resin. 0.5 to 6 wt % of the polycarbodiimide is contained in an entirety of the resin composition. A resin-made crown-shaped cage ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120128282 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A SPHERICAL PLAIN BEARING - A spherical plain bearing and method of assembling the same is disclosed. The bearing has an outer ring having a bore, a concave surface, and at least one fracture. The bearing further includes an inner ring having a convex surface. The convex surface is in sliding disposition with the concave surface when the inner ring is disposed in the bore. The bearing has a groove in a face of the outer ring radially outside a first opening of the bore. The bearing further includes a band coupled to a portion of the outer ring defining the groove. The band retains the outer ring around the inner ring when the inner ring is disposed in the bore. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128283 | BEARING DEVICE, BEARING UNIT, AND ROTARY MACHINE - A bearing device ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120128284 | SLIDE BEARING, A MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - It is described a slide bearing, particularly to constrain at least one shaft of an internal combustion engine, having a support structure or substrate ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120128285 | SLIDING BEARING - A slide bearing including a metal backing; an Al-based intermediate layer; and an Al-based bearing alloy layer is disclosed. The Al-based bearing alloy layer includes one or more types of intermetallic compounds containing Al and two or more other types of elements, the Al-based bearing alloy layer including 8 or more grains of intermetallic compounds per μm | 2012-05-24 |
20120128286 | BEARING APPARATUS - A sliding bearing | 2012-05-24 |
20120128287 | LOAD-MEASURING BEARING UNIT - A bearing unit ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120128288 | END CAP FOR A BEARING ASSEMBLY - An end cap for a bearing assembly includes a first body portion having a substantially annular sealing surface positioned radially away from a central axis of the first body portion. The end cap includes a second body portion extending from the first body portion, the second body portion having at least one protrusion extending radially therefrom. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128289 | OPTICAL MODULATOR AND OPTICAL MODULATION CONTROL METHOD - An optical modulator includes: a modulator including an optical waveguide provided in a semiconductor substrate having an electro-optical effect and an electrode for applying an electric field depending on a bias voltage and a modulation signal to the optical waveguide; a modulation signal generator to generate the modulation signal of a first frequency; a superimposer to superimpose a signal of a second frequency different from the first frequency on the bias voltage; and a bias controller to control the bias voltage in a modulation direction of the modulator and the bias voltage in an orthogonal direction which is orthogonal to the modulation direction based on a phase of the second frequency component extracted from a modulated optical signal generated by the modulator. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128290 | OPTICAL MODULES - Provided is an optical module. The optical module includes: an optical bench having a first trench of a first depth and a second trench of a second depth that is lower than the first depth; a lens in the first trench of the optical bench; at least one semiconductor chip in the second trench of the optical bench; and a flexible printed circuit board covering an upper surface of the optical bench except for the first and second trenches, wherein the optical bench is a metal optical bench or a silicon optical bench. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128291 | FORMATION OF REFLECTIVE SURFACES IN PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WAVEGUIDES - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for creating an printed circuit board including one or more waveguides having one or more reflective surfaces. Waveguides are embedded within a printed circuit board. A reflective surface is formed within the embedded waveguides by mechanically milling the printed circuit board. The reflective surfaces enable intra chip, chip-to-chip, or chip-to-component optical interconnections through the waveguides embedded within the printed circuit board. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128292 | Photoelectric Composite Wiring Module and Method for Manufacturing Same - A photoelectric composite wiring module, being superior in performances and mass-productivity thereof, and a transmission apparatus of applying that therein are provided. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128293 | Optical Patch Panel Device - Various embodiments of patch panel devices are enclosed. In some embodiments, signals received are in an electrical or optical form and converted to the other form. The converted signal is provided as an output signal. A version of the original input may also be provided as an input. A signal injector can inject a optical or electrical signal that is selectively injected into the output signals. Various embodiments also include sensor to detecting the connecting of an electrical or optical line. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128294 | Optical Beam Switch - An optical beam switch includes at least one input optical wave guide, multiple output optical wave guides and an optical switching element for selectively switching a light beam guided in the at least one input optical wave guide to one of the output optical wave guides, in which the switching element is between the at least one input optical waveguide and the multiple output optical waveguides. The optical switching element includes a beam propagation element and an optical focusing system, where the beam propagation element has two mutually opposed end faces and where either the beam propagation element or the optical focusing system can be deflected and/or twisted transversely to an optical axis. The at least one input optical wave guide is attached to a first end face of the beam propagation element, and the output optical wave guides are attached to a second end face. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128295 | MULTI-CHANNEL OPTICAL MODULE - The present inventive concept herein relates to multi-channel optical modules, and more particularly, to a multi-channel optical module capable of processing a plurality of signals having different optical wavelengths. The multi-channel optical module may include a stem including one or more cavities; at least one lead pin formed in one or more cavities; a plurality of optical devices formed in the one or more cavities; and a filter portion forming an optical path between the plurality of optical devices and an optical fiber by separating a plurality of optical signals according to a wavelength. According to the inventive concept, processing capacity of the optical module may be improved. Also, according to the inventive concept, electrical and optical cross talk of the optical module may be reduced. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128296 | THREE-WAVELENGTH OPTICAL MULTIPLEXER - Disclosed is a three-wavelength optical multiplexer which is compact, and which multiplexes light having different wavelength incident to three single-mode optical fibers, particularly light of red, green, and blue at transmittance above a certain reference. Specifically disclosed is a three-wavelength optical multiplexer ( | 2012-05-24 |
20120128297 | Fiber Optic Rotary Joint With Extended Temperature Range - A fiber optic rotary joint has at least one fiber optic collimator. The fiber optic collimator has a plurality of lenses on a micro lens array. Furthermore a plurality of optical fibers are attached to the micro lens array. The fibers are further fixed by a fiber support. A spacer is provided between the micro lens array and the fiber support, setting the micro lens array and the fiber support apart from each other. The optical fibers have between the micro lens array and the fiber support a excess length greater than the distance between the micro lens array and the fiber support. This results in a slight bending of the fibers between the micro lens array and the fiber support. A temperature related extension of parts of the fiber optic rotary joint can be compensated by the excess length and does not lead to mechanical tension on the fibers. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128298 | LIGHT-GUIDE MODULE - A light-guide module includes a light-guide strip having opposite first and second ends, a light-entry surface disposed at the first end, a light-exit surface extending between the first and second ends, and first and second working surfaces disposed parallel to each other and extending between the first and second ends. One of the first and second working surfaces defines a light-scatter zone and includes a plurality of micro-scatter structures that are disposed within the light-scatter zone and that configure the light-scatter zone with a light-scattering ability that varies from the first end to the second end. The light-guide module also includes a reflecting element disposed to reflect light that exits from the light-guide strip via the first and second working surfaces back into the light-guide strip via the first and second working surfaces, respectively. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128299 | Optical Apparatus Having Improved Resistance To Thermal Damage - An optical assembly is provided that can mitigate thermal damage that could otherwise occur in the region near where the optical fiber emerges from a high-power optical device package. The optical assembly includes an optical medium to guide stray light, along the fiber axis but substantially outside of the fiber core, from the interior to the exterior of a housing. The assembly further includes a transition region external to the housing, where at least one optical mode guided by the optical medium transitions to at least one optical mode confined by a polymer coating as a guided mode of the cladding. In embodiments, the optical medium is provided by the fiber cladding together with overlying materials of relatively low refractive index that help to confine the stray light within the cladding. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128300 | OPTICAL MODULE - Provided is an optical module, including: an optical system having an optical path in a space thereof; an electro-optical device optically connected to a first input/output port as one of an input port and an output port of the optical system; an optical waveguide having flexibility; and a housing including an optical interface. The optical waveguide includes: a first connection portion optically connected to the optical interface in the housing; and a second connection portion optically connected to a second input/output port as another one of the input port and the output port of the optical system. The optical waveguide is arranged so as to be bent in the housing. A first optical axis passing between the optical interface and the first connection portion is displaced from a second optical axis passing between the second input/output port and the second connection portion. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128301 | Method For Writing High Power Resistant Bragg Gratings Using Short Wavelength Ultrafast Pulses - A method for writing a Bragg grating in a rare-earth doped glass optical waveguide is provided. Ultrafast optical pulses are generated, preferably in the femtosecond range and having a writing wavelength in the range of 300 nm to 700 nm and an intensity sufficient to induce a change of refractive index in the rare-earth doped glass waveguide through densification. The optical pulses are diffracted using a phase mask, to generate an interference pattern having a pitch providing a fundamental Bragg resonance corresponding to the target wavelength to be reflected by the grating. The interference pattern is impinged on a region of the rare-earth doped glass waveguide, which is heated to a temperature above a threshold of about 350° C., for a predetermined heating period. Advantageously, the heating step allows the elimination of photodarkening effects which would otherwise be present in the waveguiding properties of the waveguide. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128302 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR DEVICE AND MATING OPTICAL CONNECTOR DEVICE - Optical connectors can be easily attached to and detached from a housing. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128303 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAME - An optical connector having an optical fiber inserted into a connector main body includes a buckling regulating section whose length in an optical fiber insertion direction is formed variable and which regulates a buckling of the optical fiber while becoming short in an optical fiber insertion direction when the optical fiber is inserted into the connector main body. Even if an insertion area is made long, since no buckling of the optical fiber is generated, the buckling regulating section can sufficiently increase an insertion force of the optical fiber. Thus, even when foreign substances such as dusts enter and an insertion resistance increases, the optical fiber can be securely inserted. Further, the buckling regulating section is very advantageous to realize an end surface preparation of the optical fiber making use of the insertion force of the optical fiber such as a coating removing of the optical fiber, and an end surface grinding preparation of the optical fiber. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128304 | MATING OF OPTICAL FIBERS HAVING ANGLED END FACES - A method for mating optical fibers, a fiber optic connector, and a fiber optic subassembly are provided in which mating fibers have angled end faces joined by index matching fluid, but in which the angled end faces of the fibers are positioned relative to one another in rotationally misaligned relationship. Applicants discovered unexpectedly that optical fibers can be spliced, to provide satisfactory optical connections, without the need for matched cleaves, and without the need for precise rotational alignment of the cleaves, provided that angled end faces are provided on both the launch and receive fibers and that index matching gel is provided between the angled end faces. Thus, the fibers are mated in positions other than in the precise rotationally aligned position previously believed essential to adequate optical performance. Angled end faces may be positioned less than 165 degrees out of phase. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128305 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLY - A fiber optic cable assembly includes a fiber optic connector and a fiber optic cable having at least one strength element, the connector and cable held together by a crimp band. The crimp band may include at least one lateral aperture on at least one end for inspecting the disposition of the strength element prior to crimping to ensure a uniform distribution of the strength element. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128306 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An optical fiber connector includes an optical fiber cable including two optical fibers; and a connector plug connected to opposite ends of the optical fiber cable for electrical connection to an electronic device. The connector plug includes a shell, a photodiode, a laser diode; and an electrical connector for electrical connection to an electronic device. The photodiode, the laser diode and the electrical connector are housed in the metallic shell, the photodiode is optically coupled to a distal end of one corresponding optical fiber and electrically coupled to the electrical connector, the laser diode optically is coupled to a distal end of the other optical fiber and electrically coupled to the electrical connector. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128307 | OPTICAL FIBER ADAPTOR AND LASER SYSTEM - An optical fiber adaptor includes: an optical fiber adaptor body including an insertion hole in which to insert a ferrule of an optical fiber plug, and a mounting section to which to mount a lock nut of the optical fiber plug having the ferrule inserted in the insertion hole; a light-transmitting sleeve which is provided in the insertion hole and which surrounds the ferrule inserted in the insertion hole; a first detection section operable to optically detect, from the outer peripheral side of the sleeve, whether or not the ferrule is inserted in the insertion hole; and a second detection section operable to detect the position of the lock nut mounted to the mounting section. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128308 | Manifold for Managing Fiber Optic Cable and Structures and Systems Therefor - A manifold for managing fiber optic cables includes: a main panel; a plurality of clip channels mounted to a first side of the main panel, each of the clip channels comprising a pair of opposed clip arms sized and configured to receive and secure a fiber optic cable transition; and a pair of snap latches mounted to a second side of the main panel opposite the first side, the snap latches configured to receive cable management fingers. A manifold of this configuration can be particularly useful in organizing and managing fiber optic cables. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128309 | Lashing Together Multiple Fiber Optic Telecommunications Cables - A lashing assembly lashes together two or more fiber optic telecommunications cables. The lashing assembly comprises at least a first and a second bobbin. As the cables are passed through the first bobbin, twine pays off from the first bobbin and wraps around the cables in a clockwise helix. As the cables are passed through the second bobbin, twine pays off from the second bobbin and wraps around the cables in a counterclockwise helix. In this way, the twine from the first and second bobbins lash the cables together as the cables are passed through the first and second bobbins. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128310 | Optical Transition Box - The present invention embraces an optical transition box for housing the connection between a riser cable and a drop cable of an optical access network. The box has a base, which itself typically includes: a bottom for housing the excess lengths of the optical fibers of the riser cable and of the drop cable, a first sidewall and a splice-holder element for housing the splices between the optical fibers. Typically, the splice-holder element is fixed to the first sidewall and overhangs above the bottom. A distance not less than the diameter of an optical fiber is typically provided between the bottom and the splice-holder element. | 2012-05-24 |
20120128311 | WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING MODULE - A telecommunications module includes an optical wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer configured to demultiplex a first optical signal input into the telecommunications module into a plurality of different wavelengths, a fiber optic splitter configured to split a second optical signal input into the telecommunication module into a plurality of optical signals, and a plurality of optical add/drop filters, each of the optical add/drop filters configured to combine one of the optical signals that has been split by the fiber optic splitter and one of the wavelengths that has been demultiplexed by the optical wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer into a combination output signal that is output from the telecommunications module. | 2012-05-24 |