| 23rd week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
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| 20140153755 | HEARING DEVICE WITH A TRANSDUCER MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TRANSDUCER MODULE - The present invention proposes a hearing device with a housing and a receiver module which comprises a shell ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153756 | System and Method for Network Based Hearing Aid Compatible Mode Selection - A system and method for providing a hearing aid compatibility mode of communication service to hearing aid users is disclosed. The described system can store an indication at a communication network that a given account is used by a person who wears hearing aid equipment. Services provided to that account can then use communication parameters and network resources which tend to minimize interference with a hearing aid. The network can instruct the user equipment and the radio access network to communicate using hearing aid friendly parameters. In some cases, network resources beyond those allocated for accounts not indicated as hearing aid user accounts can be allocated. Parameters adjusted in hearing aid compatibility mode can include codec rates, operating power levels, and burst frame length, among others. In some described embodiments, the hearing aid compatibility mode can be selectively enabled as desired by an account user. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153757 | METHOD OF PROCESSING SOUND AND HEARING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A hearing apparatus and a method thereof for processing a noise included in an input signal are provided. The method of processing noise involves: pairing a hearing apparatus with an electronic appliance; extracting noise characteristic information of the paired electronic appliance; and processing noise from the electronic appliance included in an input signal based on the noise characteristic information. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153758 | HEARING DEVICE WITH ANALOG FILTERING AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A hearing device includes: a microphone for converting audio into an audio signal; a preprocessing unit for analog processing of the audio signal and having an input and an output, wherein the input is connected to an output of the microphone; an A/D converter for converting the processed analog audio signal into a digital audio signal, the A/D converter having an input and an output, wherein the input of the A/D converter is connected to the output of the preprocessing unit; and a processing unit for digital processing of an output from the A/D converter, wherein the processing unit is connected to the preprocessing unit, and is configured to apply a first transfer function to the audio signal in a first mode of operation, or a second transfer function with a cutoff frequency to the audio signal in a second mode of operation, depending on a control signal. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153759 | RECHARGEABLE IN-THE-EAR HEARING AID - An object containing electronic circuits and a rechargeable cell, wherein the cell is arranged close to a surface of the object, a charge coil being shiftable with respect to the cell between an operating position where it is arranged around the cell and a recharge position where it is axially offset with respect to the cell. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153760 | HEARING AID WITH MAGNETOSTRICTIVE ELECTROACTIVE SENSOR - A hearing aid includes a magnetostrictive electroactive (ME) sensor that generates an electrical signal in response to a magnetic field or a mechanical pressure. In various embodiments, the ME sensor is used for cordless charging of a rechargeable battery in the hearing aid by generating an electrical signal in response to a magnetic field generated for power transfer, magnetic sound signal reception, and/or detection of user commands by sensing a magnetic field or a pressure applied to the hearing aid. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153761 | DYNAMIC PRESSURE VENT FOR CANAL HEARING DEVICES - A seal assembly for canal hearing devices including a dynamic pressure vent formed and defined by diaphragmatic flaps configured to open in response to a pressure gradient across the diaphragm. The seal assembly comprises a compliant seal element configured to be positioned generally concentrically around the canal hearing device for providing comfortable contact with the ear canal and for acoustically sealing the residual volume of the ear canal. The seal assembly is preferably made of an elastomeric material. The dynamic pressure vent is substantially closed in the normal position to minimize feedback, while momentarily opening inside the ear canal during insertion or removal of the canal hearing device into or from the ear canal. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153762 | EARPIECE ASSEMBLY WITH FOIL CLIP - Examples of a removable earpiece assembly configured for coupling to a canal hearing device using a foil-thin clip are described. The earpiece assembly may be readily removed for replacement when soiled or degraded after use. The earpiece assembly may include a compliant element for contact with the ear canal in a comfortable and safe manner. The earpiece assembly may function as an acoustic seal and/or a retainer for the canal hearing device. The removable earpiece assembly may provide a highly space efficient solution which may be used with miniature canal hearing devices, including a CIC device. In some embodiments, disengagement of the earpiece assembly from the canal hearing device may be accomplished by a side peel motion. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153763 | INTEGRATED SPEAKER ASSEMBLY FOR PERSONAL MEDIA DEVICE - Systems and methods are provided for media devices including a housing, a frame disposed adjacent to the housing, and an acoustic source that is integrated with the frame for emitting sound from the media device. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153764 | Decorative Tubing for Earphone/Headphone Cords Personalization - This device is directed towards ornamentation and other products used to personalize audio earphone/headphone cords. This invention can allow users to personalize an existing pair of earphone/headphone cords with decorative/colored tubing of various shapes and lengths. This invention will allow earphone/headphones users the ability to express themselves to those around them in a fashion previously unavailable. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153765 | Listening Device and Accompanying Signal Processing Method - A listening device ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153766 | EARPHONE SINGLE-SHAFT STRUCTURE - An earphone single-shaft structure includes a head strip, a cap body, and a single-shaft component. The single-shaft component is located at a housing of the cap body and connected to the head strip. The single-shaft component includes a body, a rotating shaft, a shaft hole, a pivot area and swinging areas. When the head strip rotates for a first angle about the pivot area, two ends of the head strip are located on one side of each swinging area, so that the cap body rotates in a first direction, and when the head strip rotates for a second angle about the pivot area, the two ends of the head strip are located on the other side of each swinging area, so that the cap body rotates in a second direction. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153767 | EARPHONE - An earphone is disclosed. The earphone includes a housing forming a volume, a plurality of sound holes arranged in the housing, a sound generator received in the volume of the housing and cooperatively with the housing forming a front volume, a supporter accommodated in the volume of the housing and engaging with the sound generator forming a main back volume, and cooperatively with the housing forming a auxiliary back volume. The supporter includes bottom, a sidewall upwardly extending from the bottom and an acoustic pipe, the acoustic pipe communicating the main back volume with the auxiliary back volume for balancing an internal acoustic pressure of the earphone. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153768 | UNIVERSAL EARPIECE - An earpiece designed to fit a substantial majority (over 90%) of people without customization to the outer ears, i.e., without the need to make customized measurements or a mold of the actual ear of an individual. The device is generally C-shaped and contacts the outer ear in four locations. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153769 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SPEAKERS - An electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing engaged with the first housing, a circuit board enclosed between the first and second housings, two speakers, and an antenna. The speakers and the antenna are attached to two sides of the circuit board. The first housing defines two receiving recesses in a surface facing the circuit board and two first through holes each adjacent to one corresponding receiving recess. Each receiving recess defines a second through hole in a bottom. The speakers are received in the receiving recesses. The receiving recesses communicate with the vents to form front resonating chambers for the speakers. The circuit board defines two third through holes aligned with the first through holes and communicating with the recessed sections. The first, second, and third through holes, the recessed sections, and the vents communicate with each other to form back resonating chambers for the speakers. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153770 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - This invention relates to acoustic transducers with stationary and moving coils, and methods for operating the acoustic transducers. Time varying signals are applied to the moving and stationary coils to control the movement of a diaphragm, which produces sound. The time varying signal applied to the moving coil corresponds to at least a processed version of an input audio signal and is updated based on, at least, a version of the time varying signal applied to the stationary coil. Some embodiments include updating the processed version of the input audio signal in response to a magnetic flux value corresponding to the time-varying signal applied to the stationary coil. Some embodiments include updating the time-varying signal applied to the moving coil in response to a feedback signal. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153771 | SUSPENSION SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TYPE VIBRATION ACTUATOR - Provided is a multi-functional type vibration actuator capable of stabilizing behavior of a magnetic circuit unit by preventing stress from concentrating on a connecting portion in a frame-shaped suspension. In the frame-shaped suspension, a plurality of support portions are formed to configure the connecting portion, and a strength of the connecting portion is improved by a suspension fixing portion and the support portions, thereby stabilizing the behavior of the magnetic circuit unit. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153772 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING MATERIAL REACTION OR SENSITIVITY USING HIGH-SPEED VIDEO FRAMES - A system and method for evaluating the sensitivity of energetic substances or materials for transportation, storage, and in-process scenarios are disclosed. The disclosure discusses a system and method that use a high-speed video device, a CPU or computer, sensitivity equipment for testing and assessing the substance or material reaction or explosion sensitivities, such as an electrostatic discharge device or impact assessment device, and software for running a process or set of rules or instructions to be followed for quantifying and determining whether a reaction has occurred or not. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153773 | Image-Based Indoor Position Determination - In one implementation, a method may comprise: determining a topological representation of an indoor portion of a building based, at least in part, on positions or number of lines in an image of the indoor portion of the building; and comparing the topological representation to one or more stored topological representations, for example in a digital map of the building, to determine a potential position of the indoor portion of the building. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153774 | GESTURE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, GESTURE RECOGNITION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A gesture recognition apparatus for recognizing a gesture of a predetermined operating body includes a storage unit, having stored therein, correspondence relationships between a plurality of coordinate ranges in relation to the operating body and to a plurality of operation target apparatuses, each of the plurality of coordinate ranges further corresponding to each operation target apparatus of the plurality of operation target apparatuses. An image capturing unit captures one or more images of the operating body, a coordinate detecting detects coordinates of the operating body based on the one or more captured images, and an operation target apparatus specifying unit selects an operation target apparatus corresponding to the detected coordinates of the operating body and the stored correspondence relationships. A gesture recognition processing unit recognizes a gesture associated with the operating body based on one or more captured images and corresponding to the selected operation target apparatus. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153775 | SIMILARITY DETERMINATION APPARATUS, SIMILARITY DETERMINATION SYSTEM, AND SIMILARITY DETERMINATION METHOD - A similarity determination apparatus, a similarity determination system, and a similarity determination method are provided, each of which calculates spectral information of an object, transforms the spectral information of the object into characteristic quantity, generates a similarity determination criterion from one or a plurality of items of characteristic quantity of a reference item, and checks the characteristic quantity of the object against the similarity determination criterion to determine similarity of the object with reference to the reference item. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153776 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing device including an image input unit configured to input captured image data of a portion of parking stalls that are compartmented at least by a first side line extending in a first direction and a second side line extending in the first direction, an image processing unit configured to generate edge image data by performing an edge extraction process on the captured image data, and a parking determination unit configured to obtain an integrated value of edge pixels of the first direction portion corresponding to the parking stalls in each position of a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction based on the edge image data, and then to determine whether or not vehicles are parked in the parking stalls based on the obtained integrated value of each position of the second direction. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153777 | LIVING BODY RECOGNIZING DEVICE - A living body recognizing device is equipped with a captured image acquiring unit which acquires captured images from infrared cameras having a characteristics that a luminance of an image portion of a target object becomes higher as a temperature of the target object becomes higher than a background, and vice versa, according to a temperature difference between the background and the target object, a living body image extracting unit which executes a first living body image extracting processing of extracting the image portion of the target object assumed as a living body, from a region in the captured image where the luminance is equal to or lower than a first threshold value, and a living body recognizing unit which recognizes an existence of the living body, based on the image portion of the target object extracted by the living body image extracting unit. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153778 | Method For Displaying Successive Image Frames on a Display to Stabilize the Display of a Selected Feature in the Image Frames - A method for displaying successive image frames on a display. The method including: processing image data containing the successive image frames to identify features in an image frame and to display the image frame to a user with two or more of the identified features highlighted; manually selecting one of the identified features by a user; determining a portion of a subsequent image frame in which the selected feature is likely to be present; and if the selected feature is found in the portion of the subsequent image frame, displaying the subsequent image frame to change the position of the selected feature. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153779 | Object Segmentation at a Self-Checkout - Techniques for segmenting an object are provided. The techniques include capturing an image of an object, dividing the image into one or more blocks, computing a confidence value for each of the one or more blocks, and eliminating one or more blocks from consideration based on the confidence value for each of the one or more blocks. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153780 | FACE SEARCHING AND DETECTION IN A DIGITAL IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE - A method of detecting a face in an image includes performing face detection within a first window of the image at a first location. A confidence level is obtained from the face detection indicating a probability of the image including a face at or in the vicinity of the first location. Face detection is then performed within a second window at a second location, wherein the second location is determined based on the confidence level. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153781 | IMAGE FILTERING METHOD FOR DETECTING ORIENTATION COMPONENT OF EDGE AND IMAGE RECOGNIZING METHOD USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to an image filtering method for detecting an orientation component of an edge and an image recognizing method using the same. The image filtering method includes receiving an original image, generating a plurality of first images by filtering the original image with filters respectively generated along a plurality of channels, generating a second image by selecting a channel having a maximum value for each image unit, from the generated first images, and generating an output image whose edge is detected so as to maintain the consistency of channel by filtering the second image with filters respectively generated along the plurality of channels to generate a plurality of third images and comparing the channel of the second image with the channels of the third images. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153782 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A WINDING ROAD - An imaging system and method are provided where the imaging system is configured to image a scene external and forward of a controlled vehicle and to generate image data corresponding to the acquired images. A processor is communicatively connected to the image sensor and is configured to receive and analyze the image data. The processor is further configured to detect whether a road on which the controlled vehicle is traveling is a winding road and generate a signal in response to detection of a winding road. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153783 | Depth Estimation Using Normalized Displacement of Image Pairs - Systems and methods are provided for depth map estimation using normalized displacement of image pairs. In one embodiment, an image manipulation application identifies image pairs from an input image. Each of the image pairs includes an image portion from a first perspective and the image portion from a second perspective. The image manipulation generates displacement vectors for the image pairs. Each of the displacement vectors represents at least one of a horizontal displacement and a vertical displacement of the image portion from the first perspective to the second perspective. The image manipulation application generates normalized displacement vectors corresponding to the displacement vectors. Each of the normalized displacement vectors is generated by transforming a respective orientation of a corresponding one of the displacement vectors to a common reference direction. The image manipulation application generates a depth map based on the normalized displacement vectors. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153784 | SPATIO-TEMPORAL CONFIDENCE MAPS - A method and an apparatus for generating a confidence map for a disparity map associated to a set of two or more images are described. Motion between at least two subsequent sets of two or more images is determined. Based on the determined motion information static and dynamic regions in the images of the sets of two or more images are detected and separated. A disparity change between a disparity value determined for a static region of a current image and a motion compensated disparity value of a previous image is determined. The result of the determination is taken into account for generating or refining a confidence map. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153785 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CHANNEL SYSTEMS - A computer implemented method for detecting a channel system comprises importing channel data, wherein the channel data includes intensity measurements associated with locations in the channel system. The method further comprises calculating, by a processor, directional first derivative data of the intensity measurements; selecting a plurality of localized test wavelets; calculating, by the processor, a plurality of fit-measures, wherein the plurality of fit-measures indicate correlations between the directional first derivatives and the plurality of localized test wavelets; and determining a plurality of selected wavelets from the plurality of localized test wavelets based on the plurality of fit-measures, wherein the plurality of selected wavelets model the channel system. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153786 | COMMODITY RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND COMMODITY RECOGNITION METHOD - A commodity recognition apparatus comprises an image interface configured to acquire the image of a commodity photographed by a camera and a processor configured to detect a commodity image from the images acquired via the image interface, carry out a commodity recognition processing for recognizing commodity candidates according to the feature amount extracted from the commodity image and a code reading processing for reading a commodity recognition code from the same commodity image in parallel, and as a result determine a commodity recognition code if the commodity recognition code is read through the code reading processing or output the result of the commodity recognition processing if no commodity recognition code is read and the photographing period for the commodity is ended. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153787 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DETERMINING DOCUMENT VALIDITY - In one embodiment, a method includes performing optical character recognition (OCR) on an image of a financial document and at least one of: (a) correct OCR errors in the financial document using at least one of textual information from a complementary document and predefined business rules; (b) normalize data from the complementary document using at least one of textual information from the financial document and the predefined business rules: and (c) normalize data from the financial document using at least one of textual information from the complementary document and the predefined business riles. Exemplary systems and computer program products are also disclosed. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153788 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR FEATURE SELECTION AND MATCHING - Systems and methods for feature selection and matching are provided. In certain embodiments, a method for matching features comprises extracting a first plurality of features from current image data acquired from at least one sensor and extracting a second plurality of features from a prior map, wherein the prior map represents an environment containing the navigation system independently of data currently acquired by the at least one sensor. The method also comprises identifying at least one first feature in the first plurality of features and at least one second feature in the second plurality of features that have associated two-dimensional representations; and identifying at least one corresponding pair of features by comparing a three-dimensional representations of the at least one first feature to a three-dimensional representation of the at least one second feature. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153789 | BUILDING BOUNDARY DETECTION FOR INDOOR MAPS - A computer-implemented method for detecting a boundary of a building from an indoor map includes providing an electronic raster image of the indoor map. A floor plan included in the map is a first color and a background of the image is a second color. The method includes scanning the image a first time in a plurality of directions and coloring pixels of the image a third color as they are scanned the first time until a pixel is detected that is not the second color. Then the image is scanned a second time in at least two directions. The second scan includes marking a pixel a fourth color for each third color to non-third color and each non-third color to third color transition. The resultant pixels of the fourth color represent the boundary of the building. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153790 | Biometrics Touchscreen - The present invention discloses a thin transparent panel that can be built-in or attached to a touchscreen to detect the user's identity once the user touches the screen. It can be utilized with a mobile phone, tablet device, and computer touchscreen. The panel can also be attached to a computer keyboard, mouse, or touchpad to enable quick recognition of the user's identity once the user uses the keyboard, mouse, or touchpad. Generally, the present invention detects the measurements of the hand skeleton and compares these measurements with a database to recognize or confirm the user's identity. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153791 | Fake Fingerprint Detection System - Methods and Apparatus are provided for fake fingerprint detection. In one embodiment, an apparatus for determining validity of a fingerprint includes a prism having an imaging surface configured to be touched by a fingerprint, one or more light sources configured to produce an image based on a refractive index of a material presented in association with the fingerprint, one or more imaging sensors configured to capture the image, and a controller configured to determine validity of the fingerprint based on whether the image has been masked. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153792 | Ridge Pattern Recording System - Disclose a system for recording ridge patterns comprising a light source, a component which determines the position of a scanning surface, an optical system, a multi-element image sensor, an electronic memory and a processing device, wherein the output electronic image from the system is linked by means of merging in the processing device to at least two intermediate images which are linked to the optical image from the scanning surface. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153793 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING MEDICAL IMAGES - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to enhance medical images by utilizing an enhancement function in order to permit a user to more efficiently and effectively read the medical images and provide diagnostic or other information based upon the enhanced images. In the context of a method, a medical image is received that has a plurality of pixels with respective pixel values. The method also enhances the medical image utilizing an enhancement function. The enhancement function varies depending upon the pixel value of a respective pixel. For example, the enhancement function of one embodiment may be a piecewise function. As such, the method enhances the medical image by modifying a representation of the medical image in accordance with the enhancement function. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153794 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL USE OF MOTION IMAGING AND CAPTURE - A motion sensing and capture system to provide to a patient and/or healthcare provider, patient motion data and/or motion impairment data, which can be used as a diagnostic, predictive or therapeutic tool. Such method comprises the steps of: (a) selecting one or more patient motions; (b) using a sensing and capture system to image an initial set comprising the one or more motions to provide an initial set of motion data; and (c) conveying such initial set of motion data to a patient and/or healthcare provider. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153795 | PARAMETRIC IMAGING FOR THE EVALUATION OF BIOLOGICAL CONDITION - Systems and methods of performing parametric imaging are provided. According to an embodiment, data from multiple sources are combined using parametric equations to assign a probability value to each of a known set of diagnoses in a database. The system receives available data and applies the parametric equations based on the available data. As more data becomes available, the parametric equations can be reapplied to update the parameterized image. The parameterized image can be displayed overlaid on an anatomical image within a graphical interface. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153796 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING IMAGE USING A REMOTELY ACCESSIBLE MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE INFRASTRUCTURE - A medical imaging system capable of acquiring image using a remotely accessible medical imaging device infrastructure. The medical imaging system includes an imaging client communicably coupled to an image acquisition unit. The imaging client is configured to transmit image data of an object acquired using the image acquisition unit, wherein the image data is acquired based on an imaging procedure. Imaging servers hosting medical imaging device infrastructures are communicably coupled to the imaging client. The imaging servers are configured to allocate a medical imaging device from the medical imaging device infrastructures to the imaging client based on the imaging procedure; process the image data received from the imaging client in the medical imaging device to generate images; and send the images to the imaging client. The imaging client is further configured to render the images of the object. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153797 | IMAGE REGISTRATION DEVICE AND METHOD, IMAGE SEGMENTATION DEVICE AND METHOD AND MEDICAL IMAGE APPARATUS - The present invention provides an image registration device and method, an image segmentation device and method and a medical image apparatus. The image registration device includes: a rigid registration unit for performing a rigid registration of a first input image with a second input image, which is a reference, to obtain first deformation information; a first non-rigid registration unit for performing a first non-rigid registration of the first and second input images by taking the first deformation information as the initial deformation information to obtain second deformation information; and a second non-rigid registration unit for performing a second non-rigid registration of the first and second input images by taking the second deformation information as the initial deformation information to obtain third deformation information. By combining rigid registration with non-rigid registration, the present invention realizes a fast image registration. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153798 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING MENISCAL SIZE AND SHAPE AND FOR DEVISING TREATMENT - The present invention relates to methods for determining meniscal size and shape for use in designing therapies for the treatment of various joint diseases. The invention uses an image of a joint that is processed for analysis. Analysis can include, for example, generating a thickness map, a cartilage curve, or a point cloud. This information is used to determine the extent of the cartilage defect or damage and to design an appropriate therapy, including, for example, an implant. Adjustments to the designed therapy are made to account for the materials used. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153799 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING PANORAMIC IMAGE - A method of obtaining a panoramic image and an apparatus for the same are disclosed. In particular, a method of obtaining a panorama image and an apparatus for the same capable of obtaining a more clear panoramic image with reproducibility by extracting best-focused-images in case of forming images of multiple image-layer-trace images are disclosed. In accordance with the method and the device of this invention for obtaining the panoramic image, it is possible to complete the optimal image-layer-trace to be reconstructed and to obtain a clear panoramic image which vividly shows an arch of a patient by reconstructing a panoramic image for an optimal image-layer-trace most closely related to a focus-trace. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153800 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING A FIRST SIGNAL FOR ANALYSIS TO CHARACTERIZE AT LEAST ONE PERIODIC COMPONENT THEREOF - A method of facilitating obtaining a first signal, for analysis to characterize at least one periodic component, includes obtaining two second signals representative of intensities of electromagnetic radiation. The first signal is at least derivable from an output signal obtainable by applying a transformation to the second signals such that any value of the output signal is based on values from each respective second signal at corresponding points in time. The method further includes obtaining a value of a variable determining influences of components of respective second signals on the output signal when the signals corresponding to the second signals are captured and the transformation is applied, by (i) analyzing the first, second and/or the output signals to select a value of a parameter corresponding to a respective one of the variables; or (ii) calculating values of at least one time-varying factor corresponding to a respective one of the variables. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153801 | METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENOTYPE CLASSIFICATION - A method for genotype classification including the steps of acquiring a pair of scanned images of an SNP sample for a plurality of individuals selected from a population, wherein one image of the image pairs is associated with a first allele and the other image of the image pair is associated with a second allele of the sample. For both images of the associated scanned image pair of each sample: performing pre-processing of the image to remove scanning noises from the image, obtaining total sample intensity information from the image, defining a sample boundary to encompass at least a substantial part of the luminous pixels of the image, matching said sample boundary to the image, and performing a pixel-based processing of the image using the matched sample boundary in order to obtain image quality information with respect to said sample. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153802 | DEFORMABLE TREE MATCHING WITH TANGENT-ENHANCED COHERENT POINT DRIFT - Deformable, anatomical trees represented by scan data from different times are matched. Coherent point drift (CPD) solved using expectation maximization is enhanced with tangent or other curve information. By including point-curve information, another characteristic than GMM-based probabilities are included in the cost function for matching. The angle information provided by the tangent, normal, or other point-curve measure may more likely match points in one set representing a tree to points in another set representing the tree. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153803 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus for reconstructing a tomographic image from a plurality of projection images acquires noise data for a plurality of projection images, respectively, acquires noise reconstruction data by executing reconstruction processing based on the acquired noise data, and reconstructs the tomographic image by executing the reconstruction processing based on the projection images and the noise reconstruction data. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153804 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING IMAGE DATA RECORDS - In an embodiment of a method, a PET image data record, a functional magnetic resonance image data record and a morphological magnetic resonance image data record, the spatial resolution of which is better than that of the functional magnetic resonance image data record, of the target area are recorded with the combination image recording facility, whereby a center of the target structure is localized in the PET image data record. The center is transmitted to the functional magnetic resonance image data record, based on the center the target structure is segmented in the functional magnetic resonance image data record, the segmentation of the target structure in the functional magnetic resonance image data record is transmitted to the morphological magnetic resonance image data record and is improved there within the scope of a fine segmentation. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153805 | METHOD AND HYBRID IMAGING MODALITY FOR PRODUCING A COMBINATION IMAGE - A method is disclosed for producing a combination image. In an embodiment, the method includes acquiring at least one PET image data set depicting a region of interest, in particular at least part of a lung; acquiring at least one perfusion image data set depicting the region of interest using a second imaging modality; establishing a threshold value for the perfusion image data set and selecting the regions of the perfusion image data set that are below the threshold value and/or inverting the color palette or grayscale palette of the perfusion image data set; and combining the PET image data set and the perfusion image data set to form a combination image. A hybrid imaging modality is also disclosed. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153806 | MR SCAN SELECTION FOR PET ATTENUATION CORRECTION - A method of attenuation correction for a positron emission tomography (PET) system includes obtaining PET scan data representative of a volume scanned by the PET system, obtaining a plurality of magnetic resonance (MR) scan data sets representative of the volume, each MR scan data set being acquired in a respective time period during acquisition of the PET scan data by the PET system, detecting motion of the volume that occurred during the acquisition of the PET scan data based on an assessment of the plurality of MR scan data sets, the PET scan data, or the plurality of MR scan data sets and the PET scan data, determining attenuation correction data from the plurality of MR scan data sets based on the detected motion for alignment of the attenuation correction data and the PET scan data, and correcting the PET scan data with the attenuation correction data. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153807 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING MULTI-PARAMETRIC IMAGES IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICE - There are provided an apparatus and a method for acquiring multi-parametric images from an MRI device. In one general aspect, the apparatus for acquiring multi-parametric images includes an image analyzer configured to determine a significance level of each of a plurality of multi-parametric images relating to a disease, and to determine an acquisition order of the multi-parametric images relating to the disease; and a model constructer configured to construct an acquisition model of the multi-parametric images based on the acquisition order and the multi-parametric images to be used in diagnosing the disease. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153808 | CLOUD-BASED MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH TRACKING CAPABILITY - A cloud server receives a request for accessing medical image data from a client device, where the cloud server provides image processing services to users in image processing steps, resulting in image views. User privileges of a user are determined for accessing the medical image data. In response to receiving a command having a selection of an image view from the client device, the cloud server provides the medical image data based on the selected one or more image views. The user interactions of the user with the medical image data via the selected image views are tracked, including tracking how long in time the user has spent on a particular image view. The tracked user interactions are stored in a persistent storage, and an analysis is performed on the tracked user interactions stored in the persistent storage to determine an overall usage trend of the image views. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153809 | IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS - The invention relates to an image generation apparatus for generating an image of an object. An image providing unit ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153810 | Methods and Devices for Quantitative Analysis of X-Ray Images - The present invention relates to network enabled analysis of x-ray images. Also described are devices that include calibration phantoms, methods of using these devices, methods of formulating databases containing information regarding x-ray images, the databases themselves, methods of manipulating the information and databases, and methods of analyzing electronic image data of a patient. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153811 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING AN IMMUNOSTAINING MASK TO SELECTIVELY REFINE ISH ANALYSIS RESULTS - A computer-implemented method of processing image data representing biological units in a tissue sample includes receiving a first image of the tissue sample containing signals from an immunofluorescent (IF) morphological marker, wherein the tissue sample is stained with the IF morphological marker, and receiving a second image of the same tissue sample containing signals from a fluorescent probe, wherein the tissue sample is hybridized in situ with the fluorescent probe. The method further includes classifying each biological unit in the tissue sample into one of at least two classes based on a mean intensity of the signals from the IF morphological marker in the first image, performing a fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis of the tissue sample in the second image to obtain results therefrom, and filtering the results of the FISH analysis to produce a subset of the results pertaining to biological units classified in one class. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153812 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus displays an object adopted and an object not adopted by an adoption/non-adoption process in a distinguishable manner. A user designates an object whose adoption/non-adoption result is desired to be reversed among the objects displayed by the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus changes an allowable range stored in a storage part so that the adoption/non-adoption result of the designated object is reversed. That is, the user views the adoption/non-adoption result of the objects to change the allowable range of a parameter so that the adoption/non-adoption result becomes proper. This makes the allowable range of the parameter for use in the adoption/non-adoption process proper with ease. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153813 | Dough Forming Pressing Plate with Spacers - In some embodiments, a dough pressing system includes means for coupling a cover to a pressing platen, wherein the cover can reduce the wear caused to the pressing platen by the heat and pressure used to process one or more products. The cover optionally can be configured to be removably attached to the pressing platen with vacuum pressure. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153814 | Method and System for Mixed Mode Wafer Inspection - Mixed-mode includes receiving inspection results including one or more images of a selected region of the wafer, the one or more images include one or more wafer die including a set of repeating blocks, the set of repeating blocks a set of repeating cells. In addition, mixed-mode inspection includes adjusting a pixel size of the one or more images to map each cell, block and die to an integer number of pixels. Further, mixed-mode inspection includes comparing a first wafer die to a second wafer die to identify an occurrence of one or more defects in the first or second wafer die, comparing a first block to a second block to identify an occurrence of one or more defects in the first or second blocks and comparing a first cell to a second cell to identify an occurrence of one or more defects in the first or second cells. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153815 | INSPECTION TOOL AND METHODOLOGY FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL VOLTAGE CONTRAST INSPECTION - A system and method for improved voltage contrast inspection is disclosed. In one embodiment the temporal response to voltage contrast is considered to find an optimal acquisition time. In another embodiment, multiple optimal acquisition times are identified. The identified acquisition times are used in voltage contrast inspection of semiconductor fabrication, and are well-suited to SOI technology. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153816 | Depth Map Stereo Correspondence Techniques - Depth map stereo correspondence techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a depth map generated through use of a depth sensor is leveraged as part of processing of stereo images to assist in identifying which parts of stereo images correspond to each other. For example, the depth map may be utilized to describe depth of an image scene which may be used as part of a stereo correspondence calculation. The depth map may also be utilized as part of a determination of a search range to be employed as part of the stereo correspondence calculation. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153817 | Patch Size Adaptation for Image Enhancement - Systems and methods are provided for providing patch size adaptation for patch-based image enhancement operations. In one embodiment, an image manipulation application receives an input image. The image manipulation application compares a value for an attribute of at least one input patch of the input image to a threshold value. Based on comparing the value for the to the threshold value, the image manipulation application adjusts a first patch size of the input patch to a second patch size that improves performance of a patch-based image enhancement operation as compared to the first patch size. The image manipulation application performs the patch-based image enhancement operation based on one or more input patches of the input image having the second patch size. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153818 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN IRIDESCENT IMAGE, IMAGE OBTAINED AND DEVICE INCLUDING SAME, ASSOCIATED PROGRAM - The invention relates to a method for producing a series of modified images intended for forming an iridescent image, using at least one reference image, characterised by including steps of creating a colour pallet (P); creating a series of at least two modified reference images (IRMO, IRMI, IRM2, IRMn, etc.), in which the colours of said at least one reference image (IR) are replaced with the colours of the pallet by applying, before or between each new modified reference image (IRM), a circular shift to the colours of the pallet. The invention also relates to the inter-laced, iridescent, 3-D images obtained using such a method, as well as to a device including such an interlaced image and an associated program. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153819 | Learned Piece-Wise Patch Regression for Image Enhancement - Systems and methods are provided for providing learned, piece-wise patch regression for image enhancement. In one embodiment, an image manipulation application generates training patch pairs that include training input patches and training output patches. Each training patch pair includes a respective training input patch from a training input image and a respective training output patch from a training output image. The training input image and the training output image include at least some of the same image content. The image manipulation application determines patch-pair functions from at least some of the training patch pairs. Each patch-pair function corresponds to a modification to a respective training input patch to generate a respective training output patch. The image manipulation application receives an input image generates an output image from the input image by applying at least some of the patch-pair functions based on at least some input patches of the input image. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153820 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGE - Provided is an image processing apparatus that can effectively display an image by using an optimized dynamic range compression technique and a method of processing an image by using the same. The method includes: obtaining a first blurred image and a second blurred image from the input image; estimating illuminance of the input image by combining the first blurred image and the second blurred image; generating a dark region amplified image from the input image; generating a bright region conserved image from the input image; applying weights to the dark region amplified image and the bright region conserved image, respectively, according to the estimated illuminance; and combining the weighted dark region amplified image and the weighted bright region conserved image to generate a final image. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153821 | COLOR DETERMINATION DEVICE, COLOR DETERMINATION SYSTEM, COLOR DETERMINATION METHOD, INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - In a color determination device ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153822 | COLOR COMPONENT PREDICTIVE METHOD FOR IMAGE CODING - A color component predictive method determines a base color component and uses the base color component to compute offsets for other color components. The block is then able to be coded using the base color component and the offsets of the other color components. For decoding, the base color component is used with the offsets to regenerate the other color components. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153823 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - An image processing apparatus includes an adaptive interpolation device which converts a MFA pattern image into a quincuncial pattern image based on difference values, and interpolates color channels and an NIR channel, based on difference values of the converted quincuncial pattern image in vertical and horizontal pixel directions; a frequency compensation device which obtains a high-resolution MFA image using high-frequency and medium-frequency components of a high-resolution base image, based on linear regression analysis and compared energy levels of MFA channel images to an energy level of a base image; and a channel interference suppression device which removes color distortion generated between each channel of the high-resolution MFA image, and another channel of the high-resolution MFA image and a base channel using a weighted average of pixel value differences between each channel of the high-resolution MFA image, and the other channel of the high-resolution MFA image and the base channel. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153824 | Image Processing Apparatus That Performs Color Conversion and Image Processing Method - An image processing apparatus in the present disclosure includes a color conversion processing unit, a modulation candidate creating unit, a color value modulating unit, and an output unit. The color conversion processing unit performs color conversion from an input color value of a target image to a corresponding output color value to obtain a tentative output color value. The modulation candidate creating unit creates, as modulation candidates, combinations of integer values obtained by rounding up or down the decimal fraction of each color component of a tentative output color value. The color value modulating unit selects a modulation candidate at random and performs modulation by replacing the tentative output color value with the selected modulation candidate. The output unit outputs the target image according to the color value obtained after the modulation. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153825 | TECHNIQUE FOR ENABLING COLOR BLIND PERSONS TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN VARIOUS COLORS - Systems and methods for processing data representative of a full color image. Such systems may comprise the steps of assisting a color blind person to indicate portions of an image which to their color-deficient vision are indistinguishable, and altering the image to cause those portions to become distinguishable and identifiable. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153826 | System for Histogram Computation - A system and method includes reception of a first image data value of a digital image, determination of a first index based on the first image data value, determination of a value stored in a first array of a first shared memory at the first index, and determination of whether the value stored in the first array of the first shared memory at the first index is equal to the first image data value. If the value stored in the first array of the first shared memory at the first index is equal to the first image data value, 1 is added to a count value stored in a second array of the first shared memory at the first index. If the value stored in the first array of the first shared memory at the first index is not equal to the first image data value a count value stored in a second shared memory in association with the first image data value is updated. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153827 | DETECTING EXPOSURE QUALITY IN IMAGES - Systems, methods and computer readable media for exposure quality detection are described. In some implementations, a method can include computing an overall image exposure score for an image. The method can also include determining one or more face regions in the image. The method can further include computing a face region exposure score for each face region. The method can also include combining the overall image exposure score and each face region exposure score to generate an exposure quality score for the image. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153828 | Method of creating a photographic mosaic - This invention is directed to a method of creating a photographic mosaic, wherein a target image is recreated using a computer, comprising the steps of: creating an image library, and selecting one image in the image library to be the target image, selecting one or more images in the image library to be the source images, dividing the target image into a number of areas (squares or rectangles) of equal size, evaluating each area for luminance and assigning a luminance value for each area, evaluating the source images for luminance and assigning a luminance value for each image, re-sizing the source images to the size of the areas, and creating the photographic mosaic by placing a source image in every area of the target image by matching the luminance value of the area with the closest luminance value of a source image within a predetermined margin. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153829 | SUPERPIXEL-BASED REFINEMENT OF LOW-RESOLUTION FOREGROUND SEGMENTATION - A computer-implemented method performs foreground segmentation of an input image. The method receives a first foreground segmentation at a first resolution of the input image and determines a plurality of labelled seed points based on the first foreground segmentation of the input image. The method associates each of the plurality of pixels in the input image with one of the determined labelled seed points to obtain a second foreground/background segmentation of the input image, and performs foreground separation on the input image at a second resolution by classifying each of the segments of the second segmentation as one of foreground and background based on the label of the associated seed point. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153830 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROCESSING FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an image of a tender document; performing optical character recognition (OCR) on the image; extracting an identifier of the tender document from the image based at least in part on the OCR; comparing the extracted identifier with content from one or more data sources; requesting complementary information from at least one of the one or more data sources based at least in part on the extracted identifier; receiving the complementary information; and outputting at least some of the complementary information for display on a mobile device. Exemplary systems and computer program products are also described. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153831 | COLLATION/RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, COLLATION/RETRIEVAL SERVER, IMAGE FEATURE EXTRACTION APPARATUS, COLLATION/RETRIEVAL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention is a collation/retrieval system collating a product manufactured by or delivered from a producer or a distributor with a product to be collated comprising: a storage unit that stores an image feature of a predetermined collation area of the product determined in advance at a position relative to a reference section common in every product; a to-be-collated product feature extraction unit that receives an image of the product to be collated and detecting the reference section of the product from the received image to extract an image feature of the collation area determined by reference to the reference section; and a collation unit that collates the stored image feature with the image feature of the collation area of the product to be collated. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153832 | FACIAL EXPRESSION EDITING IN IMAGES BASED ON COLLECTIONS OF IMAGES - Implementations disclose editing of facial expressions and other attributes based on collections of images. In some implementations, a method includes receiving an indication of one or more desired facial attributes for a face depicted in a target image. The method searches stored data associated with a plurality of different source images depicting the face and finds one or more matching facial attributes in the stored data that match the one or more desired facial attributes. The matching facial attributes are associated with one or more portions of the source images. One or more target image portions in the target image are replaced with the one or more portions of the source images associated with the matching facial attributes. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153833 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a technology for extracting a target area from within an image by a combination of a plurality of image processes, enabling an automatic setting of an image process procedure without an operator inputting the image process procedure. Thus, according to the present invention, the content of an image process to be carried out in the next and subsequent rounds is automatically determined based on a history of results of image processes that have been applied to a process object image up to the immediately preceding round. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153834 | HOUGH TRANSFORM FOR CIRCLES - The Hough transform for circles can be implemented in a manner that avoids random access to the Hough accumulator array by successively identifying center candidates in each line of the image based on edge pixels in corresponding lines voting on the line of interest. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153835 | GEOSPATIAL-CURVE-BASED GEOLOCATION OF MEDIA ITEMS - Approaches to facilitating geospatial-curve-based geolocation of media items are provided. In certain implementations, one or more model curves may be generated based on modeling information associated with one or more locations. A geospatial curve associated with a geographic media item may be transformed based on one or more criteria. The one or more criteria may, for example, include a width of the geospatial curve, an angular size associated with a measuring unit of the one or more model curves, a focal length associated with the geographic media item, or other criteria. The transformed geospatial curve may be a non-polygonal geospatial curve. The transformed geospatial curve may be compared with one or more segments of the one or more model curves. Location information associated with the geographic media item may be determined based on the comparison of the transformed geospatial curve with the one or more segments. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153836 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes an analyzer, an image selector, an effect selector and a generator. The analyzer is configured to analyze an attribute of each of a plurality of images. The image selector is configured to select, from the plurality of images, a first image which comprises a target and a second image which does not comprise the target, based on the attribute. The effect selector is configured to select a first effect, and to select a second effect. The generator is configured to generate a moving picture by compositing a third image obtained by applying the first effect to the first image, and a fourth image obtained by applying the second effect to the second image. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153837 | AUTOMATIC EVENT RECOGNITION AND CROSS-USER PHOTO CLUSTERING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for automatic event recognition and photo clustering. In one aspect, methods include receiving, from a first user, first image data corresponding to a first image, receiving, from a second user, second image data corresponding to a second image, comparing the first image data and the second image data, and determining that the first image and the second image correspond to a coincident event based on the comparing. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153838 | COMPUTER VISION-BASED METHODS FOR ENHANCED JBIG2 AND GENERIC BITONAL COMPRESSION - A system and method of symbol matching may include a processor configured to determine which pixels of a first symbol are tangent pixels; for each of the determined tangent pixels, determine whether a second symbol includes a pixel corresponding to the tangent pixel that includes at least one same tangent constraint as that of the tangent pixel; accept the first and second symbols as a match based on shared tangent constraints conditional upon a determination that the second symbol includes for each of at least a subset of the tangent pixels of the first symbol a corresponding pixel that includes the at least one same tangent constraint as that of the tangent pixel; and generate a document including a single symbol that is mapped to the first and second symbols. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153839 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING FLICKER-EVALUATION VALUE - An apparatus and a method for calculating a flicker-evaluation value through a wide dynamic range (WDR) system. The apparatus includes: a first calculator configured to calculate a first difference between a pixel value of a long exposure image of a current frame and a pixel value of a long exposure image of a previous frame; an average calculator configured to calculate an average of the pixel value of the long exposure image of the current frame and the pixel value of the long exposure image of the previous frame; a second calculator configured to calculate a second difference between a pixel value of a short exposure image of the current frame and the average calculated by the average calculator; and a flicker-evaluation value calculator configured to calculate a flicker-evaluation value which indicates a flicker strength using the first difference and the second difference. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153840 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING ROLLING SHUTTER EFFECT AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method for correcting a rolling shutter effect is provided. The method includes: obtaining feature point pairs in images, wherein each of the feature point pairs corresponds to a motion vector; obtaining sampling points between two consecutive images in time; setting a moving velocity and an angular velocity of an image capturing unit at each of the sampling points as variables; obtaining estimating motion vectors according to the variables, a focal length of the image capturing unit, and row locations where the feature point pairs are located; executing an optimization algorithm according to a difference between the motion vectors and the estimating motion vectors, to calculate the moving velocity and the angular velocity corresponding to the variables; varying locations of pixels in an image according to the moving velocity and the angular velocity, to generate a first corrected image. Thereby, the rolling shutter effect in an image is removed. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153841 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an image processing device includes a line memory that stores an input image by a plurality of rows; a defect correcting circuit that performs defect correction on the input image based on image data stored in the line memory; a binning circuit that generates a low pass image having a lower spatial frequency than the input image by binning the input image subjected to the defect correction; a frame buffer that stores the low pass image; a filter that generates a high pass image having a higher spatial frequency than the low pass image by filtering the input image subjected to the defect correction; and a mixing circuit that mixes the low pass image with the high pass image. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153842 | METHOD FOR REDUCING NOISE IN A SEQUENCE OF FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGES BY TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL FILTERING - In the field of medical imaging using fluoroscopy, a method for reducing noise in a sequence of fluoroscopic images acquired by an X-ray detector comprises for each image (x | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153843 | JAGGED EDGE REDUCTION USING KERNEL REGRESSION - An image decoder includes a base layer to decode at least a portion of an encoded video stream into a first image having a first image format. The image decoder can generate a color space prediction by scaling a color space of the first image from the first image format into a color space corresponding to a second image format. The image decoder includes an enhancement layer to decode the encoded video stream to generate a second image in the second image format based, at least in part, on the color space prediction. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153844 | INTERPOLATION METHOD AND PREDICTION METHOD USING SAME - The present invention relates to a method of performing interpolation for prediction between screens by using a pixel sample of a current picture and a pixel sample of a reference picture, and a prediction method using same. The interpolation method according to the present invention includes: calculating movement information for generating a prediction block; and generating a partial pixel sample on the basis of an integer sample set including integer pixel samples to which an interpolation filter is applied. Here, the integer sample set includes at least one current integer sample used to generate a partial pixel sample among restored integer pixel samples of a current picture, and the partial pixel sample corresponds to the offset positions of a partial pixel unit from a predetermined reference pixel sample among integer pixel samples. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153845 | Managing Digital Images - Approaches for managing a library of digital images and information about any editing operations performed on those digital images are provided. A managed library of digital images and a referenced library of digital images may be maintained. Digital images may be moved from the managed library of digital images to the referenced library of digital images, and vice-versa. A preview digital image data may also be generated from master digital image data. Rather than performing image operations directly on the master digital image data, change data that identifies one or more operations to perform to a digital picture represented by either the preview digital image data or the master digital image data may be stored, thereby allowing operations to be performed on the preview digital image data when the master digital image data is not accessible. Digital image may be automatically renamed based on rules for doing so. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153846 | STORAGE BAG WITH DIMPLE FEATURES - A storage bag has first and second closure profiles adjacent to an opening to the interior of the bag. The first and second closure profiles have dimples that are aligned opposite to each other. By way of example, the dimples of the first closure profile are formed as a concave surface on the side of the first closure profile facing the interior of the bag and a convex surface on the side of the first closure profile facing the outside of the bag. Engaging of the dimples of the first closure profile with the dimples of the second closure profile provides at least one of a visual indication and a tactile sensation, when the interlocking member of the first closure profile is blocked with that of the second. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153847 | HYDROSTATIC GUIDE DEVICE AND MACHINE TOOL USING THE HYDROSTATIC GUIDE DEVICE - A hydrostatic guide device includes: a fixed member having vertical guide faces; a movable member having vertical slide faces; a fluid supply device; a hydrostatic pocket to which a first fluid pressure based on a dimension of a gap is applied, and that urges the movable member with a first urging force; and a hydraulic pocket to which a second fluid pressure based on a dimension of a gap is applied, and that urges the movable member with a second urging force. A variation of the second fluid pressure is smaller than a variation of the first fluid pressure. When the first urging force and the second urging force are balanced with each other in a horizontal direction, the gap between the vertical guide face and the vertical slide face becomes a set value. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153848 | Sliding Plate Hinge Of Portable Electronic Device Terminal - A sliding plate hinge of a portable electronic device terminal includes a fixed plate and a sliding plate. A sliding-guide groove for the sliding plate is disposed at either side of the fixed plate. A frictional component supported by an elastic component is also disposed at either side of the fixed plate respectively. The frictional components at the two sides form a compression fit with the side surface of the sliding plate or with the side surface of a component fixedly connected to the sliding plate, so as to generate side pressure against the sliding plate or the component fixedly connected to the sliding plate. The design utilizes the frictional components to generate side pressure against the sliding plate or the component fixedly connected to the sliding plate and thus generate frictional damping, ensuring that the sliding plate hinge has a comfortable hand-feel even in the absence of a drive spring. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153849 | Guide Device - A guide device is provided in which rolling elements can be assembled into circulation paths in a short time. A slider body is provided with rolling element insertion holes open at positions of a member mounting surface superposed over a return passage. The insertion holes extend in the length directions of leg parts and reach positions which bisect cross-sections of the return passage. The opened shapes of the insertion holes are elongated hole shapes with dimensions in the rolling element movement direction larger than dimensions in the width directions. For this reason, if balls are inserted from the rolling element insertion holes, spaces are formed inside of the return passage visible from the rolling element insertion holes in the rolling element movement direction of the balls. A rod-shaped fixture is inserted into each space to press the balls in the rolling element movement direction of the return passage. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153850 | RADIAL FOIL BEARING - The radial foil bearing ( | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153851 | Tilting Pad Bearing - A tilting pad bearing comprises a piston carrier ring that may include a plurality of voids spaced around the piston carrier ring, wherein a channel may be formed in a surface of the piston carrier ring opposite the plurality of voids. A carrier end plate may be positioned in the channel and secured to the piston carrier ring, wherein a recess may be formed in a top surface of the carrier end plate. A piston may be positioned in each void, wherein a bottom face of each piston is positioned adjacent the recess. The pistons may be substantially secured in the voids using a plurality of membranes, wherein one membrane corresponds to one piston and one void. Alternatively, the pistons may be formed in two pieces secured via a membrane. Each piston may be engaged with a bearing pad and/or interface member in a bearing pad carrier ring. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153852 | UNDERWATER SLIDING MEMBER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING UNDERWATER SLIDING MEMBER, AND HYDRAULIC MACHINE - An underwater sliding member of the present embodiment is an underwater sliding member used under water, and has: a base material | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153853 | BALL BEARING - A ball bearing includes: an outer ring; an inner ring having a ring-shaped member fitted portion that has a step portion that extends generally along a radial direction of the outer ring and an outer peripheral face portion; balls disposed between an inner periphery raceway groove of the outer ring and an outer periphery raceway groove of the inner ring; and a ring-shaped lubricant supply member that is fixed to the ring-shaped member fitted portion while being in contact with the step portion. | 2014-06-05 |
| 20140153854 | ROLLER BEARING - A rolling bearing which is capable of preventing the rolling elements from dropping out from between the inner and the outer rings even when the separators have been worn to an advanced stage. A rolling bearing includes: a plurality of rolling elements arranged between an inner and an outer rings; and a plurality of prismatic separators disposed in a circumferential direction between the rolling elements. The separator includes integrally therewith a metal band on at least one of its outer surfaces including those which face the inner or the outer ring, or at least one of its axial side surfaces, excluding however, surfaces which face the circumferential direction and make contact with the rolling elements. The metal band has a narrower width than a width of the separator in the circumferential direction, and prevents wear of the separator from advancing beyond a certain extent. | 2014-06-05 |
