| 23rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
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| 20130142390 | MONOCULAR 3D POSE ESTIMATION AND TRACKING BY DETECTION - Methods and apparatus are described for monocular 3D human pose estimation and tracking, which are able to recover poses of people in realistic street conditions captured using a monocular, potentially moving camera. Embodiments of the present invention provide a three-stage process involving estimating ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142391 | Face Recognition Performance Using Additional Image Features - A technique is provided for recognizing faces in an image stream using a digital image acquisition device. A first acquired image is received from an image stream. A first face region is detected within the first acquired image having a given size and a respective location within the first acquired image. First faceprint data uniquely identifying the first face region are extracted along with first peripheral region data around the first face region. The first faceprint and peripheral region data are stored, and the first peripheral region data are associated with the first face region. The first face region is tracked until a face lock is lost. A second face region is detected within a second acquired image from the image stream. Second peripheral region data around the second face region are extracted. The second face region is identified upon matching the first and second peripheral region data. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142392 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing device includes: an outline extraction unit extracting an outline of a subject from a picked-up image of the subject; a characteristic amount extraction unit extracting a characteristic amount, by extracting sample points from points making up the outline, for each of the sample points; an estimation unit estimating a posture of a high degree of matching as a posture of the subject by calculating a degree of the characteristic amount extracted in the characteristic amount extraction unit being matched with each of a plurality of characteristic amounts that are prepared in advance and represent predetermined postures different from each other; and a determination unit determining accuracy of estimation by the estimation unit using a matching cost when the estimation unit carries out the estimation. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142393 | VEHICULAR THREAT DETECTION BASED ON IMAGE ANALYSIS - Techniques for ability enhancement are described. Some embodiments provide an ability enhancement facilitator system (“AEFS”) configured to enhance a user's ability to operate or function in a transportation-related context as a pedestrian or a vehicle operator. In one embodiment, the AEFS is configured perform vehicular threat detection based at least in part on analyzing image data. An example AEFS receives data that represents an image of a vehicle. The AEFS analyzes the received data to determine vehicular threat information, such as that the vehicle may collide with the user. The AEFS then informs the user of the determined vehicular threat information, such as by transmitting a warning to a wearable device configured to present the warning to the user. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142394 | System And Method For Performing Depth Estimation Utilizing Defocused Pillbox Images - A system and method for performing a depth estimation procedure utilizing defocused pillbox images includes a camera device with a sensor device for capturing pillbox blur images of a photographic target. The camera utilizes a depth estimator for performing a Gaussianization procedure that transforms the pillbox blur images into corresponding Gaussian blur images. The Gaussianization procedure is performed by convolving the pillbox blur images with a Gaussianization kernel to generate the corresponding Gaussian blur images. The depth estimator then utilizes the Gaussian blur images for effectively performing the depth estimation procedure. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142395 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A distance measurement apparatus and a distance measurement method are provided. The apparatus includes a line-shaped laser transmitter, an image sensing device and a processing unit. The line-shaped laser transmitter transmits a line-shaped laser, and the image sensing device senses the line-shaped laser to output a line-shaped laser image. The processing unit receives the line-shaped laser image, and segments the line-shaped laser image into several sub-line-shaped laser images. The processing unit further calculates a vertical position for a laser line in each sub-line-shaped laser image, and outputs each distance information according to the corresponding sub-line-shaped laser image and a transformation relation. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142396 | ESTIMATION OF SHIFT AND SMALL IMAGE DISTORTION - Disclosed is method of measuring the displacement between a reference region of a reference image and a sample region of a sample image. The method spatially varies the reference region using a one-dimensional filter having complex kernel values, wherein a length (radius) and direction (angle or tangent segment) of the filter is a function of position in the reference region. The method then measures a displacement between the reference region and the sample region by comparing the spatially varied reference region and the sample region. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142397 | Global and Dense Motion Estimation - The invention relates to a method which uses a series of images sensed by an image sensor including at least one preceding image and one following image to estimate movement. A first estimated movement is initially obtained by estimating the total movement from the preceding image to the following image. Next, an image compensated according to the first estimated movement is obtained from either one of the preceding and following images. Then, a second estimated movement is obtained by estimating dense movement between the compensated image and the other from the preceding and following images. Next, a residual value of global movement is determined. Finally, if the residual value is lower than a threshold value the second estimated movement is provided; otherwise, the preceding steps are repeated. The first estimated movement is determined by applying a binary image mask, and if during step /e/ the steps /a/ to /e/ are repeated, said steps are performed by applying a binary image mask updated according to the second estimated movement. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142398 | Facial Recognition Lost Pet Identifying System - A server system stores a database of records. Each record stores a digital image of a pet, facial recognition markers, and owner identification information. An owner may register his/her pet using a cellular telephone and a mobile app. The owner is prompted to supply a digital photograph of the pet and to enter eye and nose location information. The system generates therefrom facial recognition markers and stores the markers in a record. If a lost pet is found, a finding user can use a cellular telephone to take a picture of the animal and to enter eye and nose location information. The system generates markers and compares the markers in a facial recognition process to other stored markers to identify records of animals that resemble the lost pet. If the record of the lost pet is identified, then owner identification information in the record is used to contact the owner. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142399 | FACE RECOGNITION USING MULTILAYERED DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS - Face recognition using multilayered discriminant analysis includes systems and methods applying an initial linear discriminate analysis to a database of face images in a more-or less conventional manner. Initial fuzzy logic then is applied to the results of the initial linear discriminate analysis to produce a subset of the database of face images. Thereafter, a subsequent linear discriminate analysis is applied to the subset of the database of face images and subsequent fuzzy logic is applied to the results of the subsequent linear discriminate analysis to produce a further subset of the subset of the database of face images. The application of the subsequent linear discriminate analysis and application of the subsequent fuzzy logic may be repeated until the further subset contains only one, or zero, face images. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142400 | MEDICAL CLAIMS FRAUD PREVENTION SYSTEM INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPH RECORDS IDENTIFICATION AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A medical claim fraud prevention system includes a first controller positioned at a medical facility and a second controller positioned at a patient information collection center and adapted to be in communication with the first controller. The first controller may transmit a first signal to the second controller responsive to an occurrence of an event. The second controller may initiate contact with a photograph database via a network interface in response to the first signal received from the first controller, and an official photograph associated with the patient name may be identified. The second controller may transmit the official photograph to the first controller so that the official photograph is viewable on a user interface at the medical facility. A patient identity may be verified by performing a comparison of a patient with the official photograph of the patient. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142401 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The image processing apparatus detects a region of a subject from an input image, and extracts an image feature amount from the region. Also, the apparatus classifies the subject into any one of plural attributes based on the image feature amount, and estimates, based on the image feature amount and an attribute into which it is classified, an attribute value of the subject belonging to the attribute into which it is classified. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142402 | Method And System For Attaching A Metatag To A Digital Image - A system and method for tagging an image of an individual in a plurality of photos is disclosed herein. A feature vector of an individual is used to analyze a set of photos on a social networking website such as www.facebook.com to determine if an image of the individual is present in a photo of the set of photos. Photos having an image of the individual are tagged preferably by listing a URL or URI for each of the photos in a database. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142403 | FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a fingerprint recognition apparatus and a fingerprint recognition method adapted for the apparatus. The method includes steps of: performing an image processing function for fingerprints of a user and generating an image formed by a number of ridges; scanning the image according to a scanning frequency and selecting a number of scanning lines; acquiring a cross point formed between each ridge of fingerprint and each scanning line; acquiring a tangent line; generating a graph between each cross point and each corresponding slope value; determining whether the graph is similar to one of the stored at least one graph to obtain a determination result; and outputting a recognition result of the fingerprints of the user associated with the determination result. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142404 | Methods, Systems, Devices, and Products for Authenticating Users - Enhanced biometric authentication is achieved by combining a user's inherent biometric data with the user's knowledge of a secret glyph. In one embodiment, a touchpad is provided on which the user may use a finger to indicate a plurality of strokes that form a distinct glyph. Image stabilization may be used to extract a readable fingerprint from the strokes, and the glyph and finger print are matched to a stored profile. The glyph may be one or more alphanumeric characters that represent a password. The user can then enter the password on the touch pad with his finger. If the fingerprint and password both match, the user is authenticated. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142405 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION, AND BIOMETRIC INFORMATION REGISTRATION DEVICE - A biometric authentication device including: a biometric information acquiring unit which generates a biometric input image representing user's biometric input information; and a processing unit. The processing unit extracts, for each block obtained by dividing the biometric input image, a local feature representing the geometric feature of the biometric input information; classifies the plurality of blocks into a plurality of groups by blocks with a similar local feature; extracts a second group feature representing feature of biometric input information for each group; calculates the degree of difference between each of registered biometric information and the biometric input information based on a first group feature for each group set for a registered biometric image representing the registered biometric information and the second group feature; selects a prescribed number of registered biometric information based on the degree of the difference; and matches the selected registered biometric information with the biometric input information. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142406 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION VERIFICATION - A method of processing graphical image data representing optically scanned medication-related units may include receiving image data generated responsive to disposal of the units on a tray disposed a distance from an image acquisition component, the image data including data indicative of visually observable features of the units disposed on the tray. The method further includes comparing at least two features among the visually observable features from the image data to reference data indicative of corresponding features of reference units. The reference data is selected for comparison based on an identification of the reference data as corresponding to a prescription being processed. The reference data includes data indicative of features of the reference units extracted from images captured using hardware corresponding to hardware used to generate the image data. The method further includes generating a likelihood rating for each of the at least two features based on the comparing. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142407 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING A MEDICAL DATA SET - A method for modifying a first data set, which is called the target data set and represents the contour of an anatomical object, the method comprising the steps of: matching a second data set, which is called the template data set and comprises a template for the modification and a template of the object, to the target data set such that the object template in the template data set matches the object in the target data set, thereby also adapting the modification template; applying the adapted modification template to the target data set. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142408 | Feature Intensity Reconstruction of Biological Probe Array - The invention provides methods and systems for reconstructing feature intensities from pixel level data. In certain embodiments, the invention uses an empirically determined transfer function to construct a theoretical estimate of pixel level data and then iteratively updates feature intensities based on a minimum multiplicative error between the pixel level data and the theoretical estimate of the pixel level data. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142409 | Noise Robust Decoder for Multiplexing Readout Channels on an Imaging Sensor Array - Compressed sensing (CS) estimation approaches rely on a priori sparsity to significantly reduce the number of samples needed to provide high sampling fidelity, relative to the normal Shannon-Nyquist limit. Accordingly, CS approaches are of considerable interest for detector multiplexing in applications which have inherently sparse signals (e.g., the two correlated photon detection events in PET imaging). However, CS approaches also tend to fare poorly in the presence of noise, which has limited their applicability in practice. In this work, we show that CS estimation can be used to provide an estimate of the support of an image. This estimated support is then used as a constraint for maximum likelihood image reconstruction. This approach has robust noise performance and provides high reconstruction fidelity. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142410 | HEART LOCATION AND VERIFICATION IN EMISSION IMAGES - An apparatus comprises: an imaging system ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142411 | DUAL MODALITY IMAGING INCLUDING QUALITY METRICS - An anatomical image data set and an emission image data set are acquired for a subject. An attenuation map is generated from the anatomical image data set. The emission image data set is reconstructed to generate an emission image. The reconstructing includes correcting for attenuation of emission radiation in the subject using the attenuation map. A value is calculated for a quality assurance (QA) metric quantifying alignment of the attenuation map with the emission image. The emission image is displayed or printed together with the calculated quality assurance metric. In some embodiments, prior to the reconstructing the attenuation map is registered with the emission image data set by performing a global rigid registration followed by a local non-rigid registration of a region of interest. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142412 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE, AND MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE APPARATUS - A method of processing an image is provided. The method includes generating a tissue emphasis image by emphasizing a predetermined tissue of at least two radiation images of different energy bands, and generating a diagnostic image by combining at least one of the at least two radiation images of different energy bands and the tissue emphasis image. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142413 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOLUMETRIC TISSUE SCANNING MICROSCOPY - In accordance with preferred embodiments of the present invention, a method for imaging tissue, for example, includes the steps of mounting the tissue on a computer controlled stage of a microscope, determining volumetric imaging parameters, directing at least two photons into a region of interest, scanning the region of interest across a portion of the tissue, imaging a plurality of layers of the tissue in a plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, sectioning the portion of the tissue and imaging a second plurality of layers of the tissue in a second plurality of volumes of the tissue in the region of interest, detecting a fluorescence image of the tissue due to said excitation light; and processing three-dimensional data that is collected to create a three-dimensional image of the region of interest. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142414 | LIGHT DETECTION DEVICE AND SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a light detection device including a first detecting portion to detect fluorescence from a first detection position on a conveyor path along which a sheet is conveyed, a second detecting portion to detect afterglow from a second detection position on the conveyor path along which the sheet is conveyed, a lighting portion to apply excitation light over a range including the first detection position and not including the second detection position, a first reference member which includes fluorescent material that emits fluorescence by being excited by the lighting portion and which emits reference light toward the first detecting portion, a second reference member to emit reference light toward the second detecting portion when the sheet is present at the second detection position, the reference light not influencing a result of detection by the second detecting portion, and a correction controller to correct a result of detection by the first detecting portion based on the reference light detected by the first detecting portion and to correct a result of detection by the second detecting portion based on the reference light detected by the second detecting portion. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142415 | System And Method For Generating Robust Depth Maps Utilizing A Multi-Resolution Procedure - A system and method for generating robust depth maps includes a depth estimator that creates a depth map pyramid structure that includes a plurality of depth map levels that each have different resolution characteristics. In one embodiment, the depth map levels include a fine-scale depth map, a medium-scale depth map, and a coarse scale depth map. The depth estimator evaluates depth values from the fine-scale depth map by utilizing fine-scale confidence features, and evaluates depth values from the medium-scale depth map and the coarse-scale depth map by utilizing coarse-scale confidence features. The depth estimator then fuses optimal depth values from the different depth map levels into an optimal depth map. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142416 | DETECTION DEVICE AND DETECTION METHOD - A detection device capable of reliably detecting an object to be detected. An intersection region pattern setting unit ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142417 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DEFINING AND IDENTIFYING A GESTURE - A system and method for creating a gesture and generating a classifier that can identify the gesture for use with an application is described. The designer constructs a training set of data containing positive and negative examples of the gesture. Machine learning algorithms are used to compute the optimal classification of the training data into positive and negative instances of the gesture. The machine learning algorithms generate a classifier which, given input data, makes a decision on whether the gesture was performed in the input data or not. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142418 | RANKING AND SELECTING REPRESENTATIVE VIDEO IMAGES - Techniques are described herein for selecting representative images for video items using a trained machine learning engine. A training set is fed to a machine learning engine. The training set includes, for each image in the training set, input parameter values and an externally-generated score. Once a machine learning model has been generated based on the training set, input parameters for unscored images are fed to the trained machine learning engine. Based on the machine learning model, the trained machine learning engine generates scores for the images. To select a representative image for a particular video item, candidate images for that particular video item may be ranked based on their scores, and the candidate image with the top score may be selected as the representative image for the video item. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142419 | ENCODER OPTIMIZATION OF ADAPTIVE LOOP FILTERS IN HEVC - An optimized adaptive loop filter does not redesign filters inside the optimization loop of signaling depth which saves computations. Additionally, the Sum of Squared Errors (SSE) (distortion) of blocks is computed for the smallest blocks, thus, allowing for the distortion of larger blocks to be computed efficiently by adding block SSEs together which saves computations by removing redundant operations to calculate SSE of a block each time. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142420 | IMAGE RECOGNITION INFORMATION ATTACHING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECOGNITION INFORMATION ATTACHING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image recognition information attaching apparatus includes a retrieving unit that retrieves image information on a per piece basis of identification information, from the image information having the identification information associated thereto in advance, a generator unit that generates feature information from the image information retrieved by the retrieving unit, and a learning unit that provides a learning result by learning a relation between the feature information generated by the generator unit and the identification information of the image information corresponding to the feature information, using a stochastic model including a mixture of a plurality of probability distributions. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142421 | Method for Fast, Robust, Multi-Dimensional Pattern Recognition - A method and system for probe-based pattern matching including an apparatus for synthetic training of a model of a pattern. The apparatus comprises a sensor for obtaining an image of the pattern and a processor for receiving the image of the pattern from the sensor and running a program. In the steps performed by the program a boundary of the pattern in the image is identified. A plurality of positive probes are placed at selected points along the boundary of the pattern and at least one straight segment of the boundary of the pattern is identified. The at least one straight segment of the boundary is extended to provide an imaginary straight segment and a plurality of negative probes are placed at selected points along the imaginary straight segment, where each negative probe has a negative weight. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142422 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSOR - Included are (a) performing processes on second training data items stored in a training database to generate third training data items each obtained through a corresponding one of the processes, (b) selecting, from among the third training data items generated in step (a), a selection data item having a highest similarity to a feature data item of the input image, (c) generating a high-frequency data item by: determining (i) the second training data item used in generating the selection data item and (ii) a first process performed on the second training data item to generate the selection data item; and performing the first process on the first training data item that is paired with the determined second training data item; and (d) generating an output image by adding an image indicated by the high-frequency data item to the input image. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142423 | IMAGE CLUSTERING USING A PERSONAL CLOTHING MODEL - The disclosure relates to a system and a method for generating clothing feature data representative of at least one clothing feature of a piece of clothing being worn by the person in a set of images, and training a discriminative clothing classifier using the clothing feature data to provide a personal clothing model that corresponds to the piece of clothing. The personal clothing model can be used to identify additional images in which the person appears. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142424 | Optical Pattern Recognition Technique - Disclosed is a distortion invariant system, method and computer readable medium for detecting the presence of one or more predefined targets in an input image. The input image and a synthetic discriminant function (SDF) reference image are correlated in a shift phase-encoded fringe-adjusted joint transform correlation (SPFJTC) correlator yielding a correlation output. A peak-to-clutter ratio (PCR) is determined for the correlation output and compared to a threshold value. A predefined target is present in the input image when the PCR is greater than or equal to the threshold value. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142425 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING ABNORMAL SEGMENTS OF VIDEO - A system and a method of detecting abnormal or security-significant segments of a video are provided. The video is divided into several segments. A set of features of each segment of the video is extracted in order to calculate a set of factors corresponding to each segment. A value deemed abnormal of each segment is calculated according to the set of factors corresponding to each segment. One or more abnormal segments are determined from the segments based on the abnormal values. The set of features includes a color variable feature, a movement variable feature, a movement variable ratio feature and a background variable feature. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142426 | IMAGE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image recognition apparatus comprises an image obtainment unit configured to obtain an image; a region setting unit configured to set at least one local region in the image; a feature extraction unit configured to extract feature patterns from the local region; a setting unit configured to set, out of a plurality of bins corresponding to a plurality of patterns which can form the feature patterns, bins that have been predetermined in accordance with a type of the local region as histogram bins used in generating a histogram; a generation unit configured to generate a histogram corresponding to the extracted feature patterns using the set histogram bins; and a recognition unit configured to perform image recognition using the generated histogram. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142427 | CLASSIFICATION AND ENCODER SELECTION BASED ON CONTENT - In various embodiments, methods and systems are disclosed for dynamic runtime implementation and end-to-end biased tuning of a two stage image classification system based on a decision function that uses network packet sizes and multiple image characteristics to determine the selection of an encoding codec to reduce overall network bandwidth consumption. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142428 | LOW-LATENCY REMOTE DISPLAY RENDERING USING TILE-BASED RENDERING SYSTEMS - Apparatus, systems and methods for low latency remote display rendering using tile-based rendering systems are disclosed. In one implementation, a system includes a network interface and a content source coupled to the network interface. The content source being capable of rendering at least one tile of a tiled image, encoding the at least one tile, and providing the at least one encoded tile to the network interface before all tiles of the tiled image are rendered. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142429 | COLOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A color processing apparatus includes the following elements. A point group generator generates a point group existing in a color gamut of an output apparatus. A design point group extracting unit extracts, from the point group, a design point group that satisfies predetermined design conditions. A corresponding point group setting unit sets, on the basis of the design point group, a corresponding point group indicating a boundary of a color gamut represented by the design point group, such that points of the corresponding point group are associated with individual points of a boundary point group existing on a boundary of the color gamut of the output apparatus. A design color gamut boundary generator generates a boundary of a design color gamut that satisfies the predetermined design conditions, by using a set of the boundary point group and the corresponding point group. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142430 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus encodes an input pattern to a code including a plurality of bits, calculates reliabilities for respective bits of the code, generates a similar codes each similar to the code based on the reliabilities, and recognizes the input pattern based on the code and the similar codes. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142431 | Metadata Based Alignment of Distorted Images - A method for aligning and unwarping distorted images in which lens profiles for a variety of lens and camera combinations are precomputed. Metadata stored with images is used to automatically determine if a set of component images include an excessive amount of distortion, and if so the metadata is used to determine an appropriate lens profile and initial unwarping function. The initial unwarping function is applied to the coordinates of feature points of the component images to generate substantially rectilinear feature points, which are used to estimate focal lengths, centers, and relative rotations for pairs of the images. A global nonlinear optimization is applied to the initial unwarping function(s) and the relative rotations to generate optimized unwarping functions and rotations for the component images. The optimized unwarping functions and rotations may be used to render a panoramic image. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142432 | METHOD OF TRACKING TARGETS IN VIDEO DATA - A method of tracking targets in video data. At each of a sequence of time steps, a set of weighted probability distribution components is derived. At each time step the following steps are performed. First, a new set of components from the components of the previous time step are derived in accordance with a predefined motion model for the targets. The video at the current time step is then analysed to obtain a set of measurements, and the new set of components is updated using the measurements in accordance with a predefined measurement model. Finally, the set of components derived at each time step are analysed to derive a set of tracks for the targets. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142433 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINGERPRINTING FOR COMICS - The present disclosure relates to a system and a method for finger printing for comics. A system for searching comics according to the present disclosure includes: a fingerprint database storing fingerprints extracted from comics, a comics fingerprint extraction unit extracting fingerprints configured of at least one of box frames, cuts, and speech bubbles included in input comic images, a fingerprint based candidate group search unit searching candidate groups among comics stored in the fingerprint database using the extracted fingerprints, and a similarity measuring unit measuring similarity between the searched candidate groups and the comic images corresponding to the extracted fingerprints. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142434 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus sets a plurality of reference locations of data in information as one reference location pattern and acquires a feature amount obtained from a value of data of one of the plurality of pieces of reference information in one reference location pattern for each of a plurality of reference location patterns and the plurality of pieces of reference information. The apparatus extracts data included in the input information according to each of the plurality of reference location patterns, selects the reference location pattern for classification of the input information from the plurality of reference location patterns based on a value of data included in the extracted input information, and executes classification of the input information by using the feature amount in the selected reference location pattern and data included in the input information at a reference location indicated by the reference location pattern. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142435 | CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS THAT CORRESPOND TO USER PREFERENCES - A database of user preferences for a high quality picture is maintained. Preferences may be generated over time by tracking attributes of pictures that the user has deleted or failed to select for storage. When the camera is in preview mode, the camera may automatically capture image data for one or more pictures as a background operation. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142436 | Pose Estimation - In a pose estimation for estimating the pose of an object of pose estimation with respect to a reference surface that serves as a reference for estimating a pose, a data processing device: extracts pose parameters from a binarized image; identifies a combination of pose parameters for which the number of cross surfaces of parameter surfaces that accord with surface parameter formulas, which are numerical formulas for expressing a reference surface, is a maximum; finds a slope weighting for each of cross pixels, which are pixels on each candidate surface and which are pixels within a prescribed range, that is identified based on the angles of the tangent plane at the cross pixel and based on planes formed by each of the axes of parameter space; and identifies the significant candidate surface for which a number, which is the sum of slope weightings, is a maximum, as the actual surface that is the reference surface that actually exists in the image. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142437 | Pose Estimation - In a pose estimation for estimating the pose of an object of pose estimation with respect to a reference surface that serves as a reference for estimating a pose, a data processing device: extracts pose parameters from a binarized image; identifies a combination of pose parameters for which the number of cross surfaces of parameter surfaces that accord with surface parameter formulas, which are numerical formulas for expressing a reference surface, is a maximum; finds a slope weighting for each of cross pixels, which are pixels on each candidate surface and which are pixels within a prescribed range, that is identified based on the angles of the tangent plane at the cross pixel and based on planes formed by each of the axes of parameter space; and identifies the significant candidate surface for which a number, which is the sum of slope weightings, is a maximum, as the actual surface that is the reference surface that actually exists in the image. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GEOSPATIAL PARTITIONING OF A GEOGRAPHICAL REGION - An apparatus includes at least one memory unit and at least one processing unit. The memory unit is configured to receive and store information associated with a particular geographical region. The processing unit configured to execute a computer program for discretizing an image of the geographical region into a plurality of sub-regions. Using these sub-regions, the processing unit may generate a graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges in which the nodes comprise the sub-regions. The processing unit may also geospatially partition an image of the geographical region according to the information that is associated with each of the sub-regions. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142439 | Scalable Query for Visual Search - A system and a method for progressive queries, which are a sequence of queries for visual search of an image, sent from a sender to a receiver of a communication network, are disclosed. Queries based on a set of feature points and their associated locations of an image may be selected in sequence. A sender sends a first query to a receiver, wherein the first query comprises a number of feature points which is a subset of the set of feature points of the image invariant to rotation and scaling in creating the image. The sender receives a feedback from the receiver, wherein the feedback is generated by the receiver based on searching an image repository using information from the first query. The sender then decides whether there is a match of the image in the image repository based on the received feedback. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142440 | METHOD FOR AUTHENTICITY ASSESSMENT EASILY PERFORMED BY ORDINARY PEOPLE USING PRINTED MINUTE IDENTIFICATION MARK - There has been no method for authenticity assessment which can be performed by ordinary people using an identification mark which absolutely cannot be duplicated. A minute mark is printed on a medium as an identification mark. An image of the identification mark having a minute shape which is formed by fixing a printing substance and which cannot be artificially controlled are memorized, and the image are stored together a serial number of the article as a master image. The article is placed on the market together with a warranty card including the identification mark. An ordinary person gets access to the webpage of an authenticity assessment management center, transmits the serial number of the target article, magnifies the identification mark on the warranty card by a microscope, captures an image of the identification mark with a camera-equipped cell-phone, and then transmits the image to the authenticity assessment management center. The management center compares the image and the stored master image to assess authenticity on the basis of whether or not the micro shapes of the marks are identical. The results of the assessment are sent back to the transmission source, and thus, an ordinary people can obtain the authenticity assessment result. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142441 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An information processing apparatus and method by which impulse noise can be canceled while surely maintaining details of a captured image is provided. The information processing apparatus includes an image acquisition unit for acquiring a captured image; a noise pixel extractor for extracting, from the captured image, a noise pixel that forms impulse noise; a pattern determiner for determining whether an arrangement of the noise pixel is identical to a predetermined pattern; and a noise canceller for performing noise cancellation with respect to the noise pixel upon a determination that the arrangement of the noise pixel is not identical to the predetermined pattern. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142442 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOCUMENT LOCATION AND RECOGNITION - Templates of known forms are stored in computer system. The templates are digitized pixels on which connected component analyses are performed resulting in a first list of components. Five to ten of those components are selected to create an ordered feature list for each form. The computer system then captures an optical image of a form positioned on the top of a stack of forms. The optical image is digitized and stored in the computer (or processor) system as a captured digital image of pixels. A connected component analysis is performed on the captured digital image that results in a second list of image components. Image components on the second list are compared to those on the first list and then each succeeding feature in one of the ordered feature lists. If the comparison is successful, the form is known and other marks on the form may then be processed. If the comparison is unsuccessful, a new feature list is tried. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142443 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The robustness of discriminating results at each stage is improved in discrimination processing in which a plurality of stages of discriminators are used to identify an object. An information processing apparatus in which a plurality of stages of the discriminators are used to identify a class of an object, comprises a candidate class output unit that acquires as a candidate class a class discriminated at a first stage of the discriminators, and an extended class setting unit that sets in a second stage of the discriminators, a class of a second stage of the discriminators, which is defined as an extended partial space of a partial space defined by a candidate class in a discriminating space used in discriminating the candidate class by the first stage of the discriminators, as a class to be discriminated at this second stage of the discriminators. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142444 | HAND HELD BAR CODE READERS OR MOBILE COMPUTERS WITH CLOUD COMPUTING SERVICES - A data decoding system that includes a server-side proxy component and at least two back-end computers, where the server-side proxy component is configured, when it receives a decoding request from a client, to select a back-end computer to forward the decoding request to, based on either a pre-defined rule, load estimates for said at least two computers, estimated network throughputs across network paths to the two computers. In response to receiving this request, the back-end computer that is selected is configured to decode the request, which is an image of decodable indicia, by locating the decodable indicia within the image and decoding it into a decoded message. The decodable indicia was provided by a raw image byte stream, a compressed image byte stream, or a partial compressed image byte stream. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142445 | IMAGE ENCODING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An image encoding device includes a first compression unit, a second compression unit, a third compression unit and an output unit. The first compression unit generates first compressed data by compressing first data associated with a reference block in an input image. The second compression unit generates second compressed data by compressing second data associated with a current compressing block in the input image when the current compressing block corresponds to a first pattern. The current compressing block is included in the reference block. The third compression unit generates third compressed data by compressing the second data when the current compressing block corresponds to one of a plurality of second patterns. The output unit outputs compressed data based on the first compressed data, the second compressed data and the third compressed data. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142446 | SCALABLE COMPRESSION USING JPEGT-LS - A global bit stream comprising at least a first and a second bit stream is generated using an original visual bit stream. The first bit stream is generated by compressing the original visual bit stream using a JPEG-LS compression technique with a lossy factor ‘n’. The second bit stream is generated by compressing a difference bit stream using a JPEG-LS lossless compression technique, wherein the difference bit stream comprises a difference between the original visual bit stream and the first bit stream. The visual display is recreated using a reconstructed bit stream after receiving the global bit stream over a channel, wherein the reconstructed bit stream is generated by decompressing at least the first bit stream using a JPEG-LS lossless compression technique. The second bit stream is decompressed using JPEG-LS lossless compression technique and the quality of the display may be enhanced by adding the decompressed second bit stream. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142447 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE - Methods and apparatuses for encoding and decoding an image in which a block is searched for based on a representative value, rather than being searched for on a pixel-by-pixel basis, thereby search speed may be increased and computational complexity of a search operation may be reduced. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142448 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING BINARY IMAGE USING ADAPTIVE TEMPLATE AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING THE SAME - Provided are binary image encoding and decoding methods and binary image encoding and decoding apparatuses using an adaptive template. The binary image encoding method includes: applying a window having a predetermined size and shape to a predetermined number of previous pixels and peripheral pixels of the previous pixels, and acquiring correlations between the previous pixels and the peripheral pixels within the window; determining relative locations having high correlation with the previous pixels within the window based on the acquired correlations; generating a template based on the determined relative locations; and performing binary arithmetic encoding on a current pixel by using the generated template. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142449 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a reducing unit that reduces an input image chronologically input as moving images and accumulates a reduced image of the input image as a first reduced image in a predetermined memory. The image processing apparatus further includes a generating unit that generates, as a second reduced image, one reduced image from multiple first reduced images accumulated in the memory. The image processing apparatus further includes a smoothing unit that smooths level values of a pixel included in the second reduced image and pixels surrounding the pixel with respect to each of multiple ranges set according to the width of level values of pixels. The image processing apparatus further includes a synthesizing unit that synthesizes multiple range-by-range results of the smoothing on the basis of the input images. The image processing apparatus further includes an output unit that outputs a synthesized image as an output image. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142450 | REDUCING MOIRE PATTERNS - Among other disclosed subject matter, a computer-implemented method includes receiving illustrated content. The illustrated content includes half-tone content. The method includes blurring at least part of the illustrated content. The blurring is performed according to a blur radius. The method includes downscaling the blurred illustrated content to an output size. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142451 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING QUALITY ESTIMATORS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, distorting a seed image to generate first and second images where the distortions cause the first and second images to have a potential false tie according to a target quality estimator and generating a third image from the first and second images where the third image is generated based on a proxy quality estimator so that the third image has a potential false ordering according to the target quality estimator. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142452 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an image processing device including a depth acquisition unit configured to acquire depth information of an object included in a captured image, an image combining unit configured to combine the object with an image object having depth information according to each piece of the depth information, and an effect processing unit configured to execute effect processing according to the depth information of the object. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142453 | METHOD FOR SIMPLIFIED STORAGE OF DATA REPRESENTING FORMS - A procedure for structuring and storing data representing the form of an object that can be represented by a set of interpolation points, wherein the data representing an object is stored in a hierarchy having at least two levels, wherein a subset of the data representing the object is saved at each level and wherein the data is assigned to the levels by selecting at least two anchor points, whose data is saved in the uppermost hierarchical level, from the set of interpolation points and by consecutively selecting, from the interpolation points remaining in the set, the interpolation point with the largest distance from a line through the interpolation points and anchor points that have already been assigned to levels. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142454 | Carrier Bags - A double-walled carrier bag ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142455 | Tape Sealed Reclosable Bag - In the manufacturing process for producing a package, a resealing tape strip is formed and applied to packaging film before any slits or cuts are made. A package opening slit is then cut into the packaging film from the opposite side of the film in the area of the tape strip but short of cutting into it. The tape strip has an adhesive layer coextensive with one side of the tape while adhesive deadening material is selectively printed in areas on the tape film web to produce a differential adhesive quality of the tape. The shape of the tape may be provided with a curved edge to enhance its function or for aesthetic reasons. The opening slit is preferably cut with a laser and may be cut into different shapes to affect the opening characteristics of the package. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142456 | METHOD OF FABRICATION OF COLLAPSIBLE STORAGE TANK - In one embodiment, a collapsible, flexible storage tank is provided that is capable of holding a liquid material. The tank includes a sheet of flexible, moisture impervious side wall material; at least one opening for receiving a fitting to fill and drain the tank; joining seams wherein edges of the sheet are joined, the seams extending about the tank in a spiral orientation; and closing seams wherein the side ends of the pillow tank are sealed. In another aspect, a collapsible, flexible storage tank is capable of holding a liquid. The tank includes a sheet of flexible side wall material; at least one opening for receiving a fitting to fill and drain the tank; and butt seams wherein edges of the flexible sheet are joined together in the same plane in a butt joint configuration using an overlapping piece of flexible, moisture impervious sealed material over the top thereof. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142457 | COMPONENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A FITTING, A PIECE OF FURNITURE AND/OR A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT, AND A FITTING, PIECE OF FURNITURE AND/OR DOMESTIC APPLIANCE - A component for one or more of a fitting, a piece of furniture, and a domestic appliance. The component includes a formed body including one or more of a hard-material-containing composite, a metal-ceramic composite, and a hard material. A method of producing the component includes providing the formed body and shaping it by thermal spraying or mechanical forming. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142458 | Linear Guide Apparatus - A linear guide apparatus includes a set of two side seals disposed at each of both ends in the direction in which a slider moves. An inner seal disposed at the slider side and an outer seal are individually attached to the slider by bolts and, respectively. Accordingly, the two side seals can be attached easily and highly precisely to the slider. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142459 | Side Seal of Linear Guide - A side seal attached to each of both ends of a slider of a linear guide in a sliding direction and sliding in contact with a guide rail includes: a seal main body formed by shaping an elastic material using a mold and sliding in contact with the guide rail; and a holder for housing and holding the seal main body. A gate burr housing for an elastic-material gate burr of the seal main body is formed in a seal main body holder housing. This eliminates the need of complete cutting or elimination of the elastic-material gate burr of the seal main body, and improves assembling performance. The gate burr housing is formed at a front or rear side of the seal main body housing of the holder, and the elastic-material gate burr of the seal main body is formed at a corresponding portion to the gate burr housing. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142460 | HYBRID CLAM-SHELL LINEAR BEARING - A linear motion bearing assembly includes (a) first and second interlocking bearing blocks, each having an inner wall which together define an axial space; and (b) a load bearing assembly disposed within the axial space of the interlocking bearing blocks, said load bearing assembly including first and second joinable sleeves, and at least one first load bearing structure disposed within the joined sleeves which includes an inner surface with ball bearings, and at least one second load bearing structure disposed within the joined sleeves which includes an inner low friction surface for facilitating sliding contact with a shaft, but including no ball bearings, the inner surfaces of said first and second load bearing structures together defining an axial channel through which the shaft is disposed and linearly and/or rotatably movable therein. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142461 | SPINDLE MOTOR - There is provided a spindle motor including: a shaft; a sleeve rotatably supporting the shaft and forming a bearing clearance therewith filled with a lubricating fluid; a cover member installed on a lower end portion of the sleeve; a rotor hub coupled to an upper end portion of the shaft and having an extension wall part extended downwardly in an axial direction, to be disposed outwardly of the sleeve in a radial direction; and a stopper member fixedly installed on the extension wall part, and forming, together with an outer peripheral surface of the sleeve, a space having a liquid-vapor interface formed therein, the sleeve including a circulation hole formed therein to connect upper and lower portions thereof, the circulation hole being connected to a space formed by the stopper member and the outer peripheral surface of the sleeve. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142462 | THRUST SLIDING BEARING - A thrust sliding bearing | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142463 | SPHERICAL PLAIN BEARING WITH LUBRICATION GROOVE - A spherical bearing has an outer ring with a concave bearing surface and an inner ring having a convex bearing surface, which is in sliding engagement with the concave bearing surface. A lubrication groove is formed in the convex bearing surface and/or the concave bearing surface. The lubrication groove is defined by a concave central portion and by convex side portions. The concave central portion has a first radius of curvature and the convex side portions have a second radius of curvature. The second radius of curvature is at least 0.7 times the first radius of curvature. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142464 | MODULAR BASE SIDE BEARING - A modular base side bearing assembly has a cage with upstanding side walls defining a bearing cavity and a central bottom opening to receive a modular base on which a bearing element supported on a central base portion thereof. The modular base has externally visible tabs identifying a force level corresponding to the modular base, in which the thickness of the central base portion corresponds such force level. The modular bases are interchangeable with modular bases having central base portions of differing thickness, or zero-thickness, such that the same cage, bearing element, and wear cap can be used with different modular bases to provide different force levels. The modular base is movable vertically relative to the cage to accommodate uneven mounting surfaces. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142465 | BEARING HOUSING OF AN EXHAUST-GAS TURBOCHARGER - A bearing housing ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142466 | PAD-TYPE THRUST BEARING AND ROTARY MACHINE COMPRISING SUCH A THRUST BEARING - The present invention relates to a pad-type thrust bearing in which each pad rests on a volume of liquid enclosed in a cavity connected to adjacent cavities by ducts. The thrust bearing comprises a number of convex casings each on its own delimiting a cavity and which are connected to one another by ducts. The convex casings and the ducts together form a hollow functional subassembly which is separate from the other constituent components of the thrust bearing and which delimits a liquid-filled closed volume. According to the invention, each casing comprises two half-shells positioned one on each side of a flexible bladder and each duct comprises a flexible hose inserted in a sheath. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142467 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE BEARING PLAY IN A CERAMIC HYBRID BEARING - A method and a device for adapting a bearing clearance in a ceramic-hybrid bearing having rolling elements in the form of balls or rollers made from a ceramic material and an outer and an inner bearing shell made from ferromagnetic material. In order to be in a position to adapt the bearing clearance also during operation, a magnetic flux is introduced into an outer side of the stationary, non-rotating bearing shell and exits again at the opposite outer side of the bearing shell, with a magnetic field and an associated magnetic flux being generated, and that a deformation of the bearing shell in the sense of a decrease or increase in the circumference of the bearing shell is brought about due to the resulting magnetostrictive effect from a change in the magnetic flux. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142468 | Ball Transfer Unit - The present invention provides a ball transfer unit, which includes: a main body, a first rotating body, and a plurality of second rotating bodies arranged between the main body and the first rotating body. The main body has an end forming a receiving chamber and thus forming a receiving chamber sidewall. The second rotating bodies are rotatably arranged on the receiving chamber sidewall. The main body forms an air entrance passage in communication with the receiving chamber. The receiving chamber sidewall extends out to form a bearing section corresponding to the air entrance passage. The bearing section has a side surface in which air outlet ports are formed. The ball transfer unit of the present invention prevents powder dusts from falling therein, ensures smooth operation of the ball transfer unit, and extends the lifespan. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142469 | METHOD FOR INSTALLING A DOUBLE BEARING IN A CASTING, WHEEL COMPRISING A DOUBLE BEARING, AND JOINT WITH DOUBLE BEARING - A method for installing a casting double bearing in a casting, and a wheel manufactured according to the method are provided. The double bearing includes at least two bearing units that are essentially similar. The method includes at least the following phases: a double bearing is formed by disposing two bearings next to each other side-by-side and by placing a separator that forms a gap between the bearings such that the separator rests on at least one of outer surface of the outer rim of a bearing, and the separator part of the separator is disposed between the side surfaces that face each other of the outer rims of the bearings; the formed double bearing is placed in the casting mold in the correct position; and the casting is cast around the double bearing | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142470 | ELASTIC RING BEARING - The present invention relates to an elastic ring bearing, and more particularly, to an elastic ring bearing formed by inserting an elastic ring in a bearing used in various industrial apparatuses or vehicles so as to disperse the load applied to the bearing in accordance with rotation, thereby decreasing driving noise and vibration, and improving durability. The elastic ring bearing includes an inner wheel, an outer wheel, and a rolling element inserted between the inner wheel and the outer wheel. An outer wheel elastic ring is disposed between the outer wheel and the rolling element. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142471 | DOUBLE ROLLER CAGE FOR A DOUBLE-ROW CYLINDER ROLLER BEARING WITH MASS COMPENSATION - A double roller cage for a double-row cylinder roller bearing, with a central ring part ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142472 | OPTICAL TRANSMITTER AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION METHOD - An optical transmitter includes a first Mach-Zehnder, second Mach-Zehnders, a plurality of electrodes and a shift circuit. The first Mach-Zehnder is formed in an LN substrate. The second Mach-Zehnders are formed in branch waveguides of the first Mach-Zehnder. The plurality of electrodes are set in the second Mach-Zehnders and modulate lights input in the second Mach-Zehnders using an electric potential of the electrodes. The shift circuit causes a phase difference between the lights modulated in the above plurality of electrodes and output from the second Mach-Zehnders. The Mach-Zehnder synthesizes the above lights of different phases and generates an output signal. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142473 | OPTICAL DEVICE, OPTICAL DEFLECTION DEVICE, AND OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE - An optical device includes a phase modulation element having an optical waveguide part and electrodes, the optical waveguide part being configured such that a laser light beam emitted by a laser light source is inputted to the optical waveguide part and having an optical waveguide layer formed of an electro-optic material, the electrodes being provided on respective sides of the optical waveguide part to apply a voltage to the optical waveguide layer, the phase modulation element being configured to modulate a phase of the laser light beam by using a refraction index modulation region formed in the optical waveguide layer when a voltage is applied to the optical waveguide layer through the electrodes, and a pump light source configured to irradiate at least the refraction index modulation region of the optical waveguide layer with a pump light beam. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142474 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHOTONIC POLARIZATION BEAM SPLITTERS - An integrated photonic polarization beam splitter includes an optical coupler having an input port, a first output port, and a second output port. The optical coupler is operable to couple a portion of an input light beam at the input port into the first output port and another portion of the input light beam into the second output port. The integrated photonic polarization beam splitter also includes a first waveguide having a first linear polarizer embedded therein and coupled to the first output port of the optical coupler and a second waveguide having a second linear polarizer embedded therein and coupled to the second output port of the optical coupler. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142475 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHOTONIC POLARIZATION ROTATORS - A waveguide polarization rotator includes a substrate having a surface and a waveguide coupled to the surface of the substrate and operable to support a light beam along a direction of beam propagation. The waveguide includes a slab having a support surface and a second surface opposing the support surface and a rib protruding from the second surface of the slab in a direction substantially normal to the surface of the substrate and extending along the direction of beam propagation. The rib includes a first portion extending to a first height above the second surface of the slab and a second portion adjacent to the first portion and extending to a second height above the second surface of the slab. The second height is less than the first height. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142476 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHOTONIC POLARIZATION-SEPARATING APPARATUSES FOR OPTICAL NETWORK APPLICATIONS - An integrated photonic polarization-separating apparatus includes a first waveguide polarization beam splitter (PBS) having a first port, a second port, a third port, and a fourth port and a first polarization rotator optically coupled to the first port of the first waveguide PBS. The apparatus also includes a first Faraday rotator optically coupled to the first polarization rotator and a second polarization rotator optically coupled to the second port of the first waveguide PBS. The apparatus further includes a second Faraday rotator optically coupled to the second polarization rotator and a second waveguide PBS having a first port, a second port, a third port, and a fourth port. The third port is optically coupled to the first Faraday rotator and the fourth port is optically coupled to the second Faraday rotator. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142477 | INTEGRATED OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE EVANSCENT FIELD SENSOR - Integrated optical waveguide evanescent field sensor for sensing of chemical and/or physical quantities, comprising a substrate carrying a waveguide layer structure provided with—a waveguide core layer ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142478 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALIGNING A LASER DIODE ON A SLIDER STRUCTURE - An apparatus includes a slider structure having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite from the top surface. The apparatus includes a waveguide with an input facet at the top surface and an output proximate the bottom surface. A laser having an output facet is positioned proximate the input facet of the waveguide and include a second plurality of pads facing a first plurality of pads on the top surface of the slider. A bonding material is disposed between individual ones of the first and second plurality of pads such that a reflow of the bonding material induces relative movement between the laser and the top surface to align the input and output facets. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142479 | CHIP PACKAGE - A chip package includes a substrate, an electrical module, an optical module and a transmission module. The electrical module and the optical module are positioned on the substrate and electrically connect with each other. The optical module is used for converting optical signals to electrical signals, and vice versa. The optical module includes an optical emitting element and optical receiving element. The transmission module is positioned on the substrate. The transmission module includes an optical wave guide array having a reflection surface and a plurality of optical fibers that are optically coupled with the optical wave guide array. The optical signals emitted by the optical module are reflected by the reflection surface and reach the optical fibers to be transmitted; the optical module is capable of receiving optical signals from the optical fibers. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142480 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING A RECTANGULAR- CORE LASER BEAM-DELIVERY FIBER THAT PROVIDES TWO ORTHOGONAL TRANSVERSE BENDING DEGREES OF FREEDOM - In various embodiments, an optical fiber module including an optical fiber having a first end, a second end, and a twisted portion between the first and second ends to enable the optical fiber to provide two orthogonal transverse bending degrees of freedom. The twisted portion induces an optical distortion. The module further includes a distortion compensation arrangement that is configured to at least partially compensate for the optical distortion and a housing that is configured to house at least a portion of the optical fiber including the twisted portion. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142481 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIBER DELIVERY OF HIGH POWER LASER BEAMS - In various embodiments, an optical fiber includes a core having a relatively large area selected so as to raise a threshold of stimulated Raman scattering or stimulated Brillouin scattering, or both, the core having a high aspect ratio elongated cross-section and having a first refractive index. The core is narrower in a fast-axis direction and wider in a slow-axis direction, such that the fiber is mechanically flexible in the fast-axis direction and is mechanically rigid in the slow-axis direction. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142482 | OPTICAL FIBER COUPLER WITH MALE PORT AND FEMALE PORT - An optical fiber coupler includes a male port and a female port. The male port includes a main body, a positioning post and two lenses mounted on the body, and a first transmitting optical fiber and a first receiving optical fiber received in the main body. The first transmitting optical fiber and the first receiving optical fiber are coupled with corresponding optical fibers. The positioning post includes a columnar body and a conical frustum body. The female port includes a base body, a second transmitting optical fiber and a second receiving optical fiber received in the base body, two lenses coupling with the optical fibers. The base body defines a positioning hole corresponding to the positioning post. The positioning hole includes a columnar portion and a conical frustum portion. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142483 | ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATING MULTIPLEXER-DEMULTIPLEXER - A multiplexer-demultiplexer including: an AWG chip including a first input-output waveguide, a first slab waveguide connected thereto, an arrayed waveguide connected thereto and formed of parallel channel waveguides of different lengths, a second slab waveguide connected thereto, and second input-output waveguides connected thereto; a base plate joined to an underside of the chip; a fixed piece and a movable piece formed by the chip and the base plate being cut across the first or second slab waveguide; a reference plate to which the fixed piece is joined and against which the movable piece is abutted; a member bridging between these pieces and compensating a temperature-dependent shift of a light transmission center wavelength of the multiplexer-demultiplexer by expanding/contracting according to a temperature change and changing relative positions of the pieces; and a clip sandwiching the reference plate and the movable piece allowing the piece to slide on the plate. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142484 | OPTICAL ELEMENT PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An optical element package includes an optical wave guide array, at least one optical assembly and at least one optical transmission member. The optical wave guide array has a reflection groove. The reflection groove includes a reflection surface. The at least one optical assembly is positioned on the optical wave guide array adjacent to the reflection surface. The at least one optical transmission member is positioned on the optical wave guide array, and is optically coupled with the reflection surface. The optical signals emitted by the at least one optical assembly are reflected by the reflection surface and then reaching the at least one optical transmission member for transmission. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142485 | OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING ASSEMBLY - An optical fiber coupling assembly includes a first optical fiber connector and a second optical fiber connector. The first optical fiber connector includes a first body having a first light incident surface, first optical lenses, first plugs, and second plugs. The first optical lenses, the first plugs, and the second plugs are formed on the first light incident surface. The first optical lenses are positioned between the first plugs, and the first plugs are positioned between the second plugs. The second plugs are longer than the first plugs. The second optical fiber connector includes a second body having a second light incident surface and second optical lenses formed on the second light incident surface. First engaging holes and second engaging holes are defined in the second light incident surface. The first plugs are inserted into the first engaging holes, and the second plugs are inserted into the second engaging holes. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142486 | OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING ASSEMBLY WITH CABLE - An optical fiber coupling assembly includes a first optical fiber connector, a second optical fiber connector, and a cable. The first optical fiber connector defines a number of first blind holes receiving first focus lenses, and first through holes respectively communicating with the first blind holes. The second optical fiber connector defines a number of second blind holes receiving second focus lenses, and second through holes respectively communicating with the second blind holes. The cable includes a number of optical fibers. Each optical fiber includes a first end and a second end, and the first end is received in a corresponding one of the first through holes and aligned with the a corresponding one of the first focus lenses, and the second end is received in a corresponding one of the second through holes and aligned with a corresponding one of the second focus lenses. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142487 | MULTI-CORE OPTICAL FIBER INTERCONNECTION STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTI-CORE OPTICAL FIBER INTERCONNECTION STRUCTURE - A multi-core optical fiber interconnection structure has a first multi-core optical fiber with a slanted end face and a second multi-core optical fiber with a slanted end face. In a state in which the slanted end faces face each other, each of cores of the first multi-core optical fiber is optically coupled to a corresponding one of cores of the second multi-core optical fiber in a one-to-one correspondence relation. The facing condition between the slanted end faces is adjusted so as to minimize variation in core pitches of pairs of the cores each in the one-to-one correspondence relation. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142488 | MULTIPURPOSE FIBER TERMINATION UNIT - The NTU receiving structure ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130142489 | FERRULES WITH COMPLIMENTARY MATING GEOMETRY AND RELATED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS - Optical fiber ferrules with complementary mating geometry that are suitable for making optical connections are disclosed along with fiber optic connectors and cable assemblies using the same. In one embodiment, the fiber optic ferrule includes a body having a plurality of optical pathways and a mating geometry that includes at least one slot monolithically formed in the body of the fiber optic ferrule. The slot of the ferrule permits a relatively high number of mating/unmating cycles without generating excessive wear and debris, thereby making it suitable for consumer electronic devices or the like. The disclosure is also directed to fiber optic connectors and cable assemblies using the ferrule. | 2013-06-06 |
