28th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
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20140193027 | SEARCH AND IDENTIFICATION OF VIDEO CONTENT - Methods and systems for searching for and retrieving video content via fingerprint matching are described. In some example embodiments, the methods and systems access an index of reference fingerprints, such as quantized values associated with multiple values calculated from patches of a frame, that are associated with sequential frames of known video content. The methods and systems may receive a search query that includes a group of query fingerprints associated with sequential frames of video content presented at a client device, access the index, compare the group of query fingerprints to reference fingerprints of the index, determine that the group of query fingerprints match the reference fingerprints of the index, and identify the video content presented at the client device based on the determined match. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193028 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO EMBED SEARCHABLE INFORMATION INTO A FILE, ENCRYPTION, TRANSMISSION, STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL - A cell phone is disclosed for acquiring information to be transmitted to a receiving facility and for transmitting such thereto. A capture device captures information from an external source. A stamping device is provided for associating with the captured information a representation of the date and time of the capture of the information, such that the representation of the date and time information in association with the captured information forms augmented captured information. A data processing unit places the augmented captured information in association with subscriber information in a transmission of the augmented captured information to a receiving facility requiring such subscriber information. A transmitter transmits the transmission including the augmented captured information and the subscriber information to the receiving facility. The data processing unit encrypts the augmented captured information with a symmetrical encryption algorithm to provide encrypted augmented captured information in the transmission with the subscriber information. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193029 | Text Detection in Images of Graphical User Interfaces - Systems and methods for text detection are provided. An image is received, and a set of connected components in the image are determined. For each connected component in the set, a bounding area is determined. A set of regions of the image are determined, based on the bounding area. Each region in the set of regions is classified and normalized based on the classification. The normalized set of regions is merged into a binary image. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193030 | GESTURE PRE-PROCESSING OF VIDEO STREAM WITH HOLD-OFF PERIOD TO REDUCE PLATFORM POWER - Techniques are disclosed for processing a video stream to reduce platform power by employing a stepped and distributed pipeline process, wherein CPU-intensive processing is selectively performed. In one example case, the techniques are implemented in a user's computer system wherein initial threshold detection (image disturbance) and optionally user presence (e.g., hand image) processing components are proximate to or within the system's camera, and the camera is located in or proximate to the system's primary display. The threshold detection and/or target presence stages can be selectively disabled for a hold-off period. The hold-off period may be, for example, in the range of 50 to 1000 mSec and triggered in response to an indication that a user of the system is unlikely to be making navigational gestures or that the system is not ready to process video, thereby conserving power by avoiding processing of video frames free of navigation gestures. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193031 | COMPRESSIVE SENSING WITH LOCAL GEOMETRIC FEATURES - Methods and apparatuses for compressive sensing that enable efficient recovery of features in an input signal based on acquiring a few measurements corresponding to the input signal. One method of compressive sensing includes folding an image to generate first and second folds, and recovering a feature of the image based on the first and second folds without reconstructing the image. One example of a compressive sensing apparatus includes a lens, a focal plane array coupled to the lens and configured to generate first and second folds based on the image, and a decoder configured to receive the first and second folds and to recover a feature of the image without reconstructing the image. The feature may be a local geometric feature or a corner. Compressive sensing methods and apparatuses for determining translation and rotation between two images are also disclosed. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193032 | IMAGE SUPER-RESOLUTION FOR DYNAMIC REARVIEW MIRROR - Method for applying super-resolution to images captured by a camera device of a vehicle includes receiving a plurality of image frames captured by the camera device. For each image frame, a region of interest is identified within the image frame requiring resolution related to detail per pixel to be increased. Spatially-implemented super-resolution is applied to the region of interest within each image to enhance image sharpness within the region of interest. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193033 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ROAD SIGN RECOGNITION - A method and a device are provided for recognizing road signs in image data. The method includes, but is not limited to segmenting an object in the image data that is a road sign for a predefined probability. A text mapped in the segmented image data is identified using a text recognition method, where this text comprises numbers and/or words and/or abbreviations and/or combinations thereof. A probability value is determined for the text being depicted on a road sign and, in case the probability value is smaller than or equal to a predefined threshold value, is selected as a potential road sign. In case the probability value is greater than the predefined threshold value, a classifier is applied to the segmented image data for recognizing the object as an actual road sign. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193034 | OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE, OBJECT DETECTION METHOD AND OBJECT DETECTION PROGRAM - The present invention accurately detects an object from a video image where large distortion of an image may be generated for covering a wide field of view. An object detection device | 2014-07-10 |
20140193035 | Method and Device for Head Tracking and Computer-Readable Recording Medium - The present disclosure is directed to performing head tracking. The method comprises: (a) receiving an input of an image including a facial area; and (b) tracking a movement of the facial area. The step (b) comprises: (b-1) if a rotation angle of a facial area is within a predetermined angle range from a front side, searching for a location change of feature points within a facial area through a comparison with a template learned in advance; and (b-2) if a rotation angle of a facial area is beyond a predetermined angle range from a front side, searching for a location change of feature points within a facial area through a comparison with a facial area image frame previously inputted. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193036 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING OBSERVATION DISTANCES THEREOF - A method for adjusting an observation distances between an user and a display device is provided. When the display device determines that the user is squinting and determines a distance value between the user and the display device is larger than a predetermined value, the display device controls a driving unit to drive a display unit of the display device to move toward to the user. A display device is also provided. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193037 | Displaying an Image on Multiple Dynamically Located Displays - Moving and/or still image(s) are aligned to multiple display devices. One or more display devices may be connected to a system using a variety of communicative connections. One or more imaging devices may be used to capture images of a plurality of display devices while the display devices display one or more unique identifiers. The captured image(s) are processed to determine the location of one or more of the connected display devices. Portions of an overall image may be distributed to one or more of the connected display devices to display the overall image across the display device(s). Location information for one or more display devices may be updated periodically, which may update the portion of an image displayed on one or more connected display devices. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193038 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing system that acquires an image captured by an image pickup unit; acquires one or a plurality of templates each including one or a plurality of fields; compares the image to the one or plurality of templates; and outputs a result based on the comparison, the result indicating whether recognition of each of the one or plurality of fields of the one or plurality of templates was successful. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193039 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MEASURING DISTANCES RELATED TO AN OBJECT - A system and method for the measurement of distances related to an object depicted in an image. One aspect including delivery of supplemental materials for fenestration and for constructing insulating materials for fenestration. A digital image containing a primary object dimension and a reference object dimension in substantially the same plane undergoes digital image processing to provide improved measurement capability. Information regarding a primary object is provided to an automated measurement process, design and manufacturing system to provide customized parts to end users. A digital image is obtained having an observable constraint dimension to which a customized part is to conform wherein the digital image contains a reference object having a reference dimension and a constraint dimension is calculated from the digital image based on a reference dimension. The custom part is designed and manufactured based on the calculated constraint dimension. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193040 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LOCATION - A computer-implemented method and apparatus for determining location, the method comprising: receiving a first sequence of kinematic values related to a route of an image appearing in captured pictures; receiving a second sequence of kinematic values related to a series of readings from at least one inertial sensor received from a mobile device; determining a matching measure between the first sequence of kinematic values and the second sequence of kinematic values; and associating an identifier associated with the mobile device with a location determined from the captured pictures. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193041 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT - The present invention relates to a system ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140193042 | SURFACE CONTAMINATION DETERMINATION SYSTEM - A computer receives a first set of spectral information for a first surface, wherein the first set of spectral information includes a pixel count for each color value of a range of color values, with regard to each color, measured at time one. The computer determines, with regard to the first set, whether dispersion of the pixel count across the range of color values, with regard to each color, exceeds a first threshold value. The computer determines, with regard to the first set, a surface contamination level based on at least whether the dispersion of the pixel count across the range of color values, with regard to each color, exceeds the first threshold value. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193043 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATION OF LIVESTOCK WEIGHT - A digital image of a target object is received and the image includes a plurality of pixels. The target object is at least a portion of an animal, and the portion of the animal is disposed in the image according to a predetermined disposition. The weight of the animal is determined using the model and at least one characteristic. At least some of the pixels of the image of animal are analyzed to determine at least one characteristic of the image of the animal. The weight of the animal is determined using the at least one characteristic. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193044 | PAGE PROOFREADING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for page proofreading, the method comprising: splitting a document before modification to at least one single page document file before modification and splitting a document after modification to at least one single page document file after modification; adding the at least one single page document before modification into a first page, adding the at least one single page document after modification into a second page; setting correlativity between each of the single page documents before modification in the first page and each of the single page documents after modification in the second page; comparing pixel elements of the previews of the single page document before modification and the single page document after modification for all of the first pages and the second pages that correlated with each other; if there are different parts, displaying the comparison result by marking the different parts. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193045 | CONTACT LENSES - Apparatus, systems and methods for facilitating iris-scanning contact lenses and/or biometric identification employing iris scanning contact lenses are provided. In one implementation, the contact lens can include: a transparent substrate formed to cover at least a portion of an iris of an eye; and a circuit. The circuit can include: one or more light sensors disposed on or within the transparent substrate and that detects light filtered through the iris and incident on the one or more light sensors; readout circuitry, operably coupled to the one or more light sensors, that outputs information indicative of the light filtered through the iris and incident on the one or more light sensors; and a power component that supplies power to the readout circuitry. In various implementations, the contact lens can be employed in systems and/or methods associated with authentication and identification. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193046 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION USING THE EYE - An apparatus and method for authenticating a subject using the eye as an identifying biometric, in particular the shape of the cornea. An image projection device generates and projects an image of a pattern, of plural discrete points, onto at least a part of the cornea of the eye. An image capture device captures an image of the pattern of plural discrete points, after reflection from the cornea of the eye. A computer processor extracts data defining the locations of the discrete points in the captured image. The method steps are capturing an image of a pattern, made up of plural discrete points, after reflection from of the cornea of a subject; comparing the locations of the discrete points in the captured image against the locations of discrete points in a pattern of a reference image; and, authenticating the identity of the subject depending on the similarity of the comparison. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193047 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AUTOFLOW OF CONTENT BASED ON IMAGE AND USER ANALYSIS AS WELL AS USE CASE DATA FOR A MEDIA-BASED PRINTABLE PRODUCT - In some embodiments, a server for creating photo-based projects is disclosed. The server executes a method for establishing a client-server connection between the server and a user-operated computer connected to the network, receiving images from the computer and storing the images in the a data repository, receiving a use-case identifier, performing photo analysis on the images, comprising: identifying similar images, identifying faces in the images, identifying objects in the images, identifying undesirable images and identifying relevant portions of the images, performing use-case specific heuristics on the images, comprising: grouping similar images, grouping images having identical faces, grouping images having identical objects, removing undesirable images, and cropping images to highlight relevant portions of said images, and, generating an ordered project subsequent to execution of the use-case specific heuristics, wherein the ordered project comprises the images placed in a particular order and pre-processed for printing in book form. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193048 | Retrieving Visual Media - Examples of the present disclosure may include methods, systems, and computer readable media with executable instructions. An example method for retrieving visual media can include receiving a text query associated with a target content. A first group of visual media is identified based on correspondence of metadata of the visual media with the text query, and keyframes from the first group of identified visual media are selected. The method further includes detecting instances of a content type in the selected keyframes, and grouping similar instances of the content type into clusters. The target content is associated with a cluster having a greatest quantity of similar instances. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193049 | PORTABLE BIOMETRIC LIGHTER - A portable biometric lighter device ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140193050 | Multispectral Imaging Systems and Methods - The methods and systems disclosed herein include obtaining a first image of a sample, where the first image corresponds to light transmitted through the sample in a first plurality of distinct spectral bands, obtaining a second image of the sample, where the second image corresponds to light transmitted through the sample in a second plurality of distinct spectral bands, and where at least some members of the second plurality of spectral bands are different from the members of the first plurality of spectral bands, and combining the first and second images to form a multispectral image stack, where each pixel in the image stack includes information corresponding to at least four distinct spectral bands, and where the at least four distinct spectral bands include at least one member from the first plurality of spectral bands and at least one member from the second plurality of spectral bands. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193051 | LESION DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD - A lesion diagnosis apparatus and a lesion diagnosis method are provided. A lesion-surrounding area determination unit is configured to determine an existence of a lesion-surrounding area from continuous medical images. A feedback provision unit is configured to generate feedback information about a presence of a lesion in the lesion-surrounding area. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193052 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND CONTROL PROGRAM - Disclosed is an information processing apparatus that supports diagnosis based on a tissue sample image obtained from imaging a biological tissue, including: a tissue sample image cutting unit that individually cuts out the tissue sample image from a plurality of slides that includes the plurality of tissue sample images; and a display position setting unit that sets a display position on a display screen where a reduced image of each tissue sample image is displayed, on the basis of a characteristic amount of each tissue sample image cut by the tissue sample image cutting unit. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193053 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED INITIALIZATION AND REGISTRATION OF NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A system and method for image registration includes tracking ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140193054 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ATTENUATION CORRECTION MAP - The invention relates to an apparatus for generating an attenuation correction map. An image providing unit ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140193055 | IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION DEVICE AND IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION METHOD - To provide an image reconstruction device capable of creating an image with image quality matching the operator's request when a cross-sectional image is reconstructed through a repeated calculation, the image reconstruction device which performs a repeated calculation on the basis of a difference between calculated projection data and measured projection data, the calculated projection data being obtained by performing a forward projection calculation on a reconstructed image which is reconstructed based on the measured projection data, includes an input section to which an image quality parameter which is considered to be important by an operator is input, a weight calculation section that calculates a weighting coefficient on the basis of the image quality parameter, and a repeated calculation section that performs a repeated calculation on the basis of a value obtained by weighting and adding a pixel value obtained in the previous iteration to a pixel value obtained from now using the weighting coefficient. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193056 | Systems and Methods for Patient Anatomical Image Volume Data Visualization Using A Portable Processing Device - A method for determining an internal anatomical image associated with a patient includes receiving, by a computer, an image of a portion of a patient surface. The computer identifies an anatomical location corresponding to the portion of the patient surface and an image orientation based on the acquired image. Next, the computer determines a three dimensional image volume dataset of internal patient anatomy below the portion of the patient surface based on the anatomical location and the image orientation. The computer derives two dimensional image data on a plane within the three dimensional image volume dataset and transmits the derived two dimensional image data to a destination. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193057 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSFORMING LUMINAL IMAGES - The invention provides methods and systems for correcting translational distortion in a medical image of a lumen of a biological structure. The method facilitates vessel visualization in intravascular images (e.g. IVUS, OCT) used to evaluate the cardiovascular health of a patient. Using the methods and systems described herein it is simpler for a provider to evaluate vascular imaging data, which is typically distorted due to cardiac vessel-catheter motion while the image was acquired. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193058 | METHOD TO ESTIMATE INTERFRACTIONAL AND INTRAFRACTIONAL ORGAN MOTION FOR ADAPTIVE EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY - A therapy system ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140193059 | MICROPARTICLE SORTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPTIMIZING FLUID STREAM THEREIN - There is provided a microparticle sorting device that automatically optimizes a fluid stream. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193060 | RECONSTRUCTION METHOD OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE IMAGE, APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE BIOLOGICAL TISSUE IMAGE - The present invention provides a method for classifying biological tissues with high precision compared to a conventional method. When measuring a spectrum which has a two-dimensional distribution that is correlated with a slice of a biological tissue, and acquiring a biological tissue image from the two-dimensional measured spectrum, the method includes dividing an image region into a plurality of small blocks, and then reconstructing the biological tissue image by using the measured spectrum and a classifier corresponding to each of the regions. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193061 | Whole Slide Multispectral Imaging Systems and Methods - The methods and systems disclosed herein include obtaining a first plurality of images of a sample, where each image in the first plurality of images corresponds to a different spectral band of illumination light incident on the sample or emission light from the sample, obtaining a second plurality of images of the sample, where each image in the second plurality of images corresponds to a different spectral band of illumination light incident on the sample or emission light from the sample, aligning the first and second pluralities of images based on information from a first image from the first plurality of images and a second image from the second plurality of images, where the first and second images correspond to a shared spectral band, and combining at least some members of the first plurality of images and at least some members of the second plurality of images to form an image stack. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193062 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND/OR PROGNOSIS OF CANCER - The subject invention concerns methods for the detection, diagnosis, and/or prognosis of cancer by analyzing centrosomal features. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an image of one or more cells; selecting a region of interest in one cell; segmenting the region of interest to delineate at least one centrosomal; extracting one or more features from the segmented image; and analyzing the extracted features to diagnose cancer. In another embodiment, the progression of cancer can be predicted through analysis and classification of the extracted features. In one embodiment, the method can be performed by a quantitative cancer analysis system including a diagnosis module and/or a prognosis module. In one embodiment, the method can be performed using an image processing system. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193063 | DUPLICATE CHECK IMAGE RESOLUTION - A system and method for comparing digital images, such as checks images used by banks, includes receiving and processing the images to be compared, including scaling the images to a common resolution, as well as filtering them to remove spot noise, background pels, and other non-information carrying elements. One or more regions of each image are selected for comparison. The selected regions are compared to one another by subtracting the pels of one image from the other's pels. A determination is made of whether the two or more images are duplicates of one another, or depict a substantially identical subject, based on the results of the subtractions. Furthermore, the amount of filtering and scaling may be adjusted to enhance the effects of the system to take advantage of common characteristics that may be known or detected in a particular set of images to be compared. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193064 | Optical Measurement Method and Apparatus for Fuel Cell Components - Methods and systems for measuring a property of a component of a fuel cell system include performing a three-dimensional optical scan of at least a portion of a surface of the component to produce a three-dimensional representation of the topography of the at least a portion of the surface and measuring at least one property of the component based on the three-dimensional representation. Further embodiments include systems and methods for measuring dimensions of a fuel cell component using a line scan imaging device and/or a matrix camera. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193065 | Detecting Defects on a Wafer Using Template Image Matching - Various embodiments for detecting defects on a wafer are provided. Some embodiments include matching a template image, in which at least some pixels are associated with regions in the device having different characteristics, to output of an electron beam inspection system and applying defect detection parameters to pixels in the output based on the regions that the pixels in the output are located within to thereby detect defects on the wafer. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193066 | CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT SPIKING NEURON NETWORK SENSORY PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods for contrast enhancement and feature identification. In one implementation, an image processing apparatus utilizes latency coding and a spiking neuron network to encode image brightness into spike latency. The spike latency is compared to a saliency window in order to detect early responding neurons. Salient features of the image are associated with the early responding neurons. A inhibitory neuron receives salient feature indication and provides inhibitory signal to the other neurons within an area of influence of the inhibitory neuron. The inhibition signal reduces probability of responses by the other neurons to stimulus that is proximate to the feature thereby increasing contrast within the encoded data. The contrast enhancement may facilitate feature identification within the image. Feature detection may be used for example for image compression, background removal and content distribution. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193067 | METHOD FOR CONVERTING A FULL COLOUR IMAGE TO A MONOCHROME IMAGE - A method for converting a full color image to a monochrome image is provided, wherein the color values of pixels are decomposed in a luminance and a chrominance component. Both components are converted to a grayscale value representing an intensity of a pixel. The luminance grayscale value is in a limited range close to a light end of the available grayscale. The chrominance grayscale value is closer to the dark end of the available grayscale when the chrominance component of the color value is larger. The darkest value of the two converted values is selected for a corresponding pixel. The effect of this conversion is that colored pixels are darker than colorless pixels, which is useful to highlight parts of a monochrome image that stand out because of their color in a full color image. It is particularly useful to help color blind people recognize colored parts of an image. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193068 | USING INFRARED IMAGING TO CREATE DIGITAL IMAGES FOR USE IN PRODUCT CUSTOMIZATION - Techniques for using infrared imaging to create digital images for use in product customization are described. In an embodiment, an infrared photograph of a product with imprinted markup is received and a visible light photograph of the product with the imprinted markup is received. The imprinted markup is visible in the visible light photograph but is not visible in the infrared photograph. Instructions for rendering a customization image of the product depicting a particular customization are determined based in part on the infrared photograph and visible light photograph, where the particular customization is not in the infrared photograph or the visible light photograph. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193069 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING AN IMAGE TO REMOVE COLOR FRINGE - In image processing, a color fringe is removed. The processing includes selecting a maximum gradient magnitude among gradient magnitudes for each of color components in an image, calculating a boundary of a dilated near-saturation region in the image, detecting a transition region in the image according to the maximum gradient magnitude and the dilated near-saturation region, and removing a color fringe from the transition region. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193070 | NOISE ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A noise estimation apparatus for calculating a noise estimation value of a frame of an image is provided. The noise estimation apparatus includes a distribution calculation unit, a variance calculation unit, a distribution curve generation module and a noise estimation unit. The distribution calculation unit generates a pixel distribution according to multiple pixel data of an i | 2014-07-10 |
20140193071 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND RECOGNIZING OBJECT USING LOCAL BINARY PATTERNS - A method and apparatus for detecting and recognizing an object using a vector histogram based on a local binary pattern are disclosed. The apparatus of detecting and recognizing an object using a local binary pattern includes: a feature map creator configured to extract an object area in which a moving object exists from an input image, to create a local binary pattern by designating a local area in the object area, and to create a vector component map including information about magnitude vector components and direction vector components using the local binary pattern; a feature map configuring unit configured to divide the object area into a plurality of blocks and to create a feature vector map through a histogram using the vector component map in a unit of the block; and an object detector configured to detect and classify the moving object based on the feature vector map. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193072 | ADAPTIVE BACKGROUND ESTIMATION - Various methods and systems are provided for adaptive background estimation. In one embodiment, among others, a signal processing device includes at least one processing unit and a memory storing a background estimation system executable in the at least one processing unit. The background estimation system, when executed, causes the signal processing device to separate foreground objects from at least one image frame in a sequence of image frames based at least in part upon a correntropy cost function. In another embodiment, a method includes obtaining an image frame from a sequence of image frames; performing correntropy filtering on the image frame to separate foreground objects from the image frame; and providing the foreground objects for rendering. The correntropy filtering may adapt to compensate for diffusion effects in the image frame. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193073 | Method and Apparatus to Highlight Information in Complex Visual Environments - An image processing system is described which is arranged to highlight information in image displays by selectively blurring less important areas of an image. By generating such displays comprising areas which are in focus and areas which are out of focus, a viewer's attention is preferentially drawn towards those areas of an image which appear sharp. By having a display system which is arranged to generate such images a means is provided to direct a viewer's attention towards considering the sharp areas of the image display first. Further the selective blurring portions of an image reduces rather than increases the amount of information presented to a viewer and hence reduces the likelihood that a viewer will become overloaded with information. Display systems of this type are therefore especially applicable to complex control environments as means of directing viewer's attention. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193074 | IMAGE RECOGNITION DEVICE, IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An image recognition device that improves the accuracy of generic object recognition compared with conventional technologies by reducing the influence of the position, size, background clutter and the like of an object that is targeted to be recognized in the input image by the generic object recognition. The image recognition device performs a generic object recognition and includes: a segmenting unit configured to segment an input image into a plurality of regions in accordance with meanings extracted from content of the input image; a generating unit configured to compute feature data for each of the plurality of regions and generate feature data of the input image reflecting the computed feature data; and a checking unit configured to check whether or not a recognition-target object is present in the input image in accordance with the feature data of the input image. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193075 | Local Scale, Rotation and Position Invariant Word Detection for Optical Character Recognition - A system and method using a text extraction application for identifying words with multiple orientations from an image are described. The text extraction application receives an input image, generates progressively blurred images, detects blobs in the blurred images, outputs ellipses over the blobs, detects a word in the input image, orients and normalizes a first version of the word, generates an inverted version of the word, performs OCR on the first version and the inverted version of the word, generates confidence scores for the first version and the inverted version of the word and outputs text associated with the word. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193076 | COMPRESSIVE SENSING WITH LOCAL GEOMETRIC FEATURES - Methods and apparatuses for compressive sensing that enable efficient recovery of features in an input signal based on acquiring a few measurements corresponding to the input signal. One method of compressive sensing includes folding an image to generate first and second folds, and recovering a feature of the image based on the first and second folds without reconstructing the image. One example of a compressive sensing apparatus includes a lens, a focal plane array coupled to the lens and configured to generate first and second folds based on the image, and a decoder configured to receive the first and second folds and to recover a feature of the image without reconstructing the image. The feature may be a local geometric feature or a corner. Compressive sensing methods and apparatuses for determining translation and rotation between two images are also disclosed. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193077 | IMAGE RETRIEVAL APPARATUS, IMAGE RETRIEVAL METHOD, QUERY IMAGE PROVIDING APPARATUS, QUERY IMAGE PROVIDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image retrieval apparatus generates an image feature list having a high and/or a low discrimination capability against other images based on the number of stored image features. Based on the image feature list, the image retrieval apparatus selects feature points extracted from a query image. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193078 | OPTIMIZED ORTHONORMAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING DIMENSIONALITY OF HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGES - A method for reducing dimensionality of hyperspectral images includes receiving a hyperspectral image having a plurality of pixels. The method may further include establishing an orthonormal basis vector set comprising a plurality of mutually orthogonal normalized members. Each of the mutually orthogonal normalized members may be associated with one of the plurality of pixels of the hyperspectral image. The method may further include decomposing the hyperspectral image into a reduced dimensionality image, utilizing calculations performed while establishing said orthonormal basis vector set. A system configured to perform the method may also be provided. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193079 | IMAGE CORRECTION METHOD USING APPROXIMATELY NON-LINEAR REGRESSION APPROACH AND RELATED IMAGE CORRECTION CIRCUIT - An image correction method arranged for processing an original image to obtain a corrected image includes steps: receiving the original image from an image sensor; regarding each pixel of the original image, calculating a horizontal distance and a vertical distance between the pixel and a reference point in the original image; determining a horizontal ratio parameter and a vertical ratio parameter according to the horizontal distance and the vertical distance between the pixel and the reference point in the original image; and performing an approximately non-linear regression calculation on the horizontal ratio parameter, the vertical ratio parameter and a coordinate of the pixel to obtain a position of the pixel in the corrected image. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193080 | METHOD OF IMAGE DENOISING AND METHOD OF GENERATING MOTION VECTOR DATA STRUCTURE THEREOF - The present invention discloses a method of image denoising and method of generating motion vector data structure thereof. The method comprises: providing an image sequential capturing module to capture and to receive the plurality of images; generating a global motion vector based on the plurality of images in accordance with a first algorithm; reducing each image as reduced images; dividing each of the first reduced images into a plurality of first areas and generating a first local motion vector based on each of the first areas in accordance with a second algorithm, and via the similar way for generating a second local motion vector; finally, obtaining motion vector data in the plurality of images according to the global motion vector, each of the first local motion vectors and each of the second local motion vectors. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193081 | METHODS OF AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING DATA - When encoding a set of texture data elements | 2014-07-10 |
20140193082 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus includes following units. The selection unit selects a pixel from a target image. The first extraction unit extracts a first pixel region including the selected pixel. The second extraction unit extracts a second pixel region from a reference image. The determination unit determines a filter coefficient based on a similarity degree between the first and second pixel regions. The generation unit generates a display image by performing a weighted sum of the target image and a display image generated immediately before the target image, in accordance with the filter coefficient determined for each of the plurality of pixels of the target image. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193083 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE RELATIONSHIP OF AN IMAGE TO A SET OF IMAGES - A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed to determine the relationship of an image to a set of images. In the context of a method, information about a set of images is received. The method also receives an image from the set of images. The method determines, by a processor, information about a relationship of the image to the set of images. The method also causes storage of the image in conjunction with metadata about the image. The metadata includes the information about the relationship of the image to the set of images. The method may also repeat the above operations until a determined number of images have been stored in conjunction with respective metadata, in which case the information about the relationship of the image to the set of images includes a parameter specifying the number of images in the set of images. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193084 | CONTENT VALIDATION ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus for verifying that information transmitted for display has been displayed. The method utilizes a plurality of algorithms to provide real-time monitoring of digital signage and displays. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193085 | IMAGE MANIPULATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An image comparing system acquires a pixel value of each pixel in two images, and obtains two groups of relative values corresponding to the two images respectively. The two group of relative values is used for determining whether two images are the same. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193086 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHODS AND APPARATUSES - Provided are image processing method and apparatus. The method includes selecting one of a plurality of images matched in structure as reference image, and select another of the images as subject image; for a subject pixel in the subject image, determining a pixel corresponding to the subject pixel in the reference image; calculating similarity values of at least part of pixels in the reference image with respect to the pixel corresponding to the subject pixel; establishing weight coefficients based on the similarity values, and weighted averaging the subject pixel in the subject image to obtain a processed pixel value. With the above solutions, it is possible to use structure information of a higher-quality image in processing another image, and thus improve quality of the other image. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193087 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTENT PROCESSING - Cell phones and other portable devices are equipped with a variety of technologies by which existing functionality can be improved, and new functionality can be provided. Some relate to visual search capabilities, and determining appropriate actions responsive to different image inputs. Others relate to processing of image data. Still others concern metadata generation, processing, and representation. Yet others relate to coping with fixed focus limitations of cell phone cameras, e.g., in reading digital watermark data. Still others concern user interface improvements. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193088 | Rapid Auto-Focus Using Classifier Chains, Mems And Multiple Object Focusing - A smart-focusing technique includes identifying an object of interest, such as a face, in a digital image. A focus-generic classifier chain is applied that is trained to match both focused and unfocused faces and/or data from a face tracking module is accepted. Multiple focus-specific classifier chains are applied, including a first chain trained to match substantially out of focus faces, and a second chain trained to match slightly out of focus faces. Focus position is rapidly adjusted using a MEMS component. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193089 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to an image processing device and a method that can suppress decreases in encoding efficiency. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193090 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING COMMON-MODE NOISE IN AN IMAGING SYSTEM - Apparatus and methods reduce common-mode error. An integrated circuit includes a plurality of signal channels, a first proxy channel, and a subtraction block. The signal channels are configured to receive a plurality of input signals and to generate a plurality of output signals, and each of the signal channels has a substantially similar circuit topology. The first proxy channel has a substantially similar circuit topology as the plurality of signal channels, and includes an output that can vary in relation to a common-mode error of the signal channels. The subtraction block is configured to generate a plurality of modified output signals by using the output of the first proxy channel to reduce the common-mode error of the plurality of output signal channels. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193091 | CORRECTION OF OVER-FOCUS IN DIGITAL IMAGES USING CENTERED DISCRETE IMAGINARY-POWER FRACTIONAL FOURIER TRANSFORMATIONS WITH HIGH-ACCURACY ORTHONORMAL EIGENVECTORS - A method for correcting overfocus of a digital image created from coherent imaging using centered fractional Fourier transforms or mathematical equivalents is described. A received image is presented to a numerical processor, and a first numerical value for an imaginary power variable is selected and used in an iterative algorithm, numerical procedure, system architecture, etc. A centered discrete fractional Fourier transform of an imaginary power and a phase restore operator associated are applied to the image file to produce a modified image. A change in mis-focused is determined and used in adjusting the specified imaginary power for a next iteration. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193092 | SUPERRESOLUTION IMAGE PROCESSING USING AN INVERTIBLE SPARSE MATRIX - Superresolution image processing that can be applied when two image frames of the same scene are available so that image information from one frame can be used to enhance the image from the other frame. The superresolution image processing uses a sparse matrix generated based on a Markov random field defined over these two image frames. The sparse matrix is inverted and applied to the image data from the image frame that is being enhanced to generate a corresponding enhanced image. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193093 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING IMAGE QUALITY - The present disclosure relates to image filtering techniques for enhancing image quality. In one embodiment, two filtering techniques are applied on an image. Firstly, an adaptive weighted median filtering operation is performed on an acquired low contrast image corrupted by impulsive noise. Subsequently, a guided image filtering on the image obtained from adaptive weighted median filtering operation to de-blur and enhance the contrast that ultimately assures to preserve the edges of the images. In addition, the image filtering for enhancing image quality is enhanced by several variations of data adaptive guided image filtering and adaptive window sizes for guided image filtering techniques. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193094 | EDGE SMOOTHING BLOCK FILTERING AND BLENDING - Aspects of an edge smoothing block filter and combinations of the filter with a motion compensated temporal filter are described. In one embodiment, edge smoothing block filtering includes selecting a current pixel to be filtered and selecting a candidate pixel within a search area about the current pixel. The edge smoothing block filtering generally seeks to identify candidate pixels having surrounding pixels similar to pixels surrounding the current pixel. The edge smoothing block filtering further computes a cost difference between pixels within a candidate pixel neighborhood and pixels within a current pixel neighborhood, and filters the current pixel based on the cost difference. Aspects of the filters and filter element combinations may preserve edges and textures adaptively based on image content. For example, diagonal or curved image edges may be filtered along edges while texture is preserved along the edges. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193095 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE CORRECTION - Image correcting methods and apparatuses for removing speckles from an image are provided. The image correcting method includes selecting a first region in an image; removing a speckle from a second region except for the first region from the image by using image information at a predetermined frequency band in the image; and increasing a contrast level of the first region. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193096 | LINE SEGMENT AND ARC DETECTION APPARATUS - An apparatus and method to detect a line segment or arc using Hough transform. A Hough transform unit performs contour extraction on brightness image data to generate contour image data, with pixels having a pixel value of 0 to 255, performs the Hough transform on points in the contour image data, and counts additional values represented by pixel values of points in the contour image data in a Hough table. The Hough transform unit performs contour extraction on first to third component data to generate first to third contour data with pixels having a pixel value of 0 to 255, performs the Hough transform on points in the first to third contour data, and counts additional values represented by pixel values of points in the first to third contour data in the Hough table. The detection unit comprehensively evaluates the counts to detect a line segment or arc. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193097 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BLENDING IMAGES - A method and apparatus may include aligning a reference image and an input image through ROI-based image alignment; detecting an ROI associated with an incompletely aligned region in the aligned image; and blending the aligned reference image and input image by using a plurality of weights which are attenuated according to a spatial distance from a boundary of the detected ROI. In addition, the method and apparatus may include aligning a reference image and an input image through image alignment based on an n | 2014-07-10 |
20140193098 | Image Processing Method and Image Processing Device Thereof for Image Alignment - An image processing method for image alignment, includes sequentially receiving a plurality of images; generating at least one threshold corresponding to each image according to a plurality of intensities of each image of the plurality of images; converting each image according to the thresholds of each image, for generating a plurality of binary images; acquiring a plurality of characteristic pixels of each binary image according to the plurality of binary images; and aligning the plurality of images according to the plurality of characteristic pixels of each binary image. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193099 | IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND IMAGE CORRECTION METHOD - Provided is an image diagnostic device with which it is possible to correct location misalignment of an image capture subject, and to improve the reliability of the result of the correction, in time series image data. An image diagnostic device is configured of: an input part ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140193100 | FILLING SYSTEM FOR INTRODUCING FLAT ARTICLES INTO A CONTAINER - A filling system and filling device for introducing items for delivery into a delivery bag. The filling device has a stacking mechanism that stacks the items for delivery in the delivery bag. The items for delivery include one or more flat articles, and can include an enclosure unit that is flat, at least partially open on at least one side, and at least partially closed on at least one side, such that the enclosure unit forms an envelope or a pocket. The item for delivery and/or the enclosure unit can have a receiver identification. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193101 | Remotely Openable Containment System and Installation Method - A remotely openable containment system employs a bag which receives contents such as grounding cement and employs a closure member which is secured by a bale. The closure member is attached to one end of the bag adjacent an opening. End portions of the bag are wound around the closure member and secured by the bale. The bale may include a pair of laterally spaced pins which are received in spaced bores of the closure member. At the installation site, the bag is lowered by a line into a hole. At the bottom of the hole, a line on the bale is pulled to release the bale and to permit the contents to discharge through the opening in the bag. Both the bag and the bale are removable from the hole by the attached lines. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193102 | Easy Open Storage Bag Container - A storage bag device is provided to facilitate improved opening of a re-sealable storage bag. The device comprises a uni-body bag container having a set of ring tabs attached thereto, and a sealing means disposed on opposing inner surfaces of said bag container. The bag container may be any resilient and reusable bag with a single opening at the top, defined by the bag container's upper edges. Ring tabs extending from the center of said upper edges are designed to receive at least one of a user's fingers. To open the bag, a user pulls the ring tabs outward in opposing directions, thereby causing the sealing means to disengage and open the bag. The sealing means may then be firmly pressed together to close the container and create an air and moisture tight seal. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193103 | Lockable Bag with Secure Mounting Means - A drawstring bag with lockable strap using a combination lockable buckle and an internal compartment that is provided with a combination lockable zipper. This bag incorporates a desirably designed bag with the safety of a built-in combination lockable strap and buckle which allows the user to secure it to another object. Additionally, the internal compartment is accessed via a combination lockable zipper. Both locks have built in, easy to remember, codes. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193104 | Frilled bag - A frilled panel, with frills extending from the top and/or bottom edges, that is attached to a panel of a bag as decoration. A cutter is used to produce cuts that form the frills. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193105 | Packaging - A package has a flexible top wall ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140193106 | ASYMMETRIC SPLIT BEARING WITH GEOMETRICALLY CONTOURED WORK SURFACE - An asymmetric split bearing with a geometrically contoured work surface is provided that has an upper segment and lower segment and a plurality of spaced, recesses in the sidewall of the bearing segment, which are joined together by means of bearing surfaces or lands. The asymmetric split bearing allows for a greater range of applications, such as reciprocating engine crankshafts, which require split bearings for support. The number of bearing surfaces on each segment can be optimized for load conditions and to minimize friction. The bearing utilizes powdered metal manufacturing and is self-cleaning. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193107 | BEARING UNIT FOR A VEHICLE WHEEL - A bearing unit having an axis of rotation and provided with a stationary ring and a rotatable ring arranged coaxially with respect to one another, a magnetic encoder fixed onto the inner ring and extending in front of an annular surface of the stationary ring; and a protective cover mounted on the external ring to protect the encoder and close off a space defined between the two rings; an annular channel being formed in the stationary ring and sealing means being arranged between the side wall and the axial lug within the annular channel so as to seal the cover and prevent the infiltration of impurities between the cover and the axial lug. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193108 | BEARING UNIT FOR A VEHICLE WHEEL - A bearing unit for a vehicle wheel is provided having an axis of rotation and a radially outer stationary ring including a tubular axial lug delimited by an outer cylindrical surface, and with a flange transverse to the axis of rotation and axially delimited. A radially inner rotatable ring defines, with the ring, a space. An encoder is fixed to the inner ring and extends outside of the space and in front of the axial lug. A protective cover mounted on the axial lug to protect the encoder and close off the space. The stationary ring includes a shaped annular channel formed across the axial surface and delimited axially by a bottom surface and the side wall with a bent edge arranged axially in abutment against the bottom surface of the annular channel. Sealing means are arranged between the bent edge and the bottom surface to seal the annular channel. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193109 | BEARING UNIT FOR A VEHICLE WHEEL - A bearing unit for a vehicle wheel having a radially outer stationary ring provided with an axial lug, with a flange transverse to an axis of rotation and with an annular channel formed between the axial lug and the flange and delimited axially by a bottom surface. A radially inner rotatable ring defining, together with the stationary ring, a space; an encoder fixed onto the inner ring and extending outside of the space and in front of the axial lug; a protective cover mounted on the axial lug to protect the encoder and close off the space and provided with a side wall mounted on the outer cylindrical surface and having a bent edge arranged axially in abutment against the bottom surface of the annular channel; sealing means disposed between the cylindrical side wall and the tubular axial lug to seal the cylindrical side wall on the outer cylindrical surface. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193110 | Grease Composition and Wheel Supporting Rolling Bearing Unit Having Grease Composition Packed Therein - There is provided a grease composition decreasing the load sensitivity to a running torque, maintaining necessary performances for a wheel supporting rolling bearing unit, and maintaining a good lubricated condition for a long time, and, a wheel supporting rolling bearing unit having the grease composition packed therein. The grease composition contains base oil, thickeners, rust inhibitors, and anti-wear agents, the base oil contains mineral oil, synthetic oil or blend oil of the mineral oil and the synthetic oil, a mix ratio (mass ratio) of the mineral oil and the synthetic oil is 0:100 to 20:80, a kinematic viscosity of the base oil at a temperature of 40° C. is 70 to 150 mm | 2014-07-10 |
20140193111 | CAGE AND ROLLING BEARING | 2014-07-10 |
20140193112 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ROLLER BEARING CAGE - A method of manufacturing a roller cage for mounting rollers around a circle in a bearing includes a) making a roller cage blank of cylindrical form, b) cutting the cage blank on opposite diagonal sides to form two generally semi-cylindrical halves, c) re-assembling the two semi-cylindrical halves of the cage blank by releasably clamping adjacent cut edges of each semi-cylindrical half together, and d) either before or after the cutting step, forming pockets for mounting a set of rollers in the cage on a circle about the axis of the reassembled cage. The last step d) allows one to provide pockets which mount the rollers in the correct position relative to the axis of the bearing even though the two semi-cylindrical halves when re-assembled no longer form a circle. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193113 | OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An optical semiconductor element includes a ring modulator, and a light absorbing material provided at a position apart from a path for a modulated light which is guided by the ring modulator, the light absorbing material absorbing a light leaked out of a ring waveguide of the ring modulator, and increasing a temperature of the ring waveguide. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193114 | OPTICAL MODULE - Provided is an optical module capable of inhibiting both the displacement of an optical axis caused by thermal changes and property degradation in an optical functional circuit. The optical module includes: a planar lightwave circuit including a waveguide-type optical functional circuit and a waveguide region where only an optical waveguide is formed in contact with a side, wherein an emission end face where output light is emitted from the optical functional circuit, or an entrance end face where input light is entered to the optical functional circuit is formed in contact with the side; a fixing mount employed to hold the planar lightwave circuit only in the portion where the waveguide area is located; and an auxiliary mount employed to hold the planar lightwave circuit in contact with a side that is opposite the side where the emission end face or the entrance end face. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193115 | Method and Apparatus for Optical Waveguide-to-Semiconductor Coupling and Optical Vias for Monolithically Integrated Electronic and Photonic Circuits - An optical coupler has a waveguide coupled to a grating of multiple scattering units, each scattering unit having a first scattering element formed of a shape in a polysilicon gate layer and a second scattering element formed of a shape in a body silicon layer of a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) integrated circuit (IC). The couplers may be used in a system having a coupler on each of a first and second IC, infrared light being formed into a beam passing between the couplers. Vias may be interposed in third ICs between the first and second ICs. The couplers may be configured with nonuniform width of scattering elements to produce Gaussian or focused beams. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193116 | OPTICAL SUBSTRATE HAVING A PLURALITY OF STAGGERED LIGHT REDIRECTING FEATURES ON A MAJOR SURFACE THEREOF - The disclosure generally relates to sets of optical waveguides such as optical fiber ribbons, and fiber optic connectors useful for connecting multiple optical fibers. In particular, the disclosure provides an efficient, compact, and reliable optical fiber connector that incorporates a unitary substrate comprising a plurality of staggered light redirecting features on an input surface there of directing incoming light from optical fibres through the substrate towards optical elements to be coupled with. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193117 | Antivirus optical tap - An antiviral optical tap system for a fiber optic circuit that uses an Optical Circulator or an Isolator or any other unidirectional optical device that is connected to the secondary optical tap output of an optical tap that prevents unwanted optical signals or optical noise from entering a fiber optic circuit through the secondary optical tap output and allows optical signals to pass to an external device through the Optical Circulator or Isolator or any other unidirectional device. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193118 | OPTICAL MOVER WITH FUNCTIONS OF NANOMETER FINE ADJUSTMENT AND MICROMETER COARSE ADJUSTMENT - An optical mover with functions of nanometer fine adjustment and micrometer coarse adjustment is mainly used to align two optical elements for connecting two optical elements, such as connection of two optical fibers, connection of one optical fiber with a photo diode, or connection of one optical fiber and one optical waveguide. In using, one optical element is placed upon the supporting seat for fine position adjustment, and another optical element is fixed on an external retainer for aligning to the former optical element on the supporting seat. A coarse control button is firstly used to coarsely adjust the position of the former optical element to approximately align to the later optical element. Then a fine-adjusting button is used to fine adjust the position therebetween so as to well align the two optical elements to a desire level for further operation, such as connecting the two elements. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193119 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES HAVING WINDOWED OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHODS THEREOF - Fiber optic connector assemblies and method for assembling the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber optic connector assembly includes an optical fiber having an inner glass region, a polymer layer surrounding the inner glass region, and a windowed portion, wherein the inner glass region is exposed at the windowed portion. The fiber optic connector assembly further includes a connector body having a demarcation region at a first end, wherein the optical fiber is disposed within the connector body such that at least a portion of the windowed portion is positioned in the demarcation region, and the optical fiber is adhered to the connector body at the windowed portion. In another embodiment, the demarcation region includes an opening in the outer jacket that exposes the at least a portion of the windowed portion of the plurality of optical fibers and the optical fibers are adhered to a portion of the cable. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193120 | FERRULE ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL LATCH - An optical fiber assembly includes a ferrule body with a plurality of optical fibers positioned therein. The assembly may include a beam expanding element adjacent the front face of the ferrule body with a lens array aligned with the optical fibers. A resilient latch is integrally formed with the beam expanding element or the ferrule body. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193121 | Electromagnetic Isolating Ball Spring - A device including a port barrel, a ball spring, a first enclosure part, and a mounting plate disposed adjacent to the first enclosure part is disclosed. The mounting plate includes a mounting hole. The port barrel is arranged to extend through the mounting hole, and the ball spring is arranged between an inner surface of the mounting hole and an exterior surface of the port barrel. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193122 | CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRICAL-OPTICAL HYBRID CABLE - A cable assembly comprises: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts received into the insulative housing; a printed circuit board located behind the insulative housing and electrically connected with the plurality of contacts; a metallic shell enclosing the insulative housing and the printed circuit board; an insulative shell enclosing a rear portion of the metallic shell; and a cable having a plurality of optical fibers coupled to a top surface of the printed circuit board and a plurality of copper wires electrically connected to a bottom surface of the printed circuit board. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193123 | INTERPOSER - An interposer comprising: (a) a planar substrate having top and bottom surfaces, said bottom surface defining at least one ferrule alignment structure, and one or more fiber bores extending from said bottom surface to said top surface, each fiber bore being in a certain position relative to said ferrule alignment structure and adapted to receive a fiber; (b) one or more lenses on or near said top surface, each lens aligned with one of said fiber bores; (c) at least one ferrule having an end face and comprising one or more fibers protruding from said end face, and at least one alignment feature cooperating with said ferrule alignment structure to position said ferrule precisely on said bottom surface such that said fibers are disposed in said fiber bores and are optically coupled with said lenses; and (d) at least one optical component having one or more optical interfaces and being mounted on said top surface such that each of said optical interfaces is aligned with one of said fiber bores and is optically coupled with one of said lenses corresponding to said one of said fiber bores. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193124 | Optical Connector Having A Plurality Of Optical Fibres With Staggered Cleaved Ends Coupled To Associated Microlenses - The disclosure generally relates to sets of optical waveguides such as optical fiber ribbons, and fiber optic connectors useful for connecting multiple optical fibers to other optical fibres or optical devices. In particular, the disclosure provides an efficient, compact and reliable optical fiber connector ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140193125 | PRESSURE RESISTANT MEDIA CONVERTER APPARATUS - A hermetically sealed media converter apparatus configured to operate in harsh high-pressure differential environments, such as deep marine environments, and oil and gas. A hermetically sealed media converter apparatus is provided having a vessel forming an inner chamber that is hermitically sealed from surrounding ambient environment outside the vessel. Media conversion circuitry is contained within the inner chamber. At least one hermetic electrical feedthrough is mounted on the vessel enabling a transmit wire and a receive wire to pass therethrough and connect to the media conversion circuitry, while maintaining the hermetic seal of the inner chamber of the vessel from the surrounding ambient environment. Similarly, a hermetic optical feedthrough also is mounted on the vessel enabling an optical fiber to pass therethrough and connect to the media conversion circuitry, while maintaining the hermetic seal of the inner chamber of the vessel from the surrounding ambient environment. | 2014-07-10 |
20140193126 | FIBER OPTIC DISTRIBUTION CABLES AND STRUCTURES THEREFOR - Fiber optic distribution cables and methods for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The fiber optic distribution cables present one or more optical fibers outward of the protective covering for distribution of the same toward the subscriber. In one fiber optic distribution cable, a length of distribution optical fiber that is removed from the distribution cable and presented outward of the protective covering is longer than the opening at access location. In another embodiment, a demarcation point is provided for inhibiting the movement (i.e., pistoning) of the distribution optical fiber into and out of the distribution cable. In still another embodiment, an indexing tube is provided for indexing a tether tube within the indexing tube for providing the distribution optical fiber with a suitable excess fiber length. Additionally, other embodiments may include a fiber optic distribution cable having a dry construction and/or a non-round cross-section. | 2014-07-10 |