30th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200234352 | Data Storage Device, Method and System, and Control of Data Storage Device Based on Writing Operations and Lifetime - A method for determining a utilization-based fee for storing data includes determining a number of write operations for writing a quantity of data to a solid state drive (SSD) and determining an amount of a fee based on the number of write operations for writing the quantity of data to the SSD. A lifetime of the SSD can be determined based on, for example, the number of blocks in the SSD and the maximum number of write operations per block. A utilization factor for a particular workload can be determined by dividing the number of write operations in the workload by the lifetime. The value of the utilization factor can then be used to determine the amount of the fee. A bill based on the amount of the fee can be generated and transmitted. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234353 | Security Video Sharing via a Searchable Database - A method for sharing surveillance video and receiving payment therefor utilizing a video sharing operator/manager is provided including providing access to video segments created by video surveillance camera systems tagged with capture information, providing a connection from each of the camera systems to the video sharing operator/manager and registering sellers of video. The method continues with receiving uploaded capture information on a searchable database from the camera systems and registering buyers. The method continues with receiving a search request from a buyer based on a specific set of capture information and receiving an uploaded requested video segment in response to the search request. The seller receives payment for the video segment from the buyer and, the video segment is downloaded to the buyer. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234354 | HEALTH-CARE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A virtual health-care electronic commerce community includes a network to communicate information relating to the community; one or more patients coupled to the network; one or more treating professionals coupled to the network; and a server coupled to the network, the server storing data for each patient and performing patient data visualization in response to a user request. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234355 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS RELATING TO POTENTIAL ASSET REALIZATION - The present invention is directed to asset management and more particularly to integrated software systems and methods allowing asset owners to establish information relating to their assets, establish indications of potential asset disposal, and manage realization of assets by disposal. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234356 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING FOOD PRODUCT INFORMATION - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems and methods for presenting food product information, and more particularly to electronic exchanges and computer systems enabling for comparison of food product prices between two or more suppliers of the food product. The computer systems of the invention are generally embodied in one or more servers operating one or more services. In some embodiments, the systems and methods of the invention may enable and/or facilitate purchases and sales of food products in an electronic exchange. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234357 | OFFERING AUTOMOBILE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM GENERIC FEATURES LEARNED FROM NATURAL LANGUAGE INPUTS - Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques to provide specific vehicle recommendations to generic user requests. A method for providing the specific vehicle recommendation includes: receiving a generic automobile request from a user, applying a machine learning model (MLM) trained by a corpus of reviews to the received request, and generating, by the MLM, a recommendation for at least one specific automobile feature based on the generic automobile request. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234358 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Disclosed is an information processing apparatus including a controller. The controller is configured to execute acquiring index information representing a tendency having interest in a commodity of a store visit user in an autonomous traveling vehicle as a first store, selecting a recommended commodity out of stock in the first store based on the index information, and generating a command to a carrier apparatus configured to carry a commodity between the autonomous traveling vehicles or an autonomous traveling vehicle as a second store dealing in the selected recommended commodity so as to move the recommended commodity from the autonomous traveling vehicle as the second store to the autonomous traveling vehicle as the first store. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234359 | Dynamically Personalized Product Recommendation Engine Using Stochastic and Adversarial Bandits - A method for recommending products to a user includes providing a user profile with product related data. At least one bandit is generated to model product related recommendations. The bandit model(s) are passed to a recommendation module that provides recommendations to the user based on the bandit model and expected payoff. User interactions in response to the recommendation can be evaluated to adjust further recommendations. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234360 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCT DISCOVERY - A method for generating recommendations for a user from a product database is provided. The method comprises determining a taxonomy for the product database, said taxonomy comprising a plurality of attributes assigned to each product in the product database; performing an exploratory procedure in which the user is systematically exposed to products from the product database in order to test the user's preference for products in the product database, wherein the user preference is tested based on a user action; and generating a style profile for the user based on the user's indicated preferences. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234361 | SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A server apparatus as a management apparatus in a system includes a controller configured to execute acquiring commodity-or-the-like purchase information of a user in a first mobile store from a store device of the first mobile store, selecting a commodity or a service predicted to be purchased next by the user based on commodities or services in the acquired commodity-or-the-like purchase information, and transmitting information regarding the user to a store device of a second mobile store dealing in the selected commodity or service. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234362 | MANAGING PRODUCTS AT A PHYSICAL MARKETPLACE - In various example embodiments, a system and method for managing products at a physical marketplace is described. A method includes receiving an image and a category of a product for sale by a merchant at a physical marketplace, including the image in a list of images for the category, providing the list of images to customers of the physical marketplace, retrieving additional information regarding the product in response to a request by one of the customers, and generating a listing for the product using the image, the category, and the additional information received from the merchant. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234363 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WATERCRAFT LEASE MANAGEMENT - Provided is a system | 2020-07-23 |
20200234364 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING BANKING TRANSACTIONS AT A POINT OF SALE DEVICE - Systems and methods for facilitating banking transactions at a point of sale device are disclosed. In one embodiment, in an information processing apparatus for a financial institution comprising at least one computer processor, a method for facilitating banking transactions at a third-party point of transaction device may include: (1) receiving, from a computer application executed by a customer electronic device, a request for a code to conduct a remote banking transaction with an account associated with the customer at the financial institution; (2) generating the code; (3) providing the code to the customer; (4) receiving, from a payment enabler, a banking transaction request from a third party comprising the code and a transaction amount for the banking transaction; and (5) updating a balance for the account based on the transaction amount. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234365 | Improved Mortgage Pricing - The current invention relates to a computing system for allocating a discount to a mortgage request, said computing system comprising a server, the server comprising a processor, tangible non-volatile memory, program code present on said memory for instructing said processor, optionally a network interface; at least one computer-readable medium, said computer-readable medium comprising a plurality of discount rules, at least one price-sensitivity model parameter, at least one customer-lifetime-value model parameter and optionally a database; said computing system configured for carrying out a method for said allocating of said discount. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234366 | Systems and Methods for Determining a Significance Index - Systems, methods, and computer-readable instructions are configured to calculate an aggregated significance score for consumer goods or website interactions by aggregating historical significance scores and calculating a reference significance score for a benchmark. A relative significance score is derived for each of the consumer goods or website interactions based upon the significance score for each of the consumer goods or website interactions and the relative significance score. A consumer priority index is derived indexed to a relevant measure based on the aggregated significance scores and the reference significance score. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234367 | VIRTUAL CURRENCY VALUE ESTIMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A virtual currency value estimation method and apparatus and a storage medium. The virtual currency value estimation method comprises: acquiring historical transaction information of a blockchain system, wherein the historical transaction information comprises: a user identifier corresponding to each transaction and the number of virtual currencies used in the transaction; determining a head user currently in the blockchain system according to the user identifier corresponding to each transaction and the number of virtual currencies used in the transaction; determining transaction data of the head user within a current preset time period according to transaction information of the blockchain system within the current preset time period; estimating a market value of a virtual currency according to the transaction data within the current preset time period and a current price variation value of the virtual currency. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234368 | Secure Messaging Systems and Methods - Key features of these methods, apparatus, and designs include (but are not limited to) innovations and implementations of futures securities; the notion of Type I, Type II, and Type III futures contracts custom tailored to specific clienteles; the notion of tickets and coupons as tradable futures contracts; the notion of bifurcation; the notion of redeemable bundles; and notion of realization of the futures market on the Internet; the apparatus of an Internet-based trading interface and engine; the notion of cookie-cutter futures electronic Internet-based futures markets for each security; the feature of maximal reliance on the Internet; and the business concept of “profitability without the need for high trading volume.” | 2020-07-23 |
20200234369 | TRADING SYSTEM PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES - A trading platform and trading method that allows access to additional pools of liquidity is described. Other embodiments are also described. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234370 | Method and Interface for Consolidating Price Levels on a Trading Screen - A trading screen may display price and quantity information for price levels in a static axis of prices. The static axis of prices may be divided into two or more different regions. The price and quantity information for one or more of the regions may be consolidated from price and quantity information from plurality of un-consolidated price levels. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234371 | System and Method for Coalescing Market Data at a Network Device - A network device coalesces data received from an exchange, and provides a user with the opportunity to receive fewer, but up-to-date, data updates from an exchange when duplicate prices become available or a large volume of prices becomes available suddenly. Accordingly, the trader can be assured of receiving non-duplicated prices that are fed at a rate that is cohesive with that trader's connection speed. The present invention is designed to conserve on bandwidth thereby increasing the likelihood that bandwidth will be available to receive desirable market information. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234372 | System and Method For Automated Investment - The inventive system and method presented herein provides for the automated investment in financial instruments based on a user's shopping patterns or transaction history. Embodiments of the invention allow for the purchase of fractional shares or whole shares based on user selected preferences. The automated investment in financial instruments is accomplished through calculating an investment amount which may be a user defined amount, a round up to the nearest whole dollar, or a system required amount. The inventive system and method reviews a user's purchase transactions by monitoring spending on connected financial accounts of user (bank card, credit card, etc), extracting retailer data from the user's transactions, matching the retailer to one or more available security and purchasing an amount of the available security with the calculated investment amount. Thus the present invention allows for the automated investment and savings for its users, satisfying an unmet need. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234373 | DIGITAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT ADVISOR - A digital wealth management advisor is provided. The digital wealth management advisor includes an information-gathering unit, a financial-processing unit, and an information-production unit. The digital wealth management advisor is connected to a network that is connected to a customer-accessible computer. A customer can use the customer-accessible computer to ask the digital wealth management advisor a financial question in real time and the digital wealth management advisor will tailor an answer to the customer's financial question. The digital wealth management advisor will tailor the answer to the customer's question using artificial intelligence that takes into account the customer's current financial data, the customer's prior financial data, and the customer's projected financial data. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234374 | COUPON BLENDING OF A SWAP PORTFOLIO - Systems and methods for blending a plurality of swaps may include determining a fixed rate for use in blending a plurality of swaps, each of the plurality of swaps having matching economics and a different associated fixed rate. A computing device may determine a first remnant swap for blending fixed rate components of the plurality of swaps using the fixed rate. In some cases, the computing device may determine second remnant swap for blending floating rate components of the plurality of swaps based on the first remnant swap. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234375 | PROTECTING AGAINST DATA LOSS - Systems, apparatus and methods for protecting data stored in the cloud or other storage are provided. A distributed ledger is used to record transactions between a client and an object store. The distributed ledger records the transaction and also attests to the object authenticity. Thus, the transactions can be verified and may assist in resolving issues that arise with respect to the stored objects. The ledger and entries therein allow risk of loss associated with the data to be evaluated and allow the data to be insured against loss and/or for liability. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234377 | System for Processing Insurance Transactions - There is provided a system for processing insurance transactions and a processing server of an insurer and a provider. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234378 | METHODS FOR IMPROVED EMBEZZLEMENT RISK MODELING TO FACILITATE INSURANCE-BASED ASSET PROTECTION AND DEVICES THEREOF - Methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and embezzlement risk analysis devices that improve embezzlement risk modeling to facilitate insurance-based asset protection. With this technology, embezzlement risk data is retrieved for a trusted entity in response to an insurance underwriting request received via communication network(s). The embezzlement risk data is retrieved from one or more embezzlement risk data source devices via other communication network(s). Weighting factor(s) are applied to characteristic(s) of disclosable event(s) extracted from the retrieved embezzlement risk data to generate at least one risk score reflective of a risk of loss of financial assets made available to the trusted entity. The risk score is output in response to the insurance underwriting request and via the communication network(s). Optionally, the risk score can be used to automatically generate an insurance underwriting decision and/or an electronic insurance policy document. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234379 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTINUOUS RISK MONITORING AND DYNAMIC UNDERWRITING PRICING - A system that includes a calculation unit configured to receive an input derived from data measured from a sensor located in a first location, the calculation unit is configured to determine a value for a risk premium. The system includes a storage unit to store the input; and an output unit configured to receive information based on the value determined by the calculation unit and outputs a graphical representation to a display device. The system is at a second location different from the first location. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234380 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMART COMMUNITY - A smart community system designed for a locally based businesses, purchasers, and customers wherein a social media platform is provided that accessible by the users to encourage various connections in the community providing a broad range of applications and services that allow users the ability to share and receive information, often customized to the interests of the needs of the particular user. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234381 | Systems and Methods for Benefit Plan Quality Assurance and Certification - A system for testing a benefit plan for quality assurance is provided. A test adjudication engine is configured to process claims in accordance with the benefit plan, each of the claims having one or more parameters. A database is configured to store the benefit plan and quality assurance data, the quality assurance data including: (a) historical claims, each historical claim having an associated historical adjudication, and (b) new claims, each new claim not having an associated historical adjudication. An interactive dashboard is configured to allow a user to batch claims for processing by the test adjudication engine, from among the historical claims and the new claims, based on the one or more parameters. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234382 | Determination and Display of Driving Risk - Embodiments of this invention relate to a method of determining the risk of driving a vehicle on a road network as a function of, for example, location, time of driving, weather, road conditions, driver ability, and traffic density. Historical information for the above is statistically analyzed to come up with a predictive model. Results can be displayed or presented to a driver while driving or otherwise or another person. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234383 | BLOCKCHAIN-BASED SERVICE SOURCE TRACING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Computer-implemented methods, non-transitory, computer-readable media, and computer-implemented systems for blockchain-based service source tracing are provided. A blockchain stores service certificates of multiple service dimensions which constitute multiple service certificate linked lists. A service system maintains a mapping relationship between a last node of each service certificate linked list and a service index of a service dimension that each service certificate linked list belongs to. In response to a client-initiated service source tracing request for a target service dimension that includes a service index of the target service dimension, the mapping relationship is queried to determine the last node corresponding to the service index of the target service dimension. A service certificate of the target service dimension stored on the blockchain is queried based on a linked list pointer recorded in the last node. The identified service certificate is returned to the client. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234384 | RECOMMENDING FRIENDS IN AUTOMATED CHATTING - The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for recommending friends in automated chatting. A message is received from a user in a chat flow. An intention of looking for friends is identified from the message. One or more recommended friends are identified based on a topic knowledge graph. The recommended friends are provided in the chat flow. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234385 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING OPERATIONS AT AN ACTIVITY VENUE - A technologically improved system and corresponding method of operation tracks and manages activities occurring at an activity venue. The system operates to track locations and pace of play or participation of the patrons at the activity venue and through various improved technological processes and interactions enabled by the unique hardware of the system, to provide the patrons with feedback to manage their locations for an improved participation experience. The system leverages collected information and data to enable live traffic control of the patrons, provide predictive analytics related to gameplay and flow of traffic, and provide operators and patrons with information necessary to maximize a pace of play while optimally maintaining the venue around the patrons without interruption to the patrons and thereby improve the experience of the patrons at the activity venue. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234386 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING BLOCKCHAINS TO RECORD, MANAGE, AND TRANSFER OWNERSHIP RIGHTS TO LAND TITLES - Techniques described herein are directed to using blockchains to record, manage, and transfer ownership rights to land titles. A method in accordance with these techniques may include: creating a property blockchain that is permissioned, the property blockchain including a chronologically ordered, back-linked list of one or more blocks, the one or more blocks including a genesis block, the genesis block including property attributes including one more of the following: a physical address of the property, a year the property was built, and an owner of the property; and transmitting the property blockchain to permissioned nodes on a network, where the permissioned nodes validate transactions associated with the property that are recorded on the property blockchain. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234387 | ADMINISTERING CLAIMS INVOLVING LARGE MEMBER GROUPS UTILIZING SPECIFICALLY PROGRAMMED METHODS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS - A method for claim processing is presented. The method includes receiving client data comprising potential claims, each potential claim initiated by multiple claimants. The method also includes identifying a first set of potential claims qualifying for a class based on eligibility criteria. The method further includes receiving an update to the eligibility criteria. The method still further includes identifying a second set of potential claims qualifying for the class based on the updated eligibility criteria. The method still further includes calculating a settlement distribution difference between the first set of potential claims and the second set of potential claims. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234388 | SEMI-AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSMENT OF RESPONSES - Embodiments of the invention provide a semi-automated system and method for assessment of student work product. The method may comprise obtaining a plurality of student work product from a plurality of students, identifying motifs present in the student work product, forming a subset of motifs, clustering the work product into clusters based on the subset of motifs, receiving an assessment from a teacher relevant to clusters and providing assessment for a work product based on the cluster assessment. Methods according to embodiments of the invention may reduce teachers' review and feedback time and increase consistency and quality of feedback given to students. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234389 | NOTIFICATION APPARATUS, TERMINAL, NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, NOTIFICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided are a notification apparatus, a terminal, a notification system, a notification method, and a storage medium that can smoothly notify that a passenger is a targeted user of an automated gate. The notification apparatus includes: a determination unit that determines whether or not a passenger is a targeted user of an automated gate; and a notification unit that transmits, to a mobile terminal carried by the passenger, a notification indicating whether or not the passenger is a targeted user of the automated gate. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234390 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOCATING A MOBILE ASSET - A node is provided for implementing an asset sharing scheme in which the asset is mobile. The node being is to determine a location of the mobile asset in dependence on data, relating to the mobile asset, that is recorded in a data corpus authenticated by a distributed authentication protocol. The node may be configured to interact with other nodes to implement the distributed authentication protocol. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234391 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE TO OFFLINE SERVICE - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for operating an online to offline service platform. The system may perform the methods to: receive a service order from a first terminal associated with a passenger, the service order including a first identifier corresponding to the passenger and a pick-up location designated by the passenger; determine a second identifier corresponding to a driver accepting the service order; obtain first status corresponding to the first identifier; generate, based on the first status, a first instruction; and send the first instruction to a second terminal associated with the second identifier. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234392 | ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE HAVING A WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAVING A DISPLAY HUB - A gaming system including a housing and a wheel assembly supported by the housing, the wheel assembly including a frame, a rotatable wheel supported by the frame, and a hub supported by the frame and positioned in a central opening defined by the rotatable wheel. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234393 | ACCOMPANYING MOVING OBJECT - An accompanying control section performs accompanying control to cause a traveling unit to operate based on a state of movement of a user recognized by a movement state recognition section in such a manner that a shopping cart accompanies the user while maintaining a state of keeping a specified distance from the user in a specified direction. A job information reception section receives an input of job information made by the user. A candidate material recognition section extracts at least one candidate material to be used in work based on the job information. A route retrieval section retrieves a route from a current location of the shopping cart to a display place of each selected material selected among the at least one candidate material. A guide section guides the user along the route. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234394 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS USEFUL IN AUTOMATED STORE SHELF INSPECTIONS - Imagery captured by an autonomous robot is analyzed to discern digital watermark patterns. In some embodiments, identical but geometrically-inconsistent digital watermark patterns are discerned in an image frame, to aid in distinguishing multiple depicted instances of a particular item. In other embodiments, actions of the robot are controlled or altered in accordance with image processing performed by the robot on a digital watermark pattern. The technology is particularly described in the context of retail stores in which the watermark patterns are encoded, e.g., on product packaging, shelving, and shelf labels. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234395 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR STANDARDIZED APIS FOR SPLIT RENDERING - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for graphics processing. Aspects of the present disclosure can determine at least one split API for a user device and a server. Further, aspects of the present disclosure can establish a communication interface between the user device and the server based on the split API. Additionally, aspects of the present disclosure can communicate between the user device and the server based on the communication interface and the split API. In some aspects, the present disclosure can implement the at least one split API on at least one of the user device or the server. Aspects of the present disclosure can also divide at least one application workload between the user device and the server based on the at least one split API. Moreover, aspects of the present disclosure can encode or decode application information at the user device or the server. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234396 | HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTATION AND HIERARCHICAL MEMORY IMAGE SENSING PIPELINE - A system on a chip, including a multi-port memory controller having a multi-level memory hierarchy, a multi-tier bus coupled to the multi-port memory controller to segregate memory access traffic based on the multi-level memory hierarchy, an interconnected plurality of networks on chip coupled to the multi-tier bus, a plurality of networked domains coupled to the plurality of networks on chip and at least one non-networked domain coupled directly to the multi-port memory controller. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234397 | AUTOMATIC VIEW MAPPING FOR SINGLE-IMAGE AND MULTI-VIEW CAPTURES - A three-dimensional (3D) skeleton may be determined based on a plurality of vertices and a plurality of faces in a two-dimensional (2D) mesh in a top-down image of an object. A correspondence mapping between a designated perspective view image and the top-down object image may be determined based on the 3D skeleton. The correspondence mapping may link a respective first location in the top-down object image to a respective second location in the designated perspective view image for each of a plurality of points in the designated perspective view image. A top-down mapped image of the object may be created by determining a first respective pixel value for each of the first locations, with each first respective pixel value being determined based on a second respective pixel value for the respective second location linked with the respective first location via the correspondence mapping. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234398 | EXTRACTION OF STANDARDIZED IMAGES FROM A SINGLE VIEW OR MULTI-VIEW CAPTURE - According to various embodiments, component information may be identified for each input image of an object. The component information may indicate a portion of the input image in which a particular component of the object is depicted. A viewpoint may be determined for each input image that indicates a camera pose for the input image relative to the object. A three-dimensional skeleton of the object may be determined based on the viewpoints and the component information. A multi-view panel corresponding to the designated component of the object that is navigable in three dimensions and that the portions of the input images in which the designated component of the object is depicted may be stored on a storage device. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234399 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING ARTIFACTS IN PROJECTION-BASED FRAME - An exemplary video processing method includes: receiving an omnidirectional content corresponding to a sphere; obtaining a plurality of projection faces from the omnidirectional content of the sphere according to a pyramid projection; creating at least one padding region; and generating a projection-based frame by packing the projection faces and the at least one padding region in a pyramid projection layout. The projection faces packed in the pyramid projection layout include a first projection face. The at least one padding region packed in the pyramid projection layout includes a first padding region. The first padding region connects with at least the first projection face, and forms at least a portion of one boundary of the pyramid projection layout. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234400 | METHODS OF SPATIAL NORMALIZATION OF POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES - An adaptive template image for registering a PET or a SPECT image includes a template image model including variability of values for each voxel in a template image according to one or more control parameters. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234401 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING IMAGES USING ROTATABLE OPTICAL ELEMENT - A display apparatus includes image renderer per eye, optical element arranged on optical path between image renderer and image plane, means for detecting gaze direction of user with respect to image plane, and processor coupled to image renderer and said means. The processor or an image source is configured to generate warped image based upon detected gaze direction and different optical properties of first and second optical portions of optical element. The processor is configured to control image renderer to render warped image, whilst controlling rotational orientation of optical element such that first and second optical portions are oriented according to detected gaze direction of user. Projections of first portion and second portion of the warped image are differently magnified by first optical portion and second optical portion, respectively, to produce on image plane an image having spatially-variable angular resolution such that produced image appears de-warped to user. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234402 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR END-TO-END IMAGE PROCESSING - A method of processing an input image comprises receiving the input image, storing the image in a memory, and accessing, by an image processor, a computer readable medium storing a trained deep learning network. A first part of the deep learning network has convolutional layers providing low-level features extracted from the input image, and convolutional layers providing a residual image. A second part of the deep learning network has convolutional layers for receiving the low-level features and extracting high-level features based on the low-level features. The method feeds the input image to the trained deep learning network, and applies a transformation to the residual image based on the extracted high-level features. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234403 | DECODING A BAYER-MASK OR LIKE CODED IMAGE - A Bayer-mask image is decoded by forming a decoded green array; calculating a slope at each pixel of the array, expressed as an angle; calculating an activity at each pixel; converting the slope angle and the activity into a complex number for each pixel, of modulus equal to the activity and argument equal to twice the slope angle; expressing said complex numbers in Cartesian coordinates to form a Cartesian slope signal and filtering the Cartesian slope signal with a linear spatial filter to derive a slope measure. Blue-green and red-green values are calculated and interpolated using a slope-adaptive interpolation filter steered by said slope measure. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234404 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A PANORAMIC IMAGE - A method for generating a panoramic image of a patient includes obtaining a digital 3D surface representation of at least a part of the patient's teeth; using the obtained digital 3D surface representation to define a customized path following the arch form of the patient's teeth; obtaining a plurality of x-ray images of at least a part of one of the patient's jaws and/or teeth; and generating the panoramic image of the patient using the customized path. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234405 | Processing Method For Image Tensor Data - A processing method for image tensor data, which can greatly reduce the number of free parameters in the model, limit the weight layer flexibly, and can be applied to any order of image tensor data. In this processing method for image tensor data, TTRBM model of Restricted Boltzmann machine with tensor train format is introduced. The input and output data of this method are both represented by tensors, and the weight of the middle layer is also represented by tensors, and the restricted weight has the structure of tensor train. The number of free parameters in the middle layer is controlled by adjusting the rank of tensor train decomposition. The rank of TT decomposition is adjusted, and different feature representations with the same size are expressed. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234406 | LAPRAN: A SCALABLE LAPLACIAN PYRAMID RECONSTRUCTIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORK FOR FLEXIBLE COMPRESSIVE SENSING RECONSTRUCTION - This disclosure addresses the single-image compressive sensing (CS) and reconstruction problem. A scalable Laplacian pyramid reconstructive adversarial network (LAPRAN) facilitates high-fidelity, flexible and fast CS image reconstruction. LAPRAN progressively reconstructs an image following the concept of the Laplacian pyramid through multiple stages of reconstructive adversarial networks (RANs). At each pyramid level, CS measurements are fused with a contextual latent vector to generate a high-frequency image residual. Consequently, LAPRAN can produce hierarchies of reconstructed images and each with an incremental resolution and improved quality. The scalable pyramid structure of LAPRAN enables high-fidelity CS reconstruction with a flexible resolution that is adaptive to a wide range of compression ratios (CRs), which is infeasible with existing methods. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234407 | IMAGING UNIT, DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING - A display apparatus includes an imaging unit, an image renderer and a processor. The imaging unit includes a camera for capturing an image of a given real-world scene and an optical element arranged on an optical path of a projection of the given real-world scene. The projection of the given real-world scene is differently magnified by first and second optical-element portions of the optical element in a manner that the captured image has a variable angular resolution across a field of view of the optical element. An angular resolution of a first portion of the captured image is greater than an angular resolution of a second portion of the captured image. The processor is configured to process the captured image to generate an output image and render the output image via the image renderer. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234408 | DIRECT RETINAL PROJECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A direct retinal projection apparatus including means for detecting a gaze direction of a user, a projector, a first optical element, an actuator and a processor. The first optical element includes different optical portions having different optical properties with respect to magnification. The processor is configured to render a warped image having a spatially-uniform angular resolution via the projector, whilst adjusting an orientation of the first optical element via the actuator, based on the detected gaze direction, to direct a projection of the warped image from the first optical element towards a retina of a user's eye. Projections of different portions of the warped image are differently magnified by the different optical portions of the first optical element to produce on the retina of the user's eye a de-warped image having a spatially-variable angular resolution. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234409 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - A method for controlling a display device displaying a horizontally oriented image or a vertically oriented image includes: determining whether the display device is in a state of displaying the horizontally oriented image or in a state of displaying the vertically oriented image; transmitting first resolution information representing a first resolution to a terminal device when it is determined that the display device is in the state of displaying the horizontally oriented image, and transmitting second resolution information representing a second resolution higher than the first resolution to the terminal device when it is determined that the display device is in the state of displaying the vertically oriented image; receiving image information with a resolution based on the first resolution information or the second resolution information from the terminal device; and displaying the image based on the image information. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234410 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR IMAGE CROPPING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, are described for combining the crop function with zoom, pan and straighten functions as part of a single cropping environment, such that a user can select a portion of an image for cropping, apply zoom, pan and straighten transformations to the selected image portion and then crop the transformed image portion in a single utility. In one aspect, the methods include the actions of receiving user input defining a crop region within a displayed image. The methods also include the actions of displaying a user interface including a cropping panel that is configured to display a subset of the image corresponding to the defined crop region. Further, the methods include the actions of receiving user input requesting to perform at least one of a zoom, rotate or translate operation on the crop region displayed in the cropping panel. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234411 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING CAMERA DEVICES FOR DEEP CHANNEL AND CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK IMAGES AND FORMATS - Methods and systems are disclosed using camera devices for deep channel and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) images and formats. In one example, image values are captured by a color sensor array in an image capturing device or camera. The image values provide color channel data. The captured image values by the color sensor array are input to a CNN having at least one CNN layer. The CNN provides CNN channel data for each layer. The color channel data and CNN channel data is to form a deep channel image that stored in a memory. In another example, image values are captured by sensor array. The captured image values by the sensor array are input a CNN having a first CNN layer. An output is generated at the first CNN layer using the captured image values by the color sensor array. The output of the first CNN layer is stored as a feature map of the captured image. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234412 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprising, a specifying unit configured to specify, in a visible light image, a region having color information similar to first color information at a position where the visible light image is designated, an extraction unit configured to extract second color information from the specified region in the visible light image, and, a composition unit configured to generate a composite image by superimposing the second color information on the specified region in an invisible light image synchronously captured by an optical system common to the visible light image. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234413 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING DISTORTION OF FISHEYE LENS AND OMNI-DIRECTIONAL IMAGES - Provided are an apparatus and a method for removing distortions from a fisheye lens image and an omni-directional image, which are capable of improving accuracy and performance of learning to which a machine learning algorithm is applied by removing geometric distortions from an image of a fisheye lens image and an omni-directional image which have severe distortion and which include an index-based distortion removing part for performing index-based image distortion removal when an image of a fisheye lens image and an omni-directional image is input, a geometric model-based distortion removing part for performing geometric model-based image distortion removal when the image of the fisheye lens and the omni-directional image is input, and an image data set output part for outputting an image data set in which a distortion is removed from the image of the fisheye lens or the omni-directional image and which is applicable to a machine learning algorithm by at least one of the index-based distortion removing part and the geometric model-based distortion removing part. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234414 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFORMING RAW SENSOR DATA CAPTURED IN LOW-LIGHT CONDITIONS TO WELL-EXPOSED IMAGES USING NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURES - This disclosure relates to improved techniques for generating images from raw image sensor data captured in low-light conditions without the use of flash photography. The techniques described herein utilize a neural network architecture to transform the raw image sensor data into well-exposed images. The neural network architecture can be trained using a multi-criterion loss function that jointly models both pixel-level and feature-level properties of the images. The images output by the neural network architecture can be provided to a contrast correction module that enhances the contrast of the images. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234415 | IMAGE DATA CONVERSION DEVICE, IMAGE DATA CONVERSION METHOD, IMAGE DATA CONVERSION PROGRAM, POS TERMINAL DEVICE, AND SERVER - In an image data conversion device, color image data is represented in gray scale, a histogram of brightness values is created for the gray-scaled image data, it is determined based on the created histogram which image pattern of a plurality of image patterns the gray-scaled image data is classified into, a range subjected to gamma correction and a range fixed to at least one of a minimum value and a maximum value of gray scale are set for each image pattern, and image data conversion including the gamma correction is performed on the gray-scaled image data. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234416 | IMAGE DATA CONVERSION DEVICE, IMAGE DATA CONVERSION METHOD, IMAGE DATA CONVERSION PROGRAM, POS TERMINAL DEVICE, AND SERVER - In an image data conversion device, color image data is represented in gray scale, a histogram of brightness values is created for the gray-scaled image data, it is determined based on the created histogram which image pattern of a plurality of image patterns the gray-scaled image data is classified into, a range subjected to gamma correction and a range fixed to at least one of a minimum value and a maximum value of gray scale are set for each image pattern, and image data conversion including the gamma correction is performed on the gray-scaled image data. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234417 | METHOD OF EXAMINATION OF A SPECIMEN AND SYSTEM THEREOF - There are provided a system and method of examination on a specimen, the method comprising: obtaining an inspection image of a die and generating a defect map using one or more reference images; selecting a plurality of defect candidates from the defect map; and generating for each defect candidate, a respective modified inspection image patch, comprising: extracting an image patch surrounding the defect candidate respectively from the inspection image and each reference image; and modifying the inspection image patch, comprising: estimating noise representative of intensity variations on the inspection image patch, the noise including a first type of noise representative of a polynomial relation between the inspection and reference image patches, and a second type of noise representative of a spatial anomaly in the inspection image patch, and removing at least one of the first and second types of noise from the inspection image patch based on the estimated noise. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234418 | COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT A REGION OF AN OBJECT - A method, system and computer readable medium for providing information about a region of a sample. The method includes (i) obtaining, by an imager, multiple images of the region; wherein the multiple images differ from each other by at least one parameter (ii) receiving or generating multiple reference images; (iii) generating multiple difference images that represent differences between the multiple images and the multiple reference images; (iv) calculating a set of region pixel attributes, (v) calculating a set of noise attributes, based on multiple sets of region pixels attributes of the multiple region pixels; and (vi) determining for each region pixel, whether the region pixel represents a defect based on a relationship between the set of noise attributes and the set of region pixel attributes of the pixel. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234419 | INSPECTION DEVICE AND CASTING SYSTEM - An inspection device is a device that inspects the appearance of a target, including: an imaging device configured to image the target from a first direction; an illuminating unit configured to apply light to the target; and a controller configured to acquire a first inspection image by causing the imaging device to image the target to which light is applied from a first position, to acquire a second inspection image by causing the imaging device to image the target to which light is applied from a second position, and to inspect an appearance of the target based on the first inspection image, the second inspection image, and a reference image. The first position and the second position overlap each other when viewed from the first direction. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234420 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING IMAGE DEFECTS, COMPUTING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A method for detecting image defects is described, which includes obtaining an image to be detected, down-sampling the image to be detected to obtain a down-sampled image, de-cluttering the down-sampled image to obtain a de-cluttered image, restoring the de-cluttered image into a restored image having the same resolution as the image to be detected so as to be used as a background image, and comparing the image to be detected with the background image to determine defects in the image to be detected. An apparatus for detecting image defects, a computing device and a storage medium are also described. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234421 | REFERENCE IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, REFERENCE IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND REFERENCE IMAGE GENERATION PROGRAM - A reference image generating apparatus includes: a reader that reads a printed matter transported from an image forming apparatus; a reference image generator that generates a reference image for automatically inspecting the printed matter based on a read image generated by reading the printed matter; and a hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor acquires, from the image forming apparatus, information on whether or not each paper of the printed matter to be transported to the reader is subject to automatic inspection. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234422 | IMAGE INSPECTION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, IMAGE INSPECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image inspection device includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor (i) captures a read image from a reading device, (ii) compares a reference image and an inspection image obtained by reading a paper sheet targeted for inspection on which an image corresponding to the reference image has been formed with the reading device, to inspect the inspection image, (iii) sets a first alignment region having a predetermined width on a leading end side of each of the reference image and the inspection image in a conveyance direction, and sets a second alignment region having a predetermined width on a rear end side in the conveyance direction, and (iv) corrects the reference image on a basis of amounts of positional deviation of the first alignment region and the second alignment region. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234423 | IMAGE INSPECTING APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An inspection image is assumed to contain many abnormalities when a reference image and an inspection image are misaligned. It has been impossible to determine whether the abnormalities are attributed to the inspection image. An image inspecting apparatus includes: a print alignment portion that aligns a print position of a reference image with a print position of an inspection image; an abnormality detector that detects an abnormality in the inspection image based on a difference between the reference image and the inspection image after print positions are aligned; and a print alignment result evaluator that evaluates a print position alignment result from aligning a print position of the reference image with a print position of the inspection image including an abnormality detected based on dispersion of the difference included in an evaluation region around an edge calculated from a printout image included in the reference image. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234424 | DAMAGE DETECTION FROM MULTI-VIEW VISUAL DATA - Reference images of an object may be mapped to an object model to create a reference object model representation. Evaluation images of the object may also be mapped to the object model via the processor to create an evaluation object model representation. Object condition information may be determined by comparing the reference object model representation with the evaluation object model representation. The object condition information may indicate one or more differences between the reference object model representation and the evaluation object model representation. A graphical representation of the object model that includes the object condition information may be displayed on a display screen. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234425 | INSPECTION SUPPORT SYSTEM, LEARNING DEVICE, AND DETERMINATION DEVICE - An inspection support system comprising: determination devices that determine pass or fail based on a result of non-destructive inspection of the object; and a learning device that learns a determination algorithm used to determine pass or fail based on information collected from the determination devices. The determination device transmits an ultimate determination result yielded by an inspection person who has checked a determination result to the learning device along with the corresponding result of non-destructive inspection of the object. The learning device includes: a determination result reception unit that receives the ultimate determination result and the result of non-destructive inspection of the inspection object; a learning unit that learns the determination algorithm based on received information; and a provision unit that provides the learned determination algorithm to the determination devices. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234426 | METHOD TO DETERMINE IMPAIRED ABILITY TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method and system for determining if an individual is impaired. In one embodiment, physical and cognitive testing of the individual are conducted in the field or at the scene of an event. The test results are compared to previously stored baseline test results taken for the specific individual while the individual is known to be in an unimpaired state or condition. The current test results are electronically compared to the baseline test results and if the results differ or deviate beyond a predetermined level or amount the individual is considered to be impaired. If no baseline test results exist for the specific individual, the current test results can alternatively be compared to previously determined or known scientifically accepted or minimums for the specific tests given to the individual. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234427 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR WARPAGE MEASUREMENT - The present invention is directed to a system for measuring surface flatness, deformation and/or coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of a specimen comprising an image capture and analysis processing calibration means for performing image capture and analysis processing calibration of said system, a measuring means for measuring surface flatness of a specimen in a specimen holder, a heating means for heating said sample holder with a predetermined profile, and a control means for providing the predetermined heating profile onto the surface of said specimen and controlling operations of said image capture and analysis processing calibration means, said measuring means, and said heating means. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234428 | Methods And Systems For Inspection Of Semiconductor Structures With Automatically Generated Defect Features - Methods and systems for improved detection and classification of defects of interest (DOI) is realized based on values of one or more automatically generated attributes derived from images of a candidate defect. Automatically generated attributes are determined by iteratively training, reducing, and retraining a deep learning model. The deep learning model relates optical images of candidate defects to a known classification of those defects. After model reduction, attributes of the reduced model are identified which strongly relate the optical images of candidate defects to the known classification of the defects. The reduced model is subsequently employed to generate values of the identified attributes associated with images of candidate defects having unknown classification. In another aspect, a statistical classifier is employed to classify defects based on automatically generated attributes and attributes identified manually. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234429 | HOLDING APPARATUS, CONTROL SYSTEM AND INSPECTION SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, a holding apparatus holds a moving body and changes a position of the moving body in a second direction perpendicular to a surface of a columnar body. The surface of the columnar body extends in the first direction. The moving body is movable along the first direction. The apparatus includes first and second holders separated from each other. The first holder includes first and second portions separated from each other, and a third portion. The second holder includes fourth and fifth portions separated from each other, and a sixth portion. The moving body is held by the first and second holders in a state in which the moving body is at a hold position. The hold position is where the moving body opposes the third and sixth portions and is between the first and second portions and between the fourth and fifth portions. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234430 | Compact Automated Inspection for Foreign Materials During the Manufacture of Large Composite - An example system includes a sensor housing defining a plurality of horizontal layers and a controller. The sensor housing includes a plurality of light-emitted diode (LED) light sources, a plurality of cameras, and a plurality of optical devices. Each camera of the plurality of cameras is positioned within a respective horizontal layer of the plurality of horizontal layers and configured to detect a respective range of wavelengths of light. The plurality of optical devices is configured to receive light reflected by the surface through a common input lens and direct the light to one of the cameras of the plurality of cameras depending on a wavelength of the light. The controller is configured to receive signals from the plurality of cameras indicative of the light reflected by the surface and determine whether there is any foreign object debris material on the surface using the signals from the plurality of cameras. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234431 | X-RAY DETECTING TYPE OF A COMPONENT COUNTER AND A METHOD FOR COUNTING COMPONENTS USING THE SAME - Provided is an x-ray detecting type of a component counter and a method for counting components using the same. The component counter includes: an image obtaining module to obtain an image of an object with an x-ray tube and a flat detector; an inputting frame located at the front of the image obtaining module and having a guiding surface; a transferring tray to move between the image obtaining module and the inputting frame along a moving guide installed at the guiding surface; and a foreign object sensor displaced at the inputting frame to detect a foreign object; wherein the detector has a horizontal section to corresponding to an investigating surface of the transferring tray. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234432 | TREATMENT OF OCULAR DISORDERS USING A CONTENT GUIDE FOR VIEWING IMAGES - The current subject matter relates to rehabilitation using a content guide for viewing video, for example as a vision rehabilitation aid for individuals with hemianopia or as a rehabilitation aid for individuals with attention disorders. The current subject matter includes providing video in which a region of interest of the image is specified with a marker, referred to herein as a content guide. The content guide can include a circle surrounding the region of interest. By providing video with a content guide to direct viewers to a region of interest in the video, information acquisition by the viewers is improved. Such an approach can aid individuals with vision deficits or attention disorders. The current subject matter can also be used as a therapy for spatial neglect. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234433 | Cell Evaluation Method, Cell Evaluation Device, and Cell Evaluation Program - A cell evaluation method evaluates the quality of a cell population including a plurality of cells. The cell evaluation method comprises: an index calculation step of calculating an index, based on a captured image of the cell population, the index including at least any one of an average distance representing a packing degree of the cells, a spring constant representing a degree of consistency in distances between the cells, and a hexagonal order parameter representing a degree to which an arrangement of the cells resembles a regular hexagon; and an evaluation step of evaluating the cell population, based on the index calculated in the index calculation step. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234434 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR TRACKING AND COMPENSATING FOR PATIENT MOTION DURING A MEDICAL IMAGING SCAN - A motion tracking system for dynamic tracking of and compensation for motion of a patient during a magnetic resonance scan comprises a first camera positioned to view an optical marker along a first line of sight; a second camera positioned to view the optical marker along a second line of sight; and a computer system configured to analyze images generated by the first and second cameras to determine changes in position of the optical marker, and to generate tracking data for use by a magnetic resonance scanner to dynamically adjust scans to compensate for the changes in position of the optical marker, wherein the computer system is configured to dynamically adapt its image analysis to utilize images from all cameras that are currently viewing the optical marker. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234435 | FETAL ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING - A computer implemented method is provided for processing a 3D fetal ultrasound image. A 3D fetal ultrasound image is obtained (either acquired or received from memory), and the spine is detected within the image. This enables a first reference axis to be defined. A second reference axis is defined perpendicular to the first reference axis, and the 3D fetal ultrasound image is updated (e.g. rotated in 3D space) using the first and second reference axes and an up/down (elevation) orientation detection. This provides a normalization of the orientation of the image, so that a machine learning approach is better able to identify landmarks within new images. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234436 | Medical X-ray Image Processing Apparatus and X-ray Imaging Apparatus - A medical X-ray image processing apparatus ( | 2020-07-23 |
20200234437 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND SERVER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a server collectively managing rejection codes for each type of a medical image and determining accuracy of the codes for the medical image transmitted from a medical imaging apparatus, providing a feedback, and a method of controlling the same. A medical imaging apparatus disclosed herein assigns rejection codes based on feedback received from the server and a method disclosed controls the same. The server includes a communication circuitry configured to communicate with a medical imaging apparatus, and a controller configured to control the communication circuitry to receive a medical image and a rejection code assigned to the medical image from the medical imaging apparatus, perform an image processing on the medical image to determine the rejection code of the medical image, and compare the determined rejection code and the received rejection code to generate information associated with a result of the comparison. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MICROSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING AND DETERMINING MYELINATION STATUS USING PROCESSED IMAGES - A system and method for microscopic image processing. The method includes cleaning leaks shown in images to create cleaned images, each of the images having a neuron signal intensity, wherein the images include at least one neuron channel image and at least one oligodendrocyte channel image, wherein cleaning the images further includes applying a filtering function to each of the images and adjusting the neuron signal intensity of each of the images based on an output of the filtering function; detecting oligodendrocytes in the cleaned images, wherein each detected oligodendrocyte is a region of the images including an object for which the neuron signal intensity is within a range of neuron signal intensities; and identifying high-intensity sub-regions within each detected oligodendrocyte, wherein each high-intensity sub-region includes at least one high-intensity object, wherein each high-intensity object is an object for which the neuron signal intensity is above a threshold. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234439 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL IMAGING USING A ROLLING SHUTTER IMAGER - A method of imaging tissue of a subject using an electronic rolling shutter imager includes sequentially resetting rows of pixels of the rolling shutter imager from a first row to a last row, sequentially reading charge accumulated at the rows of pixels from the first row to the last row, wherein the first row is read after resetting the last row, illuminating the tissue of the subject with illumination light for an illumination period that lasts longer than a vertical blanking period, wherein the vertical blanking period is the period from the resetting of the last row to the reading of the first row, and generating an image frame from the readings of charge accumulated at the rows of pixels, wherein at least one reading of charge accumulated at a row of pixels is removed or replaced to generate the image frame. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234440 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF TISSUE CALCIFICATION - A method of identifying and quantifying calcified regions of a tissue including obtaining an image of a cross-section of the tissue, wherein the image distinguishes between calcified regions and non-calcified regions of the cross-section of the tissue. Also disclosed are methods of detecting a change in size of a calcified region of a tissue over time including identifying and quantifying a first size of the calcified region of the tissue at a first time, identifying and quantifying a second size of the corresponding calcified region of the tissue at a second time, and detecting a change in size between the first and second size of the calcified region of the tissue in the image of a cross-section of the tissue. Some aspects relate to computer software program configured to construct a panoramic image from partial images, quantify RGB values for each pixel in the panoramic image, and calculate the total pixels of calcified and uncalcified regions and a calcification ratio. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234441 | Capture and Storage of Magnified Images - An imaging system includes a microscope to generate magnified images of regions of interest of a tissue sample, a camera to capture and store the magnified images, and a controller. The controller is configured to, for each magnification level in a sequence of increasing magnification levels, image one or more regions of interest of the tissue sample at the current magnification level. For each region of interest, data is generated defining one or more refined regions of interest based on the magnified image of the region of interest of the tissue sample at the current magnification level. Each refined region of interest corresponds to a proper subset of the tissue sample, and the refined regions of interest of the tissue sample provide the regions of interest to be imaged at a next magnification level from the sequence of increasing magnification levels. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234442 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EVALUATION OF IMMUNE CELL INFILTRATE IN TUMOR SAMPLES - Immune context scores are calculated for tumor tissue samples using continuous scoring functions. Feature metrics for at least one immune cell marker are calculated for a region or regions of interest, the feature metrics including at least a quantitative measure of human CD3 or total lymphocyte counts. A continuous scoring function is then applied to a feature vector including the feature metric and at least one additional metric related to an immunological biomarker, the output of which is an immune context score. The immune context score may then be plotted as a function of a diagnostic or treatment metric, such as a prognostic metric (e.g. overall survival, disease-specific survival, progression-free survival) or a predictive metric (e.g. likelihood of response to a particular treatment course). The immune context score may then be incorporated into diagnostic and/or treatment decisions. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234443 | TUMOR TRACKING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided is a tumor tracking method including: acquiring a detection image when a first ray source is located at a first detection point; determining, from a first reference image sequence in a preset image library, a first reference image corresponding to the detection image; acquiring, from a second reference image sequence corresponding to the first reference image sequence in the preset image library, a second reference image determined at the same time point as the first reference image; and determining a position of a tumor relative to a second ray source according to the second reference image. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234444 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF SKIN CONDITIONS - A system includes a first device having a non-transitory storage medium and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the non-transitory storage medium. The at least one processor is configured to receive a first set of images from a second device, each image of the first set of images including a skin condition of a patient. The at least one processor is further configured to generate a three-dimensional mesh of the skin condition based on the first set of images. The at least one processor is further configured to semantically segment boundaries of the skin condition in at least one image of the first set of images. The at least one processor is further configured to map the segmented boundaries to the three-dimensional mesh. The at least one processor is further configured to determine a depth and a volume of the skin condition based on the three-dimensional mesh. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234445 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING DIABETIC RETINA IMAGES BASED ON DEEP LEARNING - A method for classifying diabetic retina images based on deep learning includes: obtaining a fundus image; importing the same fundus image into a microhemangioma lesion recognition model, a hemorrhage lesion recognition model and an exudation lesion recognition model for recognition; extracting lesion feature information from the recognition results, and then using a trained support vector machine classifier to classify the extracted lesion feature information to obtain a classification result. The microhemangioma lesion recognition model is obtained by extracting a candidate microhemangioma lesion region in the fundus image and inputting it into a CNN model for training; the hemorrhage lesion recognition model and the exudation lesion recognition model are obtained by labeling a region in the fundus image as a hemorrhage lesion region and an exudation lesion region, and then inputting the result into an FCN model for training. A system for the same is also disclosed. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234446 | IMAGING OF DISPERSION AND VELOCITY OF CONTRAST AGENTS - Some embodiments are directed to a method of estimating a velocity of a contrast agent. The method includes receiving a plurality of video frames that were produced using a dynamic contrast enhanced imaging process, each video frame including a plurality of pixels/voxels. Information from the video frames is used to estimate velocity vectors indicating the velocity and direction of the agent with the vascular networks. The estimated velocity can be used to diagnose cancer, such as prostate cancer. Instead of velocity vectors, agent trajectories can be determined also used for the same purpose. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234447 | COMPUTER VISION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An image processing method for segmenting an image, the method comprising:
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20200234448 | Structure Correcting Adversarial Network for Chest X-Rays Organ Segmentation - Organ segmentation in chest X-rays using convolutional neural networks is disclosed. One embodiment provides a method to train a convolutional segmentation network with chest X-ray images to generate pixel-level predictions of target classes. Another embodiment will also train a critic network with an input mask, wherein the input mask is one of a segmentation network mask and a ground truth annotation, and outputting a probability that the input mask is the ground truth annotation instead of the prediction by the segmentation network, and to provide the probability output by the critic network to the segmentation network to guide the segmentation network to generate masks more consistent with learned higher-order structures. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234449 | MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD FOR SUPPORTING MEDICAL PERSONNEL, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The disclosure relates to a medical imaging device, a method for supporting medical personnel, a corresponding computer program product, and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium. In the method, a 3D data record is received from a first imaging modality and image data of an examination object is received from a second imaging modality. Different tissue regions of the same organ are imaged with different imaging properties at least under the second imaging modality. A tissue boundary is detected between the tissue regions in the image data. For registration of the image data with the 3D data record, the tissue boundary is aligned at a corresponding tissue boundary in the 3D data record. In addition, or alternatively, based on the tissue boundary, an automatic movement compensation takes place of a movement of the examination object which has occurred during the generation of the image data. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234450 | REGION OF INTEREST HISTOGRAM PROCESSING FOR IMPROVED PICTURE ENHANCEMENT - Methods, systems, and devices implementing region of interest (ROI) histograms for display processing (e.g., for display adjustment) are described. A display processing component may determine a histogram based on the ROI (e.g., based on gray levels corresponding to pixels within a frame or image aspect ratio) by removing or otherwise not considering background filler (e.g., background, such as solid black color, that may be added by a device to fill a panel area when an image or frame aspect ratio is not equivalent to the display panel aspect ratio). Source pipe programming (e.g., display information read from a display hardware pipeline and ROI information read from a video or image pipeline) may be used for improved histogram determination or histogram modification. A histogram for processing block operations may therefore be determined based on (e.g., or modified to reflect) the ROI corresponding to the image or frame to be displayed. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234451 | AUTOMATIC BACKGROUND REPLACEMENT FOR SINGLE-IMAGE AND MULTI-VIEW CAPTURES - A segmentation of an object depicted in a first visual representation may be determined. The segmentation may include for each image a first respective image portion that includes the object, a second respective image portion that includes a respective ground area located beneath the object, and a third respective image portion that includes a background area located above the second respective portion and behind the object. A second visual representation may be constructed that includes the first respective image portion and a target background image portion that replaces the third respective image portion and that is selected from a target background image based on an area of the third respective image portion relative to the respective image. | 2020-07-23 |
20200234452 | IMAGING OBJECT TRACKING SYSTEM AND IMAGING OBJECT TRACKING METHOD - An imaging object tracking system includes an entrance/exit detection camera to take an image of an entrance/exit detection area where an imaging object enters and exits, an entrance/exit detection upper sensor to detect the imaging object being imaged by the entrance/exit detection camera, at least one upper sensor disposed so as to overlap a part of the detection area for detecting the imaging object with an area where the entrance/exit detection upper sensor detects the imaging object, an initial position estimation unit to estimate an initial position of the imaging object on the basis of positional coordinates of the imaging object in a two-dimensional image taken by the entrance/exit detection camera and three-dimensional coordinate information of the entrance/exit detection area, an upper position detection unit to detect a position of the imaging object seen from an upper side thereof, an initial motion path generation unit to generate an initial motion path, and a tracking unit to generate a following motion path by adding a position of the imaging object to the initial motion path. | 2020-07-23 |