32nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120201396 | AUDIO SIGNAL COMPONENT COMPENSATION SYSTEM - A system and method for compensating audio signal components is disclosed. The method includes detecting, by a microphone, a sound signal. The sound signal comprises audio signal components resulting from reproducing an audio signal of an audio source and speech signal components corresponding to a speech signal from a person. The sound signal is filtered to whiten the sound signal. The audio signal components in the whitened sound signal are then compensated. The whitening of the compensated sound signal is removed. The filtering of the audio signal is performed using at least two filters in an alternating way, each filter using time-dependent filter coefficients. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201397 | Active Noise Reduction Adaptive Filter Leakage Adjusting - An active noise reduction system using adaptive filters. A method of operation the active noise reduction system includes smoothing a stream of leakage factors. The frequency of a noise reduction signal may be related to the engine speed of an engine associated with the system within which the active noise reduction system is operated. The engine speed signal may be a high latency signal and may be obtained by the active noise reduction system over audio entertainment circuitry. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201398 | ETHERNET ISOLATOR FOR MICROPHONICS SECURITY AND METHOD THEREOF - A system and method for providing microphonic isolation on a transmission line. The transmission line has a first part and a second part. The first part of transmission line carries a data signal and a microphonic signal. The microphonic signal has frequencies that include those in a range of substantially 20 Hz to substantially 20 kHz. The system includes an isolation apparatus. The isolation apparatus has an input in electrical communication with a first part of the transmission line, an output in electrical communication with the second part of the transmission line, and a filter in electrical communication with the input and the output. The filter is arranged to substantially remove the microphonic signal received at the input from first part of transmission line and pass the data signal to the output. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201399 | SOUND SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, SOUND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A sound signal processing apparatus includes a frequency analysis unit which executes frequency analysis of an input sound signal; a low-frequency envelope calculating unit which calculates low-frequency envelope information as envelope information of a low-frequency band based on a result of the frequency analysis; a high-frequency envelope information estimating unit which applies learned data generated in advance based on a sound signal for learning and generates estimated high-frequency envelope information corresponding to an input signal from the low-frequency envelope information corresponding to the input sound signal; and a frequency synthesizing unit which synthesizes a high-frequency band signal corresponding to the estimated high-frequency envelope information generated by the high-frequency envelope information estimating unit with the input sound signal and generates an output sound signal in which a frequency band is expanded. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201400 | AUDIO MIXING CONSOLE - An audio mixing console comprises a first amplifier, an analogue to digital converter, a second amplifier and a gain range control unit. The first amplifier may receive an analogue audio input signal and amplify the received audio input signal with a first adjustable gain. The analogue to digital converter may receive the amplified analogue audio input signal and generate a digital audio signal by an analogue to digital conversion of the analogue audio signal. The second amplifier may receive the digital audio signal and amplify the received digital audio signal with a second adjustable gain. The gain range control unit may identify a signal level overload at the analogue to digital converter and control the gain of the first and second amplifiers, respectively. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201401 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING CURRENT CONSUMPTION OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for reducing current consumption in a mobile terminal are provided. The mobile terminal includes a power supply unit for outputting a paging power signal that repeats power on and off states and a microphone bias according to a paging period previously set by a network, a connection unit for connecting the peripheral device and for outputting a connection detecting signal when connection of the peripheral device is detected, a determination unit for receiving the paging power signal and the connection detecting signal as an input signal and for generating and outputting a microphone bias apply signal when a power on state of the paging power signal is detected, and a controller for controlling application of the microphone bias apply signal to the connection unit when the controller receives the microphone bias apply signal. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201402 | CONTROL DEVICE, SOUND SWITCHING METHOD OF CONTROL DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - A control device may include a control unit to switch an output information to a predetermined output information, when a transition of contents of a controlled device is detected. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201403 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL SPEAKER - An omnidirectional speaker comprises a high frequency driver which generates sound over a high frequency range and has a first diameter, and a high frequency waveguide having a second diameter which is larger than the first diameter. A first midrange driver has a third diameter and a second midrange driver has a fourth diameter. Each midrange driver generates sound over a middle frequency range and the first midrange driver faces the second midrange driver. A first midrange waveguide corresponds to the first midrange driver and has a fifth diameter, and a second midrange waveguide corresponds to the second midrange driver and has a sixth diameter. The fifth diameter is larger than the third diameter and the sixth diameter is larger than the fourth diameter, and both of the midrange frequency waveguides are positioned between the first midrange driver and the second midrange driver so as to block a direct path from the first midrange driver to the second midrange driver. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201404 | IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - In a normal mode, an image information processing apparatus controls volume of each channel for audio corresponding to audio data associated with a currently displayed audio-accompanying image, according to a position represented by coordinate data associated with the audio-accompanying image. On the other hand, in a search mode in which a change is being made to a map display range, the apparatus controls volume of each channel for audio corresponding to audio data associated with a currently undisplayed audio-accompanying image whose coordinate data is associated with a position in a predetermined surrounding area of the current display range while muting the audio corresponding to audio data associated with a currently displayed audio-accompanying image, where the apparatus controls the volume according to the position. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201405 | VIRTUAL SURROUND FOR HEADPHONES AND EARBUDS HEADPHONE EXTERNALIZATION SYSTEM - A combination of techniques for modifying sound provided to headphones to simulate a surround-sound speaker environment with listener adjustments. In one embodiment, Head Related Transfer Functions (HRTFs) are grouped into multiple groups, with four types of HRTF filters or other perceptual models being used and selectable by a user. Alternately, a custom filter or perceptual model can be generated from measurements of the user's body, such as optical or acoustic measurements of the user's head, shoulders and pinna. Also, the user can select a speaker type, as well as other adjustments, such as head size and amount of wall reflections. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201406 | EARPHONE - an earphone has a driver unit that generates a sound according to an electrical signal inputted therein, a first sound channel from which the sound generated in the driver unit is outputted, and a second sound channel through which a sound generated in the driver unit is transmitted by way of a channel different from the first sound channel to combine the transmitted sound with the sound in the first sound channel. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201407 | HEARING SYSTEM WITH ANALOGUE CONTROL ELEMENT - A hearing system is described comprising a hearing device with a signal processing unit and at least one analogue control element ( | 2012-08-09 |
20120201408 | Insertion Device For Deep-In-The-Canal Hearing Devices - Apparatus and methods for inserting a deep-in-the-ear-canal (DIC) hearing aid into the ear canal, activating the inserted DIC hearing aid, and removing the DIC hearing aid. Exemplary apparatus may include a base a platform configured to fit into the conchal cavity of an ear, a chimney configured to fit into the ear canal projecting distally from the platform, and a DIC hearing aid or a DIC hearing aid removal device or a DIC hearing aid activation device. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201409 | HIDDEN MICROPHONES FOR A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A mobile computing device is disclosed. The mobile computing device comprises a first housing segment and a second housing segment that are slideably coupled to each other so that the mobile computing device can be in an extended position or a contracted position. The second housing segment includes a section that is overlaid by the first housing segment regardless of whether the mobile computing device is in the extended position or the contracted position. The mobile computing device also includes two microphones. A first microphone is provided with the second housing segment and is exposed to an opening of the second housing segment. A second microphone is provided at the overlaid section. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201410 | MICROPHONE UNIT, CLOSE-TALKING VOICE INPUT DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MICROPHONE UNIT - A microphone unit includes: a housing which has an inner space; a partition member which is provided in the housing and divides the inner space into a first space and a second space, the partition member being at least partially formed of a diaphragm; and an electrical signal output circuit which outputs an electrical signal based on vibrations of the diaphragm. In the housing, a first through-hole through which the first space communicates with an outer space of the housing and a second through-hole through which the second space communicates with the outer space are formed. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201411 | AUDIO PICK-UP DEVICE OF A CONDENSER MICROPHONE - An audio pick-up device of a condenser microphone includes a base, a resilient anti-shock mount disposed fixedly on the base, and an audio pick-up unit disposed securely on the anti-shock mount for sensing and processing sound waves to output corresponding electric signals. The audio pick-up device further includes a circuit unit that includes an impedance converter circuit board and a control circuit board. The impedance converter circuit board is disposed securely on the anti-shock mount and is connected electrically to the audio pick-up unit for converting a high-impedance output of the audio pick-up unit to a low-impedance output. The control circuit board is mounted on the base and is coupled electrically to the impedance converter circuit board for receiving and processing the electric signals therefrom. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201412 | Garment with Integrated Earphones - The invention is a garment with an integrated earphone, headset, and wire. The wire allows an audio signal to travel from an electronic device at one end of the wire to the earphone or earphones, and/or a microphone at the other end of the wire. The wire, or wires, is preferably permanently sewn into the seams of the garment. The earphone may be retractable and/or kept in a small pocket near the collar of the garment to limit the movement of the earphone when it is not being actively used. The integrated earphone and microphone are preferably machine washable and dryable along with the garment with which they are integrated. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201413 | MODULE FOR CONTAINING AN EARPIECE FOR AN AUDIO DEVICE - A module for containing an earpiece for an audio device, the earpiece having at least one protruding electrical contact. The module comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion being opposable and forming a cavity sized to accommodate an earpiece. The module further comprises at least one electrical contact within the cavity, on one of the first portion and the second portion. The electrical contact is positioned to engage a protruding electrical contact of the earpiece positioned within the cavity. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201414 | SLIM-TYPE PORTABLE DEVICE - A slim portable device is provided in which a main body includes a main Printed Circuit Board (PCB), an information Input/Output (I/O) device disposed on the main PCB in parallel relation with the main PCB, an antenna disposed along a partial frontal periphery of the information I/O device, and at least one battery disposed substantially co-planar with the main PCB. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201415 | ORGANIC MATTER MAPPING - Relative changes in organic matter in soil in an agricultural field are mapped by a computer-implemented system and method that uses a number of individual bands from one or more remotely sensed images of the agricultural field. Each of the bands is associated with a light spectrum wavelength range, and each of the bands is weighted based on its contribution to predicting relative changes in organic matter. Elevation data may also be used in the weighted calculation. The map is separated into zones based on the relative predicted organic matter falling within a predefined range. Each zone may be associated with a different average organic matter content, and nutrient supplements are recommended for each zone based on the average organic matter associated with each of the mapped zones. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201416 | Method and Apparatus for Processing Mail to Obtain Image Data of Contents - A method and apparatus for processing mail is provided. Mail is placed into an input bin having a conveyor that conveys the mail towards a feeder. The feeder serially feeds the envelopes by engaging the lead envelope in the stack of mail and displacing the lead envelope transverse the stack of mail. The mail is then cut on a side edge and the top edge to cut open each envelope. A transport conveys the cut envelopes to an extractor. The extractor opens the edge-severed mail and presents the contents of the envelopes to an operator who manually extracts the contents. The operator drops the extracted contents onto a conveyor that conveys the contents to an imaging station. The contents are automatically separated and imaged to obtain image data for the contents. The contents are then sorted into a plurality of output bins. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201417 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SENSORY EFFECT OF IMAGE DATA - A method and apparatus is capable of processing a sensory effect of image data. The apparatus includes an image analyzer that analyzes depth information and texture information about at least one object included in an image. A motion analyzer analyzes a motion of a user. An image matching processor matches the motion of the user to the image. An image output unit outputs the image to which the motion of the user is matched, and a sensory effect output unit outputs a texture of an object touched by the body of the user to the body of the user. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201418 | DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT OF CAPTURED CONTENT BASED ON CAPTURE ASSOCIATED LOCATIONS - A certification is received from a user stating that captured content does not comprise a particular restricted element and a request from the user for an adjustment of a digital rights management rule identified for the captured content based on the captured content comprising the particular restricted element. At least one term of the digital rights management rule is adjusted to reflect that the captured content does not comprise the particular restricted element. The usage of the captured content by the user is monitored to determine whether the usage matches the certification statement. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201419 | MAP INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, MAP INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A map information display apparatus for displaying map information on the basis of information on image-capturing times and image-capturing positions that are respectively associated with a plurality of captured images includes a captured image extraction unit configured to extract images captured within a predetermined time period that includes the image-capturing time of a predetermined captured image from among the plurality of captured images; a map area selection unit configured to select an area of a map so as to include the image-capturing positions of the captured images extracted by the captured image extraction unit by using as a reference the image-capturing position of the predetermined captured image; and a map information display unit configured to display map information in such a manner that the area of the map, which is selected by the map area selection unit, is displayed. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201420 | Object Recognition and Describing Structure of Graphical Objects - Methods for processing machine-readable forms or documents of non-fixed format are disclosed. The methods make use of, for example, a structural description of characteristics of document elements, a description of a logical structure of the document, and methods of searching for document elements by using the structural description. A structural description of the spatial and parametric characteristics of document elements and the logical connections between elements may include a hierarchical logical structure of the elements, specification of an algorithm of determining the search constraints, specification of characteristics of searched elements, and specification of a set of parameters for a compound element identified on the basis of the aggregate of its components. The method of describing the logical structure of a document and methods of searching for elements of a document may be based on the use of the structural description. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201421 | System and Method for Automatic Registration Between an Image and a Subject - A patient defines a patient space in which an instrument can be tracked and navigated. An image space is defined by image data that can be registered to the patient space. A tracking device can be connected to a member in a known manner that includes imageable portions that generate image points in the image data. Selected image slices or portions can be used to register reconstructed image data to the patient space. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201422 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - A signal processing apparatus for displaying an input image in the sate in which a part of the image is enlarged, displays an enlarged image obtained by enlarging a part of a designated object in the input image so that the enlarged image is superimposed at a position in accordance with the position of the designated object. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201423 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There are provided an image processing apparatus, an image processing method and an image processing program for transforming a target image having no contour of straight line portions. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201424 | ENVIRONMENTAL MODIFICATIONS TO MITIGATE ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS - A method of depth imaging includes acquiring a depth image from a depth camera, identifying an environmental factor invalidating depth information in one or more portions of the depth image, and outputting an environmental modification to mitigate the environmental factor. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201425 | Method and Apparatus for Visualizing Multi-Dimensional Well Logging Data with Shapelets - A method for visualizing parametric logging data includes interpreting logging data sets, each logging data set corresponding to a distinct value of a progression parameter, calculating a geometric image including a representation of data from each of the logging data sets corresponding to a wellbore measured depth, and displaying the geometric image(s) at a position along a well trajectory corresponding to the wellbore measured depth. The progression parameter includes time, a resistivity measurement depth, differing tool modes that are sampling different volumes of investigation, and/or sampling different physical properties. The geometric images include a number of parallel lines having lengths determined according to the logging data and/or an azimuthal projection of the logging data, a number of concentric axial projections, and/or shapelets determined from parallel lines and/or concentric axial projections. The method includes dynamically determining a selected measured depth, measured depth interval, and/or azimuthal projection angle. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201426 | ESTIMATING SUBJECT MOTION FOR CAPTURE SETTING DETERMINATION - A method for determining image capture settings for an electronic image capture device, comprising: capturing at least two preview images of a scene; analyzing the preview images to determine a combined motion velocity; determining one or more image capture settings responsive to the combined motion velocity; and capturing an archival image according to the determined image capture settings. The determination of the combined motion velocity includes: defining a plurality image regions; determining local motion velocities for each of the image regions; and combining the local motion velocities to determine the combined motion velocity. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201427 | ESTIMATING SUBJECT MOTION BETWEEN IMAGE FRAMES - A method for determining a motion estimate, comprising: capturing at least two digital images of a scene at different capture times; designating one of the digital images as a reference digital image; designating a plurality of image regions; determining motion estimates for each image region by shifting the image regions within the non-reference digital images according to each of a plurality of spatial offsets relative to the image region within the reference digital image, computing merit function values for each spatial offset providing an indication of a difference between the image region in the reference digital image and the shifted image regions, computing a fitting function that provides an estimated merit function value as a function of spatial offset; and determining the motion estimate responsive to the determined non-integer spatial offset. A combined motion estimate is determined using weighting coefficients determined responsive to the shapes of the fitting functions. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201428 | IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION INCORPORATING ORGAN MOTION - Systems and methods which implement an image reconstruction framework to incorporate complex motion of structure, such as complex deformation of an object or objects being imaged, in image reconstruction techniques are shown. For example, techniques are provided for tracking organ motion which uses raw time-stamped data provided by any of a number of imaging modalities and simultaneously reconstructs images and estimates deformations in anatomy. Operation according to embodiments reduces artifacts, increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and facilitates reduced image modality energy dosing to patients. The technology also facilitates the incorporation of physical properties of organ motion, such as the conservation of local tissue volume. This approach is accurate and robust against noise and irregular breathing for tracking organ motion. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201429 | CORRECTION OF BLOTCHES IN COMPONENT IMAGES - Blotches may be identified and processed to reduce or eliminate the blotch. The blotch may be in just one of several separations and multiple separations may be used, for example, to identify the blotch. An implementation (i) compares a first component image of an image with a first component image of a reference image, (ii) compares a second component image of the image with a second component image of the reference image, and (iii) determines based on these comparisons whether the first component image of the image includes a blotch. Multiple image separations also, or alternatively, may be used, for example, to modify the blotch, as well as to evaluate whether a modification is beneficial. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201430 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION USING IRIS IMAGES - A system for animal identification includes: an image capture apparatus for obtaining an image of an eye of an animal including a pupil region and an iris region; and a template generation apparatus. The template generation apparatus is for: extracting a set of pixel data from the image, the set of pixel data representing an upper region of interest of the iris region above the pupil region and a lower region of interest of the iris region below the pupil region, the upper region of interest and the lower region of interest have parallel side boundaries that are spaced apart a distance that is substantially independent of a degree of dilation of the pupil region; and transforming the set of pixel data representing the upper region of interest and the lower region of interest into a template of the upper region of interest and the lower region of interest. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201431 | LIVING BODY INFORMATION REGISTRATION METHOD, BIOMETRICS AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND BIOMETRICS AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS - A vein authentication apparatus registers vein data and vein characteristic amounts, determines comparison order at vein data identification time by sorting records in descending order of degree of similarity on the basis of vein characteristic amounts for comparison and the registered vein characteristic amounts, and makes vein data comparison in accordance with the comparison order. The vein authentication apparatus uses 32 frequencies obtained by performing a Fourier transform, 12 angles obtained by performing a Fourier transform, curvature directions in 36 angle areas, segment directions in 18 angle areas, and a vein amount as the vein characteristic amounts. By doing so, the accuracy of comparison order is improved and a comparison using a record for which a degree of similarity is low can be omitted. As a result, the speed of a comparison process and the maximum number of pieces of living body information which can be registered can be increased. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201432 | Display of an Acquired Cine Loop for Procedure Navigation - The present disclosure relates to acquiring image data of a subject and selecting image data to be displayed. The image data can include a plurality of frames that relate to a specific location of a tracking device positioned within the subject. The determined location of the tracking device can be used to determine which frame of the image data to display at a selected time. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201433 | Image composition system - An image composition system includes: an image related information acquiring portion that acquires image related information between a first image and a second image; an image display form designating portion that designates a display form of the first image preferentially to the second image; a second image display form determining portion that determines a display form of the second image so as to display the second image in a predetermined area of the first image; a second image processing portion that processes the second image; and an image compositing portion that outputs a composite image obtained by compositing the second image processed by the second image processing portion on the predetermined area of the first image. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201434 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PACKAGED MEDICAMENT INSPECTION - A unit-dose medicament inspection system and method provide for the obtainment of an image of a receptacle after a corresponding filling operation in which a predetermined unit-dose medicament was to have been located in the receptacle. The image may be processed to extract image data that may be compared with stored data corresponding with a predetermined unit-dose medicament. Size, configuration and other features of objects located within a receptacle may be included with the extracted image data and compared with corresponding stored data to determine whether a given receptacle includes the intended medicament and/or whether the medicament located within the receptacle is in an acceptable condition. Receptacle attributes may also be inspected for compliance with predetermined configuration parameters. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201435 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AN OPTIMAL DILUTION OF A REAGENT - A system and method for automatically and quantitatively determining the optimal dilution of a reagent is provided. In one embodiment, a plurality of dilution sets are received, where each of the dilution sets consist of a different respective dilution value and a respective plurality of immunoassay staining intensity values. A respective dynamic range metric is determining for each of the plurality of dilution sets relative to the respective plurality immunoassay staining intensity values. Having found the respective dynamic range metric, a dilution set having the numerically optimal dynamic range metric is selected and the dilution value of that dilution set is selected as being representative of an optimal dilution level of the reagent for use in a quantitative immunoassay. In one embodiment, a system is provided with a microscope, an image sensor, and processor module configured determine an optimal dilution of a reagent for use in an quantitative immunoassay. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201436 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGE ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION - A method is provided that includes identifying a plurality of data sets, each data set is associated with a distribution model and each data set is associated with an image having a first noise level. The method includes partitioning the data sets into a plurality of groups and generating a best representative estimate for each group, the estimate is associated with a second noise level that is less than the first noise level. The method further includes annotating each group and receiving an input data set. The method includes assigning the input data set to a group and annotating the input data set according to that group's annotation. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201437 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR THE REMOTE ANALYSIS OF CHEMICAL COMPOUND MICROARRAYS - A remote microarray analysis system, method and apparatus for use in the remote analysis of a chemical compound microarray supported on a substrate is disclosed. Pixel image data is received from a remote location including image data that depicts (a) a calibration scale associated with the substrate and (b) the microarray. A transformation action of said pixel data corresponding to the calibration scale is determined and the received image data corresponding to at least the microarray is adjusted by applying the transformation action. The adjusted image of the microarray is compared with a database of stored microarray pixel data to extract information from said image. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201438 | CALIBRATION PHANTOM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND CORRECTING GEOMETRIC DISTORTIONS IN MEDICAL IMAGES - Calibration phantom and method for measuring and correcting geometric distortions in an image of a body part of a patient Calibration phantom ( | 2012-08-09 |
20120201439 | Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) Motion Compensated Imaging System - A motion compensated digitally subtracted Angiography (DSA) image processing system includes an interface for acquiring a sequence of images of patient vessels both prior to and following introduction of contrast agent into the vessels. An image data processor automatically, (a) determines a first shift vector for a first image of the sequence for compensating for shift between the first image and a first reference image of the sequence, (b) applies the determined first shift vector to the first image of the sequence to produce a shifted image, (c) subtracts the first reference image from the shifted image to produce a subtracted image enhancing vessel structure, (d) determines a second shift vector for compensating for shift between the subtracted image and a second reference image and (e) shifts content of the subtracted image relative to the second reference image in response to the second shift vector, to provide a shifted subtracted image enhancing and aligning vessel structure. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201440 | Fusion of Multiple Imaging Planes for Isotropic Imaging in MRI and Quantitative Image Analysis using Isotropic or Near-isotropic Imaging - In accordance with the present invention there is provided methods for generating an isotropic or near-isotropic three-dimensional images from two-dimensional images. In accordance with the present invention the method includes, obtaining a first image of a body part in a first plane, wherein the first image generates a first image data volume; obtaining a second image of the body part in a second plane, wherein the second image generates a second image data volume; and combining the first and second image data volumes to form a resultant image data volume, wherein the resultant image data volume is isotropic or near-isotropic. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201441 | METHOD AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM TO REMOVE UNWANTED, PERFUSION-DEPENDENT SIGNALS FROM MR IMAGES - In a method and magnetic resonance system for the removal of unwanted, perfusion-dependent signals from MR images, a series of MR images, that are acquired in a chronological progression and registered with one another, are loaded into a processor. In the processor, a spectrum of the time curve of the intensity of each image unit of the registered MR images in a selected region is created, a spectral range is determined with which the perfusion is to be associated, the spectra is filtered based on the determined spectral range, perfusion-corrected MR images are reconstructed by converting the filtered spectra back within the time domain. The perfusion-corrected MR images are displayed at a display unit and/or the perfusion-corrected MR images are stored at a memory unit. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201442 | METHOD AND COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A STATISTICAL MODEL - A method and a computer system are disclosed for automatically generating a statistical vascular model of a patient group. In at least one embodiment, the method includes collecting specifying patient-related vascular coordinates models from a multiplicity of vascular landmark coordinates of vascular landmarks, centerline coordinates on vessel centerlines and vessel contour coordinates on vessel contour edge profiles; specifying body landmark coordinates of body landmarks; registering the vessel-related coordinates to patient-related registered vascular coordinates models; merging patient-related vascular parameter models to form at least one statistical vascular parameter model; specifying the statistical parameters thereof; and saving and/or outputting the at least one statistical vascular parameter model. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201443 | METHOD FOR DIGITIZING DENTO-MAXILLOFACIAL OBJECTS - A method for capturing the shape of a dento-maxillofacial object out of volumetric image data of the dento-maxillofacial object is described. The method includes performing a segmentation of the volumetric image data with at least one calculated segmentation parameter indicative of the distinction between the dento-maxillofacial object and its background and derived from a calibration procedure. The method further includes capturing the shape of the dento-maxillofacial object from the segmented volumetric image data. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201444 | Reducing False Positives In Computer-Aided Detection - Methods, systems, and related computer program products for computer-aided detection (CAD) of anatomical abnormalities in digital (or digitized) x-ray mammograms are described. The inventive techniques are based on using a foundational CAD processing algorithm that is characterized by at least one of non-shift-invariance, non-rotational-invariance, and non-inversional-invariance. According to one preferred embodiment, a first x-ray mammogram image of a breast is received, and at least one altered version thereof is generated that differs therefrom by at least one of image shift, image rotation, and image inversion. The first x-ray mammogram image and each of the at least one altered versions thereof are individually processed using the foundational CAD algorithm to generate a respective plurality of individual CAD detection sets. The plurality of CAD detection sets are then compared to generate an overall CAD detection set. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201445 | COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM INCORPORATING APPEARANCE ANALYSIS FOR DIAGNOSING MALIGNANT LUNG NODULES - A computer aided diagnostic system and automated method diagnose lung cancer through modeling and analyzing the visual appearance of pulmonary nodules. A learned appearance model used in such analysis describes the appearance of pulmonary nodules in terms of voxel-wise conditional Gibbs energies for a generic rotation and translation invariant second-order Markov-Gibbs random field (MGRF) model of malignant nodules with analytically estimated characteristic voxel neighborhoods and potentials. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201446 | COMPUTER-AIDED DETECTION (CAD) OF INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSMS - A computer-aided system identifies aneurysm suspects in | 2012-08-09 |
20120201447 | Methods And Apparatuses For Correcting A Mask Layout - Methods of correcting a mask layout are provided. The methods may include acquiring two-dimensional (2D) geometry information of a mask pattern. The methods may further include acquiring an After Development Inspection (ADI) image parameter of the mask pattern. The methods may additionally include calculating an etch skew using the 2D geometry information and the ADI image parameter. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201448 | ROBOTIC DEVICE, INSPECTION DEVICE, INSPECTION METHOD, AND INSPECTION PROGRAM - A robotic device includes an imaging section adapted to take an image of an object having a hole, and generate an image data of the object including an inspection area of an image of the hole, a robot adapted to move the imaging section, an inspection area luminance value detection section adapted to detect a luminance value of the inspection area from the image data, a reference area luminance value detection section adapted to detect a luminance value of a reference area adjacent to the inspection area from the image data, and a determination section adapted to determine a state of the inspection area based on one of a ratio and a difference between the luminance value of the inspection area detected by the inspection area luminance value detection section and the luminance value of the reference area detected by the reference area luminance value detection section. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201449 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The an image processing apparatus includes: a depth map estimating unit which estimates a depth map of a stereoscopic image; a region setup unit which sets up a region in the stereoscopic image; and a 3D effect adjusting unit which determines a difference in a depth level between the setup region and a surrounding region other than the setup region based on the estimated depth map, and adjusts a 3D effect of the stereoscopic image based on the determined difference in the depth level. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201450 | HUE-BASED COLOR MATCHING - Some embodiments provide a computer program for performing a color matching operation. The computer program identifies first and second images. Each image includes several pixels. Each pixel includes a hue component value. The computer program identifies a set of hue ranges for the first image based on analysis of the hue component values of pixels in the first image. The computer program identifies a set of hue ranges for the second image based on analysis of the hue component values of pixels in the second image. The computer program modifies pixel values of the first image to match pixel values of the second image based on the sets of hue ranges for the first and second images. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201451 | COLOR MATCHING USING COLOR SEGMENTATION - Some embodiments provide a computer program for matching colors of a first image to colors of a second image. The computer program identifies a set of transforms for converting the first image to a device-independent color space. The computer program modifies the set of transforms to segment colors of the first image into a set of segmented colors. The computer program applies the modified set of transforms to pixel values of the first image in order to segment the pixels of the first image into the set of segmented colors. The computer program applies the modified set of transforms to pixel values of the second image in order to segment the pixels of the second image into the set of segmented colors. The computer program matches each segmented color in the set of segmented colors in the first image to the segmented color in the second image. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201452 | LUMA-BASED COLOR MATCHING - Some embodiments provide a computer program for performing a color matching operation. The computer program identifies first and second images. Each image includes several pixels. Each pixel includes a luma component value. Based on analysis of the luma component values of the pixels of the first and second images, the computer program determines a set of transforms to modify pixel values of the first image so that the pixel values of the first image are similar to pixel values of the second image. The computer program applies the set of transforms to the first image such that the pixel values of the first image are similar to the pixel values of the second image. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201453 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus adapted to perform tone correction of luminance of an image, comprises: a image dividing unit configured to divide the image into a plurality of blocks; a calculation unit configured to calculate a plurality of feature amounts of each of the blocks including a luminance value and calculate a saturated feature amount based on the plurality of calculated feature amounts, wherein the saturated feature amount represents color deviation tendency when the tone correction is applied to the image using a reference tone correction characteristic; a changing unit configured to change the reference tone correction characteristic according to the calculated saturated feature amount; and a correction unit configured to perform the tone correction based on the changed reference tone correction, wherein the changing unit weakens a degree of the reference tone correction characteristic when the saturated feature amount indicates a stronger tendency toward color deviation. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201454 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGING PROCESSING METHOD - A signal processing device includes: an enhancement countermeasure unit in which when a linear matrix gain using a linear matrix coefficient is multiplied to a pixel value of an image signal output for each channel by a pixel of an imaging device, whereby an enhancement of color occurs in an image based on the image signal, the image signal in which a portion where the enhancement of color occurs is corrected for each channel is output based on a color-difference component separated from the result of multiplication of the linear matrix coefficient to the pixel value for each channel and a luminance calculated from the result. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201455 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC AND ADAPTIVE ENHANCEMENT OF COLORS IN DIGITAL VIDEO IMAGES USING VALUE BRIGHT-GAIN - System and method for dynamically and adaptively enhancing user chosen colors on a frame-by-frame basis of an incoming digital video signal using a saturation dependent value bright-gain is disclosed. In one embodiment, a value-saturation 2D-histogram for each of the user chosen colors is formed using a substantially current video frame. Further, a saturation dependent value bright-gain is dynamically computed for each of the user chosen colors using the corresponding value-saturation 2D-histogram of the substantially current video frame and corresponding value-saturation 2D-histogram information and a saturation dependent value bright-gain of a substantially previous video frame. Furthermore, which one of the dynamically computed saturation dependent value bright-gains associated with the user chosen colors to be applied on a per-pixel basis is determined. The determined saturation dependent value bright-gain is applied to value component on the per-pixel basis in the substantially current or next video frame. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201456 | TRANSFORMING A DIGITAL IMAGE FROM A LOW DYNAMIC RANGE (LDR) IMAGE TO A HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE (HDR) IMAGE - The invention provides a method for transforming an image from a Low Dynamic Range (LDR) image obtained with a given camera to a High Dynamic Range (HDR) image, the method comprising:
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20120201457 | FINDING REPEATED STRUCTURE FOR DATA EXTRACTION FROM DOCUMENT IMAGES - Methods and system employing the same for finding repeated structure for data extraction from document images are provided. A reference record and one or more reference fields thereof are identified from a document image. One or more candidate fields are generated for each of the reference fields. One or more best candidate records from the candidate fields are selected using a probabilistic model and an optimal record set is determined from the best candidate records. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201458 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TEXT WITHIN AN IMAGE INCLUDES UNWANTED DATA, UTILIZING A MATRIX - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for determining whether text within an image includes unwanted data, utilizing a matrix. In operation, a matrix corresponding to an image is generated. Additionally, text within the image is identified utilizing the matrix. Furthermore, it is determined whether the text includes unwanted data. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201459 | Annotation Detection and Anchoring on Ink Notes - Systems and methods for detecting annotation digital ink strokes and further associating annotation digital ink strokes with word digital ink strokes are presented. Ink strokes are captured on a writing surface and then classified as words or annotations. Annotations are then anchored to corresponding words. When words are relocated or edited on the writing surface, the anchored annotations are also relocated and may even be reshaped according to the changes in the anchored words. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201460 | Image segmentation devices and methods based on sequential frame image of static scene - Provided is an image segmentation device and method based on a sequential frame image of a static scene. The image segmentation device includes an image extraction unit, a seed point detection unit, and an image segmentation unit. The image extraction unit extracts a plurality of sequential frame images from a static scene, and calculates an average and standard deviation of each corresponding pixel. The seed point detection unit extracts a seed point with the average and standard deviation of each pixel calculated by the image extraction unit. The image segmentation unit generates a segmentation image through labeling by a region growing technique, based on the seed point. The image segmentation method captures a sequential frame of a static scene to generate an average and standard deviation of each pixel in the sequential frame and an average image, extracts a seed point with the generated average and standard deviation, and labels a plurality of pixels adjacent to the seed point in a region growing technique which bundles the same regions by allocating a label. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201461 | CHARACTER DETECTION APPARATUS, CHARACTER DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A character detection apparatus is provided that detects, from an image including a first image representing a character and a second image representing a translucent object, the character. The character detection apparatus includes a calculating portion that, for each of blocks obtained by dividing an overlapping region in which the first image is overlapped by the second image, calculates a frequency of appearance of pixels for each of gradations of a property, and a detection portion that detects the character from the overlapping region based on the frequency for each of the gradations. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201462 | JOINT IMAGE COMPRESSION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A joint image compression system ( | 2012-08-09 |
20120201463 | Image Analysis Method and Image Analysis Apparatus - An image analysis method includes acquiring an image of an observation region including a plurality of pixels respectively having a plurality of time serially acquired data, setting an analysis region on the image of the observation region, setting a sub analysis region smaller than the analysis region, intermittently moving the sub analysis region in increments of a pixel interval over the entire analysis region, executing correlation analysis using data of pixels in the sub analysis region every time the sub analysis region is moved, so as to estimate at least a molecular number or a diffusion constant of the sub analysis region, and forming a molecular number or diffusion constant image by mapping the molecular numbers or the diffusion constants. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201464 | COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A computer readable medium stores a program causing a computer to execute a process for image processing. The process includes: calculating, on the basis of image feature information of a plurality of image areas each set with a classification information item, a probability distribution of the image feature information for each classification information item; acquiring a target image; calculating an evaluation value of each of pixels included in the target image relating to a specified classification information item, on the basis of the image feature information of an image area including the pixel and the probability distribution of the image feature information calculated for the specified classification information item; and extracting, from the target image, an image area relating to the specified classification information item, on the basis of the evaluation value calculated for each of the pixels included in the target image. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201465 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus may include a condition setting unit that sets a specified image capturing time, a specified image capturing location, and specified image capturing composition, an image capturing time determination unit that extracts image data from among a plurality of image data based on additional information included in the image data, an image capturing location determination unit that extracts the image data from among the plurality of image data based on the additional information, a composition determination unit that extracts the image data from among the plurality of image data based on the additional information, and an order setting unit that generates information indicating order of the image data consistent with given conditions based on the additional information for the image data extracted by all of the image capturing time determination unit, the image capturing location determination unit, and the composition determination unit. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201466 | ROBUST INTEREST POINT DETECTOR AND DESCRIPTOR - A method for operating on images is described for interest point detection and/or description working under different scales and with different rotations, e.g. for scale-invariant and rotation-invariant interest point detection and/or description. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201467 | Stream Compaction for Rasterization - A single instruction multiple data (SIMD) processor with a given width may operate on registers of the same width completely filled with fragments. A parallel set of registers are loaded and tested. The fragments that fail are eliminated and the register set is refilled from the parallel set. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201468 | PERSON CLOTHING FEATURE EXTRACTION DEVICE, PERSON SEARCH DEVICE, AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A person's region is detected from input video of a surveillance camera; a person's direction in the person's region is determined; the separability of person's clothes is determined to generate clothing segment separation information; furthermore, clothing features representing visual features of person's clothes in the person's region are extracted in consideration of the person's direction and the clothing segment separation information. The person's direction is determined based on a person's face direction, person's motion, and clothing symmetry. The clothing segment separation information is generated based on analysis information regarding a geometrical shape of the person's region and visual segment information representing person's clothing segments which are visible based on the person's region and background prior information. A person is searched out based on a result of matching between a clothing query text, representing a type and a color of person's clothes, and the extracted person's clothing features. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201469 | Method, computer program and device for hybrid tracking of real-time representations of objects in a sequence - The invention in particular relates to the hybrid tracking of representations of objects in a sequence of images using at least one key image. After acquiring a first and second images including a representation of the tracked object, a first image portion is identified in the first image, and a second image portion is retrieved from the key image. A relative pose of a first image portion of said second image, similar to the first image portion of the first image, is estimated. A second image portion of the first or second image, similar to the second image portion of the key image, is sought. The relative pose of the object is then estimated according to the relative poses of the first image portions and the second image portions. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201470 | RECOGNITION OF OBJECTS - Pre-defined objects in a digital image are recognized in a real-time automated fashion by using computer resources for detecting contours within the digital image and comparing the detected contours to properties describing predefined objects taking into account a classification of the objects. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201471 | Adaptive Framing for Dynamic Cardiac PET Studies - Methods and computer-readable mediums are provided. In one embodiment, the method acquires patient data. The peak value in the patient data is determined. The patient data is divided into two data segments (i.e., one data segment representing the data before the peak value occurs and a second data segment representing the patient data after the peak occurs). The slopes of the first and second data segments are calculated. Thereafter the slopes are used to determine an appropriate adaptive framing protocol. A number of frames and duration of each frame in the adaptive framing protocol can be calculated or the adaptive framing protocol can be selected from a plurality of framing protocols. Embodiments of the invention also include computer-readable mediums that contain features similar to the features in the above described method. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201472 | SYSTEM FOR THE TAGGING AND AUGMENTATION OF GEOGRAPHICALLY-SPECIFIC LOCATIONS USING A VISUAL DATA STREAM - A system to provide augment information includes an object database configured to store characteristics and geographical information associated with known objects, and an object recognition engine configured to compare characteristics and geographical information of objects associated with a frame in a first set of frames of a video stream with the characteristics and geographical information stored in the object database to recognize a first known object. The system may include two or more server computers in a site. The two or more servers are configured with identical compositions of hardware and content with server computers at another geographically different site. The video stream is captured by a mobile computing device connected to a network using wireless communication. The system further includes an augment information database coupled with the object database and configured to store augment information associated with the known objects including the first known object, and an augment engine coupled with the augment information database and configured to select augment information associated with the first known object from the augment information database. The selected augment information is to be transmitted to the mobile computing device and to overlay the frame in the first set of frames before the video stream is viewable. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201473 | System And Method For Generating Groups Of Cluster Spines For Display - A system and method for generating groups of cluster spines for display are provided. One or more concepts for each cluster in a set of clusters are generated. Spines are formed from at least a portion of the clusters based on the concepts. At least one spine unique from all other spines is placed. One or more spine groups are generated by positioning at least one unplaced spine in relation to one of the placed unique spines. The spine groups are displayed. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201474 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING MULTI-VIEW IMAGES BASED ON GLOBAL DISPARITY VECTOR - A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding multi-view images. The multi-view image encoding method selects a block corresponding to a current block from another picture having a view-point which is different from a view-point of a current picture to which the current block belongs, on the basis of a global disparity vector representing a global disparity between the current picture and the other picture; and encodes the current block on the basis of block information of a block from among the selected block and blocks adjacent to the selected block. Accordingly, multi-view images can be encoded in consideration of the individual differences between the appearances of objects as well as global disparities between view-points. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201475 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AN IMAGE - There is provided according to an aspect the present invention a method and a system for processing a discrete input image to a reduced-size discrete output image. According to some embodiments, the system may include an interface, a quality parameter controller and an intra-prediction encoder. The quality controller is adapted to provide an encoding-quality parameter enabling a substantial size reduction of the discrete output image, wherein the parameter is related to a target quantitative-similarity measure between the output image and the input image. The intra-prediction encoder is adapted to re-encode the input image, wherein re-encoding includes intra-image prediction, and wherein the encoder is configured in accordance with the encoding-quality parameter. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201476 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR RECOMPRESSION OF DIGITAL IMAGES - A system and method for generating a second reduced size digital image from a first digital image, the method including iteratively compressing the first digital image to an extent determined by a quality measure comprising at least a blockiness measure quantifying added artifactual edges along coding block boundaries of the second image and/or use of a quantization matrix generated by computing a weighted average of the quantization matrix of the first digital image and a scaled second quantization matrix. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201477 | Kinetic Super-Resolution Imaging - Methods and a computer program product for deriving a super-resolution image of a physical object, the super-resolution image characterized by a resolution exceeding a “camera imaging resolution” associated with each of a sequence of lower-resolution images of the physical object. The sequence of images of the physical object is obtained at a plurality of relative displacements with respect to the object. An offset is passively associated with each of the plurality of images to derive effective camera movement, allowing for calculation of a kinetic point spread function on the basis of the effective camera movement. The image sequence is deconvolved, using the kinetic point spread function, to solve for a high-resolution image. Various applications such as portable cameras and infrared imaging for energy conservation are described. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201478 | Mosaic oblique images and methods of making and using same - A system, including a computer system running image processing software, receives an identification of a desired area to be imaged and collected into an oblique-mosaic image, creates a mathematical model of a virtual camera having a sensor higher in elevation from which the source oblique images were captured and looking down at an oblique angle, the mathematical model having an oblique-mosaic pixel map for the sensor of the desired area encompassing multiple source images, determines geographic coordinates for pixels, and selects source oblique images of the geographic coordinates captured at an oblique angle and compass direction similar to the oblique angle and compass direction of the virtual camera. The computer system reprojects at least one source oblique image pixel of the area to be imaged for each pixel included in the oblique-mosaic pixel map to create the oblique-mosaic image. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201479 | Arranging Secondary Images Adjacent to a Primary Image - A method includes determining a target layout in which secondary images ( | 2012-08-09 |
20120201480 | ZIPPER TAPE, PACKAGING BAG WITH ZIPPER TAPE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PACKAGING BAG WITH ZIPPER TAPE AND PRODUCTION DEVICE THEREFOR - After engagement of a male belt-like member and a female belt-like member are disengaged, a void portion is formed by punching the female belt-like member with a die. The female belt-like member having the void portion and the male belt-like member are re-engaged with each other and fed between a folded base material film that is continuously fed. A male belt-like base and a female belt-like base are heat-sealed. A seal bar heat-seals the base material film to form a bottom seal portion. A side seal bar heat-seals the base material film to form side seal portions. The cutter cuts the base material film in the middle of the side seal portions to produce the packaging bag in which three sides of the bottom seal portion and the side seal portions are heat-sealed. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201481 | PACKAGING MACHINE FOR PRODUCING A MULTILAYER PACKAGE - The invention relates to a thermoform packaging machine for manufacturing a multilayer package, to methods for manufacturing a multilayer package comprising three or four product layers as well as to multilayer packages comprising three or four product layers. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201482 | REMOVABLY ATTACHABLE STORAGE DEVICE - A temporary storage device fabricated at least in part of memory stretch material (such as synthetic rubber, e.g. polychloroprene material and the like. A storage portion of said device may be fabricated from the same polychloroprene material and is configured with at least one defined storage pocket. An attachment portion of the storage device has defined therein at least one generally annular stretchable opening. This attachment opening, due to the elastically stretchable quality of the device fabric will be stretched sufficiently to surround and cling snugly to a support stanchion such as a bedpost commonly found on a bunk or loft bed. More than one attachment opening of different sizes can be defined in the attachment portion so as to sizably correspond with different posts. The suspended storage device remains in place due to its gripping elasticity as well as gravity pull which distorts and further tightens the elastic opening. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201483 | MINIATURE LINEAR MOTION GUIDE UNIT WITH LUBRICATION SYSTEM - A linear motion guide unit is provided which is downsized in size, maintenance-free for lubrication, and makes it possible to assemble easily and quickly the slider with accuracy. The end cap has outward end surfaces each of which is concaved to provide a first recess to fit over a lubricant applicator of porous compact to apply the rollers while running through the turnaround passages, and a second recess to fit over a retainer plate. The retainer plate is surrounded with a peripheral edge of the end cap and held in place with a snap-fit engagement with the end cap to squeeze the lubricant applicator inside the first recess in the end cap. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201484 | SLIDE ASSEMBLY WITH BUFFERING MEMBER FOR REDUCING IMPACT AND NOISE - A slide assembly includes a first rail, a second rail movable connected to the first rail, a restriction member on the second rail, and a support base movably connected to an open end of the first rail. The second rail is pulled from the open end. The first rail includes an installation hole and a stop at the open end. The support base includes a buffering member contacting the stop of the first rail. When the second rail is completely pulled from the first rail, the restriction member contacts the support base which is moved and compresses the buffering member to reduce the impact force and the noise. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201485 | SLIDING BEARING - A sliding bearing | 2012-08-09 |
20120201486 | BEARING WITH SENSOR - Disclosed is a bearing assembly with a sensor, in which a sensor holder that is formed of a synthetic resin and is the annular member having ends is supported on an outer race using a circumferential groove of the outer race of a rolling bearing, and the sensor holder is adapted to be strongly fixed in position by a spring member having circumferential half-split elastic recovery portions. Because spring forces by which the sensor holder is strongly fixed in position as described above can be increased, the sensor holder can be more strongly fixed in position. A spring member ( | 2012-08-09 |
20120201487 | Solid Lubricant - A solid lubricant is for a bearing and includes at least thirty percent by weight of graphite, a binding material, and inorganic lubricating nanoparticles. Also, a bearing filled with the solid lubricant is provided. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201488 | Phase Shifting Device and a Method for Manufacturing the Same - In an embodiment, a phase shifting device may be provided. The phase shifting device may include a supporting layer and a semiconducting layer disposed above the supporting layer. The semiconducting layer may include a first doped region doped with doping atoms of a first conductivity type and arranged on the supporting layer; and a second doped region doped with doping atoms of a second conductivity type being different from the first conductivity type; wherein the second doped region may be disposed over the first doped region such that a first doped regions junction may be formed in a direction substantially parallel to a surface of the supporting layer and a second doped regions junction may be formed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the supporting layer. A method of forming a phase shifting device and an electro-optic device may also be provided. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201489 | FIBEROPTIC CLEARANCE DETECTION METHOD AND OPTICAL FIBER PROBE USED THEREIN - A method includes transmitting light through at least one transmission optical fiber towards a target, receiving light reflected from the target through at least one signal optical fiber, filtering the received light at least two different wavelengths, and using the filtered light to detect a clearance variation. An optical fiber probe includes a plurality of optical fibers, a moisture-resistant enclosure enclosing the optical fibers, a hydrophobic layer situated over an end of the optical fiber probe for preventing moisture from reaching the optical fibers, and a broadband transmission layer between ends of the optical fibers and the hydrophobic layer. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201490 | OPTICAL SENSOR MODULE - An optical sensor module is provided in which an engagement portion of a board unit is fitted in a groove of an optical waveguide unit and, even with the single engagement portion, the board unit is stably supported. An optical sensor module includes an optical waveguide unit, and a board unit mounted with an optical element and coupled to the optical waveguide unit. The optical waveguide unit includes a single edge extension portion axially extending along one side edge of an over-cladding layer, a board unit engagement groove provided in the single edge extension portion, and a projection provided on a side wall of the vertical groove and kept in abutment against an engagement portion of the board unit. The board unit includes an engagement portion fitted in the vertical groove, which abuts against the projection within the vertical groove. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201491 | Grating Assisted Surface Emitter Laser Coupling For Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording - An apparatus includes a waveguide, a laser diode positioned adjacent to the waveguide and having an active region producing light in a plane substantially parallel to a plane of the waveguide, a first grating positioned to couple light out of the laser diode and to direct the light toward the waveguide, a reflective layer positioned adjacent to a side of the first grating opposite to the waveguide, and a second grating having the same period as the first grating and positioned to couple light into the waveguide. A data storage device that includes the apparatus is also provided. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201492 | OPTICAL BRANCHING ELEMENT AND OPTICAL BRANCHING CIRCUIT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are an optical branching element and an optical branching circuit and a manufacturing method thereof, which have high production tolerance and capability of setting an optional optical branching rate, and are suitable for use in optical integrated circuits. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201493 | Optical Printed Circuit Board and Method for Manufacturing the Same - Provided are an optical printed circuit board and a method for manufacturing the same. The optical printed circuit board includes a printed circuit board and an optical connecting module. The printed circuit board is provided with at least one or more inner layers, and a circuit pattern electrically connecting the inner layers. The optical connecting module is embedded in the printed circuit board and includes an optical transmitting portion, an optical receiving portion, and an optical waveguide connecting the optical transmitting portion and the optical receiving portion. The printed circuit board defines an align pattern region, such that tops of the optical transmitting portion and the optical receiving portion are formed lower than a surface of the printed circuit board. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201494 | OPTICAL SWITCH - An optical switch includes a first connector holding an end of at least one optical fiber and a second connector holding respective ends of at least two optical fibers. The optical switch further includes a sliding mechanism faces a connecting surface of the first connector and a connecting surface of the second connector each other, to optically connect between the at least one optical fiber held in the first connector and one of the at least two optical fibers held in the second connector, and slides the connecting surface of the first connector and the connecting surface of the second connector relative to each other with keeping a facing state, and a spacer mechanism for preventing the respective end faces of the facing optical fibers held in the first and second connectors from contacting each other, or from contacting the connecting surfaces of the first and second connectors, respectively. | 2012-08-09 |
20120201495 | High Power Fiber Laser System with High Quality Beam - A high power fiber laser system has a combiner configured of a plurality of single mode (SM) fibers which are fused together so as to define an output end of the fiber combiner. The fused SM fibers radiate respective fiber outputs, which collectively define a multimode (MM) combiner output. The SM fibers each are configured with such an optimally small numerical apertures (NA) that the MM combiner output is characterized by a minimally possible beam quality factor (M | 2012-08-09 |