33rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150227992 | Building Optimization Platform And Web-Based Invoicing System - A building management and optimization system and method are disclosed. An asset tag can be physically associated with a submeter that may not be connected with a communication network. The submeter can be configured to track and measure consumption of a utility service associated with a tenant occupying at least part of a building in accordance with a lease. The consumption can be an instance of a tenant-incurred cost of above standard tenant services use. A mobile computing device can have a reader for reading the encoded representation of the physically associated submeter and can receive an input signal representing a meter reading of the associated submeter. An application for execution on the mobile computing device can receive an identity of the associated submeter and the meter reading and determine whether the meter reading is valid. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, and articles are also described. | 2015-08-13 |
20150227993 | IN-NETWORK BARGAIN SHOPPING PLATFORM - Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a loyalty card with a unique identification code embodied in, for example, a barcode. When swiped or scanned at a point-of-sale location, embodiments may search a database of pricing information to determine a lowest price for a particular item to be purchased. The database of pricing information may include the pricing information for the particular item as aggregated from a plurality of stores. The plurality of stores may be a merchant-members of an exclusive network associated with the loyalty card. In turn, once the lowest in-network price is determined, the platform may enable a charge to be applied to the customer for the lowest price from any of the stores in the network. In yet further embodiments, coupons, discounts, and/or other special offers may be further applied to the price. | 2015-08-13 |
20150227994 | NETWORK RECURSIVE GROWTH PROCESSES AND SYSTEM - A social media network marketplace model with mass recursive growth is disclosed. The social media network marketplace model includes a network recursive growth system and a set of network recursive growth processes for non-direct purchasing of advertising on massive targeted pages of networked websites. The massive targeted pages of networked websites include media pages on social media networking websites and other such high traffic pages. | 2015-08-13 |
20150227995 | COMMODITY SALES DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIRMING AGE OF CUSTOMER - A commodity sales data processing apparatus comprises an age-confirmation commodity determination module configured to determine whether or not a commodity needs age confirmation, a face information input module configured to input face information of a customer obtained from an image of a customer captured by an image capturing section, a face information storage section configured to store face information of customer whose age is above a predetermined age beforehand, and an age confirmation module configured to confirm, if the commodity needs age confirmation, that the age of the customer is above the predetermined age in a state that the age confirmation screen is not displayed on a display for customer if the face information input by the face information input module is consistent with one of the face information of customers stored in the face information storage section beforehand. | 2015-08-13 |
20150227996 | MAY SHIP HANDLING - In an example embodiment, e-commerce listings from a database are ranked into a first ranking in accordance with a first ranking scheme. Then a location of a potential buyer is identified. One or more of the listings are identified as may ship listings that a corresponding seller has indicated as pertaining to a good or service that may ship to the location of the potential buyer, without a commitment of shipping to the location of the potential buyer. A position of one or more of the may ship listings in the first ranking may be altered to achieve a second ranking. | 2015-08-13 |
20150227997 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED PREPARATION OF QUOTES AND PROPOSALS - A system includes a proposal engine configured to present quotes and/or proposals to customers at a network site. | 2015-08-13 |
20150227998 | SYSTEM FOR BUYING AND SELLING POSITIONS IN LINE - An efficient system that embodies a method for securing a transaction for a position of a placeholder in a predetermined line is provided. The system facilitates the orderly exchange of the position in the predetermined line for something of value, such as money, by collecting buyer and seller exchange data of potential trading partners and determining an acceptable match thereof based on, at least in part, the exchange data collected. The exchange data may include buyer and seller (placeholder) information about the positions in the predetermined line that are desired and held, their respective offers for each position, and the time the positions and offers are valid for. The method may be adapted to prompt the potential trading partners of the acceptable match to consummate the transaction in becoming bona fide buyer and seller, and providing at least one mechanism for physically connecting the bona fide buyer and seller to exchange the position in line in accordance with their respective offers. | 2015-08-13 |
20150227999 | CROWD-SOURCED COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF COLLECTING REQUESTED DATA - The present invention broadly comprises crowd-sourced computer-implemented methods and systems of collecting requested data. One embodiment of the invention may be implemented as an electronic device including a request creating unit, a transmitter, and a receiver. The request creating unit is configured to create a request. The transmitter is configured to transmit the request for data to a plurality of collecting devices, to transmit an acceptance message to at least one of the plurality of collecting devices, and to transmit payment to each of the plurality of collecting devices to which the acceptance message was sent. The receiver is configured to receive bids from each of the plurality of collecting devices as proposed payment for collecting the data, and to receive the data from each of the plurality of collecting devices. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228000 | USER CONTROLLED MEDIA FOR USE WITH ON-DEMAND TRANSPORT SERVICES - A method for providing media for use with on-demand transport services is provided. A transport service is arranged for a user. The user is determined to have requested control over media to be outputted on an output device of the driver. A token of the user is identified and transmitted to the driver's computing device. In response to detecting that an event has occurred for enabling the user to control the media, the driver's computing device is enabled to output the media that is controlled by the user operating the user's computing device. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228001 | PASSIVE PATRON IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method includes: in response to detection of a patron, capturing N sets of identification data for the patron using N passive patron identification systems, respectively, wherein N is an integer greater than one; calculating N partial confidence values based on N comparisons of the N sets of identification data with N sets of stored identification data, respectively, associated with a unique patron identifier; and, based on the N partial confidence values, calculating an overall confidence value indicating a level of confidence that the patron is associated with the unique patron identifier. The method further includes: based on the unique patron identifier, retrieving stored ordering data that is associated with the unique patron identifier; setting ordering information to be output to the patron based on the overall confidence value and the stored ordering data; and outputting the ordering information to the patron using an ordering terminal. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228002 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ONLINE SEARCH, IMAGING, MODELING, AND FULFILLMENT FOR INTERIOR DESIGN APPLICATIONS - A system and method are described for searching and providing a ranked list of home products comparable/compatible with an existing product. For example, one embodiment of a method comprises: collecting attributes related to home products in a products database, each of the attributes having a weight associated therewith; receiving user input in the form of an existing product; determining input attributes for the existing product; comparing the input attributes with the attributes related to the home products in the products database and responsively determining distances between the input attributes and the attributes related to the home products in the products database; and generating a ranked list of home products from the products database using the determined distances and the weights associated with each of the attributes. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228003 | IMPLEMENTING COMPARISON OF CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER PACKAGE CONFIGURATIONS - A cloud services brokerage platform system includes a virtual data center (VDC) and an architecture management interface. The virtual data center (VDC) includes a plurality of resource groups. Each one of the resource groups includes one or more VDC resources. Each one of the VDC resources is associated with a respective set of resource group specification parameters. The architecture management interface enables an architectural layout of the one or more VDC resources to be displayed. The architectural layout includes a visual depiction of the one or more VDC resources of each one of the resource groups. An arrangement of the visual depiction is dependent upon the respective set of resource group specification parameters. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228004 | Smart Device Apps and Incentives For Encouraging The Creation and Sharing Electronic Lists To Imrpove Targeted Marketing While Preserving User Anonymity - Systems, methods and applications for using electronic lists to facilitate commerce, excursion organization and political discourse are described. The cloud based infrastructure described supports smart device APPS that encourage users to create electronic lists that include information that can be searched and used for targeted marketing without compromising the anonymity of the users. By providing IT infrastructure that facilitates and encourages users to create and share multiple lists, the system makes it possible to provide vendors, suppliers, marketers and interest organizations with direct information that is more valuable that information inferred from web browsing or other indirect acts. The information obtained directly from the users can then be used to facilitate commercial and other transactions. Lists stored within the system may be used to facilitate a distributed distribution system using trusted drivers and authorized affiliates. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228005 | DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT FOR PURCHASE REQUISITIONS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to techniques (e.g., systems and methods) for management and tracking of distribution and schedules of a purchase order associated with a purchase requisition. In certain embodiments, a procurement management system can manage information and relationships between split or new distribution and/or schedule requirements for a purchase order in fulfillment of a purchase requisition. In particular, information about a purchase requisition, such as a requisition identifier (requisition ID), can be stored and used later to manage and track distribution and/or schedules for fulfillment of one or more purchase orders. Using information stored about a relationship between a purchase requisition and the distributions and the schedules for a purchase order, a procurement management system can ascertain details about distribution and schedules of a purchase order for fulfillment of a purchase requisition. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228006 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING, MANAGING AND FULFILLING SALES LEAD ORDERS - A system and method for creating, managing and fulfilling sales leads orders. A new order for sales leads is created based on one or more predefined properties of the sales leads specified by a user. One or more profile elements for the number of the sales leads is generated, defining a plurality of segments of the number of the sales leads. A pricing structure for the number of the sales leads is calculated based on the one or more profile elements, and the new order and the pricing structure are provided to the customer electronically via a communications network. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228007 | System and Method for Supporting Mobile Unit Connectivity for Computer Server to Process Specific Orders - The present invention is an applications gateway that offers multiple functions and features for specific geographic venue locations, while providing easy access to advertising, purchasing, and redemption opportunities for that specific geographic venue location. Venue locations can be stadiums, shopping malls, amusement parks, open air spaces where people can congregate, and/or buildings, which most often require the presence of a concentration of people. The venue location may correlate to the location of the hand-held mobile unit or it may be a remote geographic venue location not near the location of the hand-held mobile unit. Access to the gateway application is through a hand-held mobile unit, which can include a mobile phone, smartphone device, or portable computer having a wireless radio transmission connection. (e.g. iPhone, Droid, iPad, Slate, etc.) | 2015-08-13 |
20150228008 | System and Method for Supporting Mobile Unit Connectivity for Computer Server to Process Specific Orders - The present invention is an applications gateway that offers multiple functions and features for specific geographic venue locations, while providing easy access to advertising, purchasing, and redemption opportunities for that specific geographic venue location. Venue locations can be stadiums, shopping malls, amusement parks, open air spaces where people can congregate, and/or buildings, which most often require the presence of a concentration of people. The venue location may correlate to the location of the hand-held mobile unit or it may be a remote geographic venue location not near the location of the hand-held mobile unit. Access to the gateway application is through a hand-held mobile unit, which can include a mobile phone, smartphone device, or portable computer having a wireless radio transmission connection. (e.g. iPhone, Droid, iPad, Slate, etc.) | 2015-08-13 |
20150228009 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GIFT USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a method for providing an electronic gift (e-gift), the method including providing information about products to a messenger of a user terminal, selecting at least one e-gift icon, which corresponds to a product to be provided as a gift, when the at least one e-gift icon is selected, displaying a settlement page, which corresponds to the at least one selected e-gift icon, when a settlement corresponding to the at least one selected e-gift icon is finished by the displayed settlement page, transmitting the at least one selected e-gift icon to at least one receipt terminal connected via the messenger, and when the at least one selected e-gift icon is accepted at the at least one receipt terminal, providing the product information of the at least one selected e-gift icon to the at least one receipt terminal | 2015-08-13 |
20150228010 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION RECOGNITION IN INDOOR SPACES - A system for indoor location identification of electronic devices includes a retail store having a ceiling and a plurality of networked geo-context panels mounted on the ceiling. Each geo-context panel having a network communication device and an ultrasound transmitter capable of broadcasting ultrasonic pulses having a duration of less than 100 ms. At least one portable electronic device in the retail store receives and records the ultrasonic pulses to make a recording. The portable electronic device communicates the recording to at least one of the plurality of geo-context panels to enable the at least one of the geo-context panels to determine a precise location of the electronic device. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228011 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MATCHING IT PROVIDERS WITH END CUSTOMERS THROUGH AN ONLINE BIDDING PROCESS - A system and method for a distributor of information technology (IT) products and services that has acquired business customers through direct sales matches these customers with IT service providers through an online bidding process. The system and method includes a customer system that is connected to the Internet and is configured to store information about subscriptions and account information about customers and IT providers, and process this information in order to appropriately solicit, analyze, and select bids. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228012 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - A comprehensive platform for developing digital products. A standardized process is applied to a product development effort and an online portal provides tools to aid the product development, assessment, funding and commercializing products. Project management, workflow and data security functionality enable consistent, efficient and secure interactions between users. Business rules, workflows, valuation models and rating methods may be user defined or based upon marketplace, industry or technology standards. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228013 | PROCESS OF AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING CASH COLLECTIONS DEPOSITS AND DEPOSIT TRACKING - A process of facilitating cash collection deposits and deposit tracking includes identifying by a retailer an amount of cash collected by that retailer, including respective amounts of currency by denomination of the collected cash, creating a deposit ticket containing at least a unique identification code associated therewith, depositing the created deposit ticket and the collected cash into a deposit bag, transporting the deposit bag to a cash processing facility, and counting at the cash processing facility the collected cash contained in the transported deposit bag to verify that the amount previously identified by the retailer corresponds to the counted amount. Particularly additional novel features include at least the following: the manner in which the retailer identifies the amount of collected cash; the manner in which the deposit bag may be scheduled for pickup; providing advance credit to the retailer for the cash deposits during various stages of cash handling/processing; and the particular manner of tracking the status of each of the deposit bags of a retailer's multiple stores. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228014 | AUTOMATED CUSTOMER CHARACTERIZATION - A comprehensive and holistic behavior-based customer characterization scheme is presented. Specifically, the characterization scheme includes internal credit behavior segmentation and external credit segmentation. In other embodiments, the characterization includes internal credit behavior segmentation and external credit segmentation, and spend preference segmentation. In still further embodiments any combination of behavior algorithms may be implemented to characterize the customer base and determine a related customer profile. The application additionally provides for new behavior algorithms to be added as needed in the future and the ability to interface with existing/legacy segmentation applications. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228015 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING FINANCIAL DATASET - Disclosed are the embodiments for creating a model capable of identifying one or more clusters in a financial data. An input is received pertaining to a range of numbers. Each number in the range of numbers is representative of a number of clusters in the financial data. For a cluster, one or more first parameters of a distribution associated with the cluster are estimated. Thereafter, a threshold value is determined based on the one or more first parameters. An inverse cumulative distribution of each of one or more n-dimensional variables in the financial data is determined. The one or more first parameters are updated to generate one or more second parameters based on the estimated inverse cumulative distribution. A model is created for each number in the range of numbers based on the one or more second parameters. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228016 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION AND ENHANCED CREDIT REPORTING - Systems and methods are provided for electronically certifying financial account data and providing enhanced credit reporting capabilities. The systems and methods may include electronically receiving a certification request from a requesting computer, wherein the request is associated with a financial account requiring certification, collecting financial data from at least one financial data provider, where the financial data provider is associated with at least one financial account requiring certification. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228017 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR APPROVAL OF CREDIT - Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for approving financial credit to purchase goods and/or services carried by a gas retailer. In embodiments, the approval of financial credit may be triggered responsive to an initiator action associated with a fuel level in a vehicle being triggered. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228018 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR COMPILING CREDITS ISSUED BY A TRAVEL PRODUCT PROVIDER - A computer-implemented system including a credit management component that consolidates all different and disparate credit forms of payment issued by airlines to their customers into a unique account (based on a common currency) owned by consumer and agency customers. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228019 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING SOCIAL TRADING - A method of facilitating social trading, the method comprising receiving, from a first user associated with a first user trading account, one or more reference account selection criterions, generating a social index for the first user trading account, comprising an indication of one or more selected reference accounts, selected from a plurality of reference accounts that meet the reference account selection criterions, and automatically generating at least one trade order for the first user trading account, each of the at least one trade order relating to a respective financial asset, based on automatic trading rules, wherein the automatic trading rules depend on trading activities of the one or more selected reference accounts. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228020 | Method of buying or selling items and a user interface to facilitate the same - A method of buying or selling items having at least one market and its associated processes are disclosed. The method includes the steps of, under control of a client system, displaying information identifying at least one item and a bid and/or ask price for the item in the market; and specifying transaction conditions based on a user directed position of a moveable icon, where the transaction conditions are related to the buying or selling of the identified item in the active market. Then, in response to an action of the user sending a user transaction request at the transaction conditions displayed at the time of said action, facilitating financial transactions for the user in accordance with the transaction conditions to complete the transaction. In this manner, the item may be bought or sold by the user at the transaction conditions specified. A user interface to facilitate this method is also disclosed. A quantity recommendation system to facilitate the quantity decision of a financial transaction is further disclosed. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228021 | CALCULATING ADJUSTED TRANSACTION MATCHING PARAMETER OF A DATA ITEM BASED ON A DETERMINED VARIABILITY OF A TRANSACTION MATCHING PARAMETER FOR THE DATA ITEM - A computer-implemented method and apparatus for releasing a data item having an identifier for transaction processing in a data transaction processing system in which data items are transacted by a hardware matching processor that matches electronic data transaction request messages for the same one of the data items based on multiple transaction matching parameters from client computers over a data communication bus. A restriction on the hardware matching processor from processing electronic data transaction request messages for the data item is detected. A hardware data processor determines a variability in one of the transaction matching parameters for the data item. The determined variability is compared to a variability threshold established for the data item, and an adjusted one transaction matching parameter of the data item is calculated based on the determined variability. The hardware matching processor is permitted to process received electronic data transaction request messages for the data item that comply with the adjusted one transaction matching parameter. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228022 | SECURITIES BASED CARD SPENDING SETTLEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for managing a securities-based card spending account is disclosed. The system comprises a processor and an account comprising one or more securities. A first set of instructions is executable on the processor that is capable of allowing the setting of trade parameters defining percentages of the one or more securities to be traded to cover a purchase. A second set of instructions is executable on the processor for triggering one or more trades of the one or more securities according to the percentages defined in the trade parameters. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228023 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR ENABLING REAL-TIME COMPETITION HAVING AN ENTERTAINING EXPERIENCE BASED ON COMMODITIES OR CURRENCIES - Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media for enabling real-time competition based on commodities. An exemplary computer-implemented method executed by one or more computing devices for enabling real-time competition based on commodities includes receiving information from a first user including a selection of a commodity and a competitive position corresponding to a criteria associated with the commodity, determining, based at least in part on real-time information regarding the selected commodity, whether the competitive position regarding the criteria is consistent with the real-time information, transmitting information to the first user indicating an outcome that is favorable based at least in part of a determination that the competitive position regarding the criteria is consistent with the real-time information, and transmitting information to the first user indicating an outcome that is not favorable based at least in part of a determination that the competitive position regarding the criteria is not consistent with the real-time information. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228024 | Option Pricing Model for Event Driven Instruments - Systems and methods are provided for valuing event driven option contracts. A jump diffusion based model, such as a Merton jump diffusion based model, is modified to assume arithmetic movement of an underlying price and a single jump. The arithmetic movement of the underlying price may be modeled with a Bachelier based arithmetic model. Calculated values may be used to determine margin account requirements. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228025 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OIL AND GAS PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT - Implementations described and claimed herein provide apparatuses, systems, and methods for collecting oil and gas interests and for managing an oil and gas portfolio. In one implementation, interest information corresponding to one or more properties for which an interest is retained by a lease is received. The interest information is automatically aggregated based on an identification of each of the one or more properties. The aggregated interest information is retrieved from one or more databases for a property set including at least one property selected from the one or more properties. Financial information is generated for the property set. The financial information includes a plurality of financial attribute values of at least one financial attribute of the property set over a time interval. The plurality of financial attribute values are determined based on the aggregated interest information for the property set. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228026 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF GOALS-BASED INVESTING USING AN ACCOUNT-LEVEL TARGET - A method and apparatus of a device that performs goals-based investing using an account-level target is described. In one embodiment, the device processes data representing a plurality of goals of an investor, an investment style for each goal, an account for funding the goals, and initial funding levels for each goal to create a goal-level target for each goal. The device creates an account-level target based on the goal-level targets and an initial blend ratio that is formed from the initial funding levels. The device manages a purchased portfolio of the investor using the account-level target. The device allocates funds of the purchased portfolio to the goals such that the allocated funds update the funding levels for each goal. In a further embodiment, the device updates the account-level target based on an updated blend ratio, where the updated blend ratio is formed from the updated funding levels for each goal. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228027 | METHOD FOR FACILITATING CROWD-INVESTING - A method of facilitating crowd-investing of at least one investor in a venture offered by a crowd-investing server. The method includes receiving an interest communication electronically communicated to the crowd-investing server from an investor computing device associated with the investor. The interest communication indicates an interest of the investor to be qualified with the crowd-investing server for investment in any current or future ventures offered by the crowd-investing server. A designated code is established by the crowd-investing server at which to receive the interest communication sent from the investor computing device. Further, a designated phrase is established by the crowd-investing server for inclusion in the interest communication to allow the crowd-investing server to automatically recognize an interest of the investor to be qualified with the crowd-investing server. The designated code and designated phrase are presented to the investor prior to the step of receiving the interest communication. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228028 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOUSEHOLD GOODS INVENTORY - A system and method for automated preparation of a goods inventory of a residence or business. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228029 | Apparatus and Method for Payment of Third Party Claims - A method and apparatus facilitates the payment of reimbursements to providers. A computer file with information relevant to the payments is provided, the payments having been approved by an administrator. The providers of services covered by the plan are notified that payments are available. The providers may access their account through a web portal to process the payments. The payments are preferably made my an electronic debit card, but may be made by ACH or paper check. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228030 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PRIOR AUTHORIZATION FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS - An apparatus, a method, and a computer program product are provided. The apparatus includes at least one memory including computer program code, and at least one processor. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to receive a request to generate a prior authorization form for a prescription drug, and select the prior authorization form from a plurality of prior authorization forms based on the request. The prior authorization form is selected based on at least one of a user search result and a standardized transaction. The at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to transmit the selected prior authorization form to a user so that the user can complete and submit the prior authorization form to the health plan and receive a determination on the request. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228031 | METHOD OF MODELING ROOF AGE OF A STRUCTURE - A computer-implemented method for determining modeled roof age of a structure is provided. Such methods comprise identifying a target structure for which an estimated roof age is desired, receiving data related to the target structure in computer-readable form, and inputting the data related to the target structure into a generalized linear model to determine a Per-Property Modeled Roof Age of the target structure. The modeled roof age preferably accounts for (i) the height of the trees, (ii) the proximity of the trees to the target structure, and (iii) the weather conditions for the structure's geographic location. Such methods can be applied in practice by substituting a typically inaccurate reported roof age with a more realistic modeled roof age in making homeowners insurance decisions. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228032 | META-MODEL FOR MONITORING PAYROLL PROCESSES ACROSS A NETWORK - The present disclosure describes methods, systems, and computer program products for providing, to a graphical user interface at a client computing device, a modeling of one or more operations of a payroll process that are running across a network on one or more remote servers. A computer-implemented method for modeling one or more operations of a payroll process in a graphical user interface at a client computing device, the method may comprise: receiving, at a server and from the client computing device, a selection of an entity; receiving, at the server and from the client computing device, a selection of a time information; assigning, by the server, the selected entity and the selected time information to one or more operations of a payroll process; executing, by the server, the operation of the payroll process by using the selected entity and the selected time information; and providing, by the server to the client computing device, a status report about the execution of the operation of the payroll process. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228033 | PORTRAYING AN INDIVIDUAL THROUGH USE OF ARTIFACTS FOR SOCIAL NETWORKING AND PLAYING - A method and apparatus platform for portraying a first individual relating to engaging in social activities, such as networking and/or playing, with at least a second individual, through using artifacts, preferably an image and/or an art work, that can be displayed at a physical or virtual exhibit, whose elements of said artwork can be extracted or described by the individuals for identifying or defining some personal and/or psychological attributes that can translate, pattern or portrait unique characters of the individuals, for example with the purpose of interacting, communicating, playing, gaming, entertaining, initiating courtship or intimate relationship, networking or trading. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228034 | PHOTO BOOTH SYSTEM - A photo booth system including a photo booth, a management service, and a sharing system is described herein. The system is configured to capture photographs and promotional data from end users, edit the photographs, and to allow the end users to share the edited photographs on one or more sharing sites. The system is further configured to analyze the promotional data collected at the photo booth to generate one or more metrics for a merchant. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228035 | SOCIAL CARE TASKS - A method of managing care requests in a social care network is described. The method includes associating, by a care request processor, a plurality of individuals as members of the social care network. The care request processor receives care request information for an individual member of the social care network and generates and manages tasks based in part on the care request information. Embodiments further include providing contextual advertisements within the network, providing access to personal health information and translating between clinical language and natural language as needed. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228036 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUSTOM-ENGINEERED SOURCING AND MATCHING OFFERING PARTIES WITH SEEKING PARTIES WITH THE OFFERING PARTY BEING A JOB SEEKER, AN EMPLOYEE OR A LESSEE AND THE SEEKING PARTY BEING AN EMPLOYER OR A LANDLORD - The present invention relates, according to one aspect, to a method for creating a group comprising at least one of a plurality of first parties and a plurality of second parties, the method comprising the steps of a first party preparing a first data set, a second party preparing a second data set, determining a correspondence indicator indicating a degree of correspondence between the first data set and the second data set, and storing said correspondence indicator and an identifying indicator for at least one of said first party and said second party linked to each other, wherein said first type of data includes objective information, and wherein said second type of data includes subjective information. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228037 | DYNAMIC GATING FOR AUTOMATED SELECTION OF COMPARABLES - A comparable property selection system and method employs dynamic gating in the selection of comparable properties. When the most restrictive comparable selection algorithm fails to identify enough comparable sales to use as inputs to the downstream analytics processes, the system does not simply expand the pool or solely expand the corresponding geographical area. Instead, the system automatically loosens and tightens property search filters iteratively to expand and shrink the size of a local geographic and economic market to locate comparables that have property characteristics that most closely reflect the real estate market considerations a buyer, or an appraiser acting as a buyer, would evaluate in a heterogeneous market. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228038 | INTERACTIVE BUILDING STACKING PLAN USER INTERFACE - A method for presenting an interactive stacking plan of a building with one or more floors of leasable space is disclosed. A request for stacking plan graphical elements is transmitted from the client computer system to the server computer system. Each of the stacking plan graphical elements correspond to a leased or purchased space represented by a master tenant or occupant record defined by a plurality of tenant or occupant record attributes. The stacking plan graphical elements are received, and an output thereof is generated for each of the master tenant or occupant records with a size proportional to a leased or owned space specified in the leased or purchased space identifier attribute and a user-activatable link that generates an independent display of at least one of the master tenant or occupant record attributes. The stacking plan graphical elements may be interacted with in various ways. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228039 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL OR ELECTRONIC POWER OF ATTORNEY SERVICE - System and method to process a digital power of attorney (DPOA), the method including: receiving a request from the grantor to create a DPOA to name a predetermined grantee; transmitting the request to an authentication server in order to authenticate the request; receive an authentication result from the authentication server; and if the authentication server is positive, issuing the DPOA to the predetermined grantee. The method may further include receiving a request from a purported grantee or from a digital service provider to exercise the DPOA; authenticating, by the authentication server, an identity of the purported grantee; if the purported grantee is the predetermined grantee, verifying a condition of usage of the DPOA; and if the condition is verified, granting a power specified by the DPOA. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228040 | Health Care Provider Entity Location Selection & Market Capacity Model - An early stage market research and site selection method for health care entities, which identifies areas of provider saturation and opportunity within a defined population. This novel method employs a technique to evaluate an entire state, and each division therein, whereby financial models are used with population based visit estimates to achieve a 5-year net present value for a potential investment in a health care provider entity with a defined mix of services. This thus, allows for a profitability comparison between potential areas and clinic configurations to determine which options are most likely to achieve long term success, or a positive five year return on invested capital. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228041 | CLINICAL TRIAL RECRUITMENT PLATFORM DRIVEN BY MOLECULAR PROFILE - Disclosed are platforms, systems, media, and methods for enabling a clinical trial administrator to identify individuals potentially eligible for a clinical trial based at least in part on an individual molecular phenotype, review profiles of identified individuals, and make clinical trial enrollment offers to identified individuals. Also disclosed are platforms, systems, media, and methods for enabling a patient to review and accept or decline clinical trial enrollment offers and identify relevant individuals, clinical trials, and therapies based at least in part on an individual molecular phenotype. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228042 | INTEGRATING VIDEO INTO PATIENT WORKFLOWS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods, systems, and computer storage media for providing embedded video communication within a clinician workflow. Chart requests provide clinician workflows associated with patients. Video requests initiate video communications between clinicians and interested parties. Embedded video communication windows are fully integrated with the clinician workflows and facilitate video communication via mobile devices between care teams, specialties, patients, and other interested parties. Clinicians may perform actions within the workflows while the video communications are in progress and available for viewing by the clinicians. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228043 | POPULATION HEALTH CARE TRANSITION - Methods, systems, computer storage media, and graphical user interfaces for population health management are disclosed. The population health management system may allow for cross-continuum tracking and subsequent interactions with transactional systems, providers, and/or patients. The population health management system may include utilizing clinically relevant algorithms to populate registries to enable healthcare providers to better facilitate care for a population of patients. The population health management system may consolidate and provide comprehensive condition-specific and/or patient situation specific information that is accessible and updatable across venues. The population health management system may create cross venue antibiograms based on medications information and susceptibility results which can be filtered for selected demographics. The population health management system may be utilized to provide multiple medication options including dosing, generic alternatives, cost, availability, and susceptibility information. Inappropriate trends may be flagged and monitored and medication stewards may be alerted or notified to intervene. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228044 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, MOBILE DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - A mobile terminal inputs a sound effect output from a communication device through a microphone in response to completion of access to an IC module, and determines whether a sound pattern of the input sound effect indicates a preset sound pattern. When it is determined that the sound pattern of the input sound effect indicates the preset sound pattern, the mobile terminal displays provision information on a location where the communication device exists, on the display device that is display-controlled by the mobile terminal. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228045 | METHODS FOR EMBEDDING AND EXTRACTING A WATERMARK IN A TEXT DOCUMENT AND DEVICES THEREOF - Method, apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium for embedding and extracting a watermark in a text document using digital watermarking processes is disclosed. When the text document is watermarked, the following steps are performed. The pages of the text document are transformed into corresponding images. Then, the margins on each of the images are detected and cropped to generate the cropped images. The cropped images are segmented into blocks among which some blocks are selected based on content of each block. The watermark is embedded in the selected blocks using a digital watermarking process. When the watermark from the watermarked text document is extracted, the watermark-embedding process is referred to determine the block information, for selecting each block of a watermarked text document, from where the watermark needs to be extracted. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228046 | AUTOMATICALLY PERFORMING A TRADE-OFF BETWEEN VISUAL QUALITY AND LATENCY DURING RENDERING OF A VIDEO/GRAPHICS SEQUENCE - A method includes automatically capturing, through a processor of a data processing device communicatively coupled to a memory, one or more parameter(s) related to a visual quality of rendering of a video frame that is part of a sequence on a display unit communicatively coupled to the processor and one or more parameter(s) related to latency associated with the rendering of the video frame on the display unit. The sequence is a video and/or a graphics sequence. The method also includes performing, through the processor, an automatic trade-off between the one or more parameter(s) related to the visual quality and the one or more parameter(s) related to the latency to maintain the one or more parameter(s) related to the visual quality or the one or more parameter(s) related to the latency within a threshold during the rendering of the video frame. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228047 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - A data processing device according to embodiments may comprise: a processor that reconstructs a plurality of update requests for updating at least a part of a display into one or more update requests, or determine that the plurality of the update requests are unnecessary; and an update instruction unit that instructs to execute update processes of the display using the reconstructed one or more update requests. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228048 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An apparatus and method for are configured to display image information in an electronic device. The method for displaying image information includes: deactivating a processor when the electronic device operates in a low-power mode; activating the processor to generate image data when an activation period is reached; displaying image information corresponding to the image data on a display unit; and deactivating the processor. Various other embodiments are also possible. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228049 | Processing of Primitive Blocks in Parallel Tiling Engine Pipes - A tiling unit is arranged to process a sequence of primitive blocks using multiple parallel tiling engine pipes. Each tiling engine pipe processes a respective primitive block, and determines priorities for regions of the respective primitive block based on whether the primitive block overlaps with any of the other primitive blocks currently being processed in the parallel tiling engine pipes. Each tiling engine pipe processes the regions of its primitive block in a tile-order based on the priorities of the regions. The submission order of the primitives should be maintained when primitive identifiers are written into display lists. Therefore, the priority of a region of a first primitive block is increased (or decreased) if it overlaps with another primitive block which has a higher (or lower) sequence number and which is currently being processed in another tiling engine pipe. This reduces the time that the tiling engine pipes are idle. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228050 | Method Of And Apparatus For Encoding And Decoding Data - When encoding a texture map | 2015-08-13 |
20150228051 | Computer Hardware Architecture and Data Structures for Packet Binning to Support Incoherent Ray Traversal - A new hardware architecture defines an indexing and encoding method for accelerating incoherent ray traversal. Accelerating multiple ray traversal may be accomplished by organizing the rays for minimal movement of data, hiding latency due to external memory access, and performing adaptive binning. Rays may be binned into coarse grain and fine grain spatial bins, independent of direction. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228052 | Processor, System, and Method for Efficient, High-Throughput Processing of Two-Dimensional, Interrelated Data Sets - Systems, processors and methods are disclosed for organizing processing datapaths to perform operations in parallel while executing a single program. Each datapath executes the same sequence of instructions, using a novel instruction sequencing method. Each datapath is implemented through a processor having a data memory partitioned into identical regions. A master processor fetches instructions and conveys them to the datapath processors. All processors are connected serially by an instruction pipeline, such that instructions are executed in parallel datapaths, with execution in each datapath offset in time by one clock cycle from execution in adjacent datapaths. The system includes an interconnection network that enables full sharing of data in both horizontal and vertical dimensions, with the effect of coupling any datapath to the memory of any other datapath without adding processing cycles in common usage. This approach enables programmable visual computing with throughput approaching that of hardwired solutions. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228053 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including an image supply unit that supplies a plurality of input images showing corresponding objects to an image processing unit and obtains a plurality of object images as an image processed result from the image processing unit, and a display control unit that synchronously displays the plurality of object images that have been obtained. The object images are regions including the corresponding objects extracted from the plurality of input images, and orientations, positions, and sizes of the corresponding objects of the plurality of object images are unified. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228054 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is an information processing apparatus including a control unit configured to display, on a display unit, a transition destination image indicating display of a transition destination of a transition display image, based on a transition manipulation amount of a transition manipulation for performing transition display of the transition display image which is capable of transition display in which a part is displayed on the display unit. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228055 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY OVERDRIVE INTERPOLATION CIRCUIT AND METHOD - A liquid crystal display (LCD) overdrive interpolation circuit and method, and an LCD drive system incorporating the circuit or method. In one embodiment, the circuit includes: (1) a diagonal interpolator operable to perform a diagonal interpolation along a diagonal direction in a lookup table based on TO and FROM gray levels and (2) a further interpolator coupled to the diagonal interpolator and operable to perform a further interpolation based on a result of the diagonal interpolation and the FROM gray level. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228056 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE - An image processing device includes an image sequence acquisition section that acquires an input image sequence that includes first to N-th images, and a processing section that performs an image summarization process that deletes some of the first to Nth images to generate a summary image sequence, the processing section selecting an s-th (s is an integer that satisfies 0≦s≦N+1) image to be a provisional summary image, selecting a t-th (t is an integer that satisfies 0≦t≦s−1) image to be a provisional preceding summary image, selecting a u-th (u is an integer that satisfies t | 2015-08-13 |
20150228057 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DISPARITY MAP - There is provided an apparatus for generating a disparity map. According to the apparatus, an image acquisition section acquires a right-camera image and a left-camera image which are picked up from mutually different viewpoints by cameras. A disparity map generation section generates a disparity map that includes disparity expressed in terms of a difference in pixel positions between each of pixels and a corresponding one of pixels in the right-camera image and the left-camera image, respectively, as acquired. A weight determination section determines a weight that serves as a degree of contribution to disparity correction, for each of weight-calculation-target pixels composed of surrounding pixels. The weight-calculation-target pixels include a correction-target pixel or surrounding pixels that are present around the correction-target pixel in the disparity map. A disparity map correction section corrects the disparity of the correction-target pixel, using weighted average based on the determined weight. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228058 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image processing device according to one embodiment of the invention includes a contour direction estimating unit, a direction evaluating unit, a reference region weighting processing unit, and a composition operation unit. The contour direction estimating unit estimates a contour direction in which signal values of pixels are constant values for each pixel, the direction evaluating unit decides an evaluation value of each reference pixel of the pixel based on the contour direction of the pixel estimated by the contour direction estimating unit and the contour direction of each reference pixel serving as a pixel in a reference region corresponding to the pixel for each pixel, the reference region weighting processing unit decides a weighting coefficient of the reference pixel based on the contour direction of the pixel estimated by the contour direction estimating unit and the direction of each reference pixel of the pixel from the pixel, and the composition operation unit smoothes a signal value of the pixel based on the evaluation value decided by the direction evaluating unit and the weighting coefficient decided by the reference region weighting processing unit using a signal value of the reference pixel of the pixel. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228059 | METHOD FOR SEMANTIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT - The invention is related to a method for image processing a raster image according to an amount of image enhancement, using an image keyword. A predetermined set of raster images with associated keywords is used, a raster image being a digital image with pixel values. The invented method comprises the steps of determining an image property, which is a value derivable from the values of the pixels of a raster image, obtaining from the set of raster images a plus set, which comprises raster images that are associated with said image keyword and a minus set, which comprises raster images that are not associated with said image keyword, obtaining a difference value between the image property of the raster image and a reference value from the set of image properties of the images of the plus set, obtaining a significance value for the image keyword by comparing the image properties of images of the plus set with the image properties of images of the minus set, determining the amount of image enhancement in dependence of said difference value and said significance value, and processing the raster image according to the determined amount of image enhancement. Thus, an image keyword is used as a second, independent input, besides the input of the pixel values of the raster image, to control the image enhancement, which increases the flexibility of the dependence of the amount of automatic image enhancement on the keyword that a user selects to indicate his intention in relation to the input raster image. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228060 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus for producing combined image data includes an image data acquiring unit that acquires two image data items a difference obtaining unit that obtains a difference in brightness between the data items a difference area identifying unit that identifies a difference area a surrounding brightness difference obtaining unit that obtains a difference between a brightness of the difference area and a brightness of an area located around the difference area a correction target area information producing unit that produces correction target area information which indicates a correction target area, in which one of the data items, having a greater difference obtained by the surrounding brightness difference obtaining unit, is used as the correction target area and a combined image data producing unit that produces the combined image data, based on the data items and the correction target area information. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228061 | IMAGE CORRECTION DEVICE FOR ACCELERATING IMAGE CORRECTION AND METHOD FOR SAME - A video correction apparatus includes a Gaussian filter coefficient calculator for extracting filter coefficient of at least one Gaussian filter for a filtering process for extracting illumination component from one color component image; a resolution adjuster for extracting optimized resolution value for the filtering process based on the filter coefficient and adjusting resolution of color component image to optimized resolution value; an illumination component extractor for extracting the illumination component of color component image from the color component image with the adjusted resolution; a reflection component extractor for extracting reflection component of the color component image by removing the illumination component from pixel values of color component image; a color adjuster for generating sum image by adding the reflection component to color component image; and an image synthesizer for outputting corrected image generated by readjusting resolution of the sum image to the resolution of color component image. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228062 | RESTAURANT-SPECIFIC FOOD LOGGING FROM IMAGES - A “Food Logger” provides various approaches for learning or training one or more image-based models (referred to herein as “meal models”) of nutritional content of meals. This training is based on one or more datasets of images of meals in combination with “meal features” that describe various parameters of the meal. Examples of meal features include, but are not limited to, food type, meal contents, portion size, nutritional content (e.g., calories, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, protein, salt, etc.), food source (e.g., specific restaurants or restaurant chains, grocery stores, particular pre-packaged foods, school meals, meals prepared at home, etc.). Given the trained models, the Food Logger automatically provides estimates of nutritional information based on automated recognition of new images of meals provided by (or for) the user. This nutritional information is then used to enable a wide range of user-centric interactions relating to food consumed by individual users. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228063 | Pattern Inspecting and Measuring Device and Program - Provided is a pattern inspecting and measuring device that decreases the influence of noise and the like and increases the reliability of an inspection or measurement result during inspection or measurement using the position of an edge extracted from image data obtained by imaging a pattern as the object of inspection or measurement. For this purpose, in the pattern inspecting and measuring device in which inspection or measurement of an inspection or measurement object pattern is performed using the position of the edge extracted, with the use of an edge extraction parameter, from the image data obtained by imaging the inspection or measurement object pattern, the edge extraction parameter is generated using a reference pattern having a shape as an inspection or measurement reference and the image data. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228064 | MAINTENANCE SUPPORTING SYSTEM AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORTING METHOD - To provide a structure maintenance supporting system that can accurately and quickly associate any position on a structure with a position in the drawing of the structure that is referred to at the time of maintenance. A maintenance supporting system includes an image displaying device that displays an image of a structure to be referred to when any damaged position on the structure is maintained, and a processing unit that performs calculation to associate the damaged position with a position in the image. The processing unit includes a damaged position calculating section that calculates a target coordinate which is the coordinate of the damaged position using known coordinates given to a plurality of reference points, and a position specifying section that specifies a position in the image corresponding to the target coordinate with an indication on the image displaying device. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228065 | DIMENSION CALCULATION METHOD FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An automatic calculation method for thickness calculation of a deposition layer in a Fin-type field-effect transistor (FinFET) is disclosed through mapping edge lines onto an Excel spreadsheet. The similar method is also applied to the thickness calculation of superlattice or multiple quantum well for a light emitting diode (LED). The edge lines are obtained and transformed from an electronic image taken by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Focus Ion Beam (FIB), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), or X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) of the device. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228066 | Rear Encroaching Vehicle Monitoring And Alerting System - A vehicle encroachment warning system comprising at least one rearward oriented sensing circuit for identifying a positional relationship and velocity of an approaching object. The sensing circuit can be a digital image capturing system, such as video. The system integrates a controller functioning as a user interface. The controller provides alerts and other various information to the user. The controller maintains a history of metrics throughout the period of use. An application enabled on a Smartphone can be used as the controller. Features of the Smartphone enhance the system, enabling communication between the system and vehicles in the proximity, automatic dialing to e-911 or others upon sudden motions (such as an impact), etc. The system can employ a single stage sensing system, such as a computer vision analysis or a two stage, using video analysis, then transitioning to a higher resolution system, such as radar. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228067 | Automated Image Cropping to Include Particular Subjects - A digital image is automatically cropped to fit within a desired frame. The cropping is based on one or more of two identified portions of the image. One of the portions is an all-subjects portion that includes all the identified subjects of a particular type in the image. The other portion is an attention portion that identifies an intended focus of the image. An attempt to crop the image to include both of these portions is made, and if unsuccessful then an attempt to crop the image to include at least the all-subjects portion is made. If neither of these attempts is successful, then the image is cropped to include one or more, but less than all, of the identified subjects of the particular type in the image. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228068 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILTERING DATA CAPTURED BY A 3D CAMERA - A system for processing an image comprises a three-dimensional camera that captures an image of a dairy livestock. A processor is communicatively coupled to the three-dimensional camera. The processor accesses a first pixel having a first depth location, and a second pixel having a second depth location. The processor determines that the second depth location is not within a threshold distance of the first depth location, and discards the second pixel from the image based at least in part upon the determination. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228069 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLABLY REVEALING STRUCTURES BURIED IN OBJECTS SUCH AS WAFERS - An imaging method and device is provided for inspecting for the presence, in an object like a wafer, of enclosed structures, such as vias, employing: an imaging sensor; an optical imager able to produce, on the imaging sensor, an object image in a field of view; and an illuminator for generating an illuminating beam and lighting the field of view in reflection, including: acquiring a first image of the object by illuminating the object with a first illuminating beam adapted to the object, such that the light of the beam penetrates the object; acquiring a second image of the object by illuminating the object with a second illuminating beam adapted to the object, such that the light of the beam is reflected by the surface of the object; and comparing the first and second images to identify structures that appear in the first image but not in the second image. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228070 | Method and System for Automatic Pelvis Unfolding from 3D Computed Tomography Images - A method and system for automatic pelvis unfolding from 3D computed tomography (CT) images is disclosed. A 3D medical image, such as a 3D CT image, is received. Pelvis anatomy is segmented in the 3D medical image. The 3D medical image is reformatted to visualize an unfolded pelvis based on the segmented pelvis anatomy. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228071 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC AND AUTOMATIC X-RAY SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT BASED ON OPTICAL 3D SCENE DETECTION AND INTERPRETATION - An apparatus ( | 2015-08-13 |
20150228072 | METHOD OF ANALYZING AN IMAGE - An image is segmented by subjecting the image to an iterative thresholding operation, and a hierarchical representation of clusters is obtained by analyzing the results of each of the iterative thresholding steps to find clusters of adjacent image elements. A type class is assigned to a leaf cluster of the hierarchical representation and the assigned class is propagated towards the top of the hierarchical representation. Then a mask is generated marking the locations of image elements contained in the top ancestral clusters of a specific type. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228073 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOUBLE-PULSED DIFFUSIONAL KURTOSIS IMAGING - One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system that can perform double pulsed diffusional kurtosis imaging (DP-DKI). Image data can be received. The image data can be acquired using a double pulsed field gradient (d-PFG) diffusion sequence. A six dimensional (6D) diffusional kurtosis for the image data can be determined. A magnitude of the image data can be determined in terms of the 6D diffusional kurtosis. DP-DKI can isolate the contributions to the d-PFG diffusion sequence, which can represent leading diffusion effects, that cannot be seen from single pulsed field gradient (s-PFG) diffusion sequences. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228074 | SURGICAL ASSISTANCE PLANNING METHOD USING LUNG MOTION ANALYSIS - A medical analysis method for estimating a motion vector field of the magnitude and direction of local motion of lung tissue of a subject is described. In one embodiment a first 3D image data set of the lung and a second 3D image data set is obtained. The first and second 3D image data sets correspond to images obtained during inspiration and expiration respectively. A rigid registration is performed to align the 3D image data sets with one another. A deformable registration is perforated to match the 3D image data sets with one another. A motion vector field of the magnitude and direction of local motion of lung tissue is estimated based on the deforming step. The motion vector field may be computed prior to treatment to assist with planning a treatment as well as subsequent to a treatment to gauge efficacy of a treatment. Results may be displayed to highlight. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228075 | Biomarker Evaluation Through Image Analysis - A method for determining whether a test biomarker is a stain for a type of cell component, such as membrane or nucleus, involves performing various segmentation processes on an image of tissue stained with the test biomarker. One segmentation process searches for a first cell component type, and another segmentation process searches for a second cell component type by segmenting only stained pixels. The test biomarker is identified as a stain for each component type if the process identifies the component based only on stained pixels. Whether the test biomarker is a membrane stain or nucleus stain is displayed on a graphical user interface. In addition, the method identifies stained pixels corresponding to a second cell component using pixels determined to correspond to a first cell component. An expression profile for the test biomarker is then displayed that indicates the proportion of stained pixels in each type of cell component. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228076 | RISK PREDICTION OF TISSUE INFARCTION - The present invention relates to a method for generating a risk map indicating predicted voxel-by-voxel probability of tissue infarction for a set of voxels, the method comprising the steps of, receiving for each voxel a first value (x) corresponding to a set of tissue marker values and generating the risk map, using a statistical model based on data from a group of subjects, and a stochastic variable, wherein the statistical model also comprises a second value (z | 2015-08-13 |
20150228077 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING, LOCALIZATION AND POSE CORRECTION - A system and method for mapping, localization and pose correction including, determining a current position of a vehicle along a travel route and a set of currently observable landmarks along the travel route relative to the current position, the set of currently observable landmarks extracted from one or more stereo images obtained from an imaging device, and querying a survey landmark database to identify a subset of surveyed landmarks relative to the current position of the vehicle. The method including determining one or more two-dimensional transform estimates between the set of currently observable landmarks and the subset of surveyed landmarks and identifying a best transform estimate from the one or more two-dimensional transform estimates that minimizes distances between the set of currently observable landmarks and the subset of surveyed landmarks. The method including correcting a pose of the vehicle based on the best transform estimate. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228078 | MANUFACTURING LINE MONITORING - Systems and method for monitoring a workstation region of a manufacturing line are provided. In one example, depth image data is received from one or more depth cameras trained on the workstation region, with the data comprising a temporal sequence of images of an operator. Using the depth image data, a series of movements of the operator is tracked in 3D space of the workstation region. Operational status data is received from the manufacturing line indicating the manufacturing line is operating. Using the series of movements, the operator is determined to be within a predetermined distance of a hazard. In response, a command is issued to the manufacturing line to cease operating. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228079 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A DEPTH MAP THROUGH ITERATIVE INTERPOLATION AND WARPING - A computer-implemented method for generating a depth map including, generating an initial depth map for a first image, the first image being one of a pair of stereo images received from an imaging device, the pair of stereo images including the first image and a second image and generating an estimated depth map based on the initial depth map by hypothesizing depth values for missing regions in the initial depth map. The method including warping the second image based on the estimated depth map, generating a warped depth map based on the first image and the warped second image, and generating a new depth map for the first image relative to the second image based on the warped depth map and the estimated depth map. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228080 | ONE METHOD OF DEPTH PERCEPTION BASED ON BINARY LASER SPECKLE IMAGES - The present invention discloses a method of depth perception based on binary laser speckle images: read in binary input and reference speckle images (pattern fixed, distance known) to generate the input and reference speckle windows, extract an image block of a certain size in the input speckle window, search the matching block in the matching search window of the reference speckle window, then use the method for block XOR similarity calculation to compare and output the minimum similarity value or use the block IAD method to compare and output the maximum similarity value to get the optimal matching block and the optimal offset, then to work out the central point depth information of this image block via the formula for depth calculation. The present invention not only can complete hardware implementation easily, greatly simplify the calculation, also generate high-resolution and high-precision depth information in a fast and accurate manner. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228081 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECONSTRUCTING 3D FACE WITH STEREO CAMERA - Provided is a method and apparatus for reconstructing a three-dimensional (3D) face based on a stereo camera, the method including: acquiring n images of a target by controlling a plurality of stereo cameras in response to an image acquirement request, wherein n denotes a natural number; extracting n face regions from the n images, respectively; and reconstructing a viewpoint-based face image based on the n face regions. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228082 | BACKGROUND SEPARATED IMAGES FOR PRINT AND ON-LINE USE - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for producing background separated product images for print and on-line display. An image formation system provides lighting of a product to facilitate acquiring images that can be automatically processed to generate high resolution item-only images free of quality defects and imaging artifacts. Image processing programs accurately detect an outline of an item in a set of digital images taken using the image formation system and automatically store processed images in an image library. The images in the library may be repurposed for print, sales display, transmission to a user, on-line customer support, and the like. A user display configured with an adaptable user interface facilitates user interaction with images in the library. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228083 | PATTERN PROCESSING DEVICE, PATTERN PROCESSING METHOD, AND PATTERN PROCESSING PROGRAM - A pattern processing device includes: an input unit to input an input image containing a plurality of pattern elements; an extraction unit that calculates edge intensities of pixels from the input image so as to extract edge pixels; an evaluation unit that obtains evaluation values for determining whether the pixels are foreground pixels or background pixels, based on comparison result between first thresholds set corresponding to the edge pixels and pixel values of pixels contained in vicinity regions of the edge pixels; a binarization determining unit that determines whether the pixels are the foreground pixels or the background pixels by comparing the evaluation values with a predetermined second threshold, and a coupling component extraction unit that extracts pixel coupling components obtained by coupling the pixels adjacent in any direction among the pixels determined to be the foreground pixels. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228084 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING FOOT SIZE USING IMAGE RECOGNITION - A computer-implemented method for estimating a size of a foot comprising: receiving a plurality of images of the foot in relation to a sheet of paper; performing determination of a contour of the sheet of paper in the received plurality of images; using at least one of the received plurality of images to determine an internal contour of the foot; using at least second one of the received plurality of images to determine an external contour of the foot; using the determined internal contour of the foot and the determined external contour of the foot to calculate a horizontal contour of the foot and calculate a size of the horizontal contour of the foot; and using at least third one of the received plurality of images to determine an vertical contour of the foot and calculate a sizes of the vertical contour of the foot. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228085 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - Disclosed is a method for correcting for shimmer due to thermal turbulence, even for moving subjects, on a time smoothed base. The device is provided with: a movement compensation means that, for a correction-targeted block of a correction-targeted image within an input image, uses a temporally proximate correction image to derive movement information about a moving object, performs motion compensation, and outputs a correction block and a cost value; and a shimmer correction means that carries out time averaging processing, in accordance with the cost value, of the correction-targeted block and the correction block, and outputs a corrected block in which shimmer of the moving object has been corrected, and correction information. Through two-stage motion detection, the movement compensation means extracts and compensates for movement of a moving object, in a manner unaffected by thermal turbulence. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228086 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING AND MATCHING A COLOR OF A STRUCTURE'S EXTERNAL SURFACE - The method and system may be used to provide an indication of a color value for a particular siding sample and to color match a specific siding product to the color value of the siding sample. The system receives a digital image of a siding sample and a desired color value to be matched. A color query module plots this desired color value as a desired color point in a multidimensional color space together with a plurality of color reference points. Each color reference point represents the color value of an existing siding product. The system determines a “distance” between the desired color point and each plotted color reference point within the color space and identifies the siding product associated with the color reference point that is located the shortest distance to the desired color point within the color space. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228087 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING DATA ENABLING GENERATION OF A USER PROFILE - A method for determining data enabling generation of a user profile and an apparatus configured to perform the method are described. The apparatus comprises an analyzer for analyzing one or more available images to determine image metadata related to at least one of colorimetric data and data about image capturing conditions. The determined image metadata are then made available to a user profile generator via a data interface. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228088 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMAGE UPDATE OF THE SAME - Provided are a display device and a method for updating an image of the same. The display device includes a display unit, a processing unit for compressing both image data corresponding to an updated region of the display unit and image data corresponding to a peripheral region adjacent to the updated region together and generating compressed image data, and a display driving unit for receiving the compressed image data and decompressing the image data, wherein the display unit displays an image corresponding to the updated region by the decompressed image data. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228089 | DISPLAY WITH HIGH TRANSPARENCY - In one embodiment, a display screen includes one or more pixels that are configured to operate in multiple modes. The multiple modes include a first mode in which the one or more pixels modulate, absorb, or reflect visible light and a second mode in which the one or more pixels are substantially transparent to visible light. When the one or more pixels are in the second mode a component behind the display screen is viewable through the one or more pixels. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228090 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, DISPLAY PANEL DRIVER AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes a reference value calculating section configured to generate a value that is a weighted average of values of R data, G data, and B data of original RGB data as a reference value. Regarding each of color data such as the R data, the G data, and the B data, a value is calculated that is coincident with a value obtained by adding the value of the color data of the original RGB data to a product of a difference obtained by subtracting the reference value from the value of the color data of the original RGB data and a predetermined coefficient, as a value of the color data of RGB data after saturation expansion. | 2015-08-13 |
20150228091 | Texture Unit for General Purpose Computing - A texture unit may be used to perform general purpose mathematical computations such as dot products. This enables some general purpose computations and operations to be offloaded from a central processing unit to the texture unit. The texture unit may use linear interpolators in order to perform the dot product calculations. | 2015-08-13 |