38th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 113 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140270467 | System for Anti-Tamper Parcel Packaging, Shipment, Receipt, and Storage - An apparatus and system for secure packaging, shipment, receipt and storage of mail, parcels and parcels is described. The apparatus includes an appliqué with a multitude of sensitized residue within that surround the parcel; the residue in the media forms a unique optical fingerprint, which is an exemplar image data for comparison. Substantial damage to one or more fibers alters the optical fingerprint pattern. The data is read and independently verified at waypoints and the destination. Comparing the current image data to the exemplar image data indicates damage or tampering. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270468 | DETECTION OF WEAK POINTS OF A MASK - An inspection system, and a computer program product that stores instructions for: obtaining an aerial image of an area of the mask; wherein the aerial image represents an expected image to be formed on a photoresist of an object during a lithography process that involves illuminating the area of the mask, by a lithography tool; wherein the photoresist has a printability threshold; wherein the lithography process exhibits a process window that introduces allowable changes at pixels of the expected image that do not exceed an intensity threshold; and searching for at least one weak point at the area of the mask, each weak point is a local extremum point of the aerial image that is spaced apart from the printability threshold by a distance that does not exceed the intensity threshold or is a crossing point of the printability threshold and being of a slope that is below a predefined threshold. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270469 | Method and System for Reference-Based Overlay Measurement - The present invention may include acquiring a plurality of reference measurement images from a plurality of reference overlay target sites of a wafer via a reference image sampling process, wherein the reference image sampling process includes acquiring one or more images at each of a plurality of reference overlay target sites of the at least one wafer, generating a reference image by combining the plurality of reference measurement images acquired from the plurality of reference overlay target sites of the wafer of the reference image sampling process; acquiring one or more measurement images from an overlay target site of the wafer via a measurement image sampling process and measuring a virtual overlay of the one or more measurement images by comparing the one or more measurement images acquired from the overlay target site of the wafer to the generated reference image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270470 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR DETECTING EDGES OF A PATTERN - A system, a non-transitory computer readable medium and a method for detecting a parameter of a pattern, the method comprises: obtaining an image of the pattern; wherein the image is generated by scanning the pattern with a charged particle beam; processing the image to provide an edge enhanced image; wherein the processing comprises computing an aggregate energy of first n spectral components of the image, wherein n exceeds two; and further processing the edge enhanced image and determining a parameter of the pattern. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270471 | IMAGE SYNCHRONIZATION OF SCANNING WAFER INSPECTION SYSTEM - An inspection system comprises a beam generator module for deflecting spots across scan portions of a specimen. The system also includes detection channels for sensing light emanating from a specimen in response to an incident beam directed towards such specimen and generating a detected image for each scan portion. The system comprises a synchronization system comprising clock generator modules for generating timing signals for deflectors of the beam generator module to scan the spots across the scan portions at a specified frequency and each of the detection channels to generate the corresponding detected image at a specified sampling rate. The timing signals are generated based on a common system clock and cause the deflectors to scan the spots and the detection channels to generate a detected image at a synchronized timing so as to minimize jitter between the scan portions in the response image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270472 | TIERED LATENCY OF ACCESS FOR CONTENT - A method substantially as shown and described in the detailed description and/or drawings and/or elsewhere herein. A device substantially as shown and described in the detailed description and/or drawings and/or elsewhere herein. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270473 | VIRTUAL ASSEMBLY AND PRODUCT INSPECTION CONTROL PROCESSES - A pick-and-place machine and method includes use of a passive component feeder cartridge including a feeder gear. Rotation of the feeder gear causes a component-bearing tape to be fed through the feeder cartridge. A pickup head includes a vacuum nozzle to pick up the components from the tape and a rack gear to engage and drive the feeder gear of the feeder cartridge via translational motion of the pickup head when operatively disposed with respect to a selected feeder cartridge. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270474 | Detecting Defects on a Wafer - Methods and systems for detecting defects on a wafer are provided. One method includes determining difference values for pixels in first output for a wafer generated using a first optics mode of an inspection system and determining other values for pixels in second output for the wafer generated using a second optics mode of the inspection system. The first and second optics modes are different from each other. The method also includes generating a two-dimensional scatter plot of the difference values and the other values for the pixels in the first and second output corresponding to substantially the same locations on the wafer. The method further includes detecting defects on the wafer based on the two-dimensional scatter plot. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270475 | Single Die Inspection on a Dark Field Inspection Tool - Systems and methods for detecting defects on a wafer are provided. One method includes generating output for a wafer by scanning the wafer with a dark field inspection system. The method also includes generating first image data for the wafer using the output and a first cell size and second image data for the wafer using the output and a second cell size. In addition, the method includes combining the first image data and the second image data corresponding to substantially the same locations on the wafer thereby creating additional image data for the wafer. The method further includes detecting defects on the wafer using the additional image data. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270476 | METHOD FOR 3D OBJECT IDENTIFICATION AND POSE DETECTION USING PHASE CONGRUENCY AND FRACTAL ANALYSIS - Method for identifying objects within a three-dimensional point cloud data set. The method includes a fractal analysis ( | 2014-09-18 |
20140270477 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL FROM A PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SCAN - A computer-implemented method for displaying a three-dimensional (3D) model from a photogrammetric scan. An image of an object and a scan marker may be obtained at a first location. A relationship between the image of the object and the image of the scan marker at the first location may be determined. A geometric property of the object may be determined based on the relationship between the image of the object and the image of the scan marker. A 3D model of the object may be generated based on the determined geometric property of the object. The 3D model of the object may be displayed to scale in an augmented reality environment at a second location based on a scan marker at the second location. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270478 | IMAGE MOSAICKING USING A VIRTUAL GRID - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with generating a mosaic image using a virtual grid are described. In one embodiment, a method includes analyzing, by a processor of an apparatus, a boundary of a requested image to determine source images that collectively form an area that includes the requested image. The method also includes generating, by the processor, a virtual grid from coordinates of the source images by identifying edges of the source images from the coordinates to define rows and columns of the virtual grid within the boundary. The rows and columns of the virtual grid define virtual tiles in the virtual grid. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270479 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARAMETER ESTIMATION OF IMAGES - Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying the vanishing point, vanishing direction and road width of an image using scene identification algorithms and a new edge-scoring technique. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270480 | DETERMINING OBJECT VOLUME FROM MOBILE DEVICE IMAGES - Techniques are described for analyzing images acquired via mobile devices in various ways, including to estimate measurements for one or more attributes of one or more objects in the images. For example, the described techniques may be used to measure the volume of a stockpile of material or other large object, based on images acquired via a mobile device that is carried by a human user as he or she passes around some or all of the object. During the acquisition of a series of digital images of an object of interest, various types of user feedback may be provided to a human user operator of the mobile device, and particular images may be selected for further analysis in various manners. Furthermore, the calculation of object volume and/or other determined object information may include generating and manipulating a computer model or other representation of the object from selected images. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270481 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ALIGNMENT OF A USER-MARKED DOCUMENT AND METHOD THEREOF - A system for evaluating a user-marked document including a user-marked response sheet having a response area and at least one image marker, a means for obtaining a digital image of the user-marked response sheet, a computer having programming to perform steps which include identifying three-dimensional position information of the at least one image marker in an obtained digital image, calculating position information of the response area in an obtained digital image using the three-dimensional position information of the at least one image marker, identifying position information of a user created mark within the response area using the calculated position information of the response area, and evaluating whether the position information of the user created mark corresponds with position information of a first predefined mark or a second predefined mark. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270482 | Recognizing Entity Interactions in Visual Media - An entity interaction recognition system algorithmically recognizes a variety of different types of entity interactions that may be captured in two-dimensional images. In some embodiments, the system estimates the three-dimensional spatial configuration or arrangement of entities depicted in the image. In some embodiments, the system applies a proxemics-based analysis to determine an interaction type. In some embodiments, the system infers, from a characteristic of an entity detected in an image, an area or entity of interest in the image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270483 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING GROUP BEHAVIOR - Methods and systems for measuring group behavior are provided. Group behavior of different groups may be measured objectively and automatically in different environments including a dark environment. A uniform visible signal comprising images of members of a group may be obtained. Facial motion and body motions of each member may be detected and analyzed from the signal. Group behavior may be measured by aggregating facial motions and body motions of all members of the group. A facial motion such as a smile may be detected by using the Fourier Lucas-Kanade (FLK) algorithm to register and track faces of each member of a group. A flow-profile for each member of the group is generated. Group behavior may be further analyzed to determine a correlation of the group behavior and the content of the stimulus. A prediction of the general public's response to the stimulus based on the analysis of the group behavior is also provided. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270484 | Moving Object Localization in 3D Using a Single Camera - Systems and methods are disclosed for autonomous driving with only a single camera by moving object localization in 3D with a real-time framework that harnesses object detection and monocular structure from motion (SFM) through the ground plane estimation; tracking feature points on moving cars a real-time framework to and use the feature points for 3D orientation estimation; and correcting scale drift with ground plane estimation that combines cues from sparse features and dense stereo visual data. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270485 | SPATIO-TEMPORAL DISPARITY-MAP SMOOTHING BY JOINT MULTILATERAL FILTERING - A filter structure for filtering a disparity map includes a first filter, a second filter, and a filter selector. The first filter is for filtering a contemplated section of the disparity map according to a first measure of central tendency. The second filter is for filtering the contemplated section of the disparity maps according to a second measure of central tendency. The filter selector is provided for selecting the first filter or the second filter for filtering the contemplated section of the disparity map, the selection being based on at least one local property of the contemplated section. A corresponding method for filtering a disparity map includes determining a local property of the contemplated section and selecting a filter. The contemplated section is then filtered using the first filter or the second filter depending on a result of the selection. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270486 | HYBRID RECURSIVE ANALYSIS OF SPATIO-TEMPORAL OBJECTS - A method for generating 3D-information from multiple images showing a 3D scene from multiple perspectives has: providing at least two hypotheses for the 3D-information; performing a multi-hypotheses test by matching the at least two hypotheses to the multiple images and determining a test-result hypothesis that fulfills a particular matching criterion; updating the test-result hypothesis by varying a parameter set of the test-result hypothesis to further improve the matching criterion or another criterion; and determining the 3D-information on the basis of the parameter set of a resulting hypothesis provided by the action of updating the test-result hypothesis. A corresponding computer readable digital storage medium and a 3D-information generator are also described. Further embodiments perform a correspondence analysis between projections of spatio-temporal objects (STO) in multiple images to select a particular spatio-temporal object on the basis of said correspondence analysis. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270487 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - Provided are a monitoring system and an operating method thereof, and more particularly, an image processing method and apparatus for removing a motion blur of a wide dynamic range (WDR) image by using a machine learning algorithm. The image processing method includes: generating an overlap image by overlapping a first image having a predetermined exposure time and a second image having an exposure time different from that of the first image; detecting a region of interest (ROI) in which a motion blur occurs in the overlap image; and performing a motion blur removing operation of changing an image in the ROI to any one of the first image and the second image by applying a first machine learning algorithm. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270488 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING AN IMAGE - The present invention relates to a method and system for characterizing an image. The characterization may then be used to conduct a search for similar images, for example using a learning system trained using previously characterized images. A face may be identified within the image and a subsection extracted from said image which does not contain said face. At least one fixed size patch is taken from said extracted subsection; and input into said learning network to characterize said image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270489 | LEARNED MID-LEVEL REPRESENTATION FOR CONTOUR AND OBJECT DETECTION - Various technologies described herein pertain to constructing mid-level sketch tokens for use in tasks, such as object detection and contour detection. Sketch patches can be extracted from binary images that comprise hand-drawn contours. The hand-drawn contours in the binary images can correspond to contours in training images. The sketch patches can be clustered to form sketch token classes. Moreover, color patches from the training images can be extracted and low-level features of the color patches can be computed. Further, a classifier that labels mid-level sketch tokens can be trained. Such training of the classifier can be through supervised learning of a mapping from the low-level features of the color patches to the sketch token classes. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270490 | Real-Time Face Detection Using Combinations of Local and Global Features - An apparatus comprises a processor configured to: input an image; detect a skin area in the image to obtain an expanded rectangular facial candidate area; detect a face in the expanded rectangular facial candidate area to obtain an initial detected facial area; subject the initial detected facial area to a false alarm removal; and output a detected facial area. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270491 | Acceleration of Linear Classifiers - In one embodiment, image detection is improved or accelerated using an approximate range query to classify images. A controller is trained on a set of training feature vectors. The training feature vectors represent an image. The feature vectors are normalized to a uniform length. The controller defines a matching space that includes the set of training feature vectors. The controller is configured to identify whether an input vector for a tested image falls within the matching space based on a range query. When the input vector falls within the matching space, the tested image substantially matches the portion of the image used to train the controller. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270492 | AUTOMATIC BUILDING ASSESSMENT - Disclosed systems and methods automatically assess buildings and structures. A device may receive one or more images of a structure, such as a building or portion of the building, and then label and extract relevant data. The device may then train a system to automatically assess other data describing similar buildings or structures based on the labeled and extracted data. After training, the device may then automatically assess new data, and the assessment results may be sent directly to a client or to an agent for review and/or processing. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270493 | ADAPTABLE CLASSIFICATION METHOD - An adaptable classification method is provided. The method performs the classification by using a classification standard having a plurality of categories. The classification standard is classified into different categories based on probability ranges. The adaptable classification method includes training a classifying device with a plurality of samples and using the trained classifying device to determine the categories of the samples to obtain classification model scores of the samples, transferring, by using logistic-like functions, the classification model scores into probability values; and adjusting parameters of logistic-like functions to iterate the training of the classifying device such that the probability values conform to value ranges corresponding to categories of the classification standard. The adaptable classification method is applicable to various classification methods based on the probability ranges, and can also retrieve a specific category from the classified categories for further classification to increase the efficacy. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270494 | COMPUTER VISION AS A SERVICE - A computer vision service includes technologies to, among other things, analyze computer vision or learning tasks requested by computer applications, select computer vision or learning algorithms to execute the requested tasks based on one or more performance capabilities of the computer vision or learning algorithms, perform the computer vision or learning tasks for the computer applications using the selected algorithms, and expose the results of performing the computer vision or learning tasks for use by the computer applications. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270495 | Multiple Cluster Instance Learning for Image Classification - The techniques and systems described herein create and train a multiple clustered instance learning (MCIL) model based on image features and patterns extracted from training images. The techniques and systems separate each of the training images into a plurality of instances (or patches), and then learn multiple instance-level classifiers based on the extracted image features. The instance-level classifiers are then integrated into the MCIL model so that the MCIL model, when applied to unclassified images, can perform image-level classification, patch-level clustering, and pixel-level segmentation. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270496 | DISCRIMINATIVE DISTANCE WEIGHTING FOR CONTENT-BASED RETRIEVAL OF DIGITAL PATHOLOGY IMAGES - Content-based retrieval of digital pathology images (DPI) is a fundamental component in an intelligent DPI processing and management system. The fundamental procedure of the retrieval is evaluating the similarity between the query image and every image in the database with some distance function, and sorting of the latter based on their distances to the query. A novel approach to optimally combine a set of existing distance functions into a stronger distance that is suitable for retrieving DPI in a way respecting human perception of image similarity is described herein. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270497 | ACCURATE TEXT CLASSIFICATION THROUGH SELECTIVE USE OF IMAGE DATA - Product images are used in conjunction with textual descriptions to improve classifications of product offerings. By combining cues from both text and image descriptions associated with products, implementations enhance both the precision and recall of product description classifications within the context of web-based commerce search. Several implementations are directed to improving those areas where text-only approaches are most unreliable. For example, several implementations use image signals to complement text classifiers and improve overall product classification in situations where brief textual product descriptions use vocabulary that overlaps with multiple diverse categories. Other implementations are directed to using text and images “training sets” to improve automated classifiers including text-only classifiers. Certain implementations are also directed to learning a number of three-way image classifiers focused only on “confusing categories” of the text signals to improve upon those specific areas where text-only classification is weakest. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270498 | CONTENT BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING SPECTRUM COLOR BASED IMAGE SEARCH - A method for dynamically displaying results of simultaneous two dimensional image search comprises: maintaining a first database comprising a set of records, each record comprising an image and an associated set of annotations describing the image, receiving an annotation criterion and a color scheme from a user, generating a target color scoring template from the color scheme, conducting a content based search by searching the first database to identify a set of pertinent images satisfying the annotation criterion, and performing the following operations for each image in the set of pertinent images: resizing a given image to a predefined size before generating an image color spectrum histogram for the given image, adding the given image to a pool of acceptable images if the generated image color spectrum histogram matches with the target color scoring template; and dynamically displaying images in the pool of acceptable images to the user. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270499 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING DEVICE - An image processing apparatus includes: a color feature data calculation unit configured to calculate color feature data of each pixel in an intraluminal image or color feature data of each small region obtained by dividing the intraluminal image into a plurality of small regions; a residue candidate distribution determination unit configured to determine, from among the color feature data, color feature data distributed on a side comparatively strong in redness to be a mucosa distribution and determine color feature data distributed on a side comparatively weak in redness to be a residue candidate distribution; and a residue distribution determination unit configured to determine, from among distributions of the color feature data determined to be the residue candidate distribution, a residue candidate distribution distributed on a side strong in yellowness with reference to the mucosa distribution to be a residue distribution. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270500 | PLAYFIELD DETECTION AND SHOT CLASSIFICATION IN SPORTS VIDEO - A method of classifying the shot type of a video frame, comprising loading a frame, dividing the frame into field pixels and non-field pixels based on a first playfield detection criteria, determining an initial shot type classification using the number of the field pixels and the number of the non-field pixels, partitioning the frame into one or more regions based on the initial classification, determining the status of each of the one or more regions based upon the number of the field pixels and the non-field pixels located within each the region, and determining a shot type classification for the frame based upon the status of each the region. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270501 | DETECTION OF LONG SHOTS IN SPORTS VIDEO - A method of identifying long shots of sports video comprising receiving a video frame comprising a plurality of pixels, classifying each of the plurality of pixels as a candidate field pixel or a candidate non-field pixel, determining whether at least a predefined percentage of the plurality of pixels are candidate field pixels, calculating a first standard deviation, the first standard deviation being the standard deviation of the hues of all candidate field pixels, and classifying the video frame as a long shot of sports video when at least the predefined percentage of the plurality of pixels are candidate field pixels and the first standard deviation is equal to or lower than a predefined maximum standard deviation value. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270502 | MODELED ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION OBJECTS - Techniques for making, using and updating a Modeled Atmospheric Correction Object (MACO) cluster and the MACO sites that are selected from within a given MACO cluster. The MACO construct is a novel application of a Model of Reality (MOR) that provides synthetic ground truth essential to converting imagery from top-of-the-atmosphere radiance to surface reflectance given a variety of spatial, spectral and radiance effects involving non-uniform distributions of opaque clouds, cirrus clouds, aerosols, water vapor, surface ice, surface snow, shadows and bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) effects. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270503 | System for and Method of Detecting Strobe Using Spatial Features in Video Frames - A video processing device includes a histogram generating component, an analyzing component, a comparator and an encoding component. The histogram generating component can generate a histogram for image data of an image frame. The analyzing component can analyze the histogram, can identify an isolated spike in the histogram and can output at least one strobe parameter. The comparator can compare the at least one strobe parameter with at least one predetermined threshold, can output a first instruction signal when the at least one comparison operation is indicative of a strobe and can output a second instruction signal when the at least one comparison operation is not indicative of a strobe. The encoding component can encode the image data in a first manner based on the first instruction signal and can encode the image data in a second manner based on the second instruction signal. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270504 | LOGO PRESENCE DETECTION BASED ON BLENDING CHARACTERISTICS - A video processing system detects an overlay image, such as a logo, in a picture of a video stream, the overlay for example being a broadcaster's logo. The detection is based on evaluation of blending characteristics of a picture frame. The method of detection of an overlay defines first and second areas within the image, the first and second areas being non-overlapping. Next an alpha-blended value is calculated for the mean color value of the second area with an overlay color value. Then, if the mean color value of the first area is closer to the alpha-blended value than it is to the mean color value of the second area, the overlay can be indicated as detected and defined within the picture. Detection of the overlay can be used to identify an owner of the video, or detect when a scene change such as a commercial occurs. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270505 | Legibility Enhancement for a Logo, Text or other Region of Interest in Video - A video processing system enhances quality of an overlay image, such as a logo, text, game scores, or other areas forming a region of interest (ROI) in a video stream. The system separately enhances the video quality of the ROI, particularly when screen size is reduced. The data enhancement can be accomplished at decoding with metadata provided with the video data for decoding so that the ROI that can be separately enhanced from the video. In improve legibility, the ROI enhancer can increase contrast, brightness, hue, saturation, and bit density of the ROI. The ROI enhancer can operate down to a pixel-by-pixel level. The ROI enhancer may use stored reference picture templates to enhance a current ROI based on a comparison. When the ROI includes text, a minimum reduction size for the ROI relative to the remaining video can be identified so that the ROI is not reduced below human perceptibility. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270506 | SEGMENTATION OF AN IMAGE BASED ON COLOR AND COLOR DIFFERENCES - An input image is partitioned into a plurality of image regions based on color and color differences. The partitioning comprises assigning a color difference value to plurality of locations within the input image. The partitioning further comprises assigning each of the plurality of locations to an image region of the plurality of image regions, where the assigning occurs according to a particular order. The particular order is based at least in part on color difference values associated with the plurality of locations. The input image may comprise markup. Data representing at least a particular portion of the markup in the input image based on the partitioning is identified. Data representing at least the portion of the markup may be used in a visualization of a customizable product or a manufacturing control associated with a customizable product. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270507 | VIDEOLENS MEDIA ENGINE - A system, method, and computer program product for automatically analyzing multimedia data are disclosed. Embodiments receive multimedia data, detect portions having specified features, and output a corresponding subset of the multimedia data. Content features from downloaded or streaming movies or video clips are identified as a human probably would do, but in essentially real time. Embodiments then generate an index or menu based on individual consumer preferences. Consumers can peruse the index, or produce customized trailers, or edit and tag content with metadata as desired. The tool can categorize and cluster content by feature, to assemble a library of scenes or scene clusters according to user-selected criteria. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270508 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED TRUE OBJECT-BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS AND RETRIEVAL - The present invention is an automated and extensible system for the analysis and retrieval of images based on region-of-interest (ROI) analysis of one or more true objects depicted by an image. The system uses an ROI database that is a relational or analytical database containing searchable vectors that represent the images stored in a repository. Entries in the database are created by an image locator and ROI classifier that work to locate images within the repository and extract relevant information that will be stored in the ROI database. The ROI classifier analyzes objects in an image identify actual features of the true object. Graphical searches are performed by the collaborative workings of an image retrieval module, an image search requestor and an ROI query module. The image search requestor is an abstraction layer that translates user or agent search requests into the language understood by the ROI query. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270509 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR AUTOMATICALLY FINDING OBJECTS OF A SPECIFIC COLOR - A computer implemented method, system and computer program product for identifying the Main Colors and the matching colors of a visual object, and then viewing on a mobile device select items comprising the matching colors, such as from a merchant's catalogue. A visual object is analyzed for color content, and the results are stored on a system database located on the device or on a remote server. The color analysis of the objects comprise advanced image processing techniques, such as Main Color extraction using color space transformation comprising HSV, RGB and CYMK to map between pixels in the image. The user can subsequently view a display on their mobile identifying the visual object's Main Colors and at least one Harmonic Color; and then select and view all items (i.e. products in a database) comprising one Harmonic Color, and/or all items of a specific type and Harmonic Color. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270510 | COLOR BALANCED COMPRESSION IN DYNAMIC RANGE MISMATCHED COLOR SYSTEMS - Methods, systems and processor-readable media for color balanced compression in dynamic range mistmatched color environments. An input L* can be compensated based on L* | 2014-09-18 |
20140270511 | IMAGE FRAGMENTATION FOR DISTORTION CORRECTION OF COLOR SPACE ENCODED IMAGE - Embodiments of the present disclosure can include devices for storing and exchanging color space encoded images. The encoded images can store input data into high capacity multi-colored composite two-dimensional pictures having different symbols organized in specific order using sets in a color space. The encoding can include performing two-level error correction and generating frames based on the color space for formatting and calibrating the encoded images during decoding. The decoding can use the frames to perform color restoration and distortion correction. The decoding can be based on a pseudo-Euclidean distance between a distorted color and a color in a color calibration cells. In some embodiments, an encoded image can be further divided into sub-images during encoding for simplified distortion correction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270512 | TWO-LEVEL ERROR CORRECTING CODES FOR COLOR SPACE ENCODED IMAGE - Embodiments of the present disclosure can include devices for storing and exchanging color space encoded images. The encoded images can store input data into high capacity multi-colored composite two-dimensional pictures having different symbols organized in specific order using sets in a color space. The encoding can include performing two-level error correction and generating frames based on the color space for formatting and calibrating the encoded images during decoding. The decoding can use the frames to perform color restoration and distortion correction. The decoding can be based on a pseudo-Euclidean distance between a distorted color and a color in a color calibration cells. In some embodiments, an encoded image can be further divided into sub-images during encoding for simplified distortion correction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270513 | MOVING IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A technique is provided that can record moving images while not resulting in calculation load increase and maintaining a certain degree of image quality even when encoding corresponding to a 4:4:4 format. Provisional encoding is performed, by obtaining motion vectors in accordance with a plurality of mutually different search ranges of image data of one color component, on a preset number of frame images at an initial stage at a time when an encoding start instruction is given. Moreover, the search range having the smallest error vector among each of the search ranges is determined as a search range for a motion vector, for each color component in main encoding processing carried out following provisional encoding. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270514 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing method is adapted for color enhancement of an original image pixel. The original image pixel is composed of a plurality of pixel components each having a component value. The image processing method includes: determining a hue region to which the original image pixel belongs based directly on the component values of the pixel components thereof; selecting a color enhancement parameter corresponding to the determined hue region; and obtaining a color enhanced pixel according to the selected color enhancement parameter and the component values of the pixel components of the original image pixel. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270515 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing method is adapted for hue adjustment of an original image pixel. The original image pixel is composed of a plurality of pixel components each having a component value. The image processing method includes: determining a hue zone to which the original image pixel belongs based directly on the component values of the pixel components thereof; obtaining a shifted hue zone according to a predefined hue shift amount, the determined hue zone, and the component values of the pixel components of the original image pixel; and obtaining a hue shifted pixel according to the obtained shifted hue zone, and the component values of the pixel components of the original image pixel. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270516 | IMAGE ENHANCEMENT METHOD FOR IMPROVING COLOR PERCEPTION OF COLORBLIND VIEWERS - An image enhancement method for improving color perception of colorblind viewers has an image input step, an image difference area analyzing step, an image color distribution adjusting step, and an image output step. In such method, a normal image and a colorblindness-simulative image are input and calculated to produce a colorblindness-optimized image. Color vision obtained by a colorblind person from the colorblindness-optimized image is substantially identical to that obtained by a person with normal color perception from the normal image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270517 | FRAME OF COLOR SPACE ENCODED IMAGE FOR DISTORTION CORRECTION - Embodiments of the present disclosure can include devices for storing and exchanging color space encoded images. The encoded images can store input data into high capacity multi-colored composite two-dimensional pictures having different symbols organized in specific order using sets in a color space. The encoding can include performing two-level error correction and generating frames based on the color space for formatting and calibrating the encoded images during decoding. The decoding can use the frames to perform color restoration and distortion correction. The decoding can be based on a pseudo-Euclidean distance between a distorted color and a color in a color calibration cells. In some embodiments, an encoded image can be further divided into sub-images during encoding for simplified distortion correction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270518 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - Among a plurality of CFA images obtained by shooting the same subject, one image is a standard image, and another image is a reference image, and the displacement amount calculation portion calculates the displacement amount of the reference image with respect to the standard image. A synthesis processing portion performs a synthesis processing based on the displacement amount calculated by the displacement amount calculation portion, according to the pixel values of a standard image pixel and a reference image pixel that are corresponding pixels between the standard image and the reference image, so as to generate a combination CFA image. Here, when colors of the corresponding pixels differ between the standard image pixel and the reference image pixel, the synthesis processing portion generates, from the reference image, the pixel value of the same color as the color of the standard image pixel by interpolation processing, and performs the synthesis processing according to the pixel value generated by the interpolation processing and the pixel value of the standard image pixel. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270519 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING HIGH SENSITIVE COLOR IMAGES - An image processing apparatus and method for generating high-sensitive, high-brightness color images are disclosed. A second image having a wider band and higher-sensitivity than those of a first image which includes color information may be acquired, wherein the first and second images are images captured from a scene. A first transformed image having high brightness may be generated by performing binning on the first image, and edge information being a high-frequency component may be extracted from the second image. A high-brightness, high-sensitive color image may be generated using the first transformed image and the edge information. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270520 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - This image processing apparatus performs image processing on an image including image data with a negative value, and is provided with: a transformation unit that performs a nonlinear transformation processing on the image including image data with a negative value to transform the image into an image that does not include image data with a negative value; an image processing unit that performs predetermined image processing on the image that does not include image data with a negative value; and an inverse transformation unit that performs an inverse transformation processing of the nonlinear transformation processing on the image, having been subjected to the image processing, which does not include image data with a negative value so as to inversely transform the image into an image, having been subjected to the image processing, which includes image data with a negative value. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270521 | Color Enhancement for Graphic Images - A color enhancement system may enhance color components in an image. In one embodiment, the color enhancement system suppresses banding by combining an input color value with an enhanced colored value. In another embodiment, local variation in saturation values around a pixel may be used to determine a modification of an input saturation value for color enhancement. As still another embodiment, flickering between frames may be suppressed by combining a histogram that counts the number of times a given pixel value occurs in a particular image with a historical histogram that keeps track of an average of how often given values have occurred in previous frames. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270522 | IDENTIFYING REGIONS CHARACTERIZED BY LABELED MEASUREMENTS - Briefly, the disclosure describes embodiments of methods or apparatuses for processing, such as smoothing, a set of labeled measurements at a variety of scale levels. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270523 | Multimedia copy source detection - The Embodiments provides a method for detecting leakage stage associated with a multimedia. The method includes storing histograms associated with various stages of the multimedia. Further, the method includes receiving candidate histograms associated with various stages of a candidate multimedia, matching the stored histograms with the candidate histograms, and detecting a leakage stage associated with the multimedia in response to a match. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270524 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR GENERATING QUALITY, VERIFIED, AND SYNTHESIZED INFORMATION - The present invention relates generally to an improved system and methods for identifying, assessing, obtaining, evaluating, processing and displaying information about specific topics of interest. In certain embodiments, information is processed with advanced computation and analytical techniques in which detailed statistical data is generated and refined to produce meaningful quantitative and qualitative information that may be useful in analyzing, for example, the economic performance of specific businesses or geographical regions of interest. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270525 | FORMING REGIONS CHARACTERIZED BY LABELED MEASUREMENTS - Briefly, embodiments of methods and/or apparatuses for processing, at a variety of scale levels, labeled measurements in sub-regions to form a region characterized by a set of labeled measurements is described. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270526 | METHOD FOR SEGMENTING TEXT WORDS IN DOCUMENT IMAGES - A word segmentation method for processing a document image applies clustering analysis to the spacing segments of a line. The spacing segments are generated by thresholding a one-dimensional vertical projection profile of the line. Taking advantage of the bimodal distribution of spacing length distribution of text lines, a k-means clustering algorithm is used, with the number of clusters pre-set to two, to classify the spacing segments as either character spacing or word spacing. Moreover, k-means++ initialization is used to enhance performance of cluster analysis. The clustering result such as cluster centers and compactness is used to prune single-word text line, single table item, etc. The locations of the word spacing segments are then used to segment the line of text into words. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270527 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR IMAGE PROCESSING USING HIERARCHICAL EXPANSION - Methods, systems, and media for image processing using hierarchical expansion are provided. More particularly, the hierarchical expansion can include a merge expansion and/or a refine expansion. In some embodiments, a method for image processing, comprising: receiving a plurality of images, wherein each of the plurality of images has one of a plurality of resolutions; for a first image from the plurality of images that has a first resolution, determining a first set of labels corresponding to each pixel of the first image; and for a second image from the plurality of images that has a second resolution, generating a second set of labels corresponding to each pixel of the second image based on the first set of labels. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270528 | LOCAL IMAGE ENHANCEMENT FOR TEXT RECOGNITION - Various embodiments enable regions of text to be identified in an image captured by a camera of a computing device for preprocessing before being analyzed by a visual recognition engine. For example, each of the identified regions can be analyzed or tested to determine whether a respective region contains a quality associated with poor text recognition results, such as poor contrast, blur, noise, and the like, which can be measured by one or more algorithms. Upon identifying a region with such a quality, an image quality enhancement can be automatically applied to the respective region without user instruction or intervention. Accordingly, once each region has been cleared of the quality associated with poor recognition, the regions of text can be processed with a visual recognition algorithm or engine. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270529 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes an input controller and a processor. The input controller is configured to receive stroke data. The processor is configured to, when a first stroke data and a second stroke data input after the first stroke data at least partially overlap with each other, edit the first stroke data by using the second stroke data. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270530 | DUPLICATE/NEAR DUPLICATE DETECTION AND IMAGE REGISTRATION - Embodiments are disclosed for detecting duplicate and near duplicate images. An exemplary method includes receiving an original image, preparing the image for fingerprinting, and calculating an image fingerprint, the fingerprint expressed as a sequence of numbers. The method further includes comparing the image fingerprint thus obtained with a set of previously stored fingerprints obtained from a set of previously stored images, and determining if the original image is either a duplicate or a near duplicate of an image in the set if the dissimilarity between the two fingerprints is less than a defined threshold T. Once a duplicate or near duplicate is detected, various defined actions may be taken, including culling the less desirable image or referring the redundancy to a user. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270531 | VIDEO IMAGE FEATURE GENERATION SYSTEM AND VIDEO IMAGE FEATURE GENERATION METHOD - A video image feature generation system includes a processor; and a memory which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute, extracting a frame feature value featuring a frame, which is a unit of an input video image, based on a pixel value of the frame; and generating a phase of each frequency as a video image feature based on at least two frequencies, the frame feature value obtained in the extracting, and generation information for generating phases of the frequencies according to the frequencies and the frame feature value. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270532 | ATTACHED MATTER DETECTOR AND VEHICLE EQUIPMENT CONTROL APPARATUS - An attached matter detector includes a light source configured to irradiate light toward a plate-like transparent member from one surface thereof, an imaging device configured to image reflection light by attached matter on a surface of the plate-like transparent member, a memory configured to previously store flare information obtained by the image device by turning on the light source in a state without having disturbance light and the attached matter on the surface of the plate-like transparent member, and a difference information-obtaining device configured to obtain difference information between a light-up image as an image obtained by the imaging device with the turned-on light source and a light-out image as an image obtained by the imaging device with the turned-off light source, wherein the attached matter on the surface of the plate-like transparent member is detected based on the difference information and the flare information stored in the memory. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270533 | Image Cropping According to Points of Interest - In one embodiment, a computing device determines one or more points of interest in an image. The computing device selects a viewport position including a pre-determined number of the points of interest. The computing device crops the image based at least in part on the viewport position. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270534 | VIDEO RETARGETING USING SEAM CARVING - Aspects of the present disclosure provide improved image resizing techniques including seam craving and seam lining that consider image content in addition to geometric constraints. In one aspect of the disclosure, the energy for each of the pixels of an image is determined in accordance with an energy function. A line energy is determined for each straight line of the image, and the line energy corresponds to a sum of the energy of the pixels in each straight line. A plurality of starting points are identified for a plurality of seams corresponding to the straight lines having the lowest line energy. Further, the paths for each of the seams are determined. The image may be resized by removing the seams from the image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270535 | Systems and Methods for Seamless Patch Matching - A method implemented in an image editing device comprises determining a source region in a source image and determining a target region in a target image. At least one image characteristic of each of the source region and a region outside the target region is analyzed. The content in the source region is adjusted according to the at least one image characteristic of the source region and the at least one image characteristic of the region outside the target region. The adjusted content from the source region is inserted into the target region. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270536 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLASSIFYING OBJECTS IN DIGITAL IMAGES CAPTURED USING MOBILE DEVICES - A method includes receiving or capturing a digital image using a mobile device, and using a processor of the mobile device to: determine whether an object depicted in the digital image belongs to a particular object class among a plurality of object classes; determine one or more object features of the object based at least in part on the particular object class at least partially in response to determining the object belongs to the particular object class; build or select an extraction model based at least in part on the one or more determined object features; and extract data from the digital image using the extraction model. The extraction model excludes, and/or the extraction process does not utilize, optical character recognition (OCR) techniques. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270537 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL MICROSCOPY IMAGING - A microscopy imaging system and method for rendering a mosaic representation of an object from a series of image frames of the object are disclosed. A current image frame is processed to determine its relative location or position within the mosaic representation based on relative displacement of the current image from one or more keyframes. Once the current image frame's position has been determined, it is rendered along with its neighboring keyframes to provide the mosaic representation of the object. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270538 | MOVING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOVING IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PRODUCT - A moving image processing apparatus cumulatively sums for each reference block and in a predetermined sequence, values representing differences between corresponding pixels in a first block of a reduced image of a given image and a reference block within a search range in a reduced reference image; detects a motion vector of the first block, based on a calculation result; compares the amounts of increase among intervals of the summing process when the evaluation value is calculated for the reference block represented by the motion vector; and based on the comparison, determines a sequence to be used when the evaluation value of the reference block is calculated by cumulatively summing the values that represent differences between corresponding pixels in a second block in the given image and corresponding to the first block, and in a reference block within a search range in the reference image indicated by the motion vector. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270539 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATTERN STITCHING AND DECODING USING MULTIPLE CAPTURED IMAGES - Systems and methods read machine readable symbols, the systems and methods capture multiple images of the symbol and can locate symbol data region(s) from an image even when the symbol data is corrupted and not decodable. Binary matrices are generated of the symbol data regions obtained from the multiple images and can be accumulated to generate a decodable image. A correspondence can be established among multiple images acquired on the same symbol when the symbol has moved from one image to the next. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270540 | DETERMINING DIMENSION OF TARGET OBJECT IN AN IMAGE USING REFERENCE OBJECT - Systems and methods for determining one or more dimensions of an object using a digital image are described. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270541 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE BASED ON FEATURE POINT - An apparatus and method for processing an image based on feature points is provided, more specifically, provides a technology used in extracting feature points with high importance after determination of importance, searching images, and the like. Therefore, matching images can be effectively performed, and efficiency of time and memory can be increased. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270542 | Automated video campaign building - A method to automatically classify video content retrieved over the Internet and, in particular, to determine whether a candidate video is an instance of a source video. The method begins by sampling static image frames from each of the candidate video and the source video. Based on the sampled static image frames, a set of static image frames in the candidate video that match a corresponding set of static image frames in the source video are then identified. Metadata associated with the sets of matching static image frames are then compared to determine how closely a temporal order of the set of static image frames in the candidate video matches the temporal order of the set of static image frames in the source video. Based on a measure of temporal order match, a classification is then applied to the candidate video to complete the method. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270543 | VIDEO GENERATION WITH TEMPORALLY-OFFSET SAMPLING - Various embodiments are directed to generating video data using temporally offset image data samples having disparate exposure times. Synthetic samples are generated for each of the pixels at a particular time period by computing, for each synthetic sample, a combined intensity of the captured samples that fall within the time period. Synthetic samples from adjacent pixels are grouped and image data in different groups is compared to identify matching groups. Video frames are constructed by combining image data from the captured samples based upon the matched images. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270544 | Image Editing Method and System - In one embodiment, an image editing method, comprising: defining a region as a foreground object and a remaining region as background; applying an image warping process to a predefined object region, wherein a distortion to at least the remaining region occurs based on the image warping process applied to the predefined object region; responsive to the image warping process, determining a region to be repaired, the region to be repaired comprising a missing background; repairing the region to be repaired based on an inpainting process; and generating a repaired image by combining the predefined object region to which the image warping process is applied, one or more non-distorted regions, and the repaired region. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270545 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOCUMENT ALIGNMENT, CORRECTION, AND CLASSIFICATION - A template document and a reference document that contains objects (e.g. text objects) are received, for example, from a scanner. A plurality of common objects between the template document and the reference document are identified. Locations of the plurality of common objects in the template document and the reference document are identified. One or more distances between the locations of the plurality of common objects in the template document and the reference document are also identified. A determination is made whether the one or more distances between the plurality of common objects in the template document and the reference document are substantially the same. In response to determining that the one or more distances between the plurality of common objects in the template document and the reference document are substantially the same, the template document and the reference document are grouped as common documents. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270546 | UNIFIED DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING INTERFACE FOR EQUIPMENT - A method and system for comparing measurements of a device under test (DUT) to measurements taken of similar equipment are provided. The method includes communicatively connecting a mobile computing device to one or more measurement devices, and receiving measurement data from the one or more measurement devices. The mobile computing device determines an equipment identifier of the DUT, and retrieves information associated with the equipment, which may include previous measurements of other devices or reference documents. The mobile computing device presents the retrieved information along with the received measurement data for comparison. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270547 | PRESENTATION AND ORGANIZATION OF CONTENT - Embodiments are provided for organization and presentation of content. In some embodiments, a plurality of images and a plurality of similarity rules for image categorization are received. For each image in the plurality of images, the image from the plurality and each remaining image from the plurality is compared by: applying each similarity rule to the image and a remaining image from the plurality to obtain a numeric result, and recording the numeric result for the two images in a numeric representation, the numeric representation embodying similarities found between each of the plurality of images. The numeric representation is used as a reference for clustering the plurality of images into clusters of similar images, and each image is stored with a marker denoting a cluster to which it has been assigned. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270548 | OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS - An object detection apparatus mounted in a system for detecting a target object in various changing environmental conditions. In the apparatus, an acquirer acquires either or both of information indicative of an external environment around the system and information indicative of an operating state of the system. A determiner determines an environmental condition with respect to an input image according to the acquired information. A setter sets, for each of plural image recognition methods each being a combination of one of the plural image recognition dictionaries and one of the plural image recognition techniques, a weighting factor according to the environmental condition determined by the determiner. A detector detects the object in the input image by applying each of the plural image recognition methods to the input image to obtain recognition results reflecting the weighting factors, and collectively evaluating the recognition results. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270549 | USING EXTRACTED IMAGE TEXT - Methods, systems, and apparatus including computer program products for using extracted image text are provided. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method is provided. The method includes receiving an input of one or more image search terms and identifying keywords from the received one or more image search terms. The method also includes searching a collection of keywords including keywords extracted from image text, retrieving an image associated with extracted image text corresponding to one or more of the image search terms, and presenting the image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270550 | PRESENTATION AND ORGANIZATION OF CONTENT - Embodiments are provided for organization and presentation of content. In some embodiments, a plurality of images and a plurality of similarity rules for image categorization are received. For each image in the plurality of images, that image and each remaining image from the plurality is compared by: applying each similarity rule to the image and a remaining image from the plurality to obtain a numeric result, and recording the numeric result for the pair of images in a numeric representation, the numeric representation embodying similarities. The numeric representation is used as a reference for clustering the plurality of images into clusters of similar images, and each image is stored with a marker denoting a cluster to which it has been assigned. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270551 | PERFORMING OBJECT DETECTION OPERATIONS VIA A GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT - In one embodiment of the present invention, a graphics processing unit (GPU) is configured to detect an object in an image using a random forest classifier that includes multiple, identically structured decision trees. Notably, the application of each of the decision trees is independent of the application of the other decision trees. In operation, the GPU partitions the image into subsets of pixels, and associates an execution thread with each of the pixels in the subset of pixels. The GPU then causes each of the execution threads to apply the random forest classifier to the associated pixel, thereby determining a likelihood that the pixel corresponds to the object. Advantageously, such a distributed approach to object detection more fully leverages the parallel architecture of the PPU than conventional approaches. In particular, the PPU performs object detection more efficiently using the random forest classifier than using a cascaded classifier. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270552 | DATA BACKUP USING COLOR SPACE ENCODED IMAGE - Embodiments of the present disclosure can include systems, methods, and non-transitory computer program products for using color space encoded images to publish an entire book including text and images onto a single piece of paper, or onto few pieces of paper. In certain aspects, the present systems and methods allow users to perform data backup using color space encoded images. In other aspects, the present systems and methods allow users to self-publish desired content significantly cheaper by encoding the desired content using color space encoded images. In certain aspects, publishers or booksellers can include traditional books in combination with digital or electronic books distributed using color space encoded images. In other aspects, the present systems and methods allow users or administrators to compress and/or copy massive documents using color space encoded images. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270553 | CONTENT-AWARE IMAGE COMPRESSION METHOD - Methods for content-aware image compression are disclosed. One method comprises the steps of non-uniformly downscaling an original input image according to a saliency map, creating a residual image, encoding the residual image and downscaled input image, and transmitting the residual image and downscaled input image. The encoded image components are transmitted to a receiver. Downscaling may be performed using an aspect ratio that is automatically calculated from the saliency map. The saliency map may be based on an algorithm specified at an encoder or on regions of interest selected by a plurality of users of receivers that receive the transmitted encoded image components. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270554 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, an image encoding apparatus includes a parameter selector and an output selector. The parameter selector selects a coding parameter controlling the first encoder. The coding parameter makes a first code amount generated by the first encoder smaller than a target code amount if the coding parameter is applied to the first pixel group. The output selector selects the encoding result from the first encoder provided that the first code amount generated by the first encoder when the selected coding parameter is applied to the second pixel group is smaller than the second code amount generated by the second encoder. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270555 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING AN IMAGE BY USING AN ADAPTIVE SEARCH RANGE DECISION FOR MOTION ESTIMATION - An encoding and decoding method and apparatus are disclosed. whereby, According to the disclosed method, in response to a current frame including a current block being a P frame, a motion vector and an intra-mode-to-inter mode ratio of a frame encoded and decoded previously to the current frame are analyzed in order to determine a temporal search range and a spatial search range of a reference frame. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270556 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING PATTERN VECTORS FOR VIDEO AND IMAGE CODING AND DECODING - An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method of using pattern vectors for image coding and decoding. The method comprises converting a block of image data into a set of transform coefficients, quantizing the transform coefficients such that a number of the coefficients become zero, constructing a single entity or bit vector indicating which coefficients are non-zero, coding the single entity or bit vector as an integer using an adaptive, semi-adaptive or non-adaptive arithmetic coder, coding the values of the coefficients in any fixed order, using an adaptive, semi-adaptive or non-adaptive arithmetic coder, or some other coder, and coding all coefficients except the zero coefficients. The system and method of decoding data relate to the corresponding hardware and process steps performed by the decoder when decoding a bitstream coded as described herein. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270557 | EFFICIENT SCREEN IMAGE TRANSFER - A system including a source display, externally updatable, an image compression algorithm database, a network connection, and a frame transfer engine. The algorithm database comprises a plurality of image compression algorithms. The frame transfer engine is configured to receive a plurality of updates made to the source display, store at least some of the updates in a queue, and select, based on a bandwidth of the network connection, a size of the update, and sizes and times of updates currently present in the queue, an image compression algorithm in the algorithm database for current transfer over the network connection. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270558 | IMAGE CODING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CODING METHOD - First coded data are generated from a target block by a first coding mode. Second coded data having predetermined amount are generated from the target block by a second coding mode. Whether to encode by the first coding mode or the second coding mode is decided. Based on the decision result, any of the first coded data and the second coded data is selected. If a total amount of coded data of a segment is over a target amount, encoding by the second coding mode is decided. The segment comprises blocks including the target block. The total amount is sum of an amount of coded data generated from blocks prior to the target block in the segment, an amount of the first coded data, an amount of coded data to be generated from remained blocks in the segment by the second coding mode. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270559 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an image processing device and method whereby deterioration of effects of filter processing due to local control of filter processing when encoding or decoding can be suppressed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270560 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC COMPRESSION OF IMAGES - The embodiment provides a method for temporal compression of one or more images. The method includes receiving the one or more images, performing temporal compression on the one or more images, and generating one or more compressed images using the temporal compression. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270561 | COMPRESSING DATA REPRESENTING COMPUTER ANIMATED HAIR - Data representing animated hair in a computer generated imagery (CGI) scene may be compressed by treating hair data as arrays of parameters. Hair data parameters may include control vertices, hair color, hair radius, and the like. A principal component analysis (PCA) may be performed on the arrays of hair data. PCA may yield new basis vectors, varying in length, with the largest basis vector corresponding to a new dimension with the largest variance in hair data. The hair data may be quantized based on the varying lengths of new basis vectors. The number of bits allocated for quantizing each new dimension corresponding to each new basis vector may be determined based on the relative lengths of new basis vectors, with more bits allocated to dimensions corresponding to longer basis vectors. The quantized hair data may be bit-packed and then compressed using lossless entropy encoding. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270562 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE PIXEL REPLACEMENT - A system and method of image processing is provided, including implementing adaptive pixel replacement techniques or reducing noise. The method includes obtaining a data map of an image frame, wherein the data map comprises good pixels and bad pixels at locations associated with the data map. The method also includes assigning different techniques to the bad pixels, wherein a first technique is assigned to a first bad pixel and a second technique is assigned to a second bad pixel. The method further includes adjusting information associated with the bad pixels for a chosen technique for each of the bad pixels. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270563 | METHOD OF SHUTTERLESS NON-UNIFORMITY CORRECTION FOR INFRARED IMAGERS - A method of correcting an infrared image is provided. The method includes receiving an image from a camera comprising a first pixel with a first pixel value and a neighbor pixel with a neighbor pixel value. The first pixel and the neighbor pixel can be assumed to view the same object. The method further includes storing the first and neighbor pixel values in an image table, generating a corrected image table by adding the first pixel value to a corrected pixel value in a correction table, determining that the camera is not moving, and masking edges in the corrected image table. The method further includes updating the correction table by: determining that the first pixel value and neighbor pixel value are not edges, computing the difference between the first and neighbor pixel values, and storing the difference in the correction table. The method further includes providing an output image table. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270564 | CREATING DETAILS IN AN IMAGE WITH FREQUENCY LIFTING - Input image information is received. Enhancement information is determined based on frequency characteristics of the input image information. The enhancement information is mixed with the input image information to generate an enhanced image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270565 | MEASUREMENT OF WAVE-FRONT ABERRATION IN A SMALL TELESCOPE REMOTE IMAGING SYSTEM USING SCENE-BASED WAVE-FRONT SENSING - Reference-free compensated imaging makes an estimation of the Fourier phase of a series of images of a target. The Fourier magnitude of the series of images is obtained by dividing the power spectral density of the series of images by an estimate of the power spectral density of atmospheric turbulence from a series of scene based wave front sensor (SBWFS) measurements of the target. A high-resolution image of the target is recovered from the Fourier phase and the Fourier magnitude. | 2014-09-18 |
20140270566 | CREATING DETAILS IN AN IMAGE WITH ADAPTIVE FREQUENCY STRENGTH CONTROLLED TRANSFORM - Input image information is received. A processor device is used for determining enhancement information based on frequency characteristics and edge information of the input image information. The enhancement information is mixed with the input image information to generate an enhanced image. | 2014-09-18 |