38th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 84 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140267565 | MANAGEMENT DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A management device includes a status management part managing connection statuses of terminals; a group management part managing a group associated with the terminals, and which manages a group status of the group depending on the connection statuses of the terminals associated with the group, the group management part setting the group status so that the group status represents that the group is ready to connect; a transmission part transmitting to a first terminal which is not in the group the group status representing that the group is ready to connect; and responding to a request to connect to the group from the first terminal, an establishment part, establishing a session to connect the first terminal to a second terminal which is in the group, wherein the connection status of the second terminal represents that the second terminal is ready to connect to other terminals. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267566 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication system managing a communication conference which uses a plurality of communication terminals includes an acquisition unit acquiring electronic information related to the communication conference from a registration terminal which registers the electronic information; and a management unit registering communication identification information in association with the electronic information, the communication identification information identifying the communication that the communication terminals attend during communications between one communication terminal, which is related to terminal identification information acquired from the registration terminal, and another communication terminal of the communication terminals. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267567 | COMMUNICATION SERVER, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication server includes a checking unit that checks a terminal management table, a determination unit that determines whether group identification information of a first terminal of a plurality of terminals participating in a videoconference is a same as group identification of a second terminal of the plurality of terminals based on group identification data from the terminal management table, an updating unit that updates a shared location table including shared location information indicating a location of a shared memory area shared by the same group when the group identification information of each of the first and second terminals is determined as being the same, a memory access information creation unit that creates memory access information for accessing the shared memory area, and a notification unit that sends a notification of the shared location information and the memory access information to the same group. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267568 | VIDEOCONFERENCING - A method performed by a videoconferencing device, the method comprising: maintaining a database ( | 2014-09-18 |
20140267569 | PROVISION OF VIDEO CONFERENCING SERVICES USING A MICRO POP TO EXTEND MEDIA PROCESSING INTO ENTERPRISE NETWORKS - Embodiments are described for provision of video conferencing media processing services within enterprise networks. In some embodiments, at least one data stream from at least one internal endpoint of a video conference participant is received at an enterprise media processing node and the at least one internal endpoint is accessible to the enterprise media processing node behind a firewall on an enterprise network, translating and transcoding of the received at least one data stream into a predefined common communication protocol is selectively performed, at least one data stream in the common communication protocol is received at an external media processing node using a firewall friendly protocol to traverse the firewall from at least one external endpoint and the at least one external endpoint communicating with the external media processing node outside the enterprise network, a composite data stream of the received data streams from endpoints within the enterprise network and outside the enterprise network is selectively generated, and the composite data stream is sent to the at least one internal endpoint using a corresponding communication protocol used by the at least one internal endpoint. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267570 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SHARING A PLURALITY OF ENCODERS BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF ENDPOINTS - Described herein are methods and systems for assigning a plurality of endpoints of a video conference system to a plurality of encoders located on a server of the video conference system. At least a first group of the endpoints is assigned to first one of the encoders, and at least a second group of the endpoints, the second group disjoint from the first group, is assigned to a second one of the encoders. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267571 | PROVISION OF VIDEO CONFERENCING WITH LOAD BALANCING - Embodiments are described for provision of video conferencing with load balancing. In some embodiments, a protocol connector module receives a media processing request from a client application for the video conference endpoint device and a client application identifier, a profile for the client application is retrieved using the client application identifier, at least one load balancing capability is determined for the client application using the identifier, a load balancing technique is selectively performed based on the at least one load balancing capability, and performance of the client application is logged with the load balancing technique in the profile. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267572 | Split Frame Multistream Encode - Presented herein are techniques for creating video for participants in a video conference. A designated primary video stream is decoded and the resulting video composed in accordance with a primary sub-picture portion of a frame. Other video streams are designated as secondary video streams output by secondary entities, and are decoded and composed in accordance with a secondary sub-picture portion of the frame structured for the secondary entities. The composed primary video stream is encoded for display at each secondary entity, to obtain encoded slices of a primary video stream. The composed secondary video stream is encoded for display at one of the secondary entities, to obtain encoded slices of a secondary video stream. The encoded primary and secondary video streams are combined at the encoded slice level into a single video stream for transmission to, and decode and display at, the one of the secondary entities. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267573 | Selection of a Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) for a Video Meeting on a Network - To select an appropriate multipoint control unit (MCU) for hosting an upcoming video meeting, video meeting data of previous meetings is stored, including time and location data associated with meetings conducted on a bridge ID and attended by participants located in different regions. The schedule time of an upcoming video meeting using the bridge ID is compared with the time data of previous video meetings on the bridge ID to identify related video meetings among the previous video meetings, the related video meetings being time correlated with the scheduled time of the upcoming video meeting. One of a number of MCUs in the network is selected to be a host MCU to host the upcoming video meeting based on the location data of the related video meetings, in which the host MCU is selected as a function of its proximity to locations of participants of the related video meetings. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267574 | Court video teleconferencing system & method - A court appearance is conducted at a scheduled date and time where at least one attorney or other participant at a remote location appears before a court by video teleconference. The court and the remote participant communicate using video and audio conferencing equipment having the capability of displaying concurrently images of the court and the remote participant during the court appearance. This enables the court and the participant to hear and see video images each other during the court appearance. The operation of the conferencing equipment is initiated and terminated at the scheduled date and time of the court appearance. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267575 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL CAFETERIA - An incidental virtual meeting (IVM) system deployed in multiple rooms can be used to provide a “virtual cafeteria” allowing for incidental meetings and video conferences. Wall endpoints in each room may detect the presence of a person in a proximity to the IVM (wall) endpoint and establish a connection to the associated wall endpoint in the other room, to allow unplanned meetings to occur. A room may have multiple wall endpoints, allowing the room to be connected to more than one other rooms. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267576 | INTELLIGENT LAYOUTS FOR CALL SCALING AND LAYOUT PERSISTENCE - Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and techniques for creating media conferencing layouts that are intelligent (i.e., based on some underlying principle to enhance user-perceived conference quality) and persistent (i.e., consistent within a call and from one call to the next). | 2014-09-18 |
20140267577 | PROVISION OF VIDEO CONFERENCING SERVICES USING REFLECTOR MULTIPOINT CONTROL UNITS (MCU) AND TRANSCODER MCU COMBINATIONS - Embodiments are described for provision of video conferencing with reflector MCUs, transcoder MCUs, and/or combinations thereof. In some embodiments, a protocol connector module of a video conference system receives information on multi-data stream composition capabilities of a client application for a participant endpoint device of a video conference, session state information is received for creation of a composite of received video conference data streams for presentation at the client application, and instructions are selectively sent for handling media processing for each of the received video conference data stream from other participant devices based on the received multi-data stream composition capabilities information of the client application | 2014-09-18 |
20140267578 | VIDEO INJECTION FOR VIDEO COMMUNICATION - A method for video communication comprises initiating video communication on a channel with a first electronic device, communicating first content on the channel with the first electronic device, selecting second content from a source external to the video communication, switching video communication using the second content, and transmitting the second content on the channel to the first electronic device instead of the first content. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267579 | SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AUDIO COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A RELAY SERVICE AND AN AUDIO ENDPOINT - Communication systems and methods for controlling audio communications between a relay service and an audio endpoint with a video endpoint are disclosed. A communication system comprises a relay service configured to engage in video communications with a video endpoint and audio communications with an audio endpoint. The relay service comprises a control circuit configured to receive call control signals from the video endpoint, and automatically control communications between the relay service and the audio endpoint responsive to the call control signals. A communication system includes a video endpoint comprising a user interface configured to transmit call commands to the relay service responsive to user inputs. The call commands are directed to automatically triggering controls at the relay service over audio communications between the relay service and the audio endpoint. A method includes entering video communication with and receiving call commands from a video endpoint, and automatically executing the call commands. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267580 | SYSTEMS INCLUDING AND METHODS OF OPERATING COMMUNICATION DEVICES ASSIGNED INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP IDENTITIES - Systems and methods for operating a plurality of communication devices configured to be associated with a user group. Each communication device of the plurality of communication devices may be configured to communicate with one or more servers both as an individual communication device with an individual unique identifier assigned thereto and as the user group with a group unique identifier assigned thereto. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267581 | REAL TIME VIRTUAL REALITY LEVERAGING WEB CAMS AND IP CAMS AND WEB CAM AND IP CAM NETWORKS - Systems and methods for enabling a visitor to access VR representations authored by different authors of locations in a virtual universe via a computer network are provided. A plurality of VR data sets may be stored. Each VR data set comprise web or IP camera VR datasets and may be independently authored by a respective author different from the other authors. One or more VR data servers may be adapted to access and transmit the VR data sets, and each VR data set may be associated with a VR data server for access to the VR data set. A domain server may be adapted to access and transmit domain data comprising the location within the universe of each VR representation and the network address of the VR data server associated with the VR representation. Further, a client host may be adapted to communicate with the domain server to receive domain data representing the network address of the VR data server associated with a selected VR representation, the client host further adapted to communicate with that VR data server to access the VR data set defining the VR representation without leaving the virtual universe. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267582 | PRIVACY SETTING FOR MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - A communication arrangement including a room having at least one communication device therein, the at least one communication device receiving in-room images, in-room video and/or in-room audio within the room. The communication arrangement also includes a communication system for transmitting the in-room images, in-room video and/or in-room audio from within the room to a location remote from the room. The communication system has a privacy setting that, when activated, prevents viewing of the in-room images or in-room video and/or hearing of the in-room audio from within the room at the location remote from the room and communicates to the location remote from the room that the privacy setting is activated. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267583 | Augmented Video Calls on Mobile Devices - An apparatus comprises a processor configured to: process, automatically and in real time, segmentation of a video object from a portion of a video, wherein the video object is a foreground of the video, and wherein a remaining portion of the video is a background of the video; and remove the background. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267584 | VIEW RENDERING FOR THE PROVISION OF VIRTUAL EYE CONTACT USING SPECIAL GEOMETRIC CONSTRAINTS IN COMBINATION WITH EYE-TRACKING - A virtual camera pose determiner is configured to determine a position and an orientation of a virtual camera. The position of the virtual camera is determined on the basis of a display position of a displayed representation of a remote participant on a display. The orientation of the virtual camera is determined on the basis of a geometrical relation between the display position of the remote participant on the display, and a position of a local participant. The virtual camera is configured to transmit an image or a sequence of images to the remote participant, so that an image provided by the virtual camera has the view on the local participant as is if viewed from the display position. Further embodiments provide a video communication system having a virtual camera pose determiner for providing a virtual camera pose on basis of the display position and the position of the local participant. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267585 | REARVIEW PANORAMIC HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLES - A rearview panoramic head-up display device for vehicles, which includes a camera lens input port group, a base, a display module, a detection module and a semitransparent reflective film. The camera lens set on each side outside the car are used to capture the image around the car and transmit the images to the present device inside the car. A three-dimensional rear panoramic image is formed by synthesizing the images by a panoramic display processor in the present device and projected on the windshield of the car by the display module, so that the driver may observe the real-time condition in rear, left rear and right rear of the car while looking ahead, the driver may know the condition around the car without moving the line of sight through a large angle, to thereby improve traffic safety. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267586 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND MEDIA FOR GENERATING A PANORAMIC VIEW - A method is provided for a surveillance system including a remote sensor apparatus a portable receiver. The method includes receiving, at the portable receiver, image data collected simultaneously from a plurality of image sensors installed in the remote sensor apparatus. The method also includes processing, at the portable receiver, the received image data by, for each of the first plurality of captured images, detecting image features and performing feature matches by matching control points across neighboring images based on a control-point assumption that the control points are relevant only in areas of field of view overlap. The areas of field of view are determined by positions of the plurality of image sensors and a field of view of a wide-angle lens fitted with each of the plurality of image sensors. The method further includes generating a panoramic view by blending the processed first plurality of captured images. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267587 | PANORAMA PACKET - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for generating a panorama packet and/or for utilizing a panorama packet. That is, a panorama packet may be generated and/or consumed to provide an interactive panorama view experience of a scene depicted by one or more input images within the panorama packet (e.g., a user may explore the scene through multi-dimensional navigation of a panorama generated from the panorama packet). The panorama packet may comprise a set of input images may depict the scene from various viewpoints. The panorama packet may comprise a camera pose manifold that may define one or more perspectives of the scene that may be used to generate a current view of the scene. The panorama packet may comprise a coarse geometry corresponding to a multi-dimensional representation of a surface of the scene. An interactive panorama of the scene may be generated based upon the panorama packet. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267588 | IMAGE CAPTURE AND ORDERING - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for ordering images for panorama stitching and/or for providing a focal point indicator for image capture. For example, one or more images, which may be stitched together to create a panorama of a scene, may be stored within an image stack according to one or more ordering preferences, such as where manually captured images are stored within a first/higher priority region of the image stack as compared to automatically captured images. One or more images within the image stack may be stitched according to a stitching order to create the panorama, such as using images in the first region for a foreground of the panorama. Also, a current position of a camera may be tracked and compared with a focal point of a scene to generate a focal point indicator to assist with capturing a new/current image of the scene. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267589 | FREE VIEWPOINT VIDEO DISPLAY APPARATUS - An omnidirectional image storage unit stores frames of panoramic image shot while moving on the route, a route information storage unit stores route information indicating nodes and branches on the route, and a correspondence information storage unit stores correspondence between each frame and each point on the route. A data updating unit successively updates a current position and a sight direction based on a user's input. An image cutout unit reads out a panoramic image corresponding to a current position and cuts out a field of view image that constructs a field of vision in a sight direction. A route mapping unit creates a route map indicating a current position and a sight direction superimposed upon a plan view of the route. An image display unit displays the field of view image and the route map side by side. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267590 | Diagonal Collection of Oblique Imagery - A vehicle collects oblique imagery along an intercardinal nominal heading using rotated camera-groups with distortion correcting electronic image sensors that align projected pixel columns or rows with a pre-determined direction on the ground, thereby improving collection quality, efficiency, and/or cost. In a first aspect, the camera-groups are rotated diagonal to the nominal heading. In a second aspect, the distortion correcting electronic image sensors align projected pixel columns or rows with a pre-determined direction on the ground. In a third aspect, the distortion correcting electronic image sensors are rotated around the optical axis of the camera. In a fourth aspect, cameras collect images in strips and the strips from different cameras overlap, providing large-baseline, small-time difference stereopsis. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267591 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING IMAGE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first layer configured to detect delta data from an image and to transmit the detected delta data to a camera application, when receiving the image in a panorama photographing mode, and a second layer configured to output a processed image as a preview image of the panorama photographing mode by using the delta data received from the first layer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267592 | METHOD FOR CAPTURING IMAGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for processing an image using an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying at least one first object and a first image associated with the at least one first object at a first position on a display unit connected to the electronic device, the at least one first object including information representing a direction of the electronic device, displaying at least one second object and a second image associated with the at least one second object at a second position on the display unit, and capturing at least a portion of the second image when the at least one first object is located within a distance from the at least one second object. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267593 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method for generating a panoramic image and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes displaying guide information for guiding a movement of the electronic device on a display of the electronic device in order to obtain images forming at least a portion of a panoramic image, obtaining at least one image based on the guide information and orientation information of the electronic device, correcting a color of images based on at least a portion of the obtained images in order to form at least the portion of the panoramic image, aligning the images based on at least a portion where the obtained images have overlapped, and generating the panoramic image by projecting the aligned images onto a three-Dimensional (3-D) sphere. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267594 | IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - A characteristic point extraction unit extracts a characteristic point in an overlapping region of a plurality of component images picked up using a camera built in portable equipment and having pan angles or elevation angles different from each other. A self-position estimation unit estimates three-dimensional coordinate values of the characteristic point and three-dimensional coordinate values of a camera position, which are associated with each other, at the same time in two component images in which the camera positions are displaced from each other. A panoramic image generation unit adjusts, based on the estimated three-dimensional coordinate values of the camera position, the three-dimensional coordinate values of the characteristic point of the component image to correct the component image and combine a plurality of component images having pan angles or elevation angles different from each other to generate a synthesis image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267595 | ROTATING SURVEILLANCE CAMERA - The present invention provides a camera assembly operable to capture a surrounding scene. The camera assembly comprises a rotatable structure, a motor assembly operable to rotate the rotatable structure, a camera coupled to the rotatable structure, and a controller operable to control the motor assembly synchronous with the imaging device such that the linear device captures the image while the motor is rotating the camera. The imaging device can include a linear optical array (e.g., a CMOS image sensor). In one embodiment, the controller is programmed to rotate the camera at least 300 degrees, and preferably about 360 degrees. If desired, the amount of rotation of the camera is adjustable. For example, the camera assembly can further include an indicator (e.g., a magnet) that determines an amount of rotation of the camera, and a position of the indicator can be adjusted to change the amount of rotation of the camera. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267596 | CAMERA SYSTEM - A camera system includes a camera mounting frame having a plurality of camera mounts. Each camera mount is configured to hold a respective camera at a respective lens orientation such that mounted cameras provide different respective lens orientations relative to each other, with each mounted camera providing a different field of view facing outward from the mounting frame. The camera system may provide obstruction-free, fully spherical image and video capture to record spherical images or spherical videos in which the nadir hole and/or a physical support element of the camera system is eliminated or reduced in size during the digital stitching process of the image or video. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267597 | Apparatus and Method for Generating Interference Fringe Pattern - An apparatus for generating holograms includes a laser source configured to emit a laser beam with a frequency of v; an acoustic optical modulator configured to generate, from the laser beam, a first beam with a frequency of v | 2014-09-18 |
20140267598 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HOLOGRAPHIC POSTER DISPLAY - The invention generally relates to holographic posters and computer controlled systems for communicating information. The invention provides a computer-based holographic poster device that displays holographic images and videos for interacting with interested users via, for example, their motions and gestures or their personal devices such as smartphones. A holographic poster device has a body such as a pedestal supporting a display area (e.g., a few feet above the floor) and is operable to make a holographic image appear in the display area. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267599 | USER INTERACTION WITH A HOLOGRAPHIC POSTER VIA A SECONDARY MOBILE DEVICE - The invention provides a holographic display device that registers an individual through their mobile device to allow that individual user to control and interact with a holographic display presented by the device. The holographic display device is operable to receive from a mobile device information identifying a user of the mobile device. The display device can register a user of the mobile device as a present user of the holographic device, receive an input from the registered user, and present a holographic display that includes content governed by the input. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267600 | SYNTH PACKET FOR INTERACTIVE VIEW NAVIGATION OF A SCENE - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for generating a synth packet and/or for providing an interactive view experience of a scene utilizing the synth packet. In particular, the synth packet comprises a set of input images depicting a scene from various viewpoints, a local graph comprising navigational relationships between input images, a coarse geometry comprising a multi-dimensional representation of a surface of the scene, and/or a camera pose manifold specifying view perspectives of the scene. An interactive view experience of the scene may be provided using the synth packet, such that a user may seamlessly navigate the scene in multi-dimensional space based upon navigational relationship information specified within the local graph. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267601 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT EDITING OF 3D VIDEO - A method includes the steps of: providing a computer readable non-transitory storage medium including a computer readable code configured to run on a computer and configured to perform a process to edit a stereoscopic 3D video on a 2D computer screen by use of a 2D editing application user interface (UI); processing a left eye video pipeline and a right eye video pipeline according to controls of the 2D editing application UI; and displaying simultaneously both of the stereoscopic 3D video in stereoscopic 3D and the 2D editing application user interface (UI) in 2D on a common 2D display. A system to perform the method is also described. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267602 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME 2D TO 3D CONVERSION OF A VIDEO IN A DIGITAL CAMERA - Embodiments are directed towards enabling digital cameras to create a 3D view, which can be re-rendered onto any object within a scene, so that it is both in focus and a center of perspective, based on capturing a single set of multiple 2D images of the scene. From capturing a single set of 2D images for a scene, a depth map of the scene may be generated, and used to calculate principal depths, which are then used to capture an image focused at each of the principal depths. A correspondence between a 2D image of the scene and the principal depths are determined that corresponds to a specific principal depth. For different coordinates of the 2D image, different 3D views of the scene are created that are each focused at a principal dept that corresponds to the given coordinate. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267603 | DEPTH BASED MODIFICATION OF CAPTURED IMAGES - An imaging system processes images of a plurality of objects which have been captured by an image capture device for display. Normal processing of the images is modified as either a function of a depth corresponding to one or more of the plurality of objects appearing in the captured images relative to the image capture device or as a function of the depth and one or more image characteristics extracted from the captured images. A depth threshold may be used to avoid inadvertent modifications due to noise. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267604 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WITH FREQUENCY MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - An electronic system includes: a communication unit configured to provide an encoded bitstream; a storage unit, coupled to the communication unit, configured to implement a decoder including a frequency lifting module for lifting a frequency component based on a ratio; and a control unit, coupled to the storage unit, configured to generate an output coefficient for a current frame based on an output magnitude. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267605 | SIMPLIFICATIONS ON DISPARITY VECTOR DERIVATION AND MOTION VECTOR PREDICTION IN 3D VIDEO CODING - A device for coding three-dimensional video data includes a video coder configured to determine a first block of a first texture view is to be coded using a block-based view synthesis mode; locate, in a depth view, a first depth block that corresponds to the first block of the first texture view; determine depth values of two or more corner positions of the first depth block; based on the depth values, derive a disparity vector for the first block; using the disparity vector, locate a first block of a second texture view; and, inter-predict the first block of the first texture view using the first block of the second texture view. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267606 | Systems and Methods for Time Encoding and Decoding Machines - Systems and methods for system identification, encoding and decoding multi-component signals are disclosed. An exemplary method can include receiving the one or more multi-component signals and separating the multi-component signals into channels. The method can also filter each of the channels using receptive field components. The values for the receptive field components can be aggregated and provided to neurons for encoding. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267607 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION, PROCESSING, AND RENDERING OF STEREOSCOPIC AND MULTI-VIEW IMAGES - A digital image processing system takes color plus Z channel data as input, preprocesses, decimates, and codes the Z channel in-band as digital watermark data embedded within the color data prior to encoding and transmission. A second digital image processing system receives, decodes, and extracts the decimated Z channel data before applying statistical regularization to restore a full-resolution Z channel prior to depth-image-based rendering. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267608 | METHOD OF CALIBRATING A COMPUTER-BASED VISION SYSTEM ONBOARD A CRAFT - This method of calibration comprising the reconstruction of a 3D mapping of 3D landmarks of an environment on the basis of digital images of the environment captured by the computer-based vision system ( | 2014-09-18 |
20140267609 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING DIMENSIONING, FOR EXAMPLE VOLUME DIMENSIONING - A dimensioning system can include stored data indicative of coordinate locations of each reference element in a reference image containing a pseudorandom pattern of elements. Data indicative of the coordinates of elements appearing in an acquired image of a three-dimensional space including an object can be compared to the stored data indicative of coordinate locations of each reference element. After the elements in the acquired image corresponding to the reference elements in the reference image are identified, a spatial correlation between the acquired image and the reference image can be determined. Such a numerical comparison of coordinate data reduces the computing resource requirements of graphical comparison technologies. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267610 | DEPTH IMAGE PROCESSING - Embodiments described herein can be used to detect holes in a subset of pixels of a depth image that has been specified as corresponding to a user, and to fill such detected holes. Additionally, embodiments described herein can be used to produce a low resolution version of a subset of pixels that has been specified as corresponding to a user, so that when an image including a representation of the user is displayed, the image respects the shape of the user, yet is not a mirror image of the user. Further, embodiments described herein can be used to identify pixels, of a subset of pixels specified as corresponding to the user, that likely correspond to a floor supporting the user. This enables the removal of the pixels, identified as likely corresponding to the floor, from the subset of pixels specified as corresponding to the user. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267611 | RUNTIME ENGINE FOR ANALYZING USER MOTION IN 3D IMAGES - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a runtime engine for analyzing user motion in a 3D image. The runtime engine is able to use different techniques to analyze the user's motion, depending on what the motion is. The runtime engine might choose a technique that depends on skeletal tracking data and/or one that instead uses image segmentation data to determine whether the user is performing the correct motion. The runtime engine might determine how to perform positional analysis or time/motion analysis of the user's performance based on what motion is being performed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267612 | Method and Apparatus for Adaptive Exposure Bracketing, Segmentation and Scene Organization - A method, system and computer program are provided that present a real-time approach to Chromaticity maximization to be used in image segmentation. The ambient illuminant in a scene may be first approximated. The input image may then be preprocessed to remove the impact of the illuminant, and approximate an ambient white light source instead. The resultant image is then choma-maximized. The result is an adaptive Chromaticity maximization algorithm capable of adapting to a wide dynamic range of illuminations. A segmentation algorithm is put in place as well that takes advantage of such an approach. This approach also has applications in HDR photography and real-time HDR video. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267613 | PHOTOSENSOR HAVING ENHANCED SENSITIVITY - A method of controlling a photosensor having adjacent light sensitive pixels in which photocharge is generated in depletion zones of the pixels by light incident on the photosensor, comprising applying voltage to gate electrodes of the photopixels so that the depletion zone of one of the pixels extends into and lies under a portion of the depletion region of the other pixel. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267614 | 2D/3D Localization and Pose Estimation of Harness Cables Using A Configurable Structure Representation for Robot Operations - A robot is made to recognize and manipulate different types of cable harnesses in an assembly line. This is achieved by using a stereo camera system to define a 3D cloud of a given cable harness. Pose information of specific parts of the cable harness are determined from the 3D point cloud, and the cable harness is then re-presented as a collection of primitive geometric shapes of known dimensions, whose positions and orientations follow the spatial position of the represented cable harness. The robot can then manipulate the cable harness by using the simplified representation as a reference. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267615 | WEARABLE CAMERA - An image capture system includes a camera including a processor, an imager coupled to a lens mounted on a substantially curved camera body, said curved camera body anatomically shaped for mounting to a forehead region; and a headband to secure the camera to the forehead to capture a picture or video. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267616 | VARIABLE RESOLUTION DEPTH REPRESENTATION - An apparatus, image capture device, computing device, computer readable medium are described herein. The apparatus includes logic to determine a depth indicator. The apparatus also includes logic to vary a depth information of an image based on the depth indicator, and logic to generate the variable resolution depth representation. A depth indicator may be lighting, texture, edges, contours, colors, motion, time, or any combination thereof. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267617 | ADAPTIVE DEPTH SENSING - An apparatus, system, and a method are described herein. The apparatus includes one or more sensors, wherein the sensors are coupled by a baseline rail. The apparatus also includes a controller device that is to move the one or more sensors along the baseline rail such that the baseline rail is to adjust a baseline between of each of the one or more sensors. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267618 | Capturing and Refocusing Imagery - Systems and methods for generating depth data from images captured by a camera-enabled mobile device are provided. The depth data can be used to refocus one or more portions of an image captured by the camera-enabled mobile device. A user can select different portions of the captured image to bring different portions of the image into focus and out of focus. Depth data for an image can be generated from a reference image and a sequence of images captured by the image capture device. The sequences of images can be acquired using a suitable camera motion. A refocused image can be generated with portions of the image out of focus relative to the reference image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267619 | DIAGNOSING MULTIPATH INTERFERENCE AND ELIMINATING MULTIPATH INTERFERENCE IN 3D SCANNERS USING PROJECTION PATTERNS - A method for determining 3D coordinates of points on a surface of the object by providing a non-contact 3D measuring device having a projector and camera coupled to a processor, projecting a pattern onto the surface to determine a first set of 3D coordinates of points on the surface, determining susceptibility of the object to multipath interference by projecting and reflecting rays from the measured 3D coordinates of the points, selecting a pattern as a single line stripe or a single spot based on the susceptibility to multipath interference, and projecting the pattern onto the surface to determine a second set of 3D coordinates. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267620 | DIAGNOSING MULTIPATH INTERFERENCE AND ELIMINATING MULTIPATH INTERFERENCE IN 3D SCANNERS BY DIRECTED PROBING - A method for determining 3D coordinates of points on a surface of the object by providing a remote probe having a probe tip and a non-contact 3D measuring device having a projector and camera coupled to a processor, projecting a pattern onto the surface to determine a first set of 3D coordinates of points on the surface, determining susceptibility of the object to multipath interference by projecting and reflecting rays from the measured 3D coordinates of the points, projecting a first light to direct positioning of the remote probe by the user, the first light determined at least in part by the susceptibility to multipath interference, touching the probe tip to the surface at the indicated region, illuminating at least three spots of light on the remote probe, capturing an image of the at least three spots with the camera, and determining 3D coordinates of the probe tip. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267621 | STEREO CAMERA UNIT - A stereo camera unit includes a camera stay, a pair of lenses fixed to the camera stay, image-capturing devices for receiving light condensed by the lens, and a mount board mounting the image-capturing devices. The mount board is fixed to the camera stay via fastening members such as a screw, whereby the relative position of the lens with respect to the image-capturing device is determined. A metal core substrate having a same metal material as the camera stay in a core layer is employed for the mount board. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267622 | STEREO CAMERA - A stereo camera for measuring distance to an object using two images of the object having parallax includes an optical multiplexer to set a length of light path of each of the two images having different spectrum properties and parallax to the same length and to superimpose each of the light paths to one light path; an image capturing element to detect luminance of at least two images having different spectrum properties; an optical device to focus a superimposed image on the image capturing element; and a distance computing unit to compute distance to the object using parallax between the two images. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267623 | Three-Dimensional Scanner With External Tactical Probe and Illuminated Guidance - An assembly that includes a projector and camera is used with a processor to determine three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of an object surface. The processor fits collected 3D coordinates to a mathematical representation provided for a shape of a surface feature. The processor fits the measured 3D coordinates to the shape and, if the goodness of fit is not acceptable, selects and performs at least one of: changing a pose of the assembly, changing an illumination level of the light source, changing a pattern of the transmitted With the changes in place, another scan is made to obtain 3D coordinates. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267624 | CALIBRATION DEVICE, CALIBRATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A calibration device includes a part for controlling a projection device to project a pattern onto a three-dimensional object having characteristic points, a part for controlling an imaging device to acquire images wherein the three-dimensional object with the pattern projected thereon is imaged from imaging directions, a part for estimating a relative position and attitude of the imaging device with respect to the three-dimensional object based on positions of the characteristic points of the three-dimensional object on the images, a part for estimating reflection positions of projection light rays corresponding to characteristic points of the pattern on the three-dimensional object based on positions of the characteristic points of the pattern and the relative position and attitude of the imaging device, for each image, and a part for identifying positions and directions of the projection light rays corresponding to the characteristic points of the pattern based on the reflection positions. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267625 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY IDENTIFYING A PATIENT SUPPORT SURFACE AND PATIENT MONITORING - Various patient monitoring systems can include a sensor configured to collect three dimensional information. The systems can identify a location of a patient support surface based on the three dimensional information. The systems can set a two dimensional planar threshold based on the patient support surface. The systems can identify a patient location above the patient support surface based on the three dimensional information and compare the patient location to the two dimensional planar threshold. Exceeding the threshold can be indicative of a high risk of a patient fall. An alert can be generated based on the threshold being exceeded. The systems can repeat the identification of the patient support surface location and the setting of the threshold to account for changes in the patient area. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267626 | INTELLIGENT MANUAL ADJUSTMENT OF AN IMAGE CONTROL ELEMENT - An imaging system comprises an image capturing device, a viewer, a control element, and a processor. The control element controls or adjusts an image characteristic of one of the image capturing device and the viewer. The processor is programmed to determine a depth value relative to the image capturing device, determine a desirable adjustment to the control element by using the determined depth value, and control adjustment of the control element to assist manual adjustment of the control element to the desirable adjustment. The processor may also be programmed to determine whether the adjustment of the control element is to be automatically or manually adjusted and control adjustment of the control element automatically to the desirable adjustment if the control element is to be automatically adjusted. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267627 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CAPTURING THE CONDITION OF A PHYSICAL STRUCTURE - In a computer-implemented method and system for capturing the condition of a structure, the structure is scanned with a three-dimensional (3D) scanner. The 3D scanner generates 3D data. A point cloud or 3D model is constructed from the 3D data. The point cloud or 3D model is then analyzed to determine the condition of the structure. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267628 | ESTIMATION OF COEFFICIENTS OF FRICTION USING A 3-D CAMERA - A method and a device for estimating the coefficient of friction by a 3D camera. The 3D camera records at least one image of the vehicle's surroundings. The image data of the 3D camera is used to produce a height profile of the road surface in the entire space ahead of the vehicle. Based on the height profile, the local coefficient of friction of the road surface that is to be expected in the space ahead of the vehicle is estimated. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267629 | DIAGNOSING MULTIPATH INTERFERENCE AND ELIMINATING MULTIPATH INTERFERENCE IN 3D SCANNERS USING AUTOMATED REPOSITIONING - A method for determining 3D coordinates of points on a surface of the object by providing a 3D coordinate measurement device attached to a moveable apparatus that is coupled to a position sensing mechanism, all coupled to a processor, projecting a pattern of light onto the surface to determine a first set of 3D coordinates of points on the surface, determining susceptibility of the object to multipath interference by projecting and reflecting rays from the measured 3D coordinates of the points, moving the moveable apparatus under processor control to change the relative position of the device and the object, and projecting the a pattern of light onto the surface to determine a second set of 3D coordinates. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267630 | INTERSECTION RECOGNIZING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An intersection recognizing apparatus includes a stereo image obtaining unit configured to obtain a stereo image by capturing a forward image in a street by a stereo camera; a parallax image generator configured to generate a parallax image based on the stereo image obtained by the stereo image obtaining unit; a parallax map generator configured to generate a parallax map based on the parallax image; a feature data storage unit configured to store feature data of an intersection road shoulder width regarding a road surface; and a recognition processing calculation unit configured to recognize an intersection condition based on the parallax map and the feature data of the intersection road shoulder width. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267631 | METHODS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF A 3D IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM - A method for reducing power consumption of a 3D image capture system includes capturing 3D image data with the 3D image capture system while the 3D image capture system is in a first power state, detecting a power state change trigger, and switching from the first power state to a second power state based on the power state change trigger, wherein the 3D image capture system consumes less power in the second power state than in the first power state. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267632 | STEREOSCOPIC MICROSCOPE - Stereoscopic instruments for viewing stereoscopic images of objects at a range of magnifications are described. The stereoscopic instruments are arranged to provide an optical beam comprising light received from an object over a given angular range, and to split the optical beam into left and right optical beams each traversing a respective optical path. The left and right optical paths each transmit a sub-beam over a respective angular range, the respective angular ranges thereby defining a first angular relationship between the respective sub-beams. Each optical path comprises a first angle adjustment means for adjusting the first angular relationship. Some embodiments also include a means for transmitting images formed from the left and right sub-beams, the images having a second angular relationship related to a vergence angle at which a user's eyes view the object. By controlling the relative angles defined by first and second angular relationships, a degree of stereoscopy with which the user can view the object can be varied. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267633 | Systems and Methods for Stereo Imaging with Camera Arrays - Systems and methods for stereo imaging with camera arrays in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of generating depth information for an object using two or more array cameras that each include a plurality of imagers includes obtaining a first set of image data captured from a first set of viewpoints, identifying an object in the first set of image data, determining a first depth measurement, determining whether the first depth measurement is above a threshold, and when the depth is above the threshold: obtaining a second set of image data of the same scene from a second set of viewpoints located known distances from one viewpoint in the first set of viewpoints, identifying the object in the second set of image data, and determining a second depth measurement using the first set of image data and the second set of image data. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267634 | PROVIDING TIMING INFORMATION OVER A DATA LINK - Systems and methods may involve minimizing interference when synchronization information is being transmitted from multiple sources. This may include receiving a trigger signal wherein the trigger signal includes a timing parameter to be used by a user device to synchronize with a content platform, and transmitting a synchronization signal having a transmitter identification and the timing parameter. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267635 | Enhanced 3D Display Method and System - A method and system using hardware and software to enhance the realism, capabilities and efficiencies when generating and displaying 3D content is disclosed. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267636 | VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device performs control to provide light distribution characteristics in which a light distribution angle is wider in a horizontal direction corresponding to a lateral direction parallel to a direction in which eyes of an observer are arranged, rather than in a vertical direction corresponding to a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the direction in which the eyes of the observer are arranged, to thus obtain a state where the light distribution angle is wider in the horizontal direction, and the occurrence of a luminance difference by an emission angle of video light related to the horizontal direction can be suppressed. That is, it is possible to observe a good image in which the luminance of video light is adjusted and to reduce fatigue in the observer. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267637 | HYBRID STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING DEVICE - A virtual reality hardware and software platform comprised of a stereoscope which attaches to a mobile touchscreen computer/tablet. The stereoscope, in which the user looks through, covers just the top portion of the tablet screen. This top portion displays the stereoscopic view of a virtual environment. The bottom portion displays the two-dimensional view. The user touches the view with his/her thumbs and/or fingers in order to interact with and travel through the virtual environment seen in the view. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267638 | DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR VISUAL AND AUDIO MULTIPLEXED DISPLAY - A display apparatus for visual and audio multiplexed display may include a directive display unit configured to display a plurality of pieces of visual information toward a corresponding plurality of locations, wherein each of the plurality of pieces of visual information is output toward a specific location of the plurality of locations. The display apparatus may also include a directive speaker unit configured to transmit a plurality of pieces of audio information toward the plurality of locations, wherein each of the plurality of pieces of audio information is output toward a specific location of the plurality of locations, and a central control unit configured to control the directive display unit and the directive speaker unit. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267639 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - In one embodiment, an image display apparatus includes: a projecting portion which projects in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction a first beam having a disparity image component which forms an image having a disparity in the first direction; a first deflecting portion which deflects the first beam in the second direction in a first plane having an axis in the first direction and an axis in the second direction, and obtains a second beam; and a second deflecting portion which further deflects in the first plane the second beam in a same direction as the second direction in which the first deflecting portion deflects the first beam, obtains a third beam and projects the third beam. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267640 | Off-Axis Guider Assembly and Methods of Assembly and Use - An off-axis guide assembly provides a worm-gear or other gearing arrangement, permitting the tracking of a rotating image of an auto-guiding camera permitting a CCD camera to obtain and retain a fixed focus image of a celestial object over a period of time necessary to make a clear and focused image of the object. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267641 | ELECTRON-BOMBARDED ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR STAR CAMERA - A star camera system that includes an optical system configured to focus radiation from a star to be imaged onto a collector. Specifically, the collector is in the form of an electron bombarded active pixel sensor (EBAPS) configured to provide high gain. The EBAPS comprising a photocathode disposed in a vacuum is configured to release electron into a vacuum when exposed to radiation focused thereon by the optical system. In addition, the EBAPS includes an active pixel sensor anode disposed distant from the photocathode in the vacuum. An electric field is generated by a voltage source to direct electrons from the photocathode to the active pixel sensor anode to thereby generate an image of the star. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267642 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUDIBLE FACIAL RECOGNITION - A device and method are provided for audible facial recognition. In one implementation, an apparatus for aiding a visually impaired user to identify individuals is provided. The apparatus may include a portable image sensor configured to be worn by the visually impaired user and to capture real-time image data from an environment of the user. The apparatus may also include at least one portable processor device configured to determine an existence of face-identifying information in the real-time image data, and access stored facial information and audible indicators. The at least one portable processor device may also be configured to compare the face-identifying information with the stored facial information, and identify a match. Based on the match, the at least one portable processor may be configured to cause an audible indicator to be announced to the visually impaired user. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267643 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A CONTINUOUS ACTION - A device and method are provided for automatic control of a continuous action. In one implementation, an apparatus for providing feedback to a user is provided. The apparatus may include an image sensor configured to be positioned for movement with a head of a user. The image sensor may also be configured to capture real time images from an environment of the user as the user's head moves. The apparatus may also include at least one processor device configured to process at least one image to identify an existence of an object within a field of view of the image sensor and to initiate a continuous action associated with the object. The processing device may also be configured to suspend the continuous action associated with the object when the object moves outside the field of view of the image sensor. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267644 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING A TRIGGERED ACTION - A device and method are provided for performing a triggered action. In one implementation, an apparatus for processing real time images of an environment of a user is provided. The apparatus may include an image sensor configured to capture image data for providing a plurality of sequential images of the environment of the user. The apparatus may also include at least one processor device configured to identify a trigger associated with a desire of the user to cause at least one pre-defined action associated with an object. The trigger may include an erratic movement of the object. In response to identification of the trigger, the at least one processor device may also be configured to identify a captured representation of the object. Based on at least the captured representation of the object, the at least one processor device may be configured to execute the at least one pre-defined action. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267645 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK BASED ON THE STATE OF AN OBJECT - A device and method are provided for providing feedback based on the state of an object. In one implementation, an apparatus for processing images is provided. The apparatus may include an image sensor configured to capture real time images from an environment of a user and at least one processor device configured to initially process at least one image to determine whether an object is likely to change its state. If a determination is made that the object is unlikely to change its state, the at least one processor device may additionally process the at least one image and provide a first feedback. If a determination is made that the object is likely to change its state, the at least one processor device may continue to capture images of the object and alert the user with a second feedback after a change in the state of the object occurs. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267646 | APPARATUS CONNECTABLE TO GLASSES - An apparatus connectable to a pair of glasses provides information to a user by processing images captured from the environment of the user. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a support configured for mounting on the pair of glasses and a sensory unit. The sensory unit includes a housing configured for selective attachment to the support and an image sensor contained within the housing. The support and the housing are configured to enable selective aiming of the image sensor to establish a set aiming direction relative to the pair of glasses. The support and the housing are configured to cooperate with each other such that each time the sensory unit is attached to the support, the image sensor assumes the set aiming direction without need for directional calibration. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267647 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR RECOGNIZING TEXT ON A CURVED SURFACE - A device and method are provided for recognizing text on a curved surface. In one implementation, the device comprises an image sensor configured to capture from an environment of a user multiple images of text on a curved surface. The device also comprises at least one processor device. The at least one processor device is configured to receive a first image of a first perspective of text on the curved surface, receive a second image of a second perspective of the text on the curved surface, perform optical character recognition on at least parts of each of the first image and the second image, combine results of the optical character recognition on the first image and on the second image, and provide the user with a recognized representation of the text, including a recognized representation of the first portion of text. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267648 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FAILED-ATTEMPT FEEDBACK USING A CAMERA ON GLASSES - Apparatuses and a method are provided for providing feedback to a user, who may be visually-impaired. In one implementation, a method is provided for providing feedback to a visually impaired user. The method comprises receiving from a mobile image sensor real time image data that includes a representation of an object in an environment of the visually impaired user. The mobile image sensor is configured to be connected to glasses worn by the visually impaired user. Further, the method comprises receiving a signal indicating a desire of the visually impaired user to obtain information about the object. The method also includes accessing a database holding information about a plurality of objects, and comparing information derived from the received real time image data with information in the database. The method comprises providing the visually impaired user with nonvisual feedback that the object is not locatable in the database. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267649 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC ACTION SELECTION BASED ON IMAGE CONTEXT - Devices and a method are provided for providing context-related feedback to a user. In one implementation, the method comprises capturing real time image data from an environment of the user. The method further comprises identifying in the image data a hand-related trigger. Multiple context-based alternative actions are associated with the hand-related trigger. Further, the method comprises identifying in the image data an object associated with the hand-related trigger. The object is further associated with a particular context. Also, the method comprises selecting one of the multiple alternative actions based on the particular context. The method further comprises outputting the context-related feedback based on a result of the executed alternative action. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267650 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HIERARCHICAL OBJECT IDENTIFICATION USING A CAMERA ON GLASSES - Apparatuses and a method are provided for providing environmental information to a user, who may be visually impaired. In one implementation, a method is provided for receiving real time image data including an object within the user environment. The method includes identifying a hand-related trigger in the image data. Upon identifying the hand-related trigger, the method includes executing a first search in the image data in an attempt to identify at least one object from a first category of objects. After initiating the first search, the method includes executing a second search in the image data in an attempt to identify at least one object from a second category of objects that differs from the first. The method also includes outputting audible feedback to the user associated with information related to an object or objects identified in the image data. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267651 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING BACKGROUND CHANGE TO DETERMINE CONTEXT - Devices and a method are provided for providing feedback to a user. In one implementation, the method comprises obtaining a plurality of images from an image sensor. The image sensor is configured to be positioned for movement with the user's head. The method further comprises monitoring the images, and determining whether relative motion occurs between a first portion of a scene captured in the plurality of images and other portions of the scene captured in the plurality of images. If the first portion of the scene moves less than at least one other portion of the scene, the method comprises obtaining contextual information from the first portion of the scene. The method further comprises providing the feedback to the user based on at least part of the contextual information. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267652 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING IMAGES - A apparatus and method are provided for processing images. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes an image sensor configured to capture real time images from an environment of a user. The apparatus also includes a mobile power source, and at least one processor device configured to process, at an initial resolution, images to determine existence of a trigger, and access rules associating image context with image capture resolution to enable images of a first context to be processed at a lower capture resolution than images of a second context. The processor device analyzes at least one first image, selects a first image capture resolution rule, and applies the first image capture resolution rule to a subsequent captured image. The processor device analyzes at least one second image, selects a second image capture resolution rule, and applies the second image capture resolution rule to a second subsequent captured image. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267653 | NOISE AWARE EDGE ENHANCEMENT - The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for enhancing edges within an image in a light deficient environment, which utilizes knowledge of the expected noise pixel by pixel, to control the strength of the edge enhancement and thereby limit the impact of the enhancement on the perception of noise. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267654 | COMPREHENSIVE FIXED PATTERN NOISE CANCELLATION - The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for producing an image in light deficient environments having cancelled fixed pattern noise. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267655 | SUPER RESOLUTION AND COLOR MOTION ARTIFACT CORRECTION IN A PULSED COLOR IMAGING SYSTEM - The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for producing an image in light deficient environments and associated structures, methods and features. The features of the systems and methods described herein may include providing improved resolution and color reproduction. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267656 | WHITE BALANCE AND FIXED PATTERN NOISE FRAME CALIBRATION USING DISTAL CAP - The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for producing an image in light deficient environments and correction of white balance and/or fixed pattern noise at startup or at any other time during a procedure. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267657 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An endoscope apparatus includes: an image pickup portion that, with respect to return light including a plurality of wavelength band components that is generated accompanying irradiation of illuminating light onto an object, receives the return light with a plurality of different spectral sensitivities and generates an image pickup signal for each of the spectral sensitivities; a correction portion that, based on a spectral distribution of the return light and spectral sensitivity characteristics of the image pickup portion, sets a correction coefficient so that spectral distributions for each of the plurality of wavelength band components included in the image pickup signals become a similar shape to each other; and a calculation portion that, based on the correction coefficient, performs a calculation that separates image pickup signals into each wavelength band component among the plurality of wavelength band components included in the return light. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267658 | Surgical Imaging System And Method For Processing Surgical Images - An imaging system having at least two surgical systems, each surgical system having a camera control unit with a network port; a camera head coupled to the camera control unit; and a monitor coupled to the camera control unit; a network is coupled to the network port of each camera control unit; and a server is coupled to the network, the server having a storage device with a user database and a case database; and wherein the server is configured as a web server to provide data, video and images from the camera control units to users connected to the network. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267659 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE CAPACITIVE SENSING - Improving fingerprint image measurement despite damage to the stratum corneum. Determining whether a fingerprint image is adequate for matching with a database. If not, re-measure those image portions that are inadequate (overexposed or underexposed), such re-measuring a minimal selection of image portions. An amount of time or power to re-measure is minimized. Improving fingerprint image data collection despite fixed pattern noise like saturated bars in blocks of picture elements. Determining a histogram of grayscale values, removing fixed pattern noise, and expanding real histogram values to obtain more bits of precision. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267660 | ULTRASOUND DEVICE WITH VIDEO DISPLAY CAPABILITY AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A method of operating a portable ultrasound device to display digital video information from a video camera includes loading instructions into a memory of the device that configures processor electronics to process digital video signals. When a request for the video is received, the ultrasound device can ready itself to receive digital video information and display an image at a display of the ultrasound device based at least in part on the video information. In one embodiment, the video modality is enabled when the portable ultrasound device detects that the digital camera device has been connected to a port. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267661 | System and Method for Video Monitoring of Restricted Areas Below Bucket Trucks, Lineworkers on Power Distribution Poles or Other Elevated Loads - A method and system ( | 2014-09-18 |
20140267662 | PERSONALIZED IMAGE-BASED GUIDANCE FOR ENERGY-BASED THERAPEUTIC DEVICES - Systems and methods are provided for determining the placement of energy-delivery nodes of an energy-based therapeutic device. In one aspect, recommended placement locations are customized by analyzing an image or video of the user and may be superimposed on an image corresponding to an affected body part. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267663 | MONITORING APPARATUS - Provided is a monitoring apparatus in which the installation position of an imaging unit is not restricted, settings can be easily changed, and it is possible to accurately analyze behavior of a monitoring target. | 2014-09-18 |
20140267664 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPECIFYING AND FORMULATING CUSTOMIZED TOPICAL AGENTS - Systems and methods for determining a customized cosmetic formulation. In one method, a user is guided to capture an image of a skin region with known lighting and color characteristics, and the image is processed to provide calibrated skin color information. A customized cosmetic formulation is automatically determined for the user based on the calibrated skin color information. In another method, a user is interactively guided through capture of one or more skin region images using a device having an image sensor. The skin region images are processed to provide calibrated skin color information, which is compared to a ground truth data set to identify a set of closest known values in the ground truth data set. A customized cosmetic formulation is automatically determined for the user based on the comparison. | 2014-09-18 |