39th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20080232677 | Method and Device For Assessing Joins of Workpieces - For assessing the position and quality of joins a combined image of a join including a light line image and a grey value image is taken in the same sensor, but in two different regions | 2008-09-25 |
20080232678 | Localization method for a moving robot - A localization method of a moving robot is disclosed in which the moving robot includes: capturing a first omni-directional image by the moving robot; confirming at least one node at which a second omni-directional image having a high correlation with the first omni-directional image is captured; and determining that the moving robot is located at the first node when the moving robot reaches a first node, at which a second omni-directional image having a highest correlation with the first omni-directional image is captured, from among the at least one node. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232679 | Apparatus and Method for 3-Dimensional Scanning of an Object - A 3-dimensional scanner capable of acquiring the shape, color, and reflectance of an object as a complete 3-dimensional object. The scanner utilizes a fixed camera, telecentric lens, and a light source rotatable around an object to acquire images of the object under varying controlled illumination conditions. Image data are processed using photometric stereo and structured light analysis methods to determine the object shape and the data combined using a minimization algorithm. Scans of adjacent object sides are registered together to construct a 3-dimensional surface model. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232680 | Two dimensional/three dimensional digital information acquisition and display device - A two dimensional/three dimensional (2D/3D) digital acquisition and display device for enabling users to capture 3D information using a single device. In an embodiment, the device has a single movable lens with a sensor. In another embodiment, the device has a single lens with a beam splitter and multiple sensors. In another embodiment, the device has multiple lenses and multiple sensors. In yet another embodiment, the device is a standard digital camera with additional 3D software. In some embodiments, 3D information is generated from 2D information using a depth map generated from the 2D information. In some embodiments, 3D information is acquired directly using the hardware configuration of the camera. The 3D information is then able to be displayed on the device, sent to another device to be displayed or printed. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232681 | OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM BASED ON A POOL OF ADAPTIVE FEATURES - A method, system and computer program product for detecting presence of an object in an image are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a method for detecting a presence of an object in an image comprises: receiving multiple training image samples; determining a set of adaptive features for each training image sample, the set of adaptive features matching the local structure of each training image sample; integrating the sets of adaptive features of the multiple training image samples to generate an adaptive feature pool; determining a general feature based on the adaptive feature pool; and examining the image using a classifier determined based on the general feature to detect the presence of the object. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232682 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING PATTERNS - The present invention provides a system and method for identifying a pattern as belonging to one of a set of predetermined classes of patterns. The system comprises a plurality of classifier blocks wherein each classifier block corresponds to a distinct predetermined class of patterns and produces a mirror image of an input pattern if the input pattern belongs to the predetermined class. The system also comprises a plurality of sub-classifier blocks wherein each sub-classifier block corresponds to a distinct predetermined sub-class of a predetermined class of patterns and is coupled to a classifier block corresponding thereto for producing a mirror image of an input pattern if the pattern belongs to the predetermined sub-class. The system further comprises an input unit for capturing the pattern for identification and an output unit for displaying at least one of a mirror image of an input pattern and an identified class and sub-class of the input pattern. The system and method of the present invention may also be used as sub-modules for building large generalized learning systems. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232683 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method and computer program product - An image processing apparatus includes a first separator, a second separator, a dividing unit, and a generating unit. The first separator separates image data into character image data and other image data. The second separator separates the character image data into shape image data and color image data. The dividing unit divides the shape image data and the color image data based on a dividing size decided from the size of the image data and the capacity of processing memory used in output processing of the image data. The generating unit generates additional information for combining a corresponding pair of divided shape image data and divided color image data with the other image data. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232684 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WHICH RECORDS IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An image processer has an extractor to extract a character area from color image data. A color-difference-value acquirer acquires information about color-difference values in the character area. A color-saturation-value acquirer acquires information about color saturation in the character area. A color-difference-subrange storage stores pre-defined color-difference subranges. A chromatic-region determination section determines the character area as gray when color salutation values fail to satisfy a condition for a chromatic color, and determines the character area as a chromatic region when color saturation values in the character area satisfy the condition. A first color-difference-subrange assignment section assigns a stored color-difference subrange to the character area determined as the chromatic region based on information about color-difference values. A representative-color setup section sets color information about the character area determined as chromatic by using an average of the color-difference values in the color-difference subrange assigned to the character area. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232685 | CATEGORIZING MOVING OBJECTS INTO FAMILIAR COLORS IN VIDEO - An improved solution for categorizing moving objects into familiar colors in video is provided. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for categorizing moving objects into familiar colors in video comprises: receiving a video input; determining at least one object track of the video input; creating a normalized cumulative histogram of the at least one object track; and one of: performing a parameterization quantization of the histogram including separating the histogram into regions based on at least one surface curve derived from one of saturation and intensity; or identifying a significant color of the quantized histogram. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232686 | REPRESENTATIVE COLOR EXTRACTING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A histogram generating section generates a histogram for each channel of a color space which shows colors of pixels constituting an image, in which tone levels of said channel are divided into plural intervals as classes, and frequency of appearance of tone levels of the pixels in each interval is shown as degree. An interval extraction section extracts the intervals in each of which the frequency of appearance becomes local maximal value. A score calculation section calculates scores of the extracted intervals. The score indicates visibility of color to human based on human color sense. An interval selection section selects one or more extracted interval to be representative color, based on the calculated scores. A representative color extraction section generates the representative colors based on tone levels of the selected intervals. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232687 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SELECTION OF KEY-FRAMES FOR RETRIEVING PICTURE CONTENTS, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TEMPORAL SEGMENTATION OF A SEQUENCE OF SUCCESSIVE VIDEO PICTURES OR A SHOT - Exemplary embodiments are described in which is performed not only a shot detection (continuous recording with a camera) and an association of several key-frames to the shots, it then being possible for a subsequent scene recognition to be based on the grouping of shots into scenes. Rather, it is observed that a scene only relates to one event in a setting. Since both can change within a shot, not every scene boundary is at the same time also a shot boundary. In addition, not every shot is short enough, so that a reliable retrieval of different picture contents is not guaranteed. Therefore, exemplary embodiments are shown which are capable of defining sub-shots so that in principle, scene and shot boundaries are also sub-shot boundaries at the same time. Sub-shots furthermore include only video pictures with a small change in picture content. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232688 | EVENT DETECTION IN VISUAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS - An improved solution for detecting events in video is provided, in which a region of interest within a series of video images of the video is monitored. An object at least partially visible within the series of video images is tracked and a fiducial region of the object is identified. The fiducial region is one or more points and/or area(s) of the object, which are relevant in determining whether an alert should be generated. The fiducial region is monitored with respect to the region of interest and a restricted behavior. When the restricted behavior is detected with respect to the region of interest, an alert is generated. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232689 | Coding systems for Chinese characters and uses thereof - User friendly coding systems are provided for Chinese characters, either complicated or simplified. Each Chinese character is assigned a code based on the shape of the character. In particular, the characters sharing the same beginning strokes are grouped together. The coding systems are useful for searching or sorting Chinese characters, as well as for typing Chinese characters on a computer or word processor. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232690 | Method and apparatus for creating and editing node-link diagrams in pen computing systems - A method and system provides intelligent node-link diagram creation and editing, including an electronic display device having a surface on which a writing and/or drawing canvas is provided. An input device permits writing and/or drawing of electronic ink strokes, and a computing device is in operative association with the electronic display and the input device, and has stored therein for operation in connection with actions of the input device, a user interface (UI). The UI includes a graphical user interface (GUI) module, which controls input and display of the ink strokes applied to the canvas by the input device, and a recognition module which interprets the ink strokes by performance of structure recognition operations. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232691 | Method for Using Portable Electronic Equipment, Which Comprises a Digital Camera or Can be Connected to a Digital Camera, to Scan a Surface Containing Text and/or Drawings or Sketches - The invention relates to a method for using portable electronic equipment, which comprises a digital camera or can be used with a digital camera, to scan a surface containing text and/or drawings or sketches. According to the method, a digital photograph, which comprises the surface to be scanned, is taken with the digital camera of the electronic device. The text and/or drawings or sketches of the surface to be scanned are transferred to a digital image file, maintaining both their own and their mutual spatial arrangement. The effects that appear during the creation of the photograph comprising the surface to be scanned and that have a detrimental effect on the image, for example geometric distortion, lack of focus, blurring, shadows and/or light reflection effects, digital noise, lack of contrast and/or colorimetric shift, are removed or compensated. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232692 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The image processing apparatus comprises: an image correction unit which applies a correction processing to the digital image data; a subject detection unit which detects a human subject from an input image data; a skin color setting unit which sets skin color information based on the detected human subject; a skin color extraction unit which extracts pixels having a skin color similar to a skin color represented by the set skin color information from the digital image data; an area setting unit which sets mask information used to apply correction only to an area to be corrected; and an image output unit which produces output image data based on the inputted digital image data, the corrected image data and the mask information. In a case where the human subject is not detected, skin color information is set using the pre-defined skin color information. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232693 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer program product - An image processing apparatus that detects a face area from image information includes a pattern database, a face-direction determining unit, and a face-area detector. The face-direction determining unit determines, as a face direction, a direction in which a face image in image information is upright based on determination pattern information stored in the pattern database. The face-area detector matches the direction of the image information with the direction of the determination pattern information based on the face direction, and detects a face area from the image information. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232694 | FAST IMAGING DATA CLASSIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Image data is acquired, and a comparator circuit or similar structure determines the status of a value of at least one value type of the image data with respect to at least one predetermined range of valid values for the value type. Then, the image data is defined as a function of the status of the image data with respect to the at least one predetermined range of valid values. The image data that falls within the predetermined range(s) of valid values may then be passed for further processing to contribute to a displayed image. Image data that is defined as invalid is typically then removed from the image rendering process to conserve processing and memory resources. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232695 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREFOR, AND PROGRAMS FOR CAUSING COMPUTER TO PERFORM THE METHODS - An information processing apparatus includes a content storage unit storing a plurality of pieces of content; a background-image storage unit storing a background image corresponding to the plurality of pieces of content stored in the content storage unit; an attribute-information storage unit storing attribute information for each of the plurality of pieces of content in association with the plurality of pieces of content, the attribute information including a corresponding position in the background image; a classification unit classifying the plurality of pieces of content into one or more clusters on the basis of the attribute information; and a rendering unit rendering images indicating the classified pieces of content in a predetermined order on a cluster-by-cluster basis and rendering an area of the background image, the area including the corresponding position included in the attribute information of content corresponding to at least one of the images rendered. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232696 | Scene Classification Apparatus and Scene Classification Method - A scene classification apparatus includes: a characteristic amount obtaining section that obtains a partial characteristic amount indicating a characteristic of a partial image that is a portion of a classification-target image; a partial classification section that classifies, based on the partial characteristic amount, whether or not the partial image belongs to a predetermined scene; a detection section that detects the number of the partial images classified as belonging to the predetermined scene; and a decision section that decides, according to the number of the partial images detected by the detection section, whether or not the classification-target image belongs to the predetermined scene. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232697 | Image presentation system and operating method thereof - A system to display automatically organized images coordinating with pace of background music is disclosed. Users only need to give images and a music clip, and the system will automatically generate a presentation that combines visual and aural effects to display the organized images synchronously accompanying the music. Multiple images that have similar characteristics are well arranged and displayed at the same frame to emphasize the atmosphere of viewing experience. In addition, collaborative presentation of images that is synchronous to music even improves the enjoyment of image browsing. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232698 | Object image detection method and object image detection device - An object image detection device is disclosed that is able to rapidly detect an object image from an input image. The object image detection device includes an image block generation unit to generate plural image blocks from the input image for detecting the object images, an image classification unit to determine whether each of the image blocks includes one or more of the object images by using one or more features of the object images, and acquire the image blocks including the object images to be object image candidates; and a detection unit to sequentially detect the object images from the object image candidates. The image classification unit acquires the object image candidates based on a relative positional relationship between the image blocks and already-acquired object image candidates. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232699 | Processing of content-based compressed images - A technique for prioritizing portions of compressed multi-resolution medical image data to be processed. More relevant portions of medical image data are compressed at a higher resolution than less relevant portions of medical image data. A mask is created from the image data and used to assign data compression quality factors to corresponding image blocks in the image data. The image data in each region is compressed based on their assigned quality factor. During processing of the compressed image data, the compressed image data and the mask are accessed. The mask is used to direct the processing of the compressed image data. Depending upon the application, the mask can be used to direct that the image data for the regions of most relevance be processed before the image data for the regions of lesser relevance. However, the mask can be used to direct that the image data for the regions of lesser relevance be processed before the image data for the regions of most relevance. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232700 | Atlas-based image compression - A technique for selecting portions of a medical image data set to be stored and portions of the medical image data set to be discarded in order to reduce the overall amount of image data that is stored for each image data set. The selection is based on the clinical purpose for obtaining the medical image data. The clinical purpose for obtaining the medical image is used to select an atlas. The atlas is labeled with information that establishes the relative relevance of various regions of the atlas. The atlas is aligned to the image and the labeling information is transferred from the atlas to the medical image. Each region of the medical image is then processed based on the labeling information received from the atlas. The regions of greatest relevance are stored at their full resolution. Regions of lesser relevance are stored at less than the full resolution. Finally, regions of no relevance are discarded and not stored at all. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232701 | Content-based image compression - A technique for selecting portions of a multi-resolution medical image data set to be stored and the portions of the multi-resolution medical image data set to be discarded in order to reduce the overall amount of image data that is stored for each image data set. The selection is based on the clinical purpose for obtaining the medical image data. The clinical purpose for obtaining the medical image is used to select a segmentation algorithm to segment the image data into several regions based on their relevance to the purpose for obtaining the image data. A mask is created from the segmented data. The mask is used to assign data compression quality factors to corresponding regions in the image data. The image data in each region is compressed based on their assigned quality factor. The image data that is highly relevant is compressed with lossless data compression. The image data in regions of lesser relevance are compressed with lossy data compression. The image data that is of no relevance for the purpose that the image data was obtained is discarded. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232702 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An object of the present invention is to be able to output moving image data that enables a desired image group partially included in all intra-subject images to be played as a moving image. An image display apparatus according to the present invention includes an image display function of displaying a series of images obtained by picking up an interior of a digestive canal of a subject at time series, and includes an input unit | 2008-09-25 |
20080232703 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An object is to provide a user with various options on a processing method of an original document including a code image. To accomplish the object, the image processing apparatus includes a decoding section for extracting information by decoding the code image contained in the original document image, and a decision section for making a decision according to selection of the user as to whether to output the original document image or the information extracted by the decoding section. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232704 | Video decoder with adaptive outputs - In one aspect, there is provided a video decoder including a first write port to write uncompressed video data to a first buffer in a first format adapted based on an input required by the video decoder and to suppress writing to the first buffer. The video decoder also includes a second write port to write uncompressed video data to a second buffer in a second format adapted to provide the uncompressed video data for subsequent processing external to the video decoder. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232705 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE ENCODING AND IMAGE DECODING - Provided are a method and apparatus for image encoding which improves encoding efficiency in accordance with image characteristics by performing prediction in lines and performing a one-dimensional transformation in lines on an input image, and a method and apparatus for image decoding. Encoding efficiency of an image may be improved by generating a prediction sub residual block using neighboring residues and performing a one-dimensional discrete cosine transformation (DCT) on a difference residual block which is a difference between an original sub residual block and the prediction sub residual block. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232706 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE USING PIXEL-BASED CONTEXT MODEL - A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding an image are provided. The method includes selecting a context model by referring to previously encoded pixels that are adjacent to the current pixel for entropy-encoding a binary value of a pixel value of the current pixel, and entropy-encoding the binary value using the selected context model, thereby performing entropy-coding with high compression efficiency. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232707 | Motion blurred image restoring method - A motion blurred image restoring method includes following steps. A blur parameter is estimated through a global motion relation between a target image and an image next to the target image, and a restored image is generated through the blur parameter. In order to avoid errors from occurring to the estimated blur parameter, the blue parameter is further adjusted according to the image quality value of the restored image, such that the restored image has a more desirable image quality. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232708 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING MOTION BLUR IN A VIDEO SIGNAL - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for reducing motion blur in a video signal. The apparatus comprises motion estimation means ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080232709 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGISTRATION AND VECTOR EXTRACTION OF SAR IMAGES BASED ON AN ANISOTROPIC DIFFUSION FILTERING ALGORITHM - A computer system for registering synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images includes a database for storing SAR images to be registered, and a processor for registering SAR images from the database. The registering includes selecting first and second SAR images to be registered, individually processing the selected first and second SAR images with an anisotropic diffusion algorithm, and registering the first and second SAR images after the processing. A shock filter is applied to the respective first and second processed SAR images before the registering. Elevation data is extracted based on the registered SAR images. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232710 | Varying The Exposure Of A Digital Image By Region - Methods and apparatus for creating a digital image in which exposure varies by region of the image are described. The image may be created from first and second images. In one embodiment, a method comprises writing pixels of the first image that are within a first region of a space to pixel locations in a memory that correspond with coordinates of the respective first image pixels. A replacement pixel is generated by combining a pixel of the first image that is within the first region with a spatially corresponding pixel of a second image. The replacement pixel is written to a pixel location in the memory that corresponds with the coordinates of the replacement pixel. Pixels of the first image that are within a second region of the space may be written to pixel locations in the memory that correspond with the coordinates of the respective first image pixels. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232711 | Two Stage Detection for Photographic Eye Artifacts - The detection of red-eye defects is enhanced in digital images for embedded image acquisition and processing systems. A two-stage redeye filtering system includes a speed optimized filter that performs initial segmentation of candidate redeye regions and optionally applies a speed-optimized set of falsing/verification filters to determine a first set of confirmed redeye regions for correction. Some of the candidate regions which are rejected during the first stage are recorded and re-analyzed during a second stage by an alternative set of analysis-optimized filters to determine a second set of confirmed redeye regions. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232712 | Image composer for composing an image by extracting a partial region not common to plural images - In an image composer includes a storage for storing a first and a second image, a region classifier compares the first image with the second image to extract as a non-common sub-region a partial region of one of the two images that does not have a similar pixel property to that of the other image. An image composing unit superimposes the extracted non-common sub-region of one of the images onto the other image to produce a resultant composite image. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232713 | Image Matching Method, Image Matching Apparatus, and Program - To provide an image matching method, an image matching apparatus, and a program able to perform a matching images at a high accuracy. A Hough transform unit | 2008-09-25 |
20080232714 | Image deformation using multiple image regions - Disclosed are systems for and methods of registering (i.e., aligning) a deformable image with a reference image subject to a plurality of regions within the deformable and reference images. Different members of the plurality of regions may be used in different phases of a deformation algorithm and the identity of these regions may change between different iterations of the deformation algorithm. In some embodiments, most of an image is used for calculation of the internal force of the demons algorithm while a smaller subset of the image is used for calculating the opposing external force. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232715 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - When different images are combined, the corresponding parts are to be aligned accurately. To thus combine images, the feature point of each pixel is calculated from each original image using an operator (filter). The pixels are divided into blocks that the resolution matches that of the reduced image of each original image, and an expectation value map for registering the expectation value of the feature point of each block is drawn. Feature points are expected from the expectation values which the expectation value map holds, and reduced images are superposed one on the other. The feature points of the original images corresponding to the feature points between which the correspondence is derived from the reduced images are extracted, and the original images are superposed one on the other using the extracted feature points. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232716 | Video Processing Method and Device for Depth Extraction - The present invention provides an improved method and device for generating a depth map ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080232717 | IMAGE RECOGNITION DEVICE AND IMAGE ROTATING METHOD - An image recognition device for generating an output rotation image from input original image data, including a memory section being capable of storing data of a line including pixels of the original image data to be processed, an angle-to-sine/cosine converting section obtaining an X component and a Y component where a pixel interval of the original image data is an oblique side based on a rotating angle, and a coordinate searching section calculating a reference coordinate of the output rotation image for the original image using the X component and the Y component in order of input of the original image data and outputting data of the output rotation image based upon the reference coordinate. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232718 | Purpose-driven data representation and usage for medical images - A technique for selecting portions of a multi-resolution medical image data set to be stored and the portions of the multi-resolution medical image data set to be discarded in order to reduce the overall amount of image data that is stored for each image data set. The selection is based on the clinical purpose for obtaining the medical image data. The clinical purpose for obtaining the medical image is used to define regions of interest in the medical image. At each resolution level of the multi-resolution medical image data set, the regions of interest are stored at the full resolution, while the remaining portions of the medical image are stored at a lesser resolution. A three-dimensional bit mask of the regions of interest is produced from a segmentation of the regions of interest. The segmentation list and the multi-resolution medical image data set are decomposed into multiple resolution levels. Each resolution level has a low frequency component and several high frequency components. The low frequency portions at each resolution level may be stored in their entirety. The segmentation list is used to select the regions in the high frequency portions of the multi-resolution image data that correspond to the regions of interest and those regions that do not. The regions in the high frequency portions of the multi-resolution image data that correspond to the region of interest are stored. Those regions in the high frequency portions of the multi-resolution image data that do not correspond to a region of interest are discarded. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232719 | Image storage apparatus having continuous-shooting function - An image storage apparatus comprises an image capture unit configured to sequentially capture images of a subject, a storage unit including storage areas to store the images of the subject captured by the image capture unit, a storage controller configured to overwrite a storage area which is permitted to be overwritten with an image of the subject captured by the image capture unit, a life setting unit configured to set a life of the storage area which is overwritten by the storage controller, a life controller configured to change gradually the life of the storage area set by the life setting unit, a determination unit configured to determine whether the life of the storage area changed by the life controller expires or not, and a permission unit configured to permit to overwrite a storage area when the determination unit determines that the life of the storage area expires. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232720 | Flexible organizer with detachable pocket members - A flexible organizer comprising a flexible panel member and a pocket member, the flexible panel member comprising a fastener portion, the pocket member comprising a pocket opening and a fastener portion, and wherein the pocket member is releasably attached to the panel member via an engagement of the panel member fastener portion with the pocket member fastener portion. Such an organizer allows users to conveniently and efficiently organize items such as children's toys in a manner that allows easy and modularized access to the toys and easy clean-up of the toys. Also disclosed is a method for using the flexible organizer as well as a method for customizing the flexible organizer. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232721 | Tubular Bag and Method For Filling It - Tubular pouch ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080232722 | VENTING DOUBLE ZIPPER AND RECLOSABLE STORAGE BAG USING SAME - A reclosable storage bag and zipper tape for use in conjunction with same is disclosed. The reclosable bag includes first and second panels which are sealed about bottom, left, and right edges leaving an open top. The closure system further includes first and second closure assemblies or zippers which can be individually or simultaneously closed to seal the contents within the bag. Even after the first and second zippers are engaged thereby closing the bag, excess air within the bag can be removed simply be manually compressing the bag and thereby forcing the air through the vent apertures provided between the zippers. A valve internal to the closure system may be provided proximate the vent apertures and open upon sufficient application of pressure thereby allowing for air to be evacuated from the bag. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232723 | VALVE BAG - A method of forming a valve bag suitable for filling with, for example, powder, grain, cement, animal foodstuffs, via a chute tube inserted into the valve, including forming a combined web from two webs of material, including steps of forming the combined web into a plurality of bag sections, sealing the bag sections at one side such that a valve portion is defined, separating the two webs and moving them outwardly until the bag sections are turned inside, and sealing the two webs to form a valve bag having an strong, effective seal and a valve portion for filling. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232724 | Lubricating Member For Linear Motion Rolling Guide Unit And Slider For Linear Motion Rolling Guide Unit Using The Lubricating Member - A lubricating member is capable of being used in any type of linear motion rolling guide unit and of appropriately lubricating raceway faces over a long period. The lubricating member used in a linear motion rolling guide unit comprises a body | 2008-09-25 |
20080232725 | Linear motion guide apparatus having changeable wiper - A linear motion guide device includes a slider slidably attached onto a guide rail, an end cap and a wiper attached to the slider, the wiper includes one or more pegs engaged with the end cap for anchoring the wiper to the end cap, and includes one or more latches for resiliently engaging with the end cap and for detachably anchoring the wiper to the end cap and for allowing the wiper to be easily and readily attached to the end cap or disengaged from the end cap without additional tools, the end cap includes a shoulder formed in the outer peripheral portion, and the wiper includes an outer peripheral fence for engaging with the peripheral shoulder of the end cap and for anchoring the wiper to the end cap. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232726 | LINEAR ROLLING BEARING - A linear roller bearing includes a guide carriage braced longitudinally movably on a guide rail in the axial direction thereof via roller bodies; the guide rail has one bottom face, one top face, and two side faces, which join the bottom face and the top face and on each of which side faces at least one track for roller bodies is located; the guide carriage has two leg parts and one crosspiece joining the two leg parts, so as to embrace the guide rail in essentially a U shape, and at least one roller body race is located in each of the leg parts; and furthermore a roller body race has a load-accepting track, a return track, and curved tracks that join the two tracks, and the load-accepting track of the guide carriage is formed by a raceplate that is parallel to the axial direction of the guide rail and that rests partially on the guide carriage and is braced in rocking fashion about an axis that is approximately perpendicular to the axial direction of the guide rail. The ratio of the thickness of the raceplate to the diameter of the roller body is in a range of from 0.8 to 1.2, and preferably in a range of from 0.8 to 1.1. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232727 | Linear motion guide apparatus - A linear motion guide device includes a slider slidably attached onto a guide rail and each having one or more longitudinal grooves for forming a ball guiding channel between the slider and the guide rail, and two end caps attached to the ends of the slider, the slider includes two end portions each having two notches communicating with the longitudinal grooves, and two plates are disposed between the slider and the end caps and each include two or more ears engaged into the notches of the slider for anchoring the plates to the slider and each ear having an inclined surface for reducing the noises that may be generated by the movement of the ball bearing device. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232728 | Linear motion guide apparatus - A linear motion guide device includes a slider and two end caps attached to side portions of the slider, one or more guide beams attached to the slider and engaged between the end caps for retaining a ball bearing device to the slider, and one or more retaining devices attached to the end caps and engaged with the guide beam for attaching the guide beam to the slider without fasteners or tools, one of the end caps includes a latch device for engaging with one end of the retaining device and for securing the retaining device to the end cap, and the retaining device may include one or more protrusions for engaging with the other end cap. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232729 | STEPPED OUTER DIAMETER SEMI-FLOATING BEARING - An exemplary bearing assembly for a turbocharger includes a center housing with a bearing bore having a bearing bore turbine end radius and an inlet for lubricant and a unitary bearing disposed in the bearing bore and forming an outer lubricant film between the bearing and the bearing bore wherein the bearing includes a central axis, an internal bore to receive a shaft extending between a compressor end and a turbine end of the bearing and forming an inner lubricant film between the internal bore and the shaft, a locating mechanism between axial ends of the bearing to prevent rotation and translation of the bearing within the bearing bore and a turbine end protrusion wherein the protrusion comprises a radius that exceeds the bearing bore turbine end radius to thereby deflect lubricant from the outer lubricant film layer radially outward. Other exemplary technologies are also disclosed. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232730 | Diaphragm bearing hanger assembly - A bearing hanger assembly for coupling rotating shaft components is disclosed which includes a mounting assembly for mounting the bearing hanger assembly to a supporting structure, a bearing assembly for supporting axial rotation of coupled shaft components, and a flexible diaphragm plate supported by the mounting assembly and operatively connected to the bearing assembly so as to accommodate misalignment of the coupled shaft components relative to the supporting structure. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232731 | Axial bearing comprising a radially inner and a radially outer rolling-contact bearing - An axial bearing having a radially inner | 2008-09-25 |
20080232732 | Roller bearing and outer ring manufacturing method - A step portion is formed at an outer peripheral surface of an axially-central portion of an outer ring, and is smaller in diameter than outer peripheral surfaces of axial opposite end portions of the outer ring. The step portion is continuously formed over an entire periphery of the outer ring, and has a predetermined width over the entire periphery. The outer peripheral surface and inner peripheral surface of the outer ring are pressed radially inwardly, and therefore are bulged radially inwardly into a step-like shape to form the step portion having an axis coinciding with a axis of the outer ring. A pedestal of a cylinder block and a cap member retain the outer peripheral surface of the step portion, thereby positioning the outer ring in the axial direction and also preventing a movement of the outer ring in the axial direction. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232733 | Drawn cup roller bearing and method of producing drawn cup roller bearing - A drawn cup roller bearing includes: a drawn cup outer ring that includes a cylindrical portion serving as an outer raceway surface, a first rib which is formed at one axial end portion of the cylindrical portion and is bent radially inwardly such that a step portion is formed at an intermediate portion of the first rib, and a second rib which is formed at the other axial end portion of the cylindrical portion and is radially inwardly folded back; an annular seal which is press-fitted in the step portion; and a cage which holds a plurality of rollers and is inserted into the drawn cup outer ring from the second rib to be mounted in the drawn cup outer ring in such a manner that the cage is retained against withdrawal by the step portion and the plurality of rollers is retained against withdrawal by the second rib. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232734 | BEARING STRAP ASSEMBLY - A bearing strap assembly includes an elongated strap of flexible material and a plurality of insert bearing buttons affixed to one side of the strap. The inserts extend transversely from the one side of the strap and are spaced apart along the length of the strap. In one use, an inner and an outer circular cylinder are concentrically positioned for relative movement therebetween. The outer cylinder has a plurality of holes extending transversely therethrough from an outside surface to an inside surface and the holes are spaced apart coextensive with the bearing buttons. The elongated strap is engaged about the outside surface of the outer cylinder with the bearing buttons extending through the holes and into engagement with an outer surface of the inner cylinder. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232735 | Surface parallel modulator - SiGe quantum wells where the well material has a lowest conduction band energy minimum at k=0 (the Γ point of the first Brillouin zone) are provided. Quantum well structures that satisfy this condition have “Kane-like” bands at and near k=0 which can provide physical effects useful for various device applications, especially optical modulators. In the Si | 2008-09-25 |
20080232736 | Optical Functional Circuit - The present invention provides an optical functional circuit where a holographic wave propagation medium is applied and a circuit property is excellent such as small transmission loss and crosstalk. The optical functional circuit where a plurality of circuit elements are formed on a substrate includes the wave propagation medium for converting an optical path of a leakage light so that the leakage light that is not emitted from a predetermined output port of the circuit element is not coupled to a different circuit element. This wave propagation medium is constituted by an optical waveguide that is provided with a clad layer formed on the substrate and a core embedded in the clad layer, and a part of the optical waveguide is formed in accordance with a refractive index distribution which is multiple scattered. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232737 | Optical block reinforcing member, optical block and optical module - An optical module includes a circuit board, an optical element mounted on the circuit board, an electronic parts for driving the optical element, an optical block optically coupled with the optical element and adapted to be connected to an optical connector, wherein the optical block includes a protrusion including a guide pin for connecting the optical block to the optical connector, and a receiving portion formed nearly cylindrical around a root of the guide pin and having a receiving surface on which the optical block abuts the optical connector, an optical block reinforcing member including an upper lid for covering the optical block, and sidewalls for covering both sides of the optical block arranged perpendicular to a width direction of the optical connector, wherein the optical block reinforcing member includes a separate body from the optical block and is adapted to be attached on the optical block, and a casing for housing the circuit board, the optical element, the electronic parts, the optical block and the optical block reinforcing member. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232738 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIDE-LOBE COMPENSATION IN RECONFIGURABLE OPTICAL ADD-DROP MULTIPLEXERS - Systems and methods to reduce passband side-lobes associated with WSS-based ROADMs by applying a filter on each channel are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a comb filter, such as a thin film filter or an interleaver, is utilized. Additionally, the present invention provides systems and methods to adaptively control amplifier target power and per wavelength target power to maintain signal launching power as per design in networks with WSS-based ROADMs. Accordingly, signal OSNR does not collapse faster than other similar configured system without WSS-based ROADM. In order to correct amplifier target power, the present invention utilizes system information about side-lobe size and OSNR at each amplifier. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232739 | Tunable Dispersion and Dispersion Slope Compensator in Optical Telecommunication System - The present invention relates to a tunable dispersion and dispersion slope compensator based on an optical fiber grating in an optical communication system. The compensator includes: a first disk having a ring shape, wherein the first disk is configured to rotate; a second disk installed at an inner space of the first disk, wherein the second disk is configured not to rotate; a metal plate configured to bend as the first disk rotates; and an optical fiber grating adhered to the metal plate, wherein the optical fiber grating has different strains according to positions when the metal plate rotates. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232740 | EFFICIENT LIGHT INJECTOR - A light injector includes a tapered solid light guide having a light input end, an opposing light output end, and a total internal reflection surface defining a longitudinal outer surface there between. The light input end includes an aperture extending into the tapered solid light guide defined by an aperture surface. A specularly reflective layer or film is disposed adjacent to the total internal reflection surface. A distance between the specularly reflective layer or film and the total internal reflection surface defines a first air gap. The aperture is configured to accept a lambertian light source. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232741 | CONNECTOR RECEPTACLE FOR USE WITH OPTICAL ELEMENTS - A connector receptacle comprises a housing having a forward mating end and a rear end, with an internal surface provided within the housing facing toward the rear end. The internal surface comprises at least a one alignment structure to engage and thereby maintain one or more optical elements in horizontal and vertical alignment. A clip having at least one retention mechanism engages complementary features on the housing to thereby retain the clip in fixed alignment with the housing. The clip also comprises at least one resilient member to bias the at least one optical element into mating engagement with the one or more alignment structures. Where the housing and clip are fabricated from electrically conductive materials, the clip may comprise one or more corresponding continuity pins to be received in continuity slots of the housing. Features of the clip to accommodate either surface mounting or through-hole mounting configurations are provided. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232742 | Ferrule holder and associated fiber optic connector having anti-withdrawal and anti-rotation features - The present invention relates generally to ferrule holders and associated fiber optic connectors used in optical communications networks, optical devices, and the like to optically couple optical fibers. More specifically, the present invention relates to a ferrule holder and an associated fiber optic connector having improved anti-withdrawal and anti-rotation features, such as a twin-threaded configuration, a single-threaded configuration, a splined configuration, a broached configuration, a counter-bored configuration, a dented configuration, a finned configuration, etc. These anti-withdrawal and anti-rotation features assist in holding an optical fiber in secure optical and/or physical contact with a ferrule within the ferrule holder and associated fiber optic connector. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232743 | Drop terminal with anchor block for retaining a stub cable - The drop terminal includes a plurality of fiber optic adapters having outer connector ports that are accessible from outside the drop terminal. The drop terminal receives a fiber optic cable having a plurality of optical fibers. Fiber optic connectors are positioned at the ends of the optical fibers. The fiber optic connectors are inserted into inner connector ports of the fiber optic adapters. The drop terminal also includes an anchor block for securing the fiber optic cable to a main housing of the drop terminal. The anchor block can be secured to the main housing of the drop terminal by a mechanical interlock. The drop terminal may also include a transparent interior shield or liner that retains fibers in position within the drop terminal during assembly of the drop terminal. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232744 | Multifiber ferrule with precision bumpers and methods for making the same - A multifiber (MF) ferrule produced using a ferrule molding insert that is jig ground in order to improve the tolerance on the bumper height of a molded ferrule and the surface finish on the region of interest (ROI), thus improving manufacturing yields. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232745 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE PRESSURE SENSOR AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A method for assembling a Fabry-Perot interferometer includes depositing a first metal layer on an end portion of a ferrule, depositing a second metal layer on a back portion of a die, placing the first metal layer and the second metal layer in contact with each other with respective first and second orifices aligned with respect to each other, and bonding the ferrule to the die by thermo compression. The resulting interferometer includes a glass die with a cavity, a silicon diaphragm disposed over the opening of the cavity and bonded to the glass die, a ferrule bonded to the glass die by thermo compression with the first and second orifices being aligned to each other, and an optical fiber inserted through the other end of the ferrule in direct contact to a back portion of the die and aligned with the first orifice. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232746 | Medical light source and method - The present invention provides an apparatus and method for securing a light guide to a light source. The light guide has an end termination having a predetermined size and the light source has an opening with an axis for receiving the end termination. The opening is adaptable to receive and grip light guides of different sizes. In one aspect of the invention, an actuator is operable to expand and shrink the opening. In another aspect of the invention, one or more shields are provided to block light from exiting the light source except when a light guide is connected to the light source. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232747 | Optical axis adjusting method, optical module producing method, optical axis adjusting apparatus, and optical module - An optical axis adjusting method for adjusting a tilt angle of an optical axis in two regions optically coupled in a holding member includes the steps of: roughly adjusting the optical axis by irradiating a first region on the holding member with a laser beam; and finely adjusting the optical axis by irradiating a second region on the holding member with a laser beam. One of the two regions is set as a reference point. The first region is located closer to the reference point, while the second region is located further from the reference point. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232748 | Fibre-Optic Package and Method of Making the Same - A fibre-optic package comprises at least two fibre optic devices or components ( | 2008-09-25 |
20080232749 | Optical fiber cable - An optical fiber cable maintains an outer jacket, at least one optical fiber tube within the jacket and for each optical fiber tube, four optical fibers, arranged in a substantially squared arrangement. The optical fibers are linearly arranged along the length of the cable. The optical fibers are loosely arranged within the fiber tube in such a manner as to allow shifting of the straight optical fibers to conform to a bending of the cable, while being simultaneously constrained such that the straight arranged fibers do not become crossed-over or overlapped during bending. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232750 | OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON - An optical fiber ribbon includes a plurality of optical fibers, each includes a glass optical fiber coated with a fiber coating, that are arranged in parallel, and a ribbon coating that coats the optical fibers arranged in parallel. The optical fiber ribbon has a thickness equal to 300 μm or less. The fiber coating is made of a non-flame-resistant ultraviolet curable resin. The ribbon coating has a thickness equal to 40 μm or more and is made of a flame resistant resin. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232751 | Optical fiber faceplates including convergent constituent imaging conduits and tiled imaging arrays incorporating the same - An imaging module includes an optical fiber faceplate with an image-input face, a planar image-output face, and a plurality of adjacently fused, internally reflecting imaging conduits extending between the image-input and image-output faces. The constituent imaging conduits extend along conduit axes that mutually converge in a direction that such that an image inputted through the image-input face is reduced in size along at least one dimension for outputting through the image-output face. The imaging module further includes an imaging detector array including a plurality of photosensitive detector elements arranged in accordance with a predetermined array format. The faceplate is situated in front of the detector array such that light incident upon the image-input face is transmitted through the faceplate and optically communicated to the detector elements through the image-output face. Multiple imaging modules can be tiled in tight formations in order to form a larger format imaging array. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232752 | MARKED BODY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - To provide a marked body that can bear the temperature of heat treatment that is required for a PLC. A lower clad layer, a marked body, a cylindrical part, a buried layer, and an upper clad layer are laminated on a silicon substrate. The marked body is formed with a void that is formed in the buried layer made with a silicon oxide film. Therefore, the heat resistance can be improved dramatically compared to a case of the marked body that is made of metal or the like. Moreover, the refractive index within the void is about 1, so that it is possible to have a sufficient difference between the diffractive index of the material of the periphery of the void and the diffractive index within the void. This makes it possible to achieve a high-contrast marked body. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232753 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided an optical waveguide including: a waveguide core through which light propagates; a cavity that is present inside the waveguide core so as to be open at least one end in the thickness direction of the waveguide core; a layer-form first cladding having a lower refractive index than the waveguide core, and sealing at least one of the at least one opening of the cavity to thereby close the opening of the cavity; and a second cladding having a lower refractive index than the waveguide core, and surrounding the waveguide core. There is also provided a method of manufacturing the optical waveguide. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232754 | Electromagnetic radiation amplification systems based on photonic gratings - Various embodiments of the present invention are related to electromagnetic wave amplification systems employing photonic gratings. In one embodiment of the present invention, an electromagnetic radiation amplification system comprises a photonic grating and a pump source. The photonic grating is configured with a planar periodic lattice of holes in a slab. The pump source is coupled to the photonic grating and outputs an electronic stimulus that excites electronic energy states in the photonic grating so that a coherent beam of electromagnetic radiation incident upon the photonic grating stimulates emission of coherent electromagnetic radiation that amplifies the coherent beam of electromagnetic radiation. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232755 | PHOTONIC CRYSTALS BASED ON NANOSTRUCTURES - The present invention provides for photonic crystals comprising nanostructures grown on a conducting or insulating substrate, and a method of making the same. The photonic crystals can be used in components such as artificial photonic crystals for photonic devices and circuits. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232756 | MULTIPLE-CORE PLANAR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES AND METHODS OF FABRICATION AND USE THEREOF - A multiple-core optical waveguide comprises: a substrate; lower and upper waveguide core layers; a waveguide core between the upper and lower waveguide core layers; upper and lower cladding; and middle cladding between the upper and lower waveguide core layers substantially surrounding the waveguide core. Each of the lower, middle, and upper claddings has a refractive index less than refractive indices of the lower waveguide core layer, the upper waveguide core layer, and the waveguide core. Along at least a given portion of the optical waveguide, the upper and lower waveguide core layers extend bilaterally substantially beyond the lateral extent of a propagating optical mode supported by the optical waveguide, the lateral extent of the supported optical mode being determined at least in part by the width of the waveguide core along the given portion of the optical waveguide. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232757 | Assemblies and Methods for Drop Cable - Assemblies and methods for installing and maintaining aerial fiber optic cable are provided. Embodiments include a cable long enough to extend from two elevated support points and to provide enough slack for at least a portion of the cable to extend along the ground. The cable includes a wrapped portion for storing the slack and to elevate the entire cable above the ground. The wrapped portion being releasable in response to a force acting on the cable, such as a falling tree, allowing for at least a portion of the cable to fall to the ground and minimize the likelihood of the tree snapping the cable. Fasteners and frame members may be employed to support the wrapped portion. An embodiment may also include a cut-off apparatus for cutting the cable in response to the cable being pulled further once any slack in the cable has been expended. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232758 | Optical module - An optical module which can be inserted into and removed from a cage, the optical module includes a lock pin inserted into a lock hole provided in the cage and engaging the cage and the optical module with each other in a state where the optical module is inserted into the cage; a tongue having an axial part and configured to be rotated with respect to the axial part in a direction where the insertion of the lock pin into the lock hole is released; and a bail configured to be rotated with respect to a rotational axel so that the tongue is rotated. The engagement of the cage and the optical module formed by insertion of the lock pin into the lock hole is released by rotating the bail 90 degrees. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232759 | Spool asssembly for absorbing jumper slack - A spool assembly includes a mount and a spool. The mount has first and second opposite surfaces. The first surface of the mount includes an adhesive covered by a removable cover. The spool is supported on the second surface of the mount. The mount with the spool is attachable to a structure when the cover is removed such that the spool stores slack of jumpers adjacent to the structure upon the jumpers being wrapped around the spool. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232760 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING FIBER CHARACTERISTICS - A system is provided for characterizing optical fibers carrying signal traffic. The system includes a transmitter, a variable optical attenuator (VOA), a receiver, and a computing device. The transmitter propagates an optical test signal along a channel of a fiber pathway. The VOA adjusts the attenuation of the optical test signal from an initial, greater attenuation to a subsequent, lesser attenuation. At the same time, the computing device monitors at least one other channel of the fiber pathway and identifies effects upon the other channel(s) from the optical test signal. The computing device may communicate with the VOA and with other components of the fiber pathway to direct adjustment of the signal strength. A maximum optical test signal strength may thus be achieved that does not negatively affect signal traffic on the other channels, and the fiber pathway may subsequently be tested using the achieved maximum optical test signal strength. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232761 | METHODS OF MAKING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURES BY WAY OF MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY - The invention relates to methods of making optical waveguide structures by way of molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The method comprises the steps of: (1) providing a single crystal substrate in an ultra-high vacuum (UHV) environment, wherein the single crystal substrate has a first index of refraction; (2) heating the single crystal substrate; (3) depositing an epitaxial oxide layer having a rare-earth dopant and a second index of refraction on the single crystal substrate, wherein the epitaxial oxide layer is deposited by way of at least first, second, and third molecular beam fluxes; and (4) depositing a cladding layer on the single crystal oxide layer, wherein the cladding layer has a third index of refraction that is the same or about the same as the first index of refraction of the single crystal substrate, and wherein the second index of refraction is greater than the first and third indexes of refraction. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232762 | ORGANOMETALLIC POLYMER MATERIAL - An organometallic polymer material is obtained which excels in translucency, shows improved hardness after it is cured and exhibits high reliability at high temperature and high humidity. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232763 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTMENT OF VIDEO PLAYBACK RESOLUTION - Embodiments of the invention are directed towards methods and systems for playback of a content item by a media player. The method according to one embodiment comprises loading a content item into the media player, checking user preferences to retrieve a user value function and determining if available bandwidth exceeds a threshold. If the available bandwidth exceeds the threshold, the method initiates playback of the content item by the media player. If the available bandwidth is below the threshold, the method initiates playback of the content item by the media player on the basis of the available bandwidth and the user value function. If the media player is unable to retrieve the user value function, the method presents a calibration interface at the media player, the calibration interface operative to receive a user value function from a user and optimize playback of the content item. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232764 | FACILITATING VIDEO CLIP IDENTIFICATION FROM A VIDEO SEQUENCE - A system and method for facilitating video clip identification from a video sequence is provided. According to various embodiments of the present invention, a video sequence is received including a plurality of image frames. Thereafter, a first collection of image frames in the video sequence is identified, the first collection having image frames having a characteristic with a predetermined relationship with respect to the collection threshold. A first preferred image frame in the first collection of image frames is identified having a preferred image quality. Thereafter, the first preferred image frame is assigned as a beginning or an end of a video clip in the video sequence. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232765 | Automatic detection, removal, replacement and tagging of flash frames in a video - A method for automatically detecting, eliminating and replacing flash frames in digital video utilizes the detected flash frames to categorize and tag the surrounding frames as a relevant area of the digital video. The flash frame is detected when acquiring digital video during capture, the flash frame is replaced with a newly-constructed frame that is interpolated based upon surrounding frames and then, using the detected flash as the timestamp, the frame is tagged. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232766 | Method and Device for Reproducing at a Different Rate that From the Recording - The invention relates to a device for inspecting fast repetitive events of defined duration, comprising image recording means for recording successive images of the repetitive event, and image reproduction means for providing a synchronised slow motion representation of said successive images of the repetitive event during the total duration of the repetitive event or a multiple thereof, whereas said image recording means comprise high frame rate image recording means for digitally recording a limited burst of successive images of a fraction of one event, and the device comprises software means to provide synchronised image recording of said fraction of one event and slow motion representation of said limited burst of successive images during the total duration of said one event or multiple thereof, and | 2008-09-25 |
20080232767 | TIMER-RECORDING MANAGING APPARATUS, TIMER-RECORDING MANAGING METHOD AND RECORDER - A timer-recording managing apparatus for a recorder that includes a plurality of recording resources that enable the recorder to simultaneously record broadcast programs. The apparatus includes a registration unit configured to register schedule information of the broadcast programs; a registration change unit configured to make a change on the schedule information; a schedule group extraction unit configured to extract a schedule group including a plurality of timer-recording schedules that are affected by an allocation of the recording resources to a start-vertex timer-recording schedule, when the registration change unit makes a change on the schedule information with respect to the start-vertex timer-recording schedule; and a resource allocation unit configured to collectively re-allocate the recording resources to the plurality of timer-recording schedules. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232768 | TECHNIQUES FOR UNIDIRECTIONAL DISABLING OF AUDIO-VIDEO SYNCHRONIZATION - This disclosure describes techniques to allow for unidirectional disabling of audio-video synchronization. In particular, a synchronization command is defined for packet-based network protocols. The synchronization command can disable audio-video synchronization in a sending direction, a receiving direction, or both the sending and receiving direction. In this way, devices are given more control over audio-video synchronization, and can disable such synchronization in a unidirectional manner only, while maintaining synchronization in the opposite direction. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232769 | System and method for storing user data - A method and system to store user data are provided. A system to store user data may include a video recorder device. The video recorder device may include a video receiver to receive video data. The video recorder device may also include a memory device. The memory device may include at least one protected memory region to store video data received via the video receiver. The memory device may also include at least one unprotected memory region. The video recorder device may be adapted to prevent user copying of video data stored at the protected memory region and to allow user copying of data stored at the unprotected memory region. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232770 | METHOD FOR ACTIVATING VIDEO-AUDIO DATA IN AN OPTICAL DISC AND RELATED SYSTEM - A method for activating video-audio data in an optical disc includes determining whether a first activation signal is received or not, a program in the optical disc allowing access to partially-featured contents of the video-audio data when the first activation signal is not received, and the program in the optical disc allowing access to fully-featured contents of the video-audio data when the first activation signal is received. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232771 | V-CHIP DATA PROCESSING FOR DECODER WITH PERSONAL VIDEO RECORDING FUNCTIONALITY - Systems and method for processing v-chip data for an MPEG-2 decoder with personal video recording functionality are provided. In one example, a system that processes V-Chip data with personal video recording functionality may include a data transport engine and a video decoder. The video decoder may be coupled to the data transport engine and may be adapted to parse out V-Chip data. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232772 | REPRODUCTION DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND REPRODUCTION METHOD - A BD-ROM playback apparatus for selecting and playing back one among text subtitle streams together with a moving picture. PSR | 2008-09-25 |
20080232773 | REPRODUCTION DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND REPRODUCTION METHOD - A BD-ROM playback apparatus for selecting and playing back one among text subtitle streams together with a moving picture. PSR | 2008-09-25 |
20080232774 | RECORDING MEDIUM, REPRODUCTION DEVICE, RECORDING METHOD, AND REPRODUCTION METHOD - A BD-ROM playback apparatus for selecting and playing back one among text subtitle streams together with a moving picture. PSR | 2008-09-25 |
20080232775 | Systems and methods of providing modified media content - In an embodiment, a method of providing modified media content is disclosed and includes receiving media content that includes audio data and video data having a first number of video frames. The method also includes generating abstracted media content that includes portions of the video data and audio elements of the audio data, where the abstracted media content includes less than all of the video data and includes fewer video frames than the first number of video frames. | 2008-09-25 |
20080232776 | SIGNAL COMPRESSING APPARATUS - An input signal is quantized into a quantization-resultant signal. The quantization-resultant signal is compressed into a compression-resultant signal. The compression-resultant signal is formatted into a formatting-resultant signal corresponding to a predetermined format for a digital recording disc. The formatting-resultant signal includes segments corresponding to user data areas prescribed in the predetermined format. The compression-resultant signal is placed in the segments of the formatting-resultant signal. The formatting-resultant signal is encoded into an encoding-resultant signal of a CD format. The encoding-resultant signal is recorded on a recording medium. | 2008-09-25 |