44th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 54 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150310531 | Electronic Shopping Assembly - A electronic shopping assembly includes a housing that may be carried by a user. A processor is coupled to the housing. An electronic memory is coupled to the housing and the processor. A transceiver is coupled to the housing and the processor. The transceiver is in communication with an external electronic device in a store and a cellular phone network. A touch screen display is coupled to the housing and the processor. An actuator is coupled to the housing and the processor. A scanner is coupled to the housing and the processor. The scanner scans a bar code on an item on the shopping list. The item is removed from the shopping list and a cost of the item is stored in the electronic memory. A GPS is coupled to the housing and the processor. The GPS directs the user to a location of an item on the shopping list. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310532 | VEHICLE TRUNKS FOR COMMERCE - Methods and systems for promoting commerce by using the trunks of vehicles for hire are described. The trunks can be used to transport, sell, and/or rent merchandise. When a user needs a vehicle for transportation or delivery, a service provider receives the request and locates a vehicle for hire that meets the request. More specifically, the service provider ensures that the trunk of the vehicle has the space to transport any items to be delivered and includes items that are useful for the passenger at his or her destination. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310533 | CONSIGNED INVENTORY PROCUREMENT SYSTEM - A system is provided that manages consigned inventory procurement. The system generates an agreement including consignment terms and purchasing terms. The system further generates a consignment order for consigned inventory items, where the consignment order references the agreement. The system further generates a receipt in response to receiving the consigned inventory items, where the receipt references the consignment order. The system further generates a consumption advice in response to a consumption of a consigned inventory item, where the consumption advice references the agreement and the receipt. The system further sends the consumption advice to a supplier. The system further generates an invoice for the consigned inventory item in response to receiving a supplier invoice from the supplier, where the invoice references the consumption advice. The system further generates a payment for the consigned inventory item in response to a receipt of the invoice, where the payment references the invoice. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310534 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GIFT USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a system for providing a gift using a communication network. The system includes: a gift icon provision unit configured to provide a product list to at least one of an order terminal device and a reception terminal device, and transmit a gift icon to the reception terminal device; a product information provision unit configured to provide information about products to at least one of the order terminal device and the reception terminal device; a customer management unit configured to manage customer information; a payment processing unit configured to provide a webpage to the order terminal device, and identify a completion of a payment; a gift management unit linked with the customer management unit, and configured to provide information about a validity of the gift icon; and a control unit configured to control operations of the units included in the system. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310535 | GLASSES SELLING SYSTEM, LENS COMPANY TERMINAL, FRAME COMPANY TERMINAL, GLASSES SELLING METHOD, AND GLASSES SELLING PROGRAM - A selling server stores prescription data of a customer transmitted from an optometrist terminal of an optometrist who performs optometry for a glasses prescription through a communication line in association with customer identification information, transmits image data of a frame candidate group of glasses to a customer terminal, transmits image data of a lens candidate group of the glasses to the customer terminal, receives information relating to a frame and a lens purchased by the customer and determined on the basis of a combined image of a frame image selected by the customer, a lens image selected by the customer, and a face image of the customer, and transmits prescription data of the customer to a lens company terminal of a lens company which processes the lens purchased by the customer. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310536 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-STORE FULFILLMENT OF ONLINE PURCHASE ORDERS FOR CUSTOMIZED PRODUCTS - A method of enabling in-store pick up of customized goods ordered online is described. The method may include receiving an online purchase order at a website including a customized product description and a brick-and-mortar store identifier. The method may also include sending the purchase order to a computing device associated with the brick-and-mortar store identifier and receiving an in-stock confirmation at the computing device. The method may also include receiving an order completed confirmation at the computing device and sending a customer correspondence that includes a pick-up time designating when a customer may pick up the customized product at the brick-and-mortar store. The method may also include receiving an in-store pick up confirmation at the computing device. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310537 | PAYMENT USING UNIQUE PRODUCT IDENTIFIER CODES - Various methods and systems are provided to capture a unique product code, such as QR code, on a mobile device, process the information contained in the code, provide the user with options of making a purchase, including purchasing a plurality of selected products from different captured codes, and processing the payment via the user's mobile device. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310538 | SHOPPING SUPPORTING SYSTEM - A shopping supporting system for supporting a customer in moving the purchased commodity comprises a shopping supporting management server, a sales settlement terminal, a store server and a reader/writer, wherein the shopping supporting management server comprises a customer information management section; a delivery number issuing section; a delivery number management section; a delivery information management section; and a delivery method determination section; the sales settlement terminal; a purchase amount calculation section; a delivery condition input section; and a delivery slip output section; the store server; and the reader/writer acquires. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310539 | IN-STORE OBJECT HIGHLIGHTING BY A REAL WORLD USER INTERFACE - Systems and methods according to present principles involved highlighting objects such as on a store shelf. Highlighting is displayed by projecting a light directly on the object by means of a light source or may alternatively be indicated by displaying an indicator or image of the object on a display screen. Information about the targeted object may appear in a headmounted display, on a user's mobile device, or may be projected on a surface via the projector. Information provided to a user may include comparison product data, data about potential allergens, and the like. Highlighting can also be employed to suggest items of interest to the user. For example, products may be recommended to a user through analysis of user data and such products illuminated by a projector as a user walks through a store. Other highlighted objects may be those on a user grocery list or the like. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310540 | Method and apparatus for real time scheduling of mobile services - A system and method providing an open marketplace for goods and services brought directly to a user on demand. The system provides a real time interface between buyers and sellers of mobile goods and services. The system comprises a first computer including a first storage media storing a first and second set of executable computer instructions programmed on the first storage media, and a second computer including a second storage media storing a first and second set of executable computer instructions programmed on the second storage media. The first and second executable set of computer instructions provide an open marketplace offering goods and services, and further wherein any user of the system can act as both a buyer and seller, on a real time basis interfacing other users of the system. The availability and location of goods and services is available to users on a real time basis. The system is particularly well adapted to use with smart phones or other portable computer devices. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310541 | VIRTUAL CONCIERGE SERVICE - Technologies are generally described for systems, devices and methods effective to generate data associated with a rented room. The methods may include receiving authentication credentials related to a profile at a computing device. The methods may further include identifying information related to the profile. The methods may further include displaying, on the computing device, images of goods or services based on the information. The methods may further include receiving a selection of at least one of the goods or services at the computing device. The methods may include generating data to be added to a document relating to the rented room, the data effective to identify the selected goods and/or services. The methods may further include recommending a service, based on the information. The methods may further include sending an advertisement to the computing device, based on the profile. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310542 | MATCHING REAL ESTATE RENTERS WITH PROPERTY - A renter and landlord friendly system ad method to compare property qualification scores for a renter, including having a renter fill out an online application to rent property; the application is submitted via renter's computing device to server; the server's decisioning engines process the application, verify submitted qualification data producing a score; and, renter interacts with user interface and estimates different sub scores which are used to generate a possible score. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310543 | DEBT TRENDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A debt trending device accesses credit reports and/or other financial data that is available from one or more financial data sources, for a user and extracts financial account information. The debt trending device may then analyze the account information in order to generate debt trending information that indicates in the form of lists, tables, graphs, charts, etc., information regarding multiple debt accounts associated with the user. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310544 | STATUS TRACKING SYSTEM - Systems and Methods for providing status update for a transaction are described herein. According to the present subject matter, the system(s) implement the described method(s) for providing updated status of a transaction. The method includes receiving a status update request, by a server, from a communication device of a user, to track status of the transaction between the user and other party, wherein the status update request comprises at least of tracking parameters and update parameters associated with the status update. The method further includes polling the other party through a communication network based on the tracking parameters and the update parameters to obtain an updated status of the transaction. Furthermore, the method includes providing the updated status of the transaction to the user based on the update parameters. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310545 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRESS ACCOUNT OPENING BY MEANS OF RISK-BASED CONTEXT ANALYSIS - Systems and methods permit flexible and convenient customer account opening to minimize both customer friction and the risk to financial service providers. In one embodiment, a computing device associated with a financial service provider receives an account application containing customer information and a request to open a new account or a request to upgrade an existing account. The computing device performs a verification analysis to validate inputs, authenticate customer identity, ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, or evaluate the risk posed by a customer. The computing device performs a recommendation analysis to determine the appropriate product types and account restrictions that should be offered to a customer, if any. The computing device creates an account application status message indicating approval or denial of the account application. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310546 | PROVIDING A LOAN DISCOUNT ON PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURCHASE OF AN INSURANCE PRODUCT - Providing a discount for an interest rate on a loan in connection with the purchase of an insurance product. The insurance product may protect property purchased by the loan from loss. The loan applicant may be a new customer of the provider of the insurance product and the interest rate discount is an incentive for the customer to purchase a loan product. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310547 | TRADING AT INDEX CLOSE - A computer-readable medium is provided which has stored computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to maintain an order book having orders for first futures contracts to determine if a first order for first futures contracts is executable against a side of the order book, wherein an underlying of a first futures contract is a second futures contract and wherein each order of the order book defines a quantity of the first futures contracts and a price of the first futures contracts. The computer-readable medium further has stored computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to determine a delivery price of the second futures contracts based on a spot price associated with the second futures contracts and a determined price of the first futures contracts. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310548 | METHODS OF CONSTRUCTING CURRENCY INDEXES - A computer-implemented method of constructing a currency carry index performed by one or more computing devices. The method includes calculating a carry metric value for each of a plurality of currencies with respect to a base one of the currencies. For each of the currencies, the carry metric value is calculated based on a forward rate value associated with the currency, and a spot rate value associated with the currency. The method further includes ranking the currencies by their carry metric values, selecting a portion of the currencies for inclusion in the currency carry index based at least in part on the ranking, and assigning a weight value to each currency in the selected portion. The currency carry index includes the selected portion of the currencies weighted according to the weight value assigned to each currency in the selected portion. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310549 | INTERPROGRAM COMMUNICATION USING MESSAGES RELATED TO GROUPS OF ORDERS - A trading platform and trading method that allows access to additional pools of liquidity is described. Other embodiments are also described. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310550 | FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRADE SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - A tradable price acquiring unit which acquires tradable prices from a plurality of market maker devices connected via a multibank portal in accordance with transaction condition information relating to a foreign exchange trade accepted from a customer device; and a tradable price for clients determining unit which determines a tradable price for clients of the foreign exchange trade presented to a customer via the customer device based on a plurality of tradable prices acquired by the tradable price acquiring unit, are included to thereby solve problems. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310551 | Integrated Computing System for Developing a Commodity Status for Biomass - The present invention is directed to a system for matching parties to a transaction of a biomass feedstock including at least one mobile sensory device structured and disposed for collecting biomass data for the biomass feedstock; a data storage repository configured to store seller criteria and a group of buyer criteria; and a processor of a central server configured to access the storage repository and execute software instructions stored in memory for receiving a group of buyer criteria, wherein each of the group of buyer criteria is sent from a buyer computing device used by one of a group of buyers of the biomass feedstock; receiving seller criteria for the biomass feedstock sent from a seller computing device or the at least one mobile sensory device; and sending the user criteria to the buyer and seller account messages to indicate potential market activity. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310552 | APPARATUS, METHODS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE OF COMPUTERIZED TRANSACTION EXECUTION AND PROCESSING - Apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture for n-tier transaction execution and processing are shown. The first layer comprises a presentation layer in the form of a user interface for entering instrument orders, modifying orders, and monitoring orders, instruments and markets. The second layer comprises an intermediate component layer for information transfer, and the third layer comprises an information source layer for feeding information to and accepting information from the first two layers. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310553 | PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES FOR UTILIZING ORDER DATA AND RELATED DATA - In an embodiment, an apparatus comprises a processor, and a memory that stores a program. The program, when executed by the processor, directs the processor to perform a method including the following steps: receiving an encrypted query, in which the query indicates at least one security, and at least one price; determining whether the encrypted query corresponds to any order in an encrypted data set that represents orders; outputting a response to the query, in which the response indicates whether the encrypted query corresponds to any order in an encrypted data set that represents orders; receiving order data that represents the orders; and encrypting the order data to yield the encrypted data set that represents orders. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310554 | System And Method For A Computer Implemented Retirement Plan - A system and method for a computer implemented retirement plan directing inputs to defined benefit and defined contribution components whereby an employee or beneficiary is provided a single income stream, wherein comprising time phase shifted or stacked payout of the defined contribution balance from retirement to a predefined date, followed by payments by the defined benefit component from the predefined date until the death of the employee or beneficiary. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310555 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRADING ACTIVELY MANAGED FUNDS - The invention provides systems and methods for intra-day trading of actively managed exchange traded funds (AMETFs). The invention provides creation and redemption structures for AMETF shares that allow arbitrage, intra-day value estimations for AMETF shares, and hedging portfolios for hedging risks associated with trading AMETF shares, all without requiring disclosure of the specific assets underlying the AMETF. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310556 | Homeowners Application Process Using Geotagged Photos - Methods, systems, and computer readable media are disclosed for determining a homeowners insurance quote from a captured image of a dwelling. The captured image includes geotagged information, and the address of the dwelling is determined by reverse geocoding this information. An insurance premium quote may then be generated based on the reverse geocoded address and any additional risk assessment factors, such as the building characteristics. Verification of the address may also be performed by accessing one or more databases, which may store information including addresses, coordinates, and images associated with the address. The building characteristics may be retrieved from one or more of the databases to allow for quote generation with minimal user intervention. Matching properties having comparative quotes near the dwelling address may also be generated. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310557 | System and Method for Intelligent Aerial Image Data Processing - A computer implemented method for determining an insurance premium and/or eligibility is presented. The method receives a plurality of inputs associated with a user account, wherein at least one of the inputs corresponds to a geographic location and an aerial image, wherein the aerial image corresponds to the geographic location. The method further identifies a first data category from the image and a data value corresponding to the data category; determine eligibility, and then if applicable calculates an insurance quote, based on at least the data value. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310558 | System and Method for Virtual Inspection of a Structure - A computer implemented method for linking an underwriting action to a customer is presented. The method receives an inspection model corresponding to a geographic location associated with a structure and determines that a virtual inspection is necessary based on the inspection model. The method also retrieves a first aerial image corresponding to the geographic location and a second aerial image corresponding to the geographic location and a time threshold. The method further receives a comparison data value corresponding to the first and second aerial image, determines an underwriting action based on the comparison data and links the underwriting action to a customer account. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310559 | System And Method To Adjust Eligibility For Health Plan Benefits - Changing eligibility for a plan benefit in a health plan includes transmitting an information request from a server computer system to a client computer of an enrollee, and determining via a processor of the server computer system predicted likelihood of misuse of a product delivered to the enrollee, responsive to data entered by the enrollee in satisfaction of the information request. The processor switches a flag setting based on the predicted likelihood, so as to adjust a record obligation of a third party payor under the health plan to pay for a product not yet delivered to the enrollee. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310560 | Systems And Methods For Improving Government Financing Of Infrastructure Services/Improvements - Disclosed herein are various categorization and rating systems for tax liens, tax deeds, and/or non-ad valorem (NAV) liens, as well as associated methods that facilitate classifications and ratings across various local governmental jurisdictions according to a common, referenceable categorization and/or rating scheme. The common categorization and/or rating scheme facilitates identification of tax liens, tax deeds and/or NAV liens having common underlying real property characteristics, investment characteristics, or other characteristics. In one example, a computer categorizes the tax liens, tax deeds and/or NAV liens into subgroups, and determines a rating based on one or more characteristics, including the likely desirableness as an investment vehicle to certain classes of investors. The categorized tax lien/tax deed and/or NAV lien information and the ratings may be made available to third-party computing devices (such as mobile devices or tablets) used by potential investors to evaluate the possible purchase thereof. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310561 | ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVER, ASSET MANAGING METHOD, AND ASSET MANAGEMENT SERVER PROGRAM - An asset management server | 2015-10-29 |
20150310562 | AUTOMATED FINANCIAL DATA AGGREGATION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for data aggregation. The methods, systems, and apparatus include determining whether a site-specific script for extracting financial data from a particular financial institution website is available; in response to determining that a site-specific script for extracting financial data from the particular financial institution website is not available, generating a site map of web pages and web page segments in the financial institution website, wherein the site map is generated based on at least in part on a statistical analysis of web pages and web page segments that are not in the financial institution website; generating, based on the site map of the financial institution website, a site-specific script for extracting financial data from the financial institution website; and extracting, for one or more users, financial data from the particular financial institution website using the generated site-specific script. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310563 | Single Audit Tool - Systems and techniques are disclosed for planning and performing an audit. The systems and techniques determine whether a Single Audit or a program-specific audit is to be performed for an entity, and automatically select one or more compliance procedures that are to be used during the auditing process. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310564 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GEO-CODED FINANCIAL ACCOUNT STATEMENT VISUALIZATION - Systems and methods for geo-coded financial statement visualization are disclosed. Financial account transaction history, such as credit card accounts, are geo-coded based on the merchant identification information. A map-based visualization is generated that includes the map point representative of merchant locations associated with the transactions. Additional detailed merchant information may be encoded into each map point such as address, telephone number, hours of operation, and other information not typically available from the transaction processing network. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310565 | TIME CLOCK FOR TRACKING EMPLOYEES - Methods and systems are described for employee time entry using an automation and security system. An apparatus for employee time entry includes a processor, a memory in electronic communication with the processor, and instructions stored in the memory which are executable by a processor to request employee login at a control panel of an automation and security system at initiation of the employee's work shift, request employee logout at the control panel at completion of the employee's work shift, and collect data related to at least one of employee work hours, shift frequency, and employee cost. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310566 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VERIFYING THIRD PARTY EMPLOYEE TIME AND ATTENDENCE - A method and device for using biometric data captured at the time of check-in and check-out by an agency employee worker at a client designated location to verify the identity and location of the worker at the time of check-in/out includes the worker opening an application software on a mobile device and clicking a “Check-In” button in an application display to perform a check-in process defining a biometric capture identifying the worker. The biometric capture includes by a photo, a fingerprint, a retinal scan, or a worker DNA upon arriving at a work location. The worker accepts the captured data from the first check-in stage as accurate. The worker performs a check-out process at a worker finish time including in a first finish stage opening the application software and clicking a “Check Out” button in the display. In a second finish stage the biometric capture identifying the worker is repeated. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310567 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ONLINE GIFTING - A method and device for providing dynamically determined gift creation and dissemination in an online environment, including: receiving a gifting request from a first user for dynamically creating and disseminating one or more gifts to one or more recipients in the online environment, wherein the gifting request includes one or more gifting constraints that un-deterministically specify at least one of (1) a respective identity for at least one recipient and (2) a respective gift value for at least one gift; and dynamically creating and disseminating at least one gift in accordance with the one or more gifting constraints, including at least one of: dynamically selecting a respective gift value for at least one gifts in accordance with the one or more gifting constraints; and dynamically determining a respective identity for at least one recipient for at least one gift in accordance with the one or more gifting constraints. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310568 | SOCIAL NETWORKING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INCENTIVIZING BEHAVIOR - Provided herein are computer implemented methods and social networking systems for rewarding an act that merits an award. Certain implementations of the subject method includes i) providing an award sender with a user interface on a computer system which allows the award sender to select an award recipient, ii) providing the award sender with an option to create an award and/or select from a preexisting award template using the user interface, wherein the award comprises an award category, iii) sending an award sender-created award and/or award sender-selected award to the award recipient based on the award sender's selection of the award recipient for having performed an act that merits an award, and iv) posting content regarding the award received by the recipient on a communally accessible (e.g., public) online platform. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310569 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO FACILITATE A PURCHASE OF AN ITEM ON A NETWORK-BASED MARKETPLACE - Systems and methods to facilitate a purchase of an item on a network-based marketplace are described. A method receives a request via an application program interface that is presented by a network-based marketplace platform in a peer-to-peer architecture and utilized to receive the request from a network-based social platform. The request includes an identifier that identifies an item that is being offered for sale on the network-based marketplace platform. The method generates a virtual gift based on the item and interface information including the virtual gift. The method further communicates the interface information via the application program interface to the network-based social platform in the peer-to-peer architecture. The interface information includes the visually perceptible interface element that is configured to enable, upon selection, a purchase of the item on which the virtual gift is based by utilizing the application program interface to access the network-based marketplace platform. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310570 | OPEN PRICING AND PRICING RULES - A pricing rules engine identifies a plurality of potential competitors for a travel property and identifies one or more rule conditions. The pricing rules engine performs a pricing correlation on the plurality of potential competitors according to the one or more rule conditions and determines, based on a result of the pricing correlation, at least one of the plurality of potential competitors to be included in a competitor set. When an offer price exceeds a rule threshold, the pricing rules engine adjusts a sub-rate price discount for the travel property according to rates charged by competitor travel properties in the competitor set. When the capacity for a given room type satisfies the rule threshold, the pricing rules engine adjusts a price modifier for the given room type according to rates charged by competitor travel properties in the competitor set. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310571 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR MACHINES AND MACHINE STATES THAT FACILITATE MODIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS BASED ON VARIOUS CORPORA - Computationally implemented methods and systems include receiving a document that includes at least one particular lexical unit, acquiring potential readership data that includes data about a potential readership for the received document, and selecting at least one replacement lexical unit that is configured to replace at least a portion of the at least one particular lexical unit, wherein selection of the at least one replacement lexical unit is at least partly based on the acquired potential readership data. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310572 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND DISPLAYING AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS PROFILE FOR A MEDIA PRESENTATION - A system, computer readable media, GUI, and apparatus are provided that are configured to generate and display an intellectual property rights profile for a media presentation. Information to be included in an intellectual property rights profile may be entered into a provided data entry template by, for example, a user or administrator of the media presentation. Uploaded documents may be added to an intellectual property rights profile and later accessed by a subsequent user. In some cases, a status, for example, complete or incomplete, may be determined for an intellectual property rights profile and an action may be initiated based on the status. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310573 | PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS AND WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT - One aspect provides a method, including: operating a computing device to, in response to an input physician identifier and an input diagnosis identifier, select a musculoskeletal treatment protocol, the musculoskeletal treatment protocol including at least one of the following: a predetermined musculoskeletal medical product and a predetermined musculoskeletal treatment service; operating the computing device to, responsive to selecting a musculoskeletal treatment protocol, produce an order corresponding to the musculoskeletal treatment protocol on behalf of a patient, wherein the order corresponding to a musculoskeletal treatment protocol includes at least one of a request for a predetermined musculoskeletal medical product and a request for a predetermined musculoskeletal treatment service; and operating the computing device to fill at least a portion of the order corresponding to the musculoskeletal treatment protocol. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310574 | PROTOCOL BUILDER FOR MANAGING PATIENT CARE - A system and method are provided that enable doctors and nurses to easily establish patient protocols and to track and manage patient compliance with those protocols and to track medications with patient outcome to determine the best medications and treatments for various diseases. Protocol builder software permits the doctor or nurse to build a customized patient protocol on a timeline including one-time events (e.g., survey) tied to an anchor date (e.g., surgery) and periodic events (e.g., taking of medication). The patient is prompted to respond to the protocols using elected communications methods, and patient compliance with the protocol is stored in a database with the protocol. The physician may adjust the protocol to reflect the physician's preferences. The captured data is stored in a database and searched to enable the physician to compare how the proposed protocols have worked for other patients with similar conditions, to predict disease (symptoms, side effects) and to adjust the patient's protocol as appropriate. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310575 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION OF PRIVATE INFORMATION OVER A NETWORK - A system and method for controlling access to private information over a network is provided including a privacy preference repository accessible by one or more subjects of the private information and by a private access bureau. The privacy preference repository stores privacy preferences configured by the subjects to indicate conditions for disclosure of said private information. A policy repository that stores legal criteria for accessing the private information is also accessible by the private access bureau. The private access bureau is configurable to receive requests from privacy-enabled systems for privacy directives that take into account the privacy preferences and legal criteria required to release particular documents on said privacy enabled system in response to the privacy-enabled systems. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310576 | STEGANOGRAPHIC ENCODING AND DECODING - This patent document relates generally to steganography and digital watermarking. One claim recites an apparatus comprising: memory for storing data representing an image or video, in which the data comprises first data corresponding to first color data, second data corresponding to second color data and third data corresponding to third color data, the image or video to host auxiliary information; a processor programmed for: weighting the first data, the second data and the third data according to at least the following two factors: i) a color direction associated with an expected embedding direction; and ii) expected image capture or signal processing; and determining from weighted first data, weighted second data and weighted third data, changes in one or more image or video attribute(s), in which the auxiliary information is conveyed through the changes. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided too. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310577 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INCOMING VIDEO STREAM WHILE DRIVING - Various embodiments provide a method and a communication device ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150310578 | PROCESSING VIDEO CONTENT - Technologies may provide for processing video content. A request to process video content may be received at a user mode driver. In response, the user mode driver may insert a command associated with the request into a command buffer. In addition, the user mode driver may enqueue the command buffer to receive a further request to process further video content independent of an execution of the command by platform hardware. Additionally, a command submission process may dequeue the command buffer and call a kernel mode driver. The kernel mode driver may receive the system call independent of the user mode driver and submit the command buffer to the platform hardware to process the video content. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310579 | COMPOSITOR SUPPORT FOR GRAPHICS FUNCTIONS - Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with operating a graphics application are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus may include a general purpose processor, a graphics processor, and memory configured to hold a graphics commands buffer and a compositor command buffer. The apparatus may further include a compositor configured to: insert a plurality of viewport commands associated with a plurality of graphics functions into the compositor, command buffer, and copy a plurality of graphics commands of the graphics functions, from the graphics command buffer to the compositor command buffer. The graphics functions may be associated with a graphics application, and share a common context with the compositor. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310580 | INTELLIGENT GPU MEMORY PRE-FETCHING AND GPU TRANSLATION LOOKASIDE BUFFER MANAGEMENT - A method and apparatus of a device that manages virtual memory for a graphics processing unit is described. In an exemplary embodiment, the device performs translation lookaside buffer coherency for a translation lookaside buffer of the graphics processing unit of the device. In this embodiment, the device receives a request to remove an entry of the translation lookaside buffer of the graphics processing unit, where the device includes a central processing unit and the graphics processing unit. In addition, the entry includes a translation of virtual memory address of a process to a physical memory address of system memory of a central processing unit and the graphics processing unit is executing a compute task of the process. The device locates the entry in the translation lookaside buffer and removes the entry. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310581 | ANATOMICALLY INTELLIGENT ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY FOR POINT-OF-CARE - An apparatus includes an imaging probe and is configured for dynamically arranging presentation of visual feedback ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150310582 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROCESSING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DIGITAL DATA - A method and system for storing a multi-dimensional digital data object is provided. A multi-scale transform function is applied to the multi-dimensional object to generate a plurality of high and low frequency data sub-bands. High frequency data sub-bands are rotated in one or several of the multi-dimensions. The rotated and the non-rotated data sub-bands are assembled into a data bit stream. The multi-dimensional digital data object is then saved as a data bit stream. The method and system allows applying a reverse method to the data bit stream to reconstruct the multi-dimensional digital data object. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310583 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANIMATING A VIEW OF A COMPOSITE IMAGE - Techniques for animating a view of a composite image based on metadata related to the capture of the underlying source images. According to certain implementations, the metadata may include timing or sensor data collected or generated during capture of the component source images. For example, the timing data may indicate an order or sequence in which the source images were captured. Accordingly, the corresponding regions of the composite panoramic image may be panned to in sequence, for example, using the Ken Burns Effect. In another example, sensor data from gyroscopes or accelerometers may be used to simulate the movement of the image capture device used to generate the source images. In another implementation, the source images may be associated with varying focal lengths or zoom levels. Accordingly, certain implementations may vary a level zoom, based on the metadata, while panning between source photos. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310584 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND DISPLAY PROGRAM USED IN MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A display device, a display method, and a display program used in a measurement system capable of facilitating positioning in a measurement information image by displaying an IP (imaging plate) image having measurement information for β+ rays contained in blood to be measured and appending a guide G based on design information of a disc housing the blood to an IP image and displaying the image. The guide G is appended to an IP image in which a guide is not originally reflected, which makes it possible to visually discern a reference position (for example, the central position of the disc) in the IP image based on design information. As a result, it is possible to facilitate positioning in the IP image based on the guide G indicating the reference position (central position of the disc). | 2015-10-29 |
20150310585 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING A REPRESENTATIVE AREA OF AN IMAGE - A computer implemented method for generating a representative thumbnail for an image. The method comprises determining a representative area of an image, the determining comprising determining an absence of faces in the image; dividing the image into one or more zones; and selecting a zone with maximum edge strength as the representative area; and generating a thumbnail by cropping the image to the representative area. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310586 | Digital Ruler and Reticule for Renal Denervation - A user interface (GUI) to help operator position a catheter (DC) or other medical devices during a denervation procedure or similar interventions in or around an organ. A virtual gauge (DR) is shown overlaid on an X-ray projection image (IM) or other digital image to so allow an operator read off length information. The orientation of the virtual gauge (DR) is automatically or by user interaction aligned with an orientation of the organ or device (DC). | 2015-10-29 |
20150310587 | METHOD FOR OBJECT DISPLAYING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An electronic device that uses a method of displaying an object by the electronic device is provided. The method includes identifying one or more objects for displaying in a display area of the electronic device and, when at least one of the one or more objects cannot be displayed in the display area, changing display attributes of the one or more objects and displaying the objects in the display area. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310588 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - At least one image processing apparatus is provided which allows performing a demosaicing process on a polychrome image signal with high accuracy. The at least one image processing apparatus performs an interpolation process in each of a plurality of defined directions on a mosaic image signal and acquires an evaluation value representing a correlation in each of a horizontal direction and a vertical direction for each of a plurality of pixels of the image signal having undergone the interpolation process. The evaluation values for at least one pixel of interest are corrected based on the evaluation values for peripheral pixels if a predetermined condition including a condition that it is determined that the at least one pixel of interest is an isolated point is satisfied. Then, the image signal after the at least one pixel of interest is interpolated based on the corrected evaluation values. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310589 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A demosaicing unit interpolates mosaic image data of each pixel of interest so as to reproduce colors missing at each pixel by interpolation using neighboring pixels. In the demosaicing unit, an interpolation unit performs an interpolation process in a plurality of prescribed directions using neighboring pixels in the prescribed directions. An evaluation unit evaluates image data in each prescribed directions interpolated by the interpolation unit. A spurious resolution area judgment unit judges whether a pixel is in a spurious resolution area, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, based on a saturation detected from image data subjected to an interpolation process performed so as to preserve an edge component. An image generation unit selects image data to be interpolated for each pixel based on a result of the evaluation by the evaluation unit and a result of the judgment by the spurious resolution area judgment unit, and generates interpolated image data. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310590 | MULTIPLE RASTERIZING DISPLAYS FOR MULTIPLE ROIS IN AN OVERLAID DISPLAY - An electronic device can include an input configured to receive video data, at least one region of interest (ROI) block configured to identify an ROI within the video data, and at least one rasterizing block coupled with the at least one ROI block and configured to rasterize an image based on the ROI within the video data as identified by the at least one ROI block. A display processor can be configured to provide as output an overlay display in which the image rasterized by the at least one rasterizing block is overlaid a rasterized image corresponding to the video data. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310591 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE - Even in a case in which an image signal that is not normal is included, a display based on a normal image signal is performed. Input signal determination circuits ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150310592 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS IMAGE RESTORATION PROCESSING AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus capable of properly suppressing coloring caused by image restoration processing. A feature amount of a color of pixels in RAW image data obtained through photographing via an image pickup optical system is calculated as a first color feature amount. Restoration processing is performed on the RAW image data using a restoration filter for improving image quality degraded due to aberration of the image pickup optical system to thereby generate restored image data. A feature amount of a color of pixels in the restored image data is calculated as a second color feature amount. A pixel value of the restored image data is corrected according to a result of comparison between an amount of change in the second color feature amount with respect to the first color feature amount and a threshold value which is set based on a predetermined condition. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310593 | NOISE REMOVAL SYSTEM, NOISE REMOVAL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In order to make it possible to reduce the storage capacity required for noise removal processing in, for example, multi-resolution analysis and the like, without affecting signal quality, the present invention is equipped with: a storage device into which a input signal of a first channel is written, the input signal branching off into at least first and second channels; a first frequency transform processing unit which transforms the input signal read out and inputted from the storage device into a frequency-domain to output a first signal; a second frequency transform processing unit which transforms the input signal inputted from the second system into a frequency-domain to output a second signal; a third frequency transform processing unit which transforms the second input signal inputted from the second frequency transform processing unit into a frequency range to output a third and fourth signals in the first and second frequency bands; a first inverse frequency transform processing unit; and a second inverse frequency transform processing unit to which directly or indirectly inputting the third signal from the third frequency transform processing unit is directly or indirectly inputted and the fourth signal from the third frequency transform processing unit is inputted, and which outputs a third transformed signal produced through performing inverse frequency transform on the inputted signals. Therein, the first inverse frequency transform processing unit, to which the first signal from the first frequency transform processing unit is directly or indirectly inputted and the third converted signal from the second inverse frequency transform processing unit is directly or indirectly inputted, outputs a signal produced through performing inverse frequency transform on the inputted signals. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310594 | METHOD FOR IMAGING PROCESSING, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - The invention relates to an image processing method and device for removing high-frequency fixed pattern noise from a video sequence, wherein a sequence of incoming frames is saved when the relevant scene moves across the detector of a provided camera and a cumulative image of fixed pattern noise is formed from the saved image sequence and wherein an average is formed ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150310595 | LOCAL CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS - A local enhancement method is provided, including: dividing an image into a plurality of blocks, which include a first block and a second block adjacent to the first block; generating histograms of the blocks respectively; generating enhancement functions of the blocks respectively based on the corresponding histograms, wherein the enhancement functions include at least a first contrast enhancement function of the first block and a second contrast enhancement function of the second block; and for each pixel in the blocks: generating a first enhanced pixel value for a current pixel of the first block based on the first contrast enhancement; generating a second enhanced pixel value for the current pixel of the first block based on the second contrast function of the second block; and generating a final enhanced pixel value for the current pixel based on the first and second enhanced pixel values. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310596 | Automatically Generating Panorama Tours - In one aspect, a request to generate an automated tour based on a set of panoramic images is received. Each particular panoramic image is associated with geographic location information and linking information linking the particular panoramic image with one or more other panoramic images in the set. A starting panoramic image and a second panoramic image are determined based at least in part on the starting panoramic image and the linking information associated with the starting and second panoramic images. A first transition between the starting panoramic image and the second panoramic image is also determined based at least in part on the linking information for these panoramic images. Additional panoramic images as well as a second transition for between the additional panoramic images are also determined. The determined panoramic images and transitions are added to the tour according to an order of the tour. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310597 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS FOR THEM, GAIN IMAGE CREATION METHOD, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprising: an obtaining unit configured to obtain a plurality of radiation images that have been sensed without arranging an object and include a defect, and information about the defect included in the radiation images; and a generation unit configured to generate a sensitivity correction image not including the defect based on the plurality of radiation images and the information about the defect. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310598 | CONTRAST REAGENT LEAKAGE CORRECTION IN DYNAMIC SUSCEPTIBILITY CONTRAST MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - Disclosed are methods and systems for calculating a contrast reagent (CR) extravasation rate constant and generating a contrast reagent leakage corrected relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) image map of a brain region from dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) time-course image data based on pharmacokinetic first principles. In one example approach, a computerized method may include performing a linearization transform of a DSC MRI time-course equation which accounts for an intravascular contribution and an extravasating component, and calculating CR leakage from a slope of a linear portion of the transformed data. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310599 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image processing method includes acquiring a plurality of image data items by continuously capturing images of an object by an image capturing apparatus (S | 2015-10-29 |
20150310600 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CLASSIFICATION WITHIN INSPECTION IMAGES - An analysis system capable of classifying possible defects identified within an inspection image of an inspected object includes a storage device and a processor. The processor matches a template and a portion of the inspection image, thus giving rise to a matching portion of the inspection image. The inspection image is captured by an inspection tool. The processor associates, using a mask corresponding to the template and defining one or more segments within the matching portion of the inspection image, a potential defect with a segment defined by the mask and corresponding to a location of the potential defect, and classifies the potential defect in accordance with the segment defined by the mask within the matching portion of the inspection image and associated with the potential defect. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310601 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR IDENTIFYING OBJECTS - In some arrangements, product packaging is digitally watermarked over most of its extent to facilitate high-throughput item identification at retail checkouts. Imagery captured by conventional or plenoptic cameras can be processed (e.g., by GPUs) to derive several different perspective-transformed views—further minimizing the need to manually reposition items for identification. One claim recites a system for capturing imagery of retail items supported by a fixture, comprising: at least one camera unit having at least one operative camera to capture imagery of at least a portion of the retail items supported by the fixture; and one or more processors configured to process the captured imagery to discern identifying information associated with the imaged retail items. In one implementation the at least one camera unit comprises a plurality of cameras, wherein a field of view of a first one of the plurality of cameras overlaps with a field of view of a second one of the plurality of camera units. A great variety of other features, claims, combinations and arrangements are also detailed. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310602 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - An X-ray imaging apparatus includes: an X-ray source configured to irradiate X-rays to an object; an X-ray detector configured to obtain a first X-ray image of the object; a noise-reduced image creator configured to generate a noise-reduced image in which a noise is reduced from the first X-ray image; a noise image creator configured to generate a noise image based on differences between the first X-ray image and the noise-reduced image; an edge image creator configured to generate, from the noise image, an edge image in which edges are enhanced; an output image creator configured to combine the noise-reduced image with the edge image to generate a second X-ray image; and a display configured to display the second X-ray image. By enhancing edges while reducing noise, an image with high definition and high quality may be output and a user can obtain accurate information from the image. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310603 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INDICATING HOSTILE FIRE - A network for indicating and communicating detection of hostile fire, and systems, methods, and computer program products thereof. Hostile fire is optically detected and identified at a first vehicle and such identification is transmitted from the first vehicle to one or more other vehicles in the network. Data regarding hostile fire directed at the first vehicle can be stored at one or more of the other vehicles and even retransmitted to other vehicles or base stations. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310604 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE BASED INSPECTION OF AN OBJECT - A method for image based inspection of an object includes receiving an image of an object from an image capture device, wherein the image includes a representation of the object with mil-level precision. The method further includes projecting a measurement feature of the object from the image onto a three-dimensional (3D) model of the object based on a final projection matrix; determining a difference between the projected measurement feature and an existing measurement feature on the 3D model; and sending a notification including the difference between the projected measurement feature and the existing measurement feature. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310605 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Distance Between Image Sensor and Object - A method for determining a distance between an image sensor and an object includes acquiring a first image for an object and a second image distinguished from the first image, using a cut-off filter for cutting off one of R G and B signals, and determining a distance between the image sensor and the object. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310606 | STORE RESOURCE EVENT DETECTION - A computer vision system ( | 2015-10-29 |
20150310607 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRECTION OF ARTIFICIAL DEFORMATION IN ANATOMIC MODELING - Systems and methods are disclosed for correcting for artificial deformations in anatomical modeling. One method includes obtaining an anatomic model; obtaining information indicating a presence of an artificial deformation of the anatomic model; identifying a portion of the anatomic model associated with the artificial deformation; estimating a non-deformed local area corresponding to the portion of the anatomic model; and modifying the portion of the anatomic model associated with the artificial deformation, based on the estimated non-deformed local area. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310608 | Method And Apparatus For Locating Unit In Assembly - The present embodiments disclose a method and apparatus for locating a unit in an assembly. According to the embodiments, a unit in an assembly is located. An identification of the target unit in the assembly is obtained. An image of at least a part of the assembly is acquired. The image includes a visual code associated with the part. The visual code is decoded to obtain an identification of at least one unit in the part. It is determined if the target unit is included in the part responsive to identification of a match of the target unit with the identification of the at least one unit. There is further disclosed a corresponding apparatus, assembly, and fault diagnosis device. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310609 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGULARIZED FOURIER ANALYSIS IN X-RAY PHASE CONTRAST IMAGING - A method of regularization of x-ray phase contrast imaging (XPCi) system measurement data includes obtaining air scan data of the XPCi system prior to the presence of an object undergoing imaging, performing Fourier analysis of the air scan data, computing air coefficients from the result of the performing step, obtaining object scan data of an object undergoing imaging on the XPCi system, regularizing the object scan data, and calculating at least one of absorption image data, differential phase image data, and dark field image data by using object coefficients. A system configured to implement the method and a non-transitory computer-readable medium are disclosed. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310610 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM - An image display apparatus includes a display device and a computer configured to execute a program to cause the computer to serve as a display controlling part. The display part displays a first CT image and a second CT image simultaneously. The first CT image and the second CT image represent the same object but taken in different time periods. The display controlling part performs: displaying the first and second CT images simultaneously on the display device according to a first display mode; determining a target portion designated in the first CT image; and changing a display mode of a corresponding portion of the second CT image from the first display mode into a second display mode, the corresponding portion corresponding to the target portion designated in the first CT image. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310611 | IMAGE HANDLING AND DISPLAY IN X-RAY MAMMOGRAPHY AND TOMOSYNTHESIS - A method and system for acquiring, processing, storing, and displaying x-ray mammograms Mp tomosynthesis images Tr representative of breast slices, and x-ray tomosynthesis projection images Tp taken at different angles to a breast, where the Tr images are reconstructed from Tp images | 2015-10-29 |
20150310612 | DISCRIMINATING BETWEEN NORMAL AND ABNORMAL LEFT VENTRICLES IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY - Embodiments of the present invention relate to discriminating between normal and abnormal left ventricles in echocardiography. In one embodiment, a method of and computer program product for discriminating between normal and abnormal left ventricles in echocardiography are provided. A first region of a first image of a heart is located. The first region depicts a chamber of the heart. A boundary of the first region is determined. A predetermined shape is compared to the boundary. A first plurality of parameters is determined that, when applied to the predetermined shape, conforms the predetermined shape to the boundary. The first plurality of parameters is provided to a classifier. An indication of normality or abnormality is received from the classifier. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310613 | IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS AND IMAGE GENERATING METHOD - An image generating apparatus which generates an observation image from an original image obtained by imaging a subject, has a viewpoint image generating unit configured to generate a plurality of viewpoint images having mutually different line-of-sight directions by using the original image; and an observation image generating unit configured to generate an image, for which a scattered light component included in the original image has been extracted or enhanced, as the observation image by using the plurality of viewpoint images. The observation image is generated, for example, by extracting or enhancing a difference among the plurality of viewpoint images. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310614 | COLLABORATIVE ALIGNMENT OF IMAGES - Techniques for aligning images are disclosed. The frames might have been captured by a video camera on a hand held device, as one example. Collaboratively aligning related frames of image data is taught. Collaborative alignment determines a correspondence between pixels in pairs of the frames of image data, as well as a confidence in that correspondence. A coordinate system (or transformation) is assigned to each of the frames that is consistent with the correspondences between each of the frame pairs. The confidence in the respective correspondences may be used to provide a weighting to a correspondence when assigning the coordinate systems. Outlying frames may be discarded, and the process repeated for a robust solution. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310615 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED SEQUENCING OF VEHICLES IN SIDE-BY-SIDE DRIVE-THRU CONFIGURATIONS VIA APPEARANCE-BASED CLASSIFICATION - This disclosure provides a method and system for automated sequencing of vehicles in side-by-side drive-thru configurations via appearance-based classification. According to an exemplary embodiment, an automated sequencing method includes computer-implemented method of automated sequencing of vehicles in a side-by-side drive-thru, the method comprising: a) an image capturing device capturing video of a merge-point area associated with multiple lanes of traffic merging; b) detecting in the video a vehicle as it traverses the merge-point area; c) classifying the detected vehicle associated with traversing the merge-point area as coming from one of the merging lanes; and d) aggregating vehicle classifications performed in step c) to generate a merge sequence of detected vehicles. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310616 | Reduced Homography for Recovery of Pose Parameters of an Optical Apparatus producing Image Data with Structural Uncertainty - A reduced homography H for an optical apparatus to recover pose parameters from imaged space points P | 2015-10-29 |
20150310617 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A display control device that calculates an imaging position and an imaging posture of a camera capturing a plurality of captured images with a marker as a reference based on position information of the marker recognized from the captured images, and superimposes and displays augment information on the captured image based on the calculated imaging position and the imaging posture of the camera, the device includes a memory; and a processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in the memory to perform: acquiring a second captured image captured by the camera on which the augment information is to be superimposed and displayed, and a plurality of first captured images captured by the camera that is captured at a time different from that of the second captured image, and on which the augment information is to be superimposed and displayed; storing an image feature information. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310618 | Using Multispectral Satellite Data to Determine Littoral Water Depths Despite Varying Water Turbidity - Satellite data is used to determine water depth by accounting for the changing turbidity of the water over time and without requiring calibration using SONAR measurements. Radiance values at multiple wavelengths sensed at both a first time and a second time are stored in a database. Modeled reflectance values are calculated for a defined surface area on the water based on an assumed depth, assumed water constituents and assumed bottom cover. A plurality of differences between the modeled reflectance values and the reflectances sensed at the two times are calculated. A bathymetry application module minimizes the sum of the differences between the modeled and sensed subsurface reflectances by varying the assumed depth, bottom cover and water constituents. The differences are weighted based on wavelength before being summed. The depth that results in the minimized sum of the differences is the estimated depth, which is displayed on a graphical user interface. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310619 | Single-Camera Distance Ranging Method and System - Disclosed are a method and system for single-camera distance ranging. When a mobile terminal is in camera filming mode, the outer edge of a target object is continuously recognized and tracked. A user orients the mobile terminal toward the target object and moves said terminal laterally; the mobile terminal calculates the distance between the mobile terminal and the target object according to the change in the display width of the target object on a screen or the change in the framing width on a mobile terminal screen and the lateral-shift distance of the mobile terminal. The whole ranging process is completed based on the existing mobile terminal image processing and movement perception functions, thereby making possible single-camera ranging from a mobile terminal with no requirement for additional optical component. Ranging accuracy can be further enhanced with the addition of a posture-monitoring step during the lateral movement of the mobile terminal. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310620 | STRUCTURED STEREO - An apparatus, system, and method are described herein. The apparatus includes an emitter and a plurality of sensors. The emitter and the sensors are asymmetrically placed in the system with respect to the emitter. Data from the emitter and sensors is used to generate a high accuracy depth map and a dense depth map. A high resolution and dense depth map is calculated using the high accuracy depth map and the dense depth map. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310621 | Image Processing Device - For reduced processing time involved in an image recognition process, correctors | 2015-10-29 |
20150310622 | Depth Image Generation Utilizing Pseudoframes Each Comprising Multiple Phase Images - In one embodiment, an image processor is configured to obtain phase images, and to group the phase images into pseudoframes with each of at least a subset of the pseudoframes comprising multiple ones of the phase images and having as a first phase image thereof one of the phase images that is not a first phase image of an associated depth frame. A velocity field is estimated by comparing corresponding phase images in respective ones of the pseudoframes. Phase images of one or more pseudoframes are modified based at least in part on the estimated velocity field, and one or more depth images are generated based at least in part on the modified phase images. By way of example, different groupings of the phase images into pseudoframes may be used for each obtained phase image, allowing depth images to be generated at much higher rates than would otherwise be possible. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310623 | PROCESSING OF DIGITAL MOTION IMAGES - A method for processing of motion images based on a first set of motion image frames for a first eye view and at least one image frame for a second eye view. One embodiment of the method can include: identifying an object in a first image frame from the first eye view at a given time t; using a planar tracker, generating a homography relating to apparent movement of the object between the first image frame from the first eye view at the given time to a first image frame from the second eye view at a similar time t′; and using the homography to enhance processing of image(s) in the first and/or the second eye view. Thus, the homography can be used to define the relationship between two views taken at a similar time from two different locations. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310624 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PARTIAL OCCLUSION HANDLING IN VEHICLE TRACKING USING DEFORMABLE PARTS MODEL - Provided is a method and system of tracking partially occluded objects using an elastic deformation model. According to an exemplary method and system, partially occluded vehicles are detected and tracked in a scene including side-by-side drive-thru lanes. A method for updating an event sequence includes acquiring video data of a queue area from at least one image source; searching the frames for subjects located at least near a region of interest (ROI) of defined start points in the video data; tracking a movement of each detected subject through the queue area over a subsequent series of frames; using the tracking, determining if a location of the a tracked subject reaches a predefined merge point where multiple queues in the queue area converge into a single queue lane; in response to the tracked subject reaching the predefined merge point, computing an observed sequence of where the tracked subject places among other subjects approaching an end-event point; and, updating a sequence of end-events to match the observed sequence of subjects in the single queue lane. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310625 | IMAGE-PROCESSING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a moving image acquiring unit that acquires a moving image including a plurality of frame images a respiratory information acquiring unit that performs a respiratory information acquiring processing of acquiring respiratory information synchronized at times at which the frame images are captured, a blood-flow-restricted time determining unit that performs a blood-flow-restricted time determining processing of determining, on the basis of the respiratory information, a blood-flow-restricted time indicating a time at which the blood flow of the target region is assumed to be restricted due to respiration, and a blood flow analysis correcting unit that performs a blood-flow-analysis content correcting processing of excluding the frame image captured at the blood-flow-restricted time from targets for blood flow analysis or decreasing the blood-flow-analysis importance of the frame image compared with another time period. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310626 | MOTION VECTOR DETECTOR, DISTANCE DETECTOR, MOTION VECTOR DETECTION METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an embodiment, a motion vector detector includes a searcher, a converter, a synthesizer, and a corrector. The searcher is configured to search for, in each block in a first image having a resolution of interest, an area having a high degree of correlation with a second image having the resolution of interest, and generate a first flow representing a set of motion vectors having the resolution of interest. The converter is configured to generate a second flow representing a set of motion vectors having the resolution of interest from a set of motion vectors having a higher resolution. The synthesizer is configured to generate a third flow representing a set of motion vectors having the resolution of interest. The corrector is configured to generate a set of motion vectors having the resolution of interest by optimizing gradient objective function having initial value set to the third flow. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310627 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INDICATING HOSTILE FIRE - A network for indicating and communicating detection of hostile fire, and systems, methods, and computer program products thereof. Hostile fire is optically detected and identified at a first vehicle and such identification is transmitted from the first vehicle to one or more other vehicles in the network. Data regarding hostile fire directed at the first vehicle can be stored at one or more of the other vehicles and even retransmitted to other vehicles or base stations. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310628 | METHOD FOR REDUCING FALSE OBJECT DETECTION IN STOP-AND-GO SCENARIOS - Video-based object tracking accuracy is improved by a tentative identification of objects to be tracked. An identified blob that does not encompass a previously established set of tracking features (“tracker”) triggers initialization of an infant tracker. If that tracker remains the only tracker or becomes the “oldest” tracker associated with a blob identified in subsequent video frames, the “age” of the tracker is increased. If, in subsequent frames, the tracker is encompassed by a blob that is associated with an “older” tracker, the “age” of the tracker is decreased. Infant trackers that reach or exceed a threshold “age” are promoted to adult status. Adult trackers can be processed as being associated with valid objects. Trackers established for blobs identified due to mask segmentation tend not to cause false object detections. When segmentation is corrected, blob segments are combined and redundant trackers for the associated object are demoted and ignored. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310629 | MOTION INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A motion information processing device for supporting a rehabilitation according to an embodiment includes obtaining circuitry and specification circuitry. The obtaining circuitry obtains image information of a subject carrying out a predetermined motion in the rehabilitation and surroundings of the subject. The specification circuitry specifies motion information of the subject carrying out the predetermined motion on the basis of a predetermined feature in the image information obtained by the obtaining circuitry. | 2015-10-29 |
20150310630 | REAL TIME PROCESSING OF VIDEO FRAMES - A method and system for real time processing of a sequence of video frames. A current frame in the sequence and at least one frame in the sequence occurring prior to the current frame is analyzed. The sequence of video frames is received in synchronization with a recording of the video frames in real time. The analyzing includes performing a background subtraction on the at least one frame, which determines a background image and a static region mask associated with a static region consisting of a contiguous distribution of pixels in the current frame. The static region mask identifies each pixel in the static region upon the static region mask being superimposed on the current frame. A status of a static object is determined as either an abandoned status if the static object is an abandoned object or a removed status if the static object is a removed object. | 2015-10-29 |