| 44th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
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| 20140321722 | FACIAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, FACIAL IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND FACIAL IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM - The present invention provides a facial image display apparatus that can display moving images concentrated on the face when images of people's faces are displayed. A facial image display apparatus is provided wherein a facial area detecting unit ( | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321723 | Estimating Pharmacokinetic Parameters in Imaging - A method is provided for estimating a parameter of physiological significance. One or more images are provided of a tissue in a subject to whom a dose of a contrast agent (CA) has been administered, using a computer equipped with image processing software, the concentration or relative concentration of the agent in a region or regions of interest in the tissue is determined, thus generating concentration data. The time-based behavior of concentrations of CA within the tissue is determined using a pharmacokinetic model that is based on a set of pharmacokinetic model parameters. Using computer code, the pharmacokinetic model is fit to the concentration data, varying one or more parameters, such that a best fit estimate of a parameter of physiological significance is provided. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321724 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus processes image data acquired from a receiving device that receives and accumulates a series of image data wirelessly transmitted from a capsule endoscope, and includes an image data acquisition unit that sequentially acquires the image data from the receiving device in order from a latest imaging time, an image processing unit that performs predetermined image processing on the image data acquired by the image data acquisition unit, in order in which the image data are acquired, and a display controller that displays a screen containing a result obtained through the predetermined image processing. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321725 | System and Method For Quality Assurance in Pathology - Systems and methods for analyzing digital slide images. In an embodiment, a digital slide image is acquired from a specimen on a slide. Then, until it is determined that a quality of the digital slide image is sufficient, the quality of the digital slide image is determined and the digital slide image is reacquired. Once it is determined that the quality of the digital slide image is sufficient, the digital slide image and a measure of the quality of the digital slide image is provided to one or more recipients. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321726 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE REGISTRATION - An image registering method includes extracting a first cross-section image from first volume data about a target object, which is acquired via a first image acquisition modality; displaying the first cross-section image; acquiring second volume data about the target object, the second volume data including a second cross-section image corresponding to the first cross-section image and position information of a probe, via a second image acquisition modality using the probe; and registering the first volume data with the second volume data, based on the first cross-section image, the second cross-section image, and the position information of the probe. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321727 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a region-of-interest setting information storage unit in which region-of-interest setting information for setting one or more regions of interest in a specified cross-sectional image is stored; an evaluation value acquiring unit that acquires, using measured values, an evaluation value for evaluating a region of interest in the specified cross-sectional image, for each region of interest indicated by the region-of-interest setting information, and acquires, using measured values, a related evaluation value for evaluating a region in one or more cross-sectional images other than the specified cross-sectional image, for each region corresponding to each region of interest indicated by the region-of-interest setting information; and an output unit that outputs the acquired evaluation value and related evaluation value in association with the specified cross-sectional image corresponding to the evaluation value and the cross-sectional image corresponding to the related evaluation value. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321728 | METHODS FOR DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF IONIZING RADIATION EXPOSURE IN TISSUE - The invention is based on the discovery of hyperspectral imaging-based methods that enable effective, efficient and non-invasive detection and characterization of ionizing radiation exposure in tissue. Methods of the invention allow for complete visualization and quantification of oxygenation and perfusion changes in irradiated skin. The invention enables rapid identification of individuals exposed to ionizing radiation after a radiological attack or accident. Methods of the invention can offer quantitative metrics to identify people exposed to higher doses of ionizing radiation well before the appearance of any dermal injury and permit appropriate triage to healthcare facilities. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321729 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING X-RAY INSPECTION OF A PRODUCT AT A SECURITY CHECKPOINT USING SIMULATION - A method, an apparatus and a system are provided for deriving a characteristic of a product using X-rays. X-ray image data derived by performing an X-ray scan of the product and conveying attenuation information is received. A response of a reference product to X-rays is then simulated to generate simulated X-ray image data. The simulated X-ray image data and the received X-ray image data are then processed to derive one or more characteristics of the product. In a specific implementation, the product is a liquid product comprised of a bottle at least partially filled with liquid and the derived characteristic is a threat status assessment associated with the liquid in the bottle. In another aspect, a simulation engine for simulating interactions between X-rays and objects is also provided. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321730 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CLASSIFYING DEFECTS ON A WAFER - A method of classifying the defects on a wafer having some same chips and corresponding system is provided. After receiving images formed by scanning the wafer using a charged particle beam, these images are examined such that both defective images and defect-free images are found. Then, the defect-free images are translated into a simulated layout of the chip, or a database is used to provide the simulated layout of the chip. Finally, the defects on the defective images are classified by comparing the images with the simulated layout of the chip. The system has some modules separately corresponds to the steps of the method. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321731 | Edge Measurement Video Tool With Robust Edge Discrimination Margin - A reliable method for discriminating between a plurality of edges in a region of interest of an edge feature video tool in a machine vision system comprises determining a scan direction and an intensity gradient threshold value, and defining associated gradient prominences. The gradient threshold value may be required to fall within a maximum range that is based on certain characteristics of an intensity gradient profile derived from an image of the region of interest. Gradient prominences are defined by limits at sequential intersections between the intensity gradient profile and the edge gradient threshold. A single prominence is allowed to include gradient extrema corresponding to a plurality of respective edges. A gradient prominence-counting parameter is automatically determined that is indicative of the location of the selected edge in relation to the defined gradient prominences. The gradient prominence-counting parameter may correspond to the scan direction. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321732 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF STEREOSCOPIC CONTENT IN VIDEO/IMAGE DATA - A method includes calculating, through a processor of a computing device communicatively coupled to a memory, correlation between two portions of an image and/or a video frame on either side of a reference portion thereof. The method also includes determining, through the processor, whether content of the image and/or the video frame is stereoscopic or non-stereoscopic based on the determined correlation. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321733 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR PROJECTIONAL MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF N-DIMENSIONAL SIGNALS - Embodiments discussed herein in the form of methods, systems, and computer-readable media deal with the application of advanced “projectional” morphological algorithms for solving a broad range of problems. In a method of performing projectional morphological analysis, an N-dimensional input signal is supplied. At least one N-dimensional form indicative of at least one feature in the N-dimensional input signal is identified. The N-dimensional input signal is filtered relative to the at least one N-dimensional form and an N-dimensional output signal is generated indicating results of the filtering at least as differences in the N-dimensional input signal relative to the at least one N-dimensional form. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321734 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE SENSING OF OBJECTS UTILIZING RADIATION SPECKLE - Disclosed are systems and methods to extract information about the size and shape of an object by observing variations of the radiation pattern caused by illuminating the object with coherent radiation sources and changing the wavelengths of the source. Sensing and image-reconstruction systems and methods are described for recovering the image of an object utilizing projected and transparent reference points and radiation sources such as tunable lasers. Sensing and image-reconstruction systems and methods are also described for rapid sensing of such radiation patterns. A computational system and method is also described for sensing and reconstructing the image from its autocorrelation. This computational approach uses the fact that the autocorrelation is the weighted sum of shifted copies of an image, where the shifts are obtained by sequentially placing each individual scattering cell of the object at the origin of the autocorrelation space. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321735 | Method and computer program product of the simultaneous pose and points-correspondences determination from a planar model - A method and software for the simultaneous pose and points-correspondences determination from a planar model are disclosed. The method includes using a coarse pose estimation algorithm to obtain two possible coarse poses, and using each one of the two coarse poses as the initialization of the extended TsPose algorithm to obtain two candidate estimated poses; selecting one from the two candidate estimated poses based on the cost function value. Thus, The method solves the problem of pose redundancy in the simultaneous pose and points-correspondences determination from a planar model, i.e., the problem that the numbers of estimated poses increase exponentially as the iterations go. The disclosed embodiment is based on the coplanar points, and does not place restriction on the shape of a planar model. It performs well in a cluttered and occluded environment, and is noise-resilient in the presence of different levels of noise. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321736 | MOVING-IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, MOVING-IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is a moving-image processing device for determining interference between objects. A moving-image processing device ( | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321737 | COLLECTION OF MACHINE LEARNING TRAINING DATA FOR EXPRESSION RECOGNITION - Apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture for implementing crowdsourcing pipelines that generate training examples for machine learning expression classifiers. Crowdsourcing providers actively generate images with expressions, according to cues or goals. The cues or goals may be to mimic an expression or appear in a certain way, or to “break” an existing expression recognizer. The images are collected and rated by same or different crowdsourcing providers, and the images that meet a first quality criterion are then vetted by expert(s). The vetted images are then used as positive or negative examples in training machine learning expression classifiers. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321738 | DICTIONARY CREATION DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, DICTIONARY CREATION METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A dictionary creation device including a blurred image generation unit which outputs a blurred image generated by performing a blurring process to a learning image together with a blur parameter indicating a blurring state of the blurred image, a patch pair generation unit which generates a restoration patch and a blurred patch as a patch pair that is composed of the patches located at the corresponding positions of the learning image and the blurred image, and a registration unit which associates the patch pair with a blur parameter corresponding to the blurred patch in the patch pair and registers them in a dictionary. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321739 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The embodiments of the present invention provide an image processing method and apparatus and electronic device. The image processing method includes: acquiring a visible image and an infrared image of a captured object; decomposing the visible image to generate a base image layer containing low frequency components; decomposing the infrared image to generate a detail image layer containing high frequency components; and combining the base image layer and the detail image layer, so as to generate a combined image of the captured object. In the embodiments of the present invention, a combined image with the surface of a captured object being smooth and important characteristic portions being kept without distortion can be obtained. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321740 | Global Spatial Domain Detail Controlling Method - A global spatial domain detail controlling method for an image processor includes adjusting at least one detail parameter corresponding to each pixel during an image processing according to each space position of the each pixel in an image; and performing the each pixel with the image processing according to the at least one detail parameter of the each pixel. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321741 | METHODS OF PROCESSING MOSAICKED IMAGES - An embodiment of the invention provides a method of processing a mosaicked image. First, the mosaicked image is up-sampled along a first direction to generate a first intermediate image. Then, the first intermediate image is resized along the first direction to generate a second intermediate image. Next, the second intermediate image is up-sampled along a second direction to generate a third intermediate image. Afterward, the third intermediate image is resized along the second direction to generate a resized and partly demosaicked image. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321742 | Method for Processing Highlights and Saturated Regions in a Digital Image - A method for performing highlight restoration on a digital image includes comparing the pixels in the image with a saturation level value to identify saturated pixels. A saturation map of saturated pixels is generated. Each selected saturated pixel is identified as a restorable pixel only if at least one color channel of the pixel is unsaturated. For each restorable pixel, a group of the closest unsaturated pixels above, below, to the left, and to the right of the select saturated pixel is identified. A replacement pixel value is generated for each saturated color channel of the restorable pixel, using a combination of the pixel values of the unsaturated color channels of the restorable pixel and the pixel values of the corresponding color channels of the nearby unsaturated pixels. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321743 | Method for Processing Highlights and Saturated Regions in a Digital Image - A method for performing highlight restoration on a digital image includes comparing the pixels in the image with a saturation level value to identify saturated pixels. A saturation map of saturated pixels is generated. Each selected saturated pixel is identified as a restorable pixel only if at least one color channel of the pixel is unsaturated. For each restorable pixel, a group of the closest unsaturated pixels above, below, to the left, and to the right of the select saturated pixel is identified. A replacement pixel value is generated for each saturated color channel of the restorable pixel, using a combination of the pixel values of the unsaturated color channels of the restorable pixel and the pixel values of the corresponding color channels of the nearby unsaturated pixels. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321744 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING IMAGE NOISE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for reducing image noise. The method includes decomposing an original image into a luminance channel image and at least one chrominance channel image, and calculating a weighted average value of each pixel of the luminance channel image and the chrominance channel image by using luminance information, to correct each pixel of the luminance channel image and the chrominance channel image. By virtue of the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to effectively avoid color dispersion at edges of images, to achieve easy implementation, and to effect low cost. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321745 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING A PLURALITY OF IMAGE PROCESSING BLOCKS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF REAL-TIME PROCESSING OF AN IMAGE SIGNAL - An image processing apparatus is provided which offers higher versatility than conventional image processing apparatuses. When an input signal to a spatial filtering block is a monochrome signal that contains Y component only, a selector selects its input terminal and a selector selects its input terminal. Then, a low-pass filter output signal of a programmable spatial filter is inputted to a spatial filter, and a low-pass filter output signal of the spatial filer is inputted to a spatial filter. That is, the programmable spatial filter and the spatial filters are connected in series (in cascade), and the cascade-connected three spatial filters perform filtering operation. In this example, low-pass filters with 5H5 taps are connected in cascade in three stages, which enables low-pass filtering with 13H13 taps. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321746 | Systems and Methods for Semantically Classifying and Extracting Shots in Video - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for classifying videos based on video content. For a given video file including a plurality of frames, a subset of frames is extracted for processing. Frames that are too dark, blurry, or otherwise poor classification candidates are discarded from the subset. Generally, material classification scores that describe type of material content likely included in each frame are calculated for the remaining frames in the subset. The material classification scores are used to generate material arrangement vectors that represent the spatial arrangement of material content in each frame. The material arrangement vectors are subsequently classified to generate a scene classification score vector for each frame. The scene classification results are averaged (or otherwise processed) across all frames in the subset to associate the video file with one or more predefined scene categories related to overall types of scene content of the video file. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321747 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND TERMINAL FOR DETECTING IMAGE STABILITY - An apparatus and terminal perform a method for detecting image stability in image processing. The method includes: acquiring N consecutive image frames, wherein N is an integer equal to 2 or larger; performing in each of the N consecutive image frames, the following: detecting corner points in the image frame, dividing the image frame into multiple areas, and recording distribution of the corner points in each of the multiple areas of the image frame in order to obtain a description vector of the image frame; calculating a number of areas according to the description vector of the image frame over the N consecutive image frames, wherein an existing state of the corner points has changed; determining whether the N consecutive image frames are stable, based on the number of areas which the existing state of the corner points has changed over the N consecutive image frames. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321748 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing device has an affinity calculating unit that handles each pixel in an image or each region including a plurality of pixels joined together, as a unit component, and determines a first affinity between each of the unit components and one of the unit components which is located in a periphery region of the image, a foreground region identifying unit that identifies, as a foreground region, a region made up of one or more of the unit components whose first affinities calculated by the affinity calculating unit are lower than a preset threshold, and a saliency measure output unit that determines a second affinity between each of the unit components in the image and the foreground region identified by the foreground region identifying unit, and outputs the second affinity as a saliency measure for each unit component. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321749 | SYSTEM AND HANDWRITING SEARCH METHOD - According to one embodiment, a system includes an input and a processor. The input inputs first strokes which indicate a search key. The processor executes a handwriting search to search for second strokes corresponding to the first strokes from a handwritten document. The processor determines whether the second strokes searched by the handwriting search should be regarded as a search result corresponding to the search key, in accordance with an outer shape of the first strokes and an outer shape of the second strokes. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321750 | DYNAMIC GESTURE RECOGNITION PROCESS AND AUTHORING SYSTEM - Gesture recognition is performed by receiving a video frame from a camera, drawing a scribble pointing out one element within the video frame, tracking the scribble across subsequent frames by propagating the scribble on the remainder of the video, aggregating related scribbles determined by tracking the scribble, attaching a tag to the aggregated related scribbles to form a gesture model, and comparing a current scribble with the stored gesture model. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321751 | CHARACTER INPUT APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to an embodiment, a character input apparatus includes a handwriting input unit, an input target determination unit, a character recognition unit, and a character input unit. The handwriting input unit is configured to receive an input of handwriting onto a display screen on which an image including one or more input forms is displayed. The input target determination unit is configured to determine an input form of the one or more input forms as a target of the handwriting. The character recognition unit is configured to apply character recognition to the handwriting to obtain a character corresponding to the handwriting. The character input unit is configured to input the character to the input form. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321752 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY CAPTURING AN OBJECT USING A MOBILE TERMINAL - A method for identifying relevant information of an object using a mobile terminal that has a built-in camera, a processor, and memory for storing programs to be executed by the processor is provided. The method includes automatically generating a plurality of image frames while the built-in camera pointing at the object; automatically transmitting one or more of the plurality of image frames to a remote server, wherein different transmitted image frames satisfy distinct predefined conditions; receiving information from the server when at least one of the transmitted image frames matches an image stored at the server, wherein the image corresponds to the object and is associated with information relevant to the object; and displaying the information relevant to the object at the mobile terminal. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321753 | SEARCH FOR A TARGET IN A MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE - A search for a target in a multispectral image is made more efficient and more user-friendly by combining a contrast optimization which is performed locally, with a presentation of a detection image which extends over the entire field of observation ( | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321754 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing device configured to detect a salient region from an image has a pixel small-region image generating unit that generates a pixel small-region image using, as a unit, a pixel small region made of pixels adjacent to one another and whose luminance values or chromaticity are similar, from the image, a prior probability calculator that calculates prior probability of likelihood of the salient region for each of the pixels of the image, a region generating unit that generates a salient-region-containing region having high possibility of containing a salient region on the basis of a corner point extracted from the image, and a likelihood calculator. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321755 | LOCAL FEATURE DESCRIPTOR EXTRACTING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR EXTRACTING LOCAL FEATURE DESCRIPTOR, AND PROGRAM - The size of a feature descriptor is reduced with the accuracy of object identification maintained. A local feature descriptor extracting apparatus includes a feature point detecting unit configured to detect feature points in an image, a local region acquiring unit configured to acquire a local region for each of the feature points, a subregion dividing unit configured to divide each local region into a plurality of subregions, a subregion feature vector generating unit configured to generate a feature vector with a plurality of dimensions for each of the subregions in each local region, and a dimension selecting unit configured to select dimensions from the feature vector in each subregion so as to reduce a correlation between the feature vectors in proximate subregions based on positional relations among the subregions in each local region and output elements of the selected dimensions as a feature descriptor of the local region. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321756 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CIRCLING DETECTION BASED ON OBJECT TRAJECTORY - A system and method for detecting a circular shape from a sequence of ordered points is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a sequence of ordered points, selecting a subset of the sequence of ordered points, determining if the subset defines a circular shape, and storing an indication of whether or not the subset defines a circular shape. Various metrics for determining if the subset defines a circular shape, which allow for a trade-off between accuracy and complexity, are disclosed. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321757 | EXTENDING PREDICTION MODES AND PERFORMANCE OF VIDEO CODECS - A video frame compression system includes a rendering engine that provides a current video frame and current additional rendering information. Additionally, the video frame compression system includes a warping engine that generates a warped video frame, wherein the warped video frame is a transformation of a previous video frame that is based on the current additional rendering information. Further, the video frame compression system includes a video encoder that compresses the current video frame by using the warped video frame as a reference frame and separately compresses the current additional rendering information. Still further, the video frame compression system includes a packetizer that provides main and auxiliary data streams corresponding to the compressed current video frame and the compressed current additional rendering information, respectively. A video frame decompression system and methods of video frame compression and decompression are also provided. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321758 | IMAGE CONCEALING VIA EFFICIENT FEATURE SELECTION - A novel technique for unsupervised feature selection is disclosed. The disclosed methods include automatically selecting a subset of a feature of an image. Additionally, the selection of the subset of features may be incorporated with a congealing algorithm, such as a least-square-based congealing algorithm. By selecting a subset of the feature representation of an image, redundant and/or irrelevant features may be reduced or removed, and the efficiency and accuracy of least-square-based congealing may be improved. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321759 | OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS - An object detection apparatus includes a storage section storing a plurality of selection patterns as combinations of one of a plurality of recognition dictionaries and one of a plurality of image recognition algorithms, a specifying means for specifying at least one of a distance from a position at which an input image is taken and a target corresponding to the detection object within the input image and a state of light of the input image, a selection means for selecting one from the plurality of the selection patterns based on at least one of the distance and the state of the light specified by the specifying means, and a detection means for detecting the detection object within the input image by performing an image recognition process using the image recognition dictionary and the image recognition algorithm included in the selection pattern selected by the selection means. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321760 | OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS - An object information acquiring apparatus that acquires information inside an object by receiving an acoustic wave that has arrived from inside the object through a layer having an acoustic impedance that is different from that of the object, and analyzing the acoustic wave, the object information acquiring apparatus comprises an acoustic wave probe that receives an acoustic wave and converts the acoustic wave into an electric signal; a whole image generation unit that generates a whole image, which is an image indicating information inside the object, based on the electric signal after the conversion; a partial image generation unit that extracts a partial image, which is a part of the whole image, from the whole image; and a similar image search unit that searches an area similar to the partial image, from the whole image. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321761 | Intelligent Image Search Results Summarization and Browsing - Techniques for intelligent image search results summarization and browsing scheme are described. Images having visual attributes are evaluated for similarities based in part on their visual attributes. At least one preference score indicating a probability of an image to be selected into a summary is calculated for each image. Images are selected based on the similarity of the selected images to the other images and the preference scores of the selected images. A summary of the plurality of images is generated including the selected one individual image. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321762 | AUTOMATIC PHOTO GROUPING BY EVENTS - Intuitive photo grouping is accomplished utilizing photo metadata information, including photos' timestamps, GPS information, name and storage folder identity, to automatically generate logical and meaningful event photo groupings for users. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321763 | Communication System with Compressive Sensing - Systems and methods for communication systems with compressive sensing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of signal processing includes receiving a data packet at a processor. The data packet includes compressively measured data in wavelet transform coefficients of a signal. The signal is reconstructed using a clustering property of the wavelet transform coefficients. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321764 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE COMPRESSION - A system and method for compressing digital image data. An image may be divided into sub-regions. A maximum number of template codes may be determined for representing each sub-region, each template code uniquely identifying a template pattern in a dictionary. Each of a plurality of the sub-regions may be associated with a plurality of template patterns, each of which individually does not match the sub-region, but which when combined together more closely match the sub-region. A compressed data set may be generated for the image, in which each sub-region is represented by up to the maximum number of template codes uniquely identifying the associated plurality of template patterns. The up to the maximum number of template codes may be transmitted for each sub-region from the compressed data set, wherein the maximum number of template codes is a dynamic parameter adjustable based on the bandwidth available for transmitting. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321765 | FEATURE DESCRIPTOR ENCODING APPARATUS, FEATURE DESCRIPTOR ENCODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An object of the present invention is to reduce the size of encoded feature descriptors. A feature descriptor encoding apparatus includes a feature point detection unit that detects feature points from an image and outputs coordinate values; a local feature descriptor extracting unit that extracts local feature descriptors from local regions centered on the coordinate values of the feature points; a coordinate value scanning unit that converts the coordinate values into index values according to a specific scanning method; a sorting unit that sorts the index values; a difference calculation unit that calculates a differential value between two adjacent index values of the sorted index values and outputs a sequence of differential values; a differential encoding unit that encodes the sequence of the differential values in a sequential permutation; and a local feature descriptor encoding unit that encodes the local feature descriptors of the corresponding feature points in the same permutation as that of the sorted index values. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321766 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including: an exposure compensation unit carrying out exposure compensation of a long exposure image and a short exposure image in keeping with an exposure ratio; a blur information measuring unit using the exposure-compensated images to calculate blur information showing a degree of discrepancy between pixel values at a corresponding pixel position in the long exposure image and the short exposure image; a blending coefficient calculating unit using the blur information to decide a blending coefficient to be used in a blending process on pixel values at the corresponding pixel position in the long exposure image and the short exposure image; and a blending unit carrying out the blending process on the pixel values at the corresponding pixel position in the long exposure image and the short exposure image using the calculated blending coefficient to decide the pixel value of an output image. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321767 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An unnatural pixel value that appears near the edge of an object included in a viewpoint-changed image, in which a viewpoint is changed, is effectively corrected. A storing portion ( | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321768 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR REDUCING IMAGE NOISE AND THE METHOD THEREOF - An image processing device for reducing image noise and the method thereof are provided. The method for reducing image noise includes the following steps. A filtering operation is performed on a plurality of pixel values of a first image according to a high-pass (HP) filtering mask, a first default filtering mask and a second default filtering mask to obtain a high-pass filtering image, a first low-pass (LP) image and a second LP image, respectively. A difference between the first and the second LP images is calculated to obtain a LP difference image. A pixel weighting calculation is performed according to the HP image and the LP difference image to obtain a pixel weighting mask corresponding to the first image. The first image is calculated according to the pixel weighting mask and one of the first and the second LP images to obtain a noise reducing image. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321769 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING A PLURALITY OF IMAGE PROCESSING BLOCKS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF REAL-TIME PROCESSING OF AN IMAGE SIGNAL - An image processing apparatus is provided which offers higher versatility than conventional image processing apparatuses. When an input signal to a spatial filtering block is a monochrome signal that contains Y component only, a selector selects its input terminal and a selector selects its input terminal. Then, a low-pass filter output signal of a programmable spatial filter is inputted to a spatial filter, and a low-pass filter output signal of the spatial filer is inputted to a spatial filter. That is, the programmable spatial filter and the spatial filters are connected in series (in cascade), and the cascade-connected three spatial filters perform filtering operation. In this example, low-pass filters with 5H5 taps are connected in cascade in three stages, which enables low-pass filtering with 13H13 taps. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321770 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING AN IMAGE THUMBNAIL - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for generating an image thumbnail. In operation, an image is received. Additionally, a most relevant portion of the image is determined. Further, a cropping area is identified, based on the most relevant portion of the image. The cropping area is applied to the image. Moreover, an image thumbnail for the image is generated, based on the applied cropping area. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321771 | TECHNIQUES FOR REAL-TIME CLEARING AND REPLACEMENT OF OBJECTS - A real-time panoramic mapping process is presented for generating a panoramic image from a plurality of image frames that are being captured by one or more cameras of a device. The proposed mapping process may be used to clear-out an unwanted portion from the panoramic image and replace it with correct information from other images of the same scene. Moreover, brightness seams may be blended while constructing the panoramic image. The proposed real-time panoramic mapping process may be performed on a parallel processor. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321772 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING RESOLUTION IN LASER IMAGING MICROSCOPY - A method and a system for obtaining a high-resolution image of a volume of a sample using laser imaging are provided. The method includes a step of probing the volume of the sample with a first excitation beam having an intensity profile of maximum intensity at a center thereof, thereby obtaining a positive image of the volume. The method also includes a step of probing the volume of the sample with a second excitation beam having an intensity profile of minimum intensity at a center thereof and defining a peripheral region of maximum intensity around the center, thereby obtaining a negative image of the volume. The method finally includes a step of subtracting the negative image from the positive image, thereby obtaining the high-resolution image of the volume of the sample. Advantageously, embodiments of the invention can be probe- and fluorescence-independent, and be conveniently retrofitted into existing laser imaging systems. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321773 | IMAGE-BASED DATA RETRIEVAL - A rendering device, a control method for a graphical user interface and a computer software product are disclosed. The rendering device includes an input interface, a parser interface and a retrieval unit, designed for the automatic generation of a search function for retrieval from accessible databases by reference to a specific semantic identifier, in order to acquire reference data, in combination with control data, for display on the graphical user interface. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321774 | System And Method For Selecting A Geographic Location To Associate With An Object - There is disclosed a system and method for geotagging objects on a mobile handheld communication device. In an embodiment, the method comprises: providing a user interface with a plurality of user selectable options for obtaining geographic location coordinates; receiving a user selection of one of the plurality of options; and tagging an object with the geographic location coordinates obtained from the selected one of the plurality of options. In another embodiment, the method may further comprise obtaining from an active global positioning system (GPS) module the geographic location coordinates for a current location to tag the object. The method may further comprise providing previously saved geographic location coordinates to tag the object. The object may be an image object. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321775 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING RETRIEVAL OF INFORMATION FROM IMAGES - Disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for facilitating retrieval of information from an image. The one or more image characteristics are modified to degrade the original image. The degraded image is provided as a first task to at least one first remote worker, the first task corresponds to an activity of tagging one or more regions of interest in the degraded image by the at least one first remote worker. Further, one or more second images are generated based on the one or more tagged regions of interest and are provided as one or more second tasks to at least one second remote worker, the one or more second tasks correspond to an activity of retrieving information from the one or more second images. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321776 | Self-Lubricating Composite Material and Rolling Bearing, Linear Motion Device, Ball Screw Device, Linear Motion Guide Device, and Transport Device Using the Same - There are provided a self-lubricating composite material capable of obtaining a necessary strength at a mixing ratio of a solid lubricant such as molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) of 60 mass % or greater; and a rolling bearing, a linear motion device, a ball screw device, a linear motion guide device, and a transport device using the same. To that end, a self-lubricating composite material which is material used in a solid-lubricant spacer ( | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321777 | Side Seal and Linear Guide Apparatus Comprising the Same - To provide a side seal capable of preventing the entrance of the foreign matter to the inside of the slider and the outflow of the lubricant without damaging or reducing the original function of the lip, and to provide a linear guide apparatus including the above described side seal. A linear guide apparatus ( | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321778 | SLIDING GUIDANCE FOR A LOAD-HANDLING DEVICE - A guiding device comprising: a first rail and a second rail; a first bearing and a second bearing, wherein each of the bearings has a bearing body comprising a top side and a bottom side which are arranged oppositely to each other, wherein the first rail is coupled to the top side and wherein the second rail is coupled to the bottom side; wherein each of the bearing bodies is adapted to guide the rails in a retracting and extracting direction, preferably in a form-fitting linear manner; wherein each of the bearing bodies comprises at least first and second locking devices, wherein each of the locking devices can be activated and deactivated; wherein each first locking device is arranged in a region of the corresponding top side for blocking, in an activated state, a relative movement between the bearing body and the first rail in the retracting and extracting direction and for allowing the relative movement in a deactivated state; and wherein each second locking device is arranged in a region of the corresponding bottom side for blocking, in an activated state, the relative movement between the bearing body and the second rail in the retracting and extracting direction and for allowing the relative movement in a deactivated state. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321779 | SPLIT COMBO BEARING - The present invention provides a split combo bearing including: a damper body that has a through-hole through which a rotor shaft passes and is composed of two or more first separate bodies that are axially separated; a cover that covers both axial sides of the damper body and a predetermined area of the outer circumference of the damper body and is composed of two or more second separate bodies that are radially separated to correspond to the first separate bodies; a thrust bump that is fixed to the side of the cover, which faces an impeller on a rotor shaft, is arranged circumferentially around the through-hole, and is formed by bending a thin plate with a wavy surface; a thrust top foil that is axially fixed to the outermost side of the thrust bump and is formed by bending a thin plate; and a radial top foil that is formed to cover the rotor shaft, is disposed between the outer side of the rotor shaft and the inner side of the through-hole of the damper body, has an insertion of which one end is installed in any one of gaps between the first separate bodies and the second separate bodies of the damper body, and is formed by bending a thin plate. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321780 | ROLLING BEARING ASSEMBLY DEVICE FOR STEERING COLUMN - The invention provides a rolling bearing assembly device having an inner race, an outer race, at least one row of rolling elements between the inner race and the outer race, and a sleeve mounted in the bore of the inner race. An annular elastic element is mounted axially between a radial bearing flange of the sleeve and the inner race, the elastic element having an inner bore that is able to bear against an outer surface of the sleeve so as to transmit a force having a radial component in the direction of the interior of the device. The sleeve includes at least one slot extending axially towards the inner race from a lower edge of the radial bearing flange, the lower edge being disposed on the opposite side from the inner race. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321781 | ARRANGEMENT TO CONTROL THE CLEARANCE OF A SLIDING BEARING - An arrangement to control the clearance of a sliding bearing is disclosed. A sliding bearing arrangement, of a direct driven wind turbine, comprises a bearing. The bearing comprises a first bearing shell and a second bearing shell, whereby the first bearing shell and the second bearing shell are arranged rotatable in respect to each other. A certain predetermined clearance is present between the first bearing shell and the second bearing shell, while the bearing is in rotation. A first circuit comprises a first fluid, while the first circuit is in thermal contact with the first bearing shell. A second circuit comprises a second fluid, while the second circuit is in thermal contact with the second bearing shell. The first circuit and the second circuit are coupled in a way that a difference in the temperature between the first bearing shell and the second bearing shell is compensated via the first and the second fluid, thus the clearance is kept within a predetermined range. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321782 | THRUST WASHER INCLUDING WET FRICTION MATERIAL WITH RESIN COATED SURFACE - A thrust washer is provided. The thrust washer includes a wet friction material and a phenolic resin layer coating an outer surface of the wet friction material. A torque converter comprising the thrust washer is also provided. A method of forming a thrust washer is further provided. The method includes providing a layer of phenolic resin on an outer surface of a wet friction material. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321783 | CROSSED ROLLER BEARING - A crossed roller bearing, including: an inner element and an outer element that relatively rotate, the inner element including an annular inner V-groove that is provided along an outer peripheral surface of the inner element and that has a V shape that opens towards the outer element, the outer element including an annular outer V-groove that is provided along an inner peripheral surface of the outer element, that has a V shape that opens towards the inner element, and that faces the inner V-groove; a plurality of cylindrical rolling elements that are placed between the inner V-groove and the outer V-groove, that roll while being in contact with the inner V-groove and the outer V-groove, and adjacent rolling elements of which have rolling axes that are perpendicular to each other; and a retainer that are placed between the adjacent rolling elements that includes a flat section that is a projecting central section on an area which faces either one of the rolling elements and that is capable of contact with the rolling element, and a tilt section whose degree of projection becomes smaller as it goes from the flat section to an end section of the retainer. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321784 | WHEEL BEARING ARRANGEMENT WITH ENCODER PROTECTION AND CENTERING DEVICE - A wheel bearing arrangement having an outer ring ( | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321785 | AUXILIARY BEARING CENTERING DEVICE - An auxiliary bearing system may include an auxiliary bearing receiver housing and an inertia ring. The auxiliary bearing receiver housing may include an axial inner surface, a first radially extending surface, and a first arcuate surface extending therebetween. The inertia ring may include an axial outer surface, a second radially extending surface, and a second arcuate surface extending therebetween. The second arcuate surface may have a radial outer end adjacent the second radially extending surface and a radial inner end adjacent the axial outer surface. The inertia ring may define a first angle between the axis of rotation of the shaft and a first tangent at a first point on the second arcuate surface adjacent the radial outer end, and a second angle between the axis of rotation of the shaft and a second tangent at a second point on the second arcuate surface adjacent the radial inner end. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321786 | INTEGRATED CARTRIDGE DOUBLE-ROW BALL BEARING FOR A NUCLEAR REACTOR CONTROL ROD DRIVE MECHANISM - A duplex bearing is configured for use with a nuclear reactor control rod drive mechanism. The duplex includes an outer member and an inner member wherein each defines an interior surface and an exterior surface. The outer member interior surface defines a first and second outer raceway; and the inner member defines a first and second inner raceway. A first plurality of load-carrying rolling elements and a first plurality of spacer rolling elements are disposed in a first annular cavity defined between the first inner raceway and first outer raceway. A second plurality of load-carrying rolling elements and a second plurality of spacer rolling elements are disposed in a second annular cavity defined between the second inner raceway and the second outer raceway. The duplex bearing is configured to operate with sealed de-ionized water exhibiting a temperature in the range of up to about 1200° F. as a sole lubricant. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321787 | BALL BEARING CAGE, AND GROOVED BALL BEARING PROVIDED THEREWITH - A ball bearing cage having a first ring element (R | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321788 | SUPPORT BEARING FOR A ROLL - Support bearing which comprises a first ring and a second ring disposed inside the first ring and substantially coaxial thereto. The first ring and the second ring define between them an annular hollow space in which a cage structure is disposed comprising two circular crowns disposed distanced from each other and between which a plurality of rolling elements are disposed, provided to allow the reciprocal rotation of the first ring and the second ring. The bearing is suitable to support a roll which is used particularly, but not exclusively, in coating processes of a metal product, such as for example strip, wire, bars, by means of metal coating methods such as those known such as galvanization, aluminizing or other similar coating processes. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321789 | MACHINE PART, ROLLING BEARING, TAPERED ROLLER BEARING, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MACHINE PART - An outer ring, an inner ring and a ball are each constituted of steel containing at least 0.60 mass % and not more than 1.50 mass % of carbon, at least 0.15 mass % and not more than 2.50 mass % of silicon, at least 0.30 mass % and not more than 1.50 mass % of manganese, and at least 0.20 mass % and not more than 2.00 mass % of chromium with the rest consisting of an impurity. A nitrogen concentration in surface layer portions is at least 0.3 mass %. An average quantity of residual austenite as a whole in each of the outer ring, the inner ring and the ball is not more than 20 volume %. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321790 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL MODULATOR HAVING HIGH EXTINCTION RATIO WHEN FUNCTIONING AS SWITCH - An electro-optic modulator includes a substrate, an end-to-end Y-shaped waveguide for optical divergence and convergence, and electrodes. The waveguide is formed in the substrate and the electrodes are formed in the substrate and received voltages act to modulate first and second sections of the waveguide such that the optical output by the first and second sections are equal or opposite to each other in all necessary respects regarding phase and amplitude. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321791 | ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR HAVING HIGH EXTINCTION RATIO WHEN FUNCTIONING AS SWITCH - An electro-optic modulator includes a substrate, a Y-shaped waveguide, and electrodes. The waveguide is formed in the substrate with diverging and reconverging portions. The electrodes are formed in the substrate to sandwich the diverged portions of the waveguide and receive voltages which modulate each branch of the Y shaped waveguide such that power outputs of branches of the Y shape are precisely synchronized and an improved extinction ratio thus obtained. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321792 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL MODULATOR HAVING HIGH EXTINCTION RATIO WHEN FUNCTIONING AS SWITCH - An electro-optic modulator includes a substrate, an end-to-end Y-shaped waveguide for optical divergence and convergence, and electrodes. The waveguide is formed in the substrate and the electrodes are formed to substantially sandwich the waveguide in the substrate and voltages applied to the electrodes act to modulate first and second sections of the waveguide such that the optical outputs by the first and second sections are equal or opposite to each other in all necessary respects regarding phase and amplitude, and an improved extinction ratio thus obtained. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321793 | ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR - An electro-optic modulator includes a substrate having a polarization inversion region whose polarization is inverted, and a waveguide embedded in the substrate and including a first branch and a second branch. A portion of the first branch is embedded in the polarization inversion region. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321794 | ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR OF LARGE BANDWIDTH - An electro-optic modulator includes a substrate, a waveguide lens, a Y-shaped waveguide, and electrodes. The waveguide lens and the Y-shaped waveguide are formed in the substrate. The Y-shaped waveguide connects the waveguide lens and includes a first section dedicated for transmitting TE mode and a second section dedicated for transmitting TM mode. The electrodes are configured to modulate outputs of the waveguide lens, the first section, and the second section. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321795 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL MODULATOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING THEREOF - A low-voltage optical modulator includes a substrate, a waveguide, a first pair of electrodes, and a second pair of electrodes. The waveguide is diffused into the top surface of the substrate, into a major branch and a parallel modulating branch. A structure of the first and second pair of electrodes are same. The first pair of electrodes includes a first and a second electrode parallel to each other. The first electrode is formed on the modulating branch and the second electrode is opposite to the modulating branch and away from the major branch. The second pair of electrodes includes parallel third and fourth electrodes. The third electrode is formed on the major branch. The fourth electrode is opposite to the major branch and away from the modulating branch. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321796 | WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCH - A wavelength selective switch includes a light input and output part in which light input/output ports are arranged in a predetermined direction, the light input/output ports including a first port for inputting light, a second port for outputting the light, and at least one third port for inputting or outputting the light, a wavelength dispersive element optically coupled to the light input and output part, and a phase modulation element which includes a plurality of pixels performing phase modulation and diffractively deflects an optical path of the light arriving from the first port via the wavelength dispersive element by presenting a diffraction-grating-shaped phase modulation pattern, and the light input/output ports are arranged so that a 1 | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321797 | Increased tolerance polarization converters - An optical polarization converter device includes a first polarization converter section [ | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321798 | OPTICAL SENSOR EMPLOYING A REFRACTIVE INDEX ENGINEERED METAL OXIDE MATERIAL - An optical sensor device includes an optical waveguide portion having a core, the core having a first refractive index, and a functional material layer coupled to the optical fiber portion, the functional material layer being made of a metal oxide material, the functional material layer being structured to have a second refractive index, the second refractive index being less than the first refractive index. The functional material layer may be a nanostructure material comprising the metal oxide material with a plurality of holes or voids formed therein such that the functional material layer is caused to have the second refractive index. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321799 | Fiber-Grating Sensors Having Longitudinal-Strain-Inducing Jackets and Sensor Systems and Structures Including Such Sensors - A sensor comprising an optical fiber that includes a Bragg grating and a longitudinal-strain-inducing (LSI) jacket for inducing longitudinal strain into the optical fiber as a function of a transverse load, i.e., pressure or force. As the LSI jacket induces strain into the optical fiber, the fiber grating deforms, thereby changing the character of light reflected from the grating. The changes in character of the reflected light can be measured using suitable optical instrumentation. Additional physical characteristics that can be measured/sensed using an LSI-jacket-based sensor include moisture content/presence, chemical content/presence, and temperature. A transverse-load-sensing sensor can include transverse-load-applying structures that compress the LSI jacket under transverse load, causing the jacket to controllably elongate and thereby induce longitudinal strain into the optical fiber. Chemical and moisture LSI jackets can comprise materials that swell in the presence of the chemical or moisture. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321800 | POSITION SENSOR USING FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS TO MEASURE AXIAL AND ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT - A sensor is disclosed herein. The sensor includes a fiber operable to communicate a light wave. The sensor also includes at least first and second Fiber Bragg Gratings disposed along the fiber. The sensor also includes a structure operable to be deformed in a plane of deformation. The at least first and second Fiber Bragg Gratings are disposed on opposite sides of the structure in the plane of deformation. The sensor also includes an interrogation unit operable to receive first and second signals corresponding to first and second wavelengths from the at least first and second Fiber Bragg Gratings. The first signal is associated with the first Fiber Bragg Grating and the second signal is associated with the second Fiber Bragg Grating. The sensor also includes a processor operable to derive a difference between the wavelengths of the first and second signals and compare the difference with data correlating wavelength differences to extents of deformation of the structure to yield a current extent of deformation. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321801 | VERTICAL BEND WAVEGUIDE COUPLER FOR PHOTONICS APPLICATIONS - An optical waveguide structure may include a dielectric layer having a top surface, an optical waveguide structure, and an optical coupler embedded within the dielectric layer. The optical coupler may have both a substantially vertical portion that couples to the top surface of the dielectric layer and a substantially horizontal portion that couples to the optical waveguide structure. The substantially vertical portion and the substantially horizontal portion are separated by a curved portion. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321802 | VERTICALLY CURVED WAVEGUIDE - An optical waveguide structure may include an optical waveguide structure located within a semiconductor structure and an optical coupler. The optical coupler may include a metallic structure located within an electrical interconnection region of the semiconductor structure, whereby the metallic structure extends downward in a substantially curved shape from a top surface of the electrical interconnection region and couples to the optical waveguide structure. The optical coupler may further include an optical signal guiding region bounded within the metallic structure, whereby the optical coupler receives an optical signal from the top surface and couples the optical signal to the optical waveguide structure such that the optical signal propagation is substantially vertical at the top surface and substantially horizontal at the optical waveguide structure. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321803 | HYBRID-INTEGRATED PHOTONIC CHIP PACKAGE WITH AN INTERPOSER - A chip package includes an optical integrated circuit (such as a hybrid integrated circuit) and an integrated circuit that are adjacent to each in the chip package. The integrated circuit includes electrical circuits, such as memory or a processor, and the optical integrated circuit communicates optical signals with very high bandwidth. Moreover, a front surface of the integrated circuit is electrically coupled to a front surface of the optical integrated circuit by a top surface of the interposer, where the top surface faces the front surface of the integrated circuit and the front surface of the optical integrated circuit. Furthermore, the integrated circuit and the optical integrated circuit may be on a same side of the interposer. By integrating the optical integrated circuit and the integrated circuit in close proximity, the chip package may facilitate improved performance compared to chip packages with electrical interconnects. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321804 | HYBRID-INTEGRATED PHOTONIC CHIP PACKAGE WITH AN INTERPOSER - A chip package includes an optical integrated circuit (such as a hybrid integrated circuit) and an integrated circuit that are proximate to each other in the chip package. The integrated circuit includes electrical circuits, such as memory or a processor, and the optical integrated circuit communicates optical signals with very high bandwidth. Moreover, a front surface of the integrated circuit is electrically coupled to a top surface of an interposer, and this top surface is in turn electrically coupled to a front surface of an input/output (I/O) integrated circuit that faces the top surface. Furthermore, the front surface of the I/O integrated circuit is electrically coupled to a top surface of the optical integrated circuit, where the top surface of the optical integrated circuit faces the front surface of the I/O integrated circuit. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321805 | ULTRA-FLAT PLASMONIC OPTICAL HORN ANTENNA - An optical device includes a substrate, a metallic layer, a dielectric filling and a light collection element. The substrate has first and second opposite surfaces, and has a funnel-shaped cavity between a first aperture on the first surface and a second aperture on the second surface. The metallic layer covers an inner wall of the funnel-shaped cavity. The dielectric filling is disposed over the metallic layer and fills the funnel-shaped cavity. The light collection element is coupled to the second aperture, and is configured to collect light that impinges on the first aperture and is directed to the second aperture by the metallic layer and dielectric filling. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321806 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - In a method, a substrate is provided and is implanted with argon ions to form an argon ion modified layer. Two slots are defined and extend through the argon ion modified layer to form a ridge. The substrate is etched to change the ridge into a beveled ridge. An etching rate of the argon ion modified layer is higher than that of the substrate. The beveled ridge is diffused with metal to form a beveled ridge waveguide. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321807 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE WITH MIRROR, OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The optical waveguide with mirror | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321808 | Duplex Clip Assembly for Fiber Optic Connectors - This application describes several embodiments of a duplex clip assembly for use in aiding the insertion and removal of a pair of LC fiber optic connectors. In one embodiment, the assembly includes a clip body with a hood. The clip body has a central wall, upper tabs and lower tabs configured to loosely retain a pair of LC connectors such as to allow the clip body to move axially relative to the LC connectors. The hood is configured to engage a camming surface on the LC connector latches when the clip body is moved axially rearward relative to the LC connector. In a second embodiment, the assembly includes a duplex housing and a housing cover. The duplex housing retains the LC connectors such as to allow them to rotate. The housing cover has a hood protruding from the top configured to engage a camming surface on the LC connector latches. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321809 | OPTICAL FIBER SUBASSEMBLY - An interposer sub-assembly for holding or gripping a plurality of optical fibers in a multi-fiber ferrule connector including: a substrate comprising a bottom surface, a top surface, and a front face; a pair of guide pin grooves on the bottom surface of said substrate, wherein the pair of guide pin grooves are capable of receiving guide pins from a ferrule connector; and a plurality of resilient fiber grooves formed on the bottom surface, wherein the plurality of resilient fiber grooves are configured for receiving a plurality of optical conduits. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321810 | CONNECTOR DETECTION - A connector module includes a detection circuit. The connector module may also include an alignment detector. In various examples, the detection circuit is to detect presence of a connector, and the alignment detector is to detect alignment of a plurality of ferrules within the connector module. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321811 | THERMAL REMOVAL OF OPTICAL FIBER COATINGS BY INSERTION THROUGH HEATED FERRULES TO FORM FERRULE ASSEMBLIES FOR FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS, AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES - Thermal removal of optical fiber coatings by insertion through heated ferrules to form ferrule assemblies for fiber optic connectors, and related assemblies are disclosed. An optical fiber includes a glass fiber, having a cladding and core, surrounded by a protective coating. By removing the coating at an end portion of the optical fiber, the end portion may be precisely positioned and secured within a ferrule to enable reliable optical communications. The coating may be thermally removed, or substantially thermally removed, by inserting the optical fiber through a rear opening of the ferrule which has been heated above a temperature sufficient to change the coating to a non-solid state. In this manner, the coating may be efficiently removed from the end portion of the optical fiber while being inserted into the ferrule bore of the ferrule to enable efficient forming of a ferrule assembly for a fiber optic connector. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321812 | PRETERMINATED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR SUB-ASSEMBLIES, AND RELATED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS, CABLE ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS - Embodiments disclosed herein include pre-terminated fiber optic connector sub-assemblies, and related fiber optic connectors, cables, and methods. In certain embodiments, an optical fiber stub is pre-installed in a ferrule bore of a ferrule of a fiber optic connector sub-assembly, to provide the pre-terminated fiber optic connector sub-assembly. The optical fiber stub can be pre-installed in the ferrule bore prior to termination of the fiber optic connector sub-assembly. Because the pre-terminated optical fiber stub disposed in the ferrule bore is not directly accessible through a ferrule body of the ferrule when a field optical fiber is disposed in the ferrule bore for fusion splicing, the ferrule has properties that allow thermal energy to be directed through the ferrule body into the ferrule bore. In this manner, the optical fiber stub pre-installed in the ferrule bore can be fusion spliced with the field optical fiber to terminate a fiber optic cable. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321813 | MULTI-FIBER FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR - A fiber optic cable assembly includes a fiber optic cable and a fiber optic connector. The cable includes a jacket having an elongated transverse cross-sectional profile that defines a major axis and a minor axis. Strength components of the cable are anchored to the connector. The fiber optic connector includes a multi-fiber ferrule defining a major axis that is generally perpendicular to the major axis of the jacket and a minor axis that is generally perpendicular to the minor axis of the jacket. Certain types of connectors include a connector body defining a side opening that extends along a length of the connector body; a multi-fiber ferrule configured for lateral insertion into the connector body through the side opening; and a cover that mounts over the side opening after the multi-fiber ferrule has been inserted into the connector body through the side opening. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321814 | MULTI-FIBER FERRULE WITH A LENS PLATE - An optical fiber assembly includes a ferrule body with a plurality of optical fibers and an end of each optical fiber positioned adjacent the front face of the ferrule body. A beam-expanding element is positioned adjacent the front face of the ferrule body including a lens array aligned with the optical fibers. The lens array is spaced from the optical fibers by a predetermined distance to form a gap with an index-matched medium within the gap. A method of manufacturing the optical fiber assembly is also provided. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321815 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND CIRCUIT BOARD OF SAME - A circuit board includes a first circuit substrate configured for mounting a driving chip and a second circuit substrate positioned on and electrical connected to the first circuit substrate. The second circuit substrate comprises two first top pads, and each of the first top pads can be configured for mounting a light emitter. The second circuit substrate is arranged on the first circuit substrate and can be employed to mount the light emitters, which can improve the precision in the process of mounting the light emitters. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321816 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - Optical connector includes a circuit board, a photoelectric element, a driver chip, a coupler, and a holder. The circuit board includes a substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface and a circuit portion formed on the substrate. The substrate defines a receiving groove in the second surface and a through hole passing through a bottom surface of the receiving groove and the first surface. The photoelectric element and the driver chip are positioned on the bottom surface of the receiving groove, and the photoelectric element is aligned with the through hole. The coupler is positioned on the first surface of the substrate and is aligned with the photoelectric element through the through hole. The holder holds an optical fiber. The holder is supported on the first surface and connected to the coupler. The coupler optically couples the optical fiber with the photoelectric element. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321817 | FLIP-CHIP ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN ARRAY OF VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASERS (VCSELSs), AND AN OPTICAL TRANSMITTER ASSEMBLY THAT INCORPORATES THE FLIP-CHIP ASSEMBLY - A plurality of flip-chips, each having a plurality of optoelectronic elements formed therein, are flip-chip mounted on a top surface of a substrate that is comprised of a material that is transparent to the operating wavelength of the light produced by optoelectronic elements of the flip-chips. The combination of flip-chips comprises an array of precisely-aligned optoelectronic elements. When the substrate comprising the array of optoelectronic elements is mounted on a PCB, electrical contact pads disposed on the bottom and/or top surface of the substrate are in contact with the respective electrical contact pads disposed on the top surface of the PCB to electrically interconnect the PCB with the flip-chips. Mating features on the substrate that have been precisely positioned by semiconductor fabrication steps are disposed for mating with respective mating features of a multi-optical fiber ferrule device that have been precisely formed in the ferrule device at precise locations. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321818 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CABLE - An electronic device with cable includes a circuit substrate, an electrical connector that is connected to one end of the circuit substrate, a cable that is connected to the other end of the circuit substrate, a metal housing that accommodates the electrical connector and the circuit substrate, a first resin housing that engages with the metal housing so as to cover at least a portion of the metal housing, and a second resin housing that engages with the metal housing so as to cover at least another portion of the metal housing. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321819 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY - An optical assembly ( | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321820 | OPTICAL DATA COMMUNICATION MODULE WITH SLIDING FIBER CLAMP SLEEVE - An optical data communication module assembly includes a mountable module body, a fiber guide tube having one end attached to the module body, and a fiber clamp sleeve having a barrel retained within the other end of the fiber guide tube. The interior of the fiber guide tube and exterior of the fiber clamp sleeve have correspondingly tapered diameters and mating engagements. Sliding the fiber clamp sleeve within the fiber guide tube can engage and disengage these mating engagements and also clamp and unclamp an optical fiber within the fiber guide tube. | 2014-10-30 |
| 20140321821 | CABLE CLIP AND CABLE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES FOR USE WITH AN OPTOELECTRONIC MODULE - An example embodiment includes a cable clip. The cable clip is configured to maintain engagement of an optical interface with a lens assembly included in an optoelectronic module. The cable clip includes a forward section, a clip body, a connector retention mechanism, a lens latch, and a release lever. The clip body is connected to the forward section at a clip shoulder. The connector retention mechanism is configured to retain the optical interface and extends from the clip body. The lens latch is positioned at a first end. The lens latch is configured to latch the lens assembly when a portion of the optical interface is received within the lens assembly. The release lever is connected to the forward section. The release lever is configured to unlatch the lens latch from the lens assembly in response to application of an actuation force above a particular threshold magnitude. | 2014-10-30 |
