46th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140334676 | MONITORING METHOD AND CAMERA - A method of monitoring a scene by a camera ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140334677 | MULTI-COMPUTER VISION RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR LEVEL CROSSING OBSTACLE - A multi-computer vision recognition system for a level crossing obstacle is disclosed, comprising vision image systems, a position determination system, an obstacle determination resolution system and a power unit, where vision image systems which may operate all day long operate simultaneously, information of the single vision image systems is each computed by using the position determination system, and then the computed result is introduced to the obstacle determination resolution system for determination, whereby achieving an increased obstacle recognition result and a promoted obstacle recognition accuracy. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334678 | SYSTEM AND DERIVATION METHOD - A system according to one embodiment includes a memory, an aneurysm identification device, a distortion-degree evaluation device, and a rupture risk derivation device. The memory stores medical image data. The aneurysm identification device identifies an aneurysm in the medical image data. The distortion-degree evaluation device quantitatively evaluates a distortion degree of the aneurysm. The rupture risk derivation device derives a rupture risk of the aneurysm from a result of the evaluation. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334679 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus that executes processing for creating an environmental map includes a camera that photographs an image, a self-position detecting unit that detects a position and a posture of the camera on the basis of the image, an image-recognition processing unit that detects an object from the image, a data constructing unit that is inputted with information concerning the position and the posture of the camera and information concerning the object and executes processing for creating or updating the environmental map, and a dictionary-data storing unit storing dictionary data in which object information is registered. The image-recognition processing unit executes processing for detecting an object from the image with reference to the dictionary data. The data constructing unit applies the three-dimensional shape data to the environmental map and executes object arrangement on the environmental map. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334680 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Image processing apparatus | 2014-11-13 |
20140334681 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a an image processing apparatus including a candidate detection unit configured to detect each of candidate images serving as candidates for a main subject for a plurality of frames of image data, and a main subject determination unit configured to obtain a degree of stable presence of the candidate images detected by the candidate detection unit within the image data spanning the plurality of frames and to determine a main subject among the candidate images using the degree of stable presence. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334682 | MONITORING DEVICE USING SELECTIVE ATTENTION MODEL AND METHOD FOR MONITORING SAME - A monitoring device is provided, which includes an inputter configured to receive an input of a plurality of images captured at separate positions and a plurality of sound sources heard at separate positions, a saliency map generator configured to generate a plurality of mono saliency maps for the plurality of images and to generate a dynamic saliency map using the plurality of mono saliency maps generated, a position determinator configured to determine the positions of the sound sources through analysis of the plurality of sound sources, a scan path recognizer configured to generate scan paths of the plurality of images based on the generated dynamic saliency map and the determined positions of the sound sources, and an outputter configured to output the generated scan paths. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334683 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided is an image processing apparatus including a distance information acquisition unit that acquires distance information on a distance up to an object imaged by an image sensor, a pixel value information acquisition unit that acquires pixel value information of an image corresponding to the object, and a tracking unit that tracks the object that moves, based on the acquired distance information and the acquired pixel value information. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334684 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEIGHBORHOOD-SCALE VEHICLE MONITORING - A system and method may include a station to identify a vehicle and to determine a characterizing feature of the vehicle. An imager that is located remotely from the station is configured to acquire an image of the vehicle that includes the characterizing feature. A processor is configured to detect the characterizing feature in the acquired image and to associate the detected characterizing feature with the identified vehicle so as to predict a location of the vehicle. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334685 | MOTION ESTIMATION SYSTEM UTILIZING POINT CLOUD REGISTRATION - A system and method of estimation motion of a machine is disclosed. The method may include determining a first point cloud and a second point cloud corresponding to an environment in a vicinity of the machine. The method may further include generating a first extended gaussian image (EGI) for the first point cloud and a second EGI for the second point cloud. The method may further include determining a first EGI segment based on the first EGI and a second EGI segment based on the second EGI. The method may further include determining a first two dimensional distribution for points in the first EGI segment and a second two dimensional distribution for points in the second EGI segment. The method may further include estimating motion of the machine based on the first and second two dimensional distributions. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334686 | MISREGISTRATION CORRECTION - A method of misregistration correction in a line scanning imaging system includes: generating a model of scan motion over a focal plane of the imaging system, using a coupled system of scan equations with constant coefficients; estimating programmed motion positions across a plurality of detector junction overlap regions via a state transition matrix solution to the scan equations; at each detector junction overlap region, measuring actual motion positions via image correlation of overlapping detectors; generating differences between the actual motion positions and the estimated programmed motion positions; estimating updates to the constant coefficients based on the generated differences; generating corrections from the estimated updates to remove unwanted motion; and applying the updates to the constant coefficients. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334687 | MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS APPARATUS, METHOD AND MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE - A medical image analysis apparatus according to an embodiment includes an area motion analysis section and an object motion analysis section. The area motion analysis section configured to carry out a motion analysis on an area including an adjacent tissue of an object in a dynamic image to obtain the motion vector of the adjacent tissue. The object motion analysis section configured to determine the motion vector of the object based on the motion vector of the adjacent tissue. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334688 | IMAGE PROCESSOR - An image processor includes an LSRAM accessible with a higher speed than a frame memory and configured to hold a second image in a predetermined range of a first image, an image production unit configured to read an image in a predetermined range of the second image from the LSRAM and produce a third image for rough search based on the read image, an MSRAM accessible with a higher speed than the frame memory and configured to hold the third image produced by the image production unit, a search unit configured to read the third image from the MSRAM and perform first motion search based on the third image, and a search unit configured to read a fourth image in a predetermined range of the second image from the LSRAM based on a search result by the search unit and perform second motion search that is more detailed than the first motion search based on the fourth image. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334689 | INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT VIA IMAGING SOURCES - Embodiments relate to assessing a road by acquiring, by a computing device comprising a processor, one or more images of at least a segment of a surface of the road, analyzing, by the computing device, the one or more images to determine a quality associated with the road, predicting, by the computing device, a change in the quality based on the analysis, and generating, by the computing device, a report comprising the predicted change in the quality. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334690 | METHOD FOR EXAMINING SAMPLES OF UNCONSOLIDATED POROUS MEDIA - A sample of an unconsolidated porous medium is frozen and at subzero temperature is placed into contact with a frozen solution of an X-ray contrast agent. Upon the end of saturation of the sample, X-ray computed microtomography of the sample is conducted at subzero temperatures and by means of analyzing the obtained computer tomograhic image, spatial distribution and concentration of ice and/or gas hydrate inclusions, open and closed porosity, pore size distribution, specific surface in the sample are determined. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334691 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING COOKING INFORMATION ABOUT FOOD - Provided are a method and system for providing cooking information about food. The method includes receiving, from a camera, an ingredients image of at least one ingredient on a plate; determining the at least one ingredient based on the ingredients image; determining a food recommendation list related to the at least one ingredient, based on user information about a user of a mobile device; obtaining cooking information about food that is selected from the food recommendation list; and providing the cooking information to a projector that is connected to the mobile device, wherein the cooking information is projected, via the projector, onto the plate on which the at least one ingredient is disposed. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334692 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A PLANT AGAINST A BACKGROUND - A device for detecting a plant against a background includes a provider for providing a plurality of different photographs of the plant leaf against the background, the photographs differing in that image points of the different photographs relating to the same location of the plant leaf are illuminated with different levels of brightness, a selector for selecting such image points, from the different photographs, whose levels of brightness are within a predetermined range, an image point of a first photograph being selected for a first location of the plant leaf, and an image point of a second, different photograph being selected for a different location of the plant leaf to obtain a representation of the plant leaf against the background, the representation being composed of and/or merged from different photographs, and a segmenter for segmenting the composite photograph to obtain a segment representation having the plant leaf without the background or the background without the plant leaf. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334693 | System and method for authenticating a photograph - A novel method and a supporting system for authenticating a photograph are provided. The method for authenticating a photograph generally comprising steps for authenticating a photograph with a certifying server, typically including downloading a picture-taking software, taking at least two digital photographs of a user, comparing the at least two photographs, generating a certified photograph, and providing a link to access the certified photograph. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334694 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING EYE LOCATION ON A FRONTAL FACE DIGITAL IMAGE TO VALIDATE THE FRONTAL FACE AND DETERMINE POINTS OF REFERENCE - A method is described for determining eye location on a frontal face digital image in order to validate the frontal face as such and determine points of reference. The method consists of the following steps: obtain a frontal face digital image that is W pixels wide and H pixels high in grayscale, where the top left vertex of the digital image is considered to be the reference source; detect each eye, starting from a search subimage of the frontal face digital image, delivering approximate coordinates if both eyes have been detected, or an arbitrary predetermined value to indicate no eye detection; locate the iris of each eye, if both eyes have been detected, starting from the approximate coordinates, validating the frontal face digital image by delivering eye positions; or, validate the frontal face digital image if one or both eyes have not been detected by submitting a search subimage defined by an area resulting from centering a square of area L in the original image, where L=0.8×W, delivering coordinates for the eyes. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334695 | System And Method For Identifying An Individual - The present invention provides a system for identifying an individual provided with a portable communication device. In a system for identifying an individual using a portable communication device with a display, the display is a sensor-incorporated display, the sensor-incorporated display reads the biological information of a user, and, based on the read information, identifies an individual. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334696 | CLOUD-BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL PATHOLOGY - A digital pathology imaging method may comprise receiving a plurality of image sections on a cloud server, the plurality of image sections being a result of splitting an initial digital image; stitching the plurality of image sections on the cloud server into a reconstituted digital image; and providing access to the reconstituted digital image. A system for digital pathology imaging may comprise a cloud server for receiving a plurality of image sections, wherein the cloud server comprises an image stitching module configured to stitch the plurality of image sections into a reconstituted digital image. Also, a system for digital pathology imaging may comprise: an image preprocessor configured to preprocess an initial digital image such that correct alignment of a plurality of tiles are enabled; an image splitter configured to split the initial digital images into a plurality of image sections with a stitching provision in pixels; and an asynchronous messaging module configured to push the plurality of image sections to the cloud server. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334697 | DEVICE FOR OBTAINING A VITAL SIGN OF A SUBJECT - A device for obtaining a vital sign of a subject despite motion of the subject, in particular for discriminating a vital sign such as a respiratory information signal from noise in a projection based vital signs registration, comprises an interface that receives a set of image frames of a subject. An analysis unit determines the amount of direction changes and/or the time distances between direction changes within a region of interest in a subset of image frames comprising a number of image frames of said set. An evaluation unit determines if said region of interest within said subset of image frames comprises a vital sign information and/or noise by use of the determined amount of direction changes and/or the time distances for said subset of image frames. A processor determines the desired vital sign of the subject from said region of interest within said subset of image frames. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334698 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - A medical image processing device includes an input section to which a biological mucous membrane image obtained by picking up an image of a biological mucous membrane is inputted, a region extracting section that extracts a mucous membrane microstructure region corresponding to a mucous membrane microstructure from the inputted biological mucous membrane image, a closed region identifying section that identifies at least one closed region regarded as being surrounded by the mucous membrane microstructure region, and a unit region setting section that sets a biologically histological unit region on the basis of the mucous membrane microstructure region and the closed region. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334699 | Diagnostic Image Change Highlighter - Systems and methods are disclosed which enable more accurate examination of industrial diagnostic images, for example x-ray, ultrasound and terahertz camera images. The systems and methods highlight anomalies that have changed between the collection times of two or more diagnostic images, and can also provide objective scoring of the degree of change. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334700 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SCATTER CORRECTION FOR CBCT SYSTEM AND CONE-BEAM IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION - Embodiments of methods and/or apparatus for 3-D volume image reconstruction of a subject, executed at least in part on a computer for use with a digital radiographic apparatus, can obtain image data for 2-D projection images over a range of scan angles. For each of the plurality of projection images, an enhanced projection image can be generated. In one embodiment, a first scatter intensity distribution through the plurality of projection images can be modulated based on a first scaling function and a SPR to generate a second scatter intensity distribution through the plurality of projection images, which can be combined with the original plurality of projection images. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334701 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERGENCE GUARANTEED IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION - A convergence guaranteed image reconstruction method and apparatus that may compute an initial reconstruction image based on a plurality of sinograms, generate a patch-based low rank regularization image based on the initial reconstruction image, and generate a desired reconstruction image by updating the initial reconstruction image based on the patch-based low rank regularization image and an intensity lookup table. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334702 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOTION CORRECTION IN POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING - Systems and methods for compensating motion artifacts in positron emission tomography (“PET”) imaging based on medical images acquired with a medical imaging system are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes acquiring PET data from a subject with a PET system during which at least a portion of the subject is undergoing motion, and providing medical images acquired from the subject using a medical imaging system, the medical images including regions depicting motion. The method also includes estimating, from the medical images, motion information associated with the motion of the at least a portion of the subject, and reconstructing a motion-corrected PET image using the PET data using a reconstruction algorithm that incorporates the motion information into a system matrix. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334703 | SEGMENTATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF LAYERED STRUCTURES IN IMAGES - Disclosed herein are systems and method for segmentation and identification of structured features in images. According to an aspect, a method may include representing an image as a graph of nodes connected together by edges. For example, the image may be an ocular image showing layered structures or other features of the retina. The method may also include adding, to the graph, nodes adjacent to nodes along first and second sides of the graph. The added nodes may have edge weights less than the nodes along the first and second sides of the graph. Further, the method may include assigning start and end points to any of the added nodes along the first and second sides, respectively. The method may also include graph cutting between the start and end points for identifying a feature in the image. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334704 | Method and system for analyzing optical coherence tomography (OCT) results using color reflectivity discretization analysis - A method of analyzing an OCT image. An OCT image has many differently colored dots. The system detects the number of differently colored dots, quantifies them and performs statistical analyses to determine a likelihood of disease. The different colored dots correspond to different retina cell types and structures. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334705 | MOTION-TRACKING X-RAY CT IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND MOTION-TRACKING X-RAY CT IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An x-ray CT image processing method which carries out a statistical estimate in prior knowledge relating to the movement and the x-ray absorption coefficient of a measurement subject comprises: a step of hypothesizing that the measurement subject changes smoothly over time, and defining a first probability model (prior knowledge of the measurement subject over all times) relating to movement and a second probability model (projected image observation model over all times) relating to observation; and a step of carrying out a statistical estimate dependent on both the first probability model and the second probability model. The first probability model relating to the movement of the measurement subject and the second model relating to observation are defined as probability models with which statistical estimates are carried out at the outset, and motion and CT images are simultaneously estimated by carrying out induction based on the probability models. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334706 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTOUR EXTRACTION METHOD - An ultrasound diagnostic device includes: a contour extraction unit extracting a first contour image from ultrasound images obtained from spatially-successive examination positions and each including an image of an organ, a contour image indicating a contour of the organ and extracted from the organ image; a specification unit receiving, from a user, specification information specifying a manual correction target ultrasound image and correction information indicating details of a manual correction performed with respect to a first contour image extracted from the manual correction target ultrasound image; and a contour correction unit correcting the first contour image extracted from the manual correction target ultrasound image according to the correction information. The contour extraction unit further extracts a second contour image from a target ultrasound image by using information indicating the corrected first contour image. The target ultrasound image differs from the manual correction target image. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334707 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE-BASED EYE TRACKING FOR RETINAL DIAGNOSTIC OR SURGERY DEVICE - An eye tracking method for determining a position of an eye or a part of an eye in an image of an image sequence by performing a comparison between said image and a reference image, said process including:
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20140334708 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND X-RAY CT APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a generator, a selector, a first detector, and a second detector. The generator generates a group of frames corresponding to reconstructed images that correspond to a plurality of heartbeat phases of a heart. The selector specifies a corresponding frame that corresponds to a specific heartbeat phase from among the group of frames. The a first detector detects a boundary of the heart in the corresponding frame. The second detector detects a boundary of the heart in the frames other than the corresponding frame, by using the detected boundary in the corresponding frame. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334709 | 3D-2D IMAGE REGISTRATION FOR MEDICAL IMAGING - A method of 3D-2D registration for medical imaging includes the following steps: providing a first input interface for acquiring a three-dimensional image; providing a second input interface for acquiring a fixed two-dimensional image using an imaging system that includes a source and a detector and that has an unknown source-detector geometry; initializing image transformation parameters and source-detector geometry parameters; generating a reconstructed two-dimensional image from the three-dimensional image using the image transformation parameters and the source-detector geometry parameters; determining an image similarity metric between the fixed two-dimensional image and the reconstructed two-dimensional image; and updating the image transformation parameters and the source-detector geometry parameters using the image similarity metric, and a corresponding non-transitory computer-readable medium and apparatus. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334710 | PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY SUITABLE FOR X-RAY PROJECTION IMAGING - A 2D or 3D velocity field is reconstructed from cross-correlation analysis of image pairs of a sample, without first reconstructing images of the sample spatial structure. The method can be implemented via computer tomographic X-ray particle image velocimetry, using multiple projection angles, with phase contrast images forming dynamic speckle patterns. Estimated cross-correlations may be generated via convolution of a measured autocorrelation function with a velocity probability density function, and the velocity coefficients iteratively optimised to minimise the error between the estimated cross-correlations and the measured cross-correlations. The method may be applied to measure blood flow, and the motion of tissue and organs such as heart and lungs. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334711 | IMAGE PROCESSING - A system for processing an image comprises a region detector ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140334712 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING HEMOGLOBIN BASED PARAMETERS IN AN UNLYSED BLOOD SAMPLE - A method and apparatus for determining hemoglobin concentration is provided. A method aspect includes the steps of: a) depositing an unlysed, substantially undiluted blood sample into an analysis chamber adapted to quiescently hold the sample for analysis; b) imaging the sample in a region of the analysis chamber where the height of the chamber is no more than about twenty microns (20μ) or no less than about two microns (2μ), to produce image signals representative of the optical density of the imaged region; c) determining a sample representative optical density value using the image signals representative of the optical density of the imaged region; and d) determining the hemoglobin concentration of the sample using the sample representative optical density value. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334713 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING MAP FOR MOBILE ROBOT - A method and apparatus for constructing a map for a mobile robot to be able to reduce a data amount and increase an approach speed. The method includes: searching for a plurality of feature data occupying an arbitrary space by scanning a surrounding environment of the mobile robot; performing quadtree segmentation on first feature data of the plurality of feature data to generate a plurality of first node information as a result of the quadtree segmentation; determining a position of second feature data of the plurality of feature data with respect to the first feature data; and performing a neighborhood moving algorithm for generating a plurality of second node information of the second feature data according to the position of second feature data by using the plurality of first node information. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334714 | COLLISION DETECTION SYSTEM, ROBOTIC SYSTEM, COLLISION DETECTION METHOD AND PROGRAM - A collision detection system includes a processing section, a drawing section, and a depth buffer. Depth information of an object is set to the depth buffer as depth map information. The drawing section performs a first drawing process of performing a depth test, and drawing a primitive surface on a reverse side when viewed from a predetermined viewpoint out of primitive surfaces constituting a collision detection target object with reference to the depth buffer. Further, the drawing section performs a second drawing process of drawing the primitive surface on the reverse side when viewed from a predetermined viewpoint out of the primitive surfaces constituting the collision detection target object without performing the depth test. The processing section determines whether or not the collision detection target object collides with the object on the target side based on the result of the first drawing process and the second drawing process. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334715 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an image processing apparatus that includes a coefficient setting section, and a processing section. The coefficient setting section is configured to set a filter coefficient based on a correlation value in a color image. The processing section is configured to perform filter processing on a disparity image of the color image for correction of the disparity image, the filter processing being performed using the filter coefficient set by the coefficient setting section. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334716 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HIERARCHICAL STEREO MATCHING - An apparatus and a method for hierarchical stereo matching are provided. In the method, a reduced image is formed by reducing left and right images, and a first Trellis is performed on the reduced image. Then, a magnified image is generated by magnifying the size and the brightness of the reduced image, and a second Trellis is performed on the magnified image. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334717 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING TEXTURE INFORMATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) MODELS - A 3D model can be modeled using “pattern-instance?representation. To describe the vertices and triangles, properties of the instance, for example, texture, color, and normal, are adjusted to correspond to the order in the pattern. The texture of an instance is encoded depending on its similarity with the texture of a corresponding pattern. When instance texture is identical or almost identical to the pattern texture, the instance texture is not encoded and the pattern texture will be used to reconstruct the instance texture. When the instance texture is similar to the pattern texture, the instance texture is predictively encoded from the pattern texture, that is, the difference between the instance texture and pattern texture is encoded, and the instance texture is determined as a combination of the pattern texture and the difference. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334718 | HUMAN ATTRIBUTE ESTIMATION SYSTEM, HUMAN ATTRIBUTE ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND HUMAN ATTRIBUTE ESTIMATION METHOD - To provide a human attribute estimation system capable of improving estimation accuracy irrespective of an environment-dependent attribute is provided. An age/gender estimation system as a human attribute estimation system is provided with: a monitoring camera photographing a human targeted by attribute estimation and generating an image; an age/gender estimating section estimating an attribute of the human shown in the image generated by the monitoring camera using an estimation parameter; and an environment-dependent attribute specifying section specifying an environment-dependent attribute, which is an attribute dependent on an installation environment of the monitoring camera. The age/gender estimating section uses a parameter generated on the basis of learning data having an environment-dependent attribute within a predetermined distance from the environment-dependent attribute acquired by the environment-dependent attribute specifying section in an environment-dependent attribute space, as the estimation parameter. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334719 | OBJECT IDENTIFICATION DEVICE - In an object identification device, each score calculator extracts a feature quantity from the image, and calculates a score using the extracted feature quantity and a model of the specified object. The score represents a reliability that the specified object is displayed in the image. A score-vector generator generates a score vector having the scores as elements thereof. A cluster determiner determines, based on previously determined clusters in which the score vector is classifiable, one of the clusters to which the score vector belongs as a target cluster. An object identifier identifies whether the specified object is displayed in the image based on one of the identification conditions. The one of the identification conditions is previously determined for the target cluster determined by the cluster determiner. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334720 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - The present invention generates a highly-accurate restored image while reducing computation costs by obtaining a similar effect to when the adjacent similarity of restoration patches is taken into consideration. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334721 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING, PROCESSING, TRAINING, AND DETECTING PATTERNS USING PATTERN RECOGNITION CLASSIFIERS - A system, methods, and apparatus for generating pattern recognition classifiers are disclosed. An example method includes identifying graphical objects within an image of a card object, for each identified graphical object: i) creating a bounding region encompassing the graphical object such that a border of the bounding region is located at a predetermined distance from segments of the graphical object, ii) determining pixels within the bounding region that correspond to the graphical object, iii) determining an origin of the graphical object based on an origin rule, iv) determining a text coordinate relative to the origin for each determined pixel, and v) determining a statistical probability that features are present within the graphical object, each of the features including at least one pixel having text coordinates and for each graphical object type, combining the statistical probabilities for each of the features of the identified graphical objects into a classifier data structure. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334722 | WILDCARD COLOR SEARCHING - A method of extracting the dominant colors from a set of target images and storing those colors in a database is described. A method of comparing colors stored in a database with a set of colors extracted from a query image. Also, a method of comparing colors stored in the database with a set of colors defined by a user using a color picker. The user defined colors may or may not include a wildcard color. The list of matching database images may or may no be filtered using metadata. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334723 | Identification Mark with a Predetermined Color Difference - An identification mark may have a calibration color, a predetermined authentication color, and a predetermined difference between the calibration color and the predetermined authentication color that is associated with a product; and a visual code with a mechanism that identifies the predetermined difference. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334724 | Method and Apparatus for Residue Transform - A method and apparatus for a multiple-channel image/video coding system are disclosed. A residue generation process is applied to the image/video data to generate residue data. A set of integer operations is applied to the residue data across the input channels to generate residue transformed data having multiple output channels. In one embodiment, the residue transformed data associated with a first output channel is related to the difference between a first residue data associated with a first input channel and a second residue data associated with a second input channel. In another embodiment, the residue transformed data associated with a second output channel is related to the second difference between a threshold and a third residue data associated with a third input channel, and wherein the threshold corresponds to the first truncated or rounded average of the first residue data and the second residue data. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334725 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECONSTRUCTING INDEXED COLOR SPACES - A computer implemented method and apparatus for reconstructing indexed color spaces. The method comprises accessing a plurality of indexed color spaces, wherein each indexed color space comprises a bit depth; and creating one or more unions of two or more indexed color spaces from the plurality of indexed color spaces, wherein the bit depth of the union of the two or more indexed color does not exceed the bit depth of any of the two or more indexed color spaces. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334726 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING NOISE LEVEL - A method for determining noise levels in a subband of an image. The method comprises receiving the subband of the image, defining block regions in at least two space domains of the subband, for each defined block region, identifying first wavelet coefficients associated with coordinate values in the at least two space domains in the defined block region, computing a correlation matrix between identified wavelet coefficients to determine the correlation between first wavelet coefficients according to the at least one color domain, computing second wavelet coefficients, the computation of second wavelet coefficients being based on the correlation matrix and the first wavelet coefficients, computing at least one noise level, the noise level computation being based on at least one second wavelet coefficient and providing the at least one noise level. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334727 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESCRIBING IMAGE - A method and apparatus for describing an image are disclosed. The method for describing an image according to an embodiment of the invention includes: transforming an image from a BGR color space into a Gaussian derivative color model; and transforming the image from the Gaussian derivative color model into an optical reflection invariant color space, wherein the process of transforming the image from the Gaussian derivative color model into the optical reflection invariant color space includes: determining, for each pixel on the image, color channels of the pixel corresponding to the optical reflection invariant color space according to a first coefficient and a second coefficient of the pixel in the Gaussian derivative color model. The embodiments of the invention can alleviate an error in a description of an image of the same contents but with a significant change in color. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334728 | METHOD AND DEVICE OF SKIN TONE OPTIMIZATION IN A COLOR GAMUT MAPPING SYSTEM - In a method of skin tone optimization in a color gamut mapping system, an image signal is first transformed from a predetermined color domain to an HSV color domain for generating an HSV image signal. Next, a skin tone optimization is performed on the HSV image signal for generating an adjusted saturation gain. Then, a color enhancement is performed on the HSV image signal according to the adjusted saturation gain and a color shift signal so as to generate a color enhancement signal. Finally, the color enhancement signal is transformed from the HSV color domain to the predetermined color domain. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334729 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a first conversion unit configured to convert captured image data based on light source information under shooting illumination, and a second conversion unit configured to convert captured image data that has been converted by the first conversion unit, based on white balance setting information and the light source information. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334730 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR READING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARRAY CODE - The present invention relates to a system and method for reading a two-dimensional array code. The two-dimensional array code comprises a plurality of equal-height code characters arranged into a two-dimensional array, wherein each of the code characters corresponds to a bit group representing information, and the adjacent code characters in the row direction of the two-dimensional array have equal center distances; and a locating mechanism, for defining size and/or direction of the two-dimensional array arranged by the code characters. The present invention greatly reduces the cost for issuing a two-dimensional code, and significantly increases the user convenience. This two-dimensional array code has high compatibility for user mobile terminals. In addition, the entire system apparently improves its safety and stability, and is suitable for the present network application environment. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334731 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EVALUATING HANDWRITTEN DOCUMENTS - A method, a system, and a computer program product for evaluating a handwritten document comprising one or more text fields are provided. The method includes identifying a character in each of the one or more text fields in a digital image by applying a character recognition technique. The character type of the identified character is then compared with a predefined character type corresponding to the associated text field of the one or more text fields. The character type in each of the one or more text fields is then validated based on the comparison. Thereafter the identified character for each of the one or more text fields is recommended while digitalization of the handwritten document. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334732 | PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE USING TOUCH PEN AND HANDWRITING INPUT METHOD THEREOF - A portable terminal device using a touch pen and a handwriting input method thereof are provided. The handwriting input method of the portable terminal device using a touch pen includes displaying an execution screen of an application on a touch screen in response to the application being executed, overlapping a handwriting input layer, which is configured for a handwriting input, with the execution screen, inputting a handwriting image on an area of the handwriting input layer using the touch pen, determining a data type for recognizing the input handwriting image in consideration of an attribute of the area corresponding to a position in which the handwriting image has been input on the execution screen, and recognizing the input handwriting image as the determined data type, and applying a recognized result of the determined data type to the application. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334733 | EFFICIENT IMAGE MATCHING FOR LARGE SETS OF IMAGES - A system and method to detect similarities between images. The system and method allow comparisons between a query image and one or more catalog images in a manner that is resilient to scanning, scaling, rotating, cropping and other distortions of the query image. The system includes an image processing module that determines and/or calculates principle features of a catalog image and constructs a feature vector using one or more of the principle features. The system also includes a matching module that matches a query image to one or more catalog images. The system finds matches based on a distance measure of features present in the query image and features present in the catalog images. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334734 | Systems and Methods for Facial Age Identification - Systems and methods are provided for acquiring classification functions for facial age identification. For example, a plurality of facial images associated with different ages are acquired; the facial images are assigned into a plurality of facial image collections based on at least information associated with a plurality of first age groups; for a first age group, one or more first facial image collections associated with one or more second age groups older than the first age group are acquired as positive samples; one or more second facial image collections associated with one or more third age groups younger than the first age group are acquired as negative samples; and training is performed based on at least information associated with the first positive samples and the negative samples to determine one or more classification functions for the first age groups. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334735 | IMAGE REGISTRATION VIA OPTIMIZATION OVER DISJOINT IMAGE REGIONS - Technologies pertaining to registering a target image with a base image are described. In a general embodiment, the base image is selected from a set of images, and the target image is an image in the set of images that is to be registered to the base image. A set of disjoint regions of the target image is selected, and a transform to be applied to the target image is computed based on the optimization of a metric over the selected set of disjoint regions. The transform is applied to the target image so as to register the target image with the base image. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334736 | FACE RECOGNITION METHOD AND DEVICE - The present invention provides a face recognition method and device. The method includes: performing down-sampling of different sizes on an original face image; performing block partition processing on a down-sampled image and the original face image; extracting feature of each image block; performing similarity matching between the extracted feature of each image block and features of image blocks corresponding to a pre-registered face image to obtain a similarity of each image block; and obtaining a face image recognition result according to an obtained similarity between all the image blocks. According to the face recognition method and device, down-sampling of different sizes is performed on an original face image, which increases a capability of face image features to describe the face image; a face image recognition result is obtained according to a similarity between all the obtained image blocks, which increases an accuracy of face image recognition. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334737 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CHARACTERIZING CONCEPT DRAWINGS AND ESTIMATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION THEREFROM - Methods for characterizing two-dimensional concept drawings are disclosed. The concept drawings comprise cross-sections intersecting at cross-hairs. The method comprises: determining, for each cross-section: a plane on which the cross-section is located, the plane having a normal vector in a three-dimensional coordinate system; and, for each cross-hair on the cross-section, a tangent vector in the three-dimensional coordinate system which is tangent to the cross-section at the cross-hair. For each cross-hair comprising i | 2014-11-13 |
20140334738 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATCHING FACE SHAPES - Systems for matching face shapes may include a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium and an executing hardware unit. The storage medium may include a set of instructions for target object shape matching. The executing hardware unit may be in communication with the storage medium and may be configured to execute the set of instructions. The executing hardware unit may be configured to obtain a target object image for shape matching; determine a shape character of the target object image based on a shape of the target object image; determine similarities between the target object image and a plurality of template images of reference objects based on the shape character of the target object image and shape characters of the reference objects in the plurality of template images; and select a template image from the plurality of template images that has a largest similarity to the target object image. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334739 | METHODS OF CLUSTERING COMPUTATIONAL EVENT LOGS - Methods are presented suitable for clustering computational event logs ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140334740 | CONTENT-ADAPTIVE PIXEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS - Embodiments include methods and systems for context-adaptive pixel processing based, in part, on a respective weighting-value for each pixel or a group of pixels. The weighting-values provide an indication as to which pixels are more pertinent to pixel processing computations. Computational resources and effort can be focused on pixels with higher weights, which are generally more pertinent for certain pixel processing determinations. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334741 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - Disclosed is an apparatus for image processing including a first low pass filter (LPF) which removes high-frequency components from selection information about image data selection between a long-exposure image and a short-exposure image, a movement detector which obtains movement detection information by detecting movement from at least one of the images, a second LPF which removes high-frequency components from the movement detection information, a selector which obtains selection results by selecting one of the selection information from which the high-frequency components are not removed by the first LPF and the selection information from which the high-frequency components are removed by the first LPF, for each pixel group based on the movement detection information from which the high-frequency components have been removed, and a composer which composes the long-exposure image and the short-exposure image based on the selection results. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334742 | IMAGE ENHANCING DEVICE AND IMAGE ENHANCEMENT METHOD - An image is sharpened by using a frequency component higher than Nyquist frequency. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334743 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING LOCAL CONTRAST OF AN IMAGE - A method for enhancing local contrast of an image. The method comprises receiving a component of an image, computing a wavelets decomposition of the received component into wavelet coefficients, determining at least three subsets of wavelets coefficients based on a first threshold, a second threshold and computed wavelet coefficients, modifying the determined at least three subsets by applying at least a sharpening transformation on wavelet coefficients of at least one subset in said at least three subsets, recombining the at least three subsets into final wavelet coefficients, and reconstructing a new component based on the final wavelet coefficients. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334744 | REMOVAL OF ARTIFACTS FROM AN EM FIELD GENERATOR FROM A 3D SCAN - A method, system, and program product are provided for removing artifacts from an EM field generator from a rotational 3D scan. The method comprises: preoperatively, characterizing the artifacts from the EM field generator over a range of rotational positions of an x-ray source and detector; intraoperatively, determining the position of the EM field generator relative to the x-ray source and detector; and removing the preoperatively characterized artifacts for the determined relative position of the EM field generator from current x-ray image | 2014-11-13 |
20140334745 | RESOLUTION LIGHT-FIELD IMAGING - A relatively high-resolution image from a conventional camera can be computationally combined with a relatively low-resolution wavefront measurement from, for example, a Shack-Hartmann sensor in order to construct a relatively high-resolution light-field image. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334746 | Identifying Matching Canonical Documents Consistent With Visual Query Structural Information - A server system receives a visual query from a client system, performs optical character recognition (OCR) on the visual query to produce text recognition data representing textual characters, including a plurality of textual characters in a contiguous region of the visual query. The server system also produces structural information associated with the textual characters in the visual query. Textual characters in the plurality of textual characters are scored. The method further includes identifying, in accordance with the scoring, one or more high quality textual strings, each comprising a plurality of high quality textual characters from among the plurality of textual characters in the contiguous region of the visual query. A canonical document that includes the one or more high quality textual strings and that is consistent with the structural information is retrieved. At least a portion of the canonical document is sent to the client system. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334747 | CONTAINER - A container has a box shape and comprises a bottom wall, side walls forming a circumferential wall of the container and a strap. One or more straps form four lifting loops at the upper side of the container and are fixed to the side walls diagonally such that the strap forms a V-shape on each of said side walls between two adjacent lifting loops. The strap can be free from the side walls at lower ends of the V-shapes so as to form fastening loops. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334748 | POUCH AND POUCH WITH ENCLOSED CONTENTS - A pouch includes a bag, which has an internal space for accommodating contents and a first opening, and a fastener for opening and closing the first opening. The bag places contents into the internal space through the first opening. The bag also has a second opening and also places contents into the internal space through the second opening. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334749 | MELT-BONDED THERMOPLASTIC BAGS WITH TAILORED BOND STRENGTH AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - One or more implementations of a multi-layered bag with reinforced seals include an outer layer or bag and an inner layer or bag positioned within the outer layer or bag. The multi-layered bag further includes a draw tape positioned near the opening of the multi-layered bag. The draw tape can allow a user to at least partially close the multi-layered bag by drawing the layers of the bag together. The multi-layered bag further includes one or more tape seals that bond the draw tape to layers of the bag. The tape seals can be reinforced and include at least seven plies bonded together. One or more implementations further include methods of forming multi-layered bags with reinforced seals. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334750 | SLIDE RAIL ASSEMBLY - A slide rail assembly includes a mounting panel, a slide rail secured to the mounting panel, a clipping member, and a driving member. The slide rail includes an outer slide. The outer slide includes a retaining panel attached to an outer surface of the mounting panel. The clipping member is attached to an inner surface of the mounting panel for preventing the slide rail from moving in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the mounting panel. The driving member is slidably attached to the outer slide and abuts the clipping member. The clipping member is deformable to disengage from the mounting panel when the driving member slides relative to the outer slide. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334751 | FASTENING ELEMENT AND SIDE-RAIL ARRANGEMENT - A fastening element ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140334752 | Rotary connection for a work machine - A rotary connection for a work machine, such as a crane, includes a rotational axis, an inner bearing ring, an outer bearing ring and at least three bearing body ring arrangements arranged between the bearing rings with a plurality of respective bearing bodies. At least one of the bearing body ring arrangements is configured to at least partially withstand forces directed in the radial direction to the rotational axis. At least two of the bearing body ring arrangements are configured to at least partially withstand forces directed parallel to the rotational axis and are arranged adjacent to and spaced apart from one another along the rotational axis. The at least two bearing body ring arrangements are configured to at least partially withstand forces directed parallel to the rotational axis in each case establish a direction of action and are arranged spaced apart from one another along the direction of action. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334753 | CYLINDER ASSEMBLY USING A SHIM - A cylinder assembly includes a housing defining first and second outer cylindrical surfaces having a longitudinal axis and a shim having a retaining ring fitted over the first outer cylindrical surface. The shim includes a plurality of connector spokes extending from the retaining ring, and a corresponding plurality of shim elements configured at the ends of the plurality of connector spokes. The connector spokes extend radially from the retaining ring relative to the longitudinal axis when the shim is in a pre-installation configuration. The connector spokes are bendable such that the shim elements extend longitudinally and are positioned next to the second outer cylindrical surface when the shim is in an installation configuration. Shims, methods of assembly, bicycles and other components are also provided. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334754 | LANDING BEARING AND MAGNETIC BEARING ASSEMBLY - A landing bearing for use in a magnetic bearing assembly is provided. The landing bearing includes a first landing surface configured to be mounted on a shaft and a bushing having a second landing surface configured to be mounted in a housing or in a stator coaxially with the landing sleeve. The second landing surface is arranged so as to face the first landing surface. It is proposed that at least one of the first landing surface and the second landing surface is provided with at least one recess for receiving lubricant. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334755 | LANDING BEARING AND MAGNETIC BEARING ASSEMBLY - A landing bearing for use in a magnetic bearing assembly is provided. The landing bearing includes a first landing surface and a second landing surface. The second landing surface faces the first landing surface. At least one of the first landing surface and the second landing surface is provided with a porous structure layer for being filled with lubricant. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334756 | BEARING ASSEMBLY - A bearing assembly includes two tapered roller bearings having inner and outer rings and tapered rollers therebetween. The inner rings are mounted to a first machine part, and the outer rings are mounted on an adapter sleeve on a second machine part. The adapter sleeve has a first end axially fixed relative to the second machine part and a second end axially spaced from an axial stop of the second machine part by an axial gap. At a non-operating temperature, such as 20° C., the gap has a width of about 30 μm to 250 μm, and at an operating temperature of over 50° C. the gap disappears and the second end contacts the axial stop. The width of the gap at the non-operating temperature is selected to produce a predetermined preload on the bearing assembly at the operating temperature. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334757 | ROLLING BEARING DEVICE - A rolling bearing device which may include: a pair of raceway rings including an inner ring and an outer ring, a plurality of rolling elements interposed between respective raceway surfaces of the inner and outer rings, a retainer to retain the rolling elements; an oil supply and discharge mechanism to supply a lubricant oil, which concurrently serves as a bearing cooling medium, into the inside of the bearing device and to discharge the lubricant oil to the outside of the bearing device; and a ring shaped shake-off collar portion disposed in the vicinity of an end portion of an outer diametric surface of the inner ring so as to protrude radially outwardly, wherein the lubricant oil supplied from the oil supply and discharge mechanism and provided for lubrication within the bearing device is, after being received by the shake-off collar portion, shaken-off in a direction radially outwardly by the effect of a centrifugal force developed as a result of an inner ring rotation. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334758 | ROLLING BEARING WITH INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL SHUNT - A rolling bearing assembly with electrical discharge damage protection is provided. The rolling bearing assembly includes radially inner and outer bearing rings that each have a race. A roller assembly including a plurality of rolling elements that are supported to roll on the races is provided. A shield extends radially between the radially outer ring and the radially inner ring. The shield includes a body portion with one radial end that is fixed to one of the radially inner or outer rings, at least one electrically conductive seal on a surface of the body portion, and a plurality of filaments extending on an opposite radial end of the body portion from the fixed radial end that contacts the other of the radially inner or outer rings. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334759 | Bearing with Antiskid Design - A bearing with antiskid design used in combination with a circular spline to form a harmonic drive, and the circular spline is provided with an inner toothed portion, the bearing includes: an elliptical gear plug, a flexible ball bearing, and a flexible spline. Between the flexible ball bearing and the flexible spline are disposed a first and second antiskid members, and the arrangement of the first and second antiskid members prevents the axial slippage between the flexible ball bearing and the flexible spline, thus improving stability and transmission accuracy of the harmonic drive. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334760 | BEARING OUTER RACE - A roller bearing assembly ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140334761 | Spherical Roller Bearing Cage with Inward Flange Turned Radially Outward - A roller bearing cage has a cage element adapted for retaining the generally cylindrically shaped rollers and allowing the rollers to be rollable therein. The cage element includes a main portion having a plurality of pockets, an outward flange portion extending outwardly in a radial direction and an inward flange portion extending outwardly in the radial direction. The outward flange portion is formed on a side edge of the main portion and the inward flange is formed on an opposite side edge portion thereof. The main portion defines the smallest diameter of the bearing cage and is less than the roller pitch diameter. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334762 | Spherical Roller Bearing Cage with Cylindrical Guidance Contact Surfaces - A roller bearing cage has a cage element adapted for retaining the barrel-shaped rollers and allowing the rollers to be rollable therein. The cage element includes a main portion having a plurality of pockets, an outward flange portion extending outwardly in a radial direction and an inward flange portion extending inwardly in the radial direction. The outward flange portion being formed on a side edge of the main portion and the inward flange being formed on an opposite side edge portion thereof. The outward flange portion includes an outward flange guide surface for guiding barrel-shaped rollers. The guide surface is cylindrical in shape and adjacent each pocket. The guide surface is adapted to abut an axial end of the rollers. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334763 | METHOD AND LIGHT PULSE SOURCE FOR GENERATING SOLITON LIGHT PULSES - A method of generating light pulses including pumping laser pulses with a pump laser source, coupling the laser pulses into a pulse guiding medium having an anomalous group-velocity dispersion and a Kerr nonlinearity, and propagating the laser pulses along the pulse guiding medium, wherein soliton-shaped light pulses are formed from the laser pulses within the pulse guiding medium and, resulting from a photoionization of the pulse guiding medium by the light pulses, the light pulses are subjected to a frequency, wherein the method further includes setting the pump laser source and the pulse guiding medium such that the light pulses are fundamental soliton light pulses propagating in the pulse guiding medium, wherein the group-velocity dispersion of the pulse guiding medium being selected such that a ratio of the dispersion and the Kerr nonlinearity decreases with increasing frequency and the fundamental soliton light pulses are compressed with the frequency shift. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334764 | BROADBAND OPTICAL ISOLATOR USING PHASE MODULATORS AND MACH-ZEHNDER INTERFEROMETERS - Optical devices that do not employ magneto-optics materials or non-linear effects to achieve non-reciprocal light propagation. The optical devices are compatible with the fabrication of monolithic photonic integrated circuits such as silicon-on-insulator planar lightwave circuits. In particular the devices use demonstrated passive (beam-splitters, waveguides) and active (phase modulators) components to achieve non-reciprocal light propagation. The devices can be used as non-reciprocal optical modulators or optical isolators when driven by a periodic radio frequency (RF) electric source. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334765 | ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR - Electro-optic modulator includes a substrate, a waveguide formed in a top surface of the substrate, first modulating electrodes and second modulating electrodes. The waveguide includes a Y-shaped incident member, a Y-shaped output member, and first and second connection members. The Y-shaped incident member includes an incident portion, first and second incident branches. The Y-shaped output member includes an output portion, a first and second output branches. The first connection member includes a first branch and a second branch. The second connection member includes a third branch and a fourth branch. The first branch and the second branch are interconnected between the first incident branch and the first output branch and arranged in parallel. The third branch and the fourth branch are interconnected between the second incident branch and the second output branch and arranged in parallel. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334766 | OPTICAL MODE CONVERSION BY NONLINEAR EFFECTS - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to optical mode conversion by nonlinear effects. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to nonlinear mode conversion utilizing intermodal four-wave mixing to convert light between modes having different wavelengths for complex applications. In one embodiment of the present invention, a fiber comprises an input end for receiving light in a first mode at a first wavelength, and an output end for outputting light in a desired second mode at a desired second wavelength, wherein the first wavelength and the second wavelength are not the same. In many embodiments, the fiber comprises a higher-order mode fiber. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334767 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BENDING AND TOUCH USING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - An apparatus and method for measuring bending of an object, a position of an item touching the object, and a shearing force of the item using an optical waveguide may include a frequency measurer to measure a frequency of light reflected from a grating of an optical waveguide, and a bending measurer to determine bending of an object to which the optical waveguide is attached using the frequency. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334768 | LOW COST INTEGRATION OF OPTICAL COMPONENTS IN PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUITS - Planar lightwave circuits with a polymer coupling waveguide optically coupling a planar waveguide over a first region of a substrate to an optical component, such as a laser, affixed to a second region of the substrate. The coupling waveguide may be formed from a polymer layer applied over the planar waveguide and optical component such that any misalignment between the two may be accommodated by patterning the polymer into a waveguide having a first end aligned to an end of the planar waveguide and a second end aligned to an edge of the optical component. In embodiments, the polymer is photo-definable, such as a negative resist, and may be patterned through direct laser writing. In embodiments, the optical component is a thin film affixed to the substrate through micro-transfer printing. In other embodiments, the optical component is a semiconductor chip affixed to the substrate by flip-chip bonding. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334769 | OPTICAL CIRCUIT - An optical circuit includes 1-in/4-out optical branching elements ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140334770 | OPTICAL WIRING SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL WIRING SUBSTRATE AND OPTICAL MODULE - An optical wiring substrate includes an insulation layer including a resin, and a conductor layer formed on the insulation layer and including a metal and an inclined surface inclined relative to an optical axis of an optical fiber. A first wiring pattern and a second wiring pattern are formed in the conductor layer, the first wiring pattern including a first connecting part to which a first electrode of a photoelectric conversion element is connected, and the second wiring pattern including a second connecting part to which a second electrode of the photoelectric conversion element is connected. A distance between the first wiring pattern and the second wiring pattern is narrowest between the first connecting part and the second connecting part. A distance between the first connecting part and the second connecting part is less than a dimension of the conductor layer in a thickness direction thereof. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334771 | OPTICAL WIRING SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL WIRING SUBSTRATE AND OPTICAL MODULE - An optical wiring substrate includes an insulation layer including a resin, an conductor layer formed on the insulation layer and including a metal, and an optical fiber accommodating part configured to accommodate an end part of an optical fiber. The conductor layer further includes a reflecting surface configured to be inclined relative to the insulation layer so as to reflect a light that propagates through the optical fiber. The optical fiber accommodating part includes at one end part thereof an abutting surface configured such that a tip of optical fiber inserted is abutted thereon. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334772 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PASSIVE ALIGNMENT OF OPTO-ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A method for aligning an opto-electronic component in an IC die with an optical port is disclosed. This is achieved, in various embodiments, by forming alignment features in the IC die that can mate with complementary alignment features of the optical port. The formation of alignment features can be performed at the wafer level during fabrication of the IC die. An optical signal carrier may be optically coupled to the optical port such that the signal carrier may communicate optically with the opto-electronic component. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334773 | APPARATUS FOR USE IN OPTOELECTRONICS - An apparatus for use in optoelectronics includes a first alignment element and a first wafer comprising a through optical via. The first alignment element is bonded to the first wafer, such that the through optical via is uncovered by the first alignment element. In addition, the first wafer further comprises a plurality of bond pads upon which an optoelectronic component having an optical element is to be attached, in which the first alignment element is to mate with a mating alignment element on an optical transmission medium, and wherein the optical transmission medium is to be passively aligned with the optical element through the through optical via when the first alignment element is mated with the mating alignment element on the optical transmission medium. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334774 | COMPOSITE WAFER INCLUDING A MOLDED WAFER AND A SECOND WAFER - A composite wafer includes a molded wafer and a second wafer. The molded wafer includes a plurality of first components, and the second wafer includes a plurality of second components. The second wafer is combined with the molded wafer to form the composite wafer. At least one of the first components is aligned with at least one of the second components to form a multi-component element. The multi-component element is singulatable from the composite wafer. | 2014-11-13 |
20140334775 | COHERENT MIXER AND 2X2 MULTI-MODE INTERFERENCE COUPLER - A coherent mixer includes a multi-mode waveguide that has a side surface and an end; a waveguide group including a plurality of semiconductor regions connected to the end; a first semiconductor region that has a side surface extending substantially parallel to the side surface of the multi-mode waveguide; and an external semiconductor region having a side surface extending substantially parallel to an edge of the waveguide group. The side surface of the semiconductor region is spaced apart from the side surface of the multi-mode waveguide by a distance smaller than or equal to a reference value. The side surface of the external semiconductor region is spaced apart from the edge of the waveguide group by a distance smaller than or equal to the reference value. The reference value is a maximum value of distances between arbitrary adjacent semiconductor regions in the waveguide group. | 2014-11-13 |