Shen, Singapore
Chao Shen, Singapore SG
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20160109167 | LASER COOLING OF ORGANIC-INORGANIC LEAD HALIDE PEROVSKITES - The invention relates generally to cooling matter using laser emission, and in particular, to cooling perovskite materials using laser emission. | 04-21-2016 |
Hui Shen, Singapore SG
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20120192222 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTS FOR A LINEAR TELEVISION SERVICE - A method and apparatus for managing targeted advertisements for linear television is provided herein. During operation a client device will determine whether or not an advertisement opportunity duration is known, unknown, or variable. Based on this determination, advertisements that best match the advertisement opportunity duration will be chosen via separate algorithms. More particularly, a first algorithm will be used to choose advertisements when the advertisement opportunity duration is known, a second algorithm will be used to choose advertisements when the advertisement opportunity duration is unknown, and a third algorithm will be used to choose advertisements when the advertisement opportunity duration is variable. | 07-26-2012 |
20120216224 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTS FOR A LINEAR TELEVISION SERVICE - A method and apparatus for managing targeted advertisements for linear television is provided herein. During operation a list of N channels are maintained. Advertisements for the N channels are downloaded and stored locally. The list of N channels will be dynamically updated with advertisements being added to, and removed from local storage. | 08-23-2012 |
Jing Xue Shen, Singapore SG
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20140201678 | IDENTIFYING AND HIGHLIGHTING CRITICAL POPUPS IN A MULTI-WINDOW ENVIRONMENT - Provided are techniques for the identification and display of critical messages including displaying a default desktop on a computing system; detecting a first popup message; making a first determination that the first popup message conforms with user specified criteria; and in response to the first determination generating a first emergency desktop; populating the first emergency desktop with the first popup message; and displaying the first emergency desktop in place of the default desktop on the computing system. | 07-17-2014 |
Jinquan Shen, Singapore SG
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20090164843 | VIBRATION-AWARE DATA REASSIGNMENT - An aspect of the present disclosure relates to implementing a temporary reassignment of data based on a vibration condition. An exemplary method includes implementing a data operation for a portion of data and detecting a data error during the data operation. The method further includes obtaining an indication of a vibration condition associated with a device with which the data operation is performed and implementing a temporary reassignment of the portion of data based on the vibration condition. | 06-25-2009 |
Jinye Shen, Singapore CN
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20090248145 | METHOD OF FORMING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE OF UNIDIRECTIONALLY ALIGNED CELLS - The present invention provides a method of forming a three-dimensional structure of unidirectionally aligned cells. The method comprises providing a substrate with a microchannel. The microchannel is defined by at least a pair of opposing lateral walls and a base. In at least a portion of the microchannel the distance between the pair of opposing lateral walls is within the micrometer range. A first plurality of cells is seeded in the microchannel and the cells are allowed to proliferate up to at least a density of at least 90%. Thereby contact guidance cues are provided by the pair of opposing lateral walls of the microchannel, such that the cells align unidirectionally. Thereby a first layer of aligned cells is also formed at the base of the microchannel. A second plurality of cells is seeded in the microchannel, which already comprises a first layer of aligned cells. When allowing cells of the second plurality of cells to proliferate up to at least substantial confluence, contact guidance cues are again provided by the lateral walls of the microchannel. The cells also align unidirectionally and form a second layer of aligned cells. | 10-01-2009 |
Kaiquan Shen, Singapore SG
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20150351957 | PREVENTION & TREATMENT OF NEUROPATHY - The invention relates to the use of hypothermia to prevent or treat peripheral nerve neuropathy and including a system to induce optimized cooling of one or more body parts, typically the limbs. | 12-10-2015 |
Lijun Shen, Singapore SG
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20100010856 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSTRAINT-BASED PROJECT SCHEDULING - A method and system of constraint-based project scheduling. The method comprises maintaining a first database containing project scheduling data associated with at least a current period and a next period of an assignment plan; maintaining a second database containing data associated with a look ahead plan, the look ahead plan covering at least an overlap portion of the next period of the assignment plan such that the look ahead plan overlaps the assignment plan; transferring data associated with one or more shielded tasks having a starting time within the overlap portion of the next period from the second database into the first database as a modification of the project scheduling data associated with the next period of the assignment plan; and executing the project according to the next period of the assignment plan based on the modified project scheduling data associated with the next period in the first database. | 01-14-2010 |
Ming Shen, Singapore SG
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20140213487 | Systems and Methods for Biological Analysis - A biological analysis system is provided. The system comprises an interchangeable assembly configured to accommodate any one of a plurality of sample holders, each respective sample holder configured to receive a plurality of samples. The system also includes a control system configured to cycle the plurality of samples through a series of temperatures. The system further includes an optical system configured to detect fluorescent signals emitted from the plurality of samples. The optical system, in particular, can comprise a single field lens, an excitation source, an optical sensor, and a plurality of filter components. The excitation source can be one or more light emitting diodes. The field lens can be a bi-convex lens. | 07-31-2014 |
20140236496 | Methods and Systems for Visualizing and Evaluating Data - A computer-implemented method of generating a digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) result is provided. The method includes detecting a first set of emission data from a plurality of samples, each included in a sample region of a plurality of sample regions, at a first time during an amplification period. The method further includes determining a positive or negative amplification determination for each sample of the plurality of samples based in part on the first set of emission data. A dPCR result is generated based on the positive or negative amplification determinations for the plurality of samples. | 08-21-2014 |
20140247967 | Methods and Systems for Image Analysis Identification - A computer-implemented method for identifying a first object-of-interest is provided. The first object-of-interest includes two identifiers and a sample portion. The method includes imaging the first object-of-interest including the two identifiers. The imaging generates a first set of image data. The method further includes determining a position of the first object-of-interest in the field-of-view of an optical sensor and determining the two identifiers from the first set of image data. The method includes identifying the first object-of-interest based on the two identifiers. | 09-04-2014 |
Nansheng Shen, Singapore SG
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20110303973 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD - The semiconductor device according to the present invention is an nMOS SGT and is composed of a first n+ type silicon layer, a first gate electrode containing metal and a second n+ type silicon layer arranged on the surface of a first columnar silicon layer positioned vertically on a first planar silicon layer. Furthermore, a first insulating film is positioned between the first gate electrode and the first planar silicon layer, and a second insulating film is positioned on the top surface of the first gate electrode. In addition, the first gate electrode containing metal is surrounded by the first n+ type silicon layer, the second n+ type silicon layer, the first insulating film and the second insulating film. | 12-15-2011 |
20110303985 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREFOR - The semiconductor device includes: a columnar silicon layer on the planar silicon layer; a first n+ type silicon layer formed in a bottom area of the columnar silicon layer; a second n+ type silicon layer formed in an upper region of the columnar silicon layer; a gate insulating film formed in a perimeter of a channel region between the first and second n+ type silicon layers; a gate electrode formed in a perimeter of the gate insulating film, and having a first metal-silicon compound layer; an insulating film formed between the gate electrode and the planar silicon layer, an insulating film sidewall formed in an upper sidewall of the columnar silicon layer; a second metal-silicon compound layer formed in the planar silicon layer; and an electric contact formed on the second n+ type silicon layer. | 12-15-2011 |
20120138437 | Switching device and a method for forming a switching device - Embodiments provide a switching device. The switching device includes a substrate, which includes a contact region. The switching device further includes a vertical layer arrangement extending from the substrate next to the contact region. The vertical layer arrangement includes a control layer. The switching device further includes a freestanding silicon cantilever extending vertically from the contact region. | 06-07-2012 |
20130095625 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A method for producing a semiconductor device includes preparing a structure having a substrate, a planar semiconductor layer and a columnar semiconductor layer, forming a second drain/source region in the upper part of the columnar semiconductor layer, forming a contact stopper film and a contact interlayer film, and forming a contact layer on the second drain/source region. The step for forming the contact layer includes forming a pattern and etching the contact interlayer film to the contact stopper film using the pattern to form a contact hole for the contact layer and removing the contact stopper film remaining at the bottom of the contact hole by etching. The projection of the bottom surface of the contact hole onto the substrate is within the circumference of the projected profile of the contact stopper film formed on the top and side surface of the columnar semiconductor layer onto the substrate. | 04-18-2013 |
20130252413 | SURROUND GATE CMOS SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The semiconductor device includes: a columnar silicon layer on the planar silicon layer; a first n+ type silicon layer formed in a bottom area of the columnar silicon layer; a second n+ type silicon layer formed in an upper region of the columnar silicon layer; a gate insulating film formed in a perimeter of a channel region between the first and second n+ type silicon layers; a gate electrode formed in a perimeter of the gate insulating film, and having a first metal-silicon compound layer; an insulating film formed between the gate electrode and the planar silicon layer, an insulating film sidewall formed in an upper sidewall of the columnar silicon layer; a second metal-silicon compound layer formed in the planar silicon layer; and an electric contact formed on the second n+ type silicon layer. | 09-26-2013 |
20150357428 | SURROUNDING GATE TRANSISTOR (SGT) STRUCTURE - The semiconductor device according to the present invention is an nMOS SGT and is composed of a first n+ type silicon layer, a first gate electrode containing metal and a second n+ type silicon layer arranged on the surface of a first columnar silicon layer positioned vertically on a first planar silicon layer. Furthermore, a first insulating film is positioned between the first gate electrode and the first planar silicon layer, and a second insulating film is positioned on the top surface of the first gate electrode. In addition, the first gate electrode containing metal is surrounded by the first n+ type silicon layer, the second n+ type silicon layer, the first insulating film and the second insulating film. | 12-10-2015 |
Shengmei Shen, Singapore SG
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20160125243 | HUMAN BODY PART DETECTION SYSTEM AND HUMAN BODY PART DETECTION METHOD - A human body part detection system includes: a learning mode storing unit storing a learning model; a depth image acquisition unit acquiring a depth image; a foreground human extraction unit extracting a human area; and a human body part detection unit detecting the human body part based on the human area and the learning model. The detection unit calculates a direction of a geodesic path at a first point based on a shortest geodesic path from a base point to a first point, selects a pixel pair at positions obtained after rotating positions of a pixel pair for calculation of the feature in the learning model in accordance with the direction, calculates a feature at the first point based on depth of the selected pair, and determines a label corresponding to the human body part based on the feature at the first point and learning model. | 05-05-2016 |
Sheng Mei Shen, Singapore SG
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20090013351 | Distribution Device and Reception Device - There is provided a preview distribution technique capable of realizing a flexible preview distribution between a distribution side and a user side. According to the technique, preview meta data describing reference destination information to the preview-constituting data of a plurality of types constituting the content preview is transmitted to a reception terminal. The reception terminal acquires the preview-constituting data by using the reference destination information described in the preview meta data and generates/reproduces the preview. Thus, when modifying the preview, the reception terminal can reproduce the preview after the modification, by acquiring only the data constituting the preview of the modified part, thereby easily modifying the data constituting the preview. That is, it is possible to perform a flexible preview distribution. | 01-08-2009 |
20090110072 | MOVING PICTURE PREDICTION METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A moving picture prediction method for enabling a calculation amount and a storage capacity to be reduced in a prediction about a moving picture by scaling processing is provided. A method for predicting the value P of Time T from the value P | 04-30-2009 |
20100172416 | FILTERING STRENGTH DETERMINATION METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A moving picture coding apparatus including an inter-pixel filter having the filters for filtering decoded image data so as to remove block distortion which is high frequency noise around block boundaries. The filters include a filter A | 07-08-2010 |
20100266011 | MOVING PICTURE PREDICTION METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A moving picture prediction method for enabling a calculation amount and a storage capacity to be reduced in a prediction about a moving picture by scaling processing is provided. A method for predicting the value P of Time T from the value P | 10-21-2010 |
20110058050 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOTION BLUR AND GHOSTING PREVENTION IN IMAGING SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for motion blur and ghosting prevention in imaging system is presented. A residue image is computed by performing spatial-temporal filter with a set of absolute image difference of image pairs from input images. A noise adaptive pixel threshold is computed for every pixel based on noise statistics of image sensor. The residue image and the noise adaptive pixel threshold are used to create a motion masking map. The motion masking map is used to represent motion and non-motion pixels in pixels merging. The pixels merging step is performed to generate an output image by considering the motion pixels where the motion pixels are performed separately. The resulting output image having no or less motion blur and ghosting artifacts can be obtained, even the input images having different degree of motion blur between each of the image, while the complexity is low. It is preferred that the current invention is applied in the Bayer raw domain. The benefit is reduced computation and memory because only 1 color component is processed for each pixel. Another benefit is higher signal fidelity because processing in the Bayer raw domain is unaffected by demosaicing artifacts, especially along edges. However, the current invention can also be applied in RGB domain. | 03-10-2011 |
20110103488 | CODING DISTORTION REMOVAL METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, AND APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - A semiconductor for decoding coded image and audio data, which includes an audio processor that decodes coded audio data, and an image decoder that decodes image data. The image decoder removes coding distortion in pixels of two adjacent transform blocks which are motion-compensated, having a coded motion compensation error equal to zero, and are located inside a same macroblock. The image decoder includes a motion compensation block boundary detector that determines whether the motion compensation error of the two adjacent transform blocks located inside the macroblock is zero, and determines whether a boundary of two adjacent transform block is also a boundary of two adjacent motion-compensation blocks. The image decoder also includes a filter that removes coding distortion in pixels of the two adjacent transform blocks, and a selector that selects whether or not the filter removes the coding distortion based on the determination of the motion compensation block boundary detector. | 05-05-2011 |
20110137177 | OPTICAL-COMBINED IMAGING METHOD, OPTICAL-COMBINED IMAGING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An optical-combined imaging method which improves image quality and shortens the time for imaging includes: a structure identification step (S | 06-09-2011 |
20110268362 | PROBE AND IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION METHOD USING PROBE - Provided is a probe capable of effectively performing NIR imaging by optimally arranging input channels and detection channels, and an image reconstruction method using the probe. The probe ( | 11-03-2011 |
20120057076 | FILTERING STRENGTH DETERMINATION METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A moving picture coding apparatus includes an inter-pixel filter having filters for filtering decoded image data so as to remove block distortion which is high frequency noise around block boundaries. The inter-pixel filter includes filters having different filtering strengths. The coding apparatus also includes a filter processing control unit for determining a filtering strength of the inter-pixel filter. | 03-08-2012 |
20120106839 | FILTERING STRENGTH DETERMINATION METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A moving picture coding apparatus includes an inter-pixel filter having the filters for filtering decoded image data so as to remove block distortion which is high frequency noise around block boundaries. The inter-pixel filters includes filters having different filtering strength. The coding apparatus also includes a filter processing control unit for determining a filtering strength of the inter-pixel filter. | 05-03-2012 |
20120147139 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE ALIGNING APPARATUS, STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE ALIGNING METHOD, AND PROGRAM OF THE SAME - A stereoscopic image aligning apparatus ( | 06-14-2012 |
20120213287 | PICTURE ENCODING METHOD AND PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A picture encoding method of the present invention is a picture encoding method of predictively encoding an input picture with reference to pictures stored in a picture buffer, decoding the encoded input picture, judging whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for reference and whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for output which needs to be stored until its display time, and storing, in the picture buffer, the picture for reference and the picture for output based on the determination result. | 08-23-2012 |
20120229609 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO CREATING DEVICE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO CREATING METHOD - A three-dimensional video creating device ( | 09-13-2012 |
20120230546 | GENERIC OBJECT-BASED IMAGE RECOGNITION APPARATUS WITH EXCLUSIVE CLASSIFIER, AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - The present invention provides an image recognition apparatus with enhanced performance and robustness. | 09-13-2012 |
20120274634 | DEPTH INFORMATION GENERATING DEVICE, DEPTH INFORMATION GENERATING METHOD, AND STEREO IMAGE CONVERTER - A depth information generating device according to the present invention includes a region extracting unit that detects a human face in at least one two-dimensional image, and based on the detected face, extracts a human figure region indicating a human figure within a region of the at least one two-dimensional image; and a depth map generating unit that gives a depth value different from a depth value of a region other than the human figure region to the human figure region to generate a depth map that separates the human figure region from the region other than the human figure region. Thereby, a depth map for displaying a 3D pop-out from which a viewer feels no unnaturalness can be generated. | 11-01-2012 |
20120281132 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An image capturing device includes: a pre-capturing module which captures an imaging target at each of different focus positions in a predetermined focus range and outputs, as a capturing result, a plurality of pre-captured images lower in resolution than the output image; an object sharpness evaluating module which computes a sharpness level of each of the pre-captured images captured by the pre-capturing module; a focus varying range determining module which determines a focus position varying range within the predetermined focus range based on sharpness levels computed by the object sharpness evaluating module, such that a signal-to-noise ratio of the output image is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold; and an image capturing module which captures the imaging target while varying the focus position according to the focus position varying range determined by the focus varying range determining module, and outputs the output image as a capturing result. | 11-08-2012 |
20120287996 | MOVING PICTURE PREDICTION METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image decoding method is provided for generating a predictive pixel value of a current picture to be decoded, and decoding the current picture using the predictive pixel value. The method includes a first parameter calculation step of calculating a first parameter corresponding to a distance between the current picture and a first reference picture; a second parameter calculation step of calculating a second parameter corresponding to a distance between the first reference picture and a second reference picture; a judgment step of judging whether or not a value of a third parameter calculated using a value obtained by dividing the first parameter by the second parameter is a value which is represented by a plurality of bits; a predictive pixel value generation step of generating a predictive pixel value of the current picture; and a decoding step of decoding the current picture using the predictive pixel value. | 11-15-2012 |
20130004079 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - To enhance the accuracy of image alignment performed to reduce a vertical disparity between a first image and a second image that are images of the same object captured from different viewpoints, an image processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a division unit which divides each of the first image and the second image into a plurality of sub-regions; and an extraction unit which performs feature point extraction on each of the sub-regions, wherein the extraction unit performs the feature point extraction in such a manner that a value indicating a degree of variation among the sub-regions in total number of extracted feature points is less than or equal to a predetermined value. | 01-03-2013 |
20130101177 | MOTION ESTIMATION APPARATUS, DEPTH ESTIMATION APPARATUS, AND MOTION ESTIMATION METHOD - A motion estimation apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is a motion estimation apparatus for estimating, using a set of multi-focus images which correspond to a single scene and have different focuses, motion for each of the first regions included in the scene, including: a cost value computing unit configured to compute, using the set of multi-focus images, for each of the first regions, a cost value indicating a difference between a blur amount of the first region and a standard blur amount determined for each of distances in a depth direction; and a motion estimation unit configured to estimate, using the cost value, the motion of the first region corresponding to the cost value. | 04-25-2013 |
20130106848 | IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD | 05-02-2013 |
20130135298 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING NEW VIEWPOINT IMAGE - An apparatus for generating a new viewpoint image includes: a new viewpoint image generation unit that shifts the foreground image region in the input image, based on a depth map to generate a new viewpoint image including a missing pixel region; a representative background pixel selection unit that selects background pixels located a predetermined number of pixels away from edge pixels, as representative background pixels; a texture direction map calculation unit that calculates a texture direction of each of the selected representative background pixels, to calculate a texture direction map indicating texture directions, each corresponding to one of missing pixels, based on locations of the representative background pixels and locations of the missing pixels included in the missing pixel region; and a hole-filling processing unit that fills the missing pixel region with the obtained background pixels in accordance with the texture direction map. | 05-30-2013 |
20130195207 | CODING DISTORTION REMOVAL METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, AND APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - An image encoding and decoding apparatus includes an image encoder for encoding an input image and an image decoder for decoding a variable length coded signal. The image encoder includes a coding unit, a first decoding unit, a first coding distortion removing unit, a first storage unit, and a variable length coding unit. The image decoder includes a variable length decoding unit, a second coding distortion removing unit, and a second storage unit. In the encoding and decoding apparatus, a block size of a motion compensation block is smaller than a block size of the macroblock, a block size of a motion compensation block is larger than a block size of a transform block, and a coded motion compensation error of each of two adjacent motion compensation blocks located inside the same macroblock is zero. | 08-01-2013 |
20140010298 | MOVING PICTURE PREDICTION METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image decoding method is provided which includes a time information determination step of determining time information of a current picture, a first reference picture referred to by the current picture and a second reference picture referred to by the current picture; a scaling parameter calculation step of calculating a scaling parameter based on a time distance between the first reference picture and a second reference picture; a weighting coefficient determination step of determining two weighting coefficients based on the scaling parameter; a predictive pixel value generation step of generating a predictive pixel value of the current picture by scaling a pixel value of the first reference picture and a pixel value of the second reference picture using the two weighting coefficients determined in the weighting coefficient determination step; and a decoding step of decoding the current picture using the predictive pixel value. | 01-09-2014 |
20140133561 | PICTURE ENCODING METHOD AND PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A picture encoding method of the present invention is a picture encoding method of predictively encoding an input picture with reference to pictures stored in a picture buffer, decoding the encoded input picture, judging whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for reference and whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for output which needs to be stored until its display time, and storing, in the picture buffer, the picture for reference and the picture for output based on the determination result. | 05-15-2014 |
20140133572 | PICTURE ENCODING METHOD AND PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A picture encoding method of the present invention is a picture encoding method of predictively encoding an input picture with reference to pictures stored in a picture buffer, decoding the encoded input picture, judging whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for reference and whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for output which needs to be stored until its display time, and storing, in the picture buffer, the picture for reference and the picture for output based on the determination result. | 05-15-2014 |
20140133577 | PICTURE ENCODING METHOD AND PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A picture encoding method of the present invention is a picture encoding method of predictively encoding an input picture with reference to pictures stored in a picture buffer, decoding the encoded input picture, judging whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for reference and whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for output which needs to be stored until its display time, and storing, in the picture buffer, the picture for reference and the picture for output based on the determination result. | 05-15-2014 |
20140133578 | PICTURE ENCODING METHOD AND PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A picture encoding method of the present invention is a picture encoding method of predictively encoding an input picture with reference to pictures stored in a picture buffer, decoding the encoded input picture, judging whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for reference and whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for output which needs to be stored until its display time, and storing, in the picture buffer, the picture for reference and the picture for output based on the determination result. | 05-15-2014 |
20140328405 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR 3D MEDIA DATA GENERATION, ENCODING, DECODING AND DISPLAY USING DISPARITY INFORMATION - The current invention provides methods for 3D content capturing, 3D content coding and packaging at content production side, and 3D content consuming and rendering at display or terminal side, in order to ensure healthy and effective 3D viewing all the time. According to the current invention Maximum disparity and 3D budget which are scene dependent, are calculated, utilized for coding and embedded in the coded streams or media file, and checked against the allowable values during the content rendering, so to determine if the same 3D content can be shown to the user according to the viewing condition which the user has. In case it cannot meet healthy 3D viewing guideline, it is suggested to adjust the 3D content for its new maximum disparity and 3D budget to be within the allowable range, to achieve healthy and effective 3D viewing for that user with his/her viewing condition. | 11-06-2014 |
20150036746 | MOVING PICTURE PREDICTION METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image decoding method is provided which includes a time information determination step of determining time information of a current picture, a first reference picture referred to by the current picture and a second reference picture referred to by the current picture; a scaling parameter calculation step of calculating a scaling parameter based on a time distance between the first reference picture and a second reference picture; a weighting coefficient determination step of determining two weighting coefficients based on the scaling parameter; a predictive pixel value generation step of generating a predictive pixel value of the current picture by scaling a pixel value of the first reference picture and a pixel value of the second reference picture using the two weighting coefficients determined in the weighting coefficient determination step; and a decoding step of decoding the current picture using the predictive pixel value. | 02-05-2015 |
20150156515 | FILTERING STRENGTH DETERMINATION METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A moving picture coding apparatus includes an inter-pixel filter having filters for filtering decoded image data so as to remove block distortion which is high frequency noise around block boundaries. The inter-pixel filter includes filters having different filtering strengths. The coding apparatus also includes a filter processing control unit for determining a filtering strength of the inter-pixel filter. | 06-04-2015 |
20150195535 | CODING DISTORTION REMOVAL METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, AND APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - A coding distortion removing method is provided for removing coding distortion in two adjacent blocks located on both sides of a block boundary between the two adjacent blocks in a reconstructed image. The method includes deriving a difference of pixel values between a pixel in a first block of the reconstructed image and a pixel in a second block of the reconstructed image adjacent to the first block, deriving an average value of the first quantization parameter and the second quantization parameter, and setting a threshold value to the average value of the first quantization parameter and the second quantization parameter. The method also includes comparing the difference of pixel values with the threshold value, and removing a coding distortion in an area disposed on both sides of the block boundary between the first block and the second block, by applying a filter for coding distortion removal. | 07-09-2015 |
20150195579 | CODING DISTORTION REMOVAL METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, AND APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - An image decoding apparatus is provided that decodes a coded image, the coded image being generated by coding an image segmented into a plurality of blocks on a block basis. The image decoding apparatus includes a quantization parameter obtaining unit that obtains a quantization parameter for each block of the plurality of blocks, a decoding unit that decodes the coded image to obtain a reconstructed image, and a pixel difference value obtaining unit that obtains a pixel difference value. The image decoding apparatus also includes a comparing unit that compares the pixel difference value with a threshold value, and a removing unit that removes a coding distortion in an area disposed on both sides of a block boundary between the first block and the second block, by applying a filter for coding distortion removal. | 07-09-2015 |
20150201194 | CODING DISTORTION REMOVAL METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, AND APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - An image coding and decoding system is provided that includes an image coding apparatus and an image decoding apparatus. The image coding apparatus includes a coding unit that codes an input image to obtain a first coded image, a first decoding unit that decodes the first coded image to obtain a reconstructed image, and a determining unit that determines a first filter setting parameter for the input image, a first comparing unit that compares a difference of pixel values with the threshold value, and a first removing unit that removes a coding. The image decoding apparatus includes an obtaining unit that obtains a second filter setting parameter, a second decoding unit that decodes the coded image to obtain a reconstructed image, a second comparing unit that compares a difference of pixel values with the threshold value, and a second removing unit that removes a coding distortion. | 07-16-2015 |
20150222924 | FILTERING STRENGTH DETERMINATION METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A moving picture coding apparatus includes an inter-pixel filter having filters for filtering decoded image data so as to remove block distortion which is high frequency noise around block boundaries. The inter-pixel filter includes filters having different filtering strengths. The coding apparatus also includes a filter processing control unit for determining a filtering strength of the inter-pixel filter. | 08-06-2015 |
20150222925 | FILTERING STRENGTH DETERMINATION METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A moving picture coding apparatus includes an inter-pixel filter having filters for filtering decoded image data so as to remove block distortion which is high frequency noise around block boundaries. The inter-pixel filter includes filters having different filtering strengths. The coding apparatus also includes a filter processing control unit for determining a filtering strength of the inter-pixel filter. | 08-06-2015 |
20150262324 | PICTURE ENCODING METHOD AND PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A picture encoding method of the present invention is a picture encoding method of predictively encoding an input picture with reference to pictures stored in a picture buffer, decoding the encoded input picture, judging whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for reference and whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for output which needs to be stored until its display time, and storing, in the picture buffer, the picture for reference and the picture for output based on the determination result. | 09-17-2015 |
20150262377 | PICTURE ENCODING METHOD AND PICTURE DECODING METHOD - A picture encoding method of the present invention is a picture encoding method of predictively encoding an input picture with reference to pictures stored in a picture buffer, decoding the encoded input picture, judging whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for reference and whether or not the decoded picture is a picture for output which needs to be stored until its display time, and storing, in the picture buffer, the picture for reference and the picture for output based on the determination result. | 09-17-2015 |
20150281731 | CODING DISTORTION REMOVAL METHOD, VIDEO ENCODING METHOD, VIDEO DECODING METHOD, AND APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - A picture decoding method is provided for decoding coded picture data. The decoding method includes decoding coded picture data to obtain a first transform block and an adjacent second transform block in a reconstructed picture having a plurality of blocks forming a moving picture image. The decoding method also includes determining whether the first transform block is located inside a motion-compensation block in which the second transform block is located. The decoding method further includes performing a filtering on pixels in a block boundary between the first and second transform blocks when the first transform block is located outside the motion-compensation block in which the second transform block is located, and performing no filtering on the pixels in the block boundary between the first and second transform blocks when the first transform block is located inside the motion-compensation block in which the second transform block is located. | 10-01-2015 |
20160080758 | MOVING PICTURE PREDICTION METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image decoding method is provided which includes a time information determination step of determining time information of a current picture, a first reference picture referred to by the current picture and a second reference picture referred to by the current picture; a scaling parameter calculation step of calculating a scaling parameter based on a time distance between the first reference picture and a second reference picture; a weighting coefficient determination step of determining two weighting coefficients based on the scaling parameter; a predictive pixel value generation step of generating a predictive pixel value of the current picture by scaling a pixel value of the first reference picture and a pixel value of the second reference picture using the two weighting coefficients determined in the weighting coefficient determination step; and a decoding step of decoding the current picture using the predictive pixel value. | 03-17-2016 |
Wenming Shen, Singapore SG
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20140332468 | AQUAPORIN BASED THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANES - Present invention relates to a thin film composite membrane wherein a thin selective layer, having incorporated amphiphilic vesicles, is supported by a microporous substrate. A process of preparing the thin film composite membrane and its use are also disclosed. | 11-13-2014 |
Xue F. Shen, Singapore SG
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20100096735 | CLAMPING ASSEMBLY - A clamping assembly for clamping a lead frame with pre-attached semiconductor device, comprising of: a first member, to hold the lead frame, said first member having a surface profile in contact with a surface profile of the semiconductor device, a second member for allowing the mounting of the first member thereon, an attachment means to secure the first member onto the second member, wherein the attachment means is adjustable to conform the surface profile of the first member to the surface profile of the lead frame. | 04-22-2010 |
Xue Fang Shen, Singapore SG
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20120000337 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED SINGULATION - A punch and die assembly for singulating an IC unit from a substrate, the assembly comprising an array of punches a guide block having opposed first and second faces with a plurality of elongate channels corresponding to each punch extending from said first to second face; a die block for supporting said substrate, said die block having an array of punching zones at which the punches bear so as to singulate all or a portion of a peripheral edge of said IC units from the substrate. | 01-05-2012 |
20120184086 | PUNCH SINGULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A punching system for singulating IC units comprising: a punching assembly arranged to receive a substrate and singulate said substrate into the IC units; a rotary carrier rotatable from a first position to a second position said rotary carrier arranged to receive said units at the first position and carry said units to the second position through rotation; wherein said rotary carrier includes recesses for receiving at least a portion of the units. A punching assembly comprising a die block having recesses for receiving selectively replaceable inserts wherein said inserts correspond to a punch pattern specific to a predetermined IC package arrangement. | 07-19-2012 |
Xu-Yang Shen, Singapore SG
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20140087559 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A method for forming a semiconductor structure and a method for patterning a dielectric layer are provided. The method comprises following steps. An upper cap layer is formed on and physically contacted with a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer has a dielectric thickness having a range of 1000 Ř5000 Å. A patterned mask layer is formed on and physically contacted with the upper cap layer. A part of the upper cap layer is removed to form a patterned upper cap layer by using the patterned mask layer as an etching mask. A part of the dielectric layer is removed to form a dielectric opening in the dielectric layer by using the patterned upper cap layer as an etching mask. | 03-27-2014 |
20140145282 | IMAGE SENSOR AND PROCESS THEREOF - An image sensor includes a plurality of color filters and an anti-reflective layer. The color filters are located on a substrate. The anti-reflective layer is located between the substrate and the color filters, and parts of the anti-reflective layer corresponding to at least two of the color filters have different thicknesses. Moreover, an image sensing process including the following steps is also provided. An anti-reflective layer is formed on a substrate. A plurality of color filters is formed on the anti-reflective layer, wherein parts of the anti-reflective layer right below at least two of the color filters have different thicknesses. | 05-29-2014 |
Zexiang Shen, Singapore SG
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20100245816 | Near-field Raman spectroscopy - Near-field Raman imaging is performed by holding a dielectric microsphere (e.g. of polystyrene) on or just above the surface of a sample in a Raman microscope. An illuminating laser beam is focused by the microsphere so as to produce a near-field interaction with the sample. Raman scattered light at shifted wavelengths is collected and analysed. The microsphere may be mounted on a cantilever of an atomic force microscope or other scanning probe microscope, which provides feedback to hold it in position relative to the sample surface. Alternatively, the microsphere may be held on the sample surface by an optical tweezer effect of the illuminating laser beam. | 09-30-2010 |
20140087192 | CONDUCTING POLYMER/GRAPHENE-BASED MATERIAL COMPOSITES, AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE COMPOSITES - A composite comprising a conducting polymer and a graphene-based material is provided. The composite includes a graphene-based material doped with nitrogen or having a nitrogen-containing species grafted thereon, and a conducting polymer arranged on the graphene-based material. Methods of preparing the composite, and electrodes formed from the composite are also provided. | 03-27-2014 |
Zhigang Shen, Singapore SG
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20100028236 | Process For Making Nano-Sized and Micro-Sized Precipitate Particles - There is disclosed a process of making nano-sized or micro-sized precipitate particles. The process comprising the steps of mixing, in a reaction zone, a metal salt solution with a precipitant solution to form a precipitate, said precipitate being at least one of a metal chalcogenide, metal hydroxide and metal oxide; and applying a shear force to said mixing solutions in said reaction zone during said mixing step, wherein said shear force and the conditions within said reaction zone form said nano-sized or micro-sized precipitate particles. | 02-04-2010 |
20100298123 | PROCESS OF MAKING METAL CHALCOGENIDE PARTICLES - There is disclosed a process of making metal chalcogenide particles. The process comprises the steps of reacting a metal salt solution with a precipitant solution under conditions to form metal chalcogenide particles and by-product thereof, coating the metal chalcogenide particles with a surfactant; and separating the surfactant coated chalcogenide particles from the by-product to obtain metal chalcogenide particles substantially free of by-product. | 11-25-2010 |
20150160379 | NANOMETRIC TIN-CONTAINING METAL OXIDE PARTICLE AND DISPERSION, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF - There is disclosed a tin-containing metal oxide nanoparticle, which has an index of dispersion degree less than 7 and a narrow particle size distribution which is defined as steepness ratio less than 3. There is disclosed dispersion, paint, shielding film and their glass products which comprise the said nanoparticles. Besides, there are also disclosed processes of making the tin-containing metal oxide nanoparticle and their dispersion. The tin-containing metal oxide nanoparticles and their dispersion disclosed herein may be applied on the window glass of houses, buildings, vehicles, ships, etc. There is provided an excellent function of infrared blocking with highly transparent, and to achieve sunlight controlling and thermal radiation controlling. | 06-11-2015 |
20150203354 | METHOD FOR PREPARING NANO-SIZED IRON PHOSPHATE PARTICLES - The present invention relates to a method for preparing nano-sized iron phosphate particles, the method including the steps of: mixing an iron salt solution and a phosphate solution in a reactor in order to prepare a suspension containing amorphous or crystalline iron phosphate precipitate; and applying a shearing force to the mixed solution inside the reactor during the step of mixing, wherein the suspension containing nano-sized iron phosphate precipitate particles is formed by means of the shearing force and the conditions inside the reactor. According to the present invention, micro-mixing takes place faster than nucleation, which provides an advantage for preparing nanoparticles and for preparing particles having a uniform particle size distribution. | 07-23-2015 |
20150320862 | Process for Making Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Preparations for Cancer Hyperthermia - Iron oxide nanoparticle compositions, methods of preparing the nanoparticles using high gravity controlled precipitation (HGCP), and methods of using the nanoparticles are disclosed. | 11-12-2015 |
Zhigang Shen, Singapore CN
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20110306539 | PROCESS FOR MAKING PARTICLES FOR DELIVERY OF DRUG NANOPARTICLES - A process for making particles for delivery of drug nanoparticles is disclosed herein. The process comprises the steps of (a) forming a suspension of drug nanoparticles by mixing a precipitant solution with an anti-solvent solution under micro-mixing environment, where the formed nanoparticles have a narrow particle size distribution; (b) providing an excipient to at least one of the precipitant solution, the anti-solvent solution and the suspension of drug nanoparticles, the excipient being selected to maintain said drug nanoparticles in a dispersed state when in liquid form; and (c) drying the suspension of drug nanoparticles containing the excipient therein to remove solvent therefrom, wherein removal of the solvent causes the excipient to solidify and thereby form micro-sized matrix particles, each micro-sized particle being comprised of drug nanoparticles dispersed in a solid matrix of the excipient. | 12-15-2011 |
Zhijie Shen, Singapore SG
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20130330055 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Annotation of Media Files with Sensor Data - Embodiments of methods for multimedia annotation with sensor data (referred to herein as Sensor-rich video) includes acquisition, management, storage, indexing, transmission, search, and display of video, images, or sound, that has been recorded in conjunction with additional sensor information (such as, but not limited to, global positioning system information (latitude, longitude, altitude), compass directions, WiFi fingerprints, ambient lighting conditions, etc.). The collection of sensor information is acquired on a continuous basis during recording. For example, the GPS information may be continuously acquired from a corresponding sensor at every second during the recording of a video. Therefore, the acquisition apparatus generates a continuous stream of video frames and a continuous stream of sensor meta-data values. The two streams are correlated in that every video frame is associated with a set of sensor values. Note that the sampling frequency (i.e., the frequency at which sensor values can be measured) is dependent on the type of sensor. For example, a GPS sensor may be sampled at 1-second intervals while a compass sensor may be sampled at 50 millisecond intervals. Video is also sampled at a specific rate, such as 25 or 30 frames per second. Sensor data are associated with each frame. If sensor data has not changed from the previous frame (due to a low sampling rate) then the previously measured data values are used. The resulting combination of a video and a sensor stream is called a sensor-rich video. | 12-12-2013 |
Zhiqi Shen, Singapore SG
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20150262111 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT TASK ALLOCATION IN CROWDSOURCING - A method and apparatus are proposed for allocating a plurality of human intelligence tasks (HIT) to corresponding human workers. An optimization problem is formulated which incorporates the objectives of reducing the time taken for the HITs to be completed, and of improving the quality of HIT results. The method and apparatus are able to provide solutions to the optimization problem in polynomial time, and to provide theoretical guarantees on the optimality of the solution. The optimization problem is formulated using a measure of a target workload for each worker and a measure of each worker's current situation. | 09-17-2015 |
20150278676 | CURIOSITY-BASED EMOTION MODELING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL COMPANIONS - The invention proposes that a software agent for assisting a user in a virtual environment defined by a first concept map, maintains a record of its experiences in the form of a second concept map. The concept maps are compared to obtain a measure of stimulation. The measure of stimulation is used to derive a comparison value indicative an emotional state of the user, and the comparison value is used in a reward function to guide the behavior of the software agent. | 10-01-2015 |
20150278688 | EPISODIC AND SEMANTIC MEMORY BASED REMEMBRANCE AGENT MODELING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL COMPANIONS - A remembrance agent is proposed, to be hosted on a wearable computer. The remembrance agent employs a first database (WK) of knowledge about the world in the form of concept maps. Events (“episodes”) experienced by a user are each classified as relating to one or more of the concepts in WK. The episodes are used to produce a second database (episodic memory, EM), and the classification is also used to update a third database (semantic memory, SM) organised using the concepts. The semantic memory thus summarizes the user's interaction with the concepts during the episodes. A current situation of the user is classified according to the concepts, and the classification is used, with the EM and SM, to provide to the user information relevant to the current situation. | 10-01-2015 |
Zhongxiang Shen, Singapore SG
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20120286657 | PLANAR HELIX SLOW-WAVE STRUCTURE WITH STRAIGHT-EDGE CONNECTIONS - A planar helix slow-wave structure with straight edge connections where the structure consists of two arrays of thin, parallel, conductors printed on top and bottom faces of a low-loss dielectric material or substrate, the conductors in the arrays printed on the top and bottom surfaces being inclined at different but symmetric pitch angles on the surface of the planar surface, the conjunction ends of the conductors on the top and bottom faces being connected by vertical conductors with circular rings with a diameter greater than the diameter of the vertical conductors to ensure proper connections between them, and a vacuum tunnel inside the planar helix structure. | 11-15-2012 |
Zuo Cheng Shen, Singapore SG
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20150008251 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING A FREE AIR BALL SIZE DURING WIRE BONDING - Disclosed is a method of measuring a free air ball size during a wire bonding process of a wire bonder, which comprises a position sensor and a bonding tool for forming an electrical connection between a semiconductor device and a substrate using a bonding wire. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: forming a free air ball from a wire tail of the bonding wire; using the position sensor to determine a positional difference between a first and a second position of the bonding tool with respect to a reference position, wherein the first position of the bonding tool is a position of the bonding tool with respect to the reference position when the free air ball contacts a conductive surface; and measuring the free air ball size based on the positional difference of the bonding tool as determined by the position sensor. A wire bonder configured to perform such a method is also disclosed. | 01-08-2015 |