Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080304110 | Method for security printing - Method for security printing. A digital model of a feature for printing is received, wherein the feature is for authentication by an external device. Deviation from the digital model is compensated for, to a printed instance of the feature. | 12-11-2008 |
20080310715 | APPLYING A SEGMENTATION ENGINE TO DIFFERENT MAPPINGS OF A DIGITAL IMAGE - An image processing method includes applying a segmentation engine to different mappings of a digital image, and using the different segmented mappings to identify segments in the digital image. | 12-18-2008 |
20100188512 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING IMAGE PIPELINES - A method for testing image pipelines includes transforming an untransformed captured image multiple times using a plurality of pipelines, thereby generating a plurality of transformed images, and comparing a functional set of metrics associated with each of the plurality of transformed images with a functional set of metrics associated with each image in a ground truth set. From the comparison, a determination is made as to which of the plurality of pipelines generates a transformed image that is functionally closest to an image in the ground truth set. | 07-29-2010 |
20110194152 | ENHANCED SECURITY PRINTING OF A LAYOUT TEMPLATE - A method for enhancing security printing of a layout template is disclosed. The method includes receiving the layout template, and acknowledging one or more constraints for the layout template. At least one unconstrained layout element of the layout template is varied, thereby generating a varied layout template. The varied layout template is printed and scanned. The method further includes determining a number of bits that can be encoded in the varied layout template, where the number of bits depends on the varying of the at least one unconstrained layout element. | 08-11-2011 |
20110280480 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING SECURITY PRINTING - A system for enhancing security printing includes a segmentation system, a secure database in operative communication with the segmentation system, a secure registry in selective operative communication with the segmentation system, and an analysis system in operative communication with the segmentation system and the secure database, and in selective operative communication with the secure registry. The segmentation system performs zoning analysis on a scanned image to identifying a list of regions in the image. The secure database stores at least one of i) a template, or ii) prior zoning output specification. The secure registry stores region of interest information and information pertaining to strategies for identifying a region of interest. The analysis system identifies the region of interest utilizing at least one of the secure database or the secure registry. | 11-17-2011 |
20110310404 | VOID PANTOGRAPHS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING THE SAME - A void pantograph and a method for generating the same are disclosed herein. The void pantograph includes a foreground portion based on a region of an image that is defined using a predetermined filter, and a background portion based on another region of the image that is defined using the predetermined filter. | 12-22-2011 |
20110310441 | METHOD FOR USING VOID PANTOGRAPHS - A method for using void pantographs involves generating a test sheet including multiple void pantographs, where each of the multiple void pantographs includes a pantograph foreground and a pantograph background. The test sheet is printed, and from the printed test sheet, at least one of the multiple void pantographs having a covert or semi-covert pantograph foreground and background is identified. The printed test sheet is scanned, and from the scanned test sheet, at least one of the multiple void pantographs having an overt pantograph foreground is identified. A workflow is developed for the at least one of the multiple void pantographs having both i) the covert or semi-covert pantograph foreground and background after printing, and ii) the overt pantograph foreground after scanning. | 12-22-2011 |
20120114170 | COUNTERFEIT DETECTION SYSTEM - A counterfeit detection system is disclosed herein. The system includes an image reduction system for minimizing size of at least one original image using a plurality of different reduction strategies to generate a plurality of minimized images. The system further includes a classification system which includes a first sub-system for generating at least one accuracy comparative assessment metric for each of the plurality of minimized images, a second sub-system for comparing the at least one accuracy comparative assessment metric for each of the plurality of minimized images with an accuracy assessment metric for the at least one original image, and a third sub-system for determining if at least one of the plurality of minimized images can be transmitted with improved or equivalent classification accuracy at a reduced bandwidth when compared to the original image are also part of the system. | 05-10-2012 |
20120269427 | PRINTED INFORMATION DEVICE - A printed information device includes a region of interest in an image, and at least two channels assigned to the region of interest by different means of logical partitioning. The region of interest represents a physical area of the image. Each of the channels has a different error tolerance. Continuous and/or cyclic information is independently encoded in each of the at least two channels. The deterrent is configured to be read substantially simultaneously by at least two distinct reading strategies. | 10-25-2012 |
20130301913 | SELECTING METRICS FOR SUBSTRATE CLASSIFICATION - Methods for selecting metrics for substrate classification, and apparatus to perform such methods. The methods include determining a value of a metric from an image of a substrate sample for each substrate sample of a plurality of substrate samples, wherein the metric is indicative of a surface texture of each substrate sample and iteratively assigning substrate samples of the plurality of substrate samples to an aggregate of a particular number of aggregates in response to a value of the metric for each substrate sample until a convergence of clustering is deemed achieved, then determining an indication of cluster tightness of the particular number of aggregates. The methods further include selecting or ignoring the metric for substrate classification in response to the indication of cluster tightness of the particular number of aggregates. | 11-14-2013 |
20140090053 | Internet Protocol Address Distribution Summary - Examples disclosed herein relate to an Internet Protocol address distribution summary. A processor may determine a statistical distribution between at least one portion of bits of Internet Protocol addresses accessing a website and determine a summary value representative of the degree of change within the statistical distribution. The processor may output the summary value. | 03-27-2014 |
20140185943 | Distance-Based Image Analysis - An image analyzer ( | 07-03-2014 |
20140241618 | Combining Region Based Image Classifiers - Examples disclosed herein relate to combining region based image classifiers. In one implementation, a processor measures correct classification and misclassification levels associated with a first image classifier related to a first image feature region and measures correct classification and misclassification levels associated with a second image classifier related to a second image feature region. The processor may create a combined classifier based on the first image classifier correct classification and misclassification levels and based on the second image classifier correct classification and misclassification levels such that the combined classifier is related to the first image feature region and the second image feature region. | 08-28-2014 |
20140289260 | Keyword Determination - Examples disclosed herein relate to keyword determination. In one implementation, a processor determines a summary of a text and identifies a keyword related to the text based on a comparison of the summary of the text to the remaining portion of the text. The processor may output the identified keyword. | 09-25-2014 |
20140333969 | Printer Sample Feature Set - A system can comprise a memory to store machine readable instructions and a processing unit to access the memory and execute the machine readable instructions. The machine readable instructions can comprise a feature set extractor to extract a feature set from each of a plurality of digital images of print samples. The feature set can be a filtered feature set that includes a feature set characterizing a printer that printed a given print sample of the print samples. The machine readable instructions can also comprise a cluster component to determine clusters of the print samples based on the feature set of each of the plurality of scanned images of the print samples. The machine readable instructions can further comprise a printer identifier to identify the printer of the print samples based on the clusters of the print samples. | 11-13-2014 |
20140376811 | Classifying Images - Methods, and apparatus for performing methods, for classifying an image. Methods include determining a corresponding set of metrics for each region of two or more regions of a pattern of regions of an image, and classifying the image in response to at least the corresponding set of metrics for each of the two or more regions of the pattern of regions. | 12-25-2014 |
20150058622 | DATA STREAM TRAFFIC CONTROL - Techniques related to data stream traffic control are disclosed herein. A bit equivalent entropy of an anonymized data stream is computed. Traffic of the data stream is controlled based on the value of the bit equivalent entropy. | 02-26-2015 |
20150071556 | Selecting Classifier Engines - Methods, and apparatus for performing methods, for selecting a classifier engine. Methods include, for two or more portions of a set of items of known classification, classifying members of each portion using a particular classifier engine; selecting a portion of the set of items whose classifications satisfy a first criteria; classifying members of the selected portion of the set of items using two or more classifier engines; and selecting a classifier engine whose classification of the selected portion of the set of items satisfies a second criteria. | 03-12-2015 |
20150302083 | A Combinatorial Summarizer - A combinatorial summarizer includes a plurality of summarization engines, a processor in selective communication with each summarization engine, and computer readable instructions executable by the processor and embodied on a tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium. Each summarization engine is to select a respective plurality of sentences, and generate a relative rank and an associated weight for each sentence of the respective plurality of sentences. The computer readable instructions include instructions to determine a combined weight for each sentence of each respective plurality of sentences. The combined weight is based upon the respective associated weight and a respective relative human rank for each sentence in a set of sentences, including all sentences of each respective plurality of sentences. The computer readable instructions further include instructions to determine a total weight for each summarization engine based, respectively, upon the combined weights for each sentence of each respective plurality of sentences. | 10-22-2015 |