Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
382307000 | General purpose image processor | 29 |
20080219598 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING SEQUENTIAL STILL IMAGES BY EXTRACTING STILL IMAGES FROM MOVING IMAGE DATA, AND PRINTING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus controls to print a plurality of sequential still images, which can be observed as a flip moving image, on the basis of moving image data. The image processing apparatus provides a window which has a start point button, end point button, seek bar, and the like. The user designates a desired still image extraction range from the moving image data by operating the start and end point buttons. This window also provides a preview button. When the user clicks the preview button, a predetermined number of sequential still images are generated from the designated still image extraction range in the moving image. These sequential still images are displayed while being sequentially switched in the order they appear in the moving image data. | 09-11-2008 |
20080260296 | HETEROGENEOUS IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to machine vision computing environments, and more specifically relates to a system and method for selectively accelerating the execution of image processing applications using a multi-core processor system. To this extent, a multi-core processor system is generally defined as one that is multi-platform, and potentially distributed via a network or other connection. The invention provides a machine vision system and method for executing image processing applications referred to herein as an image co-processor that comprises (among other things) a plurality of multi-core processors (MCPs) that work to process multiple images in an accelerated fashion. | 10-23-2008 |
20080260297 | HETEROGENEOUS IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to machine vision computing environments, and more specifically relates to a system and method for selectively accelerating the execution of image processing applications using a hybrid computing system. To this extent, a hybrid system is generally defined as one that is multi-platform, and potentially distributed via a network or other connection. The invention provides a machine vision system and method for executing image processing applications on a hybrid image processing system referred to herein as an image co-processor that comprises (among other things) a plurality of special purpose engines (SPEs) that work to process multiple images in an accelerated fashion. | 10-23-2008 |
20080304770 | Method and apparatus for managing image-processing operations - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for performing image conversion operations. The system starts by receiving a request from a client for one or more pixel buffers containing a pixel-formatted, cropped, geometrically transformed, and/or color matched version of an image representation. The system then determines if a provider can provide the one or more pixel buffers. If so, the system calls the provider to generate the one or more pixel buffers containing the pixel-formatted, cropped, geometrically transformed, and/or color matched version of the image representation. Otherwise, the system calls the provider to generate one or more intermediate pixel buffers, generates a sequence of converters for converting the one or more intermediate pixel buffers, and calls the sequence of converters to generate the one or more pixel buffers containing the pixel-formatted, cropped, geometrically transformed, and/or color matched version of the image representation. | 12-11-2008 |
20080317386 | Playback of Digital Images - A method of displaying digital images is described in which a display length indicator is received and digital images are accessed. A set of digital images are selected from the accessed digital images in accordance with the display length indicator and displayed in a predetermined order. The method may be performed by a computer program, which may be embodied on a computer readable medium. | 12-25-2008 |
20090046953 | Image Processing Apparatus And Method - An image processing apparatus ( | 02-19-2009 |
20090080807 | Image Processing System and Image Processing Apparatus - A raw image data creating unit that creates a raw image data; an image file creating unit capable of creating an image file conforming to a predetermined format based on the created raw image data; and a control unit for determining based on a predetermined criterion whether an external apparatus is caused to execute at least part of a process for creating the image file based on the raw image data, outputting the raw image data or halfway processed data obtained when the image file creating unit is caused to execute the process halfway to the external apparatus, instructing the external apparatus to create the image file based on the raw image data or the halfway processed data if the control unit determines that the external apparatus is caused to execute it, and causing the image file creating unit to execute creating the image file if the control unit determines that the external apparatus is not caused to execute it. | 03-26-2009 |
20090148072 | Method and Apparatus for Touching-Up Images - A method and camera apparatus touches up a source image to produce a target image. The source image is partitioned into non-overlapping tiles of pixels. Each tile is labeled. A probability distribution of the labels is inferred, in which the probability distribution is a conditional random field. Weights are determined from the conditional random field. Then, each tile of the source image is transformed according to the weights to produce a corresponding tile of a target image. The transforming maximizes a conditional likelihood of the target image given the source image, while marginalizing over all possible labelings of the source image. | 06-11-2009 |
20090154841 | Apparatus and method for transforming image in mobile device - An apparatus for transforming an image in a mobile device is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a pen style transformation unit for transforming an original image to a pen style image using a separated Gaussian filter and outputting pen style image, a cartoon style transformation unit for transforming the original image to a cartoon style image and outputting the cartoon style image, a mosaic creation unit for creating a photomosaic to which the original image is applied based on an optimum photo image set and outputting the created photo mosaic by applying the created photo mosaic to the original image, and an image output unit for outputting the images output from the pen style transformation unit, the cartoon style transformation unit, and the mosaic creation unit to an output unit. | 06-18-2009 |
20090290815 | SPARKLE PROCESSING - An image conversion unit ( | 11-26-2009 |
20100014783 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOVING DATE AND TIME STAMP OF DIGITAL IMAGE IN IMAGING DEVICE - A method for removing date/time of a digital image file having a predefined date/time stamp location in an imaging device, wherein the image data of the digital image, and a position coordinates of the predefined date/time stamp location, are stored in the digital image file. The method includes: selecting the digital image having the predefined date/time stamp location; obtaining and saving the image data and the position coordinates of the predefined date/time stamp location from the digital image file; and applying the original date/time stamp according to the position coordinates of the predefined date/time stamp location. | 01-21-2010 |
20100034485 | Computer vision system and language - The present invention enables converting the pictures, drawings, 3D models, or the like into a new graphics format that enables the computer system to extract positional, numerical, or directional information related to the objects of said pictures, drawings, or 3D models. The present invention enables providing a set of automated solutions for a design problem related to said objects, and identifying the objects' names in said pictures, drawings, or 3D model serving a variety of IT, medical, engineering, and industrial applications. | 02-11-2010 |
20100080492 | GROUPING ITEMS IN VIDEO STREAM IMAGES INTO EVENTS - A technique is disclosed for determining when to close a group of a plurality of groups. A closed group is one to which an image set may not be added. Each group includes one or more image sets. Each image set includes one or more images of at least one object. Each group corresponds to an object that is common among images in the one or more image sets that belong to the group. Determining when to close a particular group is based, at least in part, on one or more factors, such as how many image sets are in the particular group, the length of time the particular group has been open, and data about the one or more image sets in the particular group. | 04-01-2010 |
20100119177 | EDITING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for editing an image to be displayed on a display apparatus inputs a shot image. The apparatus detects a change in the input image, and edits the shot image so that a region corresponding to the detected change is not displayed on the display apparatus. | 05-13-2010 |
20100135599 | Image Based Registration - There are disclosed embodiments for image based registration. An image registration system sets image transform parameters based on pixels of registered ultrasound image and CT (or MRI) image. The image registration system transforms ultrasound images, which may be newly provided, by using the image transform parameters to thereby output transform images. The image registration system performs image based registration on the transform images and the second images. | 06-03-2010 |
20100239188 | IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR IMAGING A REGION OF INTEREST - The present invention relates to an imaging system for imaging a region of interest comprising an illumination unit and a detection unit. The imaging system further comprises a grouping unit for grouping the detection values, wherein each group comprises at least one alpha detection value and at least one beta detection value ( | 09-23-2010 |
20100278452 | Removal of Artifacts in Flash Images - The present invention relates to a method, a computer-readable medium, a computer program and apparatuses for removal of artifacts in flash images. Image data of a reference image captured using a first level of flash energy and image data of a main image captured using a second level of flash energy that is higher than said first level of flash energy is received. Image data of a third image is then determined based on said image data of said reference image and said image data of said main image, wherein said third image is a representation of said main image with removed artifacts. | 11-04-2010 |
20110142370 | GENERATING A COMPOSITE IMAGE FROM VIDEO FRAMES - A method described herein includes acts of receiving a sequence of images of a scene and receiving an indication of a reference image in the sequence of images. The method further includes an act of automatically assigning one or more weights independently to each pixel in each image in the sequence of images of the scene. Additionally, the method includes an act of automatically generating a composite image based at least in part upon the one or more weights assigned to each pixel in each image in the sequence of images of the scene. | 06-16-2011 |
20120121209 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OPERATIVE TO PROCESS MONOCHROME IMAGE DATA - A method and system operative to process monochrome image data are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method can comprise the steps of receiving monochrome image data, segmenting the input pixel values into pixel value ranges, assigning pixel positions in the lowest pixel value range an output pixel value of a first binary value, assigning pixel positions in the highest pixel value range an output pixel value of a second binary value, wherein the first and second binary values are different, and assigning pixel positions in intermediate pixel value ranges output pixel values that correspond to a spatial binary pattern. The resulting binary image data can be written to a file for subsequent storage, transmission, processing, or retrieval and rendering. In further embodiments, a system can be made operative to accomplish the same. | 05-17-2012 |
20120170872 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: an information management unit that manages image information and control information for each image process; an analysis unit that analyzes an input image signal that is input; a first processing unit that performs a first image process on the input image signal based on first control information that is the corresponding control information; and a second processing unit that performs a second image process on an image signal on which the first processing unit has performed an image process based on second control information that is the corresponding control information, wherein the information management unit sets image information that corresponds to the input image signal and the first control information based on an analysis result, updates the image information based on the set first control information, and sets the second control information based on the updated image information and the first control information. | 07-05-2012 |
20130121620 | EXTENDED FUNCTION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND EXTENDED FUNCTION PROCESSING METHOD - An extended function processing apparatus connectable to a plurality of image processing apparatuses. The extended function processing apparatus includes a network interface configured to connect to the plurality of image processing apparatuses, and a receiving unit configured to receive a request for executing an extended function from at least one of the plurality of image processing apparatuses. There are a plurality of execution units configured to respectively execute extended functions in response to the request received by the receiving unit. Further, there is a control unit configured to, when the receiving unit receives the request from one of the plurality of image processing apparatuses, execute the extended function requested using one of the plurality of execution units. | 05-16-2013 |
20140010480 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STATISTICS COLLECTION USING CLIPPED PIXEL TRACKING - Systems and methods are provided for selectively performing image statistics processing based at least partly on whether a pixel has been clipped. In one example, an image signal processor may include statistics collection logic. The statistics collection logic may include statistics image processing logic and a statistics core. The statistics image processing logic may perform initial image processing on image pixels, at least occasionally causing some of the image pixels to become clipped. The statistics core may obtain image statistics from the image pixels. The statistics core may obtain at least one of the image statistics using only pixels that have not been clipped and excluding pixels that have been clipped. | 01-09-2014 |
20140133781 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an image processing device including functional blocks each including an input unit, an output unit, and at least one image processing circuit that performs a predetermined image process; first input switching units each of which is associated with the input unit of each functional block one-to-one, selects one piece of image data including image data output from the output unit of another functional block, and outputs the selected image data to the associated functional block; a second input switching unit which selects at least one piece of image data from input image data and outputs the selected image data to any of the first input switching units; an output switching unit which selects and outputs at least one piece of image data from the image data output from the output unit of each functional block; and a selection control unit which controls switching of the above selection. | 05-15-2014 |
20150147005 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING AT PIXEL RATE - Embodiments of the present invention provide for improved timing control in 2-D image processing to maintain a constant rate of fetches and pixel outputs even when the processing operations transition to a new line or frame of pixels. A one-to-one relationship between incoming pixel rate and outgoing pixel rate is maintained without additional clock cycles or memory bandwidth as an improved timing control according to the present invention takes advantage of idle memory bandwidth by pre-fetching a new column of pixel data in a first pixel block of a next line or frame while a new column of an edge pixel block on a current line is duplicated or zeroed out. As the edge pixel block(s) on the current line are processed, the data in the first pixel block of the next line or frame become ready for computation without extra clock cycles or extra memory bandwidth. | 05-28-2015 |
20150379675 | IMAGE PROCESSOR - An image processor includes: a first division control information acquiring circuit configured to acquire division control information of a first chip; a second division control information acquiring circuit configured to acquire division control information of a second chip; a division process control circuit configured to determine a ratio at which a process is performed by the first image processing circuit and a ratio at which a process is performed by the second image processing circuit, based on the division control information of the first chip and the division control information of the second chip; a division circuit configured to divide data to be subjected to image processing into first-chip data and second-chip data at the determined ratios; the first image processing circuit configured to perform image processing on the first-chip data; and the second image processing circuit configured to perform image processing on the second-chip data. | 12-31-2015 |
20160104265 | METHOD FOR INTEGRATION OF CALCULATIONS HAVING A VARIABLE RUNNING TIME INTO A TIME-CONTROLLED ARCHITECTURE - The invention relates to a method for the integration of calculations having a variable running time into a distributed, time-controlled, real-time computer architecture, which real-time computer architecture consists of a plurality of computer nodes, wherein a global time having known precision is available to the computer nodes, wherein at least a portion of the computer nodes is equipped with sensor systems, in particular different sensor systems for observing the environment, and wherein the computer nodes exchange messages via a communication system, wherein at the start of each cyclical frame F | 04-14-2016 |
382308000 | Morphological operations (i.e., local neighborhood operations) | 3 |
20100142855 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH MORPHOLOGICAL MACRO CELL - The image processing system using morphological macrocells comprises: an image acquisition device, a set of memories, a computation block, and a control system. The computation block includes k morphological macrocells ( | 06-10-2010 |
20110064331 | Transforming A Submitted Image Of A Person Based On A Condition Of The Person - Apparatuses, computer media, and methods for altering a submitted image of a person. The submitted image is transformed in accordance with associated data regarding the person's condition. Global data may be processed by a statistical process to obtain cluster information, and the transformation parameter is then determined from cluster information. The transformation parameter is then applied to a portion of the submitted image to render a transformed image. A transformation parameter may include a texture alteration parameter, a hair descriptive parameter, or a reshaping parameter. An error measure may be determined that gauges a discrepancy between a transformed image and an actual image. A transformation model is subsequently reconfigured with a modified model in order to reduce the error measure. Also, the transformation model may be trained to reduce an error measure for the transformed image. | 03-17-2011 |
20140321775 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING RETRIEVAL OF INFORMATION FROM IMAGES - Disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for facilitating retrieval of information from an image. The one or more image characteristics are modified to degrade the original image. The degraded image is provided as a first task to at least one first remote worker, the first task corresponds to an activity of tagging one or more regions of interest in the degraded image by the at least one first remote worker. Further, one or more second images are generated based on the one or more tagged regions of interest and are provided as one or more second tasks to at least one second remote worker, the one or more second tasks correspond to an activity of retrieving information from the one or more second images. | 10-30-2014 |