04th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140022248 | Determining Three-Dimensional (3D) Object Data Models Based On Object Movement - Methods and systems for determining three-dimensional (3D) object data models of an object based on movement of the object. A processor may receive first scan data and second scan data of an object within in a space. The first scan data may comprise a first position of the object in the space and a first mesh image defining a first view of a shape of the object at the first position. The second scan data may comprise movement information defining a movement of the object from the first position to a second position within the space and a second mesh image defining a second view of the shape of the object at the second position. The first scan data and the second scan data may be aligned to generate a 3D object data model based on the first mesh image, the movement information, and the second mesh image. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022249 | METHOD OF 3D MODEL MORPHING DRIVEN BY FACIAL TRACKING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE METHOD THE SAME - A method of 3D morphing driven by facial tracking is provided. First, a 3D model is loaded. After that, facial feature control points and boundary control points are picked up respectively. A configure file “A.config” including the facial feature control points and boundary control points data that are picked up corresponding to the 3D avatar is saved. Facial tracking algorithm is started, and then “A.config” is loaded. After that, controlled morphing of a 3D avatar by facial tracking based on “A.config” is performed in real time by a deformation method having control points. Meanwhile, teeth and tongue tracking of the real-time face image, and scaling, translation and rotation of the real-time 3D avatar image is also provided. In addition, a control point reassignment and reconfiguration method, and a pupil movement detection method is also provided in the method of 3D morphing driven by facial tracking. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022250 | System and Method for Patient Specific Planning and Guidance of Ablative Procedures for Cardiac Arrhythmias - A method and system for patient-specific planning and guidance of an ablation procedure for cardiac arrhythmia is disclosed. A patient-specific anatomical heart model is generated based on pre-operative cardiac image data. The patient-specific anatomical heart model is registered to a coordinate system of intra-operative images acquired during the ablation procedure. One or more ablation site guidance maps are generated based on the registered patient-specific anatomical heart model and intra-operative patient-specific measurements acquired during the ablation procedure. The ablation site guidance maps may include myocardium diffusion and action potential duration maps. The ablation site guidance maps are generated using a computational model of cardiac electrophysiology which is personalized by fitting parameters of the cardiac electrophysiology model using the intra-operative patient-specific measurements. The ablation site guidance maps are displayed by a display device during the ablation procedure. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022251 | LIGHT TRANSPORT CONSISTENT SCENE SIMPLIFICATION WITHIN GRAPHICS DISPLAY SYSTEM - Method including casting a first plurality of rays towards an original 3-D scene comprising objects with object surfaces. Method also includes constructing a simplified representation of the original 3-D scene and adjusting the simplified representation to be consistent with the original 3-D scene. Simplified representation is adjusted by using known rays and object surface intersections obtained from the casting, to produce an adjusted simplified representation. Method further includes steps for rendering a high quality image: casting a second plurality of rays toward the adjusted simplified representation and testing the second plurality of rays for points of intersection with the object surfaces within the adjusted simplified representation, estimating incoming light within the adjusted simplified representation at the points of intersection with the object surfaces, examining material properties of the object surfaces, and calculating a color and light intensity for a plurality of pixels associated with the second plurality of rays. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022252 | RENDERING PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A disclosed method includes extracting a region from each of plural cross sections in a volume data representing a solid to be rendered, based on data of brightness values of texels for each of the plurality of cross sections, wherein the plural cross sections are perpendicular to an axis set for the volume data; deleting any one of two adjacent cross sections among the plural cross sections based on a correlation between a region extracted for one cross section of the two adjacent cross sections and a region extracted for the other cross section of the two adjacent cross sections; and rendering the solid by using data of the cross sections after the deleting. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022253 | MODEL GENERATION METHOD AND MODEL GENERATION APPARATUS - A computer sets a first point on a first part in a plurality of tomographic images of an organ. The computer determines a relative position of the first point with respect to reference positions of the first part and a second part in the tomographic images. The computer sets a second point in association with the first point, on the first part in a 3D model representing a structure of the organ, such that a relative position of the second point with respect to reference positions of the first part and the second part in the 3D model matches the relative position of the first point. Then, the computer deforms the 3D model such that, when the tomographic images and the 3D model are placed in the same coordinate system, the position of the second point matches that of the first point. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022254 | Analyzing Apparatus Control System And Program For The Same - In an analyzing apparatus which is connected to a chromatograph, in which one more measurement events are performed based on a reference chromatogram, when multiple events overlap each other and are simultaneously performed, a loop time may become too long and therefore the measurement may not be properly performed. The system of the present invention includes: a time range displayer for displaying each of one or more measurement time ranges as a range bar; and a loop time displayer for computing a loop time, which is a time required for a unit measurement, for each of the measurement time ranges and displaying results of computations. Thereby, a user can intuitively know whether or not the measurement requires an adjustment. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022255 | System and Method for the Visualization of Medical Data - The systems and methods of the present application includes embodiments that allow users to more easily and efficiently compare medical data in an automated, computerized system using a variety of visualization tools, by operation on datasets sourced from a variety of entities. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022256 | TIME ALIGNMENT DISPLAY TECHNIQUE FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE - A system is presented including at least one sensor and a monitor in operable communication with the at least one sensor. The monitor is configured to display a plurality of graphs each representing a measured physiologic parameter versus time, the plurality of graphs configured to be aligned with respect to each other along a time axis. A marker moves along the time axis of each of the plurality of graphs in response to an input received from an input unit. The plurality of graphs are stacked with respect to each other in a vertical orientation and in a non-overlapping manner. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022257 | METHOD FOR MODELING USING SKETCHES - Three methods for converting sketch shapes into semantic elements by way of a semantic editor are disclosed. First, a method for conversion of a sketch shape that is part of a nested shape combination, which includes a sketch shape either hosting or nested within a semantic element. Second, a method for conversion of sketch shapes to semantic elements by storing sketch shape names and sketch shape descriptions in correlation with specific semantic elements and properties. The stored correlation is referenced for subsequent sketch shapes names or descriptions that are the same or a subset of the stored sketch shape name or description. Third, a method of conversion of one or more sketch shapes into a semantic template containing a plurality of semantic elements. Each of the one or more sketch shapes is mapped to a specific semantic element within the semantic template. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022258 | METHOD TO GIVE VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF A MUSIC FILE OR OTHER DIGITAL MEDIA OBJECT USING CHERNOFF FACES - The invention provides in some aspects a method of visually representing a song, other creative work or other digital media object (embodying that song or other creative work) that includes generating, with digital data apparatus, a graphical depiction that algorithmically characterizes one or more properties of the song or other creative work in an image of a living thing or portion thereof. In some aspects of the invention, that living thing can be, for example, a human or other an animal, a plant or a tree. In further related aspects of the invention, that living thing or portion thereof is a cartoon or lifelike image of a human face, for example, a Chernoff face. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022259 | DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A disclosed display processing method includes: first generating data of a faying surface region between a first line element, for which a greatest radius is defined, and a second line element, for which a second greatest radius is defined, at a point where end points of plural line elements are connected, by using data of plural line elements for which a radius and coordinates of both end points are defined and data representing connection relationships between line elements; and second generating, for each line object of the plural line elements, data of a tubular object that is defined based on a faying surface region generated for the line element. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022260 | ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT THAT INHIBITS AUTOMATIC TEXT EXTRACTION - A system that generates one or more fonts for a document is provided. Glyph data associated with the one or more fonts is modified in a way that modifies one or more glyphs, but does not affect how the one or more glyphs are displayed within the document. Subsequently, character mappings are created, where each character of a plurality of characters is mapped to one or more modified glyphs. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022261 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ACHIEVE BETTER EYELINES IN CG CHARACTERS - Systems and methods are provided to create better-looking animated eyes for CG characters. The systems and methods set the rigging of each eye to, rather than precisely converge on a target location, converge but be rotationally or angularly offset by a certain amount to simulate correct physical eye positioning and movements. In addition, the systems and methods provide even more realistic eye appearance by taking account of the refractive properties of the cornea, e.g., which can make the pupil appear larger than it actually is. The systems and methods may further take account of a shadowing effect of the upper eye caused by the brow, eyelashes, and upper lid (as well as an effect caused by reflection from the underside of the eyelashes). This darkening of the upper portion of the eye addresses vertical eyeline discrepancies caused by the visual and optical illusion of incorrect lighting. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022262 | METHOD OF CORRELATING IMAGES WITH TERRAIN ELEVATION MAPS FOR NAVIGATION - A method for navigation comprises constructing a current map that includes two-dimensional or three dimensional representations of an area, detecting one or more edge features on the current map, and generating a first fine-edge map based on the edge features. The method further comprises retrieving a historical map that includes two-dimensional or three dimensional representations of the area, detecting one or more edge features on the historical map, and generating a second fine-edge map based on the edge features. Thereafter, a coarse version of the current map is generated from the first fine-edge map, and a coarse version of the historical map is generated from the second fine-edge map. The coarse versions of the current and historical maps are then correlated to determine a first position and orientation. The first fine-edge map is then correlated with the second fine-edge map to determine a second, more accurate, position and orientation. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022263 | METHOD FOR URGENCY-BASED PREEMPTION OF A PROCESS - The desire to use an Accelerated Processing Device (APD) for general computation has increased due to the APD's exemplary performance characteristics. However, current systems incur high overhead when dispatching work to the APD because a process cannot be efficiently identified or preempted. The occupying of the APD by a rogue process for arbitrary amounts of time can prevent the effective utilization of the available system capacity and can reduce the processing progress of the system. Embodiments described herein can overcome this deficiency by enabling the system software to pre-empt a process executing on the APD for any reason. The APD provides an interface for initiating such a pre-emption. This interface exposes an urgency of the request which determines whether the process being preempted is allowed a grace period to complete its issued work before being forced off the hardware. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022264 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING TESSELLATION OPERATIONS - A graphics processing unit having a shader execution unit for executing a plurality of shader routines in order to perform a predetermined sequence of shader operations. The shader operations include a tessellation operation which receives as inputs tessellation control data and an input list of input data for M input vertices, and generates at least output data for P output vertices. For each output vertex, the controller allocates a tessellation shader routine from the set of shader routines, and the shader execution unit is configured, each time the tessellation shader routine is executed for an associated output vertex: (i) to compute, in dependence on the tessellation control data and the associated output vertex, tessellation coordinate data; and (ii) to compute from the input data for the M input vertices, and the tessellation coordinate data generated in step (i), the output data for the associated output vertex. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022265 | Image Curation - Image curation techniques are described. In one or more implementations, one or more modules are launched for execution on a computing device. Responsive to the launch, criteria are generated automatically and without user intervention through execution of the one or more modules by a computing device. Images are curated using the generated criteria automatically and without user intervention through execution of the one or more modules, the curated images identified from a plurality of different image sources that are associated with a user. The curated images are caused to be displayed by a display device of the computing device automatically and without user intervention through execution of the one or more modules. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022266 | DEFERRED PREEMPTION TECHNIQUES FOR SCHEDULING GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT COMMAND STREAMS - This disclosure is directed to deferred preemption techniques for scheduling graphics processing unit (GPU) command streams for execution on a GPU. A host CPU is described that is configured to control a GPU to perform deferred-preemption scheduling. For example, a host CPU may select one or more locations in a GPU command stream as being one or more locations at which preemption is allowed to occur in response to receiving a preemption notification, and may place one or more tokens in the GPU command stream based on the selected one or more locations. The tokens may indicate to the GPU that preemption is allowed to occur at the selected one or more locations. This disclosure further describes a GPU configured to preempt execution of a GPU command stream based on one or more tokens placed in a GPU command stream. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022267 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCELERATING COLLISION RESOLUTION ON A RECONFIGURABLE PROCESSOR - A method and system for accelerating collision resolution of 3D physics engine on a reconfigurable processor allows the collision resolution module to utilize the immense parallelism available in Coarse Grained Array (CGA) of reconfigurable processor based on ADRES. The method of rescheduling and dividing the collision pairs is performed for accelerating the collision resolution. The method obtains the colliding pairs in the original order of processing from the objects that are under simulation. Then the method starts reordering the collision pairs for removing the dependency between the successive collision pairs. The independent collision pairs obtained from the original colliding pairs are grouped together. The dependent collision pairs are extracted and grouped together. The independent collision pairs are processed in CGA mode by utilizing the loop level parallelism, whereas the dependent collision pairs are processed in VLIW mode. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022268 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA PROCESSING USING GRAPHIC PROCESSING UNIT - A method of processing data using a Graphic Processing Unit (GPU) is provided. The method includes obtaining operand data and operator information to be applied to the operand data, partitioning the operand data by a channel element size unit of a texel of the GPU, transmitting an instruction which controls the GPU to return an operation result by performing an operation for the partitioned data and transmitting the partitioned data, and obtaining an operation result value from the GPU. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022269 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBTAINING SCREENSHOTS FROM MOBILE TERMINALS - A method of obtaining a screenshot from a mobile terminal comprises: obtaining a command to obtain the screenshot; copying content from a graphics card's cache to generate a graphics card cache file; reading pixel data in the graphics card cache file to generate a bitmap. The screenshot obtaining method is not restricted or limited by the version of the operating system. In addition, the present disclosure provides a screenshot obtaining device. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022270 | Alignment Apparatus - An alignment apparatus and method is disclosed, for ensuring correct alignment of a patient's eye with respect to an ophthalmic or optometric instrument. Graphical objects are provided which represent an ideal and an actual position of the eye, and provide for easy and intuitive feedback to an eye care professional operating the instrument on the alignment position of the patient. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022271 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - Provide a set of first RGB (red, green, blue) brightness levels of a set of pixels in a display panel. Generate a set of saturation levels according to the set of first RGB brightness levels. Generate a set of mapping ratios according to the set of saturation levels and the set of first RGB brightness levels. Generate a set of second RGB brightness levels according to the set of first RGB brightness levels and a minimum mapping ratio of the set of mapping ratios. Generate a set of RGBW (red, green, blue, white) brightness levels according to the set of second RGB brightness levels and a set of brightness levels of white sub-pixels of the set of RGBW brightness levels. And convert the set of RGBW brightness levels to generate a set of RGBW gray levels of the set of pixels. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022272 | ELECTRONICALLY DOCUMENTING LOCATE OPERATIONS FOR UNDERGROUND UTILITIES - A technician performs a locate operation of an underground utility in a dig area of proposed excavation by applying one or more physical colored markers (e.g., paint, flags, other colored markers) to ground, pavement or other surface to indicate a presence or an absence of the underground utility in the dig area. A digital image of a geographic area comprising the dig area is displayed on a display device, and one or more electronic colored markers corresponding to the physical colored marker(s) are added to the displayed digital image so as to generate a marked-up image. Information relating to the marked-up image is electronically transmitted and/or electronically stored so as to document the locate operation. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022273 | Surface Based Graphics Processing - In some cases, instead of providing one color sample for every primitive overlying a pixel, surfaces made up of more than one primitive may be identified. In some cases, a surface may be identified that is likely to be of the same color. So, in such case, only one color sample may be needed for more than one primitive. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022274 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE DISPLAY SYSTEMS - A display system and method of producing images with high dynamic range are provided. The display system employs multiple light valves for projecting a portion of the image onto another. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022275 | SCALABLE MAP DISPLAYS - A desired node is selected from a tree structure or list and then a number of levels from that node are displayed in a map. For edge nodes, the number of undisplayed links from that node is displayed. When another node is selected on the map, the number of levels is recalculated based on that node or the existing nodes remain and the desired level is additionally displayed from the selected node. Multiple nodes can be selected from the list, which may result in separated islands which join when an common node is displayed in each island. Filters can be applied to limit the number of nodes. The filtering may either remove nodes from the display or provide an indication of the number of undisplayed nodes meeting the filter and any displayed nodes meeting the filter. The technique can be used on most linked networks. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022276 | PERSPECTIVE WARP - Systems and methods are provided that allow a user to specify one or more areas of, e.g., a digital image, upon which perspective manipulation is to be applied. Once the one or more areas of the digital image have been specified, the user may specify one or more portions within the one or more areas, such as points, lines, etc., as being constrained in some manner. Thereafter, the user is able to manipulate perspective within the one or more specified areas in an intuitive and efficient manner. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022277 | MEDICAL IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A medical image generation apparatus is communicably connected to an information processing apparatus which receives inputting and performs displaying of information regarding a test object. The medical image generation apparatus includes: an image data generation section to generate image data of the examination region of the test object; and a control section to request the information processing apparatus to transmit test-object specifying information for specifying the test object, to receive the test-object specifying information transmitted from the information processing apparatus, to obtain test-object information corresponding to the received test-object specifying information from a predetermined test-object information storage section, and to correlate the obtained test-object information to the image data created by the image data generation section. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022278 | CONTROL METHODS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present disclosure discloses a control method and an electronic device. The method is applied in an electronic device including a display screen. The display screen has a first display effect and a second display effect different from the first display effect. The method includes: detecting whether there is a first trigger signal when the display screen is providing the first display effect; and controlling the display screen to provide the second display effect upon detecting the first trigger signal. The second display effect includes at least a first display sub-effect that presents on the display screen a virtual image symmetrical to an object in front of the display screen. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a display screen of an electronic device has a first display effect and a second display effect and can be switched from the first display effect to the second display effect in response to a trigger signal. When the display screen is providing the second display effect, it can be used as a mirror. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022279 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR PROJECTING AN IMAGE - According to one embodiment, an image projection apparatus includes a generation unit, a measurement unit, a change unit, and a projection unit. The generation unit is configured to generate an image to be superimposed on a scene viewed by an observer. The measurement unit is configured to measure a vibration occurred while the observer is moving. The change unit is configured to, when a cycle of the vibration satisfies a predetermined condition, change a figure of the image in a predetermined time so as to lower a visibility of the image. The projection unit is configured to project the image toward eyes of the observer. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022280 | DLP EDGE BLENDING ARTEFACT REDUCTION - A method of reducing visual artefacts in a blend zone of at least two projector images is provided. The method comprises determining a maximum intensity variance for each pixel group within a blend curve of the blend zone, the maximum intensity variance being based on a blend multiplier selected to achieve a net light intensity specific to the location of the pixel group within the blend curve. For each pixel group, a first adjusted blend multiplier is determined, wherein the blend multiplier is increased by at least a portion of the maximum intensity variance. For each pixel group, a second adjusted blend multiplier is also determined, wherein the blend multiplier is decreased by at least a portion of the maximum intensity variance. The light intensity of each pixel in each pixel group is adjusted using the first and second adjusted blend multipliers specific to each pixel group. The average pixel intensity of each pixel group after application of the first and second adjusted blend multipliers remains equal to the net light intensity of the pixel group within the blend curve. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022281 | PROJECTING AIRPLANE LOCATION SPECIFIC MAINTENANCE HISTORY USING OPTICAL REFERENCE POINTS - A method for displaying location specific maintenance history for an object is implemented by operating a camera to locate at least one marker tag with fiducial marker-based tracking functionality on the object to provide a reference to a coordinate system associated with the object. An area of the object surrounding the coordinates defined by marker tag is determined from the coordinate system. A repair history for the determined area is then projected onto the object with the projection referenced to the coordinate system associated with the object. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022282 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, TERMINAL PROGRAM, AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM, AND CLOTHING - A controller performs image recognition of the design of at least part of a picture obtained by capturing, by an image capturing unit, an image of a character(s) printed on or attached to a character item, generates an augmented reality image by combining a stagecraft image, prepared in association with each of image-recognized designs, with a subject image of a person wearing or having the character item, and displays the augmented reality image on a display unit. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022283 | AUGMENTED REALITY APPARATUS - Augmented reality apparatus ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140022284 | IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD FOR A HEAD-MOUNTED TYPE DISPLAY UNIT - Disclosed herein is an image displaying method for a head-mounted type display unit which includes a frame of the glasses type for being mounted on the head of an observer, an image display apparatus attached to the frame, and a control section for controlling image display of the image display apparatus. The image display apparatus includes an image forming apparatus, and an optical apparatus. The image displaying method includes the steps of: storing a data group configured from a plurality of data in a storage section; adding a data identification code to each of the data; sending a designation identification code and display time information at predetermined intervals of time; and reading out the data whose data identification code coincides with the received designation identification code from the storage section and controlling the image forming apparatus to display an image based on the read out data. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022285 | HANDHELD DEVICE WITH ERGONOMIC DISPLAY FEATURES - A handheld device with ergonomic display features, and method there for, are provided. Data is provided at a rectangular touchscreen display. When the touchscreen display is in a landscape orientation, at least one taskbar is provided along at least a portion of one or more short edges of the touchscreen display. When the touchscreen display changed to a portrait orientation: the at least one taskbar is moved to a bottom one of the short edges, when no virtual keyboard is provided, the at least one taskbar is moved to a top one of the short edges when the virtual keyboard is provided at the bottom one of the short edges. Hence, ergonomic access is provided to controls most likely to be used when he touchscreen display is held towards the bottom. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022286 | DISPLAY DEVICE OPERATING IN 2D AND 3D DISPLAY MODES AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A display device includes a first scan line, a second scan line, a third scan line, a data line, a pixel, a low color-shifting circuit, and a black zone generation circuit. In the low color-shifting circuit, a low color-shifting switch receives a third scan signal from the third scan line to selectively couple a compensating capacitor to the second sub-pixel electrode. The black zone generation circuit receives a black zone generation signal to selectively couple either the first sub-pixel electrode or the second sub-pixel electrode to a common node such that either the first sub-pixel or the second sub-pixel becomes a black zone. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022287 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display and a method of driving the same are disclosed. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel for displaying an image, an external light sensing unit for sensing an illuminance of external light around the liquid crystal display panel, a backlight unit whose an output luminance is controlled by an adjustment dimming signal, and a gamma curve adjusting circuit for modulating digital video data or varying resistances of variable resistors constituting a gamma resistor string based on the illuminance of external light or according to a relative maximum white luminance based on the adjustment dimming signal, so as to uniformly keep a relative brightness of the input image a user perceives irrespective of changes in the illuminance of external light. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022288 | DRIVING METHOD OF DISPLAY APPARATUS - A pixel circuit includes a current light emitting device, a driving transistor, a first capacitor, a second capacitor, a first switch applying a reference voltage to a gate of the driving transistor, a second switch supplying an image signal voltage to a node at which the first and the second capacitors are connected, a third switch supplying an initialization voltage to a source of the driving transistor, and a fourth switch configured to short circuit the first capacitor. In initializing period, differential voltage between the reference voltage and the initializing voltage is applied to the second capacitor. In threshold detection period, the voltage of the second capacitor is reduced by closing a current path having the driving transistor. In writing period, a differential voltage between the reference voltage and the image signal voltage to the first capacitor. In luminescence period, a current is applied to the current light emitting device. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022289 | Organic Light Emitting Diode Display Device for Sensing Pixel Current and Pixel Current Sensing Method Thereof - The present invention relates to an organic light emitting diode display device capable of sensing driving current of each pixel with a simple configuration to compensate for a luminance deviation between pixels and a pixel current sensing method thereof. The organic light emitting diode display device includes a display panel including 2N (N being a natural number) pixels that share a reference line though which a reference signal is supplied and are respectively connected to 2N data lines through which data signals are applied, and a data driver for driving the 2N pixels sharing the reference line in a time division manner through the data lines, sensing currents of the time-division-driven 2N pixels as voltages through the shared reference line and outputting the sensed currents, in a sensing mode. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022290 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device is capable of inhibiting the moire and the false color from occurring in the case of performing color display using four colors of sub-pixels. The image processing device has filter processing sections. The filter processing sections limit frequency bands of signals R, G, B, and W in an X direction and a Y direction in accordance with a positional relationship between the sub-pixels corresponding to each of the colors and the other sub-pixels. Further, the filter processing sections control a frequency response of image signals of the respective colors in accordance with an amplitude of a high frequency component of the image signal corresponding to each of the other colors. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022291 | METHOD OF PRODUCING WALL COVERING WITH RELIEF IN A CONTINUOUS PROCESS - The present invention relates to a method for producing wall covering with relief, such as for example wallpaper, in a continuous process in a less expensive way (in the case of limited print runs) and with fewer limitations with regard to the size of the repeat of the pattern, comprising: step a providing a base; step b applying a heat-expandable material to this base in a continuous process using an analogue printing technique; step c applying one or more liquids, which influence the expansion of the expandable material, in a desired pattern in a continuous process using a digital printing technique; step d heating the base with the expandable material which has been applied thereto and the one or more liquids applied thereto to a temperature at which the expandable material expands. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022292 | PIEZOELECTRIC SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR SENSING FLUID LEVEL IN SMALL VOLUME AND IRREGULAR SHAPE RESERVOIRS - A fluid level sensor measures a height of a fluid in a volume with a plurality of piezoelectric sensors arranged along at least one wall of a container. The sensors are positioned to enable activated sensors to interact with the materials adjacent the sensors to produce electrical signals in more than one of the sensors. These electrical signals are used to identify the fluid level in the volume. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022293 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device comprises a medium handling section to handle a print medium; an image section to form an image on the print medium while the medium is handled by the medium handling section; a variable stop to support the medium handling section or the image section when the printing device is in a first configuration, the variable stop having at least two states, each state defining a respective separation between the medium handling section and the image section when in the first configuration, a movement section to cause relative movement between the medium handling section and the image section, the relative movement moving the printing device between the first configuration and a second configuration, where neither the medium handling section nor the image section is supported by the variable stop in the second configuration; the variable stop to change state when the printing device is in the second configuration. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022294 | INK JET RECORDING DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING INK JET RECORDING HEAD - An ink jet recording device includes an ink jet recording head including a pressure chamber communicating with an ink ejection orifice, and a piezoelectric actuator pressurizing ink in the pressure chamber. A drive signal generating unit generates a drive waveform having multiple drive pulses. A pulse supplying unit selects one or more of the drive pulses from the drive waveform depending on a size of an ink drop to be ejected and supplies the selected drive pulses to the piezoelectric actuator. The drive pulses in the drive waveform include ejection pulses to eject the ink drop from the orifice and a non-ejection pulse to suppress residual oscillations of the ink. The pulse supplying unit is configured to select one or more of the ejection pulses and the non-ejection pulse when an ink drop having a maximum size is to be ejected. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022295 | System and Method for Inoperable Inkjet Compensation - In an inkjet printer, a method for compensating for an inoperable inkjet includes identifying a density of image data in a region having a predetermined length in a process direction and at least one pixel corresponding to the inoperable inkjet. One other inkjet in the printer is operated to print ink drops onto an image receiving surface at a plurality of locations corresponding to the plurality of activated pixels for the inoperable inkjet in response to the identified density for the region exceeding a predetermined density threshold. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022296 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DROPLET EJECTION FROM AN INKJET PRINT HEAD - A method for controlling droplet ejection, wherein droplets ejected from an inkjet print head are to be received on a recording substrate and wherein the print head and the recording substrate are moveable relative to each other, includes determining a set of droplet ejection moments, the set of droplet ejection moments determining when a droplet may be ejected from the print head; moving the inkjet print head and the recording substrate relative to each other; predicting an actual relative position of the print head and the recording substrate at a droplet ejection moment; and determining whether or not a droplet is to be ejected at the droplet ejection moment depending on the predicted actual relative position and depending on the predetermined pattern. Thus, droplets may be ejected from the print head only at stable droplet ejection moments resulting in an increased stability of operation of the print head. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022297 | FLUID EJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING EJECTION OF FLUID FROM A FLUID EJECTION NOZZLE ARRAY - The invention relates to a fluid ejection system comprising a print head unit including a fluid ejection nozzle array, wherein the fluid ejection nozzle array comprises at least a first set of nozzles having nozzles of a first fluid ejection capacity and a second set of nozzles having nozzles of a second fluid ejection capacity and nozzles of a third fluid ejection capacity, wherein the first fluid ejection capacity, the second fluid ejection capacity and the third fluid ejection capacity are different from one another, and further including a printer controller which, in a first printing mode, selects nozzles of the first and second sets for firing in proportions so that the overall color densities generated by the nozzles of second set when compared to nozzles of the first set are the same in a defined print area. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022298 | INDIRECT MEDIA FLATNESS MEASUREMENT - An indirect media flatness measurement system, and method, by which the appropriate level of hold-down force may be determined with some degree of quantitative accuracy. In an ink jet printer that is operative to subject a substrate media to a hold down force during printing, the method including printing a predetermined test image having a predetermined pattern on a substrate media using an ink jet print apparatus to produce a test print. Optionally, pattern may be an array of test symbols. The test symbol may comprise a line printed on the substrate media in a direction perpendicular to a process direction of the printer. The test print is compared with the predetermined test image, including measuring drop placement errors of test symbols. The height of the substrate media at the location of each test symbol is calculated based upon the drop placement error. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022299 | INK COMPOSITION AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An ink composition includes: a graft polymer having a graft main chain having at least one selected from the group consisting of a urethane structure and a urea structure, and a graft side chain including the following Structure Gs; a polymerizable compound; and a polymerization initiator, wherein the polymerizable compound comprises a monofunctional polymerizable compound, and a total content of the monofunctional polymerizable compound in the ink composition is 50% by mass or more with respect to a total content of the polymerizable compound, and wherein the Structure Gs comprises a structure having three or more repeating units, each of which is formed from an atomic group selected from the group consisting of a carbon atom, a hydrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom and a halogen atom, and in which an SP value of the repeating units is from 17 (MPa) | 2014-01-23 |
20140022300 | STRAY INK COLLECTION APPARATUS FOR PRINTER - A stray ink collection apparatus includes an air duct facing to a nozzle, a collection box, an absorber received in the collection box, and a pump mechanism. The air duct and the pump mechanism are secured to two opposite sides of the collection box. The pump mechanism is capable of generating a suction force to suck stray ink from the nozzle to the collection box via the air duct, and the absorber is capable of absorbing the stray ink. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022301 | Fluid Applicator for a Printhead Face - An apparatus applies release agent to a printhead face to prevent ink from wetting the surface of the printhead face. The release agent is applied by an applicator that is coupled to a release agent supply by a wicking member. The applicator can be integrated into a wiper for the printhead to enable release agent application and printhead facing wiping to occur at approximately the same time. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022302 | TIRE PRINTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRINTING ONTO TIRE SURFACE - The present invention aims to provide a technique that prints characters and patterns clearly onto a tire surface without complicated operations. A tire printing device of the present invention includes a printer head that ejects and applies a coating material onto a tire surface, a widthwise moving unit that moves the printer head along the width direction of the tire, a radial moving unit that moves the printer head along the radical direction of the tire, and a swinging unit that swings the printer head around the axis along the circumferential direction of the tire. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022303 | INKJET RECORDING HEAD AND INKJET RECORDING METHOD - The present invention provides a recording apparatus including recording heads each including a plurality of nozzle arrays that are arranged so as to overlap, wherein the width with which the overlapping portions of the recording heads for colors that are simultaneously used with a relatively high frequency overlap in an intersecting direction that intersects an array direction of nozzles is smaller than the width with which the overlapping portions of the recording heads for colors that are simultaneously used with a relatively low frequency overlap in the intersecting direction. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022304 | Forming A Funnel-Shaped Nozzle - Techniques are provided for making a funnel-shaped nozzle in a semiconductor substrate. The funnel-shaped recess includes a straight-walled bottom portion and a curved top portion having a curved sidewall gradually converging toward and smoothly joined to the straight-walled bottom portion, and the curved top portion encloses a volume that is substantially greater than a volume enclosed by the straight-walled bottom portion. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022305 | LIQUID DROPLET EJECTING HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A liquid droplet ejecting head is disclosed. The liquid droplet ejecting head includes an electromechanical transducer element; a first substrate which includes a first wiring member; a reinforcing member which is mounted on the first substrate; and a second substrate which includes a second wiring member and which is mounted on the reinforcing member, wherein liquid droplets are ejected when driving power is supplied to the electromechanical transducer element via the first wiring member and the second wiring member. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022306 | MEMBRANE MEMS ACTUATOR WITH MOVING WORKING FLUID - A liquid dispenser includes a first liquid chamber and a second liquid chamber. The first liquid chamber includes a nozzle. A liquid supply channel is in fluid communication with the second chamber. A liquid return channel is in fluid communication with the second chamber. A heater is associated with the second liquid chamber. A flexible membrane is positioned to separate and fluidically seal the first liquid chamber and the second liquid chamber relative to each other. A liquid supply provides a liquid that flows continuously from the liquid supply through the liquid supply channel through the second liquid chamber through the liquid return channel and back to the liquid supply. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022307 | LIQUID DISPENSER INCLUDING ACTIVE MEMBRANE ACTUATOR - A liquid dispenser includes a first liquid chamber and a second liquid chamber. The first liquid chamber includes a nozzle. The second chamber is in fluid communication with a liquid supply channel and a liquid return channel. A flexible membrane is positioned to separate and fluidically seal the first liquid chamber and the second liquid chamber from each other. The flexible membrane includes a bimorph actuator that causes the flexible membrane to move from a first position to a second position to eject liquid through the nozzle of the first liquid chamber. In one example embodiment, a liquid supply provides a liquid that flows continuously from the liquid supply through the liquid supply channel through the second liquid chamber through the liquid return channel and back to the liquid supply during a drop dispensing operation. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022308 | LIQUID DISPENSER INCLUDING PASSIVE PRE-STRESSED FLEXIBLE MEMBRANE - A liquid dispenser includes first and second liquid chambers. The second liquid chamber is in fluid communication with liquid supply and liquid return channels. A flexible membrane separates and fluidically seals the first and second liquid chambers from each other. The flexible membrane, residing in a first position, includes a residual compressive stress that exceeds an onset buckling stress of the flexible membrane. A heater, associated with the second liquid chamber, is selectively actuated to create a pressure pulse in a liquid that causes the flexible membrane to move from the first position to a second position to eject liquid through a nozzle of the first liquid chamber. In one embodiment, a liquid supply provides liquid that flows continuously from the liquid supply through the liquid supply channel through the second liquid chamber through the liquid return channel and back to the liquid supply during a drop dispensing operation. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022309 | PRINT HEAD AND INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS - A print head and an ink jet printing apparatus are provided which can have smaller sizes if a print head is used which includes a substrate with a plurality of ejection port arrays and a substrate with ejection port arrays longer than the plurality of ejection port arrays. A drive circuit formed in a substrate is formed outside ejection port arrays in the substrate along the extending direction of the ejection port arrays. The drive circuit formed on an overlapping side of the substrate where the ejection port arrays overlap is formed to be longer, along the extending direction of the ejection port arrays, than a drive circuit formed on a side of the substrate which is opposite to the overlapping side. Furthermore, the ejection port arrays and the ejection port arrays overlap in the extending direction of ink supply ports, and the substrates are mounted on a support. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022310 | CORRUGATED MEMBRANE MEMS ACTUATOR - A liquid dispenser includes a first liquid chamber and a second liquid chamber. The first liquid chamber includes a nozzle. A heater is associated with the second liquid chamber. A flexible corrugated membrane is positioned to separate and fluidically seal the first liquid chamber and the second liquid chamber from each other. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022311 | THERMAL BUBBLE JETTING MECHANISM, METHOD OF JETTING AND METHOD OF MAKING THE MECHANISM - A thermal bubble jetting device including a substrate. A superoleophobic, textured surface is positioned on the substrate. The textured surface comprises one or more gaps configured for holding a gas. A receptacle is positioned in fluid communication with the textured surface. Both an inlet and nozzle are in fluid communication with the receptacle. The device includes a heater mechanism configured to expand a gas in the one or more gaps so as to sufficiently increase pressure in the receptacle to force liquid through the nozzle. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022312 | Inkjet nozzle assembly with elliptical nozzle aperture and offset beam heater element - An inkjet nozzle assembly includes: a nozzle chamber having a planar roof spaced apart from a floor, the roof having a nozzle aperture defined therein; and a heater element disposed in the nozzle chamber, the heater element being configured as a planar beam extending longitudinally and parallel with a plane of the roof. The nozzle aperture is elliptical having a centroid, a major axis and a minor axis, the major axis of the nozzle aperture is parallel with a longitudinal axis of the beam, the centroid of the nozzle aperture is offset from a longitudinal centroid of the planar beam, and the minor axis of the nozzle aperture overlaps with a whole width of the beam. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022313 | LIQUID DISPENSER INCLUDING ASYMMETRIC NOZZLE ACTUATOR CONFIGURATION - A liquid dispenser includes first and second liquid chambers. The first chamber includes a nozzle having a center axis. The second chamber is in fluid communication with liquid supply and return channels. A flexible membrane separates and fluidically seals the first and second chamber. A heater, associated with the second chamber, includes a center point and is selectively actuated to create a pressure pulse in a liquid that causes the flexible membrane to move from a first position to a second position to eject liquid through the nozzle of the first chamber. The center point of the heater is located off of the center axis of the nozzle. In one embodiment, a liquid supply provides a liquid that flows continuously from the supply through the liquid supply channel through the second chamber through the liquid return channel and back to the supply during a drop dispensing operation. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022314 | METHOD FOR INJECTING PRINTING MATERIAL, INJECTION KIT, AND INJECTION DEVICE - An injection method includes closing an inner path, and injecting a printing material into a printing material containing chamber through a printing material supply port after closing the inner path. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022315 | FLUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND CLEANING METHOD - A printer includes: a fluid ejecting head provided with multiple nozzles that eject ink; an ink supply tube that supplies the ink to the fluid ejecting head; and a pressure application mechanism that pressurizes the ink to swell from the nozzles by pressurizing the ink within the ink supply tube and then depressurizes the interior of the ink supply tube while the ink is swelling from the nozzles. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022316 | CARTRIDGE - A cartridge includes N number of printing material supply ports, N being a natural number of 2 or more, a printing material containing section, and a negative pressure generating member. The N printing material supply ports are arranged along the Y axis in a surface. The printing material containing section is provided between a pair of side surfaces opposing each other in a direction along a Y axis, and contains a printing material. The negative pressure generating member is provided between the side surfaces, and generates negative pressure in the printing material containing section. A relationship between a length W1 along the Y axis from one of the side surfaces to the other and a length W2 along the Y axis of the negative pressure generating member between the one side surface and the other side surface satisfies W22014-01-23 | |
20140022317 | CARTRIDGE - A cartridge includes a printing material containing section, a plurality of printing material supply ports, and a branch communicating section. The printing material containing section is configured and arranged to contain a printing material. A detection region is configured as a part of the printing material containing section to detect the printing material in the printing material containing section. The plurality of printing material supply ports are configured and arranged to supply the printing material from the printing material containing section. The branch communicating section branches into the plurality of printing material supply ports respectively and communicates the detection region and the plurality of printing material supply ports to distribute the printing material to the plurality of printing material supply ports respectively. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022318 | FLUID SUPPLY SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE - Example fluid supply systems, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed. A disclosed example fluid supply supply system includes a first receptacle to receive a first fluid supply cartridge, a second receptacle to receive a second fluid supply cartridge, and a selection valve to selectively couple a source of pressurized air to the first and second receptacles to provide a fluid to a printhead, only one of the first and second receptacles being coupled to the source of pressurized air at a time. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022319 | INK DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR AN IMAGING DEVICE - An ink delivery system for transporting thermally treated ink from different ink reservoirs to multiple print he ads of an imaging device includes a rigid injector assembly, and multiple pliable tubes attached to the injector assembly. The injector assembly includes two T-shaped members made of a conducting material, positioned one a top the of her. Each of the two members has grooves provided within it. The grooves within one of the members align with the grooves within the other member, to create channels, which carry ink to the pliable tubes. The pliable tubes are made of a flexible material, such that the lower end of each pliable tube is freely movable with respect to the injector assembly. A heating mechanism surrounds the injector assembly and the pliable tube, and remains in thermal communication with the system, to keep the ink in molten state all through the transportation path within the ink delivery system. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022320 | MULTIPLE LAYER FILTER - A structure and method including a filter assembly, wherein the structure can be an ink jet printhead including the filter assembly. The filter assembly can include a first filter layer having a plurality of pores therein, wherein the pores have a first pitch, and a second filter layer having a plurality of pores therein, wherein the pores in the second filter layer have a second pitch which is different than the first pitch. The structure can include a fluid path through the filter assembly. An area of overlap of the pores in the first filter layer with the pores in the second filter layer, in a vertical direction perpendicular to a plane of the filter assembly, can include a periodicity. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022321 | INK COMPOSITION, INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS, AND RECORDED ARTICLE - An ink composition contains a coloring material, 1,2-pentanediol with a content in the range of more than 0% by mass to less than 20% by mass, and 1,2-hexanediol. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022322 | RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD - A recording apparatus includes: an upstream conveying unit that intermittently conveys a recording medium from an upstream side to a downstream side in a conveying direction; a downstream conveying unit that continuously conveys the recording medium; a recording unit that deposits a liquid and performs a recording process on the recording medium while the recording medium is being intermittently conveyed by the upstream conveying unit and has stopped; a fixing unit that performs a fixing process for fixing the liquid on the recording medium being continuously conveyed by the downstream conveying unit after the liquid has been deposited by the recording unit: and a control unit that controls the downstream conveying unit so that the downstream conveying unit conveys the recording medium at a conveying velocity that is higher than an average conveying velocity when the recording medium is conveyed by the upstream conveying unit. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022323 | Spreader/Transfix System for Handling Tabbed Media Sheets During Duplex Printing in an Inkjet Printer - A method of operating a printer produces duplex images in print jobs including ink images to be printed to tabbed, hole-punched, and differently sized media sheets with improved throughput. The method synchronizes a media transport to insert a differently sized media sheet with reference to the type of media sheet, enabling the media sheet to contact a portion of the roller bearing substantially less release agent than the rest of the roller, minimizing release agent transfer to a second side of the media sheet. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022324 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL PRINTER AND AUTOMATICALLY OPENING OR CLOSING COVER DEVICE - A multifunctional printer and an automatically opening or closing cover device are provided. The multifunctional printer includes a main body and the automatically opening or closing cover device. The main body includes a housing and a cover pivoted to the housing, wherein the housing includes an opening. The cover includes a first protrusion and a second protrusion protruding to the inner of the housing and being located in the opening. The automatically opening or closing cover device is disposed in the main body and includes a gear and a sliding element. The sliding element includes a body portion, a driving portion and a driven portion, wherein the driving portion and the driven portion are disposed on opposite sides of the body portion, and the driving portion engages with the gear. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022325 | THERMAL HEAD AND THERMAL PRINTER PROVIDED WITH SAME - A thermal head and a printer head are disclosed. The thermal head includes heat generating members, a drive IC disposed, pads and interconnection lines which are all disposed on a substrate. The heat generating members are arranged in a first direction. The drive IC is operable to control driving of the heat generating members. The pads are operable to being electrically connected to terminals of the drive IC. The interconnection lines electrically connect each of the heat generating members to one of the pads. The pads are arranged in a first direction and constitute first pad groups and second pad groups constituted by the pads that constitute the first pad groups. The second pad groups are arranged in the first direction so as to be shifted from each other in a second direction that differs from the first direction. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022326 | SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER, SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A surface-emitting semiconductor laser includes a substrate, a first n-type semiconductor multi-layer reflecting mirror that is formed on the substrate and includes a pair of a high refractive index layer with a relatively high refractive index and a low refractive index layer with a low refractive index which are laminated, an n-type semiconductor layer that is formed on the first semiconductor multi-layer reflecting mirror, has an optical film thickness greater than an oscillation wavelength, and includes Al and Ga, an active region formed on the semiconductor layer, and a second p-type semiconductor multi-layer reflecting mirror that is formed on the active region and includes a pair of a high refractive index layer with a relatively high refractive index and a low refractive index layer with a low refractive index which are laminated, wherein an n-type impurity dopant injected into the semiconductor layer is a group VI material or Sn. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022327 | IMAGING SYSTEM, PRINT HEAD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE SCANNER - An imaging system includes an incidence face having a plurality of optical faces formed along a first axis with a first pitch; a prism face having a plurality of grooves formed along the first axis with a second pitch; and an exit face having a plurality of optical faces formed along the first axis with a third pitch. A virtual plane extends from an end of the one optical face of the incidence face to an end of the one optical face of the exit face. Among light flux emitting from a spot light source and entering the one optical face of the incidence face, a light beam that passes over the virtual plane is reflected at the prism face, and passes over the virtual plane again and goes to the one optical face of the exit face. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022328 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT WITH ASSOCIATES ANYWHERE AND NOTIFICATIONS - According to one embodiment, a self-service system is to provide self-support knowledgebase (KB) information to allow users to navigate the self-support KB. A monitor is to track user interaction with the self-support KB while a user navigates through the self-support KB. A support service system is to receive a request from the first mobile device of the first user to request a live support service and in response to the request, the support service system is to identify a set of skills required to handle the first product currently navigated by the user. An agent manager to select a support agent having a skill set satisfying the identified skill set. A communications and routing system coupled to the support service system to establish session video chat communications session between the mobile devices of the user and the selected agent. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022329 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IMAGE - A system and method for providing an image are provided. The image providing method includes: transmitting, to an external device, a first video image of a first resolution, which is converted from an original video image of an original resolution; receiving, from the external device, area information about an area of interest of the first video image of the first resolution; determining, based on the area information, an area corresponding to the area of interest, of the original video image of the original resolution, wherein the determined area is smaller than the original video image of the original resolution converting a part of the original video image of the original resolution to a second video image of the first resolution, wherein the part corresponds to the determined area; and transmitting the second video image to the external device. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022330 | Telepresence System and Method - A telepresence participating room configured for audio visual communication with a plurality of other participating rooms is disclosed. The telepresence participating room comprises of a display system including a center stage and a participant stage, a plurality of codecs for powering the display system, a plurality of cameras for sharing audio visuals with the other participating rooms and a network switch for enabling communication with the other participating room, such that when an audio signal originates from a participating room for a predetermined time period, that participating room is considered an active participating room. The display system of the telepresence participating room is configured to display the active participating room in lifelike mode on the center stage as well as continuously display all the participating rooms on the participant stage. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022331 | Dynamic Telepresence System and Method - A telepresence participating room configured for audio visual communication with a plurality of other participating rooms is disclosed. The telepresence participating room comprises of a plurality of participant sections, a display system including a center stage and a participant stage, a plurality of codecs for powering the display system, a plurality of cameras for sharing audio-visuals with the other participating rooms and a network switch for enabling communication with the other participating rooms, such that when a control signal originates in a participant section of a participating room, that participant section is considered an active participant section. Herein, the display system is configured to display the active participant section in lifelike mode on the center stage as well as continuously display all the participating rooms on the participant stage. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022332 | Method, Device, and System for Highlighting Party of Interest in Video Conferencing - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, device, and system for highlighting a party of interest in video conferencing, relating to the communication field and capable of effectively utilizing network bandwidth and enhancing conference efficiency. The method includes: converting received audio and video signals sent by multiple conferencing terminals into multiple independent video images corresponding to the multiple conferencing terminals, and displaying the multiple video images through a display device; and adjusting display factors of the multiple video images according to obtained video image display priority signals, so that the multiple video images present different visual characteristics in the display device. The embodiments of the present invention are applied in video conferencing. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022333 | TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, SELECTION METHOD, PROGRAM PRODUCT, PROGRAM SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND MAINTENANCE SYSTEM - A transmission management system selects a relay apparatus to actually relay content data between a first terminal and a second terminal, from among a plurality of relaying apparatuses capable of relaying the content data for conversation between the first and second terminals. Before the content data is transmitted and received between the first and second terminals, prior transmission information is transmitted and received instead of the content data. Thereby, it is possible to select one relaying apparatus capable of actually relaying the prior transmission information with the fastest speed. Thereby, it is possible to select the relaying apparatus capable of relaying the highest quality with the fastest speed under an actual communication network environment. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022334 | FACILITATING MULTI-PARTY CONFERENCES, INCLUDING ALLOCATING RESOURCES NEEDED FOR CONFERENCE WHILE ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS WITH PARTICIPANTS - A system includes a network interface for sending and receiving one or more of video data and audio data between two or more endpoints. One or more of a video data source and an audio data source located at more than one endpoint and a control unit for controlling one or more of the video data and the audio data between endpoints. The control unit is operable to execute instructions to specify more than one participant in a conference, wherein at least one participant is remotely located and invoke the conference upon receiving one or more requests to connect to the conference by one or more participants. The control unit is further operable to allocate resources upon the conference being invoked and connect participants to the conference. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022335 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MULTI-END-POINT DATA-CONFERENCING - A multi end-point (EP) conferencing system, including a decentralized scalable network of End-Points that includes a source EP being configured to connect to a non-virtual target EP. The source EP being configured to transmit to the non-virtual target EP a conference list thereof, for distributing to non-virtual EPs and virtual EPs associated with the target EP. It is further configured to receive a conference list of the non-virtual target EP, integrate the received conference list with its conference list to obtain an integrated conference list and distribute the integrated conference list or parts thereof to virtual EPs and non-virtual EPs associated with the source EP. The source EP being further configured to receive a positive selection notification being indicative of a requesting EP from EPs associated with the source EP that would like to get data from the source EP. In response to receipt of the positive selection notification, the source EP being configured to transmit data for receiving by the requesting EP. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022336 | CAMERA DEVICE - A camera device comprises more than three image capture modules used to capture more than perspective images of a 3D (3-dimensional) object; and an administration module electrically connecting with the image capture modules, receiving and administrating the perspective images of the 3D object. The present invention uses the image capture modules to capture the perspective images of the 3D object from different shooting angles and synthesizes the perspective images of the 3D object into a 3D panoramic image of the 3D object. Besides, the present invention can precisely obtain the dimensional information, such as the size, length and width, of the object in the image. Therefore, present invention can effectively promote the quality of 3D panoramic images of a 3D object. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022337 | ROBUST TWO DIMENSIONAL PANORAMA GENERATION USING LIGHT FIELD CAMERA CAPTURE - A method, apparatus, and computer program product for generating a seamless and error-free panorama image using a selective set of views from a multi-view image from each of the several captured light field (LF) images. The method identifies the view and corresponding image for each captured LF image which has the same or closely located center of projection with the views of neighboring LF images. Image registration and warping techniques are applied across the images and the parallax error is calculated which indicates the closeness of their center of projections. The view from each LF captured image with minimal parallax error is selected and stitched together with the other views identified as having minimal parallax error. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022338 | Method for Producing a Panoramic Image on the Basis of a Video Sequence and Implementation Apparatus - A method for producing a panoramic image based on a video sequence includes merging a target image of a video sequence with a panoramic pan made up of images of the video sequence. The method includes evaluating the luminance difference between the target image and the last image used for the panoramic pan, determining the size of a zone the two images will be merged as a function of the evaluated luminance difference, and correcting the luminance of the pixels situated in the merging zone. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022339 | CROSSTALK REDUCTION IN MULTIVIEW VIDEO PROCESSING - In one example, a method includes identifying a first set of pixels in co-located pairs in a corresponding pair of multiview image frames for which the co-located pairs have a disparity between the pixels that is greater than a selected disparity threshold. The method further includes identifying a second set of pixels in at least one of the image frames that are within a selected distance of an intensity transition greater than a selected intensity transition threshold. The method further includes applying crosstalk correction to pixels that are identified as being in at least one of the first set and the second set. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022340 | CROSSTALK REDUCTION WITH LOCATION-BASED ADJUSTMENT IN MULTIVIEW VIDEO PROCESSING - In one example, a method includes identifying a pixel in an image frame that is a candidate for causing crosstalk between the image frame and a corresponding image frame in a multiview image system. The method further includes, for a pixel identified as a candidate for causing crosstalk, applying crosstalk correction to the pixel. The method further includes applying a location-based adjustment to the pixel, wherein the location-based adjustment is based at least in part on which of two or more portions of the image frame the pixel is in. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022341 | STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO IMAGE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO IMAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a stereoscopic video image transmission apparatus includes a generator and a transmitter. The generator is configured to generate depth information from first and second stereoscopic video image displaying video signals having parallax. The transmitter is configured to wirelessly transmit the first and second video signals and the depth information generated by the generator to an external device. The external device generates the depth information from the first and second video signals and displays the stereoscopic video image by multiparallax system. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022342 | Stereoplexing for film and video applications - A method for multiplexing a stream of stereoscopic image source data into a series of left images and a series of right images combinable to form a series of stereoscopic images, both the stereoscopic image source data and series of left images and series of right images conceptually defined to be within frames. The method includes compressing stereoscopic image source data at varying levels across the frame, thereby forming left images and right images, and providing a series of single frames divided into portions, each single frame containing one right image in a first portion and one left image in a second portion. Alternately, single frames may contain two right images in a first two portions of each single frame and two left images in a second two portions of each single frame, wherein each set of right and left images may be processed differently. Multiplexing processes such as staggering, alternating, filtering, variable scaling, and sharpening from original, uncompressed right and left images may be employed. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022343 | PARAMETER SETS IN VIDEO CODING - A video parameter set (VPS) is associated with one or more coded video sequences (CVSs). The VPS includes a VPS extension for a video coding extension. The VPS extension includes a syntax element that indicates whether a video coding tool associated with the video coding extension is enabled for a set of applicable layers of a bitstream. When the syntax element indicates that the coding tool is enabled for the applicable layers, at least a portion of the video data that is associated with the CVSs and that is associated with the applicable layers is coded using the coding tool. When the syntax element indicates that the coding tool is not enabled for the applicable layers, the video data that is associated with the CVSs and that is associated with the applicable layers is not coded using the coding tool. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022344 | DECODING METHOD AND DECODING APPARATUS FOR USING PARALLEL PROCESSING SCHEME TO DECODE PICTURES IN DIFFERENT BITSTREAMS AFTER REQUIRED DECODED DATA DERIVED FROM DECODING PRECEDING PICTURE(S) IS READY - An exemplary decoding method of an input video bitstream including a first bitstream and a second bitstream includes: decoding a first picture in the first bitstream; after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a first decoding operation of a second picture in the first bitstream, performing the first decoding operation; and after a required decoded data derived from decoding the first picture is ready for a second decoding operation of a picture in the second bitstream, performing the second decoding operation, wherein a time period of decoding the second picture in the first bitstream and a time period of decoding the picture in the second bitstream are overlapped in time. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022345 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL IMAGE - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for processing a digital image, where analog images are converted to digital images and stored. The method for processing a digital image includes sensing a first hand-drawn sketch and storing the sensed first hand-drawn sketch as a first digital image; visualizing the stored loaded first digital image as a first virtual hand-drawn sketch; sensing a second hand-drawn sketch being additionally drawn on the visualized first virtual hand-drawn sketch; and storing the sensed second hand-drawn sketch as a second digital image, wherein the first hand-drawn sketch and the second hand-drawn sketch corresponds to a physical sketch being expressed with a liquid or solid substance hand-drawn by a user. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022346 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING DEPTH OF FIELD (DOF) IN MICROSCOPY - A method for improving depth for field (DOF) in microscopic imaging, the method comprising combining a sequence of images captured from different focal distances to form an all-focus image, comprising computing a focus measure at every pixel, finding the largest peaks at each position in the focus measure as multiple candidate values and blending the multiple candidates values according to the focus measure to determine the all-focus image. | 2014-01-23 |
20140022347 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULATING DEPTH OF FIELD (DOF) IN MICROSCOPY - A method and apparatus for simulating depth of field (DOF) in microscopic imaging, the method comprising computing a blur quantity for each pixel of an all-focus image, performing point spread function operations on one or more regions of the all-focus image, computing intermediate and normalized integral images on the regions and determining an output pixel for the each pixel based on the intermediate and normalized integral images. | 2014-01-23 |