04th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140023248 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING PRIVACY INFORMATION BASED ON FACE RECOGNITION - An apparatus and method protects leakage of privacy information by detecting a specific person using a face recognition technology from a video image stored in a video surveillance system and performing privacy masking or mosaic processing on a face of the specific person or faces of other people. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023249 | AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD - The present invention is an authentication apparatus comprising: a prism of an approximately quadrangle-frustum shape, the prism of the approximately quadrangle-frustum shape is arranged so that a bottom side, out of two parallel surfaces of the prism of approximately quadrangle-frustum shape, is a placing surface side for a finger; a first imaging means is arranged below a top surface parallel to the bottom surface, the first imaging means that images an image of the finger transmitted through the top surface; a light source that radiates light to at least one side surface of a first set of side surfaces, out of two sets of side surfaces of the approximately quadrangle-frustum shape that face each other; and a second imaging means that images the image of the finger transmitted through a second set of side surfaces, out of the two sets of side surfaces. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023250 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEN AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN IMAGE REPRESENTATION SUPPORTING ACCURATE GUIDANCE OF AN INTERVENTION DEVICE IN A VESSEL INTERVENTION PROCEDURE - The present invention relates to visualizing information of an object. In order to provide spatial information and in addition situation specific data to the user while ensuring an effective perceptibility, a method ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140023251 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COLOR FLOW DYNAMIC FRAME PERSISTENCE - Methods and systems for color flow dynamic frame persistence in ultrasonic imaging are provided. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023252 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A first processed signal is extracted by extracting an input spatial frequency component corresponding to a periodic pattern by performing filtering processing on an image signal. A subject component of an image included in the extracted first processed signal is extracted from the first processed signal. A second processed signal is extracted by subtracting the first processed signal from the image signal and also by adding the extracted subject component to the image signal. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023253 | Image Reconstruction from Incomplete Fourier Measurements and Prior Edge Information - Systems and methods of image reconstruction that can reduce the number of Fourier transform measurements required to obtain an exact or stable reconstruction of target images, using prior edge information obtained from a reference image. Full-sampled, 2 or 3-dimensional Fourier transform measurements are obtained for the reference image prior to performing a time series study. Based on the reference image sharing similar edge information with a time series of sparse-gradient images, the number of Fourier transform measurements required to reconstruct the target images can be reduced by using compressed sensing techniques to obtain the sparse-gradient images, and combining the edge information for the sparse-gradient images with the reduced number of Fourier transform measurements to obtain the exact or stable reconstruction of the target images, thereby permitting improved temporal resolution and/or extent of tissue coverage over the use of full sampling and conventional image reconstruction methods. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023254 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus obtains, for each of a plurality of subjects, a data set including first shape data which indicates a shape of a subject measured in association with the subject in a first state, and second shape data which indicates a shape of the subject measured in association with the subject in a second state, obtains basis data required to express a deformation from the first state to the second state, based on the data sets for the plurality of subjects, and estimates, based on the generated basis data and data indicating a shape of a target subject measured in association with the target subject in the first state, a deformation from the first state to the second state in association with the target subject. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023255 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING TOMOGRAPHY IMAGE - A method of generating a tomography image includes performing a depth scan on one spot on a surface of a subject using modulated light received from a spatial light modulator, obtaining depth scan data for each of a plurality of patterns of the spatial light modulator by repeating the depth scan on the spot for each of the plurality of patterns, forming a matrix R representing a vector space based on a correlation of signal values of the depth scan data for each of the plurality of patterns, performing a matrix decomposition on the matrix R, dividing the vector space into a noise subspace and a signal subspace based on a matrix obtained by the matrix decomposition, constructing a vector space based on either one or both of components of the signal subspace and components of the noise subspace, and generating a tomography image based on the reconstructed vector space. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023256 | NON-INVASIVE METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING CARDIAC ELECTROGRAM CHARACTERISTIC MAPS FOR USE WITH CATHETER ABLATION OF VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA - A non-invasive method of producing a three-dimensional cardiac electrogram characteristic map for use in catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia includes receiving left ventricle three-dimensional image data of a patient's heart; segmenting a left ventricle image of the patient's heart based on the left ventricle three-dimensional image data into scar tissue, normal myocardium tissue and left ventricle cavity regions; determining scar tissue thickness and normal myocardium tissue thickness for a plurality of portions of the left ventricle image of the patient's heart; receiving predetermined data that associate a value of at least one electrogram characteristic to each scar tissue thickness and each normal myocardium tissue thickness for the plurality of portions of said left ventricle image of said patient's heart; and generating the three-dimensional cardiac electrogram characteristic map of the at least one electrogram characteristic corresponding to the left ventricle image of the patient's heart based on the predetermined data. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023257 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A subject component removed signal is obtained from an image signal representing an image by performing, with respect to a first direction and/or a second direction that is different from the first direction, one-dimensional filtering processing using a subject component removal filter that removes a low frequency component including a subject component of the image to roughly remove the subject component. Further, frequency components corresponding to the periodic pattern in the subject component removed signal are detected with respect to both of the first direction and the second direction. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023258 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD ANDIMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A peak position and a peak width of a frequency spectrum corresponding to a periodic pattern are detected by performing, with respect to at least one direction, frequency analysis on an image signal representing an image including the periodic pattern. The passband characteristics of a one-dimensional filter suppressing a spatial frequency component corresponding to the periodic pattern in the image signal are determined based on the detected peak position and the detected peak width. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023259 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STAIN SEPARATION IN DIGITAL PATHOLOGY IMAGES - A method or apparatus for stain separation comprising transforming a digital image from a first color domain to an optical domain to form an optical domain image (ODI), identifying a plane containing two or more basis vector which contain the pixels of the ODI, determining a plurality of orthogonal vector within the identified plane, forming a histogram of the digital image represented by the orthogonal vectors and determining one or more final stain vectors by searching for candidate vectors in the plane that minimize a cost function of the histogram. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023260 | BIOLOGICAL UNIT SEGMENTATION WITH RANKING BASED ON SIMILARITY APPLYING A GEOMETRIC SHAPE AND SCALE MODEL - Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to segmenting a digital image of biological tissue into biological units, such as cells. A first weak or data driven segmentation is generated using image data representing the digital image to segment the digital image into a first set of biological units. Applying a geometric model, each unit in the first set of biological units is ranked based on a similarity in shape and scale between the unit and one or more other units in the image. A subset of units from the first set of biological units is selected based on the rank of each biological unit relative to a predetermined threshold rank. A second weak or data driven segmentation may then be generated using image data including the subset of biological units to segment that portion of the digital image into a second set of biological units. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023261 | DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A disclosed method includes: identifying an axis that is a straight or curved line inside of a space; first generating plural surface regions that are orthogonal to the identified axis; second generating, from a first vector provided at each vertex of an unstructured grid disposed inside of the space, a second vector at each point of plural points on a surface region for each of the generated plural surface regions; and displaying an arrow corresponding to the generated second vector. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023262 | RECORDING MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF A RECORDING MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - The recognition rate is improved while suppressing the processing time. The character recognition unit | 2014-01-23 |
20140023263 | RECORDING MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF A RECORDING MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM - The recognition rate is improved and recognition errors suppressed when recognizing magnetic ink characters. The character recognition unit | 2014-01-23 |
20140023264 | VISUAL INDICATOR STATUS RECOGNITION - A system and technique for visual indicator status recognition includes an imaging system configured to capture a first optical data of an indicator, the imaging system configured to verify indicator code indicia is derivable from the first optical data. Responsive to verifying that the indicator code indicia is derivable from the first optical data, the imaging system is configured to capture a second optical data of the indicator. The system and technique also includes a detection module executable by a processing unit to analyze the second optical data and derive status information of the indicator. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023265 | PATTERN MATCHING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - It is an object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor inspection apparatus capable of well carrying out position alignment and correctly determining whether the position alignment has been carried out successfully or has ended in a failure without operator interventions even if an inspected image is an image having few characteristics as is the case with a repetitive pattern or the inspected image is an image having a complicated shape. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023266 | Method of Detecting and Quantifying Blur in a Digital Image - Method of detecting and quantifying blur in a digital image implementing a computer and comprising: —a step a) of obtaining a digital image; a step b) of obtaining a brightness parameter for each pixel on the basis of the digital image, the step b) comprising an operation of convolution with an edge detection matrix; a step c) of calculation of a score S1 comprising the maximum, calculated over all the pixels, of the brightness parameter obtained in step b); and a step d) a step of evaluating the digital image, the digital image being considered to be blurred if the score S1 obtained in step c) is strictly less than a first predetermined threshold, the score S1 providing a first quantity of blur present in the digital image. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023267 | CHARACTER STRING DETECTION DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, CHARACTER STRING DETECTION METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A character string detection device for detecting a character string including at least one character in an image has a clustering unit that defines at least one cluster including at least a fixed number of pixel groups having similar colors based on color information included in each pixel configuring the image, a clipping unit that partitions the image into a region of the pixel groups belonging to the cluster defined by the clustering unit and a region of other pixel groups, and generating a clipped image excluding the region of the other pixel groups from the image, and a character string detection unit that detects each character in a detection target character string to be detected so as to detect the detection target character string in the clipped image generated by the clipping unit. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023268 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Edge enhancement processing is performed for the luminance of each pixel of an image, and the correction value of the pixel after the edge enhancement processing is decided according to the saturation of each pixel of the image. The value of the pixel after the edge enhancement processing is corrected using the decided correction value. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023269 | FEATURE DESCRIPTOR FOR ROBUST FACIAL EXPRESSION RECOGNITION - A method and system for generating a feature descriptor for robust facial expression recognition pre-processes a facial image using a Gaussian filter to smooth the facial image. Then, gradient based images at M scales and N orientations are generated from the pre-processed facial image. Further, a portion of an image corresponding to each action unit is selected from each of the gradient based images. Thereafter, appearance of at least one facial event in the selected portion of the image is captured. Also, a geometry of the at least one facial event in the selected portion of image is determined to obtain a feature descriptor for each action unit for robust facial expression recognition. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023270 | Parameter Selection and Coarse Localization of Interest Regions for MSER Processing - An attribute is computed based on pixel intensities in an image of the real world, and thereafter used to identify at least one input for processing the image to identify at least a first maximally stable extremal region (MSER) therein. The at least one input is one of (A) a parameter used in MSER processing or (B) a portion of the image to be subject to MSER processing. The attribute may be a variance of pixel intensities, or computed from a histogram of pixel intensities. The attribute may be used with a look-up table, to identify parameter(s) used in MSER processing. The attribute may be a stroke width of a second MSER of a subsampled version of the image. The attribute may be used in checking whether a portion of the image satisfies a predetermined test, and if so including the portion in a region to be subject to MSER processing. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023271 | Identifying A Maximally Stable Extremal Region (MSER) In An Image By Skipping Comparison Of Pixels In The Region - A difference in intensities of a pair of pixels in an image is repeatedly compared to a threshold, with the pair of pixels being separated by at least one pixel (“skipped pixel”). When the threshold is found to be exceeded, a selected position of a selected pixel in the pair, and at least one additional position adjacent to the selected position are added to a set of positions. The comparing and adding are performed multiple times to generate multiple such sets, each set identifying a region in the image, e.g. an MSER. Sets of positions, identifying regions whose attributes satisfy a test, are merged to obtain a merged set. Intensities of pixels identified in the merged set are used to generate binary values for the region, followed by classification of the region as text/non-text. Regions classified as text are supplied to an optical character recognition (OCR) system. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023272 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Character code data and vector drawing data are both listed and provided in a re-editable manner. Electronic data is generated in which information obtained by vectorizing character areas in an image and information obtained by recognizing characters in the image are stored in respective storage locations. As for the electronic data generated in this manner, because character code data and vector drawing data generated from the input image are both presented by a display and edit program, a user can immediately utilize the both data. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023273 | TRELLIS BASED WORD DECODER WITH REVERSE PASS - Systems, apparatuses, and methods to relate images of words to a list of words are provided. A trellis based word decoder analyses a set of OCR characters and probabilities using a forward pass across a forward trellis and a reverse pass across a reverse trellis. Multiple paths may result, however, the most likely path from the trellises has the highest probability with valid links. A valid link is determined from the trellis by some dictionary word traversing the link. The most likely path is compared with a list of words to find the word closest to the most. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023274 | Method Of Handling Complex Variants Of Words Through Prefix-Tree Based Decoding For Devanagiri OCR - An electronic device and method identify a block of text in a portion of an image of real world captured by a camera of a mobile device, slice sub-blocks from the block and identify characters in the sub-blocks that form a first sequence to a predetermined set of sequences to identify a second sequence therein. The second sequence may be identified as recognized (as a modifier-absent word) when not associated with additional information. When the second sequence is associated with additional information, a check is made on pixels in the image, based on a test specified in the additional information. When the test is satisfied, a copy of the second sequence in combination with the modifier is identified as recognized (as a modifier-present word). Storage and use of modifier information in addition to a set of sequences of characters enables recognition of words with or without modifiers. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023275 | REDUNDANT ASPECT RATIO DECODING OF DEVANAGARI CHARACTERS - An electronic device and method receive a block sliced from a rectangular portion of an image of a scene of real world captured by a camera and use a property of the block to operate one of multiple optical character recognition (OCR) decoders. In an illustrative aspect, a first OCR decoder is configured to recognize characters whose property satisfies the test based on a first limit, the first limit being obtained by reducing a predetermined limit by an overlap amount. In this illustrative aspect, a second OCR decoder is configured to recognize characters whose property does not satisfy the test based on a second limit, the second limit being obtained by increasing the predetermined limit by the overlap amount. When the property of the block satisfies the test, the first OCR decoder is operated and alternatively the second OCR decoder is operated, resulting in candidates for a character being identified. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023276 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING VISION BASED INVENTORY MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the present invention relate to an inventory management method and system. The present invention addresses the foregoing need of an inventory management system through which all size and shape of components can tracked before and after an assembly process in a manufacturing facility. The invention address the challenges faced by store keeping clerks in locating the position of excess components returned from assembly floor, which are taken in excess but not being utilized during assembly process. Since basic spare parts which are smaller in size but taken in large quantity from store room due to their frequent usage, excess components needs to be kept back in store keeping units for effective inventory management. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023277 | IMAGE PROCESSOR AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processor includes an image degradation measuring unit configured to compute a degradation level of block data with respect to each of blocks within an image, a degradation determining unit configured to select, with respect to each of the blocks within the image, the block data of a target block of one of a plurality of the images based on degradation levels of respective block data of the target blocks of the plurality of the images, and an image synthesis unit configured to generate a sheet of an image by synthesizing the block data selected with respect to the blocks within the image. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023278 | Feature Extraction And Use With A Probability Density Function (PDF) Divergence Metric - An image of real world is processed to identify blocks as candidates to be recognized. Each block is subdivided into sub-blocks, and each sub-block is traversed to obtain counts, in a group for each sub-block. Each count in the group is either of presence of transitions between intensity values of pixels or of absence of transition between intensity values of pixels. Hence, each pixel in a sub-block contributes to at least one of the counts in each group. The counts in a group for a sub-block are normalized, based at least on a total number of pixels in the sub-block. Vector(s) for each sub-block including such normalized counts may be compared with multiple predetermined vectors of corresponding symbols in a set, using any metric of divergence between probability density functions (e.g. Jensen-Shannon divergence metric). Whichever symbol has a predetermined vector that most closely matches the vector(s) is identified and stored. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023279 | Real Time Detecting and Tracing Apparatus and Method - A real time detecting and tracing apparatus comprises an image accessing module, an image preprocessing module, an image pyramids generation module, a detecting module, a tracing module, and a moving module. The image accessing module accesses an environmental image. The image preprocessing module shrinks the size of the environmental image and outputs a shrunken image. The image pyramids generation module generates an image pyramid according to the shrunken image. The detecting module scans the levels of the image pyramid and performs a sorting operation so as to position an object in the environmental image. The tracing module generates a tracing information according to the object information from the detecting module. The moving module traces or removes the object according the tracing information. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023280 | Siding Identification Systems and Methods - A method for identifying siding includes receiving particular texture data associated with a physical texture of a particular siding sample, accessing a reference database including reference texture data associated with physical texture of multiple different reference siding samples, performing an automated texture data analysis by analyzing the particular texture data associated with the particular siding sample and the reference texture data associated with different reference siding samples, and automatically identifying at least one reference siding sample that matches the particular siding sample based at least on the automated texture data analysis. The particular texture data associated with the physical texture of the particular siding sample may comprise a digital image, such as a photographic or scanned image of the particular siding sample, or a photographic or scanned image of an ink image physically transferred from the particular siding sample onto a substrate. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023281 | CONTINUATION OF MULTI-ELEMENT IMAGE TEMPLATES - A system for making an image product includes a computer including a processor and a memory, a template stored in the memory, the template including a template graphic and a plurality of openings in the template graphic, an image stored in the memory, and the processor compositing the image into two or more of the plurality of openings, so that two different portions of the image are located in two different openings and the two different portions have the same relative locations in the composition as in the user image. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023282 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING A SUBSET OF A LOW DISCREPANCY SEQUENCE - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for generating a subset of a low discrepancy sequence. In use, a low discrepancy sequence is identified. Additionally, a threshold value is determined. Further, a single dimension of the low discrepancy sequence is selected. Further still, for each element included within the low discrepancy sequence, the selected single dimension is compared to the determined threshold value. Also, a subset of the low discrepancy sequence is generated, based on the comparing. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023283 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING Z-STACK MICROSCOPY IMAGES - A method and apparatus for compressing Z-stack microscopy images comprising compressing an all-focus image and depth map representation of an original Z-stack of images, computing a prediction residual as a difference between a simulated Z-stack, generated from the all-focus image and the depth-map, and the original Z-stack and concatenating the prediction residual to the compressed all-focus image and the depth map to produce a final compressed file. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023284 | DECODER PERFORMANCE THROUGH QUANTIZATION CONTROL - A codec includes an encoder having a quantization level generator that defines a quantization level specific to a block of values (e.g., transform coefficients), a quantizer that quantizes the block of transform coefficients according to the block-specific quantization level, a run-length encoder, and an entropy encoder. The quantization level is defined to result in at least a predetermined number (k) of quantized coefficients having a predetermined value. The amount of data compression by the encoder is proportional to (k). The codec also includes a decoder having entropy and run-length decoding sections whose throughputs are proportional to (k). The decoder takes advantage of this increased throughput by further decoding coefficients in parallel using a plurality of decoding channels. Methods for encoding and decoding data are also disclosed. The invention is well-suited to quantization, entropy, and/or run-length-based codecs, such as JPEG. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023285 | DECODER PERFORMANCE THROUGH QUANTIZATION CONTROL - A codec includes an encoder having a quantization level generator that defines a quantization level specific to a block of values (e.g., transform coefficients), a quantizer that quantizes the block of transform coefficients according to the block-specific quantization level, a run-length encoder, and an entropy encoder. The quantization level is defined to result in at least a predetermined number (k) of quantized coefficients having a predetermined value. The amount of data compression by the encoder is proportional to (k). The codec also includes a decoder having entropy and run-length decoding sections whose throughputs are proportional to (k). The decoder takes advantage of this increased throughput by further decoding coefficients in parallel using a plurality of decoding channels. Methods for encoding and decoding data are also disclosed. The invention is well-suited to quantization, entropy, and/or run-length-based codecs, such as JPEG. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023286 | DECODER PERFORMANCE THROUGH QUANTIZATION CONTROL - A method for decoding run-length encoded (RLE) data includes the steps of receiving the RLE data and storing a predetermined value (e.g., zero) in each of a plurality of consecutively-accessible storage locations of a buffer. The method further includes writing a first value different than the predetermined value to a first storage location based on the RLE data, jumping over (i.e., skipping) a number of the consecutively-accessible storage locations from the first storage location to a next storage location based on the RLE data, and writing a next value different than the predetermined value to the next storage location based on the RLE data. In the case of JPEG, the values stored in the storage locations of the buffer are quantized coefficients associated with a block of image data. A run-length decoder is also described. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023287 | Method and an Arrangement for Texture Compression - The embodiments of the present invention reduce the compression time in order to achieve a faster texture compression. That is achieved by guessing, i.e. estimating the best table or tables (e.g. from tables 0 to 7) representing luminance information, and to only execute the compression for the table(s) estimated to provide the best luminance information. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023289 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING HOLE AREA OF IMAGE - Provided is an image processing apparatus and method for filling a hole area in an image. The image processing apparatus may include a candidate pixel setting unit to set a plurality of candidate pixels corresponding to at least one hole pixel in a hole area using neighboring pixels around the hole area, and a pixel value determining unit to determine a pixel value of the hole pixel using the plurality of candidate pixels. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023290 | METHOD FOR CORRECTING METAL ARTIFACTS IN X-RAY IMAGING, AND X-RAY DEVICE - Artifacts caused by at least one metal object in a target region to be imaged are corrected during the reconstruction of a three-dimensional image dataset from a number of two-dimensional projection images of the target region recorded from different projection directions with an x-ray device. An orientation and position of a three-dimensional model of the known metal object is determined in the coordinate system of the x-ray device via a 2D-3D registration with at least one two-dimensional projection image, after which, for each radiation path of the projection images running through the metal object, on the basis of attenuation information through the metal object assigned to the model, an attenuation portion through the metal object is calculated for the projection image data assigned to the radiation path and is obtained by computation for determining modified projection images from the projection image data. The three-dimensional image dataset is determined from the modified projection images. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023291 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE DEBLURRING AND SHARPENING USING LOCAL PATCH SELF-SIMILARITY - Various embodiments of methods and apparatus for image deblurring and sharpening using local patch self-similarity are disclosed. In some embodiments, an input blurred image is down-sampled to generate a downsized image. The downsized image is convolved with a blur kernel to obtain a smoothed image. For each of a plurality of patches of the input blurred image, a corresponding patch in the smoothed image is found. High frequency components between each of the plurality of corresponding patches in the smoothed image and corresponding patches of the downsized image are computed. The high frequency components are applied to the plurality of patches of the input blurred images to generate a deblurred version of the input blurred image. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023292 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus is an image processing apparatus which derives an angle of inclination of an image and includes: an edge angle calculation unit which calculates a plurality of edge angles corresponding to a plurality of pixels in the image by calculating, in each of the pixels, an edge angle that is an angle of an edge; a use angle identification unit which identifies one or more use angles that are each the edge angle and are each a candidate for the angle of inclination, using the edge angles and a plurality of depth values that correspond to the pixels and each indicate a depth of a corresponding one of the pixels; and an inclination angle derivation unit which derives the angle of inclination from the one or more use angles. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023293 | METHOD OF CONTENT AWARE IMAGE RESIZING - Audiovisual content presentation to users has evolved from users receiving hardcopy printed materials to their searching and retrieving information by accessing any of hundreds of millions of web sites and billions of web pages. User retrieval being performed on a wide variety of platforms from high performance PCs to low performance cellular telephones. Accordingly substantial limitations exist in initially displaying this audiovisual content as well as when users dynamically manipulate browser dimensions or move through the content. Further additional limitations exist for those authoring both online and traditional content to manipulate sourced content to provide the published content. As such a requirement exists for dynamically resizing images that respects the information content within the audiovisual content. Embodiments of the invention provide for content aware resizing of audiovisual content both within authoring and user environments, and in dependence upon device characteristics such as display, processor, power, etc. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023294 | BICUBIC DOWNSAMPLING IN A CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENT - An system is described for managing bicubic downsampling in a constrained environment. The system may be configured to detect a request for a destination image, access a read-copy pattern for the ratio of downsampling, access the source image, and generate the destination image using the source image and the read-copy pattern. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023295 | TRANSFORMING INSULATED CONTAINER AND MULTIPURPOSE MAT - A combination insulated container and multipurpose mat and, in particular, a flexible, impermeable multipurpose mat that can be folded and secured to create an insulated bag. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023296 | NONWOVEN FABRIC BAG WITH HANDLES - A nonwoven fabric bag includes: a bag body; and a pair of handles. A fabric sheet is folded in two. A bottom of the bag is formed by a sheet portion including the fold line. Side edges of the opposing folded halves of the sheet are bonded together on right and left sides to form a bag. A sheet portion along a peripheral edge of an opening of the bag is folded inward and bonded to form a double-layer portion, thereby forming the bag body. Two strips are attached to the double-layer portion, thereby forming the pair of handles. The side edges are bonded by impulse heat sealing. The peripheral edge of the opening and a vicinity thereof, and a part connecting to the fold line are sewn. The double-layer portion is bonded by discontinuous ultrasonic sealing. Attachment portions between the double-layer portion and the handles are sewn. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023297 | VALVE FOR LIQUID VESSELS - A valve for opening and closing a liquid vessel or pouch, which includes a valve body having a central axis, top and bottom sides arranged transversely with respect to the central axis, and a passage opening that extends through the valve body coaxially from the top side to the bottom side. A closure element can be pressed into the passage opening by a spring element coaxially with respect to the central axis from the underside such that the passage opening can be closed in a liquid-tight manner. The closure element includes a first sealing lip which can be pressed into the passage opening with an interference fit P | 2014-01-23 |
20140023298 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE CEMENT - A collapsible bladder system for the storage and disposal or re-use of cement returns from oil and gas wells is described. The collapsible bladder system includes a flexible storage bag having an input valve, an output valve and a vent that can be easily set up and transported by a single person. Cement returns are pumped into the flexible storage bag and allowed to harden into a cement block. The cement block covered with the storage bag can be hauled away for disposal or re-used for a secondary purpose, such as a barricade. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023299 | RECLOSABLE POUCH HAVING A CLICKING CLOSURE DEVICE - A reclosable pouch includes an elongated closure mechanism, at a top portion of the pouch, capable of closing an opening of the pouch. The closure mechanism includes a male closure element having a base, a stem, and an engagement end, and a female closure element that has first and second spaced legs. The male closure element is constructed and arranged to engage the legs of the female closure element in order to close the opening of the pouch. The closure mechanism further includes a plurality of normal segments and a plurality of deformed segments, such that at least one of the male and female closure elements comprises an asymmetric deformation in each of the deformed segments. The asymmetric deformation creates at feast one of a clicking feel and a clicking sound when the male closure element engages the female closure element to close the opening of the pouch. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023300 | FLUID PUMPING CAPILLARY SEAL FOR A FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING - An apparatus and method are provided for a robust and shock resistant fluid dynamic bearing. A fluid sealing system with fluid pumping and capillary features provides increased reliability and performance for small form factor disc drive memory systems. Concerns of motor jog are addressed, jog being the rapid and repeated opening and closing of spaces between relatively rotatable components that can dispel oil from, or draw air into, these spaces. The fluid pumping capillary sealing system includes a fluid pumping groove with a rib portion and a slot portion for pumping fluid. The fluid pumping capillary sealing system also includes a capillary seal. In an aspect, a sweeping rib sweeps fluid toward the bearing. A truncated rib is situated adjacent to the sweeping rib, the truncated rib extending a shorter radial distance as compared to the sweeping rib and forming a plenum region. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023301 | BEARING ASSEMBLIES, APPARATUSES, AND MOTOR ASSEMBLIES USING THE SAME - Various embodiments of the invention relate to bearing assemblies, apparatuses and motor assemblies that include geometric features configured to impart a selected amount of heat transfer and/or hydrodynamic film formation. In an embodiment, a bearing assembly may include a plurality of superhard bearing pads distributed circumferentially about an axis. At least some of the plurality of superhard bearing pads may include a plurality of sub-superhard bearing elements defining a bearing surface. At least some of the plurality of sub-superhard bearing elements may be spaced from one another by one or more voids to impart a selected amount of heat transfer and hydrodynamic film formation thereon during operation. The bearing assembly may also include a support ring that carries the plurality of superhard bearing pads. In addition, at least a portion of the sub-superhard bearing elements may extend beyond the support ring. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023302 | BEARING ISOLATOR ASSEMBLY - A bearing isolator assembly comprises an inner support member, an outer support member, a resilient member, an elastomeric ring, and a support cap disposed over a bearing surface defined by the inner support member or the outer support member. A path of travel is defined between the inner support member and the outer support member. The resilient member is disposed between the inner support member and the outer support member and is configured to resist compression between the inner support member and the outer support member within a first portion of the path of travel. The outer support member defines a ring envelope, in which the elastomeric ring is disposed. The inner support member defines a ring compression surface, and the elastomeric ring is configured to resist compression between the ring compression surface of the inner support member and the ring compression surface of the outer support member within a second portion of the path of travel. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023303 | SEAL FOR ROLLING BEARING USED IN A WIND TURBINE - The rolling bearing comprises an inner ring | 2014-01-23 |
20140023304 | ROLLING BEARING WITH ROLLING BODIES AND FLANGE - Rolling bearing with rolling bodies comprising an outer ring, an inner ring and rolling bodies arranged in a rolling chamber. The bearing includes at least one flange mounted on a first ring and extending to a second ring with means for fastening onto the first ring and a first annular band at right angles to an axis of rotation of the rings and offset, along the axis, relative to the fastening means. The flange provides a second annular band and a third annular band arranged respectively radially inside and radially outside the first band and offset axially in the direction of the rolling bodies, by means of a first setback and a second setback. An edge of the flange opposite to its means for fastening onto the first ring is folded back towards the rolling chamber and extends in a direction parallel to a radial surface of the second ring. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023305 | ROTOR BEARING FOR A WIND POWER GENERATING PLANT - A rolling bearing, particularly a rotor bearing, or main bearing, for a wind power generating plant, the bearing having at least two mutually concentric rings separated from each other by a gap in which one or more rows of rolling elements roll along raceways on both rings, such that the two rings are rotatable in mutually opposite directions about their common axis, wherein each ring has at least one connection surface for connection to a foundation, wherein the connection surfaces extend parallel to one another and are passed through approximately perpendicularly by a plurality of fastening bores for receiving fastening bolts extending through them or screwed into them, wherein the raceway of at least one rolling-element row is formed on a part separate from the ring concerned and is pushed away from the ring concerned in a direction perpendicular to the connection surfaces, by at least one resilient element. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023306 | BEARING ASSEMBLY - A bearing assembly includes a hub element or housing element which has an accommodating bore for at least one rolling-element bearing, the rolling-element bearing being disposed with its outer ring in a press-fit arrangement in the accommodating bore, and the outer ring having at least one first axial region along at least one raceway of the outer ring and at least one second axial region extending outside the raceway. To ensure a proper fit of the bearing ring in the hub or housing element over a wide range of operating temperatures, the receiving bore and the outer circumference of the outer ring are configured such that at the ambient temperature the radial clamping force between accommodating bore and outer ring in the first region is smaller than in the second region. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023307 | SUSPENSION STRUT BEARING - A suspension strut bearing including a guide ring arranged along a suspension strut axis, and a cap. The guide ring is configured for mounting a coil spring, and the cap is configured for supporting the suspension strut bearing on an undercarriage of an automotive vehicle. The guide ring includes a radial flange and further includes a guide nozzle adjoining the radial flange, the guide nozzle serving to guide said coil spring, the suspension strut bearing further including a thrust bearing arranged between the radial flange of the guide ring and the cap. The guide ring includes a reinforcement ring spray coated with a plastic, which reinforcement ring further includes a bushing section for reinforcing the guide nozzle and an integrally formed adjoining radial collar for reinforcing the radial flange, wherein the reinforcement ring is configured as a bearing part of the thrust bearing. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023308 | SUSPENSION STRUT BEARING - A suspension strut bearing includes a guide ring, a cap, and a thrust bearing for an axial mounting of the guide ring on the cap. The plastic guide ring is reinforced with a reinforcement ring including a radial flange, an axial guide nozzle adjoining the radial flange, a bushing section for reinforcing the guide nozzle and an integrally formed radial collar adjoining the guide nozzle for reinforcing the radial flange. A sliding seal is made out of a softer plastic and sprayed onto the radial flange of the guide ring, a sealing lip of the sliding seal being arranged around the guide ring and bearing against a peripheral surface of the cap, the radial collar of the reinforcement ring forming an integrally configured raceway of the thrust bearing. The radial collar includes recesses arranged spaced along a periphery of the radial collar, through which recesses the softer plastic penetrates. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023309 | PARALLEL-COUPLED DUAL RACETRACK SILICON MICRO-RESONATOR - An apparatus, resonator and method for modulating light including a mechanism to compensate for parameter deviations. The apparatus may be capable of phase shift keying and quadrature amplitude modulation, and includes a waveguide, a plurality of micro-resonators, and an electronic structure. The plurality of micro-resonators are positioned adjacent to the waveguide and have a parameter deviation in at least one resonator characteristic. The electronic structure is electrically biased so as to cause electro-optic modulation of amplitude and a phase of the light output by the apparatus, each bias voltage comprising a numerical offset that is determined based upon the parameter deviation, thereby reducing any overall effect caused by the material or manufacturing imperfections. An electronic encoder may provide driving voltage levels for phase shift keying or quadrature amplitude modulation. The number of output amplitude and phase states of light depends on the number of output voltage levels of the encoder. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023310 | OPTICAL MODULATOR - An optical modulator is provided which can compensate for a bias shift between an output light and a monitoring light of the optical modulator and which has a configuration capable of being reduced in size with a simple structure. The optical modulator comprises a substrate that has an electro-optical effect, an optical waveguide that includes a Mach-Zehnder type optical waveguide formed in the substrate, a modulation electrode that modulates light waves propagating in the optical waveguide, an optical fiber that guides an output light from the optical waveguide, light collecting means for collecting two radiated lights from the Mach-Zehnder type optical waveguide toward a single optical receiving element, and light intensity ratio adjusting means for adjusting a light intensity ratio of the two radiated lights received by the optical receiving element. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023311 | PRACTICAL SILICON PHOTONIC MULTI-FUNCTION INTEGRATED-OPTIC CHIP FOR FIBER SENSOR APPLICATIONS - This patent disclosure is based on a silicon, instead of LiNbO | 2014-01-23 |
20140023312 | OPTICAL CABLE PLUG-IN DETECTION - An optical cable system includes switching circuitry, a resistance network, optical-to-electrical conversion circuitry, and electrical-to-optical conversion circuitry. The electrical-to-optical conversion circuitry can convert an electrical transmit signal into an optical transmit signal. When the optical-to-electrical conversion circuitry detects a received optical signal having an optical power exceeding a threshold, the optical-to-electrical conversion circuitry produces a switching signal that causes the switching circuitry to couple the resistance network to a terminal or other node associated with the electrical transmit signal, thereby changing the impedance at that node as perceived by plug-in detection circuitry of a device such as a computer or peripheral. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023313 | HYBRID INTEGRATED OPTICAL DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a hybrid integrated optical device capable of more easily implementing impedance matching of a transmission line by using a polymer material on which a low-temperature process may be performed when an optical waveguide platform is fabricated, and a fabrication method thereof. The hybrid integrated optical device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a substrate divided into a waveguide region and a line region; a lower clad layer formed of silica and formed on the substrate; a transmission line part formed on the lower clad layer of the line region; and a height adjustment layer, a core layer, and an upper clad layer formed of a polymer and sequentially formed on the lower clad layer of the waveguide region, in which an optical waveguide is formed on the core layer. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023314 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL DEVICE - A semiconductor optical device includes a light receiving device; an optical waveguide having a mesa structure, the optical waveguide including first, second, third, and fourth waveguide portions; and a passivation layer provided on a side surface of the light receiving device. The mesa structure in the second waveguide portion has a width increasing along the waveguide axis, and the mesa structure in the third waveguide portion has a width decreasing along the waveguide axis. The second waveguide portion includes first and second regions, the first region being optically coupled to the first waveguide portion and the second region being optically coupled to the third waveguide portion. The passivation layer is provided on side surfaces of the mesa structure in the second region, the third waveguide portion, and the fourth waveguide portion. The mesa structures in the first waveguide portion and the first region have side surfaces without the passivation layer. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023315 | Optical Module and a Mounting Structure Thereof - An optical module achieving optical coupling at a low cost and by a simple and convenient process is intended to be provided. For attaining the purpose, a transparent member sealing an optical device and an optical transmission channel are connected as an optical coupling structure. Specifically, optical coupling is achieved in an optical module having an optical device, a first substrate having the optical device mounted thereon, and a second substrate or a transparent resin provided over the first substrate so as to hermetically seal the optical device by connecting an optical transmission channel over the second substrate or the transparent resin at a portion in which light from the optical device is transmitted. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023316 | WSS WITH HIGH PORT ISOLATION AND CLOSE SPACED PORTS - By steering wanted diffraction orders within a concentrated angular region and steering all unwanted diffraction orders outside that region, a wavelength selective switch achieves high port isolation and densely spaced ports. N inputs receive an optical signal. Optics spatially separate and direct wavelength channels from the signal. A phased array switching engine comprising cells steers a wanted diffraction order of each spatially separated wavelength channel from each cell at an angle within a concentrated angular region relative to the PASE, and steers all unwanted diffraction orders of spatially separated wavelength channels from cells outside the concentrated angular region. Optics direct each wanted diffraction order to one of N outputs in accordance with the steering of the wanted diffraction orders by the PASE. The concentrated angular region is defined by a largest and smallest steering angle wherein the largest steering angle is a margin less than the smallest steering angle. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023317 | TRANSPARENT DIFFUSER FOR LIGHTING AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT DIFFUSER - A light diffuser panel for coupling to an optical element, includes a substrate with a first surface that is diffusive to a plurality of wavelengths of light and a second surface, wherein the substrate comprises a material with a refractive index n | 2014-01-23 |
20140023318 | OPTICAL ANTENNA AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL BEAM STEERING - An optical antenna and methods for optical beam steering are provided. One optical planar antenna includes a linear waveguide within a substrate and having a fiber interface. The optical planar antenna also includes a planar waveguide within the substrate, a first diffractive optical element configured to couple the linear waveguide to the planar waveguide and a second diffractive optical element configured to couple the planar waveguide to free space. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023319 | TRANSPARENT DIFFUSER FOR LIGHTING AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT DIFFUSER - A light diffuser panel for coupling to an optical element, includes a substrate with a first surface that is diffusive to a plurality of wavelengths of light and a second surface, wherein the substrate comprises a material with a refractive index n | 2014-01-23 |
20140023320 | Lightwave Circuit and Method for Manufacturing Same - Provided are a lightwave circuit and a method of manufacturing the same. The lightwave circuit includes a first substrate having an engraved core formation groove which is formed on an upper portion of the first substrate, a core layer which is formed inside the engraved core formation groove, a BPSG bonding layer which is formed on the first substrate including the core layer, and a second substrate which is formed on the BPSG bonding layer. Accordingly, light loss and branching uniformity of the lightwave circuit are effectively improved, and the lightwave circuit is manufactured simply and inexpensively while also further improving light loss and branching uniformity of the lightwave circuit. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023321 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE APPARATUSES AND METHODS THEREOF - An apparatus with either a graphene sheet or an epsilon-near-zero layer sandwiched in a waveguide structure and a tuning device. The tuning device is configured to selectively control application of at least first and second gate voltages across the waveguide structure. The graphene sheet has a first dielectric constant which is zero and the waveguide structure operates at a first abosrpotion state and a first propagation distance with application of the first voltage by the tuning device and has a second dielectric constant and the waveguide structure operates at a second absorption state and a second propagation distance with application of the second voltage. The second dielectric constant is larger than the first dielectric constant, the second absorption state is smaller than the first absorption state, the second propagation distance is longer than the first propagation distance, and the second voltage which is zero or smaller than the first voltage. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023322 | TRUE ONE PIECE HOUSING FIBER OPTIC ADAPTER - A fiber optic adapter includes a one piece housing, and the exterior of the housing includes at least one latch for retaining the housing in a panel opening, and at least one projecting wing for reducing play between the housing and the sides of the panel opening into which the adapter may be installed. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023323 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND FITTED UNIT - An optical connector includes an optical cable and a connector housing. The optical cable includes an optical fiber having a core and a clad which covers an outer surface of the core, and a sheath covering an outer surface of the optical fiber, and wherein a front end part of the optical fiber is exposed from the sheath, and the front end part including a front end of the optical fiber. The connector housing accommodates the front end part of the optical fiber which is exposed from the sheath and holds a part of the front end part of the optical fiber. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023324 | OPTICAL CONNECTION DEVICE FOR PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBRE - The optical connection device comprises a housing body ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140023325 | TAPER-LOCKING FERRULE - A taper-locking ferrule for use with optical fibers is provided. The taper-locking ferrule has an interior channel The interior channel is tapered from one end to the other end and has a threaded interior portion. In an embodiment, the threaded interior portion covers approximately half of the interior wall of the channel A slit may extend along the threaded portion, from the exterior surface of the device to the interior channel, dividing the threaded portion of the interior channel into sections and allowing the interior channel to slightly expand. The threaded portion of the interior channel grasps and secures an optical fiber. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023326 | MANAGED FIBER CONNECTIVITY SYSTEMS - A communications connection system includes an SC fiber optic connector including a storage device having memory configured to store physical layer information. The storage device also includes electrical contacts or an RFID antenna coil connected to the memory for transmitting information to a management system. The communications connection system also includes a fiber optic adapter module having one or more media reading interfaces. Each media reading interface is configured to read physical layer information stored on one of the fiber optic connectors received at the adapter module. Example media reading interfaces include electrical contacts and RFID readers. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023327 | RUGGEDIZED FIBER OPTIC/ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM - A fiber optic and electrical connection system includes a fiber optic cable, a ruggedized fiber optic connector, a ruggedized fiber optic adapter, and a fiber optic enclosure. The cable includes one or more electrically conducting strength members. The connector, the adapter, and the enclosure each have one or more electrical conductors. The cable is terminated by the connector with the conductors of the connector in electrical communication with the strength members. The conductors of the connector electrically contact the conductors of the adapter when the connector and the adapter are mechanically connected. And, the conductors of the adapter electrically contact the conductors of the enclosure when the adapter is mounted on the enclosure. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023328 | INDICATING COMMUNICATIONS COMPONENTS VIA ILLUMINATION - A cable connection system ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140023329 | OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL DEVICE, AND OPTICAL DEVICE ASSEMBLY METHOD - An optical device includes an optical base, an electric board, a fiber tray, and the like, which are placed in an enclosure. In particular, the electric board is made smaller than the optical base, and the fiber tray is placed in a space defined between an outer peripheral surface of the electric board and an inner side surface of the enclosure. In other word, the optical device uses a gap between the electric board and the enclosure not as a dead space but as a space for routing a remaining portion of the optical fiber. Thus, the optical device can improve space efficiency and thereby can reduce its size. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023330 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE WITH CELLULOSIC FILLER ELEMENTS - A fiber optic cable includes: a plurality of optical fibers, the fibers divided into a plurality of fiber optic subunits, each of the subunits defining generally a circle having a first diameter; at least one elongate filler element, the filler element comprising a cellulosic material, wherein in end view the filler element defines generally a circle having a second diameter that is substantially the same as the first diameter; and an outer jacket surrounding the optical fiber subunits and the filler element, wherein the total number of fiber optic subunits and fillers elements is at least four. In this configuration, the cable can pass typical flame testing while being manufactured at a lower cost than current cable. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023331 | COMPOSITION FOR HIGH STRENGTH LOOSE TUBE TYPE FIBER OPTIC CABLE WITH EXCELLENT FLEXIBILITY AND IMPACT RESISTANCE - Disclosed is a composition for a high strength loose tube type fiber optic cable with excellent flexibility and excellent impact resistance, which includes a polypropylene-polyethylene copolymer having a melt flow index (MFI) of 1.1 g/10 minutes to 3.0 g/10 minutes at 230° C. and a flexural modulus of 10,000 to 23,000 kg/cm | 2014-01-23 |
20140023332 | PLASTIC FIBER RIBBON AND COVER REMOVAL METHOD THEREOF - A plastic fiber ribbon includes a plastic fiber, a buffer layer formed to surround an outer circumference of the plastic fiber, a spacer arranged substantially in parallel with the plastic fiber, and a cover part covering the plastic fiber, the buffer layer, and the spacer. A diameter L of the spacer is set to be larger than an inner diameter L | 2014-01-23 |
20140023333 | OPTICAL COMPONENT - An optical component has first and second planar lightwave circuits. The first and second planar lightwave circuits are aligned and jointed such that the position of an i-th optical waveguide (where i is an integer greater than or equal to 1 and less than or equal to n) of the first planar lightwave circuit and that of an i-th optical waveguide of the second planar lightwave circuit are matched on a joint interface. An angle formed by the i-th optical waveguide of the first planar lightwave circuit and a normal of the interface is configured to vary in accordance with a value of i within a range satisfying the Snell's law. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023334 | OPTICAL FIBER CABLE DROP INTERFACE BOX - Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of a drop interface box (DIB) for interfacing between an optical network service provider's heavy jacketed drop cable and optical distribution cables at a premises. The DIB provides organized drop, feed and distribution fiber cable storage and routing in a manner which does not cross different cables types when additional cables are added, and which maintains minimum bend radius of the cables and inhibits cable strain. In exemplary embodiments, a hinged fiber storage panel includes spools, cable clips and integrated cable channels that maintain cable radius during transitions of cables from a storage side or plane of the panel to a connector side or plane of the panel. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023335 | VIDEO APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND COMMISSIONING DEVICES - An apparatus for concurrently identifying and commissioning a plurality of devices is provided. The apparatus includes a video recording device and a gateway device. The video recording device is configured to record and process a plurality of video images of the plurality of devices, and is configured to determine identification information corresponding to each of the plurality of devices, where the plurality of video images comprises unique encoded luminous transmissions simultaneously transmitted from the each of the plurality of devices. The gateway device is coupled to the video recording device and the plurality of devices, and is configured to receive the identification information, and is configured to commission the each of the plurality of devices onto a network. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023336 | CONCURRENT COMMISSIONING AND GEOLOCATION SYSTEM - An apparatus including a geolocation device, a video recording device, and a gateway device. The geolocation device provides a positional datum indicating a position of the geolocation device. The video recording device coupled to the geolocation device, and is configured receive the positional datum, and is configured to record and process a plurality of video images of the plurality of devices, and is configured to determine identification and location information corresponding to each of the plurality of devices, wherein the location information is determined based upon the positional datum, and wherein the plurality of video images comprises unique encoded luminous transmissions simultaneously transmitted from the each of the plurality of devices. The gateway device is coupled to the video recording device and the plurality of devices, and is configured to receive the identification information, and is configured to commission the each of the plurality of devices onto a network. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023337 | MEDIA RENDERING DEVICE PROVIDING UNINTERRUPTED PLAYBACK OF CONTENT - A method of providing uninterrupted playback of content being rendered by a media rendering device ( | 2014-01-23 |
20140023338 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CONTENT PLAYBACK - A system and method for controlling content playback are provided. The system includes a playback device configured to display content on a display, at least one detector configured to monitor a playback area, and a controller configured to identify at least one point of interest on the content, and to operatively control the playback device according to a user input. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023339 | RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION DEVICE - A recording and reproduction device is capable of recording and outputting content including video images and/or audio and includes a history acquisition unit that acquires usage histories by counting, for a specified period of time, data on whether or not a plurality of functions being performed in the background are in a specific usage state, and a display controller that displays, on a specified display unit, a user interface screen that is compiled based on the usage histories and that shows, by time slot, frequencies at which at least the plurality of functions are in the specific usage state. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023340 | NETWORK-BASED CONTENT STORAGE - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for network-based storage of requested content are provided. A request for a content item may be received by a content storage device from a customer. Portions of the content item may be extracted from the content item. The content storage device may store the extracted portions of the content item specific to the customer. Additionally, the remainder of the content item may be stored by the content storage device separately from the stored extracted portion. The content item may be reconstructed for the customer using the extracted portions of the content item specific to the customer and the remainder of the content item. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023341 | Annotating General Objects in Video - A method for annotating general objects contained in video content is provided. The method sends video data to a client device and receives a first annotation from the client device defining a boundary around a portion of a first frame of the video data. Then, the first annotation is tracked through multiple frames of the video content. Other annotations determined to be associated with annotation that match the first annotation within a threshold are determined where the other annotations are received from other client devices and located in the first frame or other frames from the first frame. The method combines the other annotations and the first annotation into an object track and associates a tag with the object track. The tag is input by at least one of the client devices. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023342 | MOVING IMAGE PLAYBACK APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - One of a plurality of skip search modes including a first skip search mode in which the playback position of moving image data currently played back is changed to a frame a predetermined time before or after a frame currently played back, and a second skip search mode in which the playback position of the moving image data currently played back is changed to a frame corresponding to a chapter before or after the frame currently played back is selected according to the moving image data currently played back. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023343 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF THE APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM OF THE APPARATUS - A system of this invention is a video processing system for detecting a change of a capturing target based on a video whose capturing range changes. This video processing system includes a capturing unit that captures the video whose capturing range changes, a feature extractor that extracts a frame feature of each frame from the captured video, a feature storage that stores, for each frame, the frame feature extracted by the feature extractor, a frame searcher that searches for a frame, a frame feature of which is stored in the feature storage, having a capturing range matching that of the newly captured frame by comparing a frame feature of a newly captured frame with the frame features stored in the feature storage, and a change detector that detects a change of the capturing target based on a difference between the frame feature of the newly captured frame and the frame feature of the frame found by the frame searcher. With this arrangement, it is possible to detect a change of a capturing target even if the capturing range of a capturing apparatus changes every moment. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023344 | INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM STORING MULTI-ANGLE DATA AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING THE MULTI-ANGLE DATA - An apparatus and method for reproducing multi-angle data in a seamless manner, even during a change of angle, and an information storage medium on which the multi-angle data is recorded. AV data divided into clips, which are recording units, is recorded on the information storage medium. Additional information regarding jump points is recorded on a space of the information storage medium other than where the clips are recorded. The apparatus for reproducing the multi-angle data includes a reading unit which reads data from the information storage medium, and a reproducing unit which reproduces the data read by the reading unit by searching for and reproducing clips corresponding to the read data when the read data is multi-angle data, and, if there is an angle change command, reproducing clips for a new angle from a jump point of the clip for the new angle. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023345 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program, capable of drawing, in 3D image display, an image for the left eye and an image for a right eye of graphics, in a matched state. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023346 | Shuffling Video for Privacy Protection - In some embodiments, privacy protection may be achieved for video streams that are recorded on a substantially ongoing basis, for example for gesture recognition purposes. The address of recorded groups of pixels making up the video stream may be shuffled in memory. That is, instead of changing the data, successive pixels are not written successively into the memory but instead the data may be shuffled so that whatever is in memory is unrecognizable. | 2014-01-23 |
20140023347 | ANTI-COPY PROTECTION FOR A VIDEO SIGNAL - An apparatus and method for applying anti-copy protection to a raster-scanned video signal are described. A square waveform | 2014-01-23 |
20140023348 | Method And System For Content Relevance Score Determination - A method for editing content, including receiving content from content storage, calculating a score for each frame of the content based on weighted parameter scores, grouping frames into frame groups, calculating a group score for each frame group based on the scores of the frames within the frame group; selecting frame groups having a group score beyond a score threshold, comparing a total length of the selected frame groups to a target length with the system, adjusting the score threshold until the total length of the selected frame groups substantially matches the target length with the system, combining the selected frame groups into a video with the system, and sending the video to a device with the system. | 2014-01-23 |