11th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110064273 | AUTOMATED TURNOUT INSPECTION - A method of inspecting a turnout of a track includes the steps of: capturing images of the components of the turnout; converting each image into a set of coordinates that traces the transverse cross-section of a rail profile; analyzing the rail profile to determine if the rail profile is a profile of arunning rail portion or a component. Upon determination that the image represents a component, taking measurements of the rail profile and applying virtual gauges to the rail profile to check for potentially dangerous conditions of the component; and generating a summary of each cross-section of the rail profile of the component indicating problem areas. The method is used for identifying certain classes of switch or turnout rail conditions which can lead to derailments, and for enhancing the turnout inspection approach currently used. The use of this method as an integrated part of the rail profile monitoring program will reduce reliance on field measurements and will also allow more frequent, comprehensive, and convenient analysis of turnout condition. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064274 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE WITH GOODS CARRIER, AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING GOODS CARRIER OF AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE - A control system controlling a goods carrier of an agricultural vehicle for conveying goods to a target area, has a 3D imaging device providing frames imaging the target area, a data processor and a memory. The control system derives information from the frames and operates to obtain a reference frame comprising 3D information about the pose of the target area, identify a plurality of characteristic points of the target area in the reference frame, obtain a new frame, analyse the new frame to identify a plurality of characteristic points, search and match characteristic points in the reference frame and the new frame, analyse pairs of matched characteristic points to establish a group of pairs showing a common change of pose between the reference frame and the new frame, and provide a signal taking into account results of the latter analysis. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064275 | VEHICLE PERIPHERY MONITORING APPARATUS - Provided is an apparatus capable of, even when an object is moving, measuring the position of the object at a high accuracy. A vehicle periphery monitoring apparatus ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110064276 | IMAGE TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND IMAGE RECEPTION DEVICE - In an image transmission device, an encoding unit selects a part of a plurality of color components constituting color information of inputted image data as a color component to be encoded while periodically changing the color component to be encoded to encode the image data of the selected color component to be encoded, and a data transfer unit transfers the encoded image data of the selected color component to be encoded to a data communication line. In an image reception device, when a data receiving unit receives the encoded image data of the color component to be encoded via the data communication line, a decoding unit decodes the encoded image data of the color component to be encoded, a storage unit stores therein the decoded image data of the color component to be encoded, and a combining unit combines the image data of the current color component to be encoded decoded by the decoding unit with an image data of a past color component to be encoded representing a color different to the current color component to be encoded and stored earlier in the storage unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064277 | Method for interpreting dipping natural fracture and fault planes identified from borehole images - A method of interpreting specific dipping surfaces in earth formations, namely, fracture and fault planes from borehole images. The method is applicable to borehole images obtained from any borehole imaging tool, regardless of tool physics or acquisition type. The interpretation method provides for detailed description of feature s in order to provide a robust framework for subsequent interpretation work. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064278 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT CHANGES IN IMAGE QUALITY - A systems and methods for providing an image forming machine capable of monitoring the image quality of images that the image forming machine produces and detecting changes in the image quality. The monitoring system using statistical techniques to fit predetermined models to a measured image quality of time sequence of formed images. The predetermined models used to find current and predicted values of image quality and notifying a user or service provider when the image quality has changed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064279 | DOCUMENT HANDLING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a document handling apparatus includes an image detection unit including a plurality of light sources to irradiate a surface of a paper sheet as an inspection target with light from two different directions, and a light receiving unit configured to receive reflected light from the surface of the paper sheet, and configured to detect an image on the surface of the paper sheet, and a detected information processing unit configured process detected information from the image detection unit and determine a defacement degree of the paper sheet. The detected information processing unit is configured to detect gray contamination of the paper sheet from an image detected by simultaneously turning on the plurality of light sources and to detect wrinkles or folds of the paper sheet from an image detected by turning on one of the plurality of light sources. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064280 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING LAND-SURFACE IMAGE DATA - An object of the invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for producing land-surface image data, which can correct, with relatively high accuracy, cloud image data included in satellite image data into land-surface image data that would emerge in the absence of a cloud. Geostationary satellite image data | 2011-03-17 |
20110064281 | PICTURE SHARING METHODS FOR A PORTABLE DEVICE - A picture sharing method for a portable device is provided. First, a picture to be shared is retrieved. A face recognition procedure is then performed on the picture to recognize at least one facial image in the picture. Thereafter, personal information corresponding to the recognized facial image is obtained. Next, the picture is transmitted to at least one specific network location according to the obtained personal information via a network. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064282 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTACTLESS FINGERPRINT DETECTION AND VERIFICATION - This invention provides a method for contactless fingerprint detection and verification comprising illuminating a fingerprint and directing a reflected light through an imaging system using liquid crystal panels and birefringent elements to polarize the light. A plurality of polarized images are captured and used to calculate the depth of structural features on the fingertip. A means to generate a two-dimensional rolled equivalent image of the fingerprint is also provided which may then be used for verification and authentication. The invention also provides an imaging system for carrying out the method. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064283 | OCR INTERFACE TO SINGLE RESULT DIAGNOSTIC INTERFACE - A method and apparatus are provided. The method includes the steps of an imaging device capturing an image of a display of a medical instrument, an image processor determining a location of a patient biometric measurement within the image, an optical character recognition module recognizing a set of alphanumeric characters within the determined location and a communication processor sending the recognized characters to a remotely located healthcare database. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064284 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO PROCESS CARDIAC IMAGES TO DETECT HEART MOTION ABNORMALITIES - Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to process cardiac images to detect heart motion abnormalities are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes adapting a state of a state-space model based on a plurality of cardiac images to characterize motion of a heart, computing an information-theoretic metric from the state of the state-space model, and comparing the information-theoretic metric to a threshold to determine whether the motion of the heart is abnormal. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064285 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-IMAGE BASED STENT VISIBILITY ENHANCEMENT - A method for enhancing stent visibility in digital medical images includes providing a time series of 2-dimensional (2D) images of a stent in a vessel, estimating motion of the stent in a subset of images of the time series of images, estimating motion of clutter in the subset of images, where clutter comprises anatomical structures other than the stent, estimating a clutter layer in the subset of images from the estimated clutter motion, estimating a stent layer in the subset of images from the clutter layer and the estimated clutter motion, and minimizing a functional of the estimated stent motion, the estimated stent layer, the estimated clutter motion, and the estimated clutter layer to in calculate a refined stent layer image, where the refined stent layer image has enhanced visibility of the stent. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064286 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SURFACE CAPTURING AND VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL IMAGES - A method and apparatus for volumetric image analysis and processing is described. Using the method and apparatus, it is possible to obtain geometrical information from multi-dimensional (3D or more) images. As long as an object can be reconstructed as a 3D object, regardless of the source of the images, the method and apparatus can be used to segment the target (in 3D) from the rest of the structure and to obtain the target's geometric information, such as volume and curvature. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064287 | CHARACTERIZING A TEXTURE OF AN IMAGE - Among other things, a texture of an image is characterized by deriving entropy-based lacunarity parameters from density distributions generated from the image based on a wavelet analysis. In some examples, lacunarity descriptors are extracted from textured regions using wavelet maxima. The distributions of the local wavelet maxima density in a sliding window over the region of interest are compared using different methods in order to generate lacunarity parameters. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064288 | Systems and Methods for Computer-aided Fold Detection - Described herein is a computer-aided technology for facilitating detection of folds of an object surface. In one implementation, image data is processed to determine curvature characteristics at one or more points of the surface of a region of interest. If the curvature characteristics of one of the one or more points correspond to a hyperbolic curvature, the point is identified as a seed point. A region of a predetermined thickness is grown around the seed point so as to detect the presence of any fold feature within the grown region. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064289 | Systems and Methods for Multilevel Nodule Attachment Classification in 3D CT Lung Images - Automated and semi-automated systems and methods for detection and classification of structures within 3D lung CT images using voxel-level segmentation and subvolume-level classification. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064290 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO TRACK ENDOCARDIAL MOTION - Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to track endocardial motion are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes segmenting a plurality of cardiac images of a left ventricle to form respective ones of a plurality of segmented images, updating a plurality of models based on the plurality of segmented images to form respective ones of a plurality of motion estimates for the left ventricle, computing a plurality of probabilities for respective ones of the plurality of models, and computing a weighted sum of the plurality of motion estimates based on the plurality of probabilities, the weighted sum representing a predicted motion of the left ventricle. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064291 | Method and System for Detection 3D Spinal Geometry Using Iterated Marginal Space Learning - A method and apparatus for automatic detection and labeling of 3D spinal geometry is disclosed. Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine regions are detected in a 3D image. Intervertebral disk candidates are detected in each of the spine regions using iterative marginal space learning (MSL). Using a global probabilistic spine model, a separate one of the intervertebral disk candidates is selected for each of a plurality of labeled intervertebral disk locations. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064292 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-IMAGE BASED VIRTUAL NON-CONTRAST IMAGE ENHANCEMENT FOR DUAL SOURCE CT - A method for enhancing a virtual non-contrast image, includes receiving a pair of dual scan CT images and calculating a virtual non-contrast image from the pair of CT images using known tissue attenuation coefficients. A conditional probability distribution is estimated for tissue at first and second points in each of the pair of CT images and the virtual non-contrast image as being the same type. A conditional probability distribution for tissue is estimated at the first and second points in each of the pair of CT images and the virtual non-contrast image as being of different types. An a posteriori probability of the tissue at the first and second points as being the same type is calculated from the conditional probability distributions, and an enhanced virtual non-contrast image is calculated using the a posteriori probability of the tissue at the first and second points as being the same type. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064293 | RADIATION DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECONSTRUCTING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a radiation diagnostic apparatus includes a photon-counting detector, a counting information storage unit, an image reconstituting unit, and a controlling unit. The detector performs counting on light derived from incident radiation. The counting information storage unit stores therein counting information based on the counting result of the detector. The image reconstituting unit reconstitutes a medical image by performing a back projection process on projection data that is generated by use of the counting information stored in the counting information storage unit. After the reconstitution of the medical image, the controlling unit performs control so that all or part of the counting information is maintained in the counting information storage unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064294 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND BLOOD VESSEL IMAGE ACQUIRING METHOD - Plural blood vessels different in blood flow velocity are depicted with high image quality in blood vessel imaging using PC-MRA method. For this purpose, the present invention performs a measurement of an echo signal based on application of a positive-polarity flow encode pulse and a measurement of an echo signal based on application of a negative-polarity flow encode pulse on an examinee with each of plural phase encodes while varying the flow encode, and a blood vessel image of the examinee is reconstructed by using the plural echo signals having different flow encode absolute values. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064295 | GEOMETRICAL TRANSFORMATIONS PRESERVING LIST-MODE FORMAT - A diagnostic imaging device includes detector elements ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110064296 | IMAGING SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC RANGE MAXIMIZATION - A method of operating an instrument that is a macroscope, microscope, or slide scanner is provided where the instrument has a larger dynamic range for measurement than a dynamic range required in the final image of a specimen. In the method, data is measured from a specimen using the instrument, and the dynamic range of the measured data is contracted in the final image file during scanning. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064297 | MONITORING APPARATUS, MONITORING METHOD, INSPECTING APPARATUS AND INSPECTING METHOD - An inspecting apparatus according to the present invention has: an imaging section | 2011-03-17 |
20110064298 | APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING IMAGES FROM A MULTI CAMERA SYSTEM, MULTI CAMERA SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR EVALUATING - An apparatus for evaluating images from a multi camera system is proposed, the multi camera system comprising a main camera for generating a main image and at least two satellite cameras for generating at least a first and a second satellite image. The cameras can be orientated to a common observation area. The apparatus is operable to estimate a combined positional data of a point in the 3D-space of the observation area corresponding to a pixel or group of pixels of interest of the main image. The apparatus comprises first disparity means for estimating at least a first disparity data concerning the pixel or group of pixels of interest derived from the main image and the first satellite image, second disparity means for estimating at least a second disparity data concerning the pixel or group of pixels of interest derived from the main image and the second satellite image, and positional data means for estimating the combined positional data of the point in the 3D-space of the observation area corresponding to the pixel or group of pixels of interest. The positional data means is operable to estimate first positional data on basis of the first disparity data and second positional data on basis of the second disparity data, and to combine the first positional data and the second positional data to the combined positional data. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064299 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing method, includes: detecting a correspondence of each pixel between images acquired by imaging a subject from a plurality of viewpoints; calculating depth information of a non-occlusion pixel and creating a depth map including the depth information; regarding a region consisting of occlusion pixels as an occlusion region and determining an image reference region including the occlusion region and a peripheral region; dividing the image reference region into clusters on the basis of an amount of feature in the image reference region; calculating the depth information of the occlusion pixel in each cluster on the basis of the depth information in at least one cluster from the focused cluster, and clusters selected on the basis of the amount of feature of the focused cluster in the depth map; and adding the depth information of the occlusion pixel to the depth map. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064300 | 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. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064301 | TEXTUAL ATTRIBUTE-BASED IMAGE CATEGORIZATION AND SEARCH - Techniques and systems for providing textual attribute-based image categorization and search are disclosed herein. In some aspects, images may be analyzed to identify a category of an image, or portion thereof. Additional textual attributes may be identified and associated with the image. In various aspects, the categories may be types of sky sceneries. Categorized images may be searched based on the categories and/or attributes. In further aspects, a user interface may provide an intuitive arrangement of the images for user navigation and selection. The user interface may also provide a simplified presentation and search of the categorized images. Images selected from user interface may be used to replace or modify features of an existing target image. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064302 | RECOGNITION VIA HIGH-DIMENSIONAL DATA CLASSIFICATION - A method is disclosed for recognition of high-dimensional data in the presence of occlusion, including: receiving a target data that includes an occlusion and is of an unknown class, wherein the target data includes a known object; sampling a plurality of training data files comprising a plurality of distinct classes of the same object as that of the target data; and identifying the class of the target data through linear superposition of the sampled training data files using l | 2011-03-17 |
20110064303 | Object Recognition Using Textons and Shape Filters - Given an image of structured and/or unstructured objects, semantically meaningful areas are automatically partitioned from the image, each area labeled with a specific object class. Shape filters are used to enable capturing of some or all of the shape, texture, and/or appearance context information. A shape filter comprises one or more regions of arbitrary shape, size, and/or position within a bounding area of an image, paired with a specified texton. A texton comprises information describing the texture of a patch of surface of an object. In a training process a sub-set of possible shape filters is selected and incorporated into a conditional random field model of object classes. The conditional random field model is then used for object detection and recognition. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064304 | ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT COMPARISON SYSTEM AND METHOD - An electronic document comparison system and method removes cachets and noise from a test electronic document. The system and method further compares each of second minimum blocks with a corresponding first minimum block in a standard electronic document line by line, and obtains the second minimum blocks having different coordinates on each line. Furthermore, the system and method simplifies the obtained second minimum blocks having different coordinates by filtering designated objects, and marks the simplified second minimum blocks in the test electronic document. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064305 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes an image receiving section, a succession value image generating section and a solid converting section. The image receiving section receives an image contains a line having breaks. The succession value image generating section generates a succession value image having as a pixel value the number of times of succession of black or white pixels in the image received by the image receiving section. The solid-line converting section, based on the succession value image generated by the succession value image generating section, performs solid-line conversion in which the line having breaks is changed into a solid line. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064306 | Computer readable storage medium, image correction apparatus, and image correction method - An image correction apparatus includes a color temperature calculating unit that calculates a color temperature of a highlighted portion of image data captured with an image capturing unit, a distance determining unit that determines whether the color temperature calculated by the color temperature calculating unit is within a certain distance with respect to a value on a daylight locus, and an image correction unit that corrects the image data using color balance correction when the color temperature is determined to be within the certain distance with respect to the value on the daylight locus by the distance determining unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064307 | METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT AND TOOLS THEREFOR - A tool including a frame that includes an aperture and a boundary marker disposed about the aperture. The boundary marker includes a first marker region disposed about the aperture and a second marker region disposed about the first marker region. The color of the first marker region is different from the color of the second marker region. The tool also includes a color correction scale disposed proximate to the aperture. The color correction scale has at least a first color correction region and a second color correction region. The color of the first and second color correction regions each have an LCh value of between L=73.5 C=15.3 h=55.6 and L=32.5 C=11.6 h=48.3. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064308 | Method and system for learning a same-material constraint in an image - In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, assembling a feature vector for the image file, the feature vector containing information regarding a likelihood that a selected pair of regions of the image file are of a same intrinsic characteristic, providing a classifier derived from a computer learning technique, computing a classification score for the selected pair of regions of the image file, as a function of the feature vector and the classifier and classifying the regions as being of the same intrinsic characteristic, as a function of the classification score. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064309 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method - An image processing apparatus includes an image separating unit that separates and creates a plurality of derivative images from an input image based on feature of the input image; a coding unit that codes each of the derivative images separately, couples coded data of the derivative images, and generates multilayer structure data; and a controller that controls a code amount of coded data of at least one derivative image with a low code assignment priority out of the derivative images so that a data amount of the multilayer structure data is equal to or less than a limit amount. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064310 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT AUTOMATICALLY CREATES AN INDEX AND A METHOD THEREOF - An image forming apparatus capable of automatically creating an index, and a method for the same. The image forming apparatus includes a scan unit to scan a document, a text/image separation unit to separate the scanned document into a text area and an image area and to separate texts in the text area into symbols, an index determination unit to extract one or more properties of the separated symbols and to compare the extracted symbol properties with one or more index thresholds to determine whether text including the symbols is an index object, and an index page creation unit to create an index page including the text determined as the index object and information about a page including the text that corresponds to the index object. Accordingly, since the index page is automatically created, main contents of each page of the document can be easily selected and/or presented. Also, a search for desired contents in the document is facilitated by a link between the index page and original contents of the pages in the document, thereby improving user convenience. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064311 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE SEARCH METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a group creation module, a face image selection module, a display image selection module, and a display control module. The group creation module creates groups by classifying still images. The face image selection module displays face images of persons contained in the still images based on classification of the face images in order to select at least one face image, in such a manner that each of the face images corresponds to one classification. The display image selection module selects at least one still image to be displayed, from a group including still images containing face images belonging to the classification of the at least one face images selected by the face image selection module. The display control module controls display of the at least one still image selected by the display image selection module. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064312 | IMAGE-BASED GEOREFERENCING - An image-based georeferencing system comprises an image receiver, an image identification processor, a reference feature determiner, and a feature locator. The image receiver is configured for receiving a first image for use in georeferencing. The image comprises digital image information. The system includes a communicative coupling to a georeferenced images database of images. The image identification processor is configured for identifying a second image from the georeferenced images database that correlates to the first image. The system includes a communicative coupling to a geographic location information system. The reference feature determiner is configured for determining a reference feature common to both the second image and the first image. The feature locator is configured for accessing the geographic information system to identify and obtain geographic location information related to the common reference feature. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064313 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACE DETERMINATION - Provided are a method and an apparatus for processing digital images, and more particularly, a method and an apparatus for face determination, wherein it is determined if a subject is a true subject based on distance information regarding a distance to the subject and face detection information. In an embodiment, the face detecting apparatus is a digital image processing apparatus and includes a digital signal processor for determining if a subject is a true subject based on distance information regarding a distance to the subject and face length information. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064314 | LINE SEGMENT EXTRACTION DEVICE - Provided is a line segment extraction device capable of accurately and rapidly extracting a line segment. A pattern generating means relates an original image to cells of a cellular automaton to generate time-series configuration patterns. A primary detection means detects the movement of a cell in an active state and sets a primary flag according to the configuration patterns generated in time series. This generates time-series primary flag patterns. A secondary detection means detects a cell in which the direction of the primary flag and the direction of the movement thereof are matched to set a secondary flag according to the primary flag patterns generated in time series. A line segment detection means records a line segment marker on a cell in which the secondary flag in the opposite direction is generated, together with the direction. In this way, the line segment is extracted. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064315 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE CAPTURING TAMPERING DETECTION - A method and apparatus for detecting tampering with an image capturing device. The method includes determining a change has occurred in average intensity if an image, determining a percentage area of a foreground mask, detecting related at least one edge and determining at least one edge weight, utilizing the average intensity, the percentage area of the foreground mask, and the at least one edge weight to determining offset of edge blocks of an image, and utilizing the determining offset of edge blocks to detect tampering with an image capturing device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064316 | PATTERN RECOGNITION METHOD, CHARACTER RECOGNITION METHOD, PATTERN RECOGNITION APPARATUS, AND CHARACTER RECOGNITION APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a pattern recognition method includes calculating similarities of the input pattern with respect to respective categories, converting the calculated similarities of the input pattern with respect to the respective categories into first evaluation values based on a first table which indicates a relationship between similarities for respective categories and first evaluation values, calculating second evaluation values based on the calculated first evaluation values for the respective categories and prior probabilities for the respective categories stored in a second table indicating prior probabilities of the respective categories, and selecting a category corresponding to a maximum value of the calculated second evaluation values. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064317 | AUTO STACKING OF RELATED IMAGES - Digital images may be grouped based on attributes of the images. To represent this grouping, the representations of the digital images are arranged into stacks. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064318 | VIDEO THUMBNAIL SELECTION - A method for selecting a video thumbnail includes generating a visual theme model for a sample set of images that are representative of textual information corresponding to a video file. Each of a set of candidate key frames is distinguished according to similarities shared between the candidate key frames and the visual theme model. A display is caused of a selected one of the distinguished candidate key frames as a video thumbnail for the video file. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064319 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND CONTENT REPRODUCTION PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a group creation module, a display image selection module, and a display control module. The group creation module is configured to create groups by classifying a plurality of still images. The display image selection module is configured to select at least one still image to be displayed from the plurality of still images based on a specified selection condition. The display control module is configured to control display of the at least one still image selected by the display image selection module. The display control module arranges the selected at least one still image in units of the groups created by the group creation module in accordance with a first rule, and arranges the selected at least one still image in each group in accordance with a second rule. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064320 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprises: a resolution compression unit that performs resolution compression by thinning out pixels of a unit block image that has a second size that is larger than a first size; a registration unit that registers the block image generated by the resolution compression unit in a block management table; and an encoding compression unit that performs an encoding compression process on each block image registered by the registration unit; wherein the resolution compression unit determines a compression level for unit block images having the second size and compresses each unit block image having the second size with a compression rate according to the determined compression level, and the registration unit divides the block image compressed according to the determined compression level into block images having the first size and registers the divided block images in the block management table in units of the second size. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064321 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION RECORDING DEVICE AND INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD, INFORMATION REPRODUCING DEVICE AND INFORMATION REPRODUCING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - The present invention allows usable information to be selected by comparing information regarding encoding with conditions regarding encoding processing. When delay modes, picture structures, and pulldown modes do not match each other between previous encoding time and re-encoding time, parameters are not reused. When they match and image frames do not match, a picture type is reused. When a bit rate in the previous encoding is smaller than that in the current encoding and a chroma format is larger than the current chroma format, a picture type and a motion vector are reused. When the conditions are not satisfied, parameters are supplied and received and a determination is made as to whether or not chroma formats match each other. When the chroma formats do not match each other, picture-type information, motion-vector information, and quantization-value information are reused. When the chroma formats match each other, stream data input to a decoding unit is output. The present invention can be applied to an encoding unit, an encoding device, or a transcoder. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064322 | IMAGE SIGNAL DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE SIGNAL DECODING METHOD, IMAGE SIGNAL ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE SIGNAL ENCODING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present invention relates to an image signal decoding apparatus, an image signal decoding method, an image signal encoding apparatus, an image signal encoding method, and a program that allow easy detection of picture boundaries of a Dependent stream on a bit stream. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064323 | IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD - This invention realizes an image decoding apparatus and method capable of reducing block noise without difference in gradation being lost, wherein, an image is divided into a plurality of blocks containing a plurality of pixels and said pixels are encoded with label information corresponding to representative values which represent gradation of pixels in the block, and when the size in the dynamic range (distribution range of gradation) of a focused block is not less than a prescribed multiple times the size in the dynamic range in an adjacent block, a representative value, in the focused block, whose difference from the intermediate value of representative values of the adjacent block is not more than a threshold value, is assumed to be adjusted, and a variance is provided to the representative value in a decoding process. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064324 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE BASED ON SKIP MODE - A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding an image. The encoding method includes: deciding whether pixel values of a first block of an image are identical to pixel values of a second block of the image that is encoded prior to the first block in a current slice of the image, and determining whether to encode the first block in a first mode according to the deciding; and selectively encoding the first block in the first mode based on the determining, wherein the first mode is a mode for encoding information representing that the first block is encoded in the first mode, instead of encoding the pixel values of the first block, when the first block is identical or similar to the second block. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064325 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE BASED ON SKIP MODE - An image encoding method and apparatus, and an image decoding method and apparatus respectively corresponding to the image encoding method and apparatus are provided. The image encoding method includes: if a current block is an initial block of a current slice, determining whether a virtual block in which pixel values are equal to a predetermined value is identical to the current block; and encoding the current block in a first mode based on the determining, wherein the first mode is a mode for encoding information representing that the current block is encoded in the first mode, instead of encoding pixel values of the current block, when the current block is identical to the virtual block. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064326 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEBLURRING DATA CORRUPTED BY SHIFT VARIANT BLURRING - The present invention provides methods, systems and machine readable medium including machine readable code for deblurring data corrupted by shift variant blurring. A first version of data having shift variant blurring characterized by a first shift variant point spread function is provided. A target shift invariant point spread function is selected. A second shift variant point spread function is derived wherein a combination of the first and second shift variant point spread functions generates the target shift invariant point spread function. The second shift variant point spread function is applied to the first version of the data thereby generating a second version of the data having shift invariant blurring characterized by the target shift invariant point spread function. A linear shift invariant filter is applied to the second version of the data thereby generating a deblurred version of the data. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064327 | Image Data Fusion Systems And Methods - Systems and methods for image data fusion include providing first and second sets of image data corresponding to an imaged first and second scene respectively. The scenes at least partially overlap in an overlap region, defining a first collection of overlap image data as part of the first set of image data, and a second collection of overlap image data as part of the second set of image data. The second collection of overlap image data is represented as a plurality of image data subsets such that each of the subsets is based on at least one characteristic of the second collection, and each subset spans the overlap region. A fused set of image data is produced by an image processor, by modifying the first collection of overlap image data based on at least a selected one of, but less than all of, the image data subsets. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064328 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A determination image generator of an image processing apparatus compares, in pixel units, sixth image data with seventh image data or second image data. The sixth image data is obtained by selecting, in pixel units, a minimum value of a value of first image data and a value of fifth image data which is edge enhanced data of the first image data. The seventh image data is obtained by performing first processing to second image data. The generator sets in the determination image a third value for pixels where a value of the sixth image data is equal to or less than a value of the seventh image data or the second image data, or is equal to or less than a sum of the value of the seventh image data or the second image data and a first value, and sets a different value for all other pixels. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064329 | DETECTING ORIENTATION OF DIGITAL IMAGES USING FACE DETECTION INFORMATION - A method of automatically establishing the correct orientation of an image using facial information. This method is based on the exploitation of the inherent property of image recognition algorithms in general and face detection in particular, where the recognition is based on criteria that is highly orientation sensitive. By applying a detection algorithm to images in various orientations, or alternatively by rotating the classifiers, and comparing the number of successful faces that are detected in each orientation, one may conclude as to the most likely correct orientation. Such method can be implemented as an automated method or a semi automatic method to guide users in viewing, capturing or printing of images. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064330 | IMAGE SELECTION SYSTEM, IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS, PORTABLE TERMINAL, IMAGE SELECTION METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image selection system is composed of an image output apparatus and a portable terminal that supplies image files indicating images that are to be supplied as output by the image output apparatus. The portable terminal includes a display unit and at least one decoder that decodes image files. The image output apparatus includes a plurality of decoders that each decode various types of image files. The portable terminal transmits to the image output apparatus information indicating the image file formats that can be decoded in the portable terminal, and the image output apparatus, having received the information indicating the image file formats that was transmitted from the portable terminal, transmits converted image files in which images held by the image output apparatus are converted to an image file format that was indicated by the received information. The portable terminal then receives and decodes image files transmitted from the image output apparatus and displays the images on the display unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064331 | Transforming A Submitted Image Of A Person Based On A Condition Of The Person - Apparatuses, computer media, and methods for altering a submitted image of a person. The submitted image is transformed in accordance with associated data regarding the person's condition. Global data may be processed by a statistical process to obtain cluster information, and the transformation parameter is then determined from cluster information. The transformation parameter is then applied to a portion of the submitted image to render a transformed image. A transformation parameter may include a texture alteration parameter, a hair descriptive parameter, or a reshaping parameter. An error measure may be determined that gauges a discrepancy between a transformed image and an actual image. A transformation model is subsequently reconfigured with a modified model in order to reduce the error measure. Also, the transformation model may be trained to reduce an error measure for the transformed image. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064332 | ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TEXTILE SOFT GOODS RETAIL PACKAGING INCORPORATING VACUUM-SEALABLE BAGS REUSABLE BY CONSUMERS - A consumer textile soft goods product for retail sale includes a vacuum-resealable bag and one or more textile soft goods located therein. The vacuum-resealable bag includes air impermeable walls, a one-way valve assembly, and a closure mechanism. The vacuum-resealable bag is configured to maintain a vacuum condition therein when the closure mechanism seals the vacuum-resealable bag and air is evacuated through the one-way valve assembly. A pressure differential preferably maintains the textile soft goods for retail sale in a compressed condition within the vacuum-sealable bag, and the vacuum-sealable bag preferably is located within retail packaging. Furthermore, the vacuum-resealable bag preferably is configured to be opened and then reclosed such that the vacuum-resealable bag is reusable by a consumer for vacuum-packing compressible items after the one or more textile soft goods have been removed from the interior space of the vacuum-resealable bag post purchase. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064333 | Apparatus and Method for an Elastic Drawstring Trash Compactor Bag - The present invention is directed toward an elastic drawstring trash compactor bag, the bag having an upper opening, a hem located along the upper opening of the bag, an elastic drawstring disposed within the hem, the upper opening of the bag defining a circumference of less than 50 inches in a relaxed state, and the upper opening of the bag being expandable such that the exertion of force expands the circumference in a stretched state. Furthermore, the upper opening of the bag retracts when the exertion of force is removed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064334 | WATERPROOF BAG - A watertight ready-made or foldable storage bag suitable for preserving and protecting items against flood hazards, preferably has a lower part in the shape of cuboid made of watertight material, and an upper part with an upper edge watertightly sealed. The bag is foldable from a planar form into a suitable shape immediately before use which saves space for large items. For smaller items the bag may be pre-folded, so that the preserved item can be placed therein, and closing the bag watertightly with its upper part. The dimensions of the bag vary depending on those of the item placed within. In an alternative option the lower and upper parts of the bag are separate parts. The lower part ensures complete watertightness of the item from the sides and below, and upon flooding, floatability of the item, while the upper tent part ensures watertightness of the item against precipitation from above. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064335 | BAG WITH LINER - A bag for encasing material is described. The bag comprises a sheet comprising a top panel, a bottom panel, an extended panel, a tear line separating the extended panel from the bottom panel, and a fold line separating the bottom panel from the top panel, the top panel being defined by a top border, a bottom edge, a bottom border, and the fold line, the bottom panel being defined by a top border, the fold line, a bottom border, and the tear line, and the extended panel being defined by a top border, the tear line, a bottom border, and a top edge; and a liner attached to a first side of the sheet and intersecting the fold line, the first side of the sheet being folded onto itself at the fold line, the top panel top edge being joined to the bottom panel top edge, and the top panel bottom edge being joined to the bottom panel bottom edge. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064336 | Medical Instrument Sterilization Pouch - The sterilization pouch includes a sealable inner space for receiving one or more medical instruments, a preferred instrument being a hinged plier. The pouch is generally comprised of first and second layers, the layers being sealed around a peripheral edge except a separation in the seal to form an opening for accessing the inner space and a flap for closing the opening. The pouch has an upper portion and a first and second lower portion extending therefrom, the upper portion being comprised of a vertical length just as long or longer than the lower portions to allow for insertion and removal of the instrument through the opening, wherein the opening is along the peripheral edge of the upper portion. A recessed portion separates the first and second lower portions, such as to permit the inner space to connect the first and second lower portions only through the upper portion. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064337 | LAMINATING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING - A laminating sheet includes a translucent ply and an adhesive coating applied to the translucent ply. The adhesive coating is activatable by at least one of pressure and heat and is provided on the translucent ply in a configuration providing at least one form of indicia that is visible prior to the adhesive being activated. A method of manufacturing a laminating sheet is also disclosed, whereby an adhesive coating activatable by at least one of pressure and heat is applied to a translucent ply and is configured to provide at least one form of visible indicia. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064338 | TEAR-OPEN POUCH - The invention relates to a tear-open pouch ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110064339 | Pharmacy Bag - A plastic pharmacy purchase bag is disclosed having a seamless perimeter defined by a tubular member folded at a first closed end, and an open end including means for closing the receptacle after use. The plastic tubular member comprises integrally formed walls that terminate in a base at said closed end with the edges of the walls cooperating to form a sealed relationship. An outer surface of the receptacle includes indicia printed thereon. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064340 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STABILIZING A SQUEEZE FILM DAMPER FOR A ROTATING MACHINE - A rotor bearing system for a rotating machine includes a housing having a bore that provides an inner surface. A bearing assembly is disposed within the bore and includes an outer surface. An annular cavity is provided radially between the outer surface and the inner surface. At least one protrusion extends radially outwardly from at least one of the inner and outer surfaces to an apex and into the annular cavity. A radial gap is arranged between the apex and the opposite surface from which the protrusion extends. In the disclosed example, the annular cavity is filled with an oil to provide a squeeze film damper between the housing and the bearing assembly. The protrusions exert a hydrodynamic preload on the bearing assembly, which reduces vibration during operation of the rotating machine. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064341 | DISK DRIVE DEVICE CAPABLE OF BEING IMPROVED IN ANTI-VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC - A disk drive device includes: a hub on which a recording disk is to be mounted; a shaft; a sleeve configured to house the shaft and to be rotatable relatively with respect to the shaft; a radial space portion formed between the inner circumferential surface of the sleeve and the outer circumferential surface of the shaft; a radial dynamic pressure generating portion configured to generate radial dynamic pressure between at least part of the inner circumferential surface of the sleeve and the outer circumferential surface of the shaft in the radial space portion; and lubricant. The axial length of the radial dynamic pressure generating portion is formed to be longer than the diameter of the radial dynamic pressure generating portion such that radial dynamic pressure, which is defined with the axial length of the radial dynamic pressure generating portion and the diameter thereof being parameters, is greater than or equal to a predetermined minimum reference value. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064342 | SINGLE THRUST BEARING FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING MOTOR - A typical dynamic bearing design comprises a ring shaped or circular thrust plate mounted at or near the end of a shaft, the shaft defining together with a surrounding sleeve a journal bearing by providing grooves on only one of the two surfaces facing the gap between the shaft and sleeve. On the ring shaped thrust plate supported by the shaft, the traditional upward thrust bearing defined between the lower face of the thrust plate and the facing surface of the sleeve is maintained; but no grooves are on the surface of the thrust plate distant from the shaft and a facing counterplate surface. Further, the journal bearing is defined to have an asymmetry so that a bias force pressure along the surface of the shaft toward the thrust plate is established. The combination of the journal groove asymmetry pumping action toward the shoulder or thrust plate, together with the single grooved thrust bearing, is sufficient to establish a constant pressure between the distal surface of the thrust plate and the facing counterplate, as well as between the groove thrust plate and the facing shoulder surface. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064343 | Ball slide bearing and connecting device associated with a mast for hooking a gas turbine engine under an aircraft wing comprising such a bearing - A ball slide bearing ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110064344 | BEARING LUBRICATING STRUCTURE FOR ROTATING SHAFT - A bearing lubricating structure for a rotating shaft includes: a pair of bearings that are disposed spaced-apart in an axial direction within a support case, for rotatably supporting the predetermined rotating shaft around an axis thereof; and an oil supply port that is disposed on the support case, for supplying lubricating oil for lubricating the pair of bearings to between the pair of bearings, between the pair of bearings and between the oil supply port and the rotating shaft, a separator being disposed in the axial direction, for receiving the lubricating oil supplied from the oil supply port to prevent the lubricating oil from directly adhering to the rotating shaft, the separator being integrally fixed to the support case, and the separator having at its axially opposite ends thereof a pair of sidewalls confronting the pair of bearings and projecting from the opposite ends toward an inner circumferential surface of the support case to be in intimate contact with the inner circumferential surface, and the pair of sidewalls each including a communication hole that permits the lubricating oil supplied from the oil supply port to flow toward the pair of bearings at a predetermined flow rate. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064345 | ROLLING ELEMENT HAVING LUBRICANT DEPOT AND ROLLER BEARING - A rolling element for a roller bearing and a corresponding roller bearing for lubrication. To this end, a rolling element for a roller bearing which has a base body with a receptacle and a lubricant depot is proposed. The lubricant depot is disposed in the receptacle, and has a mounting device disposed in the receptacle and forms a boundary surface on the edge for the lubricant depot. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064346 | VERTICALLY ROTATABLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY WITH THERMALLY INSULATED HOUSING - A vertically mountable shaft and bearing assembly includes a thermally insulated housing which protects the shaft, bearing(s), seal(s), and bearing lubricant from overheating due to a surrounding process fluid at a temperature exceeding 65° C. The thermal insulation, which in some embodiments includes vacuum, air, or an insulating material, enables a rolling element bearing to be located near the shaft's distal end, thereby reducing shaft and bearing size requirements. Lubricant is circulated past the bearing(s) by a circulation and cooling system having a capacity typical of systems used with process fluids at much lower temperatures. Additional roller and/or journal bearings can be included. The lubricant circulation system can be actuated by the shaft or driven separately. Lubricant within the shaft housing can be pressurized, for example by pressurizing gas or by filling the lubricant above the surrounding process fluid level. The shaft can operate a process fluid pump impeller. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064347 | Roller bearing backing ring - A novel two-piece backing ring assembly for a railcar axle is presented. The backing ring assembly has an annular body affixed to the fillet of the journal and a locking ring for further affixing the annular body into position on the journal. The locking ring has an inboard end affixed to the dust guard of the shaft and an outboard end for engaging a slot in the annular body. The locking ring assembly may be retrofitted to older generation railcar axles to increase the structural rigidity of the bearing assembly and minimize fretting wear caused by railcar axle deflection. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064348 | Roller Bearing - The invention relates to a roller bearing comprising an inner ring that defines a bearing axis and an outer ring, said rings forming bearing races. Roller bodies are provided between the races, the geometry of the roller bodies and the races being adapted to one another in such a way that the roller bearing forms a barrel roller bearing that can be stressed on one side. Preferably the roller bodies lie against two osculation contact points lying outside the self-locking region on the races of the inner and outer rings. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064349 | CAGE FOR ROLLING BODIES OF A BEARING - A cage for rolling elements of a hearing, which has a plastic base body and a metal coating fixed to the base body and at least partially covering the base body. The cage provides mechanical stability, wear-resistance and corrosion resistance. This is achieved by the metal, at least sections, having a nanocrystalline granular structure. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064350 | SPLIT OUTER RING, SPLIT ROLLING BEARING USING THE SAME RING AND CONSTRUCTION AND METHOD OF MOUNTING THE SAME ROLLING BEARING - There are provided a split outer ring which can suppress the reduction in durability and which can suppress largely the generation of noise or vibration which is caused in association with the passage of rolling elements over a mating surface and a split rolling bearing which employs the same outer ring. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064351 | OPTICAL PHASE MODULATOR AND OPTICAL PHASE MODULATING DEVICE - The optical phase modulator of the present invention comprises: a main Mach-Zehnder interferometer having first and second main optical waveguide path arms, and whose initial phase difference in the used wavelength is π; a first sub Mach-Zehnder interferometer having first and second sub optical waveguide path arms that are formed in said first main optical waveguide path arm, and whose initial phase difference in the used wavelength is 0; and a second sub Mach-Zehnder interferometer having third and fourth sub optical waveguide path arms that are formed in said second main optical waveguide path arm, and whose initial phase difference in the used wavelength is 0. Of each of the main optical waveguide path arms and first through fourth sub optical waveguide path arms, at least the portions where high-frequency electrodes are formed is constructed using semiconductor waveguide paths, and are capable of reducing the effects of frequency chirping caused by an orthogonal component that occurs due to light absorption in the semiconductor. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064352 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE AND PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICE - An optical waveguide electro-optic device including: a support substrate; an optical waveguide which has a core layer formed of a ferroelectric material, and is formed on an upper side of the support substrate; a lower electrode layer formed on a lower side of the core layer and which is adhered to the support substrate through an adhesion layer; an upper electrode layer formed on an upper side of the core layer; and an external electrode part, wherein the optical waveguide has an incidence plane from where light enters and an outgoing plane from where the light exits, the core layer has a polarization inversion region and a polarization non-inversion region, the upper electrode layer has a plane in such a shape that a width of the plane expands from a side of the incidence plane toward a side of the outgoing plane, to cover the polarization inversion region of the core layer, and the lower electrode layer is connected electrically to the external electrode part on the side of the incidence plane. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064353 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL PATH CHANGE OPTICAL CONNECTOR, AND OPTICAL PATH CHANGE OPTICAL CONNECTOR - A method of manufacturing an optical path change optical connector, the method including: resin-molding a core part, the core part including an optical-fiber-hole-formed portion having an optical fiber hole, and a positioning structure portion for positioning the core part with respect to the circuit board; inserting an optical fiber into the optical fiber hole; and over-molding the core part with light-transmitting resin, covering a front end face of the optical-fiber-hole-formed portion and forming an inclined internal reflective surface opposite to the front end face of the optical-fiber-hole-formed portion, such that the inclined internal reflective surface is positioned to reflect light between the optical fiber inserted into the optical fiber hole and an optical element disposed on a circuit board on which the core part is mounted. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064354 | OPTO-ELECTRIC HYBRID MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An opto-electric hybrid module capable of shortening the distance between a light-emitting section or a light-receiving section of a semiconductor chip and a reflecting surface formed in a core to reduce optical losses between an opto-electric conversion substrate section and an optical waveguide section, and a method of manufacturing the same. A recessed portion ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110064355 | WAVEGUIDE DEVICE AND MODULE - Excess optical power in a waveguide device is appropriately terminated. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the waveguide device comprises a termination structure filled with a light blocking material for terminating light from the end section of a waveguide. This termination structure can be formed by forming a groove on an optical waveguide by removing the clad and core, and filling the inside of that groove with a material attenuating the intensity of the light (light blocking material). In this manner, light that enters into the termination structure is attenuated by the light blocking material, and influence on other optical devices as a crosstalk component can be suppressed. With such termination structure, not only the influence on optical devices integrated on the same substrate, but also the influence on other optical devices directly connected to that substrate can be suppressed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064356 | OPTICAL SWITCH - In an optical switch, fibers in a fiber array are arranged in a row. When a region where lights input into or output from the fibers in the fiber array intersect is taken as an intersecting position C, and an axis parallel to the fibers in the fiber array and passing through the intersecting position C is taken as a Z axis, then a distance δ between a core of a desired fiber among the fibers and an optical axis of a corresponding one of the lenses varies depending on a distance S of the desired fiber from the Z axis. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064357 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An optical fiber connector includes a main body and a cover mechanically coupled to the main body. The main body includes a coupling portion and a light guide portion extending from the coupling portion. The light guide portion includes a light incident surface and a light output surface arranged at opposite sides thereof. The coupling portion includes a first groove formed at a top surface thereof, facing the light incident surface and terminating at opposite sides of the coupling portion, and a plurality of recesses. The cover includes a second groove formed at bottom surface thereof, terminating at opposite sides of the cover, and a plurality of protrusions. The first groove and the second groove cooperatively form a receiving channel for receiving an optical fiber therein and allowing the optical fiber to be optically connected to the light guide portion. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064358 | OPTICAL PATH CHANGE MEMBER AND HOLDING MEMBER BODY - Provided is an optical path change member including a holding member body formed of a transparent material. The holding member body includes: at least two rows of optical-fiber insertion holes which hold optical fibers inserted therein, such that the optical axes of the optical fibers are inclined with respect to an optical axis of the optical device, and a reflective inner surface which totally internally reflects light incident from the optical-fiber insertion holes to a surface of the holding member body configured to face an optical device on a board. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064359 | COMPACT OPTICAL FIBRE COMPONENT PACKAGE - The present invention relates to an optical component, which comprises an optical fibre, which has a minimal functional arc radius in each point thereof, and which includes a thermally compensated portion, and a Bragg grating provided in a region of the thermally compensated portion. The optical fibre component comprises furthermore a temperature-compensating structure, which holds the thermally compensated portion of the optical fibre under tension in a linear direction for athermalizing the Bragg grating, and a housing for mechanical protection of the Bragg grating, which is provided with at least a first lead-through, and which housing has a maximal extension in the linear direction from a first housing end to a second housing end. The first lead-through has an exit end located outside the housing and an entrance end located inside the housing. The optical fibre furthermore includes at least a first connecting portion, which extends from a first end of the thermally compensated portion to and through the first lead-through, and at least a first exit portion which extends from a lead-through exit end of the first connecting portion. The first lead-through is located and arranged such that the first exit portion is bendable to the minimal functional arc radius without protruding more than half the minimal functional arc radius in the linear direction beyond the first housing, also when a shorter exit portion is extended to a length equal to the circumference of a circle with the minimal functional arc radius. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064360 | OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An optical element includes a first and a second layer in a first and a second region respectively in light propagating direction; a first and a second core layer above the first and the second layers respectively; a top layer above the first and the second core layer, the first and the second core layer extend in succession in the light propagating direction, a first projecting section exposes a side of the first core layer is in the first region, a second projecting section exposes at least part of a side of the second core layer is in the second region, a bottom section of the first projecting section is positioned below the bottom surface of the first core layer and the second core layer, and a bottom section of the second projecting section is positioned higher than the bottom section of the first projecting section. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064361 | "SECURED" FIBER OPTIC CONNECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING DIFFERENT FIBER POSITIONS OF A MULTI-FIBER CONNECTOR - Provided is a multi-fiber connector and a method of providing a secure fiber network, where the multi-fiber connector includes a housing; a multi-position ferrule disposed within the housing, the multi-position ferrule including a plurality of fiber holes arranged in a predetermined pattern; and at least one fiber. Each of the plurality of fiber holes is configured to receive one of the at least one fiber and each fiber is selectively inserted within one of the plurality of fiber holes at a selected position among the plurality of fiber holes. Additionally, only a portion of the plurality of fiber holes are populated with the at least one fiber and a remaining portion of the plurality of fiber holes are not populated with fibers. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064362 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE OR PACKAGE AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SYSTEM, WITH AN OPTICAL WAVE-GUIDE ELEMENT - An integrated circuit device or package comprising: a laminated substrate, at least an electro-optical element at least partially inserted in the laminated substrate, and at least an optical wave-guide element at least partially inserted in the laminated substrate and optically coupled to the electro-optical element. An integrated circuit system comprising an integrated circuit device and a mounting plate carrying an optical wave-guide part or fiber. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064363 | SELF-ALIGNED CARRIER ASSEMBLY FOR OPTICAL DEVICE SUPPORTING WAFER SCALE METHODS - Broadly speaking, disclosed is a carrier assembly for an optical device, the carrier assembly comprising in combination: a glass substrate with an optical die thereon; and a silicon carrier attached to the glass carrier. During manufacture, a number of optical dies can be attached on the glass substrate using self-alignment of AuSn solder bumps using gaseous flux at about 300 deg C. The glass carrier can be mounted to the silicon carrier to form an optical device carrier assembly comprising micromechanical guide holes to facilitate a optical fiber connection, using self-alignment of SnAg solder bumps using gaseous flux at about 250 deg C. Each individual optical device can be tested at a wafer scale. The resulting optical device assembly can be diced to form individual optical devices having a carrier assembly that exhibits the traits of both a silicon carrier and a glass carrier. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064364 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER WITH ENHANCED EMI TOLERANCE - An optical transceiver with an enhanced EMI shielding is disclosed. The optical transceiver of the invention provides an optical receptacle made of metal and an optical subassembly with a metal cover assembled with the optical receptacle. The metal cover electro-magnetically divides the inside from the outside of the transceiver. The metal cover provides a plate portion and an edge portion, where the former portion forms an opening through which the sleeve passes without coming in contact with the metal cover, while, the latter of which comes in contact with the receptacle. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064365 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INTEFERENCE CONTAINMENT STRUCTURES - In one example embodiment, an optoelectronic module comprises a body, a signal ground, and an OSA. The body is connected to chassis ground and defines a cavity within which one or more components are disposed. The optical subassembly is disposed in the body cavity, has one or more components connected to signal ground, and comprises a header assembly, a housing, and one or more containment structures. The header assembly houses one or more components that generate EMI emissions and includes an optical aperture. The housing includes a port and a barrel. The port defines a fiber receptacle and the barrel defines a cavity that at least partially receives the header assembly. The containment structure(s) at least partially contain the EMI emissions within the OSA. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064366 | AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT FOR SPLICING OF NON-CIRCULAR FIBER - A method of aligning a non-circular fiber with another component is provided. A method of aligning a first D-fiber with a second D-fiber includes rotating the first D-fiber; obtaining a first image profile of an end of the first D-fiber; using the first image profile to measure a diameter of a cladding of the first D-fiber along a first direction; and repeating these operations until a minimum diameter of the cladding of the first D-fiber is aligned along the first direction. The method also includes rotating the second D-fiber; obtaining a second image profile of an end of the second D-fiber; using the second image profile to measure a diameter of a cladding of the second D-fiber along the first direction; and repeating these operations until a minimum diameter of the cladding of the second D-fiber is aligned along the first direction. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064367 | Multimode Optical Fiber - The present invention embraces a multimode optical fiber that includes a glass-based central core having an alpha-index profile and a glass-based cladding immediately surrounding the optical fiber's central core. Typically, the refractive index difference between the central core's minimum refractive index and the cladding's maximum refractive index is greater than 2×10 | 2011-03-17 |
20110064368 | Low Bend Loss Optical Fiber - An optical fiber includes a central glass core region comprising maximum refractive index delta percent Δ | 2011-03-17 |
20110064369 | FLEXIBLE WIRING BOARD, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND FLEXIBLE WIRING DEVICE - A flexible wiring board including a pair of end regions provided in portions of a flexible wiring board on which a plurality of wires are arranged in parallel in one direction and disposed separately in a wiring lengthwise direction, a wiring region configured in another portion of the wiring board and sandwiched between the end regions, a plurality of flexible wiring fins which is divided by at least one slit that connects the end regions in the wiring region, and a flexible wiring bundle by bundling at least part of the plurality of flexible wiring fins. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064370 | Systems and methods for preparing films using sequential ion implantation, and films formed using same - Systems and methods for preparing films using sequential ion implantation, and films formed using same, are provided herein. A structure prepared using ion implantation may include a substrate; an embedded structure having pre-selected characteristics; and a film within or adjacent to the embedded structure and including ions having a perturbed arrangement arising from the presence of the embedded structure. The perturbed arrangement may include the ions being covalently bonded to each other, to the embedded structure, or to the substrate, whereas the ions instead may be free to diffuse through the substrate in the absence of the embedded structure. The embedded structure may inhibit or impede the ions from diffusing through the substrate, such that the ions instead covalently bond to each other, to the embedded structure, or to the substrate. The film may include, for example, diamond-like carbon, graphene, or SiC having a pre-selected phase. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064371 | Methods and Devices for Cable Insertion into Latched-Duct Conduit - Disclosed are fiber-optic-cable insertion tools and related methods for inserting fiber optic cables into latched-duct conduit systems. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064372 | FIBER DISTRIBUTION HUB WITH SWING FRAME AND WRAP-AROUND DOORS - A fiber distribution hub (FDH) provides an interface between an incoming fiber and a plurality of outgoing fibers. The FDH includes a cabinet, at least one door pivotably mounted to the cabinet, and a frame pivotably mounted within the cabinet. The doors wrap around the sides and the front of the cabinet to provide access to both the front and sides of the frame when the doors are open. The frame can pivot out of the cabinet through the open doors to enable access to the rear of the cabinet and the rear side of the frame. The frame includes a termination region and a splitter region. The frame can include a storage region and/or a pass-through region. | 2011-03-17 |