24th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110142216 | CONTROLLING THE CHARGING OF A COMPOSITE SERVICE - Methods and devices for controlling a charging of a composite service in a telecommunications network are described. The composite service comprises an invocation of a constituent service. The telecommunications network comprises a control node for controlling the composite service, a service node for providing the constituent service, and a charging system for performing the charging. The method comprises the steps of receiving from the service node a first usage report comprising charging indicators related to the invocation of the constituent service, receiving from the control node control information related to the composite service, the control information indicating that the invocation of the constituent service is associated to the invocation of the composite service, generating a further usage report by changing the charging indicators according to the control information, and sending the further usage report to the charging system to instruct the charging system to perform the charging according to the further usage report. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142217 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MASS LINK ANALYSIS USING RULE ENGINES - A substantially real-time graph-based rule engine that analyzes connectivities, both direct and indirect relationships, between entities stored in a database as the database is updated (e.g., with CDR or financial transaction data). The rule engine uses pre-defined rules to detect events (i.e., the database updates) that influence the relationship between entities in the database. When the database is updated with events (e.g., CDRs), the real-time rule engine compares the update to any relevant rules. If the real-time based rule engine finds a match between a rule and an update to the database, then the rule engine generates a notification, such as an alert. The alerts may be used to provide notification of, e.g, fraudulent activities. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142218 | ENHANCED PRIVACY CALLER IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - A first telephone number assigned to the first telephone is cryptographically hashed to generate a first message digest, and the first telephone sends a signal to a second telephone over a communication network, wherein the signal includes the first message digest. The second telephone receives the first signal and searches its contact records to determine whether a telephone number in one of the contact records generates a message digest that matches the message digest received. Then, in response to the second telephone determining that a telephone number in one of the contact records generates a message digest that matches the first message digest, the second telephone identifies the contact record that generates the matching message digest and provides audible or visual output of content from the identified contact record. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142219 | Method for Automatic Information Capturing of Communication Events - This invention provides a method for automatically integrating and assembling the timestamp of a communication event with the identification of the communicating parties and available event attributes, presenting prompts for user entries on a terminal or interface device, storing user annotated information related to said communication event, and transmitting saved information of said communication events to another terminal device or information system. The invention also relates to a computer program, a device, and a system encapsulating computer programs realizing the method. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142220 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING A GHOST REGISTER - Provided is a ghost register processing apparatus and method. The ghost register processing apparatus may include a ghost setting determining unit to determine whether a ghost is set with respect to a caller identification (ID) that is received in response to a call request or a message reception and a reception information controller to store reception information associated with the caller ID in a ghost memory unit when the determining determines that the ghost is set. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142221 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED GROUP CALLING SERVICE BASED ON KEY WORDS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for establishing conference calls. A system practicing the method receives a key word from a speaker on a call, retrieves a list of entities associated with the key word, and sends invitations to the entities to join the call. In one variation, the system further receives from an invited entity a request to join the call, and adds the invited entity to the call. In another variation, the system further records a portion of the call, and transmits the recorded portion of the call to invited entities which are not added to the call. The key word can be a word or phrase, and can be a spoken word and/or alphanumeric text. The system can dynamically generate the list of entities based on the key word. The invitation can be sent via an automated call, email, and/or an SMS message. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142222 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PLAYING MULTIMEDIA RING BACK TONES - A method, an apparatus, and a system for playing Multimedia Ring Back Tones (MRBTs) are disclosed. The method includes: generating MRBT play information or rules according to presence information of a user; generating MRBT play data according to the MRBT play information or rules; and sending the MRBT play data to a User Equipment (UE) for playing. The apparatus for playing MRBTs provides MRBT services for the calling UE and the called UE respectively, enables customization, and plays the MRBT service according to conditions. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142223 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE CALL FORWARDING SET-UP AND MODIFICATION - This invention proposes providing support for remote call forwarding set-up for IP desk phones via messaging. Whenever a user wants to set-up or change call forwarding for his/her IP desk phone, the user can send a Short Message (SM) to user's IP desk phone. The user can send such call forwarding set-up/change SM via user's mobile phone or from any Internet connected e-mail system. With this approach, the user can set-up the call forwarding for his/her IP desk phone anytime, anywhere and with immediate effect. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142224 | CALL CLASSIFICATION AND FORWARDING - A method may include receiving a telephone number mapping query from a querying device, the telephone number mapping query being associated with a call from a calling party to a called party. The method may also include retrieving address information based on the telephone number mapping query, the address information including addresses associated a number of network devices. The method may further include retrieving call type information associated with each of the addresses, and forwarding the address information and the call type information to the querying device. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142225 | Footprint Tracking of Contacts - A footprints device includes an input module and an output module. The input module receives a request for footprint data. The footprint data relates to names of users. The output module sends the footprint data to an address book. The footprint data is marked to indicate when at least one of the names of the users is a contact of the address book. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142226 | METHOD OF GENERATING PSEUDO-RANDOM BIT STRINGS - Method for generating pseudo-random bit strings in a system in which the data interchanges between a first user and a second user are protected, characterized in that it comprises at least the following steps: using an application f | 2011-06-16 |
20110142227 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING DATA AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING DATA - A method and apparatus for encoding data, and a method and apparatus for decoding data. The method of encoding data including generating first encoded data by encoding input data, dividing the first encoded data into a plurality of segments, and generating second encoded data by combining the plurality of segments and dummy data. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142228 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EMPLOYING CONFIGURABLE HASH ALGORITHMS - A method for performing hash operations including: receiving a hash instruction that is part of an application program, where the hash instruction prescribes one of the hash operations and one of a plurality of hash algorithms; translating the hash instruction into a first plurality of micro instructions and a second plurality of micro instructions; and via a hash unit disposed within execution logic, executing the one of the hash operations. The executing includes first executing the first plurality of micro instructions within the hash unit to produce output data; second executing the second plurality of micro instructions within an x86 integer unit in parallel with the first executing to test a bit in a flags register, to update text pointer registers, and to process interrupts during execution of the hash operation; and storing a corresponding intermediate hash value to memory prior to allowing a pending interrupt to proceed. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142229 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING TRANSPARENT HASH FUNCTIONS - A method for performing hash operations including: receiving a hash instruction that prescribes one of the hash operations and one of a plurality of hash algorithms; translating the hash instruction into a first plurality of micro instructions and a second plurality of micro instructions; and via a hash unit, executing the one of the hash operations. The executing includes indicating whether the one of the hash operations has been interrupted by an interrupting event; first executing the first plurality of micro instructions within the hash unit to produce output data; second executing the second plurality of micro instructions within an x86 integer unit in parallel with the first executing to test a bit in a flags register, to update text pointer registers, and to process interrupts during execution of the hash operation; and storing a corresponding intermediate hash value to memory prior to allowing a pending interrupt to proceed. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142230 | REAL-TIME DATA ENCRYPTION - A system and a method for real-time encryption of input data are described. A character numerical value associated with the input data is encrypted. The encoded character numerical value is then associated with a glyph corresponding to the input data. The encoded character numerical value and the glyph are then stored in a database. The encoded character numerical value is further encrypted using an encryption key to obtain an encrypted encoded character numerical value. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142231 | Prime number generating device, prime number generating method, and computer readable storage medium - A prime number generating device is provided that includes a computation unit capable of performing at least addition and division on data of a predetermined number of bits or less; a prime number candidate data generating unit that generates prime number candidate data with a larger number of bits than the predetermined number of bits; a partitioned prime number candidate data generating unit that generates a plurality of partitioned prime number candidate data elements by partitioning the prime number candidate data; and a determination data generating unit that generates determination data for determining whether or not the prime number candidate expressed by the prime number candidate data is a composite number by using the computation unit to add together the respective plurality of partitioned prime number candidate data elements. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142232 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFECTIVE SCRAMBLING OR DESCRAMBLING - Provided is an scrambling or descrambling method and apparatus. The scrambling system includes a data stream generating unit to generate data streams, a scrambling linear feedback shift register (LFSR) group to calculate a sequence output with respect to each of the generated data streams, and a scrambling processing unit to perform scrambling of the generated data streams based on the calculated sequence outputs. The descrambling system includes a data stream generating unit to generate scrambled data streams using scrambled data, a descrambling LFSR group to calculate a sequence output of each of the generated scrambled data streams, and a descrambling processing unit to perform descrambling of the scrambled data streams using the calculated sequence outputs. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142233 | SERVER AND CAMERA FOR VIDEO SURVIELLANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING EVENTS IN THE SAME SYSTEM - A method for processing events in a server for a video surveillance system, includes: when the server detects occurrence of an event, transmitting a collection command to one or more cameras; analyzing specifications of the cameras, determining a set value for functions of cameras capable of processing the event, and transmitting a setting command to cameras; transmitting an execution command to the cameras, and processing and storing video data received from the cameras; and transmitting a completion command to the cameras, and completing the event processing. Each of the cameras including function units for performing different functions includes common frameworks which enable function units to perform the different function in a uniform manner. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142234 | Multi-Factor Authentication Using a Mobile Phone - The invention described here provides a fully-distributed solution to the problem of confirming the identity of the presenter of a payment card or other credentials, using multiple factors to authenticate the presenter. The invention leverages the wide penetration of mobile phones in modern economies as the basis for the distributed multi-factor authentication. For additional confidence levels biometric data can be incrementally included as part of the multi-factor authentication. The loss of any one of the multiple authentication factors does not compromise the integrity of the system or the individual, and there is no single point of vulnerability for attack or theft. The invention is fully backwards compatible with current payment cards systems and can be extended to almost any situation where the identity of the presenter of credentials needs to be authenticated prior to allowing the individual access to the protected services, systems, or locations. This allows for incremental adoption across a wide range of current and future systems. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142235 | Systems And Methods To Direct a Mobile Communication Device to A Preferred Teleconference Bridge - A telecommunication system includes a processor, interfaces in communication with the public telephone network and a data network, respectively, and a memory. The memory comprises executable instructions that when executed by the processor direct the system to controllably permit access to a teleconference bridge in response to a communication from a mobile-communication device that includes information responsive to a previously communicated license key. Generally, the communication is in the form of a call from the user of the mobile-communication device. Upon receipt of the call, the telecommunication system confirms that the mobile-communication device communicates a pass code that was included in an encrypted form in the license key. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142236 | SECURITY KEY GENERATOR - A communication system has a first and a second communicating device operable to send and receive data units through a communication channel. Some of the data are encrypted using a security key. The first device comprises a first key generator generating a first embodiment of the key independently of a second embodiment of the key generated by a second generator of the second device, the second embodiment being generated independently of the first, which depends on parameter(s) characterizing a first transmission quality of the channel when receiving a first set of unencrypted data sent by the second device. The second embodiment depends on parameter(s) characterizing a second transmission quality of the channel when receiving a second set of unencrypted data sent by the first device, the first set being different from the second set. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142237 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE WATCHLISTING - A watchlisting module is configured to securely and efficiently create, modify, manage, and store a watchlist. The watchlisting module is configured to generate a watchlist consisting of watchlist entries. Each watchlist entry encapsulates information about an entity to be associated with the watchlist. The watchlist entry includes information about the entity including a unique identifier for the watchlist, a unique identifier of the watchlist entry, a unique identifier for the entity, and access control information for membership process related to the watchlist. The watchlist entry also includes a State Lock. Watchlisting module is configured to utilize the State Lock to secure and verify a watchlist entry. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142238 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A data processing apparatus includes a scrambling processing unit and a sending unit. The scrambling processing unit is configured to generate a Pseudo-Random Binary Sequence (PRBS), perform a modulo-2 addition on the pseudo-random sequence and data frame data to scramble the data frame data including first load data, use one section of a part of the pseudo-random sequence on which the modulo-2 addition is performed with the data frame data as an identification sequence, and carry status information corresponding to the identification sequence in frame header information. The sending unit is configured to send the frame header information carrying the status information and the scrambled first load data. Through the scrambling process, continuous run-lengths of “1” and “0” in the data frame data are quite short, while basically the same probability of occurrence is maintained, which is favorable to transmission of the data frame data, thereby alleviating error code problems. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142239 | SECURITY PROTECTED NON-ACCESS STRATUM PROTOCOL OPERATION SUPPORTING METHOD IN A MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method and system for the management of the mobility, the management of an idle mode, the registration management (management of attachment and detachment), and the location management (management of tracking area) of a terminal by using a non-access stratum (i.e., network stratum, hereinafter referred to as “NAS”) in a mobile telecommunication network. To this end, the method for the management of mobility, the management of an idle mode, the registration management, and the location management of a terminal by using a NAS protocol, i.e., messages, according to an embodiment of the present invention, includes a terminal (hereinafter, referred to as “UE”) and a mobility management entity (hereinafter, referred to as “MME”), and addresses to a method for efficiently processing security protected NAS messages if received messages are security protected NAS messages, in a case of sending or receiving messages serving as EMM (EPS Mobility Management) messages, i.e., mobility management messages, in a network such as an EPS (Evolved Packet System) of 3GPP, when the terminal performs handover in an active mode, performs location management in an idle mode, and registers to a network, thereby achieving improved efficiency in the mobility management, the position management, and the registration management of a terminal. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142240 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR LAWFUL INTERCEPTION - An interception target terminal includes an interception module, and the interception module activates an interception function on the basis of interception related information received from a communication business system. In addition, when a communication mode is changed in the state where an interception function is in an activated state, if a network to be accessed depending on a change of the communication mode is a network that is permitted to be intercepted, corresponding access details information is transmitted to a communication service system or a law enforcement agency system. Further, when the terminal performs communication by an encryption method in the state where the interception function is in the activated state, an encryption key used for encryption or communication data before the encryption is transmitted to the communication service system or the law enforcement agency system. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142241 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO PERFORM ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - In a communication apparatus, a storage device stores encryption keys for encrypted communication with another communication apparatus on a network. A determination is made based on a storage state of encryption keys stored in the storage device whether to provide first encryption key information and second encryption key information wherein the first encryption key information is for encrypted communication using a common encryption key among all communication apparatuses on a network and the second encryption key information is for encrypted communication using an encryption key different for each communication apparatus on the network. Communication parameters including the first encryption key information and the second encryption key information are provided to an apparatus that request for provision of communication parameters based on the determination. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142242 | QUANTUM PUBLIC KEY ENCRYPTION SYSTEM, KEY GENERATION APPARATUS, ENCRYPTION APPARATUS, DECRYPTION APPARATUS, KEY GENERATION METHOD, ENCRYPTION METHOD, AND DECRYPTION METHOD - Provided is a key generation apparatus that generates, based on a generated random number, quantum gates U | 2011-06-16 |
20110142243 | SPEAKER SYNCHRONIZATION TECHNIQUE FOR WIRELESS MULTICHANNEL SOUND DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to sound data transmission between a wireless sound transmitter that transmits sound data received from a multimedia source, and a wireless sound speaker that outputs sound signal by receiving the sound data, and more particularly, to a method for compensation of a replay time delay between the wireless sound speakers occurring when the multichannel sound data is distributed and transmitted from the wireless sound transmitter to the multiple wireless sound speakers. The differences in the replay time points occurring between the speakers in a TDMA based multichannel wireless transmission system, are pre-compensated through the delay of the sound data in the WSDT. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142244 | DELAY AMOUNT DETERMINATION DEVICE, SOUND IMAGE LOCALIZATION DEVICE, DELAY AMOUNT DETERMINATION METHOD AND DELAY AMOUNT DETERMINATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - A delay amount determination device, sound image localization device, delay amount determination method, and delay amount determination processing program capable of efficiently determining a parameter using fewer test sounds are provided. If the localization direction of the sound image when the test sound is outputted from left and right speakers is specified by the user through an input unit, an operation unit finds the localization angle corresponding to the localization direction. The operation unit, if finding localization angles with two different delay values, compares the difference of the two localization angles with a threshold value. The operation unit, if judging that the difference is larger than the threshold value, changes one of the delay values, finds the localization angle corresponding to the changed delay value, and further compares the difference of the two localization angles with the threshold value. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142245 | Output control apparatus, output controlling method, program, and output control system - Provided is an output control apparatus connected to an audio output apparatus controlling output of audio data, including: a receiving unit configured to receive encoded data obtained by encoding multi-channel audio data; a decoding unit configured to decode the encoded data; an output control unit configured to control output of a predetermined number of channels of audio data among the multi-channel audio data obtained by the decoding; a transmitting unit configured to transmit any one of audio data different from the audio data of which the output is controlled by the output control unit among the multi-channel audio data obtained by the decoding and the encoded data to an audio output apparatus connected through an integrated cable formed by integrating at least a video line, an audio line, and a control line; and a control unit configured to control the audio output apparatus through the integrated cable. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142246 | MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE INCLUDING SOUND GENERATOR THAT INCREASES SOUND VOLUME DURING CALL - A multifunction device includes a communication unit that establishes a communication with a remote device through a circuit, and a sound generator that generates a sound during the communication. An image forming unit performs an operation for forming an image, and a control unit controls the sound generator to increase a volume of the sound while the image forming unit is performing the operation. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142247 | MMethod for Adaptive Control and Equalization of Electroacoustic Channels - An electroacoustic channel soundfield is altered. An audio signal is applied by an electromechanical transducer to an acoustic space, causing air pressure changes therein. Another audio signal is obtained by a second electromechanical transducer, responsive to air pressure changes in the acoustic space. A transfer function estimate of the electroacoustic channel is established, responsive to the second audio signal and part of the first audio signal. The transfer function estimate is derived to be adaptive to temporal variations in the electroacoustic channel transfer function. Filters are obtained with transfer functions based on the transfer function estimate. Part of the first audio signal is filtered therewith. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142248 | ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL APPARATUS - An active noise control apparatus includes a road surface input detector, a reference signal generator, an adaptive filter, a noise-cancellation sound generator, an error detector, a reference signal corrector, a filter coefficient updating unit, a transfer characteristic variation detector, and an update amount controller. The transfer characteristic variation detector is configured to detect a variation in transfer characteristic between the road surface input detector and the error detector. The update amount controller is configured to increase an amount of updating of a filter coefficient to a value greater than a value that is used in a normal mode in accordance with the variation in transfer characteristic detected by the transfer characteristic variation detector. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142249 | BATTERY RECEIVING MECHANISM FOR NOISE CANCELLATION HEADPHONE - Housings on the right/left of the noise cancellation headphone, where a speaker unit is incorporated, are connected to each other with a headband, and a battery receiving portion is provided on a side surface of at least one of the right and left housings, the battery receiving mechanism comprising: a battery receiving portion provided in the side surface of the housing; a battery lid opening and closing the battery receiving portion; and a flexible connecting member preventing the battery lid from dropping off from the housing in a state where the battery lid opens the battery receiving portion; wherein the housing and the battery lid each include an engagement part which engages with each other by pushing in the battery lid in a direction intersecting with the side surface of the housing, and wherein the battery lid occupies a part of the side surface of the housing. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142250 | GRADIENT COIL NOISE MASKING FOR MPI DEVICE - When subjecting a patient to an MRI scan, noise generated by gradient coils in an MRI device is beautified by playing a complementary musical piece that matches the gradient coil noise in one or both of tempo and musical key. Complementary musical pieces (e.g., songs, tunes, melodies, etc.) are pre-generated for specific gradient coil sequences. Upon selection of one or more sequences to be executed during an MR scan, complementary musical pieces for the selected sequence(s) are identified and played back to a patient in the bore of the MRI device during the scan to alleviate patient stress. Tempo and/or musical key of the complementary musical pieces is adjustable (a priori or in real time) to synchronize the complementary musical piece(s) to a specific gradient sequence both rhythmically and harmonically. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142251 | LOW FREQENCY ELECTROACOUSTICAL TRANSDUCING IN A VEHICLE - An instrument panel is structured to separate a main cabin of a vehicle from a volume behind the instrument panel. The instrument panel has multiple leak paths through which air can travel between the main cabin and the volume behind the instrument panel. An electroacoustical transducer is mounted in the instrument panel and operable to radiate low-frequency acoustic energy into the volume behind the instrument panel. The low-frequency energy radiated by the electroacoustical transducer in the volume behind the instrument panel propagates into the main cabin via the multiple leak paths. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142252 | Source sound separator with spectrum analysis through linear combination and method therefor - In a source sound separator, first and second target sound predominant spectra are generated respectively by first and second processing operations for linear combination for emphasizing the target sound, using received sound signals of two microphones arrayed at a distance from each other. A target sound suppressed spectrum is generated by processing for linear combination for suppression of the target sound, using the two received sound signals. Further, a phase signal containing a larger amount of signal components of the target sound and exhibiting directivity in the direction of the target sound is generated by processing of linear combination, using the two received sound signals. The target sound and the interfering sound are separated from each other using the first and second target sound predominant spectra, the target sound suppressed spectrum, and the phase signal. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142253 | RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A recording/reproducing apparatus includes a plurality of unidirectional microphones and a plurality of direction indicator switches. The unidirectional microphones are each disposed in the periphery with a predetermined angle interval therebetween, whereas the direction indicator switches are able to indicate other directions other than a plurality of directions corresponding to the unidirectional microphones. In a normal reproducing mode, a plurality of audio signals which are picked up by the unidirectional microphones and subsequently recorded is read and reproduced in parallel. When any one of the direction indicator switches is operated, only the audio signal emitted in the designated direction is selectively read and reproduced. When another direction other than a plurality of directions corresponding to the unidirectional microphones is designated, audio signals picked up by two unidirectional microphones which are disposed to sandwich the designated direction is selectively read and reproduced. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142254 | NOISE REMOVAL SYSTEM - A system for noise removal is coupled to a signal unit that provides a digital signal. The noise removal system includes a transformation module to transform the digital signal into an f-digital signal, a threshold filter to generate a noiseless signal from the f-digital signal based on a threshold profile, and a signal synthesizer to provide a gain to the noiseless signal and to transform the noiseless signal into an output signal. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142255 | SOUND PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A sound processing apparatus according to the present invention sets a volume value to a default value, outputs a pure tone signal of a predetermined frequency as a test signal from a loudspeaker, and acquires the output test signal using a microphone. When a signal level of a harmonic tone component of the acquired signal is equal to or greater than a threshold, the apparatus reduces the volume value so that the signal level equal to or greater than the threshold falls below the threshold and stores the reduced volume value. When outputting an acoustic signal, the apparatus adjusts a signal level of the acoustic signal at a stored frequency so that a product of a signal level at the stored frequency and a current volume value does not exceed a product of a signal level of the test signal and the stored volume value. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142256 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING NOISE FROM INPUT SIGNAL IN NOISY ENVIRONMENT - A method of removing a noise signal from an input signal, the method including receiving a pure noise signal and an input signal including the noise signal; determining whether the pure noise signal is a static noise signal or a non-static noise signal; and removing the noise signal from the input signal according to whether the noise signal is determined to be the static noise signal or the non-static noise signal. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142257 | Reparation of Corrupted Audio Signals - Corrupted portions of an audio signal are detected and repaired. An audio signal may be received from an audio input device. The audio signal may include numerous sequential frames. One or more corrupted frames included in the audio signal may be identified. A frame approximating an uncorrupted frame and corresponding to each corrupted frame may be constructed. Each corrupted frame may be replaced with a corresponding constructed frame to generate a repaired audio signal. The repaired audio signal may be outputted via an audio output device. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142258 | Apparatus for Processing an Audio Signal - An apparatus for processing an audio signal to focus an acoustic signal by an arrangement of a plurality of loudspeakers comprises a frequency analyzer, a signal processor and a signal output interface. The acoustic signal is based on the audio signal. The frequency analyzer is configured to determine a fundamental frequency in a frequency spectrum of the audio signal depending on a geometry parameter of the arrangement of the plurality of loudspeakers. The signal processor is configured to adapt an overtone of the fundamental frequency to obtain the processed audio signal and the signal output interface is configured to output the processed audio signal to the plurality of loudspeakers. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142259 | VOLUME CONTROL APPARATUS AND PROGRAM OF VOLUME CONTROL APPARATUS - A volume control apparatus that is connectable to a controller and controls a volume value of a sound signal based on an instruction from the controller, comprises: a receiving section for, when a controller-side volume setting value settable in the controller is changed by a user's operation, receiving the changed controller-side volume setting value from the controller; a first difference value calculating section for calculating a first difference value as a difference value between the changed controller-side volume setting value and the controller-side volume setting value before change; a second difference value calculating section for calculating a second difference value as a difference value between a maximum volume value controllable by the controller and a current volume value; and an increase value calculating section for multiplying the second difference value by a ratio of the first difference value to (a maximum value of the controller-side volume setting value−a minimum value of the controller-side volume setting value)) (or to (the maximum value of the controller-side volume setting value−the controller-side volume setting value before change)) so as to calculate an increase value of the volume value. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142260 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OUTPUTTING AUDIO SIGNAL IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for outputting an audio signal in a portable terminal are provided. In the method, a touched coordinate of a screen is recognized. An output volume of each of a plurality of speakers is controlled according to the touched coordinate. An audio signal is output via the plurality of speakers whose output volume has been controlled. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142261 | MEMS Microphone with Programmable Sensitivity - A control circuit monitors a signal produced by a MEMS or other capacitor microphone. When a criterion is met, for example when the amplitude of the monitored signal exceeds a threshold or the monitored signal has been clipped or analysis of the monitored signal indicates clipping is imminent or likely, the control circuit automatically adjusts a bias voltage applied to the capacitor microphone, thereby adjusting sensitivity of the capacitor microphone. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142262 | AUDIO PROCESSING APPARATUS - A switching section causes the first amplification section to amplify the expansion left audio signal and supply the amplified expansion left audio signal to the first speaker terminal and causing the second amplification section to amplify the expansion right audio signal and supply the amplified expansion right audio signal to the second speaker terminal when the Bi-Amp function is not used. The switching section causes the first amplification section to amplify the left audio signal for Bi-Amp and supply the amplified left audio signal for Bi-Amp the first speaker terminal and causing the second amplification section to amplify the right audio signal for Bi-Amp and supply the amplified right audio signal for Bi-Amp to the second speaker terminal when the Bi-Amp function is used. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142263 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIASING ACTIVE DEVICES - An apparatus for generating a bias voltage for an active device is disclosed, comprising a first voltage source, a capacitive element adapted to generate a charge in response to the first voltage source, and a first switching element adapted to deliver the charge to generate the bias voltage for the active device. The apparatus may comprise a controller adapted to control a capacitive element based on one or more characteristics of the active device. Alternatively, the controller may also control the capacitance of the capacitive element based on a reference voltage that is, in turn, based on one or more characteristics of the active device. The apparatus may also comprise a second voltage source adapted to generate a second voltage from which the bias voltage may be generated. The second voltage may be based on one or more characteristics of the active device. The apparatus may comprise a second switching element adapted to selectively enable and disable the active device. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142264 | Condenser microphone and method for manufacturing the same - There is provided a gooseneck condenser microphone that is further strengthened the shield structure of a support pipe and is less prone to causing a trouble. This condenser microphone has a support pipe | 2011-06-16 |
20110142265 | CAPACITOR MICROPHONE UNIT AND CAPACITOR MICROPHONE - The present invention relates to a capacitor microphone unit including a diaphragm, a fixed electrode that is arranged opposite to the diaphragm with a space provided between the diaphragm and the fixed electrode so that a capacitor is formed between the diaphragm and the fixed electrode, an insulating base that is disposed on a rear side of the fixed electrode and supports the fixed electrode, and a ring-shaped acoustic resistance material that is disposed on a front side of the insulating base, all of which are incorporated in a unit casing. A skin layer is formed on at least one of a front side and a rear side of the acoustic resistance material, and the skin layer has a higher density than that inside the acoustic resistance material, whereby acoustic resistance can be readily controlled. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142266 | FOLDING-TYPE DIRECTIONAL SPEAKER ARRAY MODULE - In a folding-type directional speaker array module, when sound is output, the directionality of a high frequency band can be obtained through a center speaker module and the directionality of a low frequency band can be obtained through side speaker modules unfolded from both sides of the center speaker module. Accordingly, the speaker array module has excellent directionality in an entire frequency band. Furthermore, the folding-type directional speaker array module has high mobility and portability because the side speaker modules are folded and stored when the folding-type directional speaker array module is not used. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142267 | WIRED, WIRELESS, INFRARED, AND POWERLINE AUDIO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS - A method and system for communicating audio, video, and/or control signals within a home entertainment system. One or more signals are communicated between an input device and one or more output devices via one or more networks. The output device can include loudspeakers, display devices, and headphones. In some embodiments an output device, for example a center channel loudspeaker, transmits signals to other output devices. For example, the center channel loudspeaker can transmit a combined audio signal and control signal to a remote loudspeaker over a first network and transmit a video signal to a display device over a second network. The display device displays the video signal. The networks can be wireless, wired, infrared, RF, and powerline. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142268 | HEARING AID, RELAY DEVICE, HEARING-AID SYSTEM, HEARING-AID METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A hearing aid ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110142269 | Ear Contact Pressure Wave Hearing Aid Switch - A hearing aid switch utilizes pressure/sound clues from a filtered input signal to enable actuation initiated by a user by a signature hand movement relative to a wearer's ear. The preferred signature hand movement involves patting on the ear meatus at least one time to generate a compression wave commonly thought of as a soft “clap” or “pop”. A digital signal processor analyzes the signal looking for a negative pulse, a positive pulse, and dissipation of the hand generated signal. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142270 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING A HEARING AID DEVICE WITH AN ANTENNA - The production of a hearing aid device suitable for wireless signal transmission is simplified by providing fastening elements connected as one piece with the housing shell. The fastening elements serve for placement and fastening of an antenna or coil in the housing shell of the appertaining hearing aid device. The production of a hearing aid device with a corresponding antenna or coil is thereby simplified. The alignment of the antenna or coil in the housing shell can also already be optimized using a computer model of the housing shell. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142271 | METHOD FOR FREQUENCY TRANSPOSITION IN A HEARING AID AND HEARING AID - In a hearing aid offering the option of frequency transposition, sounds should still be perceivable as sounds, even after the frequency transposition. To this end, it is proposed first of all to establish sounds present in the input signal and, more particularly, the fundamental frequencies thereof and to carry out the frequency transposition as a function of the established fundamental frequencies. Here, transposed overtones are returned to the frequency grid of the fundamental frequency, and so the sound property is maintained even after the frequency transposition. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142272 | HEARING ASSISTANCE SUITABILITY DETERMINING DEVICE, HEARING ASSISTANCE ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM, AND HEARING ASSISTANCE SUITABILITY DETERMINING METHOD - A hearing assistance suitability determining device ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110142273 | HEARING AID AND HEARING AID SYSTEM - A hearing aid that can reflect setting change of the hearing aid responsive to a sound environment by the user as intended, prevent the user from feeling inconvenience or displeasure caused by changing setting of the hearing aid, and enable the user to easily change the setting is provided. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142274 | Eardrum Implantable Devices For Hearing Systems and Methods - An implantable device is configured for placement in the eardrum to transmit an audio signal to a user. The device may be configured to improve transmission of an electromagnetic signal comprising light energy from an input assembly on a lateral side of eardrum to an output assembly positioned on a medial side of the eardrum, for example at least partially in the middle ear of the user. The output assembly may comprise a transducer or at least two electrodes configured to stimulate the cochlea, for example. The device may comprise an opening to transmit the light signal or an optic to transmit the light signal. Alternatively the device may be configured to support a transducer of the output assembly with the eardrum when the device is implanted in the eardrum, such that the eardrum vibrates in response to the signal electromagnetic signal. The electromagnetic signal may comprise light energy for a magnetic field. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142275 | Sound generator - The sound generator includes a housing having a front cover, a back layer, and a peripheral wall defining a casing. An actuator, a control circuit, a sound emitter and a power source are mounted in the housing. The actuator is accessible by the user to selectively activate playback of pre-recorded sound via the control circuit. The sound generator may include selectively actuable lights for added visual appeal. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142276 | Headphone - A headphone has a speaker unit with a diaphragm and a driving source that vibrates the diaphragm along a driving axis that passes through the speaker unit. The speaker unit has a first face and an opposing second face along the driving axis. The diaphragm and the driving source are installed in the speaker unit between the first and second faces. First and second weighting members are fixed as being in contact with the first and second faces, respectively. The speaker unit and the weighting members are installed in a hosing. At least either of the weighting members is fixed to the housing. The speaker unit is installed in the housing via the weighting members so that the speaker unit is not in direct contact with the housing. The weighting members have a higher specific gravity than the housing. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142277 | Accoustic device - An acoustic device intended to operate pistonically and in bending comprising a panel-form acoustic radiator, a magnetic drive system including a voice coil on a tubular bobbin, the bobbin being directly coupled to the radiator to drive the radiator directly; and a coupling device connected to the bobbin, and to the radiator at a position at or near to the first nodal line of bending resonance of the radiator. A method of improving the on-axis response of a loudspeaker having a panel-form radiator and intended to operate both pistonically and in bending, comprising driving the radiator by a directly connected tubular bobbin, and substantially suppressing the lowest natural frequency of the radiator by providing a coupler connected from the bobbin to the radiator at or near to its first nodal line. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142278 | Visual-Based Contactless Communication Device and Method Thereof - A visual-based contactless communication device adapted to communicate with one or more visual-based contactless devices includes a photographic device for photographing image data displayed by one or more visual-based contactless communication devices; a center control device for identifying predetermined information in the image data, producing response information according to the predetermined information and generating effective image data identifiable by one or more visual-based contactless communication devices according to the response information or specified information; and a display device for displaying the effective image data to be photographed by one or more visual-based contactless communication devices; wherein when two visual-based contactless communication devices communicate with each other, one displays the effective image data with the response information after identifying the predetermined information, and the other proceeds with subsequent communication only after identifying the effective image with the response information and confirming that the response information is recognized. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142279 | SECURITY PAPER - A security paper comprising a fibrous substrate comprising a watermark having repeating motifs, and a security structure that does not completely cover the watermark and has at least one semi-reflective area which is superposed at least partly on the watermark; which paper on the one hand allows observation, through the semi-reflective area, at least partially, of one of the motifs, and on the other hand allows observation at least partially of another of said motifs in a region of the watermark that is not covered by the security structure. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142280 | Authenticating Identification and Security Documents - The application discloses identification and security documents and methods and systems for authenticating such identification and security documents. In one implementation, a document includes a first surface; and a second surface. The first surface comprises a first set of print structures and a second set of print structures. The first set of print structures and the second set of print structures cooperate to obscure the location on the first surface of the second set of print structures. The second set of print structures is arranged on the first surface so as to provide a reflection pattern. In one example, the reflection pattern includes a diffraction grating. The second set of print structures is preferably provided on the first surface with metallic ink. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided too. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142281 | CONVERTING AIRCRAFT ENHANCED VISION SYSTEM VIDEO TO SIMULATED REAL TIME VIDEO - A method for overcoming image latency issues of a synthetic vision system include generating ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110142282 | VISUAL OBJECT TRACKING WITH SCALE AND ORIENTATION ADAPTATION - A method of tracking an object that appears in a plurality of image frames is provided. The method includes (a) dividing an identified object of one of the plurality of image frames into a plurality of object segments and (b) tracking a location of each of the plurality of object segments in the image frame. The method also includes (c) estimating at least one of scale and orientation of the object using the location of each of the plurality of object segments and (d) obtaining position of the object using the estimated scale and orientation. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142283 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOVING OBJECT DETECTION - An apparatus and method for moving object detection computes a corresponding frame difference for every two successive image frames of a moving object, and segments a current image frame of the two successive image frames into a plurality of homogeneous regions. At least a candidate region is further detected from the plurality of homogeneous regions. The system gradually merges the computed frame differences via a morphing-based technology and interests with the at least a candidate region, thereby obtains the location and a complete outline of the moving object. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142284 | Method and Apparatus for Acquiring Accurate Background Infrared Signature Data on Moving Targets - A method for measuring an infrared signature of a moving target includes: tracking the moving target with a tracking system along a path from a start position to an end position, measuring infrared radiation data of the moving target along the path, repositioning the tracking system to the start position, retracing the path to measure the infrared radiation data of the background, and determining the infrared signature of the moving target by comparing the infrared radiation data of the moving object with the infrared radiation data of the background without the moving object. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142285 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSITIONING FROM A MISSILE WARNING SYSTEM TO A FINE TRACKING SYSTEM IN A DIRECTIONAL INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES SYSTEM - A method for transitioning a target from a missile warning system to a fine tracking system in a directional countermeasures system includes capturing at least one image within a field of view of the missile warning system. The method further includes identifying a threat from the captured image or images and identifying features surrounding the threat. These features are registered with the threat and image within a field of view of the fine tracking system is captured. The registered features are used to identify a location of a threat within this captured image. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142286 | DETECTIVE INFORMATION REGISTRATION DEVICE, TARGET OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING DETECTIVE INFORMATION REGISTRATION DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING TARGET OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE, CONTROL PROGRAM FOR DETECTIVE INFORMATION REGISTRATION DEVICE, AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR TARGET OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE - A digital camera ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110142287 | ALGORITHMS FOR ESTIMATING PRECISE AND RELATIVE OBJECT DISTANCES IN A SCENE - A two picture matching curve information is able to be used to determine precise object distance or relative object distance in a scene. Acquiring two images with different blur information in addition to the curve information enables a device to determine distance information of objects in a scene. The distance information is able to be used in image processing including generating a depth map which is then able to be used in many imaging applications. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142288 | System and Method of Detection of Optimal Angiography Frames for Quantitative Coronary Analysis Using Wavelet-Based Motion Analysis - A novel and useful system and method of detecting the best candidate frames for diagnosis out of a series of coronary angiograms frames. The mechanism analyzes the motion of the visible arteries in the sequence of angiogram frames to identify the local minimas of the differences between sequential frames. Wavelet transform coefficients are generated for each frame and used to quantify the differences between every two sequential frames to detect minimal differences (which correspond to minimal motion). The optimal end-systole and end-diastole frames are selected from these local minima frames. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142289 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTION ESTIMATION USING IMAGE DEPTH INFORMATION - A system and method for motion estimation involves obtaining input image frames, where the input image frames correspond to different instances in time, and performing motion estimation on the input image frames using depth information from the input image frames, where the depth information from an input image frame indicates how far a pixel in the input image frame is located from a surface of a three dimensional space. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142290 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - Provided is a method for controlling an image processing apparatus for generating and outputting frames different from each other in frequency component from an input frame include, detecting motion of the input frame by comparing the input frame with a frame before or after the input frame in terms of time, storing the input frame in a frame memory, and reading the input frame by a plurality of times to convert a frame rate of the input frame, generating the frames different from each other in frequency component from the frame whose frame rate has been converted, outputting the generated frames if the detected input frame is determined to be a moving image, and outputting the frame whose frame rate has been converted if the input frame is determined to be a still image. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142291 | Method and Apparatus for Processing Digital Image and Computer Readable Recording Medium - An apparatus for processing a digital image includes a digital signal processor (DSP) that determines motions of different types based on motion information obtained by matching blocks of time-differential images and that determines whether a tripod had been used based on the determined motions. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142292 | PICTURE SEARCHING APPARATUS - The picture input section | 2011-06-16 |
20110142293 | System And Method For Identifying A Genuine Printed Document - A system and method for verifying that a document is included in a document management system is disclosed. This system and method includes scanning of a scan track of a document, generating document data dependently upon the scanning, comparing the generated document data to stored document data, the stored document data generated dependently upon a prior scanning of the scan track of the document, and outputting an indication of the document being included in the document management system as determined by the comparing. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142294 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING A PRINTING PLATE FOR A DOCUMENT - A method for identifying a printing plate for a document includes:
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20110142295 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPARING DOCUMENTS - The present invention relates to a system and a method for comparing information contained on at least two documents belonging to an entity. The present invention includes at least one device configured to receive information from at least one first document and at least one second document; then, compare at least one first document information and at least one second document information; and determine whether at least one second document contains at least one first document information. The present invention then outputs a result of whether the at least one second document contains at least one first document information. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142296 | BIOMETRIC INFORMATION ACQUISITION APPARATUS, BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, LIGHT GUIDE, AND IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS - A biometric information acquisition apparatus includes: a light guide that guides a light beam through a plurality of light reflective surfaces; and an image pickup unit that receives the light beam output from the light guide and captures a subject image. The light guide includes an input surface that receives the subject image and is provided at a front surface side; a first light reflective surface that is opposed to the input surface and is provided at a back surface side; and a second light reflective surface that extends in a thickness direction of the light guide. A subject image can be acquired within a desired range by employing the light guide, while suppressing an increase in size of the biometric information acquisition apparatus. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142297 | Camera Angle Compensation in Iris Identification - An iris biometric image is analyzed to determine the apparent angle of the eye in the image, relative to an arbitrarily selected reference axis. The angle information is stored for use by the matching engine and/or the image data is modified to normalize the angle relative to the reference axis. In this manner, rotationally normalized data may be stored to facilitate future comparisons, and images obtained in real time may be used for iris identification in a matching engine that automatically compensates for angular variation. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142298 | FLEXIBLE IMAGE COMPARISON AND FACE MATCHING APPLICATION - Two faces may be compared by calculating distances between different regions of the windows, and choosing one of the distances as the difference between the images. Two images are examined to detect the location of the face in the images. The faces may then be geometrically and photometrically rectified. A sliding window that is smaller than the whole face may be positioned at various locations over the images, and a descriptor is calculated for each window position. The descriptor for a window at one location in one image is compared with descriptors for windows in the neighborhood of that location in the other image. The lowest distance between window descriptors is chosen. The process is repeated for all window positions, resulting in a set of distances. The distances are sorted, and one of the distances is chosen to represent the difference between the two faces. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142299 | RECOGNITION OF FACES USING PRIOR BEHAVIOR - Face recognition may be performed using a combination of visual analysis and social context. In one example, a web site such as a social networking site or photo-sharing site allows users to upload photos, and allows faces that appear in the photo to be tagged with users' names. When user A uploads a new photo, two analyses may be performed. First, a face in the photo is compared with known faces of users to determine similarity. Second, it is determined which other users user A frequently uploads photos of. Two probability distributions are created. One distribution assigns high probabilities to users whose photos are similar to the new photo. The other assigns high probabilities to users who frequently appear in photos uploaded by user A. These probability distributions are combined, and the person in the photo is identified as being the person with the highest probability. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142300 | Relation Tree - A method for creating a relation tree including scanning a storage device for digital images and performing at least one facial analysis on individuals in the digital images, identifying members of a nuclear family and an association of an individual from the digital images with the nuclear family in response to at least one of the facial analysis, and organizing the relation tree such that the nuclear family is linked with the associated individual. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142301 | ADVANCED COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSIS OF LUNG NODULES - Methods are herein provided for decision support in diagnosis of a disease in a subject, and for extracting features from a multi-slice data set. Systems for computer-aided diagnosis are provided. The systems take as input a plurality of medical data and produces as output a diagnosis based upon this data. The inputs may consist of a combination of image data and clinical data. Diagnosis is performed through feature selection and the use of one or more classifier algorithms. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142302 | Chaotic Watermarking for a Digital Image - Examples of encoding and decoding a watermark for a digital image and to using the watermark for authenticating the digital image are disclosed. The examples may include embedding a chaotic watermark in a digital image and using parameters associated with source and capture information for the digital image to both generate the chaotic watermark and to authenticate the digital image. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142303 | IMAGE LABELING USING PARALLEL PROCESSING - Image data which includes a feature is labeled. The image data is comprised of pixel data in an N×M array. At least one pixel is designated and flagged. Asynchronous processes are executed, where each process corresponds to exactly one pixel. Each process sets a flag only for the owner pixel and only if a connected neighbor pixel in the pre-defined path is flagged. Each process inspects pixel data for all neighbor pixels of the owner pixel to determine if a neighbor pixel is a connected pixel and if the neighbor pixel is flagged, and continues until it sets the flag for the owner pixel or until all connected horizontal and vertical neighbor pixels have been inspected without encountering a connected neighbor pixel whose flag is set. The asynchronous processes are repeated until a pre-defined condition has been satisfied. All flagged pixels are labeled. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142304 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FAULT-TOLERANT RECONSTRUCTION OF IMAGES - A method and system for reconstructing an image of an object. The method includes acquiring an image dataset of an object of interest, identifying valid data and invalid data in the image dataset, determining a time period that includes the valid data, weighting the valid data based on the determined time period, and reconstructing an image of the object using the weighted valid data. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142305 | TARGETED IMAGE TRANSFORMATION OF SKIN ATTRIBUTE - Targeted attribute transformation involves obtaining a digital image of the skin, selecting an individual skin attribute (an imperfection, such as a blemishes, pores, or wrinkles), extracting the individual skin attribute from the digital image by linear digital filtering on all the color channels, to obtain a contrast map in all three channels of the individual attribute, and adding or subtracting a fraction of the contrast map to the initial image, to obtain the skin image with transformed selected skin attribute. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142306 | Method and system for generating a medical image - A method and system for generating a medical image are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method involves providing a 3D dataset of a heart and generating a 2D representation of a curved surface of the 3D dataset by flattening out the curved surface of the heart. In at least one embodiment, the 2D representation corresponds to a surface area of the heart covering more than 180 degrees around a circumference of the heart. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142307 | VERTEBRAL FRACTURE PREDICTION - The risk of future fracture or deformity of vertebrae of a spine may be estimated by processing an image of at least one vertebra of a spine to compare data representing the appearance of the at least one vertebra with a statistical model of a corresponding part of a spine, the statistical model being formed from data representing images of spines for which information about the degree of fracture or deformity of each spine at a subsequent time is known, and deriving a measure of the similarity between the at least one vertebra of the spine and the model, which measure is representative of the likelihood that the spine will subsequently sustain a fracture or become deformed. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142308 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus and an information processing method including a deformation shape model generation unit configured to generate, from information about a first shape and a first position of a feature region in a target object under a first deformation condition, a deformation of the first shape with the position of the feature region as a reference as a model, and a deformation estimation unit configured to, based on information about a second shape and a second position corresponding to the feature region in the target object under the second deformation condition, align the first position with the second position to estimate deformation from the first shape to the second shape using the model. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142309 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING POTENTIAL EYESTRAIN OF STEREOSCOPIC MOTION PICTURES - A system and method for measuring the potential eyestrain felt by audiences while watching a 3D presentation, e.g., a stereoscopic motion picture, are provided. The eyestrain measurement system and method of the present disclosure is based on the measurement of disparity (or depth) and disparity transition of stereoscopic images of the 3D presentation. The system and method of the present disclosure provide for acquiring a first image and a second image from a first segment, estimating disparity of at least one point in the first image with at least one corresponding point in the second image, estimating disparity transition of a sequence of first and second images, and determining potential eyestrain felt while viewing the 3D presentation based on the disparity and the disparity transition of the sequence of the first and second images. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142310 | Systems and Methods for Minimizing Aberrating Effects in Imaging Systems - A biometric optical recognition system includes optics, including a wavefront coding mask, for imaging a wavefront of object to be recognized to an intermediate image, and a detector for detecting the intermediate image. A modulation transfer function detected by the detector contains no zeros such that subsequent task based image processing recognizes the object. A biometric recognition system includes optics for imaging a wavefront of an object to be recognized to a first intermediate image, and a detector for detecting the first intermediate image. The optics include a phase changing element configured for modifying the wavefront such that a modulation transfer function characterizing detection of the first intermediate image contains no zeros such that subsequent task based image processing recognizes the object. In an optical imaging system that includes a solid state detector, a phase-modifying element reduces reflected power from electromagnetic energy incident upon the detector without introducing aberrations. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142311 | IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION - An apparatus for reconstructing an image from the derivative of a sinogram includes means ( | 2011-06-16 |
20110142312 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MITIGATING LOW SIGNAL DATA FOR DUAL ENERGY CT - A CT system includes a rotatable gantry having an opening for receiving an object to be scanned, and a controller configured to obtain kVp projection data at a first kVp, obtain kVp projection data at a second kVp, extract data from the kVp projection data obtained at the second kVp, add the extracted data to the kVp projection data obtained at the first kVp to generate mitigated projection data at the first kVp, and generate an image using the mitigated projection data at the first kVp and using the projection data obtained at the second kVp. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142313 | METHOD FOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY MOTION ESTIMATION AND COMPENSATION - A method and system for motion estimation and compensation are disclosed. Initially, a set of one or more initial images is reconstructed using acquired imaging data. Further, one or more regions of interest are identified in this set of reconstructed initial images. At least a set of filters is applied to the identified regions of interest to generate a sequence of filtered images. Particularly, each of the filtered images in the generated sequence of filtered images includes data acquired near a different reference point. Subsequently, a motion path corresponding to each region of interest is determined based on one or more correspondences in the sequence of filtered images. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142314 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INCREASING TEMPORAL RESOLUTION OF AN X-RAY IMAGE - A system, method, and apparatus includes a computed tomography (CT) system having a rotatable gantry, an x-ray source, a generator, a detector having pixels and positioned to receive x-rays, and a computer. The computer is programmed to acquire CT data representative of an object, determine a first subset of the CT data, determine a second subset of the CT data, and determine a difference between the first and second subsets of the CT data to identify a motion region in the object. The computer is also programmed to update image data reconstructed from a first portion of the first subset of the CT data and corresponding to the region and reconstruct an image based on the updated image data and non-updated image data. The non-updated image data is reconstructed from a second portion the first subset of the CT data. | 2011-06-16 |
20110142315 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOMOGRAPHIC DATA ACQUISITION AND IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION - A tomographic system includes a gantry having an opening for receiving an object to be scanned, a radiation source, a detector positioned to receive radiation from the source that passes through the object, and a computer. The computer is programmed to acquire a plurality of projection datasets of the object, define a temporal subset of projection datasets from the plurality of projection datasets, reconstruct a working image of the object using the plurality of projection datasets, identify a region of motion in the working image, and minimize motion artifacts in the region of motion in the working image using the temporal subset of projection datasets. | 2011-06-16 |