30th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090185690 | SOLUTION FOR LOCALLY STAGED ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION USING SECURE REMOVABLE MEDIA - A method, information processing system, and computer program storage product, are provided for creating a Removable Installation Kit (“RIK”) for locally staged electronic software distribution on a user system. The method includes selecting at least one software package from a list of software packages on a software distribution server. A set of data elements is created that is associated with an RIK to be created using the at least one software package. The set of data elements is stored at the software distribution server. A temporary copy of the at least one software package that has been selected is stored. The RIK is created by placing at least the software package that has been selected and a unique identifier associated with the RIK on at least one removable storage medium. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185691 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A MOBILE IP KEY - A method for providing an IP key, for encoding messages between a user terminal MS or a PMIP client and a home agent HA, wherein an authentication server only provides the mobile IP key when the authentication server recognizes, by a correspondingly encoded parameter, that the user terminal MS itself is not using mobile IP (PMIP). | 2009-07-23 |
20090185692 | System and Method of Retrieving a Watermark Within a Signal - A system and method of retrieving a watermark in a watermarked signal are disclosed. The watermarked signal comprises odd and even overlapped blocks where the watermark is contained in the even blocks. The method comprises, for each k-th even block, subtracting the two adjacent odd numbered blocks from the k-th even block of the watermarked signal to retrieve | 2009-07-23 |
20090185693 | MULTICHANNEL SOUND RENDERING VIA VIRTUALIZATION IN A STEREO LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM - A speaker virtualization system provides virtual surround sound using a pair of physical loudspeakers. A multiple surround audio channels input is processed using a combination of head related transfer functions and shaped reverberation to provide widening and front/back auditory clues without requiring any kind of interaural path cancellation. The system uses a 360 degree power-response head related transfer function to provide perceptual separation of the reverberant and direct paths, along with discrete, different reverberation for left and right rendering channels to provide envelopment. By eliminating interaural path cancellation, the speaker virtualization system also produces a wider virtual surround sound effect, without dependency on head position and facing. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185694 | LOUDSPEAKER INTERCONNECT TERMINAL - A loudspeaker interconnect terminal for selectively coupling a plurality of loudspeaker drivers to a monophonic source and a stereophonic source. The terminal includes a body defined by a first side and a second side, and first and second sets of input terminals disposed on a respective one of the first and second sides. The terminal also includes an electrical switch with an actuator having a first position and a second position. The first set of input terminals are connected to the corresponding one of the second set of input terminals and a switch cover coupled to the actuator conceals at least a part of the first set of input terminals with the actuator in the first position. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185695 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLOCK DRIFT COMPENSATION - Different sampling rates between a playout unit and a capture unit are compensated for via a system, method and computer program product. The playout unit receives samples from a computational unit, and the capture unit sends samples to the computational unit. A playout FIFO buffer operates in a playout time domain, and a capture FIFO buffer operates in a capture time domain. The computational unit is synchronized to a common clock. A first relationship is calculated between the common clock and a playout fifo buffer read pointer, and a second relationship is calculated between the common clock and a capture FIFO buffer write pointer. For each sample in the playout time domain a corresponding sample in the samples from said computational unit is found and sent to the playout FIFO buffer. For each sample in the common clock time domain the corresponding sample in the capture time domain is found and sent to the computational unit. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185696 | SOUND SIGNAL TRANSMITTER-RECEIVER - A sound signal transmitter-receiver includes a differential microphone for receiving sounds respectively at first and second points to convert the receiving sounds into a transmission sound signal; a transmission-reception unit for receiving an incoming signal as a reception sound signal; an addition unit for adding the reception sound signal from the transmission-reception unit and the transmission sound signal to produce an addition signal; and a speaker outputting sound based on the addition signal. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185697 | PORTABLE SOUND RECORDER - A portable sound recorder has a body case, a left microphone and a right microphone held rotatably by the body case. An inwardly arcuate microphone receiving cavity is formed at each upper corner of the body case. The microphone receiving cavity is configured to elevate a rear side end of its arcuate bottom surface, and surrounds the under side and a part of the rear side of the microphone. Formed on the bottom surface of the microphone receiving cavity is a hollow portion that creates a gap between the microphone receiving cavity and the microphone, so as to prevent the reflected sound off the microphone receiving cavity from reaching the microphone. The gap is maintained by the hollow portion even when the microphone is rotated. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185698 | Structure of an andio device - An audio device or system includes a housing which accommodates a circuit board having a micro control unit located within the housing, at least a speaker, and at least an optical trace detecting module coupled to the micro control unit. The optical trace detecting module at least has a light source and an image sensor for detecting a movement of a user's finger moving thereon so as to generate a corresponding moving signal, which is supplied to the micro control unit to cause the micro control unit to generate a control signal for adjusting a received audio signal. The micro control unit may be used in place of a rotary audio adjustment button or knob. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185699 | BONE CONDUCTION HEADSET - This invention is about bone conduction headset, method of bone conduction method and eardrum, it has hearing-aid function, provide bone conduction headset which is folded compactly using first and second extension part, first and second hinge part and hinge axis, also provide bone conduction headset which is received and output the signal not only wired but also wireless method. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185700 | Vibration transducer and manufacturing method therefor - A vibration transducer (or a pressure transducer) is constituted of a cover, a plate, a diaphragm, and a substrate having a back cavity. The diaphragm is positioned above the substrate so as to cover the opening of the back cavity. The plate has a radial gear-like shape constituted of a center portion positioned just above the diaphragm and a plurality of joints. The cover horizontally surrounds the plate with slits therebetween so that the cover is electrically separated from the plate and is positioned above the periphery of the diaphragm. A plurality of pillar structures joins the plurality of joints of the plate so as to support the plate above the diaphragm with a gap layer therebetween. By reducing the widths of slits, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from entering into the air layer between the plate and the diaphragm. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185701 | FLEXIBLE PIEZOELECTRIC SOUND-GENERATING DEVICES - A sound-generating device comprises a first enclosure having at least one first electrode and a first piezoelectric layer, a first terminal of an audio signal output being coupled to the at least one first electrode of the first enclosure, a second enclosure having at least one first electrode and a first piezoelectric layer, and a first bendable element coupled between the first and second enclosures. The at least one first electrode is coupled with the first terminal of the audio signal output. The first piezoelectric layer of the first enclosure and the first piezoelectric layer of the second enclosure are configured to respond to the signal supplied by the audio signal output and to generate sound waves. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185702 | METHOD OF SELECTING ONE OF DUAL ANTENNAS - A wireless headphone assembly has left and right speakers attached to ends of a headphone body, and at least two antennas, e.g., one located at each speaker. Reception can be improved by selecting a “best” one of the antennas based on a quality metric. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185703 | HEARING AID ADJUSTING APPARATUS, HEARING AID, AND PROGRAM - A hearing aid adjusting apparatus for making adjustment so that duplication, movement, etc. of surrounding setting can easily be changed on software is provided. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185704 | HEARING AID ADAPTED TO A SPECIFIC TYPE OF VOICE IN AN ACOUSTICAL ENVIRONMENT, A METHOD AND USE - A hearing aid having a microphone for converting an ambient sound signal to an electric sound signal, a voice detector adapted to determine if a voice is present in said electric sound signal and a frequency analyzer to determine a fundamental frequency of a voice present in said electric sound signal, a signal processor adapted to process said electric sound signal, or an electric signal derived from it, independent of adjustable processing parameters, a memory having corresponding sets of processing parameters and fundamental voice frequencies, a decision unit to select and forward from the memory to the signal processor a set of processing parameters in accordance with a fundamental frequency determined by the frequency analyzer. Further, a method of adapting a hearing aid and to the use of such hearing aid. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185705 | HEADPHONE - There is provided a headphone having a pair of units being attached to both ends of a band, and at least one of the units being made slidable relative to the band. The headphone comprises a slider that supports the unit, accommodates a part of a code for connecting end parts of the band and the unit, and includes an engaged part for regulating a sliding range of the unit, a slider guide fixed to an end part of the band and inserted through the slider, for guiding a sliding motion of the slider in the sliding motion of the unit, and an engaging part having approximately the same width as that of the engaged part, attached to the end part of the band, and engaged with the engaged part so as to be locked to the end part of the engaged part in the sliding motion of the unit. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185706 | HEADPHONE - There is provided a headphone including: a housing that accommodates a driver unit; a sound guiding tube that protrudes from the housing in a predetermined direction and guides a sound generated from the driver unit to an external auditory canal; and a hanger that rotatably supports the housing via a supporting shaft provided in approximately the same direction as a depth direction of the external auditory canal and in a direction inclined to a protruding direction of the sound guiding tube. According to this structure, by rotating the housing with respect to the hanger via the supporting shaft, the protruding direction of the sound guiding tube with respect to the hanger can be adjusted. Thus, by adjusting the protruding direction of the sound guiding tube according to the inclined angle of the external auditory canal of a user, wearability of a headphone can be improved. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185707 | AUDIO HEADSET ASSEMBLY WITH BUILT-IN JACK - Provided are, among other things, a variety of different audio headset assemblies. According to one embodiment, an audio headset assembly includes: a plug configured to mate with an audio device jack; an audio headset; a cord that electrically couples the plug to the audio headset; and a jack that (1) is integrated with at least one of the audio headset, the cord or the plug, (2) is configured to mate with a second plug, and (3) has electrodes electrically coupled to corresponding electrodes of the plug. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185708 | System and method for controlling the speed of a rotating speaker - A method for using a device that has a user interface to control the speed of a rotating sound speaker, which has rotating rotors, between predetermined speeds, is disclosed herein. The method includes the steps of providing a user input through the user interface, adjusting some parameters associated with the device in response to the user input, generating a power output, processing the output through a control circuit and continuously varying the speeds of the rotors accordingly. A rotating speaker system is also disclosed herein. The system includes a rotating speaker and a device that controls the speed of the rotating rotors of the speaker between predetermined speeds. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185709 | BANDPASS BOX IN THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE OF A VEHICLE - A sound system which has, for example, a radio, a cassette and a CD player is usually already installed in cars as standard or as an option. In addition, a better sound system comprises a box system which has a tweeter and a woofer. In order to provide a speaker box which is suitable particularly for dispensing frequencies below 150 Hz and at the same time has neat pulses accompanied at the same time by little distortion, pulse dynamics and is highly effective, a sound transducer ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090185710 | AUDIO SPEAKER - An audio speaker is implemented as a front or rear mounting type speaker. In one embodiment, the front mounting type speaker includes a U yoke; a frame mounted on the top periphery of the U yoke; a magnet secured onto the bottom of the U yoke; a pole piece mounted on the magnet; a voice coil mounted around the pole piece and spaced therefrom, the voice coil having a coil section and a non-coil section; a damper interconnecting an inner, intermediate stage of the frame and the non-coil section, an inner support mounted on an inner, upper stage of the frame; a diaphragm having an inner edge secured to the non-coil section above the damper; and a surrounding suspension member interconnecting the inner support and an outer edge of the diaphragm. The damper has a width equal to or greater than that of the suspension member in either type. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185711 | SPEAKER UNIT - To provide a speaker unit capable of being thinned much further. A speaker unit | 2009-07-23 |
20090185712 | METHOD FOR REAL-TIME VISUALIZATION OF CARIES CONDITION - A method for displaying live video of a tooth identifies a tooth tissue region in a viewable image frame obtained from a video stream and processes pixel data within the tooth tissue region to identify a suspected caries site. Intensity values for pixels that correspond to the suspected caries site are modified and a highlighted viewable image frame is formed as a combination of the modified intensity values corresponding to the suspected caries site and other pixel values in the viewable image frame. The highlighted viewable image frame is displayed in video form. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185713 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND COMPUTER DATA SIGNAL - An information processing apparatus includes an image data generating unit, a document image generating unit, a signature generating unit, a code image generating unit and a print image generating unit. The image data generating unit generates visually confirmable document image data based on an electronic document to be signed. The document image generating unit generates a document image to be signed including the document image data and error correction data for respective character images contained in the document image data. The signature generating unit generates a digital signature of the document image to be signed. The code image generating unit generates a code image based on document-related information including information relating to the document image to be signed and the digital signature of the document image to be signed. The print image generating unit synthesizes the document image to be signed and the code image to generate a print image. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185714 | Method and apparatus for analysis of particles in a liquid sample - The invention relates to methods for analysis of particles in a liquid sample, the sample being retained in a sample retaining device, the method comprising: acquiring, by means of an image acquiring device, a plurality of images of said sample at different focus planes within the sample retaining device; analysing said images, by means of an image analyser, for identifying which, if any, of the particles of the sample are imaged in focus in each of the images, and analysing those particles which have been identified as being imaged in focus; wherein said plurality of images are acquired at different, essentially parallel, focus planes, which planes are separated from each other by a distance, said distance being less than 10 micrometers. The invention also relates to apparatuses adapted to be used for the inventive methods. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFORMABLE OBJECT RECOGNITION - The present invention provides a system and method for detecting deformable objects in images even in the presence of partial occlusion, clutter and nonlinear illumination changes. A holistic approach for deformable object detection is disclosed that combines the advantages of a match metric that is based on the normalized gradient direction of the model points, the decomposition of the model into parts and a search method that takes all search results for all parts at the same time into account. Despite the fact that the model is decomposed into sub-parts, the relevant size of the model that is used for the search at the highest pyramid level is not reduced. Hence, the present invention does not suffer the speed limitations of a reduced number of pyramid levels that prior art methods have. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185716 | DUST DETECTION SYSTEM AND DIGITAL CAMERA - A dust detection system, comprising a receiver, a dust extraction block, a memory and an image correction block, is provided. The receiver receives an image signal. The dust extraction block generates a dust image signal on the basis of the image signal. The memory stores an intrinsic-flaw image signal corresponding to an intrinsic-flaw image including sub-images of dust that the dust extraction block extracts in initializing. The image correction block generates a corrected dust-image signal on the basis of the intrinsic-flaw image signal and a normal dust-image signal. The normal dust-image signal corresponds to a normal dust image including sub-image of dust that the dust extraction block extracts after initializing. The corrected dust image is the normal dust image that sub-images of dust in the intrinsic-flaw image are deleted from. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185717 | OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED OBJECT DETECTION ACCURACY - In a system for detecting a target object, a similarity determining unit sets a block in a picked-up image, and compares a part of the picked-up image contained in the block with a pattern image data while changes a location of the block in the picked-up image to determine a similarity of each part of the picked-up image contained in a corresponding one of the different-located blocks with respect to the pattern image data. A specifying unit extracts some different-located blocks from all of the different-located blocks. The determined similarity of the part of the picked-up image contained in each of some different-located blocks is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold similarity. The specifying unit specifies, in the picked-up image, a target area based on a frequency distribution of some different-located blocks therein. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185718 | Method and device for driver assistance - In a method and a device for driver assistance, traffic elements that point to potential danger zones are detected on the road, using a camera. If such potential danger zones are detected, at least one headlight of the vehicle is controlled in such a way that the potential danger zone is illuminated. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185719 | MODELING MOTION CAPTURE VOLUMES WITH DISTANCE FIELDS - A k-covered motion capture volume is modeled. The modeling includes representing the k-covered motion capture volume with a distance field. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185720 | Weighted average image blending based on relative pixel position - A method of processing image data is provided. The method includes determining an overlap area based on image data from a first image sensor and image data from a second image sensor; computing a first weight and a second weight based on a relative position of the image data in the overlap area; and generating a final image by blending the image data from the first image sensor and the second image sensor based on the first weight and the second weight. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185721 | Image data processing method and image processing apparatus - An image data processing method for creating a clear blur-compensated image; the method calculates the motion data between a reference image and a target image, calculates difference in pixel value between the reference image and the target image for every block matched by the motion data, calculates, based on the difference in pixel value, the blending ratio between the reference image and the target image for each block, and creates a synthesized image by synthesizing the reference image and the target image according to the motion data and the blending ratio. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185722 | Biometrics authentication system - A biometrics authentication system includes: a light source applying light to a living body; a detection section on which the living body is to be placed; a microlens array section configured so that a plurality of microlenses each condensing light from the living body are arranged at intervals; a light shielding section arranged on at least one of a light incidence side and a light exiting side of the microlens array section and having apertures each facing a region where each of the microlenses is arranged; an image pickup device obtaining image pickup data of the living body on the basis of the light condensed by the microlens array section; and an authentication section performing authentication of the living body on the basis of the image pickup data obtained in the image pickup device. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185723 | ENABLING PERSISTENT RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS IN IMAGES - A method and system for accumulating and using images of individuals, and associated image-derived data, on an continuous basis to create recognition models that facilitate ongoing recognition of individuals in images or photo collections. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185724 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZING FINGERPRINTS - The present invention relates to a method of automatically recognizing fingerprints, consisting in establishing a database by digitizing images of fingerprints of individuals, by detecting the corresponding minutiae, by selecting the most discriminating minutiae, by storing the characteristic parameters of these minutiae, then, in the step for recognizing prints of a given individual, in digitizing the fingerprints of this individual, in detecting the minutiae of these fingerprints, in storing their characteristic parameters, in comparing these parameters with those stored in the database, and it is characterized in that, on establishing the database and on taking prints of said given individual, for each print in the database and of the individual concerned, at least the spectra of the selected minutiae are stored as characteristic parameters of the minutiae, and in that, after comparison of the characteristic parameters of the prints of the individual with the corresponding parameters of the prints in the database, a score is deduced for each of the duly performed comparisons, and the decision is made | 2009-07-23 |
20090185725 | FINGERPRINT DETECTION - A method of and apparatus ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090185726 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATION OF USER - The imaging apparatus for recognizing an image of the present invention determines for recognition a user by imaging a recognition pattern of a palm or a finger. The imaging apparatus for recognizing an image comprising a palm guide unit for guiding an imaging area of a palm, a finger guide unit for guiding an imaging area of a finger, and an imaging unit for imaging biometric data of the imaging areas of the palm and finger. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185727 | Photo Pod Imaging Portal - Methods, apparatus, devices and systems of full body imaging of a patient to diagnose and examine all front, sides, and rear surfaces of the patient. A single vertical stack tower of digital cameras located in an enclosed booth/kiosk can selectively take pictures of the front, left side, rear, and right sides of the patient. Another version has two vertical stacks of digital cameras facing the first vertical stack. Software and computers can automatically gather patient information, take pictures, compile and process the pictures, and allow for customized viewing of the pictures. The methods and systems have application for examining skin features for medical applications and law enforcement. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185728 | Method for temporally registering image series datasets - A method for temporally registering two image series datasets, each of which images a preferably periodically moving object and consists of time-resolved single images each composed of pixels or voxels, with a single image, recorded at a first instant, in the first image series dataset being in each case assigned to a single image, recorded at the same or another instant, in the second image series dataset, with the specific single image in the second image series dataset exhibiting maximum similarity to the single image in the first image series dataset being determined for registering a single image in the first image series dataset. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185729 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A medical image processing apparatus includes a selection unit which selects a combination of images acquired in substantially equal time phases in a cycle from a first image group including a plurality of first images acquired at different time points in a first period by imaging an organ whose shape cyclically varies and a second image group including a plurality of second images acquired at different time points in a second period different from the first period by imaging the organ based on a characteristics value indicative of characteristics of the shape of the organ measured from the first and second image groups, and a generation unit which generates combination information indicative of the combination selected by the selection unit. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185730 | Automated Image Data Subtraction System Suitable for Use in Angiography - An image data subtraction system suitable for use in Angiography or other medical procedure enhances vessel visualization. An imaging system subtracts data representing a first mask image from data representing temporally sequential individual images of patient vessels to provide first digitally subtracted images. The sequential individual images encompass introduction of a contrast agent. An image processor automatically, processes the data representing the first digitally subtracted images to identify a first image indicating presence of the contrast agent and a second image preceding the first image by determining a measure representing a net presence of contrast agent in an individual digitally subtracted image. The second image is substantially exclusive of an indication of presence of the contrast agent. The image processor automatically, selects the second image as a second mask image and subtracts data representing the second mask image from the data representing images of the temporally sequential individual images to provide second digitally subtracted images. A user interface presents the second digitally subtracted images for display while the patient is undergoing a medical procedure. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185731 | METHOD FOR LUNG LESION LOCATION IDENTIFICATION - A method and a system are disclosed for labeling an anatomical point associated with a lesion in an organ such as a lung. The method includes: a segmentation of a vessel tree anatomical structure starting from an autonomously determined initial image point; labeling the vessel segments of the vessel tree segmentation with segment labels based on a priori anatomical knowledge, thereby creating an individualized anatomical model; receiving a user-specified image point having a location from a user and locating a nearby vessel structure; tracking along the vessel structure in a direction towards a root of a parent vessel tree until a prior labeled vessel segment is encountered in the anatomical model, and assigning the label of the encountered prior labeled vessel segment from the anatomical model as an anatomical location label of the user-specified image point. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185732 | USER INTERFACE AND VIEWING WORKFLOW FOR MAMMOGRAPHY WORKSTATION - This invention provides a simple user interface and sequencing viewing method for a mammography interpretation workstation. In particular, the invention includes the method and apparatus that moves the source images and the associated data using two-level of pre-fetching and caching mechanism, sequences the reading workflow (including worklist, hanging protocol, viewing sequencing), draws markup using electronic grease pan, and automatically generates the recall forms and screening reports. The user interface operates on single button and mouse wheel style to maximize the radiologists' efficiency. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185733 | Method and Apparatus for Processing Digital Mammographic Images - A method and apparatus for processing digital mammographic images. The method and apparatus providing comparable mammographic images regardless of the imaging device generating the raw mammographic images. The processed mammographic images may be displayed with optimal global and local contrast, enhanced sharpness, and without the need to apply window level settings or data from lookup tables. A second mammographic image is generated out of a processed first mammographic image in such a way that the projected object, the breast, is more perceptible and obvious for a physician or other medical professional reviewing the mammographic image. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185734 | Apparatus and method for analysis of particles in a liquid sample - The invention relates to a measurement apparatus, and method, for analysis of particles in a liquid sample, the apparatus comprising: an image acquiring device, an image analyser, a holder arranged to hold a sample retaining device, and a light refractor positioned between said image acquiring device and said holder; whereby at least one of the image acquiring device, the light refractor and the holder is movable by means of a piezoelectric motor, thereby moving a focus plane within the sample retaining device when it is held by the holder whereby the image acquiring device is adapted to acquire a plurality of images of said sample at different focus planes within the sample retaining device; wherein the image analyser is arranged to analyse at least one acquired image for identifying which of the particles are imaged in focus, and analysing those particles which have been identified as being imaged in focus. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185735 | DISCRIMINATION SENSOR AND DISCRIMINATION MACHINE - A discrimination machine optically senses an object having a surface with a planar structure while scanning the planar structure along the surface. The machine includes a discrimination sensor including optical devices detecting light generated from the planar structure. The optical devices are disposed at an interval in a transverse direction, perpendicular to a scanning direction, to ensure a sufficiently wide sensing area for the object. A deviation detector detects deviation of the planar structure from a plane based on electrical signals output from the respective optical devices detecting the light generated by the object while the discrimination sensor is scanning the object. An optical device selector selects an optical device, from among the optical devices, based on the deviation detected. A determination is made as to whether the electrical signal output from the optical device selected is within an allowable margin. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185736 | METHODS FOR MOBILE IMAGE CAPTURE AND PROCESSING OF DOCUMENTS - The present invention relates to automated document processing and more particularly, to methods and systems for document image capture and processing using mobile devices. In accordance with various embodiments, methods and systems for document image capture on a mobile communication device are provided such that the image is optimized and enhanced for data extraction from the document as depicted. These methods and systems may comprise capturing an image of a document using a mobile communication device; transmitting the image to a server; and processing the image to create a bi-tonal image of the document for data extraction. Additionally, these methods and systems may comprise capturing a first image of a document using the mobile communication device; automatically detecting the document within the image; geometrically correcting the image; binarizing the image; correcting the orientation of the image; correcting the size of the image; and outputting the resulting image of the document. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185737 | SYSTEMS FOR MOBILE IMAGE CAPTURE AND PROCESSING OF CHECKS - The present invention relates to automated document processing and more particularly, to methods and systems for document image capture and processing using mobile devices. In accordance with various embodiments, methods and systems for document image capture on a mobile communication device are provided such that the image is optimized and enhanced for data extraction from the document as depicted. These methods and systems may comprise capturing an image of a document using a mobile communication device; submitting the image to a server; and processing the image to create a bi-tonal image of the document for data extraction. Additionally, these methods and systems may comprise capturing a first image of a document using the mobile communication device; automatically detecting the document within the image; geometrically correcting the image; binarizing the image; correcting the orientation of the image; correcting the size of the image; and outputting the resulting image of the document. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185738 | METHODS FOR MOBILE IMAGE CAPTURE AND PROCESSING OF CHECKS - The present invention relates to automated document processing and more particularly, to methods and systems for document image capture and processing using mobile devices. In accordance with various embodiments, methods and systems for document image capture on a mobile communication device are provided such that the image is optimized and enhanced for data extraction from the document as depicted. These methods and systems may comprise capturing an image of a document using a mobile communication device; transmitting the image to a server; and processing the image to create a bi-tonal image of the document for data extraction. Additionally, these methods and systems may comprise capturing a first image of a document using the mobile communication device; automatically detecting the document within the image; geometrically correcting the image; binarizing the image; correcting the orientation of the image; correcting the size of the image; and outputting the resulting image of the document. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185739 | Multi-Modal Data Analysis for Defect Identification - A technique for identifying a defect in an object produced by a controllable process. A first type of data generated as a result of production of the object by the controllable process is obtained. A second type of data generated as a result of production of the object by the controllable process is obtained. The first type of data and the second type of data are jointly analyzed. A defect is identified in the object based on the joint analysis of the first type of data and the second type of data. By way of example, the controllable process comprises a semiconductor manufacturing process such as a silicon wafer manufacturing process and the object produced by the semiconductor manufacturing process comprises a processed wafer. The first type of data comprises tool trace data and the second type of data comprises wafer image data. The tool trace data is generated by a photolithographic tool. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185740 | CALCULATING IMAGE INTENSITY OF MASK BY DECOMPOSING MANHATTAN POLYGON BASED ON PARALLEL EDGE - A method, system, computer program product and table lookup system for calculating image intensity for a mask used in integrated circuit processing are disclosed. A method may comprise: decomposing a Manhattan polygon of the mask into decomposed areas based on parallel edges of the Manhattan polygon along only one dimension; determining a convolution of each decomposed area based on a table lookup; determining a sum of coherent systems contribution of the Manhattan polygon based on the convolutions of the decomposed areas; and outputting the determined sum of coherent system contribution for analyzing the mask. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185741 | Apparatus and method for automatic airborne LiDAR data processing and mapping using data obtained thereby - Apparatus for processing of a LiDAR point cloud of a ground scan, comprises: a point cloud input for receiving said LiDAR point cloud, a ground filter for filtering out points that belong to the ground from said point cloud, thereby to generate an elevation map showing features extending from the ground, an automatic feature search and recognition unit associated with said three dimensional graphical engine for searching said elevation map of said three-dimensional model to identify features therein and to replace points associated with said feature with a virtual object representing said feature, thereby to provide objects within said data; and a three-dimensional graphical renderer supporting three-dimensional graphics, to generate a three-dimensional rendering of said ground scan. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185742 | METHOD FOR IMAGE COMPENSATION - In an image compensation method, formats of images are identified based on ambient color quantity information. If the image is in text format or of high contrast, over compensation is barred to avoid edge effect. A compensation coefficient is set basing on edge eigenvalue of images. The compensation value is fine tuned based on a threshold value to obtain finer compensation result. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185743 | HISTOGRAM-MODELING BASED ALGORITHM FOR CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT - A histogram modeling based technique for image contrast enhancement. In some implementations, a histogram of an image is created and then transformed. Using the physics of sound or heat propagation, the technique may develop a spreaded histogram model that may be transformed. A nonlinear mapping may be created to remap an image for contrast enhancement. The technique may be performed without threshold tuning and may be implemented on a variety of display hardware. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185744 | IMAGE EDITING APPARATUS, IMAGE EDITING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image editing apparatus includes a subject information extracting unit configured to extract subject information of a subject from an image, and a subject frame setting unit configured to set a subject frame based on the subject information extracted by the subject information extracting unit. The image editing apparatus also includes a region instructions detecting unit configured to detect a user's instructions as to a region of the subject frame set by the subject frame setting unit, and a region instructions frame setting unit configured to set a region instructions frame based on the user's instructions detected by the region instructions detecting unit. The image editing apparatus further includes a storage processing unit configured to store the subject frame set by the subject frame setting unit, and the region instructions frame set by the region instructions frame setting unit, in a correlated manner. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185745 | Electronic Apparatus and Image Display Method - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprises an image extraction module, an image list display process module, and a playback module. The image extraction module extracts a plurality of representative images from a sequence of video content data, and outputs time stamp information which is indicative of a time point at which each of the plurality of extracted representative images appears in the video content data. The image list display process module displays, on a display area, a list of representative images appearing in a period from a start position to a predetermined display constraining position of the sequence of the video content data among the plurality of extracted representative images, and constrains the display of the representative images appearing after the display constraining position among the plurality of representative images. The playback module plays back the video content data in response to input of a playback request event. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185746 | IMAGE RECOGNITION - An image recognition method and system ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090185747 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TEXTURE SYNTHESIS FOR VIDEO CODING WITH SIDE INFORMATION - A method for texture synthesis for video coding with side information may be implemented by a decoder device. The method may include receiving seed texture at high fidelity. The method may also include receiving remaining portions of synthesized regions at low fidelity. The method may also include receiving marking of regions to synthesize. The method may further include synthesizing the marked regions based on the high-fidelity seed texture and the low-fidelity portions of the synthesized regions. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185748 | Multi-Resolution Foveation for Bandwidth Reduction of Moving Images - A scene of an image sequence is compressed using a number of foveation zones, each foveation zone being weighted based on a probability of a viewer looking at a corresponding portion of the first scene. Another scene of the image sequence is compressed using a different number of foveation zones, each foveation zone being weighted based on a probability of a viewer looking at a corresponding portion of the second scene. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185749 | Image Encoder, Image Encoding Method, Image Decoder, and Image Decoding Method - In an image encoder, a first quantization section which is selected when normal image quality is required performs quantization by dividing a wavelet transformation coefficient by a quantization step size and by thereafter rounding down a fraction thereof. On the other side, a second quantization section which is selected when high image quality is required performs quantization by dividing a wavelet transformation coefficient by a quantization step size, by adding 0.5 to the addition result, and by thereafter rounding down a fraction thereof. Therefore, the width of a dead zone where coefficients are quantized to a value of 0 is narrower than that in the first quantization section, and higher image quality is obtained accordingly. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185750 | Method for the image compression of an image comprising 3D graphics information - An embodiment of a method is disclosed for compressing digital images which can be displayed by a graphics card. An embodiment of the method includes providing an image by the graphics card; marking out a foreground region in the image provided on the basis of depth information provided in the graphics card; compressing the marked-out foreground region; simplifying the image by smoothing the foreground region marked out in the image; and separately compressing the simplified image. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185751 | Image encoding apparatus and image decoding apparatus - An image encoding apparatus includes a converter | 2009-07-23 |
20090185752 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CROPPING IMAGES - The boundaries of a scanned digital document are determined by identifying the largest connected component in the received digital document and assigning the boundaries of the largest connected component as the boundaries of the received digital document or by using a row by row and column by column analysis of the received digital document to identify horizontal and vertical bands in the digital image having pixels with a value opposite to the value of pixels of a background of the received digital document and assigning the horizontal and vertical bands to be the boundaries of the received digital document. These processes may be performed in series or parallel by a processor associated with a scanner that creates the digital document. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185753 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of processing an image includes traversing pixels of an image in a single pass over the image. An inverting function is applied to the pixels. A recursive filter is applied to the inverted pixel values. The filter has parameters which are derived from previously traversed pixel values of the image. A pixel value is combined with a filter parameter for the pixel to provide a processed pixel value for a processed image. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185754 | IMAGE PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided an image processing circuit to which a block image obtained by cutting an area corresponding to a predetermined main scanning width and a predetermined sub-scanning width from an original image is input and which performs filter processing on each of pixels constituting the block image to be output. The image processing circuit includes: a memory which arranges each of segments in each of pixel rows in a sub-scanning direction and stores the block image, the segment being formed such that a bit width is a width equal to or larger than a main scanning width of a filter, a storage capacity is at least a double of a sub-scanning width of the filter, and each of the pixel rows of the block image is divided into the bit widths; a reading unit which reads pixel data as a filter processing target from the memory in a segment unit and outputs the pixel data; a filter processing unit which includes multipliers, which multiply the pixel data output by the reading unit and a predetermined filter coefficient corresponding to a pixel location of the pixel data, of the number corresponding to the main scanning width of the filter and which performs the filter processing by performing multiplication and addition calculations to output pixel data of a notice pixel; and a register which temporarily stores the pixel data read by the reading unit. The reading unit determines whether the pixel data as the filter processing target are all contained in one segment. When the pixel data as the filter processing target are all contained in the one pixel, the reading unit reads and outputs the pixel data of the segment. When the pixel data as the filter processing target are contained in two segments, the reading unit reads the pixel data of one of the two segments to stores the pixel data in the resistor and reads the pixel data of the other thereof together with the pixel data stored in the register to output the pixel data to the filter processing unit. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185755 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING MOIRE PATTERN OF DIGITAL IMAGING DEVICE - An apparatus for and a method of removing a moire pattern of a digital imaging device are provided. It is determined whether or not a moire pattern is created based on an image frequency of a preview image and a spatial frequency of an image sensor, and when it is determined that a moire pattern is generated, an optical path of light incident to an image sensor is slightly changed to remove the moire pattern. Accordingly, image quality deterioration can be improved, and a problem of unnecessary filtering that causes deterioration of resolution even when there is no moire pattern can be enhanced. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185756 | Image processing device and image processing method - An image processing device is for generating a smoothed image with an input image blurred. The device includes first low pass filters each set with a different range of level value, using each pixel in the input image or a first input image generated based on the input image as a pixel of interest, extracting each pixel that has a level value of each pixel in a filter size within a range of level value, and generating a first level value limit smoothed image by smoothing a level value of an extracted pixel to be used as a level value of the pixel of interest. The device also includes a first synthesis processing unit that uses each pixel in the input image or a second input image generated based on the input image as a processing object pixel. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185757 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMMERSION GENERATION - An apparatus and method of generating an immersion is provided. The apparatus for generating the immersion includes: a foreground/background separation unit to separate an input image into a foreground area and a background area using lightness information of the input image; an edge classification unit to classify the foreground area into an edge area and a non-edge area using the lightness information; a detail enhancement unit to enhance detail of the edge area of the foreground area; and a blurring performing unit to perform blurring of the non-edge area and the background area. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185758 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A MULTIPLE FOCUS STACK IMAGE - A method of producing a multiple focus stack image of a target, the stack image comprising a plurality of images of the target, each image having a corresponding focal range or position, wherein the method comprises causing relative scanning movement between the target and an array of light detectors, the array being used to repeatedly receive image information from the target during the scan in the form of scan lines; and causing the relative focus between the target and the array to be modified between the said focal ranges or positions of the respective images during the scan so as to obtain scan lines corresponding to each focal range or position during the scan, thereby obtaining the images in the stack, wherein each image is formed from the image information obtained as scan lines at the respective focal range or position during the scan. The method is then further characterised in that the relative focus is cycled between two extreme focal ranges or positions during the relative scanning movement and at least one scan line is obtained at a focal range or position located between subsequent extreme focal ranges or positions during the scan, each scan line being used to form one of the images of the target | 2009-07-23 |
20090185759 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING IMAGE WITH MULTI-VIEW IMAGES - A method for synthesizing an image with multi-view images includes inputting multiple images, wherein each of the reference images is corresponding to a reference viewing-angle for photographing; synthesizing an image corresponding to a viewpoint and an intended viewing-angle; segmenting the intended synthesized image to obtain a plurality of meshes and a plurality of vertices of the meshes. Each of the vertices and the viewpoint respectively establish a viewing-angle, and the method further includes searching a plurality of neighbouring images among the reference images referring to the viewing-angle. If at least one of the neighbouring images falls within an adjacent region of the vertex, a first mode is adopted without interpolation to synthesize the intended synthesized image; when none of the neighbouring images falls within the adjacent region of the vertex, a second mode is adopted, where a weighting-based interpolation mechanism is used for synthesizing the intended synthesized image. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185760 | Image Processing Device and Method, and Image Sensing Apparatus - An image processing device generates a high-resolution image from a plurality of low-resolution images, in which the high-resolution image has a resolution higher than a resolution of the low-resolution images. The image processing device includes a reference image setting portion for selecting a reference image from the plurality of low-resolution images based on image information of the plurality of low-resolution images. The image processing device generates the high-resolution image by performing a resolution increasing process on the plurality of low-resolution images for increasing a resolution with respect to the reference image. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185761 | METHOD OF GENERATING IMAGE FILE - A method of generating an image file may generate corresponding image files from data units in a first storage device of a source. The method of generating an image file includes generating an image file head according to hardware parameter information of the first storage device; partitioning the first storage device into a plurality of data units with the same size; performing a compression process to compress data in the data units, respectively, thereby generating corresponding compressed data blocks; sequentially storing the compressed data blocks in a data area of the image file; creating an index table to use an index value to record start positions of the data units in the first storage device and positions of the compressed data blocks in the data area into the index table; and creating a file foot information to mark a file length of the image file. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185762 | DATA STRUCTURE FOR IMAGE FILE - A data structure for an image file includes an image file head, a data area, an index table, and file tail information. The image file head records hardware parameter information of a storage device and partitions the storage device into a plurality of data units. The data units are compressed to generate corresponding compressed data blocks. The generated compressed data blocks are stored in the data area. The index table uses an index value to record start positions of the data units and positions of the compressed data blocks in the image file into the index table. The file tail information marks a file length of the image file. During network transmission of the image file, a destination may restore the received compressed data blocks to the corresponding positions. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185763 | PORTABLE DEVICE,PHOTOGRAPHY PROCESSING METHOD, AND PHOTOGRAPHY PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - A portable device, a photography processing method, and a photography processing system having the same, the method including capturing a photo image; collecting identification (ID) information from neighboring devices; confirming ID information corresponding to the collected ID information; displaying one or more graphical user interface (GUI) elements corresponding to the confirmed identification (ID) information; and transmitting the captured photo image to a device having ID information corresponding to a selected GUI element. Furthermore, the photography processing method tags the identification information of the GUI element selected by the photographer to the captured image, stores the tagged image, performs a photo transmission and a tagging, improves user convenience, data management, and search efficiency, and quickly transmits the photo image of the target person without using additional navigation operations. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185764 | WASHING NET BAG - A washing net bag is disclosed. The bag comprises a washing net frame having a plurality of supports and ribs forming a spacing which withstands external force; a washing bag made of soft fabric material enclosing the external layer of the washing net frame, and having a zip and a plurality of zip heads; and a plurality of laundry balls in the washing net frame. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185765 | LINEAR GUIDANCE DEVICE - Provided is a linear guidance device in which a track groove ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090185766 | Compliant foil-fluid bearing support arrangement - A foil-fluid bearing assembly adapted for supporting a shaft within an outer bearing housing and is adapted for accommodating angular misalignment of the rotating shaft relative to the housing. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185767 | COVER-BEARING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING AN ACTUATOR SHAFT - A cover-bearing arrangement for mounting a shaft which extends into a housing in the region of a housing opening and for closing off the housing in the region of the housing opening. The arrangement comprises a sleeve section which surrounds the shaft and which can be inserted into the housing opening, and a flange section which can be fastened to the housing. A bearing for rotatably mounting the shaft is arranged in the sleeve section. The sleeve section and the flange section are produced as a single-piece component from plastic. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185768 | TURBOMACHINE SHAFT GUIDANCE - A support for a bearing that guides a shaft in a turbomachine, comprising an annular part made of a shape memory material which retains an initial shape when the load applied to it remains below a threshold value and which deforms, absorbing energy when the applied load becomes at least equal to the threshold value, this annular part being capable of reverting at least approximately to its initial shape when the applied load drops back below the threshold value. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185769 | Bearing arrangement - An outer ring for a rolling element bearing has three mounting pads on its outer surface. The inner surface of the ring is arranged to be non-circular, with its effective radius being at a minimum at the three points midway between adjacent pairs of mounting pads. This provides a preload on the rolling elements of the bearing in use, preventing skidding, but because the ring is not supported between the pads it can still flex under loads. The ring may be oriented in use so that transient loads are directed through one of the mounting pads. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185770 | RADIAL ANTI-FRICTION BEARING, IN PARTICULAR, SINGLE-ROW SPHERICAL ROLLER BEARING, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING THEREOF - A radial anti friction bearing ( | 2009-07-23 |
20090185771 | Tunable Dispersion Compensator with Minimum Differential Group Delay - In a method and system for providing dispersion compensation in an optical system, there is coupled into the optical system at least one pathway into which there is connected a tunable chirped fiber Bragg grating, each such grating providing a respective tunable amount of dispersion. At least one respective DGD element is connected into the respective pathway for each such grating. The set of all such respective DGD elements in a given pathway introduces a bias differential group delay DGD | 2009-07-23 |
20090185772 | Fiberoptic patient health multi-parameter monitoring devices and system - A patient monitoring system includes a plurality of diffraction gratings integrated along the length of an optical fiber, wherein the optical fiber and each grating are together configured to alter either the effective refractive index or grating periodicity of the respective grating at its corresponding location along the fiber in response to at least one desired external stimulus. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185773 | Apparatus and Method for Measuring Convergence Using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor - Disclosed is an apparatus for measuring convergence using a fiber Bragg grating sensor measuring slight deformation, capable of measuring the convergence such as the inclination or the gravitational acceleration of a measurement target including a bridge or a tunnel by measuring the deformation of the fiber Bragg grating sensor when the measurement target is inclined or vibrated, as well as a measurement method using the apparatus. The apparatus includes a main body that is installed on a measurement target; a fixture that is fixedly installed at the front of the main body; a rotator that is horizontally installed apart from the fixture at a predetermined distance and is rotatably installed in the main body using a bearing; an optical fiber that is adhered to upper outer surfaces of the fixture and the rotator so as to maintain a horizontally tensioned state and has optical terminals installed on opposite ends thereof; a fiber Bragg grating sensor that is installed on the optical fiber between the fixture and the rotator; and a bob that is vertically connected with a lower portion of the rotator by a support having a predetermined length. The apparatus is installed on the measurement target after setting a reference value and then calculates a quantity of displacement caused by variation of the ground, so that values of angular displacement and gravitational acceleration displacement are measured. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185774 | Optical integrated device and method of manufacturing the same - An optical integrated device comprises a substrate and a waveguide formed on a surface of the substrate. The waveguide includes a lower clad layer, a core layer formed on the lower clad layer and having a refractive index greater than that of the lower clad layer, and an upper clad layer formed on the core layer and having a refractive index smaller than that of the core layer. The waveguide further includes a straight waveguide part and a bending waveguide part curved in a plane parallel to the surface of the substrate. The lower clad layer in the bending waveguide part projects from the substrate by a projection height greater than that of the lower clad layer in the straight waveguide part. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185775 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE, OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE OBTAINED THEREBY, AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE CONNECTING STRUCTURE USED FOR THE SAME - A method of manufacturing optical waveguide device, comprising steps of: preparing optical waveguide including under cladding layer and protruding core pattern formed on the under cladding layer; preparing mold having protrusions for shaping recesses for fitting with predetermined portions of the core pattern; preparing board provided with light-receiving/emitting element mounted thereon; placing the mold around the light-receiving/emitting element for positioning top surfaces of the protrusions of the mold over light-receiving/emitting portions of the light-receiving/emitting element; filling the mold with sealing resin material and hardening the material in the mold to form sealing resin layer having recesses for fitting with the core pattern; after removing the sealing resin layer from the mold, the core pattern are fitted with the recesses of the resin layer to optically couple the light-receiving/emitting portions and the optical waveguide; and forming an over cladding layer for covering the remaining portion of the core pattern. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185776 | Optical Device - The present invention seeks to realize an optical device that is capable of preventing stray light from entering light input and output means such as optical fibers and that excels in return loss characteristics. The optical device has a free space at least having a wall surface at part thereof, one or more light output means that outputs a light beam toward the free space and one or more light input means that inputs the light beam arriving through the free space. The optical device further includes an antireflective means such as a terminal waveguide provided at either part of the wall surface to prevent unwanted light irradiated to that part of the wall surface from being reflected to the free space. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185777 | Plug connector with an adapter housing for receiving a plug or socket arrangement - A fiber optic connector arrangement includes a locking device for fastening together a pair of male plug and female socket components, which locking device consists of locking elements mounted solely on a pair of telescopic adapter housings that support the plug and socket components when in the engaged condition. In order to increase the operational life of the connector components, one of the plug and socket components contains a recess for receiving an auxiliary second locking device that extends longitudinally in a normally non-stressed unlocked inoperative condition from the other component. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185778 | ADAPTER WITH DUST SHUTTER - An adapter with a dust shutter also provides eye protection and an even seal around the connector opening. The adapter includes a main body, a cover, and a resilient member to bias the cover in a closed position. The adapter also includes a flexible member to assist in sealing the adapter. The resilient member contacts the cover in a center portion and the cover floats relative to the main body to ensure a good seal. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185779 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR FIELD-INSTALLABLE CONNECTOR - A cap for a field-installable optical connector having a front and rear orientation, a housing, an axially-actuated clamping mechanism in the housing, and a ferrule assembly forward of the clamping mechanism and forwardly biased in the housing, the ferrule assembly comprising a holder and a ferrule extending from the holder, the cap comprising a front end defining a cavity for receiving the ferrule and having an outer surface defining at least part of a front-end geometry, a back end defining an opening through which the ferrule is received and a perimeter around the opening, the perimeter configured to contact the holder when the cap is pushed rearward in the housing, the front and back ends being unitary such that any rearward force on the front end is transferred to the back end and through the perimeter to the holder and a retention portion for contacting the housing to secure the cap to the housing. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185780 | Fluorine-Doped Optical Fiber - A single mode optical transmission fiber comprises a depressed core having at least 0.41 weight percent fluorine and an index difference (|Δn | 2009-07-23 |
20090185781 | Aluminum Doped Optical Fiber - According to one example of the invention an optical fiber comprises: (i) a core consisting of Al doped silica having a first index of refraction n | 2009-07-23 |
20090185782 | ENCLOSURE AND ORGANIZER FOR TELECOMMUNICATION LINES AND SPLICES - An enclosure includes a housing defining an internal splicing area and at least one port at least one port configured for passage of at least one telecommunications cable into the enclosure. The enclosure protects the optical fibers, optical fiber splices and optical devices contained therein. A support basket is disposed in the splicing area and extends longitudinally within the housing. The support basket is shaped to substantially conform to a portion of the circumferential shape of the splicing area. A repositionable, removable support platform is disposed on the support basket in a first orientation for storage and disposed in a second orientation for installation and maintenance of the fiber optic splices and optical devices housed in the enclosure. The optical fiber splices and optical devices are disposed in a splice tray which is adjacent to the support platform. Additionally, the support basket includes a multilayer slack storage compartment. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185783 | FIBER ACCESS TERMINAL INCLUDING MOISTURE BARRIER PLATE WITH PUNCH OUT - A fiber access terminal includes a drop cable side and a distribution cable side. The sides are separated by a frame to which a variety of cable management and cable connections components may be mounted. Optical fibers are routed from drop and distribution cables through a plurality of routing paths to splice trays for connection to other optical fibers. The terminal includes a base and a dome cover mounted to the base defining an enclosed interior. Passageways between the base and the dome cover are closed by removable covers to limit moisture and animals from accessing an interior of the dome cover. A tether connects the removable covers to the frame. The removable covers include one or more break out regions configured for being removed to receive one or more cables. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185784 | VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD USING IP-BASED NETWORKS - A technique capable of preventing an increase in the load of a system and a IP-based network that perform both a process of transmitting information in real time and a process of storing and searching history information and of improving the scalability of the system. A video surveillance system includes: plural cameras that capture images; a monitoring apparatus that displays the images captured by the cameras; an information generating apparatus that generates information for searching the images captured by the cameras; and a search apparatus that searches the images captured by the cameras. The information generating apparatus acquires the images captured by the cameras, generates retrieval data from the acquired images, and transmits the generated retrieval data to the search apparatus. The search apparatus stores the retrieval data received from the information generating apparatus in a storage device, and notifies the monitoring apparatus that the retrieval data has been stored. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185785 | Recording device - On Air list information or Now On Air information including program summaries such as the titles of radio programs, the broadcasting times and the cast (DJ) names of the radio programs and program details such as the titles of songs broadcasted in the radio programs and the broadcasting start times and artist names of the songs is obtained, and program table data PD is created based on the information. This can show a user a program table screen | 2009-07-23 |
20090185786 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus that correctly handles moving image files recorded for a period straddling midnight. Moving image files recorded for a period straddling midnight are processed as having the day on which recording of those moving image files began and the next day as their recorded date. When conducting a search by date, for example, in addition to the actual recorded day, the next day is also included in the search results of a designated search, thus enabling the user to search for the moving image files without having to recall whether or not they were recorded for a period straddling midnight. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185787 | INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS - An information recording apparatus includes a registration unit that registers scheduling information to schedule single recording of information provided periodically; a recording unit that records the information on a recording medium based on the registered scheduling information; a counting unit that counts the number of times of registering the scheduling information of the information; a determination unit that determines whether the number of times of registering the scheduling information of the information exceeds a predetermined threshold value; and a registering unit that generates, when the number of times of registering the scheduling information of the information exceeds the predetermined threshold value, repeated scheduling information to enable the recording unit to periodically and repeatedly record the information, and registers the repeated scheduling information in the registration unit. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185788 | RECORDING/PLAYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING BROADCAST SIGNAL - A recording/playing device and a method for processing a broadcast signal are disclosed. The device includes an external storage device, and a broadcast receiver. The external storage device includes at least one storage medium. And, the broadcast receiver includes a broadcast processor, an interface unit, and a record/play controlling unit. The broadcast processor receives a broadcast signal of a specific channel and demodulates and decodes the received broadcast signal. The interface unit is capable of being connected to the storage medium of the external storage device. And, the record/play controlling unit activates a record/play mode, when a connection with the storage medium of the external storage device is detected through the interface unit, and stores the demodulated broadcast signal in the storage medium of the external storage device through the interface unit, or reads and plays (or plays-back) the broadcast signal from the storage medium of the external storage device. | 2009-07-23 |
20090185789 | RECORDNG MEDIUM, REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, REPRODUCING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A recording medium storing an AVClip structured by multiplexing video stream and a graphics stream. The graphics stream represents a moving picture made of a plurality of pictures, and the graphics stream includes graphics data representing graphics to be combined with the pictures. The graphics stream also includes window information (WDS) that specifies a window for rendering the graphics, and that indicates a width, a height and a position of the window on a plane which is a plane memory of a reproduction apparatus that combines the graphics with the pictures. | 2009-07-23 |