| 33rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights (08-13-09/08-13-09_29) part 29 |
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| 20090202117 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS OF CONTRACTILE ACTIVITY - A method and system for determining intestinal dysfunction condition are provided by classifying and analyzing image frames captured in-vivo. The method and system also relate to the detection of contractile activity in intestinal tracts, to automatic detection of video image frames taken in the gastrointestinal tract including contractile activity, and more particularly to measurement and analysis of contractile activity of the GI tract based on image intensity of in vivo image data. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202118 | Method and apparatus for wireless image guidance - A method of guiding a spatial procedure in a space comprises: a) obtaining spatial information in a first coordinate frame; b) transforming the obtained spatial information into a second coordinate frame; and c) indicating the transformed spatial information in the second coordinate frame. A system for guiding a spatial procedure in a space comprises: a) a first device configured to provide spatial information in a first coordinate frame; b) a second device configured to provide a second coordinate frame; and c) means for indicating the spatial information in the second coordinate frame. Computer software programs that can be used with the method and/or the system are also described herein. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202119 | Method for analyzing and processing fluorescent images - A method for analysis and processing of fluorescent images. Fluorescent light is emitted by tumor tissue in an illuminated surgical area detected by an image detection device and is forwarded to an image processing system. After determination of a maximal intensity, the image processing system determines a threshold value as a predefined fraction of the maximal intensity. With basic morphological operations of image processing, limit intensity lines which separate the tumor tissue of intensities above the threshold value and normal tissue of intensities below the threshold value are generated and imaged in a line profile image, wherein the line profile image can be superimposed on the fluorescent image. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202120 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processing apparatus uses an estimation operator to estimate a spectroscopic property. The image processing apparatus includes an effect extent analyzing unit which analyzes, based on the estimation operator, a relative extent of an effect on the spectroscopic property against a noise in a wavelength axis. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202121 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN IMAGE DATA ACQUISITION AND/OR EVALUATION PROCEDURE IN MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS - In a method to control the acquisition and/or evaluation procedure of image data in medical examinations, in a previously acquired planning image data set entirely or partially covering a target volume, spatial information of the target volume is determined automatically using a statistical model of the target volume based on data about real anatomy. The acquisition and/or evaluation operation is controlled using the spatial information. A statistical model of at least one greyscale value distribution in the region of the surface of the target volume is used to calculate the location information. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202122 | VERTEBRA CENTER DETECTION APPARATUS, METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORED THEREIN PROGRAM - A plurality of medical images showing transverse cross-sections of vertebrae that have been imaged in advance are obtained. A spinal-cord region in at least one of the plurality of medical images is detected. A spinal-cord center-line based on a center point in the detected spinal-cord region is generated. A longitudinal cross-sectional image of the vertebrae is generated. Further, a center-line of the vertebrae is obtained based on a positional relationship between the spinal-cord center-line and the vertebrae. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202123 | METHOD FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING MEDICAL APPARATUSES AND DEVICE THEREFOR - A method for remotely controlling medical apparatuses and the method thereof are proposed. The medical apparatuses are used to take internal images of the human body, and have control command sets that comply with the DICOM specifications. In this method, a server is first built and connected to the medical apparatuses. A remote device is then built and connected to the server. Next, the remote device executes a remote control program to generate at least one DICOM control command, which is then sent to the server. The server then executes a communication program to perform control communications with the medical apparatuses. The medical apparatuses can thus be controlled to take images of the inside of human body for generating of digital image data complying with the DICOM specifications. The object of remote control for integrating medical apparatuses can thus be accomplished. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202124 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processing apparatus for performing an image processing on a body cavity image captured in a living body includes: a storage unit which stores information including image information of the body cavity image; a change amount calculator which reads out the image information of the body cavity image from the storage unit and calculates, in the read body cavity image, a pixel value change amount of a pixel of interest with a plurality of surrounding pixels located around the pixel of interest; and a candidate lesion region detector which detects a candidate lesion region in the body cavity image based on calculation result of the change amount calculator. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202125 | RESTORATION OF THE NUCLEAR MEDICINE 2D PLANAR IMAGE BY ITERATIVE CONSTRAINED DECONVOLUTION - A medical imaging system ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202126 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HYBRID CONE BEAM IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION - A method for reconstructing an image using an imaging apparatus that includes a radiation source, a detector array, and a computer. The method includes performing a helical scan of an object at a selected helical pitch using the radiation source and detector array to obtain image data, and reconstructing an image of the object utilizing the computer programmed to perform a hybrid cone beam image reconstruction having ray-wise 3D weighting, wherein the weighting is dependent upon both helical pitch and z-distance. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202127 | Method And System For Error Compensation - A method for generating a set of kernels for convolution error compensation of a projection image of a physical object recorded by an imaging system comprises calculating the set of kernels in such a way that for each pixel of the projection image an asymmetric scatter distribution for error compensation is calculated representing a X-ray scatter originating along a ray from an X-ray source to the pixel. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202128 | Methods and systems for detecting presence of materials - Methods and systems for detecting the presence of concealed objects. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202129 | X-RAY IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, X-RAY IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An X-ray image processing apparatus includes a calculating unit adapted to calculate the noise amount of a sensor on the basis of a difference value of a plurality of dark images acquired at different timings by the sensor when no X-rays are irradiated, a changing unit adapted to change a predetermined parameter for processing an X-ray image acquired by the sensor when X-rays are irradiated, in order to prevent the noise amount from being superposed on the X-ray image, and an image processing unit adapted to perform image processing on the X-ray image on the basis of the changed parameter. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202130 | Image based quantitation of molecular translocation - The use of an imaging system, cell compartment markers, and molecular markers in methods for correlating the movement of molecules within a cell to a particular compartment are provided, including measuring and correlating molecule movement in adherent and non-adherent cells. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202131 | AUTOMATED MICROSCOPIC SPERM IDENTIFICATION - A system for automatically identifying sperm cells in a smear on a microscope slide, including capturing a first digital color image within an area of interest on the microscope slide. The first digital color image is split into a plurality of component color space images and stored into a plurality of memory spaces. The component color space images are manipulated by mathematical functions, logical functions or a combination of mathematical and logical functions to produce a result image. Thresholding the result image creates a binary result image which is processed with particle (blob) analysis. A set of blob factors is applied to identify probable sperm cells; and a list of universal coordinate system positions of the probable sperm cells is created. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202132 | CABINET DOOR FINISH REPLICATION SYSTEM - Cabinet doors are compared to color samples as a quality control check on the colors of the manufacture doors. The color samples are obtained by selecting doors which have acceptable color, and capturing those images into a computer readable format. These captured images may then be printed, stored, transmitted, etc. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202133 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATION OF AN OBJECT PORTION ARBITRARILY ARRANGED WITHIN AN OBJECT - For generating a two-dimensional representation of an object portion arbitrarily arranged within an object, a first image comprising the object, and subsequently a second image comprising the object are generated by means of an imaging device while the object and the imaging device are moving relative to each other. By means of a signal processor, information about a position and a shape of the object portion of interest within the object and its relative motion is received so as to combine, on the basis of the information received, image portions, within the first and second images, which are associated with the object portion of interest. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202134 | PRINT INSPECTING APPARATUS - A print inspecting apparatus capable of identifying a page of a form corresponding to a clipped image without requiring a special barcode or printing, is provided. A print inspecting apparatus | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202135 | Defect Detection Apparatus, Defect Detection Method and Computer Program - There are provided a defect detection apparatus, a defect detection method, and a computer program, which are capable of setting an appropriate reference line with respect to a plurality of edge points, to accurately detect a defect based upon a difference of each edge point, and in which a plurality of edge points are detected from an image including an edge of the object, a representative edge point representing the edge points present within a reference range having a prescribed width is calculated in each shifted position of the reference range while the reference range is sequentially shifted, residuals between a plurality of calculated representative edge points and corresponding edge points are calculated, a position and a size of the defect are specified based upon the calculated residuals, and the residuals are weighted and a representative edge point is repeatedly calculated, to obtain an apparent approximate curve (representative-edge-point sequence). | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202136 | Polarization analyzing system, exposure method, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device - A polarization analyzing system includes a data collector collecting information on resist patterns formed over step patterns by first and second lights, the first and second lights being polarized parallel and perpendicular to the step patterns, a residual resist analyzer obtaining first and second relations between a ratio of a space to a line width of the resist patterns and the first and second residues, the first and second residues remaining at orthogonal points of the step patterns and the resist patterns, and a direction chooser choosing an optimum polarization direction reducing residues by comparing the first and second relations. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202137 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE GENERATION - The present invention provides a technique to generate an accurate connected image even in a monotonous pattern using design data as constrained conditions. A reference position is roughly determined through matching between the design data and image data, matching between neighboring images is performed using the amount of mismatch from the design data as a searching range and a connected image is generated at high speed and accurately. The image generation method of the present invention is an image generation method for inspecting an electronic device pattern using a scanning electron microscope and is constructed of a design data file that stores design data describing layout information of an electronic device pattern by inputting the data, a plurality of divided pieces of image data obtained by imaging the electronic device pattern at different imaging positions, and image connecting means for connecting the plurality of divided pieces of image data into one image using the plurality of divided pieces of image data and the design data of a file of the design data (see FIG. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202138 | INSPECTION APPARATUS - The present invention provides an inspection apparatus having a high throughput and high sensitivity with respect to a number of various manufacturing processes and defects of interest in inspection of a specimen such as a semiconductor wafer on which a pattern is formed. The apparatus illuminates with light the specimen having the pattern formed thereon, forms an image of the specimen on an image sensor through a reflective optics, and determines the existence/nonexistence of a defect. The reflective optics has a conjugate pair of Fourier transform optics. An aberration of the reflective optics is corrected off-axis. The reflective optics has a field of view in non-straight-line slit form on the specimen surface. Also, the optics is of a reflection type, includes a conjugate pair of Fourier transform optics and has a field of view in non-straight-line slit form. An optimum wavelength band is selected according to the specimen (FIG. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202139 | PATTERN GENERATING APPARATUS AND PATTERN SHAPE EVALUATING APPARATUS - Although there has been a method for evaluating pattern shapes of electronic devices by using, as a reference pattern, design data or a non-defective pattern, the conventional method has a problem that the pattern shape cannot be evaluated with high accuracy because of the difficulty in defining an exact shape suitable for the manufacturing conditions of the electronic devices. The present invention provides a shape evaluation method for circuit patterns of electronic devices, the method including a means for generating contour distribution data of at least two circuit patterns from contour data sets on the circuit patterns; a means for generating a reference pattern used for the pattern shape evaluation, from the contour distribution data; and a means for evaluating the pattern shape by comparing each evaluation target pattern with the reference pattern. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202140 | PATTERN EVALUATION METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A pattern evaluation method includes: acquiring data of a design pattern for an evaluation pattern to detect a first edge of the design pattern; acquiring an image of the evaluation pattern to detect a second edge of the evaluation pattern; dividing the first edge into first linear parts and first corner parts; performing matching of the first and second edges to obtain correspondence between the first and second edges; dividing the second edge into second linear parts and second corner parts based on the correspondence between the first and second edges; and evaluating the evaluation pattern based on at least one of the second linear parts and the second corner parts. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202141 | VISUAL INSPECTION METHOD AND VISUAL INSPECTION APPARATUS - In a visual inspection method and apparatus, a picture processing unit converts an original picture, obtained by taking a photograph of a BGA illuminated by a ring illuminator from above, by using a camera, and labels a binary picture obtained by this binary conversion. Then, it forms a circumscribing rectangle circumscribing an outer circumference of a labeling picture obtained by the labeling, and inverts a labeling picture within the formed rectangle, and removes a portion of a region formed by the outer circumference and the circumscribing rectangle in a picture obtained by the inversion, and then generates an inspection picture by adding a picture obtained by the removal to the labeling picture, and accordingly judges a pass or rejection of the inspection target sample based on the generated inspection picture. Thus, the inspection can be carried out at a high accuracy irrespectively of a low cost. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202142 | CIRCUIT BOARD, METHOD FOR TESTING CIRCUIT BOARD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CIRCUIT BOARD - A circuit board according to the present invention comprises an insulating layer, a first electronic component mounted on the insulating layer, and a solder marker provided on the insulating layer. A first solder having a first melting point constitutes the solder marker. The first electronic component is mounted on the insulating layer via a second solder having a second melting point lower than the first melting point. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202143 | SOLDER PRINTING INSPECTION APPARATUS AND COMPONENT MOUNTING SYSTEM - A component mounting system includes a solder printing inspection apparatus and a component mounting apparatus. The solder printing inspection apparatus includes an ideal solder position generation unit, an ideal loading position generation unit, an image processing unit, and an ideal solder inspection standard generation unit. The ideal solder position generation unit generates ideal solder position information, and the ideal loading position generation unit generates ideal loading position information. The image processing unit generates actual solder position information and loading estimate position information. The ideal solder inspection standard generation unit generates ideal solder inspection position information. A calculation apparatus inspects a solder included in a solder group based on actual inspection standard information obtained by shifting of the ideal solder inspection standard information by just the actual position adjustment information, and the calculation apparatus outputs mounting position adjustment information to the component mounting apparatus. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202144 | MUSIC SCORE DECONSTRUCTION - Data set generation and data set presentation for image processing are described. The processing determines a location for each of one or more musical artifacts in the image and identifies a corresponding label for each of the musical artifacts, generating a training file that associates the identified labels and determined locations of the musical artifacts with the image, and presenting the training file to a neural network for training. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202145 | LEARNING APPARTUS, LEARNING METHOD, RECOGNITION APPARATUS, RECOGNITION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A learning apparatus includes: first feature quantity calculating means for pairing a predetermined pixel and a different pixel in each of a plurality of learning images, which includes a learning image containing a target object to be recognized and a learning image not containing the target object, and calculating a first feature quantity of the pair by calculating a texture distance between an area including the predetermined pixel and an area including the different pixel; and first discriminator generating means for generating a first discriminator for detecting the target object from an image by a statistical learning using a plurality of the first feature quantities. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202146 | Assigning region attributes in a drawing - Techniques for assigning a region attribute to a region in a drawing are disclosed. One technique includes editing the drawing to define a current region, associating the current region with a previous region having a previous region attribute, and assigning the previous region attribute to the current region. Another technique includes deriving a previous path attribute and a relation for a previous path, editing the drawing to define a current set of paths having current regions, and assigning the previous path attribute to at least one current region based on the relation of the previous path. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202147 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING FOR IMAGES - In a digital camera | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202148 | Image Capturing System and Method for the Analysis of Image Data - This application relates to image capturing systems and methods for the analysis of image data. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202149 | PRE-PROCESSING OPTIMIZATION OF AN IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - The present approach increases bandwidth by performing at least two functions at the pre-processing level. Specifically, under the present approach, program code is structured so that the segmentation and binarization functions/modules (and optionally a blob analysis function/module) are merged into a single module to reduce memory bandwidth. In addition, each image frame is segmented into a plurality of partitions (e.g., vertical strips) to enhance the reusability of the image data in LS already fetched from main memory. Each partition is then processed by a separate one of a plurality of processing engines, thereby increasing the utilization of all processing engines and allowing the processing engines to maintain good bandwidth. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202150 | VARIABLE RESOLUTION MODEL BASED IMAGE SEGMENTATION - The invention relates to system ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202151 | FORMAT PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR DOCUMENT IMAGE AND FORMAT PROCESSING METHOD FOR THE SAME - An image processing apparatus of an embodiment of the invention includes a character region characteristic determination unit to identify a character region of an image and to output a character region characteristic determination signal, a character region image separation unit to separate, based on the character region characteristic determination signal, the image into at least two attribute regions, that is, plural character region images and an other region image, and a separated image processing unit to process each of the plural character region images and the other region image, and in at least the separated image processing unit, according to a characteristic of each of the plural character region images, at least one process of a compression method, a compression ratio, a resolution, and a multi-value number for at least one of the character region images is different from a process of the other region image or the other character region image. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202152 | AREA EXTRACTION PROGRAM, CHARACTER RECOGNITION PROGRAM, AND CHARACTER RECOGNITION DEVICE - An area extraction method including obtaining a character lattice showing a connection relation between unit areas, which are obtained by separating a character string pattern in an image into patterns each recognized as corresponding to a single character, judging whether or not all combinations of each of the unit areas in the obtained character lattice and each of the unit areas in a regular lattice defining a regular connection relation between the unit areas are likely to be established, generating a path coupling between nodes corresponding to the combination of the unit areas which is determined as likely to be established, determining an optimum path from the generated paths based on a degree of coincidence with the regular lattice or the character lattice, and extracting from an image the unit areas in the character lattice corresponding to the determined optimum path. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202153 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING PRESSURE INFORMATION FOR IMPROVED COMPUTER CONTROLLED HANDWRITING RECOGNITION DATA ENTRY AND USER AUTHENTICATION - A method and system utilizing both (x, y) coordinate (“spatial”) stroke data and associated pressure information for improved handwriting recognition. The method and system can also be applied to all types of handwriting-based data entry applications and also to user authentication. The digitizer pad used in the computer system gives both spatial information and associated pressure data when a stroke is being drawn thereon, e.g., by a stylus. Pressure information can be used to differentiate between different character sets, e.g., upper case and lower case characters for certain alphabetic characters. The spatial stroke data then identifies the particular character. The pressure information can also be used to adjust any display attribute, such as character font size, font selection, color, italic, bold, underline, shadow, language, etc. The associated pressure information can also be used for recognizing a signature. In this case, a user is allowed to sign a name on the digitizer pad. This provides non-character based user authentication that relies not only on the spatial stroke data but also on the pressure applied at different points in the signed name or image. Pressure information can also be used to provide improved handwriting-based data entry. For instance, in a drafting program, the pressure of a drawn line can be used to determine its width. Generally, pressure data can also be used to improve handwriting recognition tasks and heuristics. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202154 | Method of pore detection - The a surface of an object is illuminated in sequence with a number of light beams, each of which is nearly tangential to the surface. Images of the surface are recorded for each light beam, and the images are analyzed to identify features such as depressions in the surface. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202155 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE DATA POSITION MATCHING METHOD AND DEVICE - A three-dimensional shape data position matching method for measuring a static three-dimensional shape from a plurality of measuring positions, and for combining and position matching the distance data thereof, including: a data inputting step S | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202156 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing system according to the present invention includes: a management server in which related information set with respect to reference image data is stored; a similarity determination process section for determining whether or not there is a similarity between input image data and the reference image data; a related information obtaining process section for obtaining related information from a related information storage section if the similarity determination process section determines that there is a similarity between the input image data and the reference image data; and a control section for adding the related information obtained to the input image data. With the arrangement, it becomes possible for the image processing system to add appropriate related information to inputted image data, so as to realize an accurate search for the image data on the basis of the related information. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202157 | Method and system for automatically extracting photography information - A method and system for automatically extracting photography information is provided. The system for automatically extracting photography information includes an image input unit acquiring a preview image or a captured image as an input image, a photography information extraction unit extracting photography information of the input image, and a photography code generation unit generating a photography code indicating a user's photography pattern by using the extracted photography information. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202158 | ROTATIONAL TRANSCODING FOR JPEG OR OTHER CODING STANDARDS - This disclosure describes techniques for rotating an encoded image, such as an image encoded according to a JPEG standard. In one example, a method for rotating an encoded image comprising reordering minimum coded units (MCUs) of the encoded image according to a specified rotation of the encoded image, rotating image data within the MCUs according to the specified rotation, and generating a rotated version of the encoded image comprising the reordered MCUs and the rotated image data within the MCUs. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202159 | Image Processing - An image block ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202160 | METHOD FOR CODING AND DECODING 3D DATA IMPLEMENTED AS A MESH MODEL - A method for coding three-dimensional (3D) data, and more particularly for coding geometry data included in the 3D data. The method includes: generating a bounding box including a vertex of the 3D data based on information included in the geometry data; dividing the bounding box into a plurality of partitions having an equal size; identifying a number of vertices included in each divided partition; appointing a divided partition as a leaf cell based on the identified number of vertices; and coding the geometry data using information on the dividing of the bounding box, information on vertices included in each divided partition, and information indicating the position of a vertex included in the leaf cell, when a divided partition is subdivided. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202161 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD THEREFOR - There are provided a data processing apparatus which makes an I/F for data processing modules (processors) versatile to facilitate addition/modification on a data processing module basis in accordance with processing contents, an image processing apparatus, and a method for the apparatuses. A data processing module ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202162 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION RECORDING DEVICE AND INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD, INFORMATION REPRODUCING DEVICE AND INFORMATION REPRODUCING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - The present invention allows usable information to be selected by comparing information regarding encoding with conditions regarding encoding processing. When delay modes, picture structures, and pulldown modes do not match each other between previous encoding time and re-encoding time, parameters are not reused. When they match and image frames do not match, a picture type is reused. When a bit rate in the previous encoding is smaller than that in the current encoding and a chroma format is larger than the current chroma format, a picture type and a motion vector are reused. When the conditions are not satisfied, parameters are supplied and received and a determination is made as to whether or not chroma formats match each other. When the chroma formats do not match each other, picture-type information, motion-vector information, and quantization-value information are reused. When the chroma formats match each other, stream data input to a decoding unit is output. The present invention can be applied to an encoding unit, an encoding device, or a transcoder. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202163 | DETERMINATION OF OPTIMAL FRAME TYPES IN VIDEO ENCODING - The invention facilitates the use of low resolution estimation to identify an optimal sequence of frame types for encoding a stream of video data. In one embodiment a series of video frames are downscaled and divided into superblocks. Low resolution motion estimation metrics are calculated for the superblocks and compared to corresponding superblocks of a previous frame. A series of video frame types is selected based on the comparison metrics and used to encode the video frames. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202164 | Method and apparatus for digital image coding - A method of coding a digital image includes subdividing the image into image blocks formed by a plurality of pixels, and processing each image block of the image, by determining a skip-mode prediction block in respect of the current image block being processed, calculating a difference between the image block being processed and the skip-mode prediction block, and comparing the calculated difference to a predetermined threshold. The calculation of the difference between the current image block being processed and the skip-mode prediction block includes: calculating a plurality of pixel-by-pixel differences between a pixel of the current image block and a corresponding pixel of the skip-mode prediction image block; associating a respective quantized value with each pixel-by-pixel difference; and cumulating the quantized values. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202165 | IMAGE DECODING METHOD AND IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment of the invention, a high-speed and high-image-quality image decoding method and apparatus for a compressed signal including plural components or a block code in which different compression systems are combined. In an image decoding method in which compressed data of an image signal including plural components including a resolution component expressed by the n-th power of 2 (where n is an integer equal to or greater than 0) and processed by a frequency conversion system is decoded by inverse frequency conversion of each component, a resolution component of each compressed data for each component is individually set and decoded when decoding resolution at the time of decoding is lower than the highest resolution of the compressed data. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202166 | SCANNING MICROSCOPE - A method which, while displacing the field-of-view, allows the image in a target area to be acquired without degradations such as out-of-focus of the image. Plural pieces of images are acquired before and after a target area while displacing the field-of-view. Next, these images are grouped into groups each of which includes several pieces of images, and integrated images on each group basis are created. Moreover, a relational expression is calculated which holds between image displacement quantity calculated by comparing the integrated images with each other and the number of the photographed pieces of images. Furthermore, image displacement quantities between the acquired plural pieces of images are calculated from this relational expression. Finally, these images are corrected by the amounts of these displacement quantities, then being integrated. This process allows reconfiguration of the image in the target area. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202167 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE ENHANCEMENT - The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for computing an output image ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202168 | IMAGE PROCESSING CIRCUIT, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND CAMERA - An image processing circuit includes a memory configured to store an image retrieved from an image pick-up element, wherein the image is written on a plurality of rows of a two dimensional storage area of the memory and a filtering circuit configured to perform a filtering process with respect to each pixel data on a row when the image is written on the plurality of rows of the two-dimensional storage area of the memory. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202169 | IMAGE TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECEIVING APPARATUS, IMAGE TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM, RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING IMAGE TRANSMITTING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING IMAGE RECEIVING PROGRAM - An image transmitting apparatus includes a region detecting unit detecting, in an image, a region of interest matching a predetermined condition; a resolution converting unit selecting, for reducing resolution of the image, an image passed through a low-pass filter as an image outside the detected region of interest and an image not passed through the low-pass filter as an image inside the region of interest; and a transmitting unit transmitting the image with reduced resolution and positional information of the region of interest. An image receiving apparatus includes a resolution restoring unit performing image quality improvement processing on the region of interest obtained from the positional information and included in the image transmitted from the image transmitting apparatus so as to increase resolution in the region of interest; and a combining unit combining the image inside the processed region of interest with the image outside the region of interest. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202170 | Blemish Removal - A method of removing blemishes from an image. The method receives a selection of an area of an image, divides the area into at least two interior sub-areas, and replaces the colors of each sub-area independently from each other sub-area. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202171 | Image processing method, image processing apparatus, and imaging apparatus - A magnification chromatic aberration included in image data in a color filter array captured by an imaging device is corrected by performing a coordinate transformation with respect to each pixel in the image data. A defective pixel due to the color filter array is compensated with respect to magnification-chromatic-aberration-corrected image data. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202172 | Image Inspection Apparatus, Image Inspection Method and Computer Program - There is provided an image inspection apparatus capable of reliably removing a noise as a non-detection object and stably detecting a defect as a detection object, in which a first threshold setting device sets a minimum luminance value to be detected in a detection object image as a first threshold, a labeling processing device specifies blobs of pixels having luminance values larger than the first threshold from a multi-valued image acquired by an image pickup device, a second threshold setting device sets a second threshold that is larger than the first threshold, and a deletion device deletes the blob made up solely of luminance values smaller than the second threshold from all the blobs of the pixels specified by the labeling processing device and outputs the labeling processing image. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202173 | Optimization of Image Processing Using Multiple Processing Units - Some embodiments provide an image editing application that utilizes at least two processing units to efficiently process an image with multiple effects after at least one of the effects modified from the image. Some such embodiments maintain a queue for identifying each of the effects to reprocess. Some embodiments determine a modified ordering for the effects in the queue based on criteria that is related to reducing data exchanges between the processing units when applying the effects. From the modified ordering, a first processing unit applies a first set of the effects before passing resulting data to a second processing unit for application of a second set of the effects. The second processing unit applies a second set of effects to produce the image with the multiple effects and the at least one effect removed or modified. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202174 | POSE ESTIMATION - In a pose estimation for estimating the pose of an object of pose estimation with respect to a reference surface that serves as a reference for estimating a pose, a data processing device: extracts pose parameters from a binarized image; identifies a combination of pose parameters for which the number of cross surfaces of parameter surfaces that accord with surface parameter formulas, which are numerical formulas for expressing a reference surface, is a maximum; finds a slope weighting for each of cross pixels, which are pixels on each candidate surface and which are pixels within a prescribed range, that is identified based on the angles of the tangent plane at the cross pixel and based on planes formed by each of the axes of parameter space; and identifies the significant candidate surface for which a number, which is the sum of slope weightings, is a maximum, as the actual surface that is the reference surface that actually exists in the image. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202175 | Methods And Apparatus For Object Detection Within An Image - A method and device for estimating an orientation of an object, such as a face, within an image. One example method includes estimating an orientation of the image. The image is then analyzed using first and second candidate object orientations to generate respective first and second confidence values. The first candidate object orientation is equal to the estimated image orientation and the second candidate object orientation differs from the first candidate object orientation by a first predetermined angle, such as 180°. The method further includes estimating the orientation of the object based at least in part on the first and second confidence values. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202176 | SHARED BLOCK COMPARISON ARCHITECHTURE FOR IMAGE REGISTRATION AND VIDEO CODING - This disclosure describes an efficient architecture for an imaging device that supports image registration for still images and video coding of a video sequence. For image registration, the described architecture uses block-based comparisons of image blocks of a captured image relative to blocks of another reference image to support image registration on a block-by-block basis. For video coding, the described architecture uses block-based comparisons, e.g., to support for motion estimation and motion compensation. According to this disclosure, a common block comparison engine is used on a shared basis for both block-based image registration and block-based video coding. In this way, a hardware unit designed for block-based comparisons may be implemented so as to work in both the image registration process for still images and the video coding process for coding a video sequence. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202177 | Non-Uniform Image Resizer - A method for producing a scaled output image by manipulating image data from an input image is disclosed. The scaled output image can have non-uniformly scaled regions and a uniformly scaled region. The method includes an operation that defines pixel locations within the uniformly scaled region of the output image based on uniformly scaling a portion of the input image. There is also an operation that determines a non-uniform scale factor. The non-uniform scale factor is used to define a gap between pixel locations within the non-uniformly scaled regions. Another operation determines error correction values within the non-uniformly scaled regions. The method can also include an operation that defines pixel locations for the non-uniformly scaled region of the output image based on increments of the non-uniform scale factor and error correction values. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202178 | Digital image processing apparatus and method of arranging digital image files used by the same - A digital image processing apparatus capable of effective file management during the duplication and movement of a digital image file between digital image processing apparatuses, and a file arranging method used by the digital image processing apparatus. The apparatus stores a digital image file with a name including a serial number under a folder with a name including a part indicating a manufacturing company and a serial number. When the apparatus duplicates or moves a first digital image file stored in a first digital image processing apparatus to a second digital image processing apparatus, the digital image processing apparatus compares a name of a folder containing the first digital image file with a name of a folder of the second digital image processing apparatus, duplicates or moves the first digital image file to the folder, or generates a new folder and duplicates or moves the first digital image file to the new folder. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202179 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REGION BASED IMAGE MODIFICATION - A method and system for providing a region based image modification method and system for performing the same. The method includes: selecting at least one region of interest of an image and editing image attributes of the selected region of interest. The edited region of interest is saved separately without affecting the image. The saved regions of interest acts as individual images having their own image attributes and display characteristics. The edited region of interest and original image can be retrieved at later stage without affecting each other. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202180 | ROTATION INDEPENDENT FACE DETECTION - An image acquisition device includes an image sensing unit for registering raw image data and a movement sensing unit for determining information indicative of the current position of the image sensing unit and of a deviation of the current position of the image sensing unit from a reference position. The image sensing unit also includes a processing unit for receiving the information indicative of the current position of the image sensing unit and of its deviation from a reference position from the movement sensing unit. The processing unit is adapted for moving image data received from the image sensing unit to the current position by the amount of deviation from its reference position determined by the movement sensing unit and for performing object recognition on the thus moved image data. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202181 | PLASTIC BAG WITH GUSSETS FOR FOOD PRODUCTS AND ITS METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - Gussets are formed in longitudinal edges of a bag and result from two internal folds that are formed from a central line and connect, via connecting regions, the front face and rear face of the bag. At least one of the gussets has arrangements acting as a handle, and being continued, all the way along its length and at the regions of connection to the front and rear faces, by a part so shaped as to act as a sheath capable of receiving internally an element forming the handle. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202182 | CLIP AND CLIPPER - An article for packaging an item is described. The article comprises packaging material gathered into a neck and a clip fastening the neck, the clip comprising a top section and two legs connected by the top section, the top section comprising an internal face and an external face, the two legs being folded inward to contact each other, the folded legs and the top section defining a space securing the neck, and the clip further comprising a shoulder extending from said external face and a pin extending from said internal face into said space. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202183 | PACKAGING BODY AND FILM MADE OF RESIN USED THEREFOR - Providing a packaging body and a film made of resin (a resin-made film) used therefor that can store the remaining contents even after a part of the contents is taken out, wherein the packaging body is easily openable and closable without providing a zipper, has a storage property equal to that of a body provided with a zipper, and can be manufactured at a low cost. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202184 | BUSH BEARING WITH REDUCED INSTALLATION SPACE - The elastomeric bush bearing is constructed of a metallic inner part ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202185 | Bearing assembly with built-in absolute encoder - The bearing assembly includes a rolling bearing including a rotatable raceway member and a stationary raceway member. This bearing assembly also includes a to-be-detected member carried by the raceway member and having a magnetic characteristic which cyclically varies in a direction circumferentially of the to-be-detected element and has a cycle matching with one complete rotation of the raceway member, a magnetic sensor unit carried by the raceway member in face-to-face relation with the to-be-detected member, and a magnetic detecting circuit to supply an electric power to the unit and to process an output signal from the unit to provide an output to an external circuit. The magnetic characteristic of the to-be-detected member represents a substantially sinusoidal waveform rising and falling more steeply than a sinusoidal waveform at a zero-crossing point. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202186 | BEARING ARRANGEMENT OF A WHEEL HUB OF A MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVABLE BY A ROTATING JOINT - The bearing arrangement, in order to enable an improved connection of the wheel hub to the rotating joint and better adjust a prestress of the roller bearing, has a face of the axle stub of the wheel hub with a spur gearing element which is non-rotatably connected to a corresponding spur gearing element of the joint body of the rotating joint. The spur gearing elements are disposed at least partially radially and axially beneath the roller bearing, and that the inner bearing ring is connected to a means for the axial tolerance compensation between the inner bearing ring and the counter-surface of the joint body. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202187 | Non-magnetizable rolling bearing component of an austenitic material and method of making such a rolling bearing component - A non-magnetizable rolling bearing component made of an austenitic material and comprising a hardened surface layer wherein the component of the invention is a material used for making the component contains manganese and a method for making such a rolling bearing component wherein the surface-proximate layer of the material of the rolling bearing component contains an admixture of manganese, is carburized at an elevated temperature in an oxygen-rich atmosphere and the rolling bearing component is then cooled. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202188 | TAPERED ROLLER BEARING WITH DISPLACEABLE RIB - A bearing system (A) that supports a shaft ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202189 | Optical control element - There is provided an optical control element in which non-guided light is prevented from entering into an optical waveguide and which is excellent in optical properties, such as optical modulation properties. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202190 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - When light is made incident to an optical waveguide path | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202191 | Systems and Techniques for Generating Cylindrical Vector Beams - A technique is described for generating a cylindrically polarized beam, e.g., a radially or azimuthally polarized beam. An input optical fiber is provided that supports signal propagation in a fundamental LP | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202192 | LOCATION MARKER FOR DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSING SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus for distributed temperature sensing (DTS) include marking one or more points at known locations along a waveguide or fiber of a distributed temperature sensing (DTS) system and applying position information from such marked locations to DTS measurements. A Bragg grating in the waveguide or fiber may provide a discrete marker for identification of the position information. Application of the position information from such marked locations to the DTS measurements avoids ambiguous interpretations of other inherent features to assess location and enables data analysis referenced by the known locations to correlate the DTS measurements in space. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202193 | WAVEGUIDE CORE AND BIOSENSOR - A waveguide core made of hydrogel serves as an immobilization matrix having receptor molecules embedded therein. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202194 | OPTICAL MEASURING DEVICE FOR DETERMINING TEMPERATURE IN A CRYOGENIC ENVIRONMENT AND WINDING ARRANGEMENT WHOSE TEMPERATURE CAN BE MONITORED - An optical measuring device for determining temperature in a cryogenic environment includes at least one optical waveguide provided with at least one fiber Bragg grating sensor that is interrogated by a light signal. The device includes a light injector that injects light into the at least one fiber Bragg grating sensor, and an evaluation unit that determines a temperature value from the modulated light signal emanating from the at least one fiber Bragg grating sensor. The device includes at least one jacket that non-rigidly encloses the optical waveguide, at least in the region of the at least one fiber Bragg grating sensor. The jacket has a larger coefficient of thermal expansion, at least at cryogenic temperatures, than the optical waveguide. A winding arrangement for use in a cryogenic environment is provided with such a device for temperature monitoring of a conductor of the winding arrangement. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202195 | Fiber Optic Pressure Sensors and Catheters - A catheter with many fiber optic pressure sensors. The sensor diaphragm is formed from a wafer with a thin silicon layer and a silicon substrate layer separated by a silicon dioxide layer. A method includes masking and etching channels through the silicon substrate layer in a pattern of concentric circles to form a concentric circular etched channels and cylindrical unetched portions of the silicon substrate layer between the channels, exposing the silicon dioxide in the etched regions, and dissolving the exposed silicon dioxide to expose the crystalline silicon layer in the etched regions. The unetched cylindrical portion of the silicon substrate forms the diaphragm support element and the thin silicon layer forms the diaphragm. After applying a reflective coating to the exposed thin silicon layer, the support element face is adhered to the end face of a tubular housing, and a fiber optic probe is inserted in the tubular housing. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202196 | METHOD OF TUNING OPTICAL COMPONENTS INTEGRATED IN A MONOLITHIC PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (PIC) - An optical transmitter comprises a monolithic transmitter photonic integrated circuit (TxPIC) chip that includes an array of modulated sources formed on the PIC chip and having different operating wavelengths approximating a standardized wavelength grid and providing signal outputs of different wavelengths. A wavelength selective combiner is formed on the PIC chip having a wavelength grid passband response approximating the wavelength grid of the standardized wavelength grid. The signal outputs of the modulated sources optically coupled to inputs of the wavelength selective combiner to produce a combined signal output from the combiner. A first wavelength tuning element coupled to each of the modulated sources and a second wavelength tuning element coupled to the wavelength selective combiner. A wavelength monitoring unit is coupled to the wavelength selective combiner to sample the combined signal output. A wavelength control system coupled to the first and second wavelength tuning elements and to said wavelength monitoring unit to receive the sampled combined signal output. The wavelength control system adjusts the respective wavelengths of operation of the modulated sources to approximate or to be chirped to the standardized wavelength grid and for adjusting the optical combiner wavelength grid passband response to approximate the standardized wavelength grid. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202197 | Monolithically integrated optoelectronic subassembly - A monolithically integrated optoelectronic subassembly having a waveguide layer stack which is applied on a substrate and has a fibre light-receiving waveguide layer in which at least one photodiode is waveguide-integrated is proposed. A plurality of photodiodes is integrated in the waveguide which is structured laterally and/or vertically in such a manner that there is connected to a coupling waveguide an optical distribution network which in turn feeds the plurality of waveguide-integrated photodiodes in parallel via waveguide parts, which photodiodes are connected electrically in series. All the components are integrated on one chip and conversion of an optical input power into an electrical power is undertaken for current supply purposes. A photodiode can be configured as a signal diode which is supplied from the remaining of the plurality of diodes, as a result of which a self-supplied photodetector is formed. With an antenna which is integrated in addition on the chip, a monolithically integrated antenna circuit which radiates into free space is made available. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202198 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE - An optical waveguide device including a dielectric substrate and a folded waveguide formed on the substrate, including a first waveguide and a second waveguide, one part of the first waveguide being connected to one end of the second waveguide at a first coupling portion, the other end of the second waveguide connected to another part of the first waveguide at a second coupling portion, the first waveguide being straight or curved with a radius of curvature larger than or equal to a first curvature radius, and the second waveguide being straight or curved with a radius of curvature smaller than the first curvature radius. An outer groove is formed on the substrate along an outer peripheral of the folded waveguide, an input-side inner groove is formed on the substrate near a first coupling portion, and an output-side inner groove is formed on the substrate near a second coupling portion. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202199 | OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202200 | Beam steering element with built-in detector and system for use thereof - An all-optical cross-connect switching system provides optical switching that may reduce processing requirements by three orders of magnitude over conventional techniques by associating at least one optical detector with an optical beam steering element. In one embodiment, a first beam steering element, having a reflective surface in optical association with a first optical fiber array, and a second beam steering element, having a reflective surface in optical association with a second optical fiber array, are optically arranged to direct an optical beam from a first optical fiber in the first optical fiber array to a second optical fiber in the second optical fiber array. The optical detector provides information about a first position of the optical beam on the second beam steering element. Based on this information, the angle of the first beam steering element may be adjusted to cause the optical beam to change to a second position on the second beam steering element. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202201 | MODE SELECTIVE FIBER STUB, A TRANSMITTER OPTICAL SUBASSEMBLY THAT INCORPORATES THE STUB AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE MODE SELECTIVE FIBER STUB - A fiber stub assembly is provided that has a cladding layer that is reduced in diameter near the end of the stub into which light is launched from a light source. The portion of the stub having the cladding layer with the reduced diameter is surrounded by a light-absorbing material that is in contact with the inner surface of the ferule and with the outer surface of the cladding layer. The light-absorbing material and the outer surface of the cladding layer have indices of refraction that are matched, or very close to one another, such that any modes of light that are propagating in the cladding layer that impinge on the interface propagate into the light-absorbing material and are absorbed thereby. The reduced diameter of the cladding layer and the surrounding light-absorbing material form a pin hole opening through which light is received. The pin hole opening makes it possible to use a simple ball lens to focus light from the light source into the end of the fiber stub to thereby reduce the number of modes that are dispersed into the cladding layer. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202202 | FIBER LENS WITH FRESNEL ZONE PLATE LENS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A Fresnel lens-integrated optical fiber that can be easily aligned and manufactured in miniature, and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The Fresnel lens-integrated optical fiber includes a light transmission section transmitting incident light, a light expansion section coupled to the light transmission section and expanding light provided from the light transmission section, and a Fresnel lens surface formed on a section of the light expansion section and focusing by passing through the light expanded in the light expansion section at a predetermined focal length. Accordingly, since the Fresnel lens surface has no curvature, arrangement of an optical coupling system is easy, manufacture is easy, and the optical coupling system can be miniaturized. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202203 | Coupling Element Alignment Using Waveguide Fiducials - An optical assembly includes a waveguide assembly and an optical coupling element. The waveguide assembly includes a core, a cladding portion, and, preferably, at least two waveguide core fiducials, the at least two waveguide core fiducials and the core being lithographically formed substantially simultaneously in a substantially coplanar layer. The core and the at least two waveguide core fiducials are formed in a predetermined relationship with the cladding portion. The optical coupling element (for example, a lens array or mechanical transfer (MT) ferrule), includes an optical element and, preferably, at least two alignment features associated with the optical element, the at least two alignment features being mated with the at least two waveguide core fiducials to accurately position the optical element with respect to the core in an X-Y plane. A method of alignment is also provided. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202204 | OPTICAL COUPLER, A METHOD OF ITS FABRICATION AND USE - The invention relates to: An optical coupler for coupling light from at least two input fibres into one output fibre. The invention further relates to a method of fabricating and to the use of an optical coupler. The object of the present invention is to provide an optical coupler, which is relatively easy to manufacture. The problem is solved in that the coupler comprises a) an input section comprising at least two input fibres, which are bundled over a bundling-length and having an output end face at one end of the bundling-length; and b) an output section comprising an output fibre comprising a confining region for confining light propagated in said input fibres and a surrounding cladding region and having an input end face; | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202205 | Adjustable optical tap - An adjustable optical tap for adjusting input power, output power and drop power in a communications network includes an enclosure having a plurality of connector assemblies being configured for interconnecting input and output cables; a cover attachable to the enclosure, the cover including a plurality of drop cable ports; and a tunable splitter disposed in the enclosure in communication with the input cable and the drop cable ports, the tunable splitter being configured for adjustment to affect attenuation in a broad wavelength band. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202206 | Integrated optical splitter system - A system and method directed to an integrated fiber optic splitter assembly having at least two fused splitters disposed in a common substrate. An integrated optical splitter assembly includes a plurality of input fibers, a plurality of output fibers, and a plurality of splitters disposed on a single substrate to either split or couple optical signals between the input and output optical fibers. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202207 | Industrial interconnect system incorporating transceiver module cage - An interconnect system ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202208 | AIR BLOWN OPTICAL FIBER UNIT HAVING BEAD ATTACHED ON THE SURFACE - Disclosed is an air blown optical fiber unit having low friction with an installation tube during air blown installation. The air blown optical fiber unit includes at least one optical fiber, a buffer layer surrounding the optical fiber and made of polymer resin, an outer layer surrounding the buffer layer and made of polymer resin, and beads attached on a surface of the outer layer, and the beads have an average diameter of 80 μm to 140 μm and an average roughness of 10 μm or less and a radio (R/r) of a long radius (R) to a short radius (r) is in the range of 1 to 1.5. The optical fiber unit gives less friction with the inner surface of an installation tube during the installation work, so it may be easily installed not only in a linear region but also in a curved region. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202209 | AIR BLOWN OPTICAL FIBER UNIT HAVING BEAD ATTACHED ON THE SURFACE - Disclosed is an air blown optical fiber unit having beads attached on its surface. The air blown optical fiber unit includes at least one optical fiber, a buffer layer surrounding the optical fiber and made of polymer resin, an outer layer surrounding the buffer layer and made of polymer resin, and beads attached on a surface of the outer layer to have height of 40 μm to 120 μm on the average. This air blown optical fiber unit gives improved installation characteristics. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202210 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR CABLE FLOATATION JACKET - A composite material for a cable floatation jacket is provided. The composite material comprises a thermoplastic elastomer matrix, and a plurality of carbon constituents interspersed in the thermoplastic elastomer matrix. The carbon constituents comprise a plurality of carbon fibers, and a plurality of carbon microballoons attached to each of the carbon fibers. The composite material in heated liquid form can be extruded onto a cable core to produce the floatation jacket. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202211 | Microstructured Transmission Optical Fiber - Microstructured optical fiber for single-moded transmission of optical signals, the optical fiber including a core region and a cladding region, the cladding region including an annular void-containing region that contains non-periodically disposed voids. The optical fiber provides single mode transmission and low bend loss. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202212 | Cable slack storage rack - A cable slack storage rack includes a first and second cable zone and a medial portion disposed between them. The first and second cable zones have one or more cable keepers, each of which may define an opening therein for receiving cable for slack storage. The cable slack storage rack may have one or more stacking features, thereby making the racks modular for adding additional slack storage as necessary. In other words, the cable slack storage rack may include one or more stacking features for stackably connecting a second cable slack storage rack to a first cable slack storage rack. By way of example, the first cable zone may carry a pivot profile and the second cable zone may carry a retention tab. In another embodiment, the medial portion may define a coupling slot adapted to receive a coupler as the stacking feature. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202213 | Routing Device for Optical Fibre Systems - A routing device is provided for use in optical systems for routing and distributing optical fibres within optical networks, optical hardware, and optical joints thereof. The routing device includes a plurality of cable ports for receiving one or more cable elements, which include one or more optical fibres. Each of a plurality of guiding tracks is connected to at least one cable port, and one or more output ports in which the optical fibres are routed from the cable ports to the output ports. An optical joint for use in optical systems includes, one or more trays and at least one routing device mounted within the optical joint. The optical joint receives the one or more cable elements, which are plugged into the routing device and routes the one or more optical fibres through the routing device to distribute them from at least one of the output ports to their respective trays. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202214 | WALL BOX ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED AT A MID-SPAN ACCESS LOCATION OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLE - The present disclosure relates to a wall box adapted to be mounted at a mid-span access location of a fiber optic telecommunications cable. The wall box includes an enclosure having a main body with an open front side. The enclosure also includes a front cover for opening and closing the open front side of the main body. The wall box defining first and second cable entrance/exit openings positioned at opposite sides of the enclosure. The main body defines an open region through an exterior wall of the main body. The open region extends from the first cable entrance/exit opening to the second cable entrance/exit opening. The enclosure also includes a cable cover that is mounted to the main body to cover the open region. The cable cover is a separate component from the front cover. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202215 | Copy Protection Method and Apparatus - A copy protection method and apparatus is disclosed. Various protection signals are added to a video signal in the vicinity of the colour burst part of the signal. The protection signals are selected to interfere with the frequency down conversion process in the video recorder so that the colour burst cannot be recorded properly. The protection signals are chosen so that when a modified video signal containing the original video signal and the protection signals has been recorded by a video recorder, playback of the modified video signal exhibits visual artefacts that are not visible before recording of the modified signal occurred. The protection signals are also used to carry digital control information for controlling the operation of a digital recorder. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090202216 | RETENTION OF PROGRAM PORTIONS VIEWED IN PRIOR DISPLAYED TV CHANNELS - Systems and methods are provided for managing a time-shift buffer (TSB) that is used for buffering video presentations. One such method includes receiving user input identifying a storage capacity for the TSB and modifying a storage capacity of the TSB such that it is at least substantially equal to the storage capacity identified by the user input. | 08-13-2009 |
