35th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140241597 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Biometric authentication devices, systems and methods are provided. The authentication device includes biometric reader configured for generating raw biometric data indicative of a physiological characteristic of a user; and processor operatively coupled to the biometric reader, the processor being configured for: receiving the raw biometric data, generating derivative biometric data by processing a portion of the raw biometric data relating to a pre-selected aspect of the physiological characteristic, the pre-selected aspect being suitable for identifying the user, the derivative biometric data being indicative of a plurality of instances of the pre-selected aspect in the raw biometric data, generating biometric identification data from the derivative biometric data, the biometric identification data being based upon relationships between the plurality of instances of the pre-selected aspect in the raw biometric data, and using the biometric identification data to identify the user. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241598 | Method and Apparatus for Processing Biometric Images - A method and apparatus for applying gradient edge detection to detect features in a biometric, such as a fingerprint, based on data representing an image of at least a portion of the biometric. The image is modeled as a function of the features. Data representing an image of the biometric is acquired, and features of the biometric are modeled for at least two resolutions. The method and apparatus improves analysis of both high-resolution images of biometrics of friction ridge containing skin that include resolved pores and lower resolution images of biometrics without resolved pores. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241599 | PROVIDING REAL-TIME MARKER DETECTION FOR A STENT IN MEDICAL IMAGING - Real-time marker detection in medical imaging of a stent may be provided. A plurality of frames of image data may be obtained. A plurality of candidate markers for the stent may be determined in the plurality of frames of image data. One or more markers from the plurality of candidate markers may be detected. The detecting may be based on automatic initialization using a subset of frames of image data from the plurality of frames of image data. The detecting may be performed in real-time with the obtaining. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241600 | COMBINED SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION AND REGISTRATION FOR LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY - A computer-implemented method of performing a combined surface reconstruction and registration of stereo laparoscopic images includes a computer system generating an intraoperative three-dimensional model of an anatomical area of interest and receiving a plurality of stereo endoscopic images of the anatomical area of interest from a laparoscope. The computer system performs a first stereo reconstruction process using the stereo endoscopic images to yield a first surface image corresponding to the anatomical area of interest and aligns the first surface image with a surface of the intraoperative three-dimensional model using a rigid registration process. Then, the computer system performs a second stereo reconstruction process using the first surface image and prior knowledge from a pre-operative three dimensional model to yield a second surface image corresponding to the anatomical area of interest and aligns the second surface image with the surface of the intraoperative three-dimensional model using a non-rigid registration process. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241601 | System for Analysis and Imaging Using Perturbation Feature Quanta - A medical device comprises a processor programmed to detect and analyze perturbations of biologic particle densities and convert a set of features of the perturbations into a discreet set of quanta in relation to a phenotypic, baseline or expected range of the perturbation features. The processor is also programmed to convert at least a second set of features from a second perturbation into a second discreet set of quanta and to compare the first set of set of quanta with the second set of quanta and to render motion images of the perturbations and quanta. The quanta may be defined at least in part by the pattern of perturbations or a clinical condition. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241602 | System for Presentation of Sequential Blood Laboratory Measurements to Image Recognition Systems - A system for presenting data to an image recognition system is described herein, wherein the system comprises at least one processor programmed to receive time specific medical data comprising a plurality of lab values, particle concentrations, and/or physical measurements of blood of a patient collected at a series of points in time and convert the biologic particle densities into image components, images or sequences of images. The processor is programmed to generate the image components, images or sequences of images on a map or display and to present the map or display to an image recognition system. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241603 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING MOTION IMAGES OF FEATURE SETS OF PERTURBATIONS OF BIOLOGIC PARTICLE DENSITIES - A patient monitoring system detects perturbations and detects or determines features of the perturbations and generates image cells responsive to the perturbations, organelles within the cells responsive to the features, and clinical regions responsive to the cells, and visualizations responsive to the clinical regions. The system also generates time-lapsable motion images comprising the cells which change over time in response to changes in the features or the detection of new perturbations. The system may convert the features into quanta defined at least in part by the clinical condition and may generate image components, such as pixels or groups of pixels, responsive to the quanta. Motion images may be generated from the image components. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241604 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING ARTERIAL INPUT FUNCTION AND APPLICATION THEREOF TO DYNAMIC CONTRAST ENHANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - The present invention discloses a method for extracting AIF and an application thereof to DCE-MRI. The method comprises steps: contacting a target tissue with a contrast agent to obtain a plurality of images; using the plurality of images to work out the tissue concentration curve of the contrast agent in each voxel; calculating the purity of the tissue concentration curve of each voxel according to the tissue concentration curves; and extracting the voxel having the highest purity as the optimized arterial location; and extracting the tissue concentration curve of the voxel having the highest purity as the arterial input function. The extracted AIF is applied to a pharmacokinetic model to obtain associated pharmacokinetic parameters. The present invention not only improves the accuracy and reliability of the derived quantitative indexes but also promotes the efficiency of the quantitative analysis. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241605 | Methods and computer program products for quantitative three-dimensional image correction and clinical parameter computation in optical coherence tomography - Methods and computer program products for quantitative three-dimensional (“3D”) image correction in optical coherence tomography. Using the methods and computer program products, index interface (refracting) surfaces from the raw optical coherence tomography (“OCT”) dataset from an OCT system can be segmented. Normal vectors or partial derivatives of the curvature at a refracting surface can be calculated to obtain a refracted image voxel. A new position of each desired refracted image voxel can be iteratively computed. New refracted corrected voxel positions to an even sampling grid can be interpolated to provide corrected image data. In some embodiments, clinical outputs from the corrected image data can be computed. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241606 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LESION SEGMENTATION IN MEDICAL IMAGE - An apparatus and method are provided including a first segmenter and a second segmenter. The first segmenter is configured to generate a first segmentation result from a medical image using a first segmentation parameter for a candidate lesion. The second segmenter is configured to determine a target lesion to segment from among the candidate lesion based on the first segmentation result, and generate a second segmentation result using a second segmentation parameter to segment the target lesion. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241607 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A medical image processing apparatus is configured as follows. Namely the apparatus is provided with a first image generation unit which executes reconfiguration processing based on X-ray transmission data to generate a contrast blood vessel figure three-dimensional image data including a figure of a blood vessel in a subject having a contrast media injected thereto, a second image generation unit which executes reconfiguration processing based on the X-ray transmission data to generate a human anatomy figure three-dimensional image data including a figure of a human anatomy in the subject having no contrast media injected thereto, a black-and-white reverse processing unit which executes black-and-white reverse processing with respect to the contrast blood vessel figure three-dimensional image data to generate black-and-white reversed three-dimensional image data, and a combination processing unit which combines the human anatomy figure three-dimensional image data with the black-and-white reversed three-dimensional image data to generate combined image data. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241608 | METHOD OF ANALYZING A MEDICAL IMAGE - A method of analyzing a medical image, where the medical image comprises one or more than one region of interest, and where the method comprises a) providing the medical image comprising a set of actual image values; b) rescaling the actual image values to produce corresponding rescaled image values and to produce a rescaled image from the rescaled image values; c) deriving a histogram of the rescaled image values; d) using the histogram to derive an adaptive segmentation threshold; e) using the adaptive segmentation threshold to recursively split the rescaled image; f) terminating the recursive splitting of the sub(sub) images using one or more than one predetermined criteria; and g) identifying one sub(sub) image in the terminated Hierarchical Region Splitting Tree which comprises the region of interest. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241609 | MOBILE CHECK ISSUE CAPTURE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method is presented for assembling information contained within a financial instrument for subsequent verification of the financial instrument, wherein the financial instrument includes an identifier corresponding to a payee of the financial instrument. An imaging device, such as, for example, a mobile phone or the like, is used to obtain an image of the financial instrument prior to the financial instrument being transferred to the payee. Information is extracted from the image of the financial instrument, and the information is transferred to a storage area that is separate and remote from the imaging device. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241610 | Generalized Virtual Inspector - Generalized virtual inspectors are provided. One system includes two or more actual systems configured to perform one or more processes on specimen(s) while the specimen(s) are disposed within the actual systems. The system also includes one or more virtual systems coupled to the actual systems to thereby receive output generated by the actual systems and to send information to the actual systems. The virtual system(s) are configured to perform one or more functions using at least some of the output received from the actual systems. The virtual system(s) are not capable of having the specimen(s) disposed therein. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241611 | PATTERN INSPECTION METHOD AND PATTERN INSPECTION APPARATUS - A pattern inspection method includes acquiring an image of a pattern in a stripe region concerned, regarding each of stripe regions of the first group each not including an adjacent stripe region in plural stripe regions obtained by virtually dividing an inspection region of a target object on which patterns have been formed into the plural stripe regions each partially overlapping an adjacent stripe region, wherein the acquiring is performed using laser lights or electron beams, in a longitudinal direction of the stripe region of the first group, and acquiring an image of a pattern in a stripe region concerned, regarding each of stripe regions of the second group each not including an adjacent stripe region, in remaining stripe regions other than the first group stripe regions, wherein the acquiring is performed using laser lights or electron beams, in the longitudinal direction of the stripe region of the second group. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241612 | REAL TIME STEREO MATCHING - Real-time stereo matching is described, for example, to find depths of objects in an environment from an image capture device capturing a stream of stereo images of the objects. For example, the depths may be used to control augmented reality, robotics, natural user interface technology, gaming and other applications. Streams of stereo images, or single stereo images, obtained with or without patterns of illumination projected onto the environment are processed using a parallel-processing unit to obtain depth maps. In various embodiments a parallel-processing unit propagates values related to depth in rows or columns of a disparity map in parallel. In examples, the values may be propagated according to a measure of similarity between two images of a stereo pair; propagation may be temporal between disparity maps of frames of a stream of stereo images and may be spatial within a left or right disparity map. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241613 | COORDINATED STEREO IMAGE ACQUISITION AND VIEWING SYSTEM - An image processing apparatus is provided, which includes a first calculation unit to calculate a first position of at least one first point sampled from an actual 3-dimensional (3D) object to be acquired as stereo 3D images, a second calculation unit to calculate a second position of at least one second point of a receiving end corresponding to the first point, using at least one second parameter related to the receiving end provided with the stereo 3D images, and a determination unit to determine at least one first parameter related to a transmission end to acquire and provide the stereo 3D images to the receiving end so that a difference between the first position and the second position is minimized. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241614 | System for 2D/3D Spatial Feature Processing - An electronic device ( | 2014-08-28 |
20140241615 | Design and Optimization of Plenoptic Imaging Systems - The spatial resolution of captured plenoptic images is enhanced. In one aspect, the plenoptic imaging process is modeled by a pupil image function (PIF), and a PIF inversion process is applied to the captured plenoptic image to produce a better resolution estimate of the object. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241616 | MATCHING USERS ACROSS IDENTIFIABLE SERVICES BASED ON IMAGES - A method for determining that a user associated with a first identifiable device or identifiable service is also associated with a second identifiable device or identifiable service by a) generating one or more first image descriptors for one or more first images stored on the first identifiable service associated with a first user, b) generating one or more second image descriptors for one or more second images stored on the second identifiable service associated with a second user, c) calculating, based on the generated first and second image descriptors, the probability that the first user is also the second user. Also provided is a computer readable storage medium containing program code for implementing the method. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241617 | CAMERA/OBJECT POSE FROM PREDICTED COORDINATES - Camera or object pose calculation is described, for example, to relocalize a mobile camera (such as on a smart phone) in a known environment or to compute the pose of an object moving relative to a fixed camera. The pose information is useful for robotics, augmented reality, navigation and other applications. In various embodiments where camera pose is calculated, a trained machine learning system associates image elements from an image of a scene, with points in the scene's 3D world coordinate frame. In examples where the camera is fixed and the pose of an object is to be calculated, the trained machine learning system associates image elements from an image of the object with points in an object coordinate frame. In examples, the image elements may be noisy and incomplete and a pose inference engine calculates an accurate estimate of the pose. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241618 | Combining Region Based Image Classifiers - Examples disclosed herein relate to combining region based image classifiers. In one implementation, a processor measures correct classification and misclassification levels associated with a first image classifier related to a first image feature region and measures correct classification and misclassification levels associated with a second image classifier related to a second image feature region. The processor may create a combined classifier based on the first image classifier correct classification and misclassification levels and based on the second image classifier correct classification and misclassification levels such that the combined classifier is related to the first image feature region and the second image feature region. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241619 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ABNORMAL MOVEMENT - Provided are a method and apparatus for detecting an abnormal movement. The apparatus includes a feature tracing unit configured to extract features of a moving object in an input image, trace a variation in position of the extracted features according to time, and ascertain trajectories of the extracted features; a topic online learning unit configured to classify the input image in units of documents which are bundles of the trajectories, and ascertain probability distribution states of topics, which constitute the classified document, by using an online learning method which is a probabilistic topic model; and a movement pattern online learning unit configured to learn a velocity and a direction for each of the ascertained topics, and learn a movement pattern by inferring a spatiotemporal correlation between the ascertained topics. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241620 | Illumination Estimation Using Natural Scene Statistics - A method for estimating illumination of an image captured by a digital system is provided that includes computing a feature vector for the image, identifying at least one best reference illumination class for the image from a plurality of predetermined reference illumination classes using the feature vector, an illumination classifier, and predetermined classification parameters corresponding to each reference illumination class, and computing information for further processing of the image based on the at least one best reference illumination class, wherein the information is at least one selected from a group consisting of color temperature and white balance gains. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241621 | GENERATING USER INSIGHTS FROM USER IMAGES AND OTHER DATA - A method of generating user insights based on one or more user images and one or more other data is provided, including receiving one or more image files on an identifiable device or service, receiving at least one of image metadata or identifiable device or service metadata, analyzing features of the received image files, based on at least one of the received image metadata or identifiable device or service metadata and generating at least one user insight for a user associated with the identifiable device or service. Also provided is a computer readable storage medium containing program code for implementing the method. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241622 | Image Type Classifier For Improved Remote Presentation Session Compression - An invention is disclosed for classifying a graphic—e.g. as text or non-text. In embodiments, machine learning is used to generate a solution for classifying graphics of a graphic based on providing the machine learning system a plurality of graphics that are already classified. The way to determine a classification is then used by a remote presentation session server to classify tiles of frames to be transmitted to a client in a remote presentation session. The server encodes the tiles based on their classifications and transmits the encoded tiles to the client. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241623 | Window Dependent Feature Regions and Strict Spatial Layout for Object Detection - Systems and methods for object detection by receiving an image; segmenting the image and identifying candidate bounding boxes which may contain an object; for each candidate bounding box, dividing the box into overlapped small patches, and extracting dense features from the patches; during a training phase, applying a learning process to learn one or more discriminative classification models to classify negative boxes and positive boxes; and during an operational phase, for a new box generated from the image, applying the learned classification model to classify whether the box contains an object. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241624 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - Various aspects of a system and method for image processing may include a computing device having one or more processors. The computing device may be operable to determine luminance values of multiple pixels in a subset of a frame of a two-dimensional image. The computing device may be operable to determine texture values of the multiple pixels in the subset of the frame. The computing device may be operable to identify a subject region and a background region in the frame of the two-dimensional image based on the determined luminance values and the determined texture values of the plurality of pixels. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241625 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to an aspect of the present invention, an image processing method for extracting a pixel having a specific feature includes: extracting pixels representing an object, to which the pixel having the specific feature belongs, from a given input image based on an image feature other than color; extracting principal colors from the pixels; selecting, from a plurality of pre-trained color distribution models deposited in a repository, a color distribution model closest in distance metric, which indicates distance relative to the extracted principal colors, to the extracted principal colors by performing a search through the repository using the extracted principal colors; and segmenting the input image by categorizing pixels in the input image using the selected color distribution model. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241626 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING VIDEO BASED ON SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS - A video analysis apparatus may include a generating unit to generate at least one spatiotemporal pattern by performing pixel sampling on a plurality of frames in an input video, an extracting unit to extract at least one region of interest having a sinusoidal pattern from the at least one spatiotemporal pattern, and an analysis unit to perform a frequency analysis of the at least one region of interest to determine whether the input video includes a predetermined type of content. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241627 | ENVIRONMENT EVALUATION APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, an environment evaluation apparatus includes a generation unit, a storage and a comparison unit. The generation unit generates a feeling index representing a feeling toward a target image to be processed. The storage stores a plurality of comparative images and corresponding comparative feeling indexes, according to each of feeling categories. The comparison unit extracts, as a similar image, at least one of the comparative images corresponding to at least one of the comparative feeling indexes having a degree of similarity to the feeling index not less than a threshold value, by comparing the feeling index with the comparative feeling indexes. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241628 | Toner Limit Processing Mechanism - A method is disclosed. The method includes analyzing each tile of a sheetside image to determine if one or more color values of a tile exceeds a predetermined maximum value. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241629 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIFFERENTIATING SYNTHETIC AND NON-SYNTHETIC IMAGES - The techniques introduced here include a system and method for transcoding multimedia content based on the results of content analysis. The determination of specific transcoding parameters, used for transcoding multimedia content, can be performed by utilizing the results of content analysis of the multimedia content. One of the results of the content analysis is the determination of image type of any images included in the multimedia content. The content analysis uses one or more of several techniques, including analyzing content metadata, examining colors of contiguous pixels in the content, using histogram analysis, using compression distortion analysis, analyzing image edges, or examining user provided inputs. Transcoding the multimedia content can include adapting the content to the constraints in delivery and display, processing and storage of user computing devices. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241630 | Indexed Color History In Image Coding - An encoder may implement an indexed color history that stores color values for previously encoded pixels. The encoder may obtain a current pixel or current group of pixels for encoding and determine whether to encode the current pixel using the indexed color history. In doing so, the encoder may compare a color value of the current pixel with color values of the previously coded pixels to determine whether the current pixel is sufficiently similar to a previously coded pixel color value, e.g., by satisfying one or more similarity criteria. When the similarity criteria are satisfied, the encoder may encode the current pixel as an index value referencing the entry in the indexed color history storing a color value that satisfies the similarity criteria. When the similarity criteria are not satisfied, the encoder may encode the current pixel using another encoding method or technique. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241631 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TAX DATA CAPTURE AND USE - A computer-implemented method of acquiring tax data for use in tax preparation application includes acquiring an image of at least one document containing tax data therein with an imaging device. A computer extracts one or more features from the acquired image of the at least one document and compares the extracted one or more features to a database containing a plurality of different tax forms. The database may include a textual database and/or geometric database. The computer identifies a tax form corresponding to the at least one document from the plurality of different tax forms based at least in part on a confidence level associated with the comparison of the extracted one or more features to the database. At least a portion of the tax data from the acquired image is transferred into corresponding fields of the tax preparation application. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241632 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed is an imaging apparatus for generating data of a phase image based on an interference pattern acquired by a shearing interferometer, including: a differential phase data calculating unit that calculates first differential phase data expressing a change of a phase in a first direction and second differential phase data expressing a change of a phase in a second direction, based on interference pattern data generated by an electromagnetic wave transmitted through a subject; a second-order differential phase data calculating unit that calculates first second-order differential phase data by differentiating the first differential phase data in the first direction, and calculates second second-order differential phase data by differentiating the second differential phase data in the second direction; and a phase data calculating unit that calculates the phase image by solving a second-order differential equation including the first and second second-order differential phase data as functions. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241633 | RAPID DETECTION - In accordance with various aspects of the disclosure, a detecting engine for detecting targets/materials in hyperspectral scenes is disclosed. The detecting engine combines data partitioning and dimensionality reduction to reduce the number of computations needed to identify in which pixels in a hyperspectral scene a given material is present. Computation reduction (in some instances, by two fold) greatly impacts the speed of and power consumed by the detecting engine making the engine suitable for hyperspectral imaging of large scenes, processing using many filters per pixel, or missions requiring testing large numbers of reference spectra to see which are present in a scene. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241634 | CONTOUR DETECTION AND IMAGE CLASSIFICATION - Systems and methods are provided for creating contour images that represent the contour of objects reflected in images, calculating contour histogram descriptors of the contour images, and classifying images based in part on the histogram descriptors of the contour images. For example, a contour image of an image is created. A radial-polar grid having a plurality of radial-polar bins is then positioned on the contour image. A contour histogram descriptor is created to include a number of bins that correspond to the radial-polar bins of the radial-polar grid, where the contents of the bins of the contour histogram descriptor represent the number of pixels of the contour image that are located in the corresponding radial-polar bins of the radial-polar grid. Images are classified at least based in part on comparisons between contour histogram descriptors of the images and contour histogram descriptors of training images. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241635 | SCREENSHOT ORIENTATION DETECTION - A method and/or system for screenshot orientation detection may include performing an initial optical character recognition (OCR) and/or an initial face recognition technique on a screenshot of an application. A determination of whether the screenshot orientation is correct may be made based on, for example, the initial OCR and/or the initial face recognition technique. In an event when the screenshot orientation is not correct, a determination of a correct screenshot orientation may be made. In this regard, the screenshot may be rotated (e.g., by a predetermined number of degrees). A subsequent OCR and/or a subsequent face recognition technique may be performed on the rotated screenshot. A determination may be made whether the screenshot orientation of the rotated screenshot is correct based on, for example, the subsequent OCR and/or the subsequent face recognition technique. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241636 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING IMAGE NOISE - A system and method for removing noise from images are disclosed herein. An exemplary system includes an edge-detection-based adaptive filter that identifies edge pixels and non-edge pixels in an image and selects a filtering technique for at least one non-edge pixel based on a comparison of the at least one non-edge pixel to a neighboring pixel region, wherein such comparison indicates whether the at least one non-edge pixel is a result of low-light noise. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241637 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME CAPABLE DISPARITY ESTIMATION FOR VIRTUAL VIEW RENDERING SUITABLE FOR MULTI-THREADED EXECUTION - An apparatus for estimating a disparity map based on at least two images is provided. The apparatus includes at least two processing units, which include a pixel recursion unit configured to determine a disparity value as a pixel recursion disparity candidate based on a plurality of pixel values of the at least two images and a selector configured to select a selected disparity candidate to determine at least one of the disparity map values of the disparity map. The selector is adapted to select the selected disparity candidate from a candidate group assigned to the selector. The candidate group assigned to the selector includes the pixel recursion disparity candidate, a second disparity candidate and a third disparity candidate. Moreover, the selector is adapted to select the selected disparity candidate independently from a different selector of a different processing unit of the at least two processing units. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241638 | VISUAL INFORMATION PROCESSING ALLOCATION BETWEEN A MOBILE DEVICE AND A NETWORK - An illustrative mobile device includes a data storage configured to at least temporarily store visual information and at least one processor that is configured to determine whether to request visual information processing from a network with which the mobile device may communicate. The processor is configured to determine a mobile device condition and a network condition. The processor determines a type of feature from the visual information to use for classification based on the determined mobile device and network conditions. The processor is configured to classify the visual information based on the determined type of feature and determine a confidence indicator based on the classification. The processor determines whether to request visual information processing from the network based on the determined confidence indicator. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241639 | REDUCTION OF CFAR FALSE ALARMS VIA CLASSIFICATION AND SEGMENTATION OF SAR IMAGE CLUTTER - The classification and segmentation system of the current invention makes use of information from pixels of an image, namely the magnitude of the pixels, to run specific analytics to classify and segment the image pixels into different groups. This invention includes a system for processing an image, the system including an input device, a processor, a memory and a monitor. The input device is configured to receive image data, where the image data includes pixels and each pixel has a magnitude. The memory has instructions stored in it that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to run calculations. The calculations include: calculating the log-magnitudes from the magnitudes of at least a plurality of the pixels, calculating standard deviations of the log-magnitudes for subsets of the plurality of pixels and compute an integral of the standard deviations over a desired range. The pixels are classified into different groups based on a value of the integral relative to one or more integral values. In one embodiment, a monitor is configured to display a threshold image, wherein the threshold image includes the different groups of pixels. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241640 | Bitmap Processing Mechanism - A method is disclosed. The method includes retrieving one or more compressed objects and inserting the compressed objects directly into a compressed bitmap during compression of a sheetside image. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241641 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING - Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for image encoding/decoding. The method for image decoding includes comparing whether a size of a current transform block and a size of a smallest transform block (smallest transform unit (STU)) are the same as each other, and decoding information indicating whether transformation is performed on the current transform block and determining whether to perform inverse transformation on the current transform block based on the decoded information indicating whether the transformation is performed when the size of the current transform block and the size of a smallest transform block are the same as each other. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241642 | MULTI LAYERED IMAGE ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUE - A system for enhancing an input image including receiving an input image and filtering the input image with a plurality of non-linear smoothing filters providing a respective plurality of filtered outputs. The system processes a plurality of the filtered outputs with respect to at least one of another of the filtered outputs and the input image to determine a plurality of detail layers. The system filters the plurality of detail layers with a plurality of non-linear smoothing filters providing a respective plurality of smoothed layers. The system adjusts the plurality of smoothed layers in such a manner that regions closer to an edge are enhanced to a lesser extent than regions farther from an edge and combining the adjusted the smoothed layers to provide an enhanced output image. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241643 | IMAGE PROCESSING USING A BILATERAL GRID - A method of processing a digital image. The method comprises: populating ( | 2014-08-28 |
20140241644 | METHOD, MEDIUM, AND APPARATUS OF FILTERING DEPTH NOISE USING DEPTH INFORMATION - A depth noise filtering method and apparatus is provided. The depth noise filtering method may perform spatial filtering or temporal filtering according to depth information. In order to perform spatial filtering, the depth noise filtering method may determine a characteristic of a spatial filter based on depth information. Also, in order to perform temporal filtering, the depth noise filtering method may determine a number of reference frames based on depth information. The depth noise filtering method may adaptively remove depth noise according to depth information and thereby enhance a noise filtering performance. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241645 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND MEMORY DEVICE IN WHICH IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM IS STORED - Provided is an image processing apparatus including an edge identifying portion that generates an edge image in which an edge is identified at each pixel in an input image; a mask-image generating portion that distinguishes an edge direction at a pixel of interest in the input image, that calculates a difference between pixel values of pixels that are positioned perpendicular to the edge direction and that are positioned symmetrically to each other, with the pixel of interest located at a center thereof, and that generates a mask image in which a pixel value of the pixel of interest is increased as that difference decreases; an enhancement-filter image generating portion that generates an enhancement-filter image by multiplying pixel values of pixels of the edge image by pixel values of the mask image; and a combining portion that generates an output image by combining the input image and the enhancement-filter image. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241646 | MULTI LAYERED IMAGE ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUE - A system for enhancing an input image including receiving an input image and filtering the input image with a plurality of non-linear smoothing filters providing a respective plurality of filtered outputs. The system processes a plurality of the filtered outputs with respect to at least one of another of the filtered outputs and the input image to determine a plurality of detail layers. The system filters the plurality of detail layers with a plurality of non-linear smoothing filters providing a respective plurality of smoothed layers. The system adjusts the plurality of smoothed layers in such a manner that regions closer to an edge are enhanced to a lesser extent than regions farther from an edge and combining the adjusted the smoothed layers to provide an enhanced output image. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241647 | METHOD OF CREATING COMPOUND FILE AND DATA STORAGE DEVICE HAVING THE COMPOUND FILE - A method for creating a compound file where additional data is inserted into an image file and a data storage device having the compound file recorded therein is provided. The method includes receiving, by a compound file creating apparatus, the image file and the additional data, and creating, by the compound file creating apparatus, the compound file by using the received image file and the additional data, wherein the compound file comprises an image file header corresponding to the image file, image data corresponding to the image file, and a marker recorded in a tail of the compound file and indicating that the compound file is an image file having the additional data inserted therein. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241648 | PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE, PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD, AND PLAYBACK METHOD - A photographing device according to the present invention comprises: an imaging section that captures a subject image and outputs image data; a motion picture recording section that records a motion picture based on the image data; a parameter setting section that sets a photographing parameter to change a photographing state; and a parameter control section that automatically changes the photographing parameter during the recording of the motion picture regardless of the set photographing parameter. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241649 | PACKAGING CONTAINER THAT CAN BE VENTILATED - A particularly simple construction is intended for a packaging container for bulk material, in particular a sack or bag made of a plastic film with at least one container wall which encloses the bulk material, which comprises a multilayer venting region extending in the longitudinal direction of the container and consisting of at least one inner layer and one outer layer, wherein the venting region has at least one inner and outer opening, wherein the inner openings are designed as apertures in a strip-shaped surface region of the inner layer of the venting region, wherein the surface region extends over at least a portion of the direction of extent of the venting region, and wherein the at least one outer opening is formed in a joining seam laterally limiting the venting region, wherein a shielding element inside the venting region is associated with the outer opening in the joining seam for the deliberate diversion of at least a partial flow of the air flow passing through the venting region. This is achieved as a result of the venting region having just one chamber in which the shielding element separates the inner and outer openings from each other and the shielding element has a length that is between 10% and 50% of the overall length of the venting region. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241650 | TRACK ROLLER FOOD TABLE SLIDE - An anti-binding slide is disclosed. In certain embodiments, the slide includes a bar having a pin hole adjacent the distal end of the bar. A rolling assembly includes rollers connected by a pin along a roller axis, the pin being positionable in the pin hole. A casing accepts the distal end of the bar. The rollers are positionable within tracks of the casing. The rollers, and thus the distal end of the bar, are able to move within the casing between a compressed position and an extended position. The pin hole provides a clearance fit for the pin, such that small movements of the bar do not interfere with the orientation of the roller axis with respect to the casing. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241651 | PULL-OUT GUIDE FOR A DRAWER - The invention relates to a pull-out guide for a drawer, comprising a body rail that is to be attached to a furniture body, a drawer rail that is to be attached to the drawer, and a central rail that is movably mounted between the body rail and the drawer rail, wherein at least one carriage having at least one rolling element is mounted in a movable manner between the central rail and the drawer rail, and wherein the at least one rolling element runs on at least one support profile of the central rail, wherein the at least one support profile is arranged as a separate component on the central rail. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241652 | ROLLING ELEMENT ACCOMMODATING TOOL - Provided is a practical rolling element accommodating tool that engages firmly with a reinforcing material without compromising flexibility, wherein tension strength of the reinforcing material is sufficiently exhibited. A rolling element accommodating tool for rotatably accommodating a plurality of rolling elements ( | 2014-08-28 |
20140241653 | RADIAL FOIL BEARING - The radial foil bearing for surrounding and supporting a rotary shaft includes a cylindrical top foil disposed so as to face the rotary shaft, a back foil disposed at a radially outer side of the top foil, and a cylindrical bearing housing accommodating the top foil and the back foil. Engagement-projecting portions are provided on both ends of an inner circumferential surface of the bearing housing. Engagement notches engaging with the engagement-projecting portions are formed on both ends of the back foil. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241654 | BEARING APPARATUS HAVING SUPERHARD BEARING ELEMENTS - Bearing assemblies and apparatuses are disclosed. Such bearing assemblies may be employed in bearing apparatuses for use in downhole motors of a subterranean drilling system or other mechanical systems. In an embodiment of the present invention, a bearing apparatus includes a first bearing assembly including a first substantially continuous polycrystalline diamond bearing surface defining an annular surface, and a second bearing assembly including a second substantially continuous polycrystalline diamond bearing surface defining an annular surface. The second substantially continuous polycrystalline diamond bearing surface generally opposes the first substantially continuous polycrystalline diamond bearing surface. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241655 | STABILIZED BACKING RING AND STABILIZING RING THEREFOR - An axle (A) has a journal ( | 2014-08-28 |
20140241656 | Electro-Optic Modulator - An electro-optic modulator for the modulation of optical radiation of a predetermined wavelength, the electro-optic modulator having at least one optical resonator in which a standing optical wave can be formed for the predetermined wavelength. In the resonator, at least two doped semiconductor sections—as seen in the longitudinal direction of the resonator—are arranged at a distance from one another, and the at least two doped semiconductor sections respectively lie locally at an intensity minimum of the standing optical wave. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241657 | OPTICAL MODULATOR WITH AUTOMATIC BIAS CORRECTION - An optical modulator uses an optoelectronic phase comparator configured to provide, in the form of an electrical signal, a measure of a phase difference between two optical waves. The phase comparator includes an optical directional coupler having two coupled channels respectively defining two optical inputs for receiving the two optical waves to be compared. Two photodiodes are configured to respectively receive the optical output powers of the two channels of the directional coupler. An electrical circuit is configured to supply, as a measure of the optical phase shift, an electrical signal proportional to the difference between the electrical signals produced by the two photodiodes. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241658 | Electro-Optic Silicon Modulator With Longitudinally Nonuniform Modulation - A device, such as a silicon modulator, in accordance with the present disclosure employs PN diodes without sacrificing the modulation depth, while achieving lower loss and better impedance matching to 50-Ohm drivers. In one embodiment, the device includes an input waveguide, an input optical splitter coupled to the input waveguide, first and second optical phase shifters coupled to the input optical splitter, an output optical splitter coupled to the first and second phase shifters, and an output waveguide coupled to the output optical splitter. The phase shifters are designed with variant capacitance per unit length. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241659 | OPTICAL MODULATOR MODULE AND SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL MODULATOR - A semiconductor optical modulator includes optical input and output portions; a plurality of Mach-Zehnder modulators including first and second waveguide arms having first and second modulation electrodes, respectively; an optical demultiplexer coupled between the optical input portion and the Mach-Zehnder modulator through an optical waveguide; an optical multiplexer coupled between the optical output portion and the Mach-Zehnder modulator; a plurality of electrical inputs including first, second, and common electrodes disposed between the first and second electrodes; and a plurality of differential transmission lines electrically connecting the electrical inputs to the Mach-Zehnder modulators. The Mach-Zehnder modulators, the optical demultiplexer, the optical multiplexer, the electrical inputs, and the differential transmission lines are disposed on a single substrate. In addition, the first and second modulation electrodes, the electrical inputs, and the differential transmission lines have a differential impedance in a range of 80Ω to 95Ω. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241660 | OPTICAL CLOSED LOOP MICRORESONATOR AND THYRISTOR MEMORY DEVICE - A monolithic semiconductor device that includes a waveguide structure optically coupled to an optical resonator. The optical resonator is adapted to process light at a predetermined wavelength. The optical resonator includes a closed loop waveguide having a plurality of straight sections that are optically coupled together by bend sections. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241661 | SUBWAVELENGTH GRATING COUPLER - A method, system or device for configuring an optical coupling device including obtaining characteristics of an optical signal and ambient conditions for storage in memory, utilizing a processor for identifying an optimum effective subwavelength area refractive index and a grating period for the input signal and ambient characteristics stored in memory, and utilizing the processor for identifying a preferred filling factor for a transverse polarization. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241662 | OPTICAL DEVICE MODULE AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An optical device module includes a substrate, an interlayer insulating layer on the substrate, an optical waveguide on the interlayer insulating layer, an optical device on the optical waveguide, and a prism disposed between the optical device and the optical waveguide. The prism has a refractive index greater than a refractive index of the optical waveguide. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241663 | Ultra-High Power Multimode Combiner - An ultra-high power fiber laser system includes a multimode combiner which is configured with a plurality of low mode fibers bundled together and tapering toward its downstream end. The system further includes a clad mode absorber extending along the tapered downstream end of the combiner and extending over a portion of the combiner's output fiber. The absorber is configured with sequentially located zones which are provided with respective refractive indices. In a forward propagating direction of light signal, the upstream zone includes polymeric material with the refractive index higher than that of the cladding of the combiner end fiber. This zone is configured to remove the back reflected core guided light bled into the cladding of the combiner through a splice between combiner end and output fibers. The intermediate zone includes polymeric material configured with a refractive index lower than that of the cladding of the combiner output fiber so it can prevent clad guided signal light from decoupling the cladding under the material. The downstream zone is configured with polymeric material having a refractive index lower than that of the cladding of the combiner output fiber. The polymeric material of the downstream zone is impregnated with a plurality of light diffusers scattering high numerical aperture rays of the clad-guided signal light. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241664 | Expanded Beam Optical Connector and Method of Making the Same - An expanded beam (EB) optical connector. In some embodiments, the EB optical connector includes: a rigid, hollow, straight contact tube having a centerline axis; and a collimator assembly having an optical axis and comprising an optical fiber and a collimating lens, wherein the centerline axis of the contact tube is at least substantially aligned with the optical axis such that collimated light produced by the lens from light exiting the fiber travels though the contact tube and the loss of light caused by misalignment of the axes is not more than 2 dB. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241665 | LIGHT BEAM COLLIMATOR PARTICULARLY SUTABLE FOR A DENSELY PACKED ARRAY - A method and apparatus for controlled displacement, rotation and deformation of parts of a fiber optic collimator so as to provide multiple degrees of adjustment freedom that are decoupled one from another, for adjusting the path of a light beam, comprising: an output elongate hollow node for passing a light beam therethrough and towards a lens, and an elongate hollow base node having separate top and bottom parts connected to each other by opposed ends of a plurality of flexible rods that restrict the relative movement between the top and bottom parts of the base node to substantially only translational parallel movement. Opposed portions of the top and bottom parts of the base node each include a respective screw and an opposed slanted surface, which upon interaction, develop a shearing force which is applied to the top and bottom parts of the base node and cause a translational parallel relative movement therebetween. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241666 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION MODULE - An optical communication module includes a photoelectric conversion unit and a lens unit, the photoelectric conversion unit includes a substrate. The lens unit is fixed on the substrate. The optical communication module further includes a cylinder. The lens unit includes a blind hole faces to the substrate. The substrate includes a mounting hole, one end of the cylinder is fixed into the blind hole, another end of the cylinder is fixed into the mounting hole. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241667 | HIGH-DENSITY MULTI-FIBER ADAPTER HOUSINGS - An adapter housing for receiving a plurality of multi-fiber connectors includes a rectangular, box-like housing structure having opposing side walls and a back wall that to adapted to mount in a 2-U space in an equipment rack, wherein the housing structure has a width of no greater than about 17.75 inches and a height of no greater than about 3.50 inches. A bank of adapters is provided for receiving multi-fiber connectors. The bank of adapters includes individual connector-adapter-connector locations that together receive at least 200 multi-fiber connector pairs within the housing structure. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241668 | HYBRID FERRULE AND FIBER OPTICAL TEST DEVICE - The present invention is a hybrid ferrule which is able to be connected to both, angle polished and flat polished, MPO connectors; a test device including the above mentioned hybrid ferrule; and a test kit, including the above mentioned test device with hybrid ferrule. The hybrid ferrule of the present invention includes first, second, and third surfaces which are designed in a special way to ensure the high quality connection with SM or MM type connectors. A hybrid fiber connector having an integrated end, a connection end, two sides, a flat center, and an optical fiber embedded in the flat center parallel to and halfway between the two sides. The connection end includes left and right edges and first, second, and third surfaces. The first surface angles upward from said left edge of said connection end to a first point, the second surface extends flat between the first point and a second point, and a third surface angles downward between the second point and the right edge of said connection end. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241669 | FEMALE OPTICAL RECEIVING DEVICE AND METHOD - The present document describes a female optical receiving device for connecting a first optical fiber to a second optical fiber. The first optical fiber is substantially centered within a proximal portion of a guidewire tubing. The female optical receiving device comprises a first ferrule or tubing having a longitudinal axis and an inside diameter adapted to an outside diameter of the guidewire tubing, and a second ferrule or tubing having a longitudinal axis and an inside diameter adapted to an outside diameter of the second optical fiber. The longitudinal axis of the first ferrule or tubing is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the second ferrule or tubing. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241670 | FEMALE HARDENED OPTICAL CONNECTORS FOR USE WITH MALE PLUG CONNECTORS - A female hardened fiber optic connector for terminating an end of a fiber optic cable that is suitable for making an optical connection with another hardened cable assembly and cable assemblies using the same are disclosed. The female hardened fiber optic connector includes a connector assembly, a crimp body, a connector sleeve, and female coupling housing. The connector sleeve has one or more orientation features that cooperate with one or more orientation features inside the female coupling housing. The crimp body has a first shell and a second shell for securing the connector assembly at a front end of the shells and a cable attachment region rearward of the front end for securing a cable. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241671 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - There is provided an optical connector configured to receive a plurality of MT ferrules attached to terminal ends of multi-fiber cables. The optical connector includes a housing through which multiple receiving holes receiving the MT ferrules are bored. The receiving holes are arranged in the direction of the long side of front end faces of the MT ferrules. A pair of holding elements is provided in each of the receiving holes. The pair of holding elements is positioned at both ends in the direction in which the receiving holes are arranged and protrude to a side at which the MT ferrules are inserted. Both ends of a rear end flange of each of the MT ferrules placed in the receiving holes are held by the pair of holding elements. The optical connector enables easy setting-in of MT ferrules and reduction in size of optical connectors can be achieved. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241672 | LIQUID DISPLACING OPTICAL COUPLING ASSEMBLIES - According to various embodiments, an optical assembly may include a ferrule element having a fiber guiding portion separated from an in-wall locating feature by an access region, and a lens element positioned opposite access region and aligned with the in-wall locating feature. The optical assembly also includes an optical component coupled to and extending through the fiber guiding portion and the access region such that a proximal end of the optical component is positioned within the in-wall locating feature. The optical component includes a coated portion that is coated with an insulator in positions proximate to the fiber guiding portion and an uncoated portion substantially free of the insulator in positions proximal to the in-wall locating feature. The optical assembly also includes a lens cover coupled to the ferrule element and positioned proximate to the lens element. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241673 | HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE IN AN OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS MODULE - A heat dissipation system and method are embodied in an optical subassembly (OSA) that mechanically couples with an electrical subassembly (ESA) of an optical communications module. When the OSA is coupled with the ESA, a heat dissipation block that is embedded in the OSA is spaced apart from components of the ESA by a small air gap. At least a portion of the heat that is generated by one or more of these components passes into the heat dissipation block, which extends through top and bottom surfaces of the OSA. Because the heat dissipation block never makes physical contact with the ESA or with components of the ESA, there is no risk of the block damaging the ESA or detrimentally affecting the electrical performance of the module. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241674 | CABLE ASSEMBLY WITH CABLE ATTACH STRUCTURE HAVING OFF-AXIS FIBER ROUTING - A cable attach structure for attaching a fiber-optic cable to a rear end and a connector to a front end is disclosed. In one embodiment, the cable attach structure is a portion of a fiber optic cable assembly having a fiber optic cable with at least one optical fiber and a connector attached to the optical fiber. The fiber optic cable is attached to the cable attach structure at a rear end and circuit board is attached to the cable attach structure at the front end. The cable attach structure also routes the at least one optical fiber away from the centerline of the connector for off-axis fiber routing. In other embodiments, the optical fiber can enter the connector from a first direction and attach to the connector in a second direction if desired. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241675 | OPTICAL COUPLINGS HAVING A CODED MAGNETIC ARRAY, AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES HAVING THE SAME - Optical couplings for optically coupling one or more devices are disclosed. According to one embodiment, an optical coupling includes an optical coupling body, an optical interface, and a coded magnetic array located at the optical coupling body. The coded magnetic array has a plurality of magnetic regions configured for mating the optical interface. The optical coupling further includes a reflective surface within the optical coupling body and positioned along an optical path of the optical coupling body. The reflective surface is operable to redirect an optical signal propagating within the optical coupling body such that it propagates through the optical interface. The optical coupling may be configured as a plug, such as a plug of a connector assembly, or as a receptacle, such as a receptacle on an electronic device. Connector assemblies of optical cables, optical coupling receptacles, and translating shutter assemblies are also disclosed. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241676 | FURCATING FIBER OPTIC CABLES WITHOUT DIRECT COUPLING OF OPTICAL FIBERS TO STRENGTH MEMBERS, AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - Furcating fiber optic cables without direct coupling of optical fibers to strength members are disclosed. Related methods and assemblies are also disclosed. The furcation includes shrink tube(s) securing optical fiber(s) to their fiber sub-unit jacket(s). The shrink tube(s) is secured inside a cable jacket of the fiber optic cable to secure fiber sub-unit(s) and their optical fiber(s) as part of the furcation. The strength member(s) of the fiber optic cable is also secured to the cable jacket as part of the furcation. The shrink tube(s) prevents direct coupling of the optical fiber(s) to the strength member(s) in the furcation. By not directly coupling the optical fiber(s) to the strength member(s), cable strain can be directed to the cable jacket and the fiber sub-unit jacket(s). The shrink tube(s) can also prevent or reduce micro-bubbles from forming around the optical fiber(s) in the furcation which may cause attenuation from optical fiber micro-bending. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241677 | MULTIPURPOSE OPTICAL FIBRE DROP CABLE - A telecommunication cable includes at least one optical fibre unit surrounded by a low fire hazard halogen free polymeric inner sheath that is covered by and in contact with a peelable, environmentally resistant polymer outer sheath. At least two discrete strength members are embedded into the low fire hazard halogen free polymeric inner sheath. The cable is intended for outdoor and indoor use. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241678 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLY - A fiber optic cable assembly includes a distribution cable and a tether cable. The distribution cable includes a jacket having a generally flat profile such that the periphery of the distribution cable, when viewed in cross-section, includes two major surfaces of the jacket that are generally flat and are connected by arcuate end surfaces of the jacket. The jacket defines a cavity therein. Further, the distribution cable includes strength members embedded in the jacket and positioned on opposing sides of the cavity. The distribution cable includes a plurality of optical fibers extending through the cavity. The tether cable includes an optical fiber that is fusion spliced to one of the optical fibers of the distribution cable by way of an opening in a side of the jacket of the distribution cable. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241679 | POWER CABLE WITH ABILITY TO PROVIDE OPTICAL FIBER UPGRADE - The disclosed power cable enables optical fibers to be installed after the power cable has been installed, thereby forming a hybrid cable. Segments of the power cable are manufactured with fiber installation tubes containing pulling members. When the power cable segments are coupled together, the fiber installation tubes and pulling members also are coupled together to form a fiber installation conduit and an extended pulling member. A fiber pull arrangement can be coupled to the extended pulling member and drawn through the fiber installation conduit within the power cable at any time subsequent to installation of the power cable. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241680 | FIBER OPTIC DISTRIBUTION CABLES AND STRUCTURES THEREFOR - A fiber optic distribution cable includes a jacket defining an exterior of the fiber optic distribution cable and a plurality of optical fibers extending through a cavity of the jacket. The jacket has an access location with a single opening formed in the jacket that extends to the cavity. A distribution optical fiber of the plurality of optical fibers extends through and protrudes from the single opening in the jacket at the access location. The length of the distribution optical fiber is at least 5/4 times the length of the single opening. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241681 | MULTI-CORE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE FOR MULTI-PARAMETER SENSING - Methods and apparatus are provided for transmitting light along multiple pathways using a multi-core optical device. One example apparatus generally includes a plurality of large diameter optical waveguides, each having a core and a cladding, and a body having a plurality of bores with the optical waveguides disposed therein, wherein at least a portion of the cladding of each of the optical waveguides is fused with the body, such that the apparatus is a monolithic structure. Such an apparatus provides for a cost- and space-efficient technique for feedthrough of multiple optical waveguides. Also, the body may have a large outer diameter which can be shaped into features of interest, such as connection alignment or feedthrough sealing features. For some embodiments, at least some of the cores may have different structural parameters (e.g., size and/or shape). | 2014-08-28 |
20140241682 | PHOTONIC DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - Disclosed method and apparatus embodiments provide a photonic device with optical isolation from a supporting substrate. A generally rectangular cavity in cross section is provided below an element of the photonic device and the element may be formed from a ledge of the supporting substrate which is over the cavity. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241683 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An optical waveguide element includes a cladding portion made of a silica-based glass, and an optical waveguide positioned in the cladding portion and made of a silica-based glass in which a ZrO | 2014-08-28 |
20140241684 | LOW ATTENUATION OPTICAL FIBERS WITH AN F-GRADED INDEX CORE - An optical fiber is provided that includes a fiber configured to transmit optical data in a plurality of modes or in a single mode; a core region in the fiber that comprises fluorine-doped silica; and a cladding in the fiber that surrounds the core region and that comprises fluorine-doped silica. The core region has a graded refractive index profile with an alpha of about 0.5 to 5. The core of the fiber may be set with a radius of approximately 6 to 50 microns. The cladding may also comprise one or a plurality of layers, including trench or moat regions of a relatively lower refractive index. Still further, an inner cladding may be doped with fluorine at a concentration greater than that in the core region. An outer cladding can comprise silica with fluorine at a concentration below or equal to that in the inner cladding. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241685 | MULTIMODE OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The present invention generally relates to the field of fiber optics, and more specifically to optical fibers, methods of manufacturing optical fibers, and methods of classifying optical fibers. In an embodiment, the present invention is a multimode optical fiber which comprises a core and clad material system where the refractive indices of the core and cladding are selected to minimize chromatic dispersion in the 850 nm wavelength window and the refractive index profile is optimized for minimum modal-chromatic dispersion in channels utilizing VCSEL transceivers. Multimode optical fibers according to this embodiment may have increased channel bandwidth. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241686 | OPTICAL FIBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An optical fiber is provided. The optical fiber has a refractive index profile that includes a central core, an inner cladding layer, a trench layer, and an outer cladding layer. A trench layer is provided with a reduced refractive index. The optical fiber has a large effective area without having an increase of a cutoff wavelength, and exhibits low macrobending loss. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241687 | D1499 RADIATION CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION - A radiation curable resin composition, containing (A) urethane oligomer containing the reactants of an aliphatic polyester or polyether diol and a diisocyanate and a monohydric alcohol, or urethane oligomer obtained by reacting the reactants of an aliphatic polyester or polyether diol and a diisocyanate with a monohydric alcohol and then reacting a hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate, and (B) monofunctional acrylic monomer, and the contained quantity of (C) polyfunctional acrylic monomer is 2 mass % or less is described and claimed. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241688 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR ADAPTER MODULE MODULES AND METHODS - Fiber optic connector adapter module assemblies employing an engagement technique to install a fiber optic connector adapter module in an enclosure without tools are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber optic connector adapter module assembly includes a fiber optic connector adapter module having a plurality of first ports, and an adapter mount having an adapter opening. The adapter opening includes an insertion region and an installation region, wherein the insertion region and the installation region are shaped such that the insertion region is larger than the installation region. The fiber optic connector adapter module assembly may further include at least one retention mechanism coupled to the adapter mount. The installation region of the adapter mount and the retention mechanism cooperate to releasably lock the fiber optic connector adapter module in the insertion region upon rotation of the fiber optic connector adapter module into the installation region of the adapter opening. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241689 | GANGED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR ADAPTER MODULES AND ASSEMBLIES HAVING REINFORCEMENT MEMBERS AND STAGGERED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR ADAPTER PORTS - Fiber optic connector adapter modules for use in optic communications networks are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber optic connector adapter module includes an adapter plate having a first surface and a second surface, an array of fiber optic connector adapters with a first port extending from the first surface of the adapter plate, wherein the first port of each fiber optic connector adapters of the array is configured to receive a first fiber optic connector, and at least one reinforcement member connecting the first port of adjacent fiber optic connector adapters of the array. In other embodiments, the first port of the fiber optic connector adapters are offset with respect to one another to provide better access to the first ports. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241690 | OPTICAL FIBER ADAPTER - An optical fiber adapter according to the present invention includes four walls defined as first wall, second wall, third wall and fourth wall, respectively, wherein the first wall faces the third wall and connects with the second and fourth walls. The four walls define an accommodation room. Two tabs extend outward from two opposing walls of the four walls, respectively. An elastic first stopping portion extends from the first wall and is configured to press against a surface of a panel. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241691 | SLIDABLE FIBER OPTIC CONNECTION MODULE WITH CABLE SLACK MANAGEMENT - A telecommunications device includes a rack defining right, left, front, rear, top, and bottom sides, the rack defining mounting locations in a stacked arrangement from the bottom to the top, the mounting locations for receiving modules defining connection locations. A cable storage bay is located at one of the right and left sides of the rack and defines front and rear cable storage areas. Both the front and rear cable storage areas include cable management structures for managing and guiding cables toward and away from the connection locations. A trough is defined at the top of the rack, the trough configured for extending cables to other racks in a front to rear direction, the trough also defining a cable drop-off communicating with the cable storage bay for extending cables to either of the front or rear cable storage areas for further connection to the connection locations. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241692 | MANAGED FIBER CONNECTIVITY SYSTEMS - A communications connection system includes an SC fiber optic connector including a storage device having memory configured to store physical layer information. The storage device also includes at least one contact member that is electrically connected to the memory. The communications connection system also includes a fiber optic adapter module having one or more media reading interfaces. Each media reading interface is configured to read physical layer information stored on one of the fiber optic connectors received at the adapter module. Certain types of media reading interfaces extend between an internal passage of the adapter module and an external surface of the adapter module. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241693 | MONOLITHIC MULTI-OPTICAL-WAVEGUIDE PENETRATOR OR CONNECTOR - Methods and apparatus are provided for a monolithic multi-optical-waveguide penetrator or connector. One example apparatus generally includes a plurality of large diameter optical waveguides, each having a core and a cladding, and a body having a plurality of bores with the optical waveguides disposed therein, wherein at least a portion of the cladding of each of the optical waveguides is fused with the body, such that the apparatus is a monolithic structure. Such an apparatus provides for a cost- and space-efficient technique for feedthrough of multiple optical waveguides. Also, the body may have a large outer diameter which can be shaped into features of interest, such as connection alignment or feedthrough sealing features. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241694 | Program Title Display With Anti-Aging - A method is provided to perform anti-aging techniques in an informational display. An informational display is located on the front bezel of a consumer recording device that displays information related to the content being recorded or played or the operation of the device. To increase the life of the display, displayed text is shifted within the display so that pixel use in the display is more evenly distributed with the pixels in the display. To determine the direction and shape of the shift, real-time calculations of pixel use are made or a simulator is used to compute the probable use of each pixel in the display over a certain period of time. Another anti-aging technique is to dim the display of information after a specified amount of time of display at normal brightness. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241695 | System and Method for Interacting with Digital Video Recorders through Networking Applications - A method and apparatus are provided. The method includes the steps of providing a web or social networking account within a chat server for a digital video recorder (DVR) of a security system, the DVR receiving a chat message from a person through the chat server and the DVR automatically executing a predetermined instruction corresponding to a content of the received chat message. | 2014-08-28 |
20140241696 | Method and Apparatus for Viewing Instant Replay - A system includes a client device configured to detect an initial play request for a portion of a video stream and detect a subsequent play request for the portion of the video stream. A content server coupled to the client device is configured to transmit the portion of the video stream to the client device based upon the initial play request. A closed captioning information server coupled to the client device is configured to transmit the closed captioning information to the client device based on the initial play request. The client device is configured to display the portion of the video stream and the closed captioning information based upon the subsequent play request. | 2014-08-28 |