40th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110243347 | PIPE CALIBRATION DEVICE FOR CALIBRATION OF OMNIDIRECTIONAL MICROPHONES - Embodiments include a device comprising a pipe having at least one section that spans between a first end and a second end of the pipe. The pipe has a cylindrical cross-section. The device comprises a receptacle positioned in the pipe a first distance from the first end and a second distance from the second end. The receptacle receives an electronic device having microphones that are to be calibrated and secures the microphones a third distance inside an inside surface of the pipe. The device comprises an adapter connected to the first end. The adapter connects a loudspeaker to the pipe. The pipe controls an acoustic energy experienced by the plurality of microphones so that each microphone of the plurality of microphones receives equivalent acoustic energy. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243348 | PIPE CALIBRATION SYSTEM FOR OMNIDIRECTIONAL MICROPHONES - Embodiments include a system comprising a pipe that includes a first end and a second end. The pipe includes a plurality of sections coupled together. The system includes a loudspeaker that is a mouth simulator loudspeaker. The system includes an adapter that connects the loudspeaker to the first end. The system includes a receptacle positioned in the pipe a first distance from the first end and a second distance from the second end. The receptacle secures a plurality of microphones a third distance inside an inside surface of the pipe. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243349 | Noise Estimation - A method and apparatus are provided for estimating the noise spectrum of an audio signal occupying a certain frequency range. The amplitude of the audio signal is measured at only a subset of the frequency range having a low expected signal to noise ratio at the time of measuring such that the measured amplitude is indicative of noise amplitude at that subset of the frequency range. A predefined noise spectral shape is then adapted by fitting to the noise amplitude so as to form the estimated noise spectrum. The noise spectrum so estimated is used to remove interference noise from the audio signal. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243350 | LOW NOISE ELECTRET MICROPHONE - An electret microphone having reduced noise due to reduced leakage current is provided. The microphone includes a flexible diaphragm, and sensor member disposed in opposing, spaced relation to the diaphragm and comprising a semi-conductor channel. At least one electret surface, comprised of a dielectric material having a permanently-embedded static electric charge, is disposed on one of the diaphragm and the sensor member. In turn, the semi-conductor channel of the sensor member has an electrical conductivity dependent upon relative movement of the diaphragm and support member responsive to acoustic signals incident upon the diaphragm, wherein the channel provides an output signal indicative of the acoustic signals. The electret surface may be disposed on the diaphragm. Alternatively, the electret surface may be disposed on the sensor member in spaced, face-to-face relation to an electrically conductive surface located on the diaphragm. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243351 | SOUND DEVICE - A sound device includes an input terminal for electronic signal input; a line out terminal adapted to output electronic signals input on the input terminal to an external area; a delay arrangement adapted to delay electronic signals input on the input terminal for a certain time; a main output arrangement adapted to output electronic signals delayed by the delay arrangement. The delay arrangement delays signals in order to accommodate a time difference between ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110243352 | Concept, method and apparatus of improved distortion switched-mode amplifier - Systems and methods for switched-mode amplifiers having improved harmonic distortion are disclosed. High order in-band filtering is enabled without undue trade-off of distortion due to intermodulation/aliasing. A pre-modulation block is introduced, deployed between a loop filter block and a pulse-width modulation block, performing uniform pulse-width modulation. The pre-modulation block attenuates/removes amplitude dependent high frequency ripples before pulse-width modulation. The pre-modulation block in conjunction with the pulse-width modulation block performs double sampling of the input signals. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243353 | Speaker Apparatus - A speaker apparatus includes: a first outputting unit that has a first speaker unit group in which a plurality of speaker units are arranged, and that outputs a supplied audio signal from the first speaker unit group as a sound which is directed in a direction; a second outputting unit that has a second speaker unit which is placed so that a front direction of the second speaker unit in which a frontage of the second speaker unit faces is different from a front direction of the first speaker unit group in which a frontage of the first speaker unit group faces, and that outputs a supplied audio signal from the second speaker unit as a sound; and a supplying unit that separates an input audio signal into an audio signal in a low-frequency band where a frequency band which is higher than a first frequency is attenuated, and an audio signal in a high-frequency band where a frequency band which is lower than a second frequency is attenuated, the supplying unit that supplies the audio signal in the low-frequency band to the first outputting unit, and that supplies the audio signal in the high-frequency band to the second outputting unit. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243354 | WIRED, WIRELESS, INFRARED, AND POWERLINE AUDIO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS - A method and system for communicating audio, video, and/or control signals within a home entertainment system. One or more signals are communicated between an input device and one or more output devices via one or more networks. The output device can include loudspeakers, display devices, and headphones. In some embodiments an output device, for example a center channel loudspeaker, transmits signals to other output devices. For example, the center channel loudspeaker can transmit a combined audio signal and control signal to a remote loudspeaker over a first network and transmit a video signal to a display device over a second network. The display device displays the video signal. The networks can be wireless, wired, infrared, RF, and powerline. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243355 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A HEARING DEVICE - A method for adjusting a hearing device ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110243356 | EMBEDDED AUDIPHONE - Provided is a high-accuracy embedded audiphone. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243357 | MODULAR HEARING DEVICE - The hearing device ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110243358 | SYSTEM FOR PICKING-UP A USER'S VOICE - A system for picking-up a user's voice, having an earpiece ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110243359 | SPEAKER SYSTEM WITH SUBWOOFER - A speaker system includes an enclosure defining a resonance chamber, a loudspeaker received in the resonance chamber, and a sound wave reflecting member. The enclosure includes a front panel and a base. The loudspeaker is exposed at the front panel. The base includes a back panel facing the front panel, an inner tube, and an outer tube. The back panel defines a back bass port. The inner tube and the outer tube extend from the back panel and are received in the resonance chamber. The inner tube surrounds the back bass port. The outer tube surrounds the inner tube. The sound wave reflecting member is coupled with the outer tube and the inner tube. The sound wave reflecting member, the outer tube, and the inner tube cooperatively form a resonator. The resonator communicates with the resonance chamber and the back bass port. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243360 | THIN PLUG ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Thin plug assemblies and methods for constructing the same are disclosed. The plug assembly can include a plug portion, a cable portion, and an interfacing portion between the plug portion and the cable portion. The plug portion can include several conductive regions each connected to a conductor of the cable portion to form conductor/plug member coupling(s), for example via a plug extension member associated with each conductive region. The plug assembly is constructed such that a diameter of the plug portion, interface portion, and at least part of the cable portion have substantially the same diameter. Ring structures enhance one or more of the conductor/plug member couplings by providing a press or interference fit directly to the coupling(s). Ring structures are constructed to slide axially over at least one conductor and at least one plug member. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243361 | SPEAKER SYSTEM - A loudspeaker device includes an enclosure, a loudspeaker unit and a passive radiator both mounted to the enclosure. The passive radiator includes an edge sandwiched and bonded between a first diaphragm and a second diaphragm. This structure allows increasing the bonding strength between the edge and the first diaphragm as well as between the edge and the second diaphragm, so that the loudspeaker device can withstand greater maximum inputs and reproduce quality bass sound. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243362 | ACOUSTIC RADIATION PATTERN ADJUSTING - A loudspeaker having an omnidirectional radiation pattern at high frequencies. The loudspeaker includes an acoustic device that includes an acoustic enclosure; an acoustic driver, mounted in the acoustic enclosure; and a sheet of compliant material with a aperture therethrough, mounted in the enclosure, between the acoustic driver and the environment. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243363 | SPEAKER - A speaker is provided with a support base provided with a connection portion which has an inclined surface inclined at a predetermined angle relative to a horizontal direction, a connector which has a sloping surface inclined at the same angle as the inclined surface of the support base relative to the horizontal direction and is provided with a joining portion connected to the connection portion of the support base in a state where the sloping surface comes into contact with the inclined surface, and a main body which is attached to the connector and has a sound output portion, where the main body is inclined in at least two states of a first inclined state and a second inclined state with different inclined angles relative to a vertical direction according to an orientation whereby the joining portion of the connector is connected to the connection portion of the support base. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243364 | Structure of loudspeaker for reducing thickness and mounting depth - A structure of a loudspeaker is designed to decrease a thickness or height thereof, thereby reducing a mounting depth of the loudspeaker on a mounting panel or wall. The loudspeaker includes a speaker frame, a diaphragm connected to the speaker frame in a manner capable of vibration, a voice coil connected to the diaphragm through a coil bobbin to receive an electric signal to vibrate the diaphragm, a spider connected to the speaker frame and to the diaphragm for supporting the diaphragm and the voice coil in a flexible manner, a magnetic assembly including a top plate, a permanent magnet and a pole piece for creating a magnetic circuit for interaction with the voice coil inserted in an air gap, and a plurality of cut-outs formed on a top of the magnetic assembly at an outside thereof to receive therein corresponding suspension elements of the spider. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243365 | Moving Magnet Levered Loudspeaker - A loudspeaker including a moving magnet motor. The moving magnet motor includes an armature comprising a magnet carrier, and a lever arm, coupling the armature and a pivot. The lever arm further couples the armature and an acoustic diaphragm to transmit motion of the armature to the acoustic diaphragm to cause the acoustic diaphragm to move. The loudspeaker described may be torque balance and moment balanced. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243366 | Loudspeaker Moment and Torque Balancing - A loudspeaker including a moving magnet motor. The moving magnet motor includes an armature comprising a magnet carrier, and a lever arm, coupling the armature and a pivot. The lever arm further couples the armature and an acoustic diaphragm to transmit motion of the armature to the acoustic diaphragm to cause the acoustic diaphragm to move. The loudspeaker described may be torque balance and moment balanced. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243367 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL MICRO SPEAKER - A multifunctional micro speaker including a frame; a diaphragm having an outer circumferential portion fixed to the frame; a voice coil fixed to a lower surface of the diaphragm; a first member having one side fixed to the frame and having a predetermined elasticity; a yoke fixed to the first member and comprising a receiving groove; a first permanent magnet fixed to a bottom surface of the receiving groove; a plate fixed to an upper surface of the first permanent magnet; a second member having one side fixed to the frame, spaced apart from the first member in a downwards direction and having a predetermined elasticity; and a second magnet fixed to the second member and spaced apart from the first member and the yoke. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243368 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL MICRO SPEAKER - A multifunctional micro speaker including a frame including a lower plate portion and a lateral wall portion; a diaphragm having an outer circumferential portion that is fixed to the lateral wall portion of the frame; a voice coil fixed to a lower surface of the diaphragm; a suspension including a central portion and a supporting portion, wherein the central portion has a lower surface that is closely fixed to a lower plate member disposed in a lower portion of the frame, and the supporting portion extends from at least a portion of an outer circumferential portion of the central portion and is bent; a yoke fixed to the supporting portion of the suspension; a permanent magnet fixed to a bottom surface of the yoke; and a plate fixed to an upper surface of the permanent magnet. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243369 | Device with dynamic magnet loudspeaker - The present invention is to provide a device with dynamic magnet speaker, which comprises a first housing member having a wall and a first magnetic element fixed on an inner surface of the wall; a seat having a first side connected to the first housing member to define a first receiving space between the first housing member and the first side of the seat; and a hollow tube fixedly provided on the seat and corresponding in position to the first magnetic element, wherein a first coil unit is fixedly mounted around the hollow tube, and the hollow tube extends toward the first magnetic element and is either mounted around an outer periphery of the first magnetic element or inserted in a first central hole of the first magnetic element, so as to not only reduce the weight and spatial volume thereof, but also substantially lower the directivity of sound produced. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243370 | Loudspeaker with magnetic elements fixedly provided on diaphragm - The present invention is to provide a loudspeaker, which includes a frame having a through hole centrally provided at a bottom side thereof, a coil tube with a coil unit fixedly mounted around the outer periphery thereof and having a first end fixed to the through hole and a second end received in a receiving space of the frame, a diaphragm attached to periphery of an opening of the frame, and a plurality of oppositely oriented magnetic elements fixed on the diaphragm, wherein every two adjacent magnetic elements are spaced apart by an appropriate distance, and the magnetic elements are located in the coil tube at positions that magnetic lines generated by the coil unit are highly concentrated. Since vibration of the magnetic elements caused by the magnetic forces generated from the coil unit is enhanced, output power of the loudspeaker will increase accordingly. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243371 | MICRO-SPEAKER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A method of soldering terminals of a micro-speaker on a circuit board comprises the following steps. Firstly, providing a circuit board having a pair of through holes passing therethrough, and two soldering sections defined surrounding the pair of through holes. Secondly, the soldering sections are plated with soldering tin. Thirdly, providing a pair of columned terminals, the terminal includes an upper portion, a low portion and a body connecting between the upper portion and the low portion. Fourthly, the low portion of the terminal is inserted into the corresponding through hole and the body is resisted on the soldering section. Fifthly, the soldering tin is heated to solder the body on the soldering tin. Finally, the upper portion of the terminal is soldered onto the corresponding end of the voice coil. As a result, soldering defective can be reduced. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243372 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DOCUMENT ANNOTATION - A method for producing an electronic annotated document including embedding annotation information into an electronic annotation object having image data including an annotation, and producing the electronic annotated document using pixel information from the electronic document and the electronic annotation object. The annotation embedded information may be used to select corresponding pixel information from one of the electronic annotated object and electronic document to be provided in the electronic annotated document. A system and tangible storage medium having machine-readable instructions for producing an electronic annotated document are also disclosed. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243373 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DOCUMENT ANNOTATION THAT INCLUDES OUTLINING - A method for producing an electronic annotated document including embedding annotation information into an electronic annotation object having image data including an annotation, and producing the electronic annotated document using pixel information from the electronic document and the electronic annotation object. The annotation embedded information may be used to select corresponding pixel information from one of the electronic annotated object and electronic document to be provided in the electronic annotated document. A system and tangible storage medium having machine-readable instructions for producing an electronic annotated document are also disclosed. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243374 | METHOD OF EMBEDDING INFORMATION IN INPUT IMAGE, METHOD OF EXTRACTING INFORMATION FROM INPUT IMAGE, AND RELATED APPARATUS - A method of embedding information in an input image, wherein the information includes a plurality of characters, includes: utilizing a processing circuit to receive the information and convert each character included in the information into a corresponding symbol according to a conversion look-up table; setting a position of the corresponding symbol of each character in a data block according to a sequence look-up table to generate the data block; and adding at least the data block to the input image. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243375 | INSERTING WATERMARKS INTO PORTIONS OF DIGITAL SIGNALS - The present invention relates generally to watermarking. In one implementation a method of pre-analyzing a digital signal for encoding digital watermarks using a digital filter comprising determining what changes in the digital signal will be affected by the digital filter is provided. In another implementation a system for pre-analyzing a digital signal for encoding at least one digital watermark using a digital filter is provided. The method includes a processor for identifying an area of the digital signal that will be affected by the digital filter; and an encoder for encoding the at least one digital watermark in the digital signal, the encoder encoding the at least one digital watermark so as to avoid the at least one area of the digital signal that will be affected by the digital filter. Other implementations are provided as well. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243376 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR DETECTING OBJECTS IN AN IMAGE - Detection of an object of a specified object category in an image. With the method, it is provided that: (1) at least two detectors are provided which are respectively set up for the purpose of detecting an object of the specified object category with a specified object size, wherein object sizes differ for the detectors, (2) the image is evaluated by the detectors in order to check whether an object of the specified object category is located in the image, and (3) an object of the specified object category is detected in the image when on the basis of the evaluation of the image by at least one of the detectors it is determined that an object of the specified object category is located in the image. A system suitable for implementing the method for detecting an object of a specified object category in an image is also described. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243377 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING OBJECT LOCATION - A system for predicting object location includes a video capture system for capturing a plurality of video frames, each of the video frames having a first area, an object isolation element for locating an object in each of the plurality of video frames, the object being located at a first actual position in a first video frame and being located at a second actual position in a second video frame, and a trajectory calculation element configured to analyze the first actual position and the second actual position to determine an object trajectory, the object trajectory comprising past trajectory and predicted future trajectory, wherein the predicted future trajectory is used to determine a second area in a subsequent video frame in which to search for the object, wherein the second area is different in size than the first area. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243378 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBJECT TRACKING AND LOITERING DETECTION - A method and apparatus for object tracking and loitering detection are provided. The method includes: wavelet-converting an input image by converting the input image into an image of a frequency domain to generate a frequency domain image and separating the frequency domain image according to a frequency band and a resolution; extracting object information including essential information about the input image from the frequency domain image; performing a fractal affine transform on the object information; and compensating for a difference between object information about a previous image and the object information about the input image by using a coefficient which is obtained by the fractal affine transform. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243379 | VEHICLE POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM - A system stores reference data generated by associating image feature point data with an image-capturing position and a recorded vehicle event. The system generates data for matching by extracting image feature points from an actually-captured image. The system generates information on an actual vehicle event, extracts first reference data whose image-capturing position is located in a vicinity of an estimated position of the vehicle, and extracts second reference data that includes a recorded vehicle event that matches the actual vehicle event. The system performs matching between at least one of the first reference data and the second reference data, and the data for matching, and determines a position of the vehicle based on the matching. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243380 | COMPUTING DEVICE INTERFACE - A computing device configured for providing an interface is described. The computing device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory. The computing device projects a projected image from a projector. The computing device also captures an image including the projected image using a camera. The camera operates in a visible spectrum. The computing device calibrates itself, detects a hand and tracks the hand based on a tracking pattern in a search space. The computing device also performs an operation. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243381 | METHODS FOR TRACKING OBJECTS USING RANDOM PROJECTIONS, DISTANCE LEARNING AND A HYBRID TEMPLATE LIBRARY AND APPARATUSES THEREOF - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus that tracks an object includes utilizing random projections to represent an object in a region of an initial frame in a transformed space with at least one less dimension. One of a plurality of regions in a subsequent frame with a closest similarity between the represented object and one or more of plurality of templates is identified as a location for the object in the subsequent frame. A learned distance is applied for template matching, and techniques that incrementally update the distance metric online are utilized in order to model the appearance of the object and increase the discrimination between the object and the background. A hybrid template library, with stable templates and hybrid templates that contains appearances of the object during the initial stage of tracking as well as more recent ones is utilized to achieve robustness with respect to pose variation and illumination changes. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243382 | X-Ray Inspection System and Method - The present specification discloses an X-ray system for processing X-ray data to determine an identity of an object under inspection. The X-ray system includes an X-ray source for transmitting X-rays, where the X-rays have a range of energies, through the object, a detector array for detecting the transmitted X-rays, where each detector outputs a signal proportional to an amount of energy deposited at the detector by a detected X-ray, and at least one processor that reconstructs an image from the signal, where each pixel within the image represents an associated mass attenuation coefficient of the object under inspection at a specific point in space and for a specific energy level, fits each of pixel to a function to determine the mass attenuation coefficient of the object under inspection at the point in space; and uses the function to determine the identity of the object under inspection. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243383 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing device includes a reference background storage unit that stores a reference background image, an estimation unit that detects an object from an input image and estimates an approximate position and an approximate shape of the object that is detected, a background difference image generation unit that generates a background difference image obtained based on a difference value between the input image and the reference background image, a failure determination unit that determines whether a failure occurs in the background difference image based on a comparison between the background difference image that is generated by the background difference image generation unit and the object that is estimated by the estimation unit, a failure type identification unit that identifies a type of the failure, and a background image update unit that updates the reference background image in a manner to correspond to the type of the failure. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243384 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND PROGRAM - There are provided an image processing apparatus, a method, and a program capable of appropriately adjusting the stereoscopic effect in a stereoscopic image with a person. The attention point serving as the provisional cross point position is set to a person's eye, and the cross point position is shifted backwards from the attention point as the percentage of the image occupied by the face increases, thereby adjusting the stereoscopic effect so as to increase an area of the object which is projected forward from the cross point. Regarding the calculation of the back shift amount, the back shift amount is set to increase as the percentage of the face occupied in the standard image increases, and the coefficient is set to be smaller as the number of pixels of the positions nearer than the attention point increases, and the set coefficient kb is multiplied by the back shift amount. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243385 | Moving object detection apparatus, moving object detection method, and program - Disclosed herein is a moving object detection apparatus including: an image input processing section configured to input an analysis image composed of an image taken by a camera in order to establish a designated region inside the analysis image; a first detection processing section configured to detect an image of a moving object which moves within the designated region established by the image input processing section and which is at a distance in a first range from the camera; and a second detection processing section configured to detect an image of the moving object which moves within the designated region established by the image input processing section and which is at a distance in a second range from the camera, the second range being farther than the first range. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243386 | Method and System for Multiple Object Detection by Sequential Monte Carlo and Hierarchical Detection Network - A method and system for detecting multiple objects in an image is disclosed. A plurality of objects in an image is sequentially detected in an order specified by a trained hierarchical detection network. In the training of the hierarchical detection network, the order for object detection is automatically determined. The detection of each object in the image is performed by obtaining a plurality of sample poses for the object from a proposal distribution, weighting each of the plurality of sample poses based on an importance ratio, and estimating a posterior distribution for the object based on the weighted sample poses. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243387 | Analysis of Radiographic Images - The present invention therefore provides a method for the analysis of radiographic images, comprising the steps of acquiring a plurality of projection images of a patient, acquiring a surrogate signal indicative of the location of a target structure in the patient, reconstructing a plurality of volumetric images of the patient from the projection images, each volumetric image being reconstructed from projection images having a like breathing phase, identifying the position of the target structure such as a tumour in each volumetric image, associating a surrogate signal with each of the projection images, and determining a relationship between the surrogate signal and the position of the target structure. Multiple projection images having a like breathing phase can be grouped for reconstruction, to provide sufficient numbers for reconstruction. The analysis of the multiple values of the surrogate associated with each breathing phase can be used to determine the mean surrogate value and its variation. Multiple values of the surrogate signal associated with the same nominal breathing phase can be used to determine a mean value of the surrogate signal for the target position associated with that phase and a variation of the value of the surrogate signal for the target position associated with that phase. The breathing phase of specific projection images can be obtained by analysis of one or more features in the images, such as the method we described in U.S. Pat. No. (7,356,112), or otherwise. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243388 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image display apparatus may include a display section for presenting an image. The apparatus may also include a viewing angle calculation section for determining a viewing angle of a user relative to the display section. Additionally, the apparatus may include an image generation section for generating first image data representing a first image, and for supplying the first image data to the display section for presentation of the first image. The image generation section may generate the first image data based on the user's viewing angle, second image data representing a second image, and third image data representing a third image. The second image may include an object viewed from a first viewing angle and the third image may include the object viewed from a second viewing angle, the first viewing angle and the second viewing angle being different from each other and from the user's viewing angle. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243389 | METHOD OF DETECTING PARTICLES BY DETECTING A VARIATION IN SCATTERED RADIATION - A smoke detecting method which uses a beam of radiation such as a laser ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110243390 | ESTIMATING OBJECTS PROPER MOTION USING OPTICAL FLOW, KINEMATICS AND DEPTH INFORMATION - The invention relates to a method for detecting the proper motion of an real-world object, comprising the steps of acquiring, by an image capturing device (ICD), a first image (I | 2011-10-06 |
20110243391 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING IMAGE INFORMATION - The invention relates to a method for generating image information of an image of an image sequence using the image information of a first image. The object of providing a method for generating image information of an image of an image sequence so that a stroboscopic effect is avoided even in the case of varyingly fast movements of the image information and so that a clear display is still possible in the case of low speeds of the image information, is achieved in that the number of intermediate images is determined as a function of the value of the first movement measure and a weighting factor is calculated for each intermediate image. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243392 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION OUTPUTTING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM STORAGE DEVICE - An apparatus, method and computer program storage device cooperate to acquire an image of at least a part of a meal. An analysis is then done on the image to determine a substance in the image. The analysis also considers caloric intake and exercise data and compares the same with a health management model to arrive at a recommendation for a user who consumed the meal. Various optional features include using wireless communications to receive exercise data from sensors, as well as communication related images such as the menu of a restaurant or the location of the restaurant. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243393 | Repeating Band Print Artifact Evaluation - A method and apparatus are provided for evaluating the severity in a printed image of a repeating band print artifact. After electronically capturing the printed image, each of a plurality of patches taken from captured image is analysed to produce an artifact severity measure for the patch; an overall artifact severity value is then determined for the printed image from the patch severity measures. The analysis of each patch involves producing a spatial intensity profile across the patch substantially at right angles to an expected direction of extent of any repeating band print artifact present; a Fourier-related transform is then applied to the spatial intensity profile and the patch artifact severity measure generated by summing the resultant spatial frequency coefficients in a limited range about a frequency of interest. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243394 | PAPER-SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PAPER-SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - A paper-sheet processing apparatus including a reading unit, a risk-level determining unit, and a check processing unit is provided. The reading unit reads, from a check, check information containing an amount of the check. The risk-level determining unit determines a risk level related to handling of the check based on a matching result between the check information read by the reading unit and a predetermined confirmation item. The check processing unit processes the check based on a processing content corresponding to the risk level determined by the risk-level determining unit. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243395 | PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A personal identification apparatus includes a finger inlet into which a finger inserted; an interface where the finger is introduced through the finger inlet; a plurality of light sources provided inside the interface to irradiate light to the finger from a plurality of directions; image pick-up units being respectively arranged opposite to the plurality of light sources and respectively capturing an image from light transmitted from the plurality of light sources through the finger; a unit for adjusting when the plurality of light sources transmit light onto the finger; and a unit for extracting blood vessel patterns contained in images captured by the image pick-up units from the light transmitted though the finger and collating each of the extracted blood vessel patterns with a registered blood vessel pattern for personal identification. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243396 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION DEVICE AND BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION METHOD - A biometric authentication device is provided with an input section for inputting identification information relative to a user, an imaging section which captures images of a hand of the user a plurality of times; a matching section which extracts vein information from each image of the hand captured by the imaging section and collates the vein information with prepared vein data corresponding to the identification information; a judgment data generation section which obtains data for judgment indicating whether the image of the hand is obtained by capturing the images of a living body, on the basis of the image of the hand; and a judgment section which authenticates the user when the result of the matching by the matching section relative to each image of the hand indicates normality and the data for judgment indicates that the image of the hand is obtained by imaging the living body, but which otherwise does not authentication the user. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243397 | SEARCHING DIGITAL IMAGE COLLECTIONS USING FACE RECOGNITION - A method for searching a collection of digital images on a display screen, comprising: entering an image review mode and displaying on the display screen a first digital image from the collection of digital images; designating a face contained in the first digital image by using an interactive user interface to indicate a region of the displayed first digital image containing the face; using a processor to execute an automatic face recognition algorithm to identify one or more additional digital images from the collection of digital images that contain the designated face; and displaying the identified one or more additional digital images on the display screen. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243398 | PATTERN RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND PATTERN RECOGNITION METHOD THAT REDUCE EFFECTS ON RECOGNITION ACCURACY, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A pattern recognition apparatus that is lightweight for mounting, and reduces the effects of registration conditions or check conditions on recognition accuracy. Similarity sets for respective local features are calculated from a local feature of input data and local features of a plurality of pieces of dictionary data corresponding to the local feature of the input data. Integrated similarities are calculated by integrating a plurality of similarity sets in the local features according to a registration condition or a check condition. Dictionary data corresponding to the input data is identified based on the calculated integrated similarities. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243399 | PAPER-SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PAPER-SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - A paper-sheet processing apparatus including a reading unit, a risk-level determining unit, and a check processing unit is provided. The reading unit reads, from a check, check information containing a signature image of a signature written on the check. The risk-level determining unit determines a risk level of the check based on a matching result between the signature image read by the reading unit and a reference signature image registered as an object to be matched with the signature image. The check processing unit processes the check based on a processing content corresponding to the risk level determined by the risk-level determining unit. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243400 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to the present invention, authenticities of paper fingerprint information and of document information are collectively determined through formation of an original that is given an encoded image in which both paper fingerprint information and document information are encoded. By collectively guaranteeing identities of the paper form and of the document, it becomes possible to realize the more reliable authenticity guarantee. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243401 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE SEQUENCE PROCESSING - A method for processing a sequence of images. In an embodiment, one or more training datasets are analyzed having a sequence of images showing a first condition and a sequence of images showing a second condition. A multivariate regression model is used to determine a relationship between relative positions of one or more features in the sequence of images showing the first condition and relative positions of the one or more features in the sequence of images showing the second condition. In an embodiment, the determined relationship is used to predict positions of the one or more features in an inquire sequence of images showing the second condition given an inquire sequence of images showing the first condition. The predicted positions can then be refined using various methods. In an embodiment, sequences of images are aligned to a common time scale. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243402 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL IMAGES - A method of measuring a structure ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110243403 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH IS RECORDED PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - Extracting a branch structure and a surrounding structure area in which a surrounding structure of the branch structure exists from a three-dimensional medical image, setting an attention branch structure in the branch structure, estimating an attention surrounding structure area functionally associated with the attention branch structure from the surrounding structure area based on the branch structure, obtaining an evaluation value in the attention surrounding structure area, and generating a mapped image which is an image generated by mapping the evaluation value in the attention surrounding structure area to a morphological image representing morphology of at least one of the attention branch structure and the attention surrounding structure area. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243404 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AS WELL AS PROGRAM - An analysis purpose of first and second medical images, which are obtained by carrying out dual energy imaging using two types of radiations having different energies, is determined. A composition ratio of the first and second medical images depending on the determined analysis purpose is determined with referencing a composition ratio table, which indicates different composition ratios of the first and second medical images associated with different analysis purposes. Then, the first and second medical images are combined at the determined composition ratio to generate a composite image. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243405 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus that analyzes a pathology image obtained by imaging an analysis object including a setting device for calculating an amount of a luminance difference characteristic as an amount of characteristic of each pixel of a pathology image, and for setting a cellular tissue region in the pathology image, based on the amount of the luminance difference characteristic, using a cellular tissue detector that has studied in advance. The cellular tissue detector may have studied in advance by statistical learning that uses an image corresponding to a cellular tissue. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243406 | Medical Imaging System and Related Methods - A medical imaging system includes an imaging device, an input device, an output device, and an imaging system server in signal communication with the imaging device, the input device and the output device, the imaging system server including at least one processor and machine readable memory. The server is configured to display a capture outline, the capture outline including a depiction of a body area to be imaged, display a preliminary image together with the capture outline such that the preliminary image is superimposable with the capture outline, and capture an image associated with the capture outline. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243407 | Data Transmission in Remote Computer Assisted Detection - For cloud-based computer assisted detection, hierarchal detection is used, allowing detection on data at progressively greater resolutions. Detected locations at coarser resolutions are used to limit the data transmitted at greater resolutions. Data is only transmitted for neighborhoods around the previously detected locations. Subsequent detection using higher resolution data refines the locations, but only for regions associated with previous detection. By limiting the number and/or size of regions provided at greater resolutions based on the previous detection, the progressive transmission avoids transmission of some data. Additionally, or alternatively, lossy compression may be used without or with minimal reduction in detection sensitivity. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243408 | FUNDUS IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - One aspect of embodiments of the present invention relates to an image processing apparatus which specifies one of boundary positions of retina layers in a fundus image showing a retina tomosynthesis, sets a distance transfer function for converting the distance from the specified boundary position to a parameter expressing opacity such that the peak position of the opacity is set to a predetermined position in the retina, sets a luminance transfer function for converting a luminance value of the fundus image to the parameter expressing opacity, and generates a translucent display image by calculating the opacity of respective positions of the tomosynthesis using the distance transfer function and the luminance transfer function, and by volume rendering. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243409 | METHOD APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A THERMAL SIGNATURE - A method of determining a thermal signature from thermal data associated with a body section is disclosed. The method comprises: segmenting the thermal data into a plurality of segments, and calculating a set of locations defining a contour, each location being central with respect to picture-elements associated with one segment, thereby determining the thermal signature based on the contour. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243410 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF AN OPTIC CUP BOUNDARY - A method for determining the position of an optic cup boundary in a 2D retinal image. The method includes detecting kinks in blood vessels at an estimated boundary of the optic cup and the optic disc, and determining the position of the optic cup boundary in the 2D retinal image based on the detected kinks. The determined optic cup boundary may be used for determining a CDR which may in turn be used for determining a risk of contracting glaucomatous. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243411 | System, method, and product for scanning of biological materials - An embodiment of a scanning system is described including optical elements that direct an excitation beam at a probe array, detectors that receive reflected intensity data responsive to the excitation beam, where the reflected intensity data is responsive to a focusing distance between an optical element and the probe array, a transport frame that adjusts the focusing distance in a direction with respect to the probe array, an auto-focuser that determines a best plane of focus based upon characteristics of the reflected intensity data of at least two focusing distances where the detectors further receive pixel intensity values based upon detected emissions from a plurality of probe features disposed on the probe array at the best plane of focus, and an image generator that associates each of the pixel intensity values with at least one image pixel position of a probe array based upon one or more position correction values. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243412 | CORONARY ARTERY SELECTIVE CALCIUM ASSIGNMENT USING LOW DOSE CALCIUM SCORING SCANS - It is described a method for coronary artery selective calcium assignment by computed tomography, wherein the method comprising the steps of performing a low x-ray dose cardiac calcium scoring scan, obtaining a data set of said cardiac calcium scoring scan, generating reconstructed images from the data set of said cardiac calcium scoring scan, analyzing the reconstructed images for segmented calcium deposits, deriving a data set of calcification from the analysis, wherein a cardiac model is adapted to the reconstructed image such that segmented calcium deposits can be assigned to specific areas of the heart. Further a device ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110243413 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGE DATA ACQUISITION - A technique for acquiring desired image data in an imaging system comprising at least one radiation source and a detector is described. Initially, preliminary image data corresponding to an object may be acquired. Further, at least one parameter associated with the radiation source and corresponding to a particular view angle of the radiation source may be determined based on the preliminary image data and a priori information. Similarly, at least one parameter associated with the detector and corresponding to the particular view angle may be determined based on a priori information and the preliminary image data. Efficient operating modes of the radiation source and the detector corresponding to the particular view angle may be selected based on the determined parameters to achieve a desired system performance. Subsequently, the final image data may be acquired using the selected operating modes of the radiation source and the detector. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243414 | OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GENERATING DEVICE, LIGHT INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION COMPUTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An optical tomographic information generating device which generates optical tomographic information of a subject by using an updated value has: a Jacobian matrix computing unit that computes a Jacobian matrix that expresses a proportion of change in a light intensity distribution with respect to change in an optical characteristic value of the subject; a singular value decomposing unit that acquires a diagonal matrix of the Jacobian matrix; a unit diagonal matrix acquiring unit that acquires a unit diagonal matrix in which diagonal components that are less than or equal to a threshold value are replaced by 0; and a successive approximation unit that carries out approximation by carrying out substitution, that uses the unit diagonal matrix, with respect to a difference between an actually measured value and the computed value that appears in a successive approximation formula of ART (Algebraic Reconstruction Technique), and acquires the updated value. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243415 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus including a storage unit configured to store tomographic images in relation to fundus of an examined eye; a detection unit configured to detect a boundary of retinal pigment epithelium and an inner limiting membrane from each of the images and to detect a part where the boundary is discontinuous; a determination unit configured to determine a surface of a sclera model for each of the images by use of the boundary and the inner limiting membrane; a generation unit configured to generate a sclera model including an optic papilla periphery by use of the surface of the sclera model and the part where the boundary is discontinuous; a combining unit configured to combine each of the images and the sclera model to generate a combined image; and a display unit configured to display the combined image generated by the combining unit, is provided. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243416 | MORPHOMETRY OF THE HUMAN HIP JOINT AND PREDICTION OF OSTEOARTHRITIS - Apparatus and method for analysing the morphometry of a human hip joint. The apparatus comprises:—
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20110243417 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCURATE AND RAPID IDENTIFICATION OF DISEASED REGIONS ON BIOLOGICAL IMAGES WITH APPLICATIONS TO DISEASE DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS - The present invention relates to a method and system for detecting biologically relevant structures in a hierarchical fashion, beginning at a low-resolution and proceeding to higher levels of resolution. The present invention also provides probabilistic pairwise Markov models (PPMMs) to classify these relevant structures. The invention is directed to a novel classification approach which weighs the importance of these structures. The present invention also provides a fast, efficient computer-aided detection/diagnosis (CAD) system capable of rapidly processing medical images (i.e. high throughput). The computer-aided detection/diagnosis (CAD) system of the present invention allows for rapid analysis of medical images the improving the ability to effectively detect, diagnose, and treat certain diseases. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243418 | MRI mammography with facilitated comparison to other mammography images - An image processing method generates two-dimensional images, each of which are respectively in accordance with left and right breasts of a subject using three-dimensional image data of the left and right breasts. A comparison two-dimensional combined image is generated, wherein the left and right breast images are disposed symmetrically. The comparison two-dimensional combined image is displayed on a display unit. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243419 | Multisegment Picture Reconstruction For Cardio CT Pictures - A method for reconstructing picture data of a cyclically-moving object from measurement data is disclosed, with the measurement data being detected beforehand for a relative rotational movement between a radiation source of a computed tomography system and the object under examination during a plurality of movement cycles of the object under examination. In at least one embodiment, a first picture and a second picture are determined from the measurement data, with measurement data of different movement cycles being combined for reconstruction of the second picture into a measurement dataset to be used as the basis for the picture reconstruction. Difference information is computed by comparing the first picture with the second picture. Using the difference information, a result picture is computed from the first picture and the second picture. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243420 | CORRECTION OF CHANGING LOCAL TRANSMIT PHASES DURING PARALLEL TRANSMISSION - The present embodiments relate to a device and a method for data postprocessing of K-space data acquired using a magnetic resonance tomography device. Each part of a K-space matrix is generated with one recording using a magnetic resonance tomography device in a plurality of recordings with the aid of a plurality of transmitting transmit channels of the magnetic resonance tomography device using excitation signals of one amplitude and phase. A field generated in total by the plurality of transmitting transmit channels is determined through addition of the spatial distribution of field distribution datasets representing a field generated by at least one transmit channel of the plurality of channels. A spatially dependent phase correction of the data is performed for data acquired in one recording using phases resulting from the added field distribution datasets. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243421 | CHECK PROCESSING APPARATUS - A check processing apparatus including a check inlet unit, a transport unit, a reading unit, a storing unit, and a post-processing determining unit is provided. The check inlet unit receives input of a check. The transport unit transports the check input from the check inlet unit. The reading unit reads, from the check transported by the transport unit, check information containing a check amount. The storing unit stores therein the check. The post-processing unit determines, as post processing of a check from which the check information has been read by the reading unit, whether to store the check in the storing unit or to return the check, based on the check information. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243422 | PAPER-SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PAPER-SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - A paper-sheet processing apparatus including a reading unit, a risk-level determining unit, and a check processing unit is provided. The reading unit reads, from a check, check information containing drawer information for identifying a drawer of the check. The risk-level determining unit acquires a transaction history associated with a check in the name of the drawer based on the drawer information read by the reading unit, and determines a risk level of the check based on a comparison result between the acquired transaction history and the check information read by the reading unit. The check processing unit processes the check based on a processing content corresponding to the risk level determined by the risk-level determining unit. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243423 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION LEADS - In one embodiment, a method of inspecting a lead body comprising a plurality of wire conductors helically wound in groups separated by respective gaps, the system comprises: providing a lead body comprising a plurality of wire conductors, helically wound in groups separated by respective gaps, in transparent insulative material, in a channel of a fixture; providing a sensor module; scanning the sensor module along a substantial length of the lead body to obtain image, interferometric, or other data of the lead body; electronically processing the data to calculate respective distances from given turns within a group of the wire conductors from an other sheath of the lead body; determining whether the calculated respective distances correspond to expected values within defined tolerances; and generating an inspection report for the lead body based on the determining. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243424 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING MASK PROCESS IMPACT ON LITHOGRAPHY PERFORMANCE - The present disclosure is directed generally to a method and apparatus for monitoring mask process impact on lithography performance. A method including receiving a physical wafer pattern according to a mask, extracting a mask contour from the mask, and extracting a deconvolution pattern based on the mask contour. A lithography process is simulated to create a virtual wafer pattern based on the deconvolution pattern. The virtual wafer pattern is then compared to the physical wafer pattern. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243425 | Methods For Analyzing Absorbent Articles - A method for analyzing an absorbent article may include providing a three-dimensional computed tomography data set comprising a mannequin image and an article image. The article image may be constructed from projections collected while the absorbent article is fitted to a mannequin. An outer surface of the mannequin image may be identified. A desired distance may be provided. A volumetric demarcation may be spaced the desired distance away from the outer surface of the mannequin image. An image volume may be disposed between the outer surface of the mannequin image and the volumetric demarcation. A relevant portion of the article image may be enhanced using a processor. The relevant portion of the article image may be coincident with the image volume. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243426 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR GENERATING CLASSIFIERS - Classifiers, which are combinations of a plurality of weak classifiers, for discriminating objects included in detection target images by employing features extracted from the detection target images to perform multi class discrimination including a plurality of classes regarding the objects are generated. When the classifiers are generated, learning is performed for the weak classifiers of the plurality of classes, sharing only the features. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243427 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - An image processing device and a method thereof are provided. In the image processing method, an adjusting value is computed according to a pixel of a current image and a plurality of reference pixels nearby. In addition, a weighted coefficient is computed according to a gray-scale difference between the pixel of the current image and a pixel of a previous image. Further, a weighted adjusting value is computed according to the adjusting value and the weighted coefficient. Besides, the pixel of the current image is adjusted according to the weighted adjusting value to generate a pixel of an output image. Thereby, the current image is adjusted adaptively to increase the quality of the output image. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243428 | Bi-Affinity Filter: A Bilateral Type Filter for Color Images - An edge preserving filter that works on the principle of matting affinity allows a better representation of the range filter term in bilateral class filters. The definition of the affinity term can be relaxed to suit different applications. An approximate bi-affinity filter whose output is shown to be very similar to the traditional bilateral filter is defined. The present technique has the added advantage that no color space changes are required and hence an input image can be handled in its original color space. This is a big benefit over the traditional bilateral filter, which needs conversion to perception based spaces, such as CIELAB, to generate results close to the present invention. The full bi-affinity filter preserves very minute details of the input image, and thus permits an enhanced zooming functionality. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243429 | COLOR TRAPPING ON A HALFTONED BI-LEVEL BITMAP - What is disclosed is a novel system and method for determining whether a pixel resides along a two-color edge in a halftoned bi-level bitmap. In one embodiment, a bitmap having a plurality of colored pixels is received. For each pixel in the bitmap, a window of size n×m is defined centered on the current pixel. The window is partitioned into a plurality of regions with each region having an orientation direction with each orientation direction having an associated numeric value. A number of pixels are counted for each of the first and second colors in each of the associated orientation directions. A determination is made as to the respective orientation direction having the maximum and minimum pixel counts for each of the first and second colors. Thereafter, a determination is made whether the pixel resides along a two color edge based upon the max/min counts and each associated orientation direction. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243430 | IMAGE INPUT APPARATUS - Provided is an image inputting apparatus wherein luminance signals having a high S/N ratio can be generated even during nighttime with a small quantity of photons. An imaging element images image components. A color signal generating section generates color signals from the image components. A color space conversion section converts the color signals into a color space that includes luminance signals and color difference signals. The color space conversion section calculates a luminance signal obtained by adding the image components, as the luminance signal of the color space to be converted. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243431 | Detecting Objects Of Interest In Still Images - A computer implemented method and system for detecting interest sections in a still image are provided. One or more sub images of the still image is subjected to segmentation. A gray scale version of interest sub images and/or a binary image version of the interest sub images are matched with a predefined template for filtering the interest sub images. Multiple prospective image sections comprising one or more of prospective interest sections and prospective near interest sections are determined by performing discriminative feature analyses of the filtered interest sub images using a gabor feature filter. The discriminative feature analyses are processed by a boosted cascade of classifiers. The boosted cascade of classifiers detects the interest sections in the still image from the prospective interest sections and the prospective near interest sections. The detected interest sections are subjected to a support vector machine classifier for further detecting interest sections. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243432 | Determining the Scale of Images - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for determining the scale of an image. In one embodiment, an image is received for analysis. The image may include a token with (a) a known height, (b) a known width, and (c) a known color value based on a color model. Pixels that are within a predetermined threshold of the known color value of the image are identified. After identifying the pixels, a cluster of pixels that substantially includes the token is identified. With the known size of the token and the pixels in the token identified, the scale of the image can be determined. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243433 | CLASSIFICATION AND ENCODER SELECTION BASED ON CONTENT - In various embodiments, methods and systems are disclosed for dynamic runtime implementation and end-to-end biased tuning of a two stage image classification system based on a decision function that uses network packet sizes and multiple image characteristics to determine the selection of an encoding codec to reduce overall network bandwidth consumption. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243434 | FEATURE VALUE EXTRACTING DEVICE, OBJECT IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, AND FEATURE VALUE EXTRACTING METHOD - A feature calculation unit ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110243435 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COLOR DISTORTION CORRECTION OF IMAGE BY ESTIMATE OF CORRECTION MATRIX - Provided is an apparatus for correcting color distortion, including a color model generation unit configured to generate an original color model and a distortion color model, wherein the original color model includes colors which correspond to each coordinates of RGB color space and a lossy compression and color improvement operation are performed to the original color model to generate the distortion color model, a color space conversion unit configured to generate a converted original model and a converted distortion model by converting each value of the RGB color space included in the original color model and the distortion color model into color values of L*a*b* color space, a correction matrix computation unit configured to compute a correction matrix which converts each color value of the converted distortion model into each color value of the converted original model; and a color correction unit configured to correct color of a distortion image which is externally inputted by using the correction matrix. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243436 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ENCODING AND DECODING IMAGE BASED ON SEGMENTS - Encoding and decoding an image may be performed by setting a plurality of segments of a second color component block based on pixel values of a first color component block. The plurality of segments may be predicted by using different context pixels, and the second color component block may be encoded and decoded based on the predicted plurality of segments. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243437 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE COMPRESSION - A method for compressing image data into a sequence of codes, the image data being represented by a plurality of input color vectors. The method includes a repetitive processing of one color vector at a time with the following steps: receiving one of the input color vectors; comparing the received input color vector with codebook words in a codebook, the codebook words being expressed as color vectors; compressing the received input color vector to generate a code based on the comparison; updating the codebook with a color vector, the color vector being generated by decoding the code; and outputting the code before receiving a next one of the input color vectors; wherein the updating may include rearranging the order of the codebook words based on the comparison. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243438 | GENERATION OF MULTI-RESOLUTION IMAGE PYRAMIDS - Embodiments are described for a system and method for generating a multi-resolution image pyramid. The method can include obtaining an image captured as a coarse image of a defined subject and a fine image of the defined subject. The fine image can be downsampled to create a temporary image. A further operation is applying a structure transfer operation to the temporary image to transfer color detail from the coarse image. The structure transfer takes place while retaining structural detail from the temporary image. A blending operation can be applied between the temporary image and the fine image to construct an intermediate image for at least one intermediate level in the multi-resolution image pyramid between the fine image and the coarse image. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243439 | Image Processing Method and Apparatus - A method of processing an image includes traversing pixels of an image in a single pass over the image. An inverting function is applied to the pixels. A recursive filter is applied to the inverted pixel values. The filter has parameters which are derived from previously traversed pixel values of the image. A pixel value is combined with a filter parameter for the pixel to provide a processed pixel value for a processed image. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243440 | ADAPTIVE LIGHT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOW POWER ARCHITECTURES - Embodiments of an apparatus, system and method are described for an adaptive light method for low power architecture. A histogram with a plurality of bins may be determined based on luminance for an image. A tone differential may be decreased based on a sum of pixel counts from adjacent bins. The image may be displayed based at least in part on a tone differential of a bin. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243441 | Image Transient Improvement Apparatus - An image transient improvement apparatus for suppressing aliasing patterns in an image is disclosed. The image transient improvement apparatus includes a limit detector for detecting a maximum gray level and a minimum gray level of a plurality of pixels of a sub-zone of the image, a filter for acquiring a frequency component of the plurality of pixels at a specific frequency, a weighted second-order derivative detector for calculating a plurality of second-order derivatives of the plurality of pixels and accordingly generating a gain, a multiplier for multiplying the frequency component by the gain to generate an amplified frequency component, an adder for adding the amplified frequency component to the plurality of pixels to generate an adding result, and a limiter for converting the adding result to a transient improved sub-zone according to the maximum gray level and the minimum gray level. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243442 | Video Camera for Acquiring Images with Varying Spatio-Temporal Resolutions - A sequence of images of a scene having varying spatio-temporal resolutions is acquired by a sensor of a camera. Adjacent pixels of the sensor are partitioned into a multiple sets of the pixels. An integration time for acquiring each set of pixels is partitioned into multiple time intervals. The images are acquired while some of the pixels in each set are ON for some of the intervals, while other pixels are OFF. Then, the pixels are combined into a space-time volume of voxels, wherein the voxels have varying spatial resolutions and varying temporal resolutions. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243443 | IMAGE SEGMENTATION - A device for segmenting an image comprises a user input ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110243444 | SEGMENTATION OF TEXTUAL LINES IN AN IMAGE THAT INCLUDE WESTERN CHARACTERS AND HIEROGLYPHIC CHARACTERS - An image processing apparatus segments Western and hieroglyphic portions of textual lines. The apparatus includes an input component that receives an input image having at least one textual line. The apparatus also includes an inter-character break identifier component that identifies candidate inter-character breaks along a textual line and an inter-character break classifier component. The inter-character break classifier component classifies each of the candidate inter-character breaks as an actual break, a non-break or an indeterminate break based at least in part on the geometrical properties of each respective candidate inter-character break and the bounding boxes adjacent thereto. A character recognition component recognizes the candidate characters based at least in part on a feature set extracted from each respective candidate character that can be histogram features, Gabor features or any other feature set applicable to character recognition. A Western and hieroglyphic text classifier component finds and classifies textual line segments as Western text segments or hieroglyphic text segments and further passes the recognition results to an output component. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243445 | DETECTING POSITION OF WORD BREAKS IN A TEXTUAL LINE IMAGE - Line segmentation in an OCR process is performed to detect the positions of words within an input textual line image by extracting features from the input to locate breaks and then classifying the breaks into one of two break classes which include inter-word breaks and inter-character breaks. An output including the bounding boxes of the detected words and a probability that a given break belongs to the identified class can then be provided to downstream OCR or other components for post-processing. Advantageously, by reducing line segmentation to the extraction of features, including the position of each break and the number of break features, and break classification, the task of line segmentation is made less complex but with no loss of generality. | 2011-10-06 |
20110243446 | CODE READING APPARATUS, SALES REGISTERING APPARATUS, AND SALES REGISTERING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a code reading apparatus includes a commodity-information reading unit, a commodity-information output unit, a benefit-information reading unit, and a benefit-information output unit. The commodity-information reading unit reads commodity information from a code symbol attached to a commodity. The commodity-information output unit outputs the commodity information read by the commodity-information reading unit. The benefit-information reading unit detects an image of benefit indication from an image imaged by an imaging unit and reads benefit information corresponding to the benefit indication from the detected image. The benefit-information output unit outputs the benefit information read by the benefit-information reading unit. | 2011-10-06 |