43rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130279802 | Detecting Skin Tone - The disclosed implementations provide a system and method of detecting skin tone comprising receiving an image; determining a light intensity of the image; converting a color space of each pixel in the image into a converted value based on the light intensity; and selecting a classifier from a plurality of classifiers based on the light intensity; determining for each converted value, using the selected classifier, a probability that the converted value represents a skin tone; and detecting presence of skin tone in the image based on the determined pixel probabilities. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279803 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SMOKE DETECTION USING NONLINEAR ANALYSIS OF VIDEO - The present invention describes a method and a system for detection of fire and smoke using image and video analysis techniques to detect the presence of indicators of fire and smoke. The method and the system detects smoke by transforming plurality of images forming the video captured by a camera into Nonlinear Median filter Transform (NMT) domain, implementing an “L1”-norm based energy measure indicating the existence of smoke from the MMT domain data, detecting slowly decaying NMT coefficients, performing color analysis in low-resolution NMT sub-images, using a Markov model based decision engine to model the turbulent behavior of smoke, and fusing the above information to reach a final decision about the existence of smoke within the viewing range of camera. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279804 | DUAL TRANSFORM LOSSY AND LOSSLESS COMPRESSION - A system and method for compression of video data uses digital processors to transform the data to a more compressed format. After preprocessing, a KL (Karhunan-Loève) transform is used to treat an array of pixels as a series of vectors transformed to a new set of basis vectors selected so that the data vectors (now represented by coordinates with respect to the transformed axes) lie closest to the transformed axes. A number of the axes lying closest to the data is selected, and the vectors are projected onto the subspace spanned by those axes. Those components extending into the orthogonal subspace are retained as a separate (second) data set, and a second GS (“Gram-Schmidt) compression is applied to those components. By suppressing portions of the data generated in the GS transformation, lossy transformations are efficiently accomplished. The data may also be preprocessed and where different parameter values may be selected for the pre-processing, the system may be tried for different parameter values and the result with the lowest entropy selected. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279805 | IMAGE RESAMPLING BY FREQUENCY UNWRAPPING - A method determines at least one image value of a corresponding desired output position of an output image from an input image. An orientation of an edge passing through the output position is determined in a localised region of the input image. A frequency spectrum for the region of the input image is extended. A main frequency band of the edge is aligned in the extended frequency spectrum parallel to a first sampling axis of a grid based on the orientation of the edge. The grid is selected from a set of the input and output grids. The aligned main frequency band is filtered along a second sampling axis of the grid, orthogonal to the first sampling axis, the filter removing frequencies associated with replica bands and maintaining the main frequency band. The image value is determined from the filtered edge at the desired output position. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279806 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A HASH CODE REPRESENTING A PORTION OF AN IMAGE - A method of determining a hash code representing a portion of an image, is disclosed. A Delaunay region (e.g., | 2013-10-24 |
20130279807 | IMAGE PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK - A system and method for processing and analyzing virtual microscopy digital images (“digital slides”) is provided. The system comprises an algorithm server that accesses a plurality of image processing and analysis routines. The algorithm server additionally accesses a plurality of digital slides. The algorithm server executes a selected routine on an identified digital slide and provides the resulting data. The digital slide is accessed locally or remotely across a network. Similarly, the image processing and analysis routines are accessed locally or remotely across a network, or both. Advantageously, certain common sub-routines may be stored locally for inclusion in other local or remotely accessed routines. Use of image processing and analysis routines may be restricted through a monitor process that authenticates requests to process or view digital slides. Variations in restrictions to images provide rich diversity in access levels that allow sharing of digital slides and demonstrations of image processing algorithms. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279808 | COMPLEX-OBJECT DETECTION USING A CASCADE OF CLASSIFIERS - Complex-object detection using a cascade of classifiers for identifying complex-objects parts in an image in which successive classifiers process pixel patches on condition that respective discriminatory features sets of previous classifiers have been identified and selecting additional pixel patches from a query image by on the basis of probability data. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279809 | Image Enhancement and Repair Using Sample Data from Other Images - A image manipulation technique allows a user to correct an image using samples obtained from other images. These samples may be obtained from one or more other images in a library of images. Matching techniques may identify an image that best matches the image to be corrected, or may aggregate or average multiple images that are identified as containing an area corresponding to the area to be corrected. Identification of the image or images to use as the source of the samples may be automatic or manual. The images may be from a library of images under the control of the user or from a library of images maintained by another person or service provider. Application of the samples to correct the image may be manually or automatically directed. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279810 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH FACE DETECTION AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A system for processing a video signal into a processed video signal includes a pattern recognition module for detecting a face in the image sequence, based on coding feedback data, and generating pattern recognition data in response thereto, wherein the pattern recognition data indicates the pattern of interest. A video codec generates the processed video signal and generates the coding feedback data in conjunction with the processing of the image sequence. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279811 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY SELECTING REPRESENTATIVE THUMBNAIL OF PHOTO FOLDER - A method for automatically selecting a representative thumbnail of a photo folder is provided. Firstly, a face detecting step is performed for judging whether plural photo images in the photo folder contain at least one face image. If the at least one face image in the plural photo images is detected, a face recognizing step is performed to acquire at least one facial feature. Then, the facial feature having the highest occurrence number is selected as a target facial feature. Then, the plural photo images including the target facial feature are rated to acquire plural scores. Afterwards, the photo image with the highest score is assigned as the representative thumbnail of the photo folder. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279812 | IMAGE-FILE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND IMAGE-FILE PROCESSING METHOD - A storage unit stores an image file that includes a plurality of dummy image data items indicating predetermined dummy images and movement specifying data specifying the movement of an image, and a plurality of display image data items indicating images of characters. A controller replaces each dummy image data item in the image file with a display image data item to generate a new image file and causes a display unit of a terminal apparatus to display the image file. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279813 | ADAPTIVE INTEREST RATE CONTROL FOR VISUAL SEARCH - Image-processing apparatus and methods to adaptively vary an interest point threshold value and control a number of interest points identified in an image frame are described. Sub-regions of an image frame may be processed in a sequence, and an interest point threshold value calculated for each sub-region. The calculated value of the interest point threshold may depend upon pre-selected values and values determined from the processing of one or more prior sub-regions. By using adaptive thresholding, a number of interest points detected for each frame in a sequence of image frames may remain substantially constant, even though objects within the frames may vary appreciably. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279814 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - One of different channels is selected using the pixel values of a plurality of pixels in partial images of a predetermined channel in a current set assigned to a currently referred node. The partial image of the selected channel is set as a target partial image. A node corresponding to the pixel values of a plurality of pixels in the target partial image is selected out of nodes under the currently referred node. The current set is assigned to the selected node. Information about the set assigned to the end node is output. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279815 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes an extraction unit operable to extract metadata used for recognizing an event associated with a captured image from at least one of the captured image and attribute information concerning the captured image, and a recognition unit operable to recognize, on the basis of the metadata extracted by the extraction unit, the event associated with the captured image from among a plurality of predetermined events. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279816 | CLUSTERING IMAGES - A method and system for clustering images, comprising detecting faces in respective images to generate face data, generating a first cluster of images using the face data, the first cluster comprising images with a common face and representing a corresponding person, generating a second cluster of images using clothes data representing a set of clothing signatures, the second cluster comprising images with a common set of clothes, and using the first and second clusters to link an image of the person to the clusters in order to generate a third cluster for the person. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279817 | TILE SUPPORT IN DECODERS - A method and system for decoding an image having a plurality of tiles is provided. The system performs entropy decoding of bit information to generate bin information where the bin information is in tile order. The system converts the bin information from tile order to raster order. Then the system performs symbol decoding of the bin information in raster order. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279818 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image encoding apparatus includes an input unit, a prediction unit, a prediction error calculating unit, and an encoder. The input unit receives, as an input, image data. The prediction unit calculates a predicted pixel value of a pixel of interest serving as a target to be processed in the image data. The prediction error calculating unit calculates a prediction error value by using an actual pixel value and the predicted pixel value of the pixel of interest. The encoder encodes the prediction error value with information including a number of bits and an error value. The encoder encodes, as the error value, only one or more most significant bits corresponding to a number of effective bits when the number of bits exceeds the number of effective bits. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279819 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY ENCODING/DECODING SYNTAX ELEMENTS, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE ENCODING/DECODING USING SAME - An apparatus and a method for motion vector encoding/decoding, and to an apparatus and a method for image encoding/decoding using same are provided. The apparatus includes a selector of optimal predicted motion vector PMV from candidate motion vector set of current block; a determiner of motion vector prediction mode of current block with selected motion vector prediction mode from multiple motion vector prediction modes by decision criterion prearranged with motion vector decoding apparatus; and an encoder for determining, by determined motion vector prediction mode, optimal PMV or default predicted motion vector into PMV for current motion vector, encoding differential vector between the current block and PMV, and selectively encoding/outputting determined motion vector prediction mode as encoded motion vector prediction mode by the determined motion vector prediction mode. Bit quantity in encoding a motion vector is reduced improving encoding efficiency and preventing decoder crash even at encoding error, improving decoder. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279820 | Method for Coding Pictures Using Hierarchical Transform Units - A bitstream includes coded pictures, and split-flags for generating a transform tree. The bit stream is a partitioning of coding units (CUs) into Prediction Units (PUs). The transform tree is generated according to the split-flags. Nodes in the transform tree represent transform units (TU) associated with the CUs. The generation splits each TU only if the corresponding split-flag is set. For each PU that includes multiple TUs, the multiple TUs are merged into a larger TU, and the transform tree is modified according to the splitting and merging. Then, data contained in each PU can be decoded using the TVs associated with the PU according to the transform tree. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279821 | IMAGE ENCODING METHOD USING BINARY PARTITION TREE - An image encoding method using a Binary Partition Tree (BPT) includes performing the BPT on a reference frame, detecting blocks, each having a difference in a pixel value exceeding a threshold value in a current frame, based on a result of the BPT of the reference frame, and performing the BPT of the current frame on the detected blocks. In accordance with the present invention, block partition is not applied to all frames, but a partial partition method based on a difference between the pixel values of a reference frame and a current frame to be encoded is provided. Accordingly, the encoding speed within the P frame or the B frame can be improved. Furthermore, the PSNR of a corresponding frame can be maintained within a specific range of the PSNR of a reference frame, and a compression effect can be improved. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279822 | Multi-Mode Processing of Texture blocks - Multi-mode decoding and encoding of texture blocks are disclosed wherein in a default decoding and encoding mode all bits of a codeword sequence are available as payload bits for representing texel values of the texels in the texture block. In an auxiliary encoding and decoding mode one less bit of the codeword sequence is available as payload bits. The auxiliary mode is employed as a complement to the default mode and will be used to process those texture blocks, which the default mode handles poorly. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279823 | MOBILE DEVICE FOR MEASURING IMAGE QUALITY - A mobile device and method for measuring image quality parameters, the device including a digital camera configured to capture one or a plurality of images, a processor configured to select one or a plurality of pairs of points from each image of the one or plurality of images, each pair of points connectable by a line, the processor further configured to compute one or a plurality of image quality parameters from at least one of the lines, and the processor further configured to compute a representative image quality parameter from the image quality parameters, and an output unit configured to communicate one or a plurality of representative image quality parameters. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279824 | MEDIAN FILTERING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A median filtering apparatus and related method for finding out a median from 2r+1 input data, which includes 2(r+1) comparators, a counter, a circuit to obtain a minimum, a register, a state machine, and an adder. 2r+1 comparators of the comparators compare input data with a first predetermined value and compare the 2r+1 input data with an output value of the register. The counter counts the number of input data that are not larger than the first predetermined value or the output value of the register of the input data. The circuit finds out a minimum value of the input data that are larger than the first predetermined value or the output value of the register of the input data and a second predetermined value. The remaining one comparator of the 2(r+1) comparators compares the number counted by the counter with “r”. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279825 | MOTION COMPENSATED OVERLAY - A method for displaying a motion compensated overlay includes receiving a model of a structure of interest, capturing an image depicting a region of interest and an instrument, determining whether the structure of interest is visible in the image, registering the model of the structure of interest to the image upon determining that the structure of interest is visible, and combining the model of the structure of interest with the image according to a registration to determine an overlay image. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279826 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - The invention is directed to an image processing device and a processing method thereof. The image processing device comprises an image calibration module estimating multiple local motions and global motions of unselected images relative to a target image and performing multiple motions calibrations so as to generate multiple calibrated images, a moving-object detection module determining if a difference value between each of the local motions and the corresponding global motions is greater than a threshold value and if a pixel difference value between each pixel point of the target image and each pixel point of the calibrated images is greater than a predetermined difference value so as to generate multiple object motion pointers, and an image blending module performing a calculation on each pixel point of the target and calibrated images based on the object motion pointers so as to generate a super-resolution image. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279827 | Accelerated Video Compression Multi-Tap Filter and Bilinear Interpolator - A set of even interpolated sub-pixels is formed based on a pixel window and a tap coefficient register having a tap coefficient set, the pixel window is shifted and, applying the tap coefficient register a set of odd interpolated pixels is formed. The set of even interpolated sub-pixels and the set of odd interpolated sub-pixels are accumulated, repeatedly, until a termination condition is let. In the accumulating, the tap coefficient register is updated with another tap coefficient set, the pixel window is shifted, and the even interpolated pixels are incremented, the pixel window is then shifted again and the odd interpolated pixels are incremented. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279828 | BAG - A bag belonging to the field of storage products. The bag comprises a primary bag, an integrated secondary bag and a connecting belt, wherein the lower end of the primary bag is connected with the lower end of the integrated secondary bag, and the connecting belt is positioned at the lower end of the primary bag and receives the integrated secondary bag. This utility model can be used as a leisure bag and a shopping bag. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279829 | BAG FOR THE CONTAINING OF GAS-PRODUCING LIQUID PRODUCTS, IN PARTICULAR YEAST - Bag for containing liquid products which produce gas, in particular yeast, of the double wall type, includes two opposite faces ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130279830 | BAG FOR THE CONTAINING OF LIQUID PRODUCTS EMANATING GAS, IN PARTICULAR YEAST - Bag for containing liquid products which produce gas, in particular yeast, of the double wall type, including two opposite faces ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130279831 | BAG CLOSURE CONSTRUCTION - A bag construction has a sheet of material in the form of a flattened tube having front and back panels defining sides and where the tube has an open end. There is a line of weakness proceeding from the open end of the bag through the front and back panels. The line of weakness is located substantially centrally with respect to the sides of the bag and sized so that when the line of weakness is torn, two opposing lengths of material are formed. The lengths sized to allow the tying of a knot thereby, so as to substantially seal the open end of the bag. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279832 | PACKAGING CONTAINER WITH PULL TAB - A packaging container with a pull tab is provided. The packaging container includes a pouch with at least one opening or at least one perforated openable area in a pouch wall, and one or more pull tab labels adhesively connected to at least one outside wall of the pouch and covering the at least one opening or one perforated openable area. The one or more pull tab labels include a substrate with at least one notch in an edge of the pull tab label and a pressure sensitive adhesive on at least a portion of one surface of the substrate. The peel strength between the pull tab label and the outside wall of the pouch is lower in the area of the pull tab label proximate the notch then in the area of the pull tab label proximate the opening or the perforated openable area in the pouch. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279833 | Gusseted Bag With Easy-Open Lap Seal - An end-sealed packaging bag comprising a multilayer non-heat shrinkable film and an easy open lap seal is provided. The film comprises at least four layers, including an inner heat sealing layer, a contaminated layer, a barrier layer, and an outer heat sealing layer. The film, when formed into a bag, is defined by a front panel, and opposing back panel connected to one another by a pair of side gusset panels. The bag further comprises a peelable lap seal connecting the inner heat sealing layer to the outer heat sealing layer of the film. The bag further comprises a first end seal connecting the inner heat sealing layer on the front panel with the inner heat sealing layer on the back panel between the side gusset panels and proximate to the first end of the bag. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279834 | PERIPHERAL SEALING ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to a sealing arrangement made of a preferably integral peripheral rubber-like sealing material for sealing the sealing space for use in a rotary connection, wherein the sealing space is confined by a sealing region ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130279835 | SLIDING BEARING AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINE PROVIDED WITH SAME - Provided are a novel sliding bearing and a construction machine provided with same, the sliding bearing being capable of maintaining an excellent sliding performance over a long period of time and exhibiting an excellent strength. A sliding bearing ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130279836 | Transmission wheel arrangement - A transmission wheel arrangement includes a shaft and a transmission wheel having a hub and rotatably arranged on the shaft. An axial bearing and a radial bearing are arranged axially and radially respectively between the hub of the transmission wheel and the shaft. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279837 | ROLLING BEARING FOR POWER STEERING MECHANISM - The rolling bearing, in particular for a power steering mechanism, comprises an inner ring, an outer ring, an elastic sleeve in contact axially and radially with one of said rings, and a housing holding the sleeve. The housing provides an axial portion and two lateral flanges extending the axial portion and mounted in contact against the sleeve to exert an axial prestress on said sleeve. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279838 | DEVICE FOR MOUNTING A SHAFT IN A HOUSING, AND ASSEMBLY HAVING A DEVICE ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION - The invention relates to a device ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130279839 | ROLLING BEARING WITH SEAL - A seal lip having: a cylindrical seal surface in close contact with an outer peripheral surface of an inner race with outer side and inner side surfaces standing upright respectively from an outer end and an inner end of the seal surface and reaching a lip supporting portion of a seal member, and protruding on an inner peripheral surface of the lip supporting portion. The outer side surface is a perpendicular surface standing upright from the outer end of the seal surface in a direction perpendicular to a generating line of the outer peripheral surface of the inner race. The inner side surface includes: a perpendicular surface standing upright from the inner end of the seal surface in parallel with the outer side surface; and a conical surface inclined toward the outer side surface extending outward in a radial direction from an outer peripheral end of the perpendicular surface. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279840 | BEARING UPGRADE AND KIT - A journal bearing assembly includes a journal shaft configured to be mounted in a pulverizer. The journal shaft has a lower bearing receiving surface proximate a lower end thereof, and an upper bearing receiving surface spaced apart from the lower bearing receiving surface axially. A lower journal bearing is mounted on the lower bearing receiving surface of the journal shaft. An upper journal bearing is mounted on the upper bearing receiving surface of the journal shaft. An upper journal housing is mounted on the upper journal bearing for rotational movement relative to the journal shaft. A lower journal housing is mounted on the lower journal bearing for rotational movement relative to the journal shaft. The lower journal housing is mounted to the upper journal housing for common rotation about the journal shaft. The journal bearing assembly has a loading point defined between the upper and lower journal bearings. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279841 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF A FIBER OPTIC CHANNEL ALONG THE LENGTH OF A FIBER OPTIC CABLE - The location of one or more fiber optic channels ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130279842 | OPTO-COUPLER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. Specifically, methods and devices for manufacturing opto-couplers are disclosed. Even more specifically, the opto-coupler includes a lens assembly to enhance light coupling efficiency between an optical transmitter and an optical receiver. An encapsulant material may also be utilized. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279843 | Integrated Optical Transmission Board and Optical Module - An integrated optical transmission board in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes: a first optical transmission board having a first optical transmission line; a second optical transmission board having a second optical transmission line; and an optical coupling structure which is disposed between the first optical transmission board and the second optical transmission board and has a third optical transmission line for providing optical connection between the first optical transmission line and the second optical transmission line. The first optical transmission board further has a first engagement portion provided in an area thereof opposed to the optical coupling structure. The optical coupling structure further has a second engagement portion provided in an area thereof opposed to the first optical transmission board so as to make engagement with the first engagement portion. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279844 | EFFICIENT BACKSIDE-EMITTING/COLLECTING GRATING COUPLER - Photonic integrated circuit (PIC) chips with backside vertical optical coupler and packaging into an optical transmitter/receiver. A grating-based backside vertical optical coupler functions to couple light to/from a plane in the PIC chip defined by thin film layers through a bulk thickness of the PIC chip substrate to emit/collect via a backside surface of the PIC chip where it is to be coupled by an off-chip component, such as an optical fiber. Embodiments of a grating-based backside vertical optical coupler include a grating coupler with a grating formed in a topside surface of the thin film A reflector is disposed over the grating coupler to reflect light emitted from the grating coupler through the substrate to emit from the backside of the PIC chip or to reflect light collected from the backside of the PIC chip through the substrate and to the grating coupler. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279845 | FABRICATION OF PLANAR LIGHT-WAVE CIRCUITS (PLCS) FOR OPTICAL I/O - PLC architectures and fabrication techniques for providing electrical and photonic integration of a photonic components with a semiconductor substrate. In the exemplary embodiment, the PLC is to accommodate optical input and/or output (I/O) as well as electrically couple to a microelectronic chip. One or more photonic chip or optical fiber terminal may be coupled to an optical I/O of the PLC. In embodiments the PLC includes a light modulator, photodetector and coupling regions supporting the optical I/O. Spin-on electro-optic polymer (EOP) may be utilized for the modulator while a photodefinable material is employed for a mode expander in the coupling region. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279846 | Multichannel Optical Data Coupler - An optical coupler is used to transmit optical data across a temporary connection. A housing is configured with a transparent interface window and positioned in front of a receiving optical coupler so that optical signals pass through the transparent interface window for reception by receiving optical coupler. The receiving optical coupler has a capability of accepting alignment errors caused by aligning the housing with a mating housing in an aquatic environment. Alignment is achieved via an alignment mechanism that mechanical positions the mating optical coupling components with sufficient alignment accuracy to permit the optical coupler to receive and transmit signals. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279847 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR AN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE - To reduce the wavelength dependence of the phase difference given to the lightwaves traveling through the optical waveguide arms of a coherent mixer, the optical waveguide device includes a first optical branching device branching a first input light and outputting to a first and a second optical waveguides, a second optical branching device branching a second input light and outputting to a third and a fourth optical waveguides, a first optical coupler that mixes lightwaves travelling through the first and the third optical waveguides, and then branches and outputs a first and a second output lights, a second optical coupler that mixes the lightwaves which travel through the second and the fourth optical waveguides, and then branches and outputs a third and a fourth output lights. Here optical path lengths are mutually equal between the first and the second optical waveguides, and between the third and the fourth optical waveguides. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279848 | METHOD AND APPARATUS PROVIDING A COUPLED PHOTONIC STRUCTURE - Described embodiments include optical connections for electronic-photonic devices, such as optical waveguides and photonic detectors for receiving optical waves from the optical waveguides and directing the optical waves to a common point. Methods of fabricating such connections are also described. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279849 | MICRO-RING OPTICAL RESONATORS - Apparatuses, systems, and methods for micro-ring optical resonators are provided. An example of a micro-ring optical resonator apparatus includes an array of input waveguides with each input waveguide optically coupled to an array of micro-rings, an output waveguide operatively associated with each of the micro-rings, and a scattering object operatively associated with each of the micro-rings, wherein the scattering object is connected to the output waveguide. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279850 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PERIODIC DIELECTRIC STRUCTURES HAVING PHOTONIC DIRAC POINTS - The dielectric, three-dimensional photonic materials disclosed herein feature Dirac-like dispersion in quasi-two-dimensional systems. Embodiments include a face-centered cubic (fcc) structure formed by alternating layers of dielectric rods and dielectric slabs patterned with holes on respective triangular lattices. This fcc structure also includes a defect layer, which may comprise either dielectric rods or a dielectric slab with patterned with holes. This defect layer introduces Dirac cone dispersion into the fcc structure's photonic band structure. Examples of these fcc structures enable enhancement of the spontaneous emission coupling efficiency (the β-factor) over large areas, contrary to the conventional wisdom that the β-factor degrades as the system's size increases. These results enable large-area, low-threshold lasers; single-photon sources; quantum information processing devices; and energy harvesting systems. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279851 | INCLINED SURFACE-EQUIPPED LENS - An inclined surface-equipped lens includes a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface inclined relative to a plane perpendicular to an optical axis, and a corner portion formed by the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface being in contact with each other. Each inclined surface makes a predetermined inclination angle with the plane perpendicular to the optical axis, and the corner portion is located out of the optical axis and raised outward. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279852 | PAIRED-OPTICAL FIBER PROBE WITH A SINGLE BODY LENS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention relates to a paired optical fiber probe with a single body lens and a method for manufacturing the same. The probe includes a first optical fiber, a second optical fiber arranged in parallel with the first optical fiber, and an optical fiber lens which is formed by heating a predetermined region including one end of the first optical fiber and one end of the second optical fiber using a heating means such that ends of the first and second optical fibers are integrally connected to each other, the optical lens having a lens surface with a predetermined radius of curvature. Thus, an optical coupling efficiency can be effectively improved through a simple manufacturing process, and the probe of the present invention can be utilized in a fluorescence spectroscopic system or an imaging system adopting reflectometry. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279853 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER INTERFACE WITH C-SHAPED PLANAR ALIGNMENT AND SECURING - An optical lens connector includes alignment features for passive connection alignment. The alignment features are C-shaped and have generally planar surfaces to interface with a mating connector. The alignment features passively align an optical fiber with an optical lens in the optical lens connector, by fitting adjacent to planar surfaces of the mating connector. When interfaced together, the alignment features restrict lateral and vertical motion of the connectors with respect to each other, which helps keep the optical lens aligned with the optical fiber. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279854 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND ARRAYED WAVEGUIDE GRATING - This optical waveguide is provided with a slab waveguide in which a grating is formed, an arrayed waveguide connected to a position where a constructive interference portion of a self-image of the grating is formed, and a refractive index change region which is formed between the slab waveguide and the arrayed waveguide, in which an average value of a refractive index in a refractive index distribution in a direction substantially vertical to a light propagation direction is averagely increased from the slab waveguide toward the arrayed waveguide, and in which an average value of the refractive index in a refractive index distribution in a direction substantially parallel to the light propagation direction is increased at a central axis of the arrayed waveguide. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279855 | BIDIRECTIONAL OPTICAL MODULE - Provided is a bidirectional optical module having an improved structure capable of bidirectionally transmitting an optical signal. The bidirectional optical module includes a first optical transmission member formed lengthwise in one direction and configured to transmit an optical signal, a second optical transmission member formed lengthwise in one direction, configured to transmit an optical signal, and optically coupled to the first optical transmission member, a wavelength filter disposed between the first optical transmission member and the second optical transmission member, and configured to allow penetration of a first optical signal entering from the second optical transmission member and having a first wavelength band and reflection of a second optical signal entering the second optical transmission member and having a second wavelength band, a photoelectric conversion device optically coupled to the first optical transmission member and configured to receive the first optical signal, and an electrophotic conversion device optically coupled to the second optical transmission member and configured to transmit the second optical signal such that the second optical signal passes through the second optical transmission member to be reflected by the wavelength filter. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279856 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROVIDING CONVERSION FROM A FIRST OPTICAL CONNECTOR TO MULTIPLE SECOND OPTICAL CONNECTORS - An optical connector system having a first optical connector, a plurality of second optical connectors, and a mounting system hosting the first optical connector and the second optical connectors. The mounting system can be formed integrally with at least one pluggable optical device. The system also has a mechanism arranged to connect the first optical connector to the second optical connectors. The system also includes at least one further pluggable optical device having at least one optical interface optically coupled to the first optical connector of the at least one pluggable optical device. In one example, the pluggable optical device is a CFP device, and the further pluggable optical device is a QSFP+. With this configuration, the QSFP+ can accommodate at least one of a 40 G and 10 G interface capability. Also provided is a connector system and an apparatus (e.g., pluggable optical device) that enable such a capability. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279857 | RECEPTACLE AND CONNECTOR - A receptacle includes a main body having an opening surrounded by sides such that the plug can be attached therein. Holding members are located at opposite ends of the sides to fix the plug. At least one spring terminal is configured to be electrically connected to the plug and is U-shaped to have a turn-back portion when viewed from above. A distal end of the turn-back portion is located at a position shifted outward from the opening, and a contact portion is located in the opening when viewed from above. A fixed portion of the spring terminal is located at a position shifted outward from the opening when viewed from above. A portion of the spring terminal opposed to a holding member is bent in a direction away from the holding member. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279858 | PIGTAIL-LESS OPTICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A pigtail-less optical connector assembly is described that is capable of data rates as high as 10 GHz. The described optical connector assembly connects the optical fiber connector to an optical die element mounted in the connector assembly using optical fiber ribbon and an optical deflecting device. The optical fiber connector is slideable within the connector assembly and is resiliently biased toward a home position. The connector assembly is designed to allow the optical fiber ribbon to flex without damaging the fiber ribbon as the optical fiber connector slides. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279859 | CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY HAVING OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER FOR SIGNAL TRANSIMISSION - A circuit board assembly includes a circuit board, a first optical transceiver electrically connected to the circuit board, a first transparent shell optically coupled with the first optical transceiver, a second optical transceiver electrically connected to the circuit board, a second transparent shell optically coupled with the second optical transceiver, and a plurality of light wave guides optically coupled with the first transparent shell and the second transparent shell. The first optical transceiver sends first light signals. The first light signals are transmitted through the first transparent shell, the light wave guides, and the second transparent shell and are received by the second optical transceiver. The second optical transceiver sends second light signals. The second light signals are transmitted through the second transparent shell, the light wave guides, and the first transparent shell and are received by first optical transceiver. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279860 | OPTOELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY AND ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE USING SAME - An optoelectronic assembly includes a substrate subassembly and a cable subassembly. The substrate assembly includes a substrate, a holder disposed on the substrate, an optoelectronic interface IC, and a plurality of optoelectronic components. The cable subassembly includes a lens cover and a plurality of fiber cables bonded to the lens cover. The optoelectronic interface IC and the optoelectronic components are disposed in a cavity formed by side walls of the holder. The optoelectronic components include at least one laser source and a plurality of photodiodes. The lens cover is inserted into the cavity and thereby fixedly engaged with the holder. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279861 | Optical Module Base and Optical Module - An optical module base is made up of a plurality of lead frames and a resin structure integrally molded with the lead frames and has an optical device mounting part and an optical waveguide mounting part which are formed in the resin structure. Each of the lead frames includes a connection part to which an optical device is to be mounted and electrically connected and a lead part which is continuous with the connection part. A portion of the thickness of the connection part is embedded in the resin structure and is positioned at the optical device mounting part. A sufficient strength of fixing a lead frame on a resin structure integrally molded with the lead frame can be ensured even if the sizes of the lead frames are miniaturized according to the sizes of electrodes of an optical device to be flip-chip bonded. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279862 | OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER IMPLEMENTING WITH FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT CONNECTING OPTICAL SUBASSEMBLY TO CIRCUIT BOARD - An optical transceiver is disclosed, where the optical transceiver includes an optical subassembly (OSA) with a bottom plate for dissipating heat and connected to an electronic circuit with a flexible printed circuit (FPC). The FPC is soldered with the side electrodes of the OSA as forming a solder fillet in the plane electrode, or the FPC is soldered with the plane electrodes of the OSA as forming the solder fillet in the side electrodes, and leaving a limited room for receiving the curved FPC in peripheries of the OSA. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279863 | FERRULE TRANSFER METHOD AND FERRULE HOLDER - Other end of a built-in optical fiber of a ferrule with one end of the built-in optical fiber matched with a splicing end surface and other end of the built-in optical fiber protruded from an end portion opposite to the splicing end surface and one end of a splicing optical fiber to be spliced are placed is fusion-sliced with the one end of the splicing optical fiber. After that, the ferrule is held by inserting a cylindrical portion of the ferrule into a holding unit of a ferrule holder from the splicing end surface. The ferrule is transferred while holding a stem extended on an opposite side of the holding unit of the ferrule holder and the splicing optical fiber. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279864 | DOWNHOLE CABLES WITH BOTH FIBER AND COPPER ELEMENTS - Provided is a method of manufacturing a downhole cable, the method including, forming a helical shape in an outer circumferential surface of a metal tube, the metal tube having a fiber element housed therein, and stranding a copper element in a helical space formed by the metallic tube. Also provided is a downhole cable including, a metallic tube having a helical space in an outer circumferential surface thereof, wherein the metallic tube has a fiber element housed therein, and a copper element disposed in a helical space formed by the steel tube. Double-tube and multi-tube configurations of the downhole cable are also provided. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279865 | TACTICAL CABLE - Robust fiber optic cables and assemblies having low attenuation multimode optical fibers. The cables have low attenuation in tensile and mandrel wrap tests, and can have thermoplastic urethane jackets coextruded over tensile strength members that allow the cables to be pulled by the jackets. The cables have relatively small cross-sections yet have sufficient robustness to be deployed in extreme environments such as cellular tower applications. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279866 | Splittable Optical Fiber Ribbons - A splittable optical fiber ribbon has a decreased propensity for fiber fallout along a longitudinal split. Fibers adjacent to a split location, called border fibers, have increased bond strength between their ink-coating and a surrounding matrix material. The bond strength is increased by first partially curing an ink that covers the border fibers, coating the partially-cured fibers with a matrix material, and then substantially fully curing the ink and the matrix material substantially simultaneously. The ribbon may include one or more grooves to enhance splitting the ribbon into subsets. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279867 | OPTICAL FIBER - In order to decrease transmission loss caused by Rayleigh scattering in an optical fiber, without negatively affecting the curvature loss, provided is an optical fiber comprising a core at a center thereof, a low refractive index layer that is adjacent to the core and covers an outer circumference of the core, and a cladding that is adjacent to the low refractive index layer and covers an outer circumference of the low refractive index layer, wherein a refractive index of the core is higher than a refractive index of the cladding, a refractive index of the low refractive index layer is lower than the refractive index of the cladding, and the refractive index of the low refractive index layer decreases in a direction from an inner portion of the low refractive index layer to an outer portion of the low refractive index layer. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279868 | BENDING-RESISTANT LARGE CORE DIAMETER HIGH NUMERICAL APERTURE MULTIMODE FIBER - A bending-resistant large core diameter high numerical aperture multimode fiber includes a core and a cladding surrounding the core. The core has a radius R1 in a range of 28 to 50 microns, a refractive index profile of a parabola shape with α being in a range of 1.9 to 2.2, and a maximum relative refractive index difference Δ1% max being in a range of 1.9% to 2.5%. The cladding includes an inner cladding and/or a trench cladding, and an outer cladding disposed from the inner to the outer in sequence. The radius R2 of the inner cladding is in a range of 28 to 55 microns, and the relative refractive index difference Δ2% is −0.1% to 0.1%. The radius R3 of the trench cladding is in a range of 28 to 60 microns, and the relative refractive index difference Δ3% is in a range of −0.15% to −0.8%. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279869 | PLANAR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A planar optical waveguide includes a trunk, and a first branch and a second branch each extending from the trunk in a manner that the first branch and the second branch cooperatively form a division. The trunk, the first branch and the second branch are located at a same plane. The trunk defines a butt end surface at the division, and the first and second branches are connected by the butt end surface. A method for making the planar optical waveguide is also provided. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279870 | OPTICAL FIBER GUIDE DEVICE - The invention relates to a device for guiding an optical fiber ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130279871 | VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - A video processing system includes: a merge server configured to decode a plurality of individual videos provided from video providing units, encode the plurality of individual videos by adjusting an amount of data of each of the individual videos to generate a preliminary video, and provide the preliminary video; a display server configured to receive the preliminary video and configure final videos according to output conditions of a display device; and a control server configured to receive the output conditions from the display server and transfer an output control signal with respect to the preliminary video to the merge server. When a user wants, individual videos provided from the plurality of video providing units can be displayed on a display device without sacrificing resolution and a frame rate, and since videos can be zoomed in/out and panned in real time, operational responsiveness and usage efficiency of the video processing system can be enhanced. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279872 | RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGING AND RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A recording apparatus includes: a buffer unit that accumulates input stream data; a file recording processing unit that records a file of the stream data which is accumulated in the buffer unit and management information which is used to manage the file in a recording medium; a buffer monitoring unit that monitors a free space of the buffer unit; and a file system control unit that controls time that updates the management information using the file recording processing unit based on the free space of the buffer unit which is notified by the buffer monitoring unit. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279873 | INFORMATION RECORDING/PLAY-BACKING APPARATUS - Portable information recording/play-back arrangements, wherein a controller judges whether a mode, controlling a first recording/play-back module and second recording/play-back module, is an imaging mode or a dubbing mode, and wherein when the controller judges that the mode is the imaging mode, the controller controls so that the imaging module and the first or second recording/play-back module operate on battery or a power supply from an external power source; and when the controller judges that the mode is the dubbing mode and the first and second recording/play-back module operate on the power supply from the external power source, the controller controls so that the dubbing operation is permitted. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279874 | MULTIMEDIA FRAMEWORK TO PROVIDE ULTRA-LOW POWER MULTIMEDIA PLAYBACK - A multimedia framework includes a monolithic multimedia component to include a specific interface provided by the multimedia framework, and a component control unit layer to serve as a point of control of an application, and to control a data flow through the monolithic multimedia component. When the application queries the component control unit layer for the specific interface, the specific interface passes a pointer thereof that signifies a role required by the application matching a role identified by the multimedia framework for the monolithic multimedia component to the application. A command from the application is transmitted to a tunnel of a multimedia stack interfaced with the monolithic multimedia component to ensure that the same monolithic multimedia component serves as a source component, one or more transform component(s) and/or a renderer. The application is unaware of the multi-tasking associated with the monolithic multimedia component. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279875 | DIGITAL CAMERA WHICH DETECTS A CONNECTION TO AN EXTERNAL DEVICE - An electronic camera and method of operating an electronic camera which detects whether an external device such as a personal computer is properly connected to the camera and in a state which permits communication. The camera monitors a data terminal ready (DTR) signal of an RS-232 connection in order to determine that the external device is properly connected and in a state which permits communication. Once the proper connection is detected, the camera can either transmit or receive images and/or audio from the external device. Accordingly, a specific switch which places the camera in a communication mode can be eliminated. Further, a single switch may be utilized for both controlling whether the camera records or plays images when there is no device connected, and which controls whether the camera transmits or receives images and/or audio when an external device is determined to be connected. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279876 | INFORMATION TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information terminal includes a storing unit configured to store image pickup data picked up in time series by an image pickup apparatus that picks up images of a sales floor and sales data obtained by recording sales of a commodity displayed in the sales floor and date and time of registration of the sales; a list display unit configured to list-display videos of a predetermined sales floor in time series at every predetermined time interval on the basis of the image pickup data; a totalizing unit configured to totalize, at the every time interval, list-displayed sales of the commodity of the sales floor on the basis of the sales data; and a sales display unit configured to display the totalized sales of the commodity at the every time interval. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279877 | System and Method Of Video Decoder Resource Sharing - A shared decoder resource is assigned to an input buffer providing an input data stream to generate a decoded output data stream. An event is detected that switches a preferred allocation of the video decoding resource relative to the application. The application using the video decoder is instructed to release the video decoder resource. The video decoding resource is then re-allocated to another input buffer to provide an input data stream of an other application to the video decoder to generate the output data stream. The input buffer of the input data streams associated with the application prior to receiving the event is maintained in a suspended state while the respective application is still active but is not associated with the video decoder. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279878 | MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING A PLAYBACK BY MEANS OF A MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM - Various embodiments relate to a multimedia system comprising a plurality of multimedia sources and a playback unit being configured to perform a requested playback. The multimedia system comprising a control unit configured to automatically extract at least portions of the playback as tracks. The tracks being characteristic audio and/or video parts of the playback. The multimedia system further comprises a communication interface being configured to connect to the Internet and to automatically send first data comprising the tracks to a remote server and further being configured to automatically receive second data in response to the sent first data from the remote server. The second data comprises identification information of the playback. The identification information being determined based on the tracks and uniquely identifying the playback. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279879 | PLAYBACK DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR PLAYBACK DEVICE, GENERATING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR GENERATING DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, DATA STRUCTURE, CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING THE PROGRAM | 2013-10-24 |
20130279880 | AUDITING SYSTEM FOR MISUSE OF AN IMAGE INFROMATION - The present invention relates to a system for auditing misuse of an image information, and more particularly, to a system for auditing misuse of an image information, which stores the image information recorded by an image recording device as a file; transmits a log which is related to suspected misuse to the stored file to an auditing server in order to determine whether the stored file was misused; transmits information as to whether a user's access log to the stored file, an image deletion log, an image copy log, and an image view log have been modified to the auditing server; determine whether misuse occurred in view of a misuse behavior pattern; and in a case that misuse occurs generates misuse alarm data thereby notifying a user's terminal of such misuse. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279881 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOPIC-SPECIFIC VIDEO PRESENTATION - Systems and methods for summarizing a video assign frames in a video to at least one of two or more groups based on a topic, generate a respective first similitude measurement for the frames in a group relative to the other frames in the group based on a feature, rank the frames in a group relative to one or more other frames in the group based on the respective first similitude measurement of the respective frames, and select a frame from each group as a most-representative frame based on the respective rank of the frames in a group relative to the other frames in the group. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279882 | Coding of Video and Audio with Initialization Fragments - A new file format for coded video data is provided. A decoder may identify patterns in the coded video data in order to make the decoding process and/or display of data more efficient. Such patterns may be predefined and stored at the decoder, may be defined by each encoder and exchanged during terminal initialization, or may be transmitted and/or stored with the associated video data. Initialization information associated with the fragments of video data may also provide for carouseling initialization updates such that the initialization fragments may indicate either that the initialization information should be updated or that the decoder should be re-initialized. Additionally, media files or segments may be broken into fragments and each segment may have an index to provide for random access to the media data of the segment. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279883 | RECORDING MEDIUM, PLAYBACK DEVICE, RECORDING DEVICE, AND RECORDING METHOD - On a recording medium, a monoscopic video specific section and a stereoscopic video specific section are continuous immediately after an extended data specific section. A shared section includes a continuous, interleaved arrangement having one each of main-view extents, sub-view extents, and extended extents. The stereoscopic video specific section includes a continuous, interleaved arrangement of extents having one each of the main-view extents and the sub-view extents. The monoscopic video specific section includes a continuous arrangement of a copy of the main-view extent arranged in the stereoscopic video specific section. The extended data specific section includes one of the extended extents that is to be used in combination with the copy of the main-view extent arranged in the monoscopic video specific section. The shared section is accessed when stereoscopic video images are played back, when monoscopic video images are played back, and when an extended stream is used. The stereoscopic video specific section is accessed during playback of the stereoscopic video images. The monoscopic video specific section is accessed during playback of the monoscopic video images. The extended data specific section and the monoscopic video specific section are accessed when the extended stream is read, immediately before or after a long jump. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279884 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A VERTICAL CUT IN A VIDEO SIGNAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF TIME ALTERATION - A circuit and method for detecting a vertical cut in a sequence of digital video images. Each pixel of a video frame is filtered then compared to a filter threshold. If the threshold is met, a current pixel bit is set as active. A delayed pixel bit is generated from the current pixel bit, and a changed pixel bit is generated if either but not both of the current pixel bit and the delayed pixel bit is active. Active pixels are counted. The count of active pixels in the current image and the count of active pixels in the delayed image are used to weight the active pixel count of the changed image. The counts are used to determine a change value for the current image. The change value may be a large positive value, a large negative value, or neither. A predefined pattern of the change values over a sequence of frames indicates a vertical cut in the sequence. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279885 | PSEUDO-VIDEO CREATION DEVICE, PSEUDO-VIDEO CREATION METHOD, AND PSEUDO-VIDEO CREATION PROGRAM - [Problem] To make it easy to grasp how an object has changed over time. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279886 | MEDIA RECORDER THAT SELECTS WHEN TO RECORD MEDIA CONTENT THAT IS AVAILABLE AT MULTIPLE TIMES - A particular method includes receiving program data designating media content to be recorded at a media recorder. An electronic program guide accessible to the media recorder includes multiple scheduled delivery times for the media content. The method includes receiving delay data. The delay data enables delayed recording of the media content and specifies at least one delay recording condition. The method includes determining an onset time to begin recording the media content based on the multiple scheduled delivery times for the media content and based on the at least one delay recording condition. The method also includes scheduling the media content to be recorded at the media recorder beginning at the onset time. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279887 | CLIENT-SERVER BASED INTERACTIVE GUIDE WITH SERVER RECORDING - An interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to select programs for recording on a remote media server. Programs may also be recorded on a local media server. The program guide provides users with VCR-like control over programs that are played back from the media servers and over real-time cached copies of the programs. The program guide also provides users with an opportunity to designate gift recipients for whom programs may be recorded. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279888 | TECHNIQUES FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF AUDIO AND VIDEO - Techniques are described for determining whether a stream is in a stable state and permitting adjustment of the PTS value when the stream is in a stable state. The stream can be in a stable state when PTS values received over a period of time do not change unexpectedly. For example, when the stream is in a stable state, the PTS value for audio or video can be adjusted based on system buffer levels, i.e., over flow or under flow. The amount of adjustment of the PTS value can be based on whether the buffer level appears to be moving into greater overflow or underflow. In some cases, when the stream is not in a stable state, the audio is permitted to be played back at a sample rate and video is permitted to be played back at a frame rate instead of being controlled by PTS. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279889 | Device for Prebaking Alignment Film by Using Temperature-Controllable Pin to Support Substrate and Method Thereof - The present invention relates to a device for prebaking an alignment film by using a temperature-controllable pin to support a substrate and a method thereof. The device includes heater that prebakes a substrate from an underside of the substrate, a plurality of temperature-controllable pins for upward supporting the substrate, and a temperature control system. The temperature-controllable pins are coupled to the temperature control system and each of the temperature-controllable pins is independently controlled of temperature thereof by the temperature control system so as to uniformly heat a site of the substrate that is supported by the temperature-controllable pin and a periphery of the supported site. The device for prebaking alignment film by using temperature-controllable pin to support substrate and a method thereof according to the present invention alleviate non-uniform heating of a surface of glass substrate and thus alleviate pin mura. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279890 | ELECTRIC STEAM GENERATION - A pressurised boiler ( | 2013-10-24 |
20130279891 | WATER DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING HOT WATER AVAILABLE IN A DOMESTIC HOT WATER INSTALLATION - A water delivery system is provided, comprising at least one faucet device with a cold water faucet part and a hot water faucet part, a cold water line to the at least one faucet device, a tankless heater device for heating water, a hot water line having a first portion running from an outlet of the tankless heater device to the at least one faucet device and having a second portion running from the at least one faucet device to an inlet of the tankless heater device, and a circulatory pump arranged in the second portion of the hot water line, wherein the circulatory pump has a prefixed first performance level and a prefixed second performance level, wherein the first performance level causes a finite water flow in the hot water line which is below an operation threshold value of the tankless heater device. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279892 | HEATABLE CONNECTION APPARATUS INCLUDING MEDIA-CONDUCTING, ELECTRICALLY HEATABLE HOSES - A heatable connection apparatus includes electrically heatable hoses and a junction piece having two nipples for corresponding ones of the hoses. Each hose has two electric heating elements embedded therein. The ends of the heating elements are routed out of the hose for connection. The heating elements from one hose end are connected to corresponding ones of the heating elements from the other hose end to form two heating-element pairs lying diametrically opposite one another. Each heating-element pair is bent downward and guided through with the crimp first from above under a bracket of the housing downward toward the housing bottom, from where it is deflected by 90° along the bottom of the junction piece in tight contact therewith. On the opposite side, the heating-element pair is guided upward and pushed with the crimp first from below and through the bracket. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279893 | DEVICES FOR POSITIONING SUBJECTS - Devices and methods for reproducibly positioning a subject are described. A device may include a first parallax bar assembly having a first wire and a second wire spaced a first distance and parallel to the first wire, and a second parallax bar assembly having a third wire and a fourth wire spaced a second distance and parallel to the third wire. The first and second wires are substantially perpendicular to the third and fourth wires, and an imaginary straight line intersects the first, second, third, and fourth wires. Some devices may include a chair and a headrest for positioning a subject. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279894 | INTERCHANGEABLE LENS AND CAMERA SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME - An interchangeable lens includes an image stabilizing unit, a position detector configured to detect a position of the correction lens, and a controller configured to set a movable range of the correction lens, when the interchangeable lens is mounted on a first camera body having a function of correcting at least one of a peripheral brightness and an aberration of a picked-up image according to position information of the correction lens, the controller sets the movable range of the correction lens to a first movable range, and when the interchangeable lens is mounted on a second camera body not having a function of correcting the peripheral brightness or the aberration of the picked-up image according to the position information of the correction lens, the controller sets the movable range of the correction lens to a second movable range that is narrower than the first movable range. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279895 | FLATTENABLE TUBULAR CAMERA FLASH DIFFUSER - A diffuser for a flash of a hand-held camera, the diffuser including: (A) a sheet material that can be curved, angled, or folded to form a generally tubular shape that can be attached to the flash of the hand-held camera; and (B) means for selectively retaining the sheet material in the generally tubular shape. A method of diffusing a flash of a hand-held camera is also provided, the method comprising the steps of positioning a diffuser according to the invention on the flash of the hand-held camera. The method can include the step of taking flash photography with the hand-held camera with the diffuser on the flash. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279896 | PANORAMIC CAMERA MOUNT - A panoramic device includes a base member and a clamp member rotatably interconnected within a single plane of rotation with the base that includes a first rotatable knob to selectively inhibit the rotation of the clamp member with respect to the base. The upper surface includes a central region that is at a different elevation than another portion of the upper surface. The clamp includes a pair of opposed surfaces suitable to detachably secure a camera thereto. The one of the opposed surfaces is maintained in a fixed relationship with respect to the clamp member. The other one of the opposed surfaces is in a movable relationship with respect to the clamp member using a second rotatable knob. The first knob and the second knob are rotatably connected with respect to one another. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279897 | RESTRICTING BLADE, LIGHT QUANTITY ADJUSTING DEVICE, OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESTRICTING BLADE - Provided is a restricting blade | 2013-10-24 |
20130279898 | SELF-HEALING FIBRE CHANNEL LINK - A method for verifying the integrity of a communication link is disclosed herein. In selected embodiments, such a method may include detecting, during normal operation of a communication link, a condition indicative of a high failure rate (HFR) on the communication link. The method may further include placing the communication link in an HFR state as a result of the condition. While in HFR state, the method may repeatedly transmit test I/Os over the communication link. The method may then automatically exit HFR state and resume normal operation on the communication link when one or more of the following has occurred: a selected number of test I/Os have been successfully transmitted over the communication link, and a number of test I/Os have been successfully transmitted over the communication link for a selected period of time. A corresponding system, apparatus, and computer program product are also disclosed and claimed herein. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279899 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A CONTROL PLANE ACROSS MULTIPLE OPTICAL NETWORK DOMAINS - Method and apparatus for providing a control plane across multiple optical network domains is described. In one example, topology and resource discovery is employed in a transport network having a plurality of control domains. Topology information for each of the control domains is summarized to produce summarized topology information. The summarized topology information for each of the control domains is exchanged among the control domains. At each of the control domains, the summarized topology information of each of the control domains is combined to produce combined topology information. The combined topology information is passed among network elements within each of the control domains using an intra-domain routing protocol. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279900 | PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK SYSTEM, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING OPTICAL SIGNAL THEREOF, AND OPTICAL LINE TERMINAL - An optical line terminal (OLT) of a passive optical network (PON) detects a fault in an optical path configured as a single optical fiber core having an annular shape, divides the optical path into a right path and a left path having bi-directionality based on the fault position in which the fault has occurred, demultiplexes a plurality of downstream optical wavelength signals to be transmitted to at least one optical network terminal (ONT) of each group into an optical wavelength signal of the right path and an optical wavelength signal of the left path according to the position in which the fault has occurred, and outputs the same to at least one of the ONTs of each group. | 2013-10-24 |
20130279901 | OPTICAL RECEIVER IMPLEMENTED WITH SEMICONDUCTOR AMPLIFIER - An optical receiver able to distinguish a failure occurred in one of multiplexed signals from a failure in the transmission medium is disclosed. The optical receiver includes an optical de-multiplexer, optical devices, a signal processor, and a controller. Each of the optical devices converts the de-multiplexed signal into an electrical signal. A clock is extracted from one of the electrical signals. The processor decides, based on the electrical signals and the clock, one of the multiplexed signals falls in a failure. | 2013-10-24 |