44th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110268335 | Increased Temporal Resolution In The Case Of CT Images By Means Of Iterative View Reconstruction With Limiting Conditions - A method is disclosed for the reconstruction of image data of a moving object to be examined from measurement data, wherein the measurement data has previously been established in a relative rotational movement between a radiation source of a computed tomography system and the object to be examined. In at least one embodiment, first image data is reconstructed from an incomplete measurement data record by way of an iterative algorithm, wherein in the iterative reconstruction a dimension is used which contains probability information relating to pixel values of the image data to be reconstructed. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268336 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING MEDICAL ABNORMALITIES AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A medical imaging system and method, the system including at least one controller which is configured to receive or receives first image information corresponding with one or more images acquired at a first time; receives second image information corresponding with one or more images acquired at another time; determines whether first coordinate information corresponding to one or more locations in the first image information has changed relative to second coordinate information corresponding to one or more locations in the second image information; and highlights the first image information based upon the result of the determination. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268337 | Methods For Fat Quantification With Correction For Noise Bias - Methods are disclosed for calculating a fat fraction corrected for noise bias of one or more voxels of interest using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. A plurality of image data sets are obtained each corresponding to NMR k-space data acquired using a pulse sequence with an individual associated echo time t | 2011-11-03 |
20110268338 | Method and System of Computer-Aided Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Medical Images - A system and method of computer aided analysis of medical images and detection of malignant lesions is described. Medical images obtained from multiple modalities are analyzed. Morphological features as well as temporal, i.e., kinetics features, are combined to compute a consolidated assessment of a possible lesion detected in the medical images. The system includes at least one kinetics module, which is capable of extracting kinetics features from a time sequence of MRI images or MRS data taken after administering a contrast enhancement agent to a patient. The consolidated assessment is presented to a user for confirmation or modification. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268339 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION OF A LESION IN A BREAST - A system and method for determining an existence, uptake, size and location of a lesion within a breast is provided. The system includes a first detector and a second detector. The breast is positioned between the first detector and the second detector. The first detector acquires a first image data set of the lesion and the second detector acquires a second image data set of the lesion. The system also includes a existence, uptake, size and location determining program that uses the first image data set and the second image data set to calculate existence, uptake, size and location information for the lesion and determines a existence, uptake, size and location of the lesion within the breast based on the calculated existence, uptake, size and location information. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268340 | METHOD TO PROCESS RADIOLOGICAL IMAGES - A method to process radiological images is provided. The method comprises partitioning a radiological image of a region to be treated into a superimposition of layers, the region to be treated comprising at least one first structure and a second structure, wherein one layer solely comprises part of the first structure to be isolated from the remainder of the image, the layer solely comprising that part of the first structure to be isolated from the remainder of the image being determined by means of a parametric model of the first structure. The method further comprises determining an image of the region to be treated from the layering thus obtained, in which the isolated part of the first structure is omitted. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268341 | Method for Reconstruction of a Current Three-Dimensional Image Dataset of an Object During a Monitoring Process and X-Ray Device - A method for reconstruction of an actual three-dimensional image dataset of an object during a monitoring process is proposed. Two-dimensional. X-ray projection images which correspond to a recording geometry are continuously recorded from different projection angles. The three-dimensional image dataset are reconstructed from a first number of these projection images, especially by a back projection method. The proportion of the oldest projection image contained in the current three-dimensional image dataset is removed from the three-dimensional image dataset and the proportion of the actual projection image is inserted in the three-dimensional image dataset after each recording of the actual projection image. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268342 | Method for moving cell detection from temporal image sequence model estimation - A computerized robust cell kinetic recognition method for moving cell detection from temporal image sequence receives an image sequence containing a current image. A dynamic spatial-temporal reference generation is performed to generate dynamic reference image output. A reference based object segmentation is performed to generate initial object segmentation output. An object matching and detection refinement is performed to generate kinetic recognition results output. The dynamic spatial-temporal reference generation step performs frame look ahead and the reference images contain a reference intensity image and at least one reference variation image. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268343 | METHOD FOR THE NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF PIPES - The invention relates to a method for the nondestructive testing of pipes made of ferromagnetic steel for flaws by means of stray flux, wherein the pipe is magnetized by a constant field and the discontinuities present in the near-surface region of the outer or inner surface of the pipe cause magnetic stray fluxes, which exit the pipe surface and are detected by probes of a test unit each for longitudinal and/or transversal flaw testing, wherein the association of the detected amplitude signals is performed on the basis of the amplitude height and/or the frequency spectrum with respect to an external or internal flaw via defined flaw thresholds respectively. To this end, prior to associating the detected amplitude signals to an external or internal flaw, the angular position of the flaw relative to the respective magnetic field direction is determined, and a correction of the signals is carried out via a previously determined correction factor for amplitudes and/or frequencies of a perpendicular angular position. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268344 | Apparatus For Detecting Micro-Cracks In Wafers And Method Therefor - A method and apparatus for wafer inspection is disclosed. The method and apparatus involve directing light substantially along a first axis towards a first surface of a wafer to thereby obtain light emanating along the first axis from a second surface of the wafer, wherein the first and second surfaces of the wafer are substantially outwardly opposing and substantially extending parallel to a plane. The method and apparatus further involve directing light substantially along a second axis towards the first surface of the wafer to thereby obtain light emanating along the second axis from the second surface of the wafer, the first axis being angled away from the second axis about a reference axis extending along the plane. More specifically, the orthographic projection of the first axis on the plane is substantially parallel to the orthographic projection of the second axis on the plane, and each the orthographic projections of the first and second axes on the plane is substantially orthogonal to the reference axis. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268345 | DEFECT CLASSIFIER USING CLASSIFICATION RECIPE BASED ON CONNECTION BETWEEN RULE-BASED AND EXAMPLE-BASED CLASSIFIERS - In apparatuses for automatically acquiring and also for automatically classifying images of defects present on a sample such as a semiconductor wafer, a classifying system is provided which are capable of readily accepting even such a case that a large number of classification classes are produced based upon a request issued by a user, and also even such a case that a basis of the classification class is changed in a high frequency. When the user defines the classification classes, a device for designating attributes owned by the respective classification classes is provided. The classifying system automatically changes a connecting mode between an internally-provided rule-based classifier and an example-based classifier, so that such a classifying system which is fitted to the classification basis of the user is automatically constructed. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268346 | BACK-UP PIN DEVICE AND BACK-UP PIN PLACING METHOD AND DEVICE - A plurality of indicated back-up pin devices are detachably placed on a back-up plate provided on a component mounting apparatus, to a plurality of indicated positions of the back-up plate to support a board from an under surface thereof, to which already mounted components have been mounted, when another components are to be mounted on an upper surface of the board. The back-up pin device comprises a base portion detachably placed on the back-up plate, at least one support pin erected upright on the base portion to support the board by contacting an upper end thereof with an under surface of the board and at least one of an identification mark for identifying the type of the back-up pin device and a position mark as a reference to determine a position of the base portion on the back-up plate, which is provided on the base portion. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268347 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCURATE ALIGNMENT AND REGISTRATION OF ARRAY FOR DNA SEQUENCING - In a genome sequencing system and methodology, a protocol is provided to achieve precise alignment and accurate registration of an image of a planar array of nanoballs subject to optical analysis. Precise alignment correcting for fractional offsets is achieved by correcting for errors in subperiod x-y offset, scale and rotation by use of minimization techniques and Moiré averaging. In Moiré averaging, magnification is intentionally set so that the pixel period of the imaging element is a noninteger multiple of the site period. Accurate registration is achieved by providing for pre-defined pseudo-random sets of sites, herein deletion or reserved sites, where nanoballs are prevented from attachment to the substrate so that the sites of the array can be used in a pattern matching scheme as registration markers for absolute location identification. Information can be extracted with a high degree of confidence that it is correlated to a known location, while at the same time the amount of information that can be packed on a chip is maximized. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268348 | FOCUSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Methods and apparatus for placing wafers axially in an optical inspection system. A “best worst” focus method includes a series of through-focus images of a test wafer acquired using full field of view of the inspection optics. The value of the worst quality in each image is associated with the respective axial location, forming a locus of “worst” values as a function of axial location. The axial location is chosen which optimizes the locus, giving an axial location that provides the “best-worst” image quality. A “video focus” method includes a series of through-focus images generated using reduced field of view. A figure of merit is associated with each image, providing through-focus information. The “video focus” can be calibrated against the “best worst” focus. Further, a point sensor can be used to generate a single z-value for one (x,y) location that can be calibrated with “video focus”. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268349 | SYSTEM AND METHOD BUILDING A MAP - A system building a map while an image sensor is moving, the system including the image sensor configured to capture images while the image sensor moves relative to one or more different locations, a sub-map building unit configured to recognize a relative location for at least the image sensor of the system using the captured images, build up a sub-map, and if a condition for stopping a building of the sub-map is met, store the sub-map which has been so far built up, an operation determining unit configured to determine whether the condition for stopping building the sub-map, an image group storing unit configured to store an image group including images that are newly captured from the image sensor after the storing of the sub-map when the condition for the stopping of the building of the sub-map is satisfied, and an overall map building unit configured to build an overall map based on the built sub-map and the stored image group when a current relative location for at least the image sensor of the system is determined to be same as a previous relative location for at least the image sensor of the system. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268350 | COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide a color image processing method and device capable of improving the texture of a specific object in a color image taken by a color imaging device by controlling the quantity of a specular component in the specific object. A color image processing device ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110268351 | AFFINE DISTORTION COMPENSATION - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for compensating for affine distortions in handwriting recognition. Orientation estimation is performed on a handwriting sample to generate a set of likely characters for the sample. An estimated affine transform is determined for the sample by applying hidden Markov model (HMM) based minimax testing to the sample using the set of likely characters. The estimated affine transform is applied to the sample to compensate for the affine distortions of the sample, yielding an affine distortion compensated sample. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268352 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprises: an unit configured to sequentially determine, as a processing object, each of blocks, and to compare color data of respective pixels in the block that is the processing object, thereby specifying a pattern flag indicating an arrangement pattern of color data; an unit configured to extract first color data from a pixel, and further to extract second color data to fourth color data corresponding to the arrangement pattern; an unit configured to hold the pattern flag of each of the blocks, the first color data, and the second color data to fourth color data; and an unit configured to specify addresses in a memory, at which the first color data and the second color data to fourth color data in a block to be composed are held. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268353 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING IMAGE ELEMENTS - A method, system, and machine-readable medium for classifying an image element as one of a plurality of categories, including assigning the image element based on a ratio between an unoccluded perimeter of the image element and an occluded perimeter of the image element and coding the image element according to a coding scheme associated with the category to which the image element is classified. Exemplary applications include image compression, where categories include image foreground and background layers. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268354 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COMPENSATING EYE COLOR DEFECTS - Method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided. The method includes computing a first difference image for a first eye region based on a difference of red pixel intensity and green pixel intensity of each of a first set of pixels associated with the first eye region. The method further includes determining a first eye color defect region by computing a neighborhood processed first difference image by processing the first difference image, computing a first central point of the neighborhood processed first difference image based on a weighted centroid of red pixels associated with the neighborhood processed first difference image, and thereafter computing the first eye color defect region based on the first central point, and the red pixels associated with the first difference image. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268355 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprises: an unit configured to extract first color data and first attribute data from a pixel value, and to extract second to fourth color data and second to fourth attribute data corresponding to a second pixel value to a fourth pixel value corresponding to the arrangement pattern defined in a specified pattern flag; an unit configured to hold the pattern flag, the first color data, the second to fourth color data, the first attribute data, and the second to fourth attribute data; an unit configured to determine whether attribute data of all pixels included in a tile are identical; and an unit configured to perform control to delete the first attribute data and the second to fourth attribute data, and to store, in header information, information indicating that the attribute data in the tile are identical and information of the attribute data determined to be identical. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268356 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Each pixel of an input image is subjected to first color conversion by means of colorimetric color reproduction and converted to a first color device value of a target color space. Further, a difference DI between a white luminance of an originating color space and a luminance of pixels of the originating color space is calculated. When generating an output image, pixels with a difference DI of 0 keeps the color device value of the originating color space. For the pixels with a difference DI greater than 0, a second color device value is calculated as a color device value of the output image, the second color device value being a sum of the abovementioned color device value and a value which is obtained by multiplying the difference between the first color device value and the abovementioned color device value by a coefficient that is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 1. Due to this, when generating an output image of a target color space from an input image of an originating color space, the color image can be reproduced more brightly while achieving coincident color appearance. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268357 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - This invention more effectively suppresses color fringing in a color image by image processing. An image processing method includes estimating the degree of color fringing in a color image based on the color image that is generated by photo-electrically converting an object image and formed from a plurality of color planes. The method also includes removing from the color image the estimated degree of color fringing. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268358 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - In an image processing technology, an original image is inputted by accepting an input of an original image to be image-processed; a local area is set, with a pixel of which brightness is to be converted being a center of the local area, from the original image; a local histogram relating to brightness of the local area is calculated; a local cumulative histogram is calculated by accumulating the local histogram; first and second monotone increasing functions are determined, respectively, corresponding to cumulative frequency values in first and second classes of the local cumulative histogram; first and second weighting functions are determined, respectively, corresponding to the first and second monotone increasing functions; a conversion function relating to brightness of the pixel is produced from the first monotone increasing function weighted by the first weighting function and the second monotone increasing function weighted by the second weighting function; and the brightness of the pixel is then converted by the conversion function. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268359 | Foreground/Background Segmentation in Digital Images - An analysis and classification tool compares at least a portion of a captured image and a reference image of nominally the same scene. One of the captured and reference images is taken with flash and the other is taken without flash. The tool provides a measure of the difference in illumination between the captured image and the reference image. The tool compares the measure with a threshold and segments a foreground region from a background region based on the measure. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268360 | WORD RECOGNITION OF TEXT UNDERGOING AN OCR PROCESS - A method for identifying words in a textual image undergoing optical character recognition includes receiving a bitmap of an input image which includes textual lines that have been segmented by a plurality of chop lines. The chop lines are each associated with a confidence level reflecting a degree to which the respective chop line properly segments the textual line into individual characters. One or more words are identified in one of the textual lines based at least in part on the textual lines and a first subset of the plurality of chop lines which have a chop line confidence level above a first threshold value. If the first word is not associated with a sufficiently high word confidence level, at least a second word in the textual line is identified based at least in part on a second subset of the plurality of chop lines which have a confidence level above a second threshold value lower than the first threshold value. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268361 | Method for Locating and Decoding Distorted Two-Dimensional Matrix Symbols - A method is presented for processing an image of a two-dimensional (2D) matrix symbol having a plurality of data modules and a discontinuous finder pattern, each distorted by “donut effects”. A resulting processed image contains an image of the 2D matrix symbol having a continuous finder pattern suitable for conventional 2D matrix symbol locating techniques, and having a plurality of data modules, each data module having a center more truly representative of intended data, and suitable for conventional 2D matrix symbol sampling and decoding. The method includes sharpening the distorted image of the 2D matrix symbol to increase a difference between low frequency and high frequency image feature magnitudes, thereby providing a sharpened image, and smoothing the sharpened image using a moving window over the sharpened image so as to provide a smoothed image, the moving window and a module of the 2D matrix code being of substantially similar size. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268362 | PROBE AND IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION METHOD USING PROBE - Provided is a probe capable of effectively performing NIR imaging by optimally arranging input channels and detection channels, and an image reconstruction method using the probe. The probe ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110268363 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING SUPERIMPOSITION OF PATTERN - Provided is a method for evaluating superimposition of a pattern, wherein an alignment shift quantity and a shift direction can be evaluated at a discretionary position within an exposure shot. The method uses a superimposition evaluation pattern, and the image of the superimposition evaluation pattern is acquired (S | 2011-11-03 |
20110268364 | METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING SIMILARITY BETWEEN NODES IN GRAPH - A computer-implemented method, program, and system for calculating similarity between nodes in a graph by computer processing. The method includes: calculating a new label value of a node on the basis of a label value of a node adjacent to the node with respect to each of the nodes in one or more graphs; correcting the new label value of the adjacent node to remove an influence of the label value of a target node with respect to each of the target nodes for the calculation of the similarity between the nodes; and calculating the similarity between the target nodes by using the corrected new label value of the node adjacent to one target node and the corrected new label value of the node adjacent to another target node. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268365 | 3D HAND POSTURE RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND VISION BASED HAND POSTURE RECOGNITION METHOD THEREOF - A vision based hand posture recognition method and system thereof are disclosed. The method comprises the following steps of receiving an image frame; extracting a contoured hand image from said image frame; calculating a gravity center of said contoured hand image; obtaining contour points on a contour of said contoured hand image; calculating distances between said gravity center and said multiple contour points; recognizing a hand posture according to a first characteristic function of said multiple contour points. In embodiment, the finger number and hand direction of the hand posture can be determined according to the number and location of at least one peak of the first characteristic function. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268366 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CONVERSION APPARATUS - It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique for eliminating the unnaturalness in a generated moving image while achieving high speed processing in an image processing apparatus comprising a deblocking filter. A transcoder ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110268367 | Method, Compressor, Decompressor and Signal Representation for Lossless Compression of Pixel Block Values using Row and Column Slope Codewords - The invention relates to compression of a pixel block ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110268368 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus creates a basic-structure component image representing an image that an input image except edge is smoothed while preserving the edge in the input image; and creates a detail component image representing an image that the basic-structure component image is subtracted from the input image. Subsequently, the image processing apparatus decomposes the detail component image into a plurality of frequency-band images through multiresolution transform processing, and performs noise removal on the obtained frequency-band images. After that, the image processing apparatus performs inverse multiresolution transform processing of combining the noise-removed frequency-band images, thereby creating a noise-removed detail-component image. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268369 | GENERATING A COMBINED IMAGE FROM MULTIPLE IMAGES - A determination is made for each of multiple regions in multiple images of how good that region is perceived as being. A base image is identified, and a combined image is generated from the multiple images by automatically replacing each region of the base image with a corresponding region of another image if the corresponding region has been determined as being better than the region of the base image. The generating of the combined image can include automatically selecting from one of the multiple images a region in which an object that is present in one or more corresponding regions of other images is absent. Additionally, for a particular region of the base image, corresponding regions of the other images can be displayed, and the particular region replaced with a user-selected one of the corresponding regions of the other images. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268370 | SUPER-RESOLUTION DEVICE AND METHOD - A super-resolution device and method for setting at least one of a plurality of pixels included in image data as target pixels, the image data including pixels arranged in a screen and pixel values representing brightness, an area including the target pixel and peripheral pixels as a target area, and an area for searching pixel value change patterns in the target pixel area; calculating a difference between a first change pattern and second change pattern; comparing a difference between the first and second change patterns; calculating a pixel value of a super-resolution image having a number of pixels larger than a number of pixels included in the image data on the basis of a decimal-accuracy-vector, an extrapolated vector, and pixel values obtained from the image data. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268371 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURATIONALLY HEAT SOLDERING PLASTIC PACKAGING AND TAMPER EVIDENT PLASTIC PACKAGINGS - A system and method for imprinting distinct patterns along a seam by which two or more layered plastic sheets are mutually attached to each other is provided. The disclosed method comprises (i) heating selected contours located across a surface of the layered plastic to a predefined temperature, and (ii) forcing a molding head against the heated surface, wherein the molding member has a face from which a plurality of pressing faces extend towards a common direction, the footprint of which features the desired pattern. A soldering head of the disclosed system has at least one molding member having a plurality of fingers. The footprints of the fingers are geometrically shaped in accordance with the pattern to be imprinted along the seam. Some of the fingers may have sharpened tips. A soldering head optionally comprises a pressing member for pressing against peripheries of the footprints of the fingers located across the surface of the layered plastic. A soldering head may also comprise a mold that has recesses that fit in with the fingers of the respective molding member. The temperatures of both the molding member and of the mold are independently controllable. Such soldering head provides for embossing distinct three dimensional patterns across the soldered layered plastic sheets. Tamper evident packaging such as envelopes are further provided. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268372 | Side-gusseted bag and method for manufacturing same - A side-gusseted bag has two front walls which are joined by a side gusset at a longitudinal side provided with a reclosure. The side gusset is folded-over outwards in the region of the reclosure in such a manner that the side gusset ends at its folded-over section at the associated longitudinal side. The reclosure running in the longitudinal direction is fastened to an inner surface of the side gusset at the folded-over section. A method for manufacturing a side-gusseted bag is also provided. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268373 | PULL TABS FOR A FLEXIBLE PLASTIC BAG - The present invention relates to a plastic bag for a storage and transporting of items comprising: a body portion; an opening at one end of the body portion; a zip enclosure, where said zip enclosure seals the opening; and two pull tabs, where said two tabs lie at the top edge of the plastic bag above the zip enclosure and extend from the edge to provide a mechanism to open the plastic bag. The pull-tabs are positioned off center from each other in order to clearly separate the tabs. In one particular embodiment, the pull-tabs create a half-moon shape. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268374 | TOOL STORAGE BAG AND TOOL STORAGE BAG SET - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a tool storage bag and tool storage bag set having versatility and to reduce manufacturing cost. The tool storage bag includes an inner tray that is disposed inside the tool storage bag and is in a shape of a box with a bottom and an open top to store a power tool. The inner tray is made of a fabric material. The inner tray is detachably disposed inside the tool storage bag where an outer surface of the inner tray is supported by an inner surface of the tool storage bag, or is detachably disposed with a positioning unit provided between the inner surface of the tool storage bag and the outer surface of the inner tray. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268375 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF BAGS FOR THE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE OF BULK GOODS, AND BAG OBTAINED ACCORDING TO THE METHOD - The invention comprises using a fabric cut into several pieces which are further assembled together by stitches, the stitches being made using a sewing machine comprising at least two needles (A′, B′) operating in-line one behind the other so that the sewing stitch of the second needle (B′) is made on the threads of the sewing stitch made by the first needle (A′) in order to cover the perforation made by the first needle and so that the perforation made by the second needle (B′) is made through said thread ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110268376 | SLIDING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding apparatus includes a first sliding member and a second sliding member slidably relative to the first sliding member. A resilient member is connected between the first and second sliding members. The resilient member appears as though it is two coil springs overlapped with each other to provide a better sense of damping for operators. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268377 | SLIDING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A sliding apparatus includes a first sliding member and a second sliding member slidable relative to the first sliding member. A first resilient member and a second resilient member are connected between the first and second sliding members. The first and second resilient members overlap with each other to provide the better sense of damping for operators. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268378 | Journal Bearing Design - The present disclosure relates to bearings, for example, an improved journal bearing. A bushing ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110268379 | Rolling Bearing Arrangement - A roller bearing assembly includes at least one outer ring ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110268380 | RADIAL NEEDLE BEARING - In rollers used in a radial needle bearing, the circularity of crowning sections provided at opposite ends of each roller is 0.6 μm or smaller. This allows for reduction of sound (noise) produced when the radial needle bearing rotates by itself and can also allow for reduction of sound (noise) of a rotational machine when the radial needle bearing is installed and rotates therein. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268381 | ROLLING BEARING DEVICE - A rolling bearing | 2011-11-03 |
20110268382 | Optical waveguide device module - An optical waveguide device module is provided, wherein a control electrode includes a signal electrode and ground electrodes disposed to sandwich the signal electrode, a connection substrate is provided with a signal line and ground lines disposed to sandwich the signal line, the distance W | 2011-11-03 |
20110268383 | Polarization Maintaining Optical Rotary Joint - An optical rotating data transmission device for polarization-maintaining transmission of linearly polarized light includes at least one first collimator for coupling on first light-waveguides, and also a second collimator for coupling on second light-waveguides, the second collimator being supported to be rotatable relative to the first collimator about a rotation axis. At least two λ/4 plates for converting linear polarization to circular polarization and vice-versa are provided in between a plate for attaching optical fibers and a micro lens system. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268384 | OPTICAL-FIBER-COMPATIBLE ACOUSTIC SENSOR - An acoustic sensor includes a diaphragm having a reflective element. The sensor has an optical fiber positioned relative to the reflective element such that light emitted from the optical fiber is reflected by the reflective element. A first end of the optical fiber and the reflective element form an optical cavity therebetween. The acoustic sensor further includes a structural element mechanically coupled to the diaphragm and the optical fiber. The structural element includes a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion substantially similar to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the optical fiber. For example, the material can be silica. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268385 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE SENSOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - An optical waveguide sensor includes a substrate and an optical waveguide. The optical waveguide includes a core and a lateral clad. The core extends in a spiral shape above a surface of the substrate. The lateral clad is disposed in a same layer as the core above the surface of the substrate and is in contact with either side surfaces of the core. At least a part of a surface of the core located opposite from the substrate is a transmission surface from which light leaks and is absorbed by a detected object. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268386 | PHOTONIC WAVEGUIDE - The system ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110268387 | Two Dimensional Fiber Collimator Array With High Return Loss - A collimator system comprises a micro lens array. The micro lens array has a first surface with a plurality of micro lenses and a second surface opposing the first surface. The second surface is under an angle towards the first surface. A fiber holder holding a plurality of parallel optical fibers has a first surface having an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the optical fibers. The fiber holder is attached to the micro lens array in such a way that the angle of the second surface of the micro lens array and the first surface of the fiber holder compensate. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268388 | OPTICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM - An optical connection system ( | 2011-11-03 |
20110268389 | TILED BRAGG GRATING AND LASER SYSTEMS THEREFROM - A tiled Bragg grating (BG) includes a plurality of BGs that are paralleled and optically contacted to one another. Each BG includes an optically transparent substrate within a predetermined wavelength or wavelength range having a length dimension and a transverse dimension. The BGs have a grating period along their length dimension. The BGs have optical contact regions along edges in their transverse dimension where the BGs are optically contacted to one another. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268390 | ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE THAT IS SUITED FOR CONSUMER APPLICATIONS AND A METHOD - An active optical cable is provided that is well suited for consumer applications. In contrast to known Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable (QSFP) active optical cables, the active optical cable incorporates at least one consumer input/output (CIO) optical transceiver module that is well suited for consumer applications. The plug housing of the known QSFP active optical cable has been modified to house at least one CIO optical transceiver module that utilizes laser diode and photodiode singlets, rather than the parallel laser diode and photodiode arrays used in the known QSFP active optical cables. These features reduce the overall cost of the active optical cable and make it well suited for consumer applications. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268391 | Optical fiber connection device - The present invention discloses an optical fiber connection device, comprising: a base plate; at least one adapter for receiving optical fiber connectors; a rotating and fixing mechanism being provided on the base plate and being connected with the adapters, the rotating and fixing mechanism comprising: a fixing portion for fixedly connecting with the adapter; and a rotating portion being rotatably connected to the base plate, through which the mechanism can rotate between an operation position and a receiving/releasing position; and a positioning member for stably holding the rotating and fixing mechanism in the operation position or the receiving/releasing position, and limiting the rotation angle of the mechanism and that of the adapter within a predetermined angle range. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268392 | DEVICE FOR OPTICALLY COUPLING PHOTONIC ELEMENTS - A device for optically coupling two photonic elements may comprise an interposer where each photonic element is axially aligned with an optical pathway in the interposer. Also included is an optics assembly configured to direct a photonic signal along the optical pathway; and a mechanical guide assembly configured to reduce the relative tilt and rotation of photonic elements. Another such device may comprise two connectors where each connector comprises an optical pathway element in which an optics assembly is situated and a photonic element aligned with the optical pathway element. A mechanical guide assembly secures the optical pathway elements in a position so as to reduce the relative tilt and rotation of the photonic elements. A connection for optically coupling two computing units can comprise a partition situated between the computing units and on which an interposer is mounted. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268393 | CONNECTOR PART FOR AN OPTICAL PLUG-IN CONNECTION - A connector part for an optical plug-in connection includes a connector pin, in which an optical waveguide stub extending over a longitudinal center axis is held, and a sleeve-like pin holder. The pin holder includes a pin accommodating section, in which the connector pin is held, and an optical waveguide accommodating section, to which the end of an optical waveguide cable can be fixed in a tension-resistant manner. The optical waveguide accommodating section includes at least two jacket parts that can be connected to each other, wherein at least one jacket part can be fastened to the pin accommodating section using a joint so that the jacket part can be swiveled about a certain swivel angle between an open position and a closed position. The optical waveguide stub can be welded to an optical waveguide end on the cable side. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268394 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR WITH SHUTTER - An optical fiber connector includes a plug having a ferrule, a housing sleeved on the plug, a frame slidably positioned on the housing, and a shutter rotatably mounted on the frame. The shutter includes a covering portion for covering the ferrule and a rotating portion formed on the covering portion. The housing forms a urging portion adjacent to the ferrule implementing the rotating portion and rotating the covering portion to cover the ferrule when the frame slides on the housing to a predetermined position. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268395 | SIDE FIRE LASER ASSEMBLY - Embodiments include an apparatus including an optical fiber having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the optical fiber has a surface configured to emit energy transverse to a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber. The apparatus also includes a tube including a channel, and the distal end of the optical fiber is disposed in the channel of the tube. The apparatus further includes an element disposed at a distal end of the tube such that a pocket is formed in the channel of the tube between the element and the distal end of the optical fiber. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268396 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH OPTICAL MODULE - An electrical connector defines a receiving space for receiving a corresponding plug and comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts disposed in the insulative housing, an optical module for engaging with an optical plug, and a shell covering the insulative housing to define the receiving space. The insulative housing has a body portion and a tongue extending forwardly from the body portion into the receiving space and a mounting slot behind to the receiving space. Each contact has a contact portion exposed in the tongue, and a tail portion extending beyond the insulative housing. The optical module is forwardly assembled into the mounting slot from a rear side of the insulative housing. The insulative housing provides a step portion protruding into a rear part of the receiving space to limit a movement of the optical plug inserted into the receiving space in a top-to-bottom direction. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268397 | PROTECTIVE SOCKET FOR USE WITH A PARALLEL OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER MODULE FOR PROTECTING COMPONENTS OF THE MODULE FROM AIRBORNE MATTER - A protective socket is provided for use with a parallel optical transceiver module. When the parallel optical transceiver module is seated within a receptacle of the protective socket, the side walls and bottom that define the receptacle of the protective socket protect the internal components of the parallel optical transceiver module from dirt, dust, gases, and other airborne matter. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268398 | Bundled Fiber Optic Cables - The present invention relates to a bundled cable suitable for installation in multiple dwelling unit (MDU) applications. The bundled cable includes two or more binders stranded around multiple stranded cable units. The bundled cable not only maintains its integrity on a reel and during installation, but also reduces installation time. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268399 | Optical Fiber With Differential Birefringence Mechanism - According to some embodiments, the optical fiber comprises: (i) a core having a first index of refraction n | 2011-11-03 |
20110268400 | Data-Center Cable - The present invention relates to a data-center cable having good attenuation performance both at room temperature and during temperature cycling, as well as good resistance to compression. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268401 | Nonlinearity Compensation In A Fiber Optic Communications System - An optical communications link is described, comprising first and second fiber lines in substantial scaled translational symmetry by a common scaling factor with respect to a second-order dispersion coefficient profile (oppositely signed) and with respect to at least one of a loss/gain coefficient profile and a nonlinear coefficient-power product profile for facilitating progressive compensation along the second fiber line of at least one nonlinearity introduced along the first fiber line. For other described embodiments, the first and second fiber lines are in substantial scaled translational symmetry by a common scaling factor with respect to a second-order dispersion coefficient profile and with respect to at least one of a loss/gain coefficient profile and a nonlinear coefficient-power product profile for facilitating progressive compensation along the second fiber line of at least one nonlinearity introduced along the first fiber line. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268402 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL DEVICE - A semiconductor optical device includes at least a lower cladding layer formed on a semiconductor substrate, a core layer formed on the lower cladding layer, and an upper cladding layer formed on the core layer. The core layer includes a first core layer of a material susceptible to oxidation and a second core layer of a material unsusceptible to oxidation, the first core layer and the second core layer being connected in sequence in an optical propagation direction. The second core layer is formed at a facet where a light is input or output. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268403 | MOUNTING AND STRAIN RELIEF DEVICE - Mounting and strain relief device for mounting a subassembly such as a plug or a socket or a furcation adapter being part of to a first fiber optic cable, and being received in a fastening device to a second fiber optic cable such as a distribution cable. The mounting and strain relief device has a plate like basic body having a mounting portion and two opposite end sections. The basic body of the device is mountable to the second fiber optic cable via the mounting section and both end sections are designed for receiving the fastening device for receiving and securing the subassembly being part of the first fiber optic cable. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268404 | FIBER OPTIC HOUSINGS CONFIGURED TO ACCOMMODATE FIBER OPTIC MODULES/CASSETTES AND FIBER OPTIC PANELS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS. - Fiber optic housings configured to accommodate fiber optic modules/cassettes and fiber optic panels are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber optic apparatus is provided and comprised of a fiber optic housing and one or more removable panel clips. Each of the one or more removable panel clips includes at least one receptacle configured to receive an insert of a fiber optic panel to support the fiber optic panel in the fiber optic housing. In another embodiment, a fiber optic shelf configured to be supported in a fiber optic housing is provided. The fiber optic shelf comprises a mounting surface and one or more removable panel clips attached to the mounting surface that each includes at least one receptacle configured to receive an insert of a fiber optic panel to support the fiber optic panel in the mounting surface. Related components and methods are also disclosed. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268405 | STACKABLE SHELVES FOR A FIBER OPTIC HOUSING, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS - Stackable shelves for a fiber optic housing and related components and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a stackable shelf for a fiber optic housing is provided. The stackable shelf comprises a mounting surface and one or more stacker assemblies stacked above the mounting surface, each configured to support fiber optic equipment in one or more height spaces. The one or more stacker assemblies are further configured to support one or more additional removable stacker assemblies each configured to support fiber optic equipment at one or more additional height spaces. In another embodiment, a removable stacker assembly configured to support fiber optic equipment in a stackable shelf is provided. Related methods are also disclosed. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268406 | APPARATUSES AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR ATTACHMENT AND RELEASE OF FIBER OPTIC HOUSINGS TO AND FROM AN EQUIPMENT RACK - Apparatuses, related components, and methods for the quick and easy attachment and release of fiber optic housings to and from equipment racks are disclosed. A fiber optic apparatus comprises a fiber optic housing having a top, a bottom, a right side, and a left side defining at least one interior chamber configured to support fiber optic equipment, and at least one mounting bracket. The at least one mounting bracket is configured to removably attach tool-lessly, and by other than external fastening means, to at least one of the right side or the left side of the fiber optic housing and is also configured to attach the fiber optic housing to an equipment rack. The mounting bracket may be attached to the fiber optic housing by using a snap attachment integral to at least one of the right side or the left side. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268407 | FIBER MANAGEMENT DEVICES FOR FIBER OPTIC HOUSINGS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS - Fiber management sections for fiber optic housings, and related components and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber management device is provided. The fiber management device comprises a base and at least one fiber management component attached to the base and configured to manage one or more optical fibers. At least one opening is disposed in the base and configured to route one or more optical fibers from the base. The fiber management component may be a routing guide configured to route the one or more optical fibers as a non-limiting example. The fiber management device may be disposed on a side or within the fiber optic housing and may be removable from the enclosure and configured to route one or more optical fibers from the fiber optic housing. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268408 | DOOR FIBER MANAGEMENT FOR FIBER OPTIC HOUSINGS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS - Door fiber management for fiber optic housings, and related components and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber optic housing is provided that comprises an enclosure defining at least one interior chamber configured to support fiber optic equipment. The fiber optic housing comprises at least one door attached to the enclosure and configured to seal off at least a portion of the at least one interior chamber when the door is closed. The fiber optic housing also comprises at least one fiber management component disposed in the at least one door. The door can be a front door, a rear door, both a front and rear door, or any other door attached or provided as part of the fiber optic housing. The fiber management component can be any type of fiber management device or component. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268409 | APPARATUSES AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR EXPANDING CAPACITY OF FIBER OPTIC HOUSINGS - Apparatuses, related components, and methods for expanding capacity of fiber optic housings are disclosed. A fiber optic apparatus comprising an attachment housing comprising a side, a top, and a bottom defining an attachment interior chamber configured to support at least a portion of fiber optic equipment is provided. The attachment housing is tool-lessly, and by other than external fasteners, configured to removably attach to a fiber optic housing comprising a housing interior chamber configured to support fiber optic equipment to couple the attachment interior chamber and the housing interior chamber, which may be done by means of snap attachments integral to at least one of the attachment housing and the fiber optic housing. One or more optical components, which may include, without limitation, one or more splitter trays, fiber optic jumper slack storage, and one or more strain relief devices, may be mounted within the attachment housing. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268410 | REMOVABLE FIBER MANAGEMENT SECTIONS FOR FIBER OPTIC HOUSINGS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS - Removable fiber management sections for fiber optic housings, and related components and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber optic system is provided. The fiber optic system comprises a fiber optic housing defining at least one interior chamber configured to support fiber optic equipment. The fiber optic system also comprises a removable front section connected to the fiber optic housing and defining at least one front section interior chamber coupled to the at least one interior chamber of the fiber optic housing. The removable front section is configured to support at least one fiber management device to manage one or more fibers connected to fiber optic equipment disposed in the enclosure. In another embodiment, a method of managing optical fiber in a fiber optic system is provided. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268411 | FIBER OPTIC HOUSINGS CONFIGURED FOR TOOL-LESS ASSEMBLY, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS - Fiber optic housings configured for tool-less assembly, and related components and methods are disclosed. A fiber optic housing is provided having a top, a bottom, a right side, and a left side which removably attach to each other tool-lessly, and by other than external fastening means, thereby defining at least one interior chamber configured to support fiber optic equipment. The top, bottom, right side, and left side may be removably attached to each other by using a snap attachment integral to at least one of the bottom, the right side, and the left side. One or more mounting brackets and/or strain relief brackets may be attached to the fiber optic housing by other than external fastening means, which may be done by using a quick snap attachment integral to at least one of the sides of the fiber optic housing and the mounting brackets and/or strain relief brackets. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268412 | FIBER OPTIC HOUSINGS HAVING A REMOVABLE TOP, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS - Fiber optic housings having a removable top, and related components and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber optic housing is provided having a removable top or cover. In one embodiment, the fiber optic housing comprises a top, a bottom, a right side, and a left side defining at least one interior chamber configured to support fiber optic equipment. The top comprises a base and a cover in one embodiment. The cover of the top is configured to provide a gap between the base and the cover such that at least one of the right side and the left side of the fiber optic housing is configured to be slidably engaged into and out of the gap. In this manner, the top can be easily removed to provide access to the interior of the fiber optic housing. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268413 | Rotatable Routing Guide and Assembly - A rotatable routing guide assembly for fiber optic cables routed in a fiber optic equipment shelf is disclosed. The assembly comprises a guide portion, an attachment feature and a keyed receiver. The guide portion has a bottom, a top, a deformable first wall, a deformable second wall and a third wall forming a plurality of segments, and is configured to receive fiber optic cables of different sizes by different ones of the plurality of segments. The attachment feature removably attaches the guide portion to the shelf. The attachment feature has a first tab forming a first notch with the guide portion, and a second tab forming a second notch with the guide portion. The keyed receiver is located in the shelf and has a lip extending partially around an interior edge. The lip is received in at least one of the first notch and the second notch and friction fit between at least one of the first tab and the second tab and the guide portion. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268414 | MULTI-LAYER MODULE - A multi-layer module that includes a multi-fiber cable storage layer having a cable entry opening and a cable winding structure is disclosed. Also included is a splice storage layer that is discrete from the multi-fiber cable storage layer, the splice storage layer having a splice layer receiving opening in communication with the multi-fiber cable storage layer and a slack storage area. The multi-layer module includes a pigtail storage layer that is discrete from both the multi-fiber cable storage layer and the splice storage layer, the pigtail storage layer having a pigtail connector area and a pigtail storage area, the pigtail storage area comprising a pigtail storage layer receiving opening in communication with the splice storage layer. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268415 | MULTI-CONFIGURABLE SPLICE HOLDER - Splice holders for managing and storing splices between optical fibers in fiber optic hardware and equipment are disclosed herein. The splice holder include a base portion and an array of splice holding partitions extending from the base portion. In some embodiments the array of splice holding partitions define a plurality of rows for receiving a respective first splice component along a first direction and a plurality of columns intersecting the plurality of fiber rows for receiving a second splice component along a second direction. Similarly, in some embodiments, selected pairs of splice holding partitions define a column width and selected pairs of splice holding partitions define a row width. Additionally, in some embodiments, the column width is sufficiently greater than the row width to accommodate the second splice component oriented along one of the plurality of columns that could not otherwise be accommodated if oriented along one of the plurality of rows. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268416 | SEALING GLAND SYSTEM - A sealing gland system having an upper half, a lower half, and a sealing material positioned between the upper and lower halves. Each of the upper and lower halves and the sealing material has at least one opening extending therethrough, and wherein the sealing material forms a seal around at least one cable extending through the sealing material upon compression thereof. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268417 | WEDGE DEADEND TO SUPPORT FOR OPTICAL GROUND WIRE - A wedge deadend used to secure a cable is disclosed. The wedge deadend includes a single assembled frame comprising two plates. Two wedges between the plates grip a cable between them. A cam/bail retainer is included to align the wedges precisely. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268418 | Record and Playback in a Conference - Various embodiments of systems, methods, and computer programs are disclosed for recording and playing back an online conference. One such method comprises: a conferencing system establishing an audio conference between a plurality of participants accessing the conferencing system via a communication network; the conferencing system presenting the audio conference and a conference interface displaying a participant object identifying each of the participants in the audio conference; synchronously recording the audio conference with content presented in the conference interface; storing the synchronized audio conference and content; and playing back the synchronized audio conference and content. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268419 | Moving image file producing method, computer program product and electronic camera - A moving image file producing method includes: inputting an image material; inputting a scenario information; and producing a moving image file that contains the image material based on the scenario information. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268420 | Image recording apparatus, dynamic image processing apparatus, dynamic image reproduction apparatus, dynamic image recording apparatus, information recording/reproduction apparatus and methods employed therein, recording medium with computer program stored therein - The image recording apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a conversion device that converts an optical image of a subject to an electrical signal, a recording circuit that records the electrical signal achieved through the conversion device in a storage device as image data and a display control circuit that detects an available capacity at the storage device and the length of time that power supply by a source is possible and displays them on a display as available capacity information and remaining power supply time information. The available capacity information indicates the length of available recording time remaining at the available capacity that has been detected. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268421 | RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE - A drop sensor detects a drop of a device. When the drop of the device is detected, a sub CPU allows a counter to count a drop time. When the device drops for a predetermined time or more, the sub CPU controls a regulator so that the regulator forcibly disconnects an electric power to be supplied to a hard disc, and writes a drop occurrence flag into a nonvolatile memory. When the power supply is again turned on, a main CPU allows a display section to display information indicating that the power supply is disconnected due to the drop of the device. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268422 | Method, system, and medium for providing broadcasting service using home server and mobile phone - A method, system, and medium of providing various types of broadcast services such as a record, a summary, a navigation and a real-time event service with respect to a broadcast content, utilizing a home server, according to a user's request. A broadcast service providing method includes: storing broadcast summary data, navigation data and real-time event data which is generated by analyzing received broadcast data according to a broadcast record request from a user's portable device, in a database; and providing the user's portable device with a streaming service with respect to the stored broadcast summary data, the navigation data and the real-time event data, according to a summary selection request from the user's portable device. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268423 | VIDEO DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING VIDEO WITH PERSONAL INFORMATION - A method for capturing videos applied in a video device is provided. The video device includes a video capturing unit having a field of view and a timer. The video device includes a position sensing unit capable of sensing first position information, and an orientation sensing unit. The video device rotatingly receives second position information and personal information periodically. The method included is first to clear the timer and begin the timer again. Then, obtaining the second position information, the personal information, the first position information, and the orientation. Next, forming a coordinate system and converting the first position information and the second position information to a set of coordinates. Then, determining which person correspond to which of the portable communication devices, and associating the personal information with each person. Next, generating a composite image and a composite video comprising the composite images. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268424 | AUTOMATED AUDIO CONFORM - A guide start location is located in a guide segment of a guide track. The guide segment has a segment length. A part start location of a part corresponding to the guide start location is located. N phase correlations are performed between N successively overlapped part segments of the part from the part start location and the guide segment from the guide start location within a first interval. Each of the N successively overlapped part segments has the segment length. A best match is determined from the N phase correlations using a match threshold. The best match provides a first offset. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268425 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN MULTI-STREAM AUDIO/VIDEO DEVICES - A method of managing power consumption in a video device capable of displaying encoded multi-stream video is disclosed. Power reduction is achieved by limiting the amount of video and audio decoding and processing performed on at least some of the encoded streams, by taking particular application contexts into account. In a normal power consumption mode, audio/video data from all streams are decoded and digitally processed for output. In response to detecting a reduced power consumption mode, audio/video from at least some of the streams are processed in a modified manner to reduce power consumption. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268426 | VIDEO EDITING APPARATUS AND VIDEO EDITING METHOD - A video editing apparatus capable of generating edited video data includes a video data selection unit configured to select a plurality of pieces of video data based on a set selection condition, an estimation unit configured to estimate correlation between video frames of the plurality of pieces of the video data selected by the video data selection unit, a cut-point setting unit configured to set the video frames estimated with a predetermined high correlation by the estimation unit as a cut-point, if the plurality of pieces of the video data selected by the video data selection unit are connected, and a generation unit configured to connect the plurality of pieces of the video data selected by the video data selection unit based on the cut-point set by the cut-point setting unit, and generate the edited video data. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268427 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR A PROJECTED PVR EXPERIENCE - Exemplary embodiments of methods and apparatuses to project personal video recorder (“PVR”) trick mode operations over a network are described. A first content stream may be at a first speed. A request to access the first content stream at a second speed can be received. A second content stream can be generated based on a second speed. The second content stream can be send over a network to be rendered at the first speed by a client device. One or more anchor frames in the first content stream are selected. The second content stream is generated based on the one or more anchor frames. One or more dummy frames can be inserted into the second content stream. Indexing information can be generated to create a second content stream to send over the network. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268428 | ACCELERATED PLAYBACK OF STREAMING MEDIA - One embodiment of the present invention provides a technique for dynamically adjusting streaming media bit rates in response to user requests for accelerated playback. When user may selects to accelerate playback of streaming media content, a content player may begin decoding data from a content buffer at the accelerated rate. At the same time, the content player may estimate a bit rate that can be supported by both the accelerated playback rate and prevailing network bandwidth and latency. That is, a bit rate at which the accelerated playback may be continued without resulting in an eventual buffer under-run. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268429 | Forced Air Heater Including On-Board Source of Electric Energy - A forced-air heater having a self-contained on-board electric-power supply that allows the forced-air heater to operate without an external electric power source; a fuel tank; a combustion chamber; a support; a housing including upper and lower housing portions; a motorized fan that during operation draws in ambient air through an air intake and forces air into the combustion chamber. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268430 | MAGNETIC AIR HEATING AND IMPELLING APPARATUS - An apparatus for heating and impelling air comprises a housing, an air heating impeller assembly, and a magnetic assembly. The impeller assembly may impel air through the housing and heat the air, and may include a support shaft, a plurality of annular disks positioned along the support shaft and each having a central aperture through which the support shaft extends. The impeller assembly includes paddles radiating outwardly from the shaft, and each of the paddles is positioned between the shaft and the disks to space at least one disk from the support shaft to form an air path therebetween. The paddles space the disks in an axial direction to form gaps therebetween to form an air path between the disks. The magnetic assembly applies a magnetic field of adjustable intensity to the disks to cause heating of the disks. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268431 | CONTAMINATED FLUID TREATMENT SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - In one aspect the invention provides an apparatus for treating contaminated fluid. The apparatus comprises a base member, a peripheral containment wall connected to the base member defining a containment volume, a dividing member for dividing the containment volume into an evaporation region for receiving contaminated fluid and a boiler region for heating contaminated fluid. The evaporation region is substantially open to atmosphere and the boiler region is substantially closed and comprises an inlet to introduce contaminated fluid into the boiler region and an outlet to allow evaporated water to exit the boiler region. Heating means are provided to heat any contents in the boiler region while fluid transfer means transfer contaminated fluid from the evaporation region to the boiler region. Preferably, the boiler region is at least partially within the evaporation region. System and method aspects are also provided. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268432 | Wireless Camera Flash Synchronizer System and Method - A single oscillator synchronizer system and method that automatically switches from a wireless receive mode of the oscillator to a wireless transmit mode of the oscillator upon the detection of a synchronization (synch) signal of a camera body. In one example, a method of wirelessly communicating a camera synchronization from a camera body to a remote device with a wireless camera flash synchronizer connected to a synchronization connector of the camera body, the wireless camera flash synchronizer including a transceiver having an oscillator element with a wireless receive mode and a wireless transmit mode, the oscillator element configured to be in only one of the wireless receive mode and wireless transmit mode at a time is provided. In another example, a wireless camera flash synchronizer that automatically switches from a wireless receive mode to a wireless transmit mode upon detection of a synch signal of a camera body is provided. | 2011-11-03 |
20110268433 | PAN-TILT APPARATUS - Provided is a pan-tilt apparatus for a surveillance camera, including an image capturing unit | 2011-11-03 |
20110268434 | Lens barrel retention systems of a camera module - Systems and methods to achieve an auto-focus camera module having a retention system with low friction have been disclosed. A magnetic retention system holds the carrier of the camera module, the ball bearings, and the movable lens barrel together. In case of a major mechanical shock the force of the magnetic retention system may not be sufficient to hold the parts together. Therefore a hook, which is deployed on a fixed part of the carrier of the camera module, is introduced in order to hold the parts together when a mechanical shock occurs. The hook does only engage in the movable lens barrel in a shock condition, the hook does not touch the lens barrel under normal operation conditions, hence not causing any friction if no shock occurs. | 2011-11-03 |