47th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 29 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090285398 | VERIFICATION OF THE INTEGRITY OF A CIPHERING KEY - A method for verifying the integrity of a key implemented in a symmetrical ciphering or deciphering algorithm, including the steps of complementing to one at least the key; and verifying the coherence between two executions of the algorithm, respectively with the key and with the key complemented to one. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285399 | Distributing Keypairs Between Network Appliances, Servers, and other Network Assets - A method and apparatus for providing an automated key distribution process to enable communication between two networked devices without the need for human provision of a key to both networked devices. In response to a first connection request from a first network device to a second network device, the second network device will check for a credential such as a public key for the first network device. If the credential is not present, then the second network device will communicate with the first network device on a second secured and pre-defined connection to obtain a certificate from the first network device. The second network device then queries a backend server with the certificate to obtain a credential such as the public key for the first network device. Subsequent connection or communication requests from the first network device will then be properly serviced. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285400 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, READER/WRITER, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A control unit of a communication device decrypts, when receiving via an antenna from a reader/writer a cipher key encrypted with a key same as a common key recorded in a recording unit by the reader/writer, the encrypted cipher key with the common key recorded in the recording unit, and when receiving via the antenna from the reader/writer a readout target address specifying a region of a data readout source in the recording unit encrypted with a cipher key same as the cipher key by the reader/writer, decrypting the encrypted readout target address with the cipher key, and transmitting the data recorded in the region specified by the readout target address obtained through decryption of the regions of the recording unit to the reader/writer via the antenna. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285401 | Providing Access To Content For a Device Using an Entitlement Control Message - Providing access to content for devices is performed by providing multiple entitlement management messages (EMMs), each which including a service key, to the plurality of devices. Also, a same entitlement control message (ECM) is provided to the devices. The ECM includes an encrypted traffic key for decrypting content. Each of the devices derives an access key from the service key according to a business model level of access to the content for a user of the devices and uses the access key to decrypt the traffic key to access the content according to the business model level of access to the content for the each of the plurality of devices. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285402 | Service induced privacy with synchronized noise insertion - A mechanism is disclosed for protecting the privacy of communication content by means of a synchronized noise insertion process operated by counterpart sending and receiving devices. In send mode, a synchronized noise pattern is introduced by a sending device onto a source content, rendering the source content unreadable (or at least partially obfuscating the source content so as to inhibit interception of the content); and in receive mode, a corresponding pattern is introduced 180-degrees out of phase so as to effectively subtract the synchronized noise pattern and yield the original source content. In such manner, communication privacy is achievable without encrypting, encoding or transforming the source content at the sending or receiving device. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285403 | Method and Apparatus for Improving Audio Reproduction for a Portable Electronic Device - The present invention discloses an audio signal processing device capable of transmitting at least one audio signal generated by an audio decoder to at least one first speaker and a second speaker. The audio signal processing device includes a signal mixer and at least one filter. By the at least one filter, a first signal having a frequency larger than a first specific frequency in each audio signal is transmitted to at least one first speaker, and a second signal having a frequency smaller than the first specific frequency in each audio signal is transmitted to the signal mixer and then transmitted to the second speaker. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285404 | ACOUSTIC CALIBRATION SOUND SYSTEM - An acoustic calibration sound system includes a coordinate position detecting device and a host. The coordinate position detecting device is used for detecting a position of a listener in a space plane and issuing a corresponding position signal. The host outputs an audio signal. The host has an acoustic characteristic parameter matrix containing multiple acoustic characteristic parameters related to multiple positions in the space plane. The host selects a corresponding acoustic characteristic parameter in response to the position signal. According to the selected acoustic characteristic parameter, the host adjusts the audio signal. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285405 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ARRAY MICROPHONES AND SYSTEM FOR CATEGORIZING MICROPHONES - The invention provides a method for manufacturing array microphones. First, signal delays of a plurality of microphones are measured. The microphones are then categorized into a plurality of categories according to the signal delays. A plurality of array microphones are then assembled with a number of component microphones selected from the same categories. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285406 | METHOD OF FITTING A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE TO A HEARING IMPAIRED USER - The present invention relates to a method of adapting signal processing characteristics of a portable communication device to a hearing impaired user, comprising the steps of determining a perceptual reference level (PRL) of a first stimuli signal (FSS) in a reference frequency band (RFB) by presenting said first stimuli signal (FSS) to said hearing impaired user, and obtaining perceptual judgements of a loudness of said first stimuli signal (FSS) from said hearing impaired user, and determining said perceptual reference level (PRL) of a second stimuli signal (SSS) in a further frequency band (FFB) by presenting said second stimuli signal (SSS) to said hearing impaired user, and requesting said hearing impaired user to compare a loudness of said second stimuli signal (SSS) with said loudness of said first stimuli signal (FSS). | 2009-11-19 |
20090285407 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Audio Motion Feedback in a Simulated Three-Dimensional Environment - Embodiments of the invention provide method, system, and computer readable storage medium for providing an audio motion feedback to a user of a simulated three-dimensional (“3D”) environment, where the user controls an entity within the simulated 3D environment. A plurality of gridlines is projected over the simulated 3D environment to form a virtual 3D grid. A crossing of at least one boundary point by the entity is detected, wherein the boundary point is located on or within a threshold distance from at least one of the plurality of the projected gridlines. At least one boundary point type of the crossed boundary point is determined. At least one audio motion signal associated with the determined boundary point type is generated, thus providing audio motion feedback to the user regarding the entity's movements in the simulated 3D environment. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285408 | NOISE-CANCELLING HEADPHONE - A noise-cancelling headphone includes a cancel signal generator that receives ambient noise via an electro-acoustic transducer and generates and outputs a cancel signal eliminating the noise and a speaker unit that outputs an audio signal and a cancel signal, and connects the cancel signal generator to a first terminal of two input terminals of the speaker unit and connects a sound source of an audio signal to a second terminal thereof, whereby obtaining the noise-cancelling headphone with which one can enjoy music with high quality without the change in the sound quality and volume between when a noise-cancelling function is activated and when deactivated. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285409 | SOUND SOURCE LOCALIZATION DEVICE - Provided is a sound source localization device which can detect a source location of an extraction sound, including at least two microphones; an analysis unit ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090285410 | Restoring audio signals - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for restoring audio signals. A data sequence of samples representing an audio signal is received. Multiple filter coefficients are defined for a filter, and a current sample in the data sequence is selected to be processed. The filter coefficients are updated based on a previous sample preceding the current sample in the data sequence and a filtered value determined by the filter for the previous sample. A filtered value for the current sample is determined using the filter with the updated filter coefficients. The filtered value of the current sample is used to determine whether the current sample has been corrupted by impulsive noise, for example, a crackle. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285411 | AUDIO REPRODUCING APPARATUS - An audio reproducing apparatus includes a power supply, an amplifier, a speaker, and a controller. The power supply is for supplying a voltage. The amplifier is for receiving the voltage and audio signals, amplifying the audio signals, and outputting amplified audio signals. The speaker is for reproducing sound after receiving the amplified audio signals. The controller is for receiving the voltage and generating a control signal to enable the amplifier. The controller includes a generator and a delay unit. The generator is for receiving the voltage and generating the control signal. The delay unit is for delaying the time of transferring the voltage from the power supply to the generator. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285412 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT BIASING A MICROPHONE - The invention provides an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit receives a first signal from a microphone via a first node. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit comprises a biasing circuit and a buffering circuit. The biasing circuit is coupled between the first node and a second node, drives the microphone with a first voltage source, and filters the first signal to generate a second signal at the second node. In one embodiment, the biasing circuit comprises a first resistor, a first capacitor, and a load element. The first resistor is coupled between the first voltage source and the first node. The first capacitor is coupled between the first node and the second node. The load element is coupled between the second node and a second voltage source. The buffering circuit is coupled between the second node and a third node and buffers the second signal to generate a third signal at the third node. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285413 | WORKSTATION PRIVACY APPARATUS - The present invention is a two way communication system for employees who work in an open office environment, and lack the privacy of an office door. The system performs the same functions as a real door, allowing the user to “alert” fellow employees to their availability status without being interrupted throughout the day. In addition, it allows the user to record interoffice memos, and allows other employees to record messages for the user when he or she is not at the desk. This valuable tool is a great asset for people in open office environments, which greatly increases the quality of work product by limiting interruptions. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285414 | AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM - An audio processing system is provided. The audio processing system comprises a transducer, a gain stage, a capacitor network, and a preamplifier. The transducer transduces a sound signal to a voltage signal. The gain stage comprises an input coupled to the transducer and an output. The capacitor network, coupled between the output of the gain stage and the transducer, provides an equivalent capacitance. The preamplifier coupled to the transducer amplifies the voltage signal. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285415 | INTERFACING CIRCUIT FOR A REMOVABLE MICROPHONE - The invention provides an interfacing circuit for a removable microphone. In one embodiment, the interfacing circuit comprises a jack for receiving the removable microphone and an integrated circuit comprising a biasing circuit, a buffer amplifier, and an insertion detecting circuit. The jack comprises a first terminal receiving an output voltage of the removable microphone and a second terminal coupling the removable microphone to a ground voltage source. The integrated circuit is coupled to the first terminal of the jack via a first node. The biasing circuit, coupled between the first node and a second node, biases the removable microphone and passes only an alternative current (AC) portion of the output voltage of the removable microphone to the second node. The buffer amplifier, coupled to the second node, buffers the AC portion to generate a voltage signal. The insertion detecting circuit, coupled to the first node, generates an insertion signal indicating whether the removable microphone is inserted in the jack. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285416 | Speaker Driver Circuit Driven By Postive and Negative Voltages - A speaker driver circuit driven by positive and negative voltages, comprising: at least one operational amplifier providing an output to a headphone speaker, and a voltage converter receiving a supplied voltage (VDD), generating r-fold positive and negative voltages (r·VDD and −r·VDD, wherein r is any positive real number except 1) according to the supplied voltage, and supplying the positive and negative voltages to the operational amplifier for its high and low operation voltage levels respectively. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285417 | MULTI-FUNCTION MICRO SPEAKER - The present invention relates to a multi-functional subminiature speaker, more particularly, to a bone conduction speaker, which can generate vibration for bone conduction, bodily sensation of vibration, speaker attachment, and the vibration mode over the housing unit, that is, over a front protector of the speaker, a housing, and an outer side of a rear cover, without any projections, and which has an acoustic portion unit further detachably mounted. According to the multi-functional subminiature speaker of the present invention, it is possible to perform the bone conduction without the projections because the vibration can be generated over the whole surface of the multi-functional subminiature speaker, that is, over the whole outer side of the housing unit, by constructing such that loss of the magnetic force transmitted to the vibration coil is minimized by disposing the magnets on both inner and outer sides with respect to the vibration coil, the vibration force has been improved by making the vibration weight unit to be constructed of the yoke, the central and external magnets, and the inner and outer top plates integrally by means of the rivet shaft to thereby increase the weight of the vibration weight, and the corrugated cross-type vibration spring is provided that is adapted to generate the vibration over the whole housing unit in such a manner as to vibrate the vibration weight of the increased weight effectively and to generate vibration in the upward and downward directions as well as in the right and left directions. Also, it is possible to implement the bone conduction of wide-band region by providing the multi-functional subminiature speaker as described above, and it is possible to provide the multi-functional subminiature speaker capable of performing the bone conduction of subminiature security mode, bodily sensation of vibration, speaker attachment, and vibration mode with low manufacturing cost. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285418 | ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC TRANSDUCER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An acoustic-electric transducer for a microphone may include a cavity delimited by a wall and having an opening; a diaphragm having an outer boundary, said diaphragm extending across said opening so that an air gap is provided transversely outwards of the diaphragm between said outer boundary of said diaphragm and said cavity wall; and an actuator configured to adjust a size of said air gap. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285419 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM MICROPHONE - A microelectromechanical system microphone is provided. The microelectromechanical system microphone includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a first dielectric layer. The first electrode is disposed on a substrate and has a first flexible portion. The second electrode is disposed between the first electrode. A material of the second electrode includes polysilicon or polycide. The first dielectric layer is at least partially disposed between the first and second electrodes so as to suspend the first flexible portion. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285420 | Device and Method for Producing a Surround Sound - A surround sound audio processing system includes a source that supplies a first signal for producing a first sound impression and a second signal for producing a second sound impression. A processing unit modifies the first signal and the second signal to produce a third sound impression of a virtual source, and provides first and second modified signals indicative thereof. The processing unit modifies the first signal and the second signal relative to each other such that the first and second modified signals have a phase shift of between 170° to 190°. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285421 | RADIO HEADSET DEVICE FOR HIGH NOISE ENVIRONMENT - A radio headset device provided for receiving and reproducing a radio broadcast from a radio device in a high noise environment. The radio headset device comprises left and right earcups, a speaker mounted to each of the earcups, and a microphone mounted to each of the earcups for converting acoustic noise outside the earcup into a corresponding electric noise signal. The radio headset device further comprises a noise cancellation module electrically connected to the microphones and the speakers, and a radio connector provided on one of the left and right earcups for selectively electrically connecting the radio headset device to a radio device. The noise cancellation module receives the electric noise signal from the microphones and generates a noise cancellation signal acoustically reproduced by the speakers. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285422 | Method for operating a hearing device and hearing device - A method for operating a hearing device and a hearing device are provided. Electrical acoustic signals are generated by the hearing device from a recorded ambient sound, the electrical signals being weighted according to their degree of matching with a predefinable acoustic signal class and being mixed together to form an output sound signal. The weight of the acoustic signal is greater or lesser, the greater the extent of the degree of matching. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285423 | Method and device for matching the phases of microphone signals of a directional microphone of a hearing aid - The phase differences of microphones of a hearing aid microphone are to be reduced. To do this, the level of an output signal of a directional microphone is compared with an omnidirectional signal. If the level of the output signal of the differential directional microphone is above the level of the omnidirectional signal, this level difference is minimized by an adaptive, frequency-selective transit time compensation in individual frequency bands and phase matching of the microphones is thus achieved. By means of an alternative method, microphone matching is achieved in that the measurable delay of the two microphone signals is adaptively limited in individual frequency bands to a maximum value corresponding to the sound transit time between the microphones. Phase matching without knowing the position of a sound source can thus be achieved. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285424 | Method for manufacturing a fitted hearing device - So as to exploit the experience widely spread for fitting hearing devices, workflows of fitting processes are stored ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090285425 | Solar powered hearing aid - A hearing aid includes a case, a photovoltaic cell located within the case, and a light gathering member optically coupled to the photovoltaic cell. The photovoltaic cell is preferably a multi-junction cell and the light gathering member gathers light at the wavelengths preferentially absorbed by the multi-junction cell. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285426 | Hearing Aid and Energy Charger as well as Associated Method - A hearing aid with a rechargeable energy storage unit used as a power supply and an antenna used for wireless transmission and reception of electromagnetic signals is provided. The hearing aid also includes an energy charging unit which is arranged between the antenna and the energy storage unit, with the energy transmitted electromagnetically in a charging mode to the antenna being fed electrically via the energy charging unit into the energy storage unit. An energy charger and an energy storage method are also provided. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285427 | Receiver Tube and Retaining Clamp Assembly for a Hearing Instrument Receiver - A receiver tube for a hearing instrument may be securely affixed to the instruments receiver with a retaining clamp. Such an arrangement facilitates assembly and repair, and provides a positive means for the securing the receiver tube. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285428 | Ergonomic insertion tool for an open ear hearing aid - An ergonomically designed tool for detachably mounting an earpiece dome having a receiver and an acoustic air tube/wire to a variety of open ear hearing aids includes using a cylindrically shaped body having a length configured to be held with the fingers of a relaxed free floating hand for inserting and properly seating the dome into an ear canal. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285429 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A MAGNETIC-LOCKING SPEAKER - A portable electronic device includes a housing. An opening is formed on the housing and a containing space is formed inside the housing. The portable electronic device further includes a speaker installed inside the containing space in a rotatable manner, a first magnetic component installed on a side of the speaker, a second magnetic component installed inside the housing and disposed on a side of the containing space for attracting the first magnetic component so as to position the first magnetic component on a first location, and a restoring component connected to the speaker for driving the speaker to rotate to a second location so as to expose the speaker outside the opening on the housing when magnetic attractive force between the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component disappears. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285430 | Article with sound emitter - A washable and dryable article sound emitting device incorporated into an article, such as a backpack, towel, blanket, bib, garment, and slippers. The sound emitting device includes a waterproof casing configured to withstand the tumbling and high temperatures associated with a standard clothing dryer. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285431 | DIAPHRAGM WITH INTEGRATED ACOUSTICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES - A multifunctional transducer diaphragm may be configured as audio speaker system for displays wherein the multifunctional transducer diaphragm is capable of polarizing light transmitted therethrough and can convert mechanical motion into acoustical energy. In a related embodiment, a display panel system may comprise a multifunctional display screen comprising a single multifunctional transducer diaphragm capable of polarizing light which converts mechanical motion into acoustical energy, simultaneously providing both display screen and audio speaker functionalities. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285432 | TUNABLE FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC STRUCTURES - An acoustic structure and a method for dampening sound. The acoustic structure includes an acoustic absorber having one or more acoustic elements. The acoustic absorber is disposed inside a volume. The acoustic structure further includes an acoustic radiator having one or more acoustic elements. The acoustic radiator is disposed outside the volume. A cross-sectional area of the one or more acoustic elements decreases with a distance from a mouth of the one or more acoustic elements to a throat of the one or more acoustic elements. The acoustic structure also includes one or more acoustic waveguide ducts configured to acoustically couple the acoustic absorber and the acoustic radiator. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285433 | Headphone - A headphone includes a hanger and two speaker units respectively disposed at the two ends of the hanger. Each speaker unit includes a first shell; a second shell engaged with the first shell, a first air passage being formed between the first shell and the second shell, a second air passage being formed on the second shell, the second air passage having an opening direction different from an opening direction of the first air passage; a cover engaged with the second shell and having a plurality of holes on the cover; and a speaker disposed between the first shell and the second shell. When the speaker outputs sound, airflows generated by the speaker are exhausted through the first air passage, the second air passage and the holes so that the amount of air exhaust is stable and the output audio is of high quality. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285434 | EARHOOK AND EARBUD HEADSET - A headset ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090285435 | Headphones - Headphones include a head harness and two ear pieces provided to respective ends of the head harness. Each ear piece is movably coupled to the head harness by a ball and socket arrangement structured to allow spherical articulation of each ear piece with respect to the head harness. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285436 | Earphone - An earphone projects sound into an ear having an acoustic meatus, a tragus, an intertragic notch, an anti-tragus and a canal. The earphone includes a base that is positioned proximate an outer surface of the tragus and anti-tragus when the earphone is mounted to the ear. A speaker housing at least partially contacts the acoustic meatus of the ear and includes a speaker cover positioned proximate the canal when the earphone is mounted to the ear. First and second tragus lobes extend from the base generally toward the speaker housing. The first and second tragus lobes are spaced from and positioned on generally opposite lateral sides of the speaker housing. The anti-tragus being held between the first tragus lobe and the base when the earphone is mounted to the ear and the tragus being held between the second tragus lobe and the base when the earphone is mounted to the ear. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285437 | EARPHONE DEVICE AND SOUND GENERATING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - An external inserting meatus of user is closed with an insert earphone device in use so that it is hard that external sound penetrates into the external inserting meatus; not only an internal sound propagation path but also an external sound propagation path are formed in an inserting body of the earphone device, and an active diaphragm is provided in the inserting body so as to make the external sound propagation path closed therewith and block the external auditory meatus from the external sound; the active diaphragm is formed from electroactive polymer layer sandwiched between electrodes, and the active diaphragm is deformed in the presence of voltage so as permit the user easily to control it. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285438 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY WITH SLIDING LOUDSPEAKER STRUCTURE - The present invention discloses a flat panel display with sliding loudspeaker structure. The flat panel display comprises a display body, a sliding rail, and a sliding loudspeaker portion. The loudspeaker portion comprises a loudspeaker body, a sliding member and a connecting portion. By the matching structure of the sliding member and the sliding rail, the effect of allowing a user to freely adjust the loudspeaker body to different positions can be achieved. Besides, by further using the pivot of the loudspeaker body, the present invention allows the user to freely adjust the loudspeaker to different angular positions. Therefore, the problems of an immovably fixed loudspeaker position and angularly non-adjustable loudspeaker sound field on a conventional display are solved. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285439 | Electroacoustic transducing device - According to the invention, in an electroacoustic transducing device comprising: a magnetic circuit | 2009-11-19 |
20090285440 | Electroacoustic tranducing device - In an electroacoustic transducing device having: a magnetic circuit | 2009-11-19 |
20090285441 | Loudspeaker Having a Continuous Molded Diaphragm - A loudspeaker is disclosed. The loudspeaker includes a rigid frame, a diaphragm is firmly attached to the frame. A plurality of transducers attached to the diaphragm. In use, the loudspeaker radiates acoustic energy by pistonic motion of the diaphragm in response to actuation by the plurality of transducers. The motion of the diaphragm is in a substantially fundamental mode. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285442 | ELECTRONIC WATERMARK EMBEDDING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC WATERMARK DETECTION DEVICE - A digital watermark embedding device and a digital watermark detecting device are obtained, which can realize stable digital watermark detection using fewer, and embed and detect a larger amount of digital watermark information with an identical number of pixels used for digital watermark embedding in a conventional technology. The digital watermark embedding device includes: an embedding-information converting unit ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090285443 | Remote Control Based on Image Recognition - A remote control device uses image recognition to recognize features or objects in an on-screen menu displayed on an external display associated with a controlled device. The on-screen menu may contain one or more control objects for controlling the associated appliance. A camera in the remote control device captures at least a portion of the menu displayed on the external display. A controller including an image processor generates control signal based on recognition of one or more control objects in the displayed image. A transmitter connected to the controller transmits the control signal to the controlled appliance. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285444 | Web-Based Content Detection in Images, Extraction and Recognition - A web-based image detection system includes: an image capture device, a web browser, a plug-in, and a recognition server. A captured image is processed by the plug-in to assess whether a pre-determined content type is contained with in the image. Once an initial analysis at the browser plug-in detects a pre-determined content type in an image, the image is transmitted to a recognition server for content recognition of the image by content type. The system thus enables users to link documents or other image types to electronic data using only a capture device and a web browser. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285445 | System and Method of Translating Road Signs - A camera-equipped wireless communication device captures images of traffic signs that are unfamiliar to a user. A controller in the device analyzes the captured image and generates information that allows the user to identify the traffic sign. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285446 | Signal Embedding and Detection using Circular Structures in a Transform Domain of a Media Signal - Machine readable signals embedded in other media signals include a circular structure in a transform domain to facilitate detection. The machine readable signals are not apparent to human observers of rendered media containing the machine readable signals, such as images and documents. A detector captures the media signal, transforms it to the transform domain, and then uses the circular structure in the transform domain to facilitate detection despite rotation of the media signal. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285447 | CORRECTING VIDEO CODING ERRORS USING AN AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION RESULT - A method for sorting mail includes performing an automatic address recognition process on a digitized image of a mail piece and generating a plurality of conditional address recognition results and a plurality of confirmation values each associated with one of the plurality of conditional address recognition results. The method can include sending the digitized image, the plurality of conditional address recognition results and the plurality of confirmation values to a video coding system. The method can include detecting a possible error in a first video coding result, the possible error detected using error correction information including information from the automatic address recognition process. The method may include indicating the possible error to a video coding operator, and performing a video coding operation to obtain a second video coding result and arbitrating or selecting one of the results as output. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285448 | Stamp testing and monitoring - A method for detection of fraudulent postage indicia such as a stamp pr permit marking includes an initial step of introducing a mail piece for processing on an automated facing and canceling machine and imaging the mail piece as it is being processed on the automated facing and canceling machine, which image includes an image of the postage indicia. The image is analyzed according to predetermined criteria stored in a database to determine if the postage indicia meets the predetermined criteria and therefore has an enhanced probability of being valid. If the analysis is step results in a determination that the postage indicia as an enhanced probability of being invalid, then the method involved determining that the information corresponds to counterfeit postage indicia; and storing the resulting information and decision in the database. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285449 | SYSTEM FOR OPTICAL RECOGNITION OF THE POSITION AND MOVEMENT OF AN OBJECT ON A POSITIONING DEVICE - The optical recognition system determines the position and/or movement of an object ( | 2009-11-19 |
20090285450 | IMAGE-BASED SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION - A method of estimating position and orientation of a vehicle using image data is provided. The method includes capturing an image of a region external to the vehicle using a camera mounted to the vehicle, and identifying in the image a set of feature points of the region. The method further includes subsequently capturing another image of the region from a different orientation of the camera, and identifying in the image the same set of feature points. A pose estimation of the vehicle is generated based upon the identified set of feature points and corresponding to the region. Each of the steps are repeated at with respect to a different region at least once so as to generate at least one succeeding pose estimation of the vehicle. The pose estimations are then propagated over a time interval by chaining the pose estimation and each succeeding pose estimation one with another according to a sequence in which each was generated. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285451 | DISPLACEMENT SENSOR HAVING A DISPLAY DATA OUTPUT - A method of displaying sensed displacement is such as to collect single dimension light distribution data using a single dimensional imaging device; transmit the light distribution data to a processor; and display the light distribution data as a line bright wave form on a display using software implemented by the processor. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285452 | UNIFIED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANIMAL BEHAVIOR CHARACTERIZATION IN HOME CAGES USING VIDEO ANALYSIS - Systems and methods for finding the position and shape of an animal using video are disclosed. The invention includes a system with a video camera coupled to a computer in which the computer is configured to automatically provide animal segmentation and identification, animal motion tracking (for moving animals), animal posture classification, and behavior identification. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention may use background subtraction for animal identification and tracking, and a combination of decision tree classification and rule-based classification for posture and behavior identification. Thus, the present invention is capable of automatically monitoring a video image to identify, track and classify the actions of various animals and the animal's movements within the image. The image may be provided in real time or from storage. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285453 | AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, AUTHENTICATION METHOD, REGISTRATION DEVICE AND REGISTRATION METHOD - An authentication device includes: a vein information extraction section that extracts a piece of vein information representing a vein from an image containing a vein of a finger; an extraction section that extracts a piece of information representing the position of the finger's outline at an intermediate stage of the process of extracting the piece of vein information; and a determination section that determines, based on the degree of similarity between the piece of information and a piece of information associated with a piece of registration-target vein information, a verification target to be compared with the piece of vein information. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285454 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACIAL RECOGNITION TRAINING OF USERS OF ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS - An entertainment system that includes an image capture device which captures images of new users and mathematically processes the images so that a matrix of representative images of all known users if formed. The matrix can then be applied to subsequent new images to determine whether a new image of a user is a known user to the system to that preferences associated with the user can be employed in the delivery of entertainment content to the user. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285455 | Method for detecting facial expression and repairing smile face of portrait photo - A method for detecting a facial expression and repairing a smile face of a portrait photo includes the steps of: detecting a location and a range of a mouth region in an inputted portrait photo; capturing a patch in the mouth region and a predetermined peripheral range thereof; executing a comparison process to a smile state or a stiff state of the mouth region in the patch by a mouth state classifier; executing a calculation process to a repaired region of the mouth region when the mouth region is determined to be in the stiff state, in order to calculate a location of a plurality of feature points in the repaired region of the mouth region; and executing an image warping process to the location of the feature points and adjacent pixels thereof, for generating a portrait photo showing a smile state. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285456 | Method and system for measuring human response to visual stimulus based on changes in facial expression - The present invention is a method and system for measuring human emotional response to visual stimulus, based on the person's facial expressions. Given a detected and tracked human face, it is accurately localized so that the facial features are correctly identified and localized. Face and facial features are localized using the geometrically specialized learning machines. Then the emotion-sensitive features, such as the shapes of the facial features or facial wrinkles, are extracted. The facial muscle actions are estimated using a learning machine trained on the emotion-sensitive features. The instantaneous facial muscle actions are projected to a point in affect space, using the relation between the facial muscle actions and the affective state (arousal, valence, and stance). The series of estimated emotional changes renders a trajectory in affect space, which is further analyzed in relation to the temporal changes in visual stimulus, to determine the response. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285457 | Detection of Organ Area Corresponding to Facial Organ Image in Image - An image processing apparatus. A face area detecting unit detects a face area corresponding to a face image in a target image. A detection condition setting unit sets a detection condition for specifying a range of at least one of the number, sizes and positions of organ areas to be detected upon detection of the organ area corresponding to a facial organ image in the face area on the basis of a detection result of the face area. An organ area detecting unit detects the organ area satisfying the set detection condition. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285458 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FINGERPRINT CAPTURE - A device and method for allowing secure self-capture of multifold fingerprint impressions. The device includes a strip of fingerprint labels wrapped about a tubular ergonomic roller. A subject inserts the thumb of a first hand into the ergonomic roller and grips the roller between his thumb and forefinger. The subject then rolls the inked tip of a finger on his second hand across a label in a first rotational direction while rotating the ergonomic roller in an opposite rotational direction. To prevent fraudulent substitution of fingerprinting materials that are distributed to a subject, the materials are marked with machine readable invisible barcodes that are associated with a unique identification number. After a subject captures his fingerprints and submits his materials to a trusted observer, the barcodes on the materials are compared to the identification number to determine whether the materials submitted are in-fact those that were distributed to the subject. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285459 | FINGERPRINT REPRESENTATION USING GRADIENT HISTOGRAMS - Techniques for generating a gradient characterization for a first fingerprint image are provided. One or more fingerprint feature points are selected from the first fingerprint image. A region is obtained for each of the one or more selected fingerprint feature points. The region is a representation of an area proximate a given fingerprint feature point. Each of the obtained regions is divided into a plurality of sub-regions. A histogram is generated for each of the plurality of sub-regions. For each of the one or more selected fingerprint feature points, the one or more generated histograms are combined into a concatenated histogram. The concatenated histogram is used for identification purposes. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285460 | REGISTRATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, REGISTRATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A registration processing apparatus generates a polynomial to calculate a value corresponding to a distance from the surface of a target object in a first image, and acquires a plurality of position coordinates on the surface of the target object in a second image. Then the apparatus respectively calculates a value corresponding to the distance from the surface of the target object in the first image using the polynomial, for position coordinates obtained by coordinate conversion of the plurality of position coordinates. The apparatus coordinate-converts the position coordinates of the second image by a coordinate conversion method for the plurality of position coordinates determined based on the calculated values. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285461 | METHOD FOR SETTING AT LEAST ONE CONTROL VARIABLE OF A FILTER FOR NOISE REDUCTION IN MEDICAL IMAGES - A method for setting a control variable of a filter for noise reduction in medical images is provided. Image data of the medical images is classified into at least one noise region and at least one structure region. A variance measurement is performed either for all the image pixels or a subset of them to determine the edge thicknesses. A histogram is generated from the edge thicknesses. The maximum of the histogram is determined and a Gaussian curve is fitted to the histogram. A threshold value for noise and structure is determined as a function of the standard deviation of the Gaussian curve. The noise and structure are measured in the regions. The standard noise and structure deviations are determined and compared. The control variable is setup as a function of the comparison of noise and structure. The invention can be used for reduction of temporal noise in bandpass images. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285462 | Image texture characterization of medical images - A method for texture characterization is provided. Multi-dimensional spectrum data are determined by transforming multi-dimensional image data into Fourier domain. The multi-dimensional spectrum data are partitioned into a plurality of partitions, wherein each partition is associated with a predetermined set of orthogonal voice frequencies. The partitioned multi-dimensional spectrum data are then transformed into Stockwell domain resulting in discrete orthonormal Stockwell transform data. The discrete orthonormal Stockwell transform data are then processed to determine data associated with image texture, which are indicative of a feature of the object. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285463 | Superresolution parallel magnetic resonance imaging - The present invention includes a method for parallel magnetic resonance imaging termed Superresolution Sensitivity Encoding (SURE-SENSE) and its application to functional and spectroscopic magnetic resonance imaging. SURE-SENSE acceleration is performed by acquiring only the central region of k-space instead of increasing the sampling distance over the complete k-space matrix and reconstruction is explicitly based on intra-voxel coil sensitivity variation. SURE-SENSE image reconstruction is formulated as a superresolution imaging problem where a collection of low resolution images acquired with multiple receiver coils are combined into a single image with higher spatial resolution using coil sensitivity maps acquired with high spatial resolution. The effective acceleration of conventional gradient encoding is given by the gain in spatial resolution Since SURE-SENSE is an ill-posed inverse problem, Tikhonov regularization is employed to control noise amplification. Unlike standard SENSE, SURE-SENSE allows acceleration along all encoding directions. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285464 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A system control unit causes a diagnosis monitor to display a plurality of sample images generated by changing one or more image processing parameters used in image processing of an X-ray image. When an operator designates a mixing ratio, at which the sample images are mixed, after the plurality of sample images are displayed on the diagnosis monitor, the system control unit sets one or more image processing parameters to be used when image processing of an X-ray image is performed based on the designated mixing ratio. An image processing unit performs image processing of an X-ray image input from an image input unit based on the set image processing parameter. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285465 | JOINT RECONSTRUCTION PLANNING USING MODEL DATA - The invention relates to a computer-assisted planning method for reconstructing changes in shape on joint bones, comprising the following steps:
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20090285466 | Method, Computer Software, And System For Tracking, Stabilizing, And Reporting Motion Between - A method computer program for displaying relative movement between vertebrae or other medical objects is provided. The method generally includes acquiring at least two images of adjacent vertebrae, wherein the at least two images are acquired from a substantially similar acquisition position and illustrate the vertebrae in two different positions. The method further includes displaying a first image to a user on a screen, displaying a second image to the user overlaid onto the first image, translating, via user input, the first or second image to align a stationary feature present in both the first and second images, and alternately displaying the translated first and second images to display relative movement between the stationary feature and adjacent features. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285467 | METHOD FOR ASSESSING BONE STATUS - A method for assessing bone status is disclosed. The method for assessing bone status comprises steps of: obtaining a chest radiograph, recognizing a target bone on the chest radiograph by active shape models, detecting edges of a cortical bone of the target bone by intelligent scissors, and calculating a parameter of bone status through the cortical bone. The present invention increases the diagnosis value of the chest radiography and provides a simple, economic, rapid and reliable assessment of bone status. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285468 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image acquisition unit acquires an X-ray image obtained by irradiating a subject with an X-ray and a dark image obtained without irradiating the X-ray. A dark correction mode input unit inputs a dark correction mode for correcting the X-ray image using the dark image. A control unit sets a noise suppression parameter according to the dark correction mode received from the dark correction mode input unit. A dark correction unit corrects the X-ray image based on dark image according to the dark correction mode received from the dark correction mode input unit. A noise suppression unit performs noise suppression processing on the X-ray image corrected by the dark correction unit, using the noise suppression parameter received from the control unit. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285469 | VISUAL-SERVOING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY - The present invention provides methods and devices for the knowledge-based discovery and optimization of differences between cell types. In particular, the present invention provides visual servoing optical microscopy, as well as analysis methods. The present invention provides means for the close monitoring of hundreds of individual, living cells over time; quantification of dynamic physiological responses in multiple channels; real-time digital image segmentation and analysis; intelligent, repetitive computer-applied cell stress and cell stimulation; and the ability to return to the same field of cells for long-term studies and observation. The present invention further provides means to optimize culture conditions for specific subpopulations of cells. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285470 | Paper handling apparatus and method therefor - A bill handling apparatus having a thickness detection sensor | 2009-11-19 |
20090285471 | System, method and computing device for detecting duplicate financial documents - A method and system are disclosed for identifying in real time duplicate financial documents processed by a financial institution or check clearinghouse. A collection of hash values representative of previously processed financial documents are maintained in a memory, such as a GPU memory. When a new financial document enters the financial institution or check clearinghouse for processing, one or more features of the financial document are captured. A hash value is generated from the one or more features of the financial document. A search is performed in the collection of hash values for a matching hash value. If a match is found, a potential fraudulent event or operational error may be indicated. If a match is not found, the hash value representative of the new financial document is added to the collection of hash values. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285472 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A data processing apparatus processes input data and outputs the processed data. The data processing apparatus includes a data processing section and a real-time learning section. The data processing section processes the input data by a predetermined processing method and outputs the processed data. The real-time learning section controls such that the processing method is learned in real time and the data processing section processes the input data by the learned processing method, so that the output data is improved as time elapses. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285473 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING AND PROCESSING IMAGE FEATURES - Machine-readable media, methods, apparatus and system for obtaining and processing image features are described. In some embodiments, groups of training features derived from regions of training images may be trained to obtain a plurality of classifiers, each classifier corresponding to each group of training features. The plurality of classifiers may be used to classify groups of validation features derived from regions of validation images to obtain a plurality of weights, wherein each weight corresponds to each region of the validation images and indicates how important the each region of the validation images is. Then, a weight may be discarded from the plurality of weights based upon a certain criterion. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285474 | System and Method for Bayesian Text Classification - A method for classifying text comprises receiving data containing text and parsing a plurality of tokens out of the text. A plurality of metatokens are generated for each token, wherein the metatokens comprise strings of text and groupings of strings of text. The method further comprises calculating a probability that the data falls into a certain category, using the tokens and metatokens. The probability is compared to a threshold value and the data is classified into the certain category if the probability is greater than the threshold value. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285475 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording medium storing image processing program - An image processing apparatus is disclosed. The image processing apparatus includes a color profile forming device. The color profile forming device includes a curved surface and table forming section, a cross-sectional surface forming section, a mapping section, and a color profile forming section. The curved surface and table forming section forms a curved surface and forms a mapping table by point group setting. The cross-sectional surface forming section forms a cross-sectional surface of a second gamut. The mapping section performs mapping of a color signal group of a first gamut on the cross-sectional surface of the second gamut by referring to the mapping table. The color profile forming section forms an LUT for a user corresponding to a selected hue, a selected curved surface, and a selected mapping table, based on input and output images whose color signals have been converted by the mapping table. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285476 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMBINING IMAGES - Provided are an image composition apparatus for composing color images with black-and-white images including infrared components, and an image composition method thereof. The image composition method includes generating a first image signal with color information and a second image signal including infrared components without color information, dividing the first image signal into a brightness signal and a color signal, composing the brightness signal of the first image signal with a brightness signal of the second image signal to generate a composed brightness signal, and composing the composed brightness signal with the color signal of the first image signal to generate a color image. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285477 | METHOD AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR SEARCHING PHONE BOOK FOR DESIRED CONTACTS - A method for searching a phone book for desired contacts and a communication terminal using the method are provided. The method includes the steps of: enabling an image acquisition device to capture a present image, calculating a color value of the present image, comparing a reference color value for each contact in the phone book with the color value of the present image, selecting the desired contacts for which the reference color value matches the color value of the present image and displaying the desired contacts. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285478 | Method of processing of compressed image into a gamut mapped image using spatial frequency analysis - The spatial frequency analysis contained in the compressed image is used not only for decompression of images but also for the selection of an appropriate gamut mapping algorithm. Computation resources are then saved because no specific spatial frequency analysis is required for the selection of an appropriate gamut mapping algorithm. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285479 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - This invention generates, from multi-value image data, encoded data having a fixed length of L bits for each block including m×n pixels. An extraction unit extracts representative two colors C | 2009-11-19 |
20090285480 | MULTI-CHANNEL EDGE-AWARE CHROMINANCE NOISE REDUCTION - Noise in an image is reduced in a manner that takes into account edge information in one or more channels of the image. A first image is received that is formatted according to a red-green-blue (RGB) color model. The first image is converted from the RGB color model to a second color model that includes at least a luminance channel, a first chrominance channel, and a second chrominance channel that are representative of the first image. The first and second chrominance channels are each denoised in a manner that accounts at least for edge information in the luminance channel, and may also include edge information from other channels in a manner that accounts for per-channel noise characteristics. The luminance channel and denoised first and second chrominance channels are converted to a second image formatted according to the RGB color model that is a noise-reduced version of the first image. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285481 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - To provide adaptive image processing for a portrait, face information about the face of a person contained in an image is acquired, and it is determined on the basis of the face information whether a significant personal face is contained in the image. If there is face information representing the presence of a significant personal face, adaptive processing adjustment information which adjusts the contents of high quality processing for a portrait, which should be executed for the process target image, is generated from the face information about the face of the person contained in the image. The high quality processing adjusted on the basis of the adaptive processing adjustment information is executed for the image. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285482 | DETECTING TEXT USING STROKE WIDTH BASED TEXT DETECTION - Detecting text using stroke width based text detection. As a part of the text detection, a representation of an image is generated that includes pixels that are associated with the stroke widths of components of the image. Connected components of the image are identified by filtering out portions of the pixels using metrics related to stroke width. Text is detected in the image based on the identified connected components. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285483 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTEMPORANEOUS PRODUCT INFORMATION WITH ANIMATED VIRTUAL REPRESENTATIONS - A system and method for providing contemporaneous product information with animated virtual representations includes identifying a product by detecting a marker with a user device. Based upon the product, an animated virtual representation is generated in a display of the user device. Information about the product is conveyed to the user by virtual interaction with the animated virtual representation. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285484 | PORTABLE IMAGE PROCESSING AND MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE - A portable device configured to provide enhanced shopping information is provided. The portable device has a display screen and an image capture device and the portable device is configured to access databases through a wireless network. The portable device includes image recognition logic that is configured to perform analysis of an image of an object that includes a bar code associated with a product. The analysis determines if the graphics found on the object correspond to a bar code and a portion of an image with the bar code is communicated through the wireless network to the databases to identify the product. The portable device further includes image generation logic that is configured to obtain product information for the identified product from the databases and present the product information on the display screen of the portable device. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285485 | Systems, Methods, And Computer-Readable Media for Fast Neighborhood Determinations In Dynamic Environments - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for ascertaining neighborhood information in a dynamically changing environment, such as an electronic ink environment may include: (a) receiving data representing plural electronic ink strokes; (b) defining a first vertex associated with a first ink stroke; and (c) determining neighboring vertices to the first vertex, wherein the neighboring vertices are associated with ink stroke(s) other than the first ink stroke. Additional systems, methods, and computer-readable media may include: (a) receiving data representing plural electronic ink strokes; (b) defining plural vertices associated with the ink strokes; (c) receiving input indicating a selection of an ink component; and (d) determining at least one neighboring component by determining which ink component(s) located outside of the selection include one or more ink strokes having vertices that neighbor vertices included in the selection. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285486 | Method for identifying postal mailings - A method for identifying postal mailings includes registering the mailings by means of at least one recognizable pictorial feature and at least one external information item, or both. Further, the method includes carrying out recognition of the pictorial feature to identify a mailing, and if identification is incomplete, performing identification using the external information item. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285487 | Systems and methods for linking content to individual image features - A method, computer program, and system for linking content to individual image features are provided. A section of an image is identified. A plurality of features associated with the section of the image is determined. Each of the plurality of features corresponds to at least one position within the section of the image. Content associated with the plurality of features is retrieved from a content repository. The content is linked to the plurality of features based on at least one rule. The content is then presented. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285488 | Face tracking method for electronic camera device - The present invention discloses a face tracking method for electronic camera devices. The method is applied to an electronic camera device having a face database and a face classifier, and the face database is provided for storing data such as a position, a size and a skin color prototype of a face in a previously stored preview image, and the method includes the steps of: obtaining a current preview image; determining whether or not a known face exists in the face database; defining a searching space on the current preview image; and using the face classifier to detect the searching space in the current preview image, and determining whether or not a face exists in the searching space. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285489 | Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, image processing system, and image processing method - A document matching process section retrieves a similar image on a basis of the result of a first comparison process for comparing features of a matching key image of first resolution that are stored in a features storage section with features of a matching reference image and the result of a second comparison process for extracting features from a matching key image of second resolution that is stored in an image data storage section and comparing the extracted features with features of the matching reference image that are stored in the features storage section. This allows accurately retrieving a matching reference image similar to the matching key image, even when the matching key image is a zoomed image, an N-up image, or an image of low resolution. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285490 | Dictionary creating apparatus, recognizing apparatus, and recognizing method - A dictionary creating apparatus registers probability distributions each including an average vector and a covariance matrix, in a dictionary. The dictionary creating apparatus organizes plural distribution profiles of character categories having similar feature vectors into one typical distribution profile, and registers the typical distribution profile and the character categories to be organized, associated with each other, in the dictionary, without registering eigenvalues and eigenvectors of all character categories, associated with each other, in the dictionary. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285491 | SPATIAL SOURCE COLLECTION AND SERVICES SYSTEM - A method is provided for obtaining data about spatial objects. The data is received from a set of adaptable and programmable sensor units associated with a set of spatial objects in real time to form received data, wherein the data is generated in response to a change in a measurement or time of a sensor unit in the set of sensor units. A collection of data for spatial objects is updated with the received data. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285492 | DATA ACCESS BASED ON CONTENT OF IMAGE RECORDED BY A MOBILE DEVICE - Embodiments of the invention are directed to using image data and contextual data to determine information about a scene, based on one or more previously obtained images. Contextual data, such location of image capture, can be used to determine previously obtained images related to the contextual data and other location-related information, such as billboard locations. With even low resolution devices, such as cell phone, image attributes, such as a histogram or optically recognized characters, can be compared between the previously obtained images and the newly captured image. Attributes matching within a predefined threshold indicate matching images. Information on the content of matching previously obtained images can be provided back to a user who captured the new image. User profile data can refine the content information. The content information can also be used as search terms for additional searching or other processing. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285493 | Image retrieval apparatus, image retrieval method, data processing program, and recording medium - An image retrieval apparatus is disclosed that is capable of extracting a similar image similar to an input image and includes a unit to acquire input image data, a unit to generate a plurality of processed image data a unit to generate a plurality of extraction condition data that become conditions for extracting the similar image from the retrieval target image data, a unit to extract the similar image from the retrieval target image data based on each of the generated plurality of extraction condition data, and a unit to generate extraction result display data to display the extracted similar image, in which the extraction result display data generation unit generates the extraction result display data so that the extracted similar image is associated and displayed with the extraction condition data used as the conditions to extract the similar image. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285494 | DATA VERIFICATION METHOD AND CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM WRITING APPARATUS - Data including information related to each area with a graphic disposed therein is inputted to the writing apparatus. The area is delimited with meshes each having a predetermined size. Next, an area value of a graphic lying within each of the meshes and its center-of-gravity position are determined. For every mesh, a check is made whether the area value is less than or equal to a predetermined value. When the area value is less than or equal to the predetermined value, a range allowable for an x coordinate of the center-of-gravity position is determined and a check is made whether an actual x coordinate falls within this range. Next, a range allowable for a y coordinate of the center-of-gravity position is determined and a check is made whether an actual y coordinate falls within this range. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285495 | GENERATING SUBIMAGES OF AN IMAGE TO USE TO REPRESENT THE IMAGE - Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for generating subimages of an image to use to represent the image. A determination is made of a pixel location on one axis of an image comprising a plurality of pixels. The image is divided into multiple subimages at the determined pixel location on the axis. A determination is made as to whether each subimage can be cropped to remove regions of white pixels from the subimage. Each subimage is cropped to remove a region of white pixels in response to determining that the subimage can be cropped. An image file is generated defining the image including the subimages. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285496 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED IMAGE ENCODING - An encoder executing on a first computing machine can receive image data generated by applications executing on the first computing machine. This encoder can divide at least a first image into at least two overlapping image sections according to a grid size and an overlap margin. The encoder computes an index for one overlapping image section, and compares the index with indexes associated with stored image blocks. The results of the comparison can then be used by the encoder to identify at least one stored image that has an index which is substantially the same as the index computed for the at least one overlapping image section. The location of that stored image is associated with a pointer that is further associated with the overlapping image section. The resultant pointer is then transferred to a second computing machine in lieu of the overlapping image section. | 2009-11-19 |
20090285497 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING LEAST SIGNIFICANT BITS - Provided are an image processing method and image processing apparatus using least significant bits (LSBs). The image processing method includes generating first binary codes by converting pixel values of an input image into a binary code format; converting the first binary codes into gray codes and determining a predetermined number of sequential LSBs from among the gray codes; and generating second binary codes by converting the determined LSBs of the gray codes into the binary code format. | 2009-11-19 |