| 47th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
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| 20120294473 | Low cost programmable sound recording and playback device and method for communicating with, and recharging of, the device - A low cost sound recording and playback device and a low cost method for wirelessly communicating with, and recharging of, the device. The device utilizes commonly available electronic components generally included in electronic sound producing devices thereby allowing for lowest cost of manufacture. The device includes a low cost low-power processor, general purpose low-cost loudspeaker, and a power source. The method incorporates inductive coupling between an external communication and recharging device, and the internal loudspeakers voice coil of the device. Substantial reductions in cost and space savings are realized by utilizing the internal loudspeaker's voice coil for multiple purposes. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294474 | Moving-Magnet Electromagnetic Device with Planar Coil - An electromagnetic device includes a housing, a planar coil disposed inside the housing, and a magnetic diaphragm disposed inside the housing, wherein the plane of the planar coil is substantially in parallel with the plane of the magnetic diaphragm, wherein the planar coil is separated from the magnetic diaphragm, and wherein the magnetic diaphragm is moveable in the presence of an exterior pressure. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294475 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING TRANSPORTATION DISASTERS - The invention is used to prevent transportation disasters. The invention object is to provide taking into account of effect of destructive processes in a system “members of a transport crew/team—passengers” on generation of conditions resulting in a disaster of certain journey/trip/flight/rail run and thereby provide a sufficiently reliable prediction of the disaster so that to provide possibility of taking further effective measures to prevent this disaster. checkup of Scanned images of the hands of passengers arrived for certain journey/trip/flight/rail run and transport crew/team members appointed for this journey/trip/flight/rail run are checked up to detect an excited state of these passengers and transport crew/team members using markers of the excited state. A total excited state index of mass of the passengers and transport crew/team members of this journey/trip/flight/rail run are determined as ratio of a number of the passengers and transport crew/team members whose the excited state is detected to the total number of the passengers and the transport crew/team members of this journey/trip/flight/rail run. A disaster of this journey/trip/flight/rail run is forecasted by the total excited state index and, in the case of a positive forecast of the disaster, further measures to prevent the disaster of this journey/trip/flight/rail run takes. Markers of the excited state are combinations of dermatoglyphical features detected according to the results of the scanning and selected from the group of features characterizing a destructive dysplasia of papillary patterns, a general abnormality of the papillary patterns; a discontinuity; change of positions, configuration and size of three primary palmar creases; and single traits on three primary palmar creases. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294476 | Salient Object Detection by Composition - A computing device configured to determine, for each of a plurality of locations in an image, a saliency measure based at least on a cost of composing parts of the image in the location from parts of the image outside of the location is described herein. The computing device is further configured to select one or more of the locations as representing salient objects of the image based at least on the saliency measures. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294477 | Searching for Images by Video - Techniques describe submitting a video clip as a query by a user. A process retrieves images and information associated with the images in response to the query. The process decomposes the video clip into a sequence of frames to extract the features in a frame and to quantize the extracted features into descriptive words. The process further tracks the extracted features as points in the frame, a first set of points to correspond to a second set of points in consecutive frames to construct a sequence of points. Then the process identifies the points that satisfy criteria of being stable points and being centrally located in the frame to represent the video clip as a bag of descriptive words for searching for images and information related to the video clip. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294478 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING GAZE TRACKING SCENE REFERENCE LOCATIONS - A system is provided for identifying reference locations within the environment of a device wearer. The system includes a scene camera mounted on eyewear or headwear coupled to a processing unit. The system may recognize objects with known geometries that occur naturally within the wearer's environment or objects that have been intentionally placed at known locations within the wearer's environment. One or more light sources may be mounted on the headwear that illuminate reflective surfaces at selected times and wavelengths to help identify scene reference locations and glints projected from known locations onto the surface of the eye. The processing unit may control light sources to adjust illumination levels in order to help identify reference locations within the environment and corresponding glints on the surface of the eye. Objects may be identified substantially continuously within video images from scene cameras to provide a continuous data stream of reference locations. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294479 | IMAGE IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, an image identification apparatus comprises an image pickup unit, an illumination unit, an illumination control unit and an identification unit. The image pickup unit configured to pickup an image of an identified object. The illumination unit configured to irradiate light towards the image pickup area of the image pickup unit. The illumination control unit configured to change the irradiation condition of the illumination unit in accordance with the image pickup timing of the image pickup unit. The identification unit configured to identify the identified object according to the image picked-up by the image pickup unit. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294480 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image of a prescribed frame of images of respective frames is set as a target image, and an area including a prescribed pattern is detected from the target image as a specific area. An image other than the target image is set as a non-target image, and the specific area in the non-target image is predicted. The images of the respective frames are encoded so that the specific area is encoded to have higher image quality than an area other than the specific area. In encoding, the images of the respective frames are encoded so that the specific area in the non-target image is not referred to from another frame. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294481 | ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION DEVICE AND ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION METHOD - There are provided an environment recognition device and an environment recognition method. The environment recognition device obtains a luminance of each of a plurality of blocks formed by dividing a detection area; derives an edge direction based on a direction in which an edge of the luminance of each block extends; associates the blocks with each other based on the edge direction so as to generate an edge trajectory; groups a region enclosed by the plurality of edge trajectories as a target object; and determines the target object as a specific object. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294482 | ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION DEVICE AND ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION METHOD - There are provided an environment recognition device and an environment recognition method. The environment recognition device includes: a position information obtaining unit that obtains position information of a target portion in a detection area, the position information including a relative distance to a subject vehicle; a grouping unit that groups the target portions as a target object based on the position information; a luminance obtaining unit that obtains a luminance of an image of the target object; a luminance distribution generating unit that generates a histogram of the luminance of the image of the target object; and a floating substance determining unit that determines whether or not the target object is a floating substance based on a statistical analysis on the histogram. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294483 | Image Analysis for Disposal of Explosive Ordinance and Safety Inspections - Hazardous objects in the field of explosives ordnance disposal or safety controls are identified using a sensor and image data generating arrangement and a comparison unit. The sensor and image data generating arrangement examines the object and produces an image thereof, which is compared by the comparison unit to known stored reference images. These reference images are digital images of reference objects. In this manner safety controls and explosives ordnance disposals can be organized safely and efficiently. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294484 | ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION DEVICE AND ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION METHOD - There are provided an environment recognition device and an environment recognition method. the environment recognition device retains beforehand shape information that is information on a shape of a specific object; obtains a luminance of each of target portions, formed by dividing a detection area, and extracting a target portion including an edge; obtains a relative distance of the target portion including an edge; and determines a specific object indicated with the shape information by performing a Hough transform on the target portion having the edge based on the shape information according to the relative distance. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294485 | ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION DEVICE AND ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION METHOD - There are provided an environment recognition device and an environment recognition method. The device obtains position information of a target portion in a detection area, including a relative distance from a subject vehicle; groups continuous target portions into a target object of which position differences in a width direction vertical to an advancing direction of the vehicle and in a depth direction parallel to the advancing direction fall within a first distance; determines that the target object is a candidate of a wall, when the target portions forming the target object forms a tilt surface tilting at a predetermined angle or more with respect to a plane vertical to the advancing direction; and determines that the continuous wall candidates of which position differences in the width and depth directions among the wall candidates fall within a second predetermined distance longer than the first predetermined distance are a wall. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294486 | DETECTING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGES - To detect the presence of the left and right constituent images of a stereoscopic image packed within an image frame or within a sequence of image frames, images are unpacked according to each one of said known formats; a candidate measure is formed according to each unpacking and the candidate measures are compared to identify the presence of left and right images packed according to an identified format. The candidate measure may be a low pass filtered measure of the difference between the left and right images and may be a high pass filtered measure of the activity in either the left or the right image. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294487 | OBJECT DETECTING DEVICE, IMAGE DIVIDING DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, METHOD OF DETECTING OBJECT, OBJECT DETECTING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An object detection device is provided with a plurality of processor units each detecting an object included in an image. The object detection device generates divided images by dividing the image, taking into consideration both the processing load for detection of an object by each processor element and the transfer load for transfer of the divided images to the processor elements. Independently of each other, the processor elements detect an object in each of the divided images. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294488 | Image Capture and Identification System and Process - A digital image of the object is captured and the object is recognized from plurality of objects in a database. An information address corresponding to the object is then used to access information and initiate communication pertinent to the object. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294489 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY FOLLOWING HAND MOVEMENTS IN AN IMAGE SEQUENCE - A method for following hand movements in an image flow, includes receiving an image flow in real time, locating in each image in the received image flow a hand contour delimiting an image zone of the hand, extracting the postural characteristics from the image zone of the hand located in each image, and determining the hand movements in the image flow from the postural characteristics extracted from each image. The extraction of the postural characteristics of the hand in each image includes locating in the image zone of the hand the center of the palm of the hand by searching for a pixel of the image zone of the hand the furthest from the hand contour. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294490 | Secondary Market And Vending System For Devices - A recycling kiosk for recycling and financial remuneration for submission of a mobile telephone is disclosed herein. The recycling kiosk includes an inspection area with at least one camera and a plurality of electrical connectors in order to perform a visual analysis and an electrical analysis of the mobile telephone for determination of a value of the mobile telephone. The recycling kiosk also includes a processor, a display and a user interface. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294491 | System and Method for Automatic Registration Between an Image and a Subject - A patient defines a patient space in which an instrument can be tracked and navigated. An image space is defined by image data that can be registered to the patient space. A tracking device can be connected to a member in a known manner that includes imageable portions that generate image points in the image data. The tracking device can be tracked to register patient space to image space. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294492 | SIMILARITY CALCULATION DEVICE, SIMILARITY CALCULATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The similarity calculation device is provided with a displacement vector estimation unit | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294493 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A RESPIRATORY GATING SIGNAL IN AN X-RAY MICROGRAPHY SCANNER - The present disclosure relates to a method for generating a respiration gating signal of an X-ray micro-computed tomography scanner. The respiration cycle of repeating inhalation and exhalation of an experimental animal is acquired by imaging the abdomen or chest of the experimental animal respiring under anesthesia fixed on a couch disposed between an X-ray irradiator and an X-ray detector fixed to a rating gantry, and then a respiration gating signal that is synchronized at the point of time when the respiration is judged to stop. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294494 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EYE-SCAN AUTHENTICATION USING A LIQUID LENS - A method and apparatus for providing eye-scan authentication using an adaptive liquid lens are disclosed. For example, in one embodiment, the method receives a request for eye-scan authentication from a mobile endpoint device of a user, wherein the request comprises a first retinal image of the user captured using an adaptive liquid lens of the mobile endpoint device. The method obtains a second retinal image of the user, wherein the second retinal image is a stored retinal image of the user. The method authenticates the first retinal image against the second retinal image. In another embodiment, the method captures a first retinal image of a user via a mobile endpoint device of the user, wherein the mobile endpoint device comprises an adaptive liquid lens. The method then sends a request for eye-scan authentication from the mobile endpoint device over a network, wherein the request comprises the first retinal image. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294495 | RETRIEVING CONTACT INFORMATION BASED ON IMAGE RECOGNITION SEARCHES - A system and method for retrieving contact information based on image recognition searches is disclosed. A requestor takes a picture of a user or retrieves a storage image of a user and transmits the image to an image recognition module. The image recognition module identifies the user and determines whether the requestor can receive access to the user's contact information based on permission rules. For example, the permission rule includes a requirement that the user and the requestor be sufficiently related on a social graph generated by a social network application. The permission rules can also include a requirement that the requestor have a predetermined proximity to the image. Once the permission rules are satisfied, the image recognition module transmits the user's contact information to the requestor. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294496 | FACE RECOGNITION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND FACE RECOGNITION METHOD - A degree of similarity is calculated by comparing registration face images of a person registered in a face dictionary with face images included in stored images, and the face image in which the calculated degree of similarity falls within a predetermined range where the calculated degree of similarity is not excessively high is extracted from a face image list. The extracted image is registered in a face dictionary, whereby easily producing the face dictionary that can efficiently retrieve the person from many images. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294497 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Images Used for Radiation-Treatment Planning - A radiation-treatment planning apparatus accesses first information regarding a first image that pertains to a patient's body at a first time as well as second information regarding a second image that pertains to the patient's body at a second, later time. The radiation-treatment planning apparatus then correlates components of the patient's body as appear in the second image with components that appear in the first image while treating the components as comprising rigid structures regardless of whether those components, in fact, are rigid structures. The first information can include segmentation information as pertains to the components. These teachings will accommodate a wide range of components including, but not limited to, organs, portions of organs, and even implanted man-made objects. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294498 | IMAGE INTEGRATION BASED REGISTRATION AND NAVIGATION FOR ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY - A real-time tracking of surgical tools relative to a pre-operative surgical plan and intra-operative images involves an image-based registration and tool tracking registration. The image-based registration implements an integration of a plurality of images of an anatomical region of a body including a pre-operative scan image ( | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294499 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LOADING MEDICAL APPLIANCE WITH MEDICAMENTS AND/OR POLYMERS - A method and a device for loading a medical appliance with a medicament and/or polymer includes capturing images of a plurality of grooves or holes of the medical appliance using an image capturing device; performing digital image processing on the image of each of the grooves or holes to obtain a pattern of each of the grooves or holes; calculating a central position of the pattern of each of the grooves or holes, and determining a loading position of each of the grooves or holes based on the central position; and adjusting a relative position between a loading device and the medical appliance to align an outlet of the loading device with the loading position of the medical appliance, and loading each of the grooves or holes with the medicament and/or polymer. The method and device can load the medical appliance with the medicament and/or polymer fast and efficiently. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294500 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an ophthalmologic imaging apparatus suppressing the effect of a motion artifact caused by a movement of an eye to be inspected, comprising: a scanning unit for scanning, with first and second measuring beams, at least a part of an overlap area of scan areas thereof in an inspected eye, at different times, respectively; an image acquiring unit for acquiring first and second images of the inspected eye based on first and second return beams resulting from the first and second measuring beams being applied via the scanning unit and reflected by the inspected eye; an identification unit for identifying an image including a motion artifact from each of the first and second images; and an image forming unit for forming an image of the inspected eye based on the first and second images other than the images identified by the identification unit. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294501 | Method for providing a 3D image data record with suppressed aliasing artifacts overlapping the field of view and computed tomograph - A method is provided for providing a 3D image data record relating to a biological object with suppressed aliasing artifacts overlapping the field of view caused by an incomplete geometric capture of the object by a computed tomography. A first 3D image data record is provided to describe a subarea of the object. A second 3D image data record is obtained by the computed tomography including data relating to the subarea of the object and is registered with the first 3D image data record. Data of the second 3D image data record is extended and/or amended according to data of the first 3D image data record. A part of such data of the second 3D image data record can be assigned to an aliasing artifact overlapping the field of view and thus generates a modified second 3D image data record with suppressed aliasing artifacts overlapping the field of view. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294502 | Methods for Microalification Detection of Breast Cancer on Digital Tomosynthesis Mammograms - A computer-aided detection system to detect clustered microcalcifications in digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is disclosed. The system performs detection in 2D images and a reconstructed 3D volume. The system may include an initial prescreening of potential microcalcifications by using one or more 3D calcification response function (CRF) values modulated by an enhancement method to identify high response locations in the DBT volume as potential signals. Microcalcifications may be enhanced using a Multi-Channel Enhancement method. Locations detected using these methods can be identified and the potential microcalcifications may be extracted. The system may include object segmentation that uses region growing guided by the enhancement-modulated CRF values, gray level voxel values relative to a local background level, or the original DBT voxel values. False positives may be reduced by descriptors of characteristics of microcalcifications. Detected locations of clusters and a cluster significance rating of each cluster may be output and displayed. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294503 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMS STORING INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING MULTISCALE BILATERAL FILTERING TO MAGNETIC RESONANCE (RI) IMAGES - Systems, methods and computer-readable storage mediums relate to segmenting MR images using multiscale bilateral filtering. Before the multiscale bilateral filtering, the MR images are transformed from the Image Domain to the Radon Domain. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294504 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN IMAGE DATA RECORD WITH SUPPRESSED ALIASING ARTIFACTS OVERLAPPING THE FIELD OF VIEW AND X-RAY IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS - A method is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes obtaining an x-ray image data record with respect to the biological object by way of the x-ray image recording apparatus; obtaining a comparison image data record with respect to the biological object relating to a three-dimensional surface structure of the biological object; assigning data of the comparison image data record to data of the x-ray image data record by determining a predeterminable geometric assignment rule; and extending and/or amending data of the x-ray image data record as a function of data of the comparison image data record for at least one part of such data of the x-ray image data record, which can be assigned to an aliasing artifact overlapping the field of view. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294505 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES - A method for estimating the location of an anatomical structure in an x-ray image of a patient obtains the x-ray data in digital format. The method estimates the location of at least a first benchmark feature within the x-ray image according to the obtained digital x-ray data and defines a region of interest within the image according to the estimated location of at least the first benchmark feature. A region of interest for the anatomical structure is searched using a template. The location of the anatomical structure on a display according to the template searching results is highlighted. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294506 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSPECTING A TRAVELING WIRE CABLE - A wire cable is exposed to flashes and the exposed image is detected on at least one lay length or a multiple of the lay length and monitored for changes in the image. Preferably, the respective repetition of the same outer stranded wire of the traveling wire cable is detected in the same location and every repetition or every other repetition or every third repetition is used for triggering the flash. In another embodiment, a picture is taken of a large portion of the wire cable using a specialized camera and the image is split up, into recurring units of length that correspond to the size of a lay length or a multiple of the lay length and the successive units of length are compared and inspected for changes in the image. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294507 | DEFECT INSPECTION METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF - Disclosed is a defect inspection device that can highly accurately distinguish between true defects and noise/nuisance defects by means of integrating inspection results from different lighting conditions or detection conditions. Further disclosed is a method thereof. The defect inspection device—which is provided with: a lighting optical system that illuminates an inspected object under predetermined optical conditions; and a detection optical system that detects scattered light from the inspected object under predetermined detection conditions, and acquires image data—is characterized by being provided with: a defect candidate detection arbitrary unit that detects defect candidates from a plurality of image data acquired by the aforementioned detection optical system under differing optical conditions or image data acquisition conditions; and a post-inspection processing unit that integrates information about defect candidates detected from said plurality of image data, and differentiates defects from noise. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294508 | INSPECTION APPARATUS - A substrate surface detection unit performs image analysis of cross-sectional images of an object to be inspected including a substrate and an electronic component and specifies a surface image on which the surface of the substrate is photographed. A pseudo cross-sectional image creation unit specifies a region of the solder for joining the substrate and the electronic component, the solder being photographed on the cross-sectional images, and creates a pseudo cross-sectional image in which an imaged region is made to have a thickness in a pseudo manner by piling up the cross-sectional images on which the solder is photographed. An inspection unit estimates whether the joint state of the solder is good or bad by performing image analysis on the region of the solder photographed on the surface image and the pseudo cross-sectional image. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294509 | ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM, ROBOT SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - A robot control system includes a processing unit which performs visual servoing based on a reference image and a picked-up image, a robot control unit which controls a robot based on a control signal, and a storage unit which stores the reference image and a marker. The storage unit stores, as the reference image, a reference image with marker in which the marker is set in an area of a workpiece or a hand of the robot. The processing unit generates, based on the picked-up image, a picked-up image with marker in which the marker is set in an area of the workpiece or the hand of the robot, performs visual servoing based on the reference image with marker and the picked-up image with marker, generates the control signal, and outputs the control signal to the robot control unit. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294510 | DEPTH RECONSTRUCTION USING PLURAL DEPTH CAPTURE UNITS - A depth construction module is described that receives depth images provided by two or more depth capture units. Each depth capture unit generates its depth image using a structured light technique, that is, by projecting a pattern onto an object and receiving a captured image in response thereto. The depth construction module then identifies at least one deficient portion in at least one depth image that has been received, which may be attributed to overlapping projected patterns that impinge the object. The depth construction module then uses a multi-view reconstruction technique, such as a plane sweeping technique, to supply depth information for the deficient portion. In another mode, a multi-view reconstruction technique can be used to produce an entire depth scene based on captured images received from the depth capture units, that is, without first identifying deficient portions in the depth images. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294511 | EFFICIENT RETRIEVAL OF ANOMALOUS EVENTS WITH PRIORITY LEARNING - Local models learned from anomaly detection are used to rank detected anomalies. The local models include image feature values extracted from an image field of video image data with respect to different predefined spatial and temporal local units, wherein anomaly results are determined by failures to fit to applied anomaly detection module local models. Image features values extracted from the image field local units associated with anomaly results are normalized, and image feature values extracted from the image field local units are clustered. Weights for anomaly results are learned as a function of the relations of the normalized extracted image feature values to the clustered image feature values. The normalized values are multiplied by the learned weights to generate ranking values to rank the anomalies. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294512 | LEARNING APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including a model-based processing unit that executes model-based processing for converting resolution and converting an image on the basis of a camera model and a predetermined model having aligning, with respect to a high-resolution image output one frame before, and a prediction operation unit that performs a prediction operation on a pixel value of a high-resolution image to be output, on the basis of parameters stored in advance, an observed low-resolution image that is an input low-resolution image, and an image obtained by executing the model-based processing. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294513 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND LEARNING APPARATUS - A prediction calculation unit calculates a pixel value of a pixel of interest for each color component by a calculation of a learned predictive coefficient and a predictive tap, and outputs an output image including the pixel value of the pixel of interest of each color component. For example, the present technology can be applied to an image processing apparatus. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294514 | TECHNIQUES TO ENABLE AUTOMATED WORKFLOWS FOR THE CREATION OF USER-CUSTOMIZED PHOTOBOOKS - A system and method for generating a photobook are provided. The method includes receiving a set of images and automatically selecting a subset of the images as candidates for inclusion in a photobook. At least one design element of a design template for the photobook is automatically selected, based on information extracted from at least one of the images in the subset. Placeholders of the design template are automatically filled with images drawn from the subset to form at least one page of a multipage photobook. The exemplary system and method address some of the problems of photobook creation, thorough combining automatic methods for selecting, cropping, and placing photographs into a photo album template, which the user can then post-edit, if desired. This can greatly reduce the time required to create a photobook and thus encourage users to print photo albums. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294515 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, LEARNING APPARATUS AND LEARNING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A predictive signal processing unit calculates a pixel value of a luminance component of a pixel of interest by a calculation of a predictive coefficient for a luminance component and a luminance prediction tap. A predictive signal processing unit calculates a pixel value of a chrominance component of a pixel of interest by a calculation of a predictive coefficient for a chrominance component which is higher in noise reduction effect than the predictive coefficient for the luminance component and a chrominance prediction tap. For example, the present technology can be applied to an image processing apparatus. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294516 | METHOD FOR MERGING THE REGIONS IN THE IMAGE/VIDEO - The present invention relates to a method for merging regions in the image/video, capable of merging plural of image regions into an image merging region. In the disclosed method, these image regions are first sequenced basing on their compactness value. Then, one of these image regions is designated as a reference image region, and a merging test process is executed by merging the reference image region with one of the nearby image regions thereof in sequence, for forming a temporal image merging region. Later, the compactness value of the temporal image merging region is compared with the compactness value of the two consisting image regions thereof, respectively. When the compactness value of the temporal image merging region is larger than either one of the compactness value of the two consisting image regions thereof, the temporal image merging region is designated as an image merging region. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294517 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING COLOUR FROM AN IMAGE - Embodiments of the invention relate to the determination of the colour of a colour sample from an image of the colour sample. In one embodiment a colour sample capture card is provided having printed thereon colour samples of known colour (for example, XYZ tri-stimulus values). An image of the test colour sample is then captured using domestically available equipment, such as a consumer digital camera or camera-equipped mobile telephone, the image also containing the colour sample capture card. Regression analysis is then performed using the RGB colour samples in the image and known XYZ colours thereof to characterise the colour capture response of the image capture device. In one embodiment the colour calibration characteristics are determined using N known calibration colour samples, wherein N is less than the total number of known calibration colour samples across the whole colour space. Having characterised the image capture device the XYZ colour of the unknown colour sample can be determined from the RGB colour thereof in the image. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294518 | CONTRAST IMPROVEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING - A contrast improvement method and system for photoacoustic imaging decomposes a photoacoustic image into a plurality of subband images using a set of filters, and integrates the subband images to form an integrated image. The subband images may be pseudo colored and weighted to improve contrast of the photoacoustic image. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294519 | Opacity Measurement Using a Global Pixel Set - A computing device is described herein that is configured to select a pixel pair including a foreground pixel of an image and a background pixel of the image from a global set of pixels based at least on spatial distances from an unknown pixel and color distances from the unknown pixel. The computing device is further configured to determine an opacity measure for the unknown pixel based at least on the selected pixel pair. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294520 | GESTURE-BASED VISUAL SEARCH - A user may perform an image search on an object shown in an image. The user may use a mobile device to display an image. In response to displaying the image, the client device may send the image to a visual search system for image segmentation. Upon receiving a segmented image from the visual search system, the client device may display the segmented image to the user who may select one or more segments including an object of interest to instantiate a search. The visual search system may formulate a search query based on the one or more selected segments and perform a search using the search query. The visual search system may then return search results to the client device for display to the user. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294521 | METHOD FOR 3D VIDEO CONTENT GENERATION - A method for 3D video content generation is disclosed, capable of transforming a 2D image into a 3D video through proper operation process. The method comprises the following steps of: (A) receiving a 2D image and generating a ROI distribution map from the 2D image; (B) executing a color feature capture process, for forming a plural of color feature regions; (C) executing an image segmentation process basing on the texture feature of the plural of color feature regions, for forming an image region distribution map; (D) executing a depth map generation process, for generating a depth map basing on the ROI distribution map and the image region distribution map; (E) executing a 3D image generation process, for forming the 3D image basing on the image region distribution map and the depth map; and (F) chaining a plurality of the 3D images to form the 3D video basing on a frame rate. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294522 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided is an image processing apparatus, including an extraction color region determination unit which performs a process of determining an extraction color region including at least a partial region in an image using color information of an input image signal, and an image processing unit which performs image processing on the extraction color region of the input image signal determined by the extraction color region determination unit and/or the remaining region of the input image signal excluding the extraction color region, to obtain an output image signal. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294523 | Compression Of Text Contents For Display Remoting - Embodiments of the invention compress an image that contains a representation of text. Embodiments take an image of graphical data and determines one or more portions of that image that have a high probability of containing text. Embodiments then take each such portion of the image and determines one or more rows of text within each portion (where text does, in fact, exist within the portion). The embodiments then traverse each vertical band of pixels of each row to determine sub-glyphs. Where a particular sub-glyph is encountered for the first time, the embodiments cache that sub-glyph, and send it (or a compressed representation thereof) to a client in a remote presentation session. Where a particular sub-glyph has been cached already, the embodiments send a reference to that cached vertical band to the client. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294524 | Enhanced Multilayer Compression of Image Files Using OCR Systems - Described herein is a method for segmenting a document image into a picture component, a special or significant picture component, and a non-picture component. The non-picture component is compressed and may include character blocks. Separately, picture components are compressed with a lossy algorithm or with a preliminary defined compression ratio. Subsequently, the compressed picture component, significant picture component and the compressed non-picture component are saved in memory or in a storage location so that the document image may be recomposed based on the compressed picture component or compressed significant picture component and the compressed non-picture component. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294525 | METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING STRUCTURED NOISE IN A DIGITAL IMAGE - A method for suppressing structured noise in a digital image includes creating a smoothed version of the original image. Monotonic and slowly-varying image regions are detected by analyzing a residual image which is the function of the original image and its smoothed version. A local window is defined in each pixel location identified in the thresholding process as the location with structured noise and samples inside the window are randomly permuted to randomize the noise structures. A noise-filtered version of the original residual image is generated. The noise-filtered residual and the smoothed version of the original image are combined to produce a final image. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294526 | METHODS FOR REDUCING ROW AND COLUMN PATTERNS IN A DIGITAL IMAGE - A method for performing column/row pattern suppression in a digital input image includes creating a smoothed version of the input image by averaging a set of columns/rows neighboring around the column/row being corrected. A difference image is constructed by subtracting the smoothed image from the input image. New column/row intensities are computed from the difference image. An output image is constructed with suppressed column/row patterns by subtracting the new column/row intensities from the input image. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294527 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING HIGHLIGHTS AND SATURATED REGIONS IN A DIGITAL IMAGE - A method for performing highlight restoration on a digital image includes comparing the pixels in the image with a saturation level value to identify saturated pixels. A saturation map of saturated pixels is generated. Each selected saturated pixel is identified as a restorable pixel only if at least one color channel of the pixel is unsaturated. For each restorable pixel, a group of the closest unsaturated pixels above, below, to the left, and to the right of the select saturated pixel is identified. A replacement pixel value is generated for each saturated color channel of the restorable pixel, using a combination of the pixel values of the unsaturated color channels of the restorable pixel and the pixel values of the corresponding color channels of the nearby unsaturated pixels. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294528 | Method of Detecting and Correcting Digital Images of Books in the Book Spine Area - An image of a scanned book is segmented using a feature image to map pixels corresponding to a page area and to create page objects and detect borders of the page. A book spine region is detected by locating a plain background area between two of the page objects, analyzing the page borders to detect their shape, and analyzing their shape to detect the book spine end points. Using the page borders, the feature image is examined to detect top-to-bottom and bottom-to-top declines in pixel values to determine the corners of a shadow distortion in the original scanned image. Squeeze and curvature distortion are also detected. A Bezier curve is used to model each of the three distortions detected on the page. The detected distortion is corrected by first defining a trapezoidal correction area. The intensity, squeeze, and curvature corrections are then applied along lines within the trapezoidal correction area. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294529 | LIVE COHERENT IMAGE SELECTION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, feature receiving user input defining a sample of pixels from an image, the image being defined by a raster of pixels. While receiving the user input, the following actions are performed one or more times: pixels are coherently classified in the raster of pixels as being foreground or background based on the sample of pixels; and a rendering of the image is updated on a display to depict classified foreground pixels and background pixels as the sample is being defined. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294530 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO OBJECT SEGMENTATION - Methods and apparatus for video object segmentation are provided, suitable for use in a super-resolution system. The method comprises alignment of frames of a video sequence, pixel alignment to generate initial foreground masks using a similarity metric, consensus filtering to generate an intermediate foreground mask, and refinement of the mask using spatio-temporal information from the video sequence. In various embodiments, the similarity metric is computed using a sum of squared differences approach, a correlation, or a modified normalized correlation metric. Soft thresholding of the similarity metric is also used in one embodiment of the present principles. Weighting factors are also applied to certain critical frames in the consensus filtering stage in one embodiment using the present principles. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294531 | HUMAN IMAGE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - An image retrieval system, including: an image input section for inputting a retrieval target image; an image data base for storing image data; a retrieval section for retrieving a plurality of images similar to said retrieval target image, by using a feature amount of said retrieval target image from said image data base; a filtering processing section for carrying out filtering processing using a whole image feature amount of another feature amount different from said feature amount of said retrieval target image about said plurality of images, to obtain a filtering result; and an outputting section for outputting said filtering result. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294532 | COLLABORATIVE FEATURE EXTRACTION SYSTEM FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL DATASETS - A collaborative feature extraction system uses crowdsourced feedback to improve its ability to recognize objects in three-dimensional datasets. The system accesses a three-dimensional dataset and presents images showing possible objects to a group of users, along with potential identifiers for the objects. The users provide feedback as to the accuracy of the identifiers, and the system uses the feedback to adjust parameters for candidate identifiers to improve its recognition of three-dimensional assets in future iterations. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294533 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A face detection processing unit performs a face detection process by rotating an image in increments of a predetermined angle and acquires a rotation angle at which a face is detected. An angle correction unit acquires an angle between the face and a shoulder by pattern matching and corrects the rotation angle of the image. A human-image orientation identification unit identifies a correct orientation of a human image based on the rotation angle. An image-characteristic analysis unit analyzes a frequency distribution and a brightness distribution of a non-human image. A non-human image orientation identification unit identifies the correct orientation of a non-human image based on distribution characteristics of a frequency of brightness with respect to an axis in a predetermined direction. An image-data updating unit incorporates information regarding the correct orientation in the image data. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294534 | GEOMETRIC FEATURE EXTRACTING DEVICE, GEOMETRIC FEATURE EXTRACTING METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, AND OBJECT RECOGNITION APPARATUS - A geometric feature extracting device comprising: first input means for inputting a three-dimensional shape model of a measurement object; generation means for generating two-dimensional parameter planes corresponding to curved surface patches that configure the three-dimensional shape model; first calculation means for calculating normal directions to points on the curved surface patches; holding means for holding the parameter planes and the normal directions in association with each other; second input means for inputting an observation direction used to observe the measurement object from an observation position; selection means for selecting regions in each of which the normal direction and the observation direction satisfy a predetermined angle condition from the parameter planes; and second calculation means for calculating geometric features on three-dimensional shape model corresponding to regions selected by the selection means as geometric features that configure geometric feature regions on the three-dimensional shape model, which are observable from the observation position. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294535 | FACE DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Image fragments are formed in regions corresponding to circles searched from an input image. In a cascade of homogeneous classifiers, each classifier classifies input vectors corresponding to the image fragments into a face type and a non-face type. This procedure is performed on all images included in an image pyramid and the coordinates of a face detected based on the results of the procedures on all images. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294536 | PIXEL ANALYSIS AND FRAME ALIGNMENT FOR BACKGROUND FRAMES - Background frames can be completed from a collection of frames having foreground objects that are partially obscuring the pixels comprising the background. The special offset of a pixel represented across a collection of frames can be determined based on camera movement data. By determining the relative offset of a pixel represented in a first frame from the same pixel in other frames, pixel values representing a background object can be accumulated to derive a completed background frame. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294537 | SYSTEM FOR USING IMAGE ALIGNMENT TO MAP OBJECTS ACROSS DISPARATE IMAGES - A method for mapping images having a common landmark or common reference point, in order to enable the creation, location and/or mapping of pixels, coordinates, markings, cursors, text and/or annotations across the images The method includes selecting at least two images having the common landmark or common reference point, mapping the selected images so as to generate mapping parameters that map a first location on a first image to the corresponding location of the first location on a second image, and identifying at least one pixel on the first image and applying the mapping parameters to the at least one pixel on the first image to identify the corresponding pixel or pixels in the second image The mapping parameters then may be used to locate or reproduce any pixels, coordinates, markings, cursors, text and/or annotations of the first image at the corresponding location of the second image. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294538 | SEARCH SKIP REGION SETTING FUNCTION GENERATION METHOD, SEARCH SKIP REGION SETTING METHOD, OBJECT SEARCH METHOD, SEARCH SKIP REGION SETTING FUNCTION GENERATION APPARATUS, SEARCH SKIP REGION SETTING APPARATUS, AND OBJECT SEARCH APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a search skip region setting function generation method includes estimating. The estimating includes estimating a relative position between a object and a template based on a distribution of surrounding search point similarities, and generates a function required to set a search skip region which allows to skip the object search on each model reduced-scale image based on the estimated relative position. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294539 | OBJECT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AN OBJECT USING THE SAME - An object identification system includes a virtual object and an object identifying part. The virtual object storing part stores map data including an outline data of a virtual object. The object identifying part divides map data including outline data of virtual objects with a position previewing real objects as the central figure into a uniform angle gap with respect to an angle section corresponding to an image of the previewed real objects. The object identifying part extracts a virtual object having an outline firstly meet with a radiating line corresponding to each map angles of the divided map data from the map data. The object identifying part matches with the virtual object extracted from the map angle and a real object positioned at an azimuth angle equal to a map angle corresponding to the extracted virtual object. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294540 | RANK ORDER-BASED IMAGE CLUSTERING - Rank ordered-based object image clustering may facilitate robust clustering of digital images. The rank order-based clustering of object images may include defining asymmetric distances between each object image and one or more other object images in a set of multiple object images using generated ordered lists. The rank order-based clustering may further include obtaining a rank order distance for each pairing of object images by normalizing the asymmetric distances of corresponding object images. The multiple object images are further clustered into object image clusters based on the rank order distances and adaptive absolute distance. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294541 | Transform Space Difference Compression - An invention is disclosed for performing differencing of graphical data in post-transform space for a remote presentation session. Graphical data is transformed from a first representation to a second representation (e.g. with a DWT), and then a difference is taken of the post-transform data and the post-transform data of the frame that preceded the current frame. This difference is then encoded and transmitted to a client, which decodes it, and creates a representation of the graphical data using the delta, and a previously determined representation of the previous frame. By performing differencing in post-transform space, fidelity of the remote presentation session is retained while it may decrease bandwidth. This may occur because the entropy of the delta representation is usually lower than a non-delta representation while the scheme retains the identical data of the final decoded image of the non-delta version of the same compression scheme. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294542 | PIXEL DATA COMPRESSION AND DECOMPRESSION METHOD - A pixel data decompression method for decompressing a frame is provided. The method includes: loading memory storage addresses corresponding to to-be-decompressed blocks; reading and decompressing a pixel line of a current block according to a memory storage address of the current block; updating the memory storage address of the current block according to a decompression result; reading a memory storage address of a next block if decompression of a pixel line of the frame is not completed; and repeating the above steps until decompression of the frame is completed. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294543 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF COMPRESSED SENSING AS APPLIED TO COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND COMPUTER IMAGING - Compressed sensing can be mapped to a more general set of problems in computer graphics and computer imaging. Representation of a rendered scene in the formulation y=Âx produces higher-quality rendering with less samples than previous approaches. A filter formulation Φ makes point samples compatible with wavelet and therefore allows reconstruction of 2-D images from a set of measured pixels (point samples). | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294544 | IMAGE COMPRESSION METHOD - An image compression method is provided. Residuals of a lot of pixel data are calculated. Respective compression costs of the residuals of the pixel data are estimated according to a lot of category residual relationships. The compression costs are compared and one of the category residual relationships is selected. The residuals of the pixel data are compressed according to the selected category residual relationship. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294545 | PREDICTIVE CODING METHOD FOR CODING TEXTURE OF IMAGE - A predictive coding method for coding intra of frames is revealed. Firstly, an encoder divides an image frame into a plurality of macroblocks. Then the encoder sets predictive coding models corresponding to these macroblocks according to a ratio. The encoder performs predictive coding for coding each macroblock according to the corresponding predictive coding model so as to get and output a coded image. By the present invention, various predictive coding models are set and applied to code the different macroblocks so as to increase predictive coding efficiency. The intra prediction efficiency and image compression efficiency are improved simultaneously. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294546 | STEREO IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, ITS METHOD, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING STEREO IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS - When a plurality of image signals of an object picked up by a plurality of image pickup units are encoded on a predetermined pixel block basis by using an inter-prediction between images, difference information showing an offset between the images is generated from the plurality of image signals, and a search range which is set in order to detect a vector on the predetermined pixel block basis is adaptively set in accordance with the generated difference information. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294547 | METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE IMAGE ENHANCEMENT - A filtering system and method are disclosed, to perform simultaneous, de-noising, and details enhancement tasks of a video image. The efficient filtering system includes multiple filters, which operate on a portion of the video image that has been partitioned into multiple rings. Using the filtering system, complex mathematical operations are avoided. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294548 | METHODS FOR DIGITAL IMAGE SHARPENING WITH NOISE AMPLIFICATION AVOIDANCE - A method for sharpening an original digital image includes generating a smoothed image from the original image. A residual image is generated from the smoothed image and the original image. A sharpened smoothed image is generated. The residual image and the sharpened smoothed image are combined to produce a sharpened version of the original image. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294549 | Positional Sensor-Assisted Image Registration for Panoramic Photography - This disclosure pertains to devices, methods, and computer readable media for performing positional sensor-assisted panoramic photography techniques in handheld personal electronic devices. Generalized steps that may be used to carry out the panoramic photography techniques described herein include, but are not necessarily limited to: 1.) acquiring image data from the electronic device's image sensor; 2.) performing “motion filtering” on the acquired image data, e.g., using information returned from positional sensors of the electronic device to inform the processing of the image data; 3.) performing image registration between adjacent captured images; 4.) performing geometric corrections on captured image data, e.g., due to perspective changes and/or camera rotation about a non-center of perspective (COP) camera point; and 5.) “stitching” the captured images together to create the panoramic scene, e.g., blending the image data in the overlap area between adjacent captured images. The resultant stitched panoramic image may be cropped before final storage. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294550 | NON-WOVEN COOLER BAG WITH SPEAKER AND MP3 HOOKUP - A portable thermally insulated bag for maintaining contents thereof in a desired thermal state comprises an enclosure having a plurality of interconnected panels including a top, a bottom, front, back, and sides. The enclosure defines an interior volume for storing items to be kept in a desired thermal state and includes a flexible outer shell, an inner insulative layer, a zipper for at least partially separating one of the panels from the enclosure, and a handle. The bag also has a speaker for communicative connection to a personal playback device and a pocket external to one of the panels and proximate to the speaker. The pocket is sized to receive a personal playback device therein. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294551 | DISPOSABLE BAG FOR FEMININE HYGEINE PRODUCTS - Provided is a disposable bag for feminine hygiene products, and a dispenser for these bags. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294552 | TRI-FOLD SIDE SEAMED PLASTIC PRODUCE BAG, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING SAME - A trifold side seamed film produce bag includes a front wall and a back wall, first and second side edges sealed together and a seamless bag bottom. The bag is joined at the side edges to additional bags by a perforation. The bag is corona treated on at least one wall and promotional material is printed on the treated surface. The bags are folded to one third of their height to fit compact bag roll dispensers. The bags are folded in a Z-fold or C-fold configuration. The method includes manufacturing the bags and winding them onto cores or forming the bags into coreless rolls. An apparatus for forming the side seamed bags includes an extruder, a tubing flattener, a perforator, a sealer, a corona treater, a printer and a slitter. The treated, printed bags may be stored on rolls for later slitting into two bag streams and folding into thirds. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294553 | Medical Sterilization Bag - The present invention relates to an improved medical sterilization bag, comprising: a first thin layer, a second thin layer, an intermediate film layer, and a third thin layer, wherein the three edges of the second thin layer are attached to the three edges of the first thin layer for forming a bag structure with a first opening; a second opening is formed on the second thin layer. The intermediate film layer has a third opening attached to the surface of the second thin layer for covering the second opening; in addition, the size and the position of the third opening is relative and opposite to the second opening. The third thin layer is attached to the surface of the intermediate film layer for covering the third opening, wherein the third thin layer are tightly pasted with the intermediate film layer and can not to be ripped out from the intermediate film layer easily, but the intermediate film layer can easily be ripped out from the second thin layer; So that, by this way, the intermediate film layer and the third thin layer can easily be ripped out from the bag structure. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294554 | TRANSPORTING BAG STRUCTURE - A transporting bag structure is provided, which includes: a bag body, including an opening and an accommodating space; and a channel pipe, connected the accommodating space and an outside space. A first end of the channel pipe is exposed out of the bag body. A second end of the channel pipe is located inside the accommodating space. A gas and a fluid flow into the accommodating space to form a gas layer and a fluid layer. The channel pipe penetrates the gas layer and enables the second end to be immersed in the fluid layer. The channel pipe is closed by being pressed in a segmented manner due to pressure differentials of the layers, so that the gas of the gas layer is not able to flow back out of the accommodating space via the channel pipe, and the fluid of the fluid layer is unable to flow back. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294555 | FURNITURE PULL-OUT - The invention relates to a movable furniture pull-out for a piece of furniture, comprising a side wall that is arranged between a rear wall and a front panel and a rail that is arranged between the rear wall and the front panel, wherein the rail is arranged below the side wall. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294556 | FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING DEVICE - A fluid dynamic bearing device | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294557 | NOVEL SELF-LUBRICATING SURFACE COATING COMPOSITION - Self-lubricated bearings contain a substratum and a self-lubricating surface coating composition disposed thereon, wherein the self-lubricating surface coating composition further contains at least one cured thermosetting acrylate and at least one phenolic resin. The phenolic resin preferably contains a mixture of phenolic resin and polyvinyl formal resin. A self-lubricating surface coating composition is also provided, as well as several methods of making the bearings. The self-lubricated bearings of the present invention have surprisingly long service lives. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294558 | MAIN BEARING FOR ENGINE WITH HIGH BELT LOAD - A main bearing ( | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294559 | FLANGED BEARING SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT - An example bearing support arrangement includes a support and a race of bearing assembly. A flange extends radially from the race. The flange and the support are configured to be held against a housing to secure the bearing assembly relative to the housing. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294560 | Wheel Bearing Device for Motor Vehicles - A wheel bearing device for a motor vehicle, having an inner ring arrangement, formed for rotationally fixed reception of a first rotary partner, particularly an axle stump, or a shaft, an outer ring arrangement, which is connected and/or connectable and rotationally fixed with a second rotary partner, a multitude of rolling elements, which roll between the inner ring arrangement and the outer ring arrangement, so that inner ring arrangement and outer ring arrangement and/or the rotary partners are rotatable against each other, and an electric sensor device, which, using mechanical contact, is arranged and/or formed for detecting an operating status of the wheel bearing device. The sensor device has a stationary sensor element and a rotating sensor element, which can work together to form the mechanical contact. One of the sensor elements is connected with the inner ring arrangement without the interposition of the first rotary partner. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294561 | Wheel Bearing Device for Motor Vehicles - A wheel bearing device for a motor vehicle, having an inner ring arrangement, formed for rotationally fixed reception of a first rotary partner, particularly an axle stump, or a shaft, an outer ring arrangement, which is connected and/or connectable and rotationally fixed with a second rotary partner, a multitude of rolling elements, which roll between the inner ring arrangement and the outer ring arrangement, so that inner ring arrangement and outer ring arrangement and/or the rotary partners are rotatable against each other, and an electric sensor device, which, using mechanical contact, is arranged and/or formed for detecting an operating status of the wheel bearing device. The sensor device has a stationary sensor element and a rotating sensor element, which can work together to form the mechanical contact. One of the sensor elements is connected with the inner ring arrangement without the interposition of the first rotary partner. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294562 | BEARING RACE WITH INTEGRATED SPRING - A bearing race encapsulation apparatus, which has a spring assembly integrated into a hearing that allows the hearing to compensate for varying expansions and contractions caused by differences in temperature. The bearing race encapsulation apparatus includes an outer bearing ring with an end face and an outer face with a indent formed in the outer face. An encapsulation ring, which has a retention element that is snapped into the indent of the outer bearing ring, a first segment that extends axially outwardly from the retention element, and a second segment that extends radially inwardly from the first segment. A spring is arranged axially between the second segment of the encapsulation ring and the outer bearing ring to compensate for the expansion and contraction. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294563 | ELECTRO-OPTIC SILICON MODULATOR - The present invention provides an electro-optic modulator and an optical communication system in which a wider signal electrode may be used without affecting the characteristic impedance of the device or the efficiency of the optical modulation. In embodiments of the invention, asymmetric coplanar electrodes are provided such that the gap between the signal electrode and one reference electrode may be optimized for the optical waveguide and the semiconductor section surrounding it, and the gap between the signal electrode and the other reference electrode may be optimized for a particular characteristic impedance. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294564 | SILICON ACOUSTO-OPTIC MODULATOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD - An electro-optic structure, which may comprise an acousto-optic modulator for use in an opto-acoustic oscillator, comprises a plurality of rigidly connected resonator core components located movably separated over a substrate and anchored to the substrate at an anchor point. An actuator electrode is located separated from a first one of the rigidly connected resonator core components and an optical waveguide is located separated from a second one of the rigidly connected resonator core components. Radio frequency and direct current actuation of the actuator electrode provides a mechanical vibration in the first rigidly connected resonator core component that is mechanically coupled to the second rigidly connected resonator core component which serves to optically modulate light transported through the wave guide. Reverse operation is also contemplated. Embodiments also contemplate a third rigidly connected resonator core component as a radiation pressure driven detector. Further contemplated is a related fabrication method and a related operation method. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294565 | POLARIZATION INDEPENDENT OPTICAL ISOLATOR - Provided is a polarization independent optical isolator including: wedge-shaped birefringent crystal plates each being made of a YVO | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294566 | Waveguide Structure - According to embodiments of the present invention, a waveguide structure is provided. The waveguide structure includes a silicon-on-insulator layer, and a semiconductor waveguide disposed on the silicon-on-insulator layer, wherein the semiconductor waveguide includes a tapering region. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294567 | NEAR-FIELD LIGHT EMITTER, LIGHT-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING HEAD AND LIGHT-ASSISTED MAGNETIC RECORDING DEVICE - Disclosed is a near field light generator, which makes it possible to generate the near field light in a preferable way. The generator includes: an optical waveguide having a clad, and a core, which is enclosed by the clad, and a refractive index of which is higher than that of the clad; a metal structural body that is shaped in substantially a plain plate, disposed at a position between the clad and the core; and a low refractive layer that is sandwiched between a partial surface of the core and the metal structural body. The electric field component of the light oscillates within an oscillation surface being substantially perpendicular to the partial surface. The width of the metal structural body in a direction substantially perpendicular to the oscillation surface tapers from the light coupling section of the optical waveguide towards the light emitting section of the optical waveguide. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294568 | Alignment Method for a Silicon Photonics Packaging - According to embodiments of the present invention, an alignment method for a silicon photonics packaging is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of waveguides, each of the plurality of waveguides including an input and an output, arranging a light source relative to the plurality of waveguides, the light source being configured to provide an input light to the input of at least one of the plurality of waveguides, detecting respective output light intensity exiting the outputs of the plurality of waveguides, and identifying based on the detected output light intensity a selected waveguide of the plurality of waveguides for subsequent coupling. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294569 | WET MATE CONNECTOR - A connector has first and second connector units, each unit incorporating an oil-filled chamber housing one or more contact elements to be joined. At least one connector unit has a face seal assembly which seals the forward end of the contact chamber in the unmated condition. The face seal assembly comprises three elements. One element is an annular elastomeric seal situated radially outward. The two other elements are inner seal elements which are pressed together radially to form a substantially disc-like shape. The resulting disc-like shaped seal fills the central, circular end face opening of the outer annular seal. As the connector units are mated, elements of the elastomeric face seal assembly are displaced, one axially, and others both axially and radially, creating an opening between the oil-filled chambers that is sealed from the outside environment. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294570 | OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING CONNECTOR - An optical fiber coupling connector includes a body and a cover attached on the body. The body includes a front surface, a lens portion arranged at the front surface, a rear surface, a top surface, an optical fiber groove defined in the top surface, and an optical fiber accommodated in the optical fiber groove. The optical fiber groove extends from lens portion to the rear surface. The cover includes an elongate retaining groove fittingly engaged with the optical fiber groove. The retaining groove is configured for fixing the optical fiber in the optical fiber groove. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294571 | CONNECTOR ELEMENT CONTAINING A LOCKING MECHANISM - A plug element, in particular a so-called small form-factor pluggable connector, has a reliable, effective and easily mountable locking mechanism. To accomplish this, an arrangement of a locking element and an actuating element inside of a housing of the connector element is provided. The locking element contains a detent element for latching and locking with a mating piece, into which the connector element can be inserted to form a lockable plug connection. The actuating element contains a grip part, which is guided through a first opening through the housing to the outside. | 2012-11-22 |
| 20120294572 | MANAGED FIBER CONNECTIVITY SYSTEMS - A communications connection system includes an SC fiber optic connector including a storage device having memory configured to store physical layer information. The storage device also includes at least one contact member that is electrically connected to the memory. The communications connection system also includes a fiber optic adapter module having one or more media reading interfaces. Each media reading interface is configured to read physical layer information stored on one of the fiber optic connectors received at the adapter module. Certain types of media reading interfaces extend between an internal passage of the adapter module and an external surface of the adapter module. | 2012-11-22 |
