02nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 33 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090010509 | Method and system for detection of deformable structures in medical images - A method and system for detection of deformable structures in medical images is disclosed. Deformable structures can represent blood flow patterns in images such as Doppler echocardiograms. A probabilistic, hierarchical, and discriminant framework is used to detect such deformable structures. This framework integrates evidence from different primitive levels via a progressive detector hierarchy, including a series of discriminant classifiers. A target deformable structure is parameterized by a multi-dimensional parameter, and primitives or partial parameterizations of the parameter are determined. An input image is received, and a series of primitives are sequentially detected using the progressive detector hierarchy, in which each detector or classifier detects a corresponding primitive. The final detector detects configuration candidates for the deformable structure. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010510 | MR-compatible video system - In an MR-compatible video system, MR-compatible video eyeglasses are connected to a graphics unit. A position sensor arrangement is connected to the graphics unit to detect the position and/or orientation of the MR-compatible video eyeglasses and/or the position of the pupils of a user. The graphics unit comprises means for producing image signals for MR-compatible video eyeglasses depending on the position and/or orientation of the MR-compatible video eyeglasses and/or the position of the pupils of the user. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010511 | REGION OF INTEREST METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING - A region of interest is identified by user selection of a single point. Multiple regions of interest may be identified by selection of multiple points. Region growing is then used to define the boundary of the region of interest. In an alternative or additional embodiment, an image processing region is identified by adding additional spatial locations to a region of interest. The image processing region of interest is then used for image processing. In yet another alternative or additional embodiment, information from a plurality of regions of interest is provided in a same frame of reference. For example, an ordered set of regions of interest along the myocardium is defined. An average intensity for each region of interest as a function of time is displayed within the same frame of reference, such as axes of intensity, region of interest number and time. Alternatively, the frame of reference is region of interest and time where a given portion of the image is modulated as a function of the average intensity for the associated region of interest. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010512 | System and method for coronary digital subtraction angiography - A method and system for extracting coronary vessels fluoroscopic image sequences using coronary digital subtraction angiography (DSA) are disclosed. A set of mask images of a coronary region is received, and a sequence of contrast images for the coronary region is received. For each contrast image, vessel regions are detected in the contrast image using learning-based vessel segment detection and a background region of the contrast image is determined based on the detected vessel regions. Background motion is estimated between one of the mask images and the background region of the contrast image, and the mask image is warped based on the estimated background motion to generate an estimated background layer. The estimated background layer is subtracted from the contrast image to extract a coronary vessel layer for the contrast image. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010513 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AN ANGIOGRAPHIC IMAGE - In a magnetic resonance method and apparatus for generation of an angiographic image of a vascular system of a patient, a first data set of k-space data of the region to be examined is acquired using a contrast agent-free magnetic resonance angiography technique, a second data set of k-space data of the region to be examined is acquired using a contrast agent-assisted magnetic resonance angiography technique, and an angiographic image of the region to be examined is produced using both the first measurement data of the first data set and the second measurement data of the second data set. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010514 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Device, Image Data Correcting Device and Image Data Correcting Method - An image data correcting device has a movement information acquiring section, a correcting section and a synthesizing section. The movement information acquiring section acquires movement information showing a spatial distribution of the magnitude of a movement in the real space of an image pickup part of a detected body. The correcting section makes a correction different from that of a second area in a first area of image data collected by a scan of magnetic resonance imaging on the basis of the movement information. The synthesizing section synthesizes respective image data of the first area and the second area corrected by the correcting section. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010515 | Robust Reconstruction Method for Parallel Magnetic Resonance Images - Methods and systems for reconstruction of an image from parallel Magnetic Resonance Image (pMRI) data are disclosed. A reconstructed pMRI image may suffer from noise and aliasing. A method for reducing aliasing by applying a bounded error function is disclosed. A method for reducing noise in a reconstruction by applying an error term is also disclosed. Error terms are included in an expression that can be solved as a minimization problem. Creating a solution in an iterative way is also disclosed. Examples of specific solutions are provided. A system applying the methods is also provided. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010516 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) RECONSTRUCTION OF THE LEFT ATRIUM AND PULMONARY VEINS - A method for centering a left atrium and pulmonary veins at an isocenter of an imaging device is provided. The method includes positioning an injection catheter at a bifurcation of a pulmonary artery; obtaining an anterior or posterior flouroscopic image of area including and/or surrounding the left atrium and pulmonary veins; and moving the imaging device, patient support, or the combination thereof, such that the injection catheter and a spine of a patient are displayed in the fluoroscopic image. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010517 | NON-INVASIVE IN VIVO MRI AXON DIAMETER MEASUREMENT METHODS - Magnetic resonance methods include modeling magnetic resonance signals obtained from specimens at low and high q-values to obtain parameters and distributions of parameters associated with specimen structure and orientation. In evaluation of brain white matter specimens, diffusion within axons can be modeled based on hindered diffusion parallel to an axis of the axon and restricted diffusion perpendicular to the axis. Diffusion exterior to axons can be modeled as hindered diffusion with differing diffusivities parallel to and perpendicular to the axis. Based on extracted parameters and associated model functions, distributions of specimen properties such as intra and extra-axonal principal diffusivities and the corresponding principal directions can be estimated. Features of the axon diameter distribution can also be estimated using this approach. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010518 | METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY REPRESENTATIONS FROM X-RAY CT DATA SETS OF AN EXAMINATION SUBJECT WITH SPIRAL SCANNING - The image reconstruction is implemented along theoretical π-lines, wherein the theoretical π-lines not only lead to interpolated detector data but also can emanate from interpolated source positions. Interpolation thus occurs both at the detector and at the source. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010519 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - A medical image processing apparatus comprises: an acquiring part configured to acquire a morphological image that is formed by a first apparatus and shows the morphology of an organ of an object, and a functional image that is formed by a second apparatus different from the first apparatus and shows the state of the organ; a display; and a processor configured to cause the display to display a synthetic image based on the morphological image and the functional image. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010520 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus characterized by including a device which recognizes, in a bone part unit, a bone area extracted from a medical image and including a bone region constituted of several bone parts, a device which is used to select the bone region to be displayed, a device which is used to determine the bone parts corresponding to the selected bone region, a device which is used to determine a viewpoint and a sight line direction for observing the selected bone region, a device which generates a volume rendering image which displays the bone area with the viewpoint and the sight line direction, based on the bone area of the medical image recognized in the bone part unit, and the determined viewpoint and sight line direction, and a device which is used to conduct control to display the generated volume rendering image. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010521 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER THERE IS AN ANOMALY IN DATA - A system and method for identifying objects of interest in image data is provided. The present invention utilizes principles of Iterative Transformational Divergence in which objects in images, when subjected to special transformations, will exhibit radically different responses based on the physical, chemical, or numerical properties of the object or its representation (such as images), combined with machine learning capabilities. Using the system and methods of the present invention, certain objects that appear indistinguishable from other objects to the eye or computer recognition systems, or are otherwise almost identical, generate radically different and statistically significant differences in the image describers (metrics) that can be easily measured. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010522 | Optically Measuring Interior Cavities - A method of measuring the three-dimensional volume or perimeter shape of an interior cavity includes the steps of collecting a first optical slice of data that represents a partial volume or perimeter shape of the interior cavity, collecting additional optical slices of data that represents a partial volume or perimeter shape of the interior cavity, and combining the first optical slice of data and the additional optical slices of data to calculate of the three-dimensional volume or perimeter shape of the interior cavity. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010523 | METHOD OF INSPECTING OUTER WALL OF HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE BODY - There is disclosed a method of inspecting the outer wall of a honeycomb structure body which can be performed without relying on human sensory functions and in which a defect detection level and an inspection time per honeycomb structure body are constant, so that stable inspection can be performed. In a method of inspecting the outer wall of a honeycomb structure body | 2009-01-08 |
20090010524 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF FLUORESCENTLY LABELED MATERIALS - Fluorescently marked targets bind to a substrate | 2009-01-08 |
20090010525 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING POSITIONS OF ELECTRODE PADS - A method for detecting positions of a plurality of electrode pads of semiconductor chips formed on a semiconductor wafer includes: setting an imaging target region greater than a semiconductor chip on the semiconductor wafer; performing split imaging so as to entirely cover the imaging target region; and detecting positions of electrode pads of the semiconductor chip by processing images obtained by the split imaging. The split imaging is performed by using an imaging device which enlarges and images a region smaller than the imaging target region by one imaging. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010526 | TUNGSTEN PLUG DEPOSITION QUALITY EVALUATION METHOD BY EBACE TECHNOLOGY - A first embodiment of the invention relates to a method for evaluating the quality of structures on an integrated circuit wafer. Test structures formed on either on the integrated or on a test wafer are exposed to an electron beam and an electron-beam activated chemical etch. The electron-beam activated etching gas or vapor etches the test structures, which are analyzed after etching to determine a measure of quality of the test structures. The measure of quality may be used in a statistical process control to adjust the parameters used to form device structures on the integrated circuit wafer. The test structures are formed on an integrated circuit wafer having two or more die. Each die has one or more integrated circuit structures. The test structures are formed on scribe lines between two or more adjacent die. Each test structure may correspond in dimensions and/or composition to one or more of the integrated circuit structures. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010527 | Defect Inspection Method - The present invention relates to a defect detection or observation method that detects fine defects in the course of defect inspection and observation, does not detect locations not constituting defects, or classifies a defect candidate as a grain phenomenon or other phenomenon that does not affect a product. In one embodiment, a method for inspecting defects of a product having a plurality of product units formed repetitively at different locations comprises obtaining an image of the product units on the product having an appearance to be observed; detecting regions of the image each having an appearance which differs from an expected appearance by greater than a preset threshold; calculating feature amounts for the detected regions; classifying the detected regions into groups of defect candidates; forming an aggregate of the feature amounts of the detected regions in the different product units, for each of the groups of defect candidates; and determining for each product unit attributes for the detected regions by comparing the feature amounts of the detected regions belonging to each group of defect candidates with a distribution of the aggregate of the feature amounts for the group of defect candidates. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010528 | METHOD FOR PLACING AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT PROVIDED WITH CONNECTION POINTS ON A SUBSTRATE, AS WELL AS SUCH A DEVICE - A method for placing at least one component provided with connection points on a substrate. First, positions of the connection points are determined, after which the component is positioned at desired positions on the substrate with the connection points thereof. Upon placement of a number of components, the contour of a component as well as the positions of the connection points relative to said contour are determined for a first number of components. On the basis of the calculated positions of the connection points relative to the contours average positions of the connection points relative to the contour are calculated. Upon placement of a second number of components the contour of a component is determined, whereupon the expected positions of the connection points relative to the contour are calculated on the basis of said average positions. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010529 | Method for Automatically De-Skewing of Multiple Layer Wafer for Improved Pattern Recognition - A method for processing wafers includes learning a first pattern at a de-skew site on a first wafer layer, saving the first patterns in a recipe for de-skewing wafers, learning a second pattern at the de-skew site a second wafer layer, and saving the second pattern in the same recipe for de-skewing wafers. Learning the first pattern may include determining a score of uniqueness for the first pattern. The method further includes finding the de-skew site on the second wafer layer using the first pattern before learning the second pattern. Finding the de-skew site includes determining a score of similarity between the first pattern and the second pattern. Learning the second pattern is performed when the score of similarity is less than a threshold value. A recipe for de-skewing wafers includes multiple patterns of a de-skew site of a wafer, wherein the patterns include a first pattern at the de-skew site on a first wafer layer and a second pattern at the de-skew site on a second wafer layer. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010530 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An information processing system for performing processes on first image and second image captured from different viewpoints, comprising: a first specifying part for specifying a first corresponding point on the second image, corresponding to a designation point designated on the first image, by searching on a line along a first basis direction corresponding to a predetermined direction and passing through a position corresponding to the designation point in the second image; a second specifying part for specifying a second corresponding point on the second image, corresponding to the designation point, by searching on a line passing through the first corresponding point in the second image and along a second basis direction almost perpendicular to the first basis direction; and a third specifying part for specifying a third corresponding point on the second image, corresponding to the designation point, by searching on a line passing through the second corresponding point in the second image and along the first basis direction. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010531 | Method and apparatus for detecting preferred color and liquid crystal display device using the same - Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for detecting a preferred color, which is capable of accurately detecting a preferred-color area with a small amount of computations, and a liquid crystal display device using the same. The method for detecting a preferred color includes comparing a hue value of an input pixel with hue reference values and detecting a first preferred-color pixel, and performing a best linear estimation (BLE) operation with respect to the first preferred-color pixel and detecting a second preferred-color pixel. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010532 | Image processing program product and image processing apparatus - An image processing apparatus includes: a first area extraction unit that extracts as a first area an area assuming an intensity value equal to or greater than a first threshold value from an image; a second area extraction unit that extracts as a second area an area assuming an intensity value equal to or greater than a second threshold value smaller than the first threshold value from the image; a light source area designating unit that designates as a light source area an area in the image containing a light source based upon characteristic quantities indicating characteristics of the first area and the second area; and a control unit that controls the first area extraction unit, the second area extraction unit and the light source area designating unit. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010533 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AN ENCODED IMAGE - An apparatus for displaying an encoded image is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a display device and a decoding unit. The decoding unit acquires a Bit-Per-Pixel (BPP) value from an encoded image, acquires a bit stream from the encoded image, acquires multiple pixel data indices by segmenting the bit stream every lengths of the BPP value, acquires a pixel color value of each pixel data index by retrieving a palette comprising multiple unique pixel color values respectively labeled by the pixel data indices, and outputs the acquired pixel color values to the display device for display of the encoded image. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010534 | COLOR PROFILE CREATING APPARATUS AND COLOR PROFILE CREATION METHOD - Colorimetric data of a tone patch of a specific color is transmitted from a specific-color-data extracting unit to a hue characteristic calculator, to obtain a hue characteristic of the colorimetric data. A replacement data generator generates replacement data by performing hue correction for reflecting the hue characteristic with respect to second gamut data corresponding to the specific color. A specific-color-data replacing unit replaces the second gamut data corresponding to the specific color with the replacement data, and color target data after such a replacement process is gamut compressed from the second gamut to third gamut by a gamut compressing unit. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010535 | Image Processing Device, Image Processing Program, and Image Processing Method - An image processing device that transforms first image data of an image captured under an image-capturing condition into second image data that reproduce a color appearance under a viewing condition, includes: an image data acquiring unit that acquires the first image data of the image captured under the image-capturing condition; a first transformation unit that transforms the acquired first image data into the second image data pixel by pixel based on the image-capturing condition and the viewing condition by a first method that takes into consideration chromatic adaptation; a second transformation unit that transforms the acquired first image data into the second image data pixel by pixel based on the image-capturing condition and the viewing condition by a second method that is simpler than the first method and takes into consideration chromatic adaptation; and a controlling unit that controls such that either the first transformation unit or the second transformation unit is selected depending on a state of a transformation target pixel or a neighborhood pixel neighboring the transformation target pixel in the first image data. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010536 | COLOR CONVERSION DEVICE, METHOD OF COLOR CONVERSION, IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - A correction profile acquisition part calculates a correction coordinate value based on a standard coordinate value stored in standard profiles color-matched to a predetermined printer to store the correction coordinate value in correction profiles. A color conversion processing part uses the correction profiles to convert input image data into CMYK data. The correction coordinate value is increased in black (K) component value and decreased in cyan (C), magenta (M) and yellow (Y) component values, as compared with the yet-to-be-corrected coordinate value (or the standard coordinate value). A color difference between the correction coordinate value and the standard coordinate value stored in the standard profiles is less than a predetermined value. Thus, the CMYK data obtained by the conversion using the correction profiles is color-matched to the printer, and requires a smaller amount of ink for printing. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010537 | IMAGE DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY PROCESSING METHOD - An image display processing apparatus receives input illuminant information relating to input illuminant illuminating object when photographing, input device information specifying input characteristic of a photographing device, and image signal. Spectral reflectance image signal of the object is obtained from the image signal, the input illuminant information, and the input device information. Rendering light is applied to the spectral reflectance image signal, and output to a display device. A spectrum of light emitted from a variable characteristic illumination device for illuminating a display viewing environment can be varied. Spectrum of observing illuminant illuminating the display viewing environment is measured by a spectrometer unit. A spectrum of the rendering light is determined to substantially match with a spectrum of the input illuminant. The spectrum of the light emitted from the variable characteristic illumination device may be adjusted to substantially match the spectra of both the rendering light and the observing illuminant. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010538 | Apparatus and method for automatically computing gamma correction curve - The present invention relates to apparatus and method for automatically computing a gamma correction curve. The apparatus according to the present invention comprises an image obtaining unit for receiving an input image data of a color chart through an image interface; a coordinate calculating unit for measuring input brightness values of a plurality of ROIs (Regions of Interest) of the input image and comparing an input brightness value of each ROI with a preset target brightness value of each ROI to calculate gamma correction coordinates for a plurality of points of a gamma correction curve; and a curve computing unit for applying interpolation to a plurality of the calculated gamma correction coordinates to compute a gamma correction curve. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010539 | Method and relative device of color interpolation of an image acquired by a digital color sensor - A method calculates statistical parameters in function of stochastic momentums of the pixel intensities of a same primary color or complementary hue of a first working window (2k+1)×(2k+1), and of at least a second working window of smaller size, both centered on the pixel to be filtered and in choosing, as a function of the values of these statistical parameters, for each pixel of the color image to be filtered, the most appropriate filtering algorithm for enhancing as much as possible the contour sharpness and reducing noise and artifacts. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010540 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING IMAGE REGISTRATION - A method for performing image registration is provided. The method comprises obtaining a reference image dataset and a target image dataset and defining an image mask for a region of interest in the reference image dataset. The method further comprises registering a corresponding region of interest in the target image dataset with the image mask, using a similarity metric, wherein the similarity metric is computed based on one or more voxels in the region of interest defined by the image mask. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010541 | Image processing method - In accordance with an image processing method, a data region is detected from input image data. The input image data is rotated in accordance with inclination of an image. Determination is made whether the data region of rotated image data protrudes from an image area of the input image data. When detection is made of protruding, the smallest area including the data region is extracted from the rotated image data. When the data region of the rotated image data protrudes from the image area of the image data previous to rotation, the smallest region including the data region of the rotated image data is extracted from the rotated image data. Therefore, loosing information from image data subjected to rotational correction can be prevented. Also, the amount of image data subjected to rotational correction can be minimized. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010542 | SYSTEM FOR INTERACTIVE NOTE-TAKING - A system for interactive note-taking is provided having a receiver for receiving interaction data from a note-taking device used to interact with a note-taking form having note-taking information and a plurality of coded tags printed thereon, and a processor for recording or retrieving the note-taking by identifying, from the received interaction data, at least one parameter relating to the note-taking. Each tag encodes data on an identity of the form and a location of that tag on the form. The note-taking device senses the tags and generates the interaction data with data on the sensed form identity and a position of the note-taking device relative to the sensed tags. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010543 | IMAGE READING APPARATUS - An image reading apparatus includes a reading unit, a control unit, and a pattern region. The reading unit moves a linear reading range, which is provided in a main scanning direction, in a sub-scanning direction that intersects with the main scanning direction while reading an object that faces the reading range, and generates image data on the basis of a read result. The control unit controls the reading unit. The pattern region includes a predetermined pattern that defines a reference position for specifying a reading position that is read by the reading unit. The predetermined pattern has a characteristic portion that specifies a schematic position of the predetermined pattern in the sub-scanning direction. The control unit includes a first image acquisition unit, a pattern searching unit, a second image acquisition unit, a characteristic portion searching unit, a first reprocessing instruction unit, and a second reprocessing instruction unit. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010544 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR DETECTING FACIAL CHARACTERISTIC POINTS - First, a face within an image, which is a target of detection, is detected. Detection data of the face is employed to detect eyes which are included in the face. Detection data of the eyes are employed to detect the inner and outer corners of the eyes. Detection data of the inner and outer corners of the eyes is employed to detect characteristic points of the upper and lower eyelids that represent the outline of the eyes. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010545 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING FEATURE OF INTEREST IN HYPERSPECTRAL DATA - A system and method for identifying objects of interest in image data is provided. The present invention utilizes principles of Iterative Transformational Divergence in which objects in images, when subjected to special transformations, will exhibit radically different responses based on the physical chemical, or numerical properties of the object or its representation (such as images), combined with machine learning capabilities. Using the system and methods of the present invention, certain objects that appear indistinguishable from other objects to the eye or computer recognition systems, or are otherwise almost identical, generate radically different and statistically significant differences in the image describers (metrics) that can be easily measured. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010546 | Edge-Guided Morphological Closing in Segmentation of Video Sequences - A method of image processing, includes receiving at least one video frame of a video sequence, the at least one video frame including at least one foreground subject and a background, and processing the at least one video frame so as to separate the at least one foreground subject from the background. The processing includes: generating a pixel mask indicating whether a pixel of the at least one video frame belongs to the foreground subject or to the background, applying morphological closing to the pixel mask, wherein the applying morphological closing includes, for each pixel of the pixel mask, conditioning a pixel value in the mask to values of neighboring pixels. The conditioning includes: determining at least edges of the at least one foreground subject in the at least one video frame; and, for the generic pixel under processing, determining the neighboring pixels based on the determined edges. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010547 | Image recognition method and image recognition apparatus - The invention provides an image recognition method. First, it is judged whether a set of discrete cosine transform (DCT) coefficients corresponding to an image and/or a set of texture parameters corresponding to the DCT coefficients exist. If the judgment is no, the image is selectively performed a DCT or an inverse discrete cosine transform (IDCT) to generate the set of DCT coefficients based on a format of the image. Based on the set of DCT coefficients, the set of texture parameters is then generated. Afterward, the set of texture parameters is compared with a set of target texture parameters to generate a recognition result. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010548 | Using Photographic Images as a Search Attribute - Method and computer program product including executable instructions on a computer readable medium for using a photographic image in a component search. A plurality of attributes for searching a component information source is gathered, including a photographic image of space available for receiving a component. The photographic image is analyzed to determine the physical dimensions of the space available. A component information source may then be searched to identify components that satisfy the plurality of attributes. The attribute of the photographic image is satisfied with respect to a particular component if the physical dimensions of the space available are determined to allow proper installation of the particular component. Search results are communicated to a user, wherein the results include the identification of at least one component from the information source satisfying each of the plurality of attributes. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010549 | IMAGE RECOGNITION DEVICE, FOCUS ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD AND FOCUS ADJUSTMENT METHOD - An image recognition device includes a detection unit which is configured to detect a first difference between at least a part of the first image information and the reference information, a second difference between at least a part of the second image information and the reference information, and a third difference between at least a part of the third image information and the reference information. A recognition unit is configured to make a first determination whether the first difference is within a predetermined range, and to make a second determination whether the second difference is within the predetermined range. A changing unit is configured to change the predetermined range based on the first and second determinations. The recognition unit is configured to recognize an area corresponding to the reference image in the third image information based on the third difference and the predetermined range which has been changed. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010550 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATCHING IMAGES - A method for matching images is disclosed. The method includes selecting a template image and a target image from a batch of images and sampling the template image so as to obtain a template-sampled image, and sampling the target image so as to obtain a target-sampled image, wherein the sampling of both the template image and the target image is according to a sample interval. The method further includes matching the template-sampled image and the target-sampled image, and matching the template image and the target image, if the template-sampled image and the target-sampled image are matched successfully. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010551 | IMAGE PROCESING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - In an image processing apparatus which processes time-series images picked up by an imaging device in time series, a motion-vector calculating unit calculates a motion vector between plural images constituting the time-series images with respect to plural pixel regions set in the image. A newly-appearing-rate estimating unit estimates a newly-appearing rate which is a rate of a region newly appears in an image between plural images based on the motion vector. A display-time determination coefficient calculating unit calculates a display time of an image according to the newly-appearing rate. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010552 | IMAGE DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image distribution apparatus divides image data of a single frame into a plurality of blocks, orthogonally transforms the blocks and calculates transformation coefficients, quantizes the calculated transformation coefficients, codes the quantized transformation coefficients, and distributes the coded image data. The image distribution apparatus acquires the quantized transformation coefficients, stores the acquired transformation coefficients in a storage unit, calculates differences between the transformation coefficients of a first frame and the transformation coefficients of a second frame stored in the storage unit in a unit of block, counts blocks whose difference values calculated above are equal to or greater than a predetermined value as changing blocks of the first frame, and determines that the first frame has changed when the counted number of blocks is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010553 | Data Processing Apparatus, Data Processing Method and Data Processing Program, Encoding Apparatus, Encoding Method and Encoding Program, and Decoding Apparatus, Decoding Method and Decoding Program - A data processing apparatus includes a motion vector storage unit, an index value generating unit, a storage control unit, and a motion vector reading unit. The motion vector storage unit stores a motion vector in a unit block area. The index value generating unit generates the index value corresponding to a position of the unit block at upper left and upper right corners of an object block for which a prediction motion vector is to be acquired, on the basis of a size of the object block. The storage control unit copies a motion vector of an adjacent block by each of the unit block area and stores the copied motion vector. The motion vector reading unit obtains the index value indicating the unit block area on the basis of the index value. The prediction motion vector is obtained on the basis of the motion vector. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010554 | Method for Processing Image Data - In the method for compressing image data, a main block and it's sub-blocks are selected for processing and all sub-block groups and, finally, the main block to be compressed are processed in a fixed order starting from the lowest level blocks, i.e. blocks of level 1, whereby at the same time the status function is formed which is a series of numerical or status values depending in a certain way on the content of all sub-blocks of the main block. The original information of the blocks indicated by the status function is compressed into a small amount of values arranged in a certain way, and when decoding the image data, the original information of said blocks may be recovered at least approximately. In the encoding of each block of level 1, a threshold value and a quantization step may be defined and adapted in relation to each other or independently so that the relationship between the size and quality of the compressed image is optimal. The solution reduces especially the need of computing power in encoding and decoding image data. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010555 | MULTI-POINT PREDICTIVE FOVEATION FOR BANDWIDTH REDUCTION OF MOVING IMAGES - A scene of an image sequence is transmitted that has been compressed using a number of foveation zones, each foveation zone being weighted based on a probability of a viewer looking at a corresponding portion of the first scene. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010556 | IMAGE CODING APPARATUS, IMAGE CODING METHOD, AND IMAGE CODING PROGRAM FOR CODING AT LEAST ONE STILL FRAME WITH STILL FRAME CODING HAVING A HIGHER QUALITY THAN NORMAL FRAME CODING OF OTHER FRAMES - An image coding apparatus includes a still frame coding judgement unit for judging whether a target frame to be coded is a still frame or not from a difference value between the target frame and an immediately previous reference frame, and a quantization parameter control unit for performing control of a quantization parameter value to be used for coding, on an initial one frame at which an image starts to come into a standstill, wherein the initial frame is subjected to coding with less coding error as compared with coding for other frames. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010557 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REALIZING ADAPTIVE QUANTIZATION IN PROCESS OF IMAGE CODING - A method and apparatus for realizing adaptive quantization in the process of image/video coding, which includes the following steps: acquiring the parameter information of the neighbor blocks of the current block; determining the quantization mode of the current block according to the parameter information of the neighbor blocks; and performing quantization processing on transform coefficients of the current block by using the determined quantization mode. Wherein, block coding type and motion vector of the neighbor blocks are used as the parameter information for determining the quantization mode of the current block. An apparatus for adaptive quantization in process of image/video coding is provided. The invention can use different quantization mode for adaptive quantization in different image content of an image sequence, thereby improving the subjective quality of the compressed images at the same bit rate. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010558 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER VISION USING CURVELETS - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for computer vision including a plurality of images, a signature processor adapted to generate a signature based at least in part on a curvelet transform, and a matching processor adapted to receive a query image. The matching processor is adapted to determine a query signature for the query image using the signature processor. The matching processor is adapted to determine at least one matching image from the plurality of images based at least in part on the query signature. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010559 | ENCODING DEVICE AND DYNAMIC IMAGE RECORDING SYSTEM HAVING THE ENCODING DEVICE - To always maintain good image quality no matter whether the target bit rate for encoding is high or low. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010560 | METHOD FOR IMAGE CALIBRATION AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE ACQUIRING - The present invention relates to a method for image calibration and an apparatus for image acquiring. In the method for image calibration, the image formation position for an image acquiring unit of the apparatus is calibrated according to the relative location of the image acquiring unit to a objective lens of the apparatus, wherein the relative location is determined by calculating the focus index of the image acquired by the image acquiring unit so that a clear and sharp interferogram can be obtained for three dimensional surface profile measuring. In addition, it is possible to obtain a clear and sharp image without any interference fringe outside the coherent range by adjusting the image formation position, which is capable of being utilized for two dimensional defect detection and dimension measurement. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010561 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING NOISE IN IMAGE DATA - A device for removing noise by using an adjustable threshold. The device for removing noise in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention determines a difference value between a maximum value and a minimum value of elements of inputted image data, determines a method of removing noise of the image data in accordance with the difference value, and removes noise in accordance with the method. With the present invention, improved picture quality can be achieved because noise can be removed as desired by the user. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010562 | METHOD OF REVISING EDGE REGION AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of revising an edge region and an image forming device using the same. The method of revising an edge region includes detecting edge regions from a half-toned image, and adjusting colors with respect to an edge region where a plurality of colors overlap each other among the detected edge regions in accordance with an existence/nonexistence of a black color in the edge region, while adjusting an edge region of a single color with respect to the edge region where the single color exists. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010563 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING SENSITIVITY OF CAMERA MODULE - A system for adjusting a sensitivity of a camera module includes a memory unit configured for storing a plurality of pre-initialized pixel adjusting maps; an image capturing unit configured for capturing an image from the camera module and acquiring pixel values of the image to determine a pixel value range of the pixel values; a comparison unit configured for comparing the pixel range with the input-ranges of the pixel adjusting maps to determine which one of the input ranges of the pixel adjusting maps the pixel value range of the image; and an adjusting unit configured for adjusting the pixel value of the image to adjusting the sensitivity of the camera module according to the determined pixel adjusting map and outputting adjusted pixel values. The system can not only breakthrough the limit of the self-character of the amplifier, but also decrease noise in course of adjusting the sensitivity of the camera module. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010564 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE CREATING ANCILLARY INFORMATION REGARDING ERRORED IMAGE CONTENT - Pixels in a provided image for which the content has been provided in error are identified. This image content is processed to provide a version of the image wherein the error is at least partially concealed while also creating ancillary information regarding the errored pixel(s) and the spatial location to which such pixel(s) corresponds to thereby provide a record that describes which pixels in the image content were provided in error. An optional user-selectable option can permit displaying either of the aforementioned corrected version of the image wherein the error is at least partially concealed and a version of the image wherein the ancillary information is used to depict the errored pixel(s) such that provided-in-error pixels are readily distinguished from correctly-provided pixels. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010565 | Noise reduction device and method - The invention discloses a noise reduction device for adjusting gray levels of a video sequence to reduce noises. The noise reduction device of the invention includes a motion detector and a first noise reduction module. The motion detector is used for determining whether an inputted pixel is a motion pixel or a static pixel. If the pixel is a motion pixel, the first noise reduction module directly outputs the pixel without adjustment. If the pixel is a static pixel, the first noise reduction module adjusts the gray level of the pixel according to previous image frame. Because the invention only stores previous image frame, and does not utilizes multiple continuous image frames to adjust the present image frame. Therefore, the display system of the invention needs only to be installed with one buffer, and hardware resource can be further saved. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010566 | Method for aligning scanned image elements - For aligning two or more image elements on separate pages, a position of a common part of the image elements is determined relative to a predetermined reference position. The image elements are then shifted with respect to the reference positions such that each image element has substantially the same position relative to the reference position. The reference position may be determined relative to a page on which the image elements are to be printed. Contents of the image elements can be displayed superposed to enable a user to consider alignment and/or determine whether a common image part is present. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010567 | Image display apparatus and image display system for vehicle - If a display mode is set to a narrow angle enlargement image mode, an enlargement image area is inputted via a touch panel. A transformation is made to compress an image of a not-enlargement image area other than the enlargement image area, and a narrow angle enlargement image is generated to enable simultaneously displaying, as a narrow angle enlargement image, (i) the enlarged image in the enlargement image area and (ii) the compressed image in the not-enlargement image area. When a warning target is detected, a corresponding image area is enlarged. An audio alarm is outputted via a speaker. Further, a new narrow angle enlargement image is generated so as to merge the initial narrow angle enlargement image with an image of enlarging the image area of the warning target. A display window including the new narrow angle enlargement image is then displayed in a display device. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010568 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image processing device is provided that includes an image acquisition unit that obtains video data that includes a plurality of consecutive frames, and also obtains image data that correspond to some of the frames and have a higher spatial resolution than the frames. The image processing device also includes a super resolution processing unit that uses a plurality of the frames to perform super resolution processing on the frames, and that generates super resolution images that correspond to the frames. The image processing device further includes a motion estimation unit that uses the video data to detect a motion vector between the super resolution images and an image generation unit that, based on the super resolution images corresponding to the image data and on the motion vector, generates motion compensated image data that corresponds to the frames. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010569 | IMAGE DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An image data processing method is provided. In this method, a plurality of original pixel values of an image is input. An interpolation position of a target pixel in the image is determined. Whether the interpolation position is in a central region of an object or in a marginal region of an object is determined. A pixel value interpolation with respect to the interpolation position is performed. When the interpolation position is in the central region of an object, the pixel value interpolation is performed in a first calculation mode, and when the interpolation position is in the marginal region of an object, the pixel value interpolation is performed in a second calculation mode, wherein the first calculation mode may be a low pass filtering interpolation mode, and the second calculation mode may be a linear interpolation mode. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010570 | Image Sensing Apparatus And Image File Data Structure - An image-sensing apparatus has: an image-sensing portion that acquires an original image by shooting a subject; an alteration processor that applies reversible alteration to an image inside a specific region in the original image to produce from the original image an altered image; and a recording controller that records in a recording portion an image file in which the altered image is stored in association with restoration-oriented information that identifies the contents of the restoration that needs to be performed to restore the original image from the altered image. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010571 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS, LIGHT POWER CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An optical scanning apparatus includes a light source, rotational polygonal mirror, correction data calculating unit, modification computing unit, and adjustment unit. The adjustment unit adjusts drive current supplied to the light source using the correction data calculated by the correction data calculating unit when a first of a plurality of modes is selected or using the correction data calculated by the modification computing unit when a second of the plurality of modes is selected. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010572 | Mesh Bag - Bag comprising a gauze-shaped first wall and a gauze-shaped second wall, which walls are attached to each other along their bottom edge and along two longitudinal edges and at their upper edge leave a fill opening open, wherein the walls near their upper edge are provided with at least one aperture for hanging or carrying the bag, wherein the walls in an upper area near or adjacent to their upper edge are each provided with a layer of added material attached thereto, wherein the aperture is situated in the upper area and wherein the layer of added material is provided with a hole substantially coinciding with the aperture. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010573 | "Y" axis dynamic cone system for use with a flexible silo, bulk bag or flexible container filling or discharge apparatus - A “Y” axis Dynamic Cone System comprises a plurality of radially extending members having a first pivot mount located in the vicinity of a center point and a second pivot located along the length of the member, a member or pivot compensation means, and means to lift and lower the first pivot end. The invention, for use with a bulk flexible container storage apparatus, filling apparatus or discharging apparatus provides cone or bottom support to a bulk flexible container and provides for a range of angular changes to form a concave “V” cone; level surface; or convex cone shape. The invention may be used to improve the filling efficiency of a flexible bulk container and also to improve and enhance the flow of product from a flexible bulk container. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010574 | GIFT BAG HANGER - A gift bag hanger includes a hooking portion, a body, and at least one flap to display gift bags or similar items on a merchandise rack. The hangers may have one or more flaps to keep the gift bag closed. When the hanger has one flap, the hanger is attached to one side of the gift bag, and the flap engages the opposite side of the bag. By closing the bag, the flap provides enhanced support and stability for the bag. When the hanger has more than one flap, it can be attached to one side of the gift bag using one flap, and a second flap can engage the opposite side of the bag to keep it closed. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010575 | Bag to gather, removably secure, and track pills and pill organizers in a compact way - A bag that holds pill-organizers within, which together serve as a rolodex of pill organizers, accommodates several pill organizers that are commercially available in the market in an orderly and secure manner. Similar to a rolodex, the pill organizers in the bag can also be removed individually for refilling with pills and rearranged back into the bag easily. The bag is completely or partially lined on the insides or constructed with loop material such that found on one side of a Velcro®. The pill organizers are provided on their under-side with the hook part of the Velcro®. This makes it possible to temporarily fasten the pill organizers along the inside walls of both sides of the bag. The invention, which is the bag with the pill organizers within, can be completely closed to look like a compact carrying case. The invention has additional spaces to provide documentation and other aids for administration of pills. The bag of pill organizers can be easily carried in one's hand or on the shoulder with a shoulder-strap while on a visit to the doctor or medical professional for a visual examination of pills not yet consumed and any changes in medication. The present invention can also be carried as a travel accessory during a user's trip such as on a cruise. The invention can have various ornamental designs to serve as identifiers and to cater to the preferences of users. The invention fills the need for a simple tool to organize pills and remove the pain of taking pills even while traveling. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010576 | TUBULAR POUCH HAVING A SEALED-IN STANDING BOTTOM OR STAND BASE BOTTOM AND LID/SHOULDER PART, AND ASSOCIATED BASE, LID/SHOULDER PART AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a tubular pouch having a tubular pouch body and, sealed thereto, especially sealed therein, a base, preferably a standing or stand base, and a lid and/or shoulder part, the base and the lid and/or shoulder part having a rigid predetermined shape with sealable borders, being thermoformed and having at least one barrier layer. The invention further relates to a method of producing such a tubular pouch. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010577 | Structure for Closing a Rail Mounting Hole - The present invention provides a structure for closing a track rail mounting hole, which prevents a closing cap from being press-fitted with an inclined state into the rail mounting hole, thereby being capable of positively preventing formation of a gap between the rail mounting hole and the closing cap. The closing cap ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090010578 | BEARING UNIT, AND MOTOR AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING BEARING UNIT - A bearing unit includes: a shaft; a radial bearing configured to support the shaft in a circumferential direction; a thrust bearing configured to support one end of the shaft in a thrust direction; a housing having the radial bearing and the thrust bearing disposed in the inside and having a closed structure except a shaft insertion hole into which the shaft is fitted; a coming out preventing member provided on one end side of the radial bearing at which the thrust bearing is provided configured to prevent the shaft from coming out from the radial bearing; and viscous fluid filled in the housing. The coming out preventing member is made of a resin material having a value of a Young's modulus equal to or higher than 3.4 GPa. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010579 | AEROSTATIC BEARING SPINDLE SYSTEM USING UNIDIRECTIONAL POROUS METAL - Provided is an aerostatic bearing spindle system using a unidirectional porous metal. The aerostatic bearing spindle system using a unidirectional porous metal may be used to serve as bearings in a region is in contact with the unidirectional porous metals when the unidirectional porous metals are rotated at a high speed, the unidirectional porous metals being manufactured with high porosity and directionality using the metallurgical method. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010580 | SPHERICAL PLAIN BEARING WITH SPREAD SEALING MEANS - A spherical plain bearing having dual sealing capability includes an outer race bearing member having an outer ring and an inner race bearing member having an inner ring, the inner ring being located within an opening defined by the outer ring. The opening is defined in part by two generally opposed peripheral edges with a spherical concave bearing surface extending therebetween. The inner ring defines a bore extending therethrough and a spherical convex bearing surface engagable with the concave bearing surface defined by the outer ring. A first ring seal is positioned in a first seal groove defined by the outer ring and is inboard of a first face surface defined by the outer ring. The outer and inner rings, or at least portions thereof, are heat treated using one of carburizing, nitriding, or nitrocarburizing. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010581 | Hub Unit Bearing - A sealing device | 2009-01-08 |
20090010582 | Sensor-Incorporated Wheel Support Bearing Assembly - A sensor-incorporated wheel support bearing assembly ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090010583 | Multi-Row Anti-Friction Bearing - The invention relates to an anti-friction bearing comprising a first bearing race, a second bearing race and a plurality of anti-friction bodies that are located between the first bearing race and the second bearing race. According to the invention, the anti-friction bodies are arranged in several rows and the pitch diameters of at least two rows differ. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010584 | BEARING ASSEMBLY - The present invention is a bearing assembly for a support frame and shaft with a shoulder. The bearing assembly includes balls. There is an outer race frame with a race to receive balls. The outer race frame is adapted to be mounted to the support frame. There is an inner race frame with a race to receive the balls. The inner race frame is adapted to be mounted to a shaft with a shoulder. The inner race frame and the outer race frame connect together to encase the balls. The inner race frame and the outer race frame together form an outside diameter measurement value and inside diameter measurement value of the bearing assembly. The inner race includes a shoulder surface contact area to be in contact with the shoulder which is at least ninety-five percent of thickness area of the bearing assembly. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010585 | ROLLING BEARING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a rolling bearing excellent in insulating property and resistance to corrosion and chemicals such as acids, alkalis, and the like by forming a dense ceramic layer by using a method instead of a thermally spraying method. The rolling bearing includes an inner ring | 2009-01-08 |
20090010586 | Asymmetrical Triple-Row Anti-/Friction Bearing - The invention relates to an anti-friction bearing comprising a first bearing race, a second bearing race and a plurality of anti-friction bodies that are located between the first bearing race and the second bearing race. According to the invention, the anti-friction bearings are arranged in several rows, which are asymmetrical in the longitudinal direction of the anti-friction bearing in relation to any plane that runs perpendicularly to said longitudinal direction of the anti-friction bearing. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010587 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL MODULATOR WITH CURVING RESONANTOR - An electro-optical modulator includes a structural substrate, having an insulating layer on top. A waveguide layer, disposed on the insulating layer. A curving resonant MOS device, disposed on the insulating layer and having an optical coupling region with the waveguide layer. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010588 | Optimized optical resonator device for sensing applications - An optical resonator is configured for optimized performance as a sensor by maximizing the slope and/or sharpness of the resonance peak, instead of maximizing the Q-factor of the resonator. These characteristics of the resonance peak are controlled, in accordance with the present invention, by modifying the physical parameters of the resonator structure (e.g., dimensions, spacing between waveguides, ring diameter, materials and associated refractive indices, etc.) until the desired peak attributes are achieved, regardless of the Q-factor associated with these optimum attributes. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010589 | OPTICAL SENSOR BASED ON SURFACE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE RESONANCE IN PHOTONIC BAND GAP MATERIALS - A sensing method and apparatus using photonic band gap multilayered material. Photonic band gap multi-layers are formed from alternating layers of higher refractive index and lower refractive index materials, and may be deposited or disposed on a optically transparent substrate or a reflecting face of a prism. Light is directed into the prism, directed to the photonic band gap multilayer, and reflected out of the prism, where it is captured and analyzed. Various sensor configurations keep light wavelength or coupling angle fixed, while monitoring the change in the other parameter. Also disclosed is a microarray configuration with an array of probe spots placed on one surface of the multilayer, which is mounted on an x-y translation stage. Also disclosed is a configuration where a cylindrical lens focuses an expanded and collimated light beam to a line that transects the rows of array elements sequentially, producing an image with shifted surface electromagnetic wave modes for each row, corresponding to individual elements of the array row. Further disclosed is a PBG multilayer with a periodic grating structure in or on the terminating layer. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010590 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COUPLING OPTICAL SIGNALS ONTO A SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP - A first optical coupler is configured to direct optical signals from an optical fiber onto one or more first optical channels located on a semiconductor chip, wherein the one or more first optical channels have dimensions that are within a specified tolerance of the dimensions of the optical fiber. One or more second optical couplers are configured to direct the optical signals from the one or more first optical channels to one or more second optical channels located on the semiconductor chip, wherein the one or more second optical channels have a specified sub-micron size. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010591 | PHOTOELECTRIC CIRCUIT BOARD - A photoelectric circuit board includes a substrate, an optical waveguide and a core exposure surface. The substrate has an inspection opening. The optical waveguide includes a core and a clad formed around the core. The optical waveguide is formed on one surface side of the substrate, is exposed to the inspection opening, and has a portion curved toward the inspection opening. The core exposure surface is formed in the curved portion of the optical waveguide so that the core is exposed out of the clad. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010592 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL ELEMENT - To provide a mounting structure of a semiconductor optical element, in which structure the turning of a refractive index matching gel is prevented. There is provided a mounting structure of a light emitting element, in which structure signal light emitted from one end of an SOA | 2009-01-08 |
20090010593 | LIGHT RECEIVING DEVICE AND OPTICALLY INTERCONNECTED LSI - A light receiving device includes a first receiving structure and a second receiving structure. The first receiving structure has a first concentric coupling periodic structure provided in a first surface of a conductive thin film formed on a substrate, a first opening located at a center of the first concentric coupling periodic structure, and a first light receiving section located at an opening end of the first opening. The second receiving structure has a second concentric coupling periodic structure provided in the first surface of the conductive thin film, a second opening located at a center of the second concentric coupling periodic structure, and a second light receiving section located at an opening end of the second opening. The second light receiving section is electrically isolated from the first light receiving section. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010594 | OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An optical and electrical circuit board includes a patterned electrical wiring and a micro convex lens. The micro convex lens is provided in at least one hole formed in the optical and electrical circuit board. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010595 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO IMPROVE BACKLIGHT UNIFORMITY - A method for providing a hot spot filter for a light guide is provided by taking an image of the light output pattern of an illuminated light guide. The hot spot filter may be a film, a layer, or an additional liquid crystal display dedicated to attenuating bright spots from the light guide. The hot spot filter may be incorporated into the image display by adjusting the grey scale of individual pixels to provide sufficient compensation. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010596 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AS WELL AS A ACCESS NETWORK PROVIDED THEREWITH - The invention relates to an access network for exchanging communication signals between a transit network and at least one communication medium of a user. The communication medium is operatively connected to an exchange by means of an optical fibre connection for exchanging the communication signals, and the exchange is connected to the transit network. The fibre connection comprises at least one multimode fibre, which is bent over at least one first part of its length, in such a manner that the fibre comprises at least one complete winding in the first part thereof mainly for maintaining one or more modes of the communication signals into the fibre. Said modes have been selected from a group comprising the ground mode and one or more lower modes near the ground mode. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010597 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ALIGNMENT AND ASSEMBLY OF OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - Apparatus and methods are disclosed for precision alignment and assembly of opto-electronic components relative to one another. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010598 | IN-SITU ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - A connector includes a connector portion and one or more pads embedded in the connector portion and coupled to circuit paths, wherein the pads adjoin the surface of the connector portion and are exposed, and the connector portion is joined to a part by a joining mechanism. The circuit paths may comprise either, copper, brass, gold, aluminum, fiber optic material or any other material that is electrically or optically conductive. The connector portion is adjoined to the part via an joining mechanism such as, for example, nailing, soldering, pinning, welding, clamping, mating or gluing. One or more embedded pads may be embedded in a composite connector so that the embedded pads are present on one or more surfaces of the composite connector, and are connected to circuit paths inside the composite connector, allowing the composite connector to be connected to, for example, a power source. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010599 | Re-Terminable LC Connector Assembly and Cam Termination Tool - An improved, reversibly terminable fiber stub connector assembly is provided that can be readily and positively terminated in the field using simple termination tools. This allows repositioning or replacement of fiber optic cable field fibers if termination is not acceptable in performance. The tool may be a hand-held tool, or used in conjunction with a connector support structure to provide simplified and expeditious field termination of fiber optic cables. The cam tool can include a throughbore that enables connection of a patchcord to the stub fiber of the connector during or shortly after termination without removal of the termination tool. Accordingly, field testing of the connection can be made at the site of termination. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010600 | OPTICAL COMPONENT AND TRANSCEIVER PACKAGING - An optical module and packaging thereof. A high speed optical module, such as a transceiver or transponder is disclosed. A fiber assembly including a receptacle, a fiber, and a modified connector are provided and enable an optical connection from inside of the optical component to outside of the component. Internally, the fiber assembly is detachable from an internal optical component. the optical component is connected to a PCB using a ball grid array. By detaching the fiber assembly, the optical component can be changed-out without damaging the fiber. The fiber is spooled inside the module to protect the fiber around a spooling assembly that is integrated with the receptacle holders that form part of the module's ports. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010601 | Cladding Alignment for Fusion Splicing Optical Fibers - In aligning ends of optical fibers ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090010602 | Semi-Tight Optical Fiber Unit - Disclosed is a dry, semi-tight optical fiber unit that includes one or more optical fibers positioned within a buffer tube. A protective coating is provided upon the surface of the optical fibers, and an anti-adhesive coating is substantially bonded to the protective coating. One or more of these optical fiber units may be included in an optical cable. Also disclosed is a method for efficiently producing such an optical fiber unit. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010603 | Resin Composition for Optical Packaging Material and Process for Preparing the Same, and Optical Packaging Material, Optical Packaging Component, and Optical Module - To provide to a resin composition for an optical packaging material having a coefficient of thermal expansion approximately same as that of quartz and Pyrex (registered trade name) and capable of providing an optical packaging material exhibiting excellent flame retardancy and an optical packaging component, and an optical module and its production method. A molded body, an optical packaging component and an optical module having a low coefficient of thermal expansion and excellent flame retardancy can be obtained using a resin composition for an optical packaging material comprising a resin and inorganic fine particles which are made of a hydrolyzed condensate compound of an alkoxide compound and/or a carboxylic acid salt compound and have an average radius of gyration of 50 nm or smaller. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010604 | Flexible Optical Waveguide, Method For Manufacturing Such Flexible Optical Waveguide, and Optical Module - The present invention relates to a flexible optical waveguide prepared by using a resin film for forming an optical waveguide for at least one of a lower cladding layer, a core layer and an upper cladding layer, wherein a ten point average roughness (Rz) on a surface of either one of the lower cladding layer and the upper cladding layer is 0.5 μm or more and 10 μm or less, a production process for the same and an optical module prepared by using the flexible optical waveguide. Provided are a flexible optical waveguide which is excellent in an adhesive property in compounding with an electric printed wiring board and turning a flexible optical waveguide into a multilayer, a production process for the same and an optical module prepared by using the flexible optical waveguide. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010605 | MULTILAYER OPTIC DEVICE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - An optic device, system and method for making are described. The optic device includes a first solid phase layer having a first index of refraction with a first photon transmission property and a second solid phase layer having a second index of refraction with a second photon transmission property. The first and second layers are conformal to each other. The optic device may be fabricated by vapor depositing a first layer and then vapor depositing a second layer thereupon. The first layer may be deposited onto a blank or substrate. The blank or substrate may be rotated during deposition. Further, a computer-controlled shutter may be used to alter the deposition rate of material along an axis of the optic device. Alternatively, the optic device may be moved at varying speeds through a vapor stream to alter the deposition rate of material. | 2009-01-08 |
20090010606 | CABLE INSTALLATION - A method for use in connection with installing a fibre unit ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090010607 | Rack for optical distribution frame | 2009-01-08 |
20090010608 | Nanocomposites - This invention provides composite materials comprising nanostructures (e.g., nanowires, branched nanowires, nanotetrapods, nanocrystals, and nanoparticles). Methods and compositions for making such nanocomposites are also provided, as are articles comprising such composites. Waveguides and light concentrators comprising nanostructures (not necessarily as part of a nanocomposite) are additional features of the invention. | 2009-01-08 |