10th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100061512 | X-RAY SOURCE AND DETECTOR CONFIGURATION FOR A NON-TRANSLATIONAL X-RAY DIFFRACTION SYSTEM - A system and method for scanning objects using a non-translational x-ray diffraction (XRD) system is disclosed. The system includes a scanning area through which an object to be scanned traverses and a distributed x-ray source having a plurality of focal spot locations. The distributed x-ray source is affixed on the scanning area and is configured to emit x-rays towards the object as a series of parallel x-ray beams. A stationary detector arrangement is affixed on another side of the scanning area generally opposite the distributed x-ray source and is configured to measure a coherent scatter spectra of the x-rays after passing through the object. A data acquisition system (DAS) is connected to the detector arrangement and is configured to measure the coherent scatter spectra, which is utilized to generate XRD data and determine a material composition of at least a portion of the object from the XRD data. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061513 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE/PARTICLE BEAM SPECTROSCOPIC METHOD AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE/PARTICLE BEAM SPECTROSCOPIC INSTRUMENT - The present invention provides an electromagnetic wave/particle beam spectroscopic instrument that is not easily deteriorated in spectroscopic capability, and is resistant to electromagnetic noise, vibrations, heavy sound, heat and specific particle beams of interest, particle beams other than electromagnetic waves, electric noise due to electromagnetic waves, mechanical destruction, and recoiling of solid constituent atoms and is also more resistant to radiation exposure on the detection means than the conventional energy resolving technologies. A spectroscopic instrument | 2010-03-11 |
20100061514 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEVELOPING A SECONDARY COLLIMATOR - A method for developing a secondary collimator is described. The method includes orienting a plurality of collimator elements in a plane such that a gap is defined between a first collimator element and a second collimator element. The first collimator element has a first curved end, and the first curved end faces the second collimator element across the gap. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061515 | MOTION DETECTION BY DIRECT IMAGING DURING RADIOTHERAPY - An apparatus, method, system, and means to detect motion of a subject by direct imaging on a treatment plane during a radiotherapy treatment, the method includes delivering a radiotherapy treatment beam to a volume of interest of the subject during a treatment time, acquiring image data during the treatment time associated with the delivery of the radiotherapy treatment beam by a direct imaging of a projection of the treatment volume of interest, providing a real-time display of the acquired image data, determining the occurrence of a motion in the volume of interest during the treatment time, determining the motion exceeds a pre-determined threshold, and outputting an indication the determined motion exceeds the pre-determined threshold during the treatment time. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061516 | ELECTRON BEAM CONTROLLER OF AN X-RAY RADIATOR WITH TWO OR MORE ELECTRON BEAMS - An x-ray tube has a number of emitters that generate respective electron beams, and has a common anode at which the electron beams strike on a surface to generate x-rays. A high x-ray dose power with a long lifespan are achieved while being able to quickly vary the x-ray dose power by using a superimposed intensity distribution from the x-ray beams, which is measured by a detector, to optimize the x-ray beams on the surface. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061517 | DIODE FOR FLASH RADIOGRAPHY - A flash radiography diode includes a cathode and an anode. The cathode includes a frustum member with a bore extending through the frustum member. The anode is a tapered anode made of an electrically conductive material and oriented toward the cathode. The anode and the cathode are housed in a chamber with a gap between the anode and the cathode. The cathode is configured to emit electrons to the tapered anode, which electrons strike the anode and create an anode plasma. The anode plasma creates X rays which propagate from the anode. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061518 | MINIATURIZED SOURCE OF IONIZING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - The invention is directed to a miniaturized source ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100061519 | SHUTTER MECHANISM FOR COLLIMATING X-RAYS - A shutter mechanism for collimating x-rays has two parallel drive shafts and two parallel guide shafts orthogonal to the drive shafts to define a rectangular aperture. Two flexible bands moving around a generally rectangular path about the aperture independently control the positions of each set of shutters. Two cams on the drive shafts control the positions of the flexible bands and shutters. A pair of transverse shutters made of an x-ray opaque material are held in sliding engagement between the drive shafts. One end of each transverse shutter is attached to the first flexible band adjacent to the drive shafts. Similarly, a pair of longitudinal shutters are held in sliding engagement between the drive shafts. One end of each longitudinal shutter is attached to the second flexible band adjacent to the guide shafts. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061520 | GRID FOR SELECTIVE TRANSMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION WITH STRUCTURAL ELEMENT BUILT BY SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING - The present disclosure concerns a grid for selective transmission of electromagnetic radiation, particularly X-ray radiation, that has at least one structural element ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100061521 | TRANSPARENT FILM FOR ATTACHING MARKERS OR SYMBOLS TO MEDICAL DEVICES OR BODY SURFACE AREAS OF PATIENTS - A transparent film for attaching markers or symbols to medical devices or body surface areas of patients is provided. A first surface of the film is prepared such that it is as smooth and resistant to cleaning agents as possible. The second surface facing the first surface is imprinted with markers or with symbols and is provided with an adhesive layer after the imprinting process. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061522 | METHOD TO CORRECT IMAGING ERRORS OF AN X-RAY IMAGE INTENSIFIER SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED X-RAY IMAGE INTENSIFIER SYSTEM - An image intensifier system has an image converter tube to convert incident x-ray radiation into visible light and a digital camera system optically downstream of the image converter tube. The camera system has an image sensor to convert the incident, visible light into digital images, and an electronic image processing unit is provided for post-processing of the digital images. In such a system and a method for correcting image distortion errors that occur therein, characteristic data of a magnetic field present in the image converter tube are determined with the aid of a magnetic field probe arranged within the image converter tube or in its environment, an imaging error resulting from the presence of the magnetic field is quantitatively defined using the determined characteristic data, one or more parameters of a correction map leading to the correction of the imaging error are determined based on this, and the correction map that is established in this way is applied to the digital images in the electronic image processing unit. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061523 | SWITCH MODULE IN A DISTRIBUTION POINT IN THE FIELD OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING AS WELL AS METHODS OF USING SAME - A switch module ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100061524 | Test Phone Using SIP - The invention provides a test phone whereby the test phone comprises means to communicate to a server, means to generate SIP signaling towards the server, whereby the test phone by means for SIP signaling may request the server to set-up a test call using specific resources for routing said test call. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061525 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED ASYMMETRIC DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE LOOP TESTING - A method and apparatus for mechanizing the currently manual ADSL loop testing process is disclosed. In one embodiment, an automated loop testing device is disclosed, where the loop testing device has a pair of terminals, e.g., RJ-11 jacks on both sides of the device. The jack on one side connects to inside wiring which, in turn, connects to an ADSL modem. The other jack connects to an outside line which, in turn, connects to a central office of a network provider. In operation, the present device detects a line voltage reversal and then disconnects the input line to the ADSL Modem. When the voltage returns to normal, then the device behaves normally by being closed, essentially acting as a pass through device and again connects the input lines to the output lines. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061526 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TRIGGERING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF EMERGENCY DATA DURING AN EMERGENCY - A method, system and program product for automatic distribution of emergency data during an emergency. The method includes loading an emergency planning and coordination program onto a computer system connected to a Voice over IP network and inputting emergency data for a location into the program. The method includes storing the data inputted to a database coupled to the system, and automatically transmitting, responsive to confirming receipt of a communication corresponding to an emergency number stored in the database, pertinent data from the emergency data accessed from the database to another computer system of an emergency service provider for distribution to one or more respective devices used by respective emergency responders available to respond to the emergency situation at the location, wherein the pertinent data transmitted to the respective devices used by the emergency responders available facilitates handling of the emergency situation at the location. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061527 | Telephone grid - The nature of the disclosures of the Telephone Grid is a new process of jotting down telephone numbers. It is a process of checking off numbers on a grid, instead of having to write them down. It is especially useful to people who cannot write quickly, like the elderly or handicapped, as well as useful to business people who need to read and record numbers accurately. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061528 | Systems and methods for structured voice interaction facilitated by data channel - A voice channel connection and a data channel connection are established with a structured voice interaction system. Navigation information for and provided by the structured voice interaction system is received over the data channel connection. The data channel navigation information is coordinated with navigation information provided by the structured voice interaction system over the voice channel connection. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061529 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SERVICE INTERACTIONS - An interactive voice and data response system that directs input to a voice, text, and web-capable software-based router, which is able to intelligently respond to the input by drawing on a combination of human agents, advanced speech recognition and expert systems, connected to the router via a TCP/IP network. The digitized input is broken down into components so that the customer interaction is managed as a series of small tasks performed by a pool of human agents, rather than one ongoing conversation between the customer and a single agent. The router manages the interactions and keeps pace with a real-time conversation. The system utilizes both speech recognition and human intelligence for purposes of interpreting customer utterances or customer text, where the role of the human agent(s) is to input the intent of caller utterances, and where the computer system—not the human agent—determines which response to provide given the customer's stated intent (as interpreted/captured by the human agents). The system may use more than one human agent, or both human agents and speech recognition software, to interpret simultaneously the same component for error-checking and interpretation accuracy. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061530 | SAVING INFORMATION FROM INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS - A method and system for allowing a calling party to save information obtained from an information retrieval system. The caller may select options to save the information to a memory location, e.g., the caller's own network-based voice mail system or a temporary voice mailbox provided for the caller by the information provider, from which the caller can subsequently retrieve and review the information. The information may be saved to an Internet-based website from which the caller may subsequently retrieve the information. The information may be forwarded to a separate telephone directory number for receipt by a third person or for storing on a remote voice mail system. Additionally, the information may be electronically mailed to the caller's electronic mail address for subsequent retrieval. Discussions with a live attendant may be recorded and stored, as audio files or as converted to text, for access by or delivery to the caller. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061531 | Method And Apparatus For Communicating Information About A Called Party To A Calling Party - A method and apparatus is provided for automatically retrieving and displaying supplemental information about a called party on the CPE of a calling party. When a caller places a call, the number called is used to look up and return to the caller the Universal Resource Locator (URL) of the called party. Application software resident in the caller's CPE uses the URL to retrieve the home page of the called party from the Internet. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061532 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, DISPLAYING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A system and method for selecting callers on a communication device is disclosed. When a call is received from a caller, call history data are obtained from a call history database, and presented on a display. A user may then decide based on the call history whether to receive the call. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061533 | Portable Telephony Profiles - A method for providing telephony services in an IP network includes enabling a first telephony device to adopt a telephony profile of a second telephony device in response to a telephony profile event (TPE). The telephony profile defines a set of telephony services, features, and configurations associated with the end user. The TPE may be the insertion of a portable storage device (PSD) into a port of the first telephony device. The PSD may be implemented, for example, as a USB compliant memory stick. The PSD includes a storage medium embedding telephony profile information. In some embodiments, the TPE may be a request, generated by a network resource, for the telephony profile. The telephony profile request may be generated by the first telephony device itself, e.g., when an end user or administrator asserts a predetermined button, soft button, or other control element of the telephony device. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061534 | Multi-Platform Capable Inference Engine and Universal Grammar Language Adapter for Intelligent Voice Application Execution - A voice application creation and deployment system includes a voice application server for creating and serving voice applications to clients over a communication network; at least one voice portal node having access to the communication network, the portal node for facilitating client interaction with the voice applications; and an inference engine executable from the application server. In a preferred embodiment the inference engine is called during one or more predetermined points of an ongoing voice interaction to decide whether an inference of client need can be made based on analysis of existing data related to the interaction during a pre-determined point in an active call flow of the served voice application, and if an inference is warranted, determines which inference dialog will be executed and inserted into the call flow. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061535 | Notification of Dropped Audio in a Teleconference Call - A method is disclosed that enables a participant in a conference call to monitor, as he is speaking, whether his speech is getting through to the other participants. A teleconference bridge receives audio signals from a group of telecommunications endpoints that are involved in a conference call. The bridge generates audio signals to be transmitted, which are based on one or more of the received audio signals. During the ongoing process of minimizing the presence of acoustic echo, the bridge might exclude one or more of the received audio signals from the transmitted audio signals. When this occurs, particularly when an active talker is being excluded, the bridge transmits an indication to one or more of the endpoints as part of one of the transmitted audio signals. The indication can be audible such as a tone or a voice, visual such as a flashing light, or tactile such as vibration. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061536 | METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A VOICE CONFERENCE AND VOICE CONFERENCE SYSTEM - A method and a voice conference system for carrying out a voice conference are disclosed, the system having at least three voice terminals in a communication system. At least one of the voice terminals is associated with a first group such that the voice data provided by the respective receiving channels thereof is decoded into individual voice signals for said group. Said individual voice signals are superimposed to form an aggregate voice signal and the aggregate voice signal is encoded into first aggregate voice data. Furthermore, at least two of the voice terminals are associated with a second group such that the second group has only voice terminals wherein an extensive inactivity on the respective receiving channels thereof is identified. The first aggregate voice data is supplied to the voice terminals associated with the second group by the respective receiving channels for a respective output of the first aggregate voice data. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061537 | MANAGEMENT SERVER FOR TELECONFERENCE SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Provided is a teleconference system enabling easy participation in a conference from a place geographically apart, securing active proceeding by individual presenting of statement, and enabling drastic decrease of trouble of creating a result by the conference. Statement information inputted by an input means of a terminal device is received and temporarily held and then the received statement information is transmitted to all the terminal devices participating in a teleconference. The statement information displayed on a display means of the terminal device is sorted by an input means of the terminal device and received as statement attribute data. The received statement attribute data and the statement information are stored in an information database. Then, based on the statement attribute data and the statement information, a commitment related to the teleconference is generated. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061538 | Methods and Systems for Calling Conference Participants to Establish a Conference Call - A conference call system comprising at least a gateway, a conference reservation agent and a multiport conference unit, can establish conference calls by calling conference call participants at a phone number specified by the conference call participants. When a user initiates a conference, an identifier is assigned to the conference and a URL referencing this identifier is transmitted to each conference participant. Upon clicking the URL, conference participants are presented with a web-form within which the participants can entered a preferred phone number and further join the conference. The multiport conference unit receives each participant phone number and calls the participants at that phone number. Upon establishing a telecommunication connection with each participant, the multiport conference unit bridges the multiple call legs to establish the conference call. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061539 | CONFERENCE CALL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Systems and methods are described for improving connection to and management of conference calls. An inference/rules engine and human backed speech interpretation subsystem enable the system to efficiently use knowledge about the call to identify the caller and determine to which conference he or she should be connected. During the conference, a virtual assistant is available to interpret and execute system commands spoken by a caller, such as in a side conference accessed via DTMF tones. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061540 | Video media composition ring tones - A method is disclosed for determining properties of an output signal that notifies a user of an incoming message or call, based on information that is available to and associated with the user's telecommunications terminal. In particular, in the illustrative embodiment one or more properties of a motion movie piece, and or a music video piece. A video piece in entirety or in short, repeating or not repeating as a ring tone such as animated video, volume, tempo, pitch, rhythm, etc. are valued accordingly in value e.g. faster versus slower, louder versus softer, etc. One or more properties of animated video or text if selected are also varied accordingly. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061541 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTIMEDIA RING BACK TONE SERVICE AND MULTIMEDIA CALLER IDENTIFICATION SERVICE - A method for implementing the Multimedia Ring Back Tone (MRBT) service and Multimedia Caller Identification (MCID) service is disclosed. The method includes: if the network determines that the calling UE is an MCID service subscriber and determines that the called UE supports the MCID early media, the network negotiates the MCID early media with the called UE, and plays a MCID to the called UE if the negotiation succeeds; if the network determines that the called UE is an MRBT service subscriber and the calling UE supports the MRBT early media, the network negotiates the MRBT early media with the calling UE, and plays an MRBT to the calling UE if the negotiation succeeds. In addition, a system for implementing the MRBT service and MCID service is disclosed. The present invention enables the MRBT service and MCID service in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) so that users may use the multimedia services in the IMS and have a better experience. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061542 | PERSONALIZED ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A personalized assistance system maintains a first database having a contact list for the user including at least one contact name and a corresponding contact number. A telephone identification code uniquely associated with the telephone said identification code is transmitted to the system when the user calls. A customer service representative terminal is coupled to the database and the telephone hardware. The telephone identification code prompts automatic retrieval of the contact list to the customer service representative terminal in response to processing of the identification code. The customer service representative terminal searches the contact list in response to a user query to locate a designated contact from the user's contact list and causes the telephony hardware to connect the telephone with the contact number corresponding to the designated contact. The system provides a multimedia message to the user while the user is connected with the personalized assistance system. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061543 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A COMPUTERIZED HELPDESK - It is disclosed a system for providing a help desk service to several facilities of various organizations. The system includes a computer network interface, a management unit and a cellular network interface. The computer network interface receives service calls from web browsers operated by users at the facilities, and conveys the service calls to the management unit. The management unit receives service calls originated at a communications channel such as the computer network interfacing the computer network interface, identifies individuals associated with handling the service calls, and outputs messages associated with handling the service calls, and identification of the individuals. The cellular network interface receives the messages and the respective identification of the individuals, and uses SMS to submit the messages to the respective individuals. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061544 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND SOFTWARE FOR TRANSITIONING BETWEEN SPEECH-ENABLED APPLICATIONS USING ACTION-OBJECT MATRICES - A system, method and software are described for facilitating transitions between speech-enabled applications employing action-object matrices. In an exemplary embodiment, an automatic call router determines a service agent destination by identifying an action-object combination included in a user utterance. In addition to forwarding the user to the service agent destination, the automatic call router sends one or more aspects of the user utterance to the service agent for use therewith. The service agent may then use aspects of the forwarded information to request further information from the user or to begin performance of a user desired transaction. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061545 | Extended Signaling System and Method - Embodiments are described that include a “front end” device located remotely from a local telephone location. The front end filters DC and AC current on a telephone line to separate these signals and passes a DC current through a low resistance Low Pass Filter without traditional resistance or current limiting means. The front end also provides signaling capability isolated from the DC and audio channels by a High Pass Filter. Some embodiments also include a “back end” unit located near a local telephone location. The “back end” unit filters the DC and AC currents into at least two DC current streams. One of the DC current streams provides sufficient current to power a local telephone. The other stream(s) provides current sufficient to power an auxiliary device. The “back end” device may also provide signaling isolated from the DC and audio channels that is complementary to the “front end” signaling. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061546 | CALL NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND ADVERTISING METHOD - A call notification system method, computer program and advertising method are disclosed. A call notification is generated at a recipient system ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100061547 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR THE REDUCTION OF A POLYNOMIAL IN A BINARY FINITE FIELD, IN PARTICULAR IN THE CONTEXT OF A CRYPTOGRAPHIC APPLICATION - A method of reducing a first data word corresponding to a polynomial C(x) and having a length of a maximum of 2n−1 to a second data word of a length of a maximum m which in a binary finite field GF(2 | 2010-03-11 |
20100061548 | CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROCESSING APPARATUS, CRYPTOGRAPHIC-PROCESSING-ALGORITHM CONSTRUCTING METHOD, AND CRYPTOGRAPHIC PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - To realize an extended-Feistel-type common-key block-cipher process configuration for realizing a diffusion-matrix switching mechanism (DSM). In a cryptographic process configuration in which an extended Feistel structure having a number of data lines: d that is set to an integer satisfying d≧2 is applied, a plurality of multiple different matrices are selectively applied to linear transformation processes performed in F-function sections. A plurality of different matrices satisfying a condition in which a minimum number of branches for all of the data lines is equal to or more than a predetermined value are selected as the matrices, the minimum number of branches for all of the data lines being selected from among minimum numbers of branches corresponding to the data lines, each of the minimum numbers of branches corresponding to the data lines being based on linear transformation matrices included in F-functions that are input to a corresponding data line in the extended Feistel structure. According to the present invention, common-key block cipher based on the DSM with a high resistance to linear analysis and differential analysis is realized. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061549 | RIGHT OBJECT RENEWAL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RIGHT-PROTECTED BROADCAST SERVICE - A Right Object renewal method and apparatus for a right-protected digital broadcast service that is capable of predicting the expiration of a Right Object issued for the right-protected broadcast channel and renewing the Right Object prior to the expiration of the Right object based on the predicted expiry is provided. A right object renewal method for a right-protected broadcast service using a long term right object having a purchased license duration and a short term right object having a temporary license duration which is shorter than the purchased license duration according to the present invention includes determining whether the time to expire of a previously issued short term right object is less than a predetermined threshold value; requesting, when the time to expire of the previously issued short term right object is less than the threshold value, requesting and receiving a new short term object; and renewing the duration of the short term right object based on the received new short term right object. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061550 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS - To improve a technology of encryption for a data processing apparatus in order to reduce a possibility of having communication broken by a third party. The data processing apparatus encrypts subject data to render it as encrypted data and records it on a predetermined recording medium, and also decrypts the encrypted data recorded on the recording medium to change it back to the subject data. When performing the encryption, an algorithm and a key to be used for the encryption are generated by using solutions which are sequentially generated by assigning past solutions to a solution generating algorithm. The solutions are erased at a stage where it is no longer necessary to assign them to the solution generating algorithm anew. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061551 | ENCRYPTION/DECRYPTION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING AES RIJNDAEL ALGORITHM - An encryption/decryption apparatus and method using an advanced encryption standard (AES) Rijndael algorithm are provided. The apparatus includes a round key operator that performs arithmetic operations on a round key for a first round and first partial round keys of round keys for second to last rounds and generates the round keys for the second to last rounds, and a round executor that performs an encryption or decryption operation using the round key for the first round and the round keys for the second to last rounds. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061552 | SECURE STORAGE IN FILE SYSTEM - A node may contain a secure store agent. A process executing on the node may request connection information from the secure store agent. An encryption key phrase may be accessed, responsive to the request for connection information, to decrypt the requested connection information. The requested connection information may be obtained from a secure storage file in a file system. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061553 | VIDEO COPY PREVENTION SYSTEMS WITH INTERACTION AND COMPRESSION - Disclosed are systems and methods for providing video content while inhibiting the copying of that content for later viewing. Video images may be made difficult to copy for presentation at later times by the omission or addition of content developed in relation to the particular initial viewing. For instance, video information may be customized by omitting information that is not likely to be substantially perceived by the initial viewer but that is substantially likely to be perceived as missing by at least some other viewers. As another example, video information may be customized for a particular viewing instance so that it contains modified, selected or injected information that is likely to be perceived as non-disruptive or unnoticeable by the original viewer but that would be perceived as substantially noticeable and/or disruptive by some other viewers, including when parts of more than one such video information are combined in an effort to remove customization related to their respective original viewings. Various means and methods for accomplishing the forgoing in a variety of settings are disclosed including also for providing privacy related to what is viewed. In some examples higher-resolution images are provided for the region near the viewer's point-of-regard and lower resolution images are provided elsewhere, which also has the effect of reducing the bandwidth required. For interactive content rendered from digital models, a model for a central foveal region may be provide greater detail and have greater computational requirements than a model for a peripheral view, providing both economy/performance in rendering and protection against copying. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061554 | METHOD FOR THE ALLOCATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE RECEPTION OF BROADCAST PRODUCTS - A method to reduce the bandwidth for the renewal of subscriptions includes: A) defining a maximum length for a message, B) defining a command for security modules, C) forming a message comprising the command, D) filling the message with a starting address and a range E) determining a remaining length in the message, F) defining a bitmap of variable length, G) starting at identification address equal to the starting address and initializing an index value and the bitmap length, H) updating the bitmap bit for the security module pertaining to the identification address to activate/deactivate the command, I) compressing the bitmap, J) when the compressed bitmap length is smaller than the remaining size in the message, updating the index value, the bitmap length and the identification address and re-executing the steps H to J, K) updating the range with the index value and filling the message with the bitmap. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061555 | DEVICE WITH PRIVILEGED MEMORY AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A device includes a key store memory, a rule set memory, a plurality of cryptographic clients, and a key store arbitration module. The key store memory stores a plurality of cryptographic keys and the rule set memory stores a set of rules for accessing the cryptographic keys. A cryptographic client is operable to issue a request to access a cryptographic key(s) and, when access to the cryptographic key is granted, execute a cryptographic function regarding at least a portion of the cryptographic key to produce a cryptographic result. The key store arbitration module is operable to determine whether the request to access the cryptographic key is valid; when the request is valid, interpret the request to produce an interpreted request; access the rule set memory based on the interpreted request to retrieve a rule of the set of rules; and grant access to the cryptographic key in accordance with the rule. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061556 | SECURING INFORMATION EXCHANGED VIA A NETWORK - A privacy key is provided over a network. An information page is provided over the network. A submission of data that is to be transmitted over the network in response to the information page is detected. A subset of the data is to be encrypted using the privacy key is determined. The privacy key is used to encrypt the subset of the data. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061557 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFECTIVELY PRE-DISTRIBUTING KEY FOR DISTRIBUTED SENSOR NETWORK - A system for effectively pre-distributing keys for a distributed sensor network is disclosed, The system includes: a plurality of sensor nodes, each of which has a sensing function, a calculation function, and a wireless communication function; and a base station which is connected to the sensor nodes over a wireless network, receives data from the sensor nodes, acts as a data central station, and distributes keys for inter-sensornode security authentication to the sensor nodes. A key management unit contained in the base station, generates a set of the sensor nodes used for security authentication between the sensor nodes, decomposes the set of the sensor nodes into a plurality of matrices, distributes the matrices to the sensor nodes, and allows the sensor nodes to search for a common private key required for the security authentication using the received matrices. Therefore, the system can always search for a common private key between the sensor nodes. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061558 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING A SET OF SPATIAL CUES ON THE BASIS OF A MICROPHONE SIGNAL AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A TWO-CHANNEL AUDIO SIGNAL AND A SET OF SPATIAL CUES - An apparatus for providing a set of spatial cues associated with an upmix audio signal having more than two channels on the basis of a two-channel microphone signal has a signal analyzer and a spatial side information generator. The signal analyzer is configured to obtain a component energy information and a direction information on the basis of the two-channel microphone signal, such that the component energy information describes estimates of energies of a direct sound component of the two-channel microphone signal and of a diffuse sound component of the two-channel microphone signal, and such that the directional information describes an estimate of a direction from which the direct sound component of the two-channel microphone signal originates. The spatial side information generator is configured to map the component energy information and the direction information onto a spatial cue information describing the set of spatial cues associated with an upmix audio signal having more than two channels. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061559 | Microphone Having A Three-pin Socket And A USB Socket - A microphone comprises a three-pin socket, a first USB socket and a USB adapter. The first USB socket is fixed within the three-pin socket. The three-pin socket comprises an inserted block and three pins. The three pins are fixed on the inserted block. The first USB socket is embedded in the inserted block. The USB adapter comprises a USB plug which matches the first USB socket and a second USB socket which has a different dimension from the first USB socket. The USB plug and the second USB socket are connected electrically. The microphone can be normally used at all occasions. The dimension of the finished product is reduced so as to save a very large space. The microphone can be electrically connected with a USB data line with a USB plug having a different dimension from the first USB socket. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061560 | AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENTS OF AUDIO ALERT CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ALERT DEVICE USING AMBIENT NOISE LEVELS - The automatic adjustment of audio alert characteristics of an alert device using ambient noise levels is described. In one aspect of the invention, a machine-readable medium has executable instructions to cause a machine to perform a method to receive an audio sample of ambient noise and adjust a characteristic of the audio alert, such as, the volume level of the audio alert, based on the ambient noise level. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061561 | METHOD FOR PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF SOUND SYSTEMS USING A SLIDING BAND INTEGRATION CURVE - A method for performance measurement and optimization of sound systems using electroacoustic measurements and a sliding band integration curve. Nearfield and spatially and temporally averaged broadband farfield responses are measured, averaged over a distinct set of frequencies, level matched, and weighted using a frequency-dependent ratio. The two curves are then combined to produce a third curve. The results indicate system performance in a listening space that matches human sensory response and provides means to optimize the sound system for the listening space. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061562 | SHIELDED COMMUNICATION TRANSDUCER - A system and method for detecting a sound originating from a body and enhancing signal-to-noise ratio with respect to noise originated outside the body is disclosed. The system comprises a light source for producing a quasi-monochromatic, spatially-coherent light beam; and interferometer for interfering alight beam originated from the source, incident upon the body and reflected from it, with a reference beam, which also originates from the light source; and a detector for detecting changes caused by motion of a least one interference fringe across the detector, and for generation a corresponding electric signal. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061563 | ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AND EARPHONE - There is provided an entertainment system comprising at least one seat, an electronic unit ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100061564 | AMBIENT NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM - An adaptive, feed-forward, ambient noise-reduction system includes a reference microphone for generating first electrical signals representing incoming ambient noise, and a connection path including a circuit for inverting these signals and applying them to a loudspeaker directed into the ear of a user. The system also includes an error microphone for generating second electrical signals representative of sound (including that generated by the loudspeaker in response to the inverted first electrical signals) approaching the user's ear. An adaptive electronic filter is provided in the connection path, together with a controller for automatically adjusting one or more characteristics of the filter in response to the first and second electrical signals. The system is configured to constrain the operation of the adaptive filter such that it always conforms to one of a predetermined family of filter responses, thereby restricting the filter to operation within a predetermined and limited set of amplitude and phase characteristics. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061565 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a jack, a noise-canceling adjustment section, a signal superposition section, an inter-device universal communication bus, and a control section. The jack is connectable with a plug of a headphone including a microphone, outputs a first signal to the headphone, and inputs a second signal from the microphone. The noise-canceling adjustment section generates and outputs, based on the second signal input from the jack, a third signal that cancels a noise component around the headphone. The signal superposition section superposes the third signal on the first signal output from the jack. The control section controls the noise-canceling adjustment section via the inter-device universal communication bus. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061566 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AN AUDIO SIGNAL AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for processing an audio signal and method thereof are disclosed, by which a local dynamic range of an audio signal can be adaptively normalized as well as a maximum dynamic range of the audio signal. The present invention includes receiving a signal, by an audio processing apparatus; computing a long-term power and a short-term power by estimating power of the signal; generating a slow gain based on the long-term power; generating a fast gain based on the short-term power; obtaining a final gain by combining the slow gain and the fast gain; and, modifying the signal using the final gain. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061567 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN AUDIO SIGNAL FOR AN EVENT - A method and apparatus for providing an audio signal for an event at a venue are disclosed. For example, the method authorizes a customer endpoint device, wherein the authorizing enables the customer endpoint device to decode the audio signal for the event. The method transmits the audio signal for the event at the venue. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061568 | SIGNAL PROCESSING USING SPATIAL FILTER - A device and method processing microphone signals from at least two microphones is presented. A first beamformer processes the signals from the microphones and provides a first beamformed signal. A power estimator processes the signals from the microphones and the first beamformed signal from the first beamformer in order to generate, in frequency bands, a first statistical estimate of the energy of a first part of an incident sound field. A gain controller processes said first statistical estimate in order to generate in frequency bands a first gain signal, and an audio processor for processing an input to the signal processing device in dependence of said generated first gain signal. The invention provides a new and improved noise reduction device and noise reduction method for use in the signal processing in devices processing acoustic signals, e.g. microphone devices. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061569 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, PROJECTOR, CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - An image display apparatus includes: an image information input section; an image display section for displaying an image corresponding to the image information; a first sound input section adapted to input a first sound signal; a first sound amplification section adapted to amplify the first sound signal to generate a first amplified sound signal; a second sound input section adapted to input a second sound signal; a second sound amplification section adapted to amplify the second sound signal to generate a second amplified sound signal; a sound mixing section adapted to mix the first amplified sound signal and the second amplified sound signal with each other; an audio output section adapted to output an audio corresponding to a sound signal input from the sound mixing section; and an operation mode setting section adapted to set an operation mode, wherein the sound mixing section mixes the first amplified sound signal and the second amplified sound signal based on the operation mode set by the operation mode setting section. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061570 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A communication device includes a circuit board including a plurality of contact pads and a microphone. The microphone includes a cell, a cylindrical cap contoured to define a receiving space receiving the cell, a protecting ring extending along a periphery of a bottom portion of the cylindrical cap, and a plurality of contact posts positioned on the bottom portion and contacting the plurality of contact pads to electrically connecting the circuit board and the microphone. The cylindrical cap, the protecting ring, and the contact posts are integrally formed. A height of the protecting ring is greater than that of each of the contact posts such that the protecting ring surrounds the contact pads and the contact posts to protect the microphone from dust. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061571 | DIRECTIONAL SOUND GENERATING APPARATUS AND DIRECTIONAL SPEAKER ARRAY INCLUDING THE SAME - A directional sound generating apparatus and a directional speaker array including the same are disclosed. The directional sound generating apparatus includes a sound transducer, a reflection plate which is located behind the sound transducer, and a blocking plate which is provided between a front portion and a back portion of the sound transducer. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061572 | Capacitve Sound Transducer Having a Perforated Attenuation Disk - A capacitive sound transducer provided with a perforated attenuation disk. The invention further relates to a capacitive sound transducer and a condenser microphone having such a sound transducer. The sound transducer comprises a diaphragm and a counterelectrode which is disposed at a short distance from the diaphragm and provided with first perforations. In order to attenuate natural oscillations of the diaphragm at high frequencies, a capacitive sound transducer is proposed in which a sound-permeable attenuation disk provided with second perforations is disposed at a short distance from the diaphragm and opposite the counterelectrode. In this arrangement, the first perforations and the second perforations are also offset in relation to each other. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061573 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - A piezoelectric type loudspeaker, which achieves both space-saving and high sound quality without increasing the number of parts, is provided. In order to achieve this, the present invention includes: a piezoelectric element constructed of a piezoelectric material interposed between two surface electrodes; and a diaphragm of which at least one principal surface is provided with a print wiring and at least one principal surface is bonded to the piezoelectric element, and the diaphragm includes: a frame section; a vibrating section which is bonded with the piezoelectric element, and which vibrates; and at least one supporting section which connects the frame section and the vibrating section, and which supports the vibrating section, and either the frame section or the at least one supporting section includes at least one electrical resistance which is integrally formed to the print wiring, and which constructs, in combination with the piezoelectric element, a series-RC circuit. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061574 | AUDIO SYSTEM AND SOUND FIELD CONTROLLER - An audio system comprises three or more loudspeaker units and a source of four or more audio channels, each loudspeaker unit comprising a monopole loudspeaker and a dipole loudspeaker, or a pistonically driven diaphragm loudspeaker and a resonant panel loudspeaker. The system may be arranged such that, for any position relative to a listener at which a loudspeaker unit is situated in use, sounds emitted in response to signals carried by the audio channel for which the designated intended output position corresponds most closely to the position of that loudspeaker unit are emitted from the monopole loudspeaker or pistonically driven diaphragm loudspeaker of that unit. If a loudspeaker unit is not situated approximately at such a position, then sounds emitted in response to signals carried by that channel may instead may be emitted from the dipole loudspeaker or resonant panel loudspeaker of that loudspeaker unit. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061575 | APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCTION OF STEREO SOUND - Apparatus for reproducing stereo sound having a housing ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100061576 | Amplification Circuit and Hearing Aid - Certain embodiments of the present technology provide improved amplification circuits and hearing aids that can utilize such amplification circuits. In an embodiment, for example, an amplification circuit includes: a first sub circuit configured to create a voltage drop when a supply voltage is above a first voltage; and a second sub circuit configured to create a reverse voltage drop when the supply voltage is below a second voltage, wherein the first and second sub circuits operate to maintain idling current within a range. Certain embodiments of the present technology also provide hearing aids that include removable dampers. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061577 | Electromagnetic Interference Shields with Piezos - Methods and apparatus for improving the acoustical performance associated with a speaker, such as a piezoelectric speaker, are disclosed. According to one aspect, an apparatus includes a substrate, a can mounted on the substrate, and a piezoelectric speaker arrangement. The piezoelectric speaker arrangement is at least partially mounted on the can. In one embodiment, the substrate is a printed circuit board (PCB) and the can is an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding can. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061578 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A portable electronic apparatus including a case, a speaker, a sound box cover, a first circuit board and a second circuit board is provided. The case has a sound hole and a plurality of limiting portions disposed around the sound hole. The speaker corresponding to the sound hole is disposed in the case. The sound box cover covers the speaker to define a back sound chamber among the sound box cover, the case and the speaker. The first circuit board is disposed in the case. The second circuit board with a first surface, a second surface and a plurality of pads is disposed on the sound box cover. The second circuit board is exposed on the sound box cover with the first surface. The second circuit board electrically connects to the first circuit board and the speaker through the pads respectively disposed on the first and the second surface. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061579 | COMMUNICATION EYEWEAR ASSEMBLY - A frame assembly is worn by a wearer to maintain at least one substantially transparent eye panel in a generally shielding position in front of the wearer's eyes. A processor receives an incoming audio signal and wirelessly transmits the incoming audio signal to at least one earpiece which audibly communicates the incoming audio signal to the wearer. An outbound microphone assembly picks up an outbound audio signal from the wearer and transmits the outbound audio signal to the processor which further transmits the outbound signal to a remote recipient. An ambient microphone assembly picks up an ambient audio signal and transmits the ambient audio signal to the processor. The processor is structured to enhance the incoming audio signal and/or the outbound audio signal based on the ambient audio signal. The processor is also structured to transmit a voice component of the ambient audio signal to the earpiece. A camera assembly picks up an outbound visual signal and transmits the outbound video signal to the processor which further transmits the outbound video signal to a remote recipient. A display assembly displays to the wearer an incoming visual signal received by the processor. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061580 | VENTED IN-THE-EAR HEADPHONE - A vented tip for in-the-ear headphones has a core portion to be mounted to a sound output tube of an in-the-ear earphone and a flange portion extending outward from and surrounding the core portion. The vented tip has a) an outer portion formed in the flange portion that is to be in contact with, and thereby form a seal with, a user's ear canal, and b) an inner portion spaced inwards from the outer portion to thereby not form the seal with the user's ear canal. The inner portion has a calibrated perforation or hole formed therein. Other embodiments that may help reduce bone conduction effects are also described and claimed. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061581 | Sound producing device - A sound producing device comprising a sound producing member adapted to fit at an entrance of an ear canal of a user's ear, and a hooking member pivotable about the sound producing member between a first configuration wherein the hooking member is hooked to the user's ear, and a second configuration wherein the hooking member is unhooked from the user's ear. The hooking member comprising a cord holder pivotable at a first end about the sound producing member, and a cord held by the cord holder at a second end of the cord holder. The cord is shaped in a manner such that it curves from the front of the user's ear to the back of the user's ear in the first configuration, wherein the cord holder has a substantially larger cross-sectional area compared with the cross-sectional area of the cord for aiding the user to grip onto the cord holder during use of the sound producing device. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061582 | EARPHONE DEVICE, SOUND TUBE FORMING A PART OF EARPHONE DEVICE AND SOUND GENERATING APPARATUS - An insert earphone device includes an electro-acoustic device, an inserting body, a sound tube connected between the electro-acoustic device and the inserting body and an active valve unit provided on the sound tube, the sound tube is formed with a sound propagation path open at both ends thereof to the electro-acoustic device and the inserting body and an external sound entrance open at both end thereof to environment and the sound propagation path, and the active valve unit is formed of electroactive polymer and responsive to voltage supplied through a cable so as to close and open the external sound entrance; when a user wishes to hear external sound, the user changes the polarity of voltage so that the active valve unit is deformed for conducting the environment to the sound propagation path, whereby the user hears the external sound without removing the earphone device from the ear. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061583 | Earset Assembly - A wired or wireless earset assembly comprises an earset housing having a curved portion configured to fit to the top of an ear, a speaker driver contained in a speaker housing, a flexible tube having a first extension so as to be coupled with at least a part of the curved portion of the earset housing and a second extension coupled with the speaker housing, a rotatable cap containing a bud coupled with the speaker driver, a sound delivery port in the bud, a circuitry for processing an input signal in the case, and a wire in the flexible tube connecting the circuitry and the speaker driver. The structure of the assembly allows a user to wear it with great comfort and high quality acoustic performance for an extended period, enables the assembly to fit to both right and left ears by a simple rotation of the cap, and increases ease of manufacturability. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061584 | Compact Housing for Portable Electronic Device with Internal Speaker - Improved approaches for providing a speaker within a housing of a portable electronic device are disclosed. The housing of the portable electronic device can be compact, such as a low profile housing. In one embodiment, an acoustic chamber for a speaker can be formed internal to a housing for a portable electronic device using non-dedicated space. In another embodiment, irregular surfaces can be sealed so that an acoustic chamber for a speaker can be formed internal to a housing for a portable electronic device. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061585 | BLIND WAVELET-BASED WATERMARKING METHOD - A blind wavelet-based watermarking method is provided to extract one or more embedded watermarks form one or more high subbands of a watermarked image generated by 1-level or 2 level wavelet transform. One or more least-mean-square (LMS) filters are trained to predict the data sets in the high subbands of an original image by converting a low subband of the watermarked image. Therefore, the one or more embedded watermarks could be extracted by comparing the predicted data sets in the high subbands with data sets in corresponding subbands of the watermarked image. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061586 | TV WITH VIEWER-ADAPTED HEIGHT AND ANGLE ADJUSTMENT - The height and angular orientation of a TV on a movable stand are automatically adjusted based on viewer position as imaged by a camera and analyzed by image recognition algorithms. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061587 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO FINGERPRINTING - Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and systems associated with video fingerprinting are disclosed. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061588 | FLOATATION-VOLUME ADEQUACY DETERMINING SYSTEM AND FLOATATION-VOLUME ADEQUACY DETERMINING METHOD - A floatation-volume adequacy determining system including a receiving unit; an image processing unit; an adequacy determining unit; and a display unit. The receiving unit receives an actual image that is taken by a capsule medical apparatus that is floating in a liquid in the direction toward the liquid level. The image processing unit generates a determination reference image that represents an adequate range of a floatation volume of the capsule medical apparatus adjusted to the actual image that is taken by the capsule medical apparatus. An adequacy determining unit compares the determination reference image and the actual image with each other and determines whether the floatation volume of the capsule medical apparatus is adequate. The display unit displays a result of determining whether the floatation volume of the capsule medical apparatus is adequate. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061589 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE TEMPERATURE OF A DIGITAL X-RAY DETECTOR, METHOD FOR GENERATING A TEMPERATURE-CORRECTED X-RAY IMAGE AND DIGITAL X-RAY DETECTOR - In order to improve the image quality of X-ray detectors, a method for determining the temperature of a digital X-ray detector with a scintillator and a pixel matrix of photodiodes is provided at least one point of the X-ray detector. According to the method a reverse voltage is applied to at least a first photodiode, the reverse current of the at least first photodiode is measured, and the temperature of the X-ray detector at the first photodiode is determined from the reverse current. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061590 | FINGERPRINTING DIGITAL VIDEO FOR RIGHTS MANAGEMENT IN NETWORKS - Systems and methods generate video fingerprints for video data streams. A collection of sub-fingerprints constitute a fingerprint block. The size and temporal position of the block is chosen to represent the video that is being served. The video server has prior information about the video semantics. Based on this information, the server generates control codes that identify which blocks, based on time/byte offsets, in the sequence best represent the video object. The video receiver is equipped with facilities to generate these fingerprint blocks. The block(s) are sent back to the server. The server is equipped with facilities to verify and record the mismatches with respect to references. The mismatch statistics may be archived for use in a number of applications. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061591 | OBJECT RECOGNITION DEVICE - An object recognition device detects a position of a vehicle based on a running path obtained by GPS, vehicle speed, steering angle, etc., and also detects the position of the vehicle based on a result of recognition of an object obtained using a captured image of a camera. The device computes a positioning accuracy in detecting the vehicle position, which accuracy mostly deteriorates as a movement distance of the vehicle increases. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061592 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING THE MOVEMENT AND STRUCTURE OF AN OBJECT - A system and method for analyzing the movement and structure of an object ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100061593 | Extrapolation system for solar access determination - An extrapolation system includes acquiring a first orientation-referenced image at a first position, acquiring a second orientation-referenced image at a second position having a vertical offset from the first position, and processing the first orientation-referenced image and the second orientation-referenced image to provide an output parameter extrapolated to a third position that has an offset from the first position and the second position. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061594 | DETECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE LIGHTS WITH A CAMERA - A method for detecting front headlights and tail lights of a motor vehicle with a colour camera sensor is presented. The colour camera sensor comprises a plurality of red pixels, i.e. image points which are only sensitive in the red spectral range, and a plurality of pixels of other colours. In a first evaluation stage, only the intensity of the red pixels in the image is analysed in order to select relevant points of light in the image. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061595 | INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The location of objects in a building is recorded in the inventory management system. The objects are moved through the building with a vehicle. The vehicle transmits wireless messages indicating actions of the vehicle, such as loading or unloading of objects. A camera captures images of an area in which the vehicle moves. Positions of the vehicle are automatically detected from the captured images. The information about locations of objects is updated using the detected positions at time points indicated by the messages. In an embodiment the actions of the vehicle are signalled with light signals and picked up via the camera. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061596 | Video-Based Breathing Monitoring Without Fiducial Tracking - A method of determining a similarity with a portion of a physiological motion, includes obtaining a first image of an object, obtaining a second image of the object, determining a level of similarity between the first and second images, and correlating the determined level of similarity between the first and second images with a portion of the physiological motion. A computer product having a set of instructions, an execution of which causes a method of determining a similarity with a portion of a physiological motion to be performed, the method includes obtaining a first image of an object, obtaining a second image of the object, determining a level of similarity between the first and second images, and correlating the determined level of similarity between the first and second images with a portion of the physiological motion. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061597 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device for processing time-series intraluminal images captured by an imaging device moving in an in-vivo lumen. The image processing device includes a structural area extracting unit that extracts a structural area from the intraluminal image; a corresponding area extracting unit that extracts a corresponding area corresponding to the structural area from the intraluminal image at a second time point different from a first time point at which the structural area is extracted; a lumen deep portion extracting unit that extracts a lumen deep portion, on which a deep portion in the lumen is captured, from the intraluminal image; and a movement amount estimating unit that estimates a movement amount of the imaging device based on positions of the structural area, the corresponding area and the lumen deep portion. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061598 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING SUBCUTANEOUS VEIN PATTERN - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for recognizing a subcutaneous vein pattern. More particularly, the present invention is directed to an apparatus for recognizing a subcutaneous vein pattern comprising: a light illuminator having an NIR (near infrared light) emitting device; an image acquisitor having a lens and an image sensor which converts light reflected from subcutaneous vein into an image signal; a microprocessor which adjusts an illuminating intensity of the light illuminator and a light receiving sensitivity of the image acquisitor according to an illuminance estimated from the image signal; and a displayer which display image signals received from the microprocessor. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061599 | Function activating apparatus and function activating method - A function activating apparatus includes a correspondence storage unit, an operation detecting unit, a feature-amount calculating unit, an encoded-information generating unit, a function retrieving unit, and a function activating unit. The correspondence storage unit stores a correspondence between encoded information and a function to be activated in response to input of biometric information formed of time-series image data. The operation detecting unit detects, from the time-series image data, at least one of the moving direction and acceleration of the input operation of the biometric information. The feature-amount calculating unit calculates the feature amount of at least one of the moving direction and acceleration. The encoded-information generating unit assigns a predetermined code to the feature amount. The function retrieving unit retrieves from the correspondence storage unit a function associated with the encoded information. The function activating unit activates the function. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061600 | Biometric authentication device, fake body judgment device, and biometric authentication method - A biometric authentication device includes a fake body judgment unit that judges whether a subject is a fake body by verifying whether a biometric information value that is input from the subject is within a biometric information value range that has been registered in advance; and a biometric information value range updating unit that, when the fake body judgment unit has judged that the subject is a living body, updates the biometric information value range such that a difference between the biometric information value that is input from the subject and an end of the biometric information value range becomes larger. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061601 | Optimal registration of multiple deformed images using a physical model of the imaging distortion - Methods and systems for image registration implementing a feature-based strategy that uses a retinal vessel network to identify features, uses an affine registration model estimated using feature correspondences, and corrects radial distortion to minimize the overall registration error. Also provided are methods and systems for retinal atlas generation. Further provided are methods and systems for testing registration methods. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061602 | Fingerprint authentication device, fingerprint authentication program, and fingerprint authentication method - It is judged whether a fingerprint authentication process has successfully been performed, based on a result obtained by comparing input fingerprint information generated from a fingerprint image input through a fingerprint sensor with registered fingerprint information registered in advance. In the case where a result indicating that the authentication process has failed has been obtained, an overlapping area size corresponding to the time when the input fingerprint information and the registered fingerprint information overlap each other the most is obtained. By using the overlapping area size and a similarity level indicating a matching degree between the input fingerprint information and the registered fingerprint information corresponding to the time when these images overlap each other the most, it is judged whether a re-input of an input fingerprint image should be requested. In the case where the judgment result is in the affirmative, the re-input of an input fingerprint image will be requested. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061603 | SPATIALLY VARYING 2D IMAGE PROCESSING BASED ON 3D IMAGE DATA - It is described a 2D image processing of an object under examination in particular for enhancing the visualization of an image composition between the 2D image and a 3D image. Thereby, (a) a first dataset representing a 3D image of the object is acquired, (b) a second dataset representing the 2D image of the object is acquired, (c) the first dataset and the second dataset are registered and (d) the 2D image is processed. Thereby, based on image information of the 3D image, within the 2D image processing there is at least identified a first region ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100061604 | MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - This disclosure generally relates to medical systems and methods. In one aspect of the invention, a method includes determining a fluorescent light intensity at one or more points on each of multiple recorded images, and producing an image based on the determined fluorescent light intensity at the one or more points. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061605 | ANALYZING LARGE DATA SETS USING A COMPUTER SYSTEM - A method and/or system for making determinations regarding samples from biologic sources. A computer implemented method and/or system can be used to automate parts of the analysis. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061606 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA DEPENDENT MULTI PHASE VISUALIZATION - A method and system for data dependent multi phase image visualization, includes: acquiring a plurality of series of image data acquisitions; registering the plurality of series of image data acquisitions to a same reference series to create a plurality of registered series; combining information from the registered series to create a new series; creating a further new series by a selection decision based on combination rules from information from the plurality of registered series and the new series; and displaying the further new series. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061607 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AMOUNT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL TO ADMINISTER TO A PATIENT - In one embodiment, a computerized system and method are provided for determining an optimum amount of radioactivity to administer to a patient, comprising: assuming an activity retention limit; utilizing the activity retention limit to determine a dose rate for a phantom category; utilizing the dose rate for the phantom category to determine the dose rate for a second phantom category; and utilizing the dose rate for a second phantom category to find information regarding the second phantom category. In other embodiments, a computerized system and method are provided for determining an optimum amount of radioactivity to administer to a patient, comprising: obtaining at least one image relating to anatomy of a particular patient; obtaining multiple images regarding radioactivity distribution over time in the particular patient; combining the radioactivity images with the anatomy images; running a Monte Carlo simulation to obtain dose image information; and using the dose image information to obtain BED and/or EUD information. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061608 | Medical Image Data Processing and Interventional Instrument Identification System - A system processes pixel representative image data of medical images of patient anatomy to automatically identify an interventional instrument. The system includes an acquisition processor that receives pixel luminance data comprising multiple sequential medical images of a patient anatomical portion and luminance data of an individual image comprises multiple pixel luminance representative values of multiple individual pixels of the individual image. An image data processor detects and subtracts background image data from the pixel luminance data comprising the multiple sequential medical images to provide processed pixel luminance data comprising multiple processed sequential medical images. The image data processor computes gradient components of individual pixels of the processed pixel luminance data. The image data processor modifies the computed gradient component data by suppressing computed gradient components lacking symmetry about an interventional instrument width dimension and filters the modified computed gradient component data for use in providing image representative data showing the interventional instrument. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061609 | Quotient Appearance Manifold Mapping For Image Classification - Described herein is a technology for facilitating classification of an object. In one implementation, at least one quotient appearance manifold mapping is constructed from a sample image to untangle appearance fiber bundles. A feature characteristic of the sample image may then be extracted based on the quotient appearance manifold mapping. A classifier may further be trained based on the extracted feature, and adapted for associating the object with an object class. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061610 | COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY (CT) C-ARM SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXAMINATION OF AN OBJECT - A Computer Tomography (CT) C-arm system and method for examination of an object is provided. The Computer Tomography (CT) C-arm system for examination of an object of interest, the CT-C-arm system comprises an X-ray tube adapted for generating X-rays, an X-ray detection unit to acquire a set of CT slices, wherein the X-ray tube, and the X-ray detection unit are adapted to be rotatable on a C-arm around a common axis around the object under examination and a processing unit by which the following steps are executable: acquiring a first 3D data volume of the CT slices using first scan parameters; adjusting the first data volume to a second data volume (segmented volume) such that voxel values of the first data volume of at least one predefined range of Hounsfield (H) are set to an at least one predefined H-value; generating a forward projection of the second data volume using the first scan parameters; reconstructing the projection to a third data volume; generating a fourth data volume (artefact-only volume) by subtracting the third volume with the second volume; generating a fifth volume by adding the first volume with the fourth volume. | 2010-03-11 |
20100061611 | CO-REGISTRATION OF CORONARY ARTERY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND FLUOROSCOPIC SEQUENCE - A method for displaying real-time imagery of coronary arteries including a chronic total occlusion (CTO) includes acquiring three-dimensional image data of coronary arteries using a three-dimensional medical imaging device, wherein the three-dimensional image data includes imagery of the CTO. A radiocontrast agent is administered to a patient. Real-time image data of the coronary arteries are acquired using one or more fluoroscopes. The real-time image data does not include imagery of the CTO and down-stream vessel structure. The three-dimensional image data is co-registered with the real-time image data using an image processing device within a vicinity of the CTO. The co-registered image data are displayed in real-time using a display device to accurately illustrate the location of the CTO within the context of the real-time image data. | 2010-03-11 |