14th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150093006 | EFFICIENT METHOD FOR PERFORMING K-SPACE CHANNEL COMBINATION FOR NON-CARTESIAN MRI ACQUISITIONS - A system and method for combining k-space data acquired on multiple different receiver channels in a multichannel receiver is provided. One or more convolution kernels are used to combine the k-space data. Each convolution kernel is designed as the combination of one or more channel combination kernels and an alias-suppressing kernel. The channel combination kernels are designed to have a smaller sample spacing than the acquired data, and the alias-suppressing kernel is designed to suppress aliasing artifacts in stopbands defined by the sample spacing of the channel combination kernels. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093007 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF MEASURABLE LESIONS IN IMAGES OF THE CHEST - A system and method for the automated classification of lesions in CT images of the chest between measurable and non-measurable lesions is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of identifying lesions in a CT image, performing repeated measurements of selected metrics on the identified lesions and selecting as measurable lesions those with a variability of less than a pre-defined limit of agreement. Then a training step is carried out relying on a variety of image related features extracted from the lesions. Finally, labeling of lesions according to their likelihood of being consistently measured is performed. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093008 | REGISTRATION OF MULTIMODAL IMAGING DATA - In a method for improving alignment between representations of a same elongate feature in first and second images, the images are provided to a processor and the processor derives a centerline from image data representing an elongate anatomical feature in the first image, and derives a value of a metric indicating a present quality of alignment of the centerline with image data of the second image representing the same anatomic feature. The processor optimizes the metric to provide a rigid transform, and applies the rigid transform to the centerline or the second image to improve the alignment between the first and the second image with respect to the elongate feature. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093009 | COMPUTER-AIDED DETECTION OF REGIONS OF INTEREST IN TOMOGRAPHIC BREAST IMAGERY - Disclosed are methods, and associated systems comprising processors, input devices and output devices, of detecting regions of interest in a tomographic breast image. The methods may comprise: acquiring tomographic breast image data; deriving a plurality of synthetic sub-volumes from the tomographic breast image data; wherein each subvolume is defined by parallel planar top and bottom surfaces; wherein planar top and bottom surfaces of successive subvolumes are parallel to each other; and wherein a top planar surface of a sub-volume is offset from a top planar surface of a prior sub-volume, such that successive sub-volumes overlap; for each sub-volume, deriving a two-dimensional image; for each two-dimensional image, identifying regions of interest therein; deriving at least one region of interest of potential clinical interest from a plurality of identified regions of interest; and outputting information associated with at least one derived region of interest of potential clinical interest. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093010 | DENOISING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRESERVING CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURES IN RECONSTRUCTED IMAGES USING ADAPTIVELY WEIGHTED ANISOTROPIC DIFFUSION FILTER - Embodiments and processes of computer tomography perform tasks associated with denoising a reconstructed image using an anisotropic diffusion filter and adaptively weighting an iterative instance of the diffused image based upon the product of a weight value and a difference between the iterative instance of the diffused image and the original image. In general, the adaptive weighting is a negative feedback in the iterative steps. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093011 | METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - An image processing method includes: obtaining an image that includes a ball image and a cone image; obtaining an estimate of a center of the ball image; converting the image to a converted image using a processor based at least in part on the estimate of the center of the ball image, wherein the converted image comprises a converted ball image that looks different from the ball image in the image, and a converted cone image that looks different from the cone image in the image; identifying the converted ball image in the converted image; and analyzing the converted ball image to determine a score that represents an accuracy of the estimate of the center of the ball image. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093012 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF APPLYING AN ARBITRARY ANGLE TO REFORMAT MEDICAL IMAGES - In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for generating a seed plan for use in radiation therapy. The system includes an image database, the image database comprising image slices and a seed template database comprising seed templates. A contour engine is configured to generate target contour data to identify one or more objects within each image slice. A reslicer engine is configured to rotate the contoured image about an angle of rotation to produce a resliced contoured image, such that the resliced contoured image is resampled at an angle perpendicular to the angle of rotation and intersecting an isocenter. The system also includes a seed grid engine configured to generate a seed grid perpendicular to the angle of rotation. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093013 | RADIATION IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A composition information obtaining unit calculates a mammary gland/fat ratio and a first information obtaining unit obtains imaged contrast information representing a contrast of the radiation image. A second information obtaining unit sets target application condition of X-ray, and obtains target contrast information representing an intended contrast for the radiation image based on the intended application condition. A contrast correction amount determination unit determines a contrast correction amount based on the imaged contrast information and the target contrast information. An image processing unit performs image processing, including gradation processing based on the determined contrast correction amount, on the radiation image, and obtains a processed radiation image. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093014 | SYSTEM, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CAD-BASED REGISTRATION - A system for location based wafer analysis, the system comprising: (i) a first input interface; (ii) a second input interface; (iii) a correlator; and (iv) a processor, configured to generate inspection results for the inspected wafer, with the help of at least one frame run-time displacement. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093015 | Visual-Experience-Optimized Super-Resolution Frame Generator - An image processor generates a Super-Resolution (SR) frame by upscaling. A Human Visual Preference Model (HVPM) helps detect random texture regions, where visual artifacts and errors are tolerated to allow for more image details, and immaculate regions having flat areas, corners, or regular structures, where details may be sacrificed to prevent annoying visual artifacts that seem to stand out more. A regularity or isotropic measurement is generated for each input pixel. More regular and less anisotropic regions are mapped as immaculate regions. Higher weights for blurring, smoothing, or blending from a single frame source are assigned for immaculate regions to reduce the likelihood of generated artifacts. In the random texture regions, multiple frames are used as sources for blending, and sharpening is increased to enhance details, but more artifacts are likely. These artifacts are more easily tolerated by humans in the random texture regions than in the regular-structure immaculate regions. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093016 | Digital watermarking based method for objectively evaluating quality of stereo image - A digital watermarking based method for objectively evaluating quality of stereo image includes: at transmitting terminal, extracting characteristics of the left-view image and the right-view image of an undistorted stereo image in DCT domain and embedding digital watermarking obtained by processing quantization coding on the characteristics into the DCT domain; at a receiving terminal, detecting the digital watermarking embedded in the distorted stereo image and processing decoding and inverse quantization to extract the embedded characteristics of the left-view image and the right-view image of the stereo image, obtaining a stereo perception value and a view quality value of the distorted stereo image according to the embedded characteristics, and finally obtaining an objective quality score of the distorted stereo image utilizing a support vector regression model. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093017 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING DEPTH SIGNATURES - A method and system for creating a depth signature from plural images for providing watermark information related to the images. The method comprises analysing a pair of images, each image containing a plurality of elements, identifying a first element in one of the pair of images, identifying plural elements in the other of the pair of images. The method further comprises measuring a disparity parameter between the first element and a set of the plural elements, matching the first element from the set of plural elements, the matched second element having the smallest measured disparity parameter, and computing a signature based at least in part on the measured disparity between the first and second elements. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093018 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRIC RECONSTRUCTION OF CAPTURED IMAGE DATA - In various embodiments, methods, systems, and computer program products for processing digital images captured by a mobile device are disclosed. Myriad features enable and/or facilitate processing of such digital images using a mobile device that would otherwise be technically impossible or impractical, and furthermore address unique challenges presented by images captured using a camera rather than a traditional flat-bed scanner, paper-feed scanner, or multifunction peripheral. Notably, the presently disclosed systems and techniques enable three-dimensional reconstruction of objects depicted in image captured using a camera of a mobile device. The reconstruction corrects or compensates for perspective distortion caused by camera-based capture. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093019 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING TEMPORALLY CONSISTENT DEPTH MAPS - A method and an apparatus for generating temporally consistent depth maps for an image are described. A first retrieving unit retrieves a representation of an image from the sequence of images by segmentation regions resulting from a temporally consistent over-segmentation. In addition, a second retrieving unit retrieves a depth map associated to the image. A projecting unit then projects the segmentation regions of the image into the depth map associated to the image. Finally, a modifying unit modifies depth values of the depth map within one or more of the projected segmentation regions. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093020 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR RESTORING RESIZED DEPTH FRAME INTO ORIGINAL DEPTH FRAME - A method, a device and a system for restoring a resized depth frame into an original depth frame are disclosed. The method for restoring a resized depth frame into an original depth frame includes the steps of: obtaining a first sub-pixel value from one pixel of the resized depth frame; storing the first sub-pixel value in all sub-pixels of a first pixel of the original depth frame; obtaining a second sub-pixel value of the pixel of the resized depth frame; and storing the second sub-pixel value to all sub-pixels of a second pixel of the original depth frame. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093021 | TABLE RECOGNIZING METHOD AND TABLE RECOGNIZING SYSTEM - Provided is a table recognizing method, comprising: parsing and analyzing metadata information in an original fixed-layout document, and extracting basic elements on a page of the document; segmenting the basic elements, extracting segmented text lines on the page, and acquiring fragments; constructing an undirected graph with respect to each of the fragments; extracting an image on the page, detecting intersection points of horizontal lines and vertical lines, detecting an external bounding box of the intersection points, and taking whether the segmented text lines fall within the external bounding box as local relationship features; training a learning model according to the local relationship features, local features of the fragments, and neighborhood relationship features among the fragments, acquiring model parameters, and establishing a table recognizing model; and invoking the table recognizing model to perform table recognizing for the document, and acquiring a recognizing result. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093022 | METHODS FOR BACKGROUND SUBTRACTION USING FOCUS DIFFERENCES - First and second images are captured at first and second focal lengths, the second focal length being longer than the first focal length. Element sets are defined with a first element of the first image and a corresponding second element of the second image. Element sets are identified as background if the second element thereof is more in-focus than or as in-focus as the first element. Background elements are subtracted from further analysis. Comparisons are based on relative focus, e.g. whether image elements are more or less in-focus. Measurement of absolute focus is not necessary, nor is measurement of absolute focus change; images need not be in-focus. More than two images, multiple element sets, and/or multiple categories and relative focus relationships also may be used. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093023 | Backwards Compatible Extended Image Format - Techniques are provided for encoding an extended image such that it is backwards compatible with existing decoding devices. An extended image format is defined such that the extended image format is consistent with an existing image format over the full range of the existing image format. Because the extended image format is consistent with the existing image format over the full range of the existing image format, additional image information that is included in an extended image can be extracted from the extended image. A base version of an image (expressed using the existing image format) may be encoded in a payload portion and the extracted additional information may be stored in a metadata portion of a widely supported image file format. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093024 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR JOINT COLOR AND DEPTH ENCODING - A system and method are provided for performing joint color and depth encoding. Color data and depth data for an image is received. Based on the color data, confidence values are computed for the depth data and the depth data is encoded based on the confidence values to represent a correlated portion of the depth data and a decorrelated portion of the depth data. In one embodiment, the depth data comprises per-pixel vergence angles. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093025 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - An image processing module is provided. A de-mosaic unit in the image processing module includes an edge direction detection unit and a multi-pixel directional interpolation unit. The edge direction detection unit is used to determine a first color row luminance difference according to a plurality of first color pixels of a pixel row of raw data, and determine a first color column luminance difference according to a plurality of first color pixels of a pixel column of raw data. The multi-pixels directional interpolation unit is used to determine pixel luminance of a third color array according to the first color column luminance difference, the first color row luminance difference, the third color pixels adjacent to a first color pixel and the third color pixels adjacent to a second color pixel. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093026 | Conservative Morphological Anti-Aliasing - Conservative morphological anti-aliasing may include four basic logical steps, (1) image analysis for color discontinuities (afterwards stored in a local compressed ‘edge’ buffer), (2) extracting locally dominant edges with a small kernel, (3) handling of simple shapes, and (4) handling of symmetrical long edge shape. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093027 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus for processing image data formed by a set of pixel data includes a real space filter processing unit and a color space filter processing unit, wherein the real space filter processing unit calculates a real space weighting coefficient and performs weighted average of pixel data according to filter processing of an edge preservation type; pixel data of at least a target pixel of pixel data used in the color space filter processing unit is pixel data calculated by the real space filter processing unit; and of the pixel data which the color space filter processing unit uses for the weighted average, the pixel data of the target pixel is pixel data calculated by the real space filter processing unit, and the pixel data of a peripheral pixel is pixel data forming the image data before being input to the real space filter processing unit. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093028 | PERFORMING A HISTOGRAM USING AN ARRAY OF ADDRESSABLE REGISTERS - Parallel processing of an image using an array of addressable registers. Image features are extracted from the image. The image features are storable as data. According to respective values of a sorting key derived from a parameter of the data, the image features are sorted into N buckets. Using an array of M addressable registers, where M is less than N, the data are summed within the buckets to perform a histogram of the image features, according to values of a histogram key derived from said a parameter of the data. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093029 | IMAGE LAYERS NAVIGATION - In embodiments of image layers navigation, a canvas interface displays image segments of an image in different layers of the image. An image layers application is implemented to receive a position input of a canvas viewer control that encompasses one or more of the image segments of the image, and then determine the layers of the image that correspond to the image segments encompassed by the canvas viewer control. The position input of the canvas viewer control is effective to select the layers of the image that correspond to the one or more image segments encompassed by the canvas viewer control. Thumbnail images are then displayed that each represent one of the layers encompassed by the canvas viewer control, where each of the layers represented by a thumbnail image are displayed to include the image segments associated with a respective layer of the image. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093030 | METHODS FOR BACKGROUND SUBTRACTION USING FOCUS DIFFERENCES - First and second images are captured at first and second focal lengths, the second focal length being longer than the first focal length. Element sets are defined with a first element of the first image and a corresponding second element of the second image. Element sets are identified as background if the second element thereof is more in-focus than or as in-focus as the first element. Background elements are subtracted from further analysis. Comparisons are based on relative focus, e.g. whether image elements are more or less in-focus. Measurement of absolute focus is not necessary, nor is measurement of absolute focus change; images need not be in-focus. More than two images, multiple element sets, and/or multiple categories and relative focus relationships also may be used. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093031 | IMAGE DETERMINING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image determining apparatus of the present invention includes an image type determining section ( | 2015-04-02 |
20150093032 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a subject area detector and a subject area determinator. The subject area detector is configured to perform subject detection processing to detect a subject area from an input image. The subject area determinator is configured to determine a final subject area by majority decision processing that is based on the subject areas detected in the subject detection processing performed a plurality of times. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093033 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR CONVERTING DOCUMENT IMAGE CAPTURED BY USING CAMERA TO DEWARPED DOCUMENT IMAGE - A method and apparatus for generating a dewarped document using a document image captured using a camera are provided. The method includes obtaining the document image captures using the camera, extracting text lines from the document image captured using the camera, determining a projection formula to convert positions of respective points constituting the extracted text lines to coordinates projected on a plane of the dewarped document, determining a target function used to calculate a difference between text lines projected on the place of the dewarped document using the projection formula and real text lines, calculating parameters that minimize the target function, and converting the document image to the dewarped document by substituting the calculated parameters into the projection formula. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093034 | IMAGE ALLOCATION DEVICE AND IMAGE ALLOCATION METHOD - An image allocation device and an image allocation method are provided which are capable of calculating image characteristic quantities of a plurality of image data corresponding to a plurality of images, classifying the plurality of image data into image groups, whose number corresponds with the number of pages of display pages, based on the image characteristic quantities, and changing the sequence of the image groups according to the distances between the image groups as determined by the image characteristic quantities. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093035 | VIDEO OBJECT CLASSIFICATION WITH OBJECT SIZE CALIBRATION - A camera system comprises an image capturing device and an object classification module connected to the image capturing device. The object classification module is operable to determine whether or not an object in an image is a member of an object class. The object classification module includes multiple decision steps configured in a cascade configuration, wherein at least one of the multiple decision steps is operable to (a) accept an object as a member of the object class, (b) reject an object as a member of the object class, and (c) call on a next step to determine whether or not an object is a member of the object class. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093036 | VIDEO/IMAGE DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING VIDEO/IMAGE DATA - A system-on-a-chip (SOC) that is able to randomly access target data of a video/image includes a JPEG decoder, a graphic processing unit (GPU) and a central processing unit (CPU). The JPEG decoder receives an input stream having a sequentially accessible first compression format, decodes the input stream to generate first data, and encodes the first data to generate an output stream having a randomly accessible second compression format. The GPU receives the output stream and performs graphic processing on the output stream. Therefore, the SOC readily performs graphic processing by repeatedly receiving video/image data in a short time from a storage unit in which the data is stored using a randomly accessible compression format. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093037 | DYNAMIC GENERATION OF A QUANTIZATION MATRIX FOR COMPRESSION OF A DIGITAL OBJECT - Some aspects of the disclosure relate to a compression technique that can permit determining dynamically a satisfactory quantization matrix based at least on properties intrinsic to a digital object being compressed and a predetermined compression quality criterion, wherein the quantization matrix is associated with a specific space-domain-to-frequency-domain transforms. In one aspect, the compression technique can permit creation of a compressed digital object that can satisfy a predetermined a compression quality criterion. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093038 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIEWING IMAGES - A computer-implemented method for viewing images on an interactive computing device comprises displaying an image from a stack comprising a display image and at least one compressed sub-image of nominally the same scene, each of the sub-images of the stack having been acquired at respective focal distances. Responsive to a user selecting a portion of the displayed image, the selected portion is mapped to a corresponding mapped portion of a sub-image within the stack according to the difference in focal distances between the displayed image and the sub-image. At least one row of compressed image blocks of the at least one sub-image extending across the mapped portion; and a reference value for a point in the compressed image stream of the sub-image preceding the row of compressed image blocks is determined. Using the reference, the row of blocks of the sub-image at least partially decoded, and a measure of focus for an area of the mapped portion coinciding with the decoded image blocks is computed to determine if at least that content of the sub-image should be displayed within a display image. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093039 | IMAGE SUPER-RESOLUTION RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure discloses an image super-resolution reconstruction method, comprising the steps of: performing an edge detection on low-resolution images to be processed to obtain edge pixel frames, amplifying the edge pixel frames so that each amplified image is the double of the original edge pixel frame in size in both horizontal direction and vertical direction, without changing the detected edge pixel information, and compensating for the interpolated interpolation pixels according to different pixel edges to obtain a high-resolution image. The method can ensure the definition and integrity of the edges, and enhance the contrast without degrading image quality. At last, the previous interpolation pixels are compensated according to optimized rules, during which influences of edge pixels and surrounding pixels are comprehensively considered, so as to eliminate the sawtooth phenomenon of the output image. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093040 | Backlight Detection Method and Device - A backlight detection method and device, and the method includes acquiring a brightness value of each image block in a to-be-checked image, determining a brightness relationship between the adjacent image blocks according to the brightness value of each image block; and determining a dark region and a bright region in the to-be-checked image according to the brightness relationship between the adjacent image blocks, and determining whether the to-be-checked image is a backlight scenario according to the dark region and the bright region. The backlight detection method and device provided by the embodiments of the present invention can improve accuracy of backlight detection. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093041 | METHOD OF REDUCING NOISE IN IMAGE AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Provided are methods and apparatuses for reducing noise in an image, in which a kernel that gives a weight to a pixel value with respect to determination of a similarity between patches is adaptively changed according to a reference patch, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for recording the same, and an image processing apparatus using the same, in which noise in an image is removed according to a noise removal algorithm based on non-local means. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093042 | PARAMETER CALIBRATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a parameter calibration method. The method includes: acquiring a calibration template image, where the calibration template image is obtained by photographing a calibration template; performing corner detection on the calibration template image to extract image corners; calculating a radial distortion parameter according to the extracted image corners; performing radial distortion correction according to the calculated radial distortion parameter, so as to reconstruct a distortion correction image; and according to a perspective projection relationship between the calibration template and the reconstructed distortion correction image, calculating intrinsic and extrinsic parameters to implement parameter calibration, where the intrinsic and extrinsic parameters include: a matrix of intrinsic parameters, a rotational vector, and a translational vector. The present invention may be applied to parameter calibration for an imaging apparatus such as a camcorder and a camera in a case of a high distortion. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093043 | Method of Evaluating Image Correlation with Speckle Patter - An image correlation for images having speckle pattern is evaluated. Modulation transfer function (MTF) curves of speckle-pattern images captured at different times are figured out. Whether a correlation value between the MTF curves meets a threshold is checked. If the correlation value is smaller than the threshold, speckle-pattern images are re-selected for re-figuring out the MTF curves and the correlation value. Thus, error of strain and displacement for digital image correlation owing to blurring images of the on-moving target object is figured out; calculation time of the digital image correlation is reduced; and accuracy on measuring physical parameters of the target object before and after movement is improved for digital image correlation. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093044 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for digital photography. In use, a method and apparatus are provided for receiving, at least part of, a partially populated dynamic image object (DIO). Next, a first image is identified in the DIO. Then, a second image is identified in the DIO. Further, a synthetic image is generated based on the first image and the second image. Lastly, the synthetic image is stored in an object for use with a viewing parameter. Additional systems, methods, and computer program products are also presented. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093045 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING HIERARCHICAL SUPER-RESOLUTION OF AN INPUT IMAGE - Super-resolution refers to a process of recovering the missing high-frequency details of a given low-resolution image. Known single image SR algorithms are often computationally intractable or unusable for most of the practical applications. The invention relates to a method for performing hierarchical super-resolution based on self content neighboring patches information is based on pyramidal decomposition. The intrinsic geometric property of an input LR patch neighborhood is obtained from the input LR patch and its K nearest neighbors taken from different down-scaled versions of the LR image. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093046 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing unit of an image processing apparatus includes: a pixel value acquiring part that acquires pixel values of new pixels obtained by increasing resolution of a first image, using pixel values of multiple original pixels, of the first image, around a position at which each of the new pixels is disposed; a representative value acquiring part that acquires a representative value of the pixel values of the multiple new pixels arranged in an area in which each of the original pixels is disposed; a correction value acquiring part that acquires a correction value using the pixel value of each of the original pixels and the representative value; and a pixel value correcting part that corrects the pixel value of each of the original pixels using the correction value. The image processing unit performs correction processing for correcting the original pixels is repeated once or at least twice. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093047 | Systems and Methods for Providing a Roof Guide - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for providing a roof guide, the method including: receiving, via an application on the mobile device of a user, a query related to one or more of a type of a roof and a type of damage to the roof; providing the query to a central server; retrieving, from the central server, at least one first roof image responsive to the query; receiving, via the application on the mobile device of the user, user input of a second roof image of a portion of the roof; and displaying, via the application on the mobile device of the user, the at least one first roof image and the second roof image. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093048 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING TOKEN DATA WITH A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - A system and method for collecting and managing information taken from tokens, like credit cards and gift cards, includes a portable computing device (PCD). The PCD may support a token recognizer that may comprise hardware and/or software that may reside in memory of the PCD. The token recognizer may work in combination with a camera. The token recognizer may comprise a broad recognizer module and an optical character recognition (“OCR”) module. The camera of the PCD may capture images of one or more physical tokens. These captured images of the physical tokens may be processed by the token recognizer so that digital images as well as data provided by the physical tokens may be maintained in memory of the PCD for later presentation to the user. These later presentations on the PCD may be used for account management and for conducting transactions, such as making payment at a point-of-sale (POS) terminal. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093049 | METHOD FOR PLANNING DIGITAL IMAGES TO BE PRINTED ON A ROLL OF MEDIA - A method for displaying a plurality of individual digital images to be printed on a roll of media includes constructing a composed digital image representing the roll and including a plurality of representations of the individual digital images to be printed on the roll in a sequence order corresponding to the time sequence order of printing the plurality of individual digital images on the roll, constructing a time line along the composed digital image, the time line indicating a start time and/or a completion time and/or a time duration of the printing of an image of the plurality of individual digital images on the roll, and displaying at least a part of the composed digital image on the user interface. The composed digital image is scrollable on a user interface in order to scroll through the plurality of representations of the individual digital images, and each displayed representation of an individual digital image of the composed digital image is displayed wholly along a part of the time line, which part starts at the start time of printing of the individual digital image on the roll and ends at the completion time of printing of the individual digital image on the roll. A printing system is configured to apply the method. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093050 | Easy Carry Freezer Bag - Disclosed is a resealable bag having a gusseted structure with a flared double-flapped upper panel wherein a handle and hang-up notch is incorporated therein. A one-way release valve is disposed on the bag to allow the ejection of air from the bag interior when the bag is exteriorly compressed. The flared upper panels can be folded in a downward position when loading foodstuffs. The bag structure comprises a back panel, a front panel, a floor panel, and a double-flapped upper panel forming the handle. The exterior of the bag further provides a writing surface affixed thereto. The bag structure can be sealed via an interlocking closure means along its open upper. Finally, the bag material is one that is suitable for use in a freezer or cooking environment, wherein the bag can be taken from cold storage and heated without material degradation or food contamination. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093051 | Bag With Flip Pocket - This invention pertains to the design of bags with integral pockets, called flip pockets, located preferably on the outside of the bag frame which easily permit storage, transport, control and use of a personal mobile communication or entertainment device without necessarily having to remove the device from the flip pocket. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093052 | CLOSURES FOR BLADDERS - Some disclosed bladder closures comprise a first rigid member adapted to be secured to a first side of a bladder opening and a second rigid member adapted to be secured to a second side of the bladder opening opposite from the first side. At least one fastener is included for clamping the first and second rigid members together to seal the bladder opening. The fastener is rotatably mounted in the first rigid member and comprises a latch positioned on an outer side of the first rigid member, a shaft that passes through the first rigid member, and at least one tab that engages with a portion of the second rigid member when the latch is rotated. The latch pivots at least partially around the shaft to engage with a projection of the second rigid member that extends through a hole in the first rigid member to lock the fastener in place. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093053 | LINEAR GUIDEWAY AND END CAP MODULE THEREOF - An end cap module of a linear guideway for being installed on a sliding block, comprises: a cap having an oil-input hole and a resilient dustproof member installed on the cap. The dustproof member has an oil-guiding passage concavely formed on a surface thereof and communicated with the oil-input hole. When the end cap module is installed on the sliding block, the dustproof member is clipped between the cap and the sliding block. Thus, the instant disclosure provides the end cap module for reducing the design difficulty and producing difficulty of the cap. Moreover, the instant disclosure also provides a linear guideway. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093054 | SLIDE FOR INDUSTRIAL COMPUTER RACK - A slide for an industrial computer rack includes a telescopic frame, a pair of fastener sets, a slide set, an automatic locking module and a release module. The industrial computer rack is a rectangular box composed of frameworks and side panels, and each vertically erected framework has equidistant latch holes. The length of the slide can be adjusted by changing the length of the telescopic frame according to the distance between any two frameworks, and the fastener sets are installed at two end portions of the telescopic frame respectively for a quick installation. The slide set is integrated with the automatic locking module, and the release module includes a U-shaped rail, a release rod and a fixed block. The U-shaped rail is locked onto the exterior of the industrial computer and movably disposed across the telescopic frame, so that the industrial computer can be locked automatically and released quickly. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093055 | MOTION GUIDE DEVICE - A motion guide device includes a plurality of rolling element guide members provided along the entire length of a rolling element rolling surface so as to guide the unloaded side of a plurality of rolling elements that perform a rolling movement under load between the rolling element rolling surface and a loaded rolling element rolling surface. The rolling element guide member includes a beam member an outer member including a rolling element guide surface for guiding the unloaded side of the rolling elements, and the beam member and the outer member are insert-molded. Such a structure provides the motion guide device including the rolling element guide member that enables low cost manufacturing of a complex shape and capability of secure installation and guidance of the rolling elements with no deflection and can be adapted for use in various types by optionally selecting a connecting means. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093056 | LINEAR GUIDEWAY AND RETAINER THEREOF - A retainer of the linear guideway comprises a retaining member a supporting member. The retaining member has a base portion and two side wing potions integrally extended from the base portion. The base portion has a receiving groove, and each side wing portion has a positioning opening. One positioning opening is offset with respect to the receiving groove along a first direction, and another positioning opening is offset with respect to the receiving groove along a second direction opposite to the first direction. One side portion of the supporting member is wedged to the receiving groove of the base potion. Thus, the instant disclosure provides the retainer for positioning two staggered circulation tubes. Moreover, the instant disclosure also provides a linear guideway. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093057 | PITCH BEARING - A pitch bearing for connecting first and second articles is provided. The first article includes a first curved outer surface and the second article includes a second curved outer surface opposite the first curved outer surface. The pitch bearing includes an axisymmetric structure interposed between the first and second curved outer surfaces. The axisymmetric structure includes compliant layers and stabilizing layers interleaved between the compliant layers. The compliant layers and the stabilizing layers proximate to the first article haves a curvature matching that of the first curved outer surface. The compliant layers and the stabilizing layers proximate to the second article have a curvature matching that of the second curved outer surface. A shear stiffness of each of the stabilizing layers is greater than a shear stiffness of each of the compliant layers. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093058 | METHOD FOR MAKING A BEARING COMPONENT, A BEARING COMPONENT, A DOWN HOLE DEVICE AND A DOWN HOLE BEARING ASSEMBLY - A bearing component including a body of composite material having a surface configured as a bearing surface, the composite material including a plurality of round particles bound by a braze material, each of the plurality of round particles comprising a round outer layer encapsulating a wear resistant element. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093059 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING WEAR IN A BEARING - A bearing can include a ball member, a race, and a liner located on an interior surface of the race, the liner having a first surface bonded to an interior surface of the race, the liner having a second surface that is adjacent to the ball member. The bearing also includes a wafer having a wear surface that is aligned with the second surface of the liner, the wafer being an electrically conductive member. Operational wear of the liner can be calculated by comparing a measured resistance of the wafer to an original known resistance of the wafer. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093060 | ROLLING BEARING - A rolling bearing includes inner and outer races rotatable relative to each other, a plurality of rolling elements interposed between the inner and outer races, and a retainer arranged between the inner and outer races for retaining the plurality of rolling elements equiangularly. Flange portions are formed on a radially inner side and a radially outer side of an axial end portion of the retainer so as to extend radially. Recessed grooves are formed in a region of the inner race and a region of the outer race corresponding to the respective flange portions so as to form labyrinths together with the flange portions. Inner side surfaces of the flange portions and axial end surfaces of the recessed grooves, which are opposed to the inner side surfaces of the flange portions, are inclined radially so as to generate a flow of lubricant. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093061 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS HAVING A BEARING SHIELD ARRANGEMENT - Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards an apparatus/method including rolling elements, an outer ring surrounding an inner ring and the inner and outer rings guiding rotation of the rolling elements in a rotation region therebetween, and a cap secured to the inner ring. The apparatus further includes a bearing shield arrangement secured to one of the outer and inner rings and configured with the other of the outer and inner rings to define a gap for the flow of vapor or lubricant from the rotation region through a vapor restricting pathway. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093062 | STRUCTURE OF BRACKET OF INNER-SHAFT BEARING - An inner-shaft bearing bracket structure may include an inner-shaft that may be installed between a differential gear or a reduction gear connected to a motor or a engine for generating rotational power of a vehicle and a drive shaft for transmitting the rotational power to wheels of the vehicle in a vehicle width direction, bearings which wrap an outer peripheral surface of the inner-shaft and to which the inner-shaft may be rotatably coupled, and a bearing bracket which connects a pipe that houses and supports the bearings therein and a boss formed in the motor to project forward, wherein the bearing bracket may be disposed on a side surface of the boss and may be coupled by bolts in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle body. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093063 | ROLLER BEARING FLANGE CONFIGURATION - A bearing ring for a roller bearing includes a raceway configured to support at least one rolling-element roller and a flange at an end of the raceway extending away from the raceway and having an abutment surface for guiding the at least one rolling-element roller on the raceway. The abutment surface has a curvature that decreases monotonically from a starting point on the abutment surface to an end of the abutment surface, and the abutment surface includes at least one strongly monotonically decreasing segment. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093064 | METHODS OF OPERATING ROLLER BEARING APPARATUSES INCLUDING COMPLIANT ROLLING ELEMENTS - In an embodiment, a roller bearing apparatus may include a rotor having first superhard raceway elements distributed circumferentially about an axis. Each first superhard raceway element includes a raceway surface positioned/configured to form a first portion of a raceway. The apparatus includes a stator including second superhard raceway elements generally opposed to the first superhard raceway elements. Each second superhard raceway element includes a raceway surface positioned/configured to form a second portion of the raceway. The apparatus includes rolling elements interposed between the rotor and stator and positioned and configured to roll on the raceway. One or more of the rolling elements may be configured to elastically deform on the raceway during use. At least a portion of the raceway exhibits a first modulus of elasticity greater than a second modulus of elasticity of at least a portion of the one or more of the rolling elements. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093065 | ANTI-FRETTING ADDITIVES FOR NON-LUBRICATED CONTACT SURFACES - An anti-fretting rust preventative solution includes a rust preventative fluid and an anti-fretting additive dissolved in the rust preventative fluid. The anti-fretting additive includes at least one compound that is surface-active with steel to produce a low-shear velocity accommodation layer in a metal-to-metal interference fit. The anti-fretting rust preventative solution can be provided in a bearing assembly with metal-to-metal interference fits, as well as other applications where fretting wear may otherwise occur. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093066 | Laminates with Fluoropolymer Cloth - A laminate includes a metal substrate and a sliding layer overlying the metal substrate. The sliding layer can include a polymer fabric. The polymer fabric can include first polymer P1. The sliding layer can further included a melt-processable matrix polymer. The melt-processable matrix polymer can include a second polymer P2. In embodiments, either P1 or P2 is a fluoropolymer. The sliding layer can further include a filler. In embodiments, the total amount of fluoropolymer and filler in the sliding layer is at least 30 vol %. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093067 | OXIDE CAPACITOR ELECRO-OPTICAL PHASE SHIFTER - An electro-optical phase shifter to be located in an optical waveguide may include a rib of a semiconductor material extending along a length of the optical waveguide and a control structure configured to modify a concentration of carriers in the rib according to a control voltage present between first and second control terminals of the phase shifter. The control structure may include a conductive layer covering a portion of the rib and electrically connected to a first of the control terminals. An insulating layer may be configured to electrically isolate the conductive layer from the rib. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093068 | Optical Device - An apparatus is disclosed comprising a planar optical waveguide structure which includes a substrate and two planar optical waveguides thereon. The apparatus further comprises a solid structure having a body and two branches connected to the body. Each of the two branches has a reflective surface area thereon. Each of the two planar optical waveguides is configured to optically couple light from an end thereof to the reflective surface area of a corresponding one of the branches. The planar optical waveguide structure further includes a third planar optical waveguide on the substrate. The third planar optical waveguide has a segment located between the solid structure and the substrate. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093069 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a semiconductor laser module with a semiconductor laser chip, in which a first optical waveguide is formed, flip-chip mounted on a silicon substrate with a mesa structure in which a second optical waveguide is formed. The optical axes of the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide make a specified angle with lines perpendicular to the respective cleavage planes. Alignment marks are provided on the silicon substrate and the semiconductor laser chip at at least two positioning locations to enable mounting of the semiconductor laser chip by passive alignment. The mounting position is decided so that laser light emitted in a direction of the optical axis of the first optical waveguide and refracted at the emission surface, is refracted at the incident surface of the second optical waveguide and becomes incident in the direction of the optical axis of the second optical waveguide. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093070 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE COMPONENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE - An optical waveguide component includes: an optical fiber mounting substrate provided with optical fiber alignment grooves having either, for alignment of optical fibers, V-grooves or inverted trapezoidal grooves in which inverted top sections of the V-grooves are truncated; an optical waveguide substrate in which optical waveguides are formed; a resin layer that is aligned and fixed in a state in which the optical fiber mounting substrate and the optical waveguide substrate are flush or have a predetermined amount of offset; and a transparent resin that is filled in a gap in which the optical fiber mounting substrate and the optical waveguide substrate face each other. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093071 | SURFACE PLASMON POLARITON CIRCUIT ELEMENT WITH DISCONTINUOUS WAVEGUIDE WITH GAP AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SURFACE PLASMON POLARITON MODE - A plasmonic device and an apparatus and method for generating a surface plasmon polariton (SPP) mode using the plasmonic device are disclosed herein. The plasmonic device includes a first plasmonic waveguide and a second plasmonic waveguide. The first plasmonic waveguide is made of a strip-shaped metal material forming at least one pair of first metal-dielectric interfaces along with a dielectric layer, and extends from an input location to a gap start location. The second plasmonic waveguide is made of a strip-shaped metal material forming at least one pair of second metal-dielectric interfaces in planes identical to those of the at least one pair of first metal-dielectric interfaces of the first plasmonic waveguide, and extends from a gap end location, spaced apart from the gap start location by the length of a gap along the propagation direction of the SPP, to an SPP output location. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093072 | OPTICAL DEVICE WITH HIGH DAMAGE THRESHOLD - Provided is an optical device having a high damage threshold, the optical device including a coating layer applied to cover a substrate and an optical switch formed of a carbon material and disposed on one side of the substrate, which may have a greatly increased damage threshold through the coating layer and thus, a characteristic of the optical device may be effectively adjusted. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093073 | Optical Tap Modules Having Integrated Splitters And Aggregated Multi-Fiber Tap Output Connectors - Embodiments are disclosed for tap modules having integrated splitters and aggregated multi-fiber tap output connectors. Tap modules are configured to receive optical input/output signals from optical input/output fibers connected to multiple network devices within a network communication system. The tap modules include splitters that are configured to generate multiple tap output signals that are proportional, lower-energy copies of optical signals being communicated between the network devices. These tap output signals are then provided to aggregated multi-fiber tap output connectors for the tap modules. These multi-fiber tap output connectors can then be utilized to connect to other network monitoring devices, such as network monitoring tool systems and/or network tool optimizing systems. The aggregated multi-fiber tap output connectors are configured to operate at a higher aggregated rate as compared to the optical input/output signals. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093074 | Optical Shuffling - Techniques relating to optical shuffling are described herein. In an example, a system for shuffling a plurality of optical beams is described. The system includes a plurality of sources to output respective beams of light. The system further includes a plurality of receivers to receive respective beams of light. The system further includes a shuffling assembly including a plurality of sub-wavelength grating (SWG) sections. Each of the plurality of SWG sections is for defining optical paths of the plurality of beams. The plurality of SWG sections includes at least one reflecting SWG section to reflect and direct light from a respective one of the plurality of sources toward a respective one of the plurality of receivers. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093075 | RECEIVING METHOD AND SEPARATING APPARATUS FOR LIGHT OUTPUTTED FROM MULTI-CORE OPTICAL FIBER - According to the present invention, as a result of using a depressed or trench-assisted light-receiving waveguide in which the core is surrounded by a layer having a refractive index lower than that of a cladding as light-receiving means for receiving light outputted from a multi-core optical fiber, the layer of a low refractive index can inhibit the propagation of noise, etc. from the cladding to the core. Consequently, even in cases where the inter-core crosstalk is small, it is possible to accurately measure the inter-core crosstalk since components different from crosstalk-derived components in optical power are reduced. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093076 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector includes a first engaging member holding at least one first optical fiber to guide light from a light source, a second engaging member holding a second optical fiber to be optically connected to the first optical fiber, and configured to be engaged with the first engaging member, and a light shield member provided near an emission end of the first optical fiber, at such a position as to shield light from the first optical fiber at disengagement of the engaging members. The light shield member is pushed by the second engaging member at engagement of the engaging members, so as to be folded and evacuated in a gap. The light shield member includes a light absorption member to absorb light and to generate heat, a thermal diffusion member to diffuse and radiate the heat, and a base supporting the light absorption member and thermal diffusion member. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093077 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR HAVING CLAMPING ELEMENT - An optical fiber connector includes a housing and a clamping element. The housing defines a receiving space including an inner bottom surface. The inner bottom surface defines first grooves and first receiving grooves aligned with the first grooves, and includes two clamping holes. The clamping element is received in the receiving space and includes a cantilever beam and two hooks extending from the cantilever beam. The cantilever beam includes a bottom surface defining a second receiving grooves. The two hooks are received into the two clamping holes to fix the clamping element to the housing. The first receiving grooves and the second receiving grooves cooperatively define receiving holes to receive optical fibers. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093078 | CONNECTOR - A connector is provided, including a connector body, a fastener and an elastomer. The fastener is pivoted on the connector body with a hook end and a press end positioned on both sides thereof, respectively. The two ends of the elastomer contact the connector body and the press end of the fastener, respectively. The connector of the invention may accomplish plugging and unplugging of an electronic equipment in a single hand press way without bracer arrangement by a configuration of the press end, and may maintain an engagement state between the hook end and the electronic equipment with an arrangement of the elastomer. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093079 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An optical fiber connector includes a main body, lens portions, and optical fibers. The main body includes a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface. The main body defines a cavity between the first and second side surfaces, and a number of accommodating holes extending through the first side surface and communicating with the cavity. The cavity includes an inner surface. The lens portions are positioned on the second side surface, and each lens portion is coaxial with a corresponding accommodating hole. A focal plane of each lens portion overlaps the inner surface. The optical fibers are fixed in the accommodating holes. An end of each optical fiber is fixed at the focal plane of a corresponding lens portion. The main body includes a bottom surface and defines a through hole in the cavity. The through hole passes through the bottom surface. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093080 | OPTICAL CONNECTORS WITH INORGANIC ADHESIVES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - One embodiment of the disclosure relates to an optical connector. The optical connector may include a ferrule, a waveguide, and an inorganic adhesive composition. The ferrule may include a fiber-receiving passage defining an inner surface. The inorganic adhesive composition may be disposed within the ferrule and in contact with the inner surface of the ferrule and the waveguide. The inorganic adhesive composition may include at least about 50% by weight of metal oxide. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093081 | Optical Fiber Connector - An optical fiber connector comprises a ferrule, a fastening tube, and a cover plate. The ferrule comprises a through hole and a breach. Front and rear parts of the through hole respectively comprise a pre-embedded optical fiber and a field optical fiber. A joint of the two optical fibers is located at the breach. A part of the through hole is exposed in the breach. The fastening tube comprises a ferrule accommodating portion accommodating a part of the ferrule on which the breach is disposed, and an opening disposed thereon. The opening connects the ferrule accommodating portion, and is positionally corresponding to the breach. The cover plate passes through the opening, is disposed in the breach, and presses the joint. The ferrule is easily machined and can adopt a material hardly influenced by environment temperature. The joint is fixed, and an amount of joint loss is stable. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093082 | LOOSE TUBE CONNECTOR TERMINATION - A fiber optic connector assembly comprises a ferrule assembly including a ferrule and a hub. The ferrule has a distal end and a proximal end. The proximal end of the ferrule is mounted to the hub. The ferrule defines a fiber passage that extends through the ferrule from the proximal end to the distal end. The fiber optic assembly further comprises an optical fiber having an end portion potted within the fiber passage of the ferrule. A loose tube receives the optical fiber. The loose tube has a distal end positioned inside the hub and defines a venting opening that starts at the distal end of the loose tube and extends proximally along a length of the loose tube. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093083 | PLUGGABLE OPTICL TRANSCEIVER MODULE - A pluggable optical transceiver module for inserted into plugging slot includes main body and sliding component. The main body has opposite two side surfaces and two sliding slots. The two sliding slots are located at the two side surfaces. The sliding component includes linkage arm and two extending arms. The two extending arms are connected to the linkage arm. Each extending arm has a second fastening part. The main body is between the two extending arms. The two extending arms are disposed on the two sliding slots to have fastening position and releasing position. Two first fastening parts are fastened to the two second fastening parts when the two extending arms are located at fastening position. The two second fastening parts press the two first fastening parts, respectively, for the two first fastening parts being farther from each other when the two extending arms are located at releasing position. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093084 | FAN-OUT ASSEMBLIES AND FIBER OPTIC ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING FIBER MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE FOR FURCATIONS - Fiber management structures for fan-out assemblies that are used to furcate a fiber optic cable are disclosed, as are fiber optic assemblies with fiber management structures and related methods. The fiber management structures each include channels extending between opposed first and second ends. A plurality of fan-out tubes are received in the plurality of channels such that the fiber management structure organizes the fan-out tubes, thereby allowing a compact furcation body to be formed even when furcating high fiber count cables. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093085 | LOW-LATENCY, HOLLOW-CORE OPTICAL FIBER WITH TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION MODE CONFINEMENT - Air core optical fiber structures in which the cladding is composed of an engineered optical metamaterial having a refractive index less than unity for at least one specific wavelength band and provides for total internal reflection of optical energy between the air core and metamaterial cladding. According to certain examples, a method of guiding optical energy includes constructing a hollow core optical fiber with an all-dielectric optical metamaterial cladding, coupling optical energy into the optical fiber having an operating wavelength near a resonance of the metamaterial cladding, and guiding the optical energy within the hollow core optical fiber by total internal reflection. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093086 | APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING IMAGE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND JOINT DISPLAY - The present invention provides an image compensating device for a joint display. The image compensating device includes a light incident surface, a parallel light emitting surface, and a plurality of light guiding channels extending from the light incident surface to the light emitting surface. The light emitting surface of image compensating device is greater than the light incident surface. The section area of each light guiding channel is gradually increased from the light incident surface to the light emitting surface, by which to extend the image provided by the peripheral region of each cell of the joint display and provide a seamless joint image. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093087 | APPARATUS FOR COMPENSATING IMAGE OF DISPLAY AND DISPLAY ASSEMBLY - An image compensating portion located on a display panel includes a light incident surface, a light emitting surface, and a plurality of light guiding channels parallel with each other. The display panel includes a main display region and a periphery display region. A projection of the light emitting surface on the light incident surface is larger than an area of the light incident surface. The light guiding channel guides lights from the light incident surface to be emitted from the light emitting surface for being extended. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093088 | Fiber Optic Terminal Assemblies - A fiber optic terminal assembly comprises a mounting plate configured to be mounted to a surface, a pivot bracket comprising a handle, and a spool rotatably mounted to the pivot bracket and configured to store a multi-fiber optic cable. The spool comprises an adapter for securing a connection between a fiber of the multi-fiber optic cable and a fiber of an output fiber cable. The spool and the pivot bracket are configured to be selectively coupled to the mounting plate. A method of using the fiber optic terminal assembly comprises paying out a multi-fiber optic cable stored on the spool by rotating the spool relative to the pivot bracket. The method also comprises selectively coupling the spool and the pivot bracket to a mounting plate after paying out the multi-fiber optic cable. Selectively coupling the spool and the pivot bracket substantially prevents rotation of the spool. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093089 | Swing Out Optical Fiber Tray - This disclosure is directed to a fiber optic tray assembly. The tray assembly includes a tray having a base portion configured to hold a fiber optic interconnect or splice. An adapter clamp is configured to be mounted to the tray to secure one or more fiber optic adapters to the tray at an angle greater then 0° and less than 90° relative to and substantially parallel to the base portion. A fiber manager is configured to be mounted to one side portion of the tray to secure one or more fiber optic cable leads exiting the tray toward the one side portion of the tray. The tray is approximately one half the height of a standard tray that holds fiber optic cables. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093090 | CABLE CLAMP AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENCLOSURE - A telecommunications closure ( | 2015-04-02 |
20150093091 | FIBER DISTRIBUTION DEVICE - A fiber distribution device includes a swing frame chassis pivotally mounted to a support structure. At least a first optical splitter module is mounted to the swing frame chassis. Pigtails having connectorized ends are carried by the swing frame chassis and have portions that are routed generally vertically on the swing frame chassis. An optical termination field includes fiber optic adapters carried by the swing frame chassis. The fiber optic adapters are configured to receive the connectorized ends of the pigtails. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093092 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABINET WITH CONNECTOR STORAGE - A housing including a plurality of openings for receiving fiber optic connectors and protecting the polished end face of the connectors from damage while the connectors are stored within a telecommunications connection cabinet. A module with a plurality of optical fiber cables connected to a first optical fiber cable and terminated by a fiber optic connector. Each of the connectors are inserted within openings in a connector holder for storage and protection until the cables need to be connected to a customer equipment cable. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093093 | Second Screen Subtitles Function - Systems for, and methods of, displaying video information comprising: a second screen device obtaining current play position data of a video being played on a primary screen device (e.g., obtaining from the primary screen device an identification of a current play position of the video, or obtaining information to generate an acoustic fingerprint of the video); determining a current play position of the video playing on the primary screen device based upon the current play position data (e.g., identification of the current play position or the acoustic fingerprint); downloading information (e.g., video map, subtitles, moral principles, objectionable content, memorable content, performers, geographical maps, shopping, plot point, item, ratings, and trivia information) over a computer communications network into the memory of the second screen device; and displaying information on the second screen device synchronized with the contemporaneously played video on the primary screen device. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093094 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal on which a video capturing function is executed according to one exemplary embodiment includes a camera that is configured to capture the video, a display unit that is configured to output a video frame received from the camera, and a controller that is configured to store time point information related to a time point at which a control command for inputting memo information during capturing of the video is received when the control command is received, and process the memo information, set after completion of the capturing of the video, in such a manner of associating the memo information with at least one video frame corresponding to the time point information within the captured video. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093095 | RECORDING MEDIUM CONTAINING MOVING PICTURE DATA AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THEREOF AND REPRODUCING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF THE RECORDING MEDIUM - A method and an apparatus for retrieving information for managing video data involving link information associating metadata with the video data. A metadata indicator is used to indicate that metadata exists in a stream with the linking information. Link information also associates the metadata with location information to identify where additional information on the video data, which is described by the metadata, may be found. Using the method or apparatus, a single metadata unit is able to be associated with a plurality of video data units, or a plurality of metadata units are able to be associated with a single video data unit, in order to provide more information on the video data. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093096 | AUDIO AND VIDEO SYNCHRONIZATION - The invention relates to audio-video-synchronization, where light is captured from a light source. At least a timestamp is determined from the light. Audio stream is received from an audio source, and the audio stream is played from the point defined by the time stamp. The invention relates also to a method and technical equipment for generating data comprising at least time stamp of a video stream and signalling the generated data by means of a light from a light source. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093097 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PLAYING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - It is provided a method for resuming an interrupted session of multimedia content with a rendering device. It comprises the steps of reading a status information of the interrupted session, said information being stored in a portable device; and resuming the session of the multimedia content based on the status information read. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093098 | FAN ASSEMBLY - A bladeless fan assembly for creating an air current includes a nozzle mounted on a base housing a device for creating an air flow. The nozzle includes an interior passage for receiving the air flow and a mouth for emitting the air flow. The nozzle defines, and extends about, an opening through which air from outside the fan assembly is drawn by the air flow emitted from the mouth. The nozzle also includes a heater for heating the air flow upstream of the mouth. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093099 | HAND HELD APPLIANCE - A hand held appliance comprises a body having an outer wall, a duct extending at least partially along the body within the outer wall, an interior passage extending about the duct for receiving a primary fluid flow, a primary fluid outlet for emitting the primary fluid flow from the body, wherein the primary fluid outlet is defined by the duct and an inner wall of the body. The inner wall may extend from the outer wall towards the duct and may extend radially around the duct. The inner wall may extend from the outer wall towards the primary fluid outlet. At least one spacer may be provided between the inner wall and the duct. The at least one spacer may be a supporting rib. The duct may be formed from two parts, a first part fixed to the inner wall and a second part connected to the first part. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093100 | SUPPORT RING WITH ENCAPSULATED LIGHT BARRIER - Embodiments described herein provide a thermal processing apparatus with a heat source and a rotating substrate support opposite the heat source, the rotating substrate support comprising a support member with a light blocking member. The light blocking member may be an encapsulated component, or may be movably disposed inside the support member. The light blocking member may be opaque and/or reflective, and may be a refractory metal. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093101 | BOILER FOR HOT WATER HEATING MATS - A boiler for hot water heating mats, including: a hot water heating tank having a hot water discharging port, a hot water recovering port, and an electric heater; a hot water storage tank connected to the hot water heating tank, with a water charging port, an air exhausting port, a hot water inlet port and a hot water outlet port; a hot water discharging check valve; and a hot water recovering check valve. The heater is installed horizontally or inclinedly, and the interior space of the hot water heating tank is divided into a hot water heating chamber and a hot water discharging chamber. To ensure the heater remains partially submerged in water, the hot water discharging port may be formed at a height higher than the lower surface of the heater or a retaining wall may be installed on the bottom of the hot water heating tank. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093102 | MONITORING APPARATUS, MONITORING SYSTEM, AND MONITORING METHOD - A monitoring apparatus is connected to a shutter which opens and closes to limit a capturing area of an image capturing device. The monitoring apparatus detects an event indicative of a closing event or an opening event, and controls the shutter to open and close based on a given time schedule and the detected event, where the time schedule determines each period for opening and closing the shutter. The monitoring apparatus controls the shutter based on the opening event in response to a detection of the opening event, and controls the shutter based on the time schedule in response to a detection of the closing event when the opening event is last detected before the detection of the closing event. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093103 | LENS PROTECTOR AND IMAGING DEVICE INCORPORATING THE SAME - A lens protector is provided for a wide-angle lens of an imaging device, the wide-angle lens including a curved surface projecting towards a subject and forming an image circle partially protruding from an imaging plane on which an image of the subject is formed. The lens protector includes at least two projections opposing each other with an optical axis of the wide-angle lens in-between, extending along the curved surface of the wide-angle lens from a subject side of a device body, and projecting further towards the subject than the curved surface to cover a part of the curved surface which corresponds to a part of the image circle protruding from the imaging plane. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093104 | Protective Lens Attachment - A protective lens attachment is configured to couple to a camera lens ring to protect a camera lens during operation. The protective lens attachment can include a compressible structure, on which a force is exerted by a camera lens ring when the camera lens ring is inserted into the protective lens attachment. The compressible structure is configured to exert a reciprocal force onto the camera lens ring, creating a friction force between the compressible structure and the camera lens ring, and securely coupling the protective lens attachment to the camera lens ring. | 2015-04-02 |
20150093105 | SHUTTER DEVICE - A shutter device includes a leading drive lever configured to move leading blades to a closed position at which the leading blades cover an opening and to move the leading blades to an open position at which the leading blades open the opening; a leading charge mechanism configured to rotate a leading charge lever in a charge direction to generate biasing force and to rotate, using the biasing force of the leading drive spring, the leading charge lever in a drive direction to rotate the leading drive lever in an opening direction; a leading lock lever configured to lock the leading charge lever having rotated in the charge direction; a leading attractive unit configured to hold, using electromagnetic force, the leading lock lever locking the leading charge lever; and a leading biasing mechanism configured to bias the leading lock lever in a release direction. | 2015-04-02 |