39th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100246849 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - A signal processing apparatus is configured to change volume level or frequency characteristics of an input signal with a limited bandwidth in a first frequency range. The apparatus includes: an information extracting unit configured to extract second frequency characteristic information from a collection signal with a limited bandwidth in a second frequency range different from the first frequency range; a frequency characteristic information extending unit configured to estimate first frequency characteristic information from the second frequency characteristic information extracted by the information extracting unit, the first frequency characteristic information including the first frequency range; and a signal correcting unit configured to change volume level or frequency characteristics of the input signal according to the first frequency characteristic information obtained by the frequency characteristic information extending unit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246850 | METHOD AND ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR BINAURAL NOISE REDUCTION - A method and an acoustic signal processing system for noise reduction of a binaural microphone signal are proposed. A source signal and two interfering signals input to a left and a right microphone of a binaural microphone system respectively. A left and a right microphone signal is filtered by a Wiener filter to obtain binaural output signals of the source signal. The Wiener filter is calculated as | 2010-09-30 |
20100246851 | Method for Determining a Noise Reference Signal for Noise Compensation and/or Noise Reduction - The invention provides a method for determining a noise reference signal for noise compensation and/or noise reduction. A first audio signal on a first signal path and a second audio signal on a second signal path are received. The first audio signal is filtered using a first adaptive filter to obtain a first filtered audio signal. The second audio signal is filtered using a second adaptive filter to obtain a second filtered audio signal. The first and the second filtered audio signal are combined to obtain the noise reference signal. The first and the second adaptive filter are adapted such as to minimize a wanted signal component in the noise reference signal. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246852 | Output-level-controlling converter device - An output-level-controlling converter device, including a ramp generator, used to generate a ramp signal; and an analog-to-PWM converter, said converter is used to perform conversion digitally for a reference signal by making use of said ramp signal, and output a pulse-width-modulation signal; and a pulse width detector, used to detect a duty cycle of said pulse-width-modulation signal, and output a gain control voltage signal based on said duty cycle, and when said duty cycle is close to 0% or 100%, said ramp generator is used to increase a voltage amplitude of said ramp signal based on a voltage value of said gain control voltage signal, hereby increasing or decreasing said duty cycle of said pulse-width-modulation signal for reducing voltage gain of said reference signal. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246853 | Audio Signal Processing Apparatus and Speaker Apparatus - An audio signal processing apparatus includes: a first filtering unit which outputs an audio signal while attenuating frequency components except for preset frequency components; a detecting unit which detects a sound volume level; an amplitude limiting unit which calculates an amplitude limiting level corresponding to the sound volume level, and which limits a part of a waveform of the audio signal output from the first filtering unit; a second filtering unit which outputs the audio signal output from the amplitude limiting unit while attenuating frequency components except for preset frequency components including a part of the frequency band of the audio signal output from the first filtering unit, and a part of the frequency band of the harmonics; a compressing unit which compresses a dynamic range of the audio signal; and an adding unit which adds the audio signal output from the compressing unit to the input audio signal. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246854 | SOUND REPRODUCTION - A sound system ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246855 | DYNAMIC AUDIO PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT USING TOUCH SENSING - An audio communications device has a handset in which a touch sensing ear piece region is coupled to an acoustic leakage analyzer. The acoustic leakage analyzer is to analyze signals from the touch sensing ear piece region and on that basis adjust an audio processing parameter. The latter configures an audio processor which generates an audio receiver input signal for the device. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246856 | AUDIO DEVICE - An audio device has controls for setting parameters. In the audio device, a selection mode setting part sets a selection mode in which a parameter to be stored is selected. A position acquisition part acquires positions of the controls and locks setting states of the parameters that are set by the controls, when the selection mode is set by the selection mode setting part. A parameter selection part detects one or more control operated by a user among the controls and selects each parameter corresponding to each operated control among the controls as a parameter to be stored, after the setting states of the parameters are locked by the position acquisition part. A reset part returns positions of the controls to the positions acquired by the position acquisition part and memorizes a selection status of each parameter which indicates whether each parameter is selected or not, when the selection mode is completed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246857 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is an electronic device which can prevent operation stop attributed to lowering of an electronic device operation voltage. A pre-stage of a power amplifier ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246858 | AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT - An amplifier circuit comprises differential amplification circuitry comprising an input stage having first and second differential inputs, and an output stage, having respective first and second amplifier components with first and second differential outputs. The first amplifier component of the output stage comprises a first power transistor operably coupled to the first differential output and driven by a first differential output of the input stage, and a third power transistor operably coupled to the first differential output of the amplifier circuit and driven by a second output of the input stage. The second amplifier component comprises a second power transistor operably coupled to the second differential output and driven by a second output of the input stage, and a fourth power transistor operably coupled to the second differential output and driven by the first output of the input stage. Each of the first and second power transistors of the first and second amplifier components is driven in a current mirror arrangement by the respective first and second output of the input stage. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246859 | BIASING CIRCUIT FOR A MICROELECTROMECHANICAL ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER AND RELATED BIASING METHOD - A biasing circuit for an acoustic transducer is provided with: a voltage-booster stage, which supplies, on a biasing terminal, a boosted voltage for biasing a first terminal of the acoustic transducer; and filtering elements, set between the biasing terminal and the acoustic transducer, for filtering disturbances on the boosted voltage. The biasing circuit is further provided with switches, which can be actuated so as to connect the first terminal to the biasing terminal of the voltage-booster stage, directly during a start-up step of the biasing circuit, and through the filtering elements at the end of the start-up step. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246860 | BONE CONDUCTION ASSEMBLY FOR COMMUNICATION HEADSET - A bone conduction assembly can include at least a microphone, an assembly stem, an ear cushion, and a microphone channel. The microphone can include an acoustic-to-electric transducer. The assembly stem can house the microphone and can be shaped for insertion into an ear canal of a user. The ear cushion can have an inner surface surrounding an outer surface of the assembly stem and an outer, contiguous, annular surface configured to maintain contact with an ear canal of a user when worn. The microphone channel can be shaped to channel vibrations resulting from bone conduction from the ear canal through the assembly stem to the microphone. In one embodiment, the bone conduction assembly can include a speaker having a speaker channel that is acoustically isolated from the microphone channel. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246861 | SMALL-SIZED SOUND RECEIVER FOR PRODUCING BODY-SENSING VIBRATION - Disclosed is a small-sized sound receiver for producing body-sensible vibration, and more particularly to a small-sized sound receiver for producing body-sensible vibration, which has a structure for bone-conduction so that the receiver can implement not only a function of a common small-sized sound receiver but also sensing of various sounds and various body-sensible vibrations, such as body-sensible vibration and bone-conduction sound, or the like. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246862 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE EXCITATION AND/OR DAMPING AND/OR DETECTION OR STRUCTURAL OSCILLATIONS OF A PLATE-SHAPED DEVICE USING A PIEZOELECTRIC STRIP DEVICE - An apparatus and a method for the excitation and/or damping and/or detection of structural oscillations of a plate-shaped device by means of a piezoelectric strip device are described. The apparatus comprises a carrier device ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246863 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACOUSTIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A piezoelectric acoustic device comprises: at least two piezoelectric actuators; a support body that supports the at least two piezoelectric actuators; and a signal input unit that drives the at least two piezoelectric actuators at respective arbitrary times. At least one pair of piezoelectric actuators among the at least two piezoelectric actuators is arranged in such a manner that their sound radiation surfaces face each other with a predetermined gap. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246864 | HEADPHONE IMPROVEMENTS - A method of providing an audio signal to a headphone apparatus for a user is disclosed. The method comprises providing a headphone apparatus comprising at least one left speaker for a left ear of a user having a sound path from the left speaker to the left ear canal and at least one right speaker for a right ear of the user having a sound path from the right speaker to the right ear canal, wherein the sound path of the left speaker has a different length from the sound path of the right speaker. The method further comprises sending an audio signal simultaneously to the left speaker and right speaker thereby creating a timing difference in the time the signal is received by each ear canal based on the difference is the length of the sound path. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246865 | HEARING AID AND A METHOD OF OPERATING A HEARING AID - A hearing aid ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246866 | Method and Apparatus for Implementing Hearing Aid with Array of Processors - A method and apparatus for operation of a hearing aid | 2010-09-30 |
20100246867 | HEARING DEVICE IMPROVEMENTS USING MODULATION TECHNIQUES ADAPTED TO THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AUDITORY AND VESTIBULAR HEARING - There is provided hearing device improvements using modulation techniques adapted to the characteristics of auditory and vestibular hearing. One embodiment provides for extending hearing to the infrasonic range by extracting sounds from the high ambient noise in this range and applying them to a carrier in the ultrasonic “quiet zone.” Further extension of hearing into the ultrasonic range is provided by a modulation scheme which uses a fluid conduction coupler to match impedance for a vibration transducer applied to the skin. A variation on this embodiment integrates this ultrasonic hearing extension with normal acoustic headphones. Another embodiment compensates for high frequency hearing loss by a modulation scheme which uses middle ear resonance as an amplifier. A further embodiment combines ultrasonic transposition with wireless modulation to obtain secure communication. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246868 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING APPARATUS WITH AMPLIFIED FEEDBACK COMPENSATION AND HEARING APPARATUS - The goal is to make insertion of a hearing apparatus in an ear more comfortable, in particular with respect to feedback whistling. A method for operating a hearing apparatus by amplifying an input sound to form an output sound and compensating by a predefined amount for feedback caused by the output sound is therefore provided. In a predetermined period after switching on the hearing apparatus, the amount of feedback compensation is automatically increased by an offset greater than zero compared with the predefined amount. By way of example, amplified feedback, which is caused by a hand when inserting the hearing apparatus or hearing aid into the ear, can be better compensated thereby. Feedback whistling when inserting a hearing aid for example can thus be avoided. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246869 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC FITTING USING REAL EAR MEASUREMENT - According to a method embodiment for performing a real ear measurement (REM), a stimulus signal is transformed into a frequency domain stimulus signal with a plurality of frequency ranges. The frequency domain stimulus signal is amplified with a desired gain for each of the plurality of frequency ranges to provide an amplified stimulus signal. The amplified stimulus signal is transformed into the acoustic signal in the ear canal, which is detected to provide a detected acoustic signal, and the detected acoustic signal is transformed into a frequency domain detected signal with the plurality of frequency ranges. A sound level for the plurality of frequency ranges is measured. The desired gain for the frequency ranges is automatically adjusted based on the measured sound levels and the desired sound pressure levels for the plurality of frequency ranges. The method can be performed within a hearing assistance apparatus. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246870 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR CONNECTION TO A HEARING APPARATUS COMPONENT WITH A TWO-PART SLEEVE - An electronic component and, in particular, an external receiver of a hearing aid, are intended to be capable of being configured to be simpler and more robust. To this end, it is proposed that the electronic apparatus, which has an electronic component and a cable which is connected to the electronic component, is equipped with a first sleeve which is arranged around a part of the electronic component and a part of the cable and mechanically connects the two, and a second sleeve, which surrounds another part of the electronic component. The first sleeve and the second sleeve are coaxially directly connected to one another such that both sleeves together also completely surround the electronic component in the axial direction. The two sleeves can possibly be connected to one another by laser welding. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246871 | Portable Hearing Amplification System and Method - A hearing amplification system. The system has a rechargeable hearing amplifier and a portable charging system. The rechargeable hearing amplifier has a rechargeable battery, a sound amplification portion which will receive sound waves from between 200 to 6000 Hz amplifies sound waves to between 40 dB and 60 dB and broadcast the sound waves to a human user. The rechargeable hearing amplifier also has an ear engaging membrane which is designed to secure to a human ear. The amplification system also has a portable charging system to charge the rechargeable battery in the rechargeable hearing amplifier. The portable charging system has a single 1.5 V battery charger, and alternatively an AC adapter providing 3 V DC. The portable charging system has a seat for charging the rechargeable hearing amplifier and at least one seat for the ear engagement membrane. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246872 | SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR COCHLEAR IMPLANTS - The present disclosure includes methods, devices, and systems for cochlear implants. One method embodiment for cochlear implant signal processing includes processing a differential analog audio signal using amplitude modulation and pulse-width modulation. The method includes driving a transmission coil on an external unit of the cochlear implant with the pulse-width and amplitude modulated signal. The method also includes driving a reception coil on an internal unit of the cochlear implant with an output of the transmission coil. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246873 | SPEAKER SET AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCORPORATING THE SAME - An electronic device includes an enclosure and a speaker set received in the enclosure. The speaker set includes a shell, a pair of first and second speakers received in the shell. The first speakers provide high frequency acoustic output, and the second speakers provide low and middle frequency acoustic output. The shell includes a fixing plate. The fixing plate defines two tweet outlets aligning respectively with the first speakers, and two middle woof outlets aligning respectively with the second speakers. A central point of each middle woof outlet is located nearer to an imaginary central line of the fixing plate than a central point of each tweet outlet. A portion of each of the middle woof outlets is shaded by a portion of the electronic device. The tweet outlets are located beside the portion of the electronic device but not shaded by the portion. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246874 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A foldable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a pivot element and a loudspeaker. The pivot element is pivotally connected between the first body and the second body, and the loudspeaker is disposed in the pivot element and is capable of protruding out of a side of the pivot element. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246875 | ELECTRIC HORN - An electric horn ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246876 | Boundary microphone - There is provided a boundary microphone in which a microphone cover can be fixed to a base part without the use of an externally threaded screw for fixation. In the boundary microphone in which a condenser microphone unit | 2010-09-30 |
20100246877 | Miniature MEMS Condenser Microphone Package and Fabrication Method Thereof - MEMS microphone packages and fabrication methods thereof are disclosed. A MEMS microphone package includes a casing with a conductive part disposed over a substrate, to enclose a cavity. A MEMS acoustic sensing element and an IC chip are disposed inside the cavity. An opening with an acoustic passage connects the cavity to an ambient space. A first ground pad is disposed on a backside of the substrate connecting to the conductive part of the casing through a via hole of the substrate. A second ground pad is disposed on the backside of the substrate connecting to the MEMS acoustic sensing element or the IC chip through an interconnection of the substrate, wherein the first ground pad and the second ground pad are isolated from each other. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246878 | EAR BUD EARPHONE WITH VARIABLE NOISE ISOLATION, A CUSHION FOR AN EAR BUD EARPHONE AND A CORRESPONDING METHOD - There is provided an insert ear bud earphone with variable noise isolation. The earphone includes a housing with a serpentine channel which is able to contain at least one transducer in a main body of the housing; and a cushion which contacts a user's ear canal wall, the cushion being mounted on the serpentine channel. There is preferably at least one opening in either the housing or the cushion which causes leakage and allows ambient noise to enter the user's ear canal. There is also provided a cushion for an insert ear bud earphone. Finally, there is provided a method to enable variable noise isolation in an insert ear bud earphone comprising an inclusion of at least one opening in either a housing of the earphone or a cushion mounted on the earphone which causes leakage and allows ambient noise to enter a user's ear canal. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246879 | Deformable Ear Tip for Earphone and Method Therefor - A removable component for use with an earphone is disclosed. As an example, the removable component can be an ear tip. According to one aspect, an improved ear tip can be provided for use with a headphone. The ear tip is suitable for in-ear operation and can have a cosmetic deformable outer member. The deformable outer member can enable the ear tip to readily conform to a user's ear. The ear tip can also include an inner member to structurally support the outer member and to facilitate attachment to a headphone. Methods for forming such ear tips are also disclosed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246880 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED STIMULATION OF THE LIMBIC AUDITORY RESPONSE - A loudspeaker system for the optimization of sound production so as to achieve limbic and cortical arousal, comprising a resistance-controlled (or partially mass-controlled) woofer system, a mass-controlled (or partially resistance-controlled) midrange system, and a resistance-controlled tweeter system. This system may further comprise crossover networks of a particular configuration. By use of unsymmetrical networks of low order, it is possible to obtain a complete system which exhibits flat delay response. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246881 | SOUND CONVERTER WITH ENCLOSURE - The present invention discloses a sound converter with an enclosure which utilizes an outer space to expand a resonance space. The sound converter with the enclosure includes a frame being equipped with a magnetic circuit for forming a magnetic field in a predetermined gap, a voice coil at least partially positioned in the gap, a diaphragm adhered to the voice coil and inserted into a diaphragm seating portion of the frame, a protector formed at the upper portion of the diaphragm, and an enclosure case coupled to the frame, for defining the inner space of the enclosure which is the resonance space. A vent is provided at the enclosure case so that the inner space of the enclosure can communicate with the outer space. This configuration can secure a wide resonance space. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246882 | SCALING INDEPENDENT TECHNIQUE FOR WATERMARKING IMAGES WITH RECORDER SHUT-OFF - A robust technique to prevent illicit copying of video information notwithstanding the use of image scaling. A watermark is embedded into the video signal (e.g., DVD's content or other video sources) at different scales (i.e., sizes). The watermark is maintained at each scale for a predetermined time duration that is sufficient to allow the detector circuit in a DVD-recorder, DVHS recorder, DVCR, or any other digital format recorder to detect, extract, and process information contained in the watermark. At the end of the predetermined time duration, the watermark is changed to a different scale preferably on a pseudo-random basis to ensure that each one of all the scales in a predetermined scaling range is achieved a predetermined number of times. Thereby the recorder shuts off a number of times during play of the content, each time the detector circuit senses the watermark. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246883 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EMBEDDING AND RECOVERING AN IMAGE FOR USE WITH VIDEO CONTENT - Methods and apparatus for embedding and recovering an image for use with video content are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an image processing module to embed a real component of a spectral representation of the image data into a first set of video frames from the plurality of video frames and embed an imaginary component of the spectral representation of the image data into a second set of video frames from the plurality of video frames. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246884 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSTICS SUPPORT - A method for displaying a diagnostic image acquires the diagnostic digital image and applies one or more pattern recognition algorithms to the acquired diagnostic digital image, detecting at least one feature within the acquired diagnostic digital image. At least a portion of the acquired diagnostic digital image displays with a marking at the location of the at least one detected feature. At least one detected feature displays under a first set of image display settings for a first interval, then under at least a second set of image display settings for a second interval. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246885 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MOTION OBJECT - A motion object monitoring system captures images of monitored objects in a monitored area, and gives numbers to the monitored objects according to specific features of the monitored objects. The specific features of the monitored objects are obtained by detecting the captured images. Only one of the numbers of each of the monitored objects is stored, instead of repeatedly storing the numbers of same motion objects. The motion object monitoring system analyzes the stored numbers, and displays an analysis result. The motion object monitoring system also determines a movement of each of the motion objects according to corresponding numbers of the motion objects. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246886 | MOVING OBJECT IMAGE TRACKING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus includes a first-computation unit computing first-angular-velocity-instruction values for driving first-and-second-rotation units to track a moving object, using a detected tracking error and a detected angles, when the moving object exists in a first range separate from a zenith by at least a preset distance, a second-computation unit computing second-angular-velocity-instruction values for driving the first-and-second-rotation units to track the moving object and avoid a zenith-singular point, using the detected angles, the detected tracking error and an estimated traveling direction, and a control unit controlling the first-and-second-rotation units to eliminate differences between the first-angular-velocity-instruction values and the angular velocities when the moving object exists in the first range, and controlling the first-and-second-rotation units to eliminate differences between the second-angular-velocity instruction values and the angular velocities when the moving object exists in a second range within the preset distance from the zenith. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246887 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBJECT TRACKING - There is described an apparatus and method for tracking objects in video. In particular, there is described a method and apparatus that improves the realism of the object in the captured scene. This improvement is effected by identifying a first and last frame in a video and subjecting the detected path of the object to a correcting function which improves the output positional data. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246888 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING AN IMAGE OF A REGION OF INTEREST - The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus for determining an image of a region of interest, wherein a motion generation unit ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246889 | Vehicle Driving Assistance Apparatus - A vehicle driving assistance apparatus has an image capturing system capturing a road on which the vehicle travels, a white line type recognition section recognizing a type of a white line that defines a current traffic lane on which the vehicle is travelling on the basis of an image captured by the image capturing system, a white line type storage section storing the white line type recognized by the white line type recognition section, a white line type estimation section and a vehicle control system. When the white line type cannot be recognized by the white line type recognition section, the white line type estimation section estimates the white line type from white line types stored in the white line type storage section. The vehicle control system executes a vehicle control on the basis of the white line type estimated by the white line type estimation section. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246890 | DETECTION OF OBJECTS IN IMAGES - A system described herein includes a detector component that automatically determines location of a license plate in a digital image. The system further includes a blurrer component that automatically blurs the digital image at the determined location of the license plate, wherein blurring undertaken by the blurrer component is based at least in part upon confidence scores assigned to pixels in the digital image that correspond to the determined location of the license plate. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246891 | Method for Generating a Distance Field of an Object Represented By Outlines - A method generates a distance field of an object, where the distance field includes a set of cells and the object includes a set of outlines. A processor is included for performing steps of the method. A first cell of the set of cells enclosing the object is determined. An outside reconstruction method is associated with the first cell. A set of boundary cells of the set of cells is determined, where each boundary cell encloses a portion of a particular outline in the set of outlines. A boundary reconstruction method is associated with each boundary cell. A final cell of the set of cells is determined enclosing the object. An inside reconstruction method is associated with the final cell. The outside and boundary reconstruction methods are used to determine combined distances, which are further processed by the inside reconstruction method to generate the distance field of the object. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246892 | COMPOUND EYE TYPE IMAGING APPARATUS WITH DISTANCE MEASURING CAPABILITY - Multiple imaging areas ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246893 | Method and Apparatus for Nonlinear Dynamic Estimation of Feature Depth Using Calibrated Moving Cameras - A method apparatus estimates depths of features observed in a sequence of images acquired of a scene by a moving camera by first locating features, estimating coordinates of the features and generating a sequence of perspective feature image. A set of differential equations are applied to the sequence of perspective feature images to form a nonlinear dynamic state estimator for the depths using only a vector of linear and angular velocities of the camera and the focal length of the camera. The camera can be mounted on a robot manipulator end effector. The velocity of the camera is determined by robot joint encoder measurements and known robot kinematics. An acceleration of the camera is obtained by differentiating the velocity and the acceleration is combined with other signals. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246894 | COMPONENT ASSEMBLY INSPECTION METHOD AND COMPONENT ASSEMBLY INSPECTION APPARATUS - A component assembly inspection method includes taking an image of a first light spot group possessed by a first component with a camera after the first component is assembled in a second component, the first light spot group including plural light spots. The method further includes recognizing a position and an attitude of the first component based on a light image that is on the image taken with the camera and represents each of the light spots of the first light spot group; and determining quality of an assembly state of the first component in the second component based on the position and attitude of the first component. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246895 | POSITION/ATTITUDE RECOGNIZING METHOD, PART HOLDING METHOD, PART ARRANGING METHOD, PART ASSEMBLING METHOD, POSITION/ATTITUDE RECOGNIZING APPARATUS, PART HOLDING APPARATUS, PART ARRANGING APPARATUS AND PART ASSEMBLING APPARATUS - A group of light spots dispersed and disposed three-dimensionally to be disposed not in one plane on an object-to-be-measured are shot by a camera. A position and an attitude of the object-to-be-measured are recognized based on an optical image representing each of the light spots included on a shot image by the camera. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246896 | Image processing device - An image processing device for dividing an image imaged by imaging means into multiple regions includes: processing means for grouping, when difference of the pieces of image data between a single pixel within the image and a pixel adjacent thereto is less than a predetermined threshold, the single pixel and the adjacent pixel, and dividing the image into multiple regions with finally obtained each group as each region of the image; and average-value calculating means for calculating the average value of the image data within the group including the single pixel; with the processing means comparing the image data of the single pixel, and the average value calculated at the average-value calculating means regarding the group to which the adjacent pixel belongs; and when the difference thereof is equal to or greater than a predetermined second threshold, doing not group the single pixel and the adjacent pixel. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246897 | Method for Producing a Known Fixed Spatial Relationship Between a Laser Scanner and a Digital Camera for Traffic Monitoring - Method for producing a known fixed spatial relationship between a laser scanner and a digital camera for monitoring traffic, wherein the laser scanner axis and the optical axis of the digital camera are aligned relative to one another only roughly, and the spatial relationship between a scanner coordinate system ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246898 | IMAGE RECOGNITION DEVICE AND IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD - The present invention is aimed at detecting an operator's height and position of each body part with a certain range of accuracy, which is used for calculation of a BMI value or operation of a game. An exercise assist device ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246899 | Method and Apparatus for Dynamic Estimation of Feature Depth Using Calibrated Moving Camera - A method apparatus estimates depths of features observed in a sequence of images acquired of a scene by a moving camera by first estimating coordinates of the features and generating a sequence of perspective feature image. A set of differential equations are applied to the sequence of perspective feature images to form a reduced order dynamic state estimator for the depths using only a vector of linear and angular velocities of the camera and the focal length of the camera. The camera can be mounted on a robot manipulator end effector. The velocity of the camera is determined by robot joint encoder measurements and known robot kinematics. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246900 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MEASURING POSITIONAL VARIATION OF ROTATION CENTER LINE - A measurement jig having a position indicator is set so as to rotate integrally with a sample, and a magnified image of the position indicator formed by a microscope is picked up by an imaging camera at plural time points during the rotation of the sample. A movement locus of the magnified images picked up is founded, and position variation amount of a rotation center line of the sample is calculated on the basis of the found movement locus. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246901 | Operation Support System, Vehicle, And Method For Estimating Three-Dimensional Object Area - Camera images at times (t | 2010-09-30 |
20100246902 | Method and apparatus to combine biometric sensing and other functionality - A multispectral system is disclosed that can image a biometric features as well as secondary objects or environments. In some embodiments machine readable information and a biometric images can be imaged using a multispectral systems disclosed herein. Such systems can be used to implement a number of processes that can include secondary authentication, alternate authentication, two-factor authentication, one-time authentication, etc. Some embodiments of the invention provide for greater functionality in a fingerprint reader in order to variously increase security, increase user convenience, decrease system size, decrease system complexity, decrease system cost, increase system throughput or transaction speed, provide alternative authentication, record and/or confirm the identity of a person. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246903 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING A PERSON BY HIS IRIS - A method of identifying a person by his iris through determining an interior limit and using a predefined exterior limit to form an analysis zone. A code associated with the analysis zone is generated and compared with a previously generated reference code. If there is no match another predefined exterior limit is used. The process repeats as long as predefined exterior limits exist or until a positive match is made. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246904 | FACE AUTHENTICATION DEVICE, FACE AUTHENTICATION METHOD, AND FACE AUTHENTICATION PROGRAM - When a human detection sensor detects a person to be authenticated, an illumination unit obtains ambient light illuminance measured by an illuminance sensor. Lighting illuminance is then determined by using illuminance conversion information, which indicates the lighting illuminance corresponding to the ambient light illuminance, so that when the ambient light illuminance is low, the lighting illuminance becomes low, and when the ambient light illuminance is high, the lighting illuminance becomes high. The illuminance of a light source is controlled so that intensity of illumination becomes the determined illuminance. A face authentication terminal then authenticates the person to be authenticated under illumination by the illumination unit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246905 | PERSON IDENTIFYING APPARATUS, PROGRAM THEREFOR, AND METHOD THEREOF - A person identifying apparatus calculates suitability as a reference for improving a face identification rate of an identical person appeared in frames of a moving image on the frame-to-frame basis, selects a frame from the moving image using the suitability, calculates a feature value from the selected frame, and identifies the face of the person on the basis of a similarity between the feature value and a feature value of a reference frame selected in advance using the suitability. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246906 | FACE RECOGNITION - This invention concerns computer based face recognition. A person's face is captured in an image and received ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246907 | AOTF-BASED IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HYPERSPECTRAL AND MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING OF SPECIMENS INCLUDING MEDICAL TISSUE - An imaging system includes a platform for placement of a sample or an animal to be imaged, and at least one excitation light source for irradiating the sample or animal to stimulate an emission at a plurality of different center wavelengths. An acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF) is provided that includes a piezoelectric transducer crystal for emitting an acoustic wave having a ground electrode disposed on one side of the piezoelectric crystal. A patterned electrode layer is disposed on a side of the piezoelectric crystal opposite the ground electrode. The patterned electrode layer includes a continuous region proximate to its center and a discontinuous region, a pattern in the discontinuous region comprising a plurality of spaced apart features electrically connected to the continuous region, and an AO interaction crystal receiving the acoustic wave attached to the ground electrode or the patterned electrode layer. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246908 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, and Program - An image processing apparatus identifies tissues in respective parts of a tissue image. A tissue image subdivider subdivides a tissue image for identification into local regions. A detector detects texture feature values of the local regions. A determining unit compares the detected texture feature value of a local region to a learned feature value for identification associated with a predetermined tissue, and on the basis of the comparison result, determines whether or not the local region belongs to the predetermined tissue. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246909 | MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD TO EVALUATE A TEST BOLUS IMAGE SERIES - In a method and device to evaluate a time series of in particular two-dimensional images of a contrast agent flow in at least one blood vessel of the human body within the scope of a test bolus measurement, wherein the acquisition of the time series begins with administration of the contrast agent, the time series of two-dimensional images or a time series of images derived from this is used as a time series of evaluation images, and in at least one evaluation image exhibiting a contrast agent signal, at least one point associated with a blood vessel is determined semi-automatically or automatically and transferred to further evaluation images. For every blood vessel discovered in this way, a temporal contrast agent course curve is determined (in particular via a fit) automatically from the image signal of the evaluation images at the at least one point and/or in a region around the marked point in the blood vessel and at least one item of contrast agent information that affects the temporal workflow of a subsequent measurement is determined from at least one contrast agent course curve. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246910 | METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY CORRECTING MIS-ORIENTATION OF MEDICAL IMAGES - This invention relates to a method and image processing apparatus for automatically correcting mis-orientation of medical images. One or more image processing software modules are used to extract ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246911 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING QUANTITATIVE SEGMENTAL DATA IN 4D RENDERING - A method and system for displaying quantitative segmental data in a 4D presentation along with local deformation is disclosed herewith. The method comprises: identifying a segment in a volumetric image data. Then, the following steps are iterated to produce a four-dimensional rendering. The iterated steps include: tracking the segment of the volumetric image data to produce a displacement field. Local deformation of the segment is identified using the displacement field. And the segment is rendered with reference to the displacement field and the local deformation. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246912 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SUSPICIOUS ANOMALIES USING INFORMATION FROM A PLURALITY OF IMAGES OF AN ANATOMICAL COLON UNDER STUDY - Systems, computer-readable media, and methods are presented that identify suspicious anomalies in a colon with higher sensitivity and at a lower false positive rate. A plurality of images of an anatomical colon is acquired. Candidate suspicious anomalies are identified in each image. The candidate suspicious anomalies across images are then compared using registration and matching. Features of candidate suspicious anomalies across images may be jointly evaluated to perform classification. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246913 | COMPUTER-AIDED DETECTION OF ANATOMICAL ABNORMALITIES IN X-RAY TOMOSYNTHESIS IMAGES - Methods, systems, and related computer program products for computer-aided detection (CAD) of anatomical abnormalities in a breast volume based on a plurality of two-dimensional x-ray tomosynthesis projection images thereof is described. Each projection image is processed according to at least one predetermined feature extraction algorithm to generate at least one projection feature array corresponding thereto. For each of the at least one predetermined features extracted, the plurality of corresponding projection feature arrays is backprojected according to a predetermined tomosynthesis reconstruction algorithm to form a plurality of two-dimensional tomosynthesis reconstructed feature arrays. Each pixel in the three-dimensional breast geometry is then individually classified as being either a pixel of interest, or not a pixel of interest, based upon the at least one tomosynthesis reconstructed feature array value corresponding to that pixel. CAD detections for the breast volume are then generated based on the identified pixels of interest. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246914 | Enhanced Visualizations for Ultrasound Videos - A method estimates a pattern of change of a patient, specifically a change in the respiration pattern. An ultrasound video is segmented into groups of pictures (GOPs). Pixels from the first GOP are used to initialize a change model. Based on the change model, a change pattern for a next GOP is estimated, and the change model is changed to fit the change pattern. The estimating and the updating are repeated until a termination condition is reached. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246915 | PATIENT REGISTRATION SYSTEM - There is provided a patient registration system according to the present invention, including: a CT data capturing device; an X-ray television imaging device; and an image processing device for generating a two-dimensional DRR image based on the captured CT data, and then calculating an amount of displacement between a first diseased site position when the CT data is captured and a second diseased site position when the X-ray television image is captured. The image processing device carries out processes of: three-dimensional analysis for extracting an amount of three-dimensional characteristic from the three-dimensional CT data; two-dimensional analysis for extracting an amount of two-dimensional characteristic from both of the DRR image and the X-ray television image; characteristic evaluation for evaluating the extracted characteristic amounts; area limitation for selecting an area where the evaluated characteristic amounts are present; and displacement estimation for estimating an amount of displacement between the first diseased site position and the second diseased site position within the selected area, whereby achieving quick and accurate registration of patient. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246916 | Method and apparatus for generating a functional data set of a perfused region of the human or animal body - A method and apparatus for generating at least one functional data set of a perfused region of the human or animal body are proposed. A first image data set is supplied comprising at least two images of the perfused region recorded at different times before and after an injection of contrast agent into a first artery supplying the region. A second image data set is supplied comprising at least two images of the perfused region recorded at different times before and after an injection of contrast agent into a second artery supplying the region. A first functional data set is generated by pixel-based calculation of at least one perfusion parameter from the first image data set. A second functional data set is generated by pixel-based calculation of at least one perfusion parameter from the second image data set. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246917 | CONTRAST-DEPENDENT REGULARIZATION STRENGTH IN THE ITERATIVE RECONSTRUCTION OF CT IMAGES - A method is disclosed for reconstructing image data of an examination object from measured data, the measured data being captured during a rotating movement of a radiation source of a computed tomography system around the examination object. In at least one embodiment, different iteration images of the examination object are determined successively from the measured data by way of an iterative algorithm, wherein with the iterative algorithm the current iteration image at any one time is high-pass-filtered and weighted as a function of contrast using a variable which contains contrast information relating to the current iteration image at that time. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246918 | ITERATIVE EXTRA-FOCAL RADIATION CORRECTION IN THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CT IMAGES - A method is disclosed for reconstruction of image data of an object under examination from measurement data, with the measurement data having been recorded during a rotating movement of a radiation source of a computed tomography system around the object under examination. The radiation source emits focal and extra-focal radiation. In at least one embodiment of the method, the image data is determined from the measurement data by use of an iterative algorithm. A variable is used in the iterative algorithm which contains a distribution of the extra-focal radiation. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246919 | RADIATION DETECTOR FOR COUNTING OR INTEGRATING SIGNALS - A radiation sensitive detector array ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246920 | RECURSIVE SPARSE RECONSTRUCTION - A method for real-time reconstruction is provided. The method includes receiving a sparse signal sequence one at a time and performing compressed sensing on the sparse signal sequence in a manner which causally estimates a time sequence of spatially sparse signals and generates a real-time reconstructed signal. Recursive algorithms provide for causally reconstructing a time sequence of sparse signals from a greatly reduced number of linear projection measurements. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246921 | Radiographic image correction method and radiographic imaging apparatus - A radiographic image correction method comprises the steps of: previously producing and storing a preparatory image by removing a radiographic image without the subject obtained by radiography using one of a plurality of target/filter combinations causing a least significant inconsistent density from a radiographic image without the subject obtained by radiography using one of the target/filter combinations causing a most significant inconsistent density, producing and storing a first correction image without the subject obtained by radiography using the target/filter combination causing the least significant inconsistent density, and combining the first correction image with the preparatory image to produce and store a second correction image, and correcting shading of a radiographic image obtained by radiographing the subject by removing one of the first and the second correction image depending upon the target/filter combination used for radiographing the subject from the radiographic image obtained by radiographing the subject. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246922 | Image correction method and image correction device - An image correction method comprises the steps of: median-processing the original image in a direction normal to a direction in which the streak unevenness extends to produce a median-processed image, subtracting the median-processed image from the original image to produce a subtraction image, threshold-processing a part of the subtraction image having a density exceeding a given threshold to reduce the density and produce a threshold-processed image, frequency-processing the threshold-processed image using a one-dimensional low-pass filter in the direction in which the streak unevenness extends to produce a processing image, and subtracting the processing image from the original image to remove the streak unevenness from the original image. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246923 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE TRUE DIMENSIONS AND ORIENTATION OF OBJECTS IN A TWO DIMENSIONAL IMAGE - The invention is a system for measuring the true dimensions and orientation of objects in a two dimensional image. The system is comprised of a ruler comprising at least one set of features each comprised of two or more markers that are identifiable in the image and having known spatial relationship between them and a software package comprising programs that allow extension of the ruler and other objects in the two dimensional image beyond their physical dimensions or shape. The system can be used together with radiographic imagery means, processing means, and display means to take x-ray images and to measure the true dimensions and orientation of objects and to aid in the identification and location of a surgery tool vs. anatomy in those x-ray images. The invention provides a method of drawing and displaying on a two dimensional x-ray image measurements of objects visible in said image, graphical information, or templates of surgical devices. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246924 | MAMMARY GLAND CONTENT RATE ESTIMATING APPARATUS, METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A mammary gland content rate estimating apparatus, includes: a breast image acquiring device which acquires a breast image obtained by radiographing a breast by a mammography imaging apparatus; an adipose image estimating device which estimates an adipose image from the acquired breast image based on an assumption that an entire breast is composed of only adipose tissues; a device which acquires a pixel value of a directly irradiated region from the acquired breast image; and a mammary gland content rate calculating device which calculates a mammary gland content rate for each of pixels in the breast image based on the acquired breast image, the estimated adipose image and the acquired pixel value of the directly irradiated region. Accordingly, without requiring complicated calibration in advance, the mammary gland content rate can be estimated for each of pixels easily and precisely. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246925 | DYNAMIC IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - It is possible to improve a diagnostic performance by a dynamic image and in particular, to provide information effective for diagnosis of the lung ventilation function. Provided is a dynamic image capturing system including: a calculation device which calculates a dynamic feature amount according to a plurality of frame images of the dynamic image captured by an imaging device; and a diagnosis console which displays the frame images of the captured dynamic image as a dynamic image display or a still image display on a display screen of a display unit and colors at least one of the frame images with a color in accordance with a calculation result of a feature amount obtained by the calculation device. In the diagnosis of the lung ventilation function, the breast portion of an examinee is dynamically imaged over a plurality of time phases to calculate a feature amount and an estimated ventilation amount at each of the time phases, so that the calculation results are displayed on the display screen. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246926 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - The invention provides a method for distinguishing biological materials. The method provides: providing at least one segmented image of at least two cells; applying a distance transform to the at least one segmented image of the confluent cells; applying a region growing technique to the distance transform of the at least one segmented image to form a region grown image, wherein a plurality of regions are formed in the at least one segmented image; assigning at least one label to at least one of the plurality of regions of the at least one segmented image of the confluent cells; applying a merging technique to at least two of the plurality of regions if it is determined that at least two of the plurality of regions are neighboring regions; determining whether to assign a same label to the neighboring regions or retain existing labels; and merging the neighboring regions of the region grown image if labels are changed to form at least one image of at least one cell. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246927 | DARKFIELD IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED SCREENING OF CELLS - The disclosure is directed at a system and method for darkfield imaging system and method for automated cell screening of cells. The system and method acquires multi- or hyperspectral digital darkfield images of cells and then processes the images to obtain measurements which can then be supplied or displayed to a user to analyze. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246928 | BANKNOTE RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND BANKNOTE RECOGNITION METHOD - A banknote recognition apparatus ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246929 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A DEFECT DURING CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM INSPECTION OF A SAMPLE - A method for determining a defect during charged particle beam inspection of a sample locates at least one examination region within a charged particle microscopic image of the sample by making reference to a database graphic of the sample corresponding to the charged particle microscopic image. Each located examination region concerns at least one element of the sample, and each element has at least one characteristic in common. At least one point response value is then generated for each point in the located examination regions. The presence of a defect at the location of the concerned point is then determined by applying at least one decision tree operator to the generated point response values of the concerned point. Applications of the proposed method as a computing agent and a charged particle beam inspection system are also disclosed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246930 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD USING PENETRATING RADIATION - Products in multiple lanes are passed side-by-side through X-ray inspection apparatus and an image is acquired. Different parts of the image corresponding to the different product lanes are subjected to different numerical processing, so that product anomalies are in each case readily visible or reliably detected using automatic threshold discrimination. The same X-ray power may therefore be used to inspect products having widely different X-ray attenuation characteristics. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246931 | INSPECTION METHOD - In order to set an inspection area, a measurement target is disposed onto a stage, a reference data of the measurement target is summoned, and a measurement data of the measurement target is acquired. Then, at least one feature object is selected in the measurement data and the reference data of the measurement target, and at least one feature variable for the selected feature object is extracted from each of the reference data and the measurement data. Thereafter, a change amount of the measurement target is produced by using the feature variable and a quantified conversion formula, and the produced change amount is compensated for to set an inspection area. Thus, the distortion of the measurement target is compensated for to correctly set an inspection area. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246932 | METHOD FOR INSPECTING AND JUDGING PHOTOMASK BLANK OR INTERMEDIATE THEREOF - A photomask blank having a film on a substrate is inspected by (A) measuring a surface topography of a photomask blank having a film to be inspected for stress, (B) removing the film from the photomask blank to provide a treated substrate, (C) measuring a surface topography of the treated substrate, and (D) comparing the surface topography of the photomask blank with the surface topography of the treated substrate, thereby evaluating a stress in the film. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246933 | Pattern Inspection Method And Apparatus - An apparatus for processing a defect candidate image, including: a scanning electron microscope for taking an enlarged image of a specimen by irradiating and scanning a converged electron beam onto the specimen and detecting charged particles emanated from the specimen by the irradiation; an image processor for processing the image taken by the scanning electron microscope to detect defect candidates on the specimen and classify the detected defect candidates into one of plural classes; a memory for storing output from the image processor including images of the detected defect candidates; and a display unit which displays information stored in the memory and an indicator, wherein the display unit displays a distribution of the detected and classified defect candidates in a map format by distinguishing by the classified class, and the display unit also displays an image of a defect candidate stored in the memory together with the map which is indicated on the map by the indicator. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246934 | INSPECTION DEVICE FOR DISK-SHAPED SUBSTRATE - An inspection apparatus of a disk-shaped substrate able to precisely quantitatively inspect positions of formation of film layers formed on the surface of a disk-shaped substrate is provided, that is, an inspection apparatus of a disk-shaped substrate on which film layers are formed designed to generate captured image data expressing a captured image corresponding to a field of view based on image signals successively output from an image capturing unit capturing an image of a predetermined surface at an outer circumference part of the disk-shaped substrate and to generate film layer edge position information Y | 2010-09-30 |
20100246935 | ANALYSIS OF LEADED COMPONENTS - A system to facilitate analysis of component leads is provided and includes a device to form a picture of the leads, from which an image is extracted, to apportion the image and to perform first and second scans of the portions, and a processor, including a memory unit having a set of computer-readable executable instructions stored thereon, which, when executed, cause the processor to receive data of each scan, to establish a rule, based on the data of the first scan of any one portion, governing when to judge that the data of the second scan of the one portion indicates a defect, to determine rule compliance for each of the second scans, to judge that any one second scan in a non-compliance state indicates a defect, and to report a location of the defect. A display unit displays the report to a user. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246936 | LED TESTING APPARATUS AND TESTING METHOD THEREOF - There is provided an LED testing apparatus. An LED testing apparatus according to an aspect of the invention may include: a first lighting unit generating first light and irradiating the first light onto an LED having an encapsulant including a fluorescent material excited by the first light to emit light having a longer wavelength than the first light; a second lighting unit generating second light having a longer wavelength than the first light to irradiate the second light onto the LED; an image acquisition unit receiving the light emitted from the fluorescent material and the second light reflected off the LED to acquire images of the LED; and an LED state determination unit determining whether the LED is acceptable or defective using the images of the LED acquired by the image acquisition unit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246937 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSPECTION OF CONTAINERS - A method and system for producing images of at least one object of interest in a container. The method includes receiving three-dimensional volumetric scan data from a scan of the container, reconstructing a three-dimensional representation of the container from the three-dimensional volumetric scan data, and inspecting the three-dimensional representation to detect the at least one object of interest within the container. The method also includes re-projecting a two-dimensional image from one of the three-dimensional volumetric scan data and the three-dimensional representation, and identifying a first plurality of image elements in the two-dimensional image corresponding to a location of the at least one object of interest. The method further includes outputting the two-dimensional image with the first plurality of image elements highlighted. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246938 | Image Processing Method for Providing Depth Information and Image Processing System Using the Same - An image processing method for providing corresponding depth information according to an input image is provided. This method includes the following steps. First, a reference image is generated according to the input image. Next, the input image and the reference image are divided into a number of input image blocks and a number of reference image blocks, respectively. Then, according to a number of input pixel data of each input image block and a number of reference pixel data of each reference image block, respective variance magnitudes of the input image blocks are obtained. Next, the input image is divided into a number of segmentation regions. Then, the depth information is generated according to the corresponding variance magnitudes of the input image blocks which each segmentation region covers substantially. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246939 | Image Processing Apparatus and Method, Learning Apparatus and Method, and Program - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method, a learning apparatus and method, and a program which allow reliable evaluation of whether or not the subject appears sharp. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246940 | METHOD OF GENERATING HDR IMAGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A method of generating a high dynamic range image and an electronic device using the same are described. The method includes loading a brightness adjustment model created by a neural network algorithm; obtaining an original image; acquiring a pixel characteristic value, a first characteristic value in a first direction, and a second characteristic value in a second direction of the original image; and generating an HDR image through the brightness adjustment model according to the pixel characteristic value, the first characteristic value, and the second characteristic value of the original image. The electronic device includes a brightness adjustment model, a characteristic value acquisition unit, and a brightness adjustment procedure. The electronic device acquires a pixel characteristic value, a first characteristic value, and a second characteristic value of an original image through the characteristic value acquisition unit, and generates an HDR image from the original image through the brightness adjustment model. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246941 | PRECISION CONSTRAINED GAUSSIAN MODEL FOR HANDWRITING RECOGNITION - Described is a technology by which handwriting recognition is performed using a precision constrained Gaussian model (PCGM) that requires far less memory than other models such as MQDF. Offline training, such as via maximum likelihood and/or minimum classification error techniques, provides classification data. The classification data includes basis matrices that are shared by classes, along with weighting coefficients and a mean vector corresponding to each class. The base matrices and weights are obtained by expanding a precision matrix for each class. In online recognition, received handwritten input (e.g., an East Asian character) is classified into a class, based upon the per-class mean vector and weighting coefficients, and the basis matrices, by a PCGM recognizer that outputs similarity scores for candidates and a decision rule that selects the most likely class. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246942 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus is provided, the image processing apparatus including: a limited color conversion processing section that extracts plural pieces of color information constructing image information and converts the plural pieces of color information into color information representing specific colors to which each of the plural pieces of color information belongs; a by-color separation processing section that separates the image information containing the converted color information for each of the specific colors; a compression determination section that determines a compression system for each color as to each of pieces of image information which are separated by the by-color separation processing section for each of the specific colors; a compression processing section that compresses said each of pieces of image information according to the determined compression system for each color; and a layered structure forming processing section that collectively outputs said each of pieces of image information compressed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246943 | IMAGE-PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE, AND STORING MEDIUM - An image-processing device includes: a memory that stores a red range occurring within a color space; an acquisition unit that acquires image data representing a document image that includes characters; and a production unit that produces image data representing an overall image that includes: the document image represented by the image data that is acquired by the acquisition unit, a differentiation image that is positioned within the document image and that allows the user to differentiate an image of red characters residing in the range from an image formed of colors other than red, and an information image representing information for acquiring the document image in a state in which the differentiation image is not positioned. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246944 | Using a video processing and text extraction method to identify video segments of interest - A video processing technique is performed on a video media service to identify video segments of interest. The video processing technique ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100246945 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a plurality of compression units and a switching unit. The plurality of compression units compress image information by different compression methods. The switching unit extracts plural pieces of color information from pieces of color information which constitute the image information in a color space expressing the image information, and selects one of the plurality of compression units in accordance with hue angles of the plural pieces of extracted color information. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246946 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a limited color conversion processing section that extracts a plurality of pieces of color information making up image information and executes conversion to specific colors to which the color information belongs; a by-color separation processing section that separates for each specific color, image information converted into the specific colors by the limited color conversion processing section; a compression processing section that compresses for each color, the image information for each specific color separated by the by-color separation processing section; and a layered structure forming processing section that collectively outputs the image information for each color compressed by the compression processing section. | 2010-09-30 |
20100246947 | IMAGE BACKGROUND ENHANCEMENT FOR COLOR IMAGES - A technique is provided for enhancing the background of an original document image. In the case of a black-and-white image, the background color of the original document image is detected, the desired enhanced background color of the original document image is determined from a background pixel value P | 2010-09-30 |
20100246948 | Systems and Methods for Enhancing Image Differences - Methods disclosed permit the enhancement of difference images associated with an image pair. In some embodiments, an enhanced difference image may be generated by selecting at least one non-zero target pixel in a thresholded difference image and performing operations on pixels that neighbor the target pixel in the thresholded difference image based on the value associated with the target pixel. In some embodiments, the operations on neighbors of the target pixel may be carried out using a user-specified paintbrush. The enhanced difference image may be rendered using a monitor or a printer. | 2010-09-30 |