40th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 66 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170287127 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING IMAGE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An apparatus and method for synthesizing an image and an electronic apparatus using the method are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a memory that stores pictures, a transceiver that communicates with an external server, a display that detects a user interaction, and a processor that reads pictures from the memory. The processor first selects pictures based on a weighted value, determines first attribute information and second attribute information from the first selected pictures, stores the first attribute information and the second attribute information in a database form, second selects at least one picture from among the first selected pictures based on the first attribute information, the second attribute information and user context information, controls the transceiver to receive a product image corresponding to the second selected picture from the external server, and creates a composite image by synthesizing the second selected picture and the product image. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287128 | Adaptive Local Threshold and Color Filtering - Methods and systems for detecting defects on a wafer using adaptive local thresholding and color filtering are provided. One method includes determining local statistics of pixels in output for a wafer generated using an inspection system, determining which of the pixels are outliers based on the local statistics, and comparing the outliers to the pixels surrounding the outliers to identify the outliers that do not belong to a cluster of outliers as defect candidates, The method also includes determining a value for a difference in color between the pixels of the defect candidates and the pixels surrounding the defect candidates. The method further includes identifying the defect candidates that have a value for the difference in color greater than or equal to a predetermined value as nuisance defects and the defect candidates that have a value for the difference in color less than the predetermined value as real defects, | 2017-10-05 |
20170287129 | IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - An image generation apparatus includes an arithmetic processing unit that generates an ultrasonic image based on a received signal obtained by receiving a reflected wave from a subject of an ultrasonic wave incident on the subject. The arithmetic processing unit calculates an attenuation feature value at each position in an incidence direction of the ultrasonic wave based on the received signal, performs signal processing on the attenuation feature value at each position in the incidence direction, and generates an attenuation feature image using the attenuation feature value subjected to the signal processing. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287130 | DATA SORTING APPARATUS, DATA SORTING METHOD, AND DATA SORTING PROGRAM - Plural pieces of data where N (N>2) elements are arranged in a predetermined-direction in a specific-order are sorted into any one of N labels using a graph-cut-process. Each of the plural pieces of data has scores indicating element-likenesses for the plural respective elements. For each piece of data, weights are set about links along a first-direction directing from a node s to a node t so that a small weight is given to a link corresponding to an element having a maximum-score in the data. A weight for regulating cutting is set about links along a second-direction opposite to the first-direction and links along a direction in which the order of the respective pieces of data progresses. A graph-cut-process is executed on a graph for which the weights are set to determine links to be cut, and the N labels are allocated to the plural pieces of data. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287131 | Methods Of Obtaining 3D Retinal Blood Vessel Geometry From Optical Coherent Tomography Images And Methods Of Analyzing Same - Embodiments relate to extracting blood vessel geometry from one or more optical coherent tomography (OCT) images for use in analyzing biological structures for diagnostic and therapeutic applications for diseases that can be detected by vascular changes in the retina. An OCT image refers generally to one or more images of any dimension obtained using any one or combination of OCT techniques. Some embodiments include a method of identifying a region of interest of a retina from a plurality of retinal blood vessels in at least one optical coherence tomography (OCT) image of at least a portion of the retina. Some embodiments include a method of distinguishing between a plurality of retinal layers from vessel morphology information of retinal blood vessels in at least one optical coherence tomography (OCT) image of at least a portion of the retina. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287132 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING COLLATERAL INFORMATION DESCRIBINGTHE BLOOD FLOW IN COLLATERALS, MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND ELECTRONICALLY READABLE DATA MEDIUM - Determining collateral information describing blood flow in collaterals of a blood vessel system in a target region of a patient from a four-dimensional vascular data set describing image values of temporal flow of a contrast medium and/or marked blood constituents as recorded by a medical imaging device is provided. A method includes segmenting the blood vessel system in the vascular data set and determining collaterals among the segmented blood vessels by a collateral classifier. For all collaterals determined, a diameter of the collateral is determined taking into account the segmentation, a filling parameter describing the filling of the collaterals, and a time parameter describing the time response relative to a reference point in the blood vessel system from a temporal course of the image values in a portion of the collaterals under consideration. The method includes determining the collateral information from the diameter, the filling parameter, and the time parameter. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287133 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING MULTIPARAMETRIC NOSOLOGICAL IMAGES - The method of generating multi-parametric nosological images including the steps of obtaining a stack of images; improving such images; reducing the images to a new space of equivalent representation; classifying in an unsupervised manner the units of the images obtained according to a pre-established number of classes without biological interpretation; automatically assigning multi-parametric profiles to the obtained classes; and generating a nosological image through the obtained classes. The system includes an imaging unit; an image processing unit for processing the obtained images and generating therefrom a multi-parametric nosological image; a connection for transmitting the images obtained by the imaging unit to the image processing unit; and a display for displaying the generated multi-parametric nosological image. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287134 | ANNOTATION OF SKIN IMAGE USING LEARNED FEATURE - A method for annotation of skin images includes receiving a plurality of dermatoscopic images. Each of the dermatoscopic includes a region of lesion skin and a region of normal skin. A first convolutional neural network is trained according to an interior of the region of lesion skin using each of the plurality of dermatoscopic images. A second convolutional neural network is trained according to a boundary between the region of lesion skin and the region of normal skin. An additional dermatoscopic image is acquired. The first and second convolutional neural networks are used to identify a region of lesion skin within the acquired additional dermatoscopic image. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287135 | ENHANCED VISUALIZATION OF AREAS OF INTEREST IN IMAGE DATA - A method for generating visual enhancement of areas of interest in images includes receiving data representing a plurality of images in a sequence of images; analyzing the plurality images to identify respective three dimensional (3D) locations of one or more areas of interest in the plurality of images; visually enhancing the one or more of the identified areas of interest in the plurality of the images in the sequence of images; and communicating the visually enhanced image data to a display device to be displayed. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287136 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME MATTING USING LOCAL COLOR ESTIMATION AND PROPAGATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media directed to operations to facilitate real-time matting using local color estimation and propagation. In accordance with embodiments described herein, an unknown region is estimated based on a set of received boundary points (a zero-level contour that separates the foreground object from the background) and additional contours based on increasing distances from the zero-level contour. The background and foreground colors for each pixel in the unknown region can be estimated and utilized to propagate the foreground and background colors to the appropriate contours in the unknown region. The estimated background and foreground colors may also be utilized to determine the opacity and true background and foreground colors for each pixel in the unknown region which results in an image matted in real-time. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287137 | UTILIZING DEEP LEARNING FOR BOUNDARY-AWARE IMAGE SEGMENTATION - Systems and methods are disclosed for segmenting a digital image to identify an object portrayed in the digital image from background pixels in the digital image. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods use a first neural network and a second neural network to generate image information used to generate a segmentation mask that corresponds to the object portrayed in the digital image. Specifically, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods optimize a fit between a mask boundary of the segmentation mask to edges of the object portrayed in the digital image to accurately segment the object within the digital image. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287138 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIVIDING IMAGE INTO REGIONS - An image processing apparatus includes a dividing unit configured to divide an image into a plurality of regions based on an attribute of a pixel, the image having an image coordinate system set therein; a converting unit configured to set a region coordinate system for each of the regions obtained by the dividing unit and to convert coordinate values of a pixel in the image on the image coordinate system into coordinate values on the region coordinate system set for a region to which the pixel belongs; and a calculating unit configured to calculate a feature amount of the region by using the converted coordinate values. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287139 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING AND TRACKING EXTREMITIES OF A TARGET - An image such as a depth image of a scene may be received, observed, or captured by a device. A grid of voxels may then be generated based on the depth image such that the depth image may be downsampled. A background included in the grid of voxels may also be removed to isolate one or more voxels associated with a foreground object such as a human target. A location or position of one or more extremities of the isolated human target may then be determined. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287140 | High quality Lightning resilient segmentation system using active background - The present invention refers to the field of video processing, and, in particular, to a system and a method for achieving high quality foreground segmentation using an active background. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287141 | MACROPIXEL PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE - Digital image processing circuitry converts images in a color filter array (CFA) color space to images in a luminance-chrominance (YUV) 4:2:0 color space, and the images in the YUV 4:2:0 color space are processed by the digital image processing circuitry in the YUV 4:2:0 color space, for example, to apply noise filtering, etc. The converting includes simultaneously receiving pixel data defining a macro-pixel in the CFA color space. The processing in the YUV color space is applied on a macro-pixel level to the macro-pixel of the image in the YUV color space. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287142 | Method and Device for Determining Motion Trajectory of Target Subject, and Storage Medium - A method and device for determining a motion trajectory of a target subject are provided. The method includes: acquiring a first control point and a second control point on a motion track based on a current position of the target object on the motion track, where the first control point and the second control point are adjacent control points; acquiring a first direction vector and a second direction vector, where the first direction vector is a unit direction vector at the first control point, and the second direction vector is a unit direction vector at the second control point; and determining the motion trajectory of the target object on the motion track through a specified spline curve interpolation model, based on the first control point, the second control point, the first direction vector and the second direction vector. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287143 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF OBJECTS IN MOTION - Various aspects of a system and a method are provided for detection of objects in motion are disclosed herein. In accordance with an embodiment, the system includes an electronic device, which computes a first motion vector based on a difference of pixel values of one or more pixels in a current frame with respect to a previous frame. The current frame and the previous frame comprises at least an object in motion. The system further computes a second motion vector by use of motion-based information obtained from a sensor in the electronic device. The system determines validation of the first motion vector based on the second motion vector and one or more criteria and extracts the object in motion from the current frame based on the determined validation of the first motion vector. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287144 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF OBJECTS IN MOTION - Various aspects of a system and a method are provided for detection of objects in motion are disclosed herein. In accordance with an embodiment, the system includes an electronic device, which is configured to compute a first sensor offset for a current frame based on a first motion vector and a second motion vector. A validation of the first motion vector is determined based on the second motion vector and one or more criteria. An object in motion from the current frame is extracted based on the first sensor offset of the current frame and the determined validation of the first motion vector. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287145 | RUNNING SENSING METHOD AND SYSTEM - Disclosed are a method and a system for detecting running. The system for detecting running detects a moving object in an input image and detects a foreground edge of the object. Further, the system for detecting running uses the foreground edge to extract a foot-print image coordinate and extract a head coordinate of the object and uses the foot-print image coordinate, a titled angle of the camera, and an installation height of the camera to acquire a foot-print real coordinate. Here, the system for detecting running uses the foot-print real coordinate of the object and the height of the object to determine whether the object runs. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287146 | DISEASE AND FALL RISK ASSESSMENT USING DEPTH MAPPING SYSTEMS - An apparatus, system and process for tracking and analyzing target person movements, captured while the target person is performing ordinary tasks outside of a medical context, for medical diagnosis and treatment review are described. The method may include constructing a model of a target person from three-dimensional (3D) image data of the target person performing an activity over a period of time. The method may also include tracking movement of the model of the target person in the 3D image data over the period of time, and detecting one or more motion features in the movement of the model of the target person that are relevant to diagnosis, treatment, care, or a combination thereof, of a potential chronic neurodegenerative or musculoskeletal medical condition. The method may also include computing a risk score associated with likelihood of the target person having the medical condition based on the detected motion features. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287147 | DETERMINATION METHOD, DETERMINATION SYSTEM, DETERMINATION DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - The present invention addresses the problem of providing a technique for determining the authenticity of a product without requiring a special device such as an integrated circuit (IC) tag. A means for solving this problem according to the invention is characterized by determining the authenticity of a target product on the basis of the validity of the association between the body of the product and a surface-treated component that is mounted to the body and that has been validated. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287148 | MACROPIXEL PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE - A digital image processing circuit processes macro-pixels of a digital image. A gain control parameter of each pixel of the macro-pixel of the digital image is determined based on a location of the pixel in the digital image. Relative pixel positions of the pixels of the macro-pixel are determined, the relative pixel positions representing pixel positions with respect to color grids. A gain value of each pixel of the macro-pixel is determined based on the relative pixel positions. The gain values are modified based on the gain control parameters. The modified gains are applied to the pixels of the macro-pixel. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287149 | MACROPIXEL PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE - Tone mapping is performed by digital image processing circuitry on a macro-pixel basis. A luminance value of a macro-pixel of a digital image in a color space is determined. The macro-pixel includes a plurality of individual pixels. Respective tone-mapping gain values of each pixel of the macro-pixel are determined based on the determined luminance value of the macro-pixel. The determined tone-mapping gains are applied to the respective pixels of the macro-pixel. The color space may be a CFA color space, such as a Bayer color space. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287150 | MACROPIXEL PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE - Digital image processing circuitry converts a macro-pixel of an image in a color filter array (CFA) color space to a macro-pixel in a luminance-chrominance (YUV) color space. Chrominance filtering is applied to chrominance components of the converted macro-pixel in the YUV color space, generating a filtered macro-pixel in the YUV color space. The filtered macro-pixel in the YUV color space is converted into a filtered macro-pixel in the CFA color space. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287151 | STRUCTURED LIGHT GENERATOR AND OBJECT RECOGNITION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A structured light generator includes a light source configured to emit light, and a first meta optical device including a first metasurface including nanostructures having sub-wavelength dimensions that are less than a wavelength of the light emitted from the light source, the first metasurface being configured to form a distribution of light rays from the light emitted from the light source to thereby radiate structured light. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287152 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An apparatus generates an image having a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels corresponding to a range point and representing a distance value, extracts from the image a first area having a plurality of range points at which the distance value is less than or equal to a first threshold wherein a difference between each pair of the plurality of range points included in the first area is less than or equal to a second threshold, and determines the first area as a noise area when the first area meets a certain condition. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287153 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGING THE SILHOUETTE OF AN OBJECT OCCLUDING A LIGHT SOURCE USING A SYNTHETIC APERATURE - A method of determining a silhouette of a remote object is disclosed herein. The method can include directing an array of telescopes at a star to sense an intensity of EM radiation over time and transmit signals corresponding to the intensity. The signals can be received at a computing device. Each signal can be indicative of a portion of an intensity diffraction pattern generated by an occlusion of the star by an occluding object. The signals can be combined to form a two-dimensional, intensity diffraction pattern. Each point on the intensity diffraction pattern associated with a time, a position of each telescope in the array, and an intensity of the sensed EM radiation. A silhouette of the occluding object can be determined based on the intensity diffraction pattern. A system for performing the method is also disclosed herein. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287154 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A computer estimates a first position of an image capturing apparatus by using a prescribed number of combinations that correlate projection lines to feature lines. The projection lines are obtained by projecting candidate lines included in shape information of an object onto an image. Then, the computer generates a first projection line by projecting another candidate line onto the image using the first position, and selects a feature line that corresponds to the first projection line. Subsequently, the computer estimates a second position of the image capturing apparatus by using a combination that correlates the first projection line to the selected feature line. The computer generates a second projection line by projecting the other candidate line onto the image using the second position, and determines a third position of the image capturing apparatus according to an indicator of an interval between the second projection line and the other feature line. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287155 | POROUS BODY, HONEYCOMB FILTER, MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS METHOD, PROGRAM FOR SAME, AND MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYZER - In a porous body, a surface layer thickness Ts takes a relatively small value satisfying P≧0.54 Ts (formula (1)), the surface layer thickness Ts being derived by a microstructure analysis using the porous-body data that is prepared through three-dimensional scanning of a region including a surface (inflow plane | 2017-10-05 |
20170287156 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A measurement apparatus for performing measurement of a position and posture of an object based on an image obtained by imaging the object, the apparatus comprising: a processor configured to perform specifying of a surface on which the object is placed based on the image and obtain the position and posture based on the specified surface. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287157 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING APPARATUS, THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE MEASURING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A projection unit configured to project a stripe pattern whose luminance changes periodically and a reference position pattern indicating a position of one period of a plurality of periods of the stripe pattern as a reference position; an image capturing unit configured to capture images of a measurement-target object; a control unit configured to control the projection unit and the image capturing unit, to acquire a captured image of the stripe pattern by performing control so that the image capturing unit captures images of the measurement-target object under a plurality of exposure conditions, and to acquire a captured image of the reference position pattern by performing control so that the image capturing unit captures images of the measurement-target object under exposure condition; and a shape calculation unit configured to calculate a three-dimensional shape object based on a captured image of the stripe pattern and the reference position pattern are included. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287158 | IDENTIFYING REGIONS OF FREE SPACE WITHIN AN IMAGE - A digital magazine server presents content, which may include images, retrieved from various sources to a user. To improve presentation of images while allowing modification of images, the digital magazine server identifies feature points in an image and identifies regions of the image including the feature points. Groups of regions are generated based at least on the number of feature points in each region and the location of each region. Based on information associated with the groups, such as the location of various groups and the aspect ratio of various groups, one or more groups are selected and associated with the image. The selected groups may identify regions of the image including an object or not including an object, providing information for modifying the image without obscuring objects in the image. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287159 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A medical image processing apparatus includes a port, a processor and a display. The port acquires volume data including a subject. The processor calculates long and short diameters of the subject. The display shows the long and short diameters. A line segment presenting the long diameter and a line segment presenting the short diameter is a pair of skew lines. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287160 | ANALYZING IMAGES OF PESTS USING A MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATION - Techniques for analyzing images of pests using a mobile device application are described. A mobile computing device may receive, via a graphical user interface (GUI), location information input corresponding to a location of a glueboard, an identification input of a pest type caught on the glueboard, and an image of the glueboard. The device may analyze white and dark areas of the image to determine at least one of: 1) total dark surface area of the glueboard and 2) number and size of multiple contiguous dark surface areas of the glueboard. The device may calculate a quantity of pests based on dark surface area and an average size of the pest. The device may output the quantity of pests to the GUI. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287161 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COUNTING AND AGGREGATING A PRE-DETERMINED NUMBER OF ARTICLES - A method for counting and aggregating a pre-determined number of articles includes: driving, by a conveyor, an article stream to move to an end of the conveyor in a single layer state; conveying the article stream in a periodic motion; after the articles in the article stream leave the conveyor, accurately counting the number of the articles; and when a total number of articles in a combination of temporary storage bin is the same as a target number, transporting all articles in the combination of temporary storage bin to a storage device. Article batches are separately delivered to different temporary storage bins, and the total number of articles in temporary storage bins in different combinations is calculated, so as to obtain with a combination in which the number of articles is the same as the target number. The operation efficiency is improved and the manufacturing cost of device is reduced. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287162 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCANNING AN OBJECT USING AN RGB-D SENSOR - A method and system for scanning an object using an RGB-D sensor, the method includes: a plurality of elementary scans of the object using an RGB-D sensor and visual odometry, each elementary scan delivering a plurality of key frames associated with a pose of the sensor with respect to the object, and each elementary scan being associated with a position of the object; for each elementary scan, elaborating a three-dimensional model of the object using the plurality of key frames and poses of the scan; merging each three-dimensional model into a merged three-dimensional model of the object. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287163 | Method for Determining a Viewing Direction of a Person - A method for determining a viewing direction of a person, such as a driver in a motor vehicle, is provided. The method includes detecting a surface contour of a surface of an eye of the person, ascertaining a normal vector on the surface of the eye depending on the detected surface contour, and determining the viewing direction of the person depending on the normal vector. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287164 | TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING EMITTED RADIATION INTENSITY - Systems and methods according to one or more embodiments are provided for determining an emitted radiation intensity of an object in a thermal image. In one example, a system includes a memory component configured to store a plurality of captured thermal images of a scene and a processor. The processor is configured to select a pixel on a thermal image corresponding to a measured radiation intensity associated with an object in the scene. Real world coordinates of the object are determined. An emitted radiation intensity of the object is calculated using the determined real world coordinates and the measured radiation intensity. Additional systems and methods are also provided. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287165 | COMPUTER PROGRAM USED FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - A method includes steps of: (a) causing a display device to display an image of a real object based on captured image data of a real object; (b) causing the display device to display a 2D model obtained from a projection of a 3D model corresponding to the real object based at least on a view; and (c) storing appearance data of the real object and data of the 2D model into a memory device while associating the appearance data and the data of the 2D model with each other after the real object and the 2D model are displayed so as to be aligned with or substantially aligned with each other by the display device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287166 | CAMERA CALIBRATION METHOD USING A CALIBRATION TARGET - Calibration methods use a calibration target for obtaining the intrinsic and extrinsic camera parameters of one or more cameras are. The methods can include acquiring, with each camera, a sequence of target images representing the calibration target in different target poses and at different acquisition times. The methods can include identifying reference images from the target images, and defining volume bins, angle bins and multi-camera bins into which the reference images are stored. The reference images can be used to determine the intrinsic and extrinsic parameters of the one or more cameras. In some implementations, the calibration methods can enable a user to monitor the progress of the calibration process, for example by providing an interactive calibration target including an input/output user interface to guide the user in real-time during the acquisition of the target images and/or sensors to provide positional information about the target poses. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287167 | CAMERA AND CAMERA CALIBRATION METHOD - Disclosed is a camera calibration method of a calibration apparatus, including: receiving plural pattern image information photographed by a camera; setting points where edges of patterns of the plural pattern image information overlap with each other as a plurality of primary features; and calibrating the camera by using the plurality of primary features, in which the plural pattern image information includes first vertical pattern image information, second vertical pattern image information complementary to the first vertical pattern image information, first horizontal pattern image information, and second horizontal pattern image information complementary to the first horizontal pattern image information. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287168 | AROUND VIEW PROVISION APPARATUS AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an around view provision apparatus and a vehicle including the same. The around view provision apparatus includes a plurality of cameras mounted on a vehicle, a display, and a processor configured to receive a plurality of images from the plurality of cameras, to check locations of the images using first area patterns in the plurality of images, to compensate a parameter in an image using second area patterns located in overlapping areas between the plurality of images, and to generate an around view image based on the compensated parameter. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an accurate around view image based on a calibrated image. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287169 | EXTRINSIC CALIBRATION METHOD FOR CAMERAS OF AN ON-BOARD SYSTEM FOR FORMATION OF STEREO IMAGES - Disclosed is a method to calibrate an on-board stereo system. The method includes correlating the depth deviation of a point of a scene observed by the system with respect to a supposedly planar scene and the corresponding yaw deviation between the cameras of the system, then deducing therefrom a yaw calibration correction for the cameras. The comparison between the scene as observed and as expected consists in determining, via spatio-temporal filtering, a depth deviation between the observed depth of at least one point of a planar scene image formed in the image plane of first camera, as positioned in the coordinate system of the other camera, and the expected depth of this point projected onto the planar scene from the first camera, then in determining the yaw calibration deviation between the cameras as a function of the deviation in depth averaged over a sufficient set of points. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287170 | System and Method for Locating and Performing Fine Grained Classification from Multi-View Image Data - Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for identifying geographic locations and for performing a fine-grained classification of elements detected in images captured from multiple different viewpoints or perspectives. In several embodiments, the method identifies the geographic locations by probabilistically combining predictions from the different viewpoints by warping their outputs to a common geographic coordinate frame. The method of certain embodiments performs the fine-grained classification based on image portions from several images associated with a particular geographic location, where the images are captured from different perspectives and/or zoom levels. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287171 | DETERMINING A CONSISTENT COLOR FOR AN IMAGE - A method may include obtaining an image that includes a connected component that includes a set of pixels, calculating a representative color for the set of pixels, mapping the representative color to an application color in an application color palette of an application, and generating an electronic document that includes a revised version of the connected component in the application color. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287172 | INK EFFECTS - Document authoring that involves illustrating pen input in an authoring environment is herein improved to provide greater control of colors and patterns for representing the pen input in a graphical user interface. Colors and patterns are provided as effects that are applied to the illustrated pen input so that multiple textures or colors may be applied to the illustrated pen input without requiring the user to manually signal a switch in texture or colors or using multiple objects to represent the pen input. In various aspects, effects may be layered on top of each other, and the effects may be stretched or tiled depending on the size of the illustrated pen input. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287173 | CT IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND X-RAY TRANSCEIVING COMPONENT FOR CT IMAGING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an X-ray transceiving component for a CT imaging apparatus, comprising one or more bulb devices and a plurality of detector devices. The one or more bulb devices are configured to emit quadrate-tapered or fan-shaped X-ray beams. The plurality of detector devices are configure to receive the quadrate-tapered or fan-shaped X-ray beams emitted by the one or more bulb devices, each of the quadrate-tapered or fan-shaped X-ray beams comprising X-rays passing through a scanning field of view. Note that the plurality of detector devices are configured to receive X-rays passing through different areas within the scanning field of view, the one or more bulb devices are micro-focus bulb devices, and the plurality of detector devices are flat panel detectors or photoelectric coupling detectors. The present invention can greatly improve a resolution of CT imaging, increase imaging efficiency, and realize low-dose diagnosis in the case of ensuring that the scanning field of view is sufficient. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287174 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR IMAGE PROCESSING AND DISPLAY - A method, apparatus and computer program product provide improved image processing techniques. An example of a method includes receiving a source image, programmatically identifying a plurality of anatomical elements within the source image through use of a computer vision technique, determining a first region of the source image corresponding to a first anatomical element, determining a second region of the source image corresponding to a second anatomical element, applying at least one first configuration setting to the first region, applying at least one second configuration setting to the second region, the at least one second configuration setting different from the at least one first configuration setting, and generating a merged image, wherein the merged image comprises the first region as visualized according to the at least one first configuration setting and the second region as visualized according to the at least one second configuration setting. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287175 | METHOD OF FORMING PROBABILITY MAP - A method of forming a probability map is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method may include: (1) obtaining multiple measures of multiple imaging parameters for every stop of a moving window on an image, wherein two neighboring ones of the stops of the moving window are partially overlapped with each other; (2) obtaining first probabilities of an event for the stops of the moving window by matching the measures of the imaging parameters to a classifier; and (3) obtaining second probabilities of the event for multiple voxels of a probability map based on information associated with the first probabilities. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287176 | VIDEO OUTPUT DEVICE, VIDEO OUTPUT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A storage unit storing first drawing data shared in common by at least two video frames among a plurality of video frames. A control unit generating second drawing data based on second drawing instruction data for drawing a portion that differs in drawing data pertaining to the plurality of video frames and generates the drawing data pertaining to the plurality of video frames by combining the first drawing data and the second drawing data. An output unit outputs video based on the drawing data pertaining to the plurality of video frames. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287177 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FORMATTING INTERFACE DATA - A method, apparatus and computer program product provide a visualization interface. An example of the method includes receiving a first set of clinical data associated with one or more patients, formatting the first set of clinical data for inclusion in a data object, processing the data object to generate a set of derived data, generating a visualization interface comprising at least one component of the formatted data and the derived data, and causing output of the visualization interface. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287178 | VISUAL GENERATION OF AN ANOMALY DETECTION IMAGE - A method includes formatting for display, on a visual screen, an image comprising a coordinate system and a plurality of data points within the coordinate system, wherein the plurality of data points define historical performance data for a computer system. The method further includes receiving a user input defining a distinguishable area within the coordinate system and an action associated with the distinguishable area. The method additionally includes generating a formula representing the distinguishable area. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287179 | TECHNIQUES FOR DISPLAYING STACK GRAPHS - A method and system for drawing a stack graph that includes a timeline and one or more stack lines based on a set of event data. A stack line may be associated with an event target and may include one or more event overlays that represent event objects. In one implementation, event overlays may include a visual characteristic that identifies an event source associated with the event object of the event overlay. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287180 | REQUEST RESOLUTION SHAPER IN A NETWORKED SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE - An apparatus and related method are provided for generating a graphical display region for display of a plurality of pixels of a display device, comprising generating a timeline axis for display in the graphical display region, receiving requester event data for a plurality of requester events from a requester device relating to a request and storing the requester event data, including a time of occurrence for each requester event, and fulfiller event data for fulfiller events from a fulfiller device and storing the fulfiller event data, calculating a time scale for the timeline axis such that requester events and fulfiller events are displayable at a position along the timeline axis proportional to their respective time of occurrence, and a respective axial position for requester indicia representing the requester events and fulfiller indicia representing the fulfiller events at a position along the timeline axis proportional to their respective time of occurrence. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287181 | FAST HIGH-FIDELITY FLOOD-FILLING ON VECTOR ARTWORK - Techniques are disclosed for performing flood-fill operations on vector artwork. In one embodiment, a region under a point of interest (POI) of vector artwork is rasterized and flood-filled, and an initial bounding shape around that area is used as a first guess as to the area to be filled. In other cases, the initial bounding shape is created around some initial area that includes the POI (no rasterization). In any such case, vector objects having bounding shapes that intersect the initial bounding shape are identified and fed into a planar map. After map planarization, a new bounding shape is created around a new area resulting from the planarizing and that includes the POI. In response to that bounding shape not extending beyond the initial bounding shape, a vector-based flood-fill operation can be performed on that new area. The process repeats if a new bounding shape extends beyond previous bounding shape. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287182 | PORTABLE IMAGE DEVICE FOR GENERATING APPLICATION IMAGES - An apparatus and a method for displaying an image on a portable image device are provided. The method includes receiving a first input indicative of an input associated with an application, generating a first image object in a buffer of the portable image device, storing the first image object in a memory of the portable image device, generating a first image using the first image object stored in the memory of the portable image device, and displaying the first image on an image display device of the portable image device | 2017-10-05 |
20170287183 | SCALING AND MASKING OF IMAGE CONTENT DURING DIGITAL IMAGE EDITING - The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods for modifying and scaling content within a digital image. For example, systems and methods described herein involve identifying source content to add to a destination image. The source content includes one or more detected objects. The systems and methods further involve scaling the source content based on a size of one or more detected objects within the destination image. Additionally, the systems and methods involve displaying the source content within the destination image while preventing portions of the source content from interfering with one or more protected regions corresponding to the one or more detected objects within the destination image. In this way, the systems and methods enable adding source content to a destination image while minimizing manual modifications to blend the source content into the display of the destination image. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287184 | IMAGE STITCHING - A computing device is described which has a memory holding at least two input images depicting different parts of a panoramic scene, the images having been captured by a user moving the camera by hand to capture the panorama. The computing device has an image stitching component configured to identify, at a processor, a region of overlap between the at least two images and to calculate a displacement vector for each of a plurality of warp points in the region of overlap. The image stitching component is arranged to warp a second one of the at least two images using the warp points; and to join the warped second image to the first image. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287185 | Geometric Work Scheduling with Dynamic and Probabilistic Work Trimming - Various embodiments may include methods executed by processors of computing devices for geometry based work execution prioritization. The processor may receive events, such as images. The processor may overlay a boundary shape on the event to identify discard regions of the event lying outside the boundary shape. The processor may identify work regions of the events lying within the working boundary shape. The devices may determine a cancellation likelihood for each of the identified work regions of the events. The processor may assign a trimming weight to each of the identified work regions based on the determined cancellation likelihoods. The processor may then add each of the identified work regions as a work item to an execution work list in an order based on the assigned trimming weights. The work items may be processed in order of trimming weight priority. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287186 | SURROUNDING RISK DISPLAYING APPARATUS - A surrounding risk displaying apparatus includes an environment recognizer, a surrounding risk recognizer, and a display. The environment recognizer is capable of recognizing an environment around a vehicle. The surrounding risk recognizer is capable of extracting risk objects each having a risk potential not less than a predetermined risk potential, estimating a distribution of the risk potential around each of the risk objects, and calculating a risk approaching determination value that increases depending on relative approaching of the risk objects. The display is capable of displaying images in a superimposed fashion on the corresponding risk objects. The images each indicate the distribution of the risk potential around corresponding one of the risk objects. The display is capable of displaying, when the risk approaching determination value is not less than a predetermined threshold, a passage risk display indicating that passing through, by the vehicle, a clearance between the risk objects involves a risk. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287187 | METHOD OF GENERATING A SYNTHETIC IMAGE - The methods and systems described herein comprise: receiving a first image and a second image, a first timestamp and a second timestamp, the first image and the second image depicting a common object; determining an actual position of first common object pixels and second common object pixels; computing a common object motion information based on the actual position of the first common object pixels and the second common object pixels, the first and the second timestamp; receiving a third image and a third timestamp, the third image depicting the common object; determining an actual position of third common object pixels; computing an estimated position of the third common object pixels based on the common object motion information, the third timestamp and the third pixels; if the actual position of the third common object pixels and the estimated position of the third common object pixels don't match, generating the synthetic image. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287188 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTELLIGENTLY CAPTURING IMAGE - The present disclosure relates to a method for intelligently capturing an image. The method includes acquiring an image captured by a camera, acquiring an obstacle in the image, erasing information within an obstacle region which corresponds to the obstacle, and repairing the obstacle region in which the information has been erased. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287189 | DISPLAYING A DOCUMENT AS MIXED REALITY CONTENT - A computer-implementable system and method of displaying a document as mixed reality content. The method comprises determining, via an image of a physical environment, a relationship between an orientation of a physical document, a presenter of the physical document, and a viewer of the physical document in the physical environment; and retrieving a virtual representation of the physical document when the determined relationship indicates that the physical document is presented to the viewer. The method further comprises displaying the retrieved virtual representation of the document to the viewer as mixed reality content in the physical environment. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287190 | IMAGE ENHANCEMENT WITH FUSION - Various techniques are provided to combine visible and thermal image data. In one example, a method includes receiving visible image data and thermal image data for a scene. The method also includes extracting high spatial frequency content from the visible image data to provide filtered visible image data. The method also includes applying a corresponding gain to the filtered visible image data to provide weighted visible image data. The method also includes merging the weighted visible image data and the thermal image data to provide combined image data. Additional methods, systems, and other implementations are also provided. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287191 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING MULTIPLE MAP PORTIONS FROM MULTIPLE MAP DATA SOURCES - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can acquire a request for a map of a particular region. A first set of one or more map portions for representing a first portion of the particular region can be identified based on the particular region. The first set can be associated with a first map data source. A second set of one or more map portions for representing a second portion of the particular region can be identified based on the particular region. The second set can be associated with a second map data source. The map of the particular region can be generated based on a combination of the first set and the second set. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287192 | USER TERMINAL DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING AN OBJECT IMAGE IN WHICH A FEATURE PART CHANGES BASED ON IMAGE METADATA AND THE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus includes a camera; a storage; a display; and a controller configured to control the camera to photograph an object, identify an object image from an image photographed by the camera, generate image metadata used to change a feature part of the object image based on the identified image, control the storage to store by matching a background image with the object image and the image metadata, and control, in response to receiving a user command, the display to display by overlapping the object with the background image and change the feature part of the object image based on the image metadata. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287193 | VEHICULAR DISPLAY DEVICE - A vehicular display device mounted on a vehicle, including: a display panel; a display controller that displays an opening animation image in a predetermined display region of the display panel; and a detector that detects a getting-in action associated with an occupant getting in the vehicle, wherein the display controller displays a checklist in the predetermined display region as information relating to the vehicle after a driving source for traveling of the vehicle is started, the display controller starts a display operation of displaying the opening animation image in the display region when the getting-in action is detected by the detector, and continues the display operation at least until the checklist is displayed, and the display controller displays, as the opening animation image, an animation image in which an image display operation of changing a display form of a graphic object is periodically repeated, on the display panel. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287194 | TRACKING PORTIONS OF A USER'S FACE UNCOVERED BY A HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY WORN BY THE USER - A virtual reality system includes a head-mounted display (HMD) having one or more facial sensors and illumination sources mounted to a surface of the HMD. For example, the facial sensors are image capture devices coupled to a bottom side of the HMD. The illumination sources illuminate portions of a user's face outside of the HMD, while the facial sensors capture images of the illuminated portions of the user's face. A controller receives the captured images and generates a representation of the portions of the user's face by identifying landmarks of the user's face in the captured images and performing other suitable image processing methods. Based on the representation, the controller or another component of the virtual reality system generates content for presentation to the user. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287195 | VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL REALITY - A method for virtual reality (VR) includes displaying a VR event in a view of a first VR position in a VR environment in a first period, wherein a user's VR avatar is at the first VR position in the first period; recording the VR event; and redisplaying the recorded VR event in a view of a second VR position in the VR environment in a second period. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287196 | GENERATING PHOTOREALISTIC SKY IN COMPUTER GENERATED ANIMATION - Realistic sky simulations are created in a computer generated graphics environment by incorporating captured image data of real sky over a time period, and converting these images into a streams of textures over time which can be sampled as a function of space and time within a game engine. The captured image data include data captured from a light probe indicating intensity and direction of light and a presumed direction of the sun. To capture such image data, an image capture rig comprising multiple cameras and a light probe is used. The image data captured from such cameras over a time period are processed to generate data used by an animation engine to produce photorealistic images of the sky. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287197 | MULTIPLE VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF LIGHTING EFFECTS IN A COMPUTER ANIMATION SCENE - Computer animation tools for viewing, in multiple contexts, the effect of changes to a computer animation are disclosed. An artist configures multiple visual displays in the user interface of a computer animation system. A visual display shows one or more frames of computer animation. An artist configures a visual display to reflect a specific context. For example, the artist may assign a particular virtual viewpoint of a scene to a particular visual display. Once visual displays are configured, the artist changes a configuration of the computer animation. For example, the artist may change the lighting parameters of a scene. In response, the visual displays show the visual effects of the configuration (e.g., lighting parameters) change under corresponding contexts (e.g., different virtual camera viewpoints). Using multiple visual displays, which may be displayed side-by-side, an artist can view the effects of her configuration changes in the various contexts. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287198 | DIRECTED ACYCLIC GRAPH PATH ENUMERATION WITH APPLICATION IN MULTILEVEL INSTANCING - Embodiments provide for an apparatus including one or more processors having logic to enumerate a directed path through nodes of a directed acyclic graph, the logic to determine a key for a node and a path identifier for a directed path between nodes of the directed acyclic graph. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287199 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL CREATION AND RENDERING WITH IMPROVED VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE - A cloud network server system, a method, and a software program product for compiling and presenting a three-dimensional (3D) model are provided. An end 3D model is composed from at least two pre-existing 3D models stored in the cloud network server system by combining the pre-existing 3D models. The end 3D model is partitioned into smaller cells. The system and method allow a drawing user to view and draw the end 3D model for example of a computer game, via a drawing user terminal computer. Based on a virtual location of the drawing user in the end 3D model, parts of at least one version of the end 3D model are rendered to the drawing user. The system and method render a more lifelike virtual reality gaming experience with substantially lesser time lag, lesser memory footprint requirement, and lesser production effort. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287200 | DUAL FISHEYE IMAGE STITCHING FOR SPHERICAL IMAGE CONTENT - Examples are described for overlaying primitives, arranged as concentric circles, in circular images onto respective mesh models to generate rectangular images representative of a 360-degree video or image. Portions of the rectangular images are blended to generate a stitched rectangular image, and image content for display is generated based on the stitched rectangular image. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287201 | TEXTURE GENERATION SYSTEM - A texture generation system includes a display terminal for displaying a three-dimensional map, a map database, a matrix, and a texture generating unit. The map database includes a three-dimensional model representing a three-dimensional shape of a feature with at least one polygon and a plurality of types of unit textures. Each pixel of the matrix stores a control value for controlling selection of the unit texture. The texture generating unit generates a texture for the polygon as an array of a plurality of unit textures with at least two types, by associating each position of the array with a pixel of the matrix, selecting one of the plurality of types of the unit textures for each position based on the control value at the pixel associated therewith, and arranging and pasting the selected unit texture onto each position, thereby providing the array of the unit textures on the polygon. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287202 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MORE EFFICIENT RAY TRACING OF INSTANCED GEOMETRY - Methods and apparatus relating to more efficient ray tracing of instanced geometry are described. In an embodiment, overlapping instances are unbraided, by not instantiating the entire objects, but instantiating multiple sub-BVH nodes of the objects, which improves rendering performance by reducing overlap of BVH nodes. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287203 | Reduced Precision Ray Traversal with Plane Reuse - A computation for a parent node may be reused in a child node in a reduced precision bounding volume hierarchy ray traversal for graphics processing. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287204 | DISPLAY INTERPOSING A PHYSICAL OBJECT WITHIN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL VOLUMETRIC SPACE - A visual display unit creating a three-dimensional volumetric space. The display includes a first screen in a first focal plane, wherein the first screen displays a first image. The display includes a second screen in a second focal plane distinct from the first focal plane, wherein the second screen displays a second image, and wherein the second screen at least partially overlaps the first screen. The display includes a physical object located between the first screen and said second screen, wherein at least one of the first and second images is displayed in response to a placement of the physical object. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287205 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELLING WITH IMPROVED VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE - A cloud network server system, a method, and a software program product for experiencing a three-dimensional (3D) model are provided. 3D model data associated with a 3D video game is uploaded to the cloud network server system. The system and method are used to design for example a computer game that renders non-spatial characteristics such as, smell, reflection and/or refraction of light, wind direction, sound reflection, etc., along with spatial and visibility information associated with 3D objects displayed in the 3D video game. Different versions of the 3D model are created based on memory, streaming bandwidth, and/or processing power requirements of different user terminal computers. Based on a virtual location of a user in the 3D model, parts of at least one version of the 3D model are rendered to the user. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287206 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DATA - A method of processing three-dimensional image data for volume-rendering from a viewpoint is described. Lower- and upper-bound-generating functions are used ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170287207 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONSERVATIVE RASTERIZATION OF POLYGONS - An apparatus and method are described for conservative rasterization. For example, one embodiment of a graphics processing apparatus comprises: an edge tagging circuit to identify edges of two or more triangles forming a convex polygon as inner edges or non-inner edges; and a rasterizer to responsively perform rasterization of the two or more triangles using a first edge processing circuit for inner edges and a second edge processing circuit for non-inner edges. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287208 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SAMPLING PATTERN GENERATION FOR A RAY TRACING ARCHITECTURE - An apparatus and method for sampling pattern generation in a ray tracing architecture. For example, one embodiment of a graphics processing apparatus comprises: a ray generation circuit to generate a ray stream from one or more image tiles; and a sample pattern generation circuit to generate samples for rays in the ray stream, the samples generated to exhibit at least some randomness across pixels of a given frame but be repeatable across multiple frames. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287209 | Per-Sample MSAA Rendering Using Comprehension Data - By determining if there is redundancy between sub-samples in a multi-sampled anti-aliasing shader, determining which of at least two optimization techniques to use to reduce redundancy and eliminating a redundant shader thread using the selected technique, performance can be improved and power consumption may be reduced when sampling at the sample frequency in multi-sampled anti-aliasing. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287210 | System for 3D Clothing Model Creation - A system for creating a model of an article of clothing or other wearable, the system includes a mannequin or other model of at least a portion of a human form; a sensing device configured to scan the mannequin without the wearable to generate a first scan information and configured to scan the surface of the wearable on the mannequin to generate a second scan information; a processor communicatively coupled to the sensing device to receive the first and second scan information, the processor configured to: generate point clouds using the scan information; aligning the point clouds; generating a plurality of slices along at least one longitudinal axis through the point clouds, each slice having a centroid along a corresponding longitudinal axis; and generating a table having a plurality of entries each representing a distance between corresponding vertices for the pair of point clouds; the table representing the wearable. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287211 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - A medical image processing apparatus includes a port, a processor and a display. The port acquires volume data. The processor sets a three-dimensional region in the volume data, acquires three vectors orthogonal to each other from the three-dimensional region, calculates three surfaces to which the vectors are normal lines, and generates three cross-sectional images of the volume data by setting the respective surfaces as cross-sections. The display shows the generated cross-sectional images. The processor shifts at least one surface in parallel along the corresponding normal line and regenerates a cross-sectional image in which the shifted surface is a cross-section. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287212 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FITTING PRODUCT - Systems and methods are disclosed for fitting a subject by generating one or more 3D deformable models for an anatomical portion; capturing images of a user anatomical portion and a reference object using a mobile camera; generating an updated model of the user anatomical portion by selecting a closest 3D deformable model to the user anatomical portion and matching points on the closest 3D deformable model to one or more predetermined points on the user anatomical portion; and selecting a best-fit product from a plurality of product variations based on the 3D model. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287213 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A THREE DIMENSIONAL BODY MODEL - A method for providing a three-dimensional body model which may be applied for an animation, based on a moving body, wherein the method comprises providing a parametric three-dimensional body model, which allows shape and pose variations; applying a standard set of body markers; optimizing the set of body markers by generating an additional set of body markers and applying the same for providing 3D coordinate marker signals for capturing shape and pose of the body and dynamics of soft tissue; and automatically providing an animation by processing the 3D coordinate marker signals in order to provide a personalized three-dimensional body model, based on estimated shape and an estimated pose of the body by means of predicted marker locations. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287214 | PATH NAVIGATION IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - Navigation in a virtual environment (VE) is facilitated by the creation and traversal of a 3D navigation path. A computing platform renders perspective-view imagery (PVI) of portions of the VE for display on a display device. User interactive input (UII) is read, and interaction with the VE is effected via the UII. A 3D navigation path is formed in the VE based on the UII interactive with the PVI. Thereafter, virtual movement is effected along the 3D navigation path while the viewing direction of the PVI is varied based on the UII. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287215 | PASS-THROUGH CAMERA USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS FOR VIRTUAL REALITY - Systems and methods are described for generating a virtual reality experience including generating a user interface with a plurality of regions on a display in a head-mounted display device. The head-mounted display device housing may include at least one pass-through camera device. The systems and methods can include obtaining image content from the at least one pass-through camera device and displaying a plurality of virtual objects in a first region of the plurality of regions in the user interface, the first region substantially filling a field of view of the display in the head-mounted display device. In response to detecting a change in a head position of a user operating the head-mounted display device, the methods and systems can initiate display of updated image content in a second region of the user interface. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287216 | AUGMENTED POINT CLOUD FOR A VISUALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A visualization system that uses deep learning can store data representing a scene in multiple layers of representation. Each layer can include a different category of data from the other layers. The categories of data can increase in complexity and specificity from a lowermost layer to an uppermost layer. For instance, first, second, and third layers can store information corresponding to edges, corners, and surface finishes present in the scene, respectively. The visualization system can retrieve data representing the scene from multiple layers, and augment a point cloud representation of the scene in response to the retrieved data. The point cloud can be augmented to increase a point density in one or more point cloud regions that lack data or include only sparse data. Downstream, the visualization system can use the augmented point cloud to create improved images of the scene from desired points of view. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287217 | PRECEDING TRAFFIC ALERT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Various systems and methods for providing alerts of preceding traffic are described herein. A system for providing alerts of preceding traffic comprising a processor installed on a trailing vehicle operated by a user, the processor to: receive image data from a camera and identify a preceding vehicle in front of the trailing vehicle; receive data from a distance sensor to detect a change in relative velocity between the preceding vehicle and the trailing vehicle that exceeds a threshold; and cause an augmented reality content to be displayed in a head-mounted display worn by the user, the augmented reality content to alert the user of the change in relative velocity. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287218 | VIRTUAL OBJECT MANIPULATION WITHIN PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT - A method, computing device and head-mounted display device for manipulating a virtual object displayed via a display device are disclosed. In one example, image data of a physical environment comprising physical features is received. A three dimensional model of at least a portion of the environment is generated. Candidate anchor features that each correspond to one of the physical features are extracted from the image data. User input is received that manipulates the virtual object as displayed within the environment. Based on the manipulation, a correspondence between a virtual anchor feature of the virtual object and a corresponding candidate anchor feature is identified. An indication of the corresponding candidate anchor feature at its corresponding physical feature within the environment is displayed to the user. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287219 | ELECTROMAGNETIC TRACKING OF OBJECTS FOR MIXED REALITY - A mixed reality system may comprise a head-mounted display (HMD) device with a location sensor from which the HMD device determines a location of the location sensor in space and a base station mounted a predetermined offset from the location sensor and configured to emit an electromagnetic field (EMF). An EMF sensor affixed to an object may be configured to sense a strength of the EMF. The HMD device may determine a location of the EMF sensor relative to the base station based on the sensed strength and determine a location of the EMF sensor in space based on the relative location, the predetermined offset, and the location of the location sensor in space. In some aspects, the HMD device may comprise a see-through display configured to display augmented reality images and overlay a hologram that corresponds to the location of the EMF sensor in space over time. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287220 | Methods and Systems for Point-to-Multipoint Delivery of Independently-Controllable Interactive Media Content - An exemplary interactive media content provider system generates overall data representative of interactive media content. The exemplary interactive media content provider system concurrently provides the overall data to both a first media player device associated with a first user and a second media player device associated with a second user by way of a point-to-multipoint media delivery protocol. The first media player device and the second media player device may each be configured to render different portions of the overall data to respective display screens of the media player devices at a particular point in time based on different user input from the first user and the second user, respectively, as the first user and the second user independently interact with the interactive media content. Corresponding methods and systems are also described. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287221 | VIRTUAL CUES FOR AUGMENTED-REALITY POSE ALIGNMENT - A method includes determining a current pose of an augmented reality device in a physical space, and visually presenting, via a display of the augmented reality device, an augmented-reality view of the physical space including a predetermined pose cue indicating a predetermined pose in the physical space and a current pose cue indicating the current pose in the physical space. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287222 | HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A head mounted display includes an image display section, an acquisition section that acquires information on a real space, and a control section that causes the image display section to form a virtual image containing a virtual object that is an object that does not exist in the real space. The control section analyzes the acquired information on the real space to determine a reference plane that is a flat plane that is present in the real space and satisfies a predetermined condition and changes the virtual object visually recognized by the user based on the reference plane. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287223 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method, electronic device, and program product is disclosed. The method may include determining an environmental parameter of an environment at a location of an electronic device. The method may include identifying a first object of a virtual scenario that relates to the environmental parameter. The method may include generating a display parameter of the first object based on the environmental parameter. The method may include displaying the first object in the virtual scenario based on the display parameter. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287224 | METHOD OF SYNTHETIC REPRESENTATION OF ELEMENTS OF INTEREST IN A VIEWING SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT - A method of synthetic representation of elements of interest in a viewing system for aircraft, the viewing system comprises location sensors, a cartographic database and a database of elements of interest, an image sensor, a unit for processing images and a unit for generating three-dimensional digital images representative of the terrain overflown and a viewing device, wherein, when the terrain overflown comprises an element of interest, the method of synthetic representation comprises: a first step of searching for and detecting the element of interest in each image of a sequence of images, and; a second step of generating three-dimensional digital images representative of the terrain overflown, the element of interest represented according to a first representation if it has not been detected in any of the images of the sequence of images and according to a second representation if it is detected. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287225 | INTERACTIONS WITH 3D VIRTUAL OBJECTS USING POSES AND MULTIPLE-DOF CONTROLLERS - A wearable system can comprise a display system configured to present virtual content in a three-dimensional space, a user input device configured to receive a user input, and one or more sensors configured to detect a user's pose. The wearable system can support various user interactions with objects in the user's environment based on contextual information. As an example, the wearable system can adjust the size of an aperture of a virtual cone during a cone cast (e.g., with the user's poses) based on the contextual information. As another example, the wearable system can adjust the amount of movement of virtual objects associated with an actuation of the user input device based on the contextual information. | 2017-10-05 |
20170287226 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME IMAGE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING IN AUGMENTED REALITY BASED COMMUNICATIONS - Disclosed herein are methods and systems for real-time image and signal processing in an augmented reality environment; for example, for video conferencing in a virtual environment of the participants' choice. In particular, image information of a real life object is extracted by separating the object from its actual environment in one or more images that are captured in real-time using a comprehensive characteristic-based mechanism. The extracted real life object is then integrated with a virtual environment based on image relations between each pixel of the image information of the real life object and a corresponding pixel of each image of the plurality of images of the virtual environment through a pixel-by-pixel integration approach. The image relations comprise at least a depth relation or a transparency relation. | 2017-10-05 |