43rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150302508 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GIFT USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a system for providing a gift icon using a communication network. The system includes: a user terminal configured to receive information about products, select a product, and receive information about a selection of at least one receipt terminal to receive the selected product, information about whether the receipt terminal receives a gift icon corresponding to the selected product or not, and information about whether the gift icon has been used or not; and a gift provision apparatus configured to provide the information about products to the user terminal, provide the gift icon to the receipt terminal, and manage downloading, using, and usable period expiring of the gift icon. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302509 | INFORMATION PROVISION DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD, INFORMATION PROVISION PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING SAID PROGRAM - To determine candidates for product purchase in electronic commerce more easily when a user purchases an attracting product through electronic commerce, the server ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150302510 | SMART RECURRENT ORDERS - In various example embodiments, a system and method for smart recurrent orders are presented. An inventory indicator corresponding to an inventory level of a first item may be received. An order schedule for the first item may be identified. An adjustment to the order schedule based on the inventory indicator may be determined. The adjustment to the order schedule for the first item may be facilitated. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302511 | Direct Delivery Shopping System - This invention relates to a direct delivery shopping system which is laid out with one or more order placement centers and a restricted delivery area having a plurality of delivery counters, conveyor belts, employee passageways, storage areas housing specific sale items, storage areas for packaged items and transport elevators. All components of the direct delivery shopping system can radiate from the center of the direct delivery area. These areas are so spaced and so connected in order to retain the polygonal nature of the direct delivery shopping area. The arrangement of the direct delivery area allows a customer to purchase items efficiently while using the direct delivery shopping system's online system and to retrieve the purchased items directly from a plurality of delivery counters or conveyor belts in the direct delivery area. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302512 | Single Order Method For Independent Sales Representative As Used In The Party Plan Direct Marketing Method Of Selling Products - A business method and system for executing the method that involves gathering merchandise orders at a show in the home of a hostess. The method compiles the merchandise orders while maintaining a relationship between each individual order and information pertaining to the guest making the order. The guest information maintains an association with the order throughout the method such that each order made at the show may be individually packaged and labeled, obviating the need for the hostess to sort the ordered items upon receiving them from a warehouse. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302513 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GIFT USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a method of providing a gift icon using a communication network. The method includes: providing, by a gift provision apparatus, information about products to a user terminal connected with the gift provision apparatus through the communication network; selecting, by the user terminal, at least one of the products, and inputting, by the user terminal, information of a receipt terminal to receive the at least one selected product, wherein the receipt terminal is separated from the user terminal; transmitting, by the user terminal, a request message for a gift to the gift provision apparatus; and providing, by the gift provision apparatus, the gift icon to the receipt terminal through the communication network, when the gift provision apparatus receives the request message, wherein the gift icon comprises a plurality of images and corresponds to the at least one selected product. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302514 | BROADCAST DISCOVERY VIA ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE - An electronic marketplace includes a plurality of video game applications available for purchase. For each of the plurality of video game applications, the electronic marketplace may display a tile identifying the video game application, a payment object for initiating a purchase of the video game application, and a preview object to initiate viewing of a live broadcast of active gameplay of the video game application. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302515 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING OBJECTS - Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and system for operating simulation of an object. The method includes receiving, from a first user, a first request to operate a simulation, wherein the first request to operate the simulation has information associated therewith, the information associated with the first request to operate the simulation including an indication of an object, searching for a second user based at least in part on the information associated with the first request to operate the simulation, sending, to the second user, a second request to operate the simulation associated with the object, receiving, from the second user, a result of the simulation in accordance with the second request to operate the simulation, and sending, to the first user, the result of the simulation. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302516 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GIFT USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a method for providing a gift icon by a communication network. The method includes providing information about products to a user terminal connected with the gift provision apparatus through the communication network; when a gift is selected by the user terminal, providing an address book corresponding to the user terminal, to the user terminal; when information of at least one receipt terminal is selected from the address book, providing a message including a URL (Unique Resource Locator) of a gift icon corresponding to a product corresponding to the selected gift, to the selected receipt terminal; and when the receipt terminal connects with the gift provision apparatus using the URL and requests download of the gift icon, providing the gift icon to the receipt terminal. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302517 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING TRANSACTIONS OF A PHYSICAL PRODUCT OR REAL LIFE SERVICE VIA AN AUGMENTED REALITY ENVIRONMENT - Techniques are disclosed for facilitating electronic commerce in an augmented reality environment. In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting, by a mobile device, presence of the physical product or the real life service; and presenting, on the mobile device, information to conduct the transaction of a physical product or a real life service via the augmented reality environment. In some embodiments, a method comprises detecting one or more targets in the augmented reality platform using a select area in a perspective of a user, the perspective being captured by a mobile device; and prompting the user to choose an object of interest from the one or more detected targets. Among other advantages, embodiments disclosed herein provide an intuitive and integrated user experience in shopping using augmented reality devices, thereby reducing the consumer user's effort in conducting such activities, reducing necessary sales personnel and their working hours, and increasing sales. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302518 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GIFT USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides an apparatus of providing a gift icon using a communication network. The apparatus includes: a product information management unit configured to provide product information about products to be provided as a gift and Unique Resource Locator (URL) information corresponding to the product information, to a purchaser terminal; a gift icon management unit configured to manage gift icons corresponding to the products, and manage whether the gift icon has been used or not; and a control unit configured to select at least one of the products provided by the product information management unit, and when a receipt terminal to receive the at least one selected product is selected, and then a settlement of the at least one selected product has been finished, provide the gift icon corresponding to the at least one selected product, to the receipt terminal. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302519 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A GIFT USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides a method of providing a gift icon using a communication network. The method includes: providing an item list of amounts of money to a user terminal connected with the gift provision apparatus through the communication network; selecting at least one of the amounts of money, and inputting information of a receipt terminal to receive the at least one selected amount of money, wherein the receipt terminal is separated from the user terminal; transmitting a request message for a gift to the gift provision apparatus; and providing the gift icon to the receipt terminal through the communication network, when the gift provision apparatus receives the request message. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302520 | METHOD OF CONDUCTING AUDIENCE GUIDED EVENTS AND AUCTIONS UTILIZING CLOSED NETWORK SATELLITE BROADCASTS TO MULTIPLE LOCATION DIGITAL THEATER ENVIRONMENTS WITH INTEGRATED REAL TIME AUDIENCE INTERACTION - A method of conducting a real time auction comprises the steps of: Broadcasting from a production studio at least high definition images of material of each lot being auctioned to at least a plurality of digital theater environments via satellite; Providing multiple auction bidders at each digital theater environment; Providing each auction bidder with individually assigned audience response system input devices; and Receiving bid information at the production studio from selected auction bidders for each lot being auctioned over a bid receiving network via the individual audience response system input devices. A method of conducting an audience guided event includes satellite broadcasting in high definition to multiple digital theater environments where event participants have individually assigned audience response system input devices in which individual participant information is associated with each assigned individually assigned audience response system input device including at least bibliographic participant information. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302521 | Methods for Enhancing Debt Collection Efficiency - The methods of this invention solve the problem of low recovery of debt by, prior to recovery of the debt, increasing the debtor's inclination and ability to repay the debt, and only after increasing the debtor's willingness and ability to repay the debt, collecting a greater amount of the debt. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302522 | WEATHER RELATED PURCHASE GUARANTY FOR PAYMENT NETWORKS - Processor-executable methods, computing systems, and related processing for the creation, transaction, administration, management and communication of data relating to weather-related guarantees or insurance policies on travel related expenditures made over a payment card system for protecting against loss of value, or otherwise agreed upon conditions, relating to unpredictable weather or other natural phenomenon. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302523 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - A system, method and computer readable medium buy and sell, on a secondary market, shares of a fund actively managed by a sponsor and including securities traded on exchanges. After receiving a buy order, a first price is collected from the secondary market, and a basket of the securities, equivalent to the shares, is bought on the exchanges. Then, the basket is traded for the shares from the sponsor, and the shares fulfill the buy order on the secondary market. After receiving a sell order, the shares are collected from the secondary market, and the basket is short sold on the exchanges. Then, the shares are traded for the basket from the sponsor, the basket is provided to fulfill the short sale on the exchanges, and a second price is provided to fulfill the sell order on the secondary market. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302524 | Method and System for Generating Compliance Data - A computer implemented method for generating financial compliance data including generating by a computer system a risk tolerance questionnaire receiving data inputted by a user and stored in a first database on a computer readable medium in communication with the computer system; the risk tolerance questionnaire including data fields representative of a user's financial risk tolerance; generating by the computer system a know-your-client user profile stored in a second database on a computer readable medium in communication with the computer system; and mapping one or more fields from the first database onto one or more fields from the second database, such that the know-your-client user profile is at least partially completed with data obtained from the risk tolerance questionnaire. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302525 | METHOD OF MATCHING HEDGE FUNDS AND INVESTORS AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method for matching a hedge fund and a hedge fund investor, and apparatus therefore, may utilize databases that may be searched by search engines. The databases and the search engines may be accessed using a website. Information regarding the investor may be stored in one database and information relating to the hedge fund may be separately stored in the other database. An investor may access the search engine associated with the database containing hedge fund information to identify hedge funds that may be relevant to that investor. Likewise, a hedge fund may access the search engine associated with the database containing investor information to identify qualified investors that may be interested in the hedge fund. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302526 | PROVIDING A GUI AGGREGATING ATTRIBUTES OF A SURETY BOND APPLICATION - A method for aggregating attributes of a surety bond in a remote computer bond processing system includes providing a graphical user interface (GUI) displaying menu items corresponding to surety bond attributes. A user request is received to obtain information related to the surety bond attributes via the menu items provided by the GUI. The requested information, related to the one or more surety bond attributes, is generated. The generated information is displayed by the GUI, in response to the received user request. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302527 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING QUESTIONABLE SERVICE PROVIDERS - A computer system includes a data storage module. The data storage module receives, stores, and provides access to data related to payment requests submitted to an insurance company by service providers. The data storage module is coupled to a computer processor. Also coupled to the computer processor are a program memory, an input device and an output device. The input device is used to input information to identify a first service provider. The display device is used to display data about other service providers who are associated with the same insurance claims as the first service provider. The data displayed about the other service providers includes taxpayer identification numbers (TINs). | 2015-10-22 |
20150302528 | Recovery of Information from Commercial Web Portals - Novel tools and techniques for automated recovery of information from commercial web portals, including commercial web portals requiring credentials for access. In some instances images are captured and pushed to external processes for improving system performance. In some instances access to automated software agent remote control modules is balanced across a system comprising a plurality of processors hosting the automated software agent remote control modules. Some instances provide provisioning of credentials, in particular indicating credentials available for an unlimited or a select limited number of users and monitoring credential use of those credentials usable by a select number of users. Some instances provide cache management optimizes retrieval of data by external processes and ensures reliability of such data to reduce unnecessary web portal inquiries. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302529 | ROOF CONDITION EVALUATION AND RISK SCORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Computer systems and methods for determining a risk indicator for the condition of a roofing system of a building are disclosed. The system may include an interface configured to receive at least one input regarding the building, roofing system, location of the building roofing system, location-specific weather data, historical building performance data, or data extracted from imagery. The system includes a roof condition risk scoring engine configured to receive the input through the interface and to apply the input using a probabilistic roof model to calculate an indicator for a probability of loss associated with the roofing system replacement or reconstruction cost. The probability can be scaled into a roof condition risk score (e.g., a numeric score, a grade, a quality rating, etc.). | 2015-10-22 |
20150302530 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF AUTOMATIC ACCOUNTING OF LEAVE LIABILITY - Systems and methods of automatic accounting of leave liability are provided. Employee information associated with a current time period is accessed. The employee information relates to a current paid time off balance of an employee associated with the employee information. A current leave liability associated with the current time period is calculated using the employee information. The current leave liability is a current value relating to the current paid time off balance associated with the current time period. A difference between the current leave liability and a previous leave liability posted to a general ledger is determined. The previous leave liability relates to a previous paid time off balance associated with a previous time period. An adjustment reflecting the difference between the current leave liability and the previous leave liability is posted to the general ledger. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302531 | ANALYZING CALENDAR TO GENERATE FINANCIAL INFORMATION - Techniques of analyzing a calendar to generate financial information are disclosed. In some embodiments, scheduled event data for at least one scheduled event is extracted from an electronic calendar. The scheduled event data can comprise corresponding time data and text for each one of the at least one scheduled event. A financial accounting entry for each one of the at least one scheduled event can be generated based on the extracted scheduled event data. The financial accounting entry can comprise an electronic record of business-related activity that can be used for a financial accounting purpose. Generating the financial accounting entry can comprise populating the financial accounting entry using the time data of the corresponding scheduled event. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302532 | Advance Notification System for Projected Driver Overtime, Payroll Hours and Cost, and Other User-Defined Time Thresholds - An advance notification system and method that notifies management and/or other designated users of projected employee overtime, excessive payroll hours and/or other time based exceptions based on total hours or associated cost in various fields, for example drivers providing transportation services. The system generally includes a control unit to capture events in space and time such as current location, most recent activity, and the like, as they occur, consideration for cumulative actual work hours as may exist in a timekeeping system, consideration for scheduled hours as may exist in an employee work schedule in combination with wage and hour rules as might be defined by Federal, State and/or local regulations, labor agreements and/or any other user defined notification thresholds. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302533 | GLOBAL EXCHANGE PLATFORM FOR THE FILM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS - In one aspect, disclosed is a global online portal which provides an end-to-end solution for film industry professionals worldwide and in all languages. From writers to directors to technicians, every vertical related to a film is listed in a separate category and validated/authenticated by the portal. Each listed entity is defined in categories depending on its rating arrived at via a logical process. The services of each listed entity along with commercial terms & availability of their schedules are posted on their homepages. The portal manages intellectual property issues and creates a global exchange platform for all potential film makers around the world. It enables one to buy scripts listed in one language and use them to make a film in a different language. It also allows a producer to pick his desired actors and crew members for his next film at the click of a mouse. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302534 | System and method for administering licenses stored in an electronic module, and product unit comprising said module - The product unit disclosed herein has identification data that are stored internally in memory. This stored identification data can be viewed as the product unit's “digital nameplate,” in that the data can represent the product unit's identifier, brand, and so on. Each data set is digitally signed while on the production line by using an encryption technique. The digitally signed data set is then written into the product unit's memory where it can be used for verification. A first digitally-signed data set can be used to control the use of one or more software modules that are provided by a software owner. The data that are undergoing signature contain at least one globally-unique identifier, which can be used to identify cloning attempts. Additionally, more than one digital signature can be used, in order to protect and control the use of features other than the software, such as the product brand. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302535 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VISUALIZING COMPETENCY BASED LEARNING DATA IN DECISION MAKING DASHBOARDS - A method and system for visualizing competency based learning data in decision making dashboards, including a database system that integrates all relevant data about a learner's past learning events transformed and aligned using a defined competency model; a process for recommending future learning opportunities based upon a learner's current competency based performance and identifying future learning events the learner would need to fulfill for a specific competency; creating and graphically displaying a learner's performance on a competency model and presenting future learning opportunities to the learner, and a learner dashboard interface usable by the learner to view their past competency based learning records and suggestions for future learning opportunities. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302536 | VIRTUAL INFORMATION PRESENTATION SYSTEM - Systems, methods and computer-readable storage media for presenting a virtual information presentation to a user are described. A virtual information presentation system may be configured to present an information presentation process to a user configured based on an objective, a subject and/or information associated with the user. For example, an objective may include obtaining consent for a medical procedure or a clinical research project. In another example, an objective may include confirming user understanding of a particular subject, such as job training. The information may be presented using lifelike avatars and other graphic elements to immerse the user in the information presentation process. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302537 | MEDICAL RECORD CARDS AND STORAGE SYSTEMS - A method and apparatus for obtaining and storing medical records of a patient from an entity covered by HIPAA in a form allowing quick disclosure of the patient's medical history to a third party without restriction or delay by HIPAA. The method comprises inducing a patient to obtain possession of his or her own medical record from a covered entity; acquiring the medical record from the patient in a storage format; and storing the medical record in a memory in a form from which it can be reproduced in the storage format as received from the patient. The memory used to store the medical record can be a hard drive in an Internet server, or be a portable medium, such as a CD or DVD, and can be small enough to fit in the patient's wallet, purse or pocket. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302538 | PATIENT CARE AND HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Streamlined and integrated patient care and health information management systems and methods for reducing the need for costly, near constant patient monitoring by providing system components that allow healthcare professionals to view the most important data for a number of patients in varying physical locations in a seamless manner are disclosed. Various components of the system can be used to monitor patients; measure, record, and track vital signs; and coordinate patient care in an automated fashion. Patients that have a achieved a relatively stable condition during a recovery process, but who still require or would benefit from near constant, or frequent vital sign monitoring can be provided with one or more body worn vital sign sensors. These patient worn sensors can track vital sign and other information about patients, including patient movement, activity, and sleep patterns. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302539 | PATIENT CARE AND HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Streamlined and integrated patient care and health information management systems and methods for reducing the need for costly, near constant patient monitoring by providing system components that allow healthcare professionals to view the most important data for a number of patients in varying physical locations in a seamless manner are disclosed. Various components of the system can be used to monitor patients; measure, record, and track vital signs; and coordinate patient care in an automated fashion. Patients that have a achieved a relatively stable condition during a recovery process, but who still require or would benefit from near constant, or frequent vital sign monitoring can be provided with one or more body worn vital sign sensors. These patient worn sensors can track vital sign and other information about patients, including patient movement, activity, and sleep patterns. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302540 | EMBEDDABLE COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE MODULE - One aspect of the invention pertains to an embeddable software communications module. The module provides an application programming interface (API) that allows the module to receive API inputs from a software application. In various implementations, the module is arranged to progressively receive, transmit and/or store messages. In some embodiments, the module allows rendering of a received message in a real time mode or time-shifted modes and allow a user to easily transition between the two modes. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302541 | IMAGE DATA DISTRIBUTION SERVER | 2015-10-22 |
20150302542 | Feature Resolutions Sensitivity for Counterfeit Determinations - A counterfeit identification performance attribute (CIPA) sensitivity to changes in resolution of the image for features of an image is determined ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150302543 | METHODS FOR ENCODING, DECODING AND INTERPRETING AUXILIARY DATA IN MEDIA SIGNALS - The disclosure relates to digital watermarking, steganography, and specifically to message coding protocols used in conjunction with digital watermarking and steganographic encoding/decoding and payload interpretation methods. One claim recites a method for interpreting a data structure having fixed and variable message portions, the method comprising: processing the fixed message portion to determine a version of the variable message portion; decoding the entire payload field of the variable message portion according to the determined version; and interpreting only a portion of the decoded payload field according to the determined version. Of course, other features and claims are provided too. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302544 | COORDINATE BASED QOS ESCALATION - Systems and methods for determining priorities of pixel fetch requests of separate requestors in a display control unit. The distance between the oldest pixel in an output buffer and the output equivalent coordinate of the oldest outstanding source pixel read request for each requestor in the display control unit is calculated. Then, a priority is assigned to each requestor based on this calculated distance. If a given requestor lags behind the other requestors based on a comparison of the distance between the oldest pixel and the output equivalent coordinate of the oldest outstanding source pixel read, then source pixel fetch requests for this given requestor are given a higher priority than source pixel fetch requests for the other requestors. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302545 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING SYSTEMS - A graphics processing system includes a graphics processor and a memory for storing data to be used by and generated by the graphics processor. In a first rendering pass, the graphics processor generates an array of graphics data and stores the generated array of graphics data in the memory. The array of graphics data generated in the first rendering pass is used in a subsequent rendering pass. In the first rendering pass, the graphics processor determines one or more regions of the array of graphics data that have a particular characteristic, and generates information indicative of the one or more regions. In the subsequent rendering pass, the graphics processor uses the information indicative of the one or more regions to control the reading of the array of graphics data when it is to be used in the subsequent rendering pass. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302546 | FLEX RENDERING BASED ON A RENDER TARGET IN GRAPHICS PROCESSING - A device comprising a graphics processing unit (GPU) includes a memory and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to: receive a GPU command packet that indicates the GPU may select between a direct rendering mode or a binning rendering mode for a portion of a frame to be rendered by the GPU, determine whether to use the direct rendering mode or the binning rendering mode for the portion of the frame to be rendered by the GPU based on at least one of: information in the received command packet or a state of the GPU, and render the portion of the frame using the determined direct rendering mode or the binning rendering mode. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302547 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus may include a main memory configured to store an application for reproducing image content, and setting information corresponding to the stored application, a first ancillary memory configured to load and store the stored application from the main memory in response to operation of a signal processor, a second ancillary memory configured to, in response to the signal processor operating, temporarily store the signal-processed image content, and in response to the signal processor not operating, load and store the stored application from the main memory, and a controller configured to, in response to receiving an execution request with respect to the application for reproducing the image content, and the signal processor not operating, load and store the stored application from the main memory into the second ancillary memory based on the setting information corresponding to the application stored in the main memory, and execute the stored application. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302548 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING 2D GRAPHICS - A method of processing 2D graphics comprising generating a perspective projection of a 2D graphics by scaling the 2D graphics with a variable ratio, wherein scaling the 2D graphics with the variable ratio comprises interpolating the graphics with a filter, such that a point x | 2015-10-22 |
20150302549 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing system, method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The information processing system may include a memory storing instructions; and at least one processor configured to process the instructions to detect an actual object, determine at least one of an orientation and a position of a first image within a projection surface, based on at least one of an orientation and a position of the actual object, and project the first image onto the projection surface in at least one of the determined position and determined orientation. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302550 | IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an image generation system, which controls a set of generators and thereby allows rendering two dimensional images from a three dimensional environment, and wherein communication between the host and the generator is established. This system essentially comprises at least one host device (shortly host) which produces messages containing data related to the three dimensional synthetic environment such as optic parameters, position of moving entities, orientation of moving entities, position of viewpoint, orientation of viewpoint, material properties of entities and terrain; at least one interface which partially or totally modifies the data provided by the host device so that they define the two dimensional images whose sum may represent a part of or all of the said three dimensional synthetic environment; at least one generator which produces two dimensional representation of the three dimensional synthetic environment in accordance with the data modified by the interface. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302551 | CONTENT AWARE VIDEO RESIZING - Content aware video resizing is described. In one example, edge detection is done on pixel values of video frames. The edges are compared and an energy is determined for lines of pixels of a second frame based on the comparison. The low energy lines are selected, and the frame is resized using the selected lines. The lines correspond to either rows or columns and the resizing may be done by adding or removing columns or by adding or removing rows. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302552 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A display device includes a display unit having N adjustable screen resolutions; a storage unit storing a setting list, the setting list recording the N adjustable screen resolutions and N display ratio parameters; a processing unit retrieving a current screen resolution from the display unit and comparing the current screen resolution with the N adjustable screen resolutions, the processing unit selecting an i-th display ratio parameter corresponding to an i-th adjustable screen resolution from the N display ratio parameters when the current screen resolution is identical to the i-th adjustable screen resolution; and an image generating unit generating an image according to the i-th display ratio parameter and displaying the image in the display unit. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302553 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SOURCE RESOLUTION OF SCALED IMAGES - A method for determining whether an incoming image constitutes an up-scaled version of a lower resolution source image commences by first selecting a suspected resolution for the source image. The incoming image undergoes de-scaling to the suspected resolution. Thereafter, the incoming image is re-scaled after de-scaling without increasing image detail from the scaled down iteration The image detail of the re-scaled incoming image is compared with the image detail of the source image to determine whether the incoming image (as de-scaled and then re-scaled) has comparable detail to the source image. When the re-scaled image has substantially the same detail as the source image, the source image has the suspected image resolution. If the re-scaled image has inferior detail to the source image, the source image has a higher resolution. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302554 | DECIMATION STRATEGIES FOR INPUT EVENT PROCESSING - In an embodiment, a touch sensitive device includes a touch interface having rows and columns and a signal generator for generating unique orthogonal signals on a plurality of the rows, respectively. A touch processor is identifies touch on the touch interface by processing touch signals present on the columns, and outputting a stream of touch events. A decimator receives the stream of touch events, selectively identifies one or more of the touch events in the stream, and outputs a modified stream of touch events for use by the touch sensitive device. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302555 | AUTOMATED CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION DEVICE WITH A DISPLAY - The invention relates to an automated CPR device for performing automated chest compressions of a patient. The CPR device is provided with display processing electronics for processing information data so that display content associated with the information data can be displayed in different rotated orientations so that the information can be oriented correctly relative to a user's viewing direction. The CPR device is configured with an orientation button for activating rotation of the displayed information. The orientation button is configured so that the location of the button relative to display content, at least along a single dimension, is the same. For example, the orientation button may be located adjacent to the middle of an edge of the display so that the button remains located adjacent to information located in the center of the display irrespective of the displayed orientation of the information, irrespective of the two orientations. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302556 | Removing Image Distortions based on Movement of an Imaging Device - A data processing method of determining a transformation for transforming medical image data into a positional reference system, the method being executed by a computer and comprising the following steps: a) acquiring reference position data comprising reference position information describing a reference position of a medical imaging apparatus in an imaging apparatus reference system; b) acquiring imaging geometry data comprising imaging geometry information describing an imaging geometry of the medical imaging apparatus; c) acquiring actual position data comprising actual position information describing different actual positions of the medical imaging apparatus in an imaging apparatus reference system, wherein the medical imaging apparatus takes the actual positions for acquiring medical image data comprising medical image information describing an image of the anatomical region of the patient's body at each of the actual positions; d) determining, based on the reference position data and the imaging geometry data and the actual position data, medical image transformation data comprising medical image transformation information describing a medical image transformation between the actual position of the medical imaging and the reference position. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302557 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVENT DETECTION USING FRAME GROUPING - An event detection method using frame grouping according to time and an apparatus therefor are provided. The event detection method includes generating a plurality of images by successively capturing objects using a plurality of frames, wherein the plurality of frames are grouped into a plurality of groups based on whether the plurality of frames have the same or similar amounts of exposure, grouping images generated with frames corresponding to each of the plurality of groups, and determining whether a previously defined event occurs using the grouped images. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302558 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The image processing device performs noise removal processing for an input image. The image processing device comprises a filter setting unit configured to set first and second filter factors by using a first target pixel value of a noise processing target pixel to be targeted to the processing and a reference pixel value of a plurality of reference pixels surrounding the noise processing target pixel and a noise removal unit configured to calculate a corrected pixel value by sequentially adding a luminance component of the reference pixel value weighted with the first filter factor and sequentially adding a chroma component of the reference pixel value weighted with the second filter factor, and remove noise of the noise processing target pixel by using the corrected pixel value. The input image has pixel values according to Bayer pattern format. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302559 | APPARATUS FOR INCREASING SHARPNESS - An apparatus for increasing sharpness is provided. The apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure can improve sharpness of an image by applying different sharpness gains to a center of the image and to a periphery of the image. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302560 | IMAGE CORRECTION SYSTEM, IMAGE CORRECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - This invention is concerning an image correction system that includes an image-capturing unit configured to acquire a captured image by capturing a subject; a tilt recognition unit configured to recognize tilt of an image-capturing direction of the image-capturing unit relative to an image-capturing direction in which the image-capturing unit being directly opposite to the subject captures the subject; a first correction unit configured to generate a corrected image by correcting distortion in the captured image due to the tilt; and a second correction unit configured to acquire a corrected captured image by correcting non-linear distortion in the corrected image. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302561 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING GEOMETRIC CALIBRATION FOR SURROUND VIEW CAMERA SOLUTION - A method, apparatus and a system multi-camera image processing method. The method includes performing geometric alignment to produce a geometric output by estimating fish eye distortion correction parameters, performing initial perspective correction on related frame, running corner detection in the overlapping areas, locating the stronger corner, calculating BRIEF descriptors for features and match feature point from two cameras using BRIEF scores, performing checks and rejecting wrong feature matches, finding perspective matrices to minimize distance between matched features; and creating a geometric lookup table. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302562 | PROCESSING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGES - Various implementations address high dynamic range (“HDR”) images. In one particular implementation, a low dynamic range (“LDR”) image is generated from an HDR image, and information is generated allowing the HDR image to be reconstructed from the LDR image. The LDR image and the information are encoded. In another implementation, a signal or signal structure includes an LDR section including the encoded LDR image, and an information section including the encoded information. In another implementation, the encoded LDR image and the encoded information are both decoded. The HDR image is then reconstructed based on the decoded LDR image and the decoded information. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302563 | Relighting Fragments for Insertion into Content - A fragment is relit for insertion into a target scene of an image by obtaining a fragment model for the fragment. A set of detail maps for the fragment model are generated, each of which encodes fine-scale shading effects from the surface detail of the fragment. A target scene model is obtained for the target scene, and the fragment model is inserted into the target scene model. The target scene model with inserted fragment model is rendered, and a composited target scene is generated. A modified target scene is generated by combining the composited target scene and the set of detail maps. Weights assigned to the different detail maps can be changed by the user, allowing the modified target scene to be readily altered without re-rendering the target scene model with the inserted fragment model. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302564 | METHOD FOR MAKING UP A SKIN TONE OF A HUMAN BODY IN AN IMAGE, DEVICE FOR MAKING UP A SKIN TONE OF A HUMAN BODY IN AN IMAGE, METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A SKIN TONE LUMINANCE OF A HUMAN BODY IN AN IMAGE, AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING A SKIN TONE LUMINANCE OF A HUMAN BODY IN AN IMAGE - A method for adjusting a skin tone luminance of a human body in an image including a first receiving unit receiving Y values of the image and a second receiving unit receiving Cb values and Cr values of the image; a filter module generating two different luminance values corresponding to each pixel of the image according to the Y values of the image; a skin tone probability unit generating a probability value of each pixel of the image corresponding to a skin tone of the human body according to the Cb values and the Cr values of the image; and a first mixing unit generating a skin tone luminance adjustment value corresponding to each pixel of the image according to two different luminance values corresponding to each pixel of the image and a probability value of each pixel of the image corresponding to the skin tone of the human body. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302565 | IMAGE PROCESSOR AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Disclosed herein is an image processor including: a random number sequence generation section adapted to generate a random number sequence; a random number-superimposed luminance variable generation section adapted to generate a random number-superimposed luminance variable by superimposing the random number sequence on a luminance variable; and a random number-superimposed image signal generation section adapted to generate a random number-superimposed image signal by superimposing the random number-superimposed luminance variable on an image signal. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302566 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention provides an image processing device whereby the probability of outputting a restored image which accurately corresponds to an original image which is included in a low-quality input image is improved. This image processing device comprises: an image group generating means for generating, from the input image, using a dictionary which stores a plurality of patch pairs wherein a degradation patch which is a patch of a degraded image wherein a prescribed image is degraded is associated with a restoration patch which is a patch of this prescribed image, a plurality of restored image candidates including a plurality of different instances of content which have a possibility of being the original content of the input image; and an image selection presentation means for clustering the generated plurality of restored image candidates, and selecting and outputting an image candidate on the basis of the result of this clustering. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302567 | System and method for sun glint correction of split focal plane visible and near infrared imagery - A computer implemented method and system for reducing sunglint effects in a multispectral digital image from a satellite multiband imager having a sampling time delay between collection of a first bandset and a second bandset, each bandset including a near infrared band and a plurality of other wavelength bands. For each bandset separately, extract pixels in a window surrounding a current pixel, determine a local low glint value as the characteristic value of a small subset of pixels in the window having the lowest near infrared reflectance values, determine a near infrared glint value by subtracting the local low glint value from the near infrared reflectance value of the current pixel, and determine glint-corrected values for each of the wavelength bands by subtracting the local low glint value from each wavelength band reflectance value. A second pass can apply a near infrared band subtraction correction to all bands of the first bandset and the second bandset. The satellite imager can be the WorldView-2 or WorldView-3 system. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302568 | Defect Observation Method and Defect Observation Device - Cases in which defects are analyzed in a manufacturing process stage in which a pattern is not formed or in a manufacturing process in which a pattern formed on a lower layer does not appear in the captured image are increasing. However, in these cases, there is a problem of not being able to synthesize a favorable reference image and failing to detect a defect when a periodic pattern cannot be recognized in the pattern. In the present invention, a defect occupation rate, which is the percentage of an image being inspected occupied by a defect region, is found, it is determined whether the defect occupation rate is higher or lower than a threshold, and, in accordance with the determination results, it is determined whether to create, as the reference image, an image comprising pixels having the average luminance value of the luminance values of a plurality of pixels contained in the image being inspected. In particular, when the defect occupation rate is low, an image comprising pixels having the average luminance value of the luminance values of a plurality of pixels contained in the image being inspected is used as the reference image. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302569 | SENSING SYSTEM FOR A COOKTOP APPLIANCE WITH AIRFLOW PROTECTED SENSOR - The present invention provides for operation of a sensor supported by an appliance and directed toward a cooking surface positioned beneath the sensor. If the sensor is determined to be contaminated, a signal is provided to a user of the appliance that the sensor is contaminated. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302570 | DEPTH SENSOR CALIBRATION AND PER-PIXEL CORRECTION - Various technologies described herein pertain to correction of an input depth image captured by a depth sensor. The input depth image can include pixels, and the pixels can have respective depth values in the input depth image. Moreover, per-pixel correction values for the pixels can be determined utilizing depth calibration data for a non-linear error model calibrated for the depth sensor. The per-pixel correction values can be determined based on portions of the depth calibration data respectively corresponding to the pixels and the depth values. The per-pixel correction values can be applied to the depth values to generate a corrected depth image. Further, the corrected depth image can be output. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302571 | RECOGNITION-BASED AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An authentication engine authenticates a user to access a service via a computing device by executing an object recognition algorithm on an image received from a different computing device. Specifically, the authentication engine presents an image token on a first computing device after receiving a request. The authentication engine then instructs the user to use a second computing device to capture a digital photo of the image token. Upon receiving the photo from the second device, the authentication engine executes an object recognition algorithm on the photo to derive a set of image descriptors. The authentication engine then generates an image difference by comparing the set of descriptors of the photo against the set of descriptors of the image token. Based on the image difference, the authentication engine authenticates the user to use a service via the first computing device. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302572 | Method For Improving Linear Feature Detectability In Digital Images - The present disclosure is generally directed to of method linear feature detection in a structure by providing a first digital image of the structure, creating a second corresponding digital image of the structure from the first digital image and determining a direction to shift pixels of the second corresponding digital image. A pixel shift value may be input to shift pixels of the second corresponding digital image, and pixels of the second corresponding digital image are shifted by the input pixel shift value in the determined direction. A third corresponding digital image of the structure may be calculated by subtracting the second corresponding digital image of the structure from the first digital image of the structure. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302573 | METHOD FOR DESIGNING A PASSIVE SINGLE-CHANNEL IMAGER CAPABLE OF ESTIMATING DEPTH OF FIELD - A computer-implemented method for designing an electro-optical imaging system for estimating the distance of a source includes use of an optical subsystem, a detector subsystem and a digital image processing subsystem. The method includes the modelling of the propagation of radiation from its source through the optical subsystem, the detector subsystem and the digital image processing subsystem; the modelling being based on a spatial model of the source; the method including a joint step of simultaneously designing the optical subsystem and the digital image processing subsystem, the designing step being based at least on one performance metric depending on a comparison between the local estimation of the distance from the source and the actual distance from the source. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302574 | On-Vehicle Control Device - An on-vehicle control device includes: an image acquiring unit that acquires an image from an image-capturing device that captures the image of surroundings of a vehicle; an overhead view image generating unit that generates an overhead view image from the image acquired by the image acquiring unit, the overhead view image being a plan view of the surroundings of the vehicle seen from above the vehicle; a white line recognizing unit that recognizes possible white lines on a road surface in the overhead view image; a white line information saving unit that saves information including positional information of the possible white lines recognized by the white line recognizing unit; a white line position predicting unit that predicts a position of a possible white line to be reached, based on information about a previous possible white line saved by the white line information saving unit and vehicle behavior information; and a white line judging unit that excludes, among the possible white lines recognized by the white line recognizing unit, a possible white line that extends in a radial direction from the image-capturing device in the overhead view image and satisfies a predetermined condition. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302575 | SUN LOCATION PREDICTION IN IMAGE SPACE WITH ASTRONOMICAL ALMANAC-BASED CALIBRATION USING GROUND BASED CAMERA - A method for predicting location of the sun in an image space. The method includes providing a set of calibration images and offline intrinsic calibration of a camera and optical element. An extrinsic parameter calibration is then performed based on the calibration images and mapping between local three dimensional coordinates and real world three dimensional coordinates to provide an extrinsic projection matrix. The method also includes providing a real time image of the sky and determining sun location in spherical space based on the extrinsic projection matrix and a real time sun location in the world coordinate system for the real time image. A three dimensional vector is then mapped to provide a corrected two dimensional ideal point. Next, an inverse affine transformation is performed to provide a two dimensional real image point in image space. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302576 | Retraction Based Three-Dimensional Tracking of Object Movements - The technology disclosed relates to tracking movement of a real world object in three-dimensional (3D) space. In particular, it relates to mapping, to image planes of a camera, projections of observation points on a curved volumetric model of the real world object. The projections are used to calculate a retraction of the observation points at different times during which the real world object has moved. The retraction is then used to determine translational and rotational movement of the real world object between the different times. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302577 | METHOD FOR THE NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF A BLADE PREFORM - An automated method for the non-destructive testing of a woven preform for the manufacture of a turbine engine part and including a plurality of first marker threads intertwined with second marker threads, the first and second threads having light-reflecting properties that are different from those of the threads of the preform and being woven with the threads of the preform so as to form a surface grid on a given area of the preform. The method includes determining, with a plurality of consecutive steps, the spatial coordinates of the intersections between the first and second marker threads. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302578 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE-BASED OBJECT MODELING USING MULTIPLE IMAGE ACQUISITIONS OR RECONSTRUCTIONS - Systems and methods that involve integrating imaging data from multiple sources to create a single, accurate model of a patient's anatomy. One method includes receiving a representation of a target object for modeling; determining one or more first anatomical parameters of the target anatomical object from at least one of one or more first images of the target anatomical object; determining one or more second anatomical parameters of the target anatomical object from at least one of one or more second images of the target anatomical object; updating the one or more first anatomical parameters based at least on the one or more second anatomical parameters; and generating a model of the target anatomical object based on the updated first anatomical parameters. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302579 | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Fingerprinting With Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) Compression - Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with NMR fingerprinting are described. One example NMR apparatus includes an NMR logic that repetitively and variably samples a (k, t, E) space associated with an object to acquire a set of NMR signals that are associated with different points in the (k, t, E) space. Sampling is performed with t and/or E varying in a non-constant way. The varying parameters may include flip angle, echo time, RF amplitude, and other parameters. The NMR apparatus may also include a signal logic that produces an NMR signal evolution from the NMR signals, and a characterization logic that characterizes a resonant species in the object as a result of comparing acquired signals to reference signals. The reference signals may be stored in a dictionary. Singular value decomposition may be applied to the dictionary and the acquired signals before comparing the acquired signals to the reference signals. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302580 | GENERATING A KEY-IMAGE FROM A MEDICAL IMAGE | 2015-10-22 |
20150302581 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COSMETIC DENTAL ANALYSIS - The invention relates to a method and a device for cosmetic dental analysis. According to the invention, orthodontic parameters of a person are acquired, analyzed, and represented by means of a camera, a computer and a screen. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302582 | EYE-FUNDUS IMAGE OUTPUT DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an eye-fundus image output device including a selection unit configured to select a site of a presented eye-fundus image, an optimization unit configured to optimize an image of the selected site, and an output unit configured to output an image in which the selected site has been optimized. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302583 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING REGION OF INTEREST - Disclosed is region of interest (ROI) detection apparatus and method. The ROI detection apparatus includes: a selecting criterion acquirer configured to acquire a selecting criterion; an image receiver configured to receive a current image; a suspicious area selector configured to select a part of the current image as a suspicious area according to the selecting criterion; and an ROI detector configured to detect an ROI from the suspicious area. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302584 | VASCULAR ANALYSIS METHODS AND APPARATUS - According to some aspects, a method of identifying a boundary of a portion of a vasculature is provided, the vasculature comprising a geometric representation of a plurality of vessels. The method comprises logically dividing the geometric representation into a plurality of regions, determining at least one feature within each of the plurality of regions, and defining the boundary of the portion of the vasculature based, at least in part, on the at least one feature determined within each of the plurality of regions, wherein the boundary forms a volume defining a separation between inside and outside of the portion of the vasculature. According to some aspects, a method of performing vascular analysis using a geometric representation of a plurality of vessels of the vasculature is provided. The method comprises computing a boundary of a portion of the vasculature based on the geometric representation, logically dividing the geometric representation within the boundary into a plurality of regions, and analyzing at least one feature for each of the plurality of regions within the boundary. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302585 | AUTOMATIC GAZE CALIBRATION - An embodiment provides a method, including: determining, using a processor of a device, an occurrence of a touch input event at the device; capturing, using a sensor of the device, image data of a user; identifying, using a processor, a screen location associated with the touch input event; and calibrating, using a processor, a gaze tracking system of the device using the occurrence of the touch input event, the image data and the screen location. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302586 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE - A three-dimensional object detection device includes an image capturing unit, a detection area setting unit, an image conversion unit, a three-dimensional object detection unit, and a relative movement speed calculation unit. The detection area setting unit sets a detection area in a lateral direction rearward of the host vehicle. The image conversion unit converts a viewpoint of the images obtained by the image capturing unit to create bird's-eye view images. The three-dimensional object detection unit detects a presence of a three-dimensional object within the detection area by vehicle width direction detection processing. The detection area setting unit widens the detection area rearward with respect to a direction of vehicle progress when the three-dimensional object is detected in the detection area and the relative movement speed of the three-dimensional object, as calculated by relative movement speed calculation unit, is at a predetermined value or greater. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302587 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - A plurality of captured images obtained by repeatedly shooting a rotating object are obtained. In a case where a feature point corresponding to a certain point on the object is specified in one captured image and another captured image, a position information obtaining unit obtains position information relating to a position of the feature point in the one captured image and the another captured image. A rotation angle information obtaining unit obtains rotation angle information relating to a rotation angle of the object between a point of time when the one captured image is shot and a point of time when the another captured image is shot based on position information. A moving image data generating unit generates moving image data by selecting frame images of the moving image data from the plurality of photographed images based on rotation angle information of each of the plurality of photographed images. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302588 | METHOD OF DETERMINING NORMALITY OF IMAGING DIRECTION, AND EVALUATION DEVICE OF EVALUATING ATTACHMENT STATE OF IMAGING DEVICE - An image processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit, and determining unit. The acquiring unit acquires captured images from an imaging device mounted on a vehicle. The determining unit determines the normality of the imaging direction of the imaging device in accordance with whether an appearance pattern of a combination of a portion in which a variation is detected and a portion in which a variation is not detected among the acquired captured images corresponds to a predetermined pattern. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302589 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT FORMS DISTANCE IMAGE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AS WELL AS STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus which is capable of correcting an error during computation of a correlation degree without storing data for correcting distance information in advance in a recording medium, to highly accurately form a distance image. The image processing apparatus has a distance estimation unit that estimates a subject distance in each area, from a correlation degree of a plurality of images, a distance reliability calculation unit that calculates a reliability of the subject distance estimated by the distance estimation unit, and a distance image forming unit that corrects the subject distance estimated by the distance estimation unit based on the reliability calculated by the distance reliability calculation unit and to form a distance image based on the corrected subject distance. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302590 | TRACKING SYSTEM AND TRACKING METHOD USING THE SAME - A tracking system and method using the same is disclosed which is capable of minimizing a restriction of surgical space by achieving a lightweight of the system as well as a reduction of a manufacturing cost through calculating a three-dimensional coordinates of each of makers using one image forming unit. In the tracking system and method using the same, lights emitted from the markers are transferred to one image forming unit through two optical paths, an image sensor of the image forming unit forms two images (direct image and reflection image) of the two optical paths of the markers, and therefore, the system and method using the same has an effect of reducing a manufacturing cost of the tracking system with small and lightweight, and relatively low restriction of surgical space comparing with conventional tracking system since it is possible to calculate a spatial position and direction of the markers attached on a target by using one image forming unit. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302591 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING OBSTACLE USING ROAD SURFACE MODEL SETTING AND METHOD THEREOF - A system for detecting an obstacle includes an image acquisitor configured to acquire image data around a camera. An obstacle detector is configured to apply a road surface model using a horizon or a vanishing point to the image data and perform a sliding window on a road surface region to detect the obstacle. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302592 | GENERATION OF A DEPTH MAP FOR AN IMAGE - An apparatus for generating an output depth map for an image comprises a first depth processor ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150302593 | Front-End Architecture for Image Processing - Systems and methods for image processing may perform one or more operations including, but not limited to: receiving raw image data from at least one imaging device; computing at least one image depth distance from the raw image data; computing one or more image validity flags from the raw image data; generating at least one data validity mask from the one or more image validity flags; determining a background imagery estimation from at least one image depth distance; generating at least one foreground mask from the background imagery estimation and the at least one image depth distance; generating at least one region-of-interest mask from the data validity mask and the foreground mask; and generating filtered raw image data from the raw image data and at least one region of interest mask. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302594 | System and Method For Object Detection Using Structured Light - A system and method for determining a volume of a body, body part, object, or stimulated or emitted field and identifying surface anomalies of the object of interest. A first set of image data is acquired corresponding to the object of interest from an imaging device. Depth data and a second set of image data is acquired from a structured light emitter including at least one sensor. A processor receives the first and second set of image data and based thereon, generates a resultant image including the depth data. A display is configured to display the resultant image to identify surface anomalies. A geometric model is applied to the resultant image to calculate a volume of the object of interest. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302595 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DEPTH INFORMATION - A method and an apparatus for generating depth information are provided. A main depth map associated with one of a left image and a right image and corresponding to multiple first pixels is obtained. The left image or the right image associated with the main depth map is divided into multiple segments according to pixel information, so as to obtain a segment distribution map including the segments. Multiple invalid depth values which do not match to a reliable condition are removed from the main depth map according to the segment distribution map, so as to generate a necessary repair depth map including multiple holes. Multiple optimized depth values are respectively generated for the holes in the necessary repair depth map according to the segment distribution map, and the optimized depth values are filled into the necessary repair depth map to generate an optimized depth map. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302596 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND AN IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sub-pixel disparity cost volume which contains initial cost values of dissimilarity calculated between the pixel values on a standard image of a plurality of parallax images and the interpolated sub-pixel values on the counterpart image or images other than said standard image is prepared for a plurality of parallax images of objects in a three-dimensional structure composed of horizontal, vertical and disparity axes. Noise signals on the calculated cost values in the sub-pixel disparity cost volume are eliminated by using an edge-preserving filter which allocates bigger weights between two cost values whose pixel coordinates have similar pixel values on the standard image, for preserving edges or boundaries of the objects. A sub-pixel disparity is selected, which gives the minimum cost value in the specific disparity range around a previously-given initial pixel-wise or sub-pixel disparity at each pixel coordinate on the standard image. Thus the distance to the objects is estimated from the computed disparity. Precise disparity can be computed by preparing a sub-pixel disparity cost volume and then computing the sub-pixel resolution disparity. Further, the necessary processing time can be reduced by parallel computation manner. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302597 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING CUSTOM CLOTHING PATTERNS - Methods and systems of preparing custom clothing patterns are described. In particular, custom clothing patterns are prepared by obtaining a 3-D image of an individual, determining points of measurements of the individual from the 3-D image, and modulating a digital clothing pattern template comprising measurement locations corresponding to the points of measurements by applying the measurements to the corresponding measurement locations of the digital pattern template, and altering the pattern based on the measurements. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302598 | LINE SEGMENTATION METHOD - A line segmentation method which starts with determining a first starting point coordinate and generating a list of potential character widths dependent on a maximum character width stored in a database and on characteristics of the portion of the line of text corresponding to the maximum character width. The method determines a second portion of the line of text corresponding to the first starting point coordinate and the first width on the list of potential character widths. On the second portion, a classification method is applied providing a likelihood of error for the first width and a candidate character. The likelihood of error is compared with a first threshold determined by a trade-off between speed and accuracy, and if the likelihood of error corresponding to the first width is lower than the threshold value, the candidate character is selected as the character meaning that a segment is known. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302599 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING TISSUE ABNORMALITIES - A method of automatically detecting tissue abnormalities in images of a region of interest of a subject includes obtaining first image data for the region of interest of the subject, normalizing the first image data based on statistical parameters derived from at least a portion of the first image data to provide first normalized image data, obtaining second image data for the region of interest of the subject, normalizing the second image data based on statistical parameters derived from at least a portion of the second image data to provide second normalized image data, processing the first and second normalized image data to provide resultant image data, and generating a probability map for the region of interest based on the resultant image data and a predefined statistical model. The probability map indicates the probability of at least a portion of an abnormality being present at locations within the region of interest. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302600 | METHOD FOR OBFUSCATING IMAGES OR VIDEO TO PREVENT DIGITAL RECORDING OR CAPTURE WHILE REMAINING VISIBLE TO HUMANS - Systems and methods for obfuscating an image include creation of a plurality of obfuscated images from an original image, and successive display of the obfuscated images on a display device. Successive display of the images creates a representation of the original image perceivable by a user. Creation of the obfuscated images can include application of a set of masks to the original image, or to multiple starting images created by separating the original image based on characteristics, such as color. Portions of the original image or starting images corresponding to selected regions of the mask can be displayed, while portions corresponding to other regions can be concealed. Use of complementary masks results in the generation of complementary obfuscated images that, when combined, would form the original image. As a result, attempts to use a screen capture would only acquire the single obfuscated image displayed at the moment of the capture. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302601 | SEGMENTATION OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DATA - There is described herein an image segmentation technique using an iterative process. A contour, which begins with a single point that expands into a hollow shape, is iteratively deformed into a defined structure. As the contour is deformed, various constraints are applied to points along the contour to dictate its rate of change and direction of change are modified dynamically. The constraints may be modified after one or more iterations, at each point along the contour, in accordance with newly measured or determined data. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302602 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an image processing device for detecting line structures in an image data set. The device comprises a model definition unit ( | 2015-10-22 |
20150302603 | KNOWLEDGE-BASED AUTOMATIC IMAGE SEGMENTATION - A method for medical image segmentation includes accessing and updating a knowledge-base. A medical image is received and a sparse landmark signature is computed based on the medical image. Either a representative or a cohort average reference image set is selected. A portion of either representative reference image set or the cohort average reference image set is deformed to generate mappings to the medical image set. A segmentation for each structure of interest of the medical image set is determined. The knowledge-base is searched for representative matches to form a plurality of sub-volume base sets comprising a plurality of reference image set sub-volumes. A portion of the plurality of reference image set sub-volumes is deformed to generate mappings from the plurality of sub-volume base sets to corresponding structures of interest of the medical image set. A weighted-average segmentation for the structures of interest in the medical image set is calculated. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302604 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A medical imaging apparatus and a method of operating the same are provided. The method includes acquiring three-dimensional (3D) volume data about an object, generating a 3D image based on the 3D volume data, extracting a muscle tissue figure corresponding to a muscle tissue shape of the object by grouping voxels included in the 3D image, analyzing a motion of the object based on the extracted muscle tissue figure, and displaying the extracted muscle tissue figure and a result of the analysis. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302605 | MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A medical image diagnosis apparatus including an image collection system that collects first dynamic images extending over a first period and a display control circuit that uses the first dynamic images and time information related to an image corresponding to a first predetermined time phase in the first period to simultaneously display the first dynamic images, the first predetermined time phase, and a relationship of the image currently displayed with a time phase in the first period at least in a predetermined period going back from the predetermined time phase in a monitor. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302606 | COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM - A method of estimating a time to collision (TTC) of a vehicle with an object comprising: acquiring a plurality of images of the object; and determining a TTC from the images that is responsive to a relative velocity and relative acceleration between the vehicle and the object. | 2015-10-22 |
20150302607 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for localizing an area in relative movement and for determining the speed and direction thereof in real time is disclosed. Each pixel of an image is smoothed using its own time constant. A binary value corresponding to the existence of a significant variation in the amplitude of the smoothed pixel from the prior frame, and the amplitude of the variation, are determined, and the time constant for the pixel is updated. For each particular pixel, two matrices are formed that include a subset of the pixels spatially related to the particular pixel. The first matrix contains the binary values of the subset of pixels. The second matrix contains the amplitude of the variation of the subset of pixels. In the first matrix, it is determined whether the pixels along an oriented direction relative to the particular pixel have binary values representative of significant variation, and, for such pixels, it is determined in the second matrix whether the amplitude of these pixels varies in a known manner indicating movement in the oriented direction. In each of several domains, histogram of the values in the first and second matrices falling in such domain is formed. Using the histograms, it is determined whether there is an area having the characteristics of the particular domain. The domains include luminance, hue, saturation, speed (V), oriented direction (D | 2015-10-22 |