47th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 31 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100296697 | OBJECT TRACKER AND OBJECT TRACKING METHOD - Referring to FIG. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296698 | MOTION OBJECT DETECTION METHOD USING ADAPTIVE BACKGROUND MODEL AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A motion object detection method using an adaptive background model and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. In the motion object detection method, a background model establishing step is firstly performed to establish a background model to provide a plurality of background brightness reference values. Then, a foreground object detecting step is performed to use the background model to detect foreground objects. In the background model establishing step, a plurality of brightness weight values are firstly provided in accordance with the brightness of background pixels, wherein each of the brightness weight values is determined in accordance with the relative background pixel. Thereafter, the background brightness reference values are calculated based on the brightness of the background pixels and the brightness weight values. In addition, a computer can perform the motion object detection method after reading the computer-readable storage medium. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296699 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF IMAGE ANALYSIS - A method of analysing a captured image comprising an instance of a target object comprises the steps of: for each of a plurality of different brightness threshold levels, generating contours from the captured digital image that indicate where in the captured digital image the pixel values of the captured digital image cross the respective brightness threshold level; identifying instances of a contour corresponding to a characteristic feature of said target object, the instances being detected at substantially similar image positions in the contours derived using at least two of the respective brightness threshold levels; and estimating a homography which maps the characteristic feature of the target object to its representation in the captured image, based upon the two or more instances of that target object's corresponding contour. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296700 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE COURSE OF A TRAFFIC LANE - A method for detecting the course of a traffic lane, including the following steps: | 2010-11-25 |
20100296701 | PERSON TRACKING METHOD, PERSON TRACKING APPARATUS, AND PERSON TRACKING PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A person tracking method capable of tracking movements of a person captured by a camera through lighter processing in comparison with tracking processing that employs a Kalman filter or the like is provided. The method includes: detecting a head on each frame image; calculating a feature quantity that features a person whose head is detected on the frame images; calculating a relevance ratio that represents a degree of agreement between a feature quantity on a past frame image and a feature quantity on a current frame image, which belong to each person whose head is detected on the current frame image; and determining that, a head, which is a basis for calculation of a relevance ratio that represents a degree of agreement being a first threshold as well as being a maximum degree of agreement, is a head of the same person as the person having the head. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296702 | PERSON TRACKING METHOD, PERSON TRACKING APPARATUS, AND PERSON TRACKING PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A person tracking method capable of obtaining information representing a correspondence between a shot image and a three-dimensional real space, without actual measurement, thereby enabling lighter processing is provided. The method includes: calculating a statistically average correspondence between a size of person's head and a position representing a height of the head on the shot image, the camera looking down a measured space and taking the measured space; detecting a position and a size of a head on each of measured frame images; calculating, based on positions and sizes of heads on plural past measured frame images and the correspondence, a movement feature quantity representing a possibility that a head on a current measured frame image is of the same person on the past measured frame images; and determining that the head on the current measured frame image is of the same person on the past measured frame images. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296703 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND CLASSIFYING MOVING TARGETS - Horizontal velocity profile sensing techniques, methods and systems may be used to detect and classify moving targets, including but not limited to a person, an animal, or a vehicle, or any other object that lends itself to characterization. Such techniques, methods and systems may be implemented with an autonomous stand-alone device, for example, as an unattended ground sensor, or it may constitute part of a sensor system. An exemplary illustrative non-limiting implementation allows the device to be fixed to a location, while detecting and classifying moving targets. In another exemplary illustrative non-limiting implementation, the device may be placed on a moving or rotating platform and used to detect stationary objects. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296704 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING VIDEO FROM NON-STATIC CAMERA - A novel system and method of treating the output of moving cameras, in particular ones that enable the application of conventional “static camera” algorithms, e.g., to enable the continuous vigilance of computer surveillance technology to be applied to moving cameras that cover a wide area. According to the invention, a single camera is deployed to cover an area that might require many static cameras and a corresponding number of processing units. A novel system for processing the main video sufficiently enables long-term change detection, particularly the observation that a static object has been moved or has appeared, for instance detecting the parking and departure of vehicles in a parking lot, the arrival of trains in stations, delivery of goods, arrival and dispersal of people, or any other application. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296705 | METHOD OF AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MAPPING RANGE SENSOR DATA ON IMAGE SENSOR DATA - A method of and arrangement for mapping first range sensor data from a first range sensor to image data from a camera are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes: receiving time and position data from a position determination device on board a mobile system, as well as the first range sensor data from the first range sensor on board the mobile system and the image data from the camera on board the mobile system; identifying a first points cloud within the first range sensor data, relating to at least one object; producing a mask relating to the object based on the first points cloud; mapping the mask on object image data relating to the same object as present in the image data from the at least one camera; and performing a predetermined image processing technique on at least a portion of the object image data. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296706 | IMAGE RECOGNITION APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING FACIAL EXPRESSION OR INDIVIDUAL, AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A face detecting unit detects a person's face from input image data, and a parameter setting unit sets parameters for generating a gradient histogram indicating the gradient direction and gradient magnitude of a pixel value based on the detected face. Further, a generating unit sets a region (a cell) from which to generate a gradient histogram in the region of the detected face, and generates a gradient histogram for each such region to generate feature vectors. An expression identifying unit identifies an expression exhibited by the detected face based on the feature vectors. Thereby, the facial expression of a person included in an image is identified with high precision. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296707 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING - According to one embodiment, an information reproducing method including, fetching facial image data of a viewer, extracting feature points on a face of the viewer from the fetched facial image data, and coding the feature points, comparing the coded feature points with viewer feature-point information stored in a management table, and presenting different pieces of information depending upon whether a viewer corresponding to the viewer feature-point information stored in the management table is present or not. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296708 | CARD DEVICE SECURITY USING BIOMETRICS - The disclosed Biometric Card Pointer arrangements store ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100296709 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BLOOD VESSEL SEGMENTATION AND CLASSIFICATION - A method of analyzing structure of a network of vessels in a medical image, comprising:
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20100296710 | MEASURING BODY FOR AN IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A 3D MEASUREMENT DRAWING - A measuring body for an implant, having a measuring geometry that can be captured by a measuring camera and a connection geometry on the implant. Said measuring geometry is arranged on a test part and the connection geometry is arranged on a bearing part, both parts being embodied as separate components. Said bearing part comprises a bearing for the test part and the test part comprises a counter bearing to the bearing and the measuring geometry is provided on a free end of the test part. Also provided is a method for capturing a 3D-measurement drawing of a measuring body that is arranged on an implant. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296711 | METHOD OF DETERMINING A BIOSPECIES - Determining a biospecies is performed by using a plurality of analysis data obtained by analyzing a plurality of known samples whose corresponding biospecies are already revealed by a method of analyzing an organism and a determination threshold defined on the basis of the plurality of analysis data; deciding whether determination of a biospecies corresponding to an unknown sample is possible or not on the basis of the determination threshold; and determining a biospecies corresponding to the unknown sample on the basis of the plurality of analysis data when the determination is decided as possible. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296712 | IMAGE PREPROCESSING SYSTEM FOR 3D IMAGE DATABASE CONSTRUCTION - The present invention discloses an image preprocessing system, which includes a processing unit; an image preprocessing unit coupled to the processing unit to preprocess image slice data, wherein the image preprocessing unit includes an image fusion module to estimate missing values between different image slice data and an image stitching module to stitch different image slice data into stitched image data; and a database coupled to the processing unit to store the preprocessed image slice data. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296713 | System and Method for Detecting Poor Quality in 3D Reconstructions - A system and method for detecting poor quality images in an optical tomography system includes an acquisition apparatus for acquiring a set of pseudo-projection images of an object having a center of mass, where each of the set of pseudo-projection images is acquired at a different angle of view. A reconstruction apparatus is coupled to receive the pseudo-projection images, for reconstruction of the pseudo-projection images into 3D reconstruction images. A quality apparatus is coupled to receive the 3D reconstruction images and operates to detect of selected features that characterize poor quality reconstructions. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296714 | MULTIPARAMETER PERFUSION IMAGING WITH LEAKAGE CORRECTION - A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methodology is provided for simultaneous measurement of dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) MRI and dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) MRI perfusion and permeability parameters using a combination of dual echo and spiral acquisition techniques with no contrast agent preload. T1 and T2/T2* leakage effects are eliminated, thereby permitting accurate measurement of blood volume, blood flow and vascular permeability which are used in evaluating tumor angiogenesis. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296715 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SYSTEM, AND DIAGNOSIS METHOD - The present teaching aims to detect a lesion in tissue at a very early stage. The present teaching provides a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus including a transmission/reception module that receives a magnetic resonance signal from a subject after transmitting a high-frequency signal, a control module that controls the transmission/reception module such that scans are executed based on pulse sequences corresponding to a first imaging condition without application of an MT pulse and to a second imaging condition accompanied by the application of the MT pulse, a calculation module that calculates a lesion diagnostic rating index represented as a function of a signal intensity Mo of a first magnetic resonance signal received from the subject according to the first imaging condition and a signal intensity Ms of a second magnetic resonance signal received from the subject according to the second imaging condition, and a detection module that detects a lesion in living tissue or a presage thereof in the imaged region based on the lesion diagnostic rating index. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296716 | TOMOGRAMS FOR IMPLANT PLANNING - Method for creating and presenting layer images that are generated from a set of volume data, whereby the volume data are recorded with a tomographic recording device, for example with a “cone beam CT” device, and show the jaw area of a patient, whereby planning data are assigned to the volume data, and said planning data describe the position of an implant that is to be inserted into the jaw and that has an implant axis, whereby a coordinate system that is adapted to a panoramic curve or a panoramic surface is defined that is formed by the vectors u, v, and w that are orthogonal to one another, whereby for the creation and presentation of a layer image, a representational plane is selected that intersects an implant that is described by the planning data, whereby in a first case, the v vector is orthogonal to the panoramic surface and/or the panoramic curve, and the implant axis intersects in a reference point, whereby the reference point is selected as the origin of the coordinate system, whereby the w-vector that runs through the reference point is tilted in such a way that the implant axis lies in the v, w-plane, whereby the v, w-plane forms a first base plane and whereby a representational plane that is parallel to the first base plane is selected, whereby in a second case, the u vector intersects the implant axis in a reference point and is parallel to the tangent on the panoramic curve in the perpendicular point of the reference point to the panoramic curve, whereby the w-vector of the coordinate system is tilted in such a way that the implant axis lies in the u, w-plane, whereby the u, w-plane forms a second base plane and whereby a representational plane that is parallel to the second base plane is selected. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296717 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MULTI-CONTRAST ACQUIRING METHOD - The contrast of an image captured by imaging using a multi-echo sequence by radial sampling is improved. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296718 | SOFT TISSUE SEGMENTATION USING A BONE ATLAS - A method of segmenting one or more soft tissue organs in a 3-D medical image, the method comprising:
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20100296719 | METHODS OF OPERATING AN IMAGE-BASED SELF-SERVICE CHECK DEPOSITING TERMINAL TO IMPROVE LOCATING A PRE-DEFINED CHECK FIELD AND AN APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method is provided of operating an image-based self-service check depositing terminal. The method comprises receiving from a self-service depositor a check to be deposited, illuminating the check with infrared radiation to improve contrast between pre-printed characters on the check and non-pre-printed check data on the check, and electronically on an imager capturing an image of the check while the check is illuminated with infrared radiation to provide a captured infrared check image with improved contrast between at least one pre-printed character on the check and non-pre-printed check data on the check so as to allow location of a check field associated with the check to be more easily located. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296720 | BI-DIRECTIONAL DUAL-SPEED DOCUMENT PROCESSOR - A document processor and method of use are disclosed. In one aspect, a document processor includes a path of travel of a document, a magnetic ink character reader, and an image scanner. The magnetic ink character reader is located along the path of travel and positioned to read magnetic characters printed on a document passing along the path of travel. The image scanner is located along the path of travel and oriented to capture an image of a surface of a document passing along the path of travel. The document processor also includes at least one drive mechanism located along the path of travel and configured to guide a document along the path of travel in a first direction during operation of the magnetic ink character reader, and further configured to guide the document along the path of travel in a second direction opposite the first direction during operation of the image scanner. The drive mechanism is configured to guide the document along the path of travel in the first direction at a first speed, and guide the document along the path of travel in a second direction at a second speed. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296721 | INSPECTION APPARATUS AND INSPECTION METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide an inspection apparatus and an inspection method for precisely detecting an amount of misalignment of a component mounted on a panel through an adhesive which contains conductive particles. An inspection apparatus according to an implementation of the present invention detects an amount of misalignment, from a predetermined mounting position, of a component mounted on a surface of a panel through an ACF. The inspection apparatus includes: an infrared light illuminator which illuminates with an infrared light a panel recognition mark and a component recognition mark, the panel recognition mark being formed on the surface of the panel, and the component recognition mark being formed on a surface of the component; an IR camera which is provided opposite the infrared light illuminator in relation to the panel, and captures an image of the panel recognition mark and an image of the component recognition mark which are illuminated with the infrared light; and an amount of misalignment calculation unit which calculates, using the images captured by the IR camera, an amount of misalignment in a positional relationship between the panel recognition mark and the component recognition mark from a predetermined positional relationship, and an optical axis of the infrared light illuminator is inclined with respect to a normal found on the surfaces of the panel or the component. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296722 | FORMATION OF PRESCRIBED PATTERN ON WAFER FOR USE IN SEM DEFECT OFFSET - A prescribed pattern is formed at a plurality of known locations on a semiconductor wafer. The plurality of known locations are incorporated into a defect map that includes a location of at least one defect detected by an in-line inspection of the wafer. The defect map including the plurality of known locations and the location of the at least one defect is transmitted to a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The SEM uses the known locations to calculate a defect offset for use in imaging the at least one defect in the SEM. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296723 | Methods, Devices, and Systems Useful in Registration - Methods, devices, and systems for use in accomplishing registration of a patient to a robot to facilitate image guided surgical procedures, such as stereotactic procedures. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296724 | Method and System for Estimating 3D Pose of Specular Objects - A method estimates a 3D pose of a 3D specular object in an environment. In a preprocessing step, a set of pairs of 2D reference images are generated using a 3D model of the object, and a set of poses of the object, wherein each pair of reference images is associated with one of the poses. Then, a pair of 2D input images are acquired of the object. A rough 3D pose of the object is estimated by comparing features in the pair of 2D input images and the features in each pair of 2D reference images using a rough cost function. The rough estimate is optionally refined using a fine cost function. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296725 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL TOPOGRAPHY - In a device for obtaining a three-dimensional topography of a measured object, a center axis of an illumination system is situated at an angle with respect to a recording direction of a 2D camera, and the illumination system generates a focal plane on a predetermined area of the measured object, the predetermined area being smaller than a recording area of the 2D camera. The measured object is movable relative to the 2D camera and relative to the illumination system with the aid the movement device. The 2D camera records multiple images of the measured object from various positions which are occupied due to the movement of the movement device. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296726 | HIGH-RESOLUTION OPTICAL DETECTION OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE OF BODIES - In a cost-efficient method and arrangement for 3D digitization of bodies and body parts, which produces dense and exact spatial coordinates despite imprecise optics and mechanics, the body to be digitized is placed on a photogrammetrically marked surface, a photogrammetrically marked band is fitted to the body or body part to be digitized, and a triangulation arrangement comprised of a camera and a light pattern projector is moved on a path around the body. By a photogrammetric evaluation of the photogrammetric marks of the surface and the band situated in the image field of the camera, and of the light traces of the light projector on the marked surface and the marked band, all unknown internal and external parameters of the triangulation arrangement are determined, and the absolute spatial coordinates of the body or body part are established from the light traces on the non-marked body with high point density and high precision without any separate calibration methods. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296727 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR READING MICROARRAYS - In one embodiment of the invention, a method to image a probe array is described that includes focusing on a plurality of fiducials on a surface of an array. The method utilizes obtaining the best z position of the fiducials and using a surface fitting algorithm to produce a surface fit profile. One or more surface non-flatness parameters can be adjusted to improve the flatness image of the array surface to be imaged. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296728 | Discrimination Apparatus, Method of Discrimination, and Computer Program - A discrimination apparatus includes: a feature-quantity extraction section extracting a feature quantity from an object of discrimination; and a discriminator including a plurality of weak discriminators expressed as a Bayesian network having each node to which a corresponding one of two or more of the feature quantities input from the feature-quantity extraction section is allocated and a combiner combining individual discrimination results of the object of discrimination by the plurality of weak discriminators. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296729 | METHOD FOR IMAGE ANALYSIS, ESPECIALLY FOR MOBILE STATIONS - A robust OCR system requiring little computing capacity is obtained by first carrying out an adaptive pre-processing optimised in terms of pixel groups, which analyses the image in line segments. The most significant difference compared to previously known methods is that there is no longer a direct pattern comparison, instead the line segments are gone over in as optimum a manner as possible. The corresponding character is then deduced from the sequence of movements. As this sequence of movements can be scaled well and described in a relatively simple manner, this technique is especially suitable for mobile use. The sequence of movements of know characters is stored in a search word, such that the letters can be directly deduced from the movement. A dictionary/lexicon can also be used. If words are recognised by means of the dictionary/lexicon, the recognised letters can be used for an even more optimised character font identification. The invention is advantageous in that a robust OCR system is provided, which also requires little computing capacity. The system according to the invention is robust especially in that the recognition works better than with conventional systems even under bad conditions, especially light ratios and interferences. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296730 | IMAGE COMPRESSING METHOD, IMAGE COMPRESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - During compressing an image at the compression processing section (image compressing apparatus), the color image processing apparatus detects edge of text and/or line art, generates the foreground layer represented by binary image for showing the detected edge, compresses the foreground layer with lossless compression, and compresses the background layer which is an image except the foreground layer with lossy compression. Furthermore, the color image processing apparatus sets the foreground layer color different from a color of text or line art, and provides information representing the set color into the compression file. As the set color, the color image processing apparatus utilizes the overall color representative for whole region of the image, or the text-vicinity color in the image. The edge region of the text and/or line art are represented with such the set color on the reproduced image based on the compression file. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296731 | Information processing device and method and program - An information processing device includes: a control unit to determine whether to perform, according to the relation between a gamut of an image subjected to gamut conversion beforehand and a target gamut, a first conversion processing to perform gamut conversion processing to convert the gamut of the image into the target gamut after performing restoring processing to return at least a portion of the image gamut into the state before the gamut conversion, and a second conversion processing to perform the gamut conversion processing without performing the restoring processing; a restoring unit to execute the restoring processing according to control by the control unit; and a gamut conversion unit to execute the gamut conversion processing according to control by the control unit. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296732 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PORGRAM - When processing image data by referring to at least one of reference image data and correction data, an image is processed in a unit of band area by dividing image data of a target image in a plurality of band areas. In this case, the minimum transfer unit of the image data is set. The minimum transfer unit of at least one of the reference image data and the correction data is obtained to process the image data in the minimum transfer unit. The transfer rate of the image data is determined so that the image data to be buffered fits in a capacity of a buffer available in image processing. The height of the band area to be created by division is determined based on the ratio of the transfer rate of the image data to the minimum transfer unit of the image data. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296733 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STORING HAND WRITING IN A COMPUTING DEVICE SUPPORTING ANALOG INPUT - Provided is a handwriting storage method in a computing device capable of analog input. The handwriting storage method receives handwriting through an analog input unit, decomposes the handwriting into at least one vector, and stores the at least one vector as a straight-type character. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296734 | IDENTIFYING AND CLUSTERING BLOBS IN A RASTER IMAGE - An apparatus is disclosed for processing a raster image comprising a plurality of pixels. The apparatus comprises a computer readable medium for storing steps of a computer program, and a computer processor connected to the computer readable medium for executing the steps of the computer program. A plurality of borders of a first blob in the raster image are identified, and a plurality of borders of a second blob in the raster image are identified. The first blob is compared to the second blob, and when the first blob substantially matches the second blob, a first cluster representing both the first blob and the second blob is generated. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296735 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISCRIMINATING DOT REGION IN IMAGE - To accurately discriminate a dot region within an image, the image processing apparatus includes first through fourth isolated dot discriminating portions each judging, for each of a plurality of pixels included in the image, whether the pixel corresponds to a center pixel of an isolated dot, an isolated dot size determining portion detecting an isolated dot size, a dot region discriminating portion judging whether a target pixel is included in a dot region based on a position of the pixel judged as being the center pixel of the isolated dot, and a dot region determining portion determining the dot region based on a position of the target pixel judged as being included in the dot region and the detected isolated dot size. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296736 | IMAGE SEARCH APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An image search apparatus, which determines a similarity between an input query image and a registered comparison destination image and searches an image similar to the query image, extracts a plurality of corresponding pairs of feature points in two images based on feature points selected from the both images. A coordinate transformation coefficient to execute a coordinate transformation process is decided so that coordinates of the feature point of one of the two images match coordinates of the feature point of the other image, in relation to each pair. Only if an amount of transformation of coordinates satisfies the constraint conditions designated in advance, the coordinate transformation process using the coordinate transformation coefficient is executed in relation to the plurality of pairs of feature points, and coordinates of the feature points after the transformation of one image are compared with coordinates of the corresponding feature points of the other image. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296737 | Content-Adaptive Filter Technique - Selection of a filter for filtering an image to achieve fast noise reduction while retaining picture details and edge sharpness begins by first determining the detail throughout the image. Detection of the image edges then occurs. Using the image detail and edge information, the filter properties are selected, including the number of filter taps and the filter strength. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296738 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING TIRE SHAPE - A method and apparatus for accurately detecting the shape of a tire side by performing an image processing of removing a knurled region from the tire side. An actual image of a tire side having a knurled region obtained by a light-section method is Fourier-transformed into a Fourier-transformed image by a Fourier-transformed image creating unit of an image processing means. Cross-shaped peaks appearing discretely at predefined frequency intervals on a straight line in the Fourier-transformed image are identified as peaks attributable to the knurled region by a knurled component identifying unit. The cross-shaped peaks are removed from the Fourier-transformed image by a knurl component removing unit, and the Fourier-transformed image from which the peaks are removed is inverse-Fourier-transformed into an actual image by an inverse-Fourier-transforming unit. And the acceptability of the shape of the tire side is determined using the actual image. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296739 | Method and Apparatus for Performing Feature Extraction Using Local Primitive Code - Various methods for feature extraction using local primitive code are provided. One example method includes determining an origin block within an image, an arc, an arc orientation, and a distance between the origin block and the arc. In this regard, the origin block may include one or more pixels of the image. The example method also includes determining at least one arc block. In this regard, the arc block may be located on the arc and the arc may be located with respect to the origin block based on the arc orientation and the distance. Some or all of the at least one arc blocks may include one or more pixels of the image. The example method also includes determining at least one feature value based on attributes of the origin block and the at least one arc block. Similar and related example methods and example apparatuses are also provided. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296740 | PATTERN RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - Pattern matching of a plurality of stages that refer to respectively different parameters at each stage is performed with respect to each of a plurality of input data in sequence from a first stage until a matching result is false. A parameter referred to in pattern matching from a first stage until a predetermined stage among pattern matching of the plurality of stages is fixedly held in a fixed parameter holding unit. A parameter referred to in pattern matching of a stage after the predetermined stage is rewritably held in a variable parameter holding unit. In accordance with progress of pattern matching of the plurality of stages, a parameter held in the variable parameter holding unit is rewritten with an unheld parameter. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296741 | FILM SCANNING METHOD - A film scanning method including the following steps is provided. Firstly, a film including an identification code and an image information area is provided, wherein the identification code is disposed on one side of the image information area along a first direction and has a first identification end and a second identification end along a second direction. Next, a location information of the identification code and a sequence information of the first identification end and the second identification end are checked and recorded. Lastly, the scanned image is adjusted along the first direction and the second direction respectively according to the location information and the sequence information. The invention provides the user with convenience in using a film scanning device without using additional elements. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296742 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBJECT BASED POST EVENT FORENSICS IN VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS - An object can be specified using active contour modeling. That representation can be stored. A sequence of images can be automatically reviewed to determine if the object can, in some form or state, be detected in one or more of the images. One or more alarms can generated in response to determining the presence or absence of the object from the sequence of images. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296743 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus is provided which includes a characteristic quantity calculation unit that calculates a characteristic quantity for each pixel of image data from the image data, a tightness determination unit that determines tightness indicating a degree of dispersion of pixels in image data for tightness determination by extracting the pixels having a same characteristic quantity by using the characteristic quantity and generating the image data for tightness determination composed of the pixels having the same characteristic quantity, and a pixel set calculation unit that calculates a set of the pixels from the pixels in the image data for tightness determination in accordance with a determination of the tightness. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296744 | IMAGE ENCODING APPARATUS, IMAGE ENCODING METHOD, IMAGE ENCODING PROGRAM, IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS, IMAGE DECODING METHOD, AND IMAGE DECODING PROGRAM - The image encoding apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention comprises a coding mode determination unit, a prediction image generation unit, a storage unit, and an encoding unit. The coding mode determination unit determines a coding mode relating to which of the first image prediction processing or second image prediction processing is used for generating prediction image of a partial area of input images. The prediction image generation unit extracts the prediction assist information by the first image prediction processing and generates a prediction image based on the prediction assist information. The storage unit stores the reproduced image that is based on the prediction image. The encoding unit generates a bit stream comprising data obtained by encoding the coding mode information and prediction assist information. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296745 | Pixel Block Processing - A pixel block ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100296746 | Prediction-Based Image Processing - A pixel block ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100296747 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A COMPRESSED IMAGE IN AN ORDER OTHER THAN THE ORDER OF WHICH IT WAS COMPRESSED - An image processing system that can receive compressed image data corresponding to a representation of an image and process that image data in an order that is independent of the order in which that image data was compressed. A first pass decoding identifies certain information pertaining to the coded units within the compressed image data. Based upon that information, the coded units in the compressed image data may be decoded in an order that is different than the order in which they were encoded, and portions of the image may be rotated by a multiple of 90° independently of other portions of the image, thereby reducing the amount of memory needed to decompress and rotate the compressed image data. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296748 | Generating a modified image with additional content provided for a region thereof - An image is displayed in a computer system. The image includes contents having a feature visible therein. The contents have a region thereof defined to be provided with additional content in generating a modified image. An input is received comprising a semantic mark to be placed on the image. The semantic mark indicates an inside-region part inside the region and an outside-region part outside the region. The additional content for the region is determined using a patch-based optimization algorithm applied to the image. The patch-based optimization algorithm (i) identifies the additional content for the inside-region part based on the outside-region part and not on an area of the image that the semantic mark does not indicate, and (ii) identifies the additional content for a remainder of the region without being restricted to the outside-region part. The modified image having the additional content in the region is stored. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296749 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Captured image data is inputted, and a type of light source in capturing the image data is determined. Then a recovery file corresponding to the determination result and the uncertainty of the determination result is set, and a recovery process for the image data is performed using the set recovery filter. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296750 | RENDERING METHOD OF AN EDGE OF A GRAPHICS PRIMITIVE - A method for rendering an edge of a graphics primitive to be displayed on a screen. Such edge has an inclination relative to a reference direction of the screen. The method includes the steps of: calculating, based on the inclination of the edge, an error coefficient representative of the distance of the edge from a center of a pixel of the screen; and associating a transparency coefficient to the pixel, based on the calculated error coefficient. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296751 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprising: a calculation unit configured to calculate, based on a pixel value of a pixel of interest and a pixel value of a pixel around the pixel of interest, a spatial frequency around the pixel of interest and a statistic value of pixel values around the pixel of interest; a storage unit configured to store correction parameters corresponding to sets of spatial frequencies and statistic values; an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from the storage unit, a correction parameter corresponding to the spatial frequency around the pixel of interest and the statistic value of the pixel values around the pixel of interest, as a correction parameter for the pixel of interest; and a correction unit configured to correct the pixel value of the pixel of interest using the correction parameter for the pixel of interest. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296752 | IMAGE PROCESSING - A method of processing a pressure image, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of first continuous pressure images; processing each of said first continuous pressure images to generate a respective second continuous pressure image; and generating a continuous statistical image representing a characteristic of the first pressure images by processing said second continuous pressure images. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296753 | BAR-CODE TICKET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING BAR-CODE TICKET PROCESSING APPARATUS - A burden of an operation of manually inputting identification information of an error bar-code ticket by using an external device can be reduced, and both image information and identification information of the error bar-code ticket can be transmitted to the external device. A bar-code ticket processing apparatus to be connected to an external device, the bar-code ticket processing apparatus includes: a taking unit configured to take thereinto a bar-code ticket; an image-information reading unit configured to read image information of the bar-code ticket taken by the taking unit; an identification-information reading unit configured to read identification information of the bar-code ticket taken by the taking unit; a control unit configured to judge, when the identification-information reading unit fails in reading of the identification information of the bar-code ticket, the bar-code ticket as an error bar-code ticket; an input unit configured to receive a manual input of the identification information of the bar-code ticket judged as the error bar-code ticket by the control unit; and a data transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the external device, the image information read by the image-information reading unit and the identification information received by the input unit. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296754 | AUXILIARY GRIP FOR HEAVY DUTY BAGS - A heavy duty industrial plastic bag has a main handle at one end of the bag and is provided with an upper corner section that is used to create a spout to pour the contents of the bag therefrom. The invention provides for ease of pouring the contents from the bag through the spout by providing, at the lower portion of the side edge opposite the main handle and the spout corner section, an auxiliary handle or grip section. After the spout in the spout in the corner section has been formed the user can lift the bag via the main handle with one hand and then grasp the auxiliary grip with the other or free hand, thereafter easily tilting the bag to facilitate the pouring of the contents from the bag through the spout. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296755 | STABLE PACKAGE FOR A FLUID MATERIAL AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The invention relates to a package for a fluid material, the package ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100296756 | BAG INCLUDING CLOSURE PROFILES ACTUATED BY A SLIDER - The invention relates to a bag ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100296757 | MULTILAYERED LAMINATE FILM - There is provided a multilayer laminate film with easy unsealability, heat resistance and easy cuttability, having a seal layer (A) and a base material layer (B), the multilayer laminate film containing the seal layer (A) and the base material layer (B) composed of a mixture of 10-50 parts by weight of high-density polyethylene and 50-90 parts by weight of polypropylene, laminated on the seal layer (A) in one layer or two or more layers,
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20100296758 | DEVICE FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH A''SOFT'' OPENING AND LATER A ''SOFT CLOSING OF A DRAWER IN A FURNITURE BODY - A device for use in connection with a “soft” opening and later “soft” closing of a drawer in a furniture body. One or more rails ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100296759 | ENCODER ELEMENT FOR DISPLAYING AN ADJUSTMENT OR MOVEMENT OF A BEARING CONSTITUENT - An economically producible and compact encoder element for displaying an adjustment and/or movement of a bearing constituent. The encoder element has a carrier and a magnetic or magnetizable encoder layer applied flatly to the carrier. The encoder layer is formed from a matrix material which is liquid in its raw state and a magnetic powder added thereto, and is applied directly to a carrier surface in the liquid raw state by a coating method. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296760 | WHEEL HUB BEARING UNIT FOR A VEHICLE AND A GASKET FOR SUCH A UNIT - The invention concerns a wheel hub bearing unit for a vehicle, said hub bearing unit comprising a rotating bearing ring member ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100296761 | RADIAL ROLLING BEARING ESPECIALLY DOUBLE-ROW ANGULAR CONTACT BEARING - A double-row angular contact bearing and which has outer and inner bearing rings with two rows of rolling elements disposed between the bearing rings that are held by two bearing cages interspaced at even distances. At least one row is configured as balls with parallel lateral faces that are symmetrically flattened. Both rows of rolling elements roll in adjacent races machined into the inner face of the outer ring and the outer face of the inner ring. The contact angle axes are pitched towards each other in an O-arrangement or X-arrangement and the races are axially delimited only on one side by shoulders. Additional clearance and supporting contours are formed at axial edge sections, opposite the shoulders, onto the races. The contours can be used to fit the balls into angular contact by axially inserting them into the clearance between the bearing rings and then tilting them into the races. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296762 | BALANCER-SHAFT-SUPPORTING BEARING UNIT - A balancer-shaft-supporting bearing unit is structured in such a manner that a balancer shaft, on which a driven gear that meshes with a driving gear provided on a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine is provided, is rotatably supported by a shaft-supporting portion of a housing via a roller bearing. Between the balancer shaft and the housing, a load-receiving portion that has a receiving face that receives the balancer shaft when the balancer shaft is elastically deflected by an impact load applied to the driven gear is formed at at least one of positions that are close to respective axial end portions of the driven gear. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296763 | BEARING ARRANGEMENT OF A ROTOR HUB FOR A WIND POWER PLANT, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING THE SAME - A bearing arrangement of a rotor for a wind power plant. The bearing arrangement includes a rotor hub with at least one rotor blade, and a rolling bearing, by which the rotor hub is mounted in a gondola of the wind power plant so as to be rotatable relative to a machine support. The rolling bearing has an external ring and an internal ring, between which rolling elements are arranged. In order to make it easier to mount and dismount the bearing arrangement, the rolling bearing is coaxially disposed in a cylindrical opening of the rotor hub, which is externally open in an axial direction, and the external ring of the rolling bearing is connected to the rotor hub in a rotationally fixed and releasable manner. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296764 | Rolling Element or Ring Formed From a Bearing Steel - A bearing component formed from a bearing steel, wherein the component has an outer surface and comprises through-hardened bainite and/or martensite and has a substantially homogeneous chemical composition, at least a part of the bearing component having a compressive residual stress profile comprising −25 to −1000 MPa at the near surface, wherein the near surface is defined as a region 500 microns or less below the outer surface. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296765 | Method and Device For Suppressing Cross-Coupling Component in Multimode Fibers - A laser system includes a multimode fiber (MMF) receiving a single-mode input beam and a mechanical oscillator coupled to the MMF. The oscillator is operative to modulate a phase of interference wave by periodically extending the fiber total length at such a frequency that a cross-coupling coefficient between fundamental and at least one high-order modes is substantially minimized. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296766 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL MODULATOR - The present invention can provide an npin-type optical modulator that has a high withstand voltage and is easily fabricated. A semiconductor optical amplifier ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100296767 | OPTICAL MODULATOR - Provided is an optical modulator wherein frequency characteristics in a high frequency band are further improved and temperature drift phenomenon is more suppressed. The optical modulator is provided with a substrate ( | 2010-11-25 |
20100296768 | RING RESONATOR WITH INDUCTANCE COUPLED HEAT TUNING - A ring resonator has a first optical waveguide arranged in a loop, a second optical waveguide tangentially connected to the first optical waveguide, and an electrical coil inductively coupled to the first optical waveguide. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296769 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL MODULATOR AND OPTICAL MODULATING APPARATUS - A semiconductor optical modulator that includes a first semiconductor optical waveguide having a laminated structure including a core layer, a first clad layer, a second clad layer, and a barrier layer, the first clad layer and the second clad layer being disposed below and above the core layer, the barrier layer being inserted between the second clad layer and the core layer; a second semiconductor optical waveguide having a laminated structure in which the second clad layer has a p-type semiconductor penetrating locally through a n-type semiconductor in a laminated direction in the laminated structure of the first semiconductor optical waveguide; a first electrode connected to the first clad layer of the first semiconductor optical waveguide; and a second electrode electrically connecting the second clad layer of the first semiconductor optical waveguide and the p-type semiconductor of the second clad layer of the second semiconductor optical waveguide. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296770 | HIGH TEMPERATURE SUSTAINABLE FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS - An optical fiber | 2010-11-25 |
20100296771 | Evanescent Field Optical Fiber Devices - The present invention is directed to an evanescent field optical fiber device including one or more optical fibers and a support which assures mechanical strength of the optical fiber wherein one or more grooves has been machined in the support and in the coating of the one or more optical fiber in order to gain access to the evanescent field. The invention is also directed to the use of a support in the mechanical and chemical removal of coating from an optical fiber and a method of gaining access to the evanescent field of an optical fiber device. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296772 | APPARATUS FOR SENSING A MOTION - The present disclosure provides an apparatus for sensing a motion. The apparatus comprises an optical fibre portion comprising a Bragg grating and an element for reducing an impact of an external force that is transversal to the Bragg grating. Further, the apparatus comprises a contact region arranged so that movement of a further region, that is in direct or indirect contact with the contact region and moves in a direction along a portion of the apparatus, causes movement of the optical fibre portion at the contact region. The apparatus also comprises a holder arranged for reducing movement of the optical fibre portion at a holding region when the optical fibre portion is moved at the contact surface. The apparatus is arranged so that movement of the contact region relative to the holding region causes a change in strain of the Bragg grating. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296773 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE AND MONITOR OPTICAL SIGNALS AND CONTROL POWER LEVELS THEREOF IN A PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUIT - Embodiments of an optical detection apparatus are disclosed which may include one or more of a waveguide, a trench formed in the waveguide, a reflective surface, and a photodetector. The waveguide may be formed in a semiconductor substrate to propagate an optical signal received at a first end of the waveguide. The trench may also be formed in the waveguide having a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the first and second sidewalls forming first and second angles with the waveguide's propagation direction. The second sidewall may include a reflective surface formed thereon. The photodetector may be configured to receive an optical signal propagated in the waveguide, through the first sidewall and reflected from the reflective surface on the second sidewall. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296774 | Method and Device For Suppressing High-Order Modes In MM Fibers - A laser system includes a multimode fiber (MMF) having a permanent perturbation region which is provided at the predetermined distance from the upstream end of the MMF. The perturbation region is configured so that propagating fundamental and at least one high-order mode (HOM) originated upstream from the perturbation region are split into multiple HOMs which are substantially in counterphase. Hence, the HOMs destructively interfere with and substantially cancel one another. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296775 | OPTICAL SPLITTER, COMBINER AND DEVICE - An optical splitter, a combiner and a device. The optical splitter comprises a first longitudinal waveguide for receiving an incoming light wave; at least first and second pairs of output waveguides, the output waveguides of each pair being disposed on opposite sides of the first waveguide; wherein each of the output waveguides of each pair comprises a longitudinal portion disposed parallel to the first waveguide and such that optical power is coupled from the first waveguide into the respective longitudinal portions and the longitudinal portions of output waveguides of the first and second pairs are displaced along a length of the first waveguide; wherein each of the output waveguides of each pair further comprises a substantially S-shaped portion continuing from the respective longitudinal portions and such that optical power coupling between the respective S-shaped portions of output waveguides of the first and second pairs is substantially inhibited. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296776 | OPTICAL CIRCUIT AND OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Conventionally, there has been a problem that a structure in which optical signals outputting from a substrate facet in a PLC are optically coupled to a different bulk type optical device is so complicated that its assembly is laborious. There also has been a problem that a structure in which an output facet of a PLC is polished with an angle results in an increase in coupling loss in free space optics. With a lens bonded to an angled facet of a PLC, an optical circuit of the present invention achieves an optical coupling, with low loss, to a bulk-type optical device or another PLC with a simple structure. Moreover, a lens part and an optical fiber part are respectively bonded to different core apertures exposed on a single angled facet. Thereby, optical signals can be inputted to and outputted from the PLC through the single facet. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296777 | OPTICAL ROTARY JOINT WITH ACTIVE MOVEMENT COMPENSATION - An optical rotary joint includes a first collimator arrangement for coupling on first light-waveguides, and a second collimator arrangement for coupling on second light-waveguides, with the second collimator arrangement being supported to be rotatable relative to the first collimator arrangement about a rotation axis. The collimator arrangements include collimators with an actuator that is adjustable along two axes. A control unit controls the actuators so that mechanical tolerances are compensated, and optical transmission loss between the collimator arrangements is minimal. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296778 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR - An optical connector which enables an operator to easily remove a ferrule from a housing without using a special jig by himself alone. A supporting member that is mounted in a housing in a manner capable of being inserted and removed in a state in which the ferrule is held therein, includes a supporting member main body which is accommodated in the housing, and an operating portion which temporarily releases an engagement between protrusions formed on the supporting member main body and through holes formed in the housing. The operating portion is arranged in a manner protruding outside the housing when the supporting member is mounted in the housing. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296779 | INTERFACE CONVERTER FOR SC FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS - An interface converter is provided for mechanically and optically coupling a fiber optic connector with an adapter port. In a preferred embodiment, the interface converter attaches to an SC fiber optic connector and together form a converted fiber optic connector compatible with the adapter port. In certain embodiments, a retractable release sleeve may be removed from the SC fiber optic connector prior to attaching the interface converter. In certain embodiments, the interface converter may be inserted into the adapter port prior to being attached to the SC fiber optic connector. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296780 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL FIBER AND AN OPTICAL FIBER SO OBTAINED - A process for manufacturing an optical fiber includes: drawing an optical waveguide from a glass preform; applying a layer of a first coating material on the optical waveguide; curing the first coating layer material to obtain a first coating layer; applying a layer of a second coating material onto the first coating layer; applying a layer of colored coating material onto the second coating layer; curing the second coating material and the colored coating material in a single step to obtain a second coating layer superposed on the first coating layer and a colored coating layer superposed on the second coating material layer, the obtained second coating layer having an elastic modulus higher than that of the first coating layer and lower than that of the colored coating layer. An optical fiber and an apparatus for producing it are also provided. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296781 | OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON CAPABLE OF BRANCHING AND METHOD FOR MAKING FIBER RIBBON BRANCH - An optical fiber ribbon is capable of branching by means of any tool. The optical fiber ribbon is comprised of a plurality of optical fibers running in parallel, each of the optical fibers having an allowable radius of curvature; a blanket sheath totally covering the plurality of the optical fibers; one or more concavities formed at any one or more intermediates among the optical fibers; and slits respectively arranged in series at a regular interval along the concavities, the slits penetrating the blanket sheath and allowing the tool to be inserted and the blanket sheath to split by means of movement of the tool along the concavities. The length of each slit prior to insertion of the tool is so determined that flexures of the optical fibers induced by the tool widening the slits do not exceed the allowable radius of curvature. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296782 | OPTICAL FIBRE HAVING RESISTANCE TO HYDROGEN-INDUCED ATTENUATION - An optical fiber having resistance to hydrogen-induced attenuation includes a core and cladding including silica. At least one of the core and the cladding includes a dopant capable of not increasing reactivity of the silica with hydrogen. An optical fiber assembly includes a core and cladding including silica. At least one of the core and the cladding includes a dopant capable of changing the refractive index of the fiber core or cladding while not increasing reactivity of the fiber with hydrogen. The optical fiber in some examples further includes a hermetic layer disposed about the cladding. Some implementations include a “getter” layer, which may be an outside part of the fiber cladding been inside the hermetic coating. The “getter” layer includes silica and a dopant increasing reactivity of the layer with hydrogen. The optical fiber assembly optionally includes a sheath disposed about the cladding. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296783 | OPTICAL FIBER - Provided is an optical fiber including: a first core at a center thereof; a second core adjacent to the first core to cover a circumference of the first core; a third core adjacent to the second core to cover a circumference of the second core; and a cladding adjacent to the third core to cover a circumference of the third core, where conditions of 0.28%≦Δ | 2010-11-25 |
20100296784 | MULTI-CORE OPTICAL FIBER - A multi-core optical fiber includes: a plurality of core portions; and a cladding portion positioned around the plurality of core portions and including a marker for identifying a position of a specific one of the plurality of core portions. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296785 | CABLE WITH INTERMEDIATE MEMBER DISCONNECTION SECTIONS - A cable is provided including an inner member, an outer member and an intermediate member. The intermediate member may be positioned between the inner member and the outer member and include a number of disconnection sections spaced apart from one another. In some cases, the cable may include two or more inner members. In addition, a method for preparing an end of a cable may be provided, including the steps of removing a portion of an outer member of the cable and applying a tensile force to an intermediate member of the cable comprising a plurality of disconnection sections. The intermediate member of the cable may be sheared at one of the plurality of disconnection sections, thereby exposing a portion of an inner member of the cable | 2010-11-25 |
20100296786 | OPTICAL FIBERS - An optical fiber suitable for high-capacity transmission having a large effective core area, a low bending loss, and capable of single mode operation at 1550 nm is provided. The optical fiber | 2010-11-25 |
20100296787 | STRUCTURE COLOUR OF PHOTONIC CRYSTALS, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF AND A MANUFACTURING APPARATUS THEREOF - Provided are a structure colour of photonic crystals in which a new structure of a structure colour of photonic crystals is provided so that a nanoimprint process can be performed and mass productivity is improved, a method of manufacturing thereof, and a manufacturing apparatus thereof. The method of manufacturing a structure colour of photonic crystals includes: forming a plurality of basic element layers by using nanoimprinting, the plurality of basic element layers comprising a plurality of basic unit bodies each having a symmetrical cross-section and thin film connecting portions connecting the basic unit bodies! sequentially stacking the basic element layers! removing the thin film connecting portions by using etching; and determining whether the structure colour of photonic crystals is completed, wherein, when it is determined that the structure colour of photonic crystals is not completed, the forming, the stacking, and the removing are repeatedly performed. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296788 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL MEMORY CELL - An electro-optical memory cell having a non-volatile programmable refractive index and a method of making. The memory cell includes: a waveguiding structure having a transition metal oxide with oxygen vacancies; a plurality of electrodes for applying an electrical field; and an optical detector for detecting a state of the memory cell. The method includes: fabricating a waveguiding structure having a transition metal oxide with oxygen vacancies; positioning a plurality of electrodes for application of an electric field; arranging the transition metal oxide and the electrodes such that when an electric field is applied, the oxygen vacancies migrate in a direction that has a component which is radial relative to a center of the beam path; applying the electric field thereby programming the refractive index to set a state of the memory cell; and detecting the state of the memory cell using an optical detector. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296789 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS PATCHING SYSTEM WITH CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND RELATED CABLE MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT - A communications interconnection system includes: a communications rack having a pair of upright members; a patch panel mounted to the upright members, the patch panel having mounting locations for telecommunications connectors; and a cable management system mounted to the rack. The cable management system comprises a cable mounting member having a cable securing portion and a pair of arms attached to the cable securing portion, the arms being substantially parallel to each other and slidably mounted relative to the panel to enable adjustment of the distance between the cable securing portion and the communications rack. This configuration can enable the cable management system to be used with communications racks of different sizes and designs. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296790 | Fiber Optic Equipment Supporting Moveable Fiber Optic Equipment Tray(s) and Module(s), and Related Equipment and Methods - Fiber optic drawers supporting fiber optic modules are disclosed. The drawer is movable about a chassis. At least one fiber optic equipment tray is received in the drawer. The fiber optic equipment tray(s) is movable about the drawer and configured to receive at least one fiber optic module. The fiber optic module(s) is movable about a fiber optic equipment tray. In this manner, enhanced access can be provided to the fiber optic module(s) and their fiber optic connections. The drawer can moved out from the chassis to provide access to fiber optic equipment tray(s) and fiber optic module(s). The fiber optic equipment tray(s) can be moved out from the drawer to provide enhanced access to fiber optic module(s). The fiber optic module(s) can be moved from fiber optic equipment tray(s) to provide further enhanced access to fiber optic module(s). The drawer may also be tiltable about the chassis. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296791 | Fiber Optic Equipment Guides and Rails Configured with Stopping Position(s), and Related Equipment and Methods - Fiber optic equipment guides and rails and related methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the fiber optic equipment guides and rails have at least one stopping member disposed therein to provide at least one stopping position during movement. The fiber optic equipment guides and rails can be included in fiber optic equipment to support movement or translation of the fiber optic equipment for access. Such fiber optic equipment can include, but is not limited to, fiber optic equipment chassis, drawers, equipment trays, and fiber optic modules. The fiber optic equipment guides and/or rails include at least one stopping member configured to provide at least one stopping position during movement. Stopping positions allow fiber optic equipment to be retained in a given position during access to the fiber optic equipment. The stopping positions are configured to be overcome with additional force to allow further movement of the fiber optic equipment. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296792 | INTERFACE ASSEMBLY, CONSOLIDATION TOOLING AND METHOD OF MOUNTING AN INTERFACE ASSEMBLY TO A SUBSTRATE - An assembly, in particular for interfacing an embedded element, in particular a waveguide, at the surface of a substrate, such as a composite panel which forms part of a vehicle, typically an aircraft, to an external module, consolidation tooling for mounting an assembly to a substrate, and a method of mounting an assembly to a substrate. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296793 | RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING INFORMATION FOR STILL PICTURE, RECORDING AND/OR REPRODUCING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A recording medium for storing information for still pictures, and a recording/reproducing method and apparatus therefor, stores data for a plurality of still pictures and audio data added thereto in one file or a space having a logically one-dimensional order, rather than in each file, and still picture group information for separating the still picture data into a predetermined maximum number of groups in order to manage the still pictures at a group level. The still picture group information includes general information for still picture groups, and information for still pictures in each still picture group. The general information for each still picture group includes the start position of a first still picture in each still picture group, and the information for still pictures in each still picture group includes the sizes of video data and audio data for each still picture. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296794 | Information processing apparatus and information processing method - An information processing apparatus is provided, which includes: a parameter setting section for setting a parameter of a delimitation detecting method with respect to a service that receives content by an operation of an input device; and a delimitation detecting section for detecting delimitation of the received content by the set parameter. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296795 | Method and system for analyzing and marking a film - A method and system for analyzing and marking a film include determining color conditions which define colors compatible with a proposed mark, retrieving a number of consecutive frames to be marked, and determining potential marking areas within an image of each frame of the film. The color components associated with each potential marking area are analyzed to generate color values, and the color values of each of the potential marking areas are compared with the respective color conditions for determining ideal marking areas. Actual marking locations in the film are determined from the determined ideal marking areas. | 2010-11-25 |
20100296796 | Data recording method, data editing method, data decoding method, and apparatus and recording medium therefor - A system records an AV stream composed of a plurality of record units (RUs) containing independently reproducible video units (VUs) of at least video or audio and program information (Movie atom) managing the AV stream, onto a recording medium. The program information contains a piece of information (Edit list atom) that manages a point of junction between the record units or between AV streams. In decoding the AV stream, decoding is halted or decoders are switched at the point of junction, based on the management information on the points of junction, for example. | 2010-11-25 |