49th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 56 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200380598 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION - Systems and methods for digital identity verification are disclosed. In one embodiment, in an information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor, a method for digital identify verification may include: (1) receiving, from a user electronic device or at a website, an image of an identity document for a user, the identity document comprising an image of the user; (2) processing the identity document with at least one business-specific rule; (3) extracting identity information from the identity document; (4) determining a match rate of the image of the user on the identity document to a captured image; (5) assigning a verification score to the user based on extracted identity information and the match rate; and (6) publishing the verification score to at least one system. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380599 | CIRCULAR ROTATIONAL INTERFACE FOR DISPLAY OF CONSUMER CREDIT INFORMATION - A credit score user interface that may comprise a circular visual interface to view a consumer's credit information is disclosed herein. Sections of the circular visual interface may correspond to credit categories, where each section is sized according to the impact of the associated credit category on the consumer's credit score. One of the category sections may be selected, and credit information about a specific consumer that is related to that section may be displayed. The selected credit category may change based on touch input. A change in selection may cause new credit information related to the newly selected credit category to be displayed about the specific consumer. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380600 | DIGITAL LENDING PLATFORM AND METHODS THEREOF WITH INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, PRICING, AND ELIGIBILITY - Disclosed herein is a digital lending platform with integrated product, pricing, and eligibility. The digital lending platform includes, in some embodiments, one or more server hosts supporting an application stack of the digital lending platform. The application stack includes a loan-product database, a pricing algorithm, and an eligibility rules engine. The loan-product database includes each loan product of a number of loan products offered through the digital lending platform. The pricing algorithm is configured to determine a price for each loan product of the number of loan products. The eligibility rules engine includes eligibility rules for each loan product of the number of loan products. Also disclosed herein is a computer-implemented method of the digital lending platform with the integrated product, pricing, and eligibility. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380601 | METHOD OF COPY TRADING AND SYSTEM THEREOF - A method and system for facilitating mirror trading comprising: obtaining first criteria for identifying first target trading position and second criteria for identifying second trading position; automatically opening a first basket of trading positions in accordance with said first criteria, and one or more second baskets of trading positions in accordance with the second criteria; obtaining a liquidation trigger comprising two or more components, each component having a specified percentage weight in respect of the entire liquidation trigger, wherein a first component is applicable to the first basket and a second or more components are applicable to the second or more baskets; and automatically changing the liquidation trigger upon a performance measure satisfying a trigger change criteria, wherein the specified percentage weights are also applicable to said changed liquidation trigger. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380602 | System And Methods For Risk-Based Prioritized Transaction Message Flow - Various systems and methods are provided for prioritized sending of transaction messages to an electronic exchange. According to one embodiment, a system determines a priority level for each transaction message based on a potential monetary reward or risk associated with sending or delaying the message. Once the priority levels are determined, the messages may be sent based on the priority levels. Additionally, each priority level may be associated with a predetermined threshold level. If a message threshold is reached, a new message corresponding to that priority level is queued until the message may be transmitted without exceeding the threshold limit. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380603 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUNDING COMPANIE - A system and method for funding investment seeking companies (ISCs), e.g., startup companies, by a funding company is disclosed. For each of the ISCs, in exchange for private equity therein, the funding company issues a corresponding publicly tradable class of its own stock substantially based on the performance of the ISC. The ISCs are categorized according to characteristics important to investors, e.g., type of technology, revenue, and products or services (to be) offered so that ISCs in a same category compete against one another for funding distributions from the funding company. In particular, income returns on the investments of proceeds from public sales of each class of stock are periodically distributed among competing ISCs according to, e.g., the share prices of their corresponding class of funding company stocks. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380604 | Real-Time Equity Financing Planner - In one embodiment, a method for accounting for equity transactions for an incorporated legal entity in an interactive computer system is disclosed, comprising: identifying a stock option grant document stored as an electronic document on an interactive computer system, the electronic document stored in association with an electronic record of the incorporated legal entity; identifying a stock option grant in the stock option grant document, stored as core record metadata within the stock option grant document; determining a number of granted stock options using the stock option grant stored as core record metadata; subtracting the number of granted options from a stock option grant user account associated with both a user and the incorporated legal entity; and subtracting the number of granted options from an outstanding shares account associated with the incorporated legal entity, in conjunction with a stock option exercise document and as a number of granted shares. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380605 | SYSTEMS METHODS FOR REDUCING REQUIRED COMPUTER PROCESSING RESOURCES - Systems and methods for reducing computer processing resources required to maximize decrementation of an asset without reducing it to zero value over a period. A system may include a target deduction rate database storing time horizons and target deduction rates; a first processor calculating a total real return value and an estimated internal value associated with the asset; and a second processor testing deduction rates against historical data of previous changes in value of the asset and determining for each tested deduction rate and time horizon, historically successful and unsuccessful outcomes for the asset; limiting a percentage of unsuccessful outcomes by selecting, among the tested rates, a target deduction rate that achieves a desired percentage of successful outcomes and excluding remaining tested rates from further processing; and further limiting the percentage of unsuccessful outcomes by adjusting the target deduction rate by a value gap difference to determine the deduction rate. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380606 | Systems for Generation of Liability Protection Policies - Systems and methods for intellectual property (IP) asset protection are disclosed. For example, by analyzing characteristic information associated with a user, along with feedback from one or more potential insurers, the system may determine various terms of an insurance policy for protecting the user against claims of IP infringement. The policy may provide for financial reimbursement for costs incurred while taking active measures to mitigate losses and/or defend against such claims. In addition, the system may analyze the characteristic information to identify various users having a low exposure of an infringement claim being asserted. The identified users may be actively targeted to acquire an IP protection policy. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380607 | GAP INSURANCE COVERAGE - A method for ascertaining a loss of value for a vehicle includes collecting data regarding vehicle maintenance, damages and other factors that may effect the value of a vehicle. The data are evaluated for ascertaining an average change in value of a vehicle as a result of changes of the factors. The value of the vehicle having an average change in value is compared with a comparable vehicle not having sustained damage. An average difference is determined. The average difference is used to price an insurance policy for the loss of value for a vehicle having been damaged and then repaired as compared to an undamaged vehicle. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380608 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED DESCRIPTION AND CATEGORIZATION - A back-end application computer server may receive a request along with a descriptive term. A look-up process may be performed based on the descriptive term (and hidden terms) may establish a set of potential pre-determined descriptions. The user may select one of the potential descriptions, and a user identifier may be associated with the request. A series of dynamic information exchanges may then help assign a category to the user identifier. A partial set of initial request details may be received from a third-party device and the user may adjust and/or add details to create a complete set. A potential value may then be calculated for the request. An indication of the potential value may be transmitted to the user, and information about the user identifier may be transmitted to a user response terminal to facilitate communication between the user response terminal and the user. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380609 | PARAMETRIC INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS RELATING TO BUSINESS INTERRUPTION - A parametric instrument is administered by defining a mishap for coverage by the parametric instrument, where the mishap is identifiable and verifiable after occurrence. The system determines when a trigger condition has taken place and confirms activation of the parametric instrument. This determination is practiced by measuring a triggered operating parameter and identifying and confirming when the triggered operating parameter satisfies predetermined trigger criteria. Activation of the parametric instrument is subsequently confirmed, and the corresponding benefit may be processed. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380610 | PERSONAL AND CONTEXTUAL SPENDING ALERTS AND LIMITS - A system includes a server system that includes a processor and instructions stored in non-transitory machine-readable media. The instructions are configured to cause the server system to receive authentication information from a client device. The authentication information relates to a financial account of a user. The instructions are also configured to cause the server system to authenticate the user so as to associate the client device with the financial account of the user. The system also includes a financial notification circuit located on the client device. The financial notification circuit is configured to determine a location of the client device. The financial notification circuit is also configured to provide a notification on the client device alerting the client to not spend money at the location. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380611 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VIRTUAL CASH REGISTER - Systems, methods, and apparatuses for detecting, capturing, and tracking financial transactions are provided. A method of detecting, capturing, and tracking includes registering, by a user device, a virtual cash register with the user device, wherein the registration includes associating the virtual cash register with a financial account; detecting, by the virtual cash register via the user device, a potential financial transaction using at least one of paper and coin currency; extracting, by the virtual cash register via the user device, financial transaction data regarding the potential financial transaction; generating, by the virtual cash register, a report regarding the financial transaction data; and providing, by the virtual cash register, the report to a predefined location. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380612 | Legal Task Value Management System - A legal task value management system provides modules for outline the process of a legal matter, establishing pricing variables for each step of the legal matter. A budget is created and the legal matter is managed by outside counsel based upon the agreed upon and negotiated budget based on dynamically processed data by the legal task value management system. The legal task value management system allows for the exception and variance within the agreed to and approved budget. The legal task value management system creates an invoice based upon the negotiated and agreed upon budget. Statistical reporting provides real-time analysis of all the legal matters within the legal task value management system. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380613 | COMPUTING SOFTWARE VOICE ACTIVATED, SPEECH RECOGNITION APPLICATION METHOD FOR COMMON BUSINESS PAYROLL ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS FUNCTIONALITY FOR STATIONARY, MOBILE AND PORTABLE COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTING DEVICES - A voice activated, payroll and or accounts payable software platform to calculate, record, store, execute and deposit direct deposit payments to employees, Federal and State Tax agencies, retirement plans, workers compensation insurance companies and other similar and related common business expense payments and deductions over internet and wireless networks using existing mobile and portable computing and communication devices. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380614 | WORK TRACKING AND ADVANCES IN AN EMPLOYEE DATABASE SYSTEM - A flexible advance system allows users to request and receive advances. The flexible advance system processes advances such that short-term advances are repaid through a wage deduction from the user's next regularly scheduled compensation period. The flexible advance system provides a user interface that allows users to request to receive compensation for a portion of time worked. Responsive to a request, an entry in a database associated with the user is accessed to determine a total amount of available advance compensation available for request by the user. In response to the requested amount being less than the total amount of available advance compensation, a transfer of compensation is executed to an account of the user. The flexible advance system also modifies the entry in the database by subtracting the compensated amount of time from the total amount of uncompensated time. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380615 | CONTEXTUAL MOBILITY TAGGING FOR CONTACTS IN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS - A computer-implemented method for tagging one or more users and one or more contextual categories of an electronic communication. The computer-implemented method identifies one or more users in an electronic communication, one or more activities associated with the electronic communication, and metadata containing location and time information for content in the electronic communication, in response to receiving the content from a user. The computer-implemented method further maps the identified one or more users in the electronic communication with the one or more activities associated with the electronic communication, and generates one or more tagging suggestions for the electronic communication, based on the mapping. The computer-implemented method further posts the electronic communication with the generated one or more tagging suggestions. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380616 | CENTRALIZED GOVERNANCE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE (C-GRC) SYSTEM - The present disclosure describes techniques that facilitate a Governance Regulatory Compliance (C-GRC) controller that is configured to dynamically monitor and collate data associated with an agricultural operation for demonstrating compliance with an agricultural compliance plan. The C-GRC controller may act as a centralized server that dynamically monitors the cycle of agricultural activities for an agricultural product and in doing so, automates the governance of an agricultural compliance plan across a plurality of entities that are each responsible for one or more agricultural activities. The C-GRC controller may detect independent interactions conducted between a complying entity and a participating entity. These interactions may be intended to gather information relating to compliance of a pending task. In doing so, the C-GRC controller may update an agricultural compliance plan accordingly. The C-GRC controller may dynamically advance progress through an agricultural compliance plan or dynamically regress progress based on a complying entity retracting compliance. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380617 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING CROP YIELD - A device includes an image data receiving component, a vegetation index generation component, a crop data receiving component, a masking component and a multivariate regression component. The image data receiving component receives image data of a geographic region. The vegetation index generation component generates an array of vegetation indices based on the received image data, and includes a plurality of vegetation index generating components, each operable to generate a respective individual vegetation index based on the received image data. The crop data receiving component receives crop data associated with the geographic region. The masking component generates a masked vegetation index based on the array of vegetation indices and the received crop data. The multivariate regression component generates a crop parameter based on the masked vegetation index. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380618 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED POWER SYSTEM MODEL VALIDATION - A system for enhanced power system model validation is provided. The system includes a computing device including at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device. The at least one processor is programmed to store a plurality of models for a plurality of devices and a plurality of input files associated with the plurality of models, receive, from a user, a selection of model of the plurality of models to simulate, retrieve one or more input files of the plurality of input files, perform a model validity check on the selected model, if the selected model passed the model validity check, perform a model calibration on the selected model, and if the selected model passed the model calibration, perform a post evaluation on the selected model. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380619 | UTILITY METER SUPPORTING A REMOTE DISPLAY - A method described herein is performed by a utility meter lacking an integrated display. The method includes measuring consumption of a resource and, further, generating consumption data based on measuring the consumption of the resource. Via a communication device, the utility meter wirelessly connects directly to an external device having a display. The utility meter verifies that the external device is authorized to access the utility meter. The utility meter transmits the consumption data to the external device to utilize the display of the external device as an interface to the utility meter. The utility meter receives an instruction via manual entry at the display of the external device, and the utility meter executes the instruction. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380620 | CONSTRUCTION SITE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, OUTPUT DEVICE, AND CONSTRUCTION SITE MANAGEMENT METHOD - The work state identifying unit identifies a work state of a work machine disposed in a construction site at each time point and a work state of a transport vehicle traveling at the construction site at each time point. The time chart generation unit that generates a time chart representing the work state of the work machine at each time point and a time chart representing the work state of the transport vehicle at each time point on the basis of the identified work states. The output control unit that outputs the time charts on an identical screen with a time axis as a common axis. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380621 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING GRATUITY ANALYTICS FOR ONE OR MORE RESTAURANTS - A gratuity analytics computing device for generating gratuity analytics for one or more restaurants is provided. The gratuity analytics computing device includes a memory in communication with a processor. The processor programmed to receive a date range from a client computing device. The processor is further configured to receive transaction data for transactions occurring within the date range at a restaurant. The transaction data including a manager identifier, a time stamp, and an employee identifier associated with the transactions, the transaction data including authorization messages and clearing messages. The processor is further configured to match a plurality of authorization messages with a respective plurality of clearing messages. The processor is further configured to calculate tip data for the restaurant based on the plurality of matched messages, generate gratuity analytics for the restaurant over the date range based on the tip data, and display on a user interface of the client computing device the gratuity analytics. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380622 | TABLEBOT - This patent application is intended to protect an electronic tabletop device that communicates messages/requests via text to a smartwatch that is worn by a server/bartender in order to satisfy a patron's request. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380623 | BUILDING SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC INCIDENT IDENTIFICATION - A method for identifying and managing incidents in a building management system (BMS) of a building. The method includes identifying at least one or more entities, one or more intents, or one or more keywords from a text segment; extracting one or more parameters from at least one of the identified one or more entities, the identified one or more intents, or the identified one or more keywords, the one or more parameters comprising a piece of building equipment of the building and a characteristic of the piece of building equipment; determining a satisfied incident of a plurality of incidents based on the extracted one or more parameters, the satisfied incident identifying an issue with the piece of building equipment and associated with a second entity; and transmitting an indication of the satisfied incident to a computing device of the second entity. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380624 | SMART CONTRACT TEMPLATE META-PROGRAMMING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments described herein are configured to generate a smart contract deployed to a distributed ledger platform. In particular, a first party and a second party select a smart contract template and a user interface user interface is thereafter presented to the parties for inclusion of negotiable contract elements. Upon agreement, a smart contract is thereafter generated by augmenting smart contract template programming code to include the included contract elements, and the code is compiled and deployed to a smart contract platform such as, for example, a blockchain. Embodiments include meta-instructions in the smart contract programming code that at least in part determines how the specified contract elements are included in the smart contract programming code. In embodiments, the meta-instructions are embedded in comments in the smart contract programming code. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380625 | A METHOD OF INNOVATION - A method of providing innovation services to a business or other organization includes the steps of an innovation services provider engaging with the business or organization to determine the improvement, describing or defining an IP right relating to an improvement to one or more processes, equipment or systems of the business or other organization and specifying a financial return to an innovation services provider for the improvement. The amount of the return is determined, at least partially, from the value or benefit or advantage of any sort to the business or other organization of the IP right as described or defined. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380626 | VALIDATING IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS BASED ON CASE-BASED BEHAVIORS - The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for validating identification documents based on case-based behaviors. The method may include: receiving, at a computing device, a request to access account information of a user from a user device; analyzing, using the computing device, an environmental context of the user device; determining, using the computing device, a priority level for validating an identification document of the user based on the environmental context; dynamically setting, using the computing device, a validation process for validating the identification document based on the priority level; and in response to the identification document being validated, providing, using the computing device, the user device with access to the account information. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380627 | DYNAMIC EVALUATION AND SELECTION FOR DOCUMENT VALIDATION - Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for routing a document validation request to one or more validation service providers. In an embodiment, selections of validation service providers are based dynamically evaluations that take into consideration validation results among other factors. Evaluations of the service providers enables the service providers to be ranked across different characteristics and selection may therefore be based on the specific document included in the document validation request. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380628 | INFORMATION PROVISION DEVICE, LOADING WORK ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD - A loading work assistance system includes a loading-progress-degree calculation unit that calculates a degree of progress of loading work performed on a transport vehicle located in a construction site by a loading vehicle, a determination unit that determines whether or not the degree of progress is equal to or more than a degree-of-progress determination threshold value, and a transport vehicle starting instruction unit that instructs the transport vehicle standing by to be started in a case where the degree of progress is equal to or more than the degree-of-progress determination threshold value. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380629 | INTELLIGENT ON-DEMAND MANAGEMENT OF RIDE SHARING IN A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - Embodiments for providing intelligent transportation service management in a transportation system by a processor. Transportation service requests may be assigned amongst multiple transportation service providers according to one or more transportation service request distribution models and various parameters and preferences for each user. The transportation service request distribution models may protect information relation to each of the transportation service providers and suggests a selected order for distributing the plurality of transportation service requests. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380630 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to acquire information about a first airplane and a second airplane in a case where a user who makes an airplane transfer in an airport makes a request to use an autonomously traveling vehicle when the user moves from the first airplane to the second airplane, match the user with the vehicle based on the information about the first airplane and the second airplane, and generate an operation instruction to dispose the vehicle at a position where the user alights from the first airplane in accordance with a time at which the user alights from the first airplane such that the user boards the vehicle and to dispose the vehicle at a position where the user boards the second airplane in accordance with a time at which the user boards the second airplane such that the user alights from the vehicle. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380631 | VEHICLE FLOATING FLEET SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments herein are directed to a vehicle floating fleet vehicle system for determining a location of a user and one or more car-sharing vehicles. The system includes a server computing device operated by a floating fleet service provider. The server computing device includes at least one processor; a memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor; and machine readable instructions stored in the memory. The machine readable instructions cause the vehicle floating fleet system to perform at least the following when executed by the at least one processor receive a request for the one or more car-sharing vehicles, determine the one or more car-sharing vehicles in one or more nearby gated parking facilities, send information about the one or more car-sharing vehicles to the user, and receive a selected car-sharing vehicle in a nearby gated parking facility of the one or more nearby gated parking facilities from the user. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380632 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUELING MOTOR VEHICLES - Methods and systems can automate the delivery of motor vehicle fuel while reducing the need for operator involvement and driving to a gas station. A server with access to a database and in wireless communication with computers installed in a motor vehicle can collect data from the computers including vehicle fuel level and vehicle geographic location. The data can be compared to the data to a fuel level threshold and geographic boundary. The data can be transmitted wirelessly through a wireless network to the database. A mobile fuel tanker truck can be dispatched to the vehicle's location when at least one of: fuel service is requested by a user of the vehicle or the vehicle's fuel level falls beneath the fuel level threshold. Fuel service can be requested by a user via a smartphone running an application that enables the monitoring, management, selection, and ordering of fuel service. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380633 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A ROADWAY RESOURCE - A method and computer-readable storage device and apparatus for controlling a roadway resource are disclosed. For example, the method receives from a device associated with a vehicle a request to reach a target destination by a target arrival time and a maximum payment amount to reach the target destination by the target arrival time. The method next determining a route to the target destination and determines a roadway resource along the route that is controllable. The method then sends an instruction to the device associated with the vehicle, where the instruction indicates to navigate the vehicle along the route and controls the roadway resource to enable the vehicle to reach the target destination by the target arrival time. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380634 | MACHINE LEARNING APPARATUS, ROBOT SYSTEM, AND MACHINE LEARNING METHOD OF LEARNING STATE OF CABLE - A machine learning apparatus that can quantitatively and accurately evaluate the state of a cable in a robot. A machine learning apparatus for learning a state of a cable mounted in a robot includes a learning data acquisition section that acquires, as a learning data set, image data of the cable captured by a camera while the robot performs a predetermined operation, and data representing a state of the cable while the robot performs the predetermined operation, and a learning section that generates a learning model representing a correlation between the image data and the state of the cable, using the learning data set. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380635 | CONFIGURING ALPHA CHANNEL VIDEO BASED ON DISPLAY SETTINGS - Systems and methods are disclosed for the rendering of contents communicated between devices. A source device processes a video sequence and transmits it to a target device together with metadata including rendering directives. At the target device, the received video sequence is rendered according to the rendering directives. Rendering is affected by events detected by the target device at the time of rendering or by the target device's information. Transparency masks, generated by the source device, are transmitted in an alpha channel to the target device, and are used for blending the video sequence with a secondary content. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380636 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN ENHANCED DIGITAL IMAGE OF A PHYSICAL OBJECT OR ENVIRONMENT - A method and apparatus are provided for generating enhanced digital imagery from digital input images ( | 2020-12-03 |
20200380637 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM - An image display apparatus includes a display screen that displays an image indicative of an object as a display target, and a control unit that performs control to change content of deforming the display target according to the number of contacts with respect to the display screen and a vector in which contact positions based on the contacts are moved. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380638 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device and an image processing method are provided. The image processing device comprises a receiving module, a interface conversion module, a selecting module, and a controller. The receiving module is configured to receive image signals. The interface conversion module is configured to convert the image signals into converted image signals with a target image interface. The selecting module is configured to generate at least two selected image signals from the converted image signals according to the first selecting signal. The controller is configured to provide the first selecting signal to selecting module. The image processing device generates the composite image by overlaying the at least two selected image signals. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380639 | Enhanced Image Processing Techniques for Deep Neural Networks - Artistic styles extracted from source images may be applied to target images to generate stylized images and/or video sequences. The extracted artistic styles may be stored as a plurality of layers in one or more neural networks, which neural networks may be further optimized, e.g., via the fusion of various elements of the networks' architectures. The artistic style may be applied to the target images and/or video sequences using various optimization methods, such as the use of a first version of the neural network by a first processing device at a first resolution to generate one or more sets of parameters (e.g., scaling and/or biasing parameters), which parameters may then be mapped for use by a second version of the neural network by a second processing device at a second resolution. Analogous multi-processing device and/or multi-network solutions may also be applied to other complex image processing tasks for increased efficiency. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380640 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING RING ARTIFACT - The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose methods and systems for determining a ring artifact. The method for determining the ring artifact may include: obtaining an original image; mapping a plurality of pixels in the original image to a polar coordinate image; determining a protection region in the polar coordinate image; obtaining a smooth image by smoothing at least one region in the polar coordinate image other than the protection region; generating a residual image based on the polar coordinate image and the smooth image; determining a location of the ring artifact in the original image based on the residual image. In the present disclosure, the original image may be mapped to a trapezoidal region or a triangular region in the polar coordinate image, and the gradient angle image may be used for image processing, which may reduce the influence of noise. An accurate location of the ring artifact may be determined, and information for imaging device detection and air correction may be provided. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380641 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Noise is adequately reduced irrespective of the content of an input image. In an embodiment of the present invention, an image processing apparatus that executes noise reduction processing of an image includes: a first estimation unit that estimates noise contained in the image; a second estimation unit that estimates an original image, which is the image from which the noise is removed; a noise reduction unit that performs the noise reduction processing on each of partial areas of the image by using the first estimation unit or the second estimation unit depending on the contents of the partial areas; and an integration unit that integrates the partial areas on which the noise reduction processing is performed. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380642 | MEDIA ALTERATION BASED ON ROTATION OF A PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE - Portable computing devices, software operating on such devices, and methods are described herein that utilize rotational data of the device to alter or distort media, such as images, gifs, and/or video, operating on the device. More specifically, when operating the software, an accelerometer within the device can determine when a user rotates or spins the device and thereafter a processing device can alter the media. Rotational characteristics, such as spin direction, spin speed, spin rate of change, and the like, can further factor into the modifications to the media. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380643 | CONTENT-BASED DETECTION AND THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRIC RECONSTRUCTION OF OBJECTS IN IMAGE AND VIDEO DATA - Systems, computer program products, and techniques for detecting and/or reconstructing objects depicted in digital image data within a three-dimensional space are disclosed. The concepts utilize internal features for detection and reconstruction, avoiding reliance on information derived from location of edges. The inventive concepts provide an improvement over conventional techniques since objects may be detected and/or reconstructed even when edges are obscured or not depicted in the digital image data. In one aspect, detecting a document depicted in a digital image includes: detecting a plurality of identifying features of the document, wherein the plurality of identifying features are located internally with respect to the object; projecting a location of one or more edges of the document based at least in part on the plurality of identifying features; and outputting the projected location of the one or more edges of the document to a display of a computer, and/or a memory. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380644 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING DISTORTION PARAMETER OF VISUAL REALITY DEVICE, AND MEASURING SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a method and device for measuring a distortion parameter of a visual reality device and a measuring system. The method includes: obtaining an anti-distortion grid image according to a first distortion coefficient; obtaining a grid image of the anti-distortion grid image at a preset viewpoint after the anti-distortion grid image passes through a to-be-measured optical component of the visual reality device; determining a distortion type of the grid image after passing through the to-be-measured optical component; adjusting the first distortion coefficient according to the distortion type of the grid image, thereby obtaining an adjusted first distortion coefficient and then reducing distortion of the grid image; repeating the above steps until the distortion of the grid image is less than or equal to a distortion threshold. The adjusted first distortion coefficient when the distortion of the grid image is less than or equal to the distortion threshold, is taken as a distortion coefficient of the to-be-measured optical component. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380645 | APPARATUS, METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An apparatus includes a reference coordinate selection unit configured to select reference coordinates of two points from a focus frame area set by a setting unit, and determines arrangement intervals of focus frames based on coordinates on image data before correction corresponding to the coordinates selected by the reference coordinate selection unit and a number of focus frames. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380646 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO COMPUTE A HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE FROM A SINGLE ACQUISITION - A system and method of processing an image may include capturing an image of a scene. Image data having M-bits per pixel of the image may be generated. Multiple sets of simulated image data of the scene may be generated by applying different simulated exposure times to the generated image data. A processed image may be derived from the sets of simulated image data. The image data having M-bits per pixel may be an HDR image, and the processed image may be an LDR image. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380647 | ENHANCED LOCAL CONTRAST - Various implementations provided herein provide content on an optical see-through display using enhanced local contrast. In some implementations, the enhanced local contrast may be used to provide an apparent reduction in brightness (e.g., a shadow) or other visual effect. For example, the appearance of a virtual shadow of a virtual cup on a real table of a physical environment can be provided even though the brightness of the table cannot be reduced. The appearance of the shadow may be provided by selectively enhancing contrast that the user cognitively interprets to see a relatively “darker” area where the shadow should be (e.g., via an optical illusion/effect). | 2020-12-03 |
20200380648 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO COMPUTE A HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE FROM A SINGLE ACQUISITION - A system and method of processing an image may include capturing an image of a scene. Image data having M-bits per pixel of the image may be generated. Multiple sets of simulated image data of the scene may be generated by applying different simulated exposure times to the generated image data. A processed image may be derived from the sets of simulated image data. The image data having M-bits per pixel may be an HDR image, and the processed image may be an LDR image. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380649 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus comprises an acquisition unit configured to acquire image data, a first tone correction unit configured to estimate transparency for each region of the image data, and correct tone, a second tone correction unit configured to correct tone of the image data using a tone curve, and a control unit configured to control which tone correction unit is to be used to perform tone correction. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380650 | IMAGE GRID LINE REMOVING METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF - An image grid line removing method is used for removing grid lines of an image and includes a Fourier transform step, a Gaussian-like masking step and an inverse Fourier transform step. The Fourier transform step is for providing a Fourier transform to process the image to generate a frequency domain image. The Gaussian-like masking step is for providing a Gaussian-like masking model to process the frequency domain image to generate a frequency domain masked image. The inverse Fourier transform step is for providing an inverse Fourier transform to process the frequency domain masked image to generate a grid line removing image. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380651 | ADAPTIVE GAIN ADJUSTMENT FOR HISTOGRAM EQUALIZATION IN AN IMAGING SYSTEM - Systems and methods may be provided that improve the application of Histogram Equalization (HE) transfer functions for converting image system source data to display compatible image frames. Histograms developed from source data may be measured and depending on their properties, the gain of the HE transfer function may be adaptively adjusted. In some embodiments the property measured is a histogram width. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380652 | AUTOMATED GENERATION OF SYNTHETIC LIGHTING SCENE IMAGES USING GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS - This disclosure is directed to systems and methods for automated generation of lighting scene images. An image of an environment is provided to the system, and lamps with particular light styles can be added to various locations on the image. A modified image of the environment which includes the added lamps and light styles is generated using a generative adversarial network. The generative adversarial network focuses on one or more zones around the added lamp and applies learned or pre-specified decay functions to the light style in the zones. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380653 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to acquire a first image and an optical parameter of a camera that captures the first image, the first image including an object, and calculate an area of a partial region of the object by using the first image and the parameter. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380654 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RAPIDLY CLASSIFYING DEFECTS IN SUBCOMPONENTS OF MANUFACTURED COMPONENT - The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus for rapidly classifying detected defects in subcomponents of a manufactured component or device. The defect classification may occur after defect detection or, because the classification may be sufficiently rapid to be performed in real-time, during defect detection, as part of the defect detection process. In an exemplary implementation, the presently-disclosed technology may be utilized to enable real-time classification of detected defects in multiple subcomponents of the component in parallel. The component may be, for example, a multi-chip package with silicon interposers, and the subcomponents may include, for example, through-silicon vias and solder joints. Defects in subcomponents of other types of components may be also be classified. One embodiment relates to a method of classifying detected defects in subcomponents of a manufactured component. Another embodiment relates to a product manufactured using a disclosed method of inspecting multiple subcomponents of a component for defects. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380655 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DEFECT PATTERN ON WAFER BASED ON UNSUPERVISED LEARNING - A method for clustering based on unsupervised learning according to an embodiment of the invention enables clustering for newly generated patterns and is robust against noise, and does not require tagging for training data. According to one or more embodiments of the invention, noise is accurately removed using three-dimensional stacked spatial auto-correlation, and multivariate spatial probability distribution values and polar coordinate system spatial probability distribution values are used as learning features for clustering model generation, making them robust to noise, rotation, and fine unusual shapes. In addition, clusters resulting from clustering are classified into multi-level clusters, and stochastic automatic evaluation of normal/defect clusters is possible only with measurement data without a label. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380656 | METHOD OF DEFECT DETECTION IN PACKAGING CONTAINERS - A method of defect detection in packaging containers for liquid food is disclosed, where packaging containers are produced in a machine. The method comprises capturing image data of the packaging containers, defining image features in the image data representing defects in the packaging containers, associating the image features with different categories of defects, inputting the image features to a machine learning-based model for subsequent detection of categories of defects in packaging containers based on the image features, determining time stamps for the occurrence of defects in said subsequent detection, determining associated production parameters of the packaging containers in the machine for the occurrence of defects based on the time stamps, and correlating said occurrence and category of the defects with said production parameters. A system for defect detection in packaging containers is also disclosed. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380657 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THAT RECORDS AN IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a character determining unit configured to divide the read image into multiple blocks, each of the multiple blocks including multiple characters, and determine an inclination of each of the multiple characters included in each of the multiple blocks, a block processing unit configured to detect a change point block, the change point block being a block including characters having an inclination included in a first inclination interval, a number of the characters being equal to or larger than a first threshold, and including characters having an inclination included in a second inclination interval, a number of the characters being equal to or larger than the first threshold, the second inclination interval being different from the first inclination interval, and a fold determining unit configured to determine that the document is folded if the change point block is detected. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380658 | FULL-FIELD IMAGING LEARNING MACHINE (FILM) - A method of determining dynamic properties of a structure (linear or nonlinear) includes receiving spatio-temporal inputs, generating mode shapes and modal components corresponding to the spatio-temporal inputs using a trained deep complexity coding artificial neural network, and subsequently generating the dynamic properties by analyzing each modal component using a trained learning machine. A computing system for non-contact determination of dynamic properties of a structure includes a camera, a processor, and a memory including computer-executable instructions. When the instructions are executed, the system is caused to receive spatio-temporal image data, decompose the spatio-temporal image data into constituent manifold components using an autoencoder, and analyze the constituent manifold components using a trained learning machine to determine the dynamic properties. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380659 | BODY REGION IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A method for identifying a body region in a medical image includes obtaining a medical image including a number of consecutive bio-section images, inputting the medical image into a preset machine learning model to obtain a numerical value for each of the bio-section images corresponding to the body region to which the bio-section image belongs, determining whether the numerical values of the medical image are abnormal, adjusting the numerical values when the numerical values are abnormal, determining the body region corresponding to the numerical values or the adjusted numerical values, and labeling the body region in the medical image and outputting the labeled medical image. The bio-section images are cross-sectional images of a living body. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380660 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Embodiments of this disclosure provide an image processing method and apparatus, a computer-readable medium, and an electronic device. The image processing method includes: obtaining a to-be-processed image; determining a to-be-processed object in the to-be-processed image, the to-be-processed object comprising at least one of a human face, an animal face, or a cartoon character face; selecting a reference animated image to be applied to the to-be-processed image; processing the to-be-processed image according to the reference animated image, to generate a plurality of frames of images, each frame of the plurality of frames of images comprising the to-be-processed object; and composing the plurality of frames of images into a target animated image. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380661 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining an infrared image and a color image for the same object in a predetermined scenario, and a first depth map corresponding to the color image; obtaining a first optical flow between the color image and the infrared image; and performing first optimization processing on the first depth map by using the first optical flow to obtain an optimized second depth map corresponding to the color image. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380662 | DETECTING DEFECTS IN A SEMICONDUCTOR SPECIMEN - A system and method for specimen examination, the system comprising a processing and memory circuitry (PMC) for: obtaining an image of at least a part of a specimen, the image acquired by an examination tool; receiving one or more characteristics of a defect of interest and a location of interest associated therewith; modifying within the image one or more pixels corresponding to the location of interest, wherein the modification is provided in accordance with a characteristic of the defect of interest, thereby planting the defect of interest into the image; processing the modified image to detect locations of potential defects of the specimen in accordance with a detection recipe; and determining whether the detected locations include the location of interest. Subject to the location of interest not being detected, modifying the detection recipe to enable detecting the planted defect of interest at the location of interest. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380663 | FIELD MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, FIELD MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A field management apparatus | 2020-12-03 |
20200380664 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RAPID INSPECTION OF SUBCOMPONENTS OF MANUFACTURED COMPONENT - The presently-disclosed technology enables real-time inspection of a multitude of subcomponents of a component in parallel. For example, the component may be a semiconductor package, and the subcomponents may include through-silicon vias. One embodiment relates to a method for inspecting multiple subcomponents of a component for defects, the method comprising, for each subcomponent undergoing defect detection: extracting a subcomponent image from image data of the component; computing a transformed feature vector from the subcomponent image; computing pairwise distances from the transformed feature vector to each transformed feature vector in a training set; determining a proximity metric using said pairwise distances; and comparing the proximity metric against a proximity threshold to detect a defect in the subcomponent. Another embodiment relates to a product manufactured using a disclosed method of inspecting multiple subcomponents of a component for defects. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380665 | PROCESSING METHOD FOR PERFORMING PROCESS ON IMAGE AND PROCESSING DEVICE USING THE PROCESSING METHOD - An input unit | 2020-12-03 |
20200380666 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING ERRORS IN PARAMETERS DERIVED FROM DIGITAL OBJECT REPRESENTATIONS - The invention relates to a method for determining errors in at least one parameter of the object derived from a digital representation of an object, wherein the digital representation comprises a large number of pixels arranged on a grid. At least one item of image information that quantifies a material-specific value of the object at the position of the pixel is assigned to a pixel. The image information results from a metrological mapping of the object, and is overlaid with statistical noise. As a result of the metrological mapping of the object, the image information of a first pixel is correlated to the image information of pixels within a surroundings of the first pixel defined by a correlation length of the image. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380667 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SERVICING AN OBJECT - A method for operating a mobile platform includes determining one or more service points based on a model of an object and directing the mobile platform to perform one or more tasks at the determined service points. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380668 | MEASURING HEIGHT DIFFERENCE IN PATTERNS ON SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS - An improved technique for determining height difference in patterns provided on semiconductor wafers uses real measurements (e.g., measurements from SEM images) and a height difference determination model. In one version of the model, a measurable variable of the model is expressed in terms of a function of a change in depth of shadow (i.e. relative brightness), wherein the depth of shadow depends on the height difference as well as width difference between two features on a semiconductor wafer. In another version of the model, the measurable variable is expressed in terms of a function of a change of a measured distance between two characteristic points on the real image of a periodic structure with respect to a change in a tilt angle of a scanning electron beam. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380669 | MEDICAL IMAGING METHOD AND SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The present application provides a medical imaging method and system and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The medical imaging method comprises identifying an image quality type of a medical image based on a trained learning network, and generating, based on the identified image quality type, a corresponding control signal for controlling a medical imaging system. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380670 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE DATA DISPLAY METHOD - The present invention provides an image display method that enables intuitive identification of a portion where a mammary gland region and a microcalcified region overlap each other in a radiographic captured image of a breast. The radiographic image data display method according to an aspect of the present invention includes detecting microcalcified regions and a mammary gland region in the radiographic image data, and displaying the microcalcified regions and the mammary gland region on a single screen. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380671 | MEDICAL IMAGE DETECTION - The present invention relates to detecting objects in medical images. In order to provide an improved detection of objects in medical images, a medical image detection device ( | 2020-12-03 |
20200380672 | CELLULAR ANALYSIS - A method of analyzing cell populations includes receiving, by a transceiver of a computing device, an image of a tissue sample. The method also includes analyzing, by a processor of the computing device, the image of the tissue sample using image analysis. The image analysis parameters are determined by machine learning. The method also includes determining, by the processor and based on the analyzing, one or more cell features, such as shape, of a cell in the tissue sample. The method further includes identifying, by the processor, an interaction of the cell with an additional cell based at least in part on the shape of the cell. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380673 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION AND RADIOMICS USING NEURAL NETWORKS - Computed tomography (CT) screening, diagnosis, or another image analysis tasks are performed using one or more networks and/or algorithms to either integrate complementary tomographic image reconstructions and radiomics or map tomographic raw data directly to diagnostic findings in the machine learning framework. One or more reconstruction networks are trained to reconstruct tomographic images from a training set of CT projection data. One or more radiomics networks are trained to extract features from the tomographic images and associated training diagnostic data. The networks/algorithms are integrated into an end-to-end network and trained. A set of tomographic data, e.g., CT projection data, and other relevant information from an individual is input to the end-to-end network, and a potential diagnosis for the individual based on the features extracted by the end-to-end network is produced. The systems and methods can be applied to CT projection data, MRI data, nuclear imaging data, ultrasound signals, optical data, other types of tomographic data, or combinations thereof. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380674 | Image Detection Method and Apparatus and Terminal - An image detection method includes: determining, by a terminal in a skin detection mode, a to-be-detected original image that is in a RAW format based on a to-be-detected feature; processing the to-be-detected original image according to a preset rule corresponding to the to-be-detected feature, to obtain a detection-specific image; determining a normal image that is in a JPEG format; detecting the detection-specific image, to determine a detection result image; and determining a to-be-displayed image based on the detection result image and the normal image. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380675 | CONTENT BASED IMAGE RETRIEVAL FOR LESION ANALYSIS - Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are commonly used to assess patients with known or suspected pathologies of the lungs and liver. In particular, identification and quantification of possibly malignant regions identified in these high-resolution images is essential for accurate and timely diagnosis. However, careful quantitative assessment of lung and liver lesions is tedious and time consuming. This disclosure describes an automated end-to-end pipeline for accurate lesion detection and segmentation. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380676 | IMAGE DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT DEVICE, IMAGE DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT PROGRAM, AND MEDICAL IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS - Provided is a technique for supporting a diagnosis in determining disease by using various types of measured values acquired by a medical image acquisition apparatus. An image diagnosis support device includes a measured-value receiving unit configured to receive various types of measured values at a plurality of positions within a living body, a group generator configured to generate groups of the measured values depending on the position or the type of the measured value, an intermediate index calculator configured to calculate an intermediate index from the measured values included in the group on a per-group basis, and a comprehensive index calculator configured to calculate a comprehensive index from values of the intermediate index calculated on a per-group basis. The intermediate index and the comprehensive index are displayed on a display unit in a display mode such as numerical values and in the form of an image. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380677 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCANNING DATA PROCESSING - The systems and method for processing scanning data of a scanning object are provided. The method may include acquiring, in a scanning process, at least two target phases of a motion of the scanning object, wherein the scanning process involves multiple data acquisition time points each of which corresponds to a scanning data set; identifying at least two first time periods during the scanning process, each first time period corresponding to one of the two target phases; determining a second time period that encloses the at least two first time periods; and retrieving once, from the multiple scanning data sets, second scanning data sets for reconstructing phase images each of which corresponds to one target phase, the second scanning data sets being acquired at second data acquisition time points of the multiple data acquisition time points within the second time period. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380678 | COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR DIAGNOSING ANIMALS - The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a computer system, an animal diagnosis method, and a program in which the accuracy of animal diagnosis can be improved. The computer system acquires a visible light image of an animal imaged by a camera, compares the acquired visible light image with a normal visible light image of the animal and performs image analysis, identifies a species of the animal according to the result of the image analysis, identifies an abnormal portion of the animal according to the result of the image analysis, acquires environmental data of the animal, and diagnoses a condition of the animal according to the identified species, the identified abnormal portion and the acquired environmental data. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380679 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING PHARMACEUTICALS - Provided is an apparatus for identifying pharmaceuticals, including an identifier configured to perform at least one of first identification of a medicine based on an image of the medicine in a pharmaceutical package or second identification of the medicine based on a spectrum of the medicine; a verifier configured to verify an error in dispensing the pharmaceutical package based on comparison of a result of the at least one of the first identification and the second identification with a prescription upon which the pharmaceutical package is prepared; and a controller configured to, based on a result of the first identification being unsuccessful, control to acquire the spectrum of the medicine and perform the second identification of the medicine. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380680 | DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS AND X-RAY CT APPARATUS - In one embodiment, a diagnosis support apparatus includes: an input circuit configured to acquire a first medical image; and processing circuitry configured to generate a second medical image from the first medical image in such a manner that information included in the second medical image is reduced from information included in the first medical image, extract auxiliary information from the first medical image, and perform inference of a disease by using the second medical image and the auxiliary information. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380681 | ATLAS REGISTRATION FOR RESTING STATE NETWORK MAPPING IN PATIENTS WITH BRAIN TUMORS - A method for mapping brain function of a subject includes generating a lesion mask using a search light algorithm based on a plurality of anatomical images of the subject. The plurality of anatomical images are registered with atlas images by nonlinear atlas registration using the generated lesion mask to generate a warping map. A plurality of functional images of the subject are resampled using the warping map to generate a functional map, functional connectivity is computed using the functional map and a multi-layer perceptron. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380682 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing method includes: obtaining a first target face image in a reference expression state; obtaining user face key point offset information that includes offsets between face key points of a user in a target expression state and face key points of the user in the reference expression state; adjusting face key points of the first target face image in the reference expression state according to the user face key point offset information; and attaching, in a to-be-processed image including a second target face image, an expression texture image of the adjusted first target face image to the second target face image, the second target face image and the first target face image belonging to a same target. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380683 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus acquires a first pixel size and a second pixel size that are pixel sizes in a predetermined axis direction of a first image and a second image captured at different points in time, respectively, determines whether the first pixel size and second pixel size differ from each other, and decides, if the first pixel size differs from the second pixel size, a size in a predetermined axis direction of a comparison area based on a larger one of the first pixel size and the second pixel size. The comparison area includes a plurality of gray levels, and is compared to a gray level of a position of interest in one of the first and second image, and the comparison area existing in the other of the first and second image, different from the one image. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380684 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CHARACTERIZING FLUIDS FROM A PATIENT - Methods and systems for characterizing fluids from a patient are disclosed. The method includes receiving a time series of images of a conduit receiving fluids from the patient, identifying a conduit image region in each of the images, classifying a flow type through the conduit based on an evaluation of the conduit image region in the time series of images, and estimating at least one of a volume of fluids and a quantity of a blood component that has passed through the conduit within a predetermined period of time, based at least in part on the classification of the flow type. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380685 | IMAGE-GUIDED DEPTH SAMPLING AND RECONSTRUCTION - A method comprising: receiving an image of a scene, segmenting the image into a plurality of segments, obtaining at least one depth sample from each of at least some of the segments, and with respect to each of the at least some of the segments, assigning a value of the depth sample to each pixel in the segment, to create a depth image of the image. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380686 | DETECTION OF REGIONS WITH LOW INFORMATION CONTENT IN DIGITAL X-RAY IMAGES - An image processing system and related method. The system comprises an input interface (IN) configured for receiving an input image. A filter (FIL) of the system filters said input image to obtain a structure image from said input image, said structure image including a range of image values. A range identifier (RID) of the system identifies, based on an image histogram for the structure image, an image value sub-range within said range. The sub-range being associated with a region of interest. The system output through an output interface (OUT) a specification for said image value sub-range. In addition or instead, a mask image for the region of interest or for region or low information is output. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380687 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE SEGMENTATION OF MULTI-MODAL IMAGE DATA - There is provided a computer implemented method of automatic segmentation of three dimensional (3D) anatomical region of interest(s) (ROI) that includes predefined anatomical structure(s) of a target individual, comprising: receiving 3D images of a target individual, each including the predefined anatomical structure(s), each 3D image is based on a different respective imaging modality. In one implementation, each respective 3D image is inputted into a respective processing component of a multi-modal neural network, wherein each processing component independently computes a respective intermediate, and the intermediate outputs are inputted into a common last convolutional layer(s) for computing the indication of segmented 3D ROI(s). In another implementation, each respective 3D image is inputted into a respective encoding-contracting component a multi-modal neural network, wherein each encoding-contracting component independently computes a respective intermediate output. The intermediate outputs are inputted into a single common decoding-expanding component for computing the indication of segmented 3D ROI(s). | 2020-12-03 |
20200380688 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR N-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE SEGMENTATION USING CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS - Disclosed are systems and methods for image segmentation using convolutional networks. Image data comprising an image hypervolume can be received. The image hypervolume can be provided to a trained convolutional neural network (CNN). The CNN can output a segmentation of the image hypervolume. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380689 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE SEGMENTATION USING A SCALABLE AND COMPACT CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK - Embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for segmenting an image. An exemplary system includes a communication interface configured to receive the image acquired by an image acquisition device. The system further includes a memory configured to store a multi-level learning network comprising a plurality of convolution blocks cascaded at multiple levels. The system also includes a processor configured to apply a first convolution block and a second convolution block of the multi-level learning network to the image in series. The first convolution block is applied to the image and the second convolution block is applied to a first output of the first convolution block. The processor is further configured to concatenate the first output of the first convolution block and a second output of the second convolution block to obtain a feature map and obtain a segmented image based on the feature map. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380690 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - This application relates to an image processing method and apparatus, a storage medium, and a computer device. The method includes obtaining acquired image frames; identifying, in each obtained image frame, a target area and a reference area that are obtained through image semantic segmentation; detecting, when a location relationship between the target area and the reference area in an obtained first image frame meets an action start condition and a location relationship between the target area and the reference area in an obtained second image frame meets an action end condition, an action to trigger adding an additional element, the second image frame being acquired after the first image frame; obtaining the additional element when the triggering action is detected; and adding the additional element to image frames acquired after the second image frame. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380691 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING REFLECTION - A method and apparatus for detecting a reflection are provided. The method includes acquiring an input image of an object, based on an activation of an infrared light source, acquiring a reference image of the object, based on a deactivation of the infrared light source, and extracting a reflection region from the input image, based on the input image and the reference image. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380692 | SEGMENTATION-BASED DAMAGE DETECTION - A computer-implemented method includes: obtaining a sample picture and corresponding mark data, in which the mark data includes a first damage mark outline, and in which the first damage mark outline frames a damaged object in the sample picture; determining a segmentation type for a plurality of pixels in the sample picture based on the first damage mark outline, to generate segmentation mark data; inputting the sample picture to a weak segmentation damage detection model, in which the weak segmentation damage detection model includes an outline prediction branch and a segmentation prediction branch, in which the outline prediction branch outputs outline prediction data including a damage prediction outline, the damage prediction outline framing a predicted damaged object in the sample picture, and in which the segmentation prediction branch includes segmentation prediction data including a predicted segmentation type of each pixel of the plurality of pixels. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380693 | AUTOMATIC DETECTING METHOD AND AUTOMATIC DETECTING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An automatic detecting method and an automatic detecting apparatus using the same are provided. The automatic detecting apparatus includes an inputting unit, a dividing unit, a contouring unit, a range analyzing unit, a boundary analyzing unit, an edge detecting unit, an expanding unit and an overlapping unit. The dividing unit is used for dividing an overlooking image into four clusters via a clustering algorithm. The contouring unit is used for obtaining a contour. The range analyzing unit is used for obtaining a detecting range. The boundary analyzing unit is used for obtaining a circular boundary in the detecting range. The edge detecting unit is used for obtaining a plurality of edges in the circular boundary. The expanding unit is used for expanding the edges to obtain a plurality of expanded edges. The overlapping unit is used for overlapping the expanded edges and the contour to obtain a defect pattern. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380694 | Method, System and Apparatus for Shelf Edge Detection - A method of detecting an edge of a support surface in an imaging controller includes: obtaining image data captured by an image sensor and a plurality of depth measurements captured by a depth sensor, the image data and the plurality of depth measurements corresponding to an area containing the support surface; detecting preliminary edges in the image data; applying a Hough transform to the preliminary edges to determine Hough lines representing candidate edges of the support surface; segmenting the plurality of depth measurements to assign classes to each pixel, each class defined by one of a plurality of seed pixels, wherein the plurality of seed pixels are identified from the depth measurements based on the Hough lines; and detecting the edge of the support surface by selecting a class of pixels and applying a line-fitting model to the selected class to obtain an estimated edge of the support surface. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380695 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR SEGMENTING IMAGES - Methods, systems, and media for segmenting images are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: generating an aggregate U-Net comprised of a plurality of U-Nets, wherein each U-Net in the plurality of U-Nets has a different depth, wherein each U-Net is comprised of a plurality of nodes X | 2020-12-03 |
20200380696 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION OF MUSCLES FROM HIGH-RESOLUTION MRI USING 3D DEEP CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK - The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for automatic muscle segmentation. The method includes: receiving a high-resolution three-dimensional (3D) image obtained by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system; splitting the high-resolution 3D image into high-resolution 3D sub-images; acquiring low-resolution 3D sub-images of the high-resolution 3D sub-images; determining a boundary box within each corresponding low-resolution 3D sub-image; determining a crop box for each boundary box; cropping each high-resolution 3D sub-image based on its corresponding crop box; and segmenting at least one muscle from the cropped box high-resolution 3D sub-image. | 2020-12-03 |
20200380697 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - The present disclosure relates to an image processing device, an imaging device, an image processing method, and a program to make it possible to superimpose a complementary image in such a manner that an appearance becomes more natural. From an image acquired by imaging of an arbitrary subject, a removal region selecting unit selects a region, in which an intended object to be removed is included, as a removal region with reference to distance information that is acquired when the image is imaged and that indicates a distance to the subject. On the basis of the distance information, a complementary region specifying unit specifies a complementary region to complement the removal region from a region including a background of the object to be removed in the image, and an image superimposition processing unit superimposes a complementary image generated from the complementary region on a place from which the removal region is deleted in the image. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a so-called smartphone. | 2020-12-03 |