51st week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110311098 | Method and apparatus for inserting video watermark in compression domain - An apparatus and method for video watermarking are provided. The apparatus and method include receiving a bit stream encoded by a video encoder by a spatial domain information analyzer and extracting information from a spatial domain of an image with respect to code words forming the bit stream, grouping the code words for each segmented domain by a domain classifier based on the information from the spatial domain, determining a sign of the each segmented domain by a domain sign determiner and inserting a watermark in the each segmented domain according to the sign determined by the domain sign determiner by a watermark bit inserter. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311099 | METHOD OF EVALUATING THE HORIZONTAL SPEED OF A DRONE, IN PARTICULAR A DRONE CAPABLE OF PERFORMING HOVERING FLIGHT UNDER AUTOPILOT - The method operates by estimating the differential movement of the scene picked up by a vertically-oriented camera. Estimation includes periodically and continuously updating a multiresolution representation of the pyramid of images type modeling a given picked-up image of the scene at different, successively-decreasing resolutions. For each new picked-up image, an iterative algorithm of the optical flow type is applied to said representation. The method also provides responding to the data produced by the optical-flow algorithm to obtain at least one texturing parameter representative of the level of microcontrasts in the picked-up scene and obtaining an approximation of the speed, to which parameters a battery of predetermined criteria are subsequently applied. If the battery of criteria is satisfied, then the system switches from the optical-flow algorithm to an algorithm of the corner detector type. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311100 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing Object Tracking Using Template Switching and Feature Adaptation - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided that may enable devices to provide improved object tracking, such as in connection with computer vision, multimedia content analysis and retrieval, augmented reality, human computer interaction and region-based image processing. In this regard, a method includes adjusting parameters of a portion of an input frame having a target object to match a template size and then performing feature-based image registration between the portion of the input frame and an active template and at least one selected inactive template. The method may also enable switching the selected inactive template to be an active template for a subsequent frame based at least on a matching score between the portion of the input frame and the selected inactive template and determine a position of a target object in the input frame based on one of the active template or the selected inactive template. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311101 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO SEGMENT DEPTH IMAGES AND TO DETECT SHAPES IN THREE-DIMENSIONALLY ACQUIRED DATA - A method and system analyzes data acquired by image systems to more rapidly identify objects of interest in the data. In one embodiment, z-depth data are segmented such that neighboring image pixels having similar z-depths are given a common label. Blobs, or groups of pixels with a same label, may be defined to correspond to different objects. Blobs preferably are modeled as primitives to more rapidly identify objects in the acquired image. In some embodiments, a modified connected component analysis is carried out where image pixels are pre-grouped into regions of different depth values preferably using a depth value histogram. The histogram is divided into regions and image cluster centers are determined. A depth group value image containing blobs is obtained, with each pixel being assigned to one of the depth groups. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311102 | MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM UTILIZING STEREO DISPARITY DENSITY - A control system for a mobile machine is disclosed. The control system may have a first sensor mounted on the mobile machine and configured to capture a first image of a region near the mobile machine, a second sensor mounted on the mobile machine and configured to capture a second image of the region, and a controller in communication with the first and second sensors. The controller may be configured to generate a stereo image from the first and second images, compute a disparity map of the stereo image, and generate an output to affect operation of the machine when a density of the disparity map is less than a threshold density. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311103 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING OBJECTS IN FRONT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method of automatically detecting objects in front of a motor vehicle comprises the steps of pre-storing template objects representing possible objects in front of the motor vehicle, detecting images from a region in front of the vehicle by a vehicle mounted imaging means, generating a processed image containing disparity or vehicle-to-scene distance information from the detected images, comparing the pre-stored template objects with corresponding regions-of-interest of the processed image, and generating a match result relating to the match between the processed image and the template objects. Each of the pre-stored template objects is a flat two-dimensional multi-pixel area of predetermined shape. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311104 | Multi-Stage Linear Structure from Motion - Described is a linear structure from motion technique that is scalable, parallelizable, treats images equally, and is robust to outliers, without requiring intermediate bundle adjustment. Camera rotations for images are estimated using feature point correspondence and vanishing points matched across the images. The camera rotation data is fed into a linear system for structure and translation estimation that removes outliers and provides output data corresponding to structure from motion parameters. The data may be used in further optimization e.g. with a final non-linear optimization stage referred to as bundle adjustment to provide final refined structure from motion parameters. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311105 | METHOD FOR 3D, MEASUREMENT OF THE SURFACE OF AN OBJECT, IN PARTICULAR FOR DENTAL PURPOSES - For the purpose of 3D scanning the surface of an object by optical double triangulation using the phase-shifting method, more particularly for dental purposes, at least two 3D scans of the same object ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311106 | Method for The Identification of Objects - A method for the identification of objects in a predetermined target area involves recording a first and a second height profile of the target area, wherein the two height profiles are recorded at a predeterminable time interval. A height difference profile is determined from the first and the second height profile. The height difference profile is subdivided in equidistant horizontal height sections. The positions of the centroids of the surface areas enclosed by the respective contour lines of the horizontal height sections are calculated and the determined height difference profile and the calculated centroids of the surface areas are supplied to a system for classifying objects. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311107 | ACQUISITION OF 3D TOPOGRAPHIC IMAGES OF TOOL MARKS USING NON-LINEAR PHOTOMETRIC STEREO METHOD - There is described a method and 3D image acquisition system for addressing the specular nature of metallic surfaces in general, and ballistic pieces of evidence in particular, using photometric stereo by identifying and solving a plurality of sets of non-linear equations comprising a diffusive term and a specular term to determine a surface normal vector field N(x, y), and using N(x, y) to determine a 3D topography Z(x, y). | 2011-12-22 |
20110311108 | METHOD FOR DETECTING OBJECTS - A method for detecting objects, wherein two images of a surrounding ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311109 | Method and system for estimating antler, horn, and pronghorn size of an animal - The present invention is directed to a method and system utilizing novel computer software for determining the antler, horn, and pronghorn size of an animal by calculating, measuring, analyzing, comparing, scoring, presenting, and comparing the antler and horn sizes of animals such as deer, bovids, and pronghorns from digital data and/or photographs. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311110 | BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION - In real biometric systems, false match rates and false non-match rates of 0% do not exist. There is always some probability that a purported match is false, and that a genuine match is not identified. The performance of biometric systems is often expressed in part in terms of their false match rate and false non-match rate, with the equal error rate being when the two are equal. There is a tradeoff between the FMR and FNMR in biometric systems which can be adjusted by changing a matching threshold. This matching threshold can be automatically, dynamically and/or user adjusted so that a biometric system of interest can achieve a desired FMR and FNMR. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311111 | BIOMETRIC SELF-CAPTURE CRITERIA, METHODOLOGIES, AND SYSTEMS - A system for capturing specified biometric self-capture specimens to create a record used for verification comprising a processor, scanner, printer, and secure database. The processor is programmed to 1) activate the scanner to create a digital image of the biometric self-capture specimens in a uniquely flexible predetermined format, 2) link the image to information assigned to the specimens, 3) assign a score to individual components of the image based on quality according to a standard for that component, 4) display the score to a user, 5) retain the components with the highest scores, 6) arrange the retained components and the linked information in the predetermined format to create a record, active the printer to print the record either as an electronic file or a paper file, and 7) transmit the electronic file to a secure database in a secure manner. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311112 | IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An identification device capable of improving identification accuracy. The identification device performs identification according to a face area contained in image data. Feature data is extracted from a face area in each of frames of image data. The extracted feature data is registered in a person database section. Identification is performed through comparison between the feature data registered in the person database section and the extracted feature data. A tracking section identifies an identical face area in consecutive frames. If a face area is identified in a first frame, but a face area in a second frame following the first frame, which is identified by the tracking section as identical to the identified face area in the first frame, is not identified, the extracted feature data associated with the face area in the second frame is registered as additional feature data in the person database section. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311113 | System for Adjustment of Image Data Acquired Using a Contrast Agent to Enhance Vessel Visualization for Angiography - A system provides a roadmap image displaying a vessel structure using an imaging system to acquire data representing multiple temporally sequential individual images of vessels of a region of interest of patient anatomy in the presence of a contrast agent. An image data processor generates multiple sequential cumulative images corresponding to the individual images and an individual current cumulative image corresponds to a current image of the individual images. The current cumulative image comprises cumulative pixel luminance values and an individual cumulative pixel luminance value is generated from luminance values of pixels, spatially corresponding to the individual cumulative pixel and present in images comprising a subset of the individual images. The subset comprises contiguous images of the temporally sequential individual images acquired preceding the current image and including the current image. An output processor provides the multiple sequential cumulative images to a destination. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311114 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - A position information attaching unit ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311115 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VALIDATING IMAGE REGISTRATION - A method for validating non-rigid image registration includes acquiring a source image and a target image. Registration is performed from source image to target image using a non-rigid registration technique to produce forward transformation map. Registration is performed from the target image back to the source image using the non-rigid registration technique to produce a backward transformation map. Consistency registration error is measured as an indication of a change in local volume of the source with respect to the target image using the produced forward transformation map and the produced backward transformation map. The non-rigid registration technique is validated based on the measured consistency registration error. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311116 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE LABELING - An imaging system and methods for processing a two-dimensional image from three-dimensional image information is disclosed. Images are segmented into foreground regions and background regions. An object-centered coordinate system is created and a hierarchical anatomical model is accessed to classify object in order to identify an anatomical object. The anatomical text labels are generated and positioned on the image slices and at least one image slice is displayed. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311117 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing device includes a normal light image acquisition section that acquires a normal light image including an object image that includes information within a wavelength band of white light, a special light image acquisition section that acquires a special light image including an object image that includes information within a specific wavelength band, an isolated point determination section that performs an isolated point determination process on a normal light processing target pixel based on a pixel value of the normal light processing target pixel, the normal light processing target pixel being a processing target pixel included in the normal light image, and a correction control section that controls a correction process performed on the special light image based on the isolated point determination process performed by the isolated point determination section. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311118 | Techniques for 3-D Elastic Spatial Registration of Multiple Modes of Measuring a Body - Techniques for registration of multiple measurement modes of a body include receiving first and second data from different modes. Each includes measured values with coordinate values. For two mechanically aligned modes, any non-rigid registration is performed. For some modes, the non-rigid registration includes a coarse transformation and multiple fine scale transformations. The coarse transformation maximizes a coarse similarity measure. The second data is sub-divided into contiguous sub-regions. Fine transformations are determined between the sub-regions and corresponding portions of the first data to maximize a fine similarity measure. Sub-dividing and determining fine transformations repeats until stop conditions are satisfied. Transformations between the last-divided sub-regions are interpolated. Any of the fine similarity measure, a search region, interpolation method, sub-division location, and the use of rigid or non-rigid fine transformations are adaptive to properties of the first or second data so that the registration is automatic without human intervention. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311119 | PROCESSING IMAGES OF AT LEAST ONE LIVING BEING - A method of processing images of at least one living being, includes obtaining a sequence ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311120 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE PROCESSING, NOTABLY TO PROCESS MEDICAL IMAGES - A method to transmit a label between two images, characterized in that the method includes the following steps:
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20110311121 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND CORRECTING REGISTRATION MISALIGNMENT OF MR PERFUSION IMAGES - A method for correcting registration misalignment in magnetic resonance perfusion images includes receiving a time series of magnetic resonance images of an anatomical organ, each image comprising a plurality of intensities defined on an N-dimensional domain of points, performing a first group-wise registration of all images in the time series of images using a pair-wise registration as an initialization, detecting a misaligned image from the group-wise registration by analyzing a total variation of intensity differences between consecutive images, and correcting the misaligned image by optimizing a second group-wise energy function over registration parameters of the misaligned image. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311122 | MEASURING INTRAMUSCULAR FAT - Dual-energy absorptiometry is used to estimate intramuscular adipose tissue metrics and display results, preferably as related to normative data. The process involves deriving x-ray measurements for respective pixel positions related to a two-dimensional projection image of a body slice containing intramuscular adipose tissue as well as subcutaneous adipose tissue, at least some of the measurements being dual-energy x-ray measurements, processing the measurements to derive estimates of metrics related to the intramuscular adipose tissue in the slice, and using the resulting estimates. Processing the measurements includes an algorithm which places boundaries of regions, e.g., a large region and a smaller region. The regions are combined in an equation that is highly correlated with intramuscular adipose tissue measured by quantitative computed tomography in order to estimate intramuscular adipose tissue. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311123 | Method and System for Automated Detection of Immunohistochemical (IHC) Patterns - A method and system for automated detection of immunohistochemical (IHC) patterns. The method and system is able to automatically differentiate an epithelial cell part from a non-epithelial cell part of a digital image of a tissue sample to which an IHC compound has been applied. The method and system help to automatically correct errors made in a manual interpretation of a pathological or other manual analysis of tissue samples for diseases such as a human cancer. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311124 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CONTROL METHOD - A navigation apparatus includes: a storage portion that stores three-dimensional image data of an examinee that is previously acquired; an organ extracting portion that extracts a predetermined organ from the three-dimensional image data; a first region designating portion that designates a tumor in the three-dimensional image data; a blood vessel extracting portion that extracts a plurality of blood vessels that are inside the organ from the three-dimensional image data; a blood vessel classifying portion that classifies the blood vessels into either arteries or veins; and a second region extracting portion that, based on three-dimensional image information of the blood vessels, extracts a tumor resection region that is a region that is classified based on anatomical features of the organ and that includes a tumor. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311125 | OBSERVATION CONDITION DETERMINATION SUPPORT DEVICE AND OBSERVATION CONDITION DETERMINATION SUPPORT METHOD - Provided is an observation condition determination support device which can improve the defect classification accuracy. The observation condition determination support device includes: a means ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311126 | DEFECT INSPECTING APPARATUS AND DEFECT INSPECTING METHOD - A defect inspecting apparatus provide with an illumination optical system and a detection optical system is further provided with an image processing section, which has: a feature calculating section, which calculates a feature based on the inputted design data of the object to be inspected, and calculates a feature quantity based on a plurality of pieces of image data, which are acquired by the detection optical system and have different optical conditions or image data acquisition conditions; a defect candidate detecting section which integrates the feature obtained from the calculated design data and the feature quantity obtained from the plurality of pieces of image data and detects candidates; and a defect extracting section which extracts a highly critical defect from the detected defect candidates, based on the feature of the design data calculated by the feature calculating section. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311127 | MOTION SPACE PRESENTATION DEVICE AND MOTION SPACE PRESENTATION METHOD - A motion space presentation device includes: a work area generation unit configured to generate a three-dimensional region in which the movable robot operates; an image capture unit configured to capture a real image; a position and posture detection unit configured to detect an image capture position and an image capture direction of the image capture unit; and an overlay unit configured to selectively superimpose dither an image of a segment approximation model of the movable robot as viewed in the image capture direction from the image capture position, or an image of the three-dimensional region as viewed in the image capture direction from the image capture position, on the real image captured by the image capture unit, according to the difficulty in recognizing each image. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311128 | DIGITAL WATERMARK DETECTION IN 2D-3D CONTENT CONVERSION - A system and method are provided for analyzing 3D digital content to determine whether a watermark is detectable. The watermark may exist in 2D content that is converted to 3D, and in such cases, the survivability of the watermark to the conversion process is evaluated. An anticipated location of the watermark in left and right 3D images may be determined, and the detectability based upon the anticipated location. A report may indicate whether the watermark survived the conversion in one or both images, or neither. The process may be performed for single frames, sequences of single frames, or entire files containing many image frames. Watermark placement may also be proposed for locations in 2D content, 3D content, or both. Watermarks may similarly be placed in the content. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311129 | TRAINING-FREE GENERIC OBJECT DETECTION IN 2-D AND 3-D USING LOCALLY ADAPTIVE REGRESSION KERNELS - The present invention provides a method of learning-free detection and localization of actions that includes providing a query video action of interest and providing a target video, obtaining at least one query space-time localized steering kernel (3-D LSK) from the query video action of interest and obtaining at least one target 3-D LSK from the target video, determining at least one query feature from the query 3-D LSK and determining at least one target patch feature from the target 3-D LSK, and outputting a resemblance map, where the resemblance map provides a likelihood of a similarity between each the query feature and each target patch feature to output learning-free detection and localization of actions, where the steps of the method are performed by using an appropriately programmed computer. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311130 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - Extracting information corresponding to a three-dimensional object from an image captured by plural imaging apparatuses is implemented with a simple configuration and a simple processing. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311131 | DATA RESTORATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - Three-dimensional data is compressed at a high compression ratio without deteriorating resolution and accuracy, by computing a coupling coefficient from input three-dimensional data and a three-dimensional base data group obtained from a plurality of objects and outputting the coupling coefficient as compressed data. Specifically, the three-dimensional data is input to corresponding point determination means. The corresponding point determination means generates three-dimensional data to be synthesized in which vertexes of the three-dimensional data are made to correspond to vertexes of three-dimensional reference data serving as a reference to determine association relationship between vertexes. Coefficient computation means computes a coupling coefficient for coupling a three-dimensional base data group used for synthesis of three-dimensional data to synthesize three-dimensional data to be synthesized, and outputs the computed coupling coefficient as the compressed data of the three-dimensional data. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311132 | WAVEFRONT ANALYSIS INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention provides high-resolution wavefront measurement systems and methods for real-time inspection of optical and geometrical properties of specular and transparent objects, the systems of the invention comprising at least one illumination apparatus, at least one imaging apparatus constructed and configured to image the object onto an image plane, at least one gradient element disposed at one of the aperture stops of the imaging apparatus; and a sensor placed in the image plane of the imaging apparatus, wherein the sensor is capable of differentiating between different areas of the gradient element thereby being adapted to provide real-time optical and geometrical data of the object. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311133 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes: a first judging unit that determines an unnecessary candidate region, on a basis of first feature data based on color information of an intraluminal image; and a second judging unit that judges whether the unnecessary candidate region is an unnecessary region, based on second feature data, which is different from the first feature data, of the unnecessary candidate region. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311134 | IMAGE MASKS GENERATED FROM LOCAL COLOR MODELS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, feature receiving an image mask where the image mask identifies a first opacity value of pixels in a raster image. The first opacity value ranges between a value representing foreground and a value representing background. Each pixel in the image has a color. A first boundary pixel is identified in the image. A second opacity value for the first boundary pixel is determined using a first local color model of opacity. The first local color model of opacity is determined based on the colors of the pixels in the image within a local neighborhood of the first boundary pixel. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311135 | METHOD FOR TWO-STEP TEMPORAL VIDEO REGISTRATION - The invention relates to a method for temporal video registration of a target video with a master video comprising steps of automatic selection a plurality of key frames for target video and a plurality of key frames for master video; sparse registration of a plurality of key frames for target video with a plurality of key frames for master video; dense registration of frames of target video with frames of master video belonging to a temporal segment including registered key frames. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311136 | CROSS-DOMAIN BROWSER PRE-FETCHING THROUGH DATA TRANSCODING - Browser application programs may be prevented from performing cross-domain retrieval of anything other than image files. To enable browsers to pre-fetch resources utilizable by code executing in a browser-based programmatic environment, without having to wait for the environment, and the code, to be instantiated and make the cross-domain request themselves, the cross-domain resources can be transcoded into image files. Once retrieved, these “image” files can be retained locally in a browser cache and provided to the code executing in the browser-based programmatic environment from there much more quickly. Then the code can decode the “image” and extract the original resource file, which the code can then utilize. The transcoding of resources into image files can be performed by first determining the height and width of an image file that will result in the least amount of wasted space when the resource is transcoded into it. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311137 | HIERARCHICAL FILTERED MOTION FIELD FOR ACTION RECOGNITION - Described is a hierarchical filtered motion field technology such as for use in recognizing actions in videos with crowded backgrounds. Interest points are detected, e.g., as 2D Harris corners with recent motion, e.g. locations with high intensities in a motion history image (MHI). A global spatial motion smoothing filter is applied to the gradients of MHI to eliminate low intensity corners that are likely isolated, unreliable or noisy motions. At each remaining interest point, a local motion field filter is applied to the smoothed gradients by computing a structure proximity between sets of pixels in the local region and the interest point. The motion at a pixel/pixel set is enhanced or weakened based on its structure proximity with the interest point (nearer pixels are enhanced). | 2011-12-22 |
20110311138 | BACKGROUND SEPARATED IMAGES FOR PRINT AND ON-LINE USE - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for producing background separated product images for print and on-line display. An image formation system provides lighting of a product to facilitate acquiring images that can be automatically processed to generate high resolution item-only images free of quality defects and imaging artifacts. Image processing programs accurately detect an outline of an item in a set of digital images taken using the image formation system and automatically store processed images in an image library. The images in the library may be repurposed for print, sales display, transmission to a user, on-line customer support, and the like. A user display configured with an adaptable user interface facilitates user interaction with images in the library. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311139 | AUTOMATED SEGMENTATION TUNER - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for automatically segmenting input document images into regions of black text, white space, and image content. A set of scanned training documents representing the range of text and images to be processed is coarsely tagged to classify regions by content type. The training images are divided into bricks, parameters describing individual brick features are evaluated, and the bricks are classified according to the parameter values. A classification map that relates parameter values to classification codes describing content type is constructed by generating linear equations separating a parameter space into parameter regions along classification boundaries. After training, input documents are scanned and divided into bricks, and brick parameters are converted into an index into the classification map, to classify document regions by content. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311140 | Selecting Representative Images for Establishments - Establishments are identified in geo-tagged images. According to one aspect, text regions are located in a geo-tagged image and text strings in the text regions are recognized using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) techniques. Text phrases are extracted from information associated with establishments known to be near the geographic location specified in the geo-tag of the image. The text strings recognized in the image are compared with the phrases for the establishments for approximate matches, and an establishment is selected as the establishment in the image based on the approximate matches. According to another aspect, text strings recognized in a collection of geo-tagged images are compared with phrases for establishments in the geographic area identified by the geo-tags to generate scores for image-establishment pairs. Establishments in each of the large collection of images as well as representative images showing each establishment are identified using the scores. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311141 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING A HANDWRITTEN CHARACTER - The present invention discloses a method for recognizing a handwritten character, which includes the following steps of: obtaining a coarse classification template and a fine classification template; receiving a handwritten character input signal from a user, gathering a discrete coordinate sequence of trajectory points of the inputted character, and pre-processing the discrete coordinate sequence; extracting eigenvalues and calculating a multi-dimensional eigenvector of the inputted character; matching the inputted character with the coarse classification template to select a plurality of the most similar candidate character classes; and matching the eigen-transformed inputted character with sample centers of the candidate character classes selected from the fine classification template, and determining the most similar character classes among the candidate character classes. The present invention further discloses a system for recognizing a handwritten character. The present invention can recognize an inputted character fast at a high recognition precision. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311142 | DESCRIPTOR OF A HYPERSPECTRAL OR MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE - The disclosure concerns hyperspectral and multispectral image. The disclosure concerns the computation of a descriptor for such an image. The descriptor can be used in a range of image post-processing applications, such as classification, recognition, tracking and localisation. Aspects of the invention include a computer implemented method and a computer system. To computer the descriptor for a set of wavelength indexed bands, a band representation of the radiance measurements for that band based on a probability distribution function is computed | 2011-12-22 |
20110311143 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A FUNCTION OF A DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A LIVING BEING - A method of controlling a function of a device, includes obtaining a sequence ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311144 | RGB/DEPTH CAMERA FOR IMPROVING SPEECH RECOGNITION - A system and method are disclosed for facilitating speech recognition through the processing of visual speech cues. These speech cues may include the position of the lips, tongue and/or teeth during speech. In one embodiment, upon capture of a frame of data by an image capture device, the system identifies a speaker and a location of the speaker. The system then focuses in on the speaker to get a clear image of the speaker's mouth. The system includes a visual speech cues engine which operates to recognize and distinguish sounds based on the captured position of the speaker's lips, tongue and/or teeth. The visual speech cues data may be synchronized with the audio data to ensure the visual speech cues engine is processing image data which corresponds to the correct audio data. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311145 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEAN DOCUMENT RECONSTRUCTION FROM ANNOTATED DOCUMENT IMAGES - A computer-implemented method and system for reconstructing a clean document from annotated document images and/or extracting annotations therefrom are provided. The method includes receiving a set of at least two annotated document images into computer memory, selecting a representative image from the set of annotated document images, performing a global alignment on each of the set of annotated document images with respect to the selected representative image, and forming a consensus document image based at least on the aligned annotated document images. A clean document based at least on the consensus document image is then formed which can be used for extracting the annotations. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311146 | ADAPTED PIECEWISE LINEAR PROCESSING DRIVE - A piecewise linear processing device applies different amplification rates according to a general environment and a low luminance environment where much noise exists. The piecewise linear processing device includes a knee point storing unit configured to store a user's default setting value and low luminance setting value; a luminance detecting unit configured to detect a noisy environment to output a current luminance information signal and a maximum luminance information signal; an adaptive knee point supply unit configured to receive the default setting value, the low luminance setting value, the current luminance information signal, and the maximum luminance information signal to supply a adjusted adaptive knee point according to a degree of noise; and a piecewise linear processing unit configured to apply a section amplification rate to an input data on the basis of a region corresponding to the adaptive knee point. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311147 | Quality Evaluation of Sequences of Images - Quality evaluation or consistency computation of images is described. Disparity estimation is performed among images in one or more domains, and a metric based on the disparity estimation is computed to evaluate the quality or consistency. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311148 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING COMBINATIONS OF MATCHING REGIONS IN IMAGES - Matching combinations of regions are identified in a first and second image of a common scene. First and second sets of image regions are first identified in the first and second image on their own. Next a search is made for potentially matching first and second regions from the first and second set. First and second geometrical parameters such as moments are computed, which provide a first order approximation of the shapes of the first and second region respectively, in terms of the size and directions of major and minor axes of ellipses. These first and second geometrical parameters may be considered to define a first and second normalizing map, which map the first and second regions to isotropic regions, wherein the ellipses become circles. A search is made for closest third and fourth regions in the first and second image with matching distances to the first and second regions in spaces obtainable by mapping locations in the first and second image according to the first and second normalizing maps. The match is verified when such matching closest regions are found. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311149 | CHANGE IMAGE DETECTING DEVICE, CHANGE IMAGE DETECTING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR REALIZING CHANGE IMAGE DETECTING FUNCTION, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH THE COMPUTER PROGRAM - Change image detecting devices and methods are disclosed. In one example, a determination unit partially compares a first image and a reference image and determines whether there is a change therebetween. If the determination unit determines no change between the first image and the reference image, the change image detecting unit selects a second image, which is temporally later than the first image and stored in a first storing unit, as a new image to be processed and the determination unit partially compares the second image and the reference image at a different position than previously compared and determines whether there is a change between the second image and the reference image. If the determination unit determines change between the first image and the reference image, a change image detecting unit detects the first image stored in the first storing unit as the change image, and stores the first image in the second storing unit. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311150 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An image processing apparatus includes a taker. A taker takes an image. A searcher searches for one or at least two face images from the image taken by the taker. A first designator designates each of the one or at least two face images discovered by the searcher. A holder holds a plurality of face characteristics respectively corresponding to a plurality of ages. A detector detects a facial expression of the face image designated by the first designator. An estimator estimates an age of a person equivalent to the face image designated by the first designator based on the plurality of face characteristics held by the holder and the facial expression detected by the detector. An adjuster adjusts a quality of the image taken by the taker with reference to an estimated result of the estimator. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311151 | IMAGE DATA DECODING DEVICE - An image data decoding device includes a determination unit, a first pixel value generating unit, and a second pixel value generating unit. The determination unit receives compressed image data including information of one DC component, information of frequency components and a block end code for each block of an image as a result of frequency analysis and determines whether the block consists of the DC component and the block end code. The first pixel value generating unit performs inverse operation to the frequency analysis to generate pixel values of the block when the block is determined as not consisting of the DC component and the block end code. The second pixel value generating unit generates one and the same pixel value for all pixels of each block based on information of the DC component when the block is determined as consisting of the DC component and block end code. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311152 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes: a plurality of encoding units that encode image data; a shared memory that stores reference image data which is used for encoding performed by each of the plurality of encoding units; and a control unit that secures an encoding unit from the plurality of encoding units, which is made to encode an intra-frame prediction encoded image and a forward prediction encoded image by priority, and that makes an encoding unit, which is not used to encode the intra-frame prediction encoded image or the forward prediction encoded image, encode a bidirectional prediction encoded image, using reference image data stored in the shared memory during a period where the secured encoding unit does not perform the encoding. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311153 | REDUCED CALCULATIONS IN DETERMINING INTRA-PREDICTION TYPE METHOD AND SYSTEM - The method, system, and apparatus of source statistics based intra prediction type is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes classifying a four-pixel square block in an edge class (e.g., may include a DC edge class, a vertical edge class, a horizontal edge class, a diagonal edge class, and/or a planar edge class) based on an edge classifier, classifying an eight-pixel square block having the four-pixel square block and other four-pixel square blocks as a homogenous class if the four-pixel square block and the other four-pixel square blocks of the eight-pixel square block belong to the edge class, assigning a direction to the edge class of the eight-pixel square block, and determining an optimal intra-prediction type through the classification such that empirical testing of all possible ones of the edge class and the direction is avoided when the homogenous class is identified. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311154 | Method and device for enhancing a digital image - The present invention relates to a method and a device for enhancing a digital image comprising samples or pixels. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311155 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - This invention provides an image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer program, which can visually remove low-frequency noise contained in image data. Image data containing low-frequency noise is input from an input terminal ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311156 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRECTING LENS SHADING - There is provided an image sensor according to an aspect of the present invention that includes: a reference image luminance extractor partitioning a reference image into a plurality of reference image blocks and extracting luminance values of edge pixels at the edges of each of the plurality of reference image blocks to calculate a luminance weight value for each of the edge pixels; a luminance weight value calculator calculating a luminance weight value of each pixel of the corresponding reference image block on the basis of luminance weight values of edge pixels of the corresponding reference image block with respect to each of the plurality of reference image blocks; and a luminance corrector correcting the luminance of an input image by multiplying the luminance weight value for each pixel calculated by the luminance weight value calculator with respect to a luminance value of each pixel of the input image. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311157 | METHOD FOR GENERATING SKETCH IMAGE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS APPLYING THE SAME - A sketch image is generated based on a brightness of a pixel block that includes a pixel and at least one pixel surrounding the pixel. An output gray scale of the specific pixel is adjusted based on whether an input gray scale of the specific pixel is higher than the representative value. Accordingly, the display apparatus may generate a clear sketch image. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311158 | MOTION ARTIFACT REMOVAL - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with removing motion artifacts from MR images are described. One example method includes controlling an MRI apparatus to acquire a fully sampled, centric-ordered, non-interleaved, data set from an object to be imaged and controlling a Generalized Auto-Calibrating Partially Parallel Acquisition (GRAPPA) logic to produce a GRAPPA duplicate of a single partition through the data set. The method also includes computing, from the GRAPPA duplicate, a GRAPPA navigator for a phase encoding (PE) line in the single partition and computing an error between the PE line in the single partition and a corresponding PE line in the GRAPPA duplicate using the GRAPPA navigator. The method also includes selectively replacing data in the PE line in the single partition with replacement data upon determining that the error exceeds a threshold. The method may include reconstructing an MR image based, at least in part, on the single partition. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311159 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING A PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an obtainment section to obtain a face image; an area specifying section to specify a set of a plurality of corresponding areas in the face image obtained by the obtainment section; and a correction section to generate a face image in which one area of the plurality of corresponding areas of the face image is used as a reference to correct another area. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311160 | Method and Apparatus for Anti-Aliasing Scan Conversion - Methods and apparatuses for anti-aliasing scan conversion. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method to scan convert an image on a data processing system includes: sampling the image in a first direction to generate first signals for points along a second line in a second direction using a closed form solution for a convolution integral with a first kernel; and weighting the first signals for the points according to a second kernel in the second direction to generate a second signal for a pixel. In one example according to this aspect, the closed form solution is tabulated in a look up table. After entries are looked up from the look up table according to the image along a first line in the first direction on a first point of the points, the entries are combined to generate one of the first signals for the first point. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311161 | Methods and Systems for Identifying the Orientation of a Digital Image - Aspects of the present invention are related to systems and methods for determining the orientation of an electronic document image. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311162 | SCALING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE SIGNALS - Input pixel values associated with input pixel positions having a first spacing along a direction are received and processed to determine output pixel values associated with output pixel positions having a second spacing along the direction, from respective combinations of input pixel values weighted by coefficients given by an interpolation function. In a downscaling operation, the second spacing is larger than the first spacing, and the weighting coefficients represent values of the interpolation function expanded spatially by an expansion factor equal to the ratio of the second spacing to the first spacing. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311163 | TEMPORAL VIDEO INTERPOLATION METHOD WITH 2-FRAME OCCLUSION HANDLING - A direction of regularity, which minimizes a directional energy computed from pixel values of consecutive first and second frames of an input video sequence, is respectively associated with each pixel of the first frame and with each pixel of the second frame. Another direction of regularity (v | 2011-12-22 |
20110311164 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A SHOPPING ACTIVITY THROUGH A WIRELESS COMPUTING DEVICE - The invention provides a method, system and computer program product for performing a shopping activity in a shopping store through a wireless computing device of a customer. The wireless computing device is equipped with an imaging device. The customer uses his/her wireless computing device to select a product to be purchased from the shopping store and subsequently completes the purchase through the wireless computing device. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311165 | BAG FOR BULK GOODS, AND METHOD FOR USE IN STORING AND/OR TRANSPORTING BULK GOODS - A bag for bulk goods comprises an unfoldable wall construction ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311166 | Bag With Easy Access For Cleaning and Aerating - The present invention is a bag with easy access for cleaning and aerating comprising: a main body defining the bag; a primary opening on the top side that is selectively closed having a first fastening mechanism for providing access to an interior compartment within the main body; a secondary opening covered by a flap on at least one side that is selectively closed having a second fastening mechanism for providing access to the interior compartment for cleaning by removing any collected dust and debris from the interior compartment; and a flexible interlocking grid portion with a plurality of apertures positioned immediately beneath the flap and attached on the periphery of at least one side for removing the collected dust and debris through the plurality of apertures while shaking the bag after opening the flap. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311167 | Closure Device for Reclosable Bag - A reclosable bag comprising a first bag wall and a second bag wall joined along a first side, a second side, and a bottom of the reclosable bag. The reclosable bag having a top that is generally open to allow contents to be placed therein. The reclosable bag has a first closure which further comprises a first male closure element and a first female closure element. The first male closure element and the first female closure element are disposed in an opposing configuration on the first bag wall and the second bag wall. The first male closure element has a first hook portion and a second hook portion. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311168 | Tactile Enhancement Mechanism for a Closure Mechanism - A tactile enhancement mechanism for a closure mechanism on a pouch includes one or more tactile strips disposed adjacent and offset laterally up and/or down from the closure mechanism along an exterior surface of the pouch. The outer surface of the tactile strips may be textured to provide an additional tactile sensation to a user when closing the closure mechanism. A smooth region on the exterior surface of the pouch is disposed opposite the closure profile between the first and second tactile strips and may be coextensive with the closure profile. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311169 | Tactile enhancement mechanism for a closure mechanism - A pouch including opposing sidewalls sealed together in a closed distal portion to form an interior that is accessible by a proximal opening. A closure profile extends along an interior surface of the opposing sidewalls for selectively sealing the proximal opening, wherein the closure profile substantially extends a length of the proximal opening. A plurality of tactile strips are disposed on an interior surface of at least one of the opposing sidewalls between the closure profile and the proximal opening, the tactile strips being variably spaced. Preferably, each tactile strip has a well-formed triangular cross-sectional shape with a height from the respective sidewall approximately double a thickness of the respective sidewall. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311170 | Snap-In Center Seal Bushing - A bushing adapted to secure an O-ring seal in position relative to an area of a passage permitting reciprocation of a push rod forms a generally circular bushing body with opposed end faces. The end faces are separated by a gap so as to provide the bushing with an approximately C-shaped structure. The bushing includes a plurality of locking elements resistant to axial loads imposed on the bushing by the push rod disposed at least substantially within a corresponding plurality of recesses distributed around a circumferential exterior of the bushing. Solid ribs are interspersed with the locking fingers to resist radial loads imposed on the bushing by the push rod during operation. The O-ring seal is secured in position within the passage area of the passage by an end surface of the bushing. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311171 | CONTROLLED-FRICTION LINEAR DEVICE IN WHICH A PRESS FORCE IS APPLIED PERPENDICULAR TO THE MOVEMENT - A controlled-friction device comprising a first element having a second element mounted thereon to slide in a sliding direction, and friction retaining means arranged to exert between the two elements an opposing force against relative movement of the two elements. The friction retaining means comprises a friction member mounted securely to the first element to rub against the second element via a friction surface extending parallel to the sliding direction, a presser member for exerting a thrust force on the friction member, urging the friction member against the second element in a direction normal to the relative movement of the elements, and a link means linking the friction member to the first element causing the friction member to separate from the second element during movement in either direction of the second element relative to the first element. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311172 | COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a component ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311173 | Rolling bearing - The present invention provides a rolling bearing which is excellent in high-temperatures and high-speed durability and quietness, is capable of effectively preventing hydrogen brittleness-caused peeling from occurring on a rolling surface thereof, and has a low environmental load. A rolling bearing ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311174 | BALL ROLLER BEARING, IN PARTICULAR FOR ABSORBING COMBINED RADIAL AND AXIAL LOADS - A ball roller bearing, which has an outer and inner bearing ring with a groove-shaped raceways and ball rollers, which roll between the hearing rings in the raceways. The rollers are held at distances from each other in the circumferential direction by a hearing cage and which have a width that is dimensioned larger than the radial distance between the inside and the outside of the bearing rings. The raceways are divided into two segments by an axially centered annular groove such that a first ball roller rolls on two first diagonally opposed track segments and a second ball roller rolls on two second diagonally opposed track segments of the bearing rings. Both bearing rings are single-piece components, and the bearing cage is formed by two identical double prong-type cages acting independently of each other. The bearing is filled with the ball rollers by an axial tilt cam assembly method. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311175 | Oscillating Ball Bearing - An angular contact or oscillating ball bearing ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311176 | Disk Rotation Device - A disk rotation device is provided, the device including: a bearing assembly including a bearing formed with a rotation shaft hole and a bearing housing that accommodates the bearing; a stator including a core secured at a periphery of the bearing housing and a coil wound on the core; a rotation shaft coupled to the rotation shaft hole; a rotor including a yoke secured at the rotation shaft and a magnet arranged at an inner lateral surface of the yoke facing a distal end of the core; and a turn table including a turn table body coupled to the rotation shaft, balls accommodated inside a circular trench of the turn table body and a cover member that blocks the trench, wherein a curve that line-contacts the balls is formed at an area where an inner lateral surface of the trench and a floor surface connected to the inner lateral surface of the trench meets. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311177 | Suspension Thrust Bearing Device - A suspension thrust bearing device includes a lower cap, an upper cap having a surface portion, and a bearing disposed between the two caps. The bearing includes a lower race mounted on the lower cap, an upper race mounted on the upper cap, a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the two races, and a cage for retaining the rolling elements. The cage has a holding part for the rolling elements and a sealing lip extending from the holding part towards a periphery of the bearing, the lip including first and second integral legs extending in opposing directions. In certain embodiments, the first leg cooperates with the upper cap surface portion and the second leg cooperates with the lower race to form a seal. In other embodiments, the first leg cooperates with the lower race and the second leg cooperates with the upper cap surface portion to form a seal. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311178 | OPTICAL MODULATION STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL MODULATOR - The components are a lower clad layer ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311179 | COMPARTMENTALIZED FIBER OPTIC DISTRIBUTED SENSOR - A distributed fiber optic sensor comprises a conduit having a plurality of sealed compartment extending along its length. A sensing optical fiber is disposed in the conduit and extends through the sealed compartment to form a series of separate sensing elements, each of which separately respond to a parameter of interest that is incident along the length of the conduit. The compartmentalized conduit is surrounding by a protective layer that includes ports therethrough to allow transmission of the parameter through the protective layer to the separate sensing elements. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311180 | Glassy Surface Smoothing Layer for Integrated Waveguide - An integrated optical waveguide includes a substrate, a waveguide under-cladding layer disposed on the substrate, and a waveguide core, having top and sidewall surfaces, disposed on the under-cladding layer. A glassy surface smoothing layer disposed on the waveguide core top surface and sidewall surfaces and has a refractive index, relative to a refractive index of the waveguide core, that enables guided optical transmission through the waveguide core and the glassy surface smoothing layer. In fabrication of the optical waveguide, a waveguide under-cladding layer is formed on a substrate and a waveguide core having sidewall surfaces and a top surface is formed on the under-cladding layer. A liquid suspension comprising particles of a glassy material is applied on the top and sidewall surfaces of the waveguide core. The applied liquid glassy particle suspension is heated to form a glassy surface smoothing layer on the waveguide core top surface and sidewall surfaces. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311181 | Optical Isolator - Various optical isolator embodiments are disclosed. Embodiments comprise a waveguide section utilizing materials that induce a propagation constant shift that is propagation-direction-dependent. Embodiments are characterized by a cutoff frequency for forward propagating waves that is different than the cutoff frequency for reverse waves; the dimensions and direction of magnetization of the waveguide can be tailored so that, in a particular embodiment, the cutoff frequency for forward propagating waves is lower than the cutoff frequency for reverse waves. A particular embodiment is constructed as a single-mode waveguide on a substrate. The cross-section of the waveguide is inhomogeneous in terms of materials. At least one part of the cross-section is a non-reciprocal magneto-optic medium, which has nonzero off-diagonal permittivity tensor components. This inhomogeneity induces a propagation constant shift, which is propagation-direction-dependent. This device works as an optical isolator from the cut-off frequency of the lowest forward wave (lower frequency) to one for the lowest reverse wave (higher frequency). Various configurations consistent with the principles of the invention are disclosed. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311182 | OPTO-ELECTRONIC ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Alignment of one or more lenses with one or more opto-electronic devices in an opto-electronic system is aided by an aligner device having a substantially cylindrical body with a base and an outer ring. The base has one or more openings, one of which is a first opto-electronic device opening. The first opto-electronic device opening has a substantially circular shape coaxial with the outer ring and coaxial with a central axis of the aligner device. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311183 | Fiber-Optic Connector - A fiber-optic connector for connecting an optical fiber to other optical assemblies is disclosed. The fiber-optic connector includes a top plate having a window of similar refractive index and transmission index as the material of an optic fiber to be contained within the fiber-optic connector. The fiber-optic connector also includes a ferrule connected to the top plate via multiple spring-loaded screws. The ferrule includes an interface and an insert. The insert is capable of firmly gripping an optical fiber. In order to reduce Fresnel reflection losses of the fiber-optic connector, the window is pre-coated with an anti-reflective surface on the side opposite an optic fiber to be contained within the fiber-optic connector. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311184 | OPTICAL SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLY WITH OPTICAL CONNECTOR HOLDER - A connector holder suitable for use in a communications signal distribution system, comprising first and second parts between which an optical connector element may be secured, and which have means for locating the holder in one of a number of different positions and/or orientations on a base or other support of an optical fibre termination unit, whereby to permit a selected one of a number of different connector elements to be held between the two parts of the connector holder, and means for holding the two parts together with a connector element between them. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311185 | IN-LINE SPLICE WITH INTEGRATED SPLICE HOLDER - A fiber optic cable assembly includes a connector and a fiber optic cable. The connector includes a housing having a first axial end and an oppositely disposed second axial end. A ferrule is disposed in the housing. A plurality of optical fibers is mounted in the ferrule. The fiber optic cable includes an outer jacket defining a fiber passage that extends longitudinally through the outer jacket and a window that extends through the outer jacket and the fiber passage. First and second strength members are oppositely disposed about the fiber passage in the outer jacket. A plurality of optical fibers is disposed in the fiber passage. The optical fibers are joined at splices to the optical fibers of the connector. A splice sleeve is disposed over the splices. The splice sleeve is disposed in the window of the outer jacket. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311186 | Fibre Optic Connector Assembly and Access Tool Kit - A fibre optic connector is provided comprising: a connector plug, which may be inserted into an associated socket in a longitudinal direction; a resilient leg, depending at a first end thereof from the first connector plug, and having a depressible part, distal therefrom, depressible towards the first connector plug; and a guard cover, configured to prevent access to the depressible part of the resilient leg in its direction of depression, but to permit access to the resilient leg in the longitudinal direction through an access aperture, the access aperture being aligned with the depressible part of the resilient leg on an axis parallel with the longitudinal direction, to allow depression of the resilient leg through the access aperture directly. A corresponding extraction tool and methods, loopback connector, blanking plug, blanking plate and patch panel are also provided. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311187 | HYBRID 8P8C RJ-45 MODULAR PLUG CONFIGURED WITH BOTH OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR PROVIDING BOTH OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES, AND A METHOD - A hybrid RJ-45 plug is provided that has both an electrical coupling configuration and an optical coupling configuration. The electrical coupling configuration is an 8P8C electrical wiring configuration that complies with the RJ-45 electrical wiring standard. The optical coupling configuration includes an optics system that provides the plug with optical communications capabilities. The hybrid RJ-45 plug is backwards compatible with an existing RJ-45 jack that implements an RJ-45 electrical wiring standard. However, the hybrid RJ-45 plug is also configured to mate with an optical jack that has only optical communications capabilities and to mate with a hybrid RJ-45 jack that has both optical and electrical communications capabilities. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311188 | MODULAR CONNECTOR SYSTEM HAVING ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL LINKS - An opto-electronic module connector system is mountable on a system substrate, such as a printed circuit board, in a variety of configurations or orientations and includes an electromagnetic interference (EMI)-shielding enclosure, a connector assembly, and a socket. The connector assembly includes a connector body, a connector printed circuit board, a substantially planar contact holder, electrical contact fingers mounted on the contact holder, and an opto-electronic module. When the EMI-shielding enclosure and socket are mounted on the system substrate, a user can readily insert the connector assembly into the EMI-shielding enclosure and plug it into the socket. A user can likewise readily remove the connector assembly from the EMI-shielding enclosure and socket for maintenance, cleaning, repair or other purposes. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311189 | INSERT FOR AN OPTICAL FIBER ASSEMBLY AND OPTICAL FIBER ASSEMBLY USING SUCH AN INSERT - The present invention relates to an insert for an optical fiber assembly reliably retaining an optical cable by preventing an axial and rotational movement thereof and further to an optical fiber assembly using such an insert. The insert is provided for guiding a part of the optical cable ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311190 | INSERT FOR AN OPTICAL FIBER ASSEMBLY AND OPTICAL FIBER ASSEMBLY USING AN INSERT - The present invention relates to an insert for an optical fiber assembly through which an optical fiber element can be pulled out without damage. The insert is provided for guiding a part of the optical cable ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311191 | OPTO-ELECTRO HYBRID CABLE - An opto-electro hybrid cable is an opto-electro hybrid cable that has a plurality of optical fibers and a plurality of electronic wires inside a sheath. The plurality of optical fibers are accommodated in a tube having Shore D hardness of 65 or greater, the plurality of optical fibers are circumferentially disposed to abut on an inner circumference of the tube, and the plurality of electronic wires are disposed around the plurality of optical fibers. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311192 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE - An optical waveguide device includes a lower clad layer formed on a substrate, an optical waveguide core formed on the lower clad layer, at least one pair of banks arranged in rows along the optical waveguide core which is arranged between each pair of the banks, and an upper clad layer covering the optical waveguide core and the banks. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311193 | HOUSING FOR AN OPTICAL FIBER CABLE ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to a housing, in particular for an optical fiber assembly with improved sealing characteristics comprising an housing upper body ( | 2011-12-22 |
20110311194 | RECORDING CONTROL APPARATUS AND RECORDING CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, a recording control apparatus includes an output controller, a watching state detector, and a recording controller. The output controller is configured to execute control to output first content data corresponding to a first channel according to selection of the first channel and to execute control to output second content data corresponding to a second channel instead of the first content data according to a channel change from the first channel to the second channel. The watching state detector is configured to detect a watching state of the first channel. The recording controller is configured to execute control to record the first content data based on a result of detection of the watching state and the channel change. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311195 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO RECORDING AND PLAYBACK - According to one embodiment, a video display device including, a signal playback module configured to receive content to be played back by a source device, a signal control module configured to instruct the source device to stop and start playback of the content, and a bidirectional communication interface configured to connect the signal control module and the signal playback module such that a control signal can be transferred to and from the source device. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311196 | VIDEO DEVICE AND METHOD - An article of print media that includes an electronic module that has at least one chip for storing data and for controlling the electronic module and first means for closing the electronic module such that at least a first video is shown. | 2011-12-22 |
20110311197 | PLAYLIST CREATING METHOD, MANAGEMENT METHOD AND RECORDER/PLAYER FOR EXECUTING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a recorder/player including, a section identifying module configured to set a section designated by an initial point and an end point in an image being played back and to provide identification information to identify the section, a playlist creating module configured to set a playback order of playing back the section set by the section identifying module in accordance with an arrangement of the identification information or in accordance with descriptions of the identification information corresponding to the playback order, and a storage configured to retain the identification information set by the section identifying module. | 2011-12-22 |