53rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090323977 | SOUND SOURCE SEPARATION SYSTEM, SOUND SOURCE SEPARATION METHOD, AND ACOUSTIC SIGNAL ACQUISITION DEVICE - The invention provides a sound source separation system, a sound source separation method, and an acoustic signal acquisition device which can precisely separate a target sound and a disturbance sound coming from an arbitrary direction, and which ensures miniaturization of a device. A sound source separation system | 2009-12-31 |
20090323978 | EARPHONE AND HEADSET - There is thus provided an earphone having a hoop band ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090323979 | EARPHONE AND HEADSET - There is provided an earphone comprising a hoop band ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090323980 | ARRAY MICROPHONE SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREOF - An array microphone system of compensating phase drift of input signals and a method thereof. The microphone system comprises a speaker, first and second microphones, a delay estimator, and a memory. The speaker outputs an acoustic signal. The first and second microphones, spaced by a predetermined distance, receive the acoustic signal to generate first and second input signals. The delay estimator, coupled to the first and second microphones, computes a time difference between the first and second input signals. The memory, coupled to the delay estimator, stores the time difference. | 2009-12-31 |
20090323981 | Satellite Microphone Array For Video Conferencing - Speakers are identified based on sound origination detection through use of infrared detection of satellite microphones, estimation of distance between satellite microphones and base unit utilizing captured audio, and/or estimation of satellite microphone orientation utilizing captured audio. Multiple sound source localization results are combined to enhance sound source localization and/or active speaker detection accuracy. | 2009-12-31 |
20090323982 | System and method for providing noise suppression utilizing null processing noise subtraction - Systems and methods for noise suppression using noise subtraction processing are provided. The noise subtraction processing comprises receiving at least a primary and a secondary acoustic signal. A desired signal component may be calculated and subtracted from the secondary acoustic signal to obtaining a noise component signal. A determination may be made of a reference energy ratio and a prediction energy ratio. A determination may be made as to whether to adjust the noise component signal based partially on the reference energy ratio and partially on the prediction energy ratio. The noise component signal may be adjusted or frozen based on the determination. The noise component signal may then be removed from the primary acoustic signal to generate a noise subtracted signal which may be outputted. | 2009-12-31 |
20090323983 | Method and a system for reconstituting low frequencies in audio signal - The method comprises the steps of: filtering the audio signal by means of a lowpass filter ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090323984 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND PROGRAM - An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the following elements: a detection unit configured to detect an amount of change in position of an image data item that is displayed on a display screen; and a processing unit configured to perform image processing on the image data item in accordance with a detection result that is obtained by the detection unit, and to perform audio processing on an audio data item corresponding to the image data item in accordance with the detection result that is obtained by the detection unit. | 2009-12-31 |
20090323985 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER CONSUMPTION IN RESPONSE TO VOLUME CONTROL - An apparatus for audio processing including a first device (e.g., a multiplier, digital signal gain module, etc.) adapted to apply a gain to a first digital audio signal to generate a second digital audio signal; a second device (e.g., a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), etc.) adapted to generate an analog audio signal from the second digital audio signal; a third device (e.g., a detector, sensor, user interface, etc.) adapted to generate an audio characteristic signal related to a characteristic of the first or second digital audio signal, or the analog audio signal; and a fourth device (e.g., a controller, control module, etc.) adapted to control the gain of the first device based on a first function of the audio characteristic signal, and control a power supplied to the second device based on a second function of the audio characteristic signal. | 2009-12-31 |
20090323986 | Method and Apparatus for Audio Normalization - A request is received to play an audio file. A determination is made regarding whether volume normalization parameters associated with the audio file are stored in a media library. If the volume normalization parameters associated with the audio file are stored in the media library, the volume normalization parameters are retrieved from the media library. If the volume normalization parameters associated with the audio file are not stored in the media library, retrieving the volume normalization parameters from the audio file. The volume normalization parameters are applied while playing the audio file. The volume normalization process can be applied across multiple audio files during playback. | 2009-12-31 |
20090323987 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING AUDIO LEVELS OF A DEVICE AND AN AUDIO ACCESSORY | 2009-12-31 |
20090323988 | Bidirectional, variable-impedance instrument-level to professional-level audio interface with signal splitters and balanced DC power - An audio frequency variable-impedance instrument-level to professional-level audio interface with balanced DC power, comprising a unique arrangement of electronic elements, consisting of the musical instrument-level signal splitter with professional-level audio output interface | 2009-12-31 |
20090323989 | System and method for calibrating an audiometer signal - A system and method for providing a translated or calibrated signal to a bone conduction transducer. The frequency of an audiometer output signal is detected and attenuation and amplification calibration values may be determined from a lookup table as a function of this frequency. Characteristics of the output signal may then be varied as a function of the calibration values to provide a translated or calibrated signal. This signal may then be provided to an exemplary bone conduction transducer such as a piezoelectric, electrostrictive or other electroactive bone conduction transducer. | 2009-12-31 |
20090323990 | SPEAKER - A speaker is disclosed. A speaker includes a fixing part ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090323991 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING SPEAKERS IN A HOME THEATER SYSTEM - With an array of speakers including a center speaker provided with left and right ultrasonic electro-acoustic transducers and left and right speakers provided with respective ultrasonic electro-acoustic transducers, it is possible to identify the left and right speakers. One approach includes energizing the left transducer of the center speaker to emit an acoustic ping signal, utilizing the transducers of the left and right speakers to detect the ping signal, measuring lapse of time between emission of the ping signal by said the left transducer and detection of the ping signal by the transducers of the left and right speakers. Then, the right transducer of the center speaker is energized to emit an acoustic ping signal, the transducers of the left and right speakers are utilized to detect the ping signal, and lapse of time between emission of the ping signal by the right transducer and detection of the ping signal by the transducers of the left and right speakers is measured. | 2009-12-31 |
20090323992 | MICROPHONE PLACEMENT IN HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICES TO PROVIDE CONTROLLED DIRECTIVITY - The present disclosure includes various methods and apparatus for controlling directionality of a hearing assistance device including a pair of directional microphones. In various examples, the hearing assistance device includes a pair of directional microphones and an omnidirectional microphone. In various examples, the hearing assistance device includes a directional microphone and an omnidirectional microphone. In examples with multiple directional microphones, various angles can be employed. For example, in some applications the first directional axis can be about ninety degrees offset of the second directional axis. The microphones are aligned with an intended direction of reception in some embodiments. In some examples the microphones are not aligned with an intended direction of reception. Other variations are possible without departing from the scope of the present subject matter. | 2009-12-31 |
20090323993 | HEARING AID WITH A REMOVABLY CONNECTED ELONGATE MEMBER - The present invention relates to a new type of hearing aid with a housing that is adapted for positioning in the ear canal of a user and attached to an elongate member that is adapted for positioning in the pinna outside the ear canal of the user. The elongate member is adapted for removable interconnection with the hearing aid the housing of which is adapted for positioning in the ear canal of a user and accommodates a signal processor for processing an audio signal into an audio signal compensating a hearing loss and a receiver that is connected to an output of the signal processor for converting the processed compensated audio signal into a sound signal. | 2009-12-31 |
20090323994 | APPARTUS FOR PROVIDING AUDIO RELATED SIGNALS FOR AUDIO LOOPS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - There is provided an apparatus comprising a primary winding and a corresponding primary core element, the primary winding/core element configured for the transmission of audio related signalling, using inductive coupling, with an appropriately positioned secondary core element/winding, the apparatus for providing induced audio related signals for an audio loop. | 2009-12-31 |
20090323995 | Miniature Planar Acoustic Networks - A miniature acoustic network comprises a substantially planar member ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090323996 | Horn-loaded acoustic source with custom amplitude distribution - A sound reproduction system is disclosed in which at least one driver is provided, along with a horn member in acoustic loading relationship to the driver. The horn member defines an internal passageway having a first end and a second open end, with the driver at the first end, producing a driver soundwave having an initial central axis and an initial amplitude distribution. A plurality of vanes are disposed in the internal passageway, at different angles from the central axis to deflect respective portions of the driver soundwave so as to alter the initial amplitude distribution. | 2009-12-31 |
20090323997 | Horn-loaded acoustic line source - A sound reproduction system is disclosed in which a sound enclosure defines a soundwave path having a first end, a second open end and at least one bend therebetween. At least one driver is provided at the first end for producing a driver soundwave that is confined by the sound enclosure for travel along the soundwave path. At least one baffle member is situated in the soundwave path, defining a reflective surface of preselected shape that reflects and constricts the soundwave therethrough. | 2009-12-31 |
20090323998 | HEADSET WITH ADJUSTABLE BOOM - A headset ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090323999 | WIRELESS EARPHONE AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A wireless earphone includes a first answering member and a hanging member. The first answering member includes a base, a microphone and a head phones device. The first answering member is disposed at one end of the hanging member and is configured for being detachably mounted on a portable electronic device. The microphone is disposed at the distal end of the first base. The earphone is disposed at the other end of the first base adjacent to the hanging member. The invention also includes a portable electronic device using the wireless earphone. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324000 | SPEAKER SURROUND STRUCTURE FOR MAXIMIZING CONE DIAMETER - A surround that is generally arched in shape and that includes a radial exterior flange that extends downward from exterior side of the arched portion of the surround and that adhesively attaches to the inner wall or edge of the mounting ring of the frame of the loudspeaker. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324001 | SPEAKERPHONE WITH A NOVEL LOUDSPEAKER PLACEMENT - A new speakerphone wherein a loudspeaker is oriented to face the listeners of an audio conference is disclosed. New speakerphones which have a bass loudspeaker and at least one tweeter loudspeaker wherein the tweeter loudspeaker is oriented towards listeners of an audio conference are also disclosed. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324002 | Method and Apparatus with Display and Speaker - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, comprising a first housing comprising a display, a second housing comprising at least one speaker; the second housing being movably attached to the first housing, the first housing and said second housing being configured to provide a first operable position and a second operable position, and the at least one speaker being outward facing in said first operable position and said second operable position is disclosed. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324003 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A LOUDSPEAKER ASSEMBLY - A method and apparatus for providing a loudspeaker assembly is provided. In accordance with at least one embodiment, a method is provided which comprises forming a loudspeaker frame so as to define a driver housing portion, a horn portion, and a conformal portion. A driver aperture is defined for the driver housing portion, and a port aperture is defined for the horn portion. A driver is attached to the loudspeaker frame proximate to the driver aperture. A rear baffle is applied to a first conformal portion surface of the conformal portion of the loudspeaker frame. The rear baffle defines a horn cavity wall of a horn cavity of the horn portion. The horn cavity has an increasing cross sectional area as the distance from the driver housing portion increases. A grille is applied to a second conformal portion surface of the conformal portion of the loudspeaker frame. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324004 | Rapid Installation and Detachment Device for Flush Mounting Speaker on Ceiling or Wall - A rapid installation and detachment device for flush mounting speaker on ceiling or wall is composed of a hinge bracket, coil springs, gaiters, press fits, cushion springs and stop blocks. The above mechanisms are driven by the coil springs to rapidly and efficiently install a speaker on the hinge bracket. The detachment of the speaker never damages the surrounding surface material of the ceiling or wall. The device is applicable to all kinds of surface materials with different thickness. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324005 | Script Detection Service - Script detection service techniques are described. In an implementation, a determination is made as to which human writing system is associated with individual text characters in a string of one or more text characters based on values representing the individual text characters in the string. A particular human writing system is designated as associated with the string based on the values associated with the individual text characters in the string. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324006 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING AND TRACKING VIDEOS ON THE INTERNET - Method and system for discovering and identifying a video object. The method includes crawling at least one predetermined website, discovering at least one video link at the predetermined website, processing information associated with a first database for storing one or more video links, and determining whether the discovered video link was already discovered before based on at least information associated with the first database. Additionally, the method includes, if the discovered video link is determined not to have been discovered before, updating the first database based on at least information associated with the discovered video link, downloading at least one video object based on at least information associated with the discovered video link, and processing information associated with the downloaded video object. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324007 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING METADATA TO CAPTURED IMAGE AND METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus acquires data of a finder image in an imaging apparatus, analyzes the data of the finder image, and extracts a feature amount of the finder image. Then, the image processing apparatus generates metadata based on the analysis result, and provides the metadata to a still image data captured by the imaging apparatus. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324008 | METHOD, APPARTAUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING GESTURE ANALYSIS - A method for providing gesture analysis may include analyzing image data using a skin detection model generated with respect to detecting skin of a specific user, tracking a portion of the image data correlating to a skin region, and performing a gesture recognition for the tracked portion of the image based on comparing features recognized in the skin region to stored features corresponding to a predefined gesture. An apparatus and computer program product corresponding to the method are also provided. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324009 | Method and system for the determination of object positions in a volume - A method or a system embodiment determines positional information about a moveable object to which is affixed a pattern of stripes having reference lines. A method determines image lines of stripe images of each stripe within at least two video frames, uses the image lines to prescribe planes having lines of intersection, and determines a transformation mapping reference lines to lines of intersection. Position information about the object may be derived from the transformation. A system embodiment comprises a pattern of stripes in a known fixed relationship to an object, reference lines characterizing the stripes, two or more cameras at known locations, a digital computer adapted to receive video frames from the pixel arrays of the cameras, and a program stored in the computer's memory. The program performs some or all of the method. When there are two or more moveable objects, an embodiment may further determine the position information about a first object to be transformed to a local coordinate system fixed with respect to a second object. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324010 | Neural network-controlled automatic tracking and recognizing system and method - A neural network-controlled automatic tracking and recognizing system includes a fixed field of view collection module, a full functions variable field of view collection module, a video image recognition algorithm module, a neural network control module, a suspect object track-tracking module, a database comparison and alarm judgment module, a monitored characteristic recording and rule setting module, a light monitoring and control module, a backlight module, an alarm output/display/storage module, and security monitoring sensors. The invention relates also to the operation method of the system. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324011 | METHOD OF DETECTING MOVING OBJECT - Proposed is a method of detecting a moving object, including: providing an image-set at least including a first image and a second image correlated in a time series, the first image preceding the second image; defining a detecting region and a detecting direction so as to construct a virtual gate in the first image; estimating the motion vector in a time series; comparing, by the virtual gate, the second image with the first image so as to determine a difference therebetween in terms of an object's position and motion vector; and retrieving the object to be an effective moving object upon determination of the object as lying within the detecting region defined in the virtual gate and moving in a direction substantively the same with the detecting direction. This invention presents a moving object detection method without the need to construct a background model a priori. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324012 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTOUR TRACKING IN CARDIAC PHASE CONTRAST FLOW MR IMAGES - A method for tracking a contour in cardiac phase contrast flow magnetic resonance (MR) images includes estimating a global translation of a contour in a reference image in a time sequence of cardiac phase contrast flow MR images to a contour in a current image in the time sequence of images by finding a 2-dimensional translation vector that maximizes a similarity function of the contour in the reference image and the current image calculated over a bounding rectangle containing the contour in the reference image, estimating an affine transformation of the contour in the reference image to the contour in the current image, and performing a constrained local deformation of the contour in the current image. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324013 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method - An image processing apparatus, a feature point tracking method and a feature point tracking program, which enable efficient feature point tracking by taking the easiness of convergence of a displacement amount according to the image pattern into account in a hierarchical gradient method, are provided. A displacement calculating unit reads a hierarchical tier image with the smallest image size from each of a reference pyramid py | 2009-12-31 |
20090324014 | RETRIEVING SCENES FROM MOVING IMAGE DATA - A computer system, method and computer program that retrieves, from at least one piece of moving image data, at least one scene that includes moving image content to be retrieved. The computer system includes a storage unit that stores a locus of a model of the moving image to be retrieved and velocity variation of the model; a first calculation unit that calculates a first vector including the locus and the velocity variation of the model; a second calculation unit that calculates a second vector regarding the moving image content to be retrieved included in the at least one piece of moving image data; a third calculation unit that calculates a degree of similarity between the first and second vectors; and a selection unit that selects, at least one scene which includes the moving image content to be retrieved, on the basis of the degree of similarity. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324015 | EMITTER TRACKING SYSTEM - An improved emitter tracking system. In aspects of the present teachings, the presence of a desired emitter may be established by a relatively low-power emitter detection module, before images of the emitter and/or its surroundings are captured with a relatively high-power imaging module. Capturing images of the emitter may be synchronized with flashes of the emitter, to increase the signal-to-noise ratio of the captured images. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324016 | MOVING TARGET DETECTING APPARATUS, MOVING TARGET DETECTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN A PROGRAM CAUSING A COMPUTER TO FUNCTION AS THE MOVING TARGET DETECTING APPARATUS - To extract a target pixel that shows a moving target in an image containing a complicated background. An image storing section | 2009-12-31 |
20090324017 | CAPTURING AND PROCESSING FACIAL MOTION DATA - Capturing and processing facial motion data includes: coupling a plurality of sensors to target points on a facial surface of an actor; capturing frame by frame images of the plurality of sensors disposed on the facial surface of the actor using at least one motion capture camera disposed on a head-mounted system; performing, in the head-mounted system, a tracking function on the frame by frame images of the plurality of sensors to accurately map the plurality of sensors for each frame; and generating, in the head-mounted system, a modeled surface representing the facial surface of the actor. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324018 | Efficient And Accurate 3D Object Tracking - A method of tracking an object in an input image stream, the method comprising iteratively applying the steps of: (a) rendering a three-dimensional object model according to a previously predicted state vector from a previous tracking loop or the state vector from an initialisation step; (b) extracting a series of point features from the rendered object; (c) localising corresponding point features in the input image stream; (d) deriving a new state vector from the point feature locations in the input image stream. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324019 | MOTION SENSING METHOD OF SUB-PIXEL LEVEL PRECISION - The present invention discloses a method for motion sensing of sub-pixel level precision. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a reference image (reference frame) and a sample image (sample frame) of a surface; calculating the correlation between the reference frame and the sample frame to obtain a motion vector of a photoelectric mouse with respect to this surface; subjecting the reference frame and the sample frame to interpolation to obtain the interpolated reference frame and the interpolated sample frame; calculating the correlation between the interpolated reference frame and the interpolated sample frame in order to correct the aforesaid motion vector and to obtain the movement of the sub-pixel. The precision of displacement measurement can be improved effectively by this method under the condition that sensor's characteristics are not changed to improve the performance of the photoelectric mouse. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324020 | PERSON RETRIEVAL APPARATUS - In a person retrieval apparatus, a plurality of extraction processing sections each extract personal biometric information from images taken by a plurality of cameras. A quality determination section determines a quality of each piece of biometric information extracted by the extraction processing sections. A reliability level setting section sets a reliability level to each piece of biometric information on the basis of the quality determined by the quality determination section. The biometric information extracted by the extraction processing sections and the reliability level set by the reliability level setting section are stored in a memory. In this state, in the person retrieval apparatus, the face retrieval section performs person retrieval processing on each piece of biometric information stored in the memory in descending order of the reliability level corresponding to each piece of biometric information. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324021 | Method of Identification of a Person on the Iris of the Eye (Embodiments) - The present invention is aimed at improving accuracy of identifying a person. The above object has been achieved by the fact that a method of identification of a person on the iris thereof comprises recording of an iris color image and its further processing over several different spectral (color) ranges and forming an identification code with respect to each of these ranges; the fact of identification of a person being determined according to matching of identification codes over all spectral ranges to be processed. The above object has also been achieved by the fact that a method of identification of a person on the iris thereof comprises recording of an iris color image over several different spectral (color) ranges and its further processing over the same several different spectral ranges and forming an identification code with respect to each of these ranges; the fact of identification of a person being determined according to matching of identification codes over several or all spectral ranges. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324022 | Method and Apparatus for Tagging Images and Providing Notifications When Images are Tagged - An image tagging and notification system provides notifications to a user when an image is tagged with personal information of the user. The image tagging and notification system comprises a tag generator to generate tags using facial recognition techniques and a notification unit to generate and send a notification to a user when a image is tagged with the personal information of the user. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324023 | Combined Face Detection and Background Registration - Techniques are provided to analyze video frames of a video signal in order to distinguish regions containing a face (and body torso) from regions that contain a relatively static background. The region containing the face is referred to as a foreground region. A current video frame is divided into a plurality of elements and the foreground regions and background regions are detected. The background regions of a subsequent video frame are detected/registered using the foreground regions of the current video frame. The foreground regions of the subsequent video frame are determined using the background regions of the current video frame as a temporal reference. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324024 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING POSTURE - A system and method are provided for monitoring the posture of a user of the system, for example a user sitting at a computing device. A camera device is used for periodically capturing an image of a user; and for each captured image: a previously determined face detection model is applied to the image to detect a face of a user in the image; the detected face is compared to a previously determined good posture face to detect an instance of good posture; and a good posture message is generated to a user after a number of instances of good posture are detected. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324025 | Physical Access Control Using Dynamic Inputs from a Portable Communications Device - Methods and apparatus for controlling access to a secure facility are disclosed, wherein a determination of whether access is permitted is based at least in part on a digital image of one or more predetermined features of the secure facility. In an exemplary method, an image of a predetermined feature of the secure facility is captured by a user device and compared to stored security data corresponding to the secure facility. A determination of whether access to the secure facility is permitted is made, based on the results of the comparison. The predetermined feature may be a security mechanism attached to the secure facility, for example, or may be textual information, a graphical image, or a machine-readable code posted at the security facility. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324026 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINDING A PICTURE IMAGE IN AN IMAGE COLLECTION USING LOCALIZED TWO-DIMENSIONAL VISUAL FINGERPRINTS - An image management method and system provides for storing, indexing, searching and/or retrieving image data. The content of an image collection is pre-processed to identify stable and repeatable keypoints for each image in the collection. Fingerprint information is computed from local groups of keypoints, and the resulting fingerprint information is stored in a compact fingerprint database. The computing of the fingerprint information is based on combinations of a subgroup of the strongest keypoints in an image, called anchor keypoints, in addition to a number of non-anchor keypoints. For each fingerprint in the compact fingerprint database, a sequence of candidate fingerprint combinations is generated and stored in a Fan Tree and/or hashtable and a corresponding fingerprint data structure. The sequence of fingerprint combinations allows several non-anchor keypoints to be missing, while still allowing the system and method to correctly detect fingerprints with high accuracy. A realtime image query is performed by identifying keypoints and computing fingerprints from the query image and matching the query fingerprints to the existing Fan Tree and/or hashtable fingerprint data to determine the best matching image or set of images within the collection. At least one target image is retrieved based on the determining operation, and the retrieved target image is displayed, printed, stored and/or transmitted. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324027 | Fraud Detection in Seals - A method of verifying a carved seal includes detecting a pressure on a carved seal stamp is detected through pins extending from a face of the carved stamp steal. It is determined if the pressure indicates that the seal is being pressed. A fingerprint of a user of the seal is read when it is determined that the seal is being pressed. An image of an object being stamped by the seal is photographed if the pressure indicates that the seal is being pressed. A time that the seal is being pressed is determined if the pressure indicates that the seal is being pressed. A location of the seal is determined if the pressure indicates that the seal is being pressed. An audio note is recorded if the pressure indicates that the seal is being pressed. The fingerprint, time, and location is associated with the photograph of the image of the object being stamped by the seal. The information is encoded into a face of the seal to indicate that the fingerprint was determined to belong to an authorized user. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324028 | SECURE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CREATING AND PROCESSING PARTIAL FINGER IMAGES - Apparatus, system, method, computer program, and computer program product that provide a security in creating and processing fingerprint images obtained from a fingerprint sensor by generating a full image fingerprint minutia feature template without ever generating or reconstructing the full or complete fingerprint image that is conventionally required to generate such minutia feature template. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324029 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR RECONSTRUCTING A DIGITAL OPTICAL IMAGE - According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a system of and method for processing a digitized image derived from detector instrumentation ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324030 | Instantaneous Visualization of Contrast Agent Concentration in Imaging Applications - An embodiment of a system is proposed for imaging a body part including a tissue, the body part being perfused with a contrast agent. The system includes means for providing a sequence of original images offering a digital representation over time of the body-part, each original image including a plurality of original values each one indicative of a response to an interrogation signal of a corresponding location of the body-part possibly including the contrast agent with a contribution of the tissue substantially reduced. The system further includes means for generating an overlaid image for each one of a set of selected original images, for each one of a set of selected locations the overlaid image including an overlaid value consisting of a) a linearized value derived from the corresponding original value to be substantially proportional to a concentration of the contrast agent in the selected location when the linearized value reaches a predefined threshold, or otherwise b) a compressed value depending non-linearly on the corresponding response to the interrogation signal; and means for displaying the overlaid images in succession. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324031 | IMAGE REGISTRATION METHOD FOR MEDICAL IMAGE SEQUENCES - Image registration of low contrast image sequences is provided. In one aspect, a desired region of an image is automatically segmented and only the desired region is registered. Active contours and adaptive thresholding of intensity or edge information may be used to segment the desired regions. A transform function is defined to register the segmented region, and sub-pixel information may be determined using one or more interpolation methods. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324032 | System and Method For Test Tube and Cap Identification - A system for identifying test tube types and properties in a sample handling machine using visual information automatically obtained by an optical imager and then processed using vision processing methods. The system includes an optical imager positioned to capture images containing one or more test tubes in a rack and a microcontroller programmed to extract predetermined regions of interest and interpret the optical information in the image to decipher the dimension of the test tubes, determine the presence or absence of caps on the test tubes, decode any encoded data, and interpret custom symbologies. The system may then determine the nature of the test tubes or other containers presented before the image and provide that information to the sample handling machine to assist with processing of samples. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324033 | Signal Processing Systems and Methods for Determining Slope Using an Origin Point - The present disclosure relates to signal processing and, more particularly, relates to determining the slope of a signal. In embodiments, slopes between an origin point of the plot and at least two points in the signal may be determined. The slopes may be used to generate a histogram, and a desired slope of the signal corresponding to a preferred value in the histogram may be selected. In an embodiment, a two-dimensional Lissajous figure may be selected from a three-dimensional Lissajous figure and a histogram of the slopes within the selected Lissajous figure may be created to determine the desired slope. The desired slope may have clinical relevance (e.g., it may be used to determine a patient's blood oxygen saturation level). The three-dimensional Lissajous figure may be derived from surface signals related to two scalograms. Each scalogram may be the result of performing a continuous wavelet transform on a signal. A confidence measure may be generated with respect to determining the desired slope. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324034 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RIDGE SELECTION IN SCALOGRAMS OF SIGNALS - According to embodiments, systems, devices, and methods for ridge selection in scalograms are disclosed. Ridges or ridge components are features within a scalogram which may be computed from a signal such as a physiological (e.g., photoplethysmographic) signal. Ridges may be identified from one or more scalograms of the signal. Parameters characterizing these ridges may be determined. Based at least in part on these parameters, a ridge density distribution function is determined. A ridge is selected from analyzing this ridge density distribution function. In some embodiments, the selected ridge is used to determine a physiological parameter such as respiration rate. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324035 | METHOD OF COMBINING BINARY CLUSTER MAPS INTO A SINGLE CLUSTER MAP - This invention relates to a method of combining multiple binary cluster maps into a single cluster map; where each respective binary cluster map represents characteristic information and the single cluster map represent the sum of the characteristic information. Initially, each respective binary cluster map is assigned with a reliability factor for indicating the reliability of the binary cluster map. These factor values are then used to determine a reliability vector comprising reliability factor elements, where each respective reliability factor element is associated to certain cluster map area in the single cluster map and indicates the reliability of cluster map are. In that way, the single cluster map can be viewed with respect to the reliability. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324036 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING IMAGE DATA RELATING TO AGGLUTINATION ASSAYS - A method for acquiring a digital image of an agglutination result comprising performing an agglutination assay on a reaction substrate having a set of dimensions and characteristics which permit a pattern of agglutination in a result of said assay. The image of the result is developed. The image has a colored background which maximizes a signal to noise ratio. Further, the image has been passed through a filter that complements an action of the colored background and enhances the agglutinates in the image while additionally increasing the signal to noise ratio. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324037 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING THE AMPLIFICATION AND DISSOCIATION BEHAVIOR OF DNA MOLECULES - The present invention relates to systems and methods for monitoring the amplification of DNA molecules and the dissociation behavior of the DNA molecules. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324038 | Method for performing an imaging examination technique - A method is disclosed for performing an imaging examination technique. In at least one embodiment, the method includes measuring a first dataset via a first imaging examination technique, measuring a second dataset via a second imaging examination technique, segmenting the first dataset, transfering the segmentation to the second dataset, selecting at least one localization in the second dataset on the basis of the transferred segmentation, and measuring a third dataset via a third imaging examination technique such that the third dataset includes the at least one localization. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324039 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING SCAN DATA - An ultrasound device generates polar-coordinate image data divided up into an (N×M) array of polar-coordinate image data blocks; a first external memory configured to store the (N×M) array of data blocks; a second external memory configured to store x-y coordinate image data corresponding to the polar-coordinate image data; a video processing chip comprising an internal memory configured to store an (N×R) array of the polar-coordinate image data blocks; and a controller configured to perform a data conversion operation on the (N×R) array of data blocks to generate x-y coordinate image data, and to store the x-y coordinate image data to the second external memory. N, M, and R are integers greater than 1; R is less than M; and an internal access time for the internal memory element is shorter than an external access time for the first external memory element. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324040 | Image Data Processing Systems - We describe a method of determining deformation data for an imaged object, the method comprising: inputting first and second sets of image data corresponding to different deformations of the imaged object, each comprising imaging signal data for an imaging signal, said imaging signal data including at least signal phase data; and determining, for at least one point in said first set of image data, a corresponding displacement for said point in said second set of image data; wherein the displacement determining comprises: initialising a value of displacement; determining an adjusted value for said displacement to provide said corresponding displacement, said determining of an adjusted value comprising: determining an average of differences in signal phase between corresponding positions in said first and second sets of image data, said corresponding positions being determined by a current value of said displacement; and using said average to determine said adjusted displacement value. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324041 | APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME 3D BIOPSY - A method and apparatus are disclosed for performing software guided prostate biopsy to extract cancerous tissue. The method significantly improves on the current system by accelerating all computations using a graphical processing unit (GPU) keeping the accuracy of biopsy target locations within tolerance. The result is the computation of target locations to guide biopsy using statistical priors of cancers from a large population, as well as based on previous biopsy locations for the same patient, and finally via mapping protocols with predefined needle configurations onto the patient's current ultrasound image. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324042 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED TOF PET RECONSTRUCTION - A time of flight positron emission tomography apparatus ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324043 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION OF 4D (3D PLUS TIME) RENAL PERFUSION MRI DATA - A method for registering digital renal perfusion images includes selecting a volume of interest (VOI) containing a kidney in a reference renal perfusion image, computing 3D intensity gradients for a plurality of points in the VOI of the reference renal perfusion image, computing 3D intensity gradients for a plurality of points in a search window of a current renal perfusion image, and maximizing a similarity measure between the reference image VOI and the current image search window, where the similarity measure is a function of the 3D intensity gradients computed for the reference image and the current image. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324044 | Method for reconstructing CT image data - A method is disclosed for reconstructing CT image data. In at least one embodiment, the method includes provisioning CT projection data p. Secondly, it includes reconstruction of first image data f | 2009-12-31 |
20090324045 | Method of reconstructing CT image data - A method is disclosed for reconstructing CT image data. In at least one embodiment, the method includes providing measured CT projection data p based on the CT projection data p, reconstructing first CT image data f | 2009-12-31 |
20090324046 | METHOD FOR SEGMENTATION OF AN MRI IMAGE OF A TISSUE IN PRESENCE OF PARTIAL VOLUME EFFECTS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD - A method and computer program for segmentation of an MRI image of tissue in presence of partial volume effects, include storing the MRI image in K-space representation as raw dataset, reconstructing N images, each represented by N sets of voxels and N sets of light intensity values, dividing each voxel into a fixed number of subvoxels equal in size, assigning the light intensity value of the voxel to its subvoxels, classifying each subvoxel according to light intensity value, identifying a totality of subvoxels classified with equal probability for a totality of tissue types, labeling the subvoxels as partial volume subvoxels, shifting N−1 images starting with the second image by one subvoxel relatively to the preceding image and gene-rating a new set of overlay subvoxels, determining a new set of probability values for the new set of overlay subvoxels and creating an overlay image of the new set of overlaid subvoxels. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324047 | HIGH EFFICIENCY COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY - A system comprising: one or more transmitters to transmit an excitation energy into an object under observation; one or more detectors to generate projection space data encoding an energy received by the one or more detectors in response to the transmitted excitation energy into the object under observation; a controller to control the one or more transmitters to transmit the excitation energy and the one or more detectors to generate the projection space data; and an image reconstructor to receive the projection space data and to process the projection space data by: computing a first quantity characterizing a difference between the projection space data and predicted projection data; computing a second quantity corresponding to at least one impulse response, each impulse response corresponding to a reference voxel of unit-intensity; computing an update value using the first quantity and an inverted function of the second quantity; and reconstructing an object space image representing the object under observation using the update value. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324048 | Method and apparatus for multi-modal imaging - A method and apparatus for imaging a subject animal. The method comprises the steps of treating the animal with an x-ray contrast agent and an imaging agent; supporting the animal in an immobilized state on a support member; acquiring an x-ray anatomical image of the animal; acquiring an optical, dark-field image of the animal; and registering the x-ray anatomical image and the optical image, whereby features of the optical image can be observed in relation to features of the anatomical image. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324049 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING CANCER RISK - Methods and systems for determining a probabilistic assessment of a person developing cancer are disclosed. The probabilistic assessment may include receiving a digital breast image of a person, selecting a region of interest within the received breast image, and analyzing this selected region of interest with respect to texture analysis. A probabilistic assessment may then be determined through the use of a logistic regression model based on the texture analysis within the region of interest and personal risk factors. A probabilistic assessment may also be determined through the use of a linear regression model based on the texture analysis within the region of interest and a known cancer indicator or risk factor. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324050 | CELL IMAGE PROCESSOR AND CELL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - Cells showing specific characters can be separated from noise, extracted, and analyzed, through processing of a cell image. It is intended to provide a cell image processor ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324051 | Image Classifier Training - Methods are disclosed that include: (a) applying a first stain to a first sample having a plurality of regions, where the first stain selectively binds to only a first subset of the regions of the first sample; (b) applying a second stain to the first sample, where the second stain binds to a second set of regions of the first sample; (c) obtaining an image of the first sample, and analyzing the image to obtain a first component image corresponding substantially only to spectral contributions from the first stain, and a second component image corresponding substantially only to spectral contributions from the second stain; and (d) training a classifier to identify regions of a second sample based on information derived from the first and second component images, the identified regions corresponding to the first subset of regions of the first sample. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324052 | DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION OF VASCULAR OCCLUSION FROM ANGIOGRAPHY DATA - A technique for detecting and localising vascular occlusions in the brain of a patient is presented. The technique uses volumetric angiographic data of the brain. A mid-sagittal plane and/or lines is/are identified within the set of angiographic data. Optionally, the asymmetry of the hemispheres is measured, thereby obtaining an initial indication of whether an occlusion might be present. The angiographic data is mapped to pre-existing atlas of blood supply territories, thereby obtaining the portion of the angiographic data corresponding to each of the blood supply territories. For each territory (including any sub-territories), the asymmetry of the corresponding portion of the angiographic data about the mid-sagittal plane/lines is measured, thereby detecting any of the blood supply territory including an occlusion. The angiographic data for any such territory is displayed by a three-dimensional imaging technique. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324053 | Media Identification - A method and apparatus for identifying a media item. The apparatus includes a module for receiving media items and capturing an image of a received media item. The method involves ascertaining external dimensions of the media item from the captured image; creating a monochromatic image based on high contrast boundaries within the captured image; matching the monochromatic image to one of a plurality of templates of media items of approximately the same external dimensions as the media item; and providing details of the matched template, including type and orientation of the media item corresponding to the matched template. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324054 | System and method for determing reticle defect printability - A method and software program for determining printability of a defect on a reticle or photomask onto a substrate during processing. That is performed by creating a pixel grid image having a plurality of individual pixel images showing the defect. A gray scale value is assigned to each pixel image of the pixel grid image and a probable center pixel of the defect is selected. Then the polarity of the defect is determined, with a coarse center pixel of the defect optionally selected using the probable center defect and polarity of the defect. If a coarse center pixel is selected, then a fine center of the defect can optionally be selected from the coarse center pixel and polarity of the defect. From the center pixel the physical extent of the defect can be determined followed by the determination the transmissivity energy level of the physical extent of the defect. Optionally, the proximity of the defect to a pattern edge on the reticle or photomask can be determined using the physical extent and polarity of the defect. Then the printability of the defect can be determined from the transmissivity energy level of the defect and characteristics of the wafer fabrication process being used to produce the substrate from the reticle or photomask. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324055 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SPATIAL SIGNATURES REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS - A system and method for spatial signature analysis, the system includes a memory unit for storing wafer defect density maps of multiple resolutions, derived from a defect map obtained by an inspection tool; an analyzer for analyzing the wafer defect density maps to identify zones of interest; and a spatial signature generator for generating spatial signatures in response relations between zones of interest of different density resolution. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324056 | POLARIZATION IMAGING - A system and method for inspection a substrate for various defects is herein disclosed. Polarizing filters are used to improve the contrast of polarization dependent defects such as defocus and exposure defects, while retaining the same sensitivity to polarization independent defects, such as pits, voids, cracks, chips and particles. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324057 | Optical Inspection Tools Featuring Parallel Post-Inspection Analysis - An optical inspection tool can automatically perform analysis/operations that after the tool has generated data identifying defects (e.g. a defect list) from an inspection run of an object such as a semiconductor wafer. The tool can decouple post-inspection tasks from performing inspection runs so that one or more post-inspection tasks are performed on defect data from a previous inspection run while another inspection run is in progress. This can significantly improve the throughput of the tool when multiple inspections are performed, since the inspection run time effectively is shortened to include only the time the tool is actually used to acquire defect data. One or more post-inspection tasks can be performed, including, but not limited to, merging inspection runs, removing duplicate defects, removing straight-line false alarms, and characterizing defects. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324058 | Use of geographic coordinates to identify objects in images - A method and device are disclosed. In one embodiment the method includes determining the location of a camera when the camera captures an image. The method continues by determining the viewable subject area of the image. Additionally, the method determines the location of one or more objects at the time the image is taken. Finally, upon making these determinations, the method concludes by identifying each of the one or more objects as being in the image when the location of each of the one or more objects is calculated to have been within the viewable subject area of the image at the time the image was taken. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324059 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DEPTH MAP FROM IMAGES, DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A DEPTH MAP - Window based matching is used to determine a depth map from images obtained from different orientations. A set of matching windows is used for points of the image for which the depth is to be determined. A provisional depth map is generated wherein to each point more than one candidate disparity value is attributed. The provisional depth map is filtered by a surface filtering wherein at least the z-component of a norm of a sum of unit vectors pointing from the candidate disparity values for neighboring points to a point of interest. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324060 | LEARNING APPARATUS FOR PATTERN DETECTOR, LEARNING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A learning apparatus for a pattern detector, which includes a plurality of weak classifiers and detects a specific pattern from input data by classifications of the plurality of weak classifiers, acquires a plurality of data for learning in each of which whether or not the specific pattern is included is given, makes the plurality of weak classifiers learn by making the plurality of weak classifiers detect the specific pattern from the acquired data for learning, selects a plurality of weak classifiers to be composited from the weak classifiers which have learned, and composites the plurality of weak classifiers into one composite weak classifier based on comparison between a performance of the composite weak classifier and performances of the plurality of weak classifiers. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324061 | DIGITAL MEDIA WITH TOKEN FOR ANALOG RECONVERSION DETECTION - A digital media with encoded audio-visual content includes an encoded token. The token comprises visual data having defined characteristics, which are designed such that when the audio-visual content is output as analog output and then re-recorded as digital data, the resulting digital data includes an altered token. Digital data may be processed to detect altered tokens indicating that the data was recorded from an analog output. When an altered token is detected, the copy may be considered to be an unauthorized copy and handled accordingly. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324062 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of matching a color image and depth image using feature points corresponding to each other. An image processing method, including: selecting a first pixel group including at least one pixel from an input color image; selecting a second pixel group including at least one pixel corresponding to each of the at least one pixel included in the first pixel group from an input depth image; calculating a transformation function of the first pixel group and second pixel group based on a coordinate value of each of the at least one pixel included in the first pixel group and a coordinate value of each of the at least one pixel included in the second pixel group; and matching each pixel of the input color image with each pixel of the input depth image based on the transformation function. Image processing apparatus, including: a first selection unit selecting a first pixel group including at least one pixel from an input color image; a second selection unit selecting a second pixel group including at least one pixel corresponding to each of the at least one pixel included in the first pixel group from an input depth image; a calculation unit calculating a transformation function of the first pixel group and second pixel group based on a coordinate value of each of the at least one pixel included in the first pixel group and a coordinate value of each of the at least one pixel included in the second pixel group; and an image matching unit matching each pixel of the input color image with each pixel of the input depth image based on the transformation function. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324063 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CORRECTING SPECIFIC PART - An image processing method and an image processing apparatus capable of correcting with high efficiency a specific part are provided. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an original photographed image file is acquired. If face region information is added to the original photographed image file, this face region information is acquired. Subsequently, a first decoding region is determined based on the acquired face region information, and the first decoding region is decoded to the original photographed image file to generate first decoded image data. Subsequently, a red-eye region is detected from the generated first decoded image data, and specific part position information about a position of this red-eye region is acquired. Subsequently, the original photographed image file is decoded to generate second decoded image data, and a red-eye is corrected for the second decoded image data, based on the acquired specific part position information. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324064 | IMAGE FEATURE EXTRACTION METHOD AND IMAGE COMPRESSION METHOD - The image feature extraction method of the present invention includes: the step of performing k | 2009-12-31 |
20090324065 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image in which at least one color component among a plurality of color components in an input color image has a resolution lower than that of the other color components is held as a base image. A rectangular region that includes an object image is extracted, a region of the object image and a region of a background image are specified in the rectangular region, and fill-up processing of the specified object image is executed in the base image. Fill-up processing executed at a boundary between the object image and the base image differs from fill-up processing executed at a boundary between the object image and the background image. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324066 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes a parameter setting unit which sets a noise reduction processing parameter for use in noise reduction processing for applying onto an original image signal including a plurality of color components; a correlation arithmetic processing unit which calculates coefficients of correlation between each of the color components in the original image signal; a parameter correcting unit which corrects the noise reduction processing parameter based on the coefficient of correlation; and a noise reducing unit which reduces noise in the original image signal using the corrected noise reduction processing parameter. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324067 | System and method for identifying signatures for features of interest using predetermined color spaces - A system and method for identifying objects of interest in image data is provided. The present invention utilizes principles of Iterative Transformational Divergence in which objects in images, when subjected to special transformations, will exhibit radically different responses based on the physical, chemical, or numerical properties of the object or its representation (such as images), combined with machine learning capabilities. Using the system and methods of the present invention, certain objects that appear indistinguishable from other objects to the eye or computer recognition systems, or are otherwise almost identical, generate radically different and statistically significant differences in the image describers (metrics) that can be easily measured. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324068 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image processing apparatus includes a scanner that receives image data, an area extracting unit that extracts image data of visually different image areas from the received image data, an HDD that stores therein the extracted image data, a criterion storage unit that stores a plurality of criteria for identifying each of the image areas as one of processing areas, a device interface unit that receives a selection of an image segmentation mode from a user, a selecting unit that selects a criterion from the criteria stored in the criterion storage unit based on the selected image segmentation mode, and a processing unit that identifies each of the image areas as one of the processing areas based on the selected image segmentation mode and performs image processing corresponding to the identified processing area. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324069 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing device having an image processing unit configured to perform a first or a second image processing selectively for a target area of an image data is provided. The image processing device comprises a determining unit configured to determine an image processing selected from the first and second image processing and a detecting unit configured to detect a target area for an inputted image data. If it is determined that the first image processing is performed, the image processing unit performs the first image processing for the target area of the image data, based on photographing information added to the image data in advance. If it is determined that the second image processing is performed, the image processing unit performs the second image processing for the target area detected by the detecting unit. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324070 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus inputs image data and calculates a relative magnitude between coefficient or pixel values of the input image data. The image processing apparatus generates verification data of the image data using the calculated relative magnitude. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324071 | Color enhancement for graphic images - A color enhancement system may enhance color components in an image. In one embodiment, the color enhancement system suppresses banding by combining an input color value with an enhanced colored value. In another embodiment, local variation in saturation values around a pixel may be used to determine a modification of an input saturation value for color enhancement. As still another embodiment, flickering between frames may be suppressed by combining a histogram that counts the number of times a given pixel value occurs in a particular image with a historical histogram that keeps track of an average of how often given values have occurred in previous frames. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324072 | DENTAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - A subtle color difference between a tooth and a color sample is made recognizable by accentuating the color difference therebetween. The invention provides a dental image processing device including a row-of-teeth image storing unit | 2009-12-31 |
20090324073 | METHOD OF REARRANGING A CLUSTER MAP OF VOXELS IN AN IMAGE - This invention relates to rearranging a cluster map of voxels in an image aiming at the reduction of sub-cluster scatter. The cluster map that includes two or more cluster levels is displayed to the user along with the distribution of the voxels within each respective cluster levels. The aim is to enable the user to evaluate the quality of the cluster map and based on the evaluation to change the distribution of the voxels. Such a change in the distribution will result in an update of the cluster map. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324074 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING - To provide an image processing system for detecting an image a frame which causes large blinking of light among realistic images with a high dynamic range and for correcting the image and a method of image processing. The image processing system includes a histogram conversion portion for calculating a histogram in accordance with an image of an n | 2009-12-31 |
20090324075 | Image processing apparatus, control method therefor, and program - The horizontal and vertical projection histograms of an image to be processed are calculated. The autocorrelation values of the calculated horizontal and vertical projection histograms are calculated, and horizontal and vertical object sizes until the autocorrelation values decrease to predetermined thresholds are calculated. The aspect ratio estimate value of the circumscribed rectangle of an object serving as a comparison region candidate in the image to be processed is calculated on the basis of the calculation results. The comparison region candidate is corrected on the basis of the aspect ratio estimate value, determining a final comparison region. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324076 | SHAPE RECOGNITION USING PARTIAL SHAPES - Shape recognition is performed based on determining whether one or more ink strokes is not part of a shape or a partial shape. Ink strokes are divided into segments and the segments analyzed employing a relative angular distance histogram. The histogram analysis yields stable, incremental, and discriminating featurization results. Neural networks may also be employed along with the histogram analysis to determine complete shapes from partial shape entries and autocomplete suggestions provided to users for conversion of the shape into a known object. | 2009-12-31 |