38th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 32 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100239061 | REACTOR CONTAINMENT VESSEL AND WATER LEAK DETECTION FLOOR - A water leak detection floor transversally suspended by a pedestal side wall is installed between a reactor pressure vessel and a molten core holding apparatus. If a water leak occurs at the reactor pressure vessel, the water leak detection floor receives and detects the leak water. In a core meltdown accident, corium melts and penetrates the water leak detection floor and deposits on the molten core holding apparatus. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239062 | COOLANT WITH DISPERSED NEUTRON POISON MICRO-PARTICLES, USED IN SCWR EMERGENCY CORE COOLING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a coolant with dispersed neutron poison micro-particles, used in a supercritical water-cooled reactor (SCWR) emergency core cooling system. Since the neutron poison micro-particles are uniformly dispersed in the coolant of the emergency core cooling system for a long period time, their fluidity is not lowered even though the polarity of water is changed in a supercritical state. Therefore, the neutron poison micro-particles absorb neutrons produced from nuclear fission in a nuclear reactor core. Accordingly, the neutron poison micro-particles can be appropriately used as a means for controlling neutrons and stopping a nuclear reactor in the SCWR emergency core cooling system. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239063 | ROTATING ANODE X-RAY TUBE WIBH A SADDLE SHAPED ANODE - The rotating anode x-ray tube comprises an anode, whose focal track has the shape of a saddle trajectory. A proper anode angle to enable a high power line focus is always realised along the focal path on the anode. The x-ray tube is for CT scanners and enables a movement of the focal spot along the patient axis during gantry rotation. In this way, cone beam artefacts due to the reconstruction may be avoided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239064 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for multiplexing computed tomography - Methods, systems, and computer program products for multiplexing computed tomography are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein can include illuminating an object with a plurality of x-ray beams from a plurality of viewing angles, wherein each x-ray beam has a distinct waveform; detecting the x-ray intensities of the plurality of pulsed x-ray beams as a function of time, and extracting individual projection image data from the detected x-ray intensities based on the distinct waveforms of the x-ray beams for combining the projection image data to generate three-dimensional tomographic image data of the object. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239065 | Radiographic image capturing system, radiation converter, processor, selector for selecting radiation converter and processor, program, method of selecting radiation converter and processor, and radiographic image capturing method - A radiographic image capturing system comprises a radiation converter for converting radiation that has passed through a subject into a radiographic image, a processor for processing the radiographic image, and a selector for, when a plurality of the radiation converters and/or a plurality of the processors are provided, selecting one radiation converter and one processor that have the most appropriate communication state and associating the selected one radiation converter with the selected one processor. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239066 | Configurations for integrated MRI-linear accelerators - The present invention provides a radiotherapy treatment apparatus that includes a treatment beam, a magnetic field disposed parallel collinear to the treatment beam, and a target that is disposed along the treatment beam. The treatment beam can be a charged particle beam, a proton beam, an electron beam, or a linear accelerator (Linac) beam. The magnetic field is from a magnetic resonance imager (MRI), a megavolt x-ray imager, or a kilovolt x-ray imager and is disposed to operate in coordination with operation of the treatment beam and to narrow the beam. The tumor is disposed to rotate with respect to the treatment beam and the magnetic field, or the treatment beam and the magnetic field are disposed to rotate up to 360° with respect to the target when mounted to a ring gantry. The apparatus can include a rotation angle dependent shim disposed to account for Earth's magnetic field. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239067 | ORTHOVOLTAGE RADIOSURGERY - A radiosurgery system is described that is configured to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, other disorders or tissues of a body are treated with the dose of radiation. In some embodiments, the target tissues are placed in a global coordinate system based on ocular imaging. In some embodiments, the target tissues inside the global coordinate system lead to direction of an automated positioning system that is directed based on the target tissues within the coordinate system. In some embodiments, a treatment plan is utilized in which beam energy and direction and duration of time for treatment is determined for a specific disease to be treated and/or structures to be avoided. In some embodiments, a fiducial marker is used to identify the location of the target tissues. In some embodiments, an eye is held with force and in alignment with the system. In some embodiments, the device automatically turns off with excessive movement outside of alignment along an axis of the eye. In some embodiments, radiodynamic therapy is described in which radiosurgery is used in combination with other treatments and can be delivered concomitant with, prior to, or following other treatments. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239068 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system and method for non-destructively determining the grain orientation of a crystalline material using x-ray diffraction techniques to non-destructively analyze material and, more particularly, to a system and method for determining the grain orientation of an underlying crystalline material covered by an overlying polycrystalline material. Further, the system and method relate to the use of x-ray diffraction to non-destructively characterize parts and components to determine whether to accept or reject those components or parts for use in application. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239069 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REMOTE REPORTING OF RADIATION DOSE USAGE IN IMAGE ACQUISITION - A system and method to manage direction of an ionizing radiation toward an exposed subject is provided. The system can perform receiving a request from a customer to establish an internet connection to communicate between a remote office and the system directing the ionizing radiation toward the exposed subject; automatically communicating a status information and individual dose data associated with an event where direction of ionizing radiation that exceeds a threshold; automatically creating and communicating a report via the internet connection to the customer. The report can include an indication of the event where direction of ionizing radiation exceeds the threshold and a comparison of the individual radiation dose data and an individual status operation of system at time of the event relative to a benchmark defined by radiation dose data and status information acquired from a population of other systems. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239070 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY POSITIONING AN X-RAY SOURCE OF AN X-RAY SYSTEM AND X-RAY SYSTEM - In the interest of a particularly quick and simple X-ray examination, provision is made for a method for automatically positioning a positionable X-ray source ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239071 | X-RAY TUBE - The present invention provides an X-ray tube that improves and stabilizes a withstanding voltage performance and thus ensures the reliability of a product. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239072 | COLLIMATOR UNIT, RADIATION DETECTING DEVICE, AND RADIODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - A pair of holding plates formed with a plurality of grooves each wider than the thickness of each collimator plate are disposed in parallel so that the respective surfaces formed with the grooves confront each other. Urging members are disposed on the holding members. When the urging members slide in the arranged direction of the grooves along the grooves-formed surfaces of the holding members, the urging members urge individual collimator plates inserted in the grooves toward side walls of the grooves. The collimator plates are inserted into the grooves, then the urging members are slid and held in that slide position to urge individual collimator plates into close contact with side walls of the grooves. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239073 | MOBILE IMAGING APPARATUS - In an exemplary embodiment, an imaging apparatus comprises an arm assembly coupled to an imaging arm. The arm assembly includes a shoulder joint, an elbow joint, and an articulation assembly. The shoulder joint is configured to travel a vertical distance in a substantially linear fashion and provide rotational movement. The imaging arm comprises a first end and a second end. As such, the imaging apparatus is configured to provide radial motion along a path equal to the length of the arm assembly and the imaging arm along the vertical distance and the horizontal distance of the shoulder joint. The imaging apparatus may also comprise a movable cabinet, a monitor, and a control, with the arm assembly coupled to the movable cabinet. Furthermore, the imaging arm may comprise an x-ray source and a sensor, with the monitor displaying data detected by the sensor. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239074 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING FOREIGN CALL BACK NUMBER COMPATIBILITY FOR VoIP E9-1-1 CALLS - Systems and methods provide foreign call back number compatibility. The systems and methods receive a local telephone number assigned to a subscriber, the subscriber having a non-local telephone number as the normal calling number of the subscriber. Furthermore, the systems and methods query a database with the local telephone number to obtain the non-local telephone number and to provide the non-local telephone number. In addition, systems and methods provide a foreign call back number compatibility database. The systems and methods receive a local telephone number assigned to a subscriber and a non-local telephone number comprising the normal calling number of the subscriber and saving the local number and the non-local number to a database. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239075 | System and Method for Providing Local Interactive Voice Response Services - A system and method for providing local interactive voice response (IVR) services is provided. A local computer system having associated telephony equipment and installed at a local facility (e.g., a retail store of a chain, etc.) receives telephone calls to the local facility. The local computer system generates IVR prompts locally, and is controlled by a central IVR server. Reduced bandwidth is required between the local computer system and the central IVR server since no voice traffic is communicated between the central IVR server and the local computer system. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239076 | Providing Called Number Characteristics to Click-to-Dial Customers - A system and method to provide content and call attributes for a destination phone number using a click-to-dial connection includes accepting a query, retrieving links to a document, and searching through cached data using the query to identify relevant or destination number information. If no match is found, the method continues with accessing the document identified by the link for identifying relevant number information and creating a click-to-dial icon to link to the relevant numbers included in the relevant phone number information identified by the query. Next, a popup box for content relevant to the click-to-dial icon and a click feature on the popup box are created to retrieve call destination attributes for viewing by a user. Further, computer instructions create at least one communication connection between two communication devices after viewing call destination attributes. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239077 | MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION SESSION COORDINATION ACROSS HETEROGENEOUS TRANSPORT NETWORKS - The present invention, in one embodiment, is directed to the use of a communication pathway traversing a digital telephone network to handle a portion of the signaling traffic associated with a communication method performed over the Internet. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239078 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AUDIO SIGNALS OVER A VOICE CHANNEL - An embodiment of a system for transmitting an audio signal over a voice channel of a voice communication session includes a base station. The base station includes an audio player docking station configured for coupling the base station with an audio player device, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to establish a voice communication session between the base station and a communication device. The voice communication session has a voice channel for carrying voice data between the base station and the communication device. The at least one processor is further configured to receive a user input including a request for an audio signal from the audio player device, and send the audio signal request to the audio player device. The at least one processor is further configured to receive the requested audio signal from the audio player device, and mix the audio signal into the voice channel of the voice communication session. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239079 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING COMMUNICATION DATA - A system and method for transmitting communication data of a fixed line phone include acquiring the communication data of the fixed line phone, writing the communication data into a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The system and method further include establishing a communication between the fixed line phone and a handheld device using the RFID tag and a RFID reader of the handheld device, and transmitting the communication data in the RFID tag to the RFID reader. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239080 | Familiarization Augmentation System and Technology (FAST) Dialer - The present invention relates to the field of telecommunications. More particularly, to an apparatus that would allow callers to time-share telephone, telecommunication or communication lines in order to truthfully vary the telephone line from which they are calling parties through the Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN). The system would allow customers to manage the identity of their calls in ways that would maximize the probability that a called party would answer. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239081 | DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION OF CALL CONTROLS FOR COMMUNICATION PERIPHERALS - Callers of an enhanced communication system are enabled to improve their communication experience by receiving context specific call controls on their peripheral device before, during, and/or after a call. A communication application determines context specific commands and configures/reconfigures call controls on the peripheral device. The peripheral device displays the call context specific controls in different stages of operation and forwards user selection(s) to the communication application without a need to understand the commands of perform actions associated with the commands. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239082 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED CALL INITIATION - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for automated call initiation. The method for automated call initiation includes initiating a call to a destination using a first communication line. The method also includes initiating a call status determination that determines when a person answers the call at the destination. Furthermore, the method includes during the call status determination, sending audio information from the destination to an agent. In addition, the method includes assigning the call to the agent, in response to the call status determination determining that the person answered the call at the destination. Therefore, the agent is able to monitor the call and assume a natural response to the person, thus eliminating delay as the conversation begins. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239083 | Method for restricting and remotely configuring call forwarding services - The present invention provides a method for restricting and remotely configuring call forwarding service in wireless or wireline communication systems. An originating switch receives a call request from a calling communication unit. The call request includes an indication that the caller does not want this call to be forwarded if the called communication unit has activated the call forwarding option. The call is routed to the directory number of the called communication unit, not the call forwarding number of the called communication unit. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239084 | Memorable Telephone Number Identification - A computing device includes a processing unit and a system memory connected to the processing unit. The system memory includes instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to: retrieve a pool of telephone numbers; analyze repeating digits and perform pattern matching for each number in the pool of telephone numbers; associate a memorability score with one or more of the numbers in the pool of telephone numbers; and sort the pool of telephone numbers based on the memorability score to create a sorted list of numbers. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239085 | CROSS CHANNEL CONTACT HISTORY MANAGEMENT - Apparatus and methods for providing customer interaction information to a business channel. The apparatus and methods may involve receiving from a first business channel a first customer interaction data structure corresponding to a customer interaction, storing a data object corresponding to the first customer interaction data structure; and providing to a second business channel formatting information corresponding to the first customer interaction data structure. The first and second business channels may thus use independent data structures for storing their customer interaction information in a centralized database. The first and second data structures may view the other's data structures using formatting from the other channel. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239086 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE TRANSMISSION OF MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a gateway comprising a controller to receive from a communication device a request for media content, receive a key and a record associated with the communications device from an interactive Television (iTV) system, wherein the record comprises a list of entitled media content, determine whether the requested media content is in the list of entitled media content, retrieve the requested media content from the iTV system when the requested media content is determined to be in the list of entitled media content, encrypt the retrieved media content utilizing the key, and transmit the encrypted media content to the communications device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239087 | ENCRYPTING VARIABLE-LENGTH PASSWORDS TO YIELD FIXED-LENGTH ENCRYPTED PASSWORDS - According to one embodiment, encrypting passwords includes performing the following for each input password of a plurality of input passwords to yield encrypted passwords, where at least two input passwords have different lengths and the encrypted passwords have the same length. An input password and a random number are received at logic configured to perform a key derivation operation comprising a pseudorandom function. An encryption key is derived from the input password and the random number according to the key derivation operation. The encryption key and a user identifier are received at logic configured to perform a cipher-based message authentication code (CMAC) function. An encrypted password is generated from the encryption key and the user identifier according to the CMAC function. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239088 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL CONTENT PROTECTION - Methods, systems and computer program products for copy protecting content data to be stored on storage media are disclosed. At least one location in the content data is selected for insertion of a predetermined data sequence, which, upon re-trieval from the storage media by a data retrieval apparatus, is capable of rendering the data retrieval apparatus incapable of correctly retrieving the content data from the storage media. The predetermined data sequence is inserted at the at least one selected location in the content data and the content data and predetermined data sequence are processed such that the data retrieval apparatus is capable of correctly retrieving the content data from original storage media the content data is stored on and is incapable of correctly retrieving the content data from a copy of the original storage media. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239089 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING OF A DATA SET STORED IN A DATABASE - Method and device for supplying of a data set stored in a database to supply of a data set, e.g. the content of a copy protected audio CD, which is stored in a database, e.g. to a user PC on which said content of a copy protected audio CD cannot be accessed, the following steps are performed: receiving a serial code of a set of serial codes assigned to said data set, verifying of said received serial code, in case of a positive verification, accessing said data set correspond to said received and positively verified serial code from said database and outputting of at least parts of said accessed data. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239090 | Delivering Secure IPTV Services to PC Platforms - To prevent theft of protected content when IPTV services are provided, a conditional access device (CAD) is connected to a personal computer (PC). An application is launched on the PC from the CAD over universal serial bus (USB) interface. The application configures the PC to allow a user to receive secure internet protocol television (IPTV) services. The conditional access device and an IPTV service provider determine user access to the IPTV services via a network by using a trusted computing base (TCB) on the CAD and keys stored on the CAD. The application decrypts and decodes the IPTV services using the processing and storage capability of the PC. The CAD also receives and processes remote control signals received from a remote control interface. The remote control signals are requests or responses from the user interacting with the application. The application displays content requested by the user or indications of responses by the user via a user interface on the PC. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239091 | METHOD FOR GENERATING MASKS IN A COMMUNICATING OBJECT AND CORRESPONDING COMMUNICATING OBJECT - The invention relates to a method for generating masks in a communicating object, the masks being intended to mask data to be stored in the communicating object. At least one master mask is stored in the communicating object. According to the invention, the method involves applying at least one diversifier to the master mask so as to generate a diversified mask; masking the datum to be stored in the communicating object by a reversible function using the diversified mask, the mask generating a masked datum; and storing the masked datum in the communicating object with the diversifier used to generate the diversified mask for obtaining the masked datum. The invention also relates to a communicating object including components for implementing such a method. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239092 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATING OVER A QUANTUM CHANNEL - Alice generates a sequence of key bits forming an initial cryptographic key. Alice then uses the sequence of key bits and a sequence of cipher bits to control respective control parameters of a quantum encoding process applied to a sequence of quantum pulses, where the sequence of cipher bits used is known to Bob. Alice then releases the encoded pulses towards Bob over a quantum channel. Bob uses the previously agreed-upon sequence of cipher bits to control a control parameter, such as the quantum basis, of a quantum detection process applied to the pulses received from Alice, thus producing a detection outcome for each received pulse. Bob then derives a final cryptographic key from the detection outcomes. Because the cipher bits used to select the quantum bases used by both Alice and Bob are known by both parties, the method allows the final cryptographic key to be distributed with full basis alignment compared to 50% for BB84, thus allowing efficient quantum key distribution over multiple hops. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239093 | Data Transfer System and Data Transfer Method - In a data transfer system provided with a mobile terminal device, an information processing apparatus, and an authentication server, the mobile terminal device transmits authentication information to the authentication server through a first communication line, the authentication server transmits a predetermined permission code to the mobile terminal device through the first communication line in a case that the authentication succeeds based on the authentication information received from the mobile terminal device, the information processing apparatus permits data transfer between the information processing apparatus and the mobile terminal device in a case that the information processing apparatus receives an input of the permission code received by the mobile terminal from the authentication server, and the information processing apparatus and the mobile terminal device conduct the permitted data transfer through a second communication line. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239094 | COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING KEY GENERATING PROGRAM, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING KEY RECORDING PROGRAM, KEY GENERATING DEVICE, PKI CARD, KEY RECORDING SYSTEM, KEY GENERATING METHOD AND KEY RECORDING METHOD - A computer readable medium stores a program causing a computer to execute a key generating processing. The computer generates a signatory private key which is used in an electronic signature, a signatory public key, a signatory public key certificate, a certification public key which is used when recording the signatory private key in a PKI card and a certification private key, transmits the certification private key to the PKI card via a secure communication path, and transmits an encoded signatory key obtained by encoding the signatory public key certificate and the signatory private key using the certification public key to the PKI card via the secure communication path or a non-secure communication path. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239095 | KEY DISTRIBUTION - Methods and systems are provided for trusted key distribution. A key distribution or an identity service acts as an intermediary between participants to a secure network. The service provisions and manages the distribution of keys. The keys are used for encrypting communications occurring within the secure network. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239096 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING BINAURAL BEAT FROM STEREO AUDIO SIGNAL - An apparatus and method for generating a binaural beat for brainwave induction is provided. Upon receipt of a stereo audio signal, a decorrelator extracts a common component existing in common in both channels of the stereo audio signal, and outputs the remaining stereo components except for the extracted common component. A frequency shifter generates a common component in which the binaural beat is included, by shifting a frequency of the extracted common component. First and second mixers mix the common component in which the binaural beat is included, with the remaining stereo components. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239097 | Method and System for Determining a Gain Reduction Parameter Level for Loudspeaker Equalization - Methods, digital systems, and computer readable media are provided for determining a gain reduction parameter level for loudspeaker equalization by determining a noise score, an equalization effectiveness score, and an equalization non-effectiveness score for a candidate gain reduction parameter level, determining a composite quality score using the three scores, and designing a compensating filter for the loudspeaker using the candidate gain reduction parameter level if the composite quality score is better than composite quality scores of all other candidate gain reduction parameter levels. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239098 | BACKGROUND NOISE ESTIMATION - A system for estimating the background noise in a loudspeaker-room-microphone system is presented herein where the loudspeaker is supplied with a source signal and the microphone picks up the source signal distorted by the room and provides a distorted signal. The system comprises an adaptive filter receiving the source signal and the distorted signal, and providing an error signal, a post filter connected downstream of the adaptive filter and a smoothing filter arrangement connected downstream of the adaptive filter. The smoothing filter arrangement includes a spectral domain smoothing filter and that provides a spectral domain estimated-noise signal, and a time domain smoothing filter and that provides a time domain estimated-noise signal. A scaling factor calculation unit receives signals indicative of the spectral domain estimated noise signal and the time domain estimated noise signal provides a scaling factor to a scaling unit that applies the scaling factor to the spectral domain estimated-noise signal to provide an enhanced spectral domain estimated-noise signal. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239099 | Method and Apparatus for Polarity Detection of Loudspeaker - A method and apparatus for polarity detection. The method includes applying a band-pass filter to an impulse response of a loudspeaker, applying an exponential weighting to the band-pass filtered impulse response, wherein the exponential decay parameter is related to the higher corner frequency of the band-pass filter, finding the maximum peak in a waveform of sampled impulse responses, and detecting the connection polarity of the maximum peak as the polarity of the peak. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239100 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A DIRECTIONAL CHARACTERISTIC AND A HEARING APPARATUS - The aim is to improve the adjustment of the directional characteristic of a hearing apparatus, and in particular of a hearing aid. A method is therefore provided in which a microphone signal having a plurality of frequency bands is derived from an input sound being obtained by a microphone system containing at least two microphones. A characteristic of the microphone signal is then determined, for example the level. The directional characteristic of the microphone system is adjusted in dependence on the determined characteristic of the microphone signal. In order to adjust the directional characteristic, two or more frequency bands are combined in dependence on the determined characteristic of the microphone signal. Alternatively, one of the microphones can also be attenuated, thus deliberately reducing the directionality of the directional microphone. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239101 | Digital speaker driving apparatus - A digital sound system suitable for a digital speaker device for directly converting analog sound by a circuit using a ΔΣ modulator and a mismatch shaping filter circuit to output a plurality of digital signals and a plurality of speakers driven by the plurality of digital signals. A digital speaker driving device includes a ΔΣ modulator, a post filter, s driving circuits, and a power supply circuit to supply power to the ΔΣ modulator, the post filter and the s driving elements and the s driving circuits are adapted to s digital signal terminals. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239102 | DIGITAL FILTERING IN A CLASS D AMPLIFIER SYSTEM TO REDUCE NOISE FOLD OVER - An improved power amplifier system is provided. The power amplifier system includes a programmable digital filter and a power amplifier, each responsive to a plurality of frequency response settings and switching frequency settings, respectively. Each frequency response setting and switching frequency setting is adaptively selected by a processor device to match a bandwidth of an incoming audio signal. The processor device identifies the current bandwidth of an incoming audio signal and adaptively selects a switching rate setting and a frequency response setting based on the current bandwidth. The frequency response setting is selected so as to reduce noise fold over in the power amplifier for a corresponding bandwidth, sampling rate setting, and switching frequency setting. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239103 | FASTER CADZOW DENOISING BASED ON PARTIAL EIGENVALUE DECOMPOSITION - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method for speeding up the Cadzow iterative denoising algorithm as a part of the Finite Rate of Innovation (FRI) processing and for decreasing its computational complexity. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239104 | System for Attenuating Noise in an Input Signal - A noise attenuation system attenuates noise in an input signal. The system may estimate a power of the input signal, and determine a noise power value based on the input power estimate. The noise power value corresponds to an estimate of a noise power within the input signal. The system may determine an attenuation factor based on the noise power value, and attenuate the input signal by using the attenuation factor. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239105 | ACTIVE NOISE REDUCTION ADAPTIVE FILTERING - An active noise reduction system that reduces the incidence of divergence in the presence of high amplitude interfering noise. A limited frequency range threshold is established. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239106 | Probabilistic Method of Loudspeaker Detection - A method and apparatus for enhancing cutoff detection of a loudspeaker. The method comprising retrieving a loudspeaker model cutoff and model error, generating a probability distribution of the cutoff frequency based on the retrieved models, and utilizing the generated probability distribution to enhance the detection of the cutoff of the loudspeaker. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239107 | MIXING CONTROL APPARATUS - A sub-console | 2010-09-23 |
20100239108 | METHOD OF IMPROVING SOUND REPRODUCTION AND LISTENING ENJOYMENT - A method of using an audio device ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239109 | ACOUSTIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An acoustic device ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239110 | Systems and Methods for Optimizing an Audio Communication System - Methods and systems for optimizing and audio communication system, including detecting a surrounding noise profile, determining one or more states of one or more noise-related conditions corresponding to the surrounding noise profile, and associating the one or more states of the one or more noise-related conditions to the surrounding noise profile. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239111 | HEARING INSTRUMENT HOUSING MADE OF A POLYMER METAL COMPOSITE - A hearing aid housing consists at least partially of a housing outer surface ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239112 | TOOL FOR INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF IN-CANAL HEARING DEVICES - Methods, tools, and methods of manufacturing said tools are provided for inserting a hearing device deeply into the ear canal of a user and adjusting its medial-lateral position therein. The provided tools comprise a shaft. A distal end of the shaft can be coupled to the hearing device. The shaft is flexible to facilitate its insertion into the tortuous ear canal and minimize injurious contact with the ear canal. The length of the shaft can be adjusted to adjust the depth of insertion of the shaft into the ear canal, customizing the tool for an individual user. Medial advancement of the shaft into the ear canal is limited by a base, side extension, or mold coupled to a proximal portion of the shaft or other proximal part of the tool. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239113 | Microphone mount - A mount for a microphone | 2010-09-23 |
20100239114 | EAR CANAL FITTING UNIT AND BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MEASURING DEVICE - Disclosed herein is an ear canal fitting unit including: a tube configured to be capable of being inserted into an ear canal; an electrode configured to have flexibility and be so disposed along an outer circumferential surface of the tube that a predetermined gap is formed between the electrode and an inner surface of the ear canal; pressing means for deforming the electrode in such a direction as to get away from the outer circumferential surface of the tube and pressing the electrode against the inner surface of the ear canal; and suppressing means for suppressing push-back of the electrode pressed against the inner surface of the ear canal. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239115 | HEADSET ACCESSORY DEVICE SYSTEM - A headset system is provided. The headset system includes a speaker assembly to produce sound based on an audio signal, an attachment portion configured to orient the at least one speaker assembly proximate to an ear of a user such that the sound is directed substantially toward the ear of the user, and a mounting interface configured to interchangeably receive one of a plurality of accessory devices, wherein the plurality of accessory devices each have a mechanical coupling configuration compatible with the mounting interface. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239116 | EARPHONE WITH ADJUSTIBLE PLUG - An earphone comprises two headphones, a plug assembly and a wire electronically connected to the headphones and the plug assembly. The plug assembly comprises a main pole, a first plug set in one end of the main pole and electronically connected to the wire, a sleeve placed over the first plug, and an adjusting wheel screwed on the main pole. The adjusting wheel is configured for driving the main pole to move when receiving an exterior force, thereby driving the first tube body to extend out of the sleeve or receive into the sleeve. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239117 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A CONTENT STREAM, CONTENT STREAM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A CONTENT STREAM - The present invention relates to a method for providing a content stream ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239118 | Optical Signature to Enable Image Correction - A method and system for performing document image correction using a document reader is disclosed. The method includes generating a document image representative of a document having a deformation; decoding an optical pattern embedded in the document from the document image to determine an optical signature for the document; receiving document classification data associated with the optical signature; and applying an image correction technique to the document image based on the document classification data to generate a corrected document image. A document capable of being read by a document reader is also disclosed. The document includes a substrate and an optical pattern embedded on the substrate. The optical pattern is part of a background pattern printed on the substrate. The optical pattern defines an optical signature unique to the particular class of document and is associated with document classification data for the document. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239119 | SYSTEM FOR IRIS DETECTION TRACKING AND RECOGNITION AT A DISTANCE - A stand-off range or at-a-distance iris detection and tracking for iris recognition having a head/face/eye locator, a zoom-in iris capture mechanism and an iris recognition module. The system may obtain iris information of a subject with or without his or her knowledge or cooperation. This information may be sufficient for identification of the subject, verification of identity and/or storage in a database. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239120 | IMAGE OBJECT-LOCATION DETECTION METHOD - An image object-location detection method includes dividing a target image into a plurality of image blocks, calculating a plurality of sharpness values respectively corresponding to the plurality of image blocks, and analyzing the plurality of sharpness values to accordingly select image blocks corresponding to object-locations in the target image from the plurality of image blocks. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239121 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASCERTAINING THE POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF A CAMERA RELATIVE TO A REAL OBJECT - The invention relates to a method for ascertaining the position and orientation of a camera ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239122 | METHOD FOR CREATING AND/OR UPDATING TEXTURES OF BACKGROUND OBJECT MODELS, VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Video monitoring systems are used for camera-supported monitoring of relevant areas, and usually comprise a plurality of monitoring cameras placed in the relevant areas for recording monitoring scenes. The monitoring scenes may be, for example, parking lots, intersections, streets, plazas, but also regions within buildings, plants, hospitals, or the like. In order to simplify the analysis of the monitoring scenes by monitoring personnel, the invention proposes displaying at least the background of the monitoring scene on a monitor as a virtual reality in the form of a three-dimensional scene model using background object models. The invention proposes a method for creating and/or updating textures of background object models in the three-dimensional scene model, wherein a background image of the monitoring scene is formed from one or more camera images | 2010-09-23 |
20100239123 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING OF VIDEO DATA | 2010-09-23 |
20100239124 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - It is an object to accurately detect an image of an object from an image created by photographing. A computer | 2010-09-23 |
20100239125 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, TRACKING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE TRACKING METHOD, AND DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS ADOPTING THE TRACKING METHOD - A digital image processing apparatus and tracking method are provided to rapidly and accurately track a subject location in video images. The apparatus searches for a target image that is most similar to a reference image, in a current frame image in which each pixel has luminance, and other, data, the reference image being smaller than the current frame image, and includes a similarity calculator for calculating a degree of similarity between the reference image and each of a plurality of matching images that have the same size as the reference image and are portions of the current frame image; and a target image determination unit for determining one of the plurality of matching images as the target image using the degree of similarity obtained by the similarity calculator. The similarity calculator calculates the degree of similarity by applying greater weight to the other data than to the luminance data. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239126 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A DISTANCE TO AN EARDRUM - An apparatus for measuring a distance to an eardrum has an optical sensor and a signal-processing device. The optical sensor acquires an image of the eardrum and the signal-processing device determines an area or separation extending perpendicular to the spacing distance to be measured in the image and determines the spacing distance to the eardrum as a function of the determined area or separation. A corresponding method includes the steps of acquiring an image of the eardrum, determining an area or separation extending perpendicular to the distance to be measured in the image, and determining the distance as a function of the determined area or separation. A projection image may be projected onto or into a vicinity of the eardrum and then the distance can be determined from the separation between the projection image and the eardrum or the image center of the image. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239127 | CAMERA DEVICE AND MOTION DETECTION METHOD FOR THE SAME - A camera device is capable of detecting a motion scene. The camera device captures a number of consecutive images of the motion scene, calculates characteristic values of the plurality of consecutive images, and stores the characteristic values. The camera device further matches two consecutive images among the plurality of consecutive images according to the characteristic values of the two consecutive images to obtain a corresponding area and compares the characteristic values of the corresponding area in the two consecutive images to obtain a motion area of the motion scene, with different characteristic values of the corresponding area. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239128 | REGISTERING DEVICE, CHECKING DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND DATA STRUCTURE - There is proposed a registration apparatus, a verification apparatus, and a program capable of improving authentication accuracy and an identification data structure capable of improving reliability. A blood vessel line included in an image is divided into a plurality of partial lines on the basis of end points and a diverging point of the blood vessel line. A parameter representing the shape of each of the partial lines is extracted on the basis of end points at both ends of the partial line. Data including points at both ends of each of the partial lines and the parameter is generated as data to be registered or data to be compared with registered data. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239129 | VEIN PATTERN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, VEIN PATTERN REGISTRATION APPARATUS, VEIN PATTERN AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, VEIN PATTERN REGISTRATION METHOD, VEIN PATTERN AUTHENTICATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND VEIN DATA CONFIGURATION - An imaging unit capturing an image of a body surface with near-infrared light and generating near-infrared light imaging data, a vein pattern extraction unit extracting multiple kinds of near-infrared light vein patterns from one piece of the near-infrared light imaging data by applying a differential filter outputting a large value for a pixel having a large difference between the pixel and its surrounding pixel to multiple pixels constituting the near-infrared light imaging data and changing a parameter changing an output property of the differential filter, and a pseudo-vein pattern determination unit determining presence of a pseudo-vein pattern intentionally formed on a part of the captured body surface based on the extracted vein pattern are provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239130 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING RAPID FACIAL RECOGNITION - A system and a method for performing rapid facial recognition are provided. The rapid facial recognition system includes an image capture device, a broadcasting feature computing unit and several response recognition computing units scattered on the network. Each of the broadcasting feature computing unit and the response recognition computing units includes a feature recognition module, wherein the broadcasting feature computing unit further includes a feature extraction module and an identification module. The image capture device captures a facial image, and the feature extraction module extracts features of the facial image to generate a set of feature data that is broadcasted to the response recognition computing units. The feature recognition modules, in accordance with the set of the feature data and their classes allocated, perform distributed facial recognition for generating recognition results as a response. The identification module identifies the recognition results to accomplish the recognition of an individual's identity. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239131 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING - According to one of embodiments, taking in facial image data for a user, extracting feature points of the face of the user from the facial image data and then coding the feature points, and registering the facial image data on a destination management table so that the facial image data is associated with a special identifier and/or the coded feature points. In particular, the face of the sender is incorporated into a video mail, so that the exchange of addresses (faces) is facilitated and the reliability of the e-mail itself can be enhanced. Further, a face can be automatically registered on an address book at a receiving end. In this case, a similar face can be updated by the latest face. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239132 | FINGERPRINT TEMPLATE GENERATION, VERIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - A system to generate a template of a fingerprint input image is described. The system provides for smoothing the input image, forming a binary image from it, and further processing the binary image to extract the minutia of the fingerprint. The minutiae are stored in the template, in the form of locations of each minutia in relation to all other minutiae. The system includes optional identification and verification steps, which compare the template generated according to the system with templates stored in a fingerprint database. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239133 | Piezoelectric Identification Device and Applications Thereof - Provided is a transducer having first and second surfaces including first electrode lines positioned along the first surface in a first direction and configured for grounding and second electrode lines positioned along the second surface in a direction orthogonal to the first direction. The second electrode lines are configured switching between receiving and transmitting in an interlaced manner. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239134 | ARTIFACT CORRECTION FOR MOTION ARTIFACTED IMAGES - A diagnostic imaging system ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239135 | Three-dimensional image capture system - Apparatus to capture three-dimensional images of a head comprises a plurality of image capturing device modules, each module comprises a plurality of image-capturing devices; and a rigid support structure supporting the plurality of image capturing device modules to define a space wherein an image of the head may be disposed. The rigid support structure supports all of the modules in predetermined relationship to each other and to the space. The rigid support structure further supports the modules in positions such that each module is positioned to capture a group of first images of a corresponding surface portion of a head disposed within the space such that each group of first images captured by the corresponding module captures a substantially different surface portion of the head disposed within the space. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239136 | Device for Determining the 3D Coordinates of an Object, In Particular of a Tooth - A scanner is used for scanning an object, in particular one or more teeth ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239137 | Two Dimensional Imaging of Reacted Areas On a Reagent - A system for reading an assay includes a camera and a processor. The assay is used as a test for the presence or absence of a reaction between a sample and a reagent. The assay is defined by a test area and a background area. The test area is, preferably, substantially circular with a diameter between about 0.1 mm and about 5 mm. The camera simultaneously captures a two-dimensional image of the test area and the background area. The processor determines a first color response from the background area and a second color response from the test area. The processor then calibrates the second color response according to the first color response and generates a result of the test according to the second color response. The system may also include a uniform field illuminator that provides a substantially uniform level of illumination across the assay. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239138 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES IN A MICROSCOPIC ARRANGEMENT - The invention relates to methods for positioning at least one preferably biological specimen in the specimen space of a microscope arrangement, and to devices for carrying out these methods. Methods and devices are proposed, wherein the specimen's orientation relative to a detection objective's optical axis can be repeatedly changed and, in doing so, the specimen is held so that a substantially unobstructed view of the specimen is ensured from every detection direction. In different constructional variants, the specimen is held at a supporting device by adhesive forces or by a flowing medium, the specimen is held at a capillary opening by capillary action, or at least one specimen is embedded in a body of transparent gel, and the gel body is fixed in the specimen space by means of a rotatable holding device, and the detection direction is changed by rotating the holding device by a given angle of rotation. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239139 | CENTROID PROCESSING - Hardware and software components are configured to image-process centroid data as if they were profile data to discover biological features. Proper mass/charge bin size are determined to raster centroid data into LC/MS images. To correct for the decrease in precision, the LC/MS images are re-evaluated in view of the original centroid data. Peak detection from the binned image is refined by re-considering the corresponding centroid data through cluster analysis. Additionally, some peaks that were merged through processing may be resolved into individual peaks by identifying more than one significant cluster masked by a peak from the binned image. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239140 | COUPLING THE VIEWING DIRECTION OF A BLOOD VESSEL'S CPR VIEW WITH THE VIEWING ANGLE ON THE 3D TUBULAR STRUCTURE'S RENDERED VOXEL VOLUME AND/OR WITH THE C-ARM GEOMETRY OF A 3D ROTATIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY DEVICE'S C-ARM SYSTEM - The present invention describes a method for rendering and displaying a curved planar reformat (CPR) view ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239141 | AUTOMATIC CARDIAC BAND DETECTION OF BREAST MRI - The invention relates to a method ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239142 | B1 mapping in MRI system using k-space spatial frequency domain filtering - Frequency filtering of spatially modulated or “tagged” MRI data in the spatial frequency k-space domain with subsequent 2DFT to the spatial domain and pixel-by-pixel arithmetic calculations provide robust ratio values that can be subjected to inverse trigonometric functions to derive B1 maps for an MRI system. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239143 | REDUCING ACQUISITION TIME - Systems, methods, apparatus, and other embodiments associated with reducing imaging acquisition time are described. One example method includes accessing an under-sampled data set and a library of previously acquired data sets. The method includes producing an approximation of the under-sampled data set by transforming data stored in the library. The method includes producing a sparsified data set from the approximation and the under-sampled data set and then reconstructing the sparsified data set into a sparse image using a reconstruction technique configured to reconstruct sparse data. The method includes producing a fully-sampled approximation of the under-sampled data set and producing a final reconstructed image from the sparse image and the fully sampled approximation. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239144 | Marker Localization Using Intensity-Based Registration of Imaging Modalities - Provided are methods and systems for registering image data from two imaging modalities, to produce an image having features from both imaging technologies. In particular, the methods and systems relate to intensity-based registration of the image data. The imaging modalities may be, for example, ultrasound and x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, or a pre-operative plan. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239145 | RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A radiographic apparatus includes a radiation source for emitting radiation, a radiation detection device having radiation detecting elements arranged longitudinally and transversely for detecting the radiation, a radiation grid, and an object image correcting device. The object image correcting device generates a corrected image by deriving components of direct radiation in pixel values of an object image from a dark equation specifying that an average of radiation intensity in a dark pixel group formed of a dark pixel showing a shadow of one of absorbing foil strips and adjacent pixels transversely adjoining the dark pixel of each image is a sum of the components of direct radiation and components of indirect radiation, and light equations specifying that an average of radiation intensity in light pixels free of the shadows of the absorbing foil strips is a sum of the components of direct radiation and the components of indirect radiation. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239146 | X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - A rotation frame supports an X-ray tube and an X-ray detector to be rotatable about a rotation axis. A top plate support mechanism supports the top plate on which a sample is placed to be movable along the rotation axis. A scan controller drives the top plate support mechanism and the rotation frame so as to scan a plurality of scan areas either partially overlapping or being adjacent along the rotation axis with the X-rays. A reconstruction processor generates a plurality of volume data sets corresponding to the plurality of scan areas on the basis of the output from the X-ray detector. A boundary corrector corrects CT values of the plurality of volume data sets on the basis of CT value differences between the overlapping or adjacent portions of the plurality of volume data sets. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239147 | Method and System for Dynamic Pulmonary Trunk Modeling and Intervention Planning - A method and system for modeling the pulmonary trunk in 4D image data, such as 4D CT data, and model-based percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation (PPVI) intervention is disclosed. A patient-specific dynamic pulmonary trunk data is generated from 4D image data of a patient. The patient is automatically classified as suitable for PPVI intervention or not suitable for PPVI intervention based on the generated patient-specific dynamic pulmonary trunk model. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239148 | Method and System for Automatic Aorta Segmentation - A method and system for aorta segmentation in a 3D volume, such as a C-arm CT volume is disclosed. The aortic root is detected in the 3D volume using marginal space learning (MSL) based segmentation. The aortic arch is detected in the 3D volume using MSL based segmentation. The ascending aorta is tracked from the aortic root to the aortic arch in the 3D volume, and the descending aorta is tracked from the aortic arch in the 3D volume. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239149 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING FAT-WATER SEPARATION IN A MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM - In a magnetic resonance (MR) method and apparatus for implementing fat-water separation, MR data acquired representing one in-phase image and two out-of-phase images, phase differences between the two out-of-phase images are calculated, and the phases caused by the inhomogeneity of a magnetic field in the two out-of-phase images are calculated by using the phase differences; correcting linear phase differences in the in-phase image caused by eddy currents, by using the two corrected out-of-phase images. Calculations are then made on the basis of the three corrected images to obtain water and fat images. This method and apparatus effectively eliminate the adverse effects caused by the eddy currents in the currently available implementing process of the three points Dixon method. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239150 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR REGISTRATING MEDICAL IMAGES, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus to register an ultrasonic image and a three-dimensional medical image at high speed is disclosed. The information processing apparatus includes: a medical image acquisition unit which acquires a medical image captured by a medical imaging apparatus in which an imaging unit captures an image of an object at a non-contact position with respect to the object, an ultrasonic image acquisition unit which acquires an ultrasonic image captured by an ultrasonic imaging apparatus in which an ultrasonic probe captures an image of the object at a position in contact with a surface of the object, and a coordinate transformation unit which transforms coordinates of the medical image or ultrasonic image with reference to the contact position on the ultrasonic image, so that image information of the medical image matches that of the ultrasonic image. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239151 | B1 and/or B0 mapping in MRI system using k-space spatial frequency domain filtering - Frequency filtering of spatially modulated or “tagged” MRI data in the spatial frequency k-space domain with subsequent 2DFT to the spatial domain and pixel-by-pixel arithmetic calculations provide robust data that can be used to derive B1 and/or B0 maps for an MRI system. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239152 | METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING THE POSITION OF A STRUCTURE IN A BODY - A method for ascertaining the position of a structure in a body, comprising the method steps of:
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20100239153 | IMAGE GUIDED RADIOSURGERY METHOD AND APPARATUS USING REGISTRATION OF 2D RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGES WITH DIGITALLY RECONSTRUCTED RADIOGRAPHS OF 3D SCAN DATA - A set of 2D reconstructed images is generated from a pretreatment 3D scan showing an initial position of a target, wherein the set of 2D reconstructed images corresponds to perturbations from said initial position along fewer than six degrees of freedom. Said set of 2D reconstructed images are registered with one or more 2D x-ray images of said target showing a current position of the target, wherein the registering includes computing a set of 3D transformation parameters that represent a change in position of said target between said initial position of said pretreatment 3D scan and said current position of said 2D x-ray images along six degrees of freedom. A positioning system is instructed to adjust a relative position of a radiosurgical beam generator to said target by an amount prescribed by said 3D transformation parameters, wherein said target is allowed six degrees of freedom of position | 2010-09-23 |
20100239154 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An information processing apparatus for selecting, from a plurality of feature amounts that are extracted from input data items, feature amounts that are to be used to classify the input data items is provided. The information processing apparatus includes generating means for generating a plurality of combinations by generating combinations of feature amounts that are selected from the plurality of feature amounts; first calculating means for calculating, for each of the plurality of combinations, a first evaluation value for evaluating a suitability for classification of the input data items; and second calculating means for obtaining, on the basis of the first evaluation values, for each of the plurality of feature amounts, a second evaluation value for evaluating a suitability for classification of the input data items. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239155 | ABNORMALITY DETECTING APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ABNORMALITY AT INTERFACE PORTION OF CONTACT ARM - An abnormality detecting apparatus includes an imaging device for obtaining image data of a TIM, a failure detecting section for detecting appearance failures of the TIM on the basis of the image data of the TIM obtained by the imaging device, and a determining device for determining whether an abnormality occurs at the TIM on the basis of a detection result by the failure detecting section. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239156 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUAL INSPECTION - A visual inspection apparatus includes an image-data acquisition unit for acquiring plural pieces of image data A to C on an inspection target, image comparison units for comparing the image data A to C with each other thereby to create plural pieces of sign-affixed difference-image data D and E, the image data A to C being acquired by the image-data acquisition unit, difference-image comparison units for determining the difference between the sign-affixed difference-image data D and E created by the image comparison units, and a judgment unit for subjecting, to a threshold-value processing, difference data F between the difference-image data D and E, the difference data F being acquired by the difference-image comparison units, obtaining a detection sensitivity by enlarging the difference between an abnormal signal level of an image of an area where an abnormality exists from the visual inspection. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239157 | AUTOMATED WAFER DEFECT INSPECTION SYSTEM AND A PROCESS OF PERFORMING SUCH INSPECTION - An automated defect inspection system has been invented and is used on patterned wafers, whole wafers, broken wafers, partial wafers, sawn wafers such as on film frames, JEDEC trays, Auer boats, die in gel or waffle packs, MCMs, etc., and is specifically intended and designed for second optical wafer inspection for such defects as metalization defects (such as scratches, voids, corrosion, and bridging), diffusion defects, passivation layer defects, scribing defects, glassivation defects, chips and cracks from sawing, solder bump defects, and bond pad area defects. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239158 | FINE STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE MATCHING AND DEDICATED INSTRUMENT HAVING A LOW STEREOSCOPIC COEFFICIENT - The invention relates to a method and system for the acquisition and correlation matching of points belonging to a stereoscopic pair of images, whereby the pair is formed by a first image and a second image representing a scene. According to the invention, the two images of the pair are acquired with a single acquisition instrument ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100239159 | COLOR PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A color processing method includes setting a color gamut constituted by combinations of values of M color components, wherein each combination has a minimum total sum of the values of the M color components among combinations that provide a corresponding one of target colors, and each combination meets a predetermined limitation; obtaining output color signals each having values of the M color components by controlling, within a range meeting the predetermined limit, combinations each providing any of colors within the set color gamut; and generating pairs each having a corresponding one of the output color signals and an input color signal which is in an input color space, corresponds to the corresponding one of the output color signals, represents a color within the set color gamut, and has values of N color components as elements where N is an integer smaller than M. | 2010-09-23 |
20100239160 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - This invention generates a digital document by applying character recognition to character images in a document image, and rendering the character recognition result on the document image in a transparent color. This digital document allows to specify a part corresponding to a search keyword on the document image upon conducting a search. When this digital document is generated, it includes a description required to use glyph data (font data) of a simple character shape commonly to a plurality of character types as font data used upon rendering the character recognition result. Therefore, even when the digital document needs to save font data, an increase in file size can be minimized. Also, by rendering using a simple character shape, the data size of the font data itself can be reduced. | 2010-09-23 |