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05-01-2012 дата публикации

Stent localization in 3d cardiac images

Номер: US20120002855A1
Автор: Ying Bai
Принадлежит: Fujifilm Corp

Systems and methods are described for automatically identifying coronary stents within a 3D cardiac image. Based on feature analysis on a cardiac image, coronary stents can be detected by filtering the cardiac images for stent candidates, applying a score based on factors related to coronary stents and applying a threshold. Once coronary stents are identified, in-stent restenosis and stent fractures can be further detected.

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Номер записи: 1
20-10-2016 дата публикации

Электронный ручной видеоувеличитель для слабовидящих

Номер: RU0000165558U1
Автор: Сергей Юрьевич Рявкин
Принадлежит: ОБЩЕСТВО С ОГРАНИЧЕННОЙ ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТЬЮ "Интерра"

Электронный ручной видеоувеличитель (ЭРВУ) для слабовидящих, включающий корпус, кабельное средство связи, служащее для подключения внешнего устройства и присоединяемое через ответную часть электрического соединителя, выведенную на внешнюю поверхность корпуса, отличающийся тем, что сопряжение кабельного средства связи с ответной частью электрического соединителя осуществлено за счет взаимодействия магнитных сил притяжения. РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (13) 165 558 U1 (51) МПК G06K 9/00 (2006.01) G06K 9/62 (2006.01) H01R 13/639 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ТИТУЛЬНЫЙ (21)(22) Заявка: ЛИСТ ОПИСАНИЯ ПОЛЕЗНОЙ МОДЕЛИ К ПАТЕНТУ 2016119445/08, 20.05.2016 (24) Дата начала отсчета срока действия патента: 20.05.2016 (72) Автор(ы): Рявкин Сергей Юрьевич (RU) (73) Патентообладатель(и): ОБЩЕСТВО С ОГРАНИЧЕННОЙ ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТЬЮ "ИНТЕРРА" (RU) R U Приоритет(ы): (22) Дата подачи заявки: 20.05.2016 (45) Опубликовано: 20.10.2016 Бюл. № 29 R U 1 6 5 5 5 8 (57) Формула полезной модели Электронный ручной видеоувеличитель (ЭРВУ) для слабовидящих, включающий корпус, кабельное средство связи, служащее для подключения внешнего устройства и присоединяемое через ответную часть электрического соединителя, выведенную на внешнюю поверхность корпуса, отличающийся тем, что сопряжение кабельного средства связи с ответной частью электрического соединителя осуществлено за счет взаимодействия магнитных сил притяжения. Стр.: 1 U 1 U 1 (54) ЭЛЕКТРОННЫЙ РУЧНОЙ ВИДЕОУВЕЛИЧИТЕЛЬ ДЛЯ СЛАБОВИДЯЩИХ 1 6 5 5 5 8 Адрес для переписки: 620026, г. Екатеринбург, а/я 26, филиал ООО "Юридическая фирма Городисский и Партнеры" в г. Екатеринбурге, пат. пов. РФ Байковской Елене Эмериковне

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Номер записи: 2
12-01-2012 дата публикации

Shadow Removal in an Image Captured by a Vehicle Based Camera Using a Non-Linear Illumination-Invariant Kernel

Номер: US20120008020A1
Автор: QI Wu, Wende Zhang
Принадлежит: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

A method is provided for removing an illumination generated shadow in a captured image. An image is captured by an image capture device. Each pixel of the captured image is represented by a respective color value in a logarithmic graph. A non-linear illumination-invariant kernel is determined. An illumination direction for each respective color set is determined in the logarithmic graph that is orthogonal to the non-linear illumination-invariant kernel. A log-chromaticity value of each plotted pixel is projected on the non-linear illumination-invariant kernel. Edges are identified in the input image. Edges are identified in the illumination-invariant image domain. The identified edges are compared. A determination is made whether a shadow is present in response to an edge identified in the input image and an absence of a correlating edge in the illumination-invariant image domain. A shadow-reduced image is generated for scene analysis by a vehicle vision-based system.

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Номер записи: 3
12-01-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus, method of processing image, and computer-readable recording medium

Номер: US20120008839A1
Автор: Makoto Kitamura, Masashi Hirota, Takashi Kono, Takehiro Matsuda, Yamato Kanda
Принадлежит: Olympus Corp

An image processing apparatus includes a reference surface generating unit that generates a reference surface indicating a reference value of each of a plurality of color elements of pixels constituting an intraluminal image at a pixel position of the each color element by performing a morphology process using pixel values of the color elements; and an abnormal area detecting unit that detects an abnormal area from the intraluminal image based on a difference for each of the color elements between the pixel value of each pixel and the reference surface.

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Номер записи: 4
19-01-2012 дата публикации

Efficient method for tracking people

Номер: US20120014562A1
Автор: Dror Shapira, Erez Berkovich
Принадлежит: RAFAEL ADVANCED DEFENSE SYSTEMS LTD

In accordance with one embodiment, a method to track persons includes generating a first and second set of facial coefficient vectors by: (i) providing a first and second image containing a plurality of persons; (ii) locating faces of persons in each image; and (iii) generating a facial coefficient vector for each face by extracting from the images coefficients sufficient to locally identify each face, then tracking the persons within the images, the tracking including comparing the first set of facial coefficient vectors to the second set of facial coefficient vectors to determine for each person in the first image if there is a corresponding person in the second image. Optically the method includes using estimated locations in combination with the vector distance between facial coefficient vectors to track persons.

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Номер записи: 5
19-01-2012 дата публикации

Method for Determining Properties of a Vessel in a Medical Image

Номер: US20120014574A1
Автор: Sigrid Ferschel, Stefan Lautenschlager
Принадлежит: Individual

A method and a system for determining properties of a vessel in a medical image are provided. The method involves displaying the medical image including the vessel. The displayed vessel is segmented and indicated in the medical image. For an indicated vessel, a maximum curvature along a length of the vessel is determined as the property of the vessel. Another vessel parameter which can be determined is the smallest diameter along the length of the vessel.

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Номер записи: 6
26-01-2012 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for producing and reproducing augmented reality contents in mobile terminal

Номер: US20120019526A1
Автор: Dae-Kyu Shin, Ik-Hwan Cho, Jin-He Jung, Kwang-Cheol Choi, Seung-Pyo Ryu, Shin-Jun Lee, Sung-Joo Ahn, Tae-Hwan Son
Принадлежит: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

A method and an apparatus produce and reproduce Augmented Reality (AR) contents in a mobile terminal. In the method, contents are produced. An image including an object corresponding to the contents is recognized. Recognition information for the object corresponding to the contents is obtained based on a recognition result. AR contents including the contents and the recognition information are generated. Therefore, AR contents for an input image may be easily produced and reproduced, and the AR contents may be used as independent multimedia contents, not an auxiliary means of other contents.

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Номер записи: 7
09-02-2012 дата публикации

Craps game

Номер: US20120034970A1
Автор: Bart Stephens
Принадлежит: Megaroll LLC

Certain inventive embodiments disclosed herein relate to an optional side bet in a game of Craps. Certain embodiments discussed herein provide a Craps player with the possibility of winning a large pay-out based upon the number of rolls a shooter makes before a seven-out. Conventional wagers in Craps are dependent on what number the shooter rolls. Some embodiments of the present invention provide a new method of wagering a side bet that is dependent on how many times a shooter rolls before a seven-out occurs.

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Номер записи: 8
09-02-2012 дата публикации

Learning apparatus, identifying apparatus and method therefor

Номер: US20120036094A1
Автор: Masahide Nishiura, Tomoyuki Takeguchi
Принадлежит: Toshiba Corp

A learning apparatus acquires a plurality of training samples containing a plurality of attributes and known classes, gives the plurality of training samples to a route node of a decision tree to be learned as an identifier, generates a plurality of child nodes from a parent node of the decision tree, allocates the training samples whose attribute corresponding to a branch condition for classification is not a deficit values at the parent node of the decision tree out of the plurality of training samples, to any of the plurality of child nodes according to the branch condition, gives the training samples whose attribute is the deficit value, to any one of the plurality of child nodes, and executes the generation of the child nodes and the allocating of the training samples until a termination condition is satisfied.

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Номер записи: 9
23-02-2012 дата публикации

Authentication device, authentication method, and an information storage medium storing a program

Номер: US20120045114A1
Автор: Kenta Ogawa, Yasuhiro MATSUMARU
Принадлежит: Renesas Electronics Corp

There is provided an authentication device including an authentication information storage unit that stores authentication information acquired from an authentication pattern including a part or the entirety of a mottled pattern or a dot pattern formed over an electronic component as information for indentifying each of a plurality of electronic components, an authentication information acquiring unit that acquires a first authentication information acquired from the authentication pattern formed over a first electronic component that is an object to be authenticated, a search unit that searches whether or not the authentication information storage unit stores the first authentication information by using the first authentication information as a search key, and an output unit that outputs a search result of the search unit.

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Номер записи: 10
01-03-2012 дата публикации

System and method for video-assisted identification of mobile phone users

Номер: US20120051604A1
Автор: Boaz Dudovich, Gideon Hazzani
Принадлежит: Individual

Methods and systems for identifying and tracking individuals in a area-of-interest that may be covered by a video surveillance subsystem and by a communication location subsystem, and a correlation system correlates the outputs of the two subsystems. The communication location subsystem may monitor communication of mobile phones. The video subsystem captures video images of the area-of-interest, and processes the video images so as to identify individuals who are present in the area. The correlation system correlates a given mobile phone with a given individual who was identified by the video subsystem as being engaged in a phone conversation. After correlating the mobile phone with the individual using the phone, the correlation system outputs correlated information regarding the phone and its user to an operator.

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Номер записи: 11
08-03-2012 дата публикации

Lane line estimating apparatus

Номер: US20120057757A1
Автор: Hajime Oyama
Принадлежит: Fuji Jukogyo KK

A fixed data memory stores data of a normal lane width between lane lines and a narrow lane width between inner guide lines of double white lines. A lane-line candidate setting section detects lane-line detection points on both sides of a driving lane using a captured image, and sets lane-line candidate points on the opposite lane lines at spaces of the widths and therebetween, using the detection points as starting points. A curve approximation processing section sets virtual lines on both sides of the driving lane from a curve approximation equation obtained using the detection and candidate points. A lane-line position setting section obtains dispersions of the candidate points to the left and right virtual lines, and estimates the type of at least one of the left and right virtual lines.

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Номер записи: 12
15-03-2012 дата публикации

Navigation device & method

Номер: US20120065873A1
Автор: Tom Van de Velde
Принадлежит: TomTom North America Inc

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method of 5 determining speed information for one or more road segments in map data, comprising receiving ( 610 ) probe data ( 530 ) relating to the one or more road segments, determining ( 650 ) a speed formula ( 550 ) for the one or more road segments based on the probe data ( 530 ), and determining the speed information for the one or more road segments according to the speed formula ( 530 ).

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Номер записи: 13
22-03-2012 дата публикации

Document management system and method thereof

Номер: US20120069408A1
Автор: Masami Tsutsumi
Принадлежит: Toshiba Corp, Toshiba TEC Corp

A document management system including a two dimensional code region detection portion that detects a two dimensional code region included in image data, obtained by scanning a document to be managed; a two dimensional code decoding portion that decodes document management information included in the two dimensional code; a layout analysis portion that analyzes a layout of the document; a low resolution portion that obtains data in which a background image becomes low resolution; a two dimensional code character and background processing portion that changes the content of the document; a two dimensional code character encoding portion that encodes the two dimensional code; a background encoding portion that encodes data of the background image; a document filing portion that generates a document file; and a file management portion that adds document management information, decoded by the two dimensional decoding portion, to the document file formed by the document filing portion.

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Номер записи: 14
22-03-2012 дата публикации

Method and System for Vascular Landmark Detection

Номер: US20120070053A1
Автор: David Liu, Dominik BERNHARDT, Dorin Comaniciu, Shaohua Kevin Zhou
Принадлежит: SIEMENS AG, Siemens Corp

The present invention provides a method and system for vascular landmark detection in CT volumes. A CT volume is received and an initial position of a plurality of vascular landmarks is detected. The initial position of each of the plurality of vascular landmarks is then adjusted in order to position each vascular landmark inside a vessel lumen. A new position of each of the plurality of vascular landmarks representing the adjusted initial positions is output.

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Номер записи: 15
22-03-2012 дата публикации

Systems and methods for automated water detection using visible sensors

Номер: US20120070071A1
Автор: Arturo L. Rankin, Larry H. Matthies, Paolo Bellutta
Принадлежит: California Institute of Technology CalTech

Systems and methods are disclosed that include automated machine vision that can utilize images of scenes captured by a 3D imaging system configured to image light within the visible light spectrum to detect water. One embodiment includes autonomously detecting water bodies within a scene including capturing at least one 3D image of a scene using a sensor system configured to detect visible light and to measure distance from points within the scene to the sensor system, and detecting water within the scene using a processor configured to detect regions within each of the at least one 3D images that possess at least one characteristic indicative of the presence of water.

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Номер записи: 16
22-03-2012 дата публикации

System and method for comparing and reviewing documents

Номер: US20120072859A1
Автор: Cynthia Ann Thompson, Glenn Ricart, Keith Wishon, Lever Wang, Sheldon Laube
Принадлежит: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

A document processing system for accurately and efficiently analyzing documents and methods for making and using same. Each incoming document includes at least one section of textual content and is provided in an electronic form or as a paper-based document that is converted into an electronic form. Since many categories of documents, such as legal and accounting documents, often include one or more common text sections with similar textual content, the document processing system compares the documents to identify and classify the common text sections. The document comparison can be further enhanced by dividing the document into document segments and comparing the document segments; whereas, the conversion of paper-based documents likewise can be improved by comparing the resultant electronic document with a library of standard phrases, sentences, and paragraphs. The document processing system thereby enables an image of the document to be manipulated, as desired, to facilitate its review.

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Номер записи: 17
29-03-2012 дата публикации

Lapel microphone micro-display system incorporating mobile information access

Номер: US20120075177A1
Автор: Christopher Parkinson, Jeffrey J. Jacobsen, Stephen A. Pombo
Принадлежит: Kopin Corp

A shoulder mounted lapel microphone housing that encloses a microdisplay, a computer, and other communication system components. A microdisplay element is located on or in the microphone housing. Other electronic circuits, such as a microcomputer, one or more wired and wireless interfaces, associated memory or storage devices, auxiliary device mounts and the like are packaged in the microphone housing and/or in an optional pager sized gateway device having a belt clip. Motion, gesture, and/or audio processing circuits in the system provide a way for the user to input commands to the system without a keyboard or mouse. The system provides connectivity to other computing devices such as cellular phones, smartphones, laptop computers, or the like.

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Номер записи: 18
29-03-2012 дата публикации

Virtual Showroom System and Method

Номер: US20120075339A1
Автор: Tomima L. Edmark
Принадлежит: Edmark Tomima L

The present invention provides a network server with enhanced graphics and improved methods for displaying articles offered for purchase, to allow a purchaser to fully evaluate the article while shopping “on-line.” In a particular embodiment, a virtual showroom associated with the network server may be provided, for displaying first and second articles. A first electronic image representing the first article and a second electronic image representing the second article may also be provided. The second article may be complementary to the first article, such that the second article may be worn in conjunction with the first article. In another embodiment, a user may have the option to overlay the first electronic image with the second electronic image. In a particular embodiment, the second electronic image may include an at least partially translucent depiction of a substantial portion of the second article.

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Номер записи: 19
29-03-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus and image processing method

Номер: US20120076374A1
Автор: Hirokazu Nishimura, Kenichi Tanaka, Yusuke TOMOTO
Принадлежит: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP

An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a pixel selection unit adapted to select a pixel of interest from an image; a contrast feature value calculation unit adapted to calculate, as a contrast feature value, a value which represents an amount of change in contrast in a local region including the pixel of interest; a geometric feature value calculation unit adapted to calculate, as a geometric feature value, a value of an index which indicates whether or not a linear or massive structure is contained in the local region; an evaluation value calculation unit adapted to calculate an evaluation value by weighting each of the contrast feature value and the geometric feature value; and a region extraction unit adapted to extract a candidate region estimated to contain the linear or massive structure from the image based on a calculation result of the evaluation value.

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Номер записи: 20
05-04-2012 дата публикации

Method for analyzing biological specimens by spectral imaging

Номер: US20120082362A1
Автор: Benjamin Bird, Max Diem, Milos Miljkovic, Stanley H. Remiszewski
Принадлежит: Northeastern University Boston

A method for analyzing biological specimens by spectral imaging to provide a medical diagnosis includes obtaining spectral and visual images of biological specimens and registering the images to detect cell abnormalities, pre-cancerous cells, and cancerous cells. This method eliminates the bias and unreliability of diagnoses that is inherent in standard histopathological and other spectral methods. In addition, a method for correcting confounding spectral contributions that are frequently observed in microscopically acquired infrared spectra of cells and tissue includes performing a phase correction on the spectral data. This phase correction method may be used to correct various types of absorption spectra that are contaminated by reflective components.

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Номер записи: 21
05-04-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer program

Номер: US20120082388A1
Автор: Kitahiro Kaneda, Makoto Enomoto, Tomotoshi Kanatsu
Принадлежит: Canon Inc

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.

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Номер записи: 22
12-04-2012 дата публикации

System and methods for use of voice mail and email in a mixed media environment

Номер: US20120086982A1
Автор: Jamey Graham, Jonathan J. Hull, Kevin Ridout, Kurt Piersol, Peter E. Hart, Stephen A. Weyl
Принадлежит: Ricoh Co Ltd

A mixed media reality (MMR) system includes an MMR user, a MMR computer, a user printer that produces a printed document, a networked media server, an office portal, a service provider server, an electronic display that is electrically connected to a set-top box, a document scanner, a network, a capture device, a cellular infrastructure, wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) technology, Bluetooth® technology, infrared (IR) technology, wired technology, and a geo location mechanism. The MMR system provides mechanisms for forming a mixed media document that includes media of at least two types, such as printed paper as a first medium and a digital photograph, digital movie, digital audio file, or web link as a second medium. Furthermore, the MMR system facilitates business methods that take advantage of the combination of a portable electronic device, voice mail or email, and a paper document.

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Номер записи: 23
12-04-2012 дата публикации

Camera for detecting driver's state

Номер: US20120087541A1
Автор: Nakamura Hiroshi
Принадлежит: Hyundai Motor Co, Hyundai Motor Japan R&D Center Inc, Kia Motors Corp

The present invention provides a camera for detecting a driver's drowsiness state, which can increase the number of pixels in an image of a driver's eye even when using an image sensor having the same number of pixels as a conventional camera instead of a high definition camera. The camera of the present invention is, thus, capable of determining whether the driver's eyes are open or closed. The camera for detecting the driver's state according to the present invention includes a cylindrical lens mounted in front of the camera configured so as to enlarge an image in the vertical direction, a convex lens located in the rear of the cylindrical lens, an image sensor for taking an image of a driver's face formed by the cylindrical lens and the convex lens, and an image processor for extracting an eye area from the image of the driver's face and determining whether the driver's eyes are open or closed.

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Номер записи: 24
12-04-2012 дата публикации

Digital image analysis using multi-step analysis

Номер: US20120087556A1
Автор: Akira Nakamura, Jun Yokono, Shengyang Dai, Su Wang, Takeshi Ohashi
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

Systems and methods for implementing a multi-step image recognition framework for classifying digital images are provided. The provided multi-step image recognition framework utilizes a gradual approach to model training and image classification tasks requiring multi-dimensional ground truths. A first step of the multi-step image recognition framework differentiates a first image region from a remainder image region. Each subsequent step operates on a remainder image region from the previous step. The provided multi-step image recognition framework permits model training and image classification tasks to be performed more accurately and in a less resource intensive fashion than conventional single-step image recognition frameworks.

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Номер записи: 25
12-04-2012 дата публикации

Eliminating Clutter in Video Using Depth Information

Номер: US20120087573A1
Автор: Bruce Edward Flinchbaugh, Goksel Dedeoglu, Vinay Sharma
Принадлежит: Texas Instruments Inc

A method of clutter elimination in digital images is provided that includes identifying a foreground blob in an image, determining a depth of the foreground blob, and indicating that the foreground blob is clutter when the depth indicates that the foreground blob is too close to be an object of interest. Methods for obstruction detection in depth images such as those captured by stereoscopic cameras and structured light cameras are also provided.

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Номер записи: 26
19-04-2012 дата публикации

Automatically tracking user movement in a video chat application

Номер: US20120092445A1
Автор: Brian McDowell, Darren Apfel
Принадлежит: Microsoft Corp

A system for automatically tracking movement of a user participating in a video chat application executing in a computing device is disclosed. A capture device connected to the computing device captures a user in a field of view of the capture device and identifies a sub-frame of pixels identifying a position of the head, neck and shoulders of the user in a capture frame of a capture area. The sub-frame of pixels is displayed to a remote user at a remote computing system who is participating in the video chat application with the user. The capture device automatically tracks the position of the head, neck and shoulders of the user as the user moves to a next location within the capture area. A next sub-frame of pixels identifying a position of the head, neck and shoulders of the user in the next location is identified and displayed to the remote user at the remote computing device.

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Номер записи: 27
19-04-2012 дата публикации

Event determination by alignment of visual and transaction data

Номер: US20120093370A1
Автор: Arun Hampapur, Lei DING, Prasad Gabbur, Quanfu Fan, Sachiko Miyazawa, Sharathchandra U. Pankanti
Принадлежит: International Business Machines Corp

Determination of human behavior from an alignment of data streams includes acquiring visual image primitives from a video input comprising visual information relevant to a human activity. The primitives are temporally aligned to an optimally hypothesized sequence of primitives transformed from a sequence of transactions as a function of a distance metric between the observed primitive sequence and the transformed primitive sequence. More particularly, transforming includes comparing the distance metric costs and choosing and performing the lowest cost of temporally matching the observed primitives to one or more transactions, deleting a primitive, or associating a primitive with a pseudo transaction marker. Accordingly, alerts are issued based on analysis of the transformation of primitives.

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Номер записи: 28
26-04-2012 дата публикации

Image recognition apparatus

Номер: US20120099763A1
Автор: Kimitaka Murashita, Tetsuhiro KATOH
Принадлежит: Denso Ten Ltd

An image recognition part of an image recognition apparatus recognizes an object based on a target area in an outside-vehicle image obtained by a camera installed in a vehicle. A position identifying part identifies an optical axis position of the camera relative to the vehicle based on the outside-vehicle image, and an area changing part changes a position of the target area in the outside-vehicle image according to the optical axis position of the camera. Therefore, it is possible to recognize an object properly based on the target area in the outside-vehicle image even though the optical axis position of the camera is displaced.

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Номер записи: 29
26-04-2012 дата публикации

Method and system of video object tracking

Номер: US20120099765A1
Автор: Qinfen Zheng
Принадлежит: SET Corp

Methods and systems are provided to determine a target tracking box that surrounds a moving target. The pixels that define an image within the target tracking box can be classified as background pixels, foreground pixels, and changing pixels which may include pixels of an articulation, such as a portion of the target that moves relatively to the target tracking box. Identification of background image pixels improves the signal-to-noise ratio of the image, which is defined as the ratio between the number of pixels belonging to the foreground to the number of changing pixels, and which is used to track the moving target. Accordingly, tracking of small and multiple moving targets becomes possible because of the increased signal-to-noise ratio.

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Номер записи: 30
03-05-2012 дата публикации

Form image managing system and method

Номер: US20120106855A1
Автор: Tomonori Gotoh, Tsutomu Togo, Yosuke Arimura
Принадлежит: Fujitsu Ltd

A form image managing system includes a master image storing unit configured to store a plurality of types of master images, a obtaining unit configured to obtain a form image, a searching unit configured to search the master image storing unit for a master image having the highest correlation with the form image obtained by the obtaining unit among the plurality of types of master images, a generating unit configured to generate differential data of the form image, obtained by the obtaining unit, from the master image searched by the searching unit, and a differential data storing unit configured to associate identification information for identifying the master image searched by the searching unit from the plurality of types of master images stored in the master image storing unit with the differential data generated by the generating unit, and to store the identification information and the differential data.

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Номер записи: 31
10-05-2012 дата публикации

Counterfeit detection system

Номер: US20120114170A1
Автор: Jason S. Aronoff, Malgorzata M. Sturgill, Steven J. Simske
Принадлежит: Hewlett Packard Development Co LP

A counterfeit detection system is disclosed herein. The system includes an image reduction system for minimizing size of at least one original image using a plurality of different reduction strategies to generate a plurality of minimized images. The system further includes a classification system which includes a first sub-system for generating at least one accuracy comparative assessment metric for each of the plurality of minimized images, a second sub-system for comparing the at least one accuracy comparative assessment metric for each of the plurality of minimized images with an accuracy assessment metric for the at least one original image, and a third sub-system for determining if at least one of the plurality of minimized images can be transmitted with improved or equivalent classification accuracy at a reduced bandwidth when compared to the original image are also part of the system.

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Номер записи: 32
10-05-2012 дата публикации

Image auto tagging method and application

Номер: US20120114199A1
Автор: Dominic Jason Carr, Phillip E. Bastanchury, Sai Panyam, Thomas B. Werz, Iii, Yong Wang
Принадлежит: MySpace LLC

A method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provides the ability to automatically tag a photograph. First photographs are obtained. Each of the first photographs is associated with a tag that uniquely identifies a user. Based on the tag and the first photographs, a single facial identification record (FIR) is generated for the user. A second photograph is uploaded. Profile based FIRs for the user that uploaded the second photograph is obtained. A matching FIR from the profile based FIRs that match a second face in the second photograph is obtained.

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Номер записи: 33
17-05-2012 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus, image processing system, and computer readable medium

Номер: US20120120456A1
Автор: Yuichi Shiho
Принадлежит: Fuji Xerox Co Ltd

An image processing apparatus includes a receiving unit and a first difference extracting unit. The receiving unit receives images of a document. The first difference extracting unit performs difference extracting processing for extracting a difference between images of a document having 2n (n=2, 3, . . . ) pages received by the receiving unit by comparing the image of the first page and the image of the (n+1)-th page, the image of the second page and the image of the (n+2)-th page, the image of the third page and the image of the (n+3)-th page, . . . , and the image of the n-th page and the image of the 2n-th page.

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Номер записи: 34
24-05-2012 дата публикации

Web Camera Device and Operating Method thereof

Номер: US20120127325A1
Автор: Kun-Hui Lai
Принадлежит: Inventec Corp

A web camera device includes a web camera and a micro processing unit (MCU). The web camera is operable to capture an image of a user. The MCU is electrically connected to the web camera and includes a distance calculating module and a comparing module. The distance calculating module is operable to receive a distance between the user and the web camera based on the calculating of the image. The comparing module is operable to compare the distance with a predetermined distance range, wherein when the distance is beyond the predetermined distance range, the comparing module outputs a warning signal for alarm the user to keep a proper distance from the display. An operating method of the web camera device is disclosed herein.

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Номер записи: 35
24-05-2012 дата публикации

Method for Traffic Sign Recognition

Номер: US20120128210A1
Автор: Matthias Zobel
Принадлежит: Conti Temic Microelectronic GmbH

The invention relates to a method for traffic sign recognition that analyzes and classifies the image data of a sensor ( 1 ) in an information processing unit, wherein at least one image detail ( 10 ) that sufficiently probably contains an object that is a traffic sign belonging to a particular class of traffic signs is determined on the basis of the results of an analysis in a first procedure step, and this image detail ( 10 ) is submitted, in a second procedure step, to a classificator ( 5 ) that recognizes a traffic sign belonging to the particular class on the basis of the selected image detail ( 10 ) by means of a learning-based algorithm; according to the invention a class-specific feature ( 11 ) is identified in the image detail ( 10 ) in the first procedure step, a modified image detail ( 12 ) with the class-specific feature ( 11 ) in the image center thereof is generated, wherein the image regions ( 13, 14, 15 ) created by shifting the class-specific feature ( 11 ) to the image center are padded with suitable pixels, and the modified image detail ( 12 ) is submitted to the classificator ( 5 ).

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Номер записи: 36
31-05-2012 дата публикации

Human-computer interaction device and an apparatus and method for applying the device into a virtual world

Номер: US20120133581A1
Автор: Jian Wang, Qi Cheng Li, Yi Min Wang, Zi Yu Zhu
Принадлежит: International Business Machines Corp

A human-computer interaction device and an apparatus and method for applying the device into a virtual world. The human-computer interaction device is disposed with a sensing device thereon, the sensing device including a manipulation part and a distance sensor. The manipulation part receives a manipulation action of a user's finger, the distance sensor senses a distance of the manipulation part relative to a fixed location and generates a distance signal for characterizing the manipulation action. A virtual world assistant apparatus and a method corresponding to the assistant apparatus is also provided. With the invention, multiple signals of manipulation can be sensed and free control on actions of an avatar can be realized by using the multiple signals.

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Номер записи: 37
07-06-2012 дата публикации

System and method for terrain analysis

Номер: US20120139325A1
Автор: Eric Nettleton, Hugh Durrant-Whyte, Johan Norberg, Paul Thompson
Принадлежит: UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

Described herein is a computerised method for identifying and classifying edges in a dataset representative of an open-pit mine terrain. The method includes the step of identifying one or more surfaces of the terrain having common topological attributes ( 306 ). Then, for each surface identified, edges of the identified surface are detected ( 308 ) and each of the detected edges are classified ( 316 ) as one of a toe, crest, or other than a crest or a toe. The method also includes the step of updating the dataset ( 208 ) with the edges classified as toes or crests.

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Номер записи: 38
14-06-2012 дата публикации

Image based detecting system and method for traffic parameters and computer program product thereof

Номер: US20120148094A1
Автор: Chung-Hsien Huang, Ruei-Cheng Wu
Принадлежит: Industrial Technology Research Institute ITRI

An image-based detecting system for traffic parameters first sets a range of a vehicle lane for monitoring control, and sets an entry detection window and an exit detection window in the vehicle lane. When the entry detection window detects an event of a vehicle passing by using the image information captured at the entry detection window, a plurality of feature points are detected in the entry detection window, and will be tracked hereafter. Then, the feature points belonging to the same vehicle are grouped to obtain at least a location tracking result of single vehicle. When the tracked single vehicle moves to the exit detection window, according to the location tracking result and the time correlation through estimating the information captured at the entry detection window and the exit detection window, at least a traffic parameter is estimated.

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Номер записи: 39
14-06-2012 дата публикации

Pedestrian-crossing marking detecting method and pedestrian-crossing marking detecting device

Номер: US20120148104A1
Автор: Hirofumi Nishimura, Takuya Nanri
Принадлежит: Panasonic Corp

Provided are a pedestrian-crossing marking detecting method and a pedestrian-crossing marking detecting device, wherein the existence of pedestrian crossing markings and the positions thereof can be detected accurately from within a picked up image, even when detection of the intensity edges of painted sections is difficult. In the pedestrian-crossing mark detecting device ( 100 ), a road-surface distance of a predetermined range is calculated with respect to image data picked up from the periphery of the vehicle including the road, using camera installation information or a stereo camera's distance information, and the period of the pedestrian crossing markings is calculated on the basis of the road-surface distance of the predetermined range, and furthermore, a power of frequency is calculated using an even function and odd function of a square wave of the period as the basis function. In such a way, the existence of pedestrian crossing markings and the positions thereof can be detected accurately from within the captured image, even with pedestrian crossing markings where the paint has faded.

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Номер записи: 40
21-06-2012 дата публикации

Statistical Approach to Large-scale Image Annotation

Номер: US20120155774A1
Автор: Mingjing Li, Xiaoguang Rui
Принадлежит: Microsoft Corp

Statistical approaches to large-scale image annotation are described. Generally, the annotation technique includes compiling visual features and textual information from a number of images, hashing the images visual features, and clustering the images based on their hash values. An example system builds statistical language models from the clustered images and annotates the image by applying one of the statistical language models.

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Номер записи: 41
05-07-2012 дата публикации

System and Method for Returning a House Advantage in a Game of Chance

Номер: US20120169010A1
Автор: David S. Lee, Peter BLAINE
Принадлежит: BARRETT GAMING INTERNATIONAL

A form of play is disclosed that provides a house advantage in a blackjack side game.

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Номер записи: 42
05-07-2012 дата публикации

Rain detection apparatus and method

Номер: US20120169877A1
Автор: Adam John Heenan, Alastair James Buchanan, Martin John Thompson, Roger John Hazelden
Принадлежит: TRW Ltd

A rain detection apparatus includes a camera that views a surface and a processor that captures an image from the camera. The processor generates a signal indicative of rain on the surface from information contained in the captured image and optionally drives a surface cleaning apparatus in response thereto. The apparatus captures images focused at a plurality of distances. The processor includes an edge detector that detects edges visible in the captured image and a difference structure that calculates the difference between the number of edges visible between differing images. The edge detector disregards edges close to areas of light larger than the largest raindrop that is desired or expected to be detected. The apparatus optionally includes a backlight, and the difference in numbers of edges between frames with and without the backlight illuminated are used to distinguish between background features and rain on the surface.

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Номер записи: 43
05-07-2012 дата публикации

Object detection in crowded scenes

Номер: US20120170805A1
Автор: Behjat Siddiquie, James Petterson, Lisa M. Brown, Rogerio S. Feris, Sharathchandra U. Pankanti
Принадлежит: International Business Machines Corp

Methods and systems are provided for object detection. A method includes automatically collecting a set of training data images from a plurality of images. The method further includes generating occluded images. The method also includes storing in a memory the generated occluded images as part of the set of training data images, and training an object detector using the set of training data images stored in the memory. The method additionally includes detecting an object using the object detector, the object detector detecting the object based on the set of training data images stored in the memory.

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Номер записи: 44
12-07-2012 дата публикации

Method of detecting logos, titles, or sub-titles in video frames

Номер: US20120177249A1
Автор: Avi Levy, Konstantin Levit-Gurevich
Принадлежит: Intel Corp

Detecting a static graphic object (such as a logo, title, or sub-title) in a sequence of video frames may be accomplished by analyzing each selected one of a plurality of pixels in a video frame of the sequence of video frames. Basic conditions for the selected pixel may be tested to determine whether the selected pixel is a static pixel. When the selected pixel is a static pixel, a static similarity measure and a forward motion similarity measure may be determined for the selected pixel. A temporal score for the selected pixel may be determined based at least in part on the similarity measures. Finally, a static graphic object decision for the selected pixel may be made based at least in part on the temporal score.

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Номер записи: 45
19-07-2012 дата публикации

Directional Vehicle Sensor Matrix

Номер: US20120182160A1
Автор: Arie Hod
Принадлежит: TCS International Inc

An apparatus, method, and system for detecting and counting vehicles on a roadway are presented. The roadway need not be partitioned into directional lanes. The matrix may have a plurality of matrix elements in communication with a master matrix element. Each matrix element contains two sensors, a processor and a transceiver. Matrix elements transmit sensor data to the master matrix element, which uses the sensor data to calculate the number of vehicles traveling through the detection area of the sensor matrix, and the point of entry and the point of exit of each such vehicle.

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Номер записи: 46
19-07-2012 дата публикации

Identifying descriptor for person or object in an image

Номер: US20120183212A1
Автор: Gianfranco Doretto, Jens Rittscher, Peter H. Tu, Thomas B. Sebastian, Xiaogang Wang
Принадлежит: Lockheed Martin Corp

A device and method for processing an image to create appearance and shape labeled images of a person or object captured within the image. The appearance and shape labeled images are unique properties of the person or object and can be used to re-identify the person or object in subsequent images. The appearance labeled image is an aggregate of pre-stored appearance labels that are assigned to image segments of the image based on calculated appearance attributes of each image segment. The shape labeled image is an aggregate of pre-stored shape labels that are assigned to image segments of the image based on calculated shape attributes of each image segment. An identifying descriptor of the person or object can be computed based on both the appearance labeled image and the shape labeled image. The descriptor can be compared with other descriptors of later captured images to re-identify a person or object.

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Номер записи: 47
26-07-2012 дата публикации

Systems and methods for road acoustics and road video-feed based traffic estimation and prediction

Номер: US20120188102A1
Автор: Biplav Srivastava, Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, Vivek Tyagi
Принадлежит: International Business Machines Corp

Methods and arrangements for employing roadside acoustics sensing in ascertaining traffic density states. Traffic monitoring input is received from a road segment, the traffic monitoring input including traffic audio input. The traffic monitoring input is processed and the processed traffic monitoring input is classified with a predetermined traffic density state. The classified traffic monitoring input is combined with other classified traffic monitoring input.

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Номер записи: 48
02-08-2012 дата публикации

Augmented reality system and method for remotely sharing augmented reality service

Номер: US20120195464A1
Автор: Kye Hyuk Ahn
Принадлежит: PANTECH CO LTD

An augmented reality (AR) system and method for remotely sharing an AR service is provided. The AR system includes a plurality of client devices and a host device. The AR system allows information related to a marker and information related an AR object to be shared between client devices participating in an AR session, which may be separated by a reference distance, through a host device. Accordingly, an AR service may be shared between the client devices.

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Номер записи: 49
09-08-2012 дата публикации

Device and method for directing radiation in the direction of an optical element of an image sensing device of a vehicle

Номер: US20120200704A1
Автор: Gian Antonio D'Addetta, Thomas Friedrich, Thomas Lich
Принадлежит: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

A device for directing radiation in the direction of an optical element of an image sensing device of a vehicle. The device includes a central area for directing at least one portion of a first incident radiation onto the optical element. The device also includes at least one border area for directing at least one portion of at least one second incident radiation onto the optical element. The at least one second incident radiation runs in the opposite direction or at an obtuse angle with respect to the first incident radiation.

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Номер записи: 50
16-08-2012 дата публикации

Method for Representing Objects with Concentric Ring Signature Descriptors for Detecting 3D Objects in Range Images

Номер: US20120206438A1
Автор: Fatih Porikli, Hien Nguyen
Принадлежит: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories Inc

A 3D object is represented by a descriptor, wherein a model of the 3D object is a 3D point cloud. A local support for each point p in the 3D point cloud is located, and reference x, y, and z axes are generated for the local support. A polar grid is applied according to the references x, y, and z axes a along an azimuth and a radial directions on an xy plane centered on the point p such that each patch on the grid is a bin for a 2D histogram, wherein the 2D histogram is a 2D matrix F on the grid and each coefficient of the 2D matrix F corresponds to the patch on the grid. For each grid location (k, l), an elevation value F(k, l) is estimated by interpolating the elevation values of the 3D points within the patches to produce the descriptor for the point p.

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Номер записи: 51
16-08-2012 дата публикации

Three-dimensional analysis of lesions represented by image data

Номер: US20120207373A1
Автор: Eberhard Sebastian Hansis, Klaus Erhard, Michael Grass, Thomas Buelow
Принадлежит: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV

A system for three-dimensional analysis of lesions in image data is disclosed. It comprises a lesion detection subsystem ( 1 ) for detecting individual lesions and three-dimensional positions of the individual lesions, based on e.g. breast image data ( 301 ). It comprises a cluster detection subsystem ( 2 ) for detecting a cluster of lesions ( 302 ), based on three-dimensional position information of lesions, and associating at least some of the individual lesions with the cluster of lesions ( 302 ), based on the three-dimensional positions of the individual lesions. The cluster detection subsystem ( 2 ) is arranged for detecting the cluster of lesions ( 302 ), based on the three-dimensional positions of the individual lesions. It comprises a cluster analysis subsystem ( 3 ) for analyzing the cluster of lesions ( 302 ).

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Номер записи: 52
23-08-2012 дата публикации

Automated annotation of a view

Номер: US20120212507A1
Автор: Martin Vetterli, Serge Ayer
Принадлежит: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne EPFL

In a view, e.g. of scenery, of a shopping or museum display, or of a meeting or conference, automated processing can be used to annotate objects which are visible from a viewer position. Annotation can be of objects selected by the viewer, and can be displayed visually, for example, with or without an image of the view.

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Номер записи: 53
23-08-2012 дата публикации

Method for Implementing a High-Level Image Representation for Image Analysis

Номер: US20120213426A1
Автор: Hao Su, LI FEI-FEI, Li-Jia Li
Принадлежит: Leland Stanford Junior University

Robust low-level image features have been proven to be effective representations for a variety of visual recognition tasks such as object recognition and scene classification; but pixels, or even local image patches, carry little semantic meanings. For high-level visual tasks, such low-level image representations are potentially not enough. The present invention provides a high-level image representation where an image is represented as a scale-invariant response map of a large number of pre-trained generic object detectors, blind to the testing dataset or visual task. Leveraging on this representation, superior performances on high-level visual recognition tasks are achieved with relatively classifiers such as logistic regression and linear SVM classifiers.

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Номер записи: 54
23-08-2012 дата публикации

System and method for visual recognition

Номер: US20120213444A1
Автор: Simon Melikian
Принадлежит: RECOGNITION ROBOTICS

A method for visual recognition of an object in an electronic image includes extracting unique points of an object to be learned and/or a target object. The unique points are obtained by cross-correlating the image with a structure. Generally, the structure and/or the size of the structure may vary to detect extremum information associated with the learned object and/or target object. An icon corresponding to each of the unique points is extracted. The size of the icon corresponds to the scale of the unique point. After extraction of the various icons, an object becomes a collection of icons. Each of these icons is un-rotated and normalized or resized to a constant size so it can be compared with other icons.

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Номер записи: 55
06-09-2012 дата публикации

Automated prostate tissue referencing for cancer detection and diagnosis

Номер: US20120226709A1
Автор: Jin Tae Kwak, Rohit Bhargava, Saurabh Sinha
Принадлежит: University of Illinois

This application provides to a method for identifying one or more prostate tissue samples in a database that are closest to a test prostate sample, which can be used to aid pathologists when examining prostate tissues to attain reliable and consistent diagnoses of prostate cancer. Also provided are databases and computer algorithms that can be used with such methods.

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Номер записи: 56
06-09-2012 дата публикации

Enhanced information for viewer-selected video object

Номер: US20120227074A1
Автор: Aravind Babu ASAM, Dipendu Saha, Djung Nguyen, Dongwook Kim, Eric Hsiao, Nobukazu Sugiyama, Seth Guy Hill, Tanmay Agnihotri, William Arthur Schupp, Xudong Yu
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

The user of an Internet-enabled CE device such as a TV can select an object in a video presented on the display of the CE device by either touch sensitive screen or input device. The processor of the CE device can then determine the boundaries of the object, identify it using face/image recognition software, search for information/websites related to the object, and present those information/websites to the viewer on the display screen.

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Номер записи: 57
27-09-2012 дата публикации

Device and method for compensating for relief in hyperspectral images

Номер: US20120242858A1
Автор: Didier Zugaj, Josiane Zerubia, Laurent Petit, Sylvain Prigent, Xavier Descombes
Принадлежит: Galderma Research and Development SNC, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique INRIA

The invention relates to a device for adjusting the raised pattern of at least one hyper-spectral image including at least one sensor capable of producing at least one hyper-spectral image in at least two wavelengths, a computing means capable of classifying the pixels of the hyper-spectral image derived from the sensor on the basis of a two-state classification relationship, and a display means capable of displaying at least one image on the basis of the classified pixels from the computing means. The computing means includes a means for adjusting the raised pattern on the basis of at least one reference image.

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Номер записи: 58
27-09-2012 дата публикации

Adaptable Framework for Cloud Assisted Augmented Reality

Номер: US20120243732A1
Автор: Ashwin Swaminathan, Bolan Jiang, Murali R. Chari, Pawan Kumar Baheti, Piyush Sharma, Serafin Diaz Spindola, Vidya Narayanan
Принадлежит: Qualcomm Inc

A mobile platform efficiently processes sensor data, including image data, using distributed processing in which latency sensitive operations are performed on the mobile platform, while latency insensitive, but computationally intensive operations are performed on a remote server. The mobile platform acquires sensor data, such as image data, and determines whether there is a trigger event to transmit the sensor data to the server. The trigger event may be a change in the sensor data relative to previously acquired sensor data, e.g., a scene change in an image. When a change is present, the sensor data may be transmitted to the server for processing. The server processes the sensor data and returns information related to the sensor data, such as identification of an object in an image or a reference image or model. The mobile platform may then perform reference based tracking using the identified object or reference image or model.

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Номер записи: 59
27-09-2012 дата публикации

Method of analyzing cell structures and their components

Номер: US20120243768A1
Автор: Ida-Maria Sintorn, Mohammed Homman
Принадлежит: Intelligent Virus Imaging Inc

A cell is provided that contains a plurality of virus particles. A first image of a first virus particle and a second image of a second virus particle are taken by electron microscopy technology. The first virus particle is characterized as being in a first maturity stage and the second virus particle as being in a second maturity stage. The first image and the second image are transformed to first and second gray scale profiles, respectively, based on pixel data. The first and second gray scale profiles are then saved as first and second templates, respectively. A third virus particle in a third image is identified. The third image is transformed into a third gray scale profile. The third gray scale is compared to the first and second template to determine a maturity stage of the third virus particle.

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Номер записи: 60
04-10-2012 дата публикации

Method of predicting crop yield loss due to n-deficiency

Номер: US20120250962A1
Автор: Peter Clifton Scharf, Victoria Cacnio Hubbard
Принадлежит: University of Missouri System

A method for determining the yield loss of a crop using remote sensor data is described. The yield loss is determined using the reflectivity of green light by the crop canopy measured from remote sensor data such as an aerial photograph that is digitized and spatially referenced to the field's longitude and latitude. Green pixel values from the aerial photograph, expressed relative to green pixel values from well-fertilized areas of the field, are transformed to yield losses using a linear transformation that was developed using empirical data. A similar method is described to determine recommended nitrogen fertilization rates for the crop fields. The yield loss data is useful for nitrogen fertilization management, as it allows a producer of crops to weigh the expense of fertilization against the loss of revenue due to yield loss.

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Номер записи: 61
04-10-2012 дата публикации

Context Constraints for Correcting Mis-Detection of Text Contents in Scanned Images

Номер: US20120250985A1
Автор: Jing Xiao
Принадлежит: Seiko Epson Corp

Misclassified text components are identified and corrected by comparing non-text components with their neighboring text components. If a non-text component being examined is found to be substantially aligned with its neighboring text components, and is further found to have a similar average color and size as its neighboring text components, then it is reclassified as a text component. Misclassified non-text components are reduced by restricting text labeling to areas of a document image defined by an edge map. The edge map is made by smoothing the document image, and applying edge detection to the smooth image.

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Номер записи: 62
11-10-2012 дата публикации

Electronic device and facial image display apparatus

Номер: US20120257801A1
Автор: Kouetsu Wada
Принадлежит: Toshiba Corp

According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a storage device which stores face thumbnail indexing information including face images and time stamp information, extracting module configure to assign time zones to a video content data and to extract face images belonging to each time zone based on a time stamp information, classifying module configure to classify facial images of the same person from the extracted facial images, calculating module configure to calculate a frequency of appearance of each classified facial image, and facial image indication module configure to display a list of the facial images included in the facial image indexing information in a facial image indication in a two-dimensional display area, the facial image indication having time-zone-specific display areas in columns corresponding to the time zones, each facial image displayed in each time-zone-specific display area being displayed in a size based on the frequency of appearance.

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Номер записи: 63
11-10-2012 дата публикации

Computerized methods for tissue analysis using n-gene profiling

Номер: US20120257811A1
Автор: Gregory Metzger, Jonathan Henriksen, Stephen C. Schmechel, Stephen Dankbar
Принадлежит: Gregory Metzger, Jonathan Henriksen, Schmechel Stephen C, Stephen Dankbar

A computerized method for immunohistochemistry analysis of tissue utilizes digital images of multiple adjacent tissue sections aligned within a computerized software and processed with an algorithm to quantify a two-dimensional IHC signature score for each respective slide image. In various embodiments, the IHC score is performed over several adjacent sections and further processed to produce a three-dimensional IHC quantification referred to as an IHC signature map.

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Номер записи: 64
18-10-2012 дата публикации

Road profile defining apparatus, road profile defining method, and road profile defining program

Номер: US20120263383A1
Автор: Kazuyoshi Otuka
Принадлежит: Nidec Elesys Corp

A road profile defining apparatus includes an image acquisition configured to acquire an image, a lane marking recognition configured to extract from the image a left lane marking located at a left end of one lane painted on a road and a right lane marking located at a right end of the lane, and a road profile determination configured to output gradient information indicating a gradient change of the road based on directions of the left and right lane markings.

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Номер записи: 65
18-10-2012 дата публикации

Microcomputer, system including the same, and data transfer device

Номер: US20120263429A1
Автор: Hideo Inoue, Yuji Shimoyama
Принадлежит: Renesas Electronics Corp

A microcomputer is provided, which can load data of different areas in parallel and transfer the loaded data to a storage circuit. The microcomputer includes a CPU to control a DRIs each of which loads image data of a prescribed area out of image data inputted from a camera and transfers the image data to a memory blocks, and the DRIs each of which transfers image data of respectively different area out of the image data inputted from the camera to the memory blocks. Therefore, it becomes possible to load image data of different areas in parallel and to transfer the loaded image data to the memory blocks.

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Номер записи: 66
25-10-2012 дата публикации

Method for displaying status of power consumption and portable device thereof

Номер: US20120268286A1
Автор: II-ku CHANG, Young-Ho Lee, Young-Kyu Jin, Young-shil Jang
Принадлежит: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Provided is a method for displaying electricity use status and a portable device thereof by identifying at least one electronic appliance in an image on a screen captured through a camera, receiving electricity use information of the at least one electronic appliance, determining the electricity use status of the at least one electronic appliance using the received electricity use information, and displaying one of a plurality of Graphical User Interfaces (GUI), wherein each GUI corresponds to a different stage of the electricity use status of the at least one electronic appliance

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Номер записи: 67
25-10-2012 дата публикации

Method and system for identifying a license plate

Номер: US20120269398A1
Автор: Aaron M. Burry, Vladimir Kozitsky, Zhigang Fan
Принадлежит: Xerox Corp

A license plate localization method and system based on a combination of a top-down texture analysis and a bottom-up connected component. An image with respect to a vehicle captured by an image capturing unit can be processed in order to locate and binarize a busy area. A black run with respect to the binarized image can be analyzed and classified and one or more objects (connected components) can be generated based on the black run classification. The objects can be further classified in accordance with their size utilizing a run-length based filter to filter out a non-text object. The leftover objects can then be spatially clustered and the uniformity and linearity of the clustered objects can be examined based on a linearity test. The clustered objects can be rejected if they fail the linearity test and the detected objects can further be matched with a plate edge characteristic in order to locate a license plate.

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Номер записи: 68
25-10-2012 дата публикации

Collision detection system, robotic system, collision detection method and program

Номер: US20120269422A1
Автор: Mitsuhiro Inazumi
Принадлежит: Seiko Epson Corp

A collision detection system includes a processing section, a drawing section, and a depth buffer. Depth information of an object is set to the depth buffer as depth map information. The drawing section performs a first drawing process of performing a depth test, and drawing a primitive surface on a reverse side when viewed from a predetermined viewpoint out of primitive surfaces constituting a collision detection target object with reference to the depth buffer. Further, the drawing section performs a second drawing process of drawing the primitive surface on the reverse side when viewed from a predetermined viewpoint out of the primitive surfaces constituting the collision detection target object without performing the depth test. The processing section determines whether or not the collision detection target object collides with the object on the target side based on the result of the first drawing process and the second drawing process.

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Номер записи: 69
25-10-2012 дата публикации

Analyzing the expression of biomarkers in cells with clusters

Номер: US20120271553A1
Автор: Colin Craig Mcculloch
Принадлежит: GE Global Research USA

A data set of cell profile data is stored. The cell profile data includes multiplexed biometric image data describing the expression of a plurality of biomarkers. Cell profile data is generated from tissue samples drawn from a cohort of patients having an assessment related to the commonality. Multiple sets of clusters of similar cells are generated from the data set; the proportion of cells in each cluster is examined for an association with a diagnosis, a prognosis, or a response; and a predictive set of clusters is selected based on model performance. One predictive set of clusters is selected based on a comparison of the performance of at least one model of the plurality of sets of clusters. Display techniques that aid in understanding the characteristics of a cluster are disclosed.

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Номер записи: 70
01-11-2012 дата публикации

Image processing method, recording medium carrying image processing program, and image processing apparatus

Номер: US20120275720A1
Автор: Itaru Kawakami, Kazunori Hayashi, Takayasu Kon, Yasunori Kamada, Yoichiro Sako
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

An image processing method includes the steps of extracting edges from each of a plurality of original images, thereby obtaining edge images; extracting straight lines from the edge images, thereby obtaining line images; assuming extensions of the straight lines constituting the line images and setting vanishing points on the basis of the extensions; and trimming the plurality of original images so that positions of the vanishing points in the respective original images mutually match, thereby obtaining final images.

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Номер записи: 71
08-11-2012 дата публикации

Method for dynamically setting environmental boundary in image and method for instantly determining human activity

Номер: US20120281918A1
Автор: Kai-Tai Song, Wei-Jyun Chen
Принадлежит: National Chiao Tung University NCTU

The present invention provides a method for dynamically setting an environmental boundary in an image and a method for instantly determining human activity according to the method for dynamically setting the environmental boundary. The method for instantly determining human activity includes the steps of retrieving at least an initial environmental image with a predetermined angle, and calculating a boundary setting equation of an object and an environmental boundary in the initial environmental image; retrieving a dynamic environmental image having the object by using a movable platform, and figuring out a new environmental boundary; determining a human image in the dynamic environmental image, recording retention time of the human image, and determining a human posture; and determining human location according to the environmental boundary in the dynamic environmental image and the human image, and instantly determining the human activity.

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Номер записи: 72
15-11-2012 дата публикации

System for identifying sustainable geographical areas by remote sensing techniques and method thereof

Номер: US20120287273A1
Автор: Beatriz ALONSO MARTINEZ, Jesús LÓPEZ LÓPEZ, Jesús YAÑEZ VIDAL, Laura MONTES GARCÍA, Macarena MÁRQUEZ PIÑUELA, María Ángeles GUTIÉRREZ MONTERO, Maria de las Nieves Valenzuela Romero, Marta VÁZQUEZ GARCÍA, Raquel DÍAZ MOLIST, Ricardo ARJONA ANTOLÍN, Rocío GARCÍA ENCINAS
Принадлежит: Abengoa Bioenergia Nuevas Technologias SA

Particularly applicable to the implementation of sustainability requirements concerning on the promotion of the use of bioproduct from renewable sources, through the system and method described is possible to ensure that the origin of raw materials is sustainable (according to a previously defined sustainability requirements), avoiding travel to the area of interest, thus saving time and economic costs and preventing errors and fraud. More specifically, the system and method object of the invention are particularly applicable for identifying those areas that comply with said sustainability requirements. Said sustainability requirements state that raw material intended for bioproduct production shall not be made from lands with a high biodiversity, high carbon stock or peatlands, and bearing in mind additionally the land use requirement.

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Номер записи: 73
15-11-2012 дата публикации

Method and system for selecting a video analysis method based on available video representation features

Номер: US20120288140A1
Автор: Alexander Hauptmann, Boaz J. Super
Принадлежит: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, Motorola Solutions Inc

A method is performed for selecting a video analysis method based on available video representation features. The method includes: determining a plurality of available video representation features for a first video output from a first video source and for a second video output from a second video source; and analyzing the plurality of video representation features as compared to at least one threshold to select one of a plurality of video analysis methods to track an object between the first and the second videos.

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Номер записи: 74
06-12-2012 дата публикации

Diagnosis apparatus and diagnosis method

Номер: US20120307059A1
Автор: Kazuyuki Ozaki, Shingo Hamaguchi, Yuzuru Yamakage
Принадлежит: Fujitsu Ltd

A diagnosis apparatus includes an object extraction unit to extract one or more objects around a vehicle, a line-of-vision determination unit to determine whether or not at least one region of the object is included in a line-of-vision space centered around a line of vision of a driver of the vehicle, and a degree-of-recognition diagnosis unit to diagnose the driver's degree of recognition of the object in accordance with the determination result.

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Номер записи: 75
06-12-2012 дата публикации

Vehicle-mounted image processing apparatus

Номер: US20120307062A1
Автор: Hidemitsu Naya, Kazuma Ishigaki, Tatsuhiko Monji
Принадлежит: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS LTD

There is provided a vehicle-mounted image processing device that is capable of making a plurality of processing units appropriately perform processes corresponding to scenes in which there are many types, such as people, vehicles, etc., and in which they are combined. Based on processing results of image processing by a plurality of processing units 40, the vehicle-mounted image processing device generates tag information representing the type and priority of image processing to be executed next by each of the processing units 40, and, using tag information generated during previous image processing, determines whether or not to have each of the processing units 40 perform image processing.

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Номер записи: 76
13-12-2012 дата публикации

Image collation system, image collation method and computer program

Номер: US20120314904A1
Автор: Yasushi Hamada
Принадлежит: NEC Corp

An image collation system includes: a first direction estimating unit for estimating a first imaging direction of a reference object that matches an imaging direction of a collation target object by comparing global characteristics between an image of the collation target object and the three-dimensional data of the reference object; a second direction estimating unit for generating an image corresponding to the first imaging direction of the reference object, and estimating a second imaging direction of the reference object that matches the imaging direction of the collation target object by comparing local characteristics between the image of the collation target object and the generated image corresponding to the first imaging direction; and an image conformity determining unit for generating an image corresponding to the second imaging direction of the reference object, and determining whether the image of the collation target object matches the generated image corresponding to the second imaging direction.

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Номер записи: 77
13-12-2012 дата публикации

Image Classifier Training

Номер: US20120314930A1
Автор: Clifford C. Hoyt, Richard Levenson
Принадлежит: Individual

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.

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Номер записи: 78
20-12-2012 дата публикации

Method for building and extracting entity networks from video

Номер: US20120321137A1
Автор: Harpreet Sawhney, Hui Cheng, Jiangjian Xiao
Принадлежит: SRI International Inc

A computer implemented method for deriving an attribute entity network (AEN) from video data is disclosed, comprising the steps of: extracting at least two entities from the video data; tracking the trajectories of the at least two entities to form at least two tracks; deriving at least one association between at least two entities by detecting at least one event involving the at least two entities, said detecting of at least one event being based on detecting at least one spatio-temporal motion correlation between the at least two entities; and constructing the AEN by creating a graph wherein the at least two objects form at least two nodes and the at least one association forms a link between the at least two nodes.

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Номер записи: 79
27-12-2012 дата публикации

Motion capture from body mounted cameras

Номер: US20120327194A1
Автор: Hyun Soo Park, Jessica K. Hodgins, leonid Sigal, Takaaki Shiratori, Yaser Sheikh
Принадлежит: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, Disney Enterprises Inc

Body-mounted cameras are used to accurately reconstruct the motion of a subject. Outward-looking cameras are attached to the limbs of the subject, and the joint angles and root pose that define the subject's configuration are estimated through a non-linear optimization, which can incorporate image matching error and temporal continuity of motion. Instrumentation of the environment is not required, allowing for motion capture over extended areas and in outdoor settings.

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Номер записи: 80
27-12-2012 дата публикации

Methods and devices for securing and authenticating documents

Номер: US20120327450A1
Автор: Alain Foucou, Jean-Pierre Massicot, Zbigniew Sagan
Принадлежит: Advanced Track and Trace SA

A method for securing a document, includes: a step of determining print conditions of the document; a step of determining physical characteristics of cells of at least one shape, according to the print conditions, such that the proportion of cells printed with a print error coming solely from unanticipated unknowns in printing is greater than a pre-defined first value and less than a pre-defined second value; a step of representing an item of information by varying the appearance of cells presenting the physical characteristics and a step of printing the shape utilizing the print conditions, the shape being designed to enable the detection of a copy modifying the appearance of a plurality of the cells.

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Номер записи: 81
27-12-2012 дата публикации

System and method for processing an x-ray image of an organ

Номер: US20120328174A1
Автор: Rajendra Prasad Jadiyappa
Принадлежит: Individual

A system and a method for indicating at least one of the internal structures of an organ on an X-ray image are proposed. The system includes an interface adapted to receive the X-ray image and a non-X-ray image pertaining to the organ. The system also includes a database having a geometric model of the internal structures of the organ, a first module for determining at least a dimension of one of the internal structures of the organ from the non-X-ray image, and a second module for indicating the at least one of the internal structures of the organ in the X-ray image based on the geometric model adjusted by the at least one dimension.

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Номер записи: 82
03-01-2013 дата публикации

Camera distance measurement device

Номер: US20130002861A1
Автор: Tatsuya Mitsugi
Принадлежит: Mitsubishi Electric Corp

A camera distance measurement device displays an image in which a plurality of graduation lines which are arranged in the form of a grid with respect to a vehicle is superimposed on a camera image which is captured by a camera mounted to the vehicle on a display unit, and estimates a distance in a direction of the width of the vehicle, and a distance in a direction of the capturing by the camera from a unit distance defined for each grid side of the graduation lines.

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Номер записи: 83
03-01-2013 дата публикации

Activity Recognition in Multi-Entity Environments

Номер: US20130006899A1
Автор: Diane J. Cook
Принадлежит: WSU Res Foundation

A physical environment is equipped with a plurality of non-obtrusive sensors (e.g., motion sensors). As a plurality of residents perform various activities within the physical environment, sensor readings are received from one or more of the sensors. Based on the sensor readings, each of the plurality of residents is identified and locations of each of the plurality of residents are tracked.

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Номер записи: 84
10-01-2013 дата публикации

Detection of objects in digital images

Номер: US20130011016A1
Автор: Norman Haas, Sharathchandra Pankanti, Ying Li
Принадлежит: International Business Machines Corp

A method to detect objects in a digital image. At least one image representing at least one frame of a video sequence is received. A given color channel of the image is extracted. At least one blob that stands out from a background of the given color channel is identified. One or more features are extracted from the blob. The one or more features are provided to a plurality of pre-learned object models each including a set of pre-defined features associated with a pre-defined blob type. The one or more features are compared to the set of pre-defined features. The blob is determined to be of a type that substantially matches a pre-defined blob type associated with one of the pre-learned object models. At least a location of an object is visually indicated within the image that corresponds to the blob.

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Номер записи: 85
17-01-2013 дата публикации

Multi-view object detection using appearance model transfer from similar scenes

Номер: US20130016877A1
Автор: Behjat Siddiquie, Rogerio S. Feris, Sharathchandra U. Pankanti
Принадлежит: International Business Machines Corp

View-specific object detectors are learned as a function of scene geometry and object motion patterns. Motion directions are determined for object images extracted from a training dataset and collected from different camera scene viewpoints. The object images are categorized into clusters as a function of similarities of their determined motion directions, the object images in each cluster are acquired from the same camera scene viewpoint. Zenith angles are estimated for object image poses in the clusters relative to a position of a horizon in the cluster camera scene viewpoint, and azimuth angles of the poses as a function of a relation of the determined motion directions of the clustered images to the cluster camera scene viewpoint. Detectors are thus built for recognizing objects in input video, one for each of the clusters, and associated with the estimated zenith angles and azimuth angles of the poses of the respective clusters.

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Номер записи: 86
24-01-2013 дата публикации

Head recognition method

Номер: US20130022262A1
Автор: Javier Martinez Gonzalez, Julien Thollot, Kevin Simons, Xavier Baele
Принадлежит: Softkinetic Software SA

Described herein is a method for recognising a human head in a source image. The method comprises detecting a contour of at least part of a human body in the source image, calculating a depth of the human body in the source image. From the source image, a major radius size and a minor radius size of an ellipse corresponding to a human head at the depth is calculated, and, for at least several of a set of pixels of the detected contour, generating in an accumulator array at least one segment of an ellipse centred on the position of the contour pixel and having the major and minor radius sizes. Positions of local intensity maxima in the accumulator array are selected as corresponding to positions of the human head candidates in the source image.

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Номер записи: 87
31-01-2013 дата публикации

Method and apparatus for determining potential movement disorder using sensor data

Номер: US20130028489A1
Автор: Jörg BRAKENSIEK, Kenneth Tracton
Принадлежит: Nokia Oyj

An approach is provided for determining potential movement disorder using sensor data. The health and wellness engine processes and/or facilitates a processing of one or more sequences of images to identify one or more reference objects, the one or more sequences of images captured via a device physically attached to a user. The health and wellness engine determines movement information of the one or more reference objects within the one or more sequences of images, wherein the movement information is at least substantially attributable to one or more physical movements of the user. The health and wellness engine processes and/or facilitates a processing of the movement information to cause, at least in part, a determination of one or more potential movement disorders associated with the user.

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Номер записи: 88
07-02-2013 дата публикации

Game of Craps

Номер: US20130033001A1
Автор: Kent W. Luck, Kevin B. Luck
Принадлежит: Individual

A method for a game played by at least one player and a pair of dice, which method may include the steps of providing a first area to provide a winning combination including at least three preselected numbers based upon a roll of the dice; rolling only once said pair of dice by said shooter, determining winners and losers based upon the single roll of the dice, and providing a 1-to-1 payout to the winners based upon the combination from the dice being at least one of the preselected numbers. A method for a game played by at least one player and a pair of dice, which method may include the steps of providing a second area and a third area to provide a winning combination including at least three preselected numbers based upon a roll of the dice; rolling only once said pair of dice by said shooter, determining winners and losers based upon the single roll of the dice, and providing a 2-to-1 payout to the winners based upon the combination from the dice being at least one of the preselected numbers.

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Номер записи: 89
14-02-2013 дата публикации

Apparatus and Method for Using Augmented Reality Vision System in Surgical Procedures

Номер: US20130038707A1
Автор: James D. Allen, IV, James S. Cunningham, Peter M. Mueller
Принадлежит: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP

A system and method for improving a surgeon's vision by overlaying augmented reality information onto a video image of the surgical site. A high definition video camera sends a video image in real time. Prior to the surgery, a pre-operative image is created from MRI, x-ray, ultrasound, or other method of diagnosis using imaging technology. The pre-operative image is stored within the computer. The computer processes the pre-operative image to decipher organs, anatomical geometries, vessels, tissue planes, orientation, and other structures. As the surgeon performs the surgery, the AR controller augments the real time video image with the processed pre-operative image and displays the augmented image on an interface to provide further guidance to the surgeon during the surgical procedure.

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Номер записи: 90
14-02-2013 дата публикации

Method of fog and raindrop detection on a windscreen and driving assistance device

Номер: US20130039544A1
Автор: Caroline Robert, Samia AHIAD, Xiyuan Zhang
Принадлежит: VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH

The invention relates to a method of fog and raindrop detection on a windscreen ( 200 ), comprising a raindrop detection application ( 201 ) and a fog detection application ( 202 ), characterized in that said fog detection application ( 202 ) comprises a step ( 202 b ) in which an indication of the presence of raindrop is detected, said indication of raindrop presence triggering a switch from said fog detection application ( 202 ) to said raindrop detection application ( 201 ).

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Номер записи: 91
14-02-2013 дата публикации

Method and apparatus of compiling image database for three-dimensional object recognition

Номер: US20130039569A1
Автор: Koichi Kise, Taiji Mine, Takahiro Kashiwagi, Takumi Toyama, Yukihito Furuhashi
Принадлежит: Olympus Corp, Osaka Prefecture University

A method of compiling an image database for a three-dimensional object recognition including the steps of: when a plurality of images each showing an object from different viewpoint are inputted, extracting local features from each of the images, and expressing the local features using feature vectors; forming sets of the feature vectors, each set representing a same part of the object from a series of the viewpoints, and generating subspaces, each subspace representing a characteristic of each set; and storing each subspace to the image database with an identifier of the object to perform a recognition process that is realized by the steps of: when at least one image of an object is given as a query, extracting query feature vectors; determining the subspace most similar to each query feature vector; and executing a counting process to the identifiers to retrieve an object most similar to the query.

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Номер записи: 92
28-02-2013 дата публикации

Classification and Organization of Consumer Digital Images Using Workflow, and Face Detection and Recognition

Номер: US20130050460A1
Автор: Constantin Vertan, Eran Steinberg, Mihai Ciuc, Peter Corcoran, Petronel Bigioi, Stefanita Ciurel, Yury Prilutsky
Принадлежит: DigitalOptics Corp Europe Ltd

A processor-based system operating according to digitally-embedded programming instructions performs a method including identifying a group of pixels corresponding to a face region within digital image data acquired by an image acquisition device. A set of face analysis parameter values is extracted from said face region, including a faceprint associated with the face region. First and second reference faceprints are determined for a person using reference images captured respectively in predetermined face-portrait conditions and using ambient conditions. The faceprints are analyzed to determine a baseline faceprint and a range of variability from the baseline associated with the person. Results of the analyzing are stored and used in subsequent recognition of the person in a subsequent image acquired under ambient conditions.

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Номер записи: 93
28-02-2013 дата публикации

Image processing device, image processing method, and computer readable recording device

Номер: US20130051680A1
Автор: Makoto Kitamura, Masashi Hirota, Takashi Kono, Takehiro Matsuda, Yamato Kanda
Принадлежит: Olympus Corp

An image processing device includes: a non-target region detecting unit that detects a region that is not to be examined as a non-target region from an image; a pixel-of-interest region setting unit that sets a pixel-of-interest region in a predetermined area including a pixel-of-interest position in the image; a surrounding region determining unit that determines a surrounding region, which is an area for acquiring information for use in forming a reference plane with respect to the pixel-of-interest position, based on the non-target region; a reference plane forming unit that forms the reference plane based on the information in the surrounding region; and an outlier pixel detecting unit that detects an outlier pixel having a pixel value numerically distant from circumferential values based on a difference between corresponding quantities of the reference plane at each pixel position and of the original image.

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Номер записи: 94
28-02-2013 дата публикации

Method and system for predicting movement behavior of a target traffic object

Номер: US20130054106A1
Автор: Jens Schmüdderich, Sven Rebhan
Принадлежит: HONDA RESEARCH INSTITUTE EUROPE GMBH

A method for computationally predicting future movement behaviors of at least one target object can have the steps of producing sensor data by at least one sensor physically sensing the environment of a host vehicle, and computing a plurality of movement behavior alternatives of a target object sensed by the sensor(s). The context based prediction step uses a set of classifiers, each classifier estimating a probability that said sensed target object will execute a movement behavior at a time. The method can also include validating the movement behavior alternatives by a physical prediction comparing measured points with trajectories of situation models and determining at least one trajectory indicating at least one possible behavior of the traffic participant, estimating at least one future position of the traffic participant based on the at least one trajectory, and outputting a signal representing the estimate future position.

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Номер записи: 95
07-03-2013 дата публикации

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, recording medium, and information processing system

Номер: US20130057746A1
Автор: Tomohisa Takaoka
Принадлежит: Sony Corp

Provided is an information processing apparatus including an image acquisition unit for acquiring an image that includes a target a user is paying attention to, an access information acquisition unit for acquiring access information assigned with a time-limited access right to public information that is associated with the target in the image, a public information acquisition unit for acquiring the public information using the access information, and a display control unit for controlling display of the public information.

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Номер записи: 96
07-03-2013 дата публикации

Image processing apparatus and method

Номер: US20130058530A1
Автор: Hidehiro Naito, Masahide Ogawa, Masato Watabe, Shinji Nakatake
Принадлежит: Toshiba TEC Corp

An information processing apparatus comprises a first imaging section configured to image the holding surface of a holding platform on which an object is held from different directions, a recognition section configured to, read out the characteristics of the object image of a object contained in the first imaged image based on each of the first imaged images that are respectively imaged by the first imaging section from different directions and compare the read characteristics with the pre-stored characteristics of each object, thereby recognizing the object corresponding to the object image every first imaged image and a determination section configured to determine the recognition result of the object held on the holding platform based on the recognition result of the object image every first imaged image.

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Номер записи: 97
07-03-2013 дата публикации

Automatic pose initialization for accurate 2-d/3-d registration applied to abdominal aortic aneurysm endovascular repair

Номер: US20130058555A1
Автор: Joseph Lucas, Rui Liao, Shun Miao
Принадлежит: Siemens Corp

A method for automatically initializing pose for registration of 2D fluoroscopic abdominal aortic images with a 3D model of an abdominal aorta includes detecting a 2D iliac bifurcation and a 2D renal artery bifurcation from a sequence of 2D fluoroscopic abdominal aortic images, detecting a spinal centerline in a 2D fluoroscopic spine image, providing a 3D iliac bifurcation and a 3D renal artery bifurcation from a 3D image volume of the patient's abdomen, and a 3D spinal centerline from the 3D image volume of the patient's abdomen, and determining pose parameters {x, y, z, θ}, where (x, y) denotes the translation on a table plane, z denotes a depth of the table, and θ is a rotation about the z axis, by minimizing a cost function of the 2D and 3D iliac bifurcations, the 2D and 3D renal artery bifurcation, and the 2D and 3D spinal centerlines.

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Номер записи: 98
07-03-2013 дата публикации

Event classification method for related digital images

Номер: US20130058577A1
Автор: Andrew C. Blose, Andrew Charles Gallagher, Peter O. Stubler
Принадлежит: Apple Inc

A method for determining an event classification for a set of related digital images, comprising: receiving a set of related digital images; detecting one or more man-made light emitting sources within at least one of the digital images; using a data processor to automatically determine an event classification responsive to analyzing a spatial arrangement of the detected man-made light emitting sources in the one or more digital images; and storing metadata in a processor-accessible memory associating the determined event classification with each of the digital images in the set of digital images.

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Номер записи: 99
14-03-2013 дата публикации

MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS

Номер: US20130064436A1
Автор: NISHIMURA Hirokazu, SAWA Miho, SHIBATA Sawako, Tanaka Kenichi
Принадлежит: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.

A medical image processing apparatus includes: a feature value calculation portion that, for each pixel of an image, calculates a feature value that is used when extracting a linear structure; a judgment portion that, based on a result of a comparison between the feature value of a pixel of interest and feature values of a plurality of pixels located in the vicinity of the pixel of interest, judges whether the pixel of interest is a linear structure pixel or is a nonlinear structure candidate pixel; and a correction portion that identifies a pixel that is determined to be a linear structure pixel that is in the vicinity of the nonlinear structure candidate pixel, calculates information with respect to the identified linear structure candidate pixel and determines whether to make the nonlinear structure candidate pixel the nonlinear structure pixel or the linear structure pixel based on the calculated information. 1. A medical image processing apparatus , comprising:a feature value calculation portion that, for each pixel of an image that is obtained by picking up an image of living tissue, calculates a feature value that is used when extracting a linear structure from the image;a judgment portion that, based on a result of a comparison between the feature value that is calculated for a first pixel of interest in the image and the feature values that are calculated for a plurality of pixels located in a vicinity of the first pixel of interest, judges whether the first pixel of interest is a linear structure pixel that corresponds to a linear structure or is a nonlinear structure candidate pixel; anda correction portion that, by extraction, identifies a pixel that is determined to be a linear structure pixel that is in a vicinity of the nonlinear structure candidate pixel, calculates information with respect to the identified linear structure candidate pixels that is necessary for identifying whether to make the nonlinear structure candidate pixel the linear structure ...

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