Image analysis inventions 03/06

20060067560 - Device, device control method, and program: A device includes: a storage unit configured to store predetermined data; a converter configured to convert the predetermined data stored in the storage unit into data in a predetermined format; a first image processor configured to convert the data in the predetermined format into data in a printable format; a...

20060067561 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer product: An image processing apparatus includes a determining unit that determines at least one embed area in an area that is not accessed by an application in an image. An embedding unit embeds at least one piece of embed information into the embed area. A quantizer quantizes the image embedded with...

20060067559 - Method of analysing a stack of flat objects: The present invention relates to a method of analysing a stack of flat objects, which method comprises the steps of providing a stack of flat objects, which stack comprises at least one surface defined by the edges of flat objects, illuminating the surface of said stack, providing a two-dimensional image...

20060067562 - Detection of moving objects in a video: A video camera produces a video sequence including moving objects. A computer is adapted to process the video sequence, produce individual frames, and use a fast-adapting background subtraction model to validate the results of a slow-adapting background subtraction model to improve identification of the moving objects....

20060067563 - Biometric information management and enrollment system: A biometric information management and enrollment system management system is provided. The system comprises a general purpose computer adapted for executing a computer software application; a card reader operatively connected to the computer for the transfer and storage of information to and from the computer; a digital camera operatively connected...

20060067564 - Identity authentication device and fingerprint sensor: An identity authentication device including a case member, a fingerprint sensor member being detachable from the case member, a first metal terminal formed in the finger print sensor member and a second metal terminal formed in the case member and electrically connectable with the first metal terminal....

20060067565 - Image construction method, fingerprint image construction apparatus, and program: In construction processing of a fingerprint partial image, distortion occurs in the general image due to accumulation of coordinate errors at image joining positions. While a latest partial image read by a sweep type fingerprint sensor is being displaced relative to an already acquired partial image, a displacement quantity at...

20060067566 - Plain four-finger image determination device, plain four-finger image determination method and plain four-finger determination program: The plain four-finger image determination device includes a cut-out unit which cuts out a fingerprint image of each finger from a plain four-finger image, an extraction unit which extracts a core of a fingerprint from each cut-out fingerprint image and a ridge line direction in the vicinity of the core...

20060067567 - Ultrasonic imaging apparatus, and image processing apparatus: An ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes an image data production device for producing image data composed of a plurality of frame image data items acquired successively from the subject during a scan time, a continuous time field image data production device for producing continuous time field image data from the image...

20060067568 - Tooth identification in digital x-ray images and assignment of information to digital x-ray images: A method and device for identifying objects, especially teeth, on a digitized X-ray picture, by using image processing algorithms to localize areas containing the object by segmenting and/or edge detection, these areas being computationally linked with parameters of the X-ray unit and, optionally, with patient-heightened specific parameters. Another method and...

20060067569 - Image inspection device, image inspection method, and image inspection program: When a shading characteristic prepared in advance and the shading characteristic of imaging equipment for inspection differ, there has been the problem that erroneous judgments occur. So a defect detection method is provided. The method includes dividing a digital image, formed from M rows and N columns of pixels, into...

20060067570 - Apparatus and method for inspecting pattern: An operation part (50) in a pattern inspection apparatus (1) comprises a defect candidate image generator (511) for generating a binary defect candidate image representing a defect candidate area in an inspection image by comparing the inspection image with a reference image, in an inspection image masking part (521) the...

20060067571 - Defect detection apparatus and defect detection method: A defect detection apparatus (1) comprises an image pickup part (3) for picking up an image of a substrate (9) to acquire a grayscale target image, from which pixel values of the target image are sequentially outputted to a defect detector (43). The defect detector (43) compares the target image...

20060067572 - Object imaging system: A system, method, and device for imaging and identifying attributes of an object are disclosed. The exemplary system may have the following components. A retro-reflective panel may be positioned behind the object. A light source may be used to illuminate the retro-reflective panel and the object. A camera may image...

20060067573 - System, method, and apparatus for generating a three-dimensional representation from one or more two-dimensional images: In a system and method for generating a 3-dimensional representation of a portion of an organism, collecting training data, wherein the training data includes a first set of training data and a second set of training data. At least one statistical model having a set of parameters is built using...

20060067574 - Correction of blotches in component images: Blotches may be identified and processed to reduce or eliminate the blotch. The blotch may be in just one of several separations and multiple separations may be used, for example, to identify the blotch. An implementation (i) compares a first component image of an image with a first component image...

20060067575 - Image processing method, image processing device, and image processing program: When making judgments of image type, image data is input, and a judgment is made as to whether the type of image indicated by the image data is a first type; for image data judged as being of the first type, a judgment is made as to whether the image...

20060067576 - Providing a user interface having interactive elements on a writable surface: An interactive device that allows a user to create and interact with selectable items written on a surface. The present invention provides a user with an interface that replaces an electronic display with any surface, such as a piece of paper. The user may create user-written selectable items on the...

20060067577 - Method and system for implementing a user interface for a device employing written graphical elements: A method and system for implementing a user interface for a device through user created graphical elements. The method includes recognizing a graphical element icon created by a user. Once recognized, a function related to the graphical element icon is accessed and an output in accordance with the function is...

20060067579 - Control of monitored zone: The invention relates to a method for the control of a monitored zone, in particular at transport devices for objects, wherein the monitored zone is scanned by means of at least one spatially resolving sensor, in particular a laser scanner and/or a camera system, the positions of object points in...

20060067578 - Slide contents processor, slide contents processing method, and storage medium storing program: A slide contents processor has a computer, a percentage computer and a categorizing unit. The computer computes a deviation of explanation time of each slide to total explanation time of slides. The percentage computer computes a percentage of objects in the slide based on the number of the objects by...

20060067580 - Consumer electronic device supporting navigation of multimedia content across multiple camera views of a scene: A consumer electronic device includes a storage sub-system to store multimedia data associated with multiple camera views of a scene and metadata describing the multimedia data in separate tracks defined by a media file format. Each of the separate tracks corresponds to one of the multiple camera views of the...

20060067581 - Image coding apparatus, image coding method, image decoding apparatus and image decoding method: A coded bit stream generated on a coding side consists of a VO header, a VOL header, a GOV header, a VOP header and VOP data, and the VOL header multiplexes an object intra-coded indicator signal indicating whether all the VOP data contained in a VOL or GOV are intra...

20060067582 - Progressive jpeg decoding system: An apparatus and a method for efficient decoding progressive JPEG bitstreams are invented. This invention provides a memory-efficient progressive JPEG decoding method with minimal memory requirements. Instead of storing all the DCT coefficients of at particular decoding scan, a portion of DCT coefficients and the non-zero coefficient indicators for the...

20060067583 - Image compression apparatus, and image compression program storage medium: In an image compression apparatus that compresses an original image consisting of image data after rasterizing, the original image is divided in an area into an edge image and a smooth image. The edge image is subjected to, for example, a reversible compression, and the smooth image is subjected to,...

20060067584 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method: An image forming apparatus and method capable of decompressing and compressing image data. More specifically, the apparatus and method include decompressing first compressed image data, processing the decompressed image data, selecting from among a plurality of quantization tables a quantization table providing a compression ratio lower than a compression ratio...

20060067585 - Apparatus and method for processing video data: An apparatus and methods for processing video data are described. The invention provides a representation of video data that can be used to assess agreement between the data and a fitting model for a particular parameterization of the data. This allows the comparison of different parameterization techniques and the selection...

20060067586 - Method and apparatus for position identification in runlength compression data: A position in runlength compression data corresponding to a desired position in original data can be found fast. Index correspondence information is generated for representing correspondence between indexes representing predetermined positions in data arrangement of the original data having a plurality of values and positions corresponding thereto in the runlength...

20060067587 - Image processing device for processing image having luminance information, and control method thereof: An image processing device by which a user can operate a window level value without being conscious of a photometric interpretation of an image is provided. In the image processing device, the operation direction for increasing or decreasing the window level value is reversed according to the photometric interpretation of...

20060067588 - Imaging apparatus, image processing method for imaging apparatus and recording medium: Dots (14) are marked on the stage surface of a stage (13) beforehand, and when an original (5) is placed on that stage, a document camera (1) acquires stage specification information such as the number of pixels of an image of the dot (14) and that of a check area...

20060067589 - Software carrier containing corrected blotches in component images: Blotches may be identified and processed to reduce or eliminate the blotch. The blotch may be in just one of several separations and multiple separations may be used, for example, to identify the blotch. An implementation (i) compares a first component image of an image with a first component image...

20060067590 - Image processing apparatus: An image processing apparatus includes an image processing circuit having a first mode that corrects an offset between a first image and a second image that are adjacent to each other to synthesize the first image and the second image into a new third image, and a second mode that...

20060067591 - Method and system for classifying image orientation: The invention relates to a method, system and computer program product for identifying an orientation of an image having a plurality of features. It comprises (a) defining a plurality of feature kinds, wherein each feature in the plurality of features corresponds to an associated feature kind in the plurality of...

20060067592 - Configurable image processor: An image processor, including: memory; a plurality of processing modules; and a general purpose processor; the image processor being configurable into: a first mode, in which at least some of the modules form a processing pipeline for processing image data; a second mode, in which the general purpose processor processes...

20060067593 - Interactive design process for creating stand-alone visual representations for media objects: Techniques for an iterative design process of determining a visual representation for an input media object are provided. One or more visual representations are determined from the input media object based on a set of encoding parameters. An output media object is then created from the one or more visual...

20060056653 - Digital watermarking system using scrambling method: A digital watermark extracting apparatus that extract a watermark hidden in host data is provided. A location information generator generates a plurality of candidate watermark locations according to a secret key. An extractor extracts from each of the candidate watermark locations a watermark which has been embedded in a watermarked...

20060056652 - Security element for data carrier: The invention relates to a security element for a data carrier, such as banknotes, securities, checks, credit cards, ID cards and similar documents. A substrate comprises a first layer of material and at least a first opaque layer (3) of material covering partially or totally the first layer of material....

20060056656 - Integrated circuit device and microcomputer: An integrated circuit device having an image change detection circuit which receives image data acquired by imaging means in time series, detects a change in an image, and generates a change detection signal. The image change detection circuit includes: an integration circuit which divides an image into one or more...

20060056655 - Patient monitoring apparatus: A monitoring system includes one or more cameras to determine a three dimensional (3D) model of a person; means to detect a dangerous condition based on the 3D model; and means to generate a warning when the dangerous condition is detected....

20060056654 - Security monitor device at station platflorm: The present invention provides a more reliable safety monitoring device on the station platform, where the safety monitoring device detects the fall of a person on the platform edge on the railroad-track side onto a railroad track with stability, recognizes at least two persons, and obtains the entire action log...

20060056657 - Single image sensor positioning method and apparatus in a multiple function vehicle protection control system: Single imaging sensor positioning methods and apparatus for use in a vehicle protection system are disclosed. The vehicle protection system employs a single imaging sensor in order to obtain imaging information or imaging data related to a vehicle and its occupants. The vehicle protection system uses the imaging data to...

20060056658 - System and method for reading license plates: A method for reading a license plate disposed on a vehicle includes determining whether a license plate image is required, automatically processing the license plate image in response to determining that the license plate image is required, providing at least one verified image, and determining whether to manually read the...

20060056659 - System and method for the detection of bluestain and rot on wood: A system for detecting bluestain and rot in wood in a wood processing plant including a conveyor for conveying a piece of wood through a scanning area includes a scanning unit comprising a plurality of scanners arranged to scan a face of the piece of wood in a direction perpendicular...

20060056660 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method: From an already registered image data group, image data similar to image data input as a query are retrieved (S3190). When image quality of one of the retrieved image data is lower than that of the input image data, the input image data is registered in place of the one...

20060056663 - Keyless entry using biometric identification: A keyless entry system for use on a vehicle comprises at least one processor on-board the vehicle for receiving biometric data and comparing the biometric data with the stored biometric data. A biometric scanner is coupled to the processor and accessible from the exterior of the vehicle for deriving the...

20060056661 - Method and device for recognition of natural skin: The invention relates to a method for the recognition of natural skin (5), wherein the skin surface (4) is illuminated at an irradiation point (1) with light from the visible spectrum or the adjacent spectrum, wherein that part of the light entering through the skin surface (4) at the irradiation...

20060056662 - Method of multiple algorithm processing of biometric data: A method performs processing of biometric information to create multiple templates. This allows biometric systems to be flexible and interact with a plurality of vendors' technologies. Specifically, a biometric sample is captured from a sensor and transmitted to a processing component. The biometric sample is then processed by a first...

20060056664 - Security system: During use of equipment by a user having qualifications to use the equipment, an image of the user is continuously photographed by a video camera. When the face of the user can no longer be detected from the image acquired by the camera, warning is issued through voice and screen...

20060056665 - Foster care monitoring and verification device, method and system: In some embodiments, system, devices and methods for monitoring and verifying foster care placement and processes are provided, the system and devices including a fingerprint scanner configured with limited function keys to limit data tampering opportunities for users, with the fingerprint scanner having a capability to associate fingerprint images within...

20060056667 - Identifying faces from multiple images acquired from widely separated viewpoints: A method improves facial recognition using pairs of images acquired simultaneously of substantially different portions of faces. By using such pairs, the 3D pose and actual size of the faces can be determined, which enables better normalization and comparison with similar image pairs of identified faces stored in a database....

20060056666 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes a camera which photographs an operator, an authentication unit to authenticate whether or not facial data indicating an operator's face photographed by the camera indicates a registered person based on a result of searching for the facial data registered in a facial data storage unit...

20060056668 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus, comprising: a photographed image input section which inputs a plurality of photographed images having human faces, a detection section which detects the human faces from the photographed images, an extraction section which extracts face images from the photographed images, the face images...

20060056671 - Automated feature extraction processes and systems: Methods, systems and computer readable media for automatically feature extracting array images in batch mode. At least two images to be feature extracted are loaded into a batch project, and the system automatically and sequentially feature extracts the images in the batch project. At least one of the images may...

20060056669 - Image processing system and medical examination apparatus for correlating features in medical images: An image processing system, for correlating shapes in multi-dimensional images (m-D), comprising image data processing means for estimating a similarity measure including computing means for: estimating two image signals (f(x), g(y)) representing shapes defined in respective windows (W1, W2) in two multi-dimensional images; using a Hermite Transform (HT) applied to...

20060056670 - Systems, methods and apparatus for image quality analysis: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments an image acquisition station transmits images that have been identified as having inadequate diagnostic quality to a computer system of an image quality consultant. The image quality consultant may develop recommendations on how to improve the quality, and the...

20060056674 - Method and magnetic resonance system for generation of localizer slice images of an examination volume of a subject: In a method and magnetic resonance (MR) system for generation of localizer slice images of an examination volume of a subject for MR examination planning, such as for a whole-body examination of a patient, the localizer slice images being in three orthogonal planes, image data for the entire examination volume...

20060056672 - System and method for automatic determination of a region of interest within an image: A system and method for automated image analysis selects a Region Of Interest (ROI) within a frame, suitable for subsequent Quantitative Intima Media Thickness (QIMT) analysis. Presently, a time consuming manual analysis by a highly trained technician is required to select the ROI within the frame for subsequent automated analysis....

20060056673 - User interface for computed tomography (ct) scan analysis: An enhanced image is based on an original image. For instance, the original image can be processed using a filter to provide the enhanced image. The original and enhanced images can be displayed side by side or alternately to facilitate a comparison of the original and enhanced images. A user...

20060056675 - Method of straightening a reformat for navigation and quantification: A method of producing an improved straightened reformat is presented in which cross sections are calculated perpendicular to an elongate subject described within an object data set, a reference direction-is-determined in each cross sectional slice and a new object data set is created by concatenating the cross sectional slices, each...

20060056676 - Surface inspection device and method: Disclosed is a surface inspection device that performs a defect inspection throughout a surface of a wafer. In the defect detection using a defect review SEM, an X-Y coordinate system is set throughout a surface (excluding a round end face) of a product wafer to allow the inspection throughout the...

20060056677 - Mobile cleaner: A mobile cleaner includes: a running unit for automatically moving along a floor face; a cleaning unit for cleaning the floor face; an image taking unit for taking an image of a surrounding; and a switching unit for switching to a state of exposing an opening portion of the image...

20060056678 - Robot apparatus and method of controlling the behavior thereof: The present invention provides a robot apparatus that can perform appropriate actions in accordance with the ambient conditions, and a method of controlling the behavior of the robot apparatus. The robot apparatus includes a data-acquiring unit that acquires data, externally and/or internally, a subject-identifying unit that identifies a subject performing...

20060056680 - 3d volume construction from dicom data: Systems and methods for constructing a 3D volume from digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) data are provided. This 3D volume is part of a volume rendering pipeline. The 3D volume is accessible by volume rendering software for display on a 3D display device. A lookup table is used...

20060056679 - Full depth map acquisition: The invention relates to a method for acquiring a substantially complete depth map from a 3-D scene. Both depth values and derivates of depth values may be used to calculate a pixel dense depth map with the steps of acquiring partial depth map from said 3-D scene, acquiring derivates of...

20060056681 - Image display method and image display program: A path 22 representing the center line of a curved cylinder 21 is acquired (step S1). The path 22 can be set by a GUI while a volume rendering image displayed on a display device is viewed. Alternatively, the path 22 can be set automatically when the curved cylinder 21...

20060056682 - System and method for extracting reflection and transparency layers from multiple images: The present invention is embodied in a system and method for extracting structure from multiple images of a scene by representing the scene as a group of image layers, including reflection and transparency layers. In general, the present invention performs layer extraction from multiple images containing reflections and transparencies. The...

20060056683 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and printer driver: An image processing apparatus is provided that processes image data to be output by an imaging apparatus. The image processing apparatus includes a target setting part for setting a target pertaining to imaging material saving that involves controlling the amount of imaging material used which target is set based on...

20060056684 - Image processing apparatus, image processing program, image processing method, and imaging apparatus: An image processing apparatus that corrects the gradation scale of brightness values of an image represented by image data produced in a predetermined imaging apparatus. The image processing apparatus including: an acquiring mechanism that acquires information identifying a predetermined location within the image represented by the image data or information...

20060056685 - Method and apparatus for embolism analysis: Disclosed is an automated technique for analyzing the affected region due to an embolism in an organ. A segmented image of the organ vasculature is generated using image volume data received, for example, from a Computed Tomography (CT) machine. An embolus is then identified (either manually or automatically) within the...

20060056686 - Ultra light weight browser: The present invention relates to the field of computer technology, and in particular to a method and system for compressing digital data from a row-column structured, multi-color bitmap image representation and to advantageous applications thereof for low bandwidth data communication. In order to increase the compression rate in particular of...

20060056687 - Hierarchically locating a feature in a digital image: Methods, systems, and computer program products used to locate a feature in a digital image. A first search is performed in the image to find candidate faces, where each candidate face found is a group of pixels in the image that satisfies a first pattern-matching criterion. A second search is...

20060056688 - Image processing apparatus, image recording apparatus, and image processing method: An image processing apparatus includes a histogram computing section which computes a histogram of pixel values of input image data. A gradation conversion characteristic determining section determines a gradation conversion characteristic in a case where gradation conversion processing is applied to the image data on the basis of the histogram...

20060056689 - Image segmentation using template prediction: The invention relates to image segmentation using templates and spatial prediction. The templates of neighboring pixels are used for predicting the features of a current pixel. The pixel is assigned to the segments of neighboring pixels according to the deviation of its features from the templates....

20060056693 - Load allocation when executing image processing using parallel processing: For image processing for repeatedly executing process segment sets including N (N is an integer of 3 or greater) unit process segments Lc, Lm, Ly, Lk, Llc, Llm and Ldy, unit process segments are executed by M (M is an integer of 2 or greater but less than N) processing...

20060056695 - Method for concealing data in curves of an image: A method of concealing data in images imperceptibly alters curves therein, such as through adding a value representing the data to be hidden to each of a number of B-spline control points representing the original curve. The altered control points characterize the imperceptibly altered curve, which replaces the original curve...

20060056692 - Method for segmenting a medical data set: In a method for segmentation of a medical data set, the segmentation is implemented using markings, the markings being set in the generation of the data set....

20060056694 - Method for segmenting anatomical structures from 3d image data by using topological information: A method is disclosed for segmenting anatomical structures, in particular the coronary vessel tree, from 3D image data. In the method, a starting point is initially set in the 3D image data, and at least one known anatomically significant point and/or at least one known anatomically significant surface are/is identified...

20060056690 - Methods and systems for 3d segmentation of ultrasound images: A method for three dimensional (3D) segmentation of an object is provided. The method obtains a volumetric data set containing object data and non-object data in proximity to the object data, the object data having a reference axis extending through the object data. The method defines at least one reference...

20060056691 - System and method for 3d visualization of lung perfusion or density and statistical analysis thereof: A system and method for 3D visualization of a pair of lungs are provided. The method comprises: segmenting image data of the pair of lungs and lung parenchyma; generating a 3D map as a function of the segmented image data; and rendering the 3D map as a color-coded semi-transparent 3D...

20060056697 - Degraded character image generation method and apparatus: A method and apparatus for generating a degraded character image at various levels of degradation automatically is presented in this invention. The method comprises rendering the character image on a scene plane; translating and rotating the scene plane according to various parameters; determining a projection region of the character image...

20060056696 - Degraded dictionary generation method and apparatus: A method and apparatus for generating a degraded dictionary automatically is presented in this invention. Herein, a degraded pattern generating means generates a plurality of degraded patterns from an original character image, based on a plurality of degradation parameters. A degraded dictionary generating means generates a plurality of degraded dictionaries...

20060056700 - Biological information detecting device: When an image representing biological information is input from a biological information input unit 10, such as a fingerprint sensor or the like, for obtaining an image representing biological information, such as a fingerprint or the like, statistical quantities, such as the mean value and standard deviation of the pixel...

20060056699 - Image recording apparatus, and abnormal recording element determination method: The image recording apparatus comprises: a recording device having a plurality of recording elements which record an image onto a recording medium; an extraction device which extracts a region satisfying a prescribed extraction condition according to information of the image recorded on the recording medium by the recording device; a...

20060056698 - System and method for extracting an object of interest from an image using a robust active shape model: A system and method for extracting an object of interest from an image using a robust active shape model are provided. A method for extracting an object of interest from an image comprises: generating an active shape model of the object; extracting feature points from the image; and determining an...

20060056701 - Joint segmentation and registration of images for object detection: A method for joint segmentation and registration of a contour for detecting an object in image data includes initializing a segmentation, initializing a registration of the segmentation, updating the segmentation and the registration, outputting an updated segmentation and an updated registration, wherein the updated segmentation and updated registration delineates the...

20060056702 - Image processing apparatus and image processing method: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus detects only an object to be detected by removing a disturbance, such as the shaking of trees by using a very simple process and parameter. The image processing apparatus includes a reference image storing unit for storing a plurality of past image...

20060056704 - Adaptive resampling classifier method and apparatus: According to the invention, an apparatus for classifying and sorting input data in a data stream includes a processor having a classifier input control with a first input and second input, an adaptive classifier, a ground truth data input, a ground truth resampling buffer, a source data re-sampling buffer, and...

20060056703 - Systems and methods for producing a dynamic classified image: The systems and methods can apply a plurality of different classifiers to a given input image instead of a single classifier. The plurality of classifiers produce a plurality of classified images based on the input image, which are sequentially displayed to a human observer. The sequential display of the classified...

20060056708 - Accelerated video encoding using a graphics processing unit: The systems and methods described herein are directed at accelerating video encoding using a graphics processing unit. In one aspect, a video encoding system uses both a central processing unit (CPU) and a graphics processing unit (GPU) to perform video encoding. The system implements a technique that enables the GPU...

20060056709 - Compression method for binary images: A dynamic compression method and system for digital binary images encoded using a matrix of pixels, each pixel of the matrix of pixels having one of a first and a second color. The method comprises providing the image; defining a first color area type symbol, a second color area type...

20060056712 - Data processing apparatus and control method thereof: A data processing apparatus includes a plurality of image processing units which execute different processes on input image data and an encoding unit which encodes the image data. A generation unit selects an image processing unit to be used from among a plurality of image processing units based on requests...

20060056713 - Image coding apparatus and image coding method: A variable c1 is counted up by one for the Nth bit in attribute information=“1”, and a variable c0 is counted up by one for the Nth bit=“0” (S402). When the total code amount of the coding results of pieces of attribute information which have been coded up to now...

20060056714 - Image process device, image processing program, and recording medium: In an image processing device, a block-basis edit processing unit performs a block-basis edit processing of specific blocks in an initial codestream of compression coded image data in a predetermined format to create blocks of edited code data. A codestream control unit combines the edited code data of the blocks...

20060056711 - Method and apparatus for efficiently encoding chromatic images using non-orthogonal basis functions: A method and apparatus for efficiently encoding images using a set of non-orthogonal basis functions, thereby allowing reduction of file size, shorter transmission time, and improved accuracy. The non-orthogonal basis functions include homogenous color basis functions, luminance-encoding basis functions that have luminance edges and chromatic basis functions that exhibit color...

20060056706 - Methods for decoding corrupt jpe2000 codestreams: The present invention provides a method for decoding corrupt codestreams for encoded digital imagery and video and, in particular, JPEG2000 codestreams with improved error resilience properties. The decoding techniques apply to a class of coding algorithms in which the data from underlying images are partitioned, typically to allow decoding of...

20060056707 - Methods, devices and computer program products for capture and display of visually encoded data and an image: Visually encoded data is captured along with one or more visual elements, the encoded data is decoded and one composite view is displayed that incorporates information related to the decoding data, such as a decode confirmation or decoded data, and the visual elements. The recognition and decoding process may additionally...

20060056710 - Mrc image compression: A method of processing an MRC image file, comprising at least a mask plane and a background plane, comprises determining that at least one of the mask plane and background plane is substantially empty; and effectively removing the substantially empty plane from the file for further processing....

20060056705 - Video encoding method: A picture coding method according to the present invention includes: a coding step (S102, S103) of coding, picture parameter sets (PPS) to be used for decoding all the pictures (pic) included in a random access unit (RAU) made up of plural pictures and a sequence parameter set (SPS); and a...

20060056715 - Image conversion device, image conversion method, and recording medium: An image transformation apparatus, image transformation method and recording medium which carries out contraction processing on image data stored in an image memory. For contracting an image, an image transformation apparatus (100) is provided with a contraction work memory (115a) capable of storing an amount of data of one unit...

20060056716 - Osd-synthesized image decoding device, osd-synthesized image decoding method, program, and recording medium: An OSD composite image decoding apparatus includes a selection device for selecting plural types of decoded image data, a conversion device for converting the selected decoded image data to 1080i, a generating device for generating OSD for 1080i to be synchronously superimposed on the format-converted image data, and a superimposing...

20060056717 - Method and device for three-dimensional graphics to two-dimensional video encoding: A method and device for three-dimensional graphics to two-dimensional video encoding. A three-dimensional model representing at least one three-dimensional object is received. The three-dimensional model is rendered into a two-dimensional frame. Composition information for the two-dimensional frame is extracted from the three-dimensional model. A bit stream is encoded based on...

20060056718 - Method, device and computer program for encoding digital image: The invention relates to a method, device, and computer program on a carrier for encoding a digital image. Until the encoded image fits into a desired amount of data, the method repeats: encoding the image into an encoded image, the encoding comprising quantizing causing lossy compression; decoding the encoded image...

20060056719 - Variable block size early termination for video coding: Systems and methods for variable block size early termination for video coding are described. In one aspect a set of thresholds are selected based on block sizes in a video encoding scheme. The thresholds include a respective threshold for each block size used by the encoding scheme. For each macroblock...

20060056720 - Extended amplitude coding for clustered transform coefficients: Coding quantized transform coefficients as occur in image compression combines a position coding method to code the position of clusters of consecutive non-zero-valued coefficients with an amplitude coding method to code the amplitudes of a concatenation of a plurality of the clusters. The amplitude coding method exploits that runs of...

20060056721 - Method and system for scaled exponential smoothing: A method and system for scaled exponential smoothing are provided. Multiple exponentially smoothed values are maintained for items and events occur on one or more of the items. The method maintains a gradually inflated representation of the smoothed values of items, such that the representation at a given time for...

20060056722 - Edge preserving method and apparatus for image processing: A method and apparatus for edge-preserving processing of digital images includes selecting an input pixel from a digital image, choosing a set of neighboring pixels from an area around the input pixel according to a sparse matrix constructed according to a distribution, determining the similarity in value of each neighboring...

20060056723 - System for reducing ringing artifacts: A system for reducing ringing artifacts on an image....

20060056724 - Apparatus and method for adaptive 3d noise reduction: A non-iterative 3D processing method and system is disclosed for generic noise reduction. The 3D noise reducer is based on a simple conversion of the five types of noise to equivalent additive noise of varying statistics. The proposed technique comprises also an efficient temporal filtering technique which combines Minimization of...

20060056725 - Method and apparatus for image processing: A method for image processing includes generating a pixel window of image data and determining whether the pixel window-is stable or unstable. Image enhancement values are then obtained from a look up table for stable windows when the window is stable, and image enhancement values are obtained from a look...

20060056726 - Image processing device, and program: The present invention provides a technique capable of making a user easily grasp a relative position of an ROI in image display by volume rendering and capable of displaying an image promptly. Upon generating an image for display on the basis of volume data by volume rendering, a region of...

20060056727 - System for combining multiple disparity maps: There is provided a method of processing image data, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of images of a scene; (b) generating a disparity map for each of at least two pairs of images from the plurality of images; (c) transforming each of the disparity maps into a...

20060056728 - User interface for an image transformation device: This patent describes an alternative form of user interface for operating a device such as a camera comprising a card which is inserted in a machine. On the face of the card is contained a visual representation of the effect the card will have on the output of the machine....

20060056729 - Fourier domain camera: A method of capturing an image of a target including positioning an optical system to direct a spatial Fourier transform of a region of the target onto a field of view of a detector array; generating an electrical signal with the detector array, the electrical signal representing at least a...

20060056730 - Method, computer program product, and apparatus for performing rendering: A rendering method for generating relation information of image data of three or more dimensions. The rendering method includes preparing an exfoliated picture generated by projecting voxels using cylindrical projection method with a center line, preparing position data of a cross-section and a cross-section image representing the cross-section of the...

20060056731 - Determining sharpness predictors for a digital image: A method for determining a sharpness predictor for an input digital image includes determining one or more image metrics by analyzing the input digital image; and determining the sharpness predictor from the one or more image metrics....

20060056732 - Determining sharpness predictors for a digital image: A method for image recognition of a material object that utilizes graphical modeling of the corner points of a vertex which includes projecting a point on a digital display to an inward depth, a one half pixel distance in the plane of the display, with a conic to a digital...

20060056733 - Image comparing method, computer program product, and image comparing apparatus: In an image processing apparatus, on a display screen, a plurality of images can be displayed in parallel in an image display area, and, for example, a focus evaluation value for comparing focus states of the images can be displayed on a comparison result display area. As the focus evaluation...

20060056734 - Image processor and image processing method: An image processor includes an image processing section, an enlargement processing section, and a controller. When image data to be output from an image output section, including a second predetermined number of pixels, to which image processing has been applied, is generated on the basis of image data input to...

20060056736 - Simulated high resolution using binary sub-sampling: In an image processing method, a first raster having a first resolution is divided into a plurality of sub-sampling cells each containing a selected number of neighboring pixels. A pixel from each of the sub-sampling cells is selected in a periodic or quasi-periodic pattern biased toward selecting a pixel position...

20060056735 - Unit for and method of image conversion: An image conversion unit (100,200,300) for converting a first image (101) with a first resolution into a second image (103) with a second resolution, the second resolution being higher than the first resolution is disclosed. The image conversion unit (100,200,300) comprises a noise generator (106) for generating noise and a...

20060056737 - Electronic album display system, an image grouping apparatus, an electronic album display method, an image grouping method, and a machine readable medium storing thereon a computer program: It is an object to improve convenience of browse and search of a plurality of images. an electronic album display system for displaying a plurality of images included in an electronic album is provided, wherein the system includes: an image storing unit in which the plurality of images are stored;...

20060056738 - Image processing method and device: An image processing method and device for processing multiple rows of pixels of an image simultaneously with a single instruction. The processing includes selecting a pixel window having a plurality of pixels of an image spanning across multiple rows and columns, building vertical and horizontal load registers to include the...

20060056739 - Image signal processing apparatus: In order to allow an arbitrary combination of image processing function blocks and an arbitrary processing order to be executed with a single command and avoid calculation loads on a host CPU even when image processes in varying output image sizes are combined, the image signal processing apparatus of the...

20060056740 - Apparatus and method for editing moving image data: A control unit displays an operation screen representing a plurality of moving image data on a display unit. The control unit specifies the first moving image data for each of the plurality of moving image data displayed on the operation screen. Editing time taken to edit a plurality of the...

20060050926 - Data processing method and apparatus: An encrypted image C(i, j) is generated by exclusively ORing pseudo random number values, which are generated using a key k0 as a key, and respective bits, except for the LSBs, of B pixel data at respective pixel positions (i, j) of digital image data I(i, j). First check bits...

20060050925 - Method of determining authenticity and watermark reader: A “watermark” technology in which not only can a “watermark” be applied to an object without requiring a sophisticated technology or a large cost and be utilized as an aid to authentication by applying the “watermark” widely to general tangible goods but also the five senses of human can not...

20060050927 - Camera arrangement: A camera arrangement is mounted on a motor vehicle to detect a human within or outside the vehicle. The output from the camera is processed by a processor to identify any area or areas of the captured image which have a specific spectral content representative of human skin. A processor...

20060050928 - Image processing system: In image processing system for detecting a target object in image data, featuring a plurality of image processing units at least some having an image filter for conducting an image process which facilitates detection of the target object in the image data. The image processing units are formed as a...

20060050930 - Method of monitoring sleeping infant: A method of detecting high risk movements of an infant relating to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome includes generating a reference image of an infant by signaling a controller a location of a first plurality of pixels. The first plurality of pixels are stored in a controller generating a reference image....

20060050929 - Visual vector display generation of very fast moving elements: Apparatus, system and method for providiing tactical information. One aspect is a system and method for displaying vectors (preferably in real time) for very fast moving (VFM) elements, such as projectiles (e.g., bullets or shells), missiles, and other transient events that arise in a battlefield or civil police action. The...

20060050931 - Biometric identification system: A biometric identification system enabling biometric authentication without a user providing his or her biometric data to an authentication entity, including an interface for data input/output with an electronic device in a state attached to an attachment part provided at the electronic device or data input/output by proximity wireless communication...

20060050932 - Fingerprint verification system: A biometric verification system for controlling access is provided that does not rely on a non-biometric discriminator, such as a PIN or magnetic card, to convert a one-to-many verification task to a one-to-one verification task. The system enrolls authorized users by obtaining digitized fingerprint templates from them and storing them...

20060050934 - Image search apparatus and method: A number of thumbnail images are displayed in the form of a thumbnail image array and a thumbnail image in which a desired face appears is selected from among these thumbnail images. Portions of the selected thumbnail image that are faces are detected in this thumbnail image, and the detected...

20060050933 - Single image based multi-biometric system and method: This disclosure describes methods to integrate face, skin and iris recognition to provide a biometric system with unprecedented level of accuracy for identifying individuals. A compelling feature of this approach is that it only requires a single digital image depicting a human face as source data....

20060050935 - Fingerprint recognition module having a thin-film structure and comprising resistive temperature-sensitive elements: The invention relates to a fingerprint recognition module comprising a substrate consisting of a material that is electrically insulating at least on its upper side and at least partially thermally insulating. Said substrate receives a composite of structured thin films on its surface, which directly forms a measuring field on...

20060050936 - Method of determining the region of interest in images of skin prints: In a method of determining the region of interest in images of skin impressions, the skin having ridges and valleys and the images taking the form of image data, values within a first value range being assigned to the ridges and values within a second value range of the image...

20060050937 - Method of hash string extraction: A method of hash string extraction from biometric information is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a biometric information sample in the form of a fingerprint for example, extracting features from the biometric information sample and encoding the features based on their location within the biometric information sample;...

20060050938 - Method and device for improving the representation of ct recordings: A method and a device are disclosed for improving visual recognition in medical images with a large brightness range. This can be done, for example, by electronic manipulation of the represented brightness values, wherein the image has regions with essentially two different brightness intervals. By application of nonlinear scaling, followed...

20060050939 - Computer-aided detection of lung nodules: The invention relates to a method and a device for forming an image of body structures from an image data set, notably for highlighting potential nodular structures (KI; KA) in a lung. The problem to be solved by the invention is to achieve automatic highlighting of potential nodular structures in...

20060050941 - Coronary artery tree imaging system and method: A method of generating an image of a coronary artery tree for a patient. The method can include acquiring data from the patient for coronary artery segments and generating a coronary artery tree image including the coronary artery segments. The method can also include accessing coronary artery tree patterns, comparing...

20060050942 - Registering intraoperative scans: A system and apparatus for registering image data of a body, wherein the image data are captured in a detection range and the body is subsequently shifted relative to the detection range or vice versa. The image data are registered from the detected position of a first marker array, arranged...

20060050940 - System and method for detecting and correcting position deviations of an object having a curved surface: A position deviation system (10) and method detects and corrects position deviations between the optical axis (118) of an optical system (100), such as an exposure apparatus (150), and the center of a curved shaped object, such as a spherical shaped semiconductor. The system determines position deviations by illuminating the...

20060050943 - Computer-aided diagnostic apparatus: A computer aided diagnostic system according to the invention is characterized in that first sick portion detecting means for detecting a sick portion candidate based upon an image acquired by a first modality, second sick portion detecting means for detecting a sick portion candidate based upon an image related to...

20060050945 - Mr method and apparatus for determining coronal and sagittal image planes from an image data set of a knee joint: In a method for determination of coronal and sagittal planes for the subsequent acquisition of new magnetic resonance slice images or the representation of magnetic resonance slice images from an existing image data set of a knee joint, starting from a data set representing a transversal slice image of the...

20060050944 - Nipple detection apparatus and program: The outline of a breast is detected based on breast image data representing a breast image obtained by photographing the breast. Then, a nipple projection portion, which locally projects outward from the outline of the breast, is detected based on the information about the outline of the breast....

20060050946 - Computer-assisted cell analysis: The present invention provides methods and systems for automated morphological analysis of cells. The inventive methods are particularly useful in the rapid analysis of cells required in a biological screen. Agents which cause a particular phenotype in the cells can be identified using the inventive quantitative morphometric analysis of cells....

20060050947 - Histological assessment of nuclear pleomorphism: A method of histological assessment of nuclear pleomorphism to identify potential cell nuclei divides image data into overlapping sub-images. It uses principal component analysis to derive monochromatic image data, followed by Otsu thresholding to produce a binary image. It removes image regions at sub-image boundaries, unsuitably small image regions and...

20060050948 - Method for displaying virtual slide and terminal device for displaying virtual slide: The invention relates to a method for displaying a virtual slide capable of storing positional information of a prescribed cell in a virtual slide photographed with a magnification capable of recognizing cell morphology and a terminal device for displaying the virtual slide; or a method for displaying the virtual slide...

20060050949 - Method for visual inspection of printed matter on moving lids: A method for visual inspection of printed matter on moving lids is disclosed. An associated visual inspection system is also disclosed....

20060050950 - Method of managing wafer defects: A method of managing wafer defects includes inspecting each chip in a wafer to generate a unit of wafer defect raw data, using a server to integrate the unit of wafer defect raw data to generate a unit of wafer defect distribution data for recording positions, types, and sizes of...

20060050951 - Adjustment method, image reading device, and image forming apparatus for adjusting read sensors: The adjustment method is disclosed in that a predetermined reference interval in a main scanning direction is compared with each interval in the main scanning direction obtained by reading a sheet so that each joint of image is located between two parallel lines, a start pixel and an end pixel...

20060050952 - Recursive 3d model optimization: Systems and methods for generating and optimizing 3D models of objects. A laser scanner is controlled by a data processing subsystem that controls the scanning and processes the data generated. From an initial model, either a raster scan of the object or an initial scan, the system scans the object...

20060050953 - Pattern recognition method and apparatus for feature selection and object classification: Methods and apparatus for processing features sampled and stored in a computing system are disclosed. Pattern recognition techniques are disclosed that facilitate decision making functions in computing systems, such as, for example, vehicle occupant safety systems and data mining applications. The disclosed correlation processing methods and apparatus improve the accuracy...

20060050954 - Image processing method, computer program product, and image processing apparatus: In an image processing apparatus, raw image data can be read and a tone-converted image obtained by performing γ correction on the raw image data is displayed in an image display area on a display screen. On the image display area, an arbitrary point can be designated by the user....

20060050955 - Load allocation when executing image processing using parallel processing: For image processes performed repeatedly using a plurality of processing units on a plurality of partial images aligned mutually adjacent to each other, specified processing is performed. This image process includes (i) a first-type process segment on first partial image data representing a partial image to generate M types (M...

20060050956 - Signal processing apparatus, signal processing method, and signal processing program: The object of the present invention is to provide a signal processing apparatus, a signal processing method, and a signal processing program that can suppress generation of spurious signals due to interpolation and to improve the diagonal resolution of an image generated by interpolation. According to the present invention, generation...

20060050957 - Method of generating a mask image of membership of single pixels to certain chromaticity classes and of adaptive improvement of a color image: In the method, the membership image is produced through a multi-stage process that contemplates a first punctual classification stage generating a rough membership image, followed by a low-pass filtering of regionalization of the image through a down-sampling of the image followed by an up-sampling of the image, and in a...

20060050960 - System and method for anatomical structure parsing and detection: A method for segmenting a digitized image includes providing a digitized image comprising a plurality of intensities defined on a lattice of pixels, initializing a Bayesian prior probability and likelihood function for segmenting said image, decomposing said image into a union of a plurality of subspaces wherein each subspace is...

20060050959 - System and method for image segmentation by solving an inhomogenous dirichlet problem: A method of segmenting a digitized image includes marking a subset of pixels in an image, defining edge conductances between each pair of adjacent pixels in the image based on the intensity difference of each said pixel pair, associating a probability potential with each unmarked pixel, and using a multigrid...

20060050958 - System and method for volumetric tumor segmentation using joint space-intensity likelihood ratio test: A method for segmenting a digitized image includes providing a digitized volumetric image comprising a plurality of intensities corresponding to a domain of points in an N-dimensional space, identifying a target structure in said image, forming a window about said target structure whose size is a function of the target...

20060050961 - Method and system for locating and verifying a finder pattern in a two-dimensional machine-readable symbol: A method of locating and verifying a finder pattern in a two-dimensional machine-readable symbol, comprises scanning the image along a line to locate a sequence of regions having different optical properties corresponding to that which would be encountered along a line passing through the center of the finder pattern thereby...

20060050962 - System, process and software arrangement for recognizing handwritten characters: A process and system are provided for determining a most likely combination of characters. In particular, character data which includes information indicative of at least one handwritten character is obtained. The character data includes at least one set of segmentation points for the handwritten character. Then, a score can be...

20060050964 - Identifying image content: Identifying content and authorizing sharing thereof based at least in part on extracting feature data from content to be shared and comparing this extracted feature data against a database of extracted feature data for various reference content. When the content to be shared is matched to reference content in the...

20060050963 - Image data area extracting system and image data area extracting method: An image data area extracting system includes: a threshold value setting unit configured to set a threshold value for three dimensional image data of an object; an area managing unit configured to extract a threshold value area from the three dimensional image data based at least in part on the...

20060050965 - Method and system for enhancing image resolution: An image processing system. An input/output device receives information for pixels in an image corresponding to an object, wherein the information specifies optical properties. A storage device stores the information. A processor determines an image of preliminary contour of the object based on the information. For pixels located on the...

20060050966 - Image processing system and image processing method: According to the present invention, an image processing method includes: an input step of inputting an image; and an extraction step of performing matching between a template, obtained by modeling a predetermined structural component in the image and the image input in the input step to extract a structural component...

20060050967 - Image processing apparatus and program: A proofreading support system includes an image input section, an average-density derivation section, and an image comparison section. The average-density derivation section partitions an output sample and a proof into the same number of partitions both longitudinally and laterally, and derives the average density for each block obtained by the...

20060050968 - System and process for searching within a data stream: A trap matrix searches the entire contents of a data stream for a pattern that matches the pattern for a search term. In those circumstances where there is a match between patterns of the data stream and the search term, the method and system can proceed to an exact match...

20060050969 - Freeform digital ink annotation recognition: The present invention leverages classification type detectors and/or context information to provide a systematic means to recognize and anchor annotation strokes, providing reflowable digital annotations. This allows annotations in digital documents to be archived, shared, searched, and easily manipulated. In one instance of the present invention, an annotation recognition method...

20060050973 - Image communication system, server apparatus, and image communication method: In an image communication system including a server which stores image data encoded in accordance with a hierarchy coding, and a client configured to download the image data from the server and display the image data, the server determines on the basis of a request received from the client whether...

20060050974 - Image encoding apparatus and method, computer program, and computer-readable storage medium: According to this invention, degradation of the image quality of a decoded image is reduced while losslessly encoded data and lossily encoded data coexist. For this purpose, a first encoding unit performs JPEG encoding for each pixel block, and a second encoding unit performs JPEG-LS encoding. Letting Lx be the...

20060050975 - Image encoding apparatus and method, computer program, and computer-readable storage medium: According to this invention, encoded data of a target data amount is generated by one image input operation while both lossless encoding and lossy encoding are adopted. For this purpose, an encoding sequence control unit controls a first encoding unit for lossy (JPEG) encoding, a second encoding unit for lossless...

20060050972 - Interpolation image compression: A method of compressing an image formed of pixels. The method includes providing a pixel of the image, to be encoded, selecting at least two pixels of the image, other than the encoded pixel, defining a straight line including the encoded pixel, to serve as prediction pixels, calculating a prediction...

20060050970 - Method and apparatus for transmitting a coded video signal: A method and apparatus for transmitting a digitally encoded video image in real time via a data network wherein the video image is digitally encoded using a compression algorithm having a variable bit rate, e.g., JPEG2K, to provide an encoded data stream, the encoded data stream is fed into a...

20060050971 - Slab-based processing engine for motion video: Systems and methods of encoding a video signal that includes a succession of images are disclosed. A system may include a plurality of independently programmable processing elements (PEs), an input interface device adapted to receive, buffer, and divide the input video signal in a manner appropriate to the plurality of...

20060050976 - Caching method and apparatus for video motion compensation: A method and apparatus for motion compensation using a cache memory coupled to the motion compensation circuitry. The motion compensation method takes advantage of the fact that significant spatial overlap typically exists between a plurality of blocks that make up a macroblock in a motion estimation algorithm. Accordingly, a region...

20060050977 - Character-information conversion apparatus and method for converting character information: A character-information conversion apparatus is configured to process character information including attribute information indicating a coding system and character codes conforming to the coding system and for converting the character codes into characters. The apparatus includes a key operation unit, an EEPROM, and a controlling unit. The key operation unit...

20060050978 - Progressive differential motion jpeg codec: A progressive differential motion JPEG codec is disclosed. The compression encoder of the progressive differential motion JPEG codec comprises a video capture unit, a video capture buffer, a detection unit, a compression unit, and a quality level buffer. The video capture unit is used for receiving an image data and...

20060050980 - Image processing apparatus, electronic camera, scanner, and image processing method: An image processing apparatus which calculates noise values based on signal levels of image signals and, reduces based on the noise values, the noise included in image signals which is output from a subject image sensor, including: a noise value output unit which, takes a certain image sensor as a...

20060050979 - Method and device of image correction: Image correction device (100), which has movement detecting means (120) for detecting an image area having movement according to an image signal and image correcting means (170) capable of providing the image signal with image correction and switching correction methods according to a control signal, further contains movement boundary detecting...

20060050981 - Technique for parallel mri imaging (k-t grappa): The subject invention relates to a method for reconstructing a dynamic image series. Embodiments of the subject invention can be considered and/or referred to as a parallel imaging-prior-information imaging (parallel-prior) hybrid method. A specific embodiment can be referred to as k-t GRAPPA. The subject method can involve linear interpolation of...

20060050982 - Image capture device having motion sensing means: An image capture device (10) incorporates motion sensing means (12a/12b), a controller (16) and setting controls (14) for the image capture device (10), wherein the controller (16) is operable to store a plurality of configurations of the setting controls (14) as preset configurations, wherein each of said preset configurations is...

20060050983 - Method and apparatus for enhancing the contrast and clarity of an image captured by a remote viewing device: A method and apparatus for enhancing the contrast and visual clarity of an image captured by a remote viewing device. A luminance component of a captured image is isolated and represented within a first distribution of luminance values. One or more transformation functions are performed upon the first distribution of...

20060050984 - Split-remerge method for eliminating processing window artifacts in recursive hierarchical segmentation: A method, computer readable storage, and apparatus for implementing recursive segmentation of data with spatial characteristics into regions including splitting-remerging of pixels with contagious region designations and a user controlled parameter for providing a preference for merging adjacent regions to eliminate window artifacts....

20060050985 - Image database key generation method: A method (500) of generating a matching key (599) for an image (501) is disclosed. The matching key (599) is substantially invariant to rotation, scale and translation. The method (500) starts by forming a spatial domain representation of the image (501) that is substantially invariant to translation of the image...

20060050986 - Optical correlator: An optical correlator includes an image production device and an image capture device disposed in a common plane. An optical device such as a lens or mirror provides a Fourier transform of image information from the image production device onto the image capture device. An advantage of embodiments of the...

20060050987 - System and method for deformation analysis using inverse pre-deformation of finite element mesh: Finite element analysis methods and computer systems for analyzing deformation to an object are disclosed. According to various embodiments, the method includes the steps of: (1) performing a partial analysis on the object to generate a deformed boundary for the object from an undeformed boundary for the object; (2) generating...

20060050988 - Fluoroscopy image verification: A system and method for verifying the registration of a fluoroscopy image, wherein an artificial landmark array is introduced into a radiation path of a fluoroscopy apparatus, the landmark array being trackable by a computer assisted, medical navigation system. A fluoroscopy recording is produced with the aid of the fluoroscopy...

20060050989 - Calculation module: A calculation module for calculating the position of a mechanical element, the calculation module being operable to receive an input signal, detect a first plurality of corresponding features in the input signal, calculate the spacing between successive features of the first plurality of corresponding features, generate a first numerical sequence...

20060050990 - Pixel interpolation circuit, pixel interpolation method and image reader: A pixel interpolation circuit according to this invention includes a plurality of interpolation circuits each calculating interpolation candidate data of a interpolation pixel and test interpolation data of a plurality of pixels neighboring the interpolation pixel using different interpolation methods, a determining circuit for selecting one of the interpolation circuits...

20060050991 - System and method for segmenting a structure of interest using an interpolation of a separating surface in an area of attachment to a structure having similar properties: A system and method for segmenting a structure of interest are provided. The method comprises: segmenting a surface of the structure of interest; and interpolating a border of the structure of interest, wherein the border separates the structure of interest from other structures having similar properties....

20060050994 - Image processing apparatus: An image processing apparatus including an image storage for storing image data is disclosed. A first managing section generates first management information for managing the image data, which are to be stored in the image storage, on a single unit image basis. A second managing section generates second management data...

20060050992 - Image processing device and image processing method: A process for trimming out a part of an image in a rectangular shape and transferring the trimming image is performed at higher speed than before. When a rectangular area is trimmed from image data stored in a memory 32, a DMA controlling circuit 40 sets information that represents the...

20060050993 - Searching images: A database of visual images includes metadata having, for a particular image, at least one entry specifying: a part of that image, another stored image, and a measure Sabi of the degree of similarity between that specified part and the specified other image. The searching method comprises displaying one or...

20060050996 - Archive of text captures from rendered documents: A facility for storing a text capture data structure for a particular user is described. The data structure comprises a number of entries. Each entry corresponds to a text capture operation performed by the user from a rendered document. Each entry contains information specifying the text captured in the text...

20060050997 - Camera device with movie capture function: A camera device comprises a capture unit which captures a subject and outputs moving image data, a recording unit which records the moving image data, an instructing unit which instructs recording of the moving image data into the recording unit, a specifying unit which specifies a first capturing time and...

20060050995 - Method for evaluating the signals of an electronic image sensor during pattern recognition of image contents in a test piece: Signals generated by an electronic image sensor, during pattern recognition of image contents in a test piece, are evaluated. The image sensor receives an input light signal and emits an electrical output signal that correlates with the input light signal. The image content of a window, having a size of...

20060045308 - Camera and method for watermarking film content: Camera and methods are provided for watermarking film content. A watermark, which can have information, such as a tracking message, is generated. The watermark preferably can be represented as correlated noise that cannot be visually noticed by a casual observer of the film content, but can later be extracted from...

20060045307 - Maze pattern analysis: Processes and apparatuses analyze an image of maze pattern in order to extract bits encoded in the maze pattern. Grid lines of a maze pattern are determined. Directions for effective pixels of associated bars are estimated and are grouped into clusters. Lines are estimated for selected effective pixels of a...

20060045309 - Systems and methods for digital content security: The present invention provides systems and methods for digital content security. In one embodiment, a method includes generating an input key, generation of the input key comprising a sequence of operations, the operations including: performing at least one circular-bit-shift operation on a gradient image, and performing at least one block-wise...

20060045306 - Watermarking images with wavepackets encoded by intensity and/or phase variations: A phase space encoded watermark is applied to an image to guard against counterfeiting and/or unauthorized copying. The watermark is formed of wavepackets. An authentication message is encoded in the wavepackets by variations in one or both of the intensities of the wavepackets and the phases of the wavepackets....

20060045312 - Image comparison device for providing real-time feedback: A method and device for comparing a position template which is stored in a positional memory to a test image are presented. The method includes obtaining one or more images, defining the position template using the one or more images, training the position template(s) into a positional memory, obtaining the...

20060045311 - Moving-object height determining apparatus: The present invention realizes a moving-object height determining apparatus capable of easily and favorably determining a height of a moving-object using a single image-capturing device. In a two-dimensional image G captured by one camera 1, a height calculation unit 24 carries out the following processing. The height calculation unit 24...

20060045310 - System and method for tracking articulated body motion: A system and method for tracking the movements of persons. The system includes at least two video devices and a computing device. The computing device is coupled to the at least two video devices and it includes a computing section capable of performing calculations to support mode stratified particle filtering....

20060045313 - Displacement measurements using phase changes: A measurement process or system transforms image data corresponding to images of an object to the frequency domain and analyzes the frequency domain data to determine a displacement of the object occurring between first and second images. Analysis in the frequency domain simplifies identification and handling of data expected to...

20060045314 - Measuring sub-wavelength displacements: Measurement systems and methods extend the use of optical navigation to measure displacements smaller than a wavelength of the light used to capture images of an object measured. Nanometer-scale movements can thus be measured, for example, in equipment used for manufacture of integrated circuits or nanometer scale devices....

20060045315 - Method and apparatus for acquiring biological information: In a biological information acquisition apparatus, a biological acquisition unit acquires biological information. A sensitivity control unit varies sensitivity, with time, at which said biological acquires the biological information in a sensing period during which to acquire the biological information. A biological information recording unit records the biological information acquired...

20060045316 - Method and arrangement for optical recording of data: The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for acquiring biometic data, particularly for acquiring finger or face characterstics of persons, where an object is acquired by optical scanning and analyzed by digital image processing...

20060045317 - Central location of a face detecting device, method and program: A central location of a face detecting device comprises an image input means for inputting a captured face image, a horizontal edge detecting means for detecting a horizontal edge having a predetermine