Image analysis inventions 07/06

20060165254 - Card medium with built-in resonant tag, method for producing card medium, and object identifying device: An object recognition device capable of recognizing distributed kinds and distributed positions of objects 11 is provided with: a plural kinds of resonant tags (1, 2, 3, . . . ) for sending different frequencies of echo waves (F1, F2, F3, . . . ) from each other; an object...

20060165255 - Embedding variable watermark information in halftone screens: Using correlated stochastic screens, time stamps, text messages, logos and other variable data can be incorporated into printed halftone images in real-time as invisible watermarks. A reference stochastic screen, which is suitable for halftoning the input image, is applied to the grayscale input in locations that lie outside of the...

20060165257 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and print product: An image processing apparatus determines an embedding method for embedding sub information into a main image to be printed on a recording layer based on the degree of optical shielding of a protection layer or a security layer formed on the surface of the recording layer, on which an image...

20060165256 - Physical objects and validation of physical objects: The present invention relates generally to validating and providing physical objects. In one implementation, a physical object includes a first digital watermark carried thereon. The first digital watermark includes a first plural-bit message representing at least a reduced-bit representation of a biometric corresponding to an authorized bearer of the physical...

20060165258 - Tracking objects in videos with adaptive classifiers: A method locates an object in a sequence of frames of a video. A feature vector is constructed for every pixel in each frame. The feature vector is used to training the weak classifiers. The weak classifiers separate pixels that are associated with the object from pixels that are associated...

20060165259 - Vehicle driving support device: A vehicle driving support device provided at a first vehicle and a second vehicle respectively so as to be paired in order to set off an alarm includes an image input means, a face angle detecting means, a traveling direction detecting means, a face direction detecting means, an inter vehicle...

20060165262 - Apparatus, system and method for person verification: A person verification apparatus having: a biological information input section to receive an input of biological information of a person and to obtain a data of the biological information as a data to be verified; an ID input section to receive an input of ID of a person; and a...

20060165264 - Method and apparatus for acquiring images, and verification method and verification apparatus: In a verification apparatus, an image pickup unit picks up an image of an object to be verified. A calculation unit calculates, from the captured object image, a characteristic quantity that characterizes a direction of lines within the object image along a first direction or a characteristic quantity that characterizes...

20060165263 - Person verification apparatus, information processing apparatus and person verification system: A person verification apparatus, having a biological information input section to receive an input of biological information of a user and obtain data to be verified; and a first control section to obtain previously registered reference data corresponding to information to identify a type of the biological information input section,...

20060165260 - Product authenticity validation system: A method, system and apparatus for verifying the authenticity of a product are described. A verification center is maintained which can communication with a database. A verification card is supplied to a consumer in association with a product whose authenticity is to be verified. The consumer can contact the verification...

20060165261 - Structure for supporting a human hand in an operating environment: A new and useful apparatus and technique are provided for supporting a human hand in an operating environment, particularly a biometric identification system, in which imaging of the back of a person's hand, particularly the back of the person's palm, is used as the biometric identifier. Consistently supporting a human...

20060165265 - Image input device and authentication device using the same: An image input device is provided with: an image input part into which an image is entered; an image evaluation part which evaluates the image quality or subject of the image by using a predetermined threshold value; a cause determination part which determines the cause of image degradation corresponding to...

20060165266 - Iris recognition system and method: An identification method includes acquiring an image of an eye, approximating the center of the pupil, using the approximated center of the pupil as the origin of a polar coordinate system, segmenting the image of an iris portion of the eye along a radial at an angle, and normalizing a...

20060165268 - Automated measurement of objects using deformable models: The present invention relates to the field of digital imaging, in particular to the field of estimating geometrical properties of an anatomical object. According to the present invention, geometrical properties are automatically measured and geometrical properties which have a definition based on sub-parts of the object are derived. To do...

20060165269 - Dermatoglyph test system: A dermatoglyph test system examines dermatoglyph of fingers, big toes and palms comprising at least an image capture device to capture images of testers' all fingers, big toes and palms dermatoglyph, a recognition unit to recognize the features of dermatoglyph and an output unit to output the features of the...

20060165267 - System and method for determining convergence of image set registration: Computer-based methods and systems for automatically determining convergence when registering image sets are provided. Example embodiments provide an Enhanced Image Registration System (EIRS), which includes an Image Comparison Module, a Transformation Optimizer, and a Convergence Calculator. When the EIRS receives two image sets to align, the Image Comparison Module compares...

20060165270 - Intravascular imaging: The invention relates to a method of interventional angiography, in which intravascular image signals are recorded by means of a first image recording device (1) inserted into a blood vessel (7) of a patient (8), the intravascular position of which image recording device is determined during the recording of the...

20060165271 - Method for reducing cupping artifacts in cone beam ct image data sets: In a method for reduction of cupping artifacts in cone beam CT image data sets, an image data set containing cupping artifacts is electronically processed with a harmonization procedure....

20060165274 - Apparatus for inspecting appearance of inspection piece: An appearance inspection apparatus for inspecting a board is provided with multiple imaging units for capturing respective images of the board. Multiple slave personal computers respectively provided for the multiple imaging units inspect the board by referring to data of images of the board captured by the respective imaging units....

20060165273 - Appearance inspection apparatus for inspecting inspection piece: A first imaging unit and a second imaging unit of an appearance inspection apparatus for inspecting a board scan one surface of the board by being moved relative to the board. A third imaging unit and a fourth imaging unit are provided opposite to the first imaging unit and the...

20060165272 - Method for generating high-contrast images of semiconductor sites via one-photon optical beaminduced current imaging and confocal reflectance microscopy: A method is disclosed that permits the generation of exclusive high-contrast images of semiconductor sites in an integrated circuit sample (19). It utilizes the one-photon optical beam-induced current (1P-OBIC) image and confocal reflectance image of the sample that are generated simultaneously from one and the same excitation (probe) light beam...

20060165275 - Three-dimensional measurement system, inspection method, three-dimensional measurement method and program: A three-dimensional measurement system comprises: a three-dimensional measuring device for obtaining measurement data related to the three-dimensional shape of a target object for measurement; a specification part for specifying a primitive of the target object based on annotation information contained in CAD data; and a controller for controlling the three-dimensional...

20060165276 - Apparatus and method for estimating location of mobile body and generating map of mobile body environment using upper image of mobile body environment, and computer readable recording medium storing computer program controlling the apparatus: An apparatus and method for estimating a location of a mobile body and generating a map of a mobile body environment using an upper image of the mobile body environment, and a computer readable recording medium storing a computer program for controlling the apparatus. The apparatus includes: a landmark generating...

20060165277 - Method and apparatus for unsupervised learning of discriminative edge measures for vehicle matching between non-overlapping cameras: A method and apparatus for unsupervised learning of measures for matching objects between images from at least two non-overlapping cameras is disclosed The method includes collecting at least one two pairs of feature maps, where the at least one two pairs of feature maps are derived from features of objects...

20060165278 - Image signal processing device: An image signal processing device has an LSI including a ROM access control circuit for holding data for controlling an operation of a video signal processing unit, and a flush ROM that is disposed outside the LSI, holds control data to be transmitted to the ROM access control circuit, and...

20060165281 - Image processing apparatus and print control apparatus: In the conventional technologies, it was difficult to automatically improve the quality of an image to an appropriate level that was unable to be appropriately improved during the process of producing image data in an image capturing device. According to the present invention, in order to correct the quality of...

20060165280 - Image processing method, image processing apparatus and program: The conventional correction method had a problem that when the color correction or color matching was made between two images, it was difficult to match the color of two images. An image processing method of the present invention comprises a detection step of detecting a correspondence between one color of...

20060165285 - Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, image reading process apparatus, image processing method, image processing program, and computer-readable storage medium: An image processing apparatus is provided with a halftone frequency determining section for determining a halftone frequency of an image data consisting of plural color components. The halftone frequency determining section is provided with a flat halftone discriminating section for extracting information of density distribution per segment block, and discriminating,...

20060165282 - Image segmentation: A image obtained by a camera is segmented into regions. Information about signs of curvature values of an intensity of the image is computed as a function of pixel location. Pixel locations are assigned to different segments, each according to one or more, or a combination of the signs for...

20060165284 - Manifold learning for discriminating pixels in multi-channel images, with application to image/volume/video segmentation and clustering: A manifold learning technique is applied to the problem of discriminating an object boundary between neighboring pixels/voxels in an image. The manifold learning technique is referred to as locality preserving projections. The application is for multi-channel images, which may include registered images/volumes, a time series of images/volumes, images obtained using...

20060165283 - Methods and apparatus for detecting scenes in a video medium: Methods and apparatuses of detecting the beginnings and endings of scenes in video media, especially videotapes of “Reality TV” scenes, are disclosed. The video medium defines an array of pixels, and comprises a sequence of video frames. Each frame has a set of pixel data values for representing an image,...

20060165286 - Particular image area partitioning apparatus and method, and program for causing computer to perform particular image area partitioning processing: It is detected whether or not a face image is included in an image represented by applied image data. When the face image is detected, an image area g1 including the detected face image is cut out. A plurality of rectangular projection information creating windows w are set radially from...

20060165287 - Photo and text discriminating method: A photo and text discriminating method is provided. The gray scale image of an input image is obtained, and a plurality of text blocks and a plurality of photo blocks of the gray scale image are distinguished. Whether the text blocks are amplitude-modulation or frequency-modulation halftone photo blocks are determined,...

20060165288 - Object-of-interest image capture: A method and apparatus for object-of-interest image capture accomplishes the functions of capturing (120) a current image, determining (125) an object region of the object-of-interest in the current image, calculating (130) a contrast measurement of the object region, and identifying (135) the current image as having an optimized object region...

20060165290 - Active embedded interaction coding: A system and method is described for providing an encoding scheme for a bit stream and displaying or printing the encoded bit stream. Using the encoded bit stream, a pen with a camera may capture an image of a portion of the encoded bit stream. The captured image may then...

20060165289 - System and method for read-ahead enhancements: A method and system is provided for analyzing potential repeatable values for placement into a data field based on user-defined criteria and includes analyzing relationships between documents for the purpose of correlating sender and receiver information into a context to more accurately populate type-ahead functions in repeatable data fields. Threaded...

20060165291 - Picture editing: A method of inserting an object into an image, the method comprising the steps of assessing the homogeneity of the image; identifying one or more areas of the image having similar homogeneity according to the assessed homogeneity; and selecting a homogeneous area in which to insert the object....

20060165292 - Noise resistant edge detection: Accurate edge detection requires eliminating pixels that have erroneously been classified as edges prior to image processing. Present systems and methods group recorded background-to-medium and medium-to-background transition points in sets and fit a regression line to each set. Error values are then calculated for the fitted lines, sets with error...

20060165293 - Object posture estimation/correction system using weight information: An object pose estimating and matching system is disclosed for estimating and matching the pose of an object highly accurately by establishing suitable weighting coefficients, against images of an object that has been captured under different conditions of pose, illumination. Pose candidate determining unit determines pose candidates for an object....

20060165295 - Form display method, form display apparatus, program for implementing the method, and storage medium storing the program: A form display method which enhances convenience for an operator who corrects a result of form recognition on electronic image data obtained from documents of unknown type, so that the operator can properly perform correction. Electronic images are acquired, and form types of the electronic images are recognized. It is...

20060165294 - Optical sensor: Photodetector 1 is equipped with photodiodes PDn, integrating circuits 10n, CDS circuits 20n, and hold circuits 30n. Each integrating circuit 10n includes an amplifier 11n, a capacitor C, and a switch SW. Photodiodes PDn are aligned on a first substrate 100. A differential pair input part (transistors T1 and T2)...

20060165297 - Method and apparatus for image compression: A method and an apparatus for image compression. First, an image is partitioned into a plurality of image blocks, the image having A×B pixels, each of the image blocks having N×M pixels, wherein N is less than A and M is less than B. Next, a selected image block is...

20060165298 - Moving picture encoder, decoder, and method for generating coded stream: The present invention restricts a method of assigning unit identification numbers when parameter sets are arranged in a stream. This makes it possible to simplify a decode process and to increase the speed of the process. In a stream containing a plurality of picture units, a plurality of picture parameter...

20060165299 - Semiconductor memory apparatus: A semiconductor memory apparatus according to the present invention includes: two bank areas each having one-port memories capable of performing writing and reading only with separate timings; a writing control circuit for writing data into said one-port memories in one bank area of the two bank areas; and a reading...

20060165296 - Video coding and decoding method: The invention relates to a video coding method applied to an original video sequence in which the successive frames or video object planes (VOPs) include one or several arbitrarily shaped video objects (VOs) defined by their texture and motion components and an additional shape component. According to the invention, said...

20060165300 - Video decoding apparatus: A video decoding apparatus of decoding a code bit sequence obtained by encoding a block composed of M×N (M and N are natural numbers) pieces of image data, is provided. The number of pieces of data decoded by the decoding section is counted by a count section. When the count...

20060165302 - Method of multi-layer based scalable video encoding and decoding and apparatus for the same: A method of multi-layer based scalable video encoding and decoding and an apparatus for the same are disclosed. The encoding method includes the steps of estimating motion between a base layer frame that is placed at a temporal location closest to a current frame of an enhancement layer, and a...

20060165304 - Multilayer video encoding/decoding method using residual re-estimation and apparatus using the same: A multilayer encoding/decoding method using residual re-estimation and an apparatus using the same are disclosed. The multilayer video encoding method includes (a) encoding a first residual image obtained by subtracting a predicted frame from an original frame, (b) decoding the encoded first residual image and generating a first restored frame...

20060165301 - Video coding method and apparatus for efficiently predicting unsynchronized frame: A method of efficiently predicting a frame having no corresponding lower layer frame in video frames having a multi-layered structure, and a video coding apparatus using the prediction method is provided. In the video encoding method, motion estimation is performed by using a first frame of two frames of a...

20060165303 - Video coding method and apparatus for efficiently predicting unsynchronized frame: A multi-layered video encoding method is provided wherein motion estimation is performed by using one of two frames of a lower layer temporally closest to an unsynchronized frame of a current layer as a reference frame. A virtual base layer frame at the same temporal location as that of the...

20060165305 - Image compression method and image compression device: In an image compression device, an image input section performs image input processing to input an image having characteristics which are recognition objects, a conversion processing section performs conversion processing to convert a pixel value of each pixel forming the image into a pixel value suitable for coding while retaining...

20060165306 - Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding three-dimensional mesh information: A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding three dimensional (3D) mesh information, especially, for outputting data in a decoding process with the number of digits of original data are disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention comprises 3DMC mesh data encoding at a transmitting end for counting the number...

20060165307 - Image processing method: To provide an image processing method which makes it possible to obtain an image which has a high quality and resolution without leaving boundaries of adjacent blocks detectable even in the case where the image has already been subjected to a processing of resolution enhancement (enlargement) of the image using...

20060165308 - Noise reduction in diffusion tensor imaging data using bayesian methods: A method and computer program product for reducing noise in diffusion tensor imaging data utilizes an optimization function performed on voxels or pixels of the image. The optimization function includes a neighborhood relevance component that considers diffusion tensor matrices from neighboring pixels or voxels. The neighborhood relevance component is modeled...

20060165309 - Image processing apparatus and method, information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for image processing, an apparatus and a method for information processing, a recording medium, and a program that enable appropriate divided display according to a use condition. An image processing apparatus 11 can generate an HD image in which N...

20060165310 - Method and apparatus for a virtual scene previewing system: A virtual scene previewing system is provided. A scene camera records the image of a subject in front of a background. The scene camera is connected to a computer by a data cable. A tracking camera is positioned above the scene camera and is also connected to a computer by...

20060165311 - Spatial standard observer: The present invention relates to devices and methods for the measurement and/or for the specification of the perceptual intensity of a visual image, or the perceptual distance between a pair of images. Grayscale test and reference images are processed to produce test and reference luminance images. A luminance filter function...

20060165312 - Optical system for determining the angular position of a radiating point source and method of employing: An optical system for determining the angular position of a radiating point source is disclosed, wherein radiation from a point source travels through a mask and onto the surface of a sensor. A preferred embodiment employs a plurality of mask transmission frequencies and a detector designed to be sensitive to...

20060165313 - Scanned image alignment systems and methods: Systems and methods for aligning scanned images are provided. A pattern is included in the scanned image so that when the image is convolved with a filter, a recognizable pattern is generated in the convolved image. The scanned image may then be aligned according to the position of the recognizable...

20060165314 - System and process for increasing the apparent resolution of a display: A system and process for creating an apparently higher resolution image on a display exhibiting a lower resolution is presented. The basic idea is to make multiple decimated versions of an image at different offsets in a smooth path (all of which will contain different bits of detail), and then...

20060165315 - Method and apparatus for depth ordering of digital images: In a method for relative depth of parts of one or more digital images, the digital images are regularized by segmentation, and at least part of the pixels of the images are assigned to respective segments. The realtive motion of the segments for successive images is estimated by image matching....

20060159305 - Imprint lithography: An imprinting method is disclosed that, in embodiment, includes contacting first and second spaced target regions of an imprintable medium on a substrate with first and second templates respectively to form respective first and second imprints in the medium and separating the first and second templates from the imprinted medium....

20060159303 - Integrating digital watermarks in multimedia content: A method for decoding auxiliary data from media signals in multimedia content decodes auxiliary data, including digital watermarks, from different media signals and uses the watermarks to control processing of the multimedia content. A copy control method decodes a watermark from one of the media signals in multimedia content, and...

20060159302 - Method and apparatus for generating, sensing and adjusting watermarks: A method and apparatus for generating and adjusting a watermark in a watermarking system comprising a watermark generator and a watermark detector includes the watermark generator emitting the watermark. The watermark detector detects the watermark. The watermark detector transmits a signal to the watermark generator. The watermark generator then adjusts...

20060159304 - Watermark orientation signals conveying payload data: Steganographic calibration signals (sometimes termed “orientation signals,” “marker signals,” reference signals,” “grid signals,” etc.) are sometimes included with digital watermarking signals so that subsequent distortion of the object thereby marked (e.g., a digital image file, audio clip, document, etc.) can later be discerned and compensated-for. Digital watermark detection systems sometimes...

20060159306 - Item tracking and processing systems and methods: Systems and methods are provided for processing one or more items. The systems involve a data acquisition device and a display device. At least one data acquisition device and the display device may be mounted on frames having a see-through display and an orientation sensor. An item tracking system tracks...

20060159307 - Item tracking and processing systems and methods: Systems and methods are provided for processing one or more items. The systems involve a data acquisition device and a display device. At least one data acquisition device and the display device may be mounted on frames having a see-through display and an orientation sensor. An item tracking system tracks...

20060159308 - System and method for analyzing video from non-static camera: A novel system and method of treating the output of moving cameras, in particular ones that enable the application of conventional “static camera” algorithms, e.g., to enable the continuous vigilance of computer surveillance technology to be applied to moving cameras that cover a wide area. According to the invention, a...

20060159309 - Tunnel detecting device for vehicle and light control device for vehicle: A vehicle tunnel detecting device includes an image pickup unit for picking up images of a forward area and an obliquely upper area with respect to a travel direction of a vehicle, an obliquely upper area brightness reduction detecting unit for judging whether an average brightness of the images of...

20060159311 - Dominant motion analysis: A method of representing a 2-dimensional image comprises deriving at least one 1-dimensional representation of the image by projecting the image onto at least one axis, and applying a Fourier transform to said 1-dimensional representation. The representation can be used for estimation of dominant motion between images....

20060159310 - Image velocity estimation: A method of image velocity estimation in image processing which uses a block matching technique in which a similarity measure is used to calculate the similarity between blocks in successive images. The similarity measure is used to calculate a probability density function of candidate velocities. The calculation is on the...

20060159312 - Biometrics verification system and a method thereof: The biometrics verification system uses an application server and an authentication server, where the application server and the authentication server operate in parallel. The application server has a BIC card read module, a BIC card verification module, and a result display module. Whereas, the authentication server has a facial detection...

20060159313 - System and method for providing a real-time, online biometric signature: A system is provided for generating an online biometrically accurate electronic signature. The system includes a computer interface module which records movement of a cursor on a computer screen and outputs the recorded data. A signature generation module which receives the recorded data and generates a graphical image based upon...

20060159315 - Method for manufacturing a sensor element for a gas sensor: A method for manufacturing a sensor element for a gas sensor for determining a physical property of a test gas, particularly its temperature or the concentration of a gas component in a gas mixture, is provided, the sensor element having a hollow, finger-shaped solid electrolyte body, a measuring electrode resting...

20060159314 - Method of dertermining the living character of an bearing carrying a fingerprint: The present invention concerns a method of determining the living character of an element carrying a fingerprint. The method according to the invention is characterised in that it consists of making on the one hand at least one electrical measurement and on the other hand taking an image of the...

20060159316 - Minutiae fingerprint transactions: Minutiae based fingerprint transactions are validated and authenticated over wireless based communications systems, such as over a Bluetooth wireless based communication system. Minutiae points are unique identification points on a fingerprint where a ridge in the fingerprint joins another ridge or a ridge ends. The combination of any three minutiae...

20060159317 - Optical engine for fingerprint reader: An optical engine for fingerprint reader with a one-piece optical prism has double functions of prism and lens for replacing optical engines of traditional fingerprint readers that consists of a right-angle prism and a lens. Thus the volume of the device is minimized for the convenience of being modularized Moreover,...

20060159321 - Breast image display apparatus and program therefor: A breast image display apparatus is provided for improving image reading performance on breast images. A right breast area and a left breast area are detected from a right breast image and a left breast image. A plurality of corresponding position detection means are available for detecting pre-set corresponding positions...

20060159322 - Method for segmentation of anatomical structures from 4d image data records: A method is disclosed for segmentation of anatomical structures, in particular of the coronary vascular system, from a sequence of 3D image data records recorded in a time sequence, in which the anatomical structure is first of all segmented from a first of the 3D image data records. In the...

20060159318 - Method, system and computer program product for multi-modality registration using virtual cursors: A method for multi-modality registration using virtual cursors including receiving a two-dimensional image dataset for an object at a first position and receiving a three-dimensional image dataset for the object at the first position. The three-dimensional image dataset includes a plurality of image slices. The two-dimensional image dataset is registered...

20060159319 - Pattern recognition systems and methods: The invention is generally directed to imaging systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for pattern recognition. In one embodiment, a medical imaging system includes an imaging device and a computer-usable medium, electrically coupled to the imaging device, having a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor,...

20060159324 - Relative and absolute calibration for dosimetric devices: A first self-calibration curve relates a first array image to a first acquired image, the first array image being recorded from application of a first radiation treatment plan to a detector array, and the first acquired image being recorded from application of the first radiation treatment plan to a radiation...

20060159320 - Relative calibration for dosimetric devices: Calibrating the dose response of an image acquisition device comprises comparing a first self-calibration curve to a second self-calibration curve to determine the relationship between the curves; modifying an acquired image based on the at least one difference; and applying an initial calibration to the acquired image, whereby the dose...

20060159323 - System and method for automatically registering three dimensional cardiac images with electro-anatomical cardiac mapping data: A system and method for automatically registering a three dimensional (3D) pre-operative image of an anatomical structure with intra-operative electrophysiological (EP) points of a 3D electro-anatomical (EA) image map of the anatomical structure is disclosed. The pre-operative image is displayed in a first supporting view. The intra-operative EA image map...

20060159325 - System and method for review in studies including toxicity and risk assessment studies: Systems and methods for reviewing and managing toxicology and risk assessment studies, including the reviewing of specimen images....

20060159327 - Computer tomography method using redundant measured values: The invention relates to a computer tomography method in which a radiation source moves relative to an examination region along, in particular, a helical or circular trajectory. Measured values are acquired by a detector unit and a CT image of the examination region is reconstructed from these measured values. In...

20060159328 - Method and apparatus for airway detection and segmentation: Disclosed is a method and system for detecting a structure (e.g., an airway) within an image. The method and system generate a segmented image from the original (reconstructed) image. The method and system then iteratively apply three dimensional morphological operators of varying sizes to the image to obtain a resulting...

20060159326 - Method for the 3d modeling of a tubular structure: The invention relates to a method for the 3D modeling of a three-dimensional tubular structure of an examination object from a number of 2D projection images (D) of the tubular structure (H) taken from different projection directions. In order to be able to implement such a method with considerably less...

20060159329 - Fake currency detector using integrated transmission and reflective spectral response: A currency genuineness detection system using plurality of opto-electronic sensors with both transmission and reflective (including fluorescence) properties of security documents is developed. Both detection sensing strategies utilise integrated response of the wide optical band sensed under UV visible along with optional near infra red light illumination. A security document...

20060159332 - Image processing apparatus and refractive index distribution measuring apparatus: An image processing apparatus is disclosed which can produce refractive index distribution data with high accuracy without limiting directions in which transmitted wavefronts are measured. The image processing apparatus has a simulating section which simulates a transmitted wavefront in each of the directions to produce a second transmitted wavefront image...

20060159330 - Method and apparatus for inspecting a defect of a pattern: In a pattern inspection apparatus, influences of pattern brightness variations that is caused in association with, for example, a film thickness difference or a pattern width variation can be reduced, high sensitive pattern inspection can be implemented, and a variety of defects can be detected. Thereby, the pattern inspection apparatus...

20060159331 - Method, apparatus and system for measuring a welding-groove position: A method of measuring a welding-groove position for an over-lapped fillet welding of thin members, comprising a projection step of projecting a slit light so that the slit light is projected on both the thin members crossing a welding-groove face, a two-dimensional image acquisition step of capturing the slit-light image...

20060159333 - Image defect inspection method, image defect inspection apparatus, and appearance inspection apparatus: In an image defect inspection method and apparatus which detects a gray level difference between corresponding portions of two images, automatically sets a threshold value based on the distribution thereof, compares the gray level difference with the threshold value, and judges one or the other of the portions to be...

20060159334 - Source device to destination device transform using black weight: The present invention relates to a color management method for controlling the amount of black ink used by a destination device with a black channel when converting colors from one of a plurality of source device color spaces to destination device color space. This conversion is accomplished by obtaining a...

20060159336 - Auto white balance apparatus and white balance adjusting method: To provide an auto white balance apparatus and a white balance adjusting method capable of performing more stable white balance adjustment. For every block, a characteristic pixel determination circuit 106 determines a characteristic pixel from among a pixel group in a block and a light-source reflection determination circuit 108 determines...

20060159338 - Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and medium on which image processing program is recorded: Featured are an image processing apparatus, method and a medium including an image processing program. The image processing apparatus includes an image inputting means for inputting an image, a character/line drawing region extracting means for extracting a character/line drawing region from the input image, a pseudo-density region extracting means for...

20060159337 - Method for deriving consistent, repeatable color measurements from data provided by a digital imaging device: A method for obtaining a target color measurement using an electronic image capturing device comprising the steps of: (1) determining one or more of a field correction array, level correction vectors, a color correction matrix, and a calibration correction and; (2) adjusting a target color measurement based upon one or...

20060159335 - Photo dazzle color temperature correction: A method for calculating and adjusting the color temperature of an image includes calculating an average color temperature and adjusting the chromaticity of each pixel of the image according to the average color temperature. The adjustment may be linear across all pixels or scaled according to the chromaticity of each...

20060159339 - Method and apparatus as pertains to captured image statistics: Captured images are provided (101) and analyzed (102) to generate corresponding image content information. One or more statistics are then generated (103) as a function of that image content information and those statistics transmitted (104) to a remote receiver via a communication link (or links) of choice. That statistical information,...

20060159340 - Digital image photographing apparatus and method: A digital image photographing apparatus includes: a histogram calculating part for calculating a histogram of an inputted original image; a histogram value setting part for selecting an upper range in a first ratio in the histogram to set a lowest limit value as a maximum brightness value of the original...

20060159341 - 3d image segmentation: A delineation of a structure of interest can be performed by fitting 3D deformable models, for example, represented by polygonal measures, to the boundaries of the structure of interest. The deformable model fitting process is guided by minimization of the sum of an external energy, based on image feature information,...

20060159342 - Multilevel image segmentation: A multilevel image segmentation technique using graph cuts is disclosed. A reduced resolution image is generated from a full resolution image which is to be segmented. The reduced resolution image is then segmented in order to identify a boundary between an object and a background within the image. The identified...

20060159343 - System and method for multi-label image segmentation of digital photographs: A system and method for multi-label image segmentation is provided. The method comprises the steps of: receiving image data including a set of labeled image elements; mapping a change in image data to edge weights; determining potentials for each image element in the image data; and assigning a label, based...

20060159344 - Method and system for three-dimensional handwriting recognition: The present invention relates to three-dimensional (3D) handwriting recognition methods and systems. The present invention provides a 3D handwriting recognition method and corresponding system which allows to generate 3D motion data by tracking corresponding 3D motion, calculate corresponding 3D coordinates, construct corresponding 3D tracks, derive 2D projection plane based on...

20060159345 - System and method for associating handwritten information with one or more objects: A pen-enabled computing arrangement includes a handwriting capture interface and at least one processing element, such as in the form of a computing system and a digital pen that embodies a writing stylus. The handwriting capture interface can capture an electronic handwriting input. The processing element can sense an identifier...

20060159346 - Virtual grid alignment of sub-volumes: A computer-implemented method for aligning sub-volumes includes receiving a data volume, providing a plurality of parameters of the sub-volumes, and determining a start point of each of the two or more sub-volume according to the plurality of parameters. The method further includes determining an amount of mis-alignment of the two...

20060159347 - System and method for detecting similar differences in images: A system and method for detecting differences in images and identifying groups of images with similar differences detected is provided. To this end, an image comparator may be operably coupled to a pixel comparator for comparing pixels of the baseline image with corresponding pixels of one or more sample images...

20060159350 - Apparatus and method for image processing: An image processing apparatus includes an entropy decoding section, an extracting section, a reconfiguring section, and an entropy encoding section. The entropy decoding section carries out entropy-decoding on each of blocks of an image data supplied thereto to generate entropy-decoded blocks. The extracting section extracts original block data of the...

20060159349 - Method for processing image frame: In an image-frame processing method, the image frame is outputted from and image sensor by an image processor via the buffering of a memory buffer. The method includes the following steps of: defining at least two storage spaces in the memory buffer; dividing the image frame into a plurality of...

20060159348 - System and method for rendering a binary volume in a graphics processing unit: A system and method for rendering a binary volume in a GPU are provided. The method for rendering a binary volume comprises: storing eight bits of the binary volume along an x-axis in a byte of memory to form a compact representation of the binary volume; generating a two-dimensional decoding...

20060159351 - Apparatus and method for compensating images in display device: An apparatus and method for compensating images in a display device is disclosed. Distortion ratios of image blocks are calculated based on a gray value difference between each of a plurality of pairs of pixels in the image blocks that face each other at a boundary between the image blocks....

20060159352 - Method and apparatus for encoding a video sequence: A method and system for encoding a video sequence is provided that generates a temporally scalable video sequence comprising a plurality of frames. The method comprises classifying (102) a frame into a suitable class, the suitable class being selected from a set of predefined classes. Once a frame is classified,...

20060159353 - Binary-coding pattern creating method and apparatus, binary-coding pattern, and computer-readable recording medium in which binary-coding pattern creating program is recorded: A method is provided for creating a binary-coding pattern to be used in binary-coding a multi-value image. The method includes the steps of: creating a basic pattern shape of the prospective binary-coding pattern by a first arithmetic operation; determining the sequence of lighting pixels composing such basic pattern by a...

20060159354 - Method and apparatus for predicting frequency transform coefficients in video codec, video encoder and decoder having the apparatus, and encoding and decoding method using the method: Provided are a method and apparatus for predicting frequency transform coefficients in a video codec, a video encoder and decoder having the apparatus, and an encoding and decoding method using the method. The method of predicting the frequency transform coefficients in a frequency transform domain includes: calculating a cost between...

20060159357 - Compression encoder, compression encoding method and program: A DWT unit applies wavelet transform to an input image signal to output transform coefficients, and on those transform coefficients, a quantization unit performs quantization, sorting and bit shifting with a quantization step size determined by target image quality in an image-quality control unit as well as sorting and bit...

20060159358 - Graphic image data compressor and method of compressing graphic image data: Provided are a graphic image data compressor that provides a complete image instead of an erroneous image when graphic image data fails to be compressed to satisfy its bandwidth and a method of compressing graphic image data using the same, where the graphic image data compressor includes a compression block...

20060159356 - Method for compression of image data and corresponding apparatus and computer-program product: A method for compression includes applying a discrete cosine transform to said image data to obtain transform coefficients, quantizing the transform coefficients by applying a quantization level scaled through a gain value, adjusting the gain value as a function of desired image parameters by executing a first time said quantization...

20060159355 - Rate control system: In a rate control system (1), an MMU (3) temporarily stores in a mass storage (2) an input bit stream including compressed and encoded data which is compressed and encoded according to the JPEG2000 standard. The MMU (3) then reads out data (OD) from the mass storage (2) and outputs...

20060159359 - Fine granularity scalable video encoding and decoding method and apparatus capable of controlling deblocking: Disclosed herein is a Fine Granularity Scalability (FGS)-based video encoding and decoding method and apparatus capable of controlling deblocking. In the video decoding method according to the present invention, original video data is received and a base layer is generated based on the original data. Next, the difference between the...

20060159360 - Method and apparatus for efficient computation of morphology operations: Disclosed is an algorithm for applying a morphological operation to an image. In one embodiment, the morphological operation is iteratively applied to a focal pixel of the image and to another pixel of the image. The other pixel is located at an offset with respect to the focal pixel. The...

20060159361 - Image filter, image filtering method and computer program: A first pixel group containing a pixel of interest, a second pixel group containing the first pixel group, and a third pixel group containing the second pixel group are defined. A first reference pixel value is calculated based on the first pixel group, and a second reference pixel value is...

20060159362 - Interpolation processing method, interpolation processing program, and imaging apparatus: An interpolation processing method for performing interpolation processing of image data obtained by photoelectrically converting an object image using interpolation data, includes a first step of estimating object information, a second step of generating first input image data based on the object information, a third step of generating first transformation...

20060159363 - Imaging system, an x-ray imaging apparatus, a method and a computer program arranged for reducing an artifact in a three-dimensional reconstructed volume: The invention relates to an imaging system (15) comprising artifact reduction means (20) arranged to correct for a ring-shaped artifact in the three-dimensional reconstructed volume. The artifact reduction means (20) comprises a first stage correction means (21) arranged to eliminate the structured noise of the output screen of the image...

20060159364 - Evaluating method of image information, storage medium having evaluation program stored therein, and evaluating apparatus: An evaluating method of image information acquires image information, performs camera shake evaluation of the image information by determining a camera shake direction on the basis of the image information, and performs out-of-focus evaluation of the image information by using information concerning a camera shake direction determined in the camera...

20060159365 - Rear projection display device: A rear projection display device includes a screen, an image-processing unit for receiving an image signal, an optical projection unit forming an image light beam and projecting the light beam to form a projected image on the screen, a photo detection unit for sensing the projected image and outputting a...

20060159367 - System and method for creating variable quality images of a slide: Systems and methods for creating variable quality images of a slide....

20060159366 - System for rapid delivery of digital content via the internet: A universal Internet content delivery system is described that is able to deliver any digital content (video, audio, and/or text) over the Internet with excellent fidelity and immediate media launch, devoid of the usual buffering delay as seen with traditional streaming media players such as Windows Media Player or Real...

20060159368 - Image processing device, method, and program: The present invention enables processing results which are more accurate and which have higher precision as to events of the real world to be obtained. A non-continuity component extracting unit 201 detects discontinuity portions of pixel values of multiple pixels in an input image. A peak detecting unit 202 detects...

20060159369 - Method of super-resolving images: This invention presents a super-resolution image reconstruction from a sequence of aliased imagery. The sub-pixel shifts (displacement) among the images are unknown due to uncontrolled natural jitter of the imager. A correlation method is utilized to estimate sub-pixel shifts between each low resolution aliased image with respect to a reference...

20060159370 - Video retrieval system and video retrieval method: A video retrieval apparatus and a video retrieval method capable of executing appropriately a video retrieval and executing an effective retrieval by easily designating a retrieved object are provided. A video retrieval apparatus, includes a moving region extracting portion 102 that extracts a stored object moving region in a video,...

20060153422 - Data processing apparatus and method: A data processing method for detecting a watermark codeword in a received image signal representing a watermarked image is described. The watermarked image comprises a plurality of signal samples each of which represents a pixel value of the image, to which a watermark codeword coefficient value has been added. The...

20060153424 - Image processing apparatus and method, program code and storage medium: An image processing apparatus which efficiently perform image coding and digital watermark embedding, and decoding and digital watermark extraction. For this purpose, an image is transformed to plural frequency subbands, at least one of the plural frequency subbands is selected, and in the selected frequency subband, a portion designated based...

20060153423 - Method and system for efficiently reducing graphical display data for transmission over a low bandwidth transport protocol mechanism: The present invention improves the performance of distributed systems by reducing the amount of graphical data transmitted between an application server and a thin client. The encoding technique used for graphical data is adapted in response to the repetitiveness of the graphical data during a particular client-server session. Indexes are...

20060153421 - Wm signal generation device, wm signal generation method, computer-executable program for executing wm signal generation method and computer readable recording medium on which the program is recorded, digital watermarking device, and digital tv set includ: An apparatus 10 for generating wartermark signals to be embedded as a digital watermark in real-time contents includes: input means 12 for inputting the real-time contents; an input buffer 14 for storing the real-time contents; generation means for generating wartermark signals corresponding to predicted intensities of the real-time contents from...

20060153425 - Method of processing three-dimensional image in mobile device: A processing method of interfacing a 3D image and a camera image is provided. In the processing method, a specific image pattern defined by a user is recognized, the recognized pattern is traced within an image, and a camera image and a 3D image are interfaced based on the tracing...

20060153426 - Method of moving a device provided with a camera to a desired position by means of a control system, and such a system: A method for moving a device (4) provided with a camera (5) to a desired position (10) by means of a control system (7). The camera (5) is connected with the control system (7). Pictures are taken by means of the camera during movement. The number of pictures processed per...

20060153427 - Image methods for determining contour of terrain: A device determines the contour of a landscape by receiving an optical image having a grid pattern projected thereon and converting the optical image of the landscape and the grid pattern into a digital image. The device employs software to perform an analysis of the color digital image to detect...

20060153428 - Device for verifying individual, and method for verifying individual: For received fingerprint data, there are generated a large number of fingerprint data which are varied by estimating a frequency of appearance of errors due to offset of a finger and inverting predetermined bits. A one-way function is applied to data, which combines a received password and each of the...

20060153430 - Facial feature analysis system for users with physical disabilities: A facial feature analysis system for command applications for users with physical disabilities, like impaired users of wheelchairs, patient beds or other appliances is provided. The disclosed system includes a virtual filter bank and a virtual discriminator. The virtual filter bank comprises a feature localization main module having an ancillary...

20060153429 - Method for controlling photographs of people: It is provided a method for verifying digitized images of persons and apparatuses for performing the method. The method is particularly usable for verifying the suitability of an image of a person for identification of the person. The method comprises the steps: segmenting the image of a person in a...

20060153432 - Adaptive fingerprint matching method and apparatus: A method for fingerprint record identification includes the steps of: assigning (200) a first number of fingers for a first matching stage and a second number of fingers for a second matching stage; performing (210) the first matching stage of comparing, based on the first number of assigned fingers, a...

20060153433 - Dynamic thresholding for a fingerprint matching system: A method for use in print matching apparatus that includes the steps of: enrolling (200) a print of a user; extracting (210) a set of matching features from the enrolled print; comparing (220) the extracted features of the enrolled print to extracted features of each print in a set of...

20060153431 - Fingerprint matching device and method, recording medium, and program: The present invention relates to a fingerprint collation apparatus and method, a recording medium and a program, which can increase the throughput of fingerprint collation and decrease a data amount therefor. An information processing apparatus characterized by first detection means for detecting from a fingerprint image first feature points which...

20060153434 - Thick-slice display of medical images: A method and associated systems for processing and displaying three-dimensional medical imaging data of a subject anatomical volume is described in which a plurality of thick-slice images is computed and displayed each thick-slice image corresponding to a thick-slice or slab-like subvolume of the anatomical volume substantially parallel to a standard...

20060153435 - Method and means for 2d-gel-image segmentation: The present invention relates to the segmentation of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis images (2D images). The method according to the invention associates an initial protein seed candidate with an interface circumscribing said seed and thereafter brings said interface to evolve in accordance with a defined speed function F(x, y). The evolution...

20060153436 - Method for determining acquisition parameters for a medical tomography device, and an associated apparatus: A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining, with particular simplicity, an acquisition parameter for a medical tomography device. It is provided here to make an original image available for a selection, selection of the original image being used to select an original parameter set assigned thereto as acquisition parameter...

20060153437 - Method and device for verifying valuable documents: A method and apparatus for checking value documents having an authenticity feature in the form of at least one luminescent substance includes forming a measuring vector from the measuring values corresponding to different frequencies and/or frequency domains of the luminescence radiation, and performing an allocation of the measuring vector to...

20060153438 - System and method for inside can inspection: A system and method for imaging an interior of a substantially cylindrical object are disclosed. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a substantially cylindrical illuminator is positioned above an opening of a substantially cylindrical object to be imaged (e.g., a beverage can) in order to illuminate at...

20060153439 - Pc board inspecting apparatus, inspection logic setting method, and inspection logic setting apparatus: A technology is provided for automatically producing an inspection logic to be used in the action of inspecting a PC board. An inspection logic setting apparatus is arranged for acquiring a plurality of first images of components to be detected by the inspection and a plurality of second images of...

20060153440 - Test head for optically inspecting workpieces: Apparatus for simultaneously optically inspecting top and bottom surfaces of a workpiece comprise upper and lower test heads, each head comprising at least one laser for providing a laser beam that scans its associated workpiece surface and at least one detector for detecting reflected laser light. The directions of the...

20060153441 - Scaling an array of luminace values: A method includes scaling up at least one portion of an array of luminance values to generate a matrix having a plurality of expanded luminance values and adjusting at least one value using data selected by one of the expanded luminance values....

20060153442 - Apparatus and method for recognizing pattern data: Provided is an improved apparatus and method for recognizing pattern data. The method including extracting a high frequency component with Y data from pattern data sensed through a camera equipped in a mobile station to more clearly recognize edge portions. The high frequency component and the Y data are weighted...

20060153443 - Image compression usable with animated images: To compress an image, each pixel is considered. The color of each pixel, represented as an index into a color palette, is compared with the color of the pixel's upper and left neighbors and encoded to an entry in the color palette. A probability distribution is updated based on the...

20060153444 - Automatic white balancing of colour gain values: A method and an related apparatus for performing a white balance operation on an image with pixels, wherein global colour gain values common for substantially all pixels of the image are first determined. Then local colour gain values for individual pixels of the image are determined based on analyses of...

20060153446 - Black/white stretching system using r g b information in an image and method thereof: A black/white stretching system using R, G, B information and a method thereof. The black/white stretching system includes a first transformer to transform a luminance value and a color difference value of an input image to R, G, B values of each pixel, a histogram estimator to estimate a histogram...

20060153445 - Display methods for high dynamic range images and user interfaces for the same: Display methods and interfaces for high dynamic range images. High dynamic range images and corresponding histograms are displayed on a display device. The histogram panel displays low dynamic range and high dynamic range data of the images simultaneously. The low dynamic range and high dynamic range data is brightness level...

20060153449 - Block-based parallel image thinning methods, computer program products and systems: A block-based parallel image thinning method segments an input image into blocks, determines the block flag of each of the segmented blocks, and determines a preservation condition of an object pixel of a corresponding block. Then, the method determines a removal condition of the object pixel for which the preservation...

20060153447 - Characteristic region extraction device, characteristic region extraction method, and characteristic region extraction program: The conventional image retrieving method is not satisfactory in accuracy of retrieval. There has been a demand for a general-purpose method capable of rapidly retrieving characteristic parts. The object is achieved by acquiring image data representing an image with pixels arranged in a dot matrix pattern, detecting the edge pixels...

20060153450 - Integrated image processor: An integrated image processor implemented on a substrate is disclosed. An input interface is configured to receive pixel data from two or more images. A pixel handling processor disposed on the substrate is configured to convert the pixel data into depth and intensity pixel data. In some embodiments, a foreground...

20060153448 - System and method for adaptively separating foreground from arbitrary background in presentations: System and method for distinguishing between foreground content and background content in an image presentation. An initial background model is provided, and a final background model is constructed from the initial background model using the image presentation. The foreground content and background content in the image presentation are then distinguished...

20060153451 - System and method for detecting ground glass nodules in medical images: Detecting ground glass nodules in medical images includes calculating a probability distribution function of background lung tissue in a chest image, estimating a variation range of the background tissue probability distribution function, estimating a probability distribution function of an image point belonging to a ground glass nodule from the variation...

20060153453 - System and method for article detection: A system and device are provided for detecting an article comprising a detecting portion adapted to receive a gate signal and generate values from optical characteristics of the gate signal, a trend determining portion adapted to identify a trend in the values, and an article passage identifying portion adapted to...

20060153452 - Visual enhancement for reduction of visual noise in a text field: The present invention provides for visual enhancement of text. A text area is selected. A plurality of non-identical images of the text area are captured. Background information is removed from these images. The contrast characteristics of text area of the plurality of images are increased. The contrasted images are combined...

20060153455 - Method and apparatus of automated optical container code recognition with positional identification for a transfer container crane: A method and system providing a transfer container crane with container code recognition of a container identified by a container code to a container inventory management system is disclosed. The system and method are capable of performing these tasks without the use of non-standard container tagging....

20060153454 - Method for alignment of a graphic object on a overview image of a subject: In a method for alignment of a graphic object on an overview image of a subject (in particular of a body part of a patient) shown on a display screen, a graphic object establishes parameters for a subsequent imaging of at least parts of the subject; and an input device...

20060153457 - Information processing apparatus and method, and program: The present invention is intended to provide quick search of a plurality if any of sets subject to search for desired members. A common representative point setting block sets a common representative point common to sets on the basis of a feature vector stored in a vector information storage block...

20060153456 - System and method for detecting and ranking images in order of usefulness based on vignette score: A system and method for detecting useful images and for ranking images in order of usefulness based on a vignette score describing how closely each one resembles a “vignette,” or a central object or image surrounded by a featureless or deemphasized background. Several methods for determining an image's vignette score...

20060153458 - System and method for collecting images of a monitored device: A system and method for collecting images of monitored devices, such as utility meters for electricity, gas and water, captures a digital image of a monitored device and produces a difference digital image from the digital image using a reference digital image of the monitored device. The difference digital image...

20060153459 - Object classification method for a collision warning system: An object classification method for a collision warning system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of capturing a video frame with an imaging device and examining a radar-cued potential object location within the video frame, extracting orthogonal moment features from the potential object location, extracting Gabor filtered features from...

20060153460 - Method and apparatus for clustering digital photos based on situation and system and method for albuming using the same: A method and apparatus for situation-based clustering digital photos, and a digital photo albuming system and method using the same. A situation-based digital photo clustering method of clustering digital photos based on a situation when a photo is taken includes: extracting photographing data information including at least a photographing time...

20060153462 - Method and system for coding/decoding of a video bit stream for fine granularity scalability: Methods, computer code products and devices for encoding and/or decoding video data in multiple passes, the video data having a multiple components each component including multiple coefficients. The method can starting the next pass of the encoding or decoding process immediately after the end of the current encoding or decoding...

20060153461 - Repetition coded compression for highly correlated image data: This invention is related to both a process and a system for compressing highly correlated image data. The system for compressing image and other highly correlated data comprises means for capturing the image, means for converting to digital form, means for reshaping the data, means for encoding the repetitions, means...

20060153463 - Image encoding method: A picture coding method for generating a coded picture signal Str on which rapid random access can be performed while preventing a decrease in compression rate. The method includes: a first reference restriction step (Step S106) of restricting, in a target access unit to be processed (RAU), so that a...

20060153464 - Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding moving images using a plurality of modified mf tables, and recording medium storing program for executing the method: Methods of encoding and decoding moving images are provided in which noise from an input image is simultaneously encoded and removed. The method of encoding moving images includes selecting a modified multiplication factor table in block units in consideration of noise information of the input image, integer-transforming the input image,...

20060153465 - In-band wavelet video coding with spatial scalability: Exemplary improvements for in-band wavelet video coding with spatial scalability are described. In one implementation an encoder uses leaky prediction to balance a trade-off between reducing drifting errors at lower resolutions while maintaining coding performance at higher resolutions. In an alternative implementation, a trade-off technique defines two coding modes at...

20060153466 - System and method for video processing using overcomplete wavelet coding and circular prediction mapping: A system, method, and computer program product for fractal video coding, based on the circular prediction mapping (CPM) in overcomplete wavelet domain. According to the disclosed process, each range block [B] is approximated by a domain block [A] in circularly previous frame [Fn-1]. The size of the domain block is...

20060153467 - Enhancement of digital images: Processing of at least one digital image includes performing first and second separable block transforms in first and second directions; modifying results of the second block transforms; and performing first and second separable inverse block transforms in the first and second directions on the modified results. Transform coefficients are re-used...

20060153469 - Image processing based on ambient air attributes: A method of processing a digital image captured by a camera includes providing an ambient air measuring device associated with the camera; using the ambient air measuring device to measure air attributes at substantially the time the digital image was captured; determining a transform for modifying the digital image from...

20060153468 - Imaging system and method for optimizing an x-ray image: The invention relates to an imaging (X-ray) system for observing the motion of an object in the vascular system of a body volume (10). An X-ray apparatus (3) in this system generates two-dimensional projection images (4) of the body volume (10). In a module (5) the position of the tip...

20060153470 - Method and system for enhancing portrait images that are processed in a batch mode: A batch processing method for enhancing an appearance of a face located in a digital image, where the image is one of a large number of images that are being processed through a batch process, comprises the steps of: (a) providing a script file that identifies one or more original...

20060153472 - Blurring correction method and imaging device: Target pixel blocks are picked up from a target image selected from a plurality of images picked up by an imaging device, motion vectors of these target pixel blocks are calculated between two images, and affine transformation coefficients for blur correction is calculated based on the motion vectors. Weighting coefficients...

20060153471 - Method and system for determining an indication of focus of an image: A method for determining an indication of how well-focused an image is. An image is divided into a plurality of blocks. At least one local measure is determined for at least one block of the plurality of blocks. At least one global figure-of-merit is determined for the image based on...

20060153473 - Video processing system and method with dynamic tag architecture: An image processing system including a plurality of image processors. Each image processor is configured to carry out a different image processing operation. The system also includes a motion estimator. For image processor, the motion estimator is configured to obtain motion information for a pixel or pixels being applied as...

20060153474 - Video processing system and method with dynamic tag architecture: An image processing system and method, in which an image processing operation is performed on a pixel or pixels by selecting and applying one of a plurality of implementations of the image processing operation. The plurality of implementations is varied from time to time, such that one or more of...

20060153475 - Video processing system and method with dynamic tag architecture: An image processing system and method, in which a plurality of image processing operations are dynamically controlled based on dynamically changing tag data associated with pixels being processed....

20060153476 - Strategies for performing scaling operations on image information: Strategies are set forth for performing a scaling operation on image information using a filter. According to one exemplary implementation, the strategies involve: computing, based on scaling to be performed, a number of filter kernels required to implement the filter and a number of taps required for each filter kernel;...

20060147084 - Embedding and extracting additional information in a document image: Additional information is embedded to a document image by: analyzing a layout of a document image, the layout comprising a character line having a plurality of intercharacter spaces, each intercharacter space having an original length; and embedding additional information into the character line by changing the original length to an...

20060147082 - Method for robust asymmetric modulation spatial marking with spatial sub-sampling: The aim of this invention is to propose a process allowing the application of a spatial marking, that is to say invisible to the eye, on a support. A constraint consists in authorizing the reading of this marking by an acquisition apparatus of the image of a lower resolution. This...

20060147083 - Secure stamping of multimedia document collections: Secure stamping of multimedia document collections is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises adding an image to a collection of media objects, and producing a visual representation of the collection that includes the image, where the visual representation has an identifier to identify the collection and graphical content representing...

20060147085 - Modeling scenes in videos using spectral similarity: A computer implemented method models a scene in a video acquired by a camera. For each pixel in each frame of the video, a time series of intensities of the pixel is acquired. A harmonic series is extracted from samples of each time series using a sliding window. Distances between...

20060147087 - Optical flow for object recognition: Disclosed is a system and method for using optical flow to detect objects moving past a camera and to select images of the moving objects. A shopping cart, for example, may be detected by subdividing an image into a plurality of image blocks; comparing the blocks to a preceding image...

20060147086 - Process and arrangement for remote transmission of data including at least one image data: A process and an arrangement for remote transmission of image data. Image data of a total image are transmitted at least once. In addition, image data at least of a section of the total image relevant for monitoring are transmitted, and updated image data of at least one section are...

20060147088 - Method and system for guiding a vehicle with vision enhancement: A method and system for guiding a-vehicle comprises a location module for collecting location data for the vehicle. A vision module collects vision data for the vehicle. A maximum allowable correction duration and a maximum allowable vision-derived displacement are established for correction of a position of a vehicle. A location...

20060147089 - Method and system for guiding a vehicle with vision-based adjustment: A method and system for guiding a vehicle comprises a location module (e.g., location-determining receiver) for collecting preliminary location data for the vehicle. A vision module collects vision-derived location data for the vehicle during an evaluation time window. A location quality estimator estimates location quality data for the corresponding collected...

20060147091 - Image qualification for optical navigation sensor: An image qualification method. A movements-determining method utilizes the image qualification, the image qualification method of which requires only an image frame to determine if the image frame is qualified. Thus, the image qualification proceeds in real time. The image qualification counts peaks of images of the frame to determine...

20060147090 - Motion adaptive image processing apparatus and method thereof: A motion adaptive image processing apparatus includes a classifier to classify a current field of a sequence of in put fields into one or more class regions, a calculator to calculate a variance based on pixel values of pixels located in a predetermined region around a certain pixel of the...

20060147092 - Intelligent digital graphics inspection system and method: According to the present invention, there is provided a printed graphics inspection system and the inspection method thereof to inspect printed graphics including holograms. In the present invention improving the printing quality and reducing manpower cost are achieved by using of a plurality of sensors located in different angles to...

20060147093 - Id card generating apparatus, id card, facial recognition terminal apparatus, facial recognition apparatus and system: A photo ID card, which is difficult to forge, is generated. A photo ID card having an IC chip is generated, and a face photo area therein is photographed for obtaining face photo data. The face photo data are converted into code information and stored in the chip together with...

20060147095 - Method and system for automatically capturing an image of a retina: A method and system capture an image of the interior of the eye, for example the retina and determine whether the captured image is sufficient to provide data for identifying an individual or animal before attempting to generate the identification data. If the captured image is not sufficient, the method...

20060147094 - Pupil detection method and shape descriptor extraction method for a iris recognition, iris feature extraction apparatus and method, and iris recognition system and method using its: Provided is pupil detection method and shape descriptor extraction method for an iris recognition, iris feature extraction apparatus and method, and iris recognition system and method using the same. The method for detecting a pupil for iris recognition, includes the steps of: a) detecting light sources in the pupil from...

20060147096 - Fingerprint region segmenting apparatus, directional filter unit and methods thereof: A fingerprint region segmenting apparatus and methods thereof The fingerprint region segmenting apparatus may include at least one directional filter receiving an input fingerprint image and filtering the input fingerprint image to generate at least one directional image, a normalization unit normalizing the at least one directional image and a...

20060147099 - Medical image review workstation with integrated content-based resource retrieval: A review workstation for facilitating