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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090022412 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS USING THE SAME A hierarchical coding unit hierarchically codes picked-up moving images. A storage stores moving image coded data which have been coded by the hierarchical coding unit. A hierarchical decoding unit decodes part of the moving image coded data so as to generate a moving i... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022413 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREMENTAL AND CONTINUOUS DATA COMPRESSION A data compression system and method for that is capable of detecting and eliminating repeated phrases of variable length within a window of virtually unlimited size.... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022414 | HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE HALLUCINATION An apparatus and method provide for providing an output image from an input image. The input image may contain at least one portion that does not display certain desired information of the image, such as texture information. The desired information may be obtained from ... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022415 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FILTERING IMAGE DATA A device that includes at least one memory unit adapted to store image data; the device is characterized by including a configurable filter adapted to apply de-ringing filtering and de-blocking filtering such as to filter image data retrieved from the at least one memor... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022416 | REDUCTION OF COMPRESSION ARTEFACTS IN DISPLAYED IMAGES, ANALYSIS OF ENCODING PARAMETERS A hither before unknown cause of image artefacts has been identified. Encoders such as MPEG encoders may use two picture structures: Field pictures and frame pictures. For a frame picture both frame and field-based DCT (and other types) of coding may be used. The decisi... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022417 | Method and Apparatus for An Intuitive Digital Image Processing System That Enhances Digital Images To better realize the great potential of amateur digital photography, the present invention introduces an intuitive system for digital processing. The system of the present invention allows a user to enhance digital images that appear dark or dull. In one embodiment, th... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022418 | Minimizing blocking artifacts in videos Techniques for minimizing blocking artifacts in video images or frames are disclosed. In general, these blocking artifacts are the result of block-based compression standards, such as MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.261, H.263, and H.264. According to one aspect of the presen... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022419 | Method for realistic stitching image blocks of an electronically recorded multipart image A method for realistic stitching and showing image blocks of an electronically recorded multipart image wherein relative positional offset values of the image blocks recorded with overlap are determined in a co-ordinate system in directions x and y and stored in matrix ... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022420 | 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. (An inverse gamma correction unit 5001 applies inverse gamma correction to an input image wherein light signals... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022421 | GENERATING GIGAPIXEL IMAGES A gigapixel image is generated from a set of images in raw format depicting different portions of a panoramic scene that has up to a full spherical field of view. Radiometric alignment of the images creates a set of images in radiance format. Geometric alignment of the ... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022422 | Method for constructing a composite image A method for constructing a composite image comprises determining in an alignment between at least a first and a second image based on the content of the first and second image frames, and combining in a transform domain at least the first and second images with the det... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022423 | METHOD FOR COMBINING SEVERAL IMAGES TO A FULL IMAGE IN THE BIRD'S EYE VIEW During the combination of several adjacent images to a full image in the bird's eye view, points of discontinuity in addition to distortions can form in the overlapping regions of individual image portions, in which detected objects cannot be detected due to perspective... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022424 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING PHOTOBOOKS A method for producing a photo album includes providing a library of page layouts, selecting a first group of one or more images to be placed in the first page of the photo album, selecting a second group of one or more images to be placed in the second page of the phot... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022425 | ALIGNMENT OF TAPE CARTRIDGE ACCESSOR A method for aligning a tape cartridge accessor with cartridges in cells of a tape cartridge magazine is provided. IR illumination is applied to an object expected to include a desired physical feature. Specular reflections are received from the illuminated object to cr... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022426 | Method And Device For Generating Character Data, Method And Control Device For Displaying Character Data, And Navigation Apparatus A device includes a character-data rotating section that rotates a regular-position character by a predetermined angle with respect to a reference point that is the center point of the background area of the regular-position character by using regular-position character... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022427 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus to enlarge and reproduce an image is provided. The method includes determining whether an instruction is given in an image reproduction mode, dividing the input image into a predetermined number of blocks when it... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022428 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL WITH DUAL-DISPLAY UNIT HAVING FUNCTION OF EDITING CAPTURED IMAGE AND METHOD THEREOF A mobile communication terminal with a camera and a dual-display unit, whereby, in an image capturing mode, a first display unit displays an image of a subject received through a camera in real time and a second display unit displays a still image of the subject capture... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022429 | System and method to manipulate an image A method of operating an image reader comprising the steps of: capturing an image; recognizing a form within the captured image; and, cropping the captured image to the size of the form.... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022430 | BAG WITH HANDLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF A bag includes a panel having an inner surface and an outer surface and holes through the panel. A handle strip having a handle part is disposed adjacent the panel outer face, and a reinforcing strip, which can be separate from or an extension to the handle strip, is di... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022431 | Resizable food container A container, or package, that is separable for resizing the container after the contents are partially consumed. One or more mid-package separable seals are positioned between the top and bottom of a package. The seal in the sealed configuration flexibly provides packag... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022432 | TV Latex Remote Cover A cover for a wireless remote control unit includes a pocket for enclosing the wireless remote control unit and a slot to allow the wireless remote control unit to access the pocket of the cover. The cover is formed from flexible material to allow a single button of the... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022433 | STAND-UP, EASY-OPEN AND EASY-CLOSE PACKAGE OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL, PARTICULARLY FOR LIQUID, VISCOUS, PASTY, GRANULAR OR POWDERED PRODUCTS A package made of a flexible material for containing liquid, viscous, pasty, granular or powdered products has a supporting base from which rise two opposite side walls joined to the perimeter of the base and joined to each other along the side edges. Each side wall inc... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022434 | PACKAGING BAG AND DRYING AGENT WITH MOISTURE ABSORPTION INDICATOR FUNCTION A packaging bag and a drying agent with a moisture absorption indicator function are provided without using a heavy metal harmful to the human body. The packaging bag includes a first packaging material (10) and a second packaging material (20). The first ... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022435 | ZIPPER TAPE, PACKING BAG WITH ZIPPER TAPE AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PACKING BAG WITH ZIPPER TAPE A zipper tape includes a pair of a male member and a female member including engagement portions and belt-like bases, continued to the engagement portions. The belt-like base includes a seal base defined by widening the belt-like base a larger width from the engagement ... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022436 | BEARING UNIT, MOTOR AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS WITH THE BEARING UNIT A bearing unit includes a shaft, a tubular bearing member, a planar plate fixed to a lower side of the bearing member and a lubricant filled between the shaft and an inner circumferential surface of the bearing member. In the bearing member, an inner circumferential wal... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022437 | LUBRICATING ELEMENT AND LUBRICATING UNIT The present invention relates to a lubricating element (12) for rolling element tracks, in particular linear systems, with a body composed of a lubricant-storing material, which includes an application section (34) capable of being brought in contact with ... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022438 | BEARING ASSEMBLY, MOTOR, AND DISK DRIVE A sleeve and a sleeve housing are bonded to each other with adhesive. A thrust dynamic pressure bearing portion is configured between a thrust plate attached to a distal end of a shaft and the lower end surface of the sleeve. An annular step portion having a smaller dia... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022439 | FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING DEVICE A fluid dynamic bearing device having high bearing performance at low cost is provided. A bearing member 6 includes an inner diameter part 8 having a radial bearing surface and an outer diameter part 7 having a mounting... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022440 | GEAR BOX WITH SHIM A transmission comprising a housing at least one shaft mounted in the housing such as to be rotatable; and at least one shim by means of which an axial play and an axial biasing of the shaft in the housing or between components arranged on the shaft may be adjusted. Sai... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022441 | Assembly Forming a Bearing Housing Equipped with an Information Sensing System An assembly forming a bearing housing is equipped with an information sensing system comprising a coder generating magnetic pulses and a sensor provided with at least two sensitive elements able to detect these pulses. The bearing has a rotating internal member, a fixed... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022442 | Pitch Bearing For A Wind Turbine, A Wind Turbine And A Method For Servicing A Bearing The invention relates to a pitch bearing for a wind turbine comprising a first and second axial row of bearing rolling elements, said rows being positioned in a distance of each other, and one or more radial rows of bearing elements, where said one or more rows of beari... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022443 | Thermo-Optic Devices Providing Thermal Recirculation Thermo-optical devices providing heater recirculation in an integrated optical device are described. The thermo-optical devices include at least one waveguide having a non-linear path length in thermal communication with a thermal device. Methods of fabrication and use ... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022444 | THERMO-OPTIC DEVICES PROVIDING THERMAL RECIRCULATION Thermo-optical devices providing heater recirculation in an integrated optical device are described. The thermo-optical devices include at least one waveguide having a non-linear path length in thermal communication with a thermal device. Methods of fabrication and use ... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022445 | NANOPHOTONIC DEVICES IN SILICON Systems and methods for manipulating light with high index contrast waveguides clad with substances having that exhibit large nonlinear electro-optic constants χ2 and χ3. Waveguides fabricated on SOI wafers and clad with electro-optic polymers ar... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022446 | OPTICAL MODULATION ELEMENT AND OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE HAVING THE SAME An optical modulation element includes a waveguide defined based on a defect in a photonic crystal, a carrier conducting region for conducting a carrier to the waveguide, an electrode for injecting a carrier into the carrier conducting region, and a current control unit... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022447 | Method for generating a high-frequency signal and apparatus for generating a high-frequency signal A method for generating a high-frequency signal includes the steps of entering an optical pulse to a wavelength filtering device and generating modulating light having periodic wavelength intervals, and inputting the optical pulse outputted from the wavelength filtering... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022448 | Optical device including waveguide grating structure Optical devices including waveguide grating structures are described. In accordance with one embodiment, an optical device is provided comprising a horizontal waveguide grating structure having at least one waveguiding layer and at least one subwavelength periodic grati... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022449 | FIBER OPTIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING A fiber optic sensor including a fiber having a modified surface integral with the fiber wherein the modified surface includes an open pore network with optical agents dispersed within the open pores of the open pore network. Methods for preparing the fiber optic sensor... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022450 | DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE OF A FIBER BRAGG GRATING DISPLACEMENT SENSOR FOR MEASUREMENT OF MOVEMENT A displacement sensor based on the underlying principle that when the outer surface of a quartz fiber (fiber optic cable) is etched to form a series of regularly spaced lines (a Fiber Bragg grating), laser light of a wavelength matching the spacing of the lines which en... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090022451 | Optical Turnaround System A technique is provided for utilizing an optical fiber in a variety of sensing applications and environments by beneficially routing the optical fiber. A continuous optical fiber is created to provide optical continuity between two ends of the optical fiber. The optical... | 01/22/2009 |
