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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170343 | Method and system for searching images with figures and recording medium storing metadata of image A method and a system for searching images with figures and a recording medium storing metadata of image are provided. The searching method is divided into an image analysis stage and an image search stage. In the image analysis stage, figures between images are com... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8144980 | Method and apparatus for selecting an object in an image A boundary in an image is identified by identifying a search region within the image. The process continues by determining image gradients in the search region and determining multiple color regions within the search region. An active contour representing the bounda... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8135067 | Systems and methods for decoding redundant motion vectors in compressed video bitstreams The invention is related to methods and apparatus that decode robustly encoded video bitstreams. One embodiment of a decoder can advantageously reconstruct a predictive-coded video object plane (P-VOP) from a standard motion vector and the previous frame; from a red... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8121196 | Method and apparatus for multi-threaded video decoding A method and an apparatus for performing multi-threaded video decoding are disclosed. The method takes use of a multi-threaded scheme to process an encoded picture stream on a picture by picture basis. In the method, multiple threads are used for performing video de... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115782 | Assisted adaptive region editing tool Properties of pixels of a digital image are sampled within different subdivisions of an editing tool impression to produce different pixel property distributions. The property distributions from each region may be automatically classified to identify different edit ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8086049 | Iterative fisher linear discriminant analysis An exemplary method includes receiving an image data set that comprises a multidimensional property space and data classifiable into data classes, determining a projection vector for data of the data set wherein the projection vector maximizes a ratio of between-cla... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081196 | Assisted adaptive region editing tool Properties of pixels of a digital image are sampled within different subdivisions of an editing tool impression to produce different pixel property distributions. The property distributions from each region may be automatically classified to identify different edit ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7990381 | Re-coloring a color image Technology for re-coloring a region of a color image including determining an original base color in a region of a color image; establishing at least one shading parameter in the region of the color image; and combining a new base color with the at least one shading... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7962618 | Method and apparatus for communicating during automated data processing A number of items of data from a data source (12) can be processed and supplied to a data destination (16, 17). The data can include image data, text data, numeric data or other types of data, or a combination of these types of data. The processing of ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7945126 | Automatic media edit inspector A system that provides automatic background analysis of a digital image or other media element makes a determination that the image or media element may benefit from correction, and prompts the user to use a correction feature of the system. In some implementations,... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7940988 | Adaptive sampling region Properties of pixels in a digital image are sampled within different subdivisions of an editing tool impression to produce different property distributions. The different subdivisions can automatically alter their size, geometry, and/or location, based on image cont... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7853833 | Method and apparatus for enhancing reliability of automated data processing A number of items of data from a data source (12) can be processed and supplied to a data destination (16, 17). The data may include image data, text data, numeric data or other types of data, or combination of these types of data. The processing of th... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7840074 | Method and apparatus for selecting an object in an image A boundary in an image is identified by identifying a search region within the image. The process continues by determining image gradients in the search region and determining multiple color regions within the search region. An active contour representing the bounda... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7827483 | Real time preview Computer software applications presently allow the User to preview the impact of some commands on active documents via a small preview window. However, such preview windows are not representative of how the command will impact the entire document. The invention prov... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7826668 | Adaptive region editing tool Properties of pixels of a digital image are sampled within different subdivisions of an editing tool impression to produce different property distributions. The subdivisions may be differently-located within the tool impression. The property distributions from each ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7609894 | Adaptive sampling region for a region editing tool Properties of pixels in a digital image are sampled within different subdivisions of an editing tool impression to produce different property distributions. The different subdivisions can automatically alter their size, geometry, and/or location, based on image cont... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7057768 | Automatic color balance A method corrects a color image by avenging at least two color channels in regions near the minimum of histograms of the at least two color channels; selecting the smallest of the avenge color values as a black point; averaging at least two color channels in regions... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7050651 | Moiré correction in images Image defects in a digital image are reduced by a process comprising providing a digital image data set in the form of a matrix of pixels; selecting a sub-matrix comprising at least a 5×5 matrix of pixels; identifying a pixel within the sub-matrix to be treated as ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7006688 | Histogram adjustment features for use in imaging technologies A computer with a monitor viewable program executes to display a histogram of image data on the monitor. The monitor contemporaneously displays a screen image viewed on a monitor of the histogram, and displays a digital or analog control element that controls both c... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003174 | Removal of block encoding artifacts A method of reducing artifacts in an image previously processed by block transform encoding may comprise the steps of: determining block boundaries; determining an approximate metric of artifact visibility; ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000223 | Method and apparatus for preparing a definition to control automated data processing A number of items of data from a data source (12) are to be processed, and then supplied to a data destination (16–17). Each item of data may be image data, text data, numeric data or some other type of data, or a combination of these types of data. ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6980691 | Correction of “red-eye” effects in images After identification of an image or image area where correction is to be effected for red-eye defects, and identification of eye regions within the image or the image area, color data from the area is provided, collected or analyzed according to color channel inform... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6950211 | Fine moire correction in images A method of noise removal from a digital image, especially moiré noise, comprising providing a three-dimensional representation of a at least one image color channel as a surface over the plane of the image, creating a virtual surface patch, placing the surface pat... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6938030 | Method and apparatus for facilitating accurate automated processing of data A number of items of data from a data source (12) can be processed and deposited in a data destination (16-17). The data can be image data, text data, numeric data or some other type of data, or a combination of these types of data. The processing of t... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6850651 | Moiré correction in images Image defects in a digital image are reduced by a process comprising: providing a digital image data set in the form of a matrix of pixels; selecting a sub-matrix comprising at least a 5×5 matrix of pixels; ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6317758 | Method and system for detecting and selectively correcting cell reference errors In a computer implemented spreadsheet, a method for detecting and selectively correcting cell reference errors after a cell is copied includes identifying at least one destination cell containing a formula with a reference error; and converting the addres... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6225996 | System and method for displaying a current value of a cell of a document A feature of a software application permitting display of a selected non-active cell on a display screen, when the cell is not currently visible in the on-screen window. The user is therefore able to observe the results of certain operations on the conten... | 05/01/2001 |
