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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110044537 | BACKGROUND MODEL FOR COMPLEX AND DYNAMIC SCENES Techniques are disclosed for learning and modeling a background for a complex and/or dynamic scene over a period of observations without supervision. A background/foreground component of a computer vision engine may be configured to model a scene using an array of ART n... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044536 | PIXEL-LEVEL BASED MICRO-FEATURE EXTRACTION Techniques are disclosed for extracting micro-features at a pixel-level based on characteristics of one or more images. Importantly, the extraction is unsupervised, i.e., performed independent of any training data that defines particular objects, allowing a behavior-rec... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044533 | VISUALIZING AND UPDATING LEARNED EVENT MAPS IN SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS Techniques are disclosed for visually conveying an event map. The event map may represent information learned by a surveillance system. A request may be received to view the event map for a specified scene. The event map may be generated, including a background model of... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044499 | INTER-TRAJECTORY ANOMALY DETECTION USING ADAPTIVE VOTING EXPERTS IN A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM A sequence layer in a machine-learning engine configured to learn from the observations of a computer vision engine. In one embodiment, the machine-learning engine uses the voting experts to segment adaptive resonance theory (ART) network label sequences for different o... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044498 | VISUALIZING AND UPDATING LEARNED TRAJECTORIES IN VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS Techniques are disclosed for visually conveying a trajectory map. The trajectory map provides users with a visualization of data observed by a machine-learning engine of a behavior recognition system. Further, the visualization may provide an interface used to guide sys... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044492 | ADAPTIVE VOTING EXPERTS FOR INCREMENTAL SEGMENTATION OF SEQUENCES WITH PREDICTION IN A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM A sequence layer in a machine-learning engine configured to learn from the observations of a computer vision engine. In one embodiment, the machine-learning engine uses the voting experts to segment adaptive resonance theory (ART) network label sequences for different o... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043892 | FABRICATION OF A FLOATING ROCKER MEMS DEVICE FOR LIGHT MODULATION The current disclosure shows how to make a fast switching array of mirrors for projection displays. Because the mirror does not have a via in the middle connecting to the underlying spring support, there is an improved contrast ratio that results from not having light s... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043689 | FIELD-OF-VIEW CHANGE DETECTION Techniques are disclosed for detecting a field-of-view change for a video feed. These techniques differentiate between a new or changed scene and a temporary variation in the scene to accurately detect field-of-view changes for the video feed. A field-of-view change is ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043626 | INTRA-TRAJECTORY ANOMALY DETECTION USING ADAPTIVE VOTING EXPERTS IN A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM A sequence layer in a machine-learning engine configured to learn from the observations of a computer vision engine. In one embodiment, the machine-learning engine uses the voting experts to segment adaptive resonance theory (ART) network label sequences for different o... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043625 | SCENE PRESET IDENTIFICATION USING QUADTREE DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS Techniques are disclosed for matching a current background scene of an image received by a surveillance system with a gallery of scene presets that each represent a previously captured background scene. A quadtree decomposition analysis is used to improve the robustness... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043536 | VISUALIZING AND UPDATING SEQUENCES AND SEGMENTS IN A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM Techniques are disclosed for visually conveying a sequence storing an ordered string of symbols generated from kinematic data derived from analyzing an input stream of video frames depicting one or more foreground objects. The sequence may represent information learned ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042881 | SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND A SHEET PROCESSING METHOD A sheet processing apparatus of an embodiment includes a processing tray on which a sheet conveyed from an image forming apparatus is placed, a stapler to staple the sheet placed on the processing tray, a sheet discharge mechanism to discharge the stapled sheet from the... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042714 | POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE According to one embodiment, a power semiconductor device includes an IGBT region, first and second electrodes, and a first-conductivity-type second semiconductor layer. The region functions as an IGBT element. The first electrode is formed in a surface of a second-cond... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041344 | SELF LOADING UTILITY KNIFE A self-loading utility knife including an elongate handle having an internal chamber defining an axis and at one end is flat aperture for the passage of an active blade. The flat aperture defines a cutting plane extending through said handle along the axis. A blade-hold... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110037176 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODULE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE CONNECTING DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODULE MANUFACTURING DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODULE A method of forming a semiconductor device module including a number of n semiconductor devices is provided, n being an integer ≧2, the method including: providing a substrate coated with a first contact layer, having a semiconductor layer formed on the first contact ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036415 | INTERNAL RELIEF VALVE FOR A VALVE ACTUATOR A method and apparatus for a pressure control system for an actuator is provided. In one embodiment, the pressure control system may include a housing defining an upper chamber and a lower chamber, and a piston disposed between the upper and lower chambers. A valve may ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110033693 | TAPE A method and apparatus for applying and removing a strip of tape to a surface. The tape having a width dimension and a longer length dimension wherein the tape has a greater tensile strength than a cured compound covering the tape. The tape applicable to panel surfaces ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033218 | STAPLING APPARATUS, FINISHING APPARATUS, AND STAPLING METHOD A stapling apparatus includes: a stapler having an opening, into which plural sheets are inserted while being laid one on top of another, and configured to staple one end of the sheets; first and second switches configured to be turned on when the sheets are inserted in... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033216 | IMAGE DELETE APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM CARRYING METHOD OF IMAGE DELETE APPARATUS An image delete apparatus has a paper feed tray that feeds recording media, a group of sensors containing a double-feed detection sensor that senses double-feed of the recording media and a media sensor that senses thicknesses of the recording media, a folding unit, and... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033215 | FUSER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND FUSING METHOD According to one embodiment, a fuser includes a rotatable heating member having a plurality of holes formed on difference areas, which are not overlapped with each other and which are the difference between an area in the rotating direction where a sheet having a first ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033151 | OPTICAL WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE ROUTER A fiber-optical, wavelength selective switch, especially for channel routing with equalization and blocking applications. The input signals are converted to light beams having predefined polarizations (41). The beams are then laterally expanded (43), and t... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032431 | FRAME INTERPOLATING DEVICE AND FRAME INTERPOLATING METHOD A frame interpolating device includes: a motion vector matching module configured to perform block matching processing to output a plurality of block matching result for respective blocks in an interpolation frame generated by frame interpolating processing using a past... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032311 | INKJET PRINT HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREFOR According to one embodiment, there is formed a sidewall that isolates pressure chambers and is provided with an oblique angle on its ends in the ink flow direction; an electrode provided on the sidewall and a wiring part are connected; a substrate and an piezoelectric m... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031952 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND POWER SOURCE CIRCUIT According to one embodiment, a semiconductor apparatus includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a first semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a first main electrode, a second semiconductor layer of the second conductivity t... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031678 | MOVABLE TRAY DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE AND MOVABLE TRAY DRIVE CONTROL METHOD According to an embodiment, a drive control unit which drive-controls a movable tray on which a sheet discharged from a predetermined sheet discharge port is stacked, in such a manner that the movable tray sequentially descends according to a sheet discharge operation; ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031677 | SHEET FINISHING APPARATUS A stapling apparatus includes: a processing tray; a paper discharge unit configured to discharge sheets on the processing tray; an aligning unit configured to align sheets manually inserted onto the processing tray from a paper discharge port of the paper discharge unit... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031676 | SHEET FINISHING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD A sheet finishing apparatus includes an inlet roller to receive a sheet conveyed from an image forming apparatus, a sheet introduction unit to guide the sheet received by the inlet roller to a finishing unit, a sheet ejection unit to guide the sheet subjected to the fin... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031675 | STAPLING UNIT, SHEET FINISHING APPARATUS, AND STAPLING METHOD Certain embodiments provide a stapling unit including a stapler, a processing tray, a stapler moving mechanism, a sensor configured to scan sheets in a sheet width direction, and a controller configured to drive the stapler. The controller measures sheet width of the sh... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031673 | SHEET FINISHING APPARATUS AND SHEET FINISHING METHOD A sheet finishing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a main body to fold a sheet bundle and to form a booklet, a base plate which is inclined downward and extends from a side wall of the main body and stacks plural booklets successively discharged from an out... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031076 | FRONT BICYCLE SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY WITH INERTIA VALVE A front bicycle suspension assembly having an inertia valve is described. The front bicycle suspension assembly may include at least upper and lower telescoping tubes and include a damping tube containing an inertia valve. The inertia valve may include an inertia mass m... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030960 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A DOWNHOLE TOOL An apparatus and method for operating a packer and a fracture valve is shown. The packer may include a tubular mandrel having a longitudinal bore with an annular packing element and a first piston disposed around the mandrel, wherein the first piston is operable to set ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030753 | CONTROL OF POWER GENERATION SYSTEM HAVING THERMAL ENERGY AND THERMODYNAMIC ENGINE COMPONENTS A thermal source provides heat to a heat engine and or one or more thermal demands, including space and water heating and heat storage. Additionally the output of the heat engine may be used for local in situ electricity needs, or directed out over the grid. A system co... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110029866 | ORDER TAKING APPARATUS According to one embodiment an order taking apparatus includes a storage processing section, a display processing section, an enlargement processing section. The storage processing section configured to read information on the order for the menu item the input of which ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026164 | AIR BEARING SURFACE OF A HEAD SLIDER IN A HARD DISK DRIVE A head slider for supporting a head over a magnetic disk in a hard disk drive, and a method of making the head slider are disclosed. The air bearing surface (ABS) of the head slider includes a relatively deep recess in front of a trailing pad and an island pad. A recess... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026127 | WAVELENGTH MONITORED AND STABILIZED SOURCE Methods and apparatus for sampling techniques can constantly monitor a spectral output from a broadband source in order to control a central wavelength of interrogation light supplied by the source for input to a sensor. A first portion of light output from the broadban... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025688 | METHOD FOR VALIDATING FEATURES IN A DIRECT MODELING PARADIGM A CAD system enables a designer to freely modify a model of a design without regenerating a history of the model, as in traditional parametric feature based modeling. The CAD system automatically determines whether the modifications to the model invalidate current featu... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024662 | TRUNNION-MOUNTED BALL VALVE WITH A FLEXIBLE VALVE SEAT A trunnion-mounted ball valve, comprising, a valve body including a central body and two opposite tubular sections, the central body having a body cavity and the tubular sections having respective ducts with a common longitudinal axis and respective inner ends facing sa... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024103 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A CONDUCTOR IN A TUBULAR Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a method and apparatus for providing a conductor in a tubular. In one embodiment, a coiled tubing string for use in a wellbore includes: a tubular; a conductor extending at least essentially a length of the tubula... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023866 | SOLAR RECEIVER FOR A SOLAR CONCENTRATOR WITH A LINEAR FOCUS A solar receiver for a linear-focusing solar concentrator, comprising, a base, which is elongated in a direction parallel to a focal line and carries an array of strip-shaped targets arranged orthogonal to said focal line and set at a distance apart from one another in ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023076 | ADAPTIVE STREAMING FOR DIGITAL CONTENT DISTRIBUTION One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for adapting playback bit rate to available delivery bandwidth in a content delivery system comprising a content server and a content player. A content player periodically estimates whether a given playback ... | 01/27/2011 |
