Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129547 | Geographic-Based Signal Detection The disclosure relates generally to geographic-based signal detection. One claims recites a method including: receiving information indicating a geographical area; with reference to at least a portion of the information indicating a geographical area, selecting a machin... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128199 | WATERMARK INFORMATION EMBEDDING DEVICE, WATERMARK INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, WATERMARK INFORMATION EMBEDDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM The present invention provides a watermark information embedding device, a watermark information processing system, a watermark information embedding method and program that can provide a two-dimensional code enabling detection of copying. The watermark information embe... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128200 | ROBUST WATERMARK A method and system for embedding a watermark in block encrypted content, including encoding a bit string, the bit string including n bits, denoted b0-bn-1, the encoding including translating each bit, b0-bn-1, into a block of... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130762 | Building directory aided navigation A navigation system utilizes building directories to aid navigation. A mobile device, such as a mobile phone, captures an image of a building directory. The building directory includes information regarding the names and/or locations of tenants. An image recognition alg... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129574 | Detecting Encoded Signals Under Adverse Lighting Conditions Using Adaptive Signal Detection The present disclosure relates generally to signal detection adaptable to accommodate various lighting conditions, and to embedding signals according to anticipated lighting conditions likely to be present during image capture. One claim recites a method comprising: obt... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128198 | Watermarking Systems and Methods Various improvements and applications for digital watermarking technology are detailed. One concerns techniques for making watermarks resistant to malicious attacks. Another involves using digital watermarking with ID cards and credentials, such as a watermarked driver'... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120106779 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VIEWING ELECTRONIC CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENT An electronic confidential document viewing method is performed by an electronic device in electronic communication with a pair of eyeglasses. In response to display a confidential document on a display device, a protection image is generated based on a security image o... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106778 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING LOCATION OF PERSONS AND OBJECTS A method for detecting changes in locations of persons and objects is disclosed. The method includes projecting a plurality of imaging planes across a specified area near a ground level and at none or least one pre-determined height from the ground level. The method als... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105619 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING IN REAL TIME, A GAP BETWEEN PORTIONS IN A MACHINE A monitoring system for monitoring, in real time, a gap between a rotating portion and a stationary portion of a machine. The monitoring system includes an imaging device for forming a reference image of the gap and one or more next images of the gap, the imaging device... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120106780 | Two dimensional information symbol Disclosed is a method (500) of encoding a message (501) into a target area of an original image by determining a set of data items into which the message can be partitioned, partitioning the message into the data items, encoding (580) a first mark i... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120081540 | AUTOMATED VISUAL INSPECTION SYSTEM A method and apparatus for inspecting an object. In response to a presence of the object in an inspection area, a volume containing the object is identified. The volume has a plurality of portions. A number of sensor systems is assigned to the plurality of portions of t... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082337 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD When original image data obtained by reading an original document is to be joined with watermark data associated with a watermark for copy control which appears as a result of making a copy, whether the original document includes a chromatic color or not is determined o... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120070031 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM An information processor includes a data processing portion which generates content for delivery to a client. The data processing portion generates and provides a sub-image in which identification information of a content delivery client is recorded in image data formed... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070032 | ELECTRONIC WATERMARK EMBEDDING METHOD, DEVICE, AND PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC WATERMARK DETECTING METHOD, DEVICE, AND PROGRAM A digital watermark embedding apparatus for embedding embedding information, as digital watermark, into an input signal having dimensions equal to or greater than N (N is an integer equal to or greater than 2) and a digital watermark detection apparatus for detecting th... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070030 | PAYLOAD RECOVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS A payload recovery system includes a reference halftone image of a data-bearing halftone image and a reference map of the data-bearing halftone image. The system further includes a cell alignment system for receiving a scanned image of a hard copy of the data-bearing ha... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120072859 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPARING AND REVIEWING DOCUMENTS A document processing system for accurately and efficiently analyzing documents and methods for making and using same. Each incoming document includes at least one section of textual content and is provided in an electronic form or as a paper-based document that is conv... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070029 | USING CAMERA SIGNATURES FROM UPLOADED IMAGES TO AUTHENTICATE USERS OF AN ONLINE SYSTEM Users of an online system are authenticated based on signatures of cameras that were used to capture images uploaded to the online system. Users of an online system upload photos taken from their cameras. The online system extracts characteristic information about the c... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120051585 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF An image processing apparatus which uses a tomogram group formed from a plurality of object tomograms or measurement data for generating the plurality of object tomograms, wherein the tomograms parallel to a plane containing first and second directions and aligned in a ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051583 | SOFT ERROR VERIFICATION IN HARDWARE DESIGNS A method of determining whether a given diagram is a conceptual model is provided. The method may include the following steps: obtaining a plurality of artifacts, wherein each one of the artifacts exhibits at least one diagram, and wherein at least some of the artifacts... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051586 | STORE SYSTEM, READING APPARATUS, AND SALES REGISTRATION APPARATUS A store system includes a reading unit that includes an image acquiring unit and an image output unit, and a sales registration apparatus that includes a similar image detection unit and a sales registration unit. The image acquiring unit acquires an image that is captu... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051582 | MAPPING BASED MESSAGE ENCODING FOR FAST RELIABLE VISIBLE WATERMARKING A watermarking system uses two distinct bit patterns to identify three distinct bits, a logic 0 bit, a logic 1 bit, and a marker bit that demarcates message block boundaries. A correct orientation is determining by rotating the input image by 90 degrees and determining ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051584 | WATERMARKING OF A 3D MODELED OBJECT A method is provided for designing a 3D modeled object comprising the steps of providing at least one surface defined by a field of points of the surface and a field of normal vectors normal to the surface; and watermarking the object by modifying the field of points wh... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120046837 | AUTOMATED PLANT PROBLEM RESOLUTION The illustrative embodiments provide an apparatus for performing horticultural tasks comprising a number of data storage devices, a diagnostic system, and a processor unit. The number of data storage devices includes a horticultural knowledge base, a logistics database,... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045089 | DECODING A WATERMARK AND PROCESSING IN RESPONSE THERETO Watermark encoders and decoders can be integrated into operating systems, Internet browsers, media players, and other applications and devices. Such integration enables the watermark-enabled application or device to provide additional functionality and information avail... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045088 | Watermarking Different Areas of Digital Images with Different Intensities An image is processed to encode a digital watermark, with different regions thereof processed using different levels of watermark intensity. In an image comprised of elements of differing sizes (e.g., halftone shapes of different sizes, or lines of different width), the... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045087 | ANALYSIS ENGINE AND DATABASE FOR MANIPULATING PARAMETERS FOR FLUIDIC SYSTEMS ON A CHIP Systems for managing workflows to perform chemical or biological reactions using microfluidic devices.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045330 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING PHYSICAL STRUCTURES A system for controlling a wind turbine is disclosed. A system includes a light source and a beam scanner to scan the light pulses over the wind turbine. The system further receives backscattered light pulses and subsequently, provides a signal corresponding to the ligh... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120039503 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A THREE DIMENSIONAL OPERATIONAL GRAPHIC FROM A TWO DIMENSIONAL BUILDING CONTROL SUBSYSTEM DRAWING A method includes receiving into a computer processor a building control subsystem design drawing, and identifying a plurality of objects in the building control subsystem design drawing by comparing the objects to a template of objects. The template of objects includes... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120039504 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EMBEDDING WATERMARKS Methods and apparatus for embedding a watermark are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein to embed a watermark in a compressed data stream comprises obtaining a set of transform coefficients included in the compressed data stream, the set of transform coefficien... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120039521 | CARD IDENTIFYING APPARATUS A card identifying apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has a light-receiving portion that reads a card on a pixel basis of a predetermined area as a unit including color information having brightness, RAM that stores image data comprised of a pluralit... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120033851 | SPATIALLY INTEGRATED AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR BRIDGE, STRUCTURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING Spatially Integrated Small-Format Aerial Photography (SFAP is one aspect of the present invention. It is a low-cost solution for bridge surface imaging and is proposed as a remote bridge inspection technique to supplement current bridge visual inspection. Providing top-... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120033850 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTICAL ASSET RECOGNITION AND LOCATION TRACKING A method for managing assets associated with a platform is described. The method includes receiving an optical image of an asset associated with the platform, comparing, using an optical recognition program, the optical image of the asset to images of assets within a li... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034429 | ADAPTIVE DISRUPTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL GRAPHIC DESIGN CLASS PATTERN AND METHODS RELATED THERETO A picture, or graphic design, that defines a new, hybrid pattern-class, and that is a representative formation of design pixels into a complex new type of digital pattern with at least three basic and functional layers, and with targeted enhancements for texture and dim... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120027247 | PINNED-CONTACT, OSCILLATING LIQUID-LIQUID LENS AND IMAGING SYSTEMS An oscillating liquid lens and imaging system and method employing the lens are provided. The liquid lens includes a substrate with a channel opening extending through the substrate. A liquid drop is disposed within the channel and is sized with a first droplet portion,... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120027246 | TECHNIQUE FOR COLLECTING INCOME-TAX INFORMATION A technique for collecting income-tax information is described. This collection technique allows a user (such as a taxpayer) to provide income-tax information by submitting an image of a document, such as an income-tax summary or form. After receiving the image, the inc... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120023456 | INTERACTIVE IMAGE MATTING A user interface enables interactive image matting to be performed on an image The user interface may provide results including an alpha matte as feedback in real time. The user interface may provide interactive tools for selecting a portion of the image, and an unknown... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120019510 | Multiple source associated particle imaging for simultaneous capture of multiple projections Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for performing neutron radiography. For example, in one exemplary method, an object is interrogated with a plurality of neutrons. The plurality of neutrons includes a first portion of neu... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120020513 | DOCUMENT VERIFICATION SYSTEM The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method, and associated apparatus, for printed document verification. A document to be printed will have related content data, imposition data, and finishing data, wherein the imposition data describes at least one ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120020544 | CARD IDENTIFYING APPARATUS A card identifying apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has a light-receiving portion that reads a card on a pixel basis of a predetermined area as a unit including color information having brightness, RAM that stores image data comprised of a pluralit... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120014557 | DIGITAL WATERMARKING IN DATA REPRESENTING COLOR CHANNELS The present disclosure relates to digital watermarking. One claim recites a method to detect two or more different digital watermarks in media. The method includes: receiving captured imagery of the media, the captured imagery comprising a plurality of image frames; for... | 01/19/2012 |
