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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7317457 | Processing image data A method of processing image data, in which object data is associated with animation data. The animation data has a plurality of keyframes, and each keyframe has a time value, an animation value and two handles. Adjacent keyframes are interpolated to produce a curve... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317834 | Serial storage of ink and its properties Ink is stored in a data structure that permits later retrieval by applications. The ink includes stroke information and property information. Properties may be associated globally with the ink strokes and/or with each stroke individually. Aspects include a data stru... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315658 | Digital camera A digital camera that automatically corrects dust artifact regions within acquired images by compiling a statistical dust map from multiple images acquired under different image acquisition conditions includes an optical system for acquiring an image including a len... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315308 | Methods and system for merging graphics for display on a computing device Disclosed are methods and systems that allow video applications to merge their outputs for display and to transform the outputs of other applications before display. A graphics arbiter tells applications the estimated time when the next frame will be displayed on a ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315820 | Text-derived speech animation tool A text-derived speech animation tool for producing simple, effective animations of digital media content that educate, entertain, and inform viewers by the presentation of speaking digital characters. The invention makes the creation of digital talking characters bo... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315984 | User interface for presenting media information A user interface and methods for using a user interface for controlling processing of time-based media files. In one exemplary method, a graphical representation of a time line for a time-based media is displayed along with a graphical representation of a current ti... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315307 | Methods and systems for merging graphics for display on a computing device Disclosed are methods and systems that allow video applications to merge their outputs for display and to transform the outputs of other applications before display. A graphics arbiter tells applications the estimated time when the next frame will be displayed on a ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315306 | Motion-based visualization A data-display system employs a display in which the representations of data objects are caused to move on the display in order to convey information about the represented data objects. In one example, icons in a link-analysis display that represent data objects sat... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312805 | User defined warping tool Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implement techniques for modifying an image. A warping tool has a perimeter having a shape and a size. The warping tool has one or more associated vectors each of which originates at a mesh point defined by... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313522 | Voice synthesis system and method that performs voice synthesis of text data provided by a portable terminal A system for providing a particular voice to a received e-mail includes a portable terminal and a server. The portable terminal attaches a voice sampling name to the text data and transmits it to a server. The server receives the text data and the voice sampling nam... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313635 | Method and apparatus for simulating a load on an application server in a network A method is disclosed for simulating a load on an application server in a network. The method intercepts data packets of a request from a sender to a receiver. The data packets to be intercepted can be selected according to specified criteria, such as communications... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313764 | Method and apparatus to accelerate scrolling for buffered windows Methods and apparatuses to accelerate scrolling for buffered windows. In one aspect of the invention, a method to scroll a buffered window on a data processing system includes: determining a second region of a second pixel image of a window in a frame buffer, which ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313236 | Methods and apparatus for secure and adaptive delivery of multimedia content Techniques for securely and adaptively delivering multimedia content. It is assumed that a set of alternate access units for each time slot is obtained. Then, the encryption stream index of each access unit from the set of alternate access units of the previous time... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310589 | Processing of video content Processing of video content including sports. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310606 | Method and system for generating an image-textured digital surface model (DSM) for a geographical area of interest A computer-implemented method for generating an image-textured digital surface model (DSM) for a geographical area of interest including both buildings and terrain may include using a computer to generate a digital elevation model (DEM) of both the buildings and ter... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310682 | Systems and methods for improving network performance Systems and methods for improving network throughput in a packet ties to network communication environment. In one aspect here of, delays associated with retransmission of a packet or reduced to improve total performance and bandwidth utilization on the communicatio... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7307633 | Statistical dynamic collisions method and apparatus utilizing skin collision points to create a skin collision response A method for animating soft body characters has a preparation phase followed by an animation phase. The preparation phase determines the skin deformation of a character model at skin contact points in response to impulse collisions. The skin deformation from impulse... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7308332 | Virtual clothing modeling apparatus and method Trying on the clothes is simulated by processing an image sequence by using a posture dictionary, and a three-dimensional figure, obtained in advance, of a person who wishes to try on clothing. The process includes estimating the posture of the person, and simulatin... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305623 | Method and apparatus for managing and representing elements in a network A method for managing a communications network comprising a plurality of nodes by representing the network as a plurality of areas comprising respective portions of the plurality of nodes, each of the areas coupled to at least one other area via a bridge comprising ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302641 | Information processing method and apparatus for making document An operator is allowed to provide desired data definitions, file definitions and application definitions by entering familiar characters symbols and/or graphicals in a document. Having created a data item descriptor chain, a system recognizes a group of data item na... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302685 | Methods and apparatus for sharing slack in a time-partitioned system In a multitasking system executing real-time harmonic and dynamic tasks having various priority levels, slack is stolen from timeline and reclaimed slack to enable execution of high priority non-essential tasks on a best efforts basis. Counts of the amount of slack ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302113 | Displaying digital images A method of displaying digital images comprises the steps of using a processor to determine an extent of similarity between a first image part and a second image part, displaying a first image part from a viewpoint and transitioning to displaying a second image part... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302419 | Dynamic operator identification system and methods A system and method for dynamically determining the demographic identity of an individual operating a set-top box, is disclosed which may include monitoring set top-box events for a plurality of set-top boxes, correlating set-top box events with demographic characte... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301547 | Augmented reality system A virtual reality system surveys a real-world environment, generates 3D data that defines the real-world environment, renders a virtual 3D environment using the 3D data, retrieves a virtual object from a database comprised of pre-stored virtual objects, renders the ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301672 | Information processing apparatus and information processing method Information that is required for laying out character string data is entered, as are character string data. The printing attributes for the data are then edited, and are employed to extract contour information. Thereafter, the extracted contour information is employ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302451 | Feature identification of events in multimedia A method detects events in multimedia. Features are extracted from the multimedia. The features are sampled using a sliding window to obtain samples. A context model is constructed for each sample. The context models form a time series. An affinity matrix is determi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7298374 | Scheme for providing wrinkled look in computer simulation of materials Scheme for use in cloth simulation that provides a good dynamic “wrinkled” look to the cloth as it moves. The simulated area of each of the triangles in the triangle mesh is compared with the original area of the triangle to determine how much it got compressed ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295207 | Method for managing animation chunk data and its attribute information for use in an interactive disc In accordance with one or more embodiments, a method of managing animation data and related control data for recording on an enhanced navigation medium is provided. The method comprises constructing animation data comprising first image data into a first graphic MNG... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295699 | Image processing system, program, information storage medium, and image processing method An original image area IMR is divided into divided image areas DR1 to DR4, texture coordinates specified by division point coordinates are obtained, and images of the divided image areas DR1 to DR4 are mapped onto polygons PL1 to P... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293287 | Method and system for modeling, analysis and display of network security events A method and system is disclosed for cross-correlating information between the domains of network management and network security. The present invention discloses a model representing the security domain that can be used to define relationship between devices and ev... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7293235 | Predicting avatar movement in a distributed virtual environment A method and apparatus for predicting the likelihood of an avatar under the control of a user in a virtual environment moving with a predetermined range of a boundary as disclosed in which the movement of the avatar in the virtual environment is monitored for a peri... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7293189 | Method and device for reproducing additional data in synchronization with main data using time information A recording medium, method and apparatus for managing data are discussed. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method of reproducing main data and additional data. The method includes receiving the additional data associated with the main dat... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292250 | Character deformation pipeline for computer-generated animation A deformation system for animation abstracts the notion of per-point deformation to create a pipeline, including a number of deformation modules capable of handling animation of geometry (such as characters), dynamics (such as simulations) and/or effects (such as pa... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289124 | Facial animation method A 3D imaged head consisting of a set of meshes is animated by modelled facial muscles. For natural animation of the lips in speech, the lower and upper lips are distinguished in a set of lip mesh based on the nodes of the mesh on a boundary of the lip corner and mou... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289130 | Augmented reality presentation apparatus and method, and storage medium A game state manager (201) manages the state of an AR game (information that pertains to rendering of each virtual object (102), the score of a player (101), the AR game round count, and the like). An objective viewpoint video generator (202 | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289941 | System and method providing variable complexity in a physics simulation A system and method of providing physics data generated by a physics simulation and consumed by main application are provided. The main application may incorporate different scene versions or varying physics-based complexity while running on systems having different... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7290285 | Systems and methods for distributing and viewing electronic documents A system for distributing an electronic version of a printed document is disclosed. The system comprises a memory device storing at least one document file that is based at least in part on a source document, which is an electronic version of a printed document. The... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285047 | Method and system for real-time rendering within a gaming environment A method and system for real-time rendering within a gaming environment. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention discloses a method of rendering a local participant within an interactive gaming environment. The method begins by capturing a plurality of... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286112 | Image display method The image display method displays image information to be viewed by a person on display screens of a plurality of display apparatuses, is capable of setting a mode of display as a registrable mode which includes combination of at least two selectable items selected ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286134 | System and method for packing data in a tiled graphics memory A tiled graphics memory permits z data and stencil data to be stored in different portions of a tile. The tile may be further divided into data sections, each of which may have a byte size corresponding to a memory access size. ... | 10/23/2007 |
