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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8102422 | System, method and computer program product for presenting an option to receive advertisement content An advertising system, method and computer program product are provided. In use, behavior of a user is monitored. In addition, an option is presented to the user to receive advertisement content, where the advertisement content is selected based on the behavior.... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8085300 | Surveillance camera system, remote-controlled monitoring device, control method, and their control program A surveillance camera system includes a surveillance camera having pan/tilt capability, a display for displaying images picked-up by the surveillance camera thereon, a pointing device for indicating the movement of the surveillance camera in a visual field direction... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7852372 | Interactive television system and method A system and method for simulating a user's participation at an event. The system and method including providing a virtual queue or line for meeting and obtaining an autograph of a celebrity, attending a live event and/or for purchasing an item. The system and metho... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7688349 | Method of detecting and tracking groups of people A computer-interfaced camera system identifies and tracks groups of socially interrelated people. The system can be used, for example, to track people as they wait in a checkout line or at a service counter. In a preferred implementation, each recorded camera frame ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7652687 | Still image queue analysis system and method A system and method for analyzing a queue. The method may comprise defining a queue and evaluating a series of still images of the queue zone at periodic intervals over a predefined period of time. The method may further comprise approximating an estimated average n... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7595816 | System and method for capturing and searching image data associated with transactions A system and method for capturing image data captures images responsive to programmed sequences. The sequences are performed on a periodic basis as well as in response to inputs corresponding to alarm conditions and transactions conducted at automated banking machin... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7583290 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine with improved fraud detection capabilities An automated banking machine is operative to dispense cash to authorized users. The user interface of the machine includes features for detection of fraudulent activities at the machine. Sensors are provided for detecting the installation of unauthorized card readin... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7561182 | Fraud identification and recovery system A terminal with a camera and an attention-getting or redirecting device. The attention-getting device delivers a message to attract the subject's attention, causing the subject to look toward it, while the camera obtains an image or multiple images. The camera may b... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7474330 | System and method for integrating and characterizing data from multiple electronic systems A computer-based platform is provided for integrating data from multiple systems including (but not limited to) point of sale (POS) terminals, video systems, electronic article surveillance (EAS) systems, automatic teller machines (ATMs), gas pumps, alarm systems, r... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7414647 | Wide view field area camera apparatus and monitoring system A camera apparatus of the present invention comprises: an optical system for projecting image light representing an image of a wide view field area toward a prescribed direction; an imaging section for obtaining, as an image, the image light projected by the optical... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7405752 | Mobile communication system, mobile communication terminal and program thereof for displaying video at desired positions In a mobile communication terminal 10, a position information assigning section 24 associates images acquired by the photographing section 20 with position information concerning the positions at which these images are acquired. A video generati... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403117 | Security system with triggered response assembly The combination of a portable article and a security system. The security system includes a tether having a length. The tether is attached to the portable article and a support so that the portable article is movable relative to the support and confined in movement ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403115 | System and method for surveillance of suspects of automated banking machine fraud There is disclosed a method and system for surveillance of a suspect of automated banking machine (ABM) fraud. In an embodiment, there is a detector for detecting the presence of a foreign device targeting an ABM, the detector being configured to generate an alarm n... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7362368 | Perfecting the optics within a digital image acquisition device using face detection Within a digital acquisition device, acquisition parameters of a digital image are perfected as part of an image capture process using face detection within said captured image to achieve one or more desired image acquisition parameters. Default values are determine... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7328174 | Sales enhancement system and method for retail businesses A sales enhancement system for retail businesses including: (a) an input mechanism for inputting (408, 413), into the system, selection information on a plurality of items selected by a patron, the information on each item including: (i) at least on item type... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319969 | Method for depositing mail in an electronic locker system and electronic locker system A method for depositing mail by a deliverer of mail in an electronic locker system provided with several lockable compartments. The method is characterized in that a controller of the locker system causes one or several compartments to open in order to deposit mail ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317815 | Digital image processing composition using face detection information A method of automatic or assisted recomposing of digital image processing uses face detection. Pixels that correspond to a face within a digital image are identified. A re-compositioned image is based on spatial or other parameters of the detected image, particularl... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7315630 | Perfecting of digital image rendering parameters within rendering devices using face detection Within a digital rendering device, such as printers, hard copy and soft copy display, and copiers, rendering parameters of a digital image are perfected as part of an image rendering process using face detection within said rendered image to achieve one or more desi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310569 | Method for controlling electronic parcel compartment systems Disclosed herein are a method for controlling electronic parcel compartment systems and an interface for carrying out the method. According to the disclosed method, data for controlling the electronic parcel compartment systems are stored on a server and are convert... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304662 | Video surveillance system and method A video surveillance system includes clients coupled to servers using a network. The clients generate data, video, and optionally audio. Using the network, clients communicate in real-time the data, video, and optionally audio to the servers for monitoring, analyzin... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302080 | System for installation A method and system for installation of a monitoring unit. The monitoring unit comprises a photosensitive sensor for recording images of a monitored location. The system further comprises a light emitting element. The monitoring unit is arranged to detect the positi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7286157 | Computerized method and apparatus for determining field-of-view relationships among multiple image sensors A computerized method of image analysis that includes receiving first image data for a plurality of first video frames representing a first scene. Each first video frame is composed of a plurality of image regions, and a first object is present in an image region of... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280673 | System and method for searching for changes in surveillance video Systems and methods for determining when a change has occurred in an area-of-interest included in an image region are disclosed. The system and methods may perform a specially modified background subtraction method. The systems and methods may initialize a backgroun... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7269292 | Digital image adjustable compression and resolution using face detection information A method of adjustable spatial and/or temporal compression of an image including a face includes identifying a group of pixels that correspond to a face within a digitally-acquired image. A first compression portion of the image including the group of pixels is dete... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258272 | Identification system using face authentication and consumer transaction facility This invention provides an identification system using face authentication, in which a system configuration is simple at low cost, a processing speed of authentication is high, resistance to a customer is small, and an effect of preventing irregularities is high. Th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253843 | Dual mode signal processing apparatus and method using a picture-in-picture (PIP) mode The present invention relates to a dual mode signal processing apparatus using a picture-in-picture (PIP) window. In particular, the present invention relates to a display apparatus and a function switching apparatus that display two views for DSPs performing differ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246745 | Method of merchandising for checkout lanes Methods and computer readable media for recognizing and identifying items located on the belt of a counter and/or in a shopping cart of a store environment for the purpose of reducing/preventing bottom-of-the-basket loss, checking out the items automatically, reduci... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232064 | Digital video audit system A method and system for building and utilizing a database containing images of transactions. As transactions are performed, a camera takes images of the transactions. These images are correlated to data that outlines the details of the transaction that includes date... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7224834 | Computer system for relieving fatigue A computer system for relieving an operator's fatigue includes an input device, an image processing circuit, a fatigue determination circuit, and an information generator circuit. The computer system also includes an output device, a response information storage dev... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222134 | Filing system which provides increased availability of image data stored therein In a filing system, a data processing apparatus is connected to a file server via a transmission path. Image data of a document is captured into the data processing apparatus. The captured image data is stored onto an image storage medium. A plurality of owner ident... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221367 | Queue management system and method The invention provides a data visualisation system comprising a data value memory in which is maintained a finite set of data values obtained from monitoring apparatus and a display configured to display a representation of each data value centered on respective dat... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221775 | Method and apparatus for computerized image background analysis A computerized method of video analysis including receiving image data for a plurality of video frames depicting a scene that includes at least one of a plurality of background features. Each video frame includes a plurality of image regions and at least one video f... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219303 | Presence and geographic location notification based on a setting A user of an instant messaging system may store names of other users of the instant messaging system on a participant list (which may be referred to as a “buddy list”), and the names may be categorized into one or more groups. Similarly, a user of a mobile devic... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7203360 | Learnable object segmentation A segmentation method receives a learning image and an objects of interest specification. A segmentation learning method creates a segmentation recipe output. It performs a segmentation application using the second image and the segmentation recipe to create a segme... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203911 | Altering a display on a viewing device based upon a user proximity to the viewing device A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture altering a displayed image presented to a user on a viewing device using the proximity of the user to the viewing device to determine how the displayed image is to be presented. The viewing device includes a plurality ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202798 | Automatic electronic device detection A system that detects cellular telephone and other electronic use within an unauthorized locations. The location can be detected by GPS or triangulation, and once detected can automatically produce certain operations. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188307 | Access system A character string is extracted from an image photographed by a camera. It is determined whether or not the extracted character string includes an address on a network. Software for accessing the address runs. Accordingly, a user can easily access a desired address ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186271 | Information notifying method and apparatus When a security server detects an abnormality in the building by a sensor, the security server sends an abnormality notification mail that has embedded a link to image information shot by a supervision camera upon detection of an abnormality and a mail address of th... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7168618 | Retail store method and system Image capture devices attached to a computer processor are located in a retail store. Items of merchandise for sale are tracked from their display position to a shopping container using optical tracking software. The software is capable of identifying the items and ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167576 | Method and apparatus for measuring dwell time of objects in an environment A method for tracking objects entering and exiting an environment comprises providing stereo vision cameras positioned proximate to the paths to enter the environment, such that the stereo vision fields associated with the cameras substantially cover the paths. Usin... | 01/23/2007 |
