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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7149328 | Method and apparatus for tracking moving objects in spatial differential frame pictures Each frame of time-series pictures shot by a camera is converted to a spatial differential frame picture by the following equations: H(i,j)=Σ|G(i+di,j+dj)−G(i,j)|/(Gi,j,max/Gmax), I=G | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149672 | Method of combining spatial models A method is provided of combining first and second models of a common region of space, such as a region of the earth below the surface, to form a third model. Common points have different positions in the first and second models. A predetermined correlation exists b... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149369 | Method and system for image scaling A method for image scaling. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for image scaling that begins by selecting an input pixel from a first image. An input edge characteristic is determined from an input window associated with the inp... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149349 | Scanning and detecting a number of images The disclosed a number of methods for scanning and individually detecting a number of images on a scanner platen. In one method, the scanner scans the platen one scanline after another and performs the following steps for each scanline. The method first detects and ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149354 | Extraction of a scene structure based on gradient runs analysis A method of extracting a scene structure includes determining a plurality of image edges in an image, based on image gradients. A redundant edge is eliminated from the plurality of image edges. The plurality of image edges is linked into a planar graph. A broken edg... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149356 | System and method for template matching of candidates within a two-dimensional image The present invention includes a method for matching a stored template with an image of an object. This is a final stage identification device in the at least one candidate array is received from a prescreener and/or intermediate discriminator. The candidate array i... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149355 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, image processing program, and computer-readable record medium storing image processing program An image processing apparatus has an edge direction estimation section for estimating edge direction information for a first image area containing a notable pixel, an edge pattern selection section for selecting an edge shape pattern corresponding to the first image... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143941 | Optoelectronic device and process for acquiring symbols, such as bar codes, using a two-dimensional sensor The invention relates to a device and a process for acquiring bichromatic bar codes, with a two-dimensional sensor with electronic scanning. The height Hy of the scanned portion is modified between at least two successive scanning operations. Thus, the device is or ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7146057 | System and method for image analysis using a chaincode The present invention includes a method for analyzing an image to screen for target candidates wherein an edge-follower detects straight segments within a plurality of longer edges and detects also from the longer edges, contours that go around areas that are the ri... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142718 | Fast pattern searching An accumulation transformation method for fast pattern search accurately locates general patterns of interest. The method can be used for fast invariant search to match patterns of interest in images where the searched pattern varies in size or orientation or aspect... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142699 | Fingerprint matching using ridge feature maps A method for matching fingerprint images is provided. The method includes the steps of acquiring a query image of a fingerprint; extracting a minutiae set from the query image; comparing the minutiae set of the query image with a minutiae set of at least one templat... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142600 | Occlusion/disocclusion detection using K-means clustering near object boundary with comparison of average motion of clusters to object and background motions An object in a video sequence is tracked by object masks generated for frames in the sequence. Macroblocks are motion compensated to predict the new object mask. Large differences between the next frame and the current frame detect suspect regions that may be obscur... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7142689 | Image processing apparatus for determining specific images An image processing method is provided. This method comprises: a first information extraction step of extracting first information, including a registration signal used to correct the geometrical distortion of an image; a determination step of employing results obta... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7139432 | Image pattern matching utilizing discrete curve matching with a mapping operator System and method for determining the presence of an object of interest in a target image. Regions of a target image may be located that match an object of interest, e.g., in a template image, with respect to various information, e.g., luminance, color and/or other ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7139422 | Indentation hardness test system An indentation hardness test system includes a frame including an attached indenter, a movable stage for receiving a part attached to the frame, a camera, a display, a processor and a memory subsystem. The camera captures images of the part, which can then be provid... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136527 | Apparatus and method for extracting artificial images and program for performing the method A motion information output portion acquires horizontal motion information concerning a line where the telop is present. From a signal of the current frame and motion-compensated signal components of frames which are present before and after the current frame. A dec... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136511 | System and method for measuring and quantizing document quality Text, images, and/or graphics of electronic documents should be organized and laid out in a two-dimensional format for presentation to the viewer. The best such layout depends upon the content present, the creator's intent, the output device, and the viewer's intere... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136067 | Using externally parameterizeable constraints in a font-hinting language to synthesize font variants The principles of the present invention relate to using externally parameterizeable constraints in a font-hinting language to synthesize font variants. A computing system accesses a scaled font that has been scaled for rendering at a target size and a target resolut... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136082 | Method and apparatus to convert digital ink images for use in a structured text/graphics editor In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, disclosed is an image analysis and conversion method and system, where digital ink images are converted to structured object representations of the digital ink images, capable of being edited by a structured te... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136505 | Generating a curve matching mapping operator by analyzing objects of interest and background information System and method for determining a mapping operator for use in a pattern matching application, where the mapping operator enhances differences between respective objects of interest and background objects, e.g., objects not of interest. First and second information... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133538 | Pattern matching utilizing discrete curve matching with multiple mapping operators System and method for determining the presence of an object of interest in a target image. Regions of a target image may be located that match an object of interest, e.g., in a template image, with respect to various information, e.g., luminance, color and/or other ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133564 | Dynamic chain-based thresholding using global characteristics One embodiment relates to an apparatus for image processing. The apparatus includes a candidate edge chain identifier for identifying candidate edge chains in an image being processed, means for calculating a dynamic chain-based threshold function that is dependent ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133545 | Method and apparatus for automated image analysis of biological specimens A method and apparatus for automated cell analysis of biological specimens automatically scans at a low magnification to acquire images which are analyzed to determine candidate cell objects of interest. The low magnification images are converted from a first color ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133574 | Method for recognizing position of honeycomb structure A position of a honeycomb structure, which is comprised of an outer shell, separation walls arranged in the form of a honeycomb within the outer shell, and a number of axially extending cells which are defined by the separation walls, is recognized. When the positio... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133571 | Automated cropping of electronic images The present invention relates to the automated and semi-automated cropping of electronic images, and in particular to an apparatus and a method of using an electronic camera to capture and crop such electronic images. An electronic imaging processing device (1 | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133572 | Fast two dimensional object localization based on oriented edges A method for object localization comprises defining an edge model for object localization, and searching an image for an object matching the edge model. Searching comprises defining a region of interest, including a portion of the object, sub-sampling the region of ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133559 | Image processing device, image processing method, image processing program, and computer readable recording medium on which image processing program is recorded The image processing device 1 generates edge image data from input image data, measures the distances between edge pixels in the main and secondary scanning direction, and interpolates between the edge pixels where said distances are less than a specified num... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133549 | Local bias map using line width measurements A method and apparatus for inspecting a reticle measures line widths using an inspection tool that images the reticle and compares the image with a design database to detect errors in real time. The differences between the line widths of patterns on the reticle and ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133558 | Device processing a table image, a memory medium storing a processing program, and a table management processing method A table image processing device processes a table image and a memory medium stores a processing program. The table image processing device processes precisely a table image containing a round corner and includes a device extracting a line extracting a longitudinal l... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133573 | Document skew accommodation A method to be used within a document image capture device, such as a document scanner (10) of detecting and measuring the document skew (25) while the document is still entering the imaging area and then effecting a rotation of the camera to accommoda... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130469 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program, recording medium, and image forming apparatus having the same An edge pixel is extracted from an input image by an edge determination section, an object image section is extracted by an object-image extraction section, and a first characteristic amount of the object image section in a first local pixel block containing a first... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130453 | Eye position detection method and device The position of an eye is detectable with high precision from a face image of a person taken under near infrared illumination or the like. After pre-processing, the face image is subjected to brightness correction to increase the contrast between the sclera portion ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129990 | System and method for detecting a non-video source in video signals A system detects a non-video source embedded in a video sequence and provides direction to a deinterlacing algorithm accordingly. The system comprises a signal generator for generating a plurality of signals. The signals are generated in accordance with pixels input... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130450 | System and method for measuring and quantizing document quality Text, images, and/or graphics of electronic documents should be organized and laid out in a two-dimensional format for presentation to the viewer. The best such layout depends upon the content present, the creator's intent, the output device, and the viewer's intere... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130468 | Method for identifying change of scenery and corresponding monitoring device A method for detecting changes in a viewfield observed by a stationary image capturing device is proposed, in which edge images are calculated and are compared to edge images of reference recordings in order to detect static changes within the observed image range t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130451 | System and method for measuring and quantizing document quality Text, images, and/or graphics of electronic documents should be organized and laid out in a two-dimensional format for presentation to the viewer. The best such layout depends upon the content present, the creator's intent, the output device, and the viewer's intere... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127107 | Land partition data generating method and apparatus A method and apparatus generates data concerning a partition of land such as farmland based on an observation image of the surface of the earth photographed by a high-altitude flying vehicle such as a satellite or airplane at high speed while reducing the burden on ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126600 | Method and apparatus for high speed block mode triangle rendering A system for traversing and rendering a graphic primitive, comprising a setup engine that outputs representative values of a graphic primitive; and a raster engine that receives the representative values of the graphic primitive and forms therefrom representative pi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7127104 | Vectorized image segmentation via trixel agglomeration A computer implemented method transforms an image comprised of pixels into a vectorized image specified by a plurality of polygons that can be subsequently used to aid in image processing and understanding. The pixelated image is processed to extract edge pixels tha... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123269 | Modifying vector objects Computer programs and computer-implemented methods implement techniques for applying a modification operation to vector objects in an image. These include receiving user input applying a modification operation in an image, identifying one or more vector objects to b... | 10/17/2006 |
