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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7590290 | Fail safe image processing apparatus Methods of capturing image pixel data representing a scene may be practiced using a camera and may be implemented as software, such as an application program executing within the camera. The methods are particularly advantageous where user modification to the camera... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7574051 | Comparison of patterns A first visual image or other pattern (A) is represented by a first ordered set of elements (xi) each having a value and a second pattern (B) is a represented by a second ordered set of element (ui) each having a value. Iteratively, a compariso... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7570815 | Comparing patterns A first image (or other pattern) is represented by a first ordered set of elements A each having a value and a second pattern is represented by a second such set. A comparison of the two involves performing, for each of a plurality of elements x of the first ordered... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7536053 | Method and apparatus for the correction of nonlinear field of view distortion of a digital imaging system Nonlinear distortions of imaging optics within a computer vision system are quantified as corrective values within a viewing window defined by a pixel array. A test artifact is displaced within an object plane through increments of measured distances and the corresp... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7522772 | Object detection Image object detection apparatus in which test regions of a test image are compared with an image property model, a mask defining a subset of pixel positions within a test region, comprises means for comparing pixel properties in the test image defined by the test r... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519225 | Image processing method and apparatus for extracting an image An object of the present invention is to extract an image closest to a reference image from among a plurality of candidate images. A plurality of candidate images similar to the reference image are extracted from a plurality of images by utilizing granulometry. The ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7515754 | Image control apparatus, image control method and program An image control apparatus having an image database storing plural pieces of image information, for controlling the plural pieces of image information, the image control apparatus including: a first image information acquiring device for acquiring first image inform... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7515755 | Method and device for the automated recognition of semi-finished products Semifinished products, especially strand sections that are cut off from continuous cast strands, are marked in steel mills and rolling mills so that individual pieces can be tracked. The marks applied or attached to the pieces have to be machine-readable in a sortin... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7499590 | System and method for compiling images from a database and comparing the compiled images with known images A method and system for discovering from a database an object which is confusingly similar with a known object. A database, such as the internet, is searched for objects which, when discovered, may be duplicated and stored. A determination is then made if any object... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7463774 | Global localization by fast image matching An efficient technique is provided for determining a portion of a document corresponding to a captured image. Areas of a document in which the pattern is at least partially obscured are identified. A reference pixel in the image is selected, and an offset between th... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463773 | Fast high precision matching method An initial search method uses the input image and the template to create an initial search result output. A high precision match uses the initial search result, the input image, and the template to create a high precision match result output. The high precision matc... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7444020 | Reduction of rounding errors during the processing of digital image data In order to avoid rounding errors as a result of restricted accuracy of the processing unit in a video processing arrangement, a comparison is carried out between processed image data and unprocessed image data. For this purpose, the unprocessed image data is buffer... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444025 | Motion encoding of still images The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for encoding a series of still images. The first image is captured and stored, then for each subsequent image of the series, that image is captured and compared to the first image or the previous image and ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440620 | Infrared safety systems and methods The present invention relates to an automated safety system having at least one projector to direct electromagnetic energy into a region of space associated with a security, warning, or safety zone. A detector or detectors senses an interruption of the electromagnet... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433518 | Image selection support system for supporting selection of well-photographed image from plural images A feature area extracting section extracts an area having a unique feature in an image input to an image selection support apparatus. A specific area feature collating and determining section determines whether or not the area having a feature and extracted by the f... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433510 | Information presentation apparatus and information presentation system using the same A three-dimensional position posture relation detection unit detects a relation of relative three-dimensional position and posture between an image input unit and a target object using the image of the target object in a real space input from the image input unit. A... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430306 | Methods and apparatus to verify identity using biomorphic information A method of verifying the identity of a user by comparing a biomorphic sample from the user with a stored biomorphic pattern of the user, without access to an online database of encoded biomorphic patterns. An authorization process receives an encoded biomorphic pat... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7430341 | Image understanding aiding system, image position matching apparatus, and image output device An image position matching apparatus performs position matching, such that positions of reference areas in two original images align with each other, and supplies information, which represents a translation quantity for aligning the positions of the reference areas ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428319 | Identification of a person based on ultra-sound scan analyses of hand bone geometry The invention disclosed provides a method of biometric identification of a person based on ultra-sound scan analyses of hand bones. For the purposes of identification/verification, a three dimensional (3D) ultra-sound scan of an individual's hand bones is acquired t... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7424462 | Apparatus for and method of pattern recognition and image analysis A method of comparing an input pattern with a memory pattern includes the steps of loading a representation of said input pattern into cells in an input layer; loading a representation of said memory pattern into cells in a memory layer; loading an initial value int... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424146 | Defect inspection method The present invention relates to a defect detection or observation method that detects fine defects in the course of defect inspection and observation, does not detect locations not constituting defects, or classifies a defect candidate as a grain phenomenon or othe... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421109 | Pattern inspection apparatus A pattern inspecting method, comprising preparing a sample having a first and a second inspection regions and an imaging device having a plurality of pixels, scanning the first inspection region to a first direction using the imaging device to obtain a first measure... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7421110 | Image processing unit for wafer inspection tool An image processing apparatus for wafer inspection tool that is able to perform continuously cell to cell comparison inspection, die to die comparison inspection, and cell-to-cell and die-to-die hybrid comparison inspection, employing a plurality of processors. This... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7421126 | Method and system for searching form features for form identification A method of and system for identifying a target form for increased efficiency in an automated data capture process is described. Forms are scanned and stored as digitized images. Regions are defined on the form relative to corresponding reference points between the ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417632 | Automatic testing of graphics programs A method and system to automatically test graphical output. A graphical output is generated in a format that permits automatic comparison with a reference graphic. The reference graphic is created and retained in the test format. The test format reference graphic is... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7418125 | Position detection technique An apparatus for detecting a position of a region, corresponding to a mark, in image data, as a mark position, the mark including periodically arranged patterns. A first unit obtains a real-space energy distribution which corresponds to an energy spectrum distributi... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415149 | Pattern inspection apparatus A pattern inspection apparatus uses a die-to-database comparison method which compares detected pattern data obtained from an optical image of a pattern of a plate to be inspected with first reference pattern data obtained from designed pattern data in combination w... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409091 | Human detection method and apparatus A human detection method and apparatus are provided. In the method, a person is detected from an image provided by a digital video camera. The method includes (a) initializing parameters used for a user detection; (b) determining a current mode; (c) when it is deter... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406198 | Image capture apparatus An image capture apparatus is placed on a desk and an object to be captured is presented above the apparatus. An illumination device can emit light of a plurality of wavelengths, and a camera captures an image of an object to be captured using different wavelengths.... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7406197 | Parametric estimation of multi-dimensional homeomorphic transformations In object registration and recognition based on a set of known templates, the tremendous set of possible transformations that may relate the template and an observed signature makes any detection and recognition problem ill-defined unless this variability is taken i... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7406181 | Occupant detection system A camera (32) captures successive images of light stripes (22) projected onto an object by a light curtain (18) positioned by a light source positioner (28). A background image is subtracted (616) therefrom, and the resulting image... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403634 | Object tracking apparatus and method An image input device inputs image sequence data. A memory stores each image of the image sequence data. A tracking point indication unit initially indicates a plurality of tracking points on a first image stored in the memory. A pattern matching unit compares a pat... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403657 | Method and apparatus for character string search in image A method and an apparatus for searching character image in an image whether the characters are incorporated into an image or separately picked up from a flip card, which are difficult to be detected by the prior art. The invention enables the character strings there... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403224 | Embedded metadata engines in digital capture devices A digital capture system, such as a digital still camera or digital video recorder, has an embedded real-time content-based analysis function in the capture device to extract metadata from the digital signals. In one embodiment, metadata (descriptive information abo... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7394937 | Vision system and method for process monitoring A method and system to monitor randomly oriented objects on a process line are disclosed. A color camera is used initially to collect a set of reference images of at least one reference object. The reference images represent various spatial orientations of the refer... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7394938 | Automated techniques for comparing contents of images Automated techniques for comparing contents of images. For a given image (referred to as an “input image”), a set of images (referred to as “a set of candidate images”) are processed to determine if the set of candidate images comprises an image whose conten... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7388979 | Method and apparatus for inspecting pattern defects The present invention relates to a pattern defect inspection method and apparatus that reveal ultramicroscopic defects on an inspection target in which ultramicroscopic circuit patterns are formed, and inspect the defects with high sensitivity and at a high speed. T... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7388586 | Method and apparatus for animation of a human speaker Methods and apparatus for representing speech in an animated image. In one embodiment, key point on the object to be animated are defined, and a table of trajectories is generated to map positions of the key points over time as the object performs defined actions ac... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7382898 | Method and apparatus for detecting left objects A method and apparatus for detecting objects (e.g., bags, vehicles, etc.) left in a field of view are disclosed. A long-term representation and a short-term representation of the field of view are constructed, and a difference between the long-term representation an... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379565 | Method and system for determining displacement of a pixel, and recording medium therefor This method determines the displacement of a pixel between a first and a second image, the first image representing, moreover, an object in a first scene taken from given viewpoint, and the second image representing the same object in a second scene, this second sce... | 05/27/2008 |
