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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7184583 | Image system for processing image data An image system for processing image data in the form of grey-scale value signals and for generating an image that can be displayed on a presentation device, in particular for a medical diagnostic device, has a circuit to harmonize the image data. This circuit is fa... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184605 | Image normalization processing system Image data representing an image read by reading means are input to normalization processing condition determining means and to pre-normalization processing image inputting means of the image receiving apparatus. Parameters are input from parameter inputting means t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181085 | Adaptive multistage wiener filter A computationally efficient, adaptive multistage Wiener filter employs two modules, a linear filter module that operates at the input data rate and an update module that operates at a plurality of rates but performs many calculations at only the update rate. This fi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181086 | Multiresolution method of spatially filtering a digital image A method of processing a digital image to improve tone scale, includes the steps of: generating a multiresolution image representation of the digital image including a plurality of base digital images and a plurality of residual digital images; applying a texture re... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181084 | Device and method for sub-band decomposition of image signals A device that receives and processes an image signal for sub-band decomposition of an image includes a first median filter that receives the image signal and processes signal values of pixel locations (x0, y0), (x0−1, y0... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181074 | Image coding apparatus and method An original image shot by a shooting unit is read in a frame buffer and transformed by a wavelet transformer. An evaluating unit monitors the coefficients of the HL, LH, HH sub-bands generated by the wavelet transformer and checks the number of the high frequency co... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177481 | Multiresolution unsharp image processing apparatus The invention concerns an image-processing apparatus, in which a high-frequency component signal of an original image-signal, representing a plurality of pixels, is added to either the original image-signal or a lowest frequency image-signal of the original image-si... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173619 | Matching digital information flow to a human perception system A method and system for matching digital information flow to the human perception system. In various embodiments, multi-monitor (multimon) support is leveraged to take advantage of multiple windowing and window positioning to separate elements of different tasks int... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174038 | Method for antiscatter stationary grid artifacts detection and attenuation in digital radiographic images A method for detecting and attenuating grid artifacts in a digital radiographic image comprising; providing an input digital radiographic image; processing the input digital radiographic image with a detection algorithm based on 2-D dynamic correlation in both spati... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173732 | Image processing method An image processing method of subjecting image data having been supplied to image processing so as to arrange the image data as output image data has the steps of: performing a verification for adjusting image processing conditions when necessary referring to a fini... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174048 | Energy minimization for classification, pattern recognition, sensor fusion, data compression, network reconstruction and signal processing A data analyzer/classifier comprises using a preprocessing step, and energy minimization step, and a postprocessing step to analyze/classify data. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172288 | Display device including a spatial light modulator with plural image regions A display device includes a spatial light modulator and a light generator. The spatial light modulator may have an array of modulating elements with a plurality of image regions. The light generator may be configured to direct a different one of a plurality of subst... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170645 | Method and apparatus for enhancing digital image quality A method of and an apparatus for enhancing digital image quality. Input color data are transformed to obtain brightness data and chrominance data. The transformed brightness data is compared with predetermined brightness levels X1 and X2 on a pixel by ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7171055 | Parametric means for reducing aliasing artifacts A method for reducing the visibility of sub-Nyquist aliasing artifacts in an image, where the image is produced in a scene-to-output imaging system that is represented by a modulation transfer function, includes the steps of: (a) providing a source image signal as a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170641 | Method of generating medium resolution proofs from high resolution image data A method provides for determining an optimal sample dimension when descreening high-resolution image data so that a lower resolution image color proof may be created without suffering the problems typical of over sampling image data. The method allows to generate a ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167595 | Image processing apparatus and recording medium, and image processing apparatus The edge of an image is extracted, and edge information that includes the grade and the direction of the slope of the edge is obtained. The smoothing strength is calculated using the luminance of a pixel, and filter information is selected from the obtained edge inf... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167184 | Method and apparatus to calculate any porter-duff compositing equation using pre-defined logical operations and pre-computed constants A method of performing a blending operation between a first pixel having a first pixel alpha value and a first pixel color data value and a second pixel having a second pixel alpha value and a second pixel color data value using a pre-defined set of logical operatio... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167273 | Image processing apparatus and method capable of eliminating image contour distortion An image processing apparatus providing a halftoning process such as error diffusion prevents an image contour distortion, as follows: data in an image to be processed is used to partially extend the image to be processed. Then error diffusion or the like is employe... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7168069 | Dynamic generation of multimedia code for image processing A method and apparatus for processing multimedia instruction enhanced data by the use of an abstract routine generator and a translator. The abstract routine generator takes the multimedia instruction enhanced data and generates abstract routines to compile the mult... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167594 | Noise reduction method A method of reducing noise in images formed by uniform regions and textures delimited by edges, comprises a step of filtering these images, a step of detecting edges in these images, a sub-step of re-assigning or no re-assigning each image pixel to an edge or a text... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164808 | Method and apparatus for illumination compensation of digital images A method for enhancing the quality of a digital image by using a single user-defined parameter. A virtual image is created based on the single user-defined parameter and the original digital image. An adaptive contrast enhancement algorithm operates on a logarithmic... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164782 | System and method for time-space multiplexing in finger-imaging applications An apparatus for imaging a fingerprint operates in a selected mode to provide a finger recognition and/or a finger navigation application. Multiple light sources are capable of being sequentially selected for illumination of corresponding partitions of a finger inte... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164511 | Distinguishing positive and negative films system and method A system and method for scanning a photographic film using a scanner automatedly identifies the film as either a positive or negative and controls the scanner settings to perform the scan accordingly. The method includes performing a pre-scan of the film, sampling a... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164806 | Creating image-sharpening profiles Methods and apparatus implementing image-sharpening profiles. In one aspect, the invention provides a method that includes creating an image-sharpening profile and storing the image-sharpening profile as a separate file external to any electronic image. An image-sha... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164433 | Display device, display method, program recording medium, and program A display device comprising a CPU 53, displays section 67 and a video memory 70. The video memory 70 stores data about the character data and image data that the application software processes in an absolute coordinate system. The display... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164807 | Method and system for automatically reducing aliasing artifacts Artifacts in an image introduced by sub-Nyquist aliasing are reduced below a visually perceptible level by a method comprising the steps of: providing an input image having sub-Nyquist aliasing artifacts; using a visual perception algorithm to identify the location ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162100 | Methods for image enhancement There is disclosed a method of enhancing an image of a scene. The method divides the image into a plurality of frequency zones, and performs a plurality of Richardson and Lucy (RL) iterations of each of the frequency zones to obtain an enhanced image of the scene. T... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162093 | Slice-layer in video codec A video encoder/decoder utilizes a bistream syntax that provides an independently decodable, partial picture unit, which may be in the form of a unit containing one or more contiguous rows of macroblocks (called a slice). This slice layer provides a flexible combina... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161602 | Pixel interpolation method and related pixel interpolation system A pixel interpolation method includes: utilizing a plurality of pixel pairs on two successive scan lines to determine at least one first possible angle; utilizing a plurality of pixel value distribution trends of the two successive scan lines to determine at least o... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161633 | Apparatus and method for providing a usefulness metric based on coding information for video enhancement An apparatus and method for enhancing the quality of a digital video signal uses coding information for use in connection with spatial domain sharpness enhancement algorithms used in multimedia devices. The sharpness of previously encoded or transcoded digital video... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162062 | Method of processing images A method of processing images in images comprising curvilinear structures comprises, in parallel, a step of filtering said images and a decision step intended to select the pixels of the images pertaining to a curvilinear structure, the method comprising, in paralle... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158686 | Enhancing the tonal characteristics of digital images using inflection points in a tone scale function A method of producing a tone scale function which operates on a source digital image to improve tonal characteristics, includes receiving a source digital image including a plurality of pixels; and producing a tone scale function having a highlight tone scale segmen... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158987 | Data search system and data search method A data retrieving part searches a database for data under the conditions for a search input by a user through a search condition input part. A classifying and arranging part classifies and arranges data (search results) using feature values. A ground information pro... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158659 | System and method for multiplexing illumination in combined finger recognition and finger navigation module An apparatus for imaging a fingerprint operates in a selected mode to provide a finger recognition and/or a finger navigation application. At least one light source illuminates at least one partition of a finger interface upon which a user places a finger (or thumb)... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155569 | Method for raid striped I/O request generation using a shared scatter gather list A code efficient transfer method in response to a single host I/O request generates a single scatter gather list. The disk array controller transforms the single host I/O request into multiple physical I/O requests. Each of these multiple physical I/O requests uses ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151844 | Image sensor method and apparatus having hardware implemented edge detection processing An image sensor comprising an integrated circuit chip that includes both a pixel array and edge detection circuitry hardwired together on the chip. The pixel array provides an addressable, non-destructive readout of the pixel data, with the edge detection circuit pr... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7151845 | Method for gradually deforming an initial object distribution in a heterogeneous medium, generated by simulation of an object type stochastic model, to best adapt it to imposed physical constraints A geostatistical method for gradually deforming an initial distribution of objects, of geologic type for example, from measurements or observations, so as to best adapt it to imposed physical constraints of, for example, a hydrodynamic type having applications of ge... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7151858 | Wavelet edge map based apparatus and method for edge enhancement An apparatus and method for correcting the sharpness of an image signal, using a Haar Wavelet transform and a difference between pixel values adjacent to the edge of the image signal to be corrected while reducing the occurrence of overshoot and undershoot at the ed... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7151539 | Resampling system and method for graphics data including sine-wave components A method and system for calculating resample output values from input samples and their associated sample values. A resampling circuit calculates a frequency value for a sine-wave model from a sample set of the input samples and determines whether the frequency valu... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7149596 | Apparatus and methods for modifying a model of an object to enforce compliance with a manufacturing constraint The invention provides an apparatus and methods for automatically modifying a computer model of an object to comply with a manufacturing constraint for production of the object. In one embodiment, the invention uses a voxel-based approach to automatically modify an ... | 12/12/2006 |
