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Crispy Chip Sandwich and Process of Producing a Sandwich Product
A food product comprising a multilayer cookie or snack having outer layers formed from a crispy type edible food product such as a potato chip or corn chip, etc. with an intermediate marshmallow layer being in contact with the inner surface of each crispy chip and one or more filler substances.
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| 7409076 | Methods and apparatus for automatically tracking moving entities entering and exiting a specified region Techniques for tracking entities using a single overhead camera are provided. A foreground region is detected in a video frame of the single overhead camera corresponding to one or more entities. It is determined if the foreground region is associated with an existi... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7400747 | Method and apparatus for representing moving objects in a sequence of images A method of representing motion of an object appearing in a sequence of images comprises deriving for each image a set of representative points representing the location of the object, deriving an approximate function representing the trajectory of a representative ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7365779 | Image processing apparatus for selectively storing specific regions of an image The invention provides an image processing apparatus that can reduce the memory capacity of a memory forming part of the image processing apparatus and can correct the optical axis misalignment of a video camera in a simple manner. The image processing apparatus ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7294815 | System and method for generating positional and orientation information of an object A method for generating positional information of an object is carried out by providing a reflector in the object and by providing a personal device containing a light generator and an imager. The personal device is mounted on a person holding the object at a mounti... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7274803 | Method and system for detecting conscious hand movement patterns and computer-generated visual feedback for facilitating human-computer interaction The present invention is a system and method for detecting and analyzing motion patterns of individuals present at a multimedia computer terminal from a stream of video frames generated by a video camera and the method of providing visual feedback of the extracted i... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271827 | System and method for recording moving images The present invention relates to the recording of moving images by means of a portable communication device, such as a videophone. The communication device includes a main device (101), comprising a video camera (105). Furthermore, an accessory device ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7256817 | Following device In the following device, at the time of pan/tilt movement of a pan head, images #1 to #3 for three frames shot by a camera are sequentially taken in into an image memory of an image processing device. And, processing of an image processing processor as well as a CPU... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7242332 | Column-parallel sigma-delta analog-to-digital conversion with gain and offset control A sigma-delta modulation sensing circuit and an analog-to-digital converter for an imager that eliminate the erroneous conversion of non-zero analog voltages to zero digital voltages is provided. The sensing circuit includes an offset branch that allows input of an ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7221780 | System and method for human face detection in color graphics images A system and method for determining the location of human faces within a color graphics image is disclosed. The proposed method consists of several steps to distinguish face candidates from a complex background. The method determines areas with both low color gradie... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7194110 | Method and apparatus for tracking features in a video sequence A method for performing feature tracking includes generating a pool of candidates on an image frame for a first feature point from information about a pool of candidates for a second feature point on a previous image frame. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7184151 | Method for identifying measuring points in an optical measuring system In an optical measuring system for determining spatial position and orientation of objects, a plurality of measuring points on the object is registered by cameras, laser measuring devices or a combination thereof. For identifying the measuring points, one target of ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180429 | Slow motion detection system Searching through a series of images such as video images for slowly-moving objects such as enemy snipers, using pattern matching, color matching, brightness matching, or the like. Multiple search speeds facilitate finding objects moving at different velocities thro... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7173650 | Method for assisting an automated video tracking system in reaquiring a target A method for reacquiring a target in an automated video tracking system is provided. The method includes the steps of: selecting a desired target to be tracked; switching the automated video tracking system to an automatic mode to initiate a tracking sequence to aut... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7148895 | Time-series data processing device and method The present inventions provide a system and a method for facilitating various visual analyses of individual players and team data that is most appropriate for the purpose, while also allowing analyzed data and results to be saved. A time-series data processing devic... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7133537 | Method and apparatus for tracking a moving object A method of tracking an object moving relative to a scene includes generating a background image by acquiring a plurality of images of the scene and comparing a pair of comparison images with the background image. Potential objects are matched by comparing spatial c... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7113193 | Method for color transition detection A hand-manipulated prop is picked-up via a single video camera, and the camera image is analyzed to isolate the part of the image pertaining to the object for mapping the position and orientation of the object into a three-dimensional space, wherein the three-dimens... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7109460 | System, method and equipment for reading information on a target A system for illuminating and reading information on a target (12) includes an illuminating device (14) for illuminating the target, separate from the illuminating device a user wearable reader device (11) for capturing an optical image of the t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7098956 | Process and device for the video recording of an illuminated field For the video recording of a field illuminated by a lamp, especially a surgical lamp, where at least one light beam for illuminating the field emerges from a light exit area of a lamp housing in the direction of a predetermined housing axis, the optical axis of a vi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7098940 | Surveillance system for watching an object through an image Herein disclosed is a surveillance system, comprising: a camera unit for transforming an image into an image signal and outputting the image signal, and a display unit having a screen and operative to transform into an image the image signal outputted by the camera ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7055964 | Content optimizing system for an image projection lighting device An image projection lighting device is disclosed having a processor and communications port. The communications port may receive a contrast command. The processor may modify contrast of image data in response to the contrast command to form contrast modified image d... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7053929 | Center of mass detection via an active pixel sensor An imaging system for identifying the location of the center of mass (“COM”) in an image. In one aspect, an imaging system includes a plurality of photosensitive elements arranged in a matrix. A center of mass circuit coupled to the photosensitive elements inclu... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7042490 | Image capture module and image capture apparatus for inputting shape of object on three dimensional space An image capture module and an image capture apparatus for inputting shape of an object in three dimensional space, including a light emitting section which emits light to the object for reflection by the object and imaging of reflected light on a photo-receiving pl... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6980230 | Center of mass detection via an active pixel sensor An imaging system for identifying the location of the center of mass (“COM”) in an image. In one aspect, an imaging system includes a plurality of photosensitive elements arranged in a matrix. A center of mass circuit coupled to the photosensitive elements inclu... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6975346 | Method for suspect identification using scanning of surveillance media A method, program and apparatus for criminal suspect identification are provided. Monitoring and video recording are used to collect information at a given location. In response to specific events, such as a criminal act, the system uses real time analysis of the vi... | 12/13/2005 |
| RE38908 | Security system for notification of an undesired condition at a monitored area with minimized false alarms The present invention is a security monitoring system which effectively monitors a large number of areas in a cost effective manner using already existing communications infrastructure. More specifically, the method and apparatus of the present invention warns at le... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6965396 | Video-centroid integrated circuit An analog, single integrated circuit for providing centered video images. A light detector array which can be, e.g., a CCD or an array of phototransistors or silicon retinas, is scanned out to provide a video signal. Current summing lines along each row and column o... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6947601 | Data transmission method, apparatus using same, and data transmission system A data transmission method able to maintain the quality of a transmitted image substantially same as that of one's own image and an apparatus using the method and a data transmission system, transmitting image data accommodated in a frame of a preset frame during co... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6937266 | Automated online broadcasting system and method using an omni-directional camera system for viewing meetings over a computer network An automated system and method for broadcasting meetings over a computer network. The meeting is filmed using an omni-directional camera system and capable of being presented to a viewer both live and on-demand. The system of the present invention includes an automa... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6933977 | Image pickup apparatus having auto-centering function An address detector detects the position of boundary between an object image signal and other signal in an image output signal from an imaging device according to the difference in magnitude therebetween. A shift amount computation unit computes the shift amounts re... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6917692 | Kalman tracking of color objects A semi-automatic method of tracking color objects in a video image sequence starts by separating the objects on the basis of color and identifying an object of interest to track. A Kalman predictive algotithm in used to predict the position of the centroid of the ob... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911998 | Automatic conformal window sizing in a video imaging system An apparatus and method for generating a conformal window in a video tracking system. Each of the lines within the conformal window comprises a sub-window which is resized for each frame of video signal. The composite window comprising all the sub-windows is also re... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6895102 | Probability weighted centroid tracker In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a system for tracking a target is provided that includes an image sensor mounted to a gimbal for acquiring an image, wherein the image includes a plurality of pixels representing the target and a background. Th... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6842724 | Method and apparatus for reducing start-up delay in data packet-based network streaming applications A method and apparatus which reduces the start-up delay that may occur when switching programs in audio and/or video streaming applications while maintaining high quality steady-state performance thereof. A program source (e.g., an audio and/or video data stream) is... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6707486 | Directional motion estimator An alarm system automatically monitors activity and directional motion in a predetermined area. When the system detects a particular movement in an area, an alarm is triggered which ultimately notifies a system operator or allows the system to initiate some other au... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6678328 | Information processor Relationship information is previously generated and stored by learning based on camera motion estimation information expressing motion of a video camera, which is detected by a desired image signal picked up by the video camera, and camera motion informa... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6493022 | Security system for notification of an undesired condition at a monitored area with minimized false alarms The present invention is a security monitoring system which effectively monitors a large number of areas in a cost effective manner using already existing communications infrastructure. More specifically, the method and apparatus of the present invention ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6476860 | Center of mass detection via an active pixel sensor An imaging system for identifying the location of the center of mass ("COM") in an image. In one aspect, an imaging system includes a plurality of photosensitive elements arranged in a matrix. A center of mass circuit coupled to the photosensitive element... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6175642 | Device for automatically positioning and centering a microscope optical head A device for automatically positioning and centering the optical head of a microscope, for example for surgical use, the optical head being connected to a drive unit. This device analyzes the image framed by the microscope objective by use of an automatic... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6157403 | Apparatus for detecting position of object capable of simultaneously detecting plural objects and detection method therefor An apparatus for detecting a position of an object, including a signal output portion for generating a predetermined signal to radiate the signal into a space toward an arbitrary object, a signal input portion having a plurality of sensors for individuall... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6108033 | Method and system monitoring video image by updating template image A difference between an input image including images of a background image picked up by an image pick-up unit and an object to be monitored is produced as an image of the object, the image of the object is divided into a plurality of parts and the plurali... | 08/22/2000 |
