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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7430312 | Creating 3D images of objects by illuminating with infrared patterns According to a general aspect, processing images includes projecting an infra-red pattern onto a three-dimensional object and producing a first image, a second image, and a third image of the three-dimensional object while the pattern is projected on the three-dimen... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7397943 | Method and arrangement for touchless detection of data of uneven surfaces A method for detecting data of an uneven surface of an object includes the following steps: illuminating at least one of stripes and a grid on the uneven surface using at least one light source; detecting, without a touching contact, light reflected from the uneven ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7379584 | Methods for registration of three-dimensional frames to create three-dimensional virtual models of objects A method and system are provided for constructing a virtual three-dimensional model of an object using a data processing system, and at least one machine-readable memory accessible to said data processing system. A set of at least two digital three-dimensional frame... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379582 | Three-dimensional structure verification supporting apparatus, three-dimensional structure verification method, recording medium, and program therefor A projection image data captured from a plurality of angles is processed, and a three-dimensional image data accurately indicating a three dimensional structure for an object is obtained. A shape computing unit 260 computes shape data indicating an outline of... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7352892 | System and method for shape reconstruction from optical images Reconstructing the shape of the surface of an object in greater than two dimensions is performed using a noise-tolerant reconstruction process and/or a multi-resolution reconstruction process. The noise-tolerant reconstruction process can be a Bayesian reconstructio... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349568 | Method and apparatus for handling stereoscopic images utilizing parallax images An image acquiring unit acquires a two-dimensional image from a digital camera and a stereoscopic image from a stereo image storage, and sends those images to a pixel replacing unit. The pixel replacing unit replaces pixels, among the two-dimensional image, correspo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7333651 | Method and apparatus for measuring similarity using matching pixel count A stereo disparity between a reference image and a search image for a reference pixel in the reference image is determined by (a) calculating a similarity measure between a reference window including a set of pixels centering on the reference pixel and each of a gro... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327410 | High resolution 3-D image display with liquid crystal shutter array A 3-D image display comprising a backlight, a liquid crystal shutter array having an opening and a mask alternately formed therein and selectively passing light emitted from the backlight by switching the opening and the mask. A display device having left eye image ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7295699 | Image processing system, program, information storage medium, and image processing method An original image area IMR is divided into divided image areas DR1 to DR4, texture coordinates specified by division point coordinates are obtained, and images of the divided image areas DR1 to DR4 are mapped onto polygons PL1 to P... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289662 | Method and apparatus for apparatus for generating three-dimensional models from uncalibrated views A system for generating three-dimensional models from still imagery or video streams from uncalibrated views, is presented. The system comprises a computer system including a processor, a memory coupled with the processor, an input coupled with the processor for rec... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7280687 | Device for detecting position/orientation of object A position/orientation detecting device for detecting a three-dimensional position/orientation of an object such as a workpiece in a stereo mode of highly reliable determination of corresponding images, which is suitable for use to be combined with a robot to consti... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7274816 | Method and apparatus of generating three dimensional image data having one file structure and recording the image data on a recording medium, and recording medium for storing the three dimensional image data having one file structure A data structure of a stereo image file recorded on a recording medium which is readable by a computer to be applied to an image processing apparatus includes first monocular image data; second monocular image data having parallax with respect to the first monocular... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7230986 | Multistandard video decoder and decompression system for processing encoded bit streams including a video formatter and methods relating thereto A pipeline video decoder and decompression system handles a plurality of separately encoded bit streams arranged as a single serial bit stream of digital bits and having separately encoded pairs of control codes and corresponding data carried in the serial bit strea... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7200261 | Parallax image capturing apparatus and parallax image processing apparatus An image capturing apparatus for obtaining information regarding a depth of a subject, includes: a capturing section for performing image capturing for the subject at a plurality of viewpoints; and a controller for controlling the capturing section to successively p... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197179 | Methods for registration of three-dimensional frames to create three-dimensional virtual models of objects A method and system are provided for constructing a virtual three-dimensional model of an object using a data processing system, and at least one machine-readable memory accessible to said data processing system. A set of at least two digital three-dimensional frame... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194112 | Three dimensional spatial panorama formation with a range imaging system Deriving a three-dimensional panorama from a plurality of images of a scene generated by a range imaging camera of the type that produces ambiguities in range information includes the steps of: (a) acquiring a plurality of adjacent images of the scene, wherein there... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7171029 | Method and apparatus for generating models of individuals In order to avoid the generation of blurred images principle component analysis models (21) are generated by identifying points in the images outlining facial features in the images and creating a triangulation of the face of an individual in which boundaries... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164787 | Enhancing two-dimensional contrast images rendered from three-dimensional streak tube imaging lidar (STIL) data A method is provided for enhancing two-dimensional contrast images rendered from three-dimensional STIL data. Briefly, the rendered contrast image data is scaled based on a mean intensity value of all pixels of data therein, stretched to a predetermined dynamic rang... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164788 | Enhancing two-dimensional range images rendered from three-dimensional streak tube imaging lidar (STIL) data A method is provided for enhancing two-dimensional range images rendered from three-dimensional STIL data. Briefly, the rendered range image data is modified to compensate for jitter effects associated with the STIL camera system, has background portions of the resu... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161596 | Display location calculation means Display location calculation means and methods for calculating a display location are disclosed. It has become common for users to indicate a point on a display in order to communicate with a machine. It is therefore necessary to be able to calculate the location on... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7149345 | Evaluating method, generating method and apparatus for three-dimensional shape model In order to simply generate an accurate three-dimensional shape model, the generating method has the step (#1) of arranging a three-dimensional shape model in an initial state in a virtual space, the step (#2) of projecting points on the three-dimensio... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7133551 | Semi-automatic reconstruction method of 3-D building models using building outline segments A semi-automatic reconstruction method of 3-D building models using building outline segments is introduced. The core technology of the present invention is called the “Split-Merge-Shape” algorithm. The Split and Merge processes sequentially reconstruct the topo... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123746 | Method and system for detecting an object in relation to a surface The invention relates to a method for detecting an object (1) in relation to a surface (2). A synthetic image (3c, 4c) is produced from at least two distinct viewpoints (3, 4), for each of said viewpoints, by means of... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7116818 | Image forming apparatus, image forming method and computer-readable storage medium having an image forming program An image forming process for easily making an image drawing (ortho-image) in an actual place while confirming it in real time. Measuring of control points (at least three points) is performed (S110), and preparation is made for forming an ortho-image based on... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113331 | Binocular telescope with photographing function A binocular telescope with a photographing function comprises a pair of telescopic optical systems, a photographing optical system, and a pair of reticle elements, on which reticles are formed. The reticle elements are provided in the telescopic optical systems for ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7068836 | System and method for mapping a surface In accordance with a specific embodiment of the present invention, an image is projected upon a surface. The image can include a pattern having a plurality of individual shapes used to measure and map the surface. The plurality of individual shapes include features ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7046841 | Method and system for direct classification from three dimensional digital imaging An automated system and/or method is disclosed for rapidly, accurately, and efficiently processing bulk three-dimensional digital image data of both path/corridor and area scenes to discriminate different structures or classifications of objects from within the imag... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7027642 | Methods for registration of three-dimensional frames to create three-dimensional virtual models of objects A method and system are provided for constructing a virtual three-dimensional model of an object using a data processing system, and at least one machine-readable memory accessible to the data processing system. A set of at least two digital three-dimensional frames... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7020325 | 3-dimension scanning system for computer-aided tooth modelling and method thereof Disclosed is a 3-dimension (3D) scanning system for a computer-aided tooth modeling capable of extracting a configuration of a tooth into a 3D configuration data in a short time. The 3D scanning system includes an image detecting part for extracting an image data of... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013026 | Method and apparatus of automated optical container code recognition with positional identification for a transfer container crane A method and system providing a transfer container crane with container code recognition of a container identified by a container code to a container inventory management system is disclosed. The system and method are capable of performing these tasks without the us... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7010157 | Stereo image measuring device The present invention discloses a stereo image measuring device capable of carrying out high-speed and highly reliable three-dimensional measurement for a stereo image, easily correcting any omitted measurement, measurement errors or the like, and achieving a much h... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7006685 | Method for conducting analysis of two-dimensional images A method of enhancing a source image for analysis. The method comprises the steps of digitizing the source image to obtain pixel data comprising location data and density data, generating a three-dimensional model of the pixel data with the location data represented... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6990228 | Image processing apparatus Creation of a computer representation of a three-dimensional object surface is described. The viewing cones for camera positions at which images of the object were taken are determined and the intersection of these viewing cones is used to define an initial three-di... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6985619 | Distance correcting apparatus of surroundings monitoring system and vanishing point correcting apparatus thereof A distance correcting apparatus of a surroundings monitoring system includes a stereo imaging means for stereoscopically taking a pair of images of a frontal scenery, a parallax calculating means for calculating a parallax based on the pair of images, a distance cal... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6980690 | Image processing apparatus A 3-D model of an object is created by processing images taken from a series of camera positions. An initial sequence of the images is processed to define respective image co-ordinates of matching features to generate a set of model data defining model points in a 3... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6980302 | Three dimensional digitizer using multiple methods A method and apparatus capable of using two or more capture methods to create three-dimensional representations of a target captured. Elements of the three-dimensional digital representation generated from the plural capture method are combined to yield a single dig... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6975755 | Image processing method and apparatus An apparatus (2) for matching features in images of objects taken from different viewpoints is provided comprising: an image buffer (60) for receiving image data; and output buffer (62) for outputting pairs of matched features and processing mea... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6970591 | Image processing apparatus In an image processing apparatus 20 an input sequence 130 of video images is processed to determine the different positions and orientations at which the images were recorded in an efficient and accurate manner. A subset of the input images are selecte... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6965690 | Three-dimensional modeling apparatus, method, and medium, and three-dimensional shape data recording apparatus, method, and medium A three-dimensional shape modeling of a real object that reduces the limitations on the target shape and color. The rough shape of the target object is determined by a silhouette method (which has limitation on the target shape) and, at the same time, the detailed s... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6944328 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF GENERATING THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DATA HAVING ONE FILE STRUCTURE AND RECORDING THE IMAGE DATA ON A RECORDING MEDIUM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING THE THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DATA HAVING ONE FILE STRUCTURE A stereo digital camera which generates a three-dimensional image or stereograph having one file structure, and records the three-dimensional image on a recording medium includes a stereo adapter having optical axes corresponding to parallax, an imaging lens for tra... | 09/13/2005 |
