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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8175375 | Method of compression of video telephony images A method of compression of videotelephony images characterized by: creating (10) a learning base containing images; centering the learning base about zero; determining component images by principal component analysis (12); and keeping a number of signi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8160354 | Multi-stage image pattern recognizer An image-based pattern recognizer and a method and apparatus for making such a pattern recognizer are disclosed. By employing positional coding, the meaning of any feature present in an image can be defined implicitly in space. The pattern recognizer can be a neural... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8117210 | Sampling image records from a collection based on a change metric An image-record subject is identified for a plurality of image records in an image collection. Then, a sampling change-metric related to a changing characteristic of the image-record subject is identified, and sampling of at least a portion of the image collection o... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8103090 | Behavior and pattern analysis using multiple category learning A video processing system is configured to receive training video samples from a plurality of video sensing devices. The training video samples are sets of pair video samples. These pair video samples can include both substantially similar subject matter and differe... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8065197 | System, method, and computer program product for evaluating photographic performance A method for automatically evaluating photographic performance is provided. The method includes recording with a camera device one or more images during a photography session. The images are digitally stored, and image information related to the images is automatica... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8059890 | Method for implementing n-dimensional object recognition using dynamic adaptive recognition layers In a method and a system for the implementation of multi-layered network object recognition in multi-dimensional space, the structure of a neural recognition network is dynamically generated and adapted to recognize objects. The layers of the network are capable of ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8014590 | Method of directed pattern enhancement for flexible recognition A directed pattern enhancement method receives a learning image and pattern enhancement directive. Pattern enhancement learning is performed using the learning image and the pattern enhancement directive to generate pattern enhancement recipe. An application image i... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8005293 | Gradient based training method for a support vector machine A training method for a support vector machine, including executing an iterative process on a training set of data to determine parameters defining the machine, the iterative process being executed on the basis of a differentiable form of a primal optimization probl... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7974464 | Method of directed pattern enhancement for flexible recognition A directed pattern enhancement method receives a learning image and pattern enhancement directive. Pattern enhancement learning is performed using the learning image and the pattern enhancement directive to generate pattern enhancement recipe. An application image i... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7970205 | Iterative motion segmentation An image processing device which simultaneously secures and extracts a background image, at least two object images, a shape of each object image and motion of each object image, from among plural images, the image processing device including an image input unit ( | 06/28/2011 |
| 7912277 | Data processing apparatus and data processing method A data processing apparatus processes input data and outputs the processed data. The data processing apparatus includes a data processing section and a real-time learning section. The data processing section processes the input data by a predetermined processing met... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7894664 | Conditional shape model for image processing A conditional active shape model wherein a training set of images of objects in a class of objects to be identified, such as vascular cross-sections, is supplemented with training observations of at least one second characteristic of the object. A conditional mean s... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7853071 | Method and system for learning object recognition in images In a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method for learning object recognition in an image is provided. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing a training set of standa... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7853072 | System and method for detecting still objects in images The present invention provides an improved system and method for object detection with histogram of oriented gradient (HOG) based support vector machine (SVM). Specifically, the system provides a computational framework to stably detect still or not moving objects o... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7840059 | Object recognition using textons and shape filters Given an image of structured and/or unstructured objects we automatically partition it into semantically meaningful areas each labeled with a specific object class. We use a novel type of feature which we refer to as a shape filter. Shape filters enable us to captur... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7840060 | System and method for machine learning using a similarity inverse matrix A system and method of machine learning that uses an inverse matrix of a reference similarity matrix as a transformation matrix. The reference similarity matrix relates a reference set of objects to themselves using a distance metric such as an image edit distance. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7813544 | Estimation device An estimation device estimates a hidden state of an estimation subject from an observable state in a manner of a time series. The observable state is observed from the hidden state of the estimation subject under a procedure that has a hierarchical structure, which ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7809185 | Extracting dominant colors from images using classification techniques A method and system for generating a detector to detect a dominant color of an image is provided. A dominant color system trains a detector to classify colors as being dominant colors of images. The dominant color system trains the detector using a collection of tra... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7769228 | Method for combining boosted classifiers for efficient multi-class object detection A method for training a system for detecting multi-class objects in an image or a video sequence is described. A common ensemble of weak classifiers for a set of object classes is identified. For each object class, a separate weighting scheme is adapted for the ense... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7747069 | Data processing apparatus and data processing method A data processing apparatus processes input data and outputs processed data. The data processing apparatus includes a data processing section and a real-time learning section. The data processing section processes the input data by a predetermined processing method ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7729531 | Identifying repeated-structure elements in images Many problems in the fields of image processing and computer vision relate to creating good representations of information in images of objects in scenes. We provide a system for learning repeated-structure elements from one or more input images. The repeated-struct... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7660459 | Method and system for predicting customer behavior based on data network geography A method and system for predicting customer behavior based on the geography of a data network are provided. Furthermore, a method and system for evaluating the training of a predictive algorithm to determine if the algorithm does not adequately take into considerati... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7657083 | System, method, and apparatus for generating a three-dimensional representation from one or more two-dimensional images In a system and method for generating a 3-dimensional representation of a portion of an organism, collecting training data, wherein the training data includes a first set of training data and a second set of training data. At least one statistical model having a set... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7657084 | Apparatus and method for generating a three-dimensional representation from a two-dimensional image In an apparatus and method for generating a three-dimensional representation from a two-dimensional image, a memory device stores information for processing a two-dimensional image and for generating a three-dimensional image from the two-dimensional image, a proces... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7634131 | Image recognition apparatus and image recognition method, and teaching apparatus and teaching method of the image recognition apparatus To provide an art capable of easily generating accurate teaching data from a small number of teacher images. The image of a standard object is captured to extract a characteristic value from the teacher image of the standard object through image processing wh... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7599549 | Image processing method, image processing apparatus, and computer readable medium, in which an image processing program is recorded A plurality of landmarks, which are employed in statistical models, such as an ASM, that is, a plurality of landmarks that represent the shape and the like of a predetermined subject, such as a face, within an image, are detected. Discrimination regarding whether ea... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7565006 | Image acquisition and processing methods for automatic vehicular exterior lighting control The present invention relates to various apparatus, algorithms and methods for acquiring and processing images of a scene. Details of various aspects of the associated images are identified and may be utilized to generate various vehicular equipment control signals.... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7483565 | Image processing device and method, learning device and method, recording medium, and program With the present invention, data continuity is used at the time of converting an input image into high-quality image data with higher quality than the input image data, to obtain processing results which are more accurate and have higher precision. A class tap extra... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7457457 | Apparatus and method for generating a three-dimensional representation from a two-dimensional image An apparatus for generating a three-dimensional representation from a two-dimensional image has a memory device for storing information for processing a two-dimensional image and for generating a three-dimensional image from the two-dimensional image, a processing d... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7421417 | Input feature and kernel selection for support vector machine classification A feature selection technique for support vector machine (SVM) classification makes use of fast Newton method that suppresses input space features for a linear programming formulation of a linear SVM classifier, or suppresses kernel functions for a linear programmin... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7395253 | Lagrangian support vector machine A Lagrangian support vector machine solves problems having massive data sets (e.g., millions of sample points) by defining an input matrix representing a set of data having an input space with a dimension of n that corresponds to a number of features associated with... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7386165 | System and method for a sparse kernel expansion for a Bayes classifier A method and device having instructions for analyzing input data-space by learning classifiers include choosing a candidate subset from a predetermined training data-set that is used to analyze the input data-space. Candidates are temporarily added from the candidat... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7366352 | Method and apparatus for performing fast closest match in pattern recognition A method and apparatus for determining a closest match of N input patterns relative to R reference patterns using K processing units. Each of a set of input patterns are loaded into the K processing units. One of the Reference patterns is sequentially loaded into ea... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366338 | Automated document processing system using full image scanning A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past a full image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366705 | Clustering based text classification Systems and methods for clustering-based text classification are described. In one aspect text is clustered as a function of labeled data to generate cluster(s). The text includes the labeled data and unlabeled data. Expanded labeled data is then generated as a func... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366736 | Method and system for generating real-time simulator database A method and system to provide visualization of high resolution terrain for use in real-time simulation for digital image displays that is derived directly from source data including imagery, classification, elevation and vector data at run-time with little or no of... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362891 | Automated document processing system using full image scanning A document processing system comprises an input receptacle for receiving documents. A transport mechanism receives the documents from the input receptacle and transports the documents past an image scanner and a discrimination unit. An output receptacle receives the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7352825 | Method and apparatus for providing random access detection in a communication system The disclosed embodiments relate to a communication system and method. The system may comprise a pre-whitening device that applies pre-whitening data to a received signal from an antenna array to produce a pre-whitened signal, at least one detector that is adapted t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349566 | Image processing network An image processing network for processing image files and coupled to an outside data communication network comprising a plurality of remote image capture units, the units scanning documents and creating a plurality of image files of said documents; the image proces... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337065 | Methods for atmospheric correction of solar-wavelength hyperspectral imagery over land This invention discloses several improved methods of correcting for atmospheric effects on a remote image of the Earth's surface taken from above, wherein the image comprises a number of simultaneously acquired images of the same scene, each including a large number... | 02/26/2008 |
