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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| 8126296 | Information display device and information display method In order to prevent interception of the information through the leakage electromagnetic waves when transmitting the information using an image display unit, an image converter generates plural converted images, stores the generated converted images in an image stora... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126295 | Image processing apparatus and method of using the same An image processing apparatus and an image processing method that reduce data transmission time by transmitting data between internal memories of a codec without passing through a system memory. Reducing the number of accesses to the system memory increases processi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8027551 | Reconfigurable image processor and the application architecture thereof A reconfigurable image processor for image processing includes an arithmetic module, a first memory unit, a bus control module and a connecting module. By setting different configurations or configuring connections among arithmetic units via the connecting module, t... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7945125 | Image processing device and image processing control method An image processing device for curbing memory expansion and reducing costs while securing programming freedom by a small programmable data processing unit. A plurality of process programs and process parameters thereof, to be sequentially executed in a data processi... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7869667 | Method for automatic alignment of raster data with vector data in a geographic information system The present invention relates to methods for aligning raster and vector data. In an embodiment, a raster/vector aligner receives raster data and an approximate vector of a feature within the raster data. The raster/vector aligner generates an edge signal by edge fil... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7778495 | System and device for image processing An image processing system, which includes an image processing device including at least one of an image reading unit which reads an image and generates image data representing the image and an image printing unit which prints an image represented by image data, a s... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7724986 | Image processor, image processing method, and computer product An image processor includes a plurality of image processing devices that perform image processing, a storing unit that stores related data set for image data stored in the image processor, a translating unit that translates the related data to internal data, a conve... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7634159 | System and method for parallel computation of an array transform An array transform system for parallel computation of a plurality of elements of an array transform includes a memory for storing an array of data elements. Each column of data elements from the memory is copied to a shifter that shifts the column of data elements i... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7483595 | Image processing method and device An image processing method and device for processing multiple rows of pixels of an image simultaneously with a single instruction. The processing includes selecting a pixel window having a plurality of pixels of an image spanning across multiple rows and columns, bu... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7426320 | Performance controlling parameter setting in an image processing system A data processing system is provided for setting a value of a performance controlling parameter during processing of a data stream comprising a plurality of data blocks. The performance controlling parameter is set by deriving a complexity measure for at least one d... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7389006 | Auto software configurable register address space for low power programmable processor A configurable graphics pipeline has more than one possible process flow of pixel packets through elements of the graphics pipeline. In one embodiment, a data packet triggers an element of the graphics pipeline to discover an identifier. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7382938 | Image data storing device, image processing apparatus including the same and image data transfer control method In an image processing apparatus, a limit check procedure compares a capacity necessary for storing designated image files to be transferred and the residual memory capacity of a destination to which the image files should be transferred. The procedure determines wh... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382940 | Fast bus image coprocessing An inspection system having a sensor array that provides image data. A process node includes a memory to receive the image data, a commercially available central processing unit to receive and coprocess at least a first portion of the image data within the memory, a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7372482 | System and method of capturing and providing supplemental data associated with a digital image A method and system of capturing an image comprises extracting image characterization information from an image file, extracting digital image data from the image file, printing a visually perceptible image described by the digital image data on one side of a medium... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7362475 | Image forming device for processing a file containing raster data and vector data An image forming device for forming images based on a file configured of a first data area for storing raster data and a header for storing vector data. The image forming device includes a raster data image displaying function for forming images on a display screen ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359578 | Information processing apparatus, and program, computer readable medium, and method for searching for image data Image data is transmitted from an image input apparatus to an information processing apparatus. Specific information (e.g., photographing information) that specifies the image data, and identification information (e.g., a disk name) that identifies an optical disk o... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359438 | Optical communications imager Described are a method and optical communications processor for receiving communications data in an image formed on a plurality of pixels. The method includes receiving active pixel information identifying which of the pixels are receiving communications data and re... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349588 | Automatic meter reading A meter is read. An image on a face of the meter is captured. Optical character recognition of digits of a digital display on the face of the meter is performed. At least one stored template is used to perform the optical character recognition of digits. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7327396 | Smart camera with a plurality of slots for modular expansion capability through a variety of function modules connected to the smart camera A smart camera with modular expansion capabilities, including a housing, a camera directly attached to the housing for acquiring an image of an object, a functional unit comprised in the housing and coupled to the camera, where the functional unit is configurable to... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320522 | Data processing apparatus and method and encoding device of same A data processing apparatus able to generate a motion vector using projection image data in a short time, wherein an access circuit stores vertical projection image data and horizontal projection image data of each macro block of frame data and reference image data ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7305089 | Picture taking apparatus and method of controlling same The camera includes a sensor for sensing the photographer's iris image and registering the image in advance. The iris image is recorded in the image of a subject by a digital MCU at a timing different from that at which the image of the subject is captured. The reco... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7286723 | System and method for organizing images Disclosed are systems and methods for organizing images. In one embodiment, a system and a method pertain to analyzing images, detecting attributes of the images, comparing the detected attributes to identify images having a similar attribute, and associating images... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283686 | Image processor In one embodiment, an image processor includes a plurality of processing pipelines, each configured to receive data associated with a portion of an image and to output pulse data associated with the portion of the image. A buffer is configured to store the pulse dat... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7277975 | Methods and apparatuses for decoupling a request from one or more solicited responses Embodiments of apparatuses, systems, and methods are described for communicating information between functional blocks of a system across a communication fabric. Translation logic couples to the communication fabric. The translation logic implements a higher level p... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274808 | Imaging system and apparatus for combining finger recognition and finger navigation An imaging system for imaging a fingerprint operates in at least two different modes to provide both finger recognition and finger navigation applications. A light source illuminates a swipe interface having an elongated sensing area upon which a user swipes a finge... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7269303 | Remote digital image enhancement system and method A system and method are provided for remotely enhancing digital images by communication of the digital images over a network to a remote processing facility. More particularly, the digital image routing method includes steps of receiving a digital image packet that ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266255 | Distributed multi-sample convolution A multi-chip system is disclosed for distributing the convolution process. Rather than having multiple convolution chips working in parallel with each chip working on a different portion of the screen, a new design utilizes chips working in series. Each chip is resp... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7254261 | Signal-adaptive noise reduction in digital radiographic images Signal-adaptive noise reduction in digital radiographic images is described herein. Embodiments comprise methods for signal-adaptive noise reduction in digital radiographic images, comprising the steps of: obtaining raw x-ray image data of an imaged object; processi... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254284 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method for processing digitized image data In a pipeline process operation including a branching process unit 25 as one of process modules, this branching process unit 25 is provided with an input management unit 251 for managing an input condition, a branching information management uni... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251581 | Circuit for computing moment pre-products for statistical analysis A circuit for computing moment pre-products for statistical analysis reduces data transfer volume for on-chip statistical measurements. The circuit calculates the sums of multiple exponentiations of outputs of one or more measurement circuits, thereby reducing the a... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7215834 | Congfigurable image processing driver A device driver for an image capturing device. The device driver detects and monitors characteristics of the image capturing device as well as that of a host machine processing image data coming from the device. Based on the detected and monitored characteristics, t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7200287 | Method and apparatus for image processing, and a computer product The image processing apparatus is provided with a plural memory controllers, each of which controls a RAM. The memory controllers are connected to an SIMD type arithmetic processing section. A control register is connected to the memory controllers. The control regi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197194 | Video horizontal and vertical variable scaling filter An apparatus for variably scaling video picture signals comprising a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate one or more data signals vertically scaled to a first value in response to (i) the video picture signals and (ii)... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194148 | Technique for providing simulated vision A visual simulation technique is provided to facilitate visual activities, such as reading and movement of a subject through surroundings, for sight-impaired persons. The technique obtains digital images of the surroundings via an image retrieval and sending device,... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7184061 | System and method for framing an image A method of applying a frame to an image is provided, with the method operating on an image processor. The framing method uses a compact and flexible frame description for building a frame in a particular style. The frame description includes one or more graphical f... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181685 | XML generator for objects with binary branching topology A method for generating an XML file having a nesting structure equivalent to the topology structure of an object in an image. Under the method, the topology of an object having a structure including multiple binary branches is traced, while XML elements representing... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7170335 | Driver circuit for driving a light source of an optical pointing device A driver circuit for driving a light source of an optical pointing device includes a first transistor coupled to the light source. The driver circuit includes a controller coupled to the first transistor for monitoring a first current through the light source, compa... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7162092 | System and method for processing image data A method of decompressing a set of subsampled image data is disclosed. The method includes reading a first subset of the subsampled image data into a cache memory and into a buffer, wherein the buffer has an amount of memory equal to or less than the cache memory, c... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
