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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7860351 | Spin-injection magnetoresistance effect element A spin-injection magnetoresistance effect element that can avoid use of a large writing current and allows use of a large reading current. The spin-injection magnetoresistance effect element includes layers that may exhibit a tunnel magnetoresistance effect and laye... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7778496 | Method for processing dump data packets in low earth orbital satellite Provided is a method for processing dump data packets in a low earth orbital (LEO) satellite. The method includes the steps of: a) extracting table identification (ID) information from a header of high-resolution camera (HRC) dump data transmitted from the LEO satel... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7720318 | Font identification system A computer-implemented method of font identification includes receiving a first document, the first document including the first text set in a proportional font. Test text, corresponding to the first text of the first document, is received. The test text is set in a... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7236960 | Software and system for customizing a presentation of digital images A method for customizing a presentation of a set of digital images provided by a user is disclosed, comprising the steps of selecting an initial presentation format criteria for the set of digital images by the user; analyzing the digital images for additional infor... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7206464 | Method and apparatus for reduction of perceived display reflections A method and apparatus for reducing the magnitude and edge clarity of the luminosity of an undesired image of a external object reflected from a portion of a surface of a visual display into the eye of a user includes placing a cover in the path of the reflected ima... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7190468 | Background document rendering system and method A processor executes a document rendering application for an open document. When the open document is unedited and a predetermined portion of the processor is available, the document is rendered to an output buffer. The rendering is suspended when a predetermined in... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7134143 | Method and apparatus for data packet pattern matching A pattern matching engine supports high speed (up to at least 2.4. Gbits per second line rate speeds) parallel pattern matching operations in an unanchored fashion. The engine is preferably implemented as a hardware device. A shift register serially receives a strin... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7119291 | Touch pad device for portable computer A touch pad device for a portable computer includes a key deck (20); a touch region (24) formed on a portion of the key deck (20); penetration portions (28) extending through the key deck (20) while being adjacent to the touch regi... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7038818 | Method and apparatus for image processing method, and a computer product The image processing apparatus comprises an image data control section and a system controller. The image data control section is connected to any one or more of a sensor board unit, an image-memory access control section, an image processor, a video data control se... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6935562 | Operations on images having glyph carpets A system and method for generating information based on decoded embedded data from a substrate is implemented by reading embedded data from a substrate, decoding the embedded data to determine registration of the substrate relative to a reference in an apparatus, an... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6690821 | Determining the font of text in an image Systems and methods are provided for automatically determining the font of text in a captured document image. Sequences of turns (left, right, straight) around the boundaries of connected components of black pixels in the captured document image are deter... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6393165 | Touch pad module for controlling a cursor A touch pad module for controlling the movement of a cursor includes a plate, two resilient arms coplanar with the plate, each of the resilient arms having a free end part opposite to an end formed integrally with the plate, each of the resilient arms bei... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6393164 | Image processing apparatus There is disclosed an image recording apparatus having reader for photoelectrically reading an original and generating image information, a first transmitter for transmitting the image information from said reader, after compressing treatment, to an outsi... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6057761 | Security system and method A microwave/dielectric-response-based security system, and a related methodology, for detecting contraband. The system (which implements the associated method) includes an interrogation region through which a target that is to be screened passes, an appro... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6044166 | Parallel-pipelined image processing system Apparatus for image processing a sequence of images containing a parallel-pipelined image processor comprised of image memories, a pyramid processing circuit, an arithmetic logic unit, a crossbar switch for video routing through the various components of ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5668891 | Methods for determining font attributes of characters Font attributes of characters or letters are estimated by an optical character recognition system using character, run or stroke-based techniques with or without character identification information.... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5644644 | Flow camera for large document reproductions having lens adjustment and document feed control mechanism A flow camera apparatus (10) operable for photographing large original documents in continuous, moving fashion includes a camera (74) located within the housing (12). An aperture adjustment mechanism (86) allows adjustment of the camera aperture from the ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5587560 | Portable handwritten data capture device and method of using A system for capturing handwritten data includes a base station, a docking station coupled to the base station and a plurality of portable handwriting capture devices, which may be in the form of pads or trays. The pads or trays normally rest in quick rel... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5257116 | High definition image generating system for image processing apparatus A high definition image generating system for an image processing apparatus for forming an image by converting multi-level data into dot impact output data of font patterns. The system comprises a block forming circuit for averaging multi-level data by a ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 4736447 | Video computer A video computer system which can comprehend data for automatic data-processing operations and more specifically for automatic identification of data obtained by input devices, the system being suitable for automatic data-processing operations and applica... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4710966 | Digital frame processor pipe line circuit A plurality of digital words representing picture elements are sequentially loaded into a readin register, which words are thereafter written in parallel into a random access memory via a write data register. The words are subsequently readout of the rand... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4686525 | Image data output apparatus An image data output apparatus such as a laser beam printer or the like includes an input interface, a CPU, an output interface, a detachable ROM cartridge as a character pattern generator and the like. After the initializing operation, the input interfac... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4653111 | Image data monitor apparatus An image data monitor apparatus has a CCD for reading image data of a document, an input buffer for receiving the pixel data from the CCD, an image processor for processing the data received from the CCD for printing out an image or the like, a circuit in... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4653112 | Image data management system Digitized image data provided by plural diverse non-destructive test apparatus is organized in a common format and routed, via a high speed continuous ring-type data transmission network, to a mass data storage system for redundant storage. Stored image d... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4275380 | Topography for integrated circuits pattern recognition array An integrated circuit for sequentially receiving a plurality of digital character words produced in response to optical scanning of a bar coded label and a plurality of corresponding binary signals representing, respectively, validity, scanning direction,... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4275381 | Operator readable and machine readable character recognition system A character recognition system incorporating a matrix of nine primary locations and four secondary locations, has a family of operator readable and machine readable alpha-numeric characters formed in relation to the matrix. Characters are designated by ma... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4274079 | Apparatus and method for dynamic font switching A method and apparatus are provided for dynamically switching between fonts or groups of fonts in an automatic optical character reader. A switch character which is included between a first and second group of characters triggers the selection of the appr... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4158834 | Data buffer for a label reader system including a data processor A data buffer for a label reader system including a data processor. The label reader system includes at least one label reader unit, a first memory means, a second memory means, and a data processor. The first memory means is separately, switchably connec... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4047153 | Statistical data detection method and apparatus A statistical data detection method for use in a synchronous data transmission system employing either phase modulation, combined amplitude and phase modulation or quadrature amplitude modulation. The signal space diagram of the possible states of the tra... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4003025 | Alphabetic character word upper/lower case print convention apparatus and method The print convention apparatus and method disclosed herein effects a decision making process with respect to a determination as to whether an alphabetic character field output from an optical character reader (OCR) is related to the OCR scan of an upper c... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3967053 | Method and means for electronic image analysis within a raster-scanned field In raster-scan of a given electronically imaged field, a predetermined digital value is assigned to each raster element. A raster element scanned for the first time, within the boundaries of an object to be evaluated, is projected in at least one preselec... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3964591 | Font selection system A font selection system is provided that is useful in conjunction with ink jet printing apparatus. Facilities are included for storing data representative of one or more fonts or character sets and for selecting these on a font basis or a character basis ... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3950610 | Image analysers An image analyser for use in a line-by-line scanning system in which a field of an article is scanned to produce a video signal representative instantaneously of a point within that field. The analyser has n delay means connected in series where n is an i... | 04/13/1976 |
| 3938088 | Character coding and recognition system Coding of a group of characters for recognition by a machine and by a human viewer is provided by coloring each character with a predetermined plurality of colors arranged in predetermined locations within a character configuration. Each character configu... | 02/10/1976 |
