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7617093 Authoring speech grammars  
A method and apparatus are provided for automatically forming a grammar. Example text strings are received and N-grams are formed based on the text strings. A rule in the grammar is then generated...
7616218 Apparatus, system, and method for clipping graphics primitives  
Apparatus, system, and method for clipping graphics primitives are described. In one embodiment, a clipping module includes a clipping engine and a clipping controller connected to the clipping...
7616217 Dynamic exploration of electronic maps  
A mapping engine receives map data from a map server and displays electronic maps. The mapping engine also receives one or more templates that specify metrics to show with the map. The templates...
7616214 Method and apparatus for generating characteristic data of illumination around image display device  
A method of generating illumination characteristic data around an image display device, includes: obtaining predetermined illumination characteristic data around the image display device; and...
7613594 Method and computer program product of computer aided design of a product comprising a set of constrained objects  
Disclosed is a method and system of computer aided design of a product comprising a set of objects ( 11 - 51 ). The invention system and method identify (S 10 ) constraints ( 1121 - 4151 ) linking...
7612786 Variable orientation input mode  
User input methods may employ an input sensitive display screen that is agnostic with regard to the orientation in which the user is viewing the screen. Input methods may involve touching objects...
7612785 Editing device, editing method, editing program and computer-readable recording medium with editing program recorded thereon  
An editing device includes a feature point detecting unit detecting a position of a feature point for specifying an operation target, a feature point projecting unit projecting into a display...
7612776 Functions acting on arbitrary geometric paths  
A facility for evaluating a spreadsheet cell is described. The facility reads a function call stored in a spreadsheet cell. The function call specifies an arbitrary geometric path and an operation...
7610303 Input control for identifying objects  
In a computer system having several application programs, wherein each application program is configured to manage at least one of several object types, a method of identifying objects includes...
7609905 Method and arrangement for image representation of two-dimensional image data  
In a method and an arrangement for image representation of two-dimensional digital image data acquired via a medical diagnostic modality, whereby a processing only in a region of the entire image...
7609894 Adaptive sampling region for a region editing tool  
Properties of pixels in a digital image are sampled within different subdivisions of an editing tool impression to produce different property distributions. The different subdivisions can...
7609280 High level graphics stream  
A system that provides graphics commands that represent graphics or an image, to a consuming process. The graphics commands are represented by a visual tree which includes objects and resources...
7609279 Data-driven layout engine  
Systems and methods for providing a user with increased flexibility and control over the appearance and behavior of objects on a user interface are described. Sets of objects can be grouped into...
7609278 Detecting backward motion represented by a path  
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for processing graphical input. Input that specifies a path is received. The path includes multiple locations ordered along the...
7609275 System and method for mosaic rendering of three dimensional image  
A system and method for a mosaic rendering of a 3D model is provided. Textures are created using polygon information related to a vertex of each face of an inputted 3D model, a normal, and a face...
7607079 Multi-input reporting and editing tool  
The present invention relates to a multi-input reporting and editing tool, which performs as a dynamic instrument to allow multiple users' input into creating a report, such that end-users may...
7606397 Visual language classification system  
Disclosed are a method and system for automated classification of a digital image. The method analyzes the image for the presence of a human face. A determination is then made regarding the size of...
7605820 Creating texture data outside of a chart boundary  
Discontinuities along texture mapped seams of three-dimensional models may be reduced by creating and sampling texture data outside of chart boundaries. When a texel center is not within a chart...
7605816 Implementation of memory access control using optimization  
Mechanisms are disclosed that may allow certain memory access control algorithms to be implemented efficiently. When memory access control is based on controlling changes to an address translation...
7605812 Intelligent modeling method and system for earmold shell and hearing aid design  
A method and appertaining system are provided for automatically modeling a hearing aid sheet design. A 3D geometric description of an undetailed shell model is received, and its features and...
7605811 Metaball drawing system, metaball drawing method, and memory medium storing metaball drawing program  
In a metaball drawing system, first and second metaballs are represented by first and second density distributions, and a threshold band is set with respect to the first and second density...
7605773 Head-up display system and method for carrying out the location-correct display of an object situated outside a vehicle with regard to the position of the driver  
A head-up display system for representing an object of a space external to the vehicle, having a device for recording a position of a passenger of the vehicle and a device for the correct-location...
7603630 Method, system, and program product for controlling a display on a data editing screen  
The invention provides a method, system, and program product for controlling a display on a computer-aided design (CAD) data editing screen, whereby commands more likely to be utilized are...
7603624 System and method for styling content in a graphical user interface control  
An improved system and method for styling content in a graphical user interface control is provided. An application may define a user interface control having a data object of any type of singular...
7602991 User definable image reference regions  
A method for image processing of a digital image, in which a region of interest is defined in the digital image, one or more sets of pixel characteristics are determined for the region of interest,...
7602396 Method and apparatus for painting groups of objects  
Methods and apparatus, including computer program apparatus, implementing techniques for processing digital artwork. In one aspect, the techniques process aggregations of artwork where both the...
7599985 Distributed hypermedia method and system for automatically invoking external application providing interaction and display of embedded objects within a hypermedia document  
A system allowing a user of a browser program on a computer connected to an open distributed hypermedia system to access and execute an embedded program object. The program object is embedded into...
7599088 Method for designing two-dimensional graphics for use on three-dimensional cartons bearing such graphics  
Planar substrates are printed, cut, and folded to form three-dimensional cartons. Given graphics intended to appear on a carton surface or panel, printed graphics are laid-out and automatically...
7598954 Adapting and rendering graphic effects  
Methods, systems, and computer program products adapt and render a graphic effect associated with text rendered via an output device. A method involves receiving a character associated with a...
7598951 Multiple effect expression method and apparatus in 3-dimension graphic image  
A method and apparatus for synthesizing and expressing multiple effects and textures in a 3-dimensional graph image. The method includes: defining nodes in VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language),...
7598948 System and method of detecting rotated displays  
A system for adjusting display data orientation. The system includes graphics circuitry to send and receive control signals over a set of control lines. The exchange of control signals is governed...
7596764 Multidimensional image data processing  
An apparatus for processing image data 603, 604 is provided, which comprises processing means 201, 202 , memory means 205, 206, 207 , display means 104 and manually operable input means 102,...
7595809 Method and system for determining an occlusion cost for concurrently presenting one or more images in a shared viewing region  
Methods and systems for determining an occlusion cost for concurrently presenting multiple images within a shared viewing region are described. Image saliency data is received for a first image to...
7595802 Method and system for graphically navigating among stored objects  
The invention is directed to a product life cycle management (PLM) system, comprising a database storing objects, preferably 3D objects, and relations between said objects. The PLM system provides...
7595801 Complete function graphing system and method  
A system and method for graphing mathematical features of a given function within an optimum viewing window. The system and method can also highlight the mathematical features. Further, for...
7594180 Method and apparatus for titling by presenting computer-generated characters  
Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for presenting computer-generated characters. The method defines several frames for a character and sequentially presents the frames. Each frame...
7593854 Method and system for collecting user-interest information regarding a picture  
A user is presented with a picture image either in hard-copy or electronic form. Particular picture features in the image each have associated information that is presented to the user upon the...
7593024 Screen calibration for display devices  
Methods and apparatus enable calibration of a display for a particular user thereof. An image displayed such as by an interactive system is adjusted based on physical attributes associated with the...
7593023 Method and apparatus for the creation of randomized custom image effects  
An image capture device includes a processor configured to generate pseudo-random numbers. Optionally, these pseudo-random numbers may use a portion of an image as a seed for the random number...
7593012 Graphics image generation method, program and statistical data drawing apparatus  
In a method of visualizing statistical data, to constantly provide drawing with excellent visibility by arranging rectangles corresponding to individual data in an order corresponding to section...
7593011 Light map compression  
A technique to reduce the size of a light map using variable sampling is provided. A surface is identified and divided into various regions in accordance with the frequencies associated with the...
7589750 Methods and apparatus for arranging graphical objects  
Methods and apparatus for arranging and aligning graphical objects are disclosed. The selection of a first graphical object in a graphical user interface is received, and it is determined if the...
7589748 Image sensor with scaler and image scaling method thereof  
An image sensor is widely used in many fields, including the medical field and the security device field. Specifically, the image sensor is most widely used in digital cameras and mobile phones....
7589745 Image signal processing circuit and image display apparatus  
An image signal processing circuit, comprising: a first memory part; a second memory part; and a control circuit which controls the first memory part and the second memory part, wherein the image...
7589744 Object property data referencing location property  
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to specify and maintain a “location” for an object in a drawing program. A drawing is obtained in a drawing program. One or...
7589740 Planetarium picture-creating apparatus and picture-creating method thereof  
A planetarium apparatus of this invention memorizes a plurality of texture image data expressing conditions of a surface of an object in a picture memory by relating to the range of a distance from...
7589730 System and method for drawing a dashed path  
A system and method for rendering or facilitating the rendering of an attractive dashed path. A dashed path comprises a pattern of alternating stroke and gap segments; different dash patterns...
7587075 Virtual cosmetic and reconstructive surgery systems, methods, and apparatuses  
A method for producing a virtual forecasted model of a breast augmentation subject, comprising, receiving a preoperative subject's scanned image, wherein the scanned image comprises a three...
7586501 Simultaneous projection of multi-branched vessels and their context on a single image  
System and methods of displaying one or more vessels, particularly blood vessels and more particularly coronary arteries, are disclosed. Each of the one or more vessels is associated with an...
7586500 Dynamic render algorithm selection  
A method of rendering a sequence of graphical objects, where two or more different renderers are available and one of the renderers is designated as a currently-used renderer, includes the steps of...