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7623677 |
Methods and interfaces for visualizing activity across video frames in an action keyframe
Techniques for generating action keyframes for a fixed-position camera based on the identification of activity in the video, an assessment of the importance of the activity, object recognition in...
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7620251 |
Apparatus for selecting image of specific scene, program therefor, and recording medium storing the program
Images of various scenes can be classified with high accuracy by considering a characteristic part corresponding to a desired one of the scenes in the images and a change in position or area...
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7602941 |
Component fusion for face detection
A system and method for object detection are provided where the system includes a component detection unit for detecting components in an image, a component fusion unit in signal communication with...
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7598977 |
Spatio-temporal graphical user interface for querying videos
A method summarizes a video acquired of a scene spatially and temporally by specifying a spatial query and a temporal query. Frames of the video are selected according to the spatial query and the...
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7586400 |
Vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus
A vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus which determines whether there is a possibility of contact between a vehicle and a monitored object around the vehicle with a single camera mounted...
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7576639 |
Systems and methods for detecting pedestrians in the vicinity of a powered industrial vehicle
A system mounted on a powered industrial vehicle for detecting classifying and tracking in real time at least one obstruction in the scene around the vehicle. The vehicle is capable of moving in...
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7570281 |
Image processing apparatus and method for detecting a main subject to be photographed
An image processing apparatus of the present invention comprises an image capturing unit for obtaining image data, an image capturing control unit for controlling such as a zoom, a processing unit...
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7567704 |
Method and apparatus for identifying physical features in video
An image is processed by a sensed-feature-based classifier to generate a list of objects assigned to classes. The most prominent objects (those objects whose classification is most likely reliable)...
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7564477 |
Ski speed determination system
The invention concerns a system for the measurement of the speed of a ski containing a devices attached to the ski capable of taking successive images of the surface passing under the ski, some...
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7551754 |
Method and apparatus for selective rejection of digital images
An unsatisfactory scene is disqualified as an image acquisition control for a camera. An image is acquired. One or more regions of facial or other key features are determined in the image. These...
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7551328 |
Image reading apparatus and method
The present invention enables image data with good S/N and high resolution to be obtained reliably in a short reading time. A CCD 102 is formed by arranging line sensors, in which detecting...
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7545995 |
Automated statistical self-calibrating detection and removal of blemishes in digital images dependent upon changes in extracted parameter values
A method of automatically correcting dust artifact within images acquired by a system including a digital camera includes determining that certain pixels correspond to dust artifact regions within...
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7536253 |
Traffic monitoring apparatus
To provide a traffic monitoring apparatus capable of accurately determining the number of objects present in an area under surveillance without being affected by the difference in arrangement of...
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7536028 |
Monitoring camera system, monitoring camera control device and monitoring program recorded in recording medium
A monitoring system according to the present invention has a plurality of cameras respectively monitoring a monitor area and having a changeable imaging magnification, monitoring section detecting...
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7508974 |
Electronic component products and method of manufacturing electronic component products
A calibration and part inspection method for the inspection of ball grid array, BGA, devices. Two cameras image a precision pattern mask with dot patterns deposited on a transparent reticle. The...
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7471311 |
Method for identifying bad pixel against a non-uniform landscape
A method for identifying bad pixels in a matrix imaging sensor comprises moving the matrix sensor in a prescribed motion with respect to a background landscape (FIG. 1, 10 ), acquiring a combined...
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7468662 |
Method for spatio-temporal event detection using composite definitions for camera systems
A method for monitoring events includes defining alert events based on primitive event types in an environment monitored by monitoring devices. Alert parameters are set for each alert event, and...
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7460686 |
Security monitor device at station platform
The present invention provides a more reliable safety monitoring device on the station platform, where the safety monitoring device detects the fall of a person on the platform edge on the...
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7447581 |
Procedure for controlling the light width of a motor vehicle
In a method for traffic dependent light width adjustment of light width for headlights in a motor vehicle, at least two image capturing units are provided whose pictures are forwarded to a control...
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7439940 |
Passive virtual reality
A method and apparatus for providing, in response to image signals originating in an object space, mixed image signals for providing nonuniform resolution images for stimulating simulated active...
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7417690 |
Video processing system and video processing method
A system which allows significant camera breaks to be automatically detected among a large number of camera breaks and which is suitable in retrieving or playing a digital video is realized. Using...
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7414596 |
Data conversion method and apparatus, and orientation measurement apparatus
An orientation sensor measures the orientation of the orientation sensor itself on a sensor coordinate system, and outputs an orientation measurement value. A first alignment data setting unit...
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7411486 |
Lane-departure warning system with differentiation between an edge-of-lane marking and a structural boundary of the edge of the lane
A driver assistance device for warning a driver of a motor vehicle of a risk of departure from the lane or from the lane is described, having at least one image-transmitting sensor, an evaluation...
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7410266 |
Three-dimensional imaging system for robot vision
The present invention provides a three-dimensional imaging system for robot vision, which is capable of three-dimensional positioning of objects, object identification, searching and tracking of an...
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7408478 |
Area of representation in an automotive night vision system
A method for detecting surroundings by an automotive night vision system comprising several areas, including a detection area ( 3 ) in which surroundings related data is detected, an evaluation...
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7406193 |
Image processing method and image processing apparatus for making luminance correction
An image processing method of making luminance correction on the basis of a luminance histogram showing luminance level distribution of image data expressing an image by a numerical value. A...
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7389041 |
Determining scene distance in digital camera images
A method for producing a distance map of scene distance values for a digital image captured by a digital camera includes capturing a first digital image of a scene under a first illumination...
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7386187 |
Method and system for pseudo-autonomous image registration
A method and system for providing a platform with pseudo-autonomous correlation between a perspective view generated by a platform-based imaging sensor and an orthogonal photographic representation...
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7386163 |
Obstacle recognition apparatus and method, obstacle recognition program, and mobile robot apparatus
An obstacle recognition apparatus is provided which can recognize an obstacle by accurately extracting a floor surface. It includes a distance image generator ( 222 ) to produce a distance image...
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7369158 |
Launch monitor system with a calibration fixture and a method for use thereof
The present invention is directed to a launch monitor system that measures flight characteristics of an object moving in a predetermined field-of-view. The system includes a support structure, a...
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7362351 |
Method, system and device for detecting an object proximate to a water/air type interface
A method and system for detecting an object in a zone located proximate to an interface between two liquid and/or gaseous media having different refractive indices, for example of the air/water...
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7350379 |
Quality control method and quality control apparatus for glass gob in the formation of a glass product
The present invention provides a quality control method and a quality control apparatus for use in the formation of a glass product. A feeder mechanism cuts a column-like molten glass pushed out...
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7342608 |
Focus detecting method, focus detecting mechanism and image measuring device having focus detecting mechanism
Focus detecting methods and focus detecting mechanisms of an image measuring device able to execute focus detection at high speed with high accuracy, and image measuring device having the focus...
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7336296 |
System and method for providing position-independent pose estimation
A system and method to estimate the absolute coarse pose of a rigid body, and more specifically of an individual's head as captured by overhead wide-angle cameras, by integrating position and pose...
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7321385 |
Surgical lighting control and video system
A surgical light system ( 10 ) includes a lighthead ( 44 ) coupled to a suspension arm ( 41 ′) adapted for mounting to a surface ( 14 ) of a surgical room. A bulb ( 130 ) is disposed in the...
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7302085 |
Vehicle identification method and device
In order to improve an identification accuracy of a backlit number plate in a vehicle identification method and device which recognize a vehicle number from a number plate of a vehicle whose image...
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7292265 |
Camera apparatus, a camera system, and a method for controlling the camera system
Providing camera apparatus and a camera system capable of performing optimum speed control by themselves and even facilitate tracking of a subject by way of a plurality of cameras while using a...
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7291072 |
Performance measurement system with fluorescent markers for golf equipment
The present invention is directed to a monitor system that measures flight characteristics of at least one object moving in a predetermined field-of-view using at least one fluorescent marker. The...
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7286160 |
Method for image data print control, electronic camera and camera system
A method for image data print control includes: obtaining subject image data which is obtained by capturing an image of a subject formed through a photographic optical system and output by an...
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7274386 |
Method for determining visibility
To determine the visual range of, in particular, a driver in a motor vehicle, a contrast ((c(x 1 ), c(x 2 )) is measured from at least two measuring positions (x 1 , x 2 ) of a measuring device...
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7272243 |
Machine vision system and method for estimating and tracking facial pose
The present invention includes in a system and method for estimating and tracking an orientation of a user's face by combining head tracking and face detection techniques. The orientation of the...
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7257236 |
Methods and systems for detecting and recognizing objects in a controlled wide area
Methods and systems are described herein for high-speed observation and recognition of objects or persons within a controlled area using 3D image data and tomography, stereo-photogrammetry, range...
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7248173 |
Smoke detector
A dark chamber is adapted to accommodate smoke particles. A photo emitter and a photo detector are disposed in the dark chamber. In a first region, a region where light emitted from the photo...
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7218759 |
Face detection in digital images
A method and apparatus for the detection of faces in a digital image captured under a variety of lighting conditions are provided. Rather than subjecting an entire image to computationally...
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7196730 |
Method and system for complete 3D object and area digitizing
A method for generating a three-dimensional data model of a surface comprising the steps of selecting data parameters for the three-dimensional data model; configuring a data acquisition system...
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7184585 |
Object detection
A method for object detection that utilizes a patterned background. Patterned backgrounds are chosen such that each reference image analyzed will have both light and dark pixels. The method...
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7184071 |
Method of three-dimensional object reconstruction from a video sequence using a generic model
In a novel method of 3D modeling of an object from a video sequence using an SfM algorithm and a generic object model, the generic model is incorporated after the SfM algorithm generates a 3D...
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7176974 |
Method of positioning by using image
A method of positioning by using image uses an image-collecting device with a known angle of view to gain a digital image. A pixel matrix of the digital image is defined as the known angle of view...
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7167202 |
Image pick-up apparatus and distance measuring device
An image pick-up apparatus comprises a distance measuring unit that measures a distance to a subject, and a stroboscope that emits light of an intensity determined based on the measured distance....
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7154531 |
Detecting objects by digital imaging device
A system for detecting objects includes a digital image device such as CCD camera to control a defined area for unauthorized intrusions. The digital imaging device views a predetermined pattern...
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