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7623736 Registration of three dimensional image data with patient in a projection imaging system  
A method for determining a translation of a three-dimensional pre-operative image data set to obtain a registration of the three-dimensional image data with a patient positioned in a projection...
7623680 Image processing system and method for front-view image sensor  
An image processing system includes an image sensor that picks up a front-view image in front of an own vehicle. Image processing regions are set to cover on the front-view image, picked up by the...
7623674 Method and system for enhanced portal security through stereoscopy  
Enhanced portal security is provided through stereoscopy, including a stereo door sensor for detecting and optionally preventing access violations, such as piggybacking and tailgating. A portal...
7620209 Method and apparatus for dynamic space-time imaging system  
A method for creating a 3D map of the surface contours of an object includes projecting a variety of patterns onto the object, and imaging the patterns as they fall on the object to encode the...
7616817 Three dimensional shape correlator  
A three dimensional shape correlation computer software program which uses laser radar data for target identification. The correlation program obtains a scan of laser radar data of a target from a...
7616806 Position detecting apparatus and method of correcting data therein  
A first object and a second object arranged in an actual space with coordinates (Xn, Zn) and (Xn−D, Zn) are imaged, and respective coordinates x 1* and x 2* of the first object and the second...
7609858 Displacement measurements using phase changes  
A measurement process or system transforms image data corresponding to images of an object to the frequency domain and analyzes the frequency domain data to determine a displacement of the object...
7599546 Image information processing system, image information processing method, image information processing program, and automobile  
A system and the like capable of stably displaying image information according to an object shot by infrared cameras by offsetting disadvantages of two-dimensional image processing and...
7590263 Vehicle vicinity monitoring apparatus  
An ECU of a night vision system stores small obtained images of provisional targets as six templates depending on the distance from infrared cameras, and selects one of the templates depending on...
7590262 Visual tracking using depth data  
Real-time visual tracking using depth sensing camera technology, results in illumination-invariant tracking performance. Depth sensing (time-of-flight) cameras provide real-time depth and color...
7587272 Method for locating difficult access points on a map  
A method of locating difficult access points on a topological map includes: analyzing curvilinear distances using a chamfer mask to catalogue approximate values C(V) of the Euclidean distances...
7571051 Cognitive change detection system  
A method of detecting a changed condition within a geographical space from a moving vehicle. Images of that geographic space are memorialized in conjunction with GPS coordinates together with its...
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)...
7561731 Method and apparatus for enhancing the dynamic range of a stereo vision system  
Systems and methods are provided for producing a stereo disparity map representing an imaged subject. A plurality of sensors ( 102 and 104 ) are operative to produce a plurality of images. Each...
7561721 System and method for range measurement of a preceding vehicle  
A system for determining range and lateral position of a vehicle is provided. The system includes a camera and a processor. The camera is configured to view a region of interest including the...
7561720 Single camera system and method for range and lateral position measurement of a preceding vehicle  
A system for determining range and lateral position of a vehicle is provided. The system includes a camera and a processor. The camera is configured to view a region of interest including the...
7558689 Information processing method and system  
An information-processing system for calibrating an orientation sensor mounted on an image-pickup device calculates a relative orientation between the orientation sensor and the image-pickup device...
7557824 Method and apparatus for generating a stereoscopic image  
A method of generating a stereoscopic image is disclosed. The method includes defining at least two, three or more regions in a scene representing a region of interest, a near regions and/or a far...
7555163 Systems and methods for representing signed distance functions  
A system and method for implicitly computing signed distance values in a graphics application. In one embodiment, rather than storing numerous distance values along a given raster scan line, only...
7554539 System for viewing a collection of oblique imagery in a three or four dimensional virtual scene  
A system for selecting oblique images from a collection of geo-referenced oblique images and viewing them within the context of a virtual, three- or four-dimensional (3D space and time) geographic...
7542624 Window-based method for approximating the Hausdorff in three-dimensional range imagery  
One approach to pattern recognition is to use a template from a database of objects and match it to a probe image containing the unknown. Accordingly, the Hausdorff distance can be used to measure...
7542589 Road position detection  
A dynamic contour extracting means detects, using a dynamic contour extraction method generally known as SNAKE, a contour of a recognition object included on an image by the following steps: a...
7539595 Method for determining the coordinates of a workpiece  
The invention relates to a method for determining the co-ordinates of a workpiece ( 9 ). According to said method: a first co-ordinate system, which has a fixed position in relation to the...
7539328 Surface position measuring method and apparatus  
A method of measuring a position of a surface of an object while the object is scanned relative to a detection unit in a scanning direction in an X-Y plane. The detection unit is configured to...
7539147 Apparatus and method for detecting and visualizing anomalies in network traffic  
Provided is an apparatus for detecting and visualizing anomalies in network traffic which includes a traffic information storing portion storing information on network traffic, a traffic state...
7536035 Object velocity measuring apparatus and object velocity measuring method  
An object velocity measuring apparatus of this invention for measuring an object velocity in a photographic field from a plurality of photographic frames made up of a plurality of pixels comprises...
7532311 Efficient lidar with flexible target interrogation pattern  
A system for observing a field of view including a light transmitter and a light detector. A path is defined between the transmitter and the detector. The light transmitter generates substantially...
7529401 Image processing apparatus and image processing method  
An image processing apparatus includes an image input unit that inputs binocular stereoscopic image data including plane image data for both eyes from an arbitrarily set viewpoint, a plane-image...
7526120 System and method for providing intelligent airbag deployment  
A sensor system is provided for determining a deployment level of an airbag in a vehicle. A light source of the sensor system emits light onto a region around a vehicle seat. An array of...
7515816 Imaging apparatus having a focus function  
FIGS. 2 A˜ 2 D are object display frames corresponding to respective portrait photography modes and distance information corresponding to respective portrait photography modes is stored in a...
7512262 Stereo-based image processing  
Images of the same scene from multiple cameras may be use to generate a stereo disparity map. At least a portion of the stereo disparity map may be compared to a kernel image to detect and/or...
7499572 Surface segmentation from luminance and color differences  
A method for determining if a first pixel and a second pixel belong to a same surface includes: determining a spatial-difference value for the first pixel and the second pixel; determining one or...
7492923 Method and device for detecting the occupancy state of a seat  
A method and a device for detecting the occupancy state of a seat, e.g., in a vehicle, and for use in activating a restraint mechanism allocated to the seat, as a function of the occupancy state,...
7489802 Miniature autonomous agents for scene interpretation  
A miniature autonomous apparatus for performing scene interpretation, comprising: image acquisition means, image processing means, memory means and communication means, the processing means...
7486804 Method and device for detecting three-dimensional information  
An image of an object illuminated by illumination light having given intensity is formed as an optical image. The distance between respective points of the object is determined on the basis of a...
7483563 Image processing apparatus and method  
Technology is provided for changing one or more image attributes pertaining to depth perception in a two-dimensional image to emphasize the perceived stereoscopy of the two-dimensional image and...
7483550 Method and system for evaluating moving image quality of displays  
A test pattern is moved on a screen 5 subject to measurement with the field of view of an image sensor pursuing the motion of the test pattern so as to observe BEW. Subsequently, the field of...
7477762 Incremental motion estimation through local bundle adjustment  
An incremental motion estimation system and process for estimating the camera pose parameters associated with each image of a long image sequence. Unlike previous approaches, which rely on point...
7477361 Range image producing method and apparatus for image taking  
An apparatus for image taking includes a range image sensor, in which a range image is produced in which a distance is represented with a pixel value by image taking of a principal object from an...
7460687 Watermarking scheme for digital video  
A pointing position detection device is provided which, along with enabling a human being to perform pointing operation in a natural manner, can perform detection at high accuracy. The device...
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...
7456874 Image selecting apparatus, camera, and method of selecting image  
An image selecting apparatus comprises an input unit 20, an A/D converter 30, a memory 40, a control unit 50, a recording unit 90, and an output unit 92. The input unit 20 ...
7454287 Method and apparatus for providing automatic lane calibration in a traffic sensor  
A method of operating a traffic sensor to define ranges of centers of traffic lanes from the traffic sensor is described. The method comprises a) providing a set of lane center variables...
7432848 Inter-vehicle distance detecting device and inter-vehicle distance detecting method  
There are provided an inter-vehicle distance detecting device and an inter-vehicle distance detecting method which can precisely measure an inter-vehicle distance from a user's own vehicle to a...
7424133 Method and apparatus for capturing, geolocating and measuring oblique images  
A computerized system for displaying, geolocating, and taking measurements from captured oblique images includes a data file accessible by the computer system. The data file includes a plurality of...
7415135 Optical sensor to measure the relative positions of two elements such as the stroke position of a hydraulic cylinder  
A signal indicative of a distance from a first element to a second element, such as the end face of a piston from the end wall of its cylinder, is generated by providing an optical imager carried...
7411662 Systems and methods for performing active LADAR and passive high resolution imagery  
A system and method for performing high-resolution imagery of a target are provided. One embodiment is a method of performing high-resolution imagery of a target comprising: generating a chirped...
7403836 Automatic work apparatus and automatic work control program  
The automatic work apparatus extracts the target image of which photos are taken by the left and right CCD cameras, specifies the spatial position of the target and executes an operation to the...
7403660 Encoding picture arrangement parameter in picture bitstream  
Encoded pictures comprise one or more independently decodable frames, reference frames, and predicted frames. In the method an arrangement step is performed for arranging the pictures in an...
7388981 Telepresence system with automatic preservation of user head size  
A method and system for mutually immersive telepresencing are provided. A user is viewed at a user's location to provide a user's image. The size of the user's head is determined in the user's...
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