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7634149 Method for dynamically updating a planar topology  
A CAD/GIS system that dynamically updates planar topologies through incremental updating techniques. Rather than batch processing all of the changes to every geometrical feature in a given site...
7630797 Accuracy enhancing system for geospatial collection value of an image sensor aboard an airborne platform and associated methods  
An accuracy enhancing system may include an image processor cooperating with a database for generating a reference geospatial image corresponding to the collected geospatial image, a change...
7613331 Recording medium storing map information, map information processing device, map information processing system, map information processing method, map information processing program and recording medium storing the map information processing program  
A server unit ( 400 ) recognizes a travel route search request together with a current position information and a destination information from a terminal unit ( 300 ) over a network ( 200 ) and...
7602995 Correcting image distortion caused by scanning  
An apparatus, system, method, and computer program product is disclosed, each capable of correcting distortion in a scanned image, using at least a character line extracted from the scanned image....
7603208 Geospatial image change detecting system with environmental enhancement and associated methods  
An image change detecting system may include an image processor cooperating with the database for generating a reference geospatial image corresponding to the collected geospatial image, an image...
7599894 Object recognition using a cognitive swarm vision framework with attention mechanisms  
An object recognition system is described that incorporates swarming classifiers with attention mechanisms. The object recognition system includes a cognitive map having a one-to-one relationship...
7598966 Methods and systems for automatically rendering information on a display of a building information system  
A method, system and computer program product for automatically rendering information on a display screen of a building information system. Following generation of a plan image, such as a floor or...
7570811 Segmenting an image via a graph  
A method is described for segmenting an image of pixels into a number of fields. A graph is constructed for representing the image. First, separating elements are constructed that are oblong areas...
7555145 Multi-level optical mark reading that uses an unambiguous symbology of marks to fill into response bubbles  
One or more response bubbles are used on a scannable form to be read by a scanning system. An unambiguous symbology of marks is defined to fill into each response bubble, thereby allowing at least...
7539348 Digital map shape vector encoding method and position information transfer method  
It is an object to provide a method of coding the position information of a digital map in a small data volume by utilizing a compressing and coding technique. In a coding method of coding data...
7512253 Method of digitizing graphic information  
A method of digitizing graphic information includes the steps of reading monochrome graphic information by using a black-and-white scanner to input raster data; sorting the raster data into text...
7502685 Vehicle navigation apparatus and method with traveling direction indication at guidance intersection  
A vehicle navigation apparatus is provided which can reliably guide a vehicle along a guidance route when the vehicle approaches an intersection of interest at which it is to make a turn even if...
7483025 Vector-based geographic data  
The present invention discloses a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for a computer implemented geographic information system that enables viewing a map picture that is generated from...
7463260 Handheld graphics text processing system and method  
Information associated with representation of textual information can be captured, stored and manipulated in a convenient and efficient automated manner that conserves resources. A handheld text...
7450761 Spectral geographic information system  
A system for the conversion, analysis and display of geographic imaging data is provided which allows for the efficient location of various targets based on user selectable search criteria. The...
7437671 Computer system control with user data via interface and sensor with identifier  
A method and system for enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system. The user is provided with an interface surface containing information relating to the computer...
7417641 Aeronautical chart display apparatus and method  
A method and apparatus for converting electronic display aeronautical chart data to aeronautical chart data that is tailored for an avionics display is disclosed. The method and apparatus received...
7412651 Computer system interface surface with reference points and sensor with identifier  
A method and system for enabling user interaction with computer software running in a computer system. A user is provided with an interface surface containing information relating to the computer...
7336805 Docking assistant  
Many day-to-day driving situations require that an operator of a motor vehicle guide the motor vehicle along a specific course and bring the vehicle to a stop at a specific location, for example in...
7324666 Methods for assigning geocodes to street addressable entities  
A method for assigning of geocodes to addresses identifying entities on a street includes ordering a set of entity geocodes associated with a street segment based on ordering criteria such as the...
7308118 Building security, occupant safety, and emergency response  
An improved system and method for building security and occupant safety wherein a digital image of plan view of a selected floor of a building is prepared from a physical drawing. The digital image...
7308117 System and method for manipulating information and map for geographical resource management  
The present invention provides a system that applies the latest technology related to compression, rendering, and geographical data processing to present an interactive interface to users, which...
7305147 Zooming method  
The invention relates to the field of methods for zooming onto a part of an image which consists of pixels and which represents a terrain overflown by an aircraft. It is a zoom method for zooming...
7290212 Program and method for displaying a radar chart  
With spreadsheet software, such as the MICROSOFT EXCEL, a radar chart can be compiled by the use of data in a table made.
7277584 Form recognition system, form recognition method, program and storage medium  
A plurality of binary images are obtained from one form image by binarizing the form image by using a plurality of binarizing threshold values for improving a recognition rate of the search form...
7251349 Automatic table locating technique for documents  
Table-like structures in documents are located by analysis of sub-regions (crops) on the document. The analysis involves determining the location of lines having lengths above a certain threshold...
7240301 System and method to insert new pages with a schematic capture tool  
A computer implemented method to perform an insertion request of new schematic pages within a plurality of numbered schematic pages created with a design schematic capture tool is described. The...
7184572 Using steganographic encoded information with maps  
A map depicts a plurality of different locations. Steganographic encoding is embebbed in first and second map areas. Steganographic encoding in each area conveys an identifier that is associated...
7185021 Navigation device for displaying dated map data  
There is disclosed a navigation device designed to display emphasis display data edited by an emphasis display data editing part and normal display data edited by a normal display data editing part...
7167932 System and method for DMA data transferring apparatus and liquid ejection apparatus  
Compressed recording data is DMA-transferred to a receiving buffer unit via a system bus one word each. It is DMA-transferred from the receiving buffer unit to a DECU via the system bus. It is...
7133539 Three-dimensional terrain-information generating system and method, and computer program therefor  
A three-dimensional terrain-information generating system extracts a road region from altitude information arranged on a two-dimensional plane and adjusts the position and scale by matching the...
7133734 Method for creating a sculpture  
A method for sculpting art including preparing an artistic line drawing of interconnected lines having varying widths. The artistic line drawing is converted to a format suitable for computer...
7133166 Scan to cluster print structure and methodology  
A document printing system and methodology wherein plural, potentially useable printers are reviewed in a preliminary discovery process to assess (1) which ones are currently available for use, and...
7127085 Image processing method for automatic image registration and correction  
There is provided an image processing method for use in a computer system having a database for storing a reference image, control point chips (CP chips) of the reference image, and auxiliary data...
7120318 Automatic document reading system for technical drawings  
A system and method for electronic archival of paper-based technical drawings includes a system having a processor, a form learning unit in signal communication with the processor for learning the...
7117192 Text and imagery spatial correlator  
A text and imagery spatial correlator automatically relates the geographic locations where events referenced in text occur to those same geographic locations appearing in imagery. In the preferred...
7107450 Content-based authentication of graph presented in text documents  
A system and method provide for content-based authentication of binary graphs. The method includes the step of receiving an electronic file having a graphical content. An object level...
7099774 GPS based vehicle warning and location system  
An emergency vehicle alert system for providing information as to a location of an emergency vehicle to a motor vehicle, includes a first GPS receiving unit that is provided on the emergency...
7068819 System for storing geospecific data  
A system for storing geospecific data for use by an interactive computing environment utilizes separate terrain height data storage and image data storage. The terrain height data storage stores...
7065244 Method of mapping a three dimensional area  
Digitized mapping of a three dimensional area includes dividing the area into a plurality of primary regions having defined closed contours which are considered flat. Within selected primary...
7046827 Adapting point geometry for storing address density  
Techniques are disclosed for adapting point geometry for storing address density information. Preferred embodiments store this density information in a 4-dimensional point data type provided by a...
7047014 Raster-to-vector conversion operations adapted to modeling of RF propagation  
Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to optimizing vector models for use in modeling RF propagation in desired physical environments. In one embodiment, the present invention can operate on...
7034839 Image display system scrolling image at high speed using data compression  
When a user pushes a scroll-direction key, an ECU obtains, from a memory, a division map corresponding to a division located in a direction designated by the scroll-direction key. The ECU then...
7027653 Variation detecting apparatus, variation detecting method, and storage medium and system for storing program involved in the method  
In the case where variations in ground objects in one and the same area are detected between a line drawing map describing profile lines of the ground objects or a reference line drawing/image...
7020326 System for guiding users to formulate and use object extraction rules  
A method of training a user to identify an object in an image, by querying a computer system having a lexicon of photo-interpreters to formulate object extraction rules. A database to be queried by...
7019761 Methods for auto-separation of texts and graphics  
The present invention is directed to a method of discriminating between textual content and graphical content. The method includes the steps of receiving a plurality of pixel values for a pixel...
7013028 Advanced schematic editor  
An editor in a computer system for editing an schematic having a number of pages. The editor may cut a selected portion of the schematic from any one of the schematic pages, paste the cut portion...
7003138 System and method for geographically referencing an improvement image  
The instant invention is a system and method for converting improvement images to geographically referenced chart symbols and for combining improvement images with other geographically referenced...
6996295 Automatic document reading system for technical drawings  
A system and method for electronic archival of paper-based technical drawings includes a system having a processor, a form learning unit in signal communication with the processor for learning the...
6985145 Graphical interface for manipulation of 3D models  
A method comprising analyzing a data file representing a three dimensional object to automatically identify a plurality of views of interest based on at least one observable characteristic of the...
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