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7620204 |
Method for tracking objects in videos using covariance matrices
A method is provided for tracking a non-rigid object in a sequence of frames of a video. Features of an object are extracted from the video. The features include locations of pixels and properties...
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7620203 |
Imaging system analysis methods and apparatus
Methods, systems, and computer program products for analyzing an imaging system or an image produced by the imaging system are disclosed. The imaging system is configured to sense a target on a...
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7595878 |
Spectroscopic methods for component particle analysis
The invention relates to methods of assessing one or more geometric properties of a particle of a substance using an infrared spectroscopic property of the substance. The method is useful, for...
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7587071 |
Method and device for recognition of natural skin during contact-free biometric identification of a person
The invention relates to a method for the recognition of natural skin ( 5 ), wherein the skin surface ( 4 ) is illuminated at an irradiation point ( 1 ) with light from the visible spectrum or the...
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7567712 |
Method of identifying endmember spectral values from hyperspectral image data
A method of identifying endmember spectral values from multispectral image data, where each multispectral data value is equal to a sum of mixing proportions of each endmember spectrum. The method...
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7526139 |
Image processing for improving character readability of characters disposed on an image
An image processing apparatus includes: a memory that stores a background image and a character image that is separate from the background image and overlaps the background image; a processing...
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7519222 |
Print defect detection
Systems, methods, and software to automatically detect print defects in printed matter. Some embodiments include receiving a reference image and a scanned image, wherein the reference image and the...
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7515767 |
Image correction across multiple spectral regimes
Systems, including apparatus and methods, for obtaining and/or correcting images, particularly from atmospheric and/or other distortions. These corrections may involve, among others, determining...
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7515753 |
Phase extraction in optical processing
A method of optical data processing, comprising:
providing a first data set to be optically transformed using a transform; combining a reference data set with said first data set to generate...
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7505841 |
Vision-based occupant classification method and system for controlling airbag deployment in a vehicle restraint system
A vehicle restraint system has a vision-based occupant classification system for control of airbag deployment during a crash scenario. The classification system utilizes two imaging sensors which...
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7483591 |
Image transfer apparatus with streak removal system
An image transfer apparatus for transferring an image on a sheet medium having a frame and a reader connected to the frame for reading the image on the sheet medium. The image moves relative to the...
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7477785 |
Fuzzy image comparator
A system and method for improved image comparison is provided. An adjustable tolerance level may be set for comparing the images, and filtering may be applied to the images, for example, to...
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7471831 |
High throughput reconfigurable data analysis system
The present invention relates to a system and method for performing rapid and programmable analysis of data. The present invention relates to a reconfigurable detector comprising at least one array...
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7471822 |
Method and apparatus for high brightness wide color gamut display
A device to produce a color image, the device including a color filtering arrangement to sequentially produce at least four colors by transmission through respective color filters, each color...
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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...
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7409091 |
Human detection method and apparatus
A human detection method and apparatus are provided. In the method, a person is detected from an image provided by a digital video camera. The method includes (a) initializing parameters used for a...
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7400770 |
Method and apparatus for automatically extracting geospatial features from multispectral imagery suitable for fast and robust extraction of landmarks
A system for automatically extracting geospatial features from multi-spectral imagery, suitable for fast and robust extraction of landmarks, is presented. The system comprises a computer system...
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7397473 |
Geometry based search method for 3D CAx/PDM repositories
Traditional techniques of 3D data retrieval using names and subjective attributes are not robust and are difficult to automate over large 3D repositories. Certain techniques developed for search...
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7385627 |
Picture feature extraction system and picture quality evaluation system
This invention is intended to reduce a line rate of a monitoring line necessary for transmission of a picture feature without complicating a system. A video signal x i (n 0 , n 1 ) of each block...
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7362880 |
Unresolved target detection improvement by use of multiple matched filters approach at different spatial phases
A method and system for detecting a point source target using multiple matched filters are disclosed. A sensor, which is preferably an infrared focal plane array, includes a plurality of pixels for...
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7347365 |
Combined total-internal-reflectance and tissue imaging systems and methods
Methods and systems are provided for combining total-internal-reflectance and tissue imaging to perform biometric functions. The system may include an illumination source, a platen, a light...
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7340099 |
System and method for image fusion
A method of fusing a low resolution multispectral image with a high resolution panchromatic image comprising the step of generating a new synthetic pan image using multispectral bands from the...
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7337577 |
Attachable fishing pole strike indicator
A fishing pole strike indicator comprising a housing for a power source, illuminable member and exterior switch for engaging and disengaging illumination along with a pair of clamps each with a...
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7336842 |
Method and apparatus for generating data representative of features of an image
Image data representative of features of a respective plurality images are transformed using a two dimension discrete cosine transform (DCT), and the DCT sign coefficients of the respective DCT...
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7336812 |
System for microvolume laser scanning cytometry
The present invention provides an improved integrated system for biological marker identification. The system uses Microvolume Laser Scanning Microscopy (MLSC) in order to measure patterns of...
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7321691 |
Method for selecting representative endmember components from spectral data
Described herein is a process for objectively and automatically determining spectral endmembers and transforming Spectral Mixture Analysis (SMA) from a widely used research technique into a...
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7321690 |
Device and method for detecting blurring of an image
A device and method for determining whether or not an image is blurred. The device and method comprises an input part for receiving an image; a block classification part for dividing the received...
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7305103 |
System and method for generating pan sharpened multispectral imagery
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for sharpening bands of sensor data in the visual spectrum. Blue, green, red, near-infrared, and panchromatic bands of data are received....
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7274801 |
Automatic target recognition system with Elliptical Laplacian Pyramid filter
Automatic target recognition system and/or method which employs an elliptical Laplacian pyramid based pre-screen image data filter. The filter is a resolution sequence matched filter, where the...
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7266697 |
Stealthy audio watermarking
Described herein is audio watermarking technology for inserting and detecting watermarks in audio signals, such as a music clip. The watermark identifies the content producer, providing a signature...
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7263226 |
Method and system for detecting anomalies in multispectral and hyperspectral imagery employing the normal compositional model
A computer program product for detecting anomalies from multidimensional data comprises: a) receiving multidimensional data; b) estimating background parameters of a normal compositional model from...
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7259878 |
Image processing apparatus effective for preventing counterfeiting of a copy-prohibition object
When determining whether or not an image of an original input from an image reading device is a copy-prohibition image, a mounting position, a mounting angle or the like of the original is...
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7256874 |
Multi-wavelength currency authentication system and method
A counterfeit determination is made with respect to currency bills by illuminating the currency bill with multiple wavelengths of light. Genuine currency bills include indicia printed with an ink...
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7254268 |
Object extraction
A video sequence is processed to extract one or more objects. The extracted objects are used to create a new video sequence. In particular, a user is able to select a background and/or an audio...
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7227996 |
Image processing method and apparatus for comparing edges between images
An image processing method for detecting an object from an input image using a template image, including inputting a specified image with respect to both a template image and an input image,...
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7218755 |
Detecting temporally related components of multi-modal signals
A method detects objects in a scene over time. Sets of time-aligned features are extracted from multiple signals representing a scene over time; each signal is acquired using a different modality....
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7200243 |
Spectral mixture process conditioned by spatially-smooth partitioning
A method that facilitates identification of features in a scene enables enhanced detail to be displayed. One embodiment incorporates a multi-grid Gibbs-based algorithm to partition sets of...
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7194111 |
Hyperspectral remote sensing systems and methods using covariance equalization
A method and apparatus for detecting a target or targets in a surrounding background locale based on target signatures obtained by a hyperspectral imaging sensor used the hyperspectral imaging...
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7190834 |
Methods for finding and characterizing a deformed pattern in an image
A method is disclosed for finding a deformed pattern in an image using a plurality of sub-patterns. By advantageously restricting sub-pattern search ranges, search speed is improved, and the...
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7155029 |
Method and apparatus of detecting fire by flame imaging
An apparatus and method for performing first and second imaging processes contemporaneously, in particular where one of the processes is detecting fires based on images of the flames. The apparatus...
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7147153 |
Multispectral biometric sensor
Methods and systems are provided for biometric sensing. An illumination subsystem provides light at discrete wavelengths to a skin site of an individual. A detection subsystem receives light...
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7127112 |
Systems for spectral multiplexing of source images to provide a composite image, for rendering the composite image, and for spectral demultiplexing of the composite image by use of an image capture device
Methods and systems for spectrally-encoding plural source images and for providing the spectrally-encoded plural source images in a composite image, for rendering the composite image on a...
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7102130 |
Enhanced vision system sensitive to infrared radiation
An enhanced vision system for detecting radiation and producing a detected image signal. A signal processor compares the detected image signal with predefined data representing objects expected to...
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7099417 |
Trace video filtering using wavelet de-noising techniques
A filter that includes an analyzer, thresholding circuit, and synthesizer. The analyzer generates a low-frequency component signal and a high-frequency component signal from an input signal. The...
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7079689 |
Image processing apparatus and its method, and program
An initial similarity candidate calculator calculates a similarity between first and second images, which are expressed by quantized DCT coefficients, on the basis of at least first and second...
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7065212 |
Data hiding in communication
Signature information, representing important content of the data, is extracted from a first data block and then embedded in a different block. Data hiding techniques are used to minimize...
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7006693 |
Object recognition method
The object of the present invention is to quickly and easily recognize the position, quantity, and kind of the object, which takes unspecified forms according to the angle in which the object is...
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7006689 |
Image search system and image search method thereof
An image search system for determining a similarity of an image whose feature are represented by either one of image features amounts, a color distribution features or a frequency distribution...
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6993170 |
Method for quantitative analysis of blood vessel structure
We disclose quantitative geometrical analysis enabling the measurement of several features of images of tissues including perimeter, area, and other metrics. Automation of feature extraction...
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6993153 |
Self-orienting watermarks
A watermarking method converts a watermark message into a Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) signal and embeds the FSK signal in a host signal. The spectral properties of the FSK watermark signal...
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