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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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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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7440618 |
Apparatus for extracting rules line from multiple-valued image
A rather expanded binary image and a rather blurry binary image are generated from a multiple-valued image. A ruled line candidate area is extracted from the rather expanded binary image, and the...
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7440614 |
Method of extracting contour of image, method of extracting object from image, and video transmission system using the same method
An object extraction method comprising the steps of comparing each portion of first image data obtained by capturing an extraction object with another portion of the first image data or second...
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7362455 |
Processing scanned pages
Systems and methods of processing scanned pages are described. In one aspect, the invention features a method of processing a sequence of scanned pages of a document in accordance with which, page...
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7359543 |
Image detector for bank notes
An object is to provide an image detector for bank notes which enables the cost to be lowered. Accordingly this has: a light emitting device 31 ( 31 X) which is arranged facing an image detection...
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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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7212683 |
Method and systems for complexity-based process combination
Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems for image complexity estimation and selective complexity-based image processing.
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7164430 |
Anti-aliasing line pixel coverage calculation using programmable shader
A system and method for rendering a non-zero thickness line on a pixel-limited output device such that aliasing of the line is reduced. The edges defining a line segment are expanded to insure that...
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7064865 |
Image processing method and apparatus for detecting characteristic points
An image processing method and device includes the steps of detecting a crossing point that has a largest density value among pixels aligned in one direction and a smallest density value among...
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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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6973259 |
Method for extracting feature of binary image
Feature quantities such as an area, a circumferential length, end points, the center of gravity, and a moment are extracted for each image area. When one of the pixel immediately preceding the...
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6943916 |
Method of minimizing trapping, I.E., choking or spreading, in a printing-original production process
A method of determining trapping, i.e., spreading or choking, in color boundary areas in a printed image, includes characterizing with respect to register behavior one of a printing machine and a...
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6519350 |
Embedding watermarks in images
A method and arrangement for embedding a watermark in an image are disclosed. The watermark consists of a pseudo-random, dense subset of image pixels, e.g. a pattern of lines ( 20 ). A number of...
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6442290 |
Method and apparatus for processing partial lines of scanned images and communicating associated data over a network
A method for processing partial lines of image data from a detector, each partial line of data representing a portion of an image pixel matrix, includes: (a) communicating partial lines of image...
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6343148 |
Process for utilizing external handwriting recognition for personal data assistants
A personal data assistant (PDA) that effectively uses human handwriting as input is disclosed. The PDA takes advantage of the fact that a significant portion of the data which is entered into a PDA...
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6288801 |
Self calibrating scanner with single or multiple detector arrays and single or multiple optical systems
A system for scanning and digitizing large images using an optional reseau for accuracy without obscuring the image to be scanned. The system uses at least one CCD photoreceptor array which is...
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6212298 |
Character recognition apparatus, method and computer readable memory
A character recognition apparatus is provided with a recognition dictionary that stores the strokes of standard characters in an order that is in accordance with a predetermined rule for deciding...
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6125204 |
Judging a logical relation between a plurality of areas based upon the physical relation therebetween
Image processing method and apparatus are provided. Image information is inputted. The input image information is divided into a plurality of areas. Radial line segments are extended in upper,...
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5956422 |
Processor based method for extracting tablets from printed documents
A processor based method for recognizing, capturing and storing tabular data receives digital-computer data representing a document either as a pixel-format document-image, or as formatted text....
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5917938 |
Image processing apparatus which detects predetermined images
An image processing apparatus of the present invention inputs image data representing an image, discriminates whether the image represented by the input image data is a first predetermined image,...
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5857032 |
System and method for measuring and monitoring three-dimensional shaped objects
This invention discloses a system and method for measuring and monitoring three-dimensional shaped objects with projections of computer models of the objects. The computer models of the...
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5841902 |
System and method for unconstrained on-line alpha-numerical handwriting recognition
A character recognition system includes a character input device, such as a stylus and tablet or optical scanner, for receiving inputted characters, and a processor. The processor determines which...
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5809168 |
Method and apparatus for estimating a character size of an alphanumeric subject copy in a facimile system
In order to estimate a character size of a subject copy in a facsimile system, the number of white runs is detected with respect to each of run length detected. Subsequently, an average white run...
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5774584 |
Method and apparatus for identifying table areas in documents
Image processing method and apparatus are provided. A histogram of image information is obtained. A peak position is detected from the histogram obtained. A small area is decided by using the...
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5754688 |
Method and apparatus for stereologic analysis of two-dimensional images
A method and apparatus for analyzing two-dimensional structures to obtain three-dimensional quantitative information therefrom includes a video camera, a digitizing board for transforming video...
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5737442 |
Processor based method for extracting tables from printed documents
A processor based method for recognizing, capturing and storing tabular data receives digital-computer data representing a document either as a pixel-format document-image, or as formatted text....
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5684892 |
Method for pattern recognition
A method for pattern recognition is provided which creates statistics in a data base, based upon a number of characteristics extracted from a large number of samples of the pattern to be...
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5680481 |
Facial feature extraction method and apparatus for a neural network acoustic and visual speech recognition system
A facial feature extraction method and apparatus uses the variation in light intensity (gray-scale) of a frontal view of a speaker's face. The sequence of video images are sampled and quantized...
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5594811 |
Apparatus and method for recognizing a character
A method of recognizing a character including the steps of reading sample characters and generating an image corresponding to the sample characters. Then calculating density projections of each...
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5471568 |
Object-oriented apparatus and method for scan line conversion of graphic edges
An object-oriented graphic system performs a scan conversion process on a geometric figure with edges. The figure is represented by a graphic object which contains data describing the edges and a...
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5448655 |
Image data processor and image data processing method
An image data processor including a plurality of unit processors and processes a block of image data using the unit processors in parallel. Allotment ratios corresponding to the unit processors are...
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4398177 |
Method and circuit arrangement for formation of features for automatic character recognition
For formation of features for automatic character recognition an image pattern memory matrix corresponding to a respective character is read-out analogous to a sampling at different sampling angles...
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4164728 |
Correlation techniques
In a correlation system, such as may be used in an autolock follow arrangement, the correlation is effected on the basis of line integrals of data relating to pictures of substantially the same...
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4163214 |
Character recognition system
A character in a pattern area is optically scanned and the scanned black and white signal cells of the character are stored in a digital memory. The character in the digital memory is recognized...
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4104616 |
Hand operated optical character recognition system
A hand operated optical character recognition system utilizes a one dimensional array of photo-sensitive elements divided into a plurality of groups, each group having at least one photo-sensitive...
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3868636 |
OPTICAL CHARACTER READER HAVING FEATURE RECOGNITION CAPABILITY
The invention is applicable to single line, multiple line and page reading applications. An optical character reader includes an electro-optical sensor for scanning a line of graphic characters on...
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3845466 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARACTER RECOGNITION
A character recognition system is disclosed in which each character in a retina, defining a scanning raster, is scanned with random lines uniformly distributed over the retina. For each type of...
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3832687 |
PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEM
A pattern recognition system is provided having storage means which includes a plurality of stages for storing quantized signals generated by scanning a field. The pattern recognition system...
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3482210 |
CHARACTER RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING A PLURALITY OF DELAYED SCANS FOR DETERMINING CHARACTER FEATURES
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3407386 |
Character reading system
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3382482 |
Character recognition system
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3381274 |
Recognition systems
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3346845 |
Character recognition method and apparatus
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3328761 |
Character reading system by detection between electron scanning lines and characters
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3290651 |
Character recognition system employing character data digitizer and black and white data diode memory array
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3244810 |
Intercept scanning system
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3165718 |
Speciment identification apparatus
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3088097 |
Evaluation of characters
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3069079 |
Automatic character recognition method
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