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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
3482210 CHARACTER RECOGNITION SYSTEM USING A PLURALITY OF DELAYED SCANS FOR DETERMINING CHARACTER FEATURES  
3407386 Character reading system  
3382482 Character recognition system  
3381274 Recognition systems  
3346845 Character recognition method and apparatus  
3328761 Character reading system by detection between electron scanning lines and characters  
3290651 Character recognition system employing character data digitizer and black and white data diode memory array  
3244810 Intercept scanning system  
3165718 Speciment identification apparatus  
3088097 Evaluation of characters  
3069079 Automatic character recognition method  
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