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7630558 |
Direction-sensitive line detection operator for image data
A method of detecting lines in an image comprises using one or more masks for detecting lines in one or more directions out of horizontal, vertical, left diagonal and right diagonal, and further...
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7616213 |
System and method for real-time co-rendering of multiple attributes
Systems and methods for enhancing the combined image of multiple attributes without comprising the image of either attribute. The combined image of the multiple attributes is enhanced for analyzing...
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7609881 |
Device and method for image processing as well as image processing computer program
The image processing device is equipped with an image area extracting part for extracting a plurality of image areas from image data, an image positional information recognizing part for...
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7599524 |
Method and apparatus for providing a robust object finder
A method of quickly and robustly localizing a pair of concentric circular region boundaries in a digital image, such as the pupil and iris boundaries in an image of a human eye is disclosed....
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7599512 |
Multi-parameter highly-accurate simultaneous estimation method in image sub-pixel matching and multi-parameter highly-accurate simultaneous estimation program
In consideration of N-dimensional similarity, a multiparameter high precision concurrent estimation method and a multiparameter high precision concurrent estimation program in image subpixel...
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7573508 |
Image signal processing apparatus and method for performing an adaptation process on an image signal
An image signal generated by a CCD image sensor is processed by the block-generating section 28 provided in an image-signal processing section 25 . A class tap and a prediction tap are thereby...
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7570260 |
Tiled view-maps for autostereoscopic interdigitation
A method for creating a reduced sized view-map of an autostereoscopic source image is disclosed. The method comprises creating a mathematical model for mapping the autostereoscopic source image...
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7567254 |
Parallel texture synthesis having controllable jitter
A method and system for synthesizing texture using upsampled pixel coordinates and a multi-resolution approach. The parallel texture synthesis technique, while based on a neighborhood matching...
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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...
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7545978 |
Methods and apparatus for filtering video packets for large-scale video stream monitoring
A method of filtering video packets for video stream monitoring is provided. A video packet of a video stream is received. One or more features are extracted from a specified frame of the video...
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7535469 |
Apparatus and method for creating three-dimensional caricature
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for creating a three-dimensional caricature, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for creating a three-dimensional caricature...
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7529430 |
System and method for displaying an image indicating a positional relation between partially overlapping images
A device includes a display monitor configured to display on a screen of the display monitor at least one of a current image and a preceding image taken by an optical unit, a storage unit...
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7512274 |
Block retouching
A system and method facilitating image retouching is provided. The invention includes an image retoucher having a boundary detector and an image extender. The invention provides for the image...
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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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7489236 |
Pedestrian alert system for vehicles
A pedestrian alert system has a manual input mechanism accessible to a person in a first vehicle, and an alert-generating apparatus associated with the first vehicle. The system is characterized in...
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7483023 |
Model based adaptive multi-elliptical approach: a one click 3D segmentation approach
A seed point is selected inside a structure that is to be segmented in image data. An adaptive model is defined around the seed point, and a preprocessing filter is applied only within the bounding...
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7480412 |
Toboggan-based shape characterization
A method and apparatus for characterizing an image. The method selects one or more toboggan potentials from the image, or a portion thereof, to be tobogganed. It toboggans the selected toboggan...
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7474788 |
Method and system for enhancing image resolution using a modification vector
An image processing system. An input/output device receives information for pixels in an image corresponding to an object, wherein the information specifies optical properties. A storage device...
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7471827 |
Automatic browsing path generation to present image areas with high attention value as a function of space and time
Systems and methods for automatic generation of a browsing path across image content to present areas with high attention value are described. In particular, an image is modeled via multiple visual...
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7469064 |
Image display apparatus
An image display apparatus includes: a display displaying an image with a predetermined number of pixels; an image holding unit holding an original image composed of a number of pixels larger than...
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7463787 |
Picture editing
A method of inserting an object into an image, the method comprising the steps of assessing the homogeneity of the image; identifying one or more areas of the image having similar homogeneity...
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7463773 |
Fast high precision matching method
An initial search method uses the input image and the template to create an initial search result output. A high precision match uses the initial search result, the input image, and the template to...
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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 ...
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7436999 |
Data analysis device and data recognition device
The data analysis device 100 includes: difference calculation means (S 2 ) for, with respect to an image, carrying out a calculation of calculating a difference between intensity values at an...
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7428336 |
Efficient detection of constant regions of an image
A technique that improves image analysis efficiency by reducing the number of computations needed to detect constant regions. Constant region detection according to the present techniques includes...
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7426287 |
Face detecting system and method using symmetric axis
A face detecting system using a symmetric axis includes: an image inputting unit for inputting a still image thereto; an image converting unit for reducing the inputted image to a first certain...
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7423540 |
Method of detecting vehicle-operator state
A method of detecting the state of an operator of a vehicle utilizes a low-cost operator state detection system having no more than one camera located preferably in the vehicle and directed toward...
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7397952 |
“Don't care” pixel interpolation
A system and method facilitating image smoothing is provided. The invention includes an image processor having an image receptor and an image smoother. The invention provides for the image smoother...
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7388987 |
Computing dissimilarity measures
Methods, machines, and machine-readable media for computing dissimilarity measures are described. In one aspect, a first set of pixel neighborhood values (PNVs) is computed from respective sets of...
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7388979 |
Method and apparatus for inspecting pattern defects
The present invention relates to a pattern defect inspection method and apparatus that reveal ultramicroscopic defects on an inspection target in which ultramicroscopic circuit patterns are formed,...
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7386171 |
Activity detector
A system and method facilitating activity (e.g., dithering/half toning and/or noise) detection is provided. The invention includes an activity detection system having a connected component analyzer...
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7313279 |
Hierarchical determination of feature relevancy
Methods for feature selection based on hierarchical local-region analysis of feature relationships in a data set are provided.
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7302111 |
Graphics engine for high precision lithography
The present invention includes a method to use a phase modulating micromirror array to create an intensity image that has high image fidelity, good stability through focus and good x-y symmetry....
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7298906 |
Hierarchical determination of feature relevancy for mixed data types
A method for feature selection based on hierarchical local-region analysis of feature characteristics in a data set of mixed data type is provided. A data space associated with a mixed-type data...
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7298900 |
Image processing method, image processing apparatus and image processing program
The present invention relates to an image processing method, an image processing apparatus and an image processing program for dealing with inverted characters (outlined characters) constituted by...
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7298376 |
System and method for real-time co-rendering of multiple attributes
An apparatus and method for enhancing the combined image of multiple attributes without compromising the image of either attribute. The combined image of the multiple attributes is enhanced for...
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7272269 |
Image processing apparatus and method therefor
A reference comparison image obtained from a printed material is input. The grayscale feature amount of the reference comparison image is extracted. Using the extracted grayscale feature amount, a...
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7263228 |
Apparatus and method for detecting a pattern
A method for detecting a specific pattern contained in an image. The pattern-detection method has steps of binarizing the input image data to obtain binary image data, recognizing a partial image...
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7215872 |
Image-effect method and apparatus using critical points
An image-effect apparatus which provides high quality motion pictures and image effects such as supper slow motion based on a small amount of image data. An image input unit inputs a first image...
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7209163 |
Image processing apparatus, image output apparatus, and camera
A camera includes a release button, an input unit, an A/D converter, a memory, a control unit, a recording unit and an output unit. The release button outputs a signal to instruct the input unit to...
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7193636 |
Image processing device and method therefor and program codes, storing medium
Firstly, a template image is created (S 501 ). Then, an image I t is photographed (S 502 ). And the sensor output is acquired (S 503 ). A model view matrix M t is calculated on the basis of the...
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7188099 |
Texture-based image database browsing and sorting method
A texture-based image database browsing and sorting method computes the number of edge pixels of objects in static images, measures textures of the static images by numerating the number of edge...
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7184593 |
Method and apparatus for detecting local features of video, and recording medium storing the method
A method of detecting local features of video which includes the steps of: extracting a first static image and a second static image from a video made up of a plurality of static images;...
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7151853 |
Hand/eye calibration method using projective invariant shape descriptor of 2-dimensional image
Provided is a hand/eye calibration method by using a projective invariant shape descriptor of a two-dimensional image. The method includes calculating a projective invariant shape descriptor of a...
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7146046 |
Method and apparatus for scale independent cusp detection
An apparatus and a processor-implemented method are provided for determining a cusp within a stroke of electronic ink. Curvature at each of a plurality of points on the stroke is estimated. Based...
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7139421 |
Methods and apparatuses for detecting similar features within an image
The invention provides methods and apparatuses for finding features that are similar in the image. The invention finds the similar features by searching portions of the image for features that are...
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7085402 |
Method of detecting a specific object in an image signal
A method of detecting a specific object in an image signal both efficiently and accurately is disclosed. According to the method, an object is first detected from an image or frame using a general...
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7062091 |
Coordinate calibration for scanning systems
A scanning system is calibrated to correct for possible panel misalignments errors. A reference slide or data point is used to obtain a series of measurements with the scanning system. These...
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7039235 |
Ruled line extracting apparatus for extracting ruled line from normal document image and method thereof
A ruled line extracting apparatus obtains circumscribed rectangles of pixel concatenation regions included in an input pattern, and calculates the most frequent value of their heights....
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7039219 |
System and method providing improved head motion estimations for animation
Systems and methods to estimate head motion between two images of a face are described. In one aspect, locations of a plurality of distinct facial features in the two images are identified. The...
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