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7330592 Method and apparatus for detecting the location and luminance transition range of slant image edges  
A system and method for detecting location and luminance transition range of slant image edge in a digital image. The variance value for the pixels inside a window in the image is calculated, based...
7327874 Method of and apparatus for image processing apparatus, and computer product  
An image processing apparatus includes a first calculating unit that calculates a first feature amount from a color image signal, a first processing unit that processes the color image signal based...
7324693 Method of human figure contour outlining in images  
A digital image processing method for automatically outlining a contour of a figure in a digital image, including: testing parameters of a region within the digital image according to a plurality...
7321680 Graphic contour extracting method, pattern inspecting method, program and pattern inspecting system  
A graphic contour extracting method includes: acquiring an image of a graphic form to be inspected; defining an inspection region for the image of the graphic form to be inspected by an inspection...
7317816 Enabling content-based search of objects in an image database with reduced matching  
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method to use active contours to detect image boundaries of a first view and a second view of a human face, and mark a first set of fiducial...
7317815 Digital image processing composition using face detection information  
A method of automatic or assisted recomposing of digital image processing uses face detection. Pixels that correspond to a face within a digital image are identified. A re-compositioned image is...
7315637 Image processing and analysis of array data  
Disclosed are methods of processing images, and in particular aligning and orienting grids from a fluorescent array of signal sources, by linking nearest neighbor sources to form a hexagon, and...
7312900 Method of descreening screened image, method of separating screened image into regions, image processing device, and program  
A method of performing a descreening process with high accuracy by separating a first region from which a gradation area is to be derived and a second region from which a monotone area is to be...
7310444 Image processing apparatus, image processing system, image processing method, and computer-readable storage medium  
An image processing apparatus creates a pixel value histogram of an objective image, and approximates a predetermined range of the created histogram by a bended line formed from two straight lines....
7305116 Extracting method of pattern contour, image processing method, searching method of pattern edge, scanning method of probe, manufacturing method of semiconductor device, pattern inspection apparatus, and program  
An extracting method of a pattern contour, includes acquiring an image of a pattern to be inspected, calculating a schematic edge position of the pattern from the image, preparing an approximate...
7305106 Object detection apparatus, object detection method and recording medium  
An object detection apparatus is provided that detects a target object in an image more securely and at higher speed than the conventional one. The human body detection apparatus for detecting a...
7302112 Contour-emphasizing circuit  
An edge enhancement circuit uses bandpass filters to separate an original video signal into low-, middle- and high-frequency band edge components which will be supplied to waveform shaping...
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...
7295720 Non-photorealistic camera  
A camera has a single lens and multiple flash units distributed around the lens. A set of images is acquired of a scene with different controlled lighting applied by the flash units, one at the...
7295709 Object identification  
A method of object identification comprising, for an image in which an object is to be identified, determining for each of a set of location in the direction in which the gradient of intensity...
7286139 Partial guardband clipping  
A method for rendering a visible portion of an image that includes a plurality of graphics primitives. The size of the graphics primitives may be large and require the use of floating point numbers...
7286695 Density nodule detection in 3-D digital images  
An algorithm is quickly scans a digital image volume to detect density nodules. A first stage is based on a transform to quickly highlight regions requiring further processing. The first stage...
7280683 Method, code, and system for assaying joint deformity  
A method, machine-readable storage medium embodying computer-readable code and automated system for assaying or monitoring the extent of joint or bone deformity reported by a summarized score that...
7277582 User interactive level set methods for image segmentation  
A method for boundary based image segmentation comprises segmenting an image, providing a level set representation of the segmentation for interaction, and providing an interactive edit of the...
7274820 Pattern evaluation system, pattern evaluation method and program  
a pattern evaluation system which receives image data of a pattern to be evaluated to evaluate the pattern includes an edge model producing part which produces a pattern edge model and an edge...
7272241 Method and apparatus for contour tracking of an image through a class of non linear filters  
A method for automatically detecting and tracking the contour of an image that uses a class of filters, obtained from the first order absolute central moment. The method provides the steps of...
7265873 Image processor that performs edge enhancement using a dynamic threshold  
An image processing system that performs edge-enhancement on an image. The image processing system processes a region of the image at a given time. One specific pixel of an image region is compared...
7266233 System and method for measuring an object  
An image measurement system and method for obtaining measurement data on objects by processing images of the objects is provided. The image measurement system includes an image obtaining device (...
7265871 Image formation processing method and image formation processing apparatus  
An image formation processing method for forming an image to be raised with color toners on a raised portion of an expandable toner which is formed on a recording sheet according to an original...
7263223 Image manipulation according to pixel type  
A method embodiment includes identifying, in the digital image, pixels of a first object type pixels of a second object type. An edge group is identified that includes pixels of the second object...
7263219 Image processor  
Additive information for restoring the contour of an image is generated and embedded in the image data. The format of the additive information is determined beforehand. When a hard copy is...
7262789 Method of creating a virtual window  
The systems and methods described herein include, among other things, a technique for calibrating the outputs of multiple sensors, such as CCD devices, that have overlapping fields of view and...
7254270 System and method for bounding and classifying regions within a graphical image  
A region bounding and classifying system utilizes memory and logic. The memory stores a set of image data that defines a graphical image. The logic is configured to identify a plurality of regions...
7251053 Image processing apparatus and method  
The sharpness of a digital image is enhanced by an edge enhancement process in which the edge adjustment range is adjusted. The image processing apparatus of the present invention determines the...
7251366 Fast high-accuracy multi-dimensional pattern inspection  
A method and apparatus are provided for identifying differences between a stored pattern and a matching image subset, where variations in pattern position, orientation, and size do not give rise to...
7248724 Method for monitoring wounds  
A method of quantifying the extent of erythema around a wound of a patient is disclosed. An image ( 200 ) is captured that includes the wound, the erythema and surrounding skin. A border of the...
7245766 Method and apparatus for determining a region in an image based on a user input  
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for identifying a particular region in an image based on a user specification and information in the image, such as color and texture information. Initially, the...
7244233 System and method for utilizing shape analysis to assess fetal abnormality  
A method and system for utilizing shape analysis to assess fetal abnormality. According to one embodiment, coordinates of points identifying a shape in a fetal image are received, coefficients of...
7239719 Automatic target detection and motion analysis from image data  
A system and method can detect and track targets in a scene of interest. Interframe differencing can be performed on sequential pairs of images of the scene and a Bayesian model analyzer can obtain...
7231086 Knowledge-based hierarchical method for detecting regions of interest  
A knowledge-based hierarchical method for detecting regions of interests (ROIs) uses prior knowledge of the targets and the image resolution in detecting ROIs. The result produces ROIs that contain...
7227983 Automated macromolecular crystal detection system and method  
An automated macromolecular method and system for detecting crystals in two-dimensional images, such as light microscopy images obtained from an array of crystallization screens. Edges are detected...
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,...
7224405 Horizontal contour correction circuit  
A horizontal contour correction circuit for correcting a horizontal contour of a video signal to output as a corrected signal, comprising: a delay circuit for outputting video signal values of a...
7221789 Method for processing an image captured by a camera  
A method for image processing that compensates for inconsistent edge detection. A field of view of a camera is segmented in the form of a matrix by angle and by measured range value based on...
7221799 Image processing based on degree of white-background likeliness  
An image processing device includes a filtering unit which filters an input image with variable frequency characteristics, an edge detection unit which detects magnitudes of edges appearing in the...
7218207 Method for detecting position of lane marker, apparatus for detection position of lane marker and alarm apparatus for lane deviation  
A method for a detecting position of a lane marker relating to the present invention obtains an integral brightness by taking an image of a road surface ( 4 ) by a camera ( 2 ) loaded on a vehicle...
7218759 Face detection in digital images  
A method and apparatus for the detection of faces in a digital image captured under a variety of lighting conditions are provided. Rather than subjecting an entire image to computationally...
7218792 Stylized imaging using variable controlled illumination  
A method generates a stylized image. First, a set of images is acquired of a scene. Each image is acquired under a different lighting condition. Silhouette edges are detected in the set of images....
7212675 Method of finding orphan blocks in block based image compression schemes  
A method of processing the contents of an image which are digitized and formatted into macro blocks (MB) of information. The method involves flagging for further use those macro blocks whose...
7212672 Image processing apparatus and image processing method  
An image processing method and an image processing apparatus are disclosed, in which curved linear objects and uneven linear objects as well as rectilinear objects can be detected easily and...
7212330 Three-dimensional imaging system for pattern recognition  
The present invention provides a real-time three-dimensional pattern recognition imaging system having a variable focal length, a wide depth of field, a high depth resolution, a fast acquisition...
7209244 Post RIP image rendering in an electrographic printer to minimize screen frequency sensitivity  
A method of printing multiple images with differing line screen frequencies with a printer is print sensitive to differing line screen frequencies, the method comprising the steps of: converting...
7206449 Detecting silhouette edges in images  
A method detects silhouette edges in images. An ambient image is acquired of a scene with ambient light. A set of illuminated images is also acquired of the scene. Each illuminated image is...
7200266 Method and apparatus for automated video activity analysis  
The invention is a new method and apparatus that can be used to detect, recognize, and analyze people or other objects in security checkpoints, public-places, parking lots, or in similar...
7200259 Optical inspection system  
This invention discloses a method for determining a location of a border in a color image, the image comprising at least two color populations, between a first color region associated with a first...