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7620249 Analysis of patterns  
A first pattern (A) is represented by a first ordered set of elements (x i ) each having a value whilst a second pattern (B) is represented by a second ordered set of element (u i ) each having a...
7620216 Method of tracking a human eye in a video image  
A human eye is tracked between successively produced video image frames by consecutively applied eye location techniques. First, potential eye candidates within a local search window are identified...
7609846 Matching of digital images to acquisition devices  
In a digital image matching method, reference calibration data associated with one or more reference digital image files is ascertained. The reference digital image files each have reference...
7606424 Combined forward and reverse correlation  
Improved correlation techniques employ data from forward (template-to-reference) and reverse (reference-to-template) correlation to identify valid correlation peaks, enforce symmetry in correlation...
7602935 Data processing apparatus and associated method of identifying an image data source by detecting variations in strength of different light receiving elements  
A data processing apparatus and data processing method enabling a camera generating image data to be identified easily with a high reliability, which identify if a predetermined image generating...
7599558 Logo processing methods and circuits  
A logo processing method includes: within a plurality of video frames sequentially received from a video source, comparing a base frame with at least a portion of the other video frames to generate...
7599533 Image processing system and image processing method  
According to the present invention, an image processing method includes: an input step of inputting an image; and an extraction step of performing matching between a template, obtained by modeling...
7596271 Image processing system and image processing method  
This invention provides an image processing system and image processing method which can specify and save an input image which matches a predetermined pattern and also simplify the determination...
7590289 Method, apparatus, and program for image processing capable of preventing and detecting tampering, and a medium storing the program  
A method, apparatus, and program for image processing are provided to perform operations of generating a verification document image and detecting tampering on the verification document image. The...
7590263 Vehicle vicinity monitoring apparatus  
An ECU of a night vision system stores small obtained images of provisional targets as six templates depending on the distance from infrared cameras, and selects one of the templates depending on...
7580560 System and method for fast template matching by adaptive template decomposition  
A fast template matching method by adaptive template decomposition is provided. The template decomposition technique subdivides a template into a number of horizontal and/or vertical subdivisions...
7580554 Method for determining organ-dependent parameters for image post-processing and image processing device  
Method for determining organ-dependent parameters for image post-processing and image processing device The invention relates to a method for the automatic determination of one or more...
7574051 Comparison of patterns  
A first visual image or other pattern (A) is represented by a first ordered set of elements (x i ) each having a value and a second pattern (B) is a represented by a second ordered set of element...
7574050 Image page search for arbitrary textual information  
The approach of the present invention is called optical word recognition (OWR). The present invention advantageously uses techniques to search for arbitrary textual information contained in imaged...
7574049 Method, apparatus, computer program, computer system and computer-readable storage for representing and searching for an object in an image  
A method of representing an object appearing in a still or video image, by processing signals corresponding to the image, comprises deriving a curvature scale space (CSS) representation of the...
7574017 Statistically comparing and matching plural sets of digital data  
The present invention is embodied in a system and method for statistically comparing a first set of digital data to at least a second set of digital data and matching the first set of digital data...
7570815 Comparing patterns  
A first image (or other pattern) is represented by a first ordered set of elements A each having a value and a second pattern is represented by a second such set. A comparison of the two involves...
7570814 Data processing device, data processing method, and electronic device  
The cellular phone is provided with a storing unit including: a first storing unit for storing special character data, which includes at least one of pictogram data representing an expression and...
7567688 Apparatus for and method of extracting image  
The luminance signal of a reference image obtained by an infrared camera is adjusted such that the luminance signal of the reference image obtained is greater at all times than the luminance signal...
7561743 Reference data recognition and learning method and pattern recognition system  
In an associative memory, when a reference data having the minimum distance with respect to an input data is detected as winner, it is determined whether or not a distance between the input data...
7561729 Image based measurement system and method for measuring dynamic objects  
The present invention provides an image-based measurement system or method wherein there is provided ( 101 ) an active image of a subject of measurement, showing the subject when active or in use,...
7558413 Method for detecting polyps in a three dimensional image volume  
A method for detecting target objects in a three dimensional (3D) image volume of an anatomical structure is disclosed. A set of candidate locations in the image volume are obtained. For each...
7551783 Methods, functional data, and systems for image feature translation  
Methods, functional data, and systems are provided for image feature translation. An image is decomposed into sub images, each sub image having its features identified by feature attributes. The...
7551782 System and method of user interface and data entry from a video call  
A system and method for imaging an object, and using reference templates to recognize and enhance object image, including the identification of a template for a specific area of a target object to...
7548651 Data process unit and data process unit control program  
To provide a data process unit and data process unit control program that are suitable for generating acoustic models for unspecified speakers taking distribution of diversifying feature parameters...
7545983 Person image retrieval apparatus  
According to the present invention, face parts to be compared are set by the comparison target setting section based on the number of images of a group of search target images. Then, a retrieval...
7545977 Image processing apparatus for analysis of pattern matching failure  
Information indicating the reason for a failure of template matching is provided. Difference information between a first image, which is referred to as a template, and a third image that is...
7545973 Image matching system using 3-dimensional object model, image matching method, and image matching program  
Even when only a small number of reference images are available for each object, it is possible to search at high speed a reference image stored in a database from an input image of an object...
7542624 Window-based method for approximating the Hausdorff in three-dimensional range imagery  
One approach to pattern recognition is to use a template from a database of objects and match it to a probe image containing the unknown. Accordingly, the Hausdorff distance can be used to measure...
7542610 System and method for use of images with recognition analysis  
An index is provided that holds information about each image content item in a collection of items, For each image content item, a first information item identifying the image content item and its...
7542609 Device and method for image processing  
In an image processing device, a scene-change detection unit captures first data of first pixels constituting a first picture and second data of second pixels constituting a second picture with the...
7538776 Automatic color adjustment of a template design  
The present invention generates a color template design. According to one aspect, a source image is selected. Colors of a selected template design are adjusted automatically using color data...
7536052 Corner sharpening of text and line art in a super resolution anti-aliasing image path  
A method for sharpening the corners of digital image data within an anti-aliasing image path so as to overcome corner rounding when displayed or printed. The method comprises stepping a window...
7532756 Grayscale character dictionary generation apparatus  
A grayscale character dictionary generation apparatus, comprising a first synthetic grayscale degraded character image generation unit for generating first synthetic grayscale degraded character...
7529421 Optical proximity correction in raster scan printing based on corner matching templates  
Methods and apparatus for correcting defects, such as rounded corners and line end shortening, in patterns formed via lithography are provided. Such defects are compensated for...
7522750 Biometrics verification system and a method thereof  
The biometrics verification system uses an application server and an authentication server, where the application server and the authentication server operate in parallel. The application server...
7522747 Vehicle detection apparatus and method  
A front-going vehicle is recognized by using a camera image from a camera for monitoring the front of one's own vehicle and detection data from a radar for detecting position of an object in front...
7519237 Method for characterizing stored information  
A method for characterizing a pattern present as stored information, includes the steps of generating a characterizing proposal for the pattern using a server computer system, presenting the...
7519236 Image retrieval  
A method for searching an image database includes capturing an image of a photograph and a background, determining a boundary of the photograph in the image, cropping the photograph from the image,...
7519226 Form search apparatus and method  
Forms such as business forms used in banks and post offices are automatically classified using a form search apparatus and method. The method of classifying forms comprises extracting features from...
7519221 Reconstructing high-fidelity electronic documents from images via generation of synthetic fonts  
A system creates an electronic version of a document from page-images of the document, wherein the electronic version replicates both the logical content and the physical appearance of the original...
7515770 Information processing method and apparatus  
In order to associate image data with speech data, a character detection unit detects a text region from the image data, and a character recognition unit recognizes a character from the text...
7515755 Method and device for the automated recognition of semi-finished products  
Semifinished products, especially strand sections that are cut off from continuous cast strands, are marked in steel mills and rolling mills so that individual pieces can be tracked. The marks...
7515754 Image control apparatus, image control method and program  
An image control apparatus having an image database storing plural pieces of image information, for controlling the plural pieces of image information, the image control apparatus including: a...
7508986 Document recognition device, document recognition method and program, and storage medium  
In document recognition processing for accurately recognition a document image at high speed, a shape feature is extracted from a component included in an input document image, and the degree of...
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...
7502875 Parallel pattern detection engine  
A parallel pattern detection engine (PPDE) comprise multiple processing units (PUs) customized to do various modes of pattern recognition. The PUs are loaded with different patterns and the input...
7502512 Image processing apparatus and image processing method  
An image processing apparatus, including: an averaging processing section to periodically carry out an averaging processing on image data of an averaging target, the averaging processing...
7499583 Optical inspection method for substrate defect detection  
A method and apparatus for inspecting the surface of articles, such as chips and wafers, for defects, includes a first phase of optically examining the complete surface of the article inspected at...
7492947 Image processing method and image processing apparatus  
This invention consists in an image processing method in which the similarity between a first pixel and a second pixel constituting an image is numerically given by statistical testing, and the...