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7580571 |
Method and apparatus for detecting an orientation of characters in a document image
An apparatus and method for extracting a predetermined number of consecutive characters from a document image; converting the consecutive characters into a set of symbols using layout information...
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7580586 |
Enhanced recovery of low spatial frequency spectral information in a Fizeau Fourier transform spectrometer
A method of restoring low spatial frequency spectral information to an image using a Fizeau Fourier transform spectrometer (“FFTS”) system is provided. Portions of a wavefront collected by the...
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7576751 |
Pixel center position displacement
A pixel center position that is not covered by a primitive covering a portion of the pixel is displaced to lie within a fragment formed by the intersection of the primitive and the pixel. X,y...
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7574045 |
Model-based recognition of objects using a calibrated image system
A model-based object recognition system operates to recognize an object on a predetermined world surface within a world space. An image of the object is acquired. This image is a distorted...
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7574071 |
Method and apparatus for resizing images
A method of fractionally resizing an image comprises locating areas of sensitivity in the image. Adjustment lines in the image are selected at least partially based on the location of the located...
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7574069 |
Retargeting images for small displays
A method retargets an image to a different size. An input image is segmented into regions. Selected regions are cut from the input image to construct a background image. The background image is...
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7570839 |
Tool range selection
Operations on a sequence of digital images can be performed by causing an operation associated with the currently-active tool to be performed on each digital image that corresponds to a...
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7567703 |
System for combining multiple disparity maps
There is provided a method of processing image data, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of images of a scene; (b) generating a disparity map for each of at least two pairs of images...
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7567728 |
Method and apparatus using image transformation of picked up image into image enabling position
An image transformation method to be implemented by a computer carries out an image transformation process, by transforming a picked up image that is picked up by a pickup unit having an optical...
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7567260 |
Grouping layers in composited image manipulation
A method of compositing a plurality of ordered image layers which include a group of consecutive layers. The group has a shape effect and a composition effect. Any image layers under the group are...
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7568209 |
Method and system for the management of targeted material insertion using a campaign manager
A media manager can insert targeted material into content in accordance with a campaign. A campaign can identify the location in the content where the targeted material should be inserted. A...
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7565005 |
Three-dimensional data processing method, three-dimensional data processing program, and three-dimensional data processing system
A three-dimensional data processing technique is disclosed which makes natural CG reproduction of a real existing object possible with as small a data amount and as small a calculation amount as...
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7561754 |
Image transformation apparatus for image transformation of projected image by preventing distortion
An image transformation method to be implemented by a computer carries out an image transformation process, by transforming a picked up image that is picked up by a pickup unit having an optical...
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7561165 |
System for texturizing electronic representations of objects
A texturizing system for texturizing electronic representations of objects includes a texture library, a texture engine and a graphical user interface module. A source texture may be stored in the...
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7561188 |
Image processing device and method, recording medium, and program
The present invention relates an image processing device and method, recording medium, and program. A simple-type angle detecting unit 901 simply detects the angle as continuity using correlation...
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7554573 |
Drive assisting system
An object of the present invention is to provide a driving assistance system capable of displaying a picked-up image near a vehicle as a less-distorted image on a monitor. A driving assistance...
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7551789 |
Reversible overlap operator for efficient lossless data compression
An efficient lapped transform is realized using pre- and post-filters (or reversible overlap operators) that are structured of unit determinant component matrices. The pre- and post-filters are...
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7552037 |
Simulating a sensing system
A simulator for simulating a sensing system includes modules operable to simulate sensors sensing a scene. The modules include: a path modeling module operable to model a path for each sensor; a...
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7551801 |
Classification of composite actions involving interaction with objects
The present invention provides a method for using stored data associated with simple actions to identify and classify an observed composite action which comprises a combination of simple actions....
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7548814 |
Display based on location information
A method may include obtaining location information associated with a device, determining a focal point for a map based on the location information, displaying the focal point on the map, and...
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7545996 |
Method and apparatus for the creation of image post-processing parameter curves
A user provides a graphical representation of a desired image post-processing parameter curve. A first digital image of the graphical representation of a desired image post-processing parameter...
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7540011 |
Caching graphical interface for displaying video and ancillary data from a saved video
A system and a method for attaining a selectable image sequence are provided. The system includes a viewer display component configured to transmit a request from a user's interface component for...
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7539354 |
Image database key generation method
A method of generating a matching key for an image is disclosed. The matching key is substantially invariant to rotation, scale and translation. The method starts by forming a spatial domain...
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7536063 |
Resolution conversion method and device
Provided a resolution conversion method, which converts the resolution of an image by using orthogonal transform, and in which block noise reduction processing is performed according to the...
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7532773 |
Directional interpolation method and device for increasing resolution of an image
A directional interpolation method and device for increasing resolution of an image is disclosed. The device includes an input terminal, a memory, a texture analysis module, a texture variance...
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7532768 |
Method of estimating an affine relation between images
A method ( 400 ) is disclosed for estimating an affine relation between a first image and a second image. The first and second images each have at least 4 non-parallel lines therein. The method (...
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7532750 |
Image processing apparatus and method, program, and image processing system
An image processing apparatus and method produce sectional image data of a specimen in an arbitrary direction without deterioration of picture quality. A re-construction process produces volume...
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7532766 |
Method and system for producing formatted data related to geometric distortions
A processing system and method for producing formatted information related to appliances of an appliance chain. This appliance chain includes at least one image-capture appliance and/or at least...
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7532769 |
Image processing device, image processing method and image processing program
The printer controller as an image processing device detects the information that indicates a limitation on an operation related to a PDF file from the file, and converts the PDF file into bitmap...
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7529412 |
Image processing apparatus and method for converting image data between raster scan order and block scan order
In an image processing apparatus and method for converting a raster format into a block format, generated image data is separated into given color components so as to be stored in a single line...
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7526143 |
Imaging method
A method which, while displacing the field-of-view, allows the image in a target area to be acquired without degradations such as out-of-focus of the image. Plural pieces of images are acquired...
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7526130 |
Signal processing in barcode reading with a wavelet transformation
A method for processing a digital signal obtained in a barcode reading operation comprises a step of applying a wavelet transformation to the digital signal. The noise threshold at each level of...
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7526725 |
Context aware video conversion method and playback system
A computer implemented method converts and displays a video. An input video acquired of a scene is segmented into shots. Similar shots are combined sequentially into corresponding chains. Each...
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7523311 |
Method for embedding electronic watermark, decoding method, and devices for the same
The method extracts a plurality of blocks from a master image, processes image data corresponding to each block by orthogonal transform, compares coefficients of adjoining blocks with each other,...
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7519233 |
Accumulating transforms through an effect graph in digital image processing
Methods and systems for processing, e.g., non-destructively processing, digital image data utilizing vertically-oriented Effect graphs are provided. In non-destructive processing where and when...
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7511738 |
Massively-parallel three-axis stabilization of focal plane data
A system and method for three-axis stabilization of focal plane data. The system and method include performing a two-dimensional vertical shear transformation and a two-dimensional horizontal shear...
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7508995 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring electronic transmission of an image
In a monitoring method and image processing apparatus for monitoring electronic transmission of an image, an image detector supplies an input image to a processing circuit that caches it in an...
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7508991 |
Method of generating a sequence of matrix factors for a transformation matrix
A method of generating a sequence of matrix factors for a transformation matrix having a plurality of rows and columns using a computer, wherein the transformation matrix stores data values...
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7508968 |
Image compounding based on independent noise constraint
A method and system for improving image quality by compounding a plurality of images to mitigate the effects of image noise. The method utilizes the independency between noise components for...
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7508978 |
Detection of grooves in scanned images
A system and method locate a central groove in a document such as a book, magazine, or catalog. In one implementation, scores are generated for points in a three-dimensional image that defines a...
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7505633 |
Image processing apparatus, method, program and storage medium
An image processing apparatus that generates image data from which it can be determined from the processed image what kind of processing has been performed on the image, and that enables bulge...
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7499918 |
Information processing apparatus and method, program, and recording medium
An information processing apparatus for processing content data obtained from a plurality of capturing devices by capturing an object includes a storing device, an obtaining device, and a searching...
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7492964 |
System and method for detecting obstacle
A computer readable storage medium storing instructions of a computer program which when executed by a computer results in performance of steps including inputting a first image and a second image...
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7489826 |
Compensating for errors in performance sensitive transformations
The invention provides a method, a data analyzing system, an apparatus, and article of manufacture which reduce the error in transform equations in which constants are replaced by approximations....
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7486837 |
Method, device, and program for image conversion, method, device and program for texture mapping, and server-client system
A plurality of parameters included in a predetermined illumination equation which defines a brightness are acquired for each pixel of an image. For each of the parameters, a homogeneous region...
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7486807 |
Image retrieving device, method for adding keywords in image retrieving device, and computer program therefor
An image retrieving device for classifying and retrieving an image by detecting an object in the image and adding a keyword comprises an image storing section for storing the image which is...
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7486296 |
Caricature generating system and method
A caricature generating system and method. The caricature generating system comprises an edge tracing and stroking unit, a posterizing and texturing unit, an image blending unit, a facial image...
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7483587 |
Iterative filtering for dithered imaging
Filtering image information to generate a dithered image includes receiving input image information corresponding to an image generated using a first array comprising a first number of smaller...
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7483588 |
Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding an icosahedron panorama image
A method of and apparatus for efficient encoding and decoding by reconstructing an icosahedron panorama image are provided. The method includes: dividing patches forming a top part and a bottom...
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7482927 |
Surveillance and alerting system and method
A combination surveillance and alerting system and method in a restaurant that serves take-out customers. A video camera monitors a parking space for take-out customers, and sends video to an image...
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