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6690827 Approximation method of shape data, information processing apparatus and medium  
An shape data approximation method for reducing the amount of data with an adjacency relationship between a plurality of components maintained. The shape data is read, an adjacent region of the...
6384871 Method and apparatus for automatic electronic replacement of billboards in a video image  
Apparatus for automatic electronic replacement of a billboard in a video image including an automatic camera orientation measurement apparatus including motion measurement means operative to...
6304298 Method and apparatus for determining the position of a TV camera for use in a virtual studio  
A method of determining the position of a TV camera relative to a patterned panel being viewed by the TV camera including the steps of: identifying a plurality of edge points of the pattern from...
6271890 Chromakeying system  
A chromokeying panel for use in conjunction with a chromakeying system includes a plurality of first and second location. Each of the first and the second locations has a color within the color of...
6208386 Method and apparatus for automatic electronic replacement of billboards in a video image  
Apparatus for automatic electronic replacement of a billboard in a video image including an automatic camera orientation measurement apparatus including motion measurement means operative to...
6122013 Chromakeying system  
A chromokeying system includes a store that contains a representation of a known coded chromokeying pattern. The system further includes a frame grabber that grabs a video image including at least...
5923365 Sports event video manipulating system for highlighting movement  
A sports event video manipulating system for manipulating a representation of a sports event, the sports editor including a video field grabber operative to grab at least one video field including...
EP0595808B1 TELEVISION DISPLAYS HAVING SELECTED INSERTED INDICIA  
Abstract not available for EP0595808 Abstract of corresponding document: WO9302524 An apparatus and method of altering video images to enable the addition of images, message, slogans or indicia in...
5563964 Method and apparatus for processing a plurality of designated areas of an image  
An image processing method and apparatus for processing a designated area of an image includes storing image data, designating one or more rectangular areas in the image data, and storing data...
5473371 Window generating apparatus for use in a video camera  
A picture editing apparatus for use in a video camera that generates a video signal for a picture with successive video lines is capable of providing a window and a blank area within the picture....
5353392 Method and device for modifying a zone in successive images  
The process makes it possible to modify the content of a sequence of images which can be represented as a pixel matrix. For that a non-deformable target zone to be replaced in the images is...
5347598 Image processing apparatus  
In an image processing apparatus, an original image is extracted in the form of line segments divided by characteristic points, the extracted line segments are classified in accordance with the...
5301264 Figure encoder  
A figure encoder is disclosed which is particularly suitable for closed figures and which requires considerably reduced amount of information to be supplied by an operator and which is capable of...
5274453 Image processing system  
An image processing system which uses mask information to combine a plurality of images including at least one moving picture updates the mask information based upon motion information obtained...
5264933 Television displays having selected inserted indicia  
An apparatus and method of altering video images to enable the addition of images, message, slogans or indicia in such a manner that they appear to be part of the original image as displayed. The...
5057826 Digital TV raster scan waveform display device with images of selectable size and position  
A digital picture display device in which, due to a location-dependent, determined brightness drive of pixels in a picture formed line and field-sequentially, it is possible to obtain an...
4985927 Method of detecting and reviewing pattern defects  
A laser pattern inspection and/or writing system which writes or inspects a pattern on a target on a stage, by raster scanning the target pixels. Inspection can also be done by substage...
4975960 Electronic facial tracking and detection system and method and apparatus for automated speech recognition  
The apparatus includes circuitry for obtaining a video image of an individual's face, circuitry for electronically locating and tracking a first feature, such as the nostrils, of the facial image...
4916640 Video image processing system  
A module for a programmable controller is adapted to process a video image to evaluate characteristics of an object within the image. A processor converts an analog video signal into four binary...
4903128 Method and device for the reduction of noise generated by a digital image encoder/decoder operating by blocks  
Disclosed is a method for the reduction of the noise generated during the encoding/decoding of digitized images operating by blocks. To reduce the faults visible in the restored image, the method...
4901365 Method of searching binary images to find search regions in which straight lines may be found  
A method of searching a matrix of binary data to find search regions in which straight lines may be found, with the straight lines being those which are perpendicular to the original direction of...
4897805 Method and apparatus for performing polygon fills in graphical applications  
A method of filling a polygon as represented on a scan-line raster display includes storing data representative of the polygon edges, computing the points of intersection of a scan-line with each...
4807143 System for forming design pattern data  
In a design pattern data forming system, a design pattern such as an apparel pattern having marks for discriminating feature points of the pattern is read by an image reader to prepare binary...
4803735 Method and apparatus for calculating position and orientation by combination of features of partial shapes  
There are disclosed a method and an apparatus for properly recognizing the position and orientation of a whole object article from its partial shape. The method comprises the steps of first...
4783827 Serial data processing apparatus  
Serial data processing equipment useful for product inspection in a factory automation system stores. Data concerning the number of picture elements above a threshold value which should be detected...
4760247 Optical card reader utilizing area image processing  
An optical card reader for reading marks made on the face of a preprinted card utilizes a video camera and a memory device to capture and store an image of at least a portion of the card....
4748675 Method for controlling image processing device  
A method for controlling an image processing device wherein the contour of a certain segment of an image, or pattern is polygonal-approximated so that it is represented by a row of vertex data and...
4736109 Coded document and document reading system  
A coded document is provided for use in a document reading system having a plurality of markable areas defined thereon and a first and second coded pattern disposed in predetermined relation to the...
4649377 Split image display control unit  
A display device wherein display is carried out by scanning and a display screen is handled as an aggregation of a plurality of blocks. A display data memory for storing a data to be displayed and...
4637058 Location of objects without use of salient features  
The physical location of a surface in six degrees of freedom relative to the nominal location of a nominal surface is uniquely defined automatically by a measurement system provided with a...
4628534 Method for changing the resolution of compressed image data  
A method is disclosed for changing the horizontal and vertical resolution of an image while the image is in digitized and compressed form, where the image is first scanned and digitized to be...
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