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| US-7,203,363 |
String extraction method for image based on multiple stroke width patterns
matching A string extraction method for an image based on multiple stroke width patterns matching is provided. The string extraction method includes matching each... |
| US-7,203,362 |
Image processing method, image processing apparatus, and image processing
program An image region dividing section (105) partitions each of input images into a small regions, and a small region synthesized image generation section (106)... |
| US-7,203,361 |
Adaptive digitizer for optical reader An optical reader is provided that can include an image sensor. The optical reader can generate an array of miltibit pixel values. The array of multibit pixel... |
| US-7,203,360 |
Learnable object segmentation A segmentation method receives a learning image and an objects of interest specification. A segmentation learning method creates a segmentation recipe output. It... |
| US-7,203,359 |
Split screen technique for improving bandwidth utilization when
transferring changing images A method is provided for transferring digital image data. The method identifies areas of the image that frequently change and divides the image into regions... |
| US-7,203,358 |
Method and device for measuring similarity between images A method is disclosed for measuring similarity between images, comprising the performance of the following steps for each of the images: segmentation of the... |
| US-7,203,357 |
Image data processor and image data processing method Image data of a target pixel and peripheral pixels are stored in a memory. Using a most significant bit extractor circuit, 4 most significant bits of data are... |
| US-7,203,356 |
Subject segmentation and tracking using 3D sensing technology for video
compression in multimedia applications Three-dimensional position information is used to segment objects in a scene viewed by a three dimensional camera. At one or more instances of an interval, the... |
| US-7,203,355 |
Automatic optical inspection system and method A system comprising automatic apparatus for automatic optical inspection (AOI), verification and correction of defects in an article, and a processor operative... |
| US-7,203,354 |
Knowledge based computer aided diagnosis A method of extracting computer graphical objects including at least one vessel structure from a data volume of a portion of an anatomy, the method comprising... |
| US-7,203,353 |
Method and apparatus for processing a computed tomography image of a lung
obtained using contrast agent In a method and apparatus for image processing proceeding from a computed tomography (CT) image of a lung as an original image that is registered using a... |
| US-7,203,352 |
Data processing method and data processing apparatus A data processing apparatus comprising a display device for displaying the data; the first recording device for recording the large volume bit map data; the... |
| US-7,203,351 |
Analysis of optic nerve head shape Methods and apparatus are provided for analysis of 3-dimensional images of an optic nerve head surface topography. Topographic images of the optic nerve head may... |
| US-7,203,350 |
Display for computer-aided diagnosis of mammograms A method for displaying a computer-generated determination of the likelihood of malignancy in a mammogram lesion. The method requires providing a digitized image... |
| US-7,203,349 |
Bronchial wall thickening recognition for reduced false-positives in
pulmonary nodule detection A system and method for automatically reducing false-positive nodule candidates associated with airways includes receiving a nodule candidate, testing for airway... |
| US-7,203,348 |
Method and apparatus for correction of mammograms for non-uniform breast
thickness A method and apparatus for correcting for a distortion in a mammogram. The method comprises classifying pixels as either likely fat or likely not-fat. The method... |
| US-7,203,347 |
Method and system for extracting an area of interest from within a swipe
image of a biological surface Disclosed is a biometric imaging device a method of processing images of biometric surfaces that are captured using said imaging device. According to the instant... |
| US-7,203,346 |
Face recognition method and apparatus using component-based face
descriptor Provided are a face recognition apparatus and method in which a facial image is divided into facial component images. The apparatus includes a component division... |
| US-7,203,345 |
Apparatus and method for identification of individuals by near-infrared
spectrum Methods and apparatus for non-invasively verifying human identities using near-infrared spectroscopy. Near-infrared tissue spectra can be obtained by projecting... |
| US-7,203,344 |
Biometric imaging system and method A method and system of obtaining a ten-print plain impression fingerprint includes scanning a print image, processing the scanned image, separating the processed... |
| US-7,203,343 |
System and method for determining likely identity in a biometric database A system and method for finding one or more target biometric samples that are similar to or match a query biometric sample. A query feature vector is generated... |
| US-7,203,342 |
Image feature extraction A method of extracting desired features from a cellular image including the steps of: (a) selecting an initial cell within the image; (b) selecting an additional... |
| US-7,203,341 |
Method for generating and storing picture data in compressed and
decompressed format for use in traffic monitoring The invention relates to a device for data storing with a compression coding and/or decoding device for the storing of picture data in a compressed or... |
| US-7,203,340 |
Second order change detection in video Methods and devices for processing captured video frames to detect specific changes observable in video using three consecutive video frames. The images in the... |
| US-7,203,339 |
Enhancing two-dimensional contrast and range images rendered from
three-dimensional streak tube imaging lidar... A method is provided for enhancing two-dimensional contrast and range images rendered from three-dimensional STIL data. A series of sequential steps are provided... |
| US-7,203,338 |
Methods and apparatus to count people appearing in an image Methods and apparatus to count people appearing in an image are disclosed. One disclosed method reduces objects appearing in a series of images to one or more... |
| US-7,203,337 |
Adjusted filters A method in image processing for detection of a change in the scene in an area. The method comprises the steps of recording a digital image of the area using a... |
| US-7,203,336 |
Embedding data in material A method of embedding data in material comprises the steps of: embedding data in original material to produce data embedded material; removing the watermark... |
| US-7,203,335 |
System and method for extracting a watermark signal in a digital image
sequence A method for extracting a watermark signal contained in a watermarked digital image sequence having two or more frames, including the steps of estimating... |
| US-7,203,334 |
Apparatus for creating acoustic energy in a balanced receiver assembly and
manufacturing method thereof A paddle (142) of a diaphragm (118) of a receiver (100) is manufactured using one or more layers of a material selected for their inertial mass and rigidity. The... |
| US-7,203,333 |
Speaker A speaker has a diaphragm (16) and a suspension holder (19) supporting the diaphragm from the back surface of the diaphragm. The diaphragm has a bent section... |
| US-7,203,332 |
Magnet arrangement for loudspeaker An electro-dynamic loudspeaker includes a frame, a plurality of magnets and a diaphragm. The frame includes a molded plastic body. The magnets may be molded into... |
| US-7,203,331 |
Voice communication device A voice communication device including an earpiece adapted to be inserted into the external auditory canal of a user is disclosed. The earpiece is smaller than... |
| US-7,203,330 |
Switching unit for a microphone A switching unit for a microphone includes a slider-mounting member, a slider mounted slidably on the slider-mounting member and having an operating element, and... |
| US-7,203,329 |
Audio speaker system employing an axi-symmetrical horn with wide
dispersion angle characteristics over an... A speaker system includes a speaker driver loaded by a horn waveguide. The speaker driver reproduces sound within an extended frequency range that includes a... |
| US-7,203,328 |
Hearing aid, and method for reducing feedback therein Feedback reduction in hearing aids is simplified and improved in an amplification device that has two separate compensation paths, an acoustic input and an... |
| US-7,203,327 |
Apparatus for and method of processing audio signal A number (M) of sound source signals T1, T2, T3, T4, each having at least one information element of position information, movement information and localization... |
| US-7,203,326 |
Noise suppressing apparatus In an apparatus which estimates characteristics of a surrounding noise only when an input signal is soundless and performs a noise reduction or suppression of... |
| US-7,203,325 |
Audio processing device An audio processing device for processing an audio input signal comprises one or more noise reducing means, noise level measuring means and control means... |
| US-7,203,324 |
Audio feedback processing system This invention is an audio system capable of identifying frequencies of feedback signals and filters these feedback signals. Frequency interpolation is utilized... |
| US-7,203,323 |
System and process for calibrating a microphone array A system and process for self calibrating a plurality of audio sensors of a microphone array on a continuous basis, while the array is in operation, is... |
| US-7,203,322 |
Acoustic detector with noise cancellation An acoustic detector that includes active noise cancellation is presented. An acoustic detector converts sound waves, which include sound waves of interest as... |
| US-7,203,321 |
Device for electroacoustic sound generation in a motor vehicle A device for electroacoustic sound generation in a motor vehicle with a sound pressure sensor, a signal processing unit, which is connected with the sound... |
| US-7,203,320 |
Sub-harmonic generator and stereo expansion processor Methods and apparatus may provide for one or more of: receiving an input signal containing frequencies from among a first range; filtering the input signal to... |
| US-7,203,319 |
Apparatus and method for installing a decryption key An apparatus for installing a decryption key is initially arranged so that a decryption algorithm received by a control processor is passed via a first interface... |
| US-7,203,318 |
Secure transmission system for a digital trunked radio system A security system for a digital trunked radio system having a digital control channel and a plurality of working channels, wherein said working channels are... |
| US-7,203,317 |
System for enabling lazy-revocation through recursive key generation A plurality of users may have access to a file. The file is encrypted with a key. Access for a user to the file is revoked. A new key is generated from the... |
| US-7,203,316 |
Signing and signature authentication of messages Method for signing a message, in which a control center and the receiver share a permanent, main key. The control center produces a sequence number, and a... |
| US-7,203,315 |
Methods and apparatus for providing user anonymity in online transactions End-to-end user anonymity is provided in electronic commerce or other types of online transactions through the use of an intermediary. An intermediary machine,... |
| US-7,203,314 |
Super encrypted storage and retrieval of media programs with modified
conditional access functionality A method and apparatus for storing and retrieving program material for subsequent replay is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a conditional access module, for... |
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