Abstract: A system and method that scans areas of a human body to identify unattractive characteristics and make cosmetic enhancements is modified for medical monitoring and optionally for treatment. A 3-D model of the exterior surface of the human body is created, and the scanned data is analyzed by characteristics of reflectance and surface topology to identify unhealthy characteristics. Because people will use a cosmetics system widely and frequently, base lines of patients' conditions can be created through frequent monitoring over a long time period, so that potentially dangerous changes from the base line can identified quickly and reported on. When appropriate, precise applications of medications to treat affected areas may be made automatically. Controlled and precisely directed dosages of medications may be applied to reduce the risk of undesirable side effects. Medicines may also be applied over a large area of skin and during a long period of time to achieve desired treatments.

Abstract: A computer-controlled system determines attributes of a frexel, an area of human skin, and applies a modifying agent (RMA) at the pixel level, typically to make the skin appear more youthful and so more attractive. The system scans the frexel, identifies unattractive attributes, and applies the RMA, typically with an inkjet printer. The identified attributes relate to reflectance and may refer to features such as irregular-looking light and dark spots, age-spots, scars, and bruises. Identified attributes may also relate to the surface topology of the skin, for more precisely enhancing surface irregularities such as bumps and wrinkles. Feature mapping may be used, for example to make cheeks appear pinker and cheekbones more prominent. The RMA can be applied in agreement with identified patterns, such as adding red to a red frexel, or in opposition, such as adding green or blue to a red frexel, according to idealized models of attractiveness.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for processing images.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for altering luminance characteristics of an image organized according to a transmission protocol for a compressed image. The method includes, but is not limited to, determining a transmission luminance component of the image according to the representation of luminance provided for in the transmission protocol; substituting the transmission luminance component of the image for a reconstruction luminance component; and converting the image with the substituted transmission luminance component into an approximate human perceivable gamma representation.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for processing images. A method is provided for separating the image into two or more spatial phase data components, determining a luminance value multiplier to enable the two or more spatial phase data components to match in luminance, using the luminance value multiplier to determine one or more residue components for one or more of the two or more spatial phase data components, the residue components representing one or more concentrated noise components of the image, and performing noise reduction of the one or more residue components.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for processing images. A method for removing artifacts for restoring a block of data includes but is not limited to receiving one or more original transform coefficients of the block of data; quantizing the original transform coefficients of the block of data, the quantizing resulting in one or more quantization levels associated with the one or more original transform coefficients; applying an artifact reduction process to the quantized original transform coefficients; adjusting one or more quantized data values representing the transform coefficients as altered by the artifact reduction process if any of the one or more quantized data values are outside the one or more quantization levels after applying the artifact reduction process; and reapplying the artifact reduction process and readjusting the adjusted quantized data values, the reapplying the artifact reduction process enabling restoration of the block of data.

Abstract: An elastomeric ink composition having beneficial utility for the formation of the conductive interlayer in the manufacture of laminated composite polymeric structures to be used as electric heating elements; the ink is a fluoroelastomer solution composition which contains conductive carbon black and which is free of fluoroelastomer crosslinking agents. Some embodiments of the ink preferably also contain a divalent metal oxide or hydroxide.