Abstract: Device information is extracted from a graphical object's data file to dynamically generate a profile suitable for processing by a color management system. In one embodiment, the graphical object is an image and the graphical object's data file is generated by a digital camera.

Abstract: A method comprising determining an optimal color correction matrix accounting for both total noise variance and color reproduction error for a captured image; and correcting the colors of said captured image using said optimal color correction matrix.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an inductor using bonding techniques in the manufacture of integrated circuits is described. Bonding pads are provided over a semiconductor substrate. Input/output connections are made to at least two of the bonding pads. A plurality of wire bond loops are made between each two of the bonding pads wherein the plurality of wire bond loops forms the inductor.

Abstract: A method includes capturing an optical image to form raw data indicative of the optical image and using a look-up table to transform the raw data into transformed data that indicates a second image. A white color balance of the second image is computed, and the values in the look-up table are modified based on the computed white color balance.

Abstract: The disclosure refers to a modular framing system where single frames (1a, 1a′) or stacks of adjacent frames (1a, 1b) are interconnected by elongate locks (2) positioned between said frames (1). Adjacent frames (1a, 1a′) can either be connected together with one elongate lock (2) or a plurality of elongate locks (2) joined by lock connectors (21) to form a continual length of elongate locks (2). The number and length of the elongate locks (2) to be used are dependent on the height of the frames (1) to be used and the distance between the top frame (1a, 1a′) and the underside of a room ceiling. Where the height of the adjacent frames (1) to be connected together is greater than the distance between the top frames (1a, 1a′) and the underside of the room ceiling, a continual length made from shorter lengths of elongate locks (2) is more practical.

Abstract: A system of indexing discrete wavelet transform data, after entropy encoding, allows access to particular frames and sub-bands without decomposing all of the data to find the information of interest. In one embodiment a header may include the frame size in bytes followed by the sizes of each of the sub-bands in a predetermined order.

Abstract: A new structure and method is provided for the creation of an inductor on the surface of a silicon semiconductor substrate. The inductor is of a helix coil design having upper level and lower level conductors further having an axis whereby the axis of the helix coil of the inductor is parallel to the plane of the underlying substrate. Under the first embodiment of the invention, the height of the helix coil that is created on the surface of a silicon substrate is uniform. Under the second embodiment of the invention the height of the helix coil of the inductor of the invention is uniform while a ferromagnetic core is inserted between the upper and the lower level conductors of the helix coil. Under the third embodiment of the invention, the height of the helix coil that is created on the surface of a silicon substrate is non-uniform.

Abstract: A new structure is provided for the creation of an inductor on the surface of a silicon semiconductor substrate. The inductor is of spiral design and perpendicular to the plane of the underlying substrate. Conductor line width can be selected as narrow or wide, ferromagnetic material can be used to fill the spaces between the conductors of the spiral inductor. The spiral inductor of the invention can further by used in series or in series with conventional horizontal inductors.

Abstract: A method to remove ringing artifacts from locations near dominant edges of an image reconstructed after compression. The image is decomposed into blocks small enough so that each would contain only one significant edge. A significant edge is tested as to whether it is a dominant edge of the image. If there is no dominant edge, the block is not processed. In the remaining blocks, the exact pixels that include the dominant edges are output without filtering. The direction of the dominant edges is inferred, and then the remaining pixels are filtered with a directional de-ringing filter. The de-ringing filter has a main direction that is perpendicular with the direction of the edge, and thus also with an inherent direction of the ringing artifacts.

Abstract: A method to remove ringing artifacts from locations near dominant edges of an image reconstructed after compression. The image is decomposed into blocks small enough so that each would contain only one significant edge. A significant edge is tested as to whether it is a dominant edge of the image. If there is no dominant edge, the block is not processed. In the remaining blocks, the exact pixels that include the dominant edges are output without filtering. The direction of the dominant edges is inferred, and then the remaining pixels are filtered with a directional de-ringing filter. The de-ringing filter has a main direction that is aligned with the direction of the edge, and thus also with an inherent direction of the ringing artifacts.

Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a method of sharpening an image includes the following. A crispening parameter is adaptively computed for a local region of a captured image based, at least in part, on a measure of the local contrast and the local brightness. A kernel is applied to the local region of the captured image using the adaptively computed crispening parameter.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an inductor using bonding techniques in the manufacture of integrated circuits is described. Bonding pads are provided over a semiconductor substrate. Input/output connections are made to at least two of the bonding pads. A plurality of wire bond loops are made between each two of the bonding pads wherein the plurality of wire bond loops forms the inductor.

Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a method of sharpening an image includes the following. A crispening parameter is adaptively computed for a captured image based, at least in part, on a measure of the edges and brightness of the captured image. A kernel is applied to the captured image using the adaptively computed crispening parameter.

Abstract: A method comprising determining an optimal color correction matrix accounting for both total noise variance and color reproduction error for a captured image; and correcting the colors of said captured image using said optimal color correction matrix.

Abstract: A method including intra-frame coding a first sequence of video data using Discrete Wavelet Transform; and inter-frame coding a second sequence of video data using Discrete Wavelet Transforms, the second sequence of data interspersed with the first sequence.

Abstract: What is disclosed is a method comprising performing an observation on a sensor having a plurality of pixels, for each of the pixels that are unclassified, determining a score according to the observation, if the score for the each pixel satisfies a stopping condition, classifying the each pixel as being one of either defective or functional, and repeating the steps of performing, determining and classifying for any the pixels remaining unclassified after determining the score.

Abstract: A method comprising determining an optimal color correction matrix accounting for both total noise variance and color reproduction error for a captured image; and correcting the colors of said captured image using said optimal color correction matrix.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an inductor using bonding techniques in the manufacture of integrated circuits is described. Bonding pads are provided over a semiconductor substrate. Input/output connections are made to at least two of the bonding pads. A plurality of wire bond loops are made between each two of the bonding pads wherein the plurality of wire bond loops forms the inductor.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention is directed to a method of building an electronic file, using an electronic camera such as a digital camera, that captures 3-dimensional objects. A number of image data tiles that represent the images are generated by the camera. A number of text data tiles each containing text recognized in a corresponding one of the image data tiles is generated. The method includes searching for overlapping text in the text tiles, and pasting the text tiles in proper alignment into an electronic file.

Abstract: A new structure and method is provided for the creation of an inductor on the surface of a silicon semiconductor substrate. The inductor is of a helix coil design having upper level and lower level conductors further having an axis whereby the axis of the helix coil of the inductor is parallel to the plane of the underlying substrate. Under the first embodiment of the invention, the height of the helix coil that is created on the surface of a silicon substrate is uniform. Under the second embodiment of the invention the height of the helix coil of the inductor of the invention is uniform while a ferromagnetic core is inserted between the upper and the lower level conductors of the helix coil. Under the third embodiment of the invention, the height of the helix coil that is created on the surface of a silicon substrate is non-uniform.