Abstract: An apparatus for determining the position of a sporting projectile within a scene during a time interval in which the sporting projectile is hidden from the view of a camera, the apparatus comprising: an interface operable to receive a first sequence of images of the scene captured by the camera at a first predetermined frame rate before the time interval and a second sequence of images of the scene captured by the camera at a second predetermined image rate after the time interval; a sporting projectile detection device operable to detect the position of the sporting projectile within the scene for each image in the first and second sequence of images; a velocity detection unit operable to determine the velocity of the sporting projectile before the time interval on the basis of the detected position of the sporting projectile within the scene for each image in the first sequence of images and the first frame rate and the velocity of the sporting projectile immediately after the time interval on the basis o

Abstract: Face recognition training database generation technique embodiments are presented that generally involve collecting characterizations of a person's face that are captured over time and as the person moves through an environment, to create a training database of facial characterizations for that person. As the facial characterizations are captured over time, they are will represent the person's face as viewed from various angles and distances, different resolutions, and under different environmental conditions (e.g., lighting and haze conditions). Further, over a long period of time where facial characterizations of a person are collected periodically, these characterizations can represent an evolution in the appearance of the person. This produces a rich training resource for use in face recognition systems. In addition, since a person's face recognition training database can be established before it is needed by a face recognition system, once employed, the training will be quicker.

Abstract: A method for implementing gesture based human interfaces includes segmenting data generated by an IR camera of an active area and detecting objects in an active area. The objects are distinguished as either island objects or peninsula objects and a human hand is identified from among the peninsula objects. The motion of the human hand is tracked as a function of time and a gesture made by the human hand is recognized.

Abstract: The invention provides a technique for accurate detection of objects appearing in the image, such as single fluorescent molecules, cells, microorganisms, nucleotides, DNA strands, or stars in celestial images. The method allows to differentiate between two combined point sources even if they are closer to each other than the optical resolution of the system. The procedure involves computing several coefficients representing decomposition of the intensity data in the basis of Hermit functions.

Abstract: Certain aspects of an apparatus and method for orienting tissue samples for comparison may include incrementally rotating orientation of a first image by a predetermined rotation angle while maintaining orientation of a second image at a fixed angle, checking alignment of the orientation of the first image with the orientation of the second image at each predetermined rotation angle by matching a plurality of points in the first image and the second image, determining whether a predetermined rotation angle is a correct rotation angle for alignment based on a count of the plurality of points being greater than a threshold value and rotating to the next predetermined rotation angle when the count of the plurality of points is less than or equal to a threshold value.

Abstract: A method of predicting hepatotoxicity of a compound. The method includes imaging cells of hepatic origin positioned within a plurality of containers to obtain imaged cellular targets, each container being treated with a different concentration of the compound, the imaging being performed using a quantitative high-content cell imaging system; quantitatively measuring the imaged cellular targets to detect changes in multiple cellular targets associated with cytotoxicity of the compound; and analyzing measurements obtained from the measured imaged cellular targets over a range of compound concentrations to determine the hepatotoxicity of the compound.

Abstract: A method obtains an original point-cloud of the object, filters discrete points from the original point-cloud, determines a first sub-point-cloud and a second sub-point-cloud from the filtered point-cloud, and creates an updated point-cloud of the object based on the first sub-point-cloud and the second sub-point-cloud, determines points to be fitted from the updated point-cloud. The method further fits a figure according to the determined points, determines a reference figure according to the fitted figure, determines a first point from the first sub-point-cloud and a second point from the second-point-cloud, calculates a gap width and a gap height of the updated point-cloud according to the first determined point, the second determined point, and the reference figure, and displays the gap width and the gap height on a display device.

Abstract: An image reconstruction method comprises reconstructing an image using an iterative reconstruction method and computing a projection used in the reconstructing by summing ray increments between neighboring planes (P0, P1, P2, . . . ) parallel with a detector face (42) with stationary incremental blurring associated with each ray increment computed based on a distance between the neighboring parallel planes. A non-stationary blurring kernel may also be convolved at a plane closest to the detector face to generate a projection incorporating shift-variant blurring.

Abstract: A display format adjustment system includes a display control module, a distance measurement module, a timer controller, and a display format determination module. The display control module displays content in a first display format on a display. The distance measurement module continuously measures the current distance between a viewer and the display screen. The timer controller starts a timer. Once the current distance changes, the timer controller restarts the timer. If the timer reaches a predetermined time, the display format determination module determines a second display format based on the first display format and the display control module displays the content in the second display format.

Abstract: A computer alters at least one recognizable metric or text in a digitally-encoded photographic image by operating an alteration algorithm in response to user input data while preserving an overall aesthetic quality of the image and obscuring an identity of at least one individual or geographic location appearing in the image. An altered digitally-encoded photographic image prepared by the altering of the at least one recognizable metric or text in the image is stored in a computer memory. User feedback and/or automatic analysis may be performed to define parameter values of the alteration algorithm such that the alteration process achieves preservation of aesthetic qualities while obscuring an identity of interest.

Abstract: A method and a computer system are disclosed for scattered beam correction in a CT examination of an object in a multi source CT. In at least one embodiment, the method includes generating original projection data records; reconstruction of the object with the original projection data records of at least one detector; determining the scattered radiation generated by each emitter exclusively in the direction of the original beams of the at least one other emitter relative to its opposing detector; generating corrected projection data records by removing the calculated scattered radiation from the original projection data records; reconstruction of the object with the corrected projection data records, and implementing a further iteration of the method when determining the scattered radiation or issuing the reconstruction result if at least one predetermined abort criterion applies.

Abstract: A portion of imagery data is obtained from a digital slide and a protocol of image analysis/diagnostic tasks is performed on the portion of imagery data by a pathologist or an image analysis module. The result of each task (e.g., success or no success) is recorded and a score is determined for the portion of the imagery data. Multiple portions of imagery data from the digital slide are analyzed and scored and the various scores from the multiple portions of imagery data are calculated to determine an overall score for the digital slide. Regions of the digital slide can be scored separately. Multiple rounds of scoring (by different pathologists and/or different image analysis algorithms) may be employed to increase the accuracy of the score for a digital slide or region thereof.

Abstract: A method and system for multi-part left atrium (LA) segmentation in a C-arm CT volume is disclosed. Multiple LA part models, including an LA chamber body mesh, an appendage mesh, a left inferior pulmonary vein (PV) mesh, a left superior PV mesh, a right inferior PV mesh, and a right superior PV mesh, are segmented in a 3D volume. A volume mask is generated from the LA chamber mesh, the appendage mesh, and the PV meshes. Erosion is performed in the LA chamber body and a plurality of ostia regions in the volume mask. The plurality of ostia regions in the volume mask are refined using region growing, and a smooth mesh is fit to each ostia region. A consolidated LA mesh is generated from the volume mask and the parts of the LA mesh are relabeled in the ostia region based on part boundaries detected using an optimization approach.

Abstract: To provide an image processing device capable of reducing a user operation in production of motion data by simulating a 3D motion of a moving object. A base data obtaining unit obtains a plurality of base data each containing an image and distance data indicating a distance between an object shown in the image and the image capturing unit, the distance data being based on a measured result. An in-image position specifying unit, based on the image obtained, specifies a position in the image, where the moving object is shown. A distance specifying unit specifies a distance between the moving object and the image capturing unit, based on the specified in-image position and the distance data. A position coordinate calculating unit calculates the 3D position coordinates of the moving object, based on the specified in-image position and the specified distance.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for reconstructing image data of an examination object from measured data, wherein the measured data was captured previously during a relative rotary motion between a radiation source of a computed tomography system and the examination object. In at least one embodiment, the measured data is modified to achieve a particular grayscale characteristic of the image data to be reconstructed. The image data is calculated by way of an iterative algorithm using the modified measured data, wherein no arithmetic step for reducing noise is employed in the iterations.

Abstract: A device such as a set-top-box, digital TV, DVD player, multi-media player, cellular telephone or digital cinema player that may handle data such as multimedia data and/or audio/video signals, may determine its location. The device may determine its location based on GPS information and may send its location it to an external entity, for example, a service provider. The device may generate a watermark comprising its determined location and may embed or insert the watermark within the data. AlsoIn addition, the generated watermark may comprise one or more of a unique identifier for the device, a source of the data, for example, a service provider, a date and a time. The watermark may be secured via processing, for example, the watermark may be encrypted prior to being embedded. The data may be compressed when embedding the watermark. The watermark embedding process may be handled via a secure embedded processor and/or secure code.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a storage unit configured to store tomographic images in relation to the fundus of an examined eye; a detection unit configured to detect a boundary of retinal pigment epithelium and an inner limiting membrane from each of the images and to detect a part where the boundary is discontinuous; a determination unit configured to determine a surface of a sclera model for each of the images by use of the detected boundary and the inner limiting membrane; a generation unit configured to generate a sclera model including an optic papilla periphery by use of the surface of the sclera model and the part where the boundary is discontinuous; a combining unit configured to combine each of the images and the sclera model to generate a combined image; and a display unit configured to display the combined image generated by the combining unit.

Abstract: A super-resolution processor in one aspect of the present invention first estimates a motion between an input image and a delayed input image which is obtained by delaying the input image by some frames, and determines a motion vector in super-resolution processing of adding a high frequency component using a learning database. Subsequently, the super-resolution processor updates an evaluation value evaluated when a patch is extracted in a target block of the input image, so that a learned high frequency patch is likely to be selected, the learned high frequency patch being the same as the learned high frequency patch used for super-resolution processing performed at the position motion-compensated by the motion vector in the frame at the same time as the time of the delayed input image.

Abstract: A paper sheet management apparatus includes: a serial number recognizing unit 38A that performs a character recognition of a serial number of predetermined digits for recognizing a banknote from the banknote, obtains a character recognition result including a recognizable character and/or an unrecognizable character, and obtains a serial number recognition result including a recognizable determined character and/or an unrecognizable error character based on the obtained character, recognition result; a serial number registration condition processing unit 38B that judges whether the serial number recognition result meets a predetermined registration condition based on the determined character or the error character in the obtained serial number recognition result; and a DB control unit 38E that registers banknote detailed information including the serial number recognition result in a database 33, when the serial number recognition result meets the predetermined registration condition, and forbids registration

Abstract: A support system for histopathological diagnosis includes a cell nucleus uniformity evaluation unit evaluating a uniformity of a plurality of cell nuclei included in a ductal region in an image. With this configuration, there is provided a support system, a support method and a support program for histopathological diagnosis, which enables realization of highly accurate cancer differentiation in a pathological diagnosis.