Abstract: The present invention relates the detection of moire patterns in digital images, which is performed by processing a plurality of digital images of the captured subject and/or scene, each taken at a different image exposure and/or resolution. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method and system for assessing liveness of captured biometric features based on the detection of moire patterns from the plurality of digital images.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods of automatically identifying, ranking, and processing information obtained from a document, and computerized systems and computer program products related thereto. The method involves identifying text clusters and identifying a visual layout structure of at least one part of the document, and ranking the text clusters according to visual properties of the text cluster. The method further involves identifying a semantic context of the identified text clusters and ranking the text clusters according to a similarity of the identified semantic context in relation to a given semantic context, to obtain a semantic context ranking, creating a total ranking of the text clusters based on a combination of a pair of rankings, and selecting text cluster(s) according to its position in the total ranking and providing the selected text cluster(s) to at least one downstream application.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a space allocation system and a method for allocating space to objects with multi-variate characteristics. In the present invention, intra-container allocation and/or inter-container allocation is performed to generate a combination in which the objects can be placed in one or more pre-defined storage spaces in a plurality of storage containers. The generated combination is further optimized for efficient space allocation to objects with multi-variate characteristics.

Abstract: Insulated assemblies, insulation units including an assembly, and methods of forming the assemblies and units are disclosed. Exemplary assemblies include a first pane of material, a second pane of material, and one or more monolithic insulating layers interposed between the first pane of material and the second pane of material. The insulating layer can exhibit a thermal conductivity less than 26 mW/(K.m).

Abstract: Disclosed are cellulose-based 5 flexible aerogels and xerogels containing bacterial cellulose nanorods, ribbons, fibers, and the like, wherein the gels have tunable optical, heat transfer, and stiffness properties. Further disclosed are highly transparent and flexible cellulose nanofiber-polysiloxane composite aerogels featuring enhanced mechanical robustness, tunable optical anisotropy, and low thermal conductivity.

Abstract: Materials that can be templated by one or more of biological material and biologically-derived material, structures including such materials, and methods of forming and using the materials and structures are disclosed. Exemplary materials and structures can be used to reflect, polarize and/or retard electromagnetic radiation.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a space allocation system and a method for allocating space to objects with multi-variate characteristics. In the present invention, intra-container allocation and/or inter-container allocation is performed to generate a combination in which the objects can be placed in one or more pre-defined storage spaces in a plurality of storage containers. The generated combination is further optimized for efficient space allocation to objects with multi-variate characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed are cellulose-based flexible gels containing cellulose nanorods, ribbons, fibers, and the like, and cellulose-enabled inorganic or polymeric composites, wherein the gels have tunable optical, heat transfer, and stiffness properties. The disclosed gels are in the form of hydrogels, organogels, liquid-crystal (LC) gels, and aerogels. Further disclosed are highly transparent and flexible cellulose nanofiber-polysiloxane composite aerogels featuring enhanced mechanical robustness, tunable optical anisotropy, and low thermal conductivity.

Abstract: The invention relates to an image processing method and system for constructing composite image with extended depth of field. The composite image may be constructed from a plurality of source images of a scene stored in an image stack. The method includes aligning the images in the image stack such that every image in the image stack is aligned with other images in the stack, performing illumination and color correction on the aligned images in the image stack, generating an energy matrix for each pixel of each illumination and color corrected image in the image stack by computing energy content for each pixel, generating a raw index map that contains the location of every pixels having maximum energy level among all the images in the image stack, generating degree of defocus ma and constructing the composite image.

Abstract: The invention relates to an image processing method and system for constructing composite image with extended depth of field. The composite image may be constructed from a plurality of source images of a scene stored in an image stack. The method includes aligning the images in the image stack such that every image in the image stack is aligned with other images in the stack, performing illumination and color correction on the aligned images in the image stack, generating an energy matrix for each pixel of each illumination and color corrected image in the image stack by computing energy content for each pixel, generating a raw index map that contains the location of every pixels having maximum energy level among all the images in the image stack, generating degree of defocus ma and constructing the composite image.