Patents by Inventor Kai-Jay Lu

Kai-Jay Lu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Music score recognition method and system thereof
    Patent number: 8067682
    Abstract: A music score recognition method and a system thereof are provided. In the present method, a music score is detected and at least one measure in the music score is obtained by searching bar lines, so as to plan a recognition order according to the position of each measure in the music score. Next, an image capturing apparatus is controlled to capture one of the measures according to the recognition order, and music information in the captured measure is recognized and outputted immediately. The method follows the recognition order to repeatedly perform the steps of controlling the image apparatus, recognizing the captured measure, and outputting the music information on the other measures until each of the measures has been processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Chin-Shyurng Fahn, Kai-Jay Lu
  • MUSIC SCORE RECOGNITION METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100313737
    Abstract: A music score recognition method and a system thereof are provided. In the present method, a music score is detected and at least one measure in the music score is obtained by searching bar lines, so as to plan a recognition order according to the position of each measure in the music score. Next, an image capturing apparatus is controlled to capture one of the measures according to the recognition order, and music information in the captured measure is recognized and outputted immediately. The method follows the recognition order to repeatedly perform the steps of controlling the image apparatus, recognizing the captured measure, and outputting the music information on the other measures until each of the measures has been processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Chin-Shyurng Fahn, Kai-Jay Lu
  • REAL TIME DOCUMENT RECOGNITION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20090324139
    Abstract: A document recognition system comprises a document structure analyzing module for marking a document into a plurality of blocks according to at least one structural characteristic of the document, a reading scheduling module for arranging a reading schedule for reading the plurality of blocks, a positioning module for positioning one block that is being read, and a recognizing module for recognizing the block being read and then outputting the content of the block. The system described above thus can recognize documents in real time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Chin-Shyurng Fahn, Kai-Jay Lu