Abstract: A method is presented for altering a portion of a substrate. The method includes providing a first device including an outer surface and a second device including a source of vibration energy. The method also includes forming a nip between the source of vibration energy and the outer surface. The method also includes conveying the substrate through the nip and intermittently altering the portion of the substrate in the nip to create a pattern of altered areas forming a shape. The altered areas have a pattern balance that includes one or more of: an average area of the substrate altered in the nip is within a threshold range across the portion of the substrate; and a simple area of integral areas within the altered areas is within a threshold range across the portion of the substrate.

Abstract: A system and method are provided to generate blended video and graphics using a blending domain. The system converts video from a first domain to a blending domain. The system converts graphics from a second domain to the blending domain and blends the video and graphics in the blending domain to generate a blended output.

Abstract: Systems and methods are related to daltonizing images. An image decoder can receive a first image and a second image. The images can be associated with a first metadata and second metadata, respectively. The image decoder and determine a color mapping for the first image and the second image based on the first metadata and the second metadata. The image decoder can process the images in a color vision deficiency (CVD) processor and based on the images and their associated metadata generate daltonized images which are sent to a display.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions including a constituent-A, which constituent-A consists of a polylysine component and a fibrous component which fibrous component consists of at least one fibrous element which fibrous element includes vegetable fibers. The fibrous element is free of any fibers other than the vegetable fibers. The composition is free of any fibers other than the vegetable fibers of the fibrous component (compositions of the invention). The invention further relates to processes for obtaining an object from the compositions of the invention. The invention further relates to objects such as sheets, tapes, sticks, strips, films, cloths, containers, boards, panels, beams, frames, planks, engineered wood (e.g. fibreboards) obtained by said processes. The invention further relates to articles including a) a part which is solid at 23° C. and 1 atm; and one or both of b) and c), wherein b) is a composition of the invention, and c) is an object of the invention (articles of the invention).

Abstract: The present invention provides a fully integrated digital workflow for the designing and production of packaging. A designer creates a package design with a special effect ink digitally, using a computer connected to a color database and a special effect ink database. Advantageously, the present workflow minimizes the complexity of the workflow by using transparent color layers printed over plain special effect additive ink layers to develop the special effect inks to be used on press. The present workflow advantageously can also be used to assess match of polychromatic inks.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fully integrated digital workflow for the designing and production of packaging. A designer creates a package design with a special effect ink digitally, using a computer connected to a color database and a special effect ink database. Advantageously, the present workflow minimizes the complexity of the workflow by using transparent color layers printed over plain special effect additive ink layers to develop the special effect inks to be used on press. The present workflow advantageously can also be used to assess match of polychromatic inks.

Abstract: The described herein is a method for identifying a best match to a metal deco target color and distributing the best match to interested parties for ongoing validation. The method creates a digital proofing database that matches, for example, PantoneLIVE™ target colors and sets a defined digital inkjet standard to within desired tolerances. Also described is a system that implements the method.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for improving security of media streams are disclosed. The system can receive a decoded media stream from a media decoding pipeline that receives and decodes an encoded media stream. The system can identify, based on the decoded media stream, a set of features to generate, and generate the set of features using the decoded media stream. Such features may include luma histograms, pixel intensity data, motion vectors, edge detection, audio gain, tonal information, pitch information, among other types of features. The system can provide the set of features to a processor executing a machine-learning model, wherein the processor executing the machine-learning model is prevented from accessing the decoded media stream by the device.

Abstract: The described herein is a method for identifying a best match to a metal deco target color and distributing the best match to interested parties for ongoing validation. The method creates a digital proofing database that matches, for example, PantoneLIVE™ target colors and sets a defined digital inkjet standard to within desired tolerances. Also described is a system that implements the method.

Abstract: A system and method are provided to generate blended video and graphics using a blending domain. The system converts video from a first domain to a blending domain. The system converts graphics from a second domain to the blending domain and blends the video and graphics in the blending domain to generate a blended output.

Abstract: An apparatus for improved rendering includes a number of processing channels to receive multiple input content sources and to process that input content. A compositor can composite processed input content to generate a composite output signal. An output adaptation block can adapt the composite output signal along with dynamic metadata for display by a display device. Each processing channel includes a statistics generator and an input adaptation block.

Abstract: The described herein is a method for identifying a best match to a metal deco target color and distributing the best match to interested parties for ongoing validation. The method creates a digital proofing database that matches, for example, PantoneLIVE™ target colors and sets a defined digital inkjet standard to within desired tolerances. Also described is a system that implements the method.

Abstract: A system and method are provided to generate blended video and graphics using a blending domain. The system converts video from a first domain to a blending domain. The system converts graphics from a second domain to the blending domain and blends the video and graphics in the blending domain to generate a blended output.

Abstract: A safety monitoring harness system for the protection of a climber is disclosed. Comprising the safety monitoring harness system comprising a base, an alarm system, a strap length sensor assembly, a PCB, a first tether assembly, a second tether assembly and a power system. The first tether assembly and the second tether assembly each comprise a strap, a retraction assembly, and an anchoring hook. The safety monitoring harness system is configured to selectively attach to the climber by: securing a harness assembly to the climber, and securing the base to the harness assembly. a portion of the retraction assembly for each of the first tether assembly and the second tether assembly are enclosed within the base. The anchoring hook retract and extend between a plurality of lengths from the base.

Abstract: A device implementing the subject pixel storage for graphical frame buffers may include at least one processor configured to obtain a plurality of data units containing a plurality of pixels stored in memory, each of the plurality of data units including a first pixel of the plurality of pixels packed in succession with at least a portion of a second pixel of the plurality of pixels, in which the plurality of pixels is represented by a number of bits, obtain a group of pixels from the plurality of pixels, and store the group of pixels using a targeted number of bits. A method and computer program product implementing the subject pixel storage for graphical frame buffers is also provided.

Abstract: A safety monitoring harness system for the protection of a climber comprising: said safety monitoring harness system comprising a base, a one or more tether assemblies, a retraction assembly, an alarm system, a strap length sensor assembly, and a power system. Said one or more tether assemblies comprising at least a first tether assembly and a second tether assembly. Said one or more tether assemblies each comprising a strap, and an anchoring hook. Said safety monitoring harness system is configured to selectively attach to said climber by: attaching a harness assembly to said climber, and securing said base to said harness assembly. A portion of said retraction assembly is enclosed within said base. Said retraction assembly are configured to selectively retract and release portions of said strap from within said base.

Abstract: A device implementing the subject high bit-depth graphics compression may include at least one processor configured to receive pixel data for a pixel block, obtain endpoints of a first bit length based on the pixel data in the pixel block, quantize the endpoints to a second bit length smaller than the first bit length, select the quantized endpoints for pixel values in the pixel block, determine a weight for each pixel of the pixel block in each of a plurality of planes corresponding to the endpoints selected for the pixel block, and generate a compressed data block representative of the pixel block based at least on the endpoints for the pixel block and the weight for each pixel of the pixel block in each of the plurality of planes corresponding to the endpoints. A method and computer program product implementing the subject high bit-depth graphics compression is also provided.

Abstract: A system and method are provided to generate blended video and graphics using a blending domain. The system converts video from a first domain to a blending domain. The system converts graphics from a second domain to the blending domain and blends the video and graphics in the blending domain to generate a blended output.

Abstract: A device implementing the subject pixel storage for graphical frame buffers may include at least one processor configured to obtain a plurality of data units containing a plurality of pixels stored in memory, each of the plurality of data units including a first pixel of the plurality of pixels packed in succession with at least a portion of a second pixel of the plurality of pixels, in which the plurality of pixels is represented by a number of bits, obtain a group of pixels from the plurality of pixels, and store the group of pixels using a targeted number of bits. A method and computer program product implementing the subject pixel storage for graphical frame buffers is also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for improved rendering includes a number of processing channels to receive multiple input content sources and to process that input content. A compositor can composite processed input content to generate a composite output signal. An output adaptation block can adapt the composite output signal along with dynamic metadata for display by a display device. Each processing channel includes a statistics generator and an input adaptation block.