Abstract: A unique computer-implemented process, system, and computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon, executable program code and instructions for 3-dimentional (3-D) image acquisition of a contoured surface-of-interest under observation by at least one camera and employing a preselected SLI pattern. The system includes a 3-D video sequence capture unit having (a) one or more image-capture devices for acquiring video image data as well as color texture data of a 3-D surface-of-interest, and (b) a projector device for illuminating the surface-of-interest with a preselected SLI pattern in, first, an initial Epipolar Alignment and ending in alignment with an Orthogonal (i.e., phase) direction, and then shifting the preselected SLI pattern (‘translation’).

Abstract: In a cellular communications system (10) in which a plurality of mobile subscriber units (100) attempt to access at least one BTS (140), which is controlled by a controller (150), a method of controlling system congestion is provided. The subscriber units (100) record a number of failed access attempt transmissions (210). The failed attempt data (122, 124) is transmitted (220) to the BTS (140) in subsequent access messages (120). From the failed attempt data (122, 124), the controller (150) generates an array of access restriction values (172), which are transmitted to the subscriber units (100) within the Access Parameters Message (170). The access restriction values (172) are used by the subscriber units (100) to perform one or more persistence tests (240, 245, 250). The access restriction values (172) control the probability of the persistence tests (240, 245, 250) passing for any given access slot.