Abstract: The method, system and computer program product generate online interactive maps linking tracked objects (in a live or pre-recorded video sequence) to multimedia content in real time. Specifically, an object tracking and link generation (OTLG) utility allows a user to access multimedia content by clicking on moving (or still) objects within the frames of a video (or image) sequence. The OTLG utility identifies and stores a clear image(s) of an object or of multiple objects to be tracked and initiates a mechanism to track the identified objects over a sequence of video or image frames. The OTLG utility utilizes the results of the tracking mechanism to generate, for each video frame, an interactive map frame with interactive links placed in the map frame at a location corresponding to the object's tracked location in each video frame.

Abstract: Certain examples provide collaboration systems, apparatus, and methods to facilitate display, review, and annotation of image data on a small display. An example method includes determining an initial display resolution by comparing an image dimension at an image display resolution and an available screen dimension of the reduced size display screen. The example method includes, based on a selected region of interest in an image, displaying the selected region of interest at the initial display resolution. The example method includes, using the selected region of interest, displaying image data in the selected region of interest to set a plurality of data points via user interaction with a touchscreen display. The example method includes computing a potential error introduced for a measurement between the plurality of data points based on a tolerance value. The example method includes adjusting the image display resolution and zoom based on the potential error.

Abstract: Events may be determined based on an image and context data associated with the image. An event type associated with the image may be determined based on a concept of the image. A list of events may be retrieved from an event database based on the context data. The retrieved list of events may then be ranked based on the determined event type and the context data. Through this event determination, a user may obtain information of one or more events happening at a specific location simply by capturing an image of that specific location, thereby saving the user from searching and browsing the Internet or brochure to locate the information of the one or more events at the specific location.

Abstract: The disclosed invention provides apparatus, systems, and methods for orientating an object in an enclosed area using a magnetic dipole deployed in the enclosed area and thereafter applying an external rotating magnetic field for applying a rotational force to the dipole along one or more selected axis. The external magnetic field is moved to manipulate object in the desired direction(s) of movement.

Abstract: In one respect, provided are systems, methods and techniques in which local regions within an image are processed to provide fuzzy classification scores, which are calculated by determining changes in pixel values along a number of different directions. The resulting fuzzy classification scores are then used to detect or identify edge-containing or texture-containing regions, or to otherwise process the image regions differentially according to their fuzzy classification score. In another respect, provided are systems, methods and techniques for differential processing of different areas in an image. The differential processing in this case is based on calculated measures of local activity, which indicate features in corresponding local regions, and also based on calculated measures of local pixel-value variations, which indicate an amount of variation in pixel values across the corresponding local regions.

Abstract: In a medical image display device for displaying a hollow organ of an examinee as a panoramic image, in order to inform an operator of the existence or nonexistence of a blind area in a panoramic image, the medical image display device has a panoramic image creating unit configured to create a panoramic image of a hollow organ of an examinee and a display unit configured to display the panoramic image, and further has a blind area detecting unit configured to detect a blind area in the panoramic image and an informing unit configured to inform an operator of the existence or nonexistence of the blind portion.

Abstract: Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable storage medium for performing content based transitions between images. Image content within each image of a set of images are analyzed to determine at least one respective characteristic metric for each image. A respective transition score for each pair of at least a subset of the images is determined with respect to each transition effect of a plurality of transition effects based on the at least one respective characteristic metric for each image. Transition effects implementing transitions between successive images for a sequence of the images are determined based on the transition scores. An indication of the determined transition effects is stored. The determined transition effects are useable to present the images in a slideshow or other image sequence presentation.

Abstract: Depth values in a scene are measured by projecting sets of patterns on the scene, wherein each set of patterns is structured with different spatial frequency using different encoding functions. Sets of images of the scene is acquired, wherein there is one image for each pattern in each set. Depth values are determining for each pixel at corresponding locations in the sets of images. The depth values of each pixel are analyzed, and the depth value is returned if the depth values at the corresponding locations are similar. Otherwise, the depth value is marked as having an error.

Abstract: Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model.

Abstract: For each image of a set of images, the each image is characterized with a set of fixed-orientation texture descriptors and a set of color descriptors. The set of images is indexed in a color index and a texture index. Similarly, a query image is characterized with a set of fixed-orientation texture descriptors. The set of fixed orientation texture descriptors of the query image includes a set of fixed orientation descriptors for each of a set of rotated query images, and a set of color descriptors of the query image. A rotated local Bag-of-Features (BoF) operation is performed upon the set of rotated query images and the set of images. Each of the set of images is ranked based on the rotated local Bag-of-Features operation.

Abstract: Verifying surveying instrument's external orientation during a measurement process, comprising directing the imaging means onto a reference object and detecting a first photographing direction of the imaging means, taking a first image of the reference object in the first photographing direction, memorizing the first image and the first photographing direction as being indicative of the surveying instrument's external orientation, re-directing the imaging means onto the reference object and detecting a second photographing direction of the imaging means, taking a second image of the reference object in the second photographing direction, and comparing a first with a second imaged position of the reference object in the first respectively the second image by image processing as well as the first with the second photographing direction and verifying the surveying instrument's external orientation based on disparities between the first and the second imaged position and/or between the first and the second photog

Abstract: A sectional image recognition method and a zonal recognition device are applied in a zonal fingerprint recognition device with small storage capacity.

Abstract: In a method for graphically representing the surroundings of a motor vehicle, whereby graphical elements, which serve to assist the driver in interpreting the spatial information, contained in the scene image, are superimposed on a scene image, which represents a three dimensional surrounding scene of the surroundings of the motor vehicle and which is out two dimensionally or three dimensionally to the driver of the motor vehicle, the graphical elements are at least partially configured and arranged in the scene image such that they embody in the surrounding scene at least one virtual boundary object, which has a three dimensional spatial shape and which exhibits at least one reference surface that delimits a free space, which can be attained by the motor vehicle without the risk of a collision, from an obstacle space, which can be attained only with the risk of a collision.

Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment, a method for detecting a document includes capturing a first plurality of images of a document at a first wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, capturing a second plurality of images of the document at a second wavelength of electromagnetic radiation, and assembling the first and second pluralities of images to form one or more images of the document.

Abstract: A method, system, and machine-readable medium for classifying an image element as one of a plurality of categories, including assigning the image element based on a ratio between an unoccluded perimeter of the image element and an occluded perimeter of the image element and coding the image element according to a coding scheme associated with the category to which the image element is classified. Exemplary applications include image compression, where categories include image foreground and background layers.

Abstract: Segmentation of certain regions defined on a firearm cartridge case for successful automatic matching of cartridge cases after a cartridge is fired, on the basis of the marks left on the cartridge cases fired. Disclosed is a method for segmentation of a cartridge case base by using surface height matrix information comprising: detecting the center of the cartridge case base; according to this center, obtaining the polar height matrix by subjecting the surface height matrix to polar transformation; acquiring a one-dimensional signal, “Average Height Signal on the Basis of Radius” (AHSBR), by calculation of the mean value on the radius axis applied on the polar height matrix; determining regions similar to circle signal models on the AHSBR and detecting circles; determining the firing pin mark region by threshold processing of the primer region surface height matrix. Letters on the cartridge case base are detected by using slope matrices.

Abstract: A device for processing an input image may include a degree-of-symmetry calculation unit, which may be configured to receive the input image and calculate a degree of symmetry of the input image. The device may also include a parting line detection unit, which may be configured to receive the input image and detect a parting line that separates two sides of the input image. Additionally, the device may include a classification unit, which may be configured to classify the input image based on the degree of symmetry and the parting line. The classification unit may also be configured to generate a classification signal to cause at least one of display or storage of the classification.

Abstract: In a communication system, a communication terminal displays an image based on display data being displayed and sent by an external apparatus. The communication terminal sends first resolution data specifying a resolution of a display of the communication terminal to the external apparatus. The external apparatus determines a resolution of the display data to be transmitted, based on the first resolution data, and second resolution data specifying a resolution of a display of the external input apparatus. The external apparatus sends the display data, which is converted to have the determined resolution, to the communication terminal.

Abstract: An exemplary method includes providing image data for an illuminated physical sample of a heterogeneous translucent material, determining one or more material properties of the material based in part on a diffusion equation where one of the material properties is a diffusion coefficient for diffusion of radiation in the material and where the determining includes a regularization term for the diffusion coefficient, mapping the one or more material properties to a virtual object volume, assigning virtual illumination conditions to the virtual object volume, and rendering the virtual object volume using the virtual illumination conditions as a boundary condition for a system of diffusion equations of the virtual object volume. Other methods, devices and systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for determining cardiac status comprises for a given patient, constructing a patient-specific, three-dimensional, computational model of the patient's heart; and executing the constructed computational model, said executing generating a quantitative analysis of cardiac function. A method of performing cardiac surgeries comprises: a) assessing surgical options based on a patient-specific, three-dimensional, computational model of a patient's heart; and b) performing surgery based on one or more of the surgical options.

Abstract: A computer-aided method, system and computer program product are provided for optical testing of a rope. Such method includes: providing an image data set for at least one portion of the rope; providing target values of a pictorial longitudinal extension of the representation of wires relative to a pictorial longitudinal extension of the rope in the image data set; determining a pictorial longitudinal extension of the wires in the image data set, including adapting an estimated longitudinal extension to the image data set; determining at least one quality value using a quality norm as a function of the determined pictorial longitudinal extension of the wires and the target values of the pictorial longitudinal extension of the wires; discriminating pictorial positions within the image data set of the rope, where at least one quality value exceeds or falls below a predetermined, assigned quality threshold value; and providing the discriminated pictorial positions.

Abstract: Provided are an image processing apparatus and method for counting moving objects in an image, the apparatus including: a motion detection unit which detects motion in an image; an object detection unit which detects objects based on the motion detected by the motion detection unit; an outline generation unit which generates at least one reference outline of which a size is adjusted according to a preset parameter based on a location in the image; and a calculation unit which calculates a number of objects having substantially a same size as that of the at least one reference outline from among the objects detected by the object detection unit, wherein the preset parameter is adjusted according to at least one circumstantial parameter.

Abstract: In an image processing apparatus that determines tilt angles of an image, coordinates of points in the image are each transformed into a distance ? and an angle ?, and votes are cast to a vote table having the distance ? and the angle ? as headers. A predetermined number of points having numbers of votes ranked high are extracted from the vote table, and an extraction angle ?x is determined to achieve maximum consistency with angles ? at the predetermined number of points, and the tilt angles of the image are determined based on the determined extraction angle ?x.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for creating 3D content for an Oriental painting. The apparatus includes a 2D image analysis unit, a 3D information extraction unit, a content creation unit, and a 3D content conversion unit. The 2D image analysis unit receives previous knowledge information, and analyzes 2D information about at least one of an empty space, light and shading, and a composition of an image of the Oriental painting based on the previous knowledge information. The 3D information extraction unit extracts 3D information about at least one of a distance, a depth, a viewpoint, and a focus of the Oriental painting image. The content creation unit creates content for the Oriental painting image based on the analysis information and the 3D information. The 3D content conversion unit converts the content for the Oriental painting image into 3D content based on the 3D information.

Abstract: A detection device of a planar area is provided. The detection device includes an image obtaining section for obtaining a left image and a right image; a planar area aligning section for setting given regions of interest to the obtained left image and the right image, and through use of a geometric transform function that matches the region of interest of the right image with the region of interest of the left image, performing geometric transform to generate a geometric transform image; and a planar area detecting section for detecting a planar area based on the geometric transform image and the region of interest of the right image. The planar area aligning section sets the planar area detected by the planar area detecting section as a given region of interest.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for adjusting the orientation of an image frame and a scene depicted in the image frame are described. In general, techniques are disclosed for analyzing an image with one or more feature detectors to identify features in the image. An alignment or position associated with one or more features identified in the image may be used to determine a proper orientation for the image frame. The image can then be rotated to the proper orientation. It may also be determined if a scene depicted in the image is properly aligned in the rotated image orientation. If not, alignment information associated with the identified features may be utilized to straighten the depicted scene.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting an object are provided. The method calculates a feature value based on features extracted from an input image by using a classifier of an ith stage, compares the calculated feature value with a first threshold value of the ith stage, compares the feature value with a second threshold value of the ith stage according to a result of the comparison between the feature value and the first threshold value of the ith stage, and jumps to a classifier of an i+2th stage according to a result of the comparison between the feature value and the second threshold value of the ith stage. By doing so, the method can avoid repeated calculations and can rapidly detect the object in the input image.

Abstract: Image data, such as from a mobile phone camera, is analyzed to determine a colorfulness metric (e.g., saturation) or a contrast metric (e.g., Weber contrast). This metric is then used in deciding which of, or in which order, plural different image recognition processes should be invoked in order to present responsive information to a user. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

Abstract: Automated valuation model with customizable neighborhood determination. A map image is displayed corresponding to a geographical area, and then user input accommodates definition of a particularly defined geographic area to provide custom identification of a neighborhood to be subject to automated valuation. Once the defined geographic area is established, the automated valuation model is applied to property data corresponding to properties within the defined geographic area. A subject property and corresponding properties within the defined geographic area are then displayed on a map image, preferably with articulation of the defined geographic area as the neighborhood of interest. The neighborhood may be defined by, among other criteria, inclusion within a user-defined shape, as well as exclusion of a user-defined shape from a displayed geographic area.

Abstract: A method of determining the authenticity of a document of value provided with a watermark pattern, the method comprising determining whether the watermark pattern exhibits a discontinuity.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for summarizing video data is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes accessing face information that is associated with at least one identified person within frames of the video data, examining user specifications for selecting portions of the video data, comparing the user specifications with the face information to determine indicia of interest related to each of the frames, identifying at least one of the frames that are in accordance with user specifications based on the indicia of interest and forming summary video data using the at least one identified frame of the video data.

Abstract: Densest subgraphs of a graph are determined. The graph includes vertices and edges interconnecting the vertices. Each edge connects two of the vertices and has a weight. The vertices and the edges form subgraphs from which the densest subgraphs are determined as those subgraphs having densities greater than a threshold. Clusters at levels of a hierarchy are determined based on the densest subgraphs. Each cluster includes a set of the vertices and a set of the edges of the graph. Each level corresponds to a different density of the clusters. The hierarchy is ordered from a most-dense level of the clusters to a least-dense level of the clusters.

Abstract: When image data are input from a memory card or the like, a printing apparatus detects face region captured in these image data. Where the size and position of a face region fall within permitted ranges therefor set in advance in a permitted range table derived via sense evaluation testing, the input image data is selected as a printing target candidate. If the face region size and position do not each fall within their permitted range, however, the image data is not selected as a printing target. As a result, image data suitable for printing can be efficiently selected as printing targets from image data that contain human faces.

Abstract: An optical system for measuring an irregularly shaped object includes a dimensioning station having a base, a first wall extending from the base, and a second wall extending from the base. A collimated light is passed from each of first and second collimated light sources arranged generally parallel to the base, illuminating the first and second walls and defining first and second shadows, respectively. A camera is arranged to obtain image data representing each of the first and second shadows. The system is configured to collect the image data for determining at least one dimension of an object from each of the first and second shadows. Each of the first and second collimated light sources may be a light with a collimating lens arranged between the light and the respective wall. The light source may be an LED and the collimating lens may be a collimating Fresnel lens.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an integrally bladed rotor of a gas turbine engine according to one aspect, includes a 3-dimensional scanning process to generate a 3-dimensional profile of individual blades before being welded to the disc of the rotor. A blade distribution pattern on the disc is then determined in a computing process using data of the 3-dimensional profile of the individual blades such that the fabricated integrally bladed rotor is balanced.

Abstract: It is an object to provide an image processing apparatus which can properly obtain an original area even when there is one original or when there are a plurality of originals, an image processing method, and a recording medium in which an image processing program has been recorded. An image processing apparatus for deciding an image data area of an original from read image data obtained by being read by an image reading apparatus has: an extracting unit for extracting a plurality of image areas from the read image data; and a discriminating unit for discriminating whether or not tilt angles of the image areas extracted by the extracting unit are equal. If one or more tile angles of the image areas are not equal as a result of the discrimination by the discriminating unit, it is determined that each of the image areas is an image data area of the original on the assumption that there are a plurality of originals.

Abstract: Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model.

Abstract: The invention is a system for measuring the true dimensions and orientation of objects in a two dimensional image. The system is comprised of a ruler comprising at least one set of features each comprised of two or more markers that are identifiable in the image and having a known spatial relationship between them and a software package comprising programs that allow extension of the ruler and other objects in the two dimensional image beyond their physical dimensions or shape. The system can be used together with radiographic imagery means, processing means, and display means to take x-ray images and to measure the true dimensions and orientation of objects and to aid in the identification and location of a surgery tool vs. anatomy in those x-ray images. The invention provides a method of drawing and displaying on a two dimensional x-ray image measurements of objects visible in said image, graphical information, or templates of surgical devices.

Abstract: A non-contact measurement apparatus and method. A probe is provided for mounting on a coordinate positioning apparatus, comprising at least one imaging device for capturing an image of an object to be measured. Also provided is an image analyzer configured to analyze at least one first image of an object obtained by the probe from a first perspective and at least one second image of the object obtained by the probe from a second perspective so as to identify at least one target feature on the object to be measured. The image analyzer is further configured to obtain topographical data regarding a surface of the object via analysis of an image, obtained by the probe, of the object on which an optical pattern is projected.

Abstract: Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model.

Abstract: An image processing method includes the steps of: reading an original placed on an original platen; executing a filtering process to extract a contour on the read image; extracting a contour group in broken lines from the image having the filtering process executed; forming one contour from the contour group in broken lines; determining an area of the original from the contours obtained in the filtering execution step and the forming step; and extracting an image of the determined original area from the read image.

Abstract: A method of determining locations of at least two pointers in a captured image frame comprises generating a vertical intensity profile (VIP) from the captured image frame, the VIP comprising peaks generally corresponding to the at least two pointers; determining if the peaks are closely spaced and, if the peaks are closely spaced, fitting a curve to the VIP; analyzing the fitted curve to determine peak locations of the fitted curve; and registering the peak locations as the pointer locations.

Abstract: A method and system of determining fiber diameter distribution of a fibrous media is disclosed. The method includes providing at least one digital image representative of the fibrous media, pre-processing the images, binarizing the images, generating virtual lines on the image, solving for fiber fringe points on each of generated line, solving for fiber center points as a mean of the fringe points, generating and growing measurement circles about the fiber center points, repositioning circles and center points to avoid fiber intersections, resizing the repositioned measurement circles to intersect the opposing fringes, and calculating fiber diameters and fiber spacing.

Abstract: A personal identification device including: an image pickup unit; a guide unit to set a finger to be captured; a light source which emits light adapted to be transmitted through the finger and incident on the image pickup unit; an image operating unit which generates a vein pattern from an image picked by the image pickup unit for personal identification, wherein the image operating unit is adapted to detect a contour of the set finger, calculate a width of the contour, and normalize the image based on a magnification determined by using the width of the contour.

Abstract: A system for positioning electrodes on a patient body includes an image capturing system, a memory device, a processing system and an indicator system. The image capturing system generates an actual image of the patient body. The memory device stores a reference image, the reference image including a reference body and a reference position on the reference body. The processing system compares the actual image and the reference image and for determining an electrode position on the patient body by matching the reference position on the reference body. The indicator system indicates the electrode position on the patient body.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining content to be displayed includes determining a first size aspect of first content that is to be presented in a graphical user interface. The method includes obtaining second content and causing the second content to be presented in the graphical user interface with the first content, wherein the second content has a second size aspect with a predefined relationship to the first size aspect. A system includes a size determining module determining a first size aspect of first content that is to be presented in a graphical user interface. The system includes a content module obtaining second content based on the first size aspect, the second content having a second size aspect with a predefined relationship to the first size aspect. The system includes a page generating module causing the second content to be presented in the graphical user interface with the first content.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read an image and information about a target portion recorded along with the image, a correction unit configured to correct distortion occurring in the image, and a recording control unit configured to re-record the information about the target portion which has been changed according to a distortion correction amount performed on the image by the correction unit.

Abstract: One exemplary embodiment includes a difference image generation device including a measurement unit and a scaling unit. The measurement unit measures a variation width of pixel values of a difference image signal obtained by performing subtraction processing on first and second input image signals. The scaling unit scales each pixel value of the difference image signal based on a measurement result of the variation width so that the difference image signal can be represented in grayscale using a predetermined bit width, and outputs a difference image signal subjected to scaling.

Abstract: An apparatus (e.g. MFP) calculates the feature amount of a query image. The similarity between the feature amount of each image stored in a storage device and the feature amount of the query image is calculated, thereby obtaining a plurality of candidate images similar to the query image. The display order of the plurality of candidate images is determined on the basis of the job log (log data of processes executed in the past) of a device selected as a reference target.