Abstract: A projection system includes an image processing apparatus, a projector having an optical modulation element and a projection optical apparatus, and a digital communication unit. The image processing apparatus performs a projector correction process to generate first correction processed image data and an original display correction process to generate a second correction processed image data and generates difference data for a difference between the first correction processed image data and the second correction processed image data, and transmits the difference data to the projector through the digital communication unit. The projector performs the projector correction process on the image data to generate the first correction processed image data and a correction process based on the difference data on the first correction processed image data to generate the second correction processed image data, and controls the optical modulation element based on the second correction processed image data.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for virtual bowel cleaning are disclosed. A first CT volume data record of an area of the bowel of interest is produced, in which voxels relating to a bowel content are identified and are suitably modified in order to obtain a modified data record without visible bowel contents, which is then visualized. In at least one embodiment of the method, at least one further volume data record is produced of the area of interest, which was recorded by a CT scanner with a different spectral distribution than the first volume data record which was recorded by a CT scanner, with at least some of the voxels relating to the bowel content being identified on the basis of information about a local density and/or atomic number, which is obtained from data in the first and the further volume data record taking account of the different spectral distributions. In at least one embodiment, the method and the apparatus make it possible to increase the reliability of virtual bowel cleaning.

Abstract: This invention provides an image editing method having a selecting step of selecting an edit target area, a cancellation step of canceling a selection of the edit target area selected in the selecting step, and an area selecting step of selecting again the edit target area by indicating the inside of the edit target area.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that can be connected to an image-forming apparatus, a method, and a program used for the information processing apparatus are disclosed. The information processing apparatus comprises a control unit for controlling print-setting information set for document data to be printed, a recognition unit for recognizing information about a first function specified by the print-setting information by translating the print-setting information controlled by the control unit, an obtaining unit for obtaining information about a second function of the image-forming apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus, a determination unit for determining whether or not the image-forming apparatus can perform the first function recognized by the recognition unit based on the second-function information obtained by the obtaining unit, and a modification unit for modifying the print-setting information controlled by the control unit based on the determination result.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus decodes a coded stream to obtain pixel data, and decides a filter coefficient for each pixel data. The filter coefficient is used for filtering of the pixel data by multiplying the pixel data and pixel data located around the pixel data by filter coefficients, respectively and adding multiplication results. The image processing apparatus determines effectiveness of adaptive control of the filter coefficient to be used in the filtering, and outputs adaptively controlled filter coefficient if the effectiveness is high, or outputs the filter coefficient, which is not adaptively controlled, if the effectiveness is not high.

Abstract: This application describes a system and associated methods for enabling users of video editing, compositing, motion graphics, and other applications to easily store and retrieve presets, have presets modified for compatibility with other applications, share presets with each other, and search for shared presets. The users may utilize different applications that store presets according to different application-specific schemas. The system can automatically translate or conform presets from one application-specific schema to a neutral schema and from the neutral schema to another application-specific schema. This allows a user of one application to share his or her presets with users of different applications. Among other things, this cross-application sharing of presets allows the system implementor to create one user community (e.g., of users of different applications), rather than several individual ones (e.g., an individual user community for each different application).

Abstract: A processing-coefficient decision unit decides a processing coefficient based on a format of the stream. A target-PTS decision unit multiplies an input PTS value by the processing coefficient, to set this as a target PTS used to determine the continuity of the pictures. A reference-PTS calculation unit sets the target PTS as an initial value of a reference PTS, sequentially adds an increment corresponding to the PTS value per picture, and calculates the reference PTS which is compared with the target PTS. A difference calculation unit calculates a difference between the target PTS and the reference PTS. A threshold determination unit compares an absolute value of the difference with the processing coefficient being a threshold and determines whether the absolute value of the difference is less than the processing coefficient.

Abstract: A difference image is obtained between two images which are objects of comparative viewing, regardless of whether the images are processed images. A judgment means judges whether the two images are processed images, based on process confirmation data attached thereto. A correction means corrects images which have been judged to be processed images by the judgment means to a state equivalent to that of the images prior to image processes. The correction is performed based on image processing condition data which are attached to the processed images. A positional alignment means aligns the positions of the two images. An inter image calculation means performs inter image calculation between unprocessed or corrected images.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a picture editor which displays the color pictorial data matching designated pictorial information, according to pictorial information code of the analyzed color pictorial data of a plurality of color pictures added to the color pictorial data, picks out and displays the color pictorial data matching designated pictorial information. For this purpose, the information code of each pictorial information on brightness, saturation, and hue of the color pictorial data, which is analyzed, digitized, and averaged in a pictorial data analyzing unit, is added to the color pictorial data in a retrieval information adding unit. According to the color pictorial data to which the information code is added, a retrieving unit picks out the color pictorial data matching designated pictorial information. A video monitor displays the retrieved color pictorial data.

Abstract: An editing system for editing and verifying data extracted from paper documents or electronic image files comprises an editing subsystem that processes the extracted data for editing according to data type and a validation subsystem. The editing subsystem comprises an automated processing utility that compares extracted data with at least one lexicon to determine if correction is required, a character level editing utility that presents the extracted data at the character level in an editable form for checking and correction at the character level, an element level editing utility for checking and correction at the element level, and a full form element level editing utility for checking and correction at the full form element level. The validation subsystem assists in achieving required accuracy rates and comprises a consistency check utility, an adjudication utility, and an optional statistical verification utility.

Abstract: A RAW image, a parameter set used in a development process for the RAW image data, and attribute information of the parameter set are obtained, and a development processing apparatus (or development processing software) to be used for development of the RAW image is determined. The attribute information of the parameter set includes information which identifies a development processing apparatus (or development processing software) that performed development. Based on this information, an apparatus or software which is to perform a development process is searched for. The RAW image and development process parameters are transmitted to the detected development processing apparatus or software.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus that is capable of improving the accuracy with which form types can be identified. An image file of a form and an additional file including a form type ID of the form are inputted. A character recognition process on the image file is carried out based on the form type ID. The image file and a result obtained in the character recognition process are stored in a storage device 103.

Abstract: An image combining apparatus and a control method for an image combining apparatus that allows a user to write a handwritten image on a writing sheet while confirming the positional relationship between the handwritten image and a photograph to be combined. When a writing sheet having a handwriting area in which a user writes the handwritten image to be combined with a photograph is printed, a reference image generated on the basis of the photograph is printed in the handwriting area.

Abstract: A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to supply, in an editor mode, a first set of data modeling objects in a document. A user request to enter a print preview mode is accepted. The print preview mode is entered while the editor mode remains active. The document is applied to a page layout with a set of pages. A set of pages to print are specified, where individual pages in the set of pages to print contain a subset of data modeling objects in the first set of data modeling objects.

Abstract: This invention provides a system and method for employing GUI-based non-numeric slide buttons and bar meters to setup and monitor operating parameters of a vision system (the term “vision system” as used herein including the above-described vision detector). Such parameters can include, but are not limited to the threshold at which a feature is activated in viewing an image. Operating parameters also include the under-lying range of contrast values and levels of brightness intensities (or by input inversion, the level of darkness) recognized and acted upon by the vision system. Graphical representations of operating parameters are displayed in a parameter box on the GUI with moving bars that are shaded, patterned or colored so as to provide a relative level between two extremes on a scale of the given operating parameter. The endpoints of the scale can be established by analyzing the relevant extremes on a subject image view.

Abstract: A method includes scanning a page of a paper document to generate a first digital page image. The method further includes obtaining a second digital page image which corresponds to a second page. The method also includes comparing the first digital page image pixel-by-pixel with the second digital page image to generate a score that indicates a degree to which the first digital page image differs from the second digital page image.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided that includes a playback unit to play back music data, an analysis unit to analyze a feature of a relevant image of the music data, an image correction unit to perform image correction with use of any of a plurality of correction types, a storage unit to store one or more than one image, a selection unit to select a correction type corresponding to the feature of the relevant image analyzed by the analysis unit from the plurality of correction types, a correction control unit to cause the image correction unit to perform image correction of an image stored in the storage unit with use of the correction type selected by the selection unit, and an output unit to output the image corrected by the image correction unit.

Abstract: A method of detecting a junction between a lesion and a wall in a CT scan image may include determining the boundary (B) of the wall to an internal space (L), identifying critical points (c1, c2) along the boundary, and selecting one critical point at either side of the lesion as a junction point between the wall and the lesion. The critical points may be points of maximum local curvature and/or points of transition between straight and curved sections of the boundary. The critical points may be selected by receiving first and second seed points (p1, p2) at either side of the lesion, moving the seed points to the boundary if they are not already located on the boundary, and finding the closest critical points to the seed points. The seed points may be determined by displacing the determined junction points (j1, j2) from an adjacent slice of the image into the current slice.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for automatically organizing and presenting photographs based on the date information associated with photographs. In one embodiment, a calendar-like user interface is provided. By interacting with the user-interface, the user can select specific dates. In response to the user's selections of the specific dates, the image organization tool displays all photographs that are associated with date information that falls within the specific dates.

Abstract: A system and method for fault detection and recovery in a medical imaging system are provided. The method includes monitoring operations of a plurality of subsystems of the medical imaging system and determining if an error has occurred in a subsystem based on the monitoring. The method further includes identifying at least one component within the subsystem having the determined error and automatically restoring the at least one component in the identified subsystem having the determined error.

Abstract: An error detecting apparatus includes: a reading device obtaining an image read signal by reading a two-dimensional code pattern, which includes information blocks having information and boundary patterns, the information pattern including first/second pattern images (PIs) corresponding to first/second PIs, respectively, in each reading range corresponding to a size ? a size of the information block. A reference point detecting device detects an intersection in the boundary pattern, as a block reference point (P, Q), from the image read signal; an extracting device extracts the first/second information data (ID), based on one portion of the first PIs and the second PIs belonging to an ID extraction area determined according to a position of the block reference point; an error detecting device detects whether any error in the extracted first/second ID based on another portion of the first/second PIs belonging to another area other than the ID extraction area.

Abstract: Conventionally, there have been a problem that when an imaging device performs aberration correction by itself, the imaging device has to have high processing ability and a large storage capacity and a problem that since the object subjected to aberration correction is image data read from an analog film by means of a scanner or the like, a region on an analog film from which the gray scale is lost is corrected as the gray scale is lost. To solve the problems, the present invention provides an imaging device in which the image captured by a digital imaging device and information for aberration correction embedded in the image as tag data of the Exif format are transmitted to an image reproducing device and aberration correction is performed in the image reproducing device.

Abstract: A method for rendering static graphics in a mobile device in applications such as map applications. Panning increments are received for panning a previously rendered frame to a panned frame. A rendering region is then determined based on the panning increment. A candidate polygon is then clipped to create clipped polygons contained within the rendering region. The clipped polygons can then be rendered, and a portion of the previously rendered frame can be copied, to provide the panned frame.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for automatically organizing and presenting photographs based on the date information associated with photographs. In one embodiment, a calendar-like user interface is provided. By interacting with the user-interface, the user can select specific dates. In response to the user's selections of the specific dates, the image organization tool displays all photographs that are associated with date information that falls within the specific dates.

Abstract: A system and method for reducing storage and transmission bandwidth requirements of a portable image capture device capable of establishing a communications connection on a network are disclosed. The method includes assigning an image identifier to captured images uploaded to a server on a network, wherein each of the images is stored in an image file having a particular size. The size of each of the image files corresponding to the uploaded images on the image capture device may then be reduced, thereby reducing storage requirements. In response to a user request to apply an action to one of the uploaded images, only the image identifier of the image and the requested action are transmitted to the server, thereby eliminating the need to retransmit the image and reducing transmission bandwidth requirements.

Abstract: The invention displays an image that conforms to an editing parameter set by the user and, depending upon the editing parameter requested, shortens the time required for the image to be displayed, thereby enhancing usability. To achieve this, the invention has a processing parameter input unit for inputting an editing-related parameter such as sharpness. If an image data file to be edited is read in from an image file storage unit, photographic condition information within the file is analyzed and the information obtained by analysis is compared with a parameter that has been set. If the two agree, then a display is presented based upon processed image data within the image file. If the two do not agree, then unprocessed image data within the same file is subjected to image processing in accordance with the set parameter and the processed image is displayed.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for digital column gain mismatch correction are described. At least one test signal pixel is added to each column in an image sensor. For each column the test signal from at least one test pixel is read and compared to a target value. A correction value is calculated based on comparing the test signal to the target value. The correction value is stored in a memory. When the regular photo-pixels are read, the photo-pixel signals are modified based on the stored correction value for each column.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image printing apparatus in which the consistency between image files and a print information file can be held and also the efficiency of user operation can be enhanced. When an instruction to delete the relevant one of image files which are already stored in a taken image storage part in a memory card has been inputted by a file designation part, it is discriminated by a file coincidence judgement part whether or not the relevant one of the image files is present in the taken image storage part. If it is discriminated that the relevant one of the image files is present in the taken image storage part, then it is further discriminated whether or not the specified image file is already registered in print information of a print information storage part.

Abstract: A device is configured to capture a digital image, and to analyze the image to identify objects in the image. Metadata used to identify the objects may be generated when the digital image is captured and to annotate the digital image. The device may also save the metadata with the image or display the metadata with the image to a user. Such metadata may be used as an index to permit users to search for and locate archived images.

Abstract: A multi-image file includes one representative main image data and one or more sub-image data other than the main image data in one file. Each of the image data is provided with a header area. When dividing the multi-image file into individual image files, related information indicative of a relationship between the main image data and the one or more sub-image data is recorded in the header area of the main image data and in the header area of each of the one or more sub-image data. The related information is necessary for reconstructing the multi-image file from a plurality of divided image data and includes, for example, a total number of the sub-images, an image identification number, main image file identification information, an image type, and the like.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus and method for image processing, which can prevent saturation of a high-density image to read the image in which gradation skip is not generated in reading information on a document. Image density is detected based on an image signal, and sensitivity characteristics of the image signal is switched based on the detected result.

Abstract: An automatic video quality (AVQ) metric system for evaluating the quality of processed video and deriving an estimate of a subjectively determined function called Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF). The AVQ system has a blockiness metric, a streakiness metric, and a blurriness metric. The blockiness metric can be used to measure compression artifacts in processed video. The streakiness metric can be used to measure network artifacts in the processed video. The blurriness metric can measure the degradation (i.e., blurriness) of the images in the processed video to detect compression artifacts.

Abstract: A method of removing inserted text from a digital image includes recognizing the inserted text in the digital image using optical character recognition; and replacing pixels of the digital image corresponding to the inserted text so as to remove the inserted text from the digital image. A computer program product for removing inserted text from a digital image includes an inserted text removal program stored on a computer-readable medium, the program including an optical character recognition module for recognizing inserted text in a digital image; and an extrapolation module for replacing pixels corresponding to the inserted text in the digital image with replacement image pixels so as to remove the inserted text from the digital image.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for generating and distributing multilingual documents. The multilingual documents are comprised of primary information consisting of human-readable text and secondary information consisting of machine-readable data such that a translation of the text is accomplished by converting the human-readable text into a second language through the use of the decoded machine-readable data. The machine-readable data is comprised of a code that describes a set of editing operations that can be applied to the human-readable text to convert it into at least a second language. In a preferred embodiment, the machine-readable data is embedded in the image using an unobtrusive code on the document such as Xerox DATAGLYPH codes.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a driving assistance system capable of displaying a picked-up image near a vehicle as a less-distorted image on a monitor. A driving assistance system according to the present invention comprises an imaging means (2) for picking up a surrounding image of a vehicle (1) on a road surface, an image translating means (3) for executing an image translation by using a three-dimensional projection model (300), which is convex toward a road surface side and whose height from the road surface is not changed within a predetermined range from a top end portion of the vehicle (1) in a traveling direction, to translate the image picked up by the imaging means (2) into an image viewed from a virtual camera (2a), and a displaying means (4) for displaying an image translated by the image translating means (3).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for creating an interactive interface allowing a user to create a virtual design on-screen. Specifications of the design created by the user may be subsequently transmitted to a server for high-resolution rendering and printing on an adhesive appliqué or other material adapted to receive print. In some embodiments, the created product is adapted to fit a particular device, such as a cell phone, laptop, personal digital assistant, snowboard, boat, or motor vehicle. Alternatively, the printed product can be adhesively applied to a portion of a wall, a window, or upon the side of a building. In one embodiment, the interactive interface allows the user to create their own personalized product by using a combination of images, colors, text, and shapes, specified for a particular CAD that will print onto an adhesive skin. In this manner, the adhesive skin can be made to look exactly like the finished product of a personally customized design presented on a computer screen.

Abstract: A projector has a transmission time information reception unit for calculating the distances between a transmitter and first and second ultrasonic receivers based on reception times of ultrasonic and infrared pulses transmitted from a transmitter-equipped pointer rod for pointing to positions on a projection surface. The projector also has an image correcting information calculation unit, which, when a test pattern made up of a plurality of reference points including a plurality of points near the corners of the upper and lower edges of the projection surface is projected onto the projection surface, generates a coordinate transformation table to bring the coordinates of the reference points near the upper edge into conformity with the coordinates of corresponding desired corrective points, from the distance information acquired by the transmission time information reception unit through the transmitter-equipped pointer rod and positional information of the desired corrective points.

Abstract: A code reading device includes an acquisition section, a derivation section and a correction section. The acquisition section reads a two-dimensional code image and acquires image information representing the two-dimensional code image. The derivation section derives an image characteristic quantity representing a ratio between a number of white pixels and a number of black pixels for a pre-specified region of the image information acquired by the acquisition section. The correction section, on the basis of a result of comparison of the image characteristic quantity derived by the derivation section with a reference value corresponding to the pre-specified region, applies correction to the image information to bring the image characteristic quantity closer to the reference value.

Abstract: A biometrics authentication device uses biometrics information to perform individual authentication, and securely registers biometrics information for an authorized agent other than the principal. Within an IC card, registered biometrics information of a principal is verified against biometrics information detected by a detection unit, and when biometrics authentication of the principal is satisfactory, access is permitted to modify data for an authorized agent in the IC card, so that biometrics information for the authorized agent can be securely modified in a card in which is registered biometrics information for the principal. Similarly, illicit modification access of a card in which is registered biometrics information of the principal by a person impersonating an authorized agent can be prevented.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for searching for erroneous data is provided. The method of searching for erroneous data includes checking received data using an error-checking field included in the received data, and compensating for erroneous data of the checked data.

Abstract: A mobile communication terminal with a camera and a dual-display unit, whereby, in an image capturing mode, a first display unit displays an image of a subject received through a camera in real time and a second display unit displays a still image of the subject captured according to an image capture command signal received from a user, and in an image editing mode, when one of at least two or more images displayed on the first display unit is selected, the selected image is displayed on the second display unit, and at the same time, when a certain function icon provided to the first display nit is selected, a function allocated to the selected function icon is executed. An image of a camera preview and a captured image are displayed on each different display unit, so a user can capture a moment an image is to be captured and check the recently captured image by naked eyes, enhancing user convenience and providing fun to users.

Abstract: A method is provided for delivering information content relating to an object. A first image of a pattern on the object is received. An outer border of the first image is detected, and a second image framed by the outer border is located. The second image is decoded to determine a digital identifier. Information content relating to the digital identifier is delivered.

Abstract: A compensating technique, implemented as an image processing block inserted in a chain of sequential image processing blocks, is used to achieve custom tuning at an end-user site to provide a customer a desired image quality (IQ) different from the factory calibrated one, or to simply compensate for drift in the image quality due to a number of factors including environmental conditions and/or system aging. The compensating techniques use a higher order polynomial to correct an actual input/output parameter relationship such that it is acceptably close to a pre-determined input/output parameter relationship for a given measurable parameter related IQ.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer systems and program products, to provide an image editing application including a perspective editing tool for performing edits in regions of an image having perspective. The perspective editing tool enables the user to identify one or more regions having perspective, i.e., perspective areas. The user can perform various editing operations on an object such that the edited object conforms to the perspective of the perspective area. The image editing application can also automatically create a perspective area from an existing perspective area. The editing tool enables the user to move objects from a source perspective area to a destination perspective area such that the edited object conforms to the perspective of the destination perspective area.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes reproduction control means for controlling reproduction of a first parameter in order to reproduce an edit applied to a first image, generation means for generating a second parameter from a plurality of first parameters reproduced by the reproduction control means, and edit means for editing the first image based on the second parameter generated by the generation means, and generating a second image.

Abstract: Legibility of text in an image of a page is determined by comparing a measure of the text in the page image with a measure of the page image itself. In one aspect, a measure of the text in the page image may be the height of a line of text, while the measure derived from the page image may be the height of the page image. A text-to-page height ratio is determined and compared to one or more thresholds for determining legibility. In another aspect of the invention, a measure of the text in a page image is obtained by measuring the word density in the page image, while the measure derived from the page image comprises compressing the page image and determining the size of the compressed image file. Legibility is then determined by comparing the measure of word density with the compressed image file size.

Abstract: A computer system and method for efficiently processing a digital image into reflow content is presented. The method comprises each of the following as executed on a computer. A digital image is obtained for processing. The digital image includes at least some content suitable for conversion into reflow content. The digital image is processed into a digital content file. The digital content file includes both reflow content and non-reflow blocks of content. For each non-reflow block of content in the digital content file, the following are performed. A confidence rating is determined for the non-reflow block of content. If the confidence rating for the non-reflow block of content falls below a predetermined threshold, an evaluation of the non-reflow block is triggered.

Abstract: The admission of the editing of information on a key image of an object, the type of edit processing, and the contents targeted for edit processing are controlled in accordance with a combination of user information and device information (i.e., a scene where the key image is used).

Abstract: A moving-picture processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire metadata including information about each temporal region in an input moving picture with a plurality of temporal regions, a decision unit configured to determine a cutout region corresponding to at least any one of the plurality of temporal regions on the basis of the metadata, and a cutting-out unit configured to cut out the cutout region from an image in each frame of the input moving picture.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a unit that generates test pattern data considering visual characteristics, on the basis of a test pattern grayscale value determined on the basis of visual sensitivity; an N-value conversion unit that converts the test pattern data generated by the unit that generates test pattern data considering visual characteristics into an N value (N?2: N is a natural number); a printing data generating unit that generates test pattern printing data on the basis of the N-value test pattern data output from the N-value conversion unit; a printing unit that performs printing on the basis of the test pattern printing data generated by the printing data generating unit; an output density detecting unit that detects the output density of a test pattern printed by the printing unit; a printer input/output density information generating unit that generates printer input/output density information for correcting input density, on the basis of the output density of the test pattern detected by the