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  • Systems and methods for preserving and maintaining document integrity
    Patent number: 7669769
    Abstract: Systems and methods consistent with embodiments of the present invention provide for a method for preserving and maintaining document integrity. In some methods for preserving and maintaining document integrity, the contents of a document, or contents of a document layer may be encoded into a machine-readable form. In some embodiments, the encoded information may be represented using a 2-dimensional bar code. In some methods for preserving and maintaining document integrity, the machine-readable code is printed along with contents of the document based on space available in the document. In some embodiments, a printed document containing the machine-readable code may be scanned and digitized, and content extracted from the scanned data. In some embodiments, the machine-readable code printed on the document is used to recreate layer data from the printed document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Systems Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Tomita
  • Display device and driving support system
    Patent number: 11205356
    Abstract: A display device or a driving support system which enables a driver to obtain information easily is provided. A display device or a driving support system which is unlikely to impose a burden on a driver is provided. A display device or a driving support system which is suitable for space saving is provided. A display device or a driving support system which is capable of large-area display is provided. A display device or a driving support system which does not impair the aesthetic appearance of the car interior is provided. The display device includes a display panel which has flexibility and can be transformed between a first form and a second form, and a driving means having a function of reversibly changing the display panel between the first form and the second form. The first form is a form in which a display surface of the display panel is suspended, and the second form is a form in which the display panel is stored upward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kensuke Yoshizumi, Ryota Tajima
  • Systems and methods for preserving and maintaining document integrity
    Patent number: 7775435
    Abstract: Systems and methods consistent with embodiments of the present invention provide for a method for preserving and maintaining document integrity. In some methods for preserving and maintaining document integrity, the contents of a document, or contents of a document layer may be encoded into a machine-readable form. In some embodiments, the encoded information may be represented using a 2-dimensional bar code. In some methods for preserving and maintaining document integrity, the machine-readable code is printed along with contents of the document based on space available in the document. In some embodiments, a printed document containing the machine-readable code may be scanned and digitized, and content extracted from the scanned data. In some embodiments, the machine-readable code printed on the document is used to recreate layer data from the printed document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Systems Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Tomita
  • Network optimization system implementing distributed particle swarm optimization
    Patent number: 8018874
    Abstract: Described is a distributed network optimization system implementing distributed particle swarm optimization, which allows multiple nodes to cooperate in searching efficiently for a set of parameter values that optimizes overall network performance. The system comprises a multi-dimensional network parameter space with software agents configured to operate as a cooperative swarm to locate an objective function optima. The software agents are individually distributed across multiple nodes in the network, and each node processes a portion of each software agent to obtain information regarding the local performance of the software agent. A global measure of network performance is then computed based on sharing of local performance information between nodes, which each node uses to adjust its parameters accordingly. In this manner, the global utility of the network can be optimized using local processing only. Also described is a method of utilizing the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventor: Yuri Owechko
  • Inspection method and inspection apparatus
    Patent number: 8664967
    Abstract: There is established an easier inspection method with which it is not required to set up probes on wires. Also, there is provided an inspection apparatus using this inspection method. With the inspection apparatus or inspection method, primary coils of an inspection substrate and secondary coils of a device substrate are superimposed on each other so that a certain space is maintained therebetween. An AC signal is inputted into the primary coils, thereby generating an electromotive force in each secondary coil by electromagnetic induction. Then, each circuit provided on the device substrate is driven using the electromotive force and information possessed by an electromagnetic wave or electric field generated in this circuit is monitored, thereby detecting each defective spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaaki Hiroki
  • Systems and methods for preserving and maintaining document integrity
    Patent number: 8070066
    Abstract: Systems and methods consistent with embodiments of the present invention provide for a method for preserving and maintaining document integrity. In some methods for preserving and maintaining document integrity, the contents of a document, or contents of a document layer may be encoded into a machine-readable form. In some embodiments, the encoded information may be represented using a 2-dimensional bar code. In some methods for preserving and maintaining document integrity, the machine-readable code is printed along with contents of the document based on space available in the document. In some embodiments, a printed document containing the machine-readable code may be scanned and digitized, and content extracted from the scanned data. In some embodiments, the machine-readable code printed on the document is used to recreate layer data from the printed document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Tomita
  • Inspection method and inspection apparatus
    Publication number: 20020130675
    Abstract: There is established an easier inspection method with which it is not required to set up probes on wires. Also, there is provided an inspection apparatus using this inspection method. With the inspection apparatus or inspection method, primary coils of an inspection substrate and secondary coils of a device substrate are superimposed on each other so that a certain space is maintained therebetween. An AC signal is inputted into the primary coils, thereby generating an electromotive force in each secondary coil by electromagnetic induction. Then, each circuit provided on the device substrate is driven using the electromotive force and information possessed by an electromagnetic wave or electric field generated in this circuit is monitored, thereby detecting each defective spot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaaki Hiroki
  • Systems and methods for preserving and maintaining document integrity
    Patent number: 8074886
    Abstract: Systems and methods consistent with embodiments of the present invention provide for a method for preserving and maintaining document integrity. In some methods for preserving and maintaining document integrity, the contents of a document, or contents of a document layer may be encoded into a machine-readable form. In some embodiments, the encoded information may be represented using a 2-dimensional bar code. In some methods for preserving and maintaining document integrity, the machine-readable code is printed along with contents of the document based on space available in the document. In some embodiments, a printed document containing the machine-readable code may be scanned and digitized, and content extracted from the scanned data. In some embodiments, the machine-readable code printed on the document is used to recreate layer data from the printed document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Tomita
  • Inspection method and inspection apparatus
    Patent number: 7532018
    Abstract: There is established an easier inspection method with which it is not required to set up probes on wires. Also, there is provided an inspection apparatus using this inspection method. With the inspection apparatus or inspection method, primary coils of an inspection substrate and secondary coils of a device substrate are superimposed on each other so that a certain space is maintained therebetween. An AC signal is inputted into the primary coils, thereby generating an electromotive force in each secondary coil by electromagnetic induction. Then, each circuit provided on the device substrate is driven using the electromotive force and information possessed by an electromagnetic wave or electric field generated in this circuit is monitored, thereby detecting each defective spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaaki Hiroki
  • Object recognition using a cognitive swarm vision framework with attention mechanisms
    Patent number: 7599894
    Abstract: An object recognition system is described that incorporates swarming classifiers with attention mechanisms. The object recognition system includes a cognitive map having a one-to-one relationship with an input image domain. The cognitive map records information that software agents utilize to focus a cooperative swarm's attention on regions likely to contain objects of interest. Multiple agents operate as a cooperative swarm to classify an object in the domain. Each agent is a classifier and is assigned a velocity vector to explore a solution space for object solutions. Each agent records its coordinates in multi-dimensional space that are an observed best solution that the agent has identified, and a global best solution that is used to store the best location among all agents. Each velocity vector thereafter changes to allow the swarm to concentrate on the vicinity of the object and classify the object when a classification level exceeds a preset threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Yuri Owechko, Swarup Medasani
  • Inspection method and inspection apparatus
    Patent number: 6850080
    Abstract: There is established an easier inspection method with which it is not required to set up probes on wires. Also, there is provided an inspection apparatus using this inspection method. With the inspection apparatus or inspection method, primary coils of an inspection substrate and secondary coils of a device substrate are superimposed on each other so that a certain space is maintained therebetween. An AC signal is inputted into the primary coils, thereby generating an electromotive force in each secondary coil by electromagnetic induction. Then, each circuit provided on the device substrate is driven using the electromotive force and information possessed by an electromagnetic wave or electric field generated in this circuit is monitored, thereby detecting each defective spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaaki Hiroki
  • Inspection method and inspection apparatus
    Patent number: 7902845
    Abstract: There is established an easier inspection method with which it is not required to set up probes on wires. Also, there is provided an inspection apparatus using this inspection method. With the inspection apparatus or inspection method, primary coils of an inspection substrate and secondary coils of a device substrate are superimposed on each other so that a certain space is maintained therebetween. An AC signal is inputted into the primary coils, thereby generating an electromotive force in each secondary coil by electromagnetic induction. Then, each circuit provided on the device substrate is driven using the electromotive force and information possessed by an electromagnetic wave or electric field generated in this circuit is monitored, thereby detecting each defective spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masaaki Hiroki
  • POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION COMPENSATION IN MULTILEVEL CODED-MODULATION SCHEMES USING BLAST ALGORITHM AND ITERATIVE POLARIZATION CANCELLATION
    Publication number: 20090297144
    Abstract: Receivers and methods are provided for polarization mode dispersion compensation in multi-level coded-modulation schemes using a BLAST algorithm and iterative polarization cancellation. A receiver includes a vertical Bell Laboratories Layered Space-Time Architecture (V-BLAST) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) detector configured to receive input sequences and partially cancel polarization interference with respect to the input sequences to output symbol estimates for the input sequences. The receiver further includes one or more low-density parity-check (LDPC) decoders coupled to the V-BLAST OFDM detector configured to receive channel bit reliabilities and output code words. The channel bit reliabilities are indirectly calculated from the symbol estimates. The one or more LDPC decoders iteratively provide extrinsic soft information feedback to the V-BLAST OFDM detector to compensate for the polarization interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
    Inventors: Ivan B. Djordevic, Lei Xu, Ting Wang
  • Polarization mode dispersion compensation in multilevel coded-modulation schemes using blast algorithm and iterative polarization cancellation
    Patent number: 8385439
    Abstract: Receivers and methods are provided for polarization mode dispersion compensation in multi-level coded-modulation schemes using a BLAST algorithm and iterative polarization cancellation. A receiver includes a vertical Bell Laboratories Layered Space-Time Architecture (V-BLAST) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) detector configured to receive input sequences and partially cancel polarization interference with respect to the input sequences to output symbol estimates for the input sequences. The receiver further includes one or more low-density parity-check (LDPC) decoders coupled to the V-BLAST OFDM detector configured to receive channel bit reliabilities and output code words. The channel bit reliabilities are indirectly calculated from the symbol estimates. The one or more LDPC decoders iteratively provide extrinsic soft information feedback to the V-BLAST OFDM detector to compensate for the polarization interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
    Inventors: Ivan B. Djordjevic, Lei Xu, Ting Wang
  • MEDIA FINGERPRINTS THAT RELIABLY CORRESPOND TO MEDIA CONTENT
    Publication number: 20110026761
    Abstract: Quantized energy values are accessed to initially represent a temporally related group of content elements in a media sequence. The values are accessed over a matrix of regions into which the initial representation is partitioned. The initial representation may be downsampled and/or cropped from the content. A basis vector set is estimated in a dimensional space from the values. The initial representation is transformed into a subsequent representation, which is in another dimensional space. The subsequent representation projects the initial representation, based on the basis vectors. The subsequent representation reliably corresponds to the media content portion over a change in a geometric orientation thereof. Repeated for other media content portions of the group, subsequent representations of the first and other portions are averaged or transformed over time. The averaged/transformed values reliably correspond to the content portion over speed changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORP.
    Inventors: Regunathan Radhakrishnan, Claus Bauer
  • Shared memory with two distinct addressing structures
    Patent number: 4642755
    Abstract: A communication method and digital multi-customer data interface for interconnecting a number of customer terminals to a main packet switching network of a local area data transport system that provides data communication services such as interactive video text service between data service vendors and customers. The digital multi-customer interface utilizes a main processor, control circuit, and multi-customer protocol controller to implement the protocol functions for the communication of packets and control information over individual serial transmission paths. The multi-customer protocol controller comprises a control processor and a formatter circuit for synchronously communicating packets for a plurality of customer terminals via customer line units and customer lines. The control circuit handles communication of all control and status information between the main processor and the customer line units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1987
    Assignee: AT&T Bell Laboratories
    Inventor: Mark G. Hinch
  • Media fingerprints that reliably correspond to media content
    Patent number: 8351643
    Abstract: Quantized energy values are accessed to initially represent a temporally related group of content elements in a media sequence. The values are accessed over a matrix of regions into which the initial representation is partitioned. The initial representation may be downsampled and/or cropped from the content. A basis vector set is estimated in a dimensional space from the values. The initial representation is transformed into a subsequent representation, which is in another dimensional space. The subsequent representation projects the initial representation, based on the basis vectors. The subsequent representation reliably corresponds to the media content portion over a change in a geometric orientation thereof. Repeated for other media content portions of the group, subsequent representations of the first and other portions are averaged or transformed over time. The averaged/transformed values reliably correspond to the content portion over speed changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Regunathan Radhakrishnan, Claus Bauer
  • Conference searching and playback of search results
    Patent number: 10516782
    Abstract: Various disclosed implementations involve processing and/or playback of a recording of a conference involving a plurality of conference participants. Some implementations disclosed herein involve receiving audio data corresponding to a recording of at least one conference involving a plurality of conference participants. The audio data may include conference participant speech data from multiple endpoints, recorded separately and/or conference participant speech data from a single endpoint corresponding to multiple conference participants and including spatial information for each conference participant of the multiple conference participants. A search of the audio data may be based on one or more search parameters. The search may be a concurrent search for multiple features of the audio data. Instances of conference participant speech may be rendered to at least two different virtual conference participant positions of a virtual acoustic space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Cartwright, Shen Huang
  • Information system for biological and life sciences research
    Publication number: 20050038776
    Abstract: An online life science research environment and virtual community with a focus on design and analysis of biological experiments includes a life sciences laboratory system employing at least one networked computer system that defines a virtual research environment. Users access the system through a portal associated with the networked computer system(s). The virtual research environment has a data coupling mechanism by which the user designates a set of user-specified data for bioinformatics processing. A processor(s) associated with the networked computer system(s) performs bioinformatics services upon the user-specified data. In one embodiment, the data coupling mechanism enables transfer of the user-specified data to a memory space that is mediated or accessed by the processor performing the bioinformatics processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Ramin Cyrus, Matteo Tommaso, Anthony Kerlavage, Charles Lawrence
  • CONFERENCE SEARCHING AND PLAYBACK OF SEARCH RESULTS
    Publication number: 20180027123
    Abstract: Various disclosed implementations involve processing and/or playback of a recording of a conference involving a plurality of conference participants. Some implementations disclosed herein involve receiving audio data corresponding to a recording of at least one conference involving a plurality of conference participants. The audio data may include conference participant speech data from multiple endpoints, recorded separately and/or conference participant speech data from a single endpoint corresponding to multiple conference participants and including spatial information for each conference participant of the multiple conference participants. A search of the audio data may be based on one or more search parameters. The search may be a concurrent search for multiple features of the audio data. Instances of conference participant speech may be rendered to at least two different virtual conference participant positions of a virtual acoustic space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard J. CARTWRIGHT, Shen HUANG
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