Abstract:
The present invention provides a virtual data collection system and method that provides an image analyst with full-control of the image, including the ability to retrieve and reorganize information from an existing video database of images. The system provides for the search and retrieval of information from previously collected images, and reorganize them to meet new or revised mission objectives. The system also enables quick access of the “right” information through virtual data collection from the existing video database.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a new tetragon fiber and a method for fabricating the same. The present invention includes: heating a thermoplastic material, extruding it from a tetragon-shaped nozzle, passing it through an airless zone, then cooling and solidifying to form threadlike substances, rolling up then processing the threadlike substances to form fibers with tetragon cross sections. The fabrics of present invention comprises a property of fine air-tightness.
Abstract:
A nanofiber and fabrication methods thereof. The method for fabricating the nanofiber includes preparing an electrospinning composition and performing an electrospinning process employing the electrospinning composition. Particularly, the electrospinning composition includes a polymer and an additive as a uniform solution in an organic solvent, wherein the additive renders the electronic characteristic of the polymer.
Abstract:
A valve device includes a metal tube fixed to a tire rim of a vehicle. A valve is mounted in an end of an air passageway of the metal tube. A transmitter includes two switches respectively connected to two contact members fixed on the metal tube. A Bourdon tube includes a fixed end in communication with the air passageway of the metal tube and a movable end. When a tire pressure of the tire is in a normal range, the movable end of the Bourdon tube is between the contact members, leading to an open circuit. When the tire pressure is too high or too low, the movable end of the Bourdon tube is in contact with one of the contact members. One of the switches is turned on to activate the transmitter to send a signal for reminding the driver of the abnormal tire pressure.
Abstract:
A method for transforming Video-To-Text is disclosed that automatically generates text descriptions of the content of a video. The present invention first segments an input video sequence according to predefined semantic classes using a Mixture-of-Experts blob segmentation algorithm. The resulting segmentation is coerced into a semantic concept graph and based on domain knowledge and a semantic concept hierarchy. Then, the initial semantic concept graph is summarized and pruned. Finally, according to the summarized semantic concept graph and its changes over time, text and/or speech descriptions are automatically generated using one of the three description schemes: key-frame, key-object and key-change descriptions.
Abstract:
Fibers of square cross sections are presented in the invention. The square fiber leads to higher packing density and results in higher wind resistance in fabrics as compared to the conventional round fibers and other polygonal fibers. Therefore, the square fiber is more suitable for manufacture of the windproof clothing. In addition, the square fibers exhibit higher luster than the round fibers and other polygonal fibers due to the flat and shiny fiber surface.
Abstract:
The methods and systems of the present invention enable the estimation of optical flow by performing color segmentation and adaptive bilateral filtering to regularize the flow field to achieve a more accurate flow field estimation. After creating pyramid models for two input image frames, color segmentation is performed. Next, starting from a top level of the pyramid, additive flow vectors are iteratively estimated between the reference frames by a process including occlusion detection, wherein the symmetric property of backward and forward flow is enforced for the non-occluded regions. Next, a final estimated optical flow field is generated by expanding the current pyramid level to the next lower level and the repeating the process until the lowest level is reached. This approach not only generates efficient spatial-coherent flow fields, but also accurately locates flow discontinuities along the motion boundaries.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method and an apparatus for determining a height of a point on a wire loop. A height gauge device is positioned over the point on the wire loop to be measured. Incident light is projected from the height gauge device for illuminating the point. The height gauge device receives reflected light produced from the incident light and a processor coupled to the height gauge device determines from a characteristic of the reflected light the height of the said point relative to a reference surface. Further methods and apparatus for finding a position and height of a highest point on the wire loop are also provided.
Abstract:
A system and method of compressing a video signal can include the steps of: receiving a video signal, the video signal including frames; analyzing, for each frame, the video signal on a macroblock-by-macroblock level; determining whether to downsample a macroblock residual for each of the macroblocks; selectively downsampling a macroblock residual for some of the macroblocks; and coding the macroblocks. A system and method of decompressing a video signal can include the steps of receiving a compressed video signal, the video signal including frames; analyzing, for each frame, the video signal on a macroblock-by-macroblock level; determining whether to upsample a macroblock residual for each of the macroblocks; selectively upsampling a macroblock residual for some of the macroblocks; and decoding the macroblocks.
Abstract:
An air treatment device includes a housing, a filter element disposed in the housing, an air forcing device for forcing air to flow through the filter element, and a light device disposed in front of the filter element for generating light and for germ killing purposes. The housing includes a pressurized compartment formed between the filter element and the air forcing device, to receive the light device. An ozone generator may supply ozone through the filter element for germ killing purposes. An oxygen generator may supply oxygen out of the housing and into the environment of the users. A filter member may be used for filtering purposes, and a tray disposed below the filter member to collected filtered materials.