IMAGE-RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS
    231.
    发明申请
    IMAGE-RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS 审中-公开
    图像相关方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20150104058A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-16

    申请号:US14494054

    申请日:2014-09-23

    Abstract: Digital watermark encoding—and associated registry transactions—are made transparent to consumers—performed as built-in features of common image processing operations, such as taking a picture, or printing a picture. In one arrangement, a user particularly defines network experiences that a hardcopy image is to invoke. The user may interact with buttons and other controls of a graphical user interface on the touchscreen of a printer to author specific experiences that should be triggered by a hardcopy image—such as launching a related video, playing a recorded audio clip, displaying other images in a story narrative to which the hardcopy image relates, etc. These choices can be made at the time of printing, or the printer can be used as an interface to establish or adjust such network experiences after printing. The printer then attends to interactions with network infrastructure components needed to give the hardcopy print the user-desired functionality. In another arrangement, the content experience triggered by a printed image is authored automatically, e.g., by reference to data mined from the image's online context (e.g., Facebook photo album). A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    Abstract translation: 数字水印编码和关联的注册表事务对于消费者来说是透明的,作为常见图像处理操作的内置特征,例如拍摄照片或打印图片。 在一种布置中,用户特别定义了硬拷贝图像要被调用的网络体验。 用户可以与打印机的触摸屏上的图形用户界面的按钮和其他控件进行交互,以创作应该由硬拷贝图像触发的特定体验,例如启动相关视频,播放录制的音频剪辑,在其中显示其他图像 硬拷贝图像相关的故事叙述等。这些选择可以在打印时进行,或者打印机可以用作在打印之后建​​立或调整这样的网络体验的界面。 然后打印机参与与网络基础架构组件的交互,以使硬拷贝打印出用户需要的功能。 在另一种布置中,例如通过引用从图像的在线上下文(例如,Facebook相册)中挖掘的数据,自动创作由打印图像触发的内容体验。 还详细介绍了各种各样的其他功能和安排。

    Intuitive computing methods and systems
    232.
    发明授权
    Intuitive computing methods and systems 有权
    直观的计算方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08977293B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-10

    申请号:US14508681

    申请日:2014-10-07

    Abstract: A smart phone senses audio and/or imagery from a surrounding environment, and acts to provide graphical user interfaces and toggling discovery modes. In one arrangement, a smart phone comprises: a wireless communications interface; a touch screen display; a camera for capturing imagery; a microphone for capturing audio; a physical discovery button for initiating a discovery mode, in which the discovery mode includes processing smart phone sensor-captured imagery or sensor-captured audio to obtain identification of an object depicted in sensor-captured imagery or of captured audio, the identification obtained through the wireless communications interface; one or more processors; and memory storing software instructions for configuring said one or more processors for: responsive to a request received via the physical discovery button, initiating a discovery mode including processing imagery captured with said camera; causing a sensor pane to be displayed on the touch screen display, in which captured imagery is displayed along with augmented reality graphics within the sensor pane, and causing user-selectable graphic icons to be displayed within a first area of the touch screen display; highlighting an object represented in captured imagery that is displayed within the sensor pane; and causing a user-selectable graphic icon to be displayed on the touch screen display to facilitate switching discovery modes from image to audio. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    Abstract translation: 智能手机感测周围环境中的音频和/或图像,并提供图形用户界面和切换发现模式。 在一种布置中,智能电话包括:无线通信接口; 触摸屏显示; 用于捕获图像的相机; 用于捕获音频的麦克风; 用于发起发现模式的物理发现按钮,其中发现模式包括处理智能手机传感器捕获的图像或传感器捕获的音频,以获得在传感器捕获的图像或捕获的音频中描绘的对象的标识,通过 无线通信接口; 一个或多个处理器; 以及存储器存储用于配置所述一个或多个处理器的软件指令,用于响应于经由所述物理发现按钮接收的请求,发起包括处理由所述相机拍摄的图像的发现模式; 导致传感器窗格显示在触摸屏显示器上,其中捕获的图像与传感器窗格内的增强现实图形一起显示,并且使用户可选择的图形图标显示在触摸屏显示器的第一区域内; 突出显示在传感器窗格内的捕获图像中表示的对象; 并且使用户可选择的图形图标显示在触摸屏显示器上,以便于将发现模式从图像切换到音频。 还详细介绍了许多其他功能和安排。

    INTUITIVE COMPUTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS
    233.
    发明申请
    INTUITIVE COMPUTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS 有权
    直观的计算方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20150024800A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-22

    申请号:US14508681

    申请日:2014-10-07

    Abstract: A smart phone senses audio and/or imagery from a surrounding environment, and acts to provide graphical user interfaces and toggling discovery modes. In one arrangement, a smart phone comprises: a wireless communications interface; a touch screen display; a camera for capturing imagery; a microphone for capturing audio; a physical discovery button for initiating a discovery mode, in which the discovery mode includes processing smart phone sensor-captured imagery or sensor-captured audio to obtain identification of an object depicted in sensor-captured imagery or of captured audio, the identification obtained through the wireless communications interface; one or more processors; and memory storing software instructions for configuring said one or more processors for: responsive to a request received via the physical discovery button, initiating a discovery mode including processing imagery captured with said camera; causing a sensor pane to be displayed on the touch screen display, in which captured imagery is displayed along with augmented reality graphics within the sensor pane, and causing user-selectable graphic icons to be displayed within a first area of the touch screen display; highlighting an object represented in captured imagery that is displayed within the sensor pane; and causing a user-selectable graphic icon to be displayed on the touch screen display to facilitate switching discovery modes from image to audio. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    Abstract translation: 智能手机感测周围环境中的音频和/或图像,并提供图形用户界面和切换发现模式。 在一种布置中,智能电话包括:无线通信接口; 触摸屏显示; 用于捕获图像的相机; 用于捕获音频的麦克风; 用于发起发现模式的物理发现按钮,其中发现模式包括处理智能手机传感器捕获的图像或传感器捕获的音频,以获得在传感器捕获的图像或捕获的音频中描绘的对象的标识,通过 无线通信接口; 一个或多个处理器; 以及存储器存储用于配置所述一个或多个处理器的软件指令,用于响应于经由所述物理发现按钮接收的请求,发起包括处理由所述相机拍摄的图像的发现模式; 导致传感器窗格显示在触摸屏显示器上,其中捕获的图像与传感器窗格内的增强现实图形一起显示,并且使用户可选择的图形图标显示在触摸屏显示器的第一区域内; 突出显示在传感器窗格内的捕获图像中表示的对象; 并且使用户可选择的图形图标显示在触摸屏显示器上,以便于将发现模式从图像切换到音频。 还详细介绍了许多其他功能和安排。

    Steganographic encoding and decoding
    235.
    发明授权
    Steganographic encoding and decoding 有权
    隐写编码和解码

    公开(公告)号:US08908908B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-09

    申请号:US13936766

    申请日:2013-07-08

    Abstract: This patent document relates generally to steganography and digital watermarking. One claim recites a method of encoding auxiliary information in an image or video comprising: determining watermark tweaks for attributes of image or video samples to encode auxiliary information in the image or video; and, using a programmed electronic processor, altering color values of the image or video samples to convey the watermark tweaks. The altering alters color values based at least in part on both: i) visibility of color value alterations, and ii) anticipated watermark detection. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided too.

    Abstract translation: 该专利文献一般涉及隐写术和数字水印。 一个权利要求描述了在图像或视频中编码辅助信息的方法,包括:确定图像或视频样本的属性的水印调整,以对图像或视频中的辅助信息进行编码; 并且使用编程的电子处理器改变图像或视频样本的颜色值以传达水印调整。 改变至少部分地改变颜色值:i)颜色值改变的可视性,以及ii)预期的水印检测。 当然,也提供其他权利要求和组合。

    SMARTPHONE-BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMS
    236.
    发明申请
    SMARTPHONE-BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMS 有权
    基于SMARTPHONE的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20140357312A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-04

    申请号:US14460719

    申请日:2014-08-15

    Abstract: Arrangements involving portable devices (e.g., smartphones and tablet computers) are disclosed. One arrangement enables a content creator to select software with which that creator's content should be rendered—assuring continuity between artistic intention and delivery. Another utilizes a device camera to identify nearby subjects, and take actions based thereon. Others rely on near field chip (RFID) identification of objects, or on identification of audio streams (e.g., music, voice). Some technologies concern improvements to the user interfaces associated with such devices. For example, some arrangements enable discovery of both audio and visual content, without any user requirement to switch modes. Other technologies involve use of these devices in connection with shopping, text entry, and vision-based discovery. Still other improvements are architectural in nature, e.g., relating to evidence-based state machines, and blackboard systems. Yet other technologies concern computational photography. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    Abstract translation: 公开了涉及便携式设备(例如,智能电话和平板电脑)的安排。 一种安排使得内容创作者可以选择应该呈现创作者内容的软件,从而确保艺术意图与传递之间的连续性。 另一个使用设备相机识别附近的主题,并基于此采取行动。 其他人依靠近场芯片(RFID)识别对象,或者识别音频流(例如,音乐,语音)。 一些技术涉及与这样的设备相关联的用户界面的改进。 例如,一些布置使得能够发现音频和视觉内容,而无需用户切换模式的要求。 其他技术涉及使用这些设备与购物,文本输入和基于视觉的发现相关联。 还有其他改进是建筑性质的,例如涉及基于证据的状态机和黑板系统。 其他技术也涉及计算机摄影。 还详细介绍了各种各样的其他功能和安排。

    SMARTPHONE-BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMS
    237.
    发明申请
    SMARTPHONE-BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMS 审中-公开
    基于SMARTPHONE的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20140324596A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-30

    申请号:US14328558

    申请日:2014-07-10

    Abstract: Arrangements involving portable devices (e.g., smartphones and tablet computers) are disclosed. One arrangement enables a content creator to select software with which that creator's content should be rendered—assuring continuity between artistic intention and delivery. Another utilizes a device camera to identify nearby subjects, and take actions based thereon. Others rely on near field chip (RFID) identification of objects, or on identification of audio streams (e.g., music, voice). Some technologies concern improvements to the user interfaces associated with such devices. Others involve use of these devices in connection with shopping, text entry, sign language interpretation, and vision-based discovery. Still other improvements are architectural in nature, e.g., relating to evidence-based state machines, and blackboard systems. Yet other technologies concern use of linked data in portable devices—some of which exploit GPU capabilities. Still other technologies concern computational photography. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    Abstract translation: 公开了涉及便携式设备(例如,智能电话和平板电脑)的安排。 一种安排使得内容创作者可以选择应该呈现创作者内容的软件,从而确保艺术意图与传递之间的连续性。 另一个使用设备相机识别附近的主题,并基于此采取行动。 其他人依靠近场芯片(RFID)识别对象,或者识别音频流(例如,音乐,语音)。 一些技术涉及与这样的设备相关联的用户界面的改进。 其他涉及使用这些设备与购物,文本输入,手语解释和基于视觉的发现相关联。 还有其他改进是建筑性质的,例如涉及基于证据的状态机和黑板系统。 其他技术还涉及在便携式设备中使用链接数据,其中一些利用了GPU功能。 其他技术还涉及计算机摄影。 还详细介绍了各种各样的其他功能和安排。

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING IMAGE PROCESSING OPERATIONS RELEVANT TO PARTICULAR IMAGERY
    238.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING IMAGE PROCESSING OPERATIONS RELEVANT TO PARTICULAR IMAGERY 审中-公开
    用于确定与特定图像相关的图像处理操作的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20140286542A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-25

    申请号:US14189236

    申请日:2014-02-25

    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 translation: 分析诸如来自移动电话摄像机的图像数据以确定色彩度量(例如,饱和度)或对比度量度(例如韦伯对比度)。 然后,该度量被用于决定应该调用多个不同的图像识别过程中的哪个或哪个顺序,以向用户呈现响应信息。 还详细介绍了许多其他功能和安排。

    Steganographic encoding and decoding
    239.
    发明授权
    Steganographic encoding and decoding 有权
    隐写编码和解码

    公开(公告)号:US08744120B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-03

    申请号:US13971607

    申请日:2013-08-20

    Abstract: This patent document relates generally to steganography and digital watermarking. One claim recites, in a watermark encoder, a method of encoding auxiliary information in an image or video comprising: using a programmed electronic processor, computing a change in an attribute of an image or video sample to encode auxiliary information in the image or video; and changing color values of the image or video sample to effect the change in the attribute, in which changes to color values are determined based at least in part on both: i) visibility of the changes, and ii) anticipated watermark detection. Of course, other claims are provided too.

    Abstract translation: 该专利文献一般涉及隐写术和数字水印。 一个权利要求在水印编码器中叙述了在图像或视频中对辅助信息进行编码的方法,包括:使用编程的电子处理器,计算图像或视频样本的属性的改变以对图像或视频中的辅助信息进行编码; 以及改变图像或视频样本的颜色值以实现属性的变化,其中至少部分地基于以下两者来确定对颜色值的改变:i)改变的可视性,以及ii)预期的水印检测。 当然,也提供其他索赔。

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