公开(公告)号：US20080299333A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-04

申请号：US11754702

申请日：2007-05-29

申请人： Raja Bala ,  Reiner Eschbach ,  Shen-Ge Wang ,  Yonghui Zhao

发明人： Raja Bala ,  Reiner Eschbach ,  Shen-Ge Wang ,  Yonghui Zhao

IPC分类号： B44F1/00

CPC分类号： B42D25/387 ,  B41M3/144 ,  B42D25/00 ,  B42D25/29 ,  B42D25/333 ,  Y10T428/24802

摘要： The teachings as provided herein relate to a watermark embedded in an image that has the property of being relatively indecipherable under normal light, and yet decipherable under UV light. This fluorescent mark comprises a substrate containing optical brightening agents, and a first dot design printed as an image upon the substrate. The first dot design has as a characteristic the property of strongly suppressing substrate fluorescence. A second dot design having a property of providing a differing level of substrate fluorescence suppression from that of the first dot design such that when rendered in close spatial proximity with the first dot design image print, the resultant image rendered substrate suitably exposed to an ultra-violet light source, will yield a discernable image evident as a fluorescent mark.

摘要翻译： 本文提供的教导涉及嵌入在图像中的水印，其具有在正常光线下相对不可解译的性质，并且在UV光下可解码。 该荧光标记包括含有荧光增白剂的基材和在基材上作为图像印刷的第一点设计。 第一个点设计具有强烈抑制底物荧光的特性。 具有提供与第一点设计不同程度的底物荧光抑制的性质的第二点设计，使得当与第一点设计图像打印紧密地空间接近时，所得到的图像渲染衬底适当地暴露于超 紫色光源，将产生明显的可辨别图像作为荧光标记。

公开(公告)号：US20070264476A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-15

申请号：US11382897

申请日：2006-05-11

申请人： Raja Bala ,  Reiner Eschbach

发明人： Raja Bala ,  Reiner Eschbach

IPC分类号： B41M5/00

CPC分类号： B41M3/144 ,  Y10T428/24802

摘要： The teachings as provided herein relate to a watermark embedded in an image that has the property of being relatively indecipherable under normal light, and yet decipherable under UV light. This fluorescent mark comprises a substrate containing optical brightening agents, and a first colorant mixture printed as an image upon the substrate. The colorant mixture layer has as characteristics a property of strongly suppressing substrate fluorescence, as well as a property of low contrast under normal illumination against the substrate or a second colorant mixture printed in close spatial proximity to the first colorant mixture, such that the resultant image rendered substrate suitably exposed to an ultra-violet light source, will yield a discernable image evident as a fluorescent mark.

摘要翻译： 本文提供的教导涉及嵌入在图像中的水印，其具有在正常光线下相对不可解译的性质，并且在UV光下可解码。 该荧光标记包括含有荧光增白剂的基材和作为图像印刷在基材上的第一着色剂混合物。 着色剂混合物层具有强烈抑制底物荧光的特性，以及在正常照射下对基材或低密度空间接近第一着色剂混合物印刷的第二着色剂混合物的低对比度的性质，使得所得图像 适当地暴露于紫外光源的被渲染基板将产生作为荧光标记显而易见的可辨别图像。

公开(公告)号：US20070252838A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-01

申请号：US11414576

申请日：2006-04-28

申请人： Charles Hains ,  James Low ,  Reiner Eschbach ,  Jon McElvain

发明人： Charles Hains ,  James Low ,  Reiner Eschbach ,  Jon McElvain

IPC分类号： G06T11/00

CPC分类号： G06K15/02 ,  G06K15/181 ,  G06K15/1831 ,  G06K2215/0082

摘要： A system facilitates printing of microtext. A processing component allows a user to create one or more microtext characters, wherein the characters are output as a data packet. An SRE code store receives and associates one or more SRE codes with the data packet, each SRE code is representative of a bit pattern, wherein the bit pattern is a grid of bits that are filled to create a particular pattern. A font bank receives the one or more SRE codes from the SRE code store and defines such codes via a font. A raster image processor receives the font from the font bank, decodes the font and outputs instructions to print the microtext.

摘要翻译： 系统便于打印微文本。 处理组件允许用户创建一个或多个微文字符，其中字符作为数据包输出。 SRE代码存储器接收并将一个或多个SRE代码与数据分组相关联，每个SRE代码表示位模式，其中该位模式是填充以创建特定模式的位格网格。 字体库从SRE代码存储区接收一个或多个SRE代码，并通过字体定义这些代码。 光栅图像处理器从字体库接收字体，解码字体并输出指令以打印微文本。

公开(公告)号：US20060244968A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-02

申请号：US11125897

申请日：2005-05-02

申请人： Lalit Mestha ,  Raja Bala ,  Reiner Eschbach

发明人： Lalit Mestha ,  Raja Bala ,  Reiner Eschbach

IPC分类号： G01J3/46

CPC分类号： G06K15/02 ,  G03G15/5029 ,  G03G2215/00751

摘要： Identifying the substrate type of a target substrate before patterning by a marking engine produces an opportunity to adjust the marking engine. The adjustments can enable the marking engine to produce higher quality work. The target substrate's substrate type can be automatically identified by obtaining its characteristics and submitting them to a classifier. A spectrophotometer can measure a substrates reflectance spectrum, which is a good characteristic for use in classifying. Classifiers can be based on known distance or correlation measures.

摘要翻译： 在通过标记引擎构图之前识别目标衬底的衬底类型产生调整标记引擎的机会。 调整可以使打标机产生更高质量的工作。 目标基板的基板类型可以通过获得其特性并将其提交给分类器来自动识别。 分光光度计可以测量底物反射光谱，这是分类中使用的良好特性。 分类器可以基于已知距离或相关性度量。

公开(公告)号：US20060061088A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-23

申请号：US10947346

申请日：2004-09-23

申请人： Steven Harrington ,  Zhigang Fan ,  Reiner Eschbach ,  Michael Butler ,  Edward Francis ,  Stuart Schweid ,  Shen-ge Wang

发明人： Steven Harrington ,  Zhigang Fan ,  Reiner Eschbach ,  Michael Butler ,  Edward Francis ,  Stuart Schweid ,  Shen-ge Wang

IPC分类号： G09B19/00

CPC分类号： G07D7/206 ,  G07D7/0043

摘要： Systems and methods that allow for anti-counterfeiting marks that carry user information and other data to be embedded into an original coupon design. The marks may be invisible, or visible but difficult to remove. At the receiving sides of the coupons, the embedded data are used to detect fraud and trace back the coupon users.

摘要翻译： 允许将用户信息和其他数据嵌入到原始优惠券设计中的防伪标记的系统和方法。 标记可能是不可见的，或可见的，但很难去除。 在优惠券的接收端，嵌入式数据用于检测欺诈并追踪优惠券用户。

公开(公告)号：US06980698B2

公开(公告)日：2005-12-27

申请号：US10200238

申请日：2002-07-22

申请人： Reiner Eschbach ,  Zhigang Fan

发明人： Reiner Eschbach ,  Zhigang Fan

IPC分类号： G06K9/64 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06K9/6202 ,  Y10S707/99931

摘要： An image finder method and apparatus are provided for identifying a source image data file in a database based upon a printed image actually generated from a source image data file in the database. Input image data that represent a printed input image are received from a scanner. Source image data are received from the database that is defined by a plurality of different source image data files stored on a CD-ROM or other storage medium. Correlation operations are carried out to identify any source image data files that are highly correlated with the input image data. The results of the correlation operations are used to identify the source image data file from which the input printed image was actually generated or, if this is not possible, to identify more than one source image data file that could be the source image data file from which the printed input image was actually generated. Both the input image data and source image data are severely subsampled to obtain no more than about 1000 (and most preferably no more than 200) data values from each set of data for use in the correlation operation to provide for extremely fast processing without loss of accuracy.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种图像取景器方法和装置，用于基于从数据库中的源图像数据文件实际生成的打印图像来识别数据库中的源图像数据文件。 从扫描仪接收输入表示打印输入图像的图像数据。 从数据库接收源图像数据，其由存储在CD-ROM或其他存储介质上的多个不同的源图像数据文件定义。 执行相关操作以识别与输入图像数据高度相关的任何源图像数据文件。 相关操作的结果用于识别实际生成输入打印图像的源图像数据文件，或者如果不可能，则识别可以是源图像数据文件的多于一个源图像数据文件， 打印的输入图像实际上被生成。 输入图像数据和源图像数据都被严重二次采样，以从相关运算中使用的每组数据获得不超过约1000个（最优选不超过200个）的数据值，以提供非常快速的处理，而不会损失 准确性。

公开(公告)号：US20050207641A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-22

申请号：US10802130

申请日：2004-03-16

申请人： Raja Bala ,  Reiner Eschbach

发明人： Raja Bala ,  Reiner Eschbach

IPC分类号： G03F3/08 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06T1/00 ,  G06T5/00 ,  H04N1/40 ,  H04N1/409 ,  H04N1/46 ,  H04N1/60 ,  H04N9/64

CPC分类号： H04N1/40012 ,  H04N5/208 ,  H04N9/77

摘要： A method and apparatus for translating color to grayscale images, wherein at least some pixels of the color image having the same color are mapped to different grays in the grayscale image depending on the spatial surround of each pixel. Further, the method and apparatus may include applying a high pass filter to at least one chrominance component of a color image to generate at least one high pass filtered chrominance component, and adjusting a luminance component of the color image based upon the at least one high pass filtered chrominance component.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将颜色转换为灰度图像的方法和装置，其中根据每个像素的空间环绕，具有相同颜色的彩色图像的至少一些像素被映射到灰度图像中的不同灰度。 此外，所述方法和装置可以包括将高通滤波器应用于彩色图像的至少一个色度分量以产生至少一个高通滤波色度分量，并且基于至少一个高频来调整彩色图像的亮度分量 通过滤色度分量。

公开(公告)号：US20050134934A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-23

申请号：US10739176

申请日：2003-12-19

申请人： Gozde Unal ,  Gaurav Sharma ,  Reiner Eschbach

发明人： Gozde Unal ,  Gaurav Sharma ,  Reiner Eschbach

IPC分类号： H04N1/00

CPC分类号： H04N1/00002 ,  H04N1/00018 ,  H04N1/00034 ,  H04N1/00055 ,  H04N1/00087

摘要： Methods and systems used to automatically identify the marking process used for an image on a substrate based on spatial characteristics and/or color of the image. Image types which are classified and identified include continuous tone images and halftone images. Among halftone images separately identified are inkjet images, xerographic images and lithographic images. Locally adaptive image threshold techniques may be used to determine the spatial characteristics of the image.

摘要翻译： 用于基于图像的空间特征和/或颜色来自动识别用于基底上的图像的标记过程的方法和系统。 分类和识别的图像类型包括连续色调图像和半色调图像。 在分开标识的半色调图像中，是喷墨图像，静电复印图像和平版印刷图像。 本地适应性图像阈值技术可用于确定图像的空间特征。

公开(公告)号：US20050086259A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-21

申请号：US10687417

申请日：2003-10-16

申请人： Reiner Eschbach ,  Emil Rainero

发明人： Reiner Eschbach ,  Emil Rainero

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  G06F17/21 ,  G06F17/24 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/211 ,  G06F17/246 ,  G06F17/30905 ,  Y10S707/915 ,  Y10S707/99945

摘要： What is disclosed is a method for presenting spreadsheets and other documents on client-side devices with limited resources and tiny display screen area. The present invention involves the user, on a client-side device, scrolling through a condensed image view of a document with the user's viewpoint of the image repeatedly computed server-side. A split-bar is stitched into a composite view of the user's current viewpoint. The user clicks a scroll-bar or scroll-points to indicate an intended change in direction of their current viewpoint. The client-side device provides the server with information as to where and how the next viewpoint is to be updated. Responsive to the received client information the server updates the viewpoint currently displayed with the transmission of images therefor and provides the same back to the client. In such a manner, the computing power and resources of the server are utilized for the image manipulation, cropping, etc. rather than that of the client's handheld device.

摘要翻译： 公开的是用于在客户端设备上呈现有限的资源和微小的显示屏幕区域的电子表格和其他文档的方法。 本发明涉及用户在客户端设备上滚动通过图像的聚焦图像视图重复计算的服务器端的用户视点。 分割条被缝合到用户当前视点的复合视图中。 用户单击滚动条或滚动点以指示其当前视点的方向的预期变化。 客户端设备向服务器提供有关如何更新下一个视点的信息。 响应于接收到的客户端信息，服务器更新当前显示的视点与其传输的图像，并将其提供给客户端。 以这种方式，将服务器的计算能力和资源用于图像处理，裁剪等而不是客户端的手持设备。

公开(公告)号：US06389163B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-14

申请号：US08342283

申请日：1994-11-18

申请人： Ronald E. Jodoin ,  Robert P. Loce ,  Reiner Eschbach

发明人： Ronald E. Jodoin ,  Robert P. Loce ,  Reiner Eschbach

IPC分类号： G06K934

CPC分类号： H04N1/40062

摘要： The present invention is a method and apparatus for automatic image segmentation using template matching filters. The invention generally segments differing binary textures or structures within an input image by passing one or more structures while removing other structures. More particularly, the method and apparatus segment a stored binary image using a template matching filter that is designed to pass therethrough, for example, text regions while removing halftone regions.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种使用模板匹配滤波器自动图像分割的方法和装置。 本发明通常通过传递一个或多个结构同时移除其他结构来分割输入图像内的不同二进制纹理或结构。 更具体地，该方法和装置使用设计为通过其中的模板匹配滤波器（例如，文本区域）同时去除半色调区域来分割存储的二进制图像。