公开(公告)号：US20120148105A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-14

申请号：US12967760

申请日：2010-12-14

申请人： Aaron M. Burry ,  Peter Paul

发明人： Aaron M. Burry ,  Peter Paul

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G08G1/0175 ,  G06K9/033 ,  G06K2209/15

摘要： An automated license plate recognition (ALPR) system and method using a human-in-the-loop based adaptive learning approach. One or more images with respect to an automotive vehicle can be segmented in order to determine a license plate of the automotive vehicle within a scene. An optical character recognition (OCR) engine loaded with an OCR algorithm can be further adapted to determine a character sequence of the license plate based on a training data set. A confidence level with respect to the images can be generated in order to route a low confidence image to an operator for obtaining a human interpreted image. The parameters with respect to the OCR algorithm can be adjusted based on the human interpreted image and the actual image of the license plate. A license plate design can be then incorporated into the OCR engine in order to automate the process of recognizing the license plate with respect to the automotive vehicle in a wide range of transportation related applications.

摘要翻译： 一种自动牌照识别（ALPR）系统和方法，使用基于人机界面的自适应学习方法。 可以分割关于机动车辆的一个或多个图像，以便确定场景内的机动车辆的牌照。 装载有OCR算法的光学字符识别（OCR）引擎还可以适用于基于训练数据集来确定车牌的字符序列。 可以产生相对于图像的置信水平，以便将低置信度图像路由到操作者以获得人类解释图像。 相对于OCR算法的参数可以基于人体解释图像和车牌的实际图像进行调整。 然后可以将牌照设计并入OCR引擎中，以便在广泛的运输相关应用中自动化车牌相对于机动车辆的识别过程。

公开(公告)号：US20120057885A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-08

申请号：US12877709

申请日：2010-09-08

申请人： Peter Paul ,  Palghat Ramesh ,  Eric Michael Gross

发明人： Peter Paul ,  Palghat Ramesh ,  Eric Michael Gross

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/5058 ,  G03G15/0131 ,  G03G15/5062 ,  G03G2215/0132

摘要： A diagnostic method for color stability in an image printing system includes printing a test pattern onto output media; measuring, during the printing of the test pattern, an image of the test pattern on an image transfer surface using one or more image transfer surface sensors to obtain one or more image transfer surface signals; measuring a printed image of the test pattern on the output media using a printed image sensor to obtain a printed image signal; calculating correlation functions for the one or more image transfer surface signals and the printed image signal; and analyzing the correlation functions for the one or more image transfer surface signals and the printed image signal to identify a subsystem in the image printing system that causes variations in color within the plurality of prints of the test pattern.

摘要翻译： 图像打印系统中的颜色稳定性的诊断方法包括将测试图案打印到输出介质上; 在打印测试图形期间，使用一个或多个图像转印表面传感器测量图像转印表面上的测试图案的图像，以获得一个或多个图像转印表面信号; 使用打印的图像传感器测量输出介质上的测试图案的打印图像以获得打印的图像信号; 计算一个或多个图像传送表面信号和打印的图像信号的相关函数; 以及分析所述一个或多个图像转印表面信号和所述打印图像信号的相关函数，以识别所述图像打印系统中引起所述测试图案的所述多个打印中的颜色变化的子系统。

公开(公告)号：US20120014566A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-19

申请号：US12838942

申请日：2010-07-19

申请人： Beilei Xu ,  Wencheng Wu ,  Peter Paul ,  Palghat Ramesh

发明人： Beilei Xu ,  Wencheng Wu ,  Peter Paul ,  Palghat Ramesh

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： H04N1/00002 ,  G06K9/036 ,  H04N1/00018 ,  H04N1/00047 ,  H04N1/00084

摘要： A method for detecting motion quality error of printed documents having text in a printing system includes: printing a document having text lines, each text line comprising a plurality of characters; scanning the printed document to generate a scanned image; detecting positions in a process direction of the printing system of one of text lines and characters in the scanned image; determining position errors in the process direction in the printed document based on the detected positions in the scanned image; determining at least one motion quality defect of the printing system in the process direction based on the determined position errors; and initiating an activity associated with said printing system in response to a motion quality error having been determined. A system for detecting motion quality error of printed documents is also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一种用于检测在打印系统中具有文本的打印文档的运动质量错误的方法，包括：打印具有文本行的文档，每个文本行包括多个字符; 扫描打印文档以生成扫描图像; 检测所述扫描图像中的文本行和文字之一的所述打印系统的处理方向的位置; 基于扫描图像中检测到的位置确定打印文档中的处理方向上的位置误差; 基于所确定的位置误差，确定所述打印系统在所述处理方向上的至少一个运动质量缺陷; 以及响应于已经确定的运动质量错误，发起与所述打印系统相关联的活动。 还公开了一种用于检测打印文件的运动质量误差的系统。

公开(公告)号：US20120011001A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-12

申请号：US12832158

申请日：2010-07-08

申请人： Eric M. Gross ,  Peter Paul

发明人： Eric M. Gross ,  Peter Paul

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0241 ,  G06F17/243 ,  G06Q30/0269

摘要： A system and method is provided for embedding variable advertising content into an electronic book including a receiver positioned about the electronic book and configured to receive information; a processor for determining whether one or more tags are present in the information received and a replacement module for replacing the one or more tags with the advertising content, the advertising content derived from profile data associated with a plurality of users.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于将可变广告内容嵌入电子书的系统和方法，该电子书包括围绕电子书定位并被配置为接收信息的接收器; 用于确定所接收的信息中是否存在一个或多个标签的处理器，以及用于使用所述广告内容替换所述一个或多个标签的替换模块，所述广告内容从与多个用户相关联的简档数据导出。

公开(公告)号：US07965397B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-21

申请号：US11399100

申请日：2006-04-06

申请人： Peter Paul

发明人： Peter Paul

IPC分类号： G06F3/12

CPC分类号： H04N1/506 ,  G03G15/5062 ,  G03G2215/00067 ,  H04N1/6033

摘要： A defect once around signal time period of a defect source inherent in a marking device is determined, the defect source having one or more banding frequencies. A reference scanline time delay, which is a time between a page sync signal and a writing of a reference scanline, is determined. A test target is written, sensed and analyzed. A reference scanline phase offset of each banding frequency relative to the reference scanline is determined. A banding phase of each banding frequency is determined based at least on the defect once around signal time period, reference scanline time delay and reference scanline phase offset.

摘要翻译： 确定在标记装置固有的缺陷源的信号周期周围的缺陷，缺陷源具有一个或多个条带频率。 确定作为页面同步信号和参考扫描线的写入之间的时间的参考扫描线时间延迟。 测试目标被写入，检测和分析。 确定每个条带频率相对于参考扫描线的参考扫描线相位偏移。 至少基于围绕信号时间周期，参考扫描线时间延迟和参考扫描线相位偏移的缺陷来确定每个条带频率的条带化相位。

公开(公告)号：US07855806B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-21

申请号：US11769044

申请日：2007-06-27

申请人： Peter Paul ,  Sahand Rabbani

发明人： Peter Paul ,  Sahand Rabbani

IPC分类号： H04N1/60

CPC分类号： G06K15/00 ,  G06K15/027

摘要： A method of integrating multiple sampling interval image data with timing information from a defect once-around sensor and the machine page sync signals to estimate a banding profile. By augmenting the sampling interval data with the timing data, proper phasing of each frequency over each sampling interval can be maintained. Specifically, when the data over the multiple intervals is taken, the defect source once-around signal and the page sync signals are also recorded. The combination of this information allows the algorithm to extract phase and amplitude information of banding defects from the sampling intervals using a new matched-filter based parameter estimation algorithm. Estimated banding profiles are then generated from the known frequencies, and the estimated amplitude and phase values.

摘要翻译： 一种将多个采样间隔图像数据与来自缺陷一次传感器和机器页面同步信号的定时信息进行集成以估计条带简档的方法。 通过利用定时数据增加采样间隔数据，可以保持每个采样间隔上每个频率的适当定相。 具体地说，当采用多个间隔的数据时，也记录缺陷源一次信号和寻呼同步信号。 该信息的组合允许算法使用新的基于匹配滤波器的参数估计算法从采样间隔中提取带状缺陷的相位和幅度信息。 然后从已知频率，估计的幅度和相位值产生估计的带状分布。

公开(公告)号：US20090046325A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-19

申请号：US11837688

申请日：2007-08-13

申请人： Peter Paul ,  Sahand Rabbani ,  William J. Nowak

发明人： Peter Paul ,  Sahand Rabbani ,  William J. Nowak

IPC分类号： G06K15/00

CPC分类号： G06K15/1219 ,  B41J29/393

摘要： A method of correcting periodic banding defects in a printing system is provided. The method comprises: determining a banding profile estimate; determining a compensation profile; adjusting the compensation profile based on the transfer function of a motion system and the transfer function of a printing system; waiting until a defect once-around signal returns; and applying the output of the adjustment step to a controller controlling the speed of an imaging surface.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种在打印系统中校正周期性带状缺陷的方法。 该方法包括：确定条带简档估计; 确定补偿资料; 根据运动系统的传递函数和打印系统的传递功能调整补偿曲线; 等待直到缺陷一次性信号返回; 以及将调节步骤的输出应用于控制成像表面的速度的控制器。

公开(公告)号：US20070236747A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-11

申请号：US11399100

申请日：2006-04-06

申请人： Peter Paul

发明人： Peter Paul

IPC分类号： H04N1/409

CPC分类号： H04N1/506 ,  G03G15/5062 ,  G03G2215/00067 ,  H04N1/6033

摘要： A defect once around signal time period of a defect source inherent in a marking device is determined, the defect source having one or more banding frequencies. A reference scanline time delay, which is a time between a page sync signal and a writing of a reference scanline, is determined. A test target is written, sensed and analyzed. A reference scanline phase offset of each banding frequency relative to the reference scanline is determined. A banding phase of each banding frequency is determined based at least on the defect once around signal time period, reference scanline time delay and reference scanline phase offset.

摘要翻译： 确定在标记装置固有的缺陷源的信号周期周围的缺陷，缺陷源具有一个或多个条带频率。 确定作为页面同步信号和参考扫描线的写入之间的时间的参考扫描线时间延迟。 测试目标被写入，检测和分析。 确定每个条带频率相对于参考扫描线的参考扫描线相位偏移。 至少基于围绕信号时间周期，参考扫描线时间延迟和参考扫描线相位偏移的缺陷来确定每个条带频率的条带化相位。

公开(公告)号：US20070201097A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-30

申请号：US11363378

申请日：2006-02-27

申请人： David Anderson ,  Peter Paul

发明人： David Anderson ,  Peter Paul

IPC分类号： G06F15/00 ,  G06K15/00

CPC分类号： H04N1/4055 ,  G03G15/5062 ,  G03G15/55 ,  G03G2215/00021 ,  H04N1/4015

摘要： A method of printing includes, on an ongoing basis, determining a print defect state of a printing system, selecting a screen which has a halftone print parameter which masks a detected print defect, such as one or more of a screen frequency parameter, a screen angle parameter, and a dot growth parameter. The method further includes printing images according to the selected halftone print parameter. Alternatively, where the printing system includes more than one marking engine, the method includes selecting a marking engine according to the determined defect states of each of the marking engines.

摘要翻译： 打印方法在持续的基础上，确定打印系统的打印缺陷状态，选择具有屏蔽检测到的打印缺陷的半色调打印参数的屏幕，诸如屏幕频率参数，屏幕中的一个或多个 角度参数和点生长参数。 该方法还包括根据所选择的半色调打印参数打印图像。 或者，在打印系统包括多于一个的打标引擎的情况下，该方法包括根据确定的每个标记引擎的缺陷状态选择标记引擎。

公开(公告)号：US20070092274A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-26

申请号：US11253724

申请日：2005-10-20

申请人： Palghat Ramesh ,  Peter Paul

发明人： Palghat Ramesh ,  Peter Paul

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/5062 ,  G03G2215/00042

摘要： A system and method for correcting a defect in an image, such as a ghost defect or a reload defect, by compensating for the defect. Various exemplary embodiments include creating a defect model with a source target function that represents a source level with respect to a target level; inputting a test image to an image path actuator; inputting an output of the image path actuator to a marking engine; creating a test output image; measuring the test data on the test output image; inputting the test measurement data obtained from the test output image to a controller; inputting state data representing a state of the imaging device to the controller; inputting previously printed images to the controller; inputting current image to the controller, outputting an image correction factor from the controller based on the test image measurement data, the state data, the previously printed images, and the current image to the image path actuator; and creating a corrected image based on the image correction factor output from the controller.

摘要翻译： 通过补偿缺陷来校正图像中的缺陷，例如重影缺陷或重新加载缺陷的系统和方法。 各种示例性实施例包括创建具有代表相对于目标水平的源级别的源目标函数的缺陷模型; 将测试图像输入到图像路径致动器; 将图像路径致动器的输出输入到标记引擎; 创建测试输出图像; 测试测试输出图像上的测试数据; 将从测试输出图像获得的测试测量数据输入到控制器; 将表示成像装置的状态的状态数据输入到控制器; 将先前打印的图像输入到控制器; 将当前图像输入到控制器，基于测试图像测量数据，状态数据，先前打印的图像和当前图像将图像校正因子从控制器输出到图像路径致动器; 以及基于从控制器输出的图像校正因子创建校正图像。