Image processing system with alterable local convolution kernel
    1.
    发明授权
    Image processing system with alterable local convolution kernel 失效
    具有可变局部卷积核的图像处理系统

    公开(公告)号:US6148117A

    公开(公告)日:2000-11-14

    申请号:US775061

    申请日:1996-12-27

    CPC分类号: G06T3/403

    摘要: A method for image processing combining a device-specific image processing kernel operation with a general image processing kernel operation. Device specific parameters are sent from a host computer to an imaging device. The imaging device selects appropriate device-specific convolution coefficients. The host computer selects additional kernel operations. In a first example embodiment, the device-specific coefficients are then uploaded to the host computer and the host computer convolves the host-specified operations with the device-specific operations. The combined kernel is then downloaded to the imaging device. In an alternative embodiment, the host-specified operations are downloaded to the imaging device for combining. The combined kernels are then used by the imaging device for convolution operations on an image. As a result, host computer software can modify a kernel operation within an imaging device with minimal knowledge of device-specific parameters such as native resolution.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将特定于设备的图像处理核心操作与一般图像处理内核操作相结合的图像处理方法。 设备特定的参数从主机发送到成像设备。 成像装置选择合适的装置特定卷积系数。 主机选择其他内核操作。 在第一示例性实施例中,然后将设备特定系数上传到主计算机,并且主计算机将主机指定的操作与特定于设备的操作进行卷积。 然后将组合的内核下载到成像设备。 在替代实施例中,主机指定的操作被下载到成像设备以进行组合。 然后,成像装置将组合的粒子用于图像上的卷积运算。 因此,主机计算机软件可以在成像设备内修改内核操作,而对设备特定参数(如原始分辨率)的知识极少。

    Variable resolution color image scanner having an exposure delay between
successive linear photosensors detecting different colors
    2.
    发明授权
    Variable resolution color image scanner having an exposure delay between successive linear photosensors detecting different colors 失效
    具有检测不同颜色的连续线性光电传感器之间的曝光延迟的可变分辨率彩色图像扫描仪

    公开(公告)号:US5483053A

    公开(公告)日:1996-01-09

    申请号:US312594

    申请日:1994-09-27

    CPC分类号: H04N1/486

    摘要: A method of scanning an object at a predetermined resolution along the scanning direction with color scanner apparatus having M linear photosensors positioned in parallel, spaced-apart relation and being exposed for a predetermined exposure time, may comprise the steps of calculating an exposure delay time for each of (M-1) slave linear photosensors. Then, at a start scan time, a master linear photosensor is exposed to light from the illuminated scan line for the predetermined exposure time. However, the slave linear photosensors are not necessarily exposed at the start scan time. Instead, the first exposure for each of the slave linear photosensors is delayed for a time equivalent to the exposure delay time calculated for each respective slave linear photosensor.

    摘要翻译: 一种使用具有M个线性光电传感器的彩色扫描仪装置沿着扫描方向扫描物体的方法,所述M个线性光电传感器以平行,间隔的关系定位并暴露于预定的曝光时间,可以包括以下步骤:计算曝光延迟时间 每个(M-1)从属线性光电传感器。 然后,在开始扫描时间,将主线性光电传感器暴露于来自照射的扫描线的预定曝光时间的光。 然而,在启动扫描时间,从属线性光电传感器不一定被曝光。 相反,每个从属线性光电传感器的第一曝光被延迟等于对于每个相应从属线性光电传感器计算的曝光延迟时间的时间。

    Head-tape alignment apparatus with a tape edge find operation
    3.
    发明授权
    Head-tape alignment apparatus with a tape edge find operation 失效
    具有磁带边缘查找操作的磁带对准装置

    公开(公告)号:US4802030A

    公开(公告)日:1989-01-31

    申请号:US878165

    申请日:1986-06-25

    摘要: A solution to accurately aligning a read-write head over a previously written data track on both a write protected and not write protected tape is disclosed. A control unit, preferably a programmed microprocessor, electronically provides a sequence of control outputs to move the tape and step the head to locate an edge of the tape. The control unit then moves the head a fixed distance to be over a selected data track. A threshold circuit controls the readout of data from the head of the tape in such a way as to improve edge find reliability.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于在写保护和不写保护的带上在先前写入的数据轨道上精确地对准读写头的解决方案。 控制单元,优选地是编程的微处理器,电子地提供一系列控制输出以移动磁带并步进磁头以定位磁带的边缘。 然后,控制单元将头部移动一定的距离,使其超过选定的数据轨迹。 阈值电路控制从磁带头读出数据,以提高边缘查找的可靠性。

    Multiple image scanner
    4.
    发明授权
    Multiple image scanner 失效
    多图像扫描仪

    公开(公告)号:US06542260B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-01

    申请号:US08959604

    申请日:1997-10-28

    IPC分类号: H04N140

    CPC分类号: H04N1/642 H04N1/46 H04N1/486

    摘要: A multiple image scanner that performs a single scan of a document containing different types of images (e.g., text and graphics) and sends multiple renditions of the same document from the scanner to a host computer (e.g., one high resolution gray scale image and one low resolution high bit depth color image; or one high resolution, low bit depth gray scale or monochrome image and one low resolution, high bit depth gray scale or monochrome image; or one high resolution, low bit depth color image and one low resolution, high bit depth color image), thus greatly reducing the total amount of data sent to and processed by the host computer.

    摘要翻译: 执行对包含不同类型图像(例如,文本和图形)的文档的单次扫描并且将相同文档的多个再现从扫描器发送到主计算机的多图像扫描器(例如,一个高分辨率灰度图像和一个 低分辨率高位深度彩色图像;或一个高分辨率,低位深度灰度级或单色图像和一个低分辨率,高位深度灰阶或单色图像;或一个高分辨率,低位深度彩色图像和一个低分辨率, 高位深度彩色图像),从而大大减少了主计算机发送和处理的数据总量。

    Noise tolerant optical character recognition system
    5.
    发明授权
    Noise tolerant optical character recognition system 失效
    耐噪声光学字符识别系统

    公开(公告)号:US5237627A

    公开(公告)日:1993-08-17

    申请号:US722054

    申请日:1991-06-27

    IPC分类号: G06K9/48 G06K9/68

    CPC分类号: G06K9/68 G06K9/48 G06K2209/01

    摘要: Disclosed is a system of optical character recognition that first segments a page image into character images. A set of features is extracted and compared to proto-features from a template in order to classify a character, and convert it into a character code. This comparison is performed by comparing each feature of a character image to each proto-feature of each template to create a match rating list which is sorted in descending order. The top match rating and any close ratings are selected and output. To create the ratings, the angles and lengths of the features and proto-features are compared and then the result is normalized to a specific range of values.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种光学字符识别系统,其首先将页面图像分割为字符图像。 提取一组特征,并将其与模板中的原型特征进行比较,以便对字符进行分类,并将其转换为字符代码。 通过比较每个模板的每个原始特征的每个特征,以创建按降序排列的匹配评级列表来执行该比较。 选择和输出顶级匹配等级和任何近似评级。 为了创建等级,比较特征和原始特征的角度和长度,然后将结果归一化到特定范围的值。

    Adaptive resolution scanning
    6.
    发明授权
    Adaptive resolution scanning 有权
    自适应分辨率扫描

    公开(公告)号:US6160249A

    公开(公告)日:2000-12-12

    申请号:US168706

    申请日:1998-10-08

    摘要: A method of adjusting the resolution of a scan based on the scan area or the scan window size. The smaller the scan window size, the higher the scan resolution would be. The final scan resolution is a function of an initial resolution, a resolution modifier, a printer factor, and an image factor. The resolution modifier, the printer factor and the image factor are dependent on the scan window size, the system printer, and the scan image type respectively.

    摘要翻译: 基于扫描区域或扫描窗口尺寸来调整扫描的分辨率的方法。 扫描窗口大小越小,扫描分辨率越高。 最终扫描分辨率是初始分辨率,分辨率修正符,打印机因子和图像因子的函数。 分辨率修改器,打印机因子和图像因子分别取决于扫描窗口大小,系统打印机和扫描图像类型。

    Method and apparatus for applying tonal correction to image data
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for applying tonal correction to image data 失效
    对图像数据应用色调校正的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5920407A

    公开(公告)日:1999-07-06

    申请号:US781782

    申请日:1997-01-09

    IPC分类号: G06T1/00 H04N1/46 H04N1/60

    CPC分类号: H04N1/6027

    摘要: An imaging system for applying separate color tonemaps comprises an optical scanning assembly configured to scan an object and produce image data having a first resolution that corresponds to a color characteristic. A memory device associated with the imaging system stores a look-up table that corresponds to a predetermined transfer function. An image data processor operatively associated with the memory device and the optical scanning assembly alters the resolution of the image data having the first resolution to produce image data having a second resolution, the second resolution being less than the first resolution, and also applies the image data having the second resolution to the look-up table to look up LowPoint image data having a third resolution, the third resolution being greater than the second resolution.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于施加分开的彩色图案的成像系统包括配置成扫描物体并产生具有对应于颜色特性的第一分辨率的图像数据的光学扫描组件。 与成像系统相关联的存储装置存储对应于预定传送功能的查找表。 与存储器件和光学扫描组件可操作地相关联的图像数据处理器改变具有第一分辨率的图像数据的分辨率,以产生具有第二分辨率的图像数据,第二分辨率小于第一分辨率,并且还应用图像 具有第二分辨率的数据到查找表以查找具有第三分辨率的LowPoint图像数据,第三分辨率大于第二分辨率。

    Noise tolerant optical character recognition system
    8.
    发明授权
    Noise tolerant optical character recognition system 失效
    耐噪声光学字符识别系统

    公开(公告)号:US5212739A

    公开(公告)日:1993-05-18

    申请号:US875000

    申请日:1992-04-24

    申请人: Dan S. Johnson

    发明人: Dan S. Johnson

    IPC分类号: G06K9/48

    CPC分类号: G06K9/48 G06K2209/01

    摘要: Disclosed is a method of optical character recognition that first segments a graphical page image into word images. The method obtains a set of features by extracting smaller outlines of the dark regions in the word images, and then further dissecting each of the smaller outlines into small sections called micro-features. Micro-features are simply sections of character outlines, therefore, they can easily be extracted from the outlines of an entire word without any knowledge about character segmentation boundaries. Micro-features are extracted from an outline by finding the local extremities of the outline and then defining a micro-feature between each pair of sequential extremities. Once extracted, the micro-features are compared to micro-features from an ideal character in order to classify a character, and convert it into a character code.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种光学字符识别的方法,其首先将图形页面图像分割成字图像。 该方法通过提取词图像中的暗区域的较小轮廓来获得一组特征,然后将每个较小的轮廓解剖成称为微特征的小部分。 微特征仅仅是字符轮廓的部分,因此,它们可以容易地从整个词的轮廓中提取而不需要对字符分割边界的任何知识。 通过查找轮廓的局部末端,然后在每对连续末端之间定义微特征,从轮廓中提取微特征。 一旦提取,将微特征与理想角色的微特征进行比较,以便对字符进行分类,并将其转换为字符代码。

    Image scanner with compensation for magnification changes
    9.
    发明授权
    Image scanner with compensation for magnification changes 失效
    图像扫描仪补偿放大倍率

    公开(公告)号:US06172772B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-09

    申请号:US09127776

    申请日:1998-07-31

    IPC分类号: H04N100

    CPC分类号: H04N1/401

    摘要: A process for compensation for real time changes of magnification in an optics system for an image scanner. Targets having high-contrast edges, on both sides of an image to be scanned, are scanned along with the image. If magnification changes, the number of pixels between the targets may change. The pixels between the targets are filtered to generate a fixed number of pixels. Photosensor sensitivity compensation values may be separated into factory compensation values and scanner pre-scan compensation values. Factory compensation values are applied before filtering. Differences between factory compensation values and pre-scan compensation values are applied after filtering.

    摘要翻译: 用于补偿用于图像扫描器的光学系统中的放大倍率的实时变化的处理。 在要扫描的图像的两侧具有高对比度边缘的目标与图像一起扫描。 如果放大变化,则目标之间的像素数可能会改变。 目标之间的像素被过滤以产生固定数量的像素。 光电传感器灵敏度补偿值可以分为出厂补偿值和扫描器预扫描补偿值。 过滤前应用工厂补偿值。 过滤后应用出厂补偿值和预扫描补偿值之间的差异。

    Compact portable 2D/ 3D image capture system

    公开(公告)号:US07072081B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-04

    申请号:US09999789

    申请日:2001-10-24

    IPC分类号: H04N1/04 H04N7/18

    摘要: The present invention provides a compact, portable system for capturing two dimensional images from printed and related media, as well as three dimensional scenic images, such as photographs, combining the optical features of scanning and photography. A compact, portable image capturing system is provided that is relatively simple and inexpensive, which is easy to operate, rugged, reliable, integrating the navigational and text-gathering functionalities seamlessly, transparently, and reliably, and not prone to optical misalignment, or cessation of scanning and loss of information, obviating much of the repetition of scanning efforts required by the conventional art. The present invention provides a compact, portable system for capturing both two dimensional images from printed and related media, and three dimensional scenic images, such as photographs, while providing constant user feedback of the image quality and effectiveness, during the imaging process.