Method and apparatus for sensor characterization
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for sensor characterization 有权
    用于传感器表征的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09544516B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-10

    申请号:US12643386

    申请日:2009-12-21

    摘要: The detailed technology relates to optical sensors, and more particularly relates to characterizing local behaviors of a sensor, and using such characterization information in a sensor-based system. In a particular arrangement, output signals produced from each of plural sensing elements in a 2D optical sensor are checked to determine whether they tend to differ from output signals produced by one or more neighboring sensing elements—when combined across plural captured image frames. The results are stored in an associated memory, and can be consulted in determining how image data captured from the sensor should be used. The technology is particularly illustrated in the context of a watermark decoder for a cell phone camera. A variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    摘要翻译: 详细技术涉及光学传感器,更具体地涉及表征传感器的局部行为,并且在基于传感器的系统中使用这种表征信息。 在特定布置中,检查由2D光学传感器中的多个感测元件中的每一个产生的输出信号,以确定它们是否倾向于与由多个捕获的图像帧组合时由一个或多个相邻感测元件产生的输出信号不同。 结果存储在相关联的存储器中,并且可以在确定如何使用从传感器捕获的图像数据时参考。 该技术在用于蜂窝电话摄像机的水印解码器的上下文中被特别示出。 还详细介绍了各种其他功能和安排。

    SYNCHRONIZED METROLOGY IN POWER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
    3.
    发明申请
    SYNCHRONIZED METROLOGY IN POWER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS 有权
    发电和配电网同步计量

    公开(公告)号:US20160198245A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-07

    申请号:US14987134

    申请日:2016-01-04

    摘要: Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) tend to be specialized and expensive—relegated to only key points in power distribution networks, and are generally reliant on GPS technology. The present disclosure details how any smart meter—using wireless communication—can perform sub-microsecond-grade synchrophasor measurements. Other aspects concern smart meter-based determination of A, B or C phase of the tri-phase power network. This can involve count-stamp enabling message packets sent to and/or from a smart meter, and then associating such count-stamps to local measurements of power phase by a metrology unit. Once a network of such enabled smart meters and other devices is formed, sub-microsecond metropolitan-wide and entire region-wide synchronizing time standard can calibrate local measurements of power phase, where simple A, B and C phase determination is one low hanging fruit application of such. Low cost aggregate monitoring of metropolitan-wide synchrophasors promises a next chapter of importance for that relatively recent art.

    摘要翻译: 相量测量单元(PMU)往往是专门的和昂贵的,仅限于配电网络的关键点,并且通常依赖于GPS技术。 本公开详细描述了任何智能电表使用无线通信 - 如何执行亚微秒级同步相机测量​​。 其他方面涉及三相电网的A,B或C相智能电表确定。 这可以涉及发送到智能电表和/或来自智能电表的计数戳启用消息分组,然后将这样的计数标记与计量单元的功率相位的本地测量相关联。 一旦形成这种启用的智能电表和其他设备的网络,亚微米大都市范围和整个区域范围的同步时间标准可以校准电力相位的局部测量,其中简单的A,B和C相位确定是一个低挂的水果 这样的应用。 大都市同步相机的低成本综合监控将为下一个关于该相对近期艺术的重要性提供依据。

    Decoding a watermark and processing in response thereto
    4.
    发明授权
    Decoding a watermark and processing in response thereto 有权
    对水印进行解码和处理

    公开(公告)号:US09275053B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-01

    申请号:US13288194

    申请日:2011-11-03

    IPC分类号: G06F3/048 G06F17/30 H04N1/32

    摘要: Watermark encoders and decoders can be integrated into operating systems, Internet browsers, media players, and other applications and devices. Such integration enables the watermark-enabled application or device to provide additional functionality and information available via the watermark. The watermark, for example, may link to metadata or actions related to a media object. To exploit this watermark enabled functionality, the integrated application uses a watermark decoder to access the related metadata and actions. The user interface of the integrated application is enhanced to present metadata and actions linked via the watermark. Similarly, watermark encoders may be integrated into applications to convert media objects into enhanced, watermarked objects. A variety of other arrangements and features are also detailed. Many arrangements can be implemented using object identifiers other than watermarks.

    摘要翻译: 水印编码器和解码器可以集成到操作系统,互联网浏览器,媒体播放器和其他应用程序和设备中。 这种集成使得支持水印的应用或设备能够提供通过水印可用的附加功能和信息。 例如,水印可以链接到与媒体对象相关的元数据或动作。 为了利用该水印启用功能,集成应用程序使用水印解码器来访问相关的元数据和动作。 集成应用的用户界面被增强以呈现通过水印链接的元数据和动作。 类似地,水印编码器可以集成到应用中以将媒体对象转换成增强的带水印的对象。 还详细介绍了各种其他安排和功能。 可以使用除水印之外的对象标识符来实现许多布置。

    Changing the arrangement of text characters for selection using gaze on portable devices
    5.
    发明授权
    Changing the arrangement of text characters for selection using gaze on portable devices 有权
    更改使用注视在便携式设备上进行选择的文字字符排列

    公开(公告)号:US09105083B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-11

    申请号:US13552310

    申请日:2012-07-18

    摘要: 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.

    摘要翻译: 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 employing digital content
    6.
    发明授权
    Methods and systems employing digital content 有权
    采用数字内容的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08874244B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-28

    申请号:US11746804

    申请日:2007-05-10

    摘要: A portable device for use with audio or visual content (e.g., an MP3 player-like device, or a camera-enabled device) is equipped with one or more features/capabilities, including: a user interface through which a consumer can instruct that content be delivered to a different consumer's device, the ability to derive identifiers from content and take action(s) based thereon, the ability to count playbacks of content; and/or the ability to interact with remote web services. A variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    摘要翻译: 用于音频或视觉内容的便携式设备(例如,类似MP3播放器的设备或具有相机功能的设备)配备有一个或多个特征/功能,包括:用户界面,消费者可以通过该界面来指示该内容 被传递到不同消费者的设备,能够从内容导出标识符并基于此采取行动,对内容的播放进行计数的能力; 和/或与远程Web服务交互的能力。 还详细介绍了各种其他功能和安排。

    Digital watermarks
    7.
    发明授权
    Digital watermarks 有权
    数字水印

    公开(公告)号:US08644548B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-04

    申请号:US13238306

    申请日:2011-09-21

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: The present invention relates generally to digital watermarking and steganographic data hiding. In one embodiment a method of rendering content to a user is provided. The rendered content includes a digital watermark embedded therein. In another embodiment, digital watermarking is utilized to facilitate purchase or lease of audio or video content over a network or with a remote computer. In still another embodiment, a compression characteristic is determined, and subsequent steganographic embedding is influenced based on the characteristic. Other embodiments are provided as well.

    摘要翻译: 本发明一般涉及数字水印和隐写数据隐藏。 在一个实施例中,提供了向用户呈现内容的方法。 呈现的内容包括嵌入其中的数字水印。 在另一个实施例中,利用数字水印来促进通过网络或远程计算机购买或租用音频或视频内容。 在另一个实施例中,确定压缩特性,并且基于特性影响随后的隐写嵌入。 也提供其他实施例。

    Methods and systems responsive to features sensed from imagery or other data
    8.
    发明授权
    Methods and systems responsive to features sensed from imagery or other data 有权
    响应于从图像或其他数据检测到的特征的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08565815B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-22

    申请号:US11941268

    申请日:2007-11-16

    IPC分类号: H04M1/00

    CPC分类号: H04K1/02 G06Q30/018

    摘要: A device, such as a cell phone, uses an image sensor to capture image data. The phone can respond to detection of particular imagery feature (e.g., watermarked imagery, barcodes, image fingerprints, etc.) by presenting distinctive graphics on a display screen. Such graphics may be positioned within the display, and affine-warped, in registered relationship with the position of the detected feature, and its affine distortion, as depicted in the image data. Related approaches can be implemented without use of an image sensor, e.g., relying on data sensed from an RFID device. Auditory output, rather than visual, can also be employed. A variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    摘要翻译: 诸如手机的设备使用图像传感器来捕获图像数据。 手机可以通过在显示屏上呈现独特的图形来响应特定图像特征的检测(例如,水印图像,条形码,图像指纹等)。 这样的图形可以被定位在显示器内,并且与所检测的特征的位置成对准的仿射变形,以及其仿射失真,如图像数据所示。 可以在不使用图像传感器的情况下实现相关方法,例如依赖于从RFID设备感测的数据。 也可以使用听觉输出,而不是视觉输出。 还详细介绍了各种其他功能和安排。

    Arrangements for Increasing Detection Confidence
    9.
    发明申请
    Arrangements for Increasing Detection Confidence 有权
    增加检测信心的安排

    公开(公告)号:US20130104010A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-25

    申请号:US13309960

    申请日:2011-12-02

    IPC分类号: G06F11/07

    摘要: In one embodiment, a first set of digital data (e.g., an image) is tested for the presence of a certain feature (e.g., a certain face), yielding one of two outcomes (e.g., not-present, or present). If the testing yields the first outcome, no additional testing is performed. If, however, the testing yields the second outcome, further testing is performed to further check this outcome. Such further testing is performed on a second set of digital data that is based on, but different from, the first set of data. Only if the original testing and the further testing both yield the same second outcome is it treated as a valid result. A variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,测试第一组数字数据(例如,图像)以存在某个特征(例如,某个面部),产生两个结果之一(例如,不存在或存在)。 如果测试产生了第一个结果,则不进行其他测试。 然而,如果测试产生了第二个结果,则进行进一步测试以进一步检查该结果。 对第二组数字数据执行这样的进一步测试,该第二组数字数据基于但不同于第一组数据。 只有当原始测试和进一步测试都产生相同的第二个结果时,才被视为有效的结果。 还详细介绍了各种其他功能和安排。