Abstract:
A method for comparing a search print image comprising a first plurality of minutiae to a file print image comprising a second plurality of minutiae and the apparatus implementing the method is provided. The method includes the steps of: aligning the search and file print images; obtaining the first and second plurality of minutiae, a first plurality of pseudo-ridges generated from a first direction field of the search print image and a second plurality of pseudo-ridges generated from a second direction field of the file print image; for each aligning of the search and file print images, generating a pseudo-ridge score, and determining a minutiae matching score; and providing, based on the pseudo-ridge and minutiae matching scores, an output that indicates a level of similarity between the search and file print images.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus and computer-readable storage element for determining quality of a print image, with the method including the steps of: estimating a centroid point of the physical print; setting dimensions of a quality computation frame based at least on a characteristic of the print image; centering the quality computation frame around the centroid point; determining, within the frame, a set of quality features; and computing a quality measure for the print image based on the set of quality features.
Abstract:
A method for level three feature extraction from a print image extracts features associated with a selected ridge segment using a gray-level image under the guidance of at least one binary image. The level three features are a sequence of vectors each corresponding to a different level three characteristic and each representing a sequence of values at selected points on a print image. The level three features are stored and used for level three matching of two prints. During the matching stage, ridge segments are correlated against each other by shifting or a dynamic programming method to determine a measure of similarity between the print images.
Abstract:
Print image processing includes generating a first direction image and a multi-resolution hierarchy tree (MRT) having a plurality of direction measures, and adjusting at least one direction measure based on whether it is associated with a singularity area or a non-singularity area of the MRT, to output a final first direction image used for further print image processing. The MRT direction images include the first direction image having a highest resolution and at least one other direction image having a lower resolution. Each direction measure is determined from a direction measure, in a higher resolution direction image, which is selected based on image quality and distance from the boundary between print areas and non-print areas. Upon determining the final first direction image, a consistency measure can be computed and compared to a consistency metric and the method iteratively performed until the consistency measure satisfies the consistency metric.
Abstract:
A power-on reset circuit includes a voltage-dividing circuit, a first switch and a second switch. The voltage-dividing circuit includes a first resistor and a second resistor connected in series. A first terminal of the voltage-dividing circuit is configured for connect to a power source, a second terminal of the voltage-dividing circuit is grounded. A first switch includes an input terminal, a control terminal, and an output terminal. The input terminal of the first switch is connected to the first terminal of the voltage-dividing circuit via the first resistor, and the output terminal of the first switch is grounded. A second switch includes an input terminal connected to the first terminal of the voltage-dividing circuit, a control terminal connected to the control terminal of the first switch, and an output terminal connected to a reset terminal of an electronic device.
Abstract:
An electrophoretic display device includes a common electrode, an electrophoresis layer, and pixel electrodes. The electrophoretic layer includes cavities, with each cavity arranged between one of the pixel electrodes and the common electrode, and comprises suspension fluid, first type charged particles, and second type charged particles. The first type charged particles and the second type charged particles are dispersed in the suspension fluid. Three cavities constitute a pixel unit. The first type charged particles and the second type charged particles in each of the three cavities constituting the pixel unit are one of red, green, and blue particles, and one of yellow, magenta, and cyan particles, respectively.
Abstract:
A method for adjusting driving waveforms in an electrophoretic display includes: measuring grey level of the electrophoretic display periodically; comparing the measured grey level with a standard grey level, selecting a driving waveform from pre-stored driving waveforms according to the current grey level and the standard grey level if the measured grey level is not equal to the standard grey level; and applying the selected driving waveform to achieve the standard grey level. The electrophoretic display is also provided.
Abstract:
An electrophoretic paper device is provided. The electrophoretic paper device includes a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged on a lower substrate. The electrophoretic paper device also includes an upper substrate having a common electrode that covers an entire area corresponding to a display surface. The electrophoretic paper device further includes an electrophoretic ink layer, which includes a plurality of tubular cavities and each of the tubular cavities contains suspension fluid and a plurality of charged pigment particles dispersed in the suspension fluid.