公开(公告)号：US20130188229A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-25

申请号：US13356213

申请日：2012-01-23

申请人： Peter PAUL ,  Jorge A. Alvarez ,  Martin Edward Hoover

发明人： Peter PAUL ,  Jorge A. Alvarez ,  Martin Edward Hoover

IPC分类号： H04N1/04 ,  H05B37/02 ,  G06F1/32

CPC分类号： B41F7/02 ,  B41F7/26 ,  B41J2/465 ,  B41J2/471 ,  B41P2227/70 ,  H04N1/1135 ,  H04N1/12 ,  H04N2201/0082

摘要： A power saving apparatus and method for imaging modules in a variable data lithography system is provided. The imaging modules are arranged adjacent to each other to project a scan line of imaging data on a rotating imaging member in a variable data lithography system. The imaging module includes a look ahead buffer which stores imaging data and from which the stored data is read out for projection on the imaging member. The power saving apparatus uses an image look ahead concept to save part of the power consumed in the imaging modules in the projection mode of operation by selectively powering each laser source based on the imaging data in the look ahead buffer.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于对可变数据光刻系统中的模块进行成像的功率节省装置和方法。 成像模块彼此相邻布置，以将成像数据的扫描线投影在可变数据光刻系统中的旋转成像构件上。 成像模块包括存储成像数据的预览缓冲器，并且从存储数据读出存储数据以投影在成像构件上。 省电装置使用图像前视概念，通过基于前瞻缓冲器中的成像数据选择性地为每个激光源供电来节省投影操作模式中消耗的部分功率。

公开(公告)号：US20130186290A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-25

申请号：US13356254

申请日：2012-01-23

申请人： Peter PAUL ,  Jorge A. Alvarez ,  Nancy Y. Jia

发明人： Peter PAUL ,  Jorge A. Alvarez ,  Nancy Y. Jia

IPC分类号： B41F31/02

CPC分类号： B41F7/26 ,  B41F31/045 ,  B41F31/05 ,  B41F33/02 ,  B41P2227/70

摘要： A method and system to control ink keys for a printing machine is provided. The ink keys are adjustable to control ink feed to individual zones located across the width of an ink roller. Feedforward and feedback control loops adjust the ink supply dynamically based on a pixel count of the image content. The pixel count looks ahead in the video stream to allow time for the adjustment at the inker keys to propagate through the ink train to affect ink output onto the imaging drum. Feedback of the achieved ink density on control patches on the imaging drum is also used to command the inker key motors. Feedback is also used to update the inker propagation delay and dynamic model used to determine how much the inker keys need to be adjusted based on the pixel count stream.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于控制印刷机油墨键的方法和系统。 油墨键是可调节的，以控制墨水进给到位于墨辊宽度上的各个区域。 前馈和反馈控制循环根据图像内容的像素数动态调整墨水供应。 像素数量在视频流中向前看，以允许在打印机键处的调整时间通过墨水列传播以影响到成像鼓上的墨水输出。 在成像鼓上的控制贴片上实现的墨浓度的反馈也用于命令墨水键盘马达。 反馈也用于更新墨迹传播延迟和动态模型，用于确定基于像素计数流需要调整多少墨迹键。

公开(公告)号：US20130141574A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-06

申请号：US13312414

申请日：2011-12-06

申请人： Edul N. DALAL ,  Peter PAUL ,  Lalit Keshav MESTHA ,  Abu Saeed ISLAM

发明人： Edul N. DALAL ,  Peter PAUL ,  Lalit Keshav MESTHA ,  Abu Saeed ISLAM

IPC分类号： H04N5/33

CPC分类号： G06K9/00362 ,  G06K9/2018 ,  H04N5/33

摘要： What is disclosed is a method for vehicle occupancy detection using a single band infrared imaging system. First, an infrared image of a vehicle intended to be processed for human occupancy detection is captured using a single band infrared camera set to a predefined wavelength band. A candidate sub-image is identified within the captured image. A cumulative histogram is formed using the reflectance values of each pixel in the candidate region. A threshold reflectance value is then determined from the cumulative histogram using a pre-defined cumulative occurrence fraction value which corresponds to a value equivalent to an average sized human face. Embodiments for setting the threshold reflectance value are disclosed. Thereafter, human occupants can be distinguished in the image from the vehicle's interior by comparing pixel reflectances in the sub-image against the threshold reflectance value.

摘要翻译： 所公开的是使用单频带红外成像系统的车辆占用检测方法。 首先，使用设定为预定波长带的单频带红外线摄像机来捕捉旨在进行人身携带检测的车辆的红外图像。 在拍摄图像内识别候选子图像。 使用候选区域中的每个像素的反射率值形成累积直方图。 然后使用对应于等于平均大小的人脸的值的预定义累积出现分数值，从累积直方图确定阈值反射率值。 公开了设定阈值反射率值的实施例。 此后，通过将子图像中的像素反射率与阈值反射率值进行比较，可以将图像与车辆内部区分开。

公开(公告)号：US20130051625A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-28

申请号：US13215401

申请日：2011-08-23

申请人： Zhigang FAN ,  Abu Saeed ISLAM ,  Peter PAUL ,  Beilei XU ,  Lalit Keshav MESTHA

发明人： Zhigang FAN ,  Abu Saeed ISLAM ,  Peter PAUL ,  Beilei XU ,  Lalit Keshav MESTHA

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/00234 ,  G06K9/00838 ,  G06K9/2018

摘要： What is disclosed is a system and method for determining whether a front seat in a motor vehicle is occupied based on seat pattern recognition. The present invention takes advantage of the observation that an unoccupied seat of a motor vehicle exhibits features which are distinguishable from an occupied seat. An unoccupied motor vehicle seat typically features long contiguous horizontal line segments and curve segments, and substantially uniform areas encompassed by these segments which are not present in an occupied seat. The present method provides a long horizontal edge test which uses location information within a defined window of the image, edge linking, softness of the edge, number of lines, line/curve fitting, and other techniques to locate horizontal edges in the image which define a seat, and a uniformity step which determines whether the area bounded by the horizontal edges is relatively uniform indicating an unoccupied seat.

摘要翻译： 公开的是基于座椅图案识别来确定机动车辆中的前排座椅是否被占用的系统和方法。 本发明利用了这样的观察结果：机动车辆的空闲座椅表现出与被占用座椅不同的特征。 未占用的机动车辆座椅通常具有长的连续水平线段和曲线段，以及由这些段所包围的基本均匀的区域，其不存在于被占用的座椅中。 本方法提供了一种长的水平边缘测试，它使用图像的定义窗口内的位置信息，边缘链接，边缘柔软度，线数，线/曲线拟合以及其他技术来定位图像中的水平边缘 一个座位和一个均匀性步骤，确定由水平边缘限定的区域是否相对均匀，表示空闲的座位。

公开(公告)号：US20100214580A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-26

申请号：US12391888

申请日：2009-02-24

申请人： Aaron M. BURRY ,  Peter PAUL ,  Michael F. ZONA

发明人： Aaron M. BURRY ,  Peter PAUL ,  Michael F. ZONA

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/5041 ,  G03G2215/00042

摘要： A method for minimizing cross-process non-uniformities in solid and heavy shadow regions of printed documents is provided. The method includes marking with a marking engine an image on an image bearing surface moving in a process direction; generating profile data of the image by sensing an optical characteristic of the image in a cross-process direction; adjusting at least one control actuator of the marking engine so as to shift the characteristic of a subsequent marked image in the cross-process direction to at least a target value; and generating a spatially varying tone reproduction curve to smooth the characteristic of the subsequent marked image towards the target value.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于最小化印刷文件的实影和重影区域中的交叉过程非均匀性的方法。 该方法包括用标记引擎在图像承载表面上沿着处理方向移动的图像; 通过在交叉处理方向上感测图像的光学特性来产生图像的轮廓数据; 调整所述标记引擎的至少一个控制致动器，以将所述交叉处理方向上的后续标记图像的特性移动到至少目标值; 以及产生空间变化的色调再现曲线，以将后续标记图像的特性平滑到目标值。

公开(公告)号：US20110286753A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-24

申请号：US12783251

申请日：2010-05-19

申请人： Peter PAUL ,  Aaron Michael BURRY ,  Michael F. ZONA ,  Eric S. HAMBY

发明人： Peter PAUL ,  Aaron Michael BURRY ,  Michael F. ZONA ,  Eric S. HAMBY

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/75 ,  G03G15/5037

摘要： Systems and methods of diagnosing a photoreceptor associated with an imaging device. The photoreceptor is configured to enter into a diagnostic cycle to complete a set number of cycles. A sensor or array is configured to a scan a component associated with the imaging device during each of the set of cycles to establish defect data. The defect data is analyzed to filter one or more charge deficient spots (CDS) from background noise in the defect data. The systems and methods determine whether the photoreceptor needs replacement based on the determined one or more CDS. The systems and methods are further configured to output a report of the determination. The determination is conducted at fixed or variable intervals throughout the life of the photoreceptor and/or imaging device.

摘要翻译： 诊断与成像装置相关的感光体的系统和方法。 感光体被配置成进入诊断循环以完成设定数量的循环。 传感器或阵列被配置为在该组周期中的每一个期间扫描与成像装置相关联的部件以建立缺陷数据。 分析缺陷数据以从缺陷数据中的背景噪声中过滤一个或多个电荷缺陷点（CDS）。 系统和方法基于所确定的一个或多个CDS来确定感光体是否需要更换。 系统和方法还被配置为输出确定的报告。 在感光体和/或成像装置的整个寿命期间以固定或可变的间隔进行测定。

公开(公告)号：US20110058186A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-10

申请号：US12555308

申请日：2009-09-08

申请人： Palghat RAMESH ,  Peter PAUL

发明人： Palghat RAMESH ,  Peter PAUL

IPC分类号： H04N1/60

CPC分类号： H04N1/58

摘要： A method, system, and computer program product for estimating a banding profile in an image printing system is disclosed. The method includes obtaining image data across multiple measurement intervals by one or more sensors; combining the image data with timing information into a coherent signal by a processor; estimating periodic and aperiodic components of the coherent signal using least squares estimation by the processor, wherein the periodic component represents a banding profile; and wherein at least the periodic component is used to generate an output.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于估计图像打印系统中的条带轮廓的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 该方法包括通过一个或多个传感器跨多个测量间隔获得图像数据; 通过处理器将图像数据与定时信息组合成相干信号; 使用所述处理器的最小二乘估计来估计所述相干信号的周期性和非周期分量，其中所述周期性分量表示带状分布; 并且其中至少所述周期性分量用于产生输出。

公开(公告)号：US20110058184A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-10

申请号：US12555287

申请日：2009-09-08

申请人： Palghat RAMESH ,  Peter PAUL

发明人： Palghat RAMESH ,  Peter PAUL

IPC分类号： G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G03G15/5058 ,  G03G15/0131 ,  G03G15/0194 ,  G03G2215/00059 ,  G03G2215/00067 ,  G03G2215/0129 ,  G03G2215/0164

摘要： A method, system, and computer program product for estimating exposure modulation in an image printing system is disclosed. The method includes determining a banding profile for an image printing system by a processor; determining an adjusted exposure modulation profile based on the banding profile using a least squares estimation by the processor; and printing an output based on the adjusted exposure profile.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于估计图像打印系统中的曝光调制的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 该方法包括由处理器确定图像打印系统的条带简档; 使用所述处理器的最小二乘估计，基于所述条带轮廓来确定调整的曝光调制轮廓; 并根据经调整的曝光轮廓打印输出。

公开(公告)号：US20100092191A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-15

申请号：US12250658

申请日：2008-10-14

申请人： Joseph C. SHEFLIN ,  Jack T. LESTRANGE ,  Peter PAUL ,  Aaron M. BURRY

发明人： Joseph C. SHEFLIN ,  Jack T. LESTRANGE ,  Peter PAUL ,  Aaron M. BURRY

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/5041 ,  G03G2215/00037

摘要： A method and system for controlling an image printing system in the presence of reload defects are provided. The method comprises placing toner images on an image bearing surface moving in a process direction, determining the density of the toner image or a portion thereof being printed on the image bearing surface, and printing a scheduled control patch at a location in the cross-process direction on the image bearing surface, wherein the location where each control patch is printed is dynamically changed based on the density of the toner image adjacent the control patch or a portion thereof.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在存在重新加载缺陷的情况下控制图像打印系统的方法和系统。 该方法包括将调色剂图像放置在沿着处理方向移动的图像承载表面上，确定调色剂图像的密度或印刷在图像承载表面上的部分的密度，以及在交叉处理的位置打印调度的控制贴片 图像承载表面上的方向，其中基于与控制贴片或其一部分相邻的调色剂图像的浓度，印刷每个控制贴片的位置被动态地改变。

公开(公告)号：US20130147959A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-13

申请号：US13324308

申请日：2011-12-13

申请人： Yao Rong WANG ,  Beilei XU ,  Peter PAUL

发明人： Yao Rong WANG ,  Beilei XU ,  Peter PAUL

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： G06K9/00838 ,  G06K9/00221 ,  G06K9/00362

摘要： What is disclosed is a system and method for determining a pixel classification threshold for vehicle occupancy determination. An IR image of a moving vehicle is captured using a multi-band IR imaging system. A driver's face is detected using a face recognition algorithm. Multi-spectral information extracted from pixels identified as human tissue of the driver's face is used to determine a pixel classification threshold. This threshold is then used to facilitate a classification of pixels of a remainder of the IR image. Once pixels in the remainder of the image have been classified, a determination can be made whether the vehicle contains additional human occupants other than the driver. An authority is alerted in the instance where the vehicle is found to be traveling in a HOV/HOT lane requiring two or more human occupants and a determination has been made that the vehicle contains an insufficient number of human occupants.

摘要翻译： 公开的是用于确定车辆占用确定的像素分类阈值的系统和方法。 使用多频带IR成像系统捕获移动车辆的IR图像。 使用人脸识别算法检测驾驶员的脸部。 使用从识别为驾驶员脸部的人体组织的像素提取的多光谱信息来确定像素分类阈值。 然后使用该阈值来促进红外图像的其余部分的像素的分类。 一旦图像的其余部分中的像素被分类，则可以确定车辆是否包含驾驶员以外的其他人员。 在发现车辆在需要两个或更多人的乘客的HOV / HOT车道中行驶的情况下，警告当局，并且已经确定车辆包含的人数不足。