公开(公告)号：US20040264799A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-30

申请号：US10607401

申请日：2003-06-26

申请人： Eastman Kodak Company

发明人： Andrew C. Gallagher ,  Jeffrey C. Snyder

IPC分类号： G06K009/40 ,  G06K009/54 ,  G06K009/36

CPC分类号： G06T3/4007 ,  G06T3/4092 ,  G06T5/009 ,  G06T2207/20016 ,  H04N19/33 ,  H04N19/98

摘要： A method of processing an image to form an image pyramid having multiple image levels includes receiving a base level image comprising pixel values at pixel locations arranged in rows and columns; determining sample locations for a next level image in the pyramid such that the sample locations are arranged in a regular pattern and the sample locations exceed the range of the pixel locations of the base level image; determining the pixel values of the next level image by interpolating the pixel values of the base level image using an interpolation filter at the sample locations; and treating the next level image as the base level image and repeating steps of determining sample locations and pixel values until a predetermined number of pyramid image levels are generated, or until a predetermined condition is met.

摘要翻译： 一种处理图像以形成具有多个图像级的图像金字塔的方法包括：以行和列布置的像素位置接收包括像素值的基本水平图像; 确定金字塔中的下一级图像的样本位置，使得样本位置以规则图案排列，并且样本位置超过基本水平图像的像素位置的范围; 通过在采样位置处使用内插滤波器内插基本电平图像的像素值来确定下一级图像的像素值; 并且将下一级图像作为基本级图像进行处理，并且重复确定样本位置和像素值的步骤，直到产生预定数量的金字塔图像级别，或直到满足预定条件。

公开(公告)号：US20040247206A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-09

申请号：US10781869

申请日：2004-02-20

申请人： CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Kitahiro Kaneda ,  Hiroshi Tanioka ,  Akihiro Usami ,  Ken-ichi Ohta ,  Hirohiko Ito ,  Shinichi Kato ,  Tomohiro Akiba ,  Tomotoshi Kanatsu ,  Reiji Misawa ,  Yoshihide Terao ,  Mitsuru Uzawa

IPC分类号： G06K009/54

CPC分类号： G06F17/30271 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99936

摘要： This invention provides an image processing method which allows easy re-use of image information that is stored to minimize deterioration of image quality and the storage capacity. Storage means is searched for original digital data corresponding to each input image. If no original digital data is found, the input image is converted into vector data, and is stored as digital data in the storage means. A sheet including at least one of information associated with the found original digital data when the original digital data is found in the search step and information associated with digital data which is obtained by converting the image into the vector data in the vectorization step and is stored in the storage step when no original digital data is found in the search step is generated, thus providing a sheet that allows easy re-use.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种图像处理方法，其允许容易地重新使用存储的图像信息，以最小化图像质量的劣化和存储容量。 搜索与每个输入图像对应的原始数字数据的存储装置。 如果没有找到原始数字数据，则将输入图像转换成向量数据，并将其作为数字数据存储在存储装置中。 当在搜索步骤中找到原始数字数据时，包括与所找到的原始数字数据相关联的信息中的至少一个的信息以及通过在向量化步骤中将图像转换为向量数据并被存储而获得的与数字数据相关联的信息 在生成搜索步骤中没有找到原始数字数据的存储步骤中，从而提供容易重新使用的纸张。

公开(公告)号：US20040234166A1

公开(公告)日：2004-11-25

申请号：US10754003

申请日：2004-01-08

申请人： KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.

发明人： Takeshi Nakajima ,  Tsukasa Ito ,  Tsuyoshi Hattori ,  Shoichi Nomura ,  Chizuko Ikeda

IPC分类号： G06K009/54 ,  G06K009/40 ,  G06K009/36

CPC分类号： G06T5/10 ,  G06T5/002 ,  G06T9/007 ,  G06T2207/20016 ,  G06T2207/20064 ,  G06T2207/20204

摘要： There are described image-processing method and apparatus, which make it possible to reduce the processing load even in the image-processing environment employing the Dyadic Wavelet transform. The apparatus includes a reading section to read an image recorded on a recording medium so as to generate image signals representing the image; a first converting section to apply a multi-resolution conversion processing of at least level 1, which is capable of reducing an image size of the image signals, to the image signals, so as to generate first-converted image signals from the image signals; and a second converting section to apply a Dyadic Wavelet transform of at least level 1 to low frequency band component signals included in the first-converted image signals, so as to generate second-converted image signals from the first-converted image signals. An image size of the first-converted image signals is smaller than that of the image signals.

摘要翻译： 描述了图像处理方法和装置，这使得即使在采用二次小波变换的图像处理环境中也可以减少处理负荷。 该装置包括读取部分，用于读取记录在记录介质上的图像，以产生表示图像的图像信号; 第一转换部分，用于将能够将图像信号的图像尺寸减小的至少1级的多分辨率转换处理应用于图像信号，以便从图像信号生成第一转换图像信号; 以及第二转换部分，用于将包含在第一转换图像信号中的低频带分量信号应用至少1级的二维小波变换，以便从第一转换图像信号产生第二转换图像信号。 第一转换图像信号的图像尺寸小于图像信号的图像尺寸。

公开(公告)号：US20040190794A1

公开(公告)日：2004-09-30

申请号：US10653608

申请日：2003-09-02

发明人： Ken Belanger

IPC分类号： G06K009/54 ,  G06K009/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/6212 ,  G06F16/5838 ,  G06K9/4652 ,  G06T7/90 ,  G06T2201/0201 ,  G06T2207/10024

摘要： A method and apparatus are provided for analyzing, identifying, and comparing images. The method can be used with any visually-displayed medium that is represented in any type of color space. An identified image can be authenticated, registered, marked, compared to another image, or recognized using the method and apparatus according to the present invention. At least one characteristic of an image's color space is selected and determined to generate a unique description of the image. This identification information is then used to compare different identified images to determine if they are identical according to a set of predetermined criteria. The predetermined criteria can be adjusted to permit the identification of images that are identical in part. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a software search application, such as a search engine or a spider, is used to locate and retrieve an image to be identified from an electronic network. A notification alarm is triggered when a duplicate image is located. In one embodiment, the present invention is implemented using a computer. One or more software applications, software modules, firmware, and hardware, or any combination thereof, are used to determine the identification information for the selected image characteristics, search for images, provide notification of identical images, and to generate a database of identified images.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于分析，识别和比较图像的方法和装置。 该方法可以与在任何类型的颜色空间中表示的任何视觉显示介质一起使用。 识别的图像可以被认证，注册，标记，与另一图像相比较，或者使用根据本发明的方法和装置识别。 选择和确定图像的颜色空间的至少一个特征以产生图像的唯一描述。 然后，该识别信息用于比较不同的识别图像，以根据一组预定标准确定它们是否相同。 可以调整预定标准以允许识别部分相同的图像。 在本发明的优选实施例中，使用诸如搜索引擎或蜘蛛的软件搜索应用来定位和检索要从电子网络识别的图像。 当找到重复的图像时，触发通知报警。 在一个实施例中，使用计算机来实现本发明。 使用一个或多个软件应用程序，软件模块，固件和硬件，或其任何组合来确定所选图像特征的识别信息，搜索图像，提供相同图像的通知，以及生成识别图像的数据库 。

公开(公告)号：US20040141661A1

公开(公告)日：2004-07-22

申请号：US10720799

申请日：2003-11-24

发明人： Christopher J. Hanna ,  Timothy J. O'Connor

IPC分类号： G06F017/60 ,  G06F017/00 ,  G06F007/00 ,  G06K009/54 ,  G06K009/60

CPC分类号： G06F19/321 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q50/24

摘要： An image management system connects to a health care enterprise intranet and receives images from medical imaging devices located throughout the enterprise. The image management system also receives images, patient information and administrative information from PAC, RIS and HIS systems. The images are automatically archived in a number of storage devices having different cost and performance characteristics in accordance with a set of stored health care enterprise rules.

摘要翻译： 图像管理系统连接到医疗保健企业内联网，并从位于整个企业的医疗成像设备接收图像。 图像管理系统还从PAC，RIS和HIS系统接收图像，患者信息和管理信息。 根据一组存储的医疗保健企业规则，将图像自动归档到具有不同成本和性能特征的多个存储设备中。

公开(公告)号：US20040091175A1

公开(公告)日：2004-05-13

申请号：US10353617

申请日：2003-01-29

发明人： Fadi Beyrouti

IPC分类号： G06K009/54

CPC分类号： G06F17/3028

摘要： A method of writing image data files to frame storage means, implemented as an array of disks, on which image data is stored as contiguous clips of frames. A remote system transmits a plurality of data packets over a network in any order, the data packets constituting a plurality of image data files. A local system connected to the frame storage means receives the data packets from the remote system and stores them in a buffer so as to arrange the image data files in a display sequence order. The local system then writes the image data files to the frame storage means as a contiguous clip of frames.

摘要翻译： 将图像数据文件写入帧存储装置的方法，其被实现为磁盘阵列，其上存储有图像数据作为帧的连续片段。 远程系统以任何顺序通过网络发送多个数据分组，数据分组构成多个图像数据文件。 连接到帧存储装置的本地系统从远程系统接收数据分组并将其存储在缓冲器中，以便以显示顺序排列图像数据文件。 然后，本地系统将图像数据文件作为帧的连续剪辑写入帧存储装置。

公开(公告)号：US20040086203A1

公开(公告)日：2004-05-06

申请号：US10690904

申请日：2003-10-22

申请人： OLYMPUS CORPORATION

发明人： Yukihito Furuhashi ,  Mikihiko Terashima ,  Hiroshi Matsuzaki ,  Takao Shibasaki

IPC分类号： G06K009/60 ,  G06K009/54

CPC分类号： G06K9/6217

摘要： A system in which various feature values possessed by a multimedia object are used to search for a similar object comprises a feature value calculation section configured to calculate one or more types of feature values from the multimedia object which is registered. The system further comprises a category setting section configured to set a category, which is based on the feature value calculated by the feature value calculation section, on a database storing the multimedia object. Further, the system comprises a registration section configured to associate with the multimedia object which is registered, the feature value calculated by the feature value calculation section and the category set by the category setting section and to register the multimedia object, the feature value, and the category into the database.

摘要翻译： 使用多媒体对象拥有的各种特征值来搜索类似对象的系统包括被配置为从被登记的多媒体对象中计算一种或多种类型的特征值的特征值计算部。 该系统还包括：类别设置部分，被配置为将基于由特征值计算部分计算的特征值的类别设置在存储多媒体对象的数据库上。 此外，该系统包括：登记部，被配置为与被登记的多媒体对象相关联，由特征值计算部计算出的特征量和由类别设置部设置的类别，以及登记多媒体对象，特征值，以及 该类别进入数据库。

公开(公告)号：US20040062447A1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-01

申请号：US10665067

申请日：2003-09-17

发明人： Jose I. Suarez ,  Yolanda Prieto ,  Yolanda M. Pirez

IPC分类号： G06K009/36 ,  G06K009/54

CPC分类号： H04N19/40 ,  H04N19/129 ,  H04N19/132 ,  H04N19/14 ,  H04N19/162 ,  H04N19/63

摘要： An encoder (300) selects (702, 1302, 1304,1306,1308) one or more subsets of spatially or temporally correlated transformed data coefficients, on the basis of the significance of each subset in representing the data. The encoder (300) and a complementary decoder (400) may be applied to wavelet transform encoded images (500). The encoder (300) may be implemented on a wireless to Internet gateway server (108), in order to reduce byte size of encoded images (500) sent through a wireless network (112), and reduce the amount of processing that must be performed by a wireless device (118) to decode an image or other data. The decoder (400) and/or encoder (300) may be implemented on the wireless device (118).

摘要翻译： 编码器（300）基于每个子集在表示数据中的重要性来选择（702,1302,1304,1306,1308）空间或时间相关的变换数据系数的一个或多个子集。 编码器（300）和互补解码器（400）可以应用于小波变换编码图像（500）。 编码器（300）可以在无线到因特网网关服务器（108）上实现，以便减少通过无线网络（112）发送的编码图像（500）的字节大小，并且减少必须执行的处理量 通过无线设备（118）来解码图像或其他数据。 解码器（400）和/或编码器（300）可以在无线设备（118）上实现。

公开(公告)号：US20040042687A1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-04

申请号：US10612248

申请日：2003-07-01

申请人： Xerox Corporation

发明人： Donald J. Curry ,  Doron Kletter ,  Asghar Nafarieh

IPC分类号： G06K009/54 ,  G06K009/34

CPC分类号： G06K9/00456 ,  H04N1/40062

摘要： A method and a system for separating an image signal into a set of image planes in accordance with a control signal. The system comprises a selector module, an edge processing module and a foreground/background separation module. The selector module receives the control signal and produces a selector signal. The edge processing module receives the selector signal and produces a decision signal. The foreground/background separation module receives the image signal and the decision signal, and outputs a foreground signal and a background signal, a representation of the current pixel of the image signal being included in at least one of the foreground signal and the background

摘要翻译： 根据控制信号将图像信号分离为一组图像平面的方法和系统。 该系统包括选择器模块，边缘处理模块和前景/背景分离模块。 选择器模块接收控制信号并产生选择信号。 边缘处理模块接收选择器信号并产生判定信号。 前景/背景分离模块接收图像信号和判定信号，并且输出前景信号和背景信号，包括在前景信号和背景中的至少一个中的图像信号的当前像素的表示

公开(公告)号：US20030223650A1

公开(公告)日：2003-12-04

申请号：US10345432

申请日：2003-01-14

申请人： Innotive Corporation

发明人： Sung-Min Kim

IPC分类号： G06K009/54

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0277 ,  G06F17/3028 ,  G06F17/30902 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06T3/40 ,  G06T5/20 ,  G06T9/00 ,  G06T2207/20021 ,  H04N19/119 ,  H04N19/176 ,  H04N19/85

摘要： A method for providing real time service of huge and high quality digital image on internet is disclosed, wherein data relevant to a general life such as a general photo, an advertising leaflet, and a pamphlet and professional image data exhibited in an art gallery, exhibition grounds, a pavilion are made into huge and high quality digital image or scanned and photographed to be digital, thereby processing real time service as an interactive browsing form. In the present invention, data are directly made, edited, constructed, and uploaded on internet, thereby providing various additional information with image through hyperlink and processing high quality digital image service on network without speed delay for huge image.