Abstract:
A system and method for automatically determine whether an image captured by a digital camera should be stored in a raw format or a compressed format. After an image is captured by the digital camera, the digital camera checks certain sets of characteristics of the captured image to check the image quality. If the image quality falls within an acceptable range, then the digital camera saves the image in a compressed format. If the captured image does not fall within predetermined quality levels, then the captured image is save in raw format for later processing.
Abstract:
A portable image analyzing system (100) for capturing and processing sampled images for features of interest in a compact and portable instrument includes an image capture unit (112) and a very small sized processor (122). The processor (122) should be miniaturized to be palm sized or smaller. The image capture unit (112) captures images of the samples (142) within a field of view and the palm sized processor (112), which is operatively communicative with the image capture unit, analyzes features of the image for the predetermined information obtained from the image. Additional features allow communication with remote sites to transfer the predetermined information for viewing or for more powerful analyzing and to further enable local downloading of information and desired software by the user in the field.
Abstract:
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for providing print dimensions from a printer. An example method includes analyzing a first roll of a printer, the first roll holding first paper having a first width; determining, via a processor of the printer, a first print dimension of the first paper on the first roll based on the first width; and providing the first print dimension to an electronic device, the electronic device to use the first print dimension to determine whether content is to be clipped when printed on the first paper.
Abstract:
An apparatus, system, and method for examining authenticity of printed material and distinguishing between original printed material and counterfeit printed material is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method is performed by a mobile device. The mobile device recognizes a reference point on a page of the printed material, computes a color balance ratio for that reference point, and compares the computed color balance ratio to an expected value for original printed material. Based on the comparison between the computed color balance ratio and the expected value, a determination is made as to the authenticity of the printed material. If the printed material is authentic, the mobile device may provide supplementary, complementary and/or additional information and content, for example, information related to the page or chapter of the printed material. If the printed material is not authentic, the mobile device may inhibit the presentation of additional material.
Abstract:
An image registration method to register a target image with a reference image is provided, including to determine a target set of features present in the target image, to determine a reference set of features present in the reference image, to generate respective signatures for each feature in the target and reference sets, to match features from the target set to corresponding features in the reference set using the signatures, to generate respective transformations to map pairs of features in the target set to corresponding pairs of features in the reference set, and determine a similarity transformation for the target image using a measure of the accuracy of the transformations.
Abstract:
The invention provides methods and systems for detecting and characterizing alterations of media content, such as images, video and audio signals, using watermark messages to carry signal metrics. By comparing signal metrics (130) extracted from the watermark (128) to signal metrics calculated from a suspect signal (124), a watermark decoder can detect (130) and even classify types of alterations (132) to the watermarked signal.