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Generating a depth map from a two-dimensional source image for stereoscopic and multiview imaging

InactiveUS20070024614A1Saving in bandwidth requirementIncrease widthImage enhancementImage analysisViewpointsImage pair
Depth maps are generated from a monoscopic source images and asymmetrically smoothed to a near-saturation level. Each depth map contains depth values focused on edges of local regions in the source image. Each edge is defined by a predetermined image parameter having an estimated value exceeding a predefined threshold. The depth values are based on the corresponding estimated values of the image parameter. The depth map is used to process the source image by a depth image based rendering algorithm to create at least one deviated image, which forms with the source image a set of monoscopic images. At least one stereoscopic image pair is selected from such a set for use in generating different viewpoints for multiview and stereoscopic purposes, including still and moving images.
Owner:HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN & RIGHT OF CANADA REPRESENTED BY THE MIN OF IND THROUGH THE COMM RES CENT

Automatic traffic and quality of service control system for communications networks

The present invention is directed to a system for controlling the quality of service and availability in a communications network. The system includes a processor which samples queue state information from selected intermediate nodes in the network and processes the queue state information to produce a traffic intensity map. The processor includes memory for storing said traffic intensity throughout the network as a traffic intensity surface and is configured to use the traffic intensity surface to control traffic in the network.
Owner:BYRNES PHILIPPE C

Access point, mobile station for wireless communication system, and method for controlling the same

An access point (AP) and a mobile station in a wireless communication system and a method of controlling the same are provided. A method of controlling an AP in a wireless communication system includes: determining whether a transmission of a control message is needed; transmitting the control message via a first frequency band when the transmission of the control message is needed; determining whether a transmission of a data message is needed; and transmitting the data message via a second frequency band when the transmission of the data message is needed
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD +1

Laser irradiation method, laser irradiation apparatus, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device

When the CW laser oscillator is employed in the manufacturing process of the semiconductor device, it is expected to obtain the device of high performance. However, the CW oscillator provides only a small beam spot and forms an inferior crystalline region when it is scanned on the semiconductor film. It is necessary to minimize such an inferior crystalline region because it gives a problem in terms of high integration of the semiconductor element. In view of the problem, the present invention is to form a long crystalline region as suppressing the formation of the inferior crystalline region by irradiating the fundamental wave with the harmonic supplementarily (refer to FIG. 1). The present invention also includes a constitution in which a part having high energy density in the fundamental wave is irradiated to a part having low energy density in the harmonic.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD

Systems and methods for hinged bedding assemblies

In many aspects, the systems and methods described herein include mattress having a top sleeping layer disposed on top of a support layer. The support layer includes polyurethane foam having channels comprising one or more slits on both sides of a surface to act as hinges for articulation. The channels may be aligned with the joints of the articulated sections of the foundation or frame of the adjustable bedding assembly. When the sections articulate about the joints, the channels allow the overlying top layer to conform to the sections while reducing wear and tear therein.
Owner:DREAMWELL

Solid oxide fuel cell systems with hot zones having improved reactant distribution

A Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) system having a hot zone with a center cathode air feed tube for improved reactant distribution, a CPOX reactor attached at the anode feed end of the hot zone with a tail gas combustor at the opposing end for more uniform heat distribution, and a counter-flow heat exchanger for efficient heat retention.
Owner:SILICON VALLEY BANK +1

Solid oxide fuel cell systems with hot zones having improved reactant distribution

A Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) system having a hot zone with a center cathode air feed tube for improved reactant distribution, a CPOX reactor attached at the anode feed end of the hot zone with a tail gas combustor at the opposing end for more uniform heat distribution, and a counter-flow heat exchanger for efficient heat retention.
Owner:SILICON VALLEY BANK +1

Automatic traffic and quality of service control system for communications networks

The present invention is directed to a system for controlling the quality of service and availability in a communications network. The system includes a processor which samples queue state information from selected intermediate nodes in the network and processes the queue state information to produce a traffic intensity map. The processor includes memory for storing said traffic intensity throughout the network as a traffic intensity surface and is configured to use the traffic intensity surface to control traffic in the network.
Owner:BYRNES PHILIPPE C

Cooling and sealing design for a gas turbine combustion system

An interface region between a combustion liner and a transition duct of a gas turbine combustor is disclosed having improved cooling such that component life is increased and metal temperatures are lowered. An aft end of a combustion liner is telescopically received within the transition duct such that a combustion liner seal is in contact with an inner wall of the transition duct inlet ring. Increasing the dedicated cooling air supply to the combustion liner aft end, coupled with a modified combustion liner aft end geometry, significantly reduces turbulence and flow re-circulation, thereby resulting in lower metal temperatures and increased component life. Multiple embodiments of the interface region are disclosed depending on the amount of cooling required.
Owner:H2 IP UK LTD

Navigation apparatus and computer program

When a map image in the periphery of a vehicle position is displayed on a liquid crystal display in 3D, POIs existing in a first searching region within a first searching distance from a current position of the vehicle are searched in an area in the vicinity of the vehicle position by setting all types of points as search targets, POIs existing in a second searching region within a second searching distance from a second searching point are searched in an area distant from the vehicle position by setting only specific types of points as search targets, and icon symbols indicating types and positions of the points are displayed on the map image while being overlapped therewith based on the searched POIs.
Owner:AISIN AW CO LTD

Laser irradiation apparatus and method for manufacturing semiconductor device

InactiveUS20050111105A1Minimize regionImaging optical system can be miniaturizedSemiconductor/solid-state device manufacturingCondensersSemiconductorLens array
When a rectangular image having homogeneous intensity distribution is transferred by an imaging optical system, aberration adversely affects the homogeneity of the intensity distribution. The present invention provides a laser irradiation apparatus that can suppress the aberration due to the imaging optical system typified by a cylindrical lens, that can enlarge the square measure of the beam spot in which the intensity distribution is homogenous, and that can anneal the irradiated surface homogeneously efficiently. Moreover, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with the use of the laser irradiation apparatus. In the present invention, the divergence of the laser beam is suppressed and the size of the imaging optical system is miniaturized by using an off-axis lens array such as an off-axis cylindrical lens array. By the miniaturization, it is possible to reduce the cost, to facilitate the maintenance, and to suppress the aberration. By suppressing the aberration, the homogeneity of the intensity distribution of the beam spot can be improved.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD

Thermoelectric heat pump

In certain embodiments, a thermoelectric heat pump includes a heat transfer region having an array of thermoelectric modules, a waste channel in substantial thermal communication with a high temperature portion of the heat transfer region, and a main channel in substantial thermal communication with a low temperature portion of the heat transfer region. An enclosure wall provides a barrier between fluid in the waste channel and fluid in the main channel throughout the interior of the thermoelectric heat pump. In some embodiments, the waste fluid channel and the main fluid channel are positioned and shaped such that differences in temperature between fluids disposed near opposite sides of the enclosure wall are substantially decreased or minimized at corresponding positions along the channels.
Owner:GENTHERM INC

Identifying faulty programmable interconnect resources of field programmable gate arrays

A method of identifying faulty programmable interconnect resources of a field programmable gate array (FPGA) may be carried out during manufacturing testing and / or during normal on-line operation. The FPGA resources are configured into a working area and a self-testing area. The working area maintains normal operation of the FPGA throughout on-line testing. Within the self-testing area, programmable interconnect resources of the FPGA are grouped and comparatively tested for faults. Upon the detection of one or more faults within a group of programmable interconnect resources, the group of resources is subdivided for further comparative testing in order to minimize a region of the group of resources including the fault for each fault. Once the region of the group of resources which includes the fault is minimized, the wires within the minimized region are comparatively tested in order to determine which wire includes the faulty resource or resources. Once the wire which includes the faulty resource is determined, a variety of testing configurations may be utilized to identify the faulty resource within the wire.
Owner:JUNIVERSITI OF NORT KAROLINA EHT SHARLOTT +1

Cataract imaging apparatus

A method is disclosed for quantifying the extent a cataract impairs vision in an eye having a pupil, an ocular lens, and a retina. The method includes illuminating a localized region of the retina such that light is reflected from the localized region and is transmitted through the ocular lens. A portion of the reflected light is scattered by the cataract associated with the ocular lens. Light reflected from the localized region of the retina is collected, and the amount of scatter is measured so as to quantify the extent the scatter impairs vision of the eye.
Owner:VISUAL PATHWAYS

Composite touch screen panel

A composite touch screen panel is applied to an electronic device. The touch screen panel includes a display module configured to output data and a spatial touch panel disposed at a top of the display module. The composite touch screen panel also includes an Acoustic Pulse Recognition (APR) panel arranged to overlap at a top of the spatial touch panel. The composite touch screen panel further includes a controller configured to sense a touch position sensed in the spatial touch panel and APR panel and perform a corresponding function of the device. The composite touch screen panel thereby integrates a spatial touch panel and an APR panel to exclude an existing silver (Ag) line and signal line, and maximizes a space utilization of a panel. Thus, the composite touch screen panel is capable of enabling a smooth performance of a precise touch and a long key function and drag operation.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Methods of Minimizing Etch Undercut and Providing Clean Metal Liftoff

A method of minimizing etch undercut and providing clean metal liftoff in subsequent metal deposition is provided. In one embodiment a bilayer resist mask is employed and used for etching of underlying substrate material and subsequent metal liftoff. In one embodiment, the top layer resist such as positive photoresist which is sensitive to selected range of energy, such as near UV or violet light, is first patterned by standard photolithography techniques and resist development in a first developer to expose portion of a bottom resist layer which is sensitive to a different selected range of energy, such as deep UV light. The exposed portion of the bottom layer resist is then removed by anisotropic etching such as oxygen reactive ion etching using the top layer resist as the etch mask to expose portion of the underlying substrate. This minimizes the undercut in the bottom resist around the top photoresist opening. The resultant patterned bilayer resist stack is then used as the etch mask for the subsequent etching of the exposed portion of the underlying substrate material. Because there is no undercut in the bottom resist layer, the etch undercut in the substrate material is also minimized relative to the edges of the top photoresist opening.
Owner:TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR

Turbine blade cooling with a hollow airfoil configured to minimize a distance between a pin array section and the trailing edge of the air foil

A turbine blade with a generally hollow airfoil having an outer wall that defines a chamber for receiving cooling air, the airfoil comprising a leading edge that resides in an upstream direction, a trailing edge that resides in a downstream direction, a convex suction side, a concave pressure side, and an insert disposed within the chamber that is configured to initially receive at least a portion of the cooling air entering the chamber and direct the cooling air through a plurality of insert apertures to cool the inner surface of the outer wall, the insert further comprising a configuration that generally conforms to the contour of the outer wall of the chamber but in spaced relation thereto, wherein the chamber and insert narrow as they extend toward the trailing edge, the insert eventually terminating and the chamber eventually terminating at a pin array section, wherein a first distance exists that comprises the generally axial distance between the position of downstream termination point of the insert and the position of an upstream beginning point of the pin array section, wherein the pin array section, at a downstream end, comprises a plurality of openings that define an inlet to a plurality of trailing edge cooling apertures, and wherein the chamber, the insert, and the pin array section are configured such that the first distance is approximately minimized.
Owner:GENERAL ELECTRIC CO

Pre-process before cutting a wafer and method of cutting a wafer

A pre-process before cutting a wafer is described. The wafer comprises a plurality of scribe lines and a plurality of dies defined by the scribe lines, and a material layer covers the wafer. A pre-processing step is performed to remove the material layer on the scribe lines close to the corner regions of the dies. Removing the material layer at the corner regions before cutting the wafer is able to preserve the integrity of the corner regions of the cut dies.
Owner:UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP

Transparent display device

Disclosed is a transparent display device that includes a plurality of column lines and a plurality of horizontal lines crossing each other to define a plurality of pixel regions in a matrix, each column line including at least two data lines and a voltage line, and each horizontal line including a gate line; a first transparent electrode in each emission region; a transparent organic light emitting layer on the first electrode; and a second transparent electrode on the organic light emitting layer, wherein each pixel region includes a transmissive region and a circuit region, and wherein the transmissive region includes at least two emission regions that are divided by a first transparent bank pattern.
Owner:LG DISPLAY CO LTD

Apparatus for minimizing a heat affected zone during laser micro-machining

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for laser micro-machining, which may include dividing a long line illumination field into a plurality of individual fields, wherein each of the plurality of fields includes an aspect ratio of about 4:1 or greater, directing the plurality of individual fields onto at least one mask, wherein each individual field illuminates a corresponding area on the mask and translating the mask and / or workpiece relative to one another along a scan axis.
Owner:RESONETICS

Submerged hollow fiber membrane module

The present invention discloses a submerged hollow fiber membrane module which is of such a structure that it is easy to expand a module processing capability according to a treatment capacity, provides convenient module coupling properties and module manufacturing properties, maintains a stable flux under an efficient air diffusion condition and prevents the damage of membranes and water leakage caused by the loosening of module connecting regions. The submerged hollow fiber membrane module comprises [I] two module headers (2 and 2′) having a filtrate water collecting portion (3) for collecting filtrate water filtered through hollow fiber membranes and a filtrate water outlet (7), [II] an air diffusion unit 8 consisting of support tubes (9 and 9′) fixing the two module headers (2 and 2′) while keeping them spaced a predetermined distance and air diffusion tubes (11 and 11′) having air diffusion holes (13), and [III] a bundle of hollow fiber membranes (1) having both opposite ends fixed to the insides of the module headers (2 and 2′) by an adhesive (6) so as to form a water collecting space within the module headers (2 and 2′), the ends (5) of the hollow portions of the hollow fiber (20) membranes being opened and disposed in parallel to a filtrate water discharge surface (4).
Owner:KOLON IND INC

Vehicle air duct assembly of an integrated beam structure

A vehicle air duct assembly of an integrated beam structure includes a front beam member which is formed with an air vent duct for guiding air for the air conditioning of an automobile, a cowl cross bar for reinforcing the rigidity of the vehicle body and brackets for attaching a plurality of electrical equipment parts including an air bag; and a rear beam member which is coupled to the rear side of the front beam member and guides parts of air flowing through the air vent duct toward a front window glass of the automobile. According to the air duct, the number of parts is reduced, thus the manufacturing process is simplified, and a mixed material of steel and thermoplastic resin is used, thus the overall strength is increased and the weight is reduced.
Owner:HYUNDAI MOBIS CO LTD +1

Antenna device and electronic timepiece

An antenna device which is provided in an electronic timepiece, and receives positioning signals from satellites includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; and a dielectric layer arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein one electrode of the first electrode and the second electrode constitutes at least a part of a character plate of the electronic timepiece.
Owner:SEIKO EPSON CORP

Cataract imaging apparatus

A method is disclosed for quantifying the extent a cataract impairs vision in an eye having a pupil, an ocular lens, and a retina. The method includes illuminating a localized region of the retina such that light is reflected from the localized region and is transmitted through the ocular lens. A portion of the reflected light is scattered by the cataract associated with the ocular lens. Light reflected from the localized region of the retina is collected, and the amount of scatter is measured so as to quantify the extent the scatter impairs vision of the eye.
Owner:VISUAL PATHWAYS
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