101 results about "Lateral view" patented technology

A system automatically monitors playing of a game and gathers data in real time. An overhead imaging system automatically images the game table and provides an overhead view of the game table and/or the dealer's chip tray. A lateral imaging system images the gaming area, especially the wagering regions, to provide a lateral view of the chips on the table. An automatic card shoe system dispenses cards and automatically images at least one card immediately prior to its withdrawal from the shoe. A positioning module processes images from the overhead imaging system to automatically track the position of gaming objects such as for example playing cards, chips, currency bills on the gaming table. An identity module processes images from the overhead imaging system to automatically track the identity of gaming objects on the gaming table. A chip identity module processes overhead images of the chip tray and lateral images of the gaming region to automatically determine, the identity and position of gaming chips. A card-shoe software associated with the automatic card shoe system processes signals from the automatic card shoe system to automatically identify the game related value of at least one card immediately prior to its withdrawal from the shoe by a dealer.

A capsule endoscope, including an omnidirectional lateral view optical system allowing observation of all directions as the objective optical system and also being capable of illuminating all the image pickup range satisfactorily, is provided. On a positioning plate inside the capsule, six LEDs are arranged at even angular intervals (60 degrees) with their light emitting surfaces facing a transparent cover of the capsule. The light emitting surface of each LED is placed at a position that is a prescribed distance β inwardly apart from the interior surface of the transparent cover of the capsule.

An autostereoscopic display device has both a barrier arrangement and a lens arrangement. A plurality of views are provided to different lateral viewing directions. At least a portion of the field of view has autostereoscopic output, and the portion having autostereoscopic output has no repetition of individual 2D views and comprises at least three individual 2D views. This means there is no reversal of the stereo views (“pseudo stereo views”) at viewing cone boundaries as there are no viewing cone boundaries.

This invention relates to an implant to be inserted in the disc space between two adjacent vertebrae for the correction of the vertebral spine curvature. The configuration (lateral view) of the invention is basically a wedge or acute-angled isosceles trapeze, wherein the area opposite the shorter base or opposite to the vertex is a rounded pyramid-like surface, and the upper and lower surfaces of the trapeze include fixation protuberances to the vertebral plates of the adjacent vertebrae.

Systems and methods for character recognition by performing lateral view-based analysis on the character data and generating a feature vector based on the lateral view-based analysis.

The invention is to provide a navigating method and system for drilling operation in spinal surgery. The method and system is applied to the subjects who receive pedicle insertion operation in spinal surgery. The specific vertebras are under radiography using X-ray machine at both anterior/posterior and lateral views. These imaging are then transmitted into a computer system for image distortion correction and registration. By drawing the safety regions of the pedicle on the indicated vertebra in both AP and Lat. images, three-dimensional safety volumes of the pedicle of the vertebra are developed by intersection operation. Therefore, prior to and during the clinical spine operation, surgeons are able to safe navigation by referring the referential orientation via the developed system.

The present invention comprises a walk behind zero turn radius drive unit and a front spray frame carrying a plurality of transversely spaced, clearly observable spray nozzles. The drive unit permits accurate and high productivity traverse of the application area with the ability to steer around obstacles and accurately traverse an irregular edging pattern. The spray frame includes a pair of folding spray arms, each of which carried dispensing nozzles. Another set of nozzles is positioned at the sides of the frame. All the nozzles are within the forward lateral view of the operator permitting ready steering of the drive unit around the borders of the application area. The nozzles are supplied with liquid from a frame mounted tank by an electric pump powered by the drive unit. The spray nozzles are controlled by an operator valve positioned adjacent the drive unit control, thereby allowing operator to control the application during travel. For narrower application paths the boom arms may be raised and the boom nozzles inactivated by the control valve. The sprayer is also provided with an edging curtain that is removably mounted at the sides of the frame. The curtain provides a lateral spray barrier and drip edge that, in combination the ZTR drive, provides close delineation between adjacent areas to prevent unwanted treatment of a border area.

The present invention provides balloon catheters in which lateral-viewing optical components for interrogating the walls of blood vessel lumens are disposed within the lumen of the balloon(s). Advantageously, low pressure compliant balloons are used to minimize the possibility of injury to the blood vessels. The expanded balloons at least substantially clear blood from the optical path between the vessel wall that is interrogated and the lateral-viewing optics.

A vehicle side door structure includes an inner panel, an outer panel that is positioned on the outside of the inner panel in the vehicle-width direction, and that forms a closed space in cooperation with the inner panel. In addition, an impact beam extends in the longitudinal direction of a vehicle body, and is arranged within the closed space at a position close to the outer panel, a bracket is attached to the inner panel and holds, at a portion which is on the inner side of the inner panel in the vehicle-width direction, a collision detector, and a load transmission member connects the impact beam to the inner panel at a portion that overlaps the bracket from a lateral view.

The present invention is directed to a virtual pan/tilt camera system and method for use with vehicles, and particularly ground vehicles (MGVs). The invention utilizes autonomous navigation systems (ANSs) used with pan/tilt cameras, but eliminates the pan/tilt cameras substituting a plurality of video cameras. Each video camera is mounted in a fixed orientation on the vehicle and covers a selected angular range of lateral view. Commands from the ANS are mapped to selected addresses where the video data from the video cameras are stored, and appropriately transformed data from the selected addresses are input to the ANS. Computers and software in the MGV receive video data from the cameras and stitch the imagery together into a single panoramic view. Video data from cameras with overlapping fields of view are used to simulate the view of stereo cameras.

The invention relates to an eliminating early-warning system for a driving lateral blind area. The eliminating early-warning system comprises a radar detection module, a video signal collection module, a central control module and a driving early-warning module. The eliminating early-warning system is mainly used for eliminating early warning of a vehicle lateral view blind area, and the driving safety is improved; a mode that ultrasonic radar detection early warning is combined with infrared-camera view blind area monitoring checking is used in a vehicle, the blind-area road condition is directly reflected on a vehicle-mounted display through an infrared camera while radar ranging early warning is carried out, a driver observes the blind-area road condition in real time, and the possibility of false warning and warning leaking are reduced in a multi-angle mode; warning is carried out through an LED lamp and a buzzer, an early-warning guarantee of vision and audio is provided for the driver, and an accident caused by the blind-area problem in driving is reduced to a larger degree.

A method is used for aligning an acetabular cup insertion instrument by taking a single lateral view pre-operative digital x-ray of a standing patient's pelvis. The natural pelvic tilt angle is determined by locating an anterior pelvic plane (APP) which is defined by first, second and third points on the anterior of the pelvis and determining the angle between the APP and a coronal plane perpendicular to the surface on which the patient is standing. The patient is then placed on a surface of an operating room table in a supine position. A position tracking device is placed on the patient's pelvis to track movement. Thereafter an operating room navigation or orientation system is used to relocate the APP defined by the first, second and third points. A cup insertion instrument having a position tracking device thereon is oriented using the navigation or orientation system.

An endoscope includes: a distal end portion provided at a distal end of an insertion portion; a front-view observation window for observing an insertion direction of the distal end portion, which is provided facing toward the insertion direction; a lateral-view observation window for observing a circumferential direction of the distal end portion, which is formed along the outer circumferential lateral surface and has a lateral observation field of view; a light-emitting member having an emission end surface for emitting light in a distal end direction of the distal end portion; a groove portion formed on the outer circumferential lateral surface of the distal end portion so as to be longer than the emission end surface of the light-emitting member along the circumferential direction of the outer circumferential lateral surface of the distal end portion and opposed to the emission end surface, on a proximal end side with respect to the lateral-view observation window; a plurality of particles for scattering light arranged in the groove portion; and a transparent infill filled between the plurality of particles.

The invention discloses an ethylene cracking furnace, which is characterized by the following: setting radiant section furnace pipe of this cracking furnace as two range vertical furnace pipe; connecting with back bending pipe connecting piece between the first range pipe and the second range pipe; setting normal view projection and lateral view projection as 'U' shape; arranging the first range pipe and the second range pipe in the two plan A and B of each radiant furnace pipe. This invention possesses simple structure, which can decrease operating expense and extending durability of the furnace tube.

The invention discloses a lateral view image display system. The lateral view image display system comprises a positioning module, a processing module, an image acquisition device and an image display device, wherein the positioning module is used for positioning a vehicle to generate a vehicle coordinate and for updating the coordinate of vehicle continuously; the processing module is coupled with the positioning module, and is used for receiving the coordinate of the vehicles and determining whether the vehicle is positioned in a warning area or not; the warning area comprises at least two warning coordinates; the processing module is used for transmitting a driving signal when the vehicle coordinates is equal to the warming coordinate according to judgment; the image acquisition device is coupled with the processing module, and is used for acquiring a view image in front of the vehicle according to the driving signal to generate an image signal, and transmitting to the processing module; the image display device is electrically connected with the processing module, and is used for receiving the image signal to display the lateral view image.

The invention provides an air cushion used for lifting buttocks of a pregnant woman for treatment during premature rupture of the membrane of the pregnant woman. The air cushion comprises an upper part and a lower part, wherein the upper part is a longitudinal rectangle from an overlook view and is a triangle from top down from a lateral view, and an air inflation hole, an air inflation tube, an air inflation piston and an air inflation ball are arranged on a side surface; and the lower part is a transverse rectangle from the overlook view and is a rectangle slightly higher than the bottom edge of the triangle from the lateral view, and an air inflation hole, an air inflation tube, an air inflation piston and an air inflation ball are arranged on a side surface. The air cushion solves the problems that at present, when premature rupture of the membrane occurs on the pregnant woman, the amniotic fluid flows out, the buttocks are in urgent need of being lifted for treatment, while the traditional method which adopts toilet paper to support below the buttocks is unreliable in effect, inconvenient to use, unsafe and uncomfortable. The air cushion which is lifted gradually from top down can relieve the discomfort in the waist part, the back part and the shoulder part caused by lifting of the buttocks, can be folded, packaged and placed in a carried bag in a non-inflation state for emergency, and is portable. During premature rupture of the membrane of the pregnant woman, the pregnant woman lies the buttocks lifting air cushion, so that complications such as oligohydramnios, prolapse of umbilical cord, fetal distress, and even intrauterine death and the like caused by outflow of the amniotic fluid can be prevented or reduced, and the buttocks lifting operation for treatment is simple, convenient and safe.

The invention discloses a lamp head tin scolding contact qualified rate detecting device and a method. The lamp head tin scolding contact qualified rate detecting device comprises a rotating disk, a rotating disk stopping baffle plate position detector, lamp position fixing clamps, a pedestal support, a video image acquisition device, an image processing subsystem, and a liquid crystal display screen; the rotating disk is used for delivering lamps to be detected at certain time intervals with certain distance; the rotating disk stopping baffle plate position detector is used for determining settled rotating distance of the rotating disk; the lamp position fixing clamps are used for settling orientation and distance of the lamps; the video image acquisition device is used for completing acquisition and sending of image data of a top view and a right lateral view; the image processing subsystem is used for processing and determining of real-time imagines via certain detecting algorithm; and the liquid crystal display screen is used for displaying finished results. The lamp head tin scolding contact qualified rate detecting device is capable of solving problems of artificial naked eye discrimination that labor cost is high, fatigue is caused easily, and detection accuracy rate is low; detection can be carried out for 24 hours; labor cost is reduced; and detection efficiency and accuracy rate are increased at the same time.

What is disclosed is an apparatus for enabling privacy for patients undergoing breast cancer screening in a non-clinical setting. One embodiment of the present apparatus comprises an enclosure in which a person can remove one or more garments to expose their breasts to a thermal camera for breast cancer screening. The enclosure is such that at least the breast area of that person is shielded from view by third parties. The apparatus also comprises a thermal camera for capturing thermal images of the exposed breast area. The thermal camera is connected to a robotic arm that changes the camera angle relative to real-world coordinates so that thermal images can be taken of the breast area from any angle between a frontal view and a left/right lateral view. A processor which executes a software interface tool for semi-automated or automated breast cancer screening based on the thermal images of the breast.

A method for displaying video-endoscopic image data of a video endoscope having at least one lateral viewing direction, wherein at least one objective which is movable relative to an image sensor about the longitudinal axis of a shaft of the video endoscope and has at least one lateral viewing direction is arranged on the distal end of the shaft of the video endoscope, wherein the viewing direction is changed over from a first viewing direction to a second viewing direction on account of a viewing direction changeover command. Also provided are a video endoscopy system wherein the viewing direction can be changed over from a first viewing direction to a second viewing direction on account of a viewing direction changeover command and a software program product comprising program code means for carrying out the above method.