77 results about "Visual material" patented technology

The invention allows for a first set of persons to create and modify templates that contain visual effects, synchronization information, and possibly director assistance. These templates are utilized by a second set of persons to generate personalized motion photo videos from photographs, video segments, personal narratives or animation. Motion photo videos are a novel because they very quickly and inexpensively allow (1) persons to create and modify templates which are synchronized to music and may be easily populated with content by others, and (2) persons to select a song and associated pre-made template and create a high-quality synchronized custom video using hand-selected visual material to populate the template with included direction and without any required editing. Populated material in template can be further modified by additional persons instantly generate new, modified motion photo videos.

An audio/visual (A/V) device, such as a DVD player, assists a user in finding desired programming from among DVD programs, conventional broadcast television (TV) programs and World Wide Web transmitted programs. The programs contain close caption (CC) and A/V content. The A/V device captures and stores the CC and/or A/V content either for current or later manual use by the user or concurrent automatic searching for desired program content or information. Text-based searching is performed on the CC content for a match with user-specified textual search criteria. The audio context is searched for either a change that indicates a change in programming or a match with user-specified audio search criteria. A video still image is captured from the video content for manual viewing or automatic comparison to a desired image. The A/V device also presents the information, including the A/V content, captured CC content and search results, on either a conventional TV or higher resolution progressive monitor.

A desktop application and supporting web site for recording voice-over or music sessions is introduced, wherein multiple participants in a collaborative session may be in separate remote locations. The application includes providing a high quality data format for transferring audiovisual data, recordings and the like, and a lower-quality, real-time data format for intercommunicating verbal instructions that relate to, but are not part of, the recording session. Peer-to-peer and server-client implementations may be optimized regarding delivery time versus take quality. The desktop application also provides mechanisms for playing back sound and video for participants' reference during a recording, delivering high quality data format take files to a remote network location or computer, along with synchronized presentations of textual, audio and visual material corresponding to the session.

A carrying device adapted to hold one or more RF tokens and incorporates electrically conductive linings to shield said tokens from each other when the device is open or an unshielded compartment containing an individual token is presented to a reader but which shields the tokens from all electromagnetic radiation when the device is closed. The linings are made from a metal foil or other conductive material and a typical device has the general construction of a caring case or wallet which has compartments to hold sundries, bank notes, cards and visual material and in particular to hold RFID tags and contact-less cards. The wallet or case may also contain one or more panels adapted to hold RFID tags and contact-less cards and to fold out of the wallet when the latter is open allowing individual RF tokens to be presented to a reader.

Techniques described herein are directed to a system and methods for generating 3D models of an object which accurately depict reflective properties of the object. To do this, an image of an object is captured and a rendered image of the object is generated from the image. The system then generates a lighting effect which approximates an effect of the actual light source on the appearance of the object when the image was captured. A number of rendered images of the object are generated using the lighting effect, each having different visual material property values. Once the rendered images have been generated, the system may compare the generated rendered images to the actual image in order to identify the rendered image which best approximates the actual image. The visual material property values associated with the best approximation are then assigned to the object.

A desktop application and supporting web site for capturing audio and video recordings or other digital content of differing modalities is introduced, wherein multiple participants in a collaborative session may be in separate remote locations. The application includes providing a high quality data format for transferring recordings, audiovisual data and the like to a remote network location or computer and a real-time data format for intercommunicating comments and instructions that are not recorded. Peer-to-peer and server-client implementations may be optimized regarding delivery time (latency) versus content quality. The desktop application also provides mechanisms for playing back sound, video or other data for participants' reference, along with synchronized presentations of textual, audio and visual material corresponding to the session.

A lightweight, folding copy stand, also of use as a sheet music holder or a book holder, comprised of a plurality of panels and hinges arranged such that the stand is erected with a minimum of steps and with desirable rigidity. The stand is also returned to a folded position with minimal effort and with a minimum of steps. When the stand is in its operational configuration, the plurality of panels and hinges form a support member, a shelf, an angular portion, and feet members. The angular portion and feet members may be integrally formed. When closed, the support member and shelf fold to form two exterior panels enclosing the feet members and defining an exterior surface area approximately one-half the size of the support member and four panels in thickness. In its closed configuration, the stand is approximately the size and weight of a typical magazine.

The invention discloses a production method of a three-dimensional interactive electronic manual. The production method comprises steps as follows: providing an interactive electronic manual material; creating a three-dimensional visual material; creating a traditional material; producing the three-dimensional electronic manual, and writing a product specification based on a three-dimensional model by using a three-dimensional interactive manual software system, including construction of a product catalog tree and production of manual pages; publishing the manual; using the manual. Construction of the directory tree comprises new construction, modification and deletion operation of the product catalog tree; association of catalog nodes with model files; association of the catalog nodes with the manual pages. Production of the manual pages comprises manual page management, test box management, picture management, video management, three-dimensional model management and display order management. The method can fully utilize advantages of vividness, directness and convenience in understanding of the three-dimensional model in product information expression and overcomes the defect that a traditional two-dimensional interactive electronic manual cannot express three-dimensional information.

Binders disclosed herein include a front cover, a back cover and a spine interconnecting the front cover and the back cover. The front cover includes a substantially transparent window integral with a first side of the front cover and an inner panel coupled to a second side of the front cover to form a pocket. Visual materials may be inserted into the pocket and be visible through the substantially transparent window.

A desktop application and supporting web site for capturing audio and video recordings is introduced, wherein multiple participants in a collaborative session may be in separate remote locations. The application includes providing a high quality data format for transferring recordings, audiovisual data and the like to a remote network location or computer and a real-time data format for intercommunicating comments and instructions that are not recorded. Peer-to-peer and server-client implementations may be optimized regarding delivery time versus take quality. The desktop application also provides mechanisms for playing back sound and video for participants' reference during a recording, along with synchronized presentations of textual, audio and visual material corresponding to the session.

For recording selected content for later playback from a broadcast, a recording process records at least one content item for later playback, identifying that content item using its content and storing a respective item identifier indicative of the content item for that content item.

The invention discloses an English listening training method and system. The training method comprises the following steps that S1, a graded word bank is acquired, and the words in the graded word bank are divided into the hidden word grade and the displayed word grade; and the audio and video data of the audio-visual materials and the corresponding subtitle data are acquired; S2, each word included in the subtitle data is compared with the word in the graded word bank so as to determine whether each word belongs to the hidden word grade or the displayed word grade; S3, the corresponding segments of the audio and video data are played with the subtitle acting as the unit, the synchronously displayed subtitles are the subtitles to be trained, the first class of words in the subtitles to betrained are hidden and the second class of words in the subtitles to be trained are displayed; S4, the subtitles to be trained are played and then the external corresponding subtitles to be identifiedare waited to be inputted; and S5, the inputted subtitles to be identified are received, whether each word in the subtitles to be identified is correct is judged according to the subtitles to be trained and the prompt indicates wrong input if the judgment result is no. The speech cognitive ability of the English learner can be enhanced.

An electronic handheld library is disclosed that fully replaces hard copy textbooks and references, audio-visual materials, and successor instructional materials, and receives, stores, and displays other digital data in electronic form. In a single fully integrated design the handheld library meets all six of the specific requirements for a successful launch, development, and operation, specifically focusing on the real requirement; providing excellent presentation quality; possessing inherent high resistance to accidental damage; possessing inherent high theft resistance; providing protection of the source, data, user, and handheld library itself from malicious or accidental events; and providing affordability equal to or better than the objects replaced. Compared to what it replaces, it provides significant advantages for institutional financial management and for students' health.

The invention discloses an elastic photonic crystal material used for visual rehabilitation medicine and an implement method thereof. The elastic photonic crystal material is formed by an elastic substrate and colloid particles uniformly distributed in the elastic substrate. The elastic photonic crystal material has a photonic crystal structure, and can reflect ambient light in specified wave bands. The elastic photonic crystal material changes colors under the action of mechanical forces, and color changing degree is related to intensity of the mechanical force. The elastic photonic crystal material used for visual rehabilitation medicine is simple in manufacturing method, and easy in implementation. The elastic photonic crystal material can deform under various mechanical actions (such as stretching, extrusion, bending, etc.), and meanwhile the color changes, and has intuitive visual effect. The elastic photonic crystal material can be used as a sensitive visual material in rehabilitation medicine and visual rehabilitation therapy, and has significant meanings for both doctors and patients.

A humidity sensing material according to the invention is obtained through assembling an aggregation-induced emission (AIE) fluorescent module with steam sensitivity and a hydrophilic high-polymer, thereby realizing humidity visual detection. In fluorescent detection, external connection with micro-electronic equipment is not required, and fluorescent-induced micro-environment polarity change is realized through external steam, and different naked-eye visible colors are obtained through UV light excitation. The fluorescent module rotor with the aggregation-induced emission (AIE) is used as thefunctional unit. The module is a donor-acceptor fluorescent module with conjugate and is based on a twisted module inner charge transfer (TICT) light emitting mechanism. Transmission spectrum band change in different-polarity micro-environment is used for obtaining a visible intelligent material with a corresponding humidity. The AIE humidity sensing material has an obvious light emitting wavelength change in different humidity conditions. A highest transmission wavelength and the humidity are in a linear relationship. Furthermore real-time accurate, quantitative and visible humidity detection is realized.

The invention is a personal credit consumption audit method, and the method is used in network consumption field, to solve the stolen use or the fraudulent use of plastic cards in network consumption. The method of the invention stores user information in the central servers, and the central server integrates user information, the pre-set audio-visual materials and user identification authentication information, to process the personal credit consumption audit operation, and thus, effectively eliminate the existing technical flaws.