32 results about "Visual texture" patented technology

A capability for prominence-based feature generation and rendering for digital maps is provided. More specifically, embodiments relate to rendering map features such as buildings or landmarks in different rendering styles based on signals for how important a particular feature is to a search context. A search context may be, for example and without limitation, a general view of the map or a user-initiated search request for a particular point of interest or driving directions between different points of interest on the map. For example, the different rendering styles may include, but are not limited to, two-dimensional (2D) footprints, two-and-a-half-dimensional (2.5D) extruded polygons, as will be described further below, and full three-dimensional (3D) models. Furthermore, the style could include color and/or visual texture.

An absorbent article comprising an apertured topsheet having a body-facing side and a garment-facing side, a backsheet, an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a colored area viewable through a topsheet by a user viewing the body-facing side is provided. The absorbent article comprises a visual texture composed of less than about 65 objects per cm2 having an average mean areas greater than about 0.35 mm².

Method for detecting textural defects in an image. The image, which may have an irregular visual texture, may be received. The image may be decomposed into a plurality of subbands. The image may be portioned into a plurality of partitions. A plurality of grey-level co-occurrence matrices (GLCMs) may be determined for each partition. A plurality of second-order statistical attributes may be extracted for each GLCM. A feature vector may be constructed for each partition, where the feature vector includes the second order statistical attributes for each GLCM for the partition. Each partition may be classified based on the feature vector for the respective partition. Classification of the partitions may utilize a one-class support vector machine, and may determine if a defect is present in the image.

An improved structure of power socket, which comprising: a casing block and a faceplate allowing to accommodate several power terminals, earthing terminals and electric switches, and the positive/negative contacts of power terminals, the contacts of earthing terminals and positive/negative contacts of electric switches are formed integrally at interval via a metal sheet, thus reducing substantially the number of spare parts and. facilitate the wiring; moreover, the faceplate is particularly made of transparent materials, allowing to visualize its interiors, improve the visual texture and sense of fashion, and also enhance the aesthetic feeling of indoor decorative environment; besides, the power socket can be applied to the faceplate of previous wall-mounted socket, enabling convenient replacement or assembly by the users, avoiding waste of resources and saving cost.

A system for transmitting color images includes an image capture device for receiving at least one color image; a gray scale image generator for removing color data from the image to produce gray scale version of the image; a first region detection device for identifying a plurality of arbitrarily-shaped discrete regions of the image and generating a region map, wherein each of the plurality of discrete regions of the region map encompass a portion of the gray scale image having a particular intensity value (luminance) or visual texture (visually observable intensity pattern variations); a color region list compiler for compiling a color region list associating each of the plurality of regions with a color value; and a transmission device for transmitting the gray scale version of the image and the color region list. The system further includes a reception device for receiving the gray scale version of the image and the color region list; a second region detection device for identifying the plurality of arbitrarily-shaped discrete regions of the image identified by the first region detection device and generating the region map; and a color assignment device which receives the color region list and assigns a color value to each of the plurality of regions in the region map, based on information in the color region list to generate a colored region image.

The embodiment of the invention provides a visual positioning method and system. The visual positioning method comprises the steps of obtaining a real-time binocular image of a local scene and a binocular image set of a previous time window of the real-time binocular image; constructing a local visual point cloud picture according to the real-time binocular image and the binocular image set; and matching the local visual point cloud picture with the global visual point cloud picture, and obtaining camera position information and camera attitude information according to a matching result. According to the embodiment of the invention, the real-time binocular image is acquired through the binocular vision camera; a local visual point cloud picture is constructed according to the real-time binocular image and the binocular image in the previous time sequence. According to the embodiment of the invention, deployment and operation are easier, the visual positioning efficiency is improved, meanwhile, more abundant visual texture images and visual geometric information are provided, and the application range of visual positioning is expanded.

The present invention provides a set of square carpet tiles having an omnidirectional pattern, the set comprising at least two tiles of a coordinating pattern and color, each tile having at least two areas of visual texture applied thereto (31, 32, 33, 34), the visual texture area provides imprints of at least two fluff directions on each panel. Both patterns and textures can be achieved by printing. The invention also discloses a method of providing omnidirectional pattern blocks.

The invention relates to a method for storing data into a code image. The code image consists of a plurality of unit code images, each unit code image consists of n*n data unit arrays, a positioning point is stored in each data unit on the 'L'-shaped corner of each unit code image, and two data points are respectively stored in other data units; and the distance between the two data points in each data unit is shorter than the distance between two random points between the data units, the gravity centers of the positioning points and the data points are at the central positions of the data units, and the data are stored through the position relation between the two data points. The invention also relates to a method and a system for reading the data in the code image. Codes are uniformly spread in the whole code image, so that an obvious visual texture effect is not produced. Moreover, few positioning points are required, so the storage capacity of the data is increased. The data units are easily positioned, and four layout modes of the two points in each data unit are easily distinguished, so the accuracy and the efficiency of integral recognition are high.

The invention relates to an organic silica gel membrane with clear lines. The organic silica gel membrane comprises an organic silica gel membrane body, the upper surface of the organic silica gel membrane body is provided with a hot melt gluing layer, and the lower surface of the organic silica gel membrane body is provided with an optical texture layer. A preparation method of the organic silicagel membrane includes the steps that 1, a base material film is coated with UV glue; 2, the lines are impressed on the UV glue to prepare a female die with optical visual texture; 3, vacuum electroplating is carried out on the surface, with the optical visual texture, of the female die to form an electroplated base film; 4, the electroplated base film is coated with liquid silica gel, the liquidsilica gel is stripped from the female die after being solidified, and the organic silica gel membrane with the PET optical UV lines on the surface is prepared. In the ultraviolet irradiation environment, the lines are embossed on the UV glue layer through an embossing press with a line pressing roller, the UV glue layer is coated with the liquid silica gel for line rubbing, and an organic siliconlayer with the lines can be obtained after the liquid silica gel is solidified and stripped.

The present disclosure relates to a zirconia ceramic, a zirconia ceramic shell, and a preparation method of the zirconia ceramic. The preparation method of the zirconia ceramic includes: providing a zirconia ceramic substrate; preparing an optical film on a first surface of the zirconia ceramic substrate in order to increase the transmittance of the zirconia ceramic substrate in a visible region to obtain zirconia ceramic. By preparing the optical film on the surface of the zirconia ceramic and utilizing the optical characteristics of the optical film to change the reflection and transmissioncharacteristics of the surface of the zirconia ceramic, the grayish yellow hue of the zirconia ceramic can be reduced or eliminated and the appearance of the zirconia ceramic can be improved. The transmittance of the zirconia ceramic in the visible region can also be improved, and the visual texture of the zirconia ceramic is enhanced.

The present invention provides methods of forming multi-layered patterned coating films comprising the steps of (1) applying a first colored base coating composition to a substrate, (2) applying a second colored base coating composition over the uncured coating film of the first colored base coating composition in such a manner that the first colored base coating film is partially exposed, the second colored base coating composition being able to form a coating film of different color and/or visual texture from that of the first colored base coating composition, and having, 30 seconds after application, 30 to 60 mass % of the solids content of the base coating composition, and (3) applying a top clear coating composition over the cured or uncured first and second colored base coating compositions, and curing the uncured composition(s).

This disclosure provides non-naturally occurring truncated elastin molecules. The non-naturally occurring truncated elastin may improve the firmness, elasticity, brightness, hydration, tactile texture, and/or visual texture of skin. The non-naturally occurring truncated elastin may reduce degradation of the extracellular matrix.

The invention discloses a small potted plant night light. The night light comprises a pot and a light emitting module, wherein the pot is provided with at least one accommodating groove with an upward opening for placing a potted plant; the light emitting module is arranged on the pot and comprises at least one light emitting element and a power supply; the at least one light emitting element is electrically connected with the power supply and irradiates and emits light towards the potted plant at a proper irradiation height and a proper irradiation angle; and the power supply is used as a light emitting power supply for the at least one light emitting element. Thus, the night light can be used as a potted landscape; when the night light is turned on to emit light, the light produced by the light emitting element irradiates the potted plant to project the potted plant to a wall so as to provide visual aesthetic feeling; and thus, the small potted plant night light has potted landscape beautification effect, night light lighting function and beautiful visual texture and improves the competitiveness and the attraction in the overall implementation and using process.

Stone statuary and the method of making the same. The materials used to create the statuary are well-rounded alluvial rocks, which rocks are naturally polished by running river water. Such rocks are commonly known as “river rocks”. The natural colors and visual textures of the rocks will vary. The rocks may be employed in their natural matte tones. Alternatively, the intensity of the colors and textures may be enhanced by the application of a shiny polyurethane finish. Steel pins and epoxy glue are employed to connect the various components of the statuary.

The invention discloses a cooperative localization method based on a multi-modal map. Different environment information obtained through scanning of a laser radar and a visual camera is fused to form the multi-modal map integrating a laser geometric mode and a visual texture mode, so that the effect of accurate positioning and navigation of an unmanned vehicle in the environment is achieved. Different from a traditional SLAM method, the method combines the advantage of rapid matching of the laser geometric mode and accurate matching of a visual texture mark mark, and by using the built brand new multi-mode map and the combined information, can sense the surrounding environment more accurately; and compared with an existing scheme, positioning is more accurate.

A natural scene text recognition method based on geometric prior and a knowledge graph comprises the following steps: acquiring a field scene text image, detecting and cutting out a text line image, and performing feature extraction and columnar deformation correction through a deformation correction model based on geometric prior; perceiving each character of the corrected image through a visual identification module based on an attention mechanism to obtain aligned visual texture features of a character level; then, scene domain knowledge is introduced through a global semantic reasoning module based on a domain knowledge graph, context information is sensed, and high-level semantic features are coded; and finally, integrating the output of the visual and semantic modules to obtain a text recognition result. The method can be migrated and applied to different field-oriented natural scene text recognition of automatic control instruments, equipment manufacturing, numerical control machine tools, automobile manufacturing, rail transit and the like, the problem that the recognition accuracy is not high due to cylindrical text deformation and lack of related dictionaries in natural scenes in a traditional text recognition technology is solved, and more accurate recognition of field texts is achieved.

A calendering roller used to manufacture textured nonwoven fabric comprising papermaking fibers (46), the calendering roller (40) comprising a positive pattern (10) that comprises: - a basic element (11) having a ring shape, the ring (12) defining an apex relatively to a center portion of the ring (12) defining a cavity (14) and a grinded surrounding zone (15), the ring (12) comprising at least one radial channel (16) putting in communication the cavity (14) and the grinded surrounding zone (15) so as to define a discontinuous calendering surface (13); and - a repetition of said basic element along multiple rows (20) and columns (21) substantially overall a peripheral surface of the calendering roller (40), the repetition being regular except for multiple substantially longitudinally (22) and transversally (23) oriented regions, said regions (22, 23) being of limited size with respect to a calendering roller size and randomly distributed so as to define multiple random longitudinal and transverse lines (62, 63) in the textured nonwoven fabric comprising papermaking fibers (46), generating a cloth-like visual texture.

The invention belongs to the technical field of thermal infrared image photogrammetry, and relates to a handheld double-camera temperature field three-dimensional model construction method and system without auxiliary positioning data, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining a visible light image sequence and a thermal infrared image sequence; generating a visible light image three-dimensional point cloud according to the visible light image sequence; performing feature extraction and accurate matching on the visible light-thermal infrared image pair; calculating an exterior orientation element of the thermal infrared image sequence relative to the visible light image point cloud; using a visibility test method based on a distance buffer area to remove shielded error textures, and determining a candidate visual texture feature set; and the optimal selection of thermal infrared image textures is realized by taking the minimum overlapping image temperature difference as a target, and the reconstruction of a temperature field three-dimensional model is completed. According to the invention, the radiation temperature difference between the overlapped images is reduced, and high-precision building facade temperature field three-dimensional reconstruction can be realized.

An object texture measurement device includes a visual detection unit that detects a visual texture of an object, a tactile detection unit that detects a tactile texture of the object, and an acquisition unit that acquires a detection result of each of the visual detection unit and the tactile detection unit while relatively moving each of the visual detection unit and the tactile detection unit with respect to the object.

The invention discloses a road texture picture enhancement method coupling a traditional method and a WGAN-GP, and data is enhanced in combination with the traditional method and the WGAN-GP so as to achieve the effects of data amplification and balancing of various samples. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, converting road texture data collected by a commercial handheld three-dimensional laser scanner into two-dimensional visual texture pictures, and then classifying and preprocessing the road texture pictures and making a data set by using a manual method and a batch processing means. Based on an original small-sample-size and unbalanced pavement texture data set, a WGAN-GP network is adopted for further expansion on the basis of enhancement of a traditional method. The textural features of the newly generated picture are relatively more obvious and are easier to identify by a machine, so that the generalization ability of the model is improved, and the over-fitting phenomenon is reduced. In addition, the method not only can save labor and time cost, but also plays a crucial role in road condition analysis and automatic driving.