1590 results about "Image layer" patented technology

The present invention allows computer users to integrate any annotation, including ink, highlighter, text-based notes and audio, directly into a Web-based document (WBD) displayed by a Web browser. This integration enables others to view the personalized annotated WBD, which retains its original active links and properties, over the Internet without the need for specialized software. Annotations are integrated into WBDs by freezing the WBD, overlaying an image file containing the annotations onto the WBD, and enabling browser events to pass through the image layer. Annotations may also be integrated into WBDs by using component object technology. The present invention collects and organizes annotated WBDs, and provides users with an intuitive Web-based interface for accessing, viewing and searching the annotated WBDs. Users may annotate blank WBDs, effectively converting their Web browsers into online notebooks / scrapbooks. The present invention also provides users with many novel interface techniques, such as dog-ears and its associated navigation tools, splitting pages, turning pages, selecting and copying various portions of a WBD (including shaking out a copy), and marking menus suited for right-handed or left-handed users.

Apparatus for and method of rapid three dimensional scanning and digitizing of an entire microscope sample, or a substantially large portion of a microscope sample, using a tilted sensor synchronized with a positioning stage. The system also provides a method for interpolating tilted image layers into a orthogonal tree dimensional array or into its two dimensional projection as well as a method for composing the volume strips obtained from successive scans of the sample into a single continuous digital image or volume.

A printing apparatus having an array of printheads arranged along a single printhead axis, and capable of printing images and a coating layer on the substrate during a single printing operation. The coating layer can comprise a specialized printing fluid such as a layer of substantially white ink. The apparatus can perform a pre-coat printing operation, in which the coating layer is deposited first on the substrate, and the image is then printed over the coating layer. The apparatus can also perform a post-coat printing operation, in which the image is first printed onto the substrate, and the coating layer is then deposited over the image. The printhead array includes at least one printhead for printing inks to form the images, and at least one printhead for printing a specialized fluid to form the coating layer. Depending on the printing mode, a controller allocates certain nozzles of the array for printing inks and certain nozzles for printing the specialized fluid. As each section of a substrate advances under the array, it first receives a coating layer, and then an image layer; or it first receives an image layer and then a coating layer. The invention is particularly advantageous for printing on non-white and transparent substrates, as well as for printing backlit signs.

A system, including apparatuses, software and methods, is disclosed for capturing and delivering images as to which various interactive functions are enabled for a user. The images introduced to the system can come from any one of a variety of sources, including from a digital camera. A graphical user interface permits a user to customize a set of interactive functions to be enabled for a given set of images. The interactively enabled images can be delivered via a webpage to a user, for example, via email, the Internet or downloaded from a disk or from disk drive on a computer on which the webpage is stored. Each image is delivered to a user in its own layer of software, which permits complex sets of images of relatively high resolution to be delivered to users without any appreciable delay associated with the delivery or the need for the user to have additional software, such as a plug-in to receive images and enable interactive functions with respect to the images. Whenever an interactive function is being carried out, a viewer perceives only one image layer at a given time, but the currently viewable image layer can be changed rapidly, so that the user can perceive the illusion of motion, including virtual rotation of an object depicted in a set of images.

The present invention allows the positional relationship among a plurality of image layers constituting a composed image to be precisely recognized. More specifically, the present invention is directed to an image composition processing apparatus which generates a composed image which is a superposition of a plurality of image layers and displays it within a window of the screen. When the user designates one of the image layers and moves the pointer into the displayed composed image, the image composition processing apparatus converts only a predetermined area of the image layers above the designated image layer, for example, the area which is superposed in the range of a radius of m picture elements centering the coordinate of the pointer in the composed image, to a translucent state. When the image composition processing apparatus superposes the image layers a part of which is made translucent, a composed image which indicates to the user what position do the image layers above the designated image layer take with respect to those below the designated image layer in the periphery of the pointer is obtained.

An X-ray computed tomography method and apparatus for obtaining a panoramic X-ray image seen from a direction of a projection line gamma (gamma') of a curved sectional area SA by expanding calculation results of three-dimensional distribution information of X-ray absorption coefficient on the projection line gamma (gamma') intersecting at a specified angle beta (beta') for any regions alpha of the panoramic sectional image layer SB on a two-dimensional plane based on the three dimensional distribution information of X-ray absorption coefficient of the curved sectional area SA obtained by a X-ray CT.

A system, including apparatuses, software and methods, is disclosed for capturing and delivering images as to which various interactive functions are enabled for a user. The images introduced to the system can come from any one of a variety of sources, including the scalable image-capturing devices described in the specification. Each image is delivered to a user in its own layer of software, which permits complex sets of images of relatively high resolution to be delivered to users without any appreciable delay associated with the delivery or the need for the user to have additional software, such as a plug-in to receive images and enable interactive functions with respect to the images. A viewer perceives only one image layer at a given time, but the currently viewable image layer can be changed rapidly, so that the user can perceive the illusion of motion, including virtual rotation of an object depicted in a set of images. Interactive images can be rendered on a lenticular sheet assembly according to the invention, which allows a user to perceive the illusion of motion by applying pressure to the lenticular sheet assembly, such as with a finger.

A simulated physiological structure includes an image layer configured to enhance a visual appearance of the simulated physiological structure. The image layer includes a substrate onto which an image has been printed. Preferably, the substrate is a relatively thin layer, compared to other layers of material in the simulated physiological structure. Where the simulated physiological structure includes surface irregularities, the substrate is preferably sufficiently thin so as to be able to readily conform to the surface irregularities. Particularly preferred substrates include fabrics, fibrous materials, meshes, and plastic sheets. The image, which can be of an actual anatomical element, or a rendering of an anatomical element, is transferred onto the substrate using conventional printing technologies, including ink jet printing. Particularly preferred images illustrate vascular structures and disease conditions. Preferably, the substrate is coupled to an elastomeric material that forms at least part of the simulated physiological structure.

A sequence of templates (22) is determined. Each of the templates (22) defines a spatiotemporal layout of regions in a display area (38). Each of the regions is associated with a set of one or more image selection criteria and a set of one or more temporal behavior attribute values. For each of the templates (22), an image layer for each of the regions of the template is ascertained. For each of the layers (18), an image element (30) is assigned to the region in accordance with the respective set of image selection criteria. For each frame (20) in a frame sequence, a set of rendering parameter values is produced, where each set specifies a composition of the respective frame in the display area (38) based on a respective set of the image layers (18) determined for the templates (22) and the respective sets of temporal behavior attribute values.

The invention discloses a double-camera photographing method of a mobile terminal. The method comprises the following steps of: a. capturing an image through a first camera, carrying out human profile identification processing on the captured image to extract a human profile by using an image processor, inputting the human profile into a first image layer; capturing an image by using a second camera and imputing the captured image into a second image layer; b. synthesizing the first image layer and the second image layer, outputting the synthesized image, and forming a preview on a display; and c. acquiring the synthesized image through a user command. The double-camera photographing method of the mobile terminal is used for capturing images of a photographer and a photographed subject at the same time and synthesizing the images in the cooperation with the image processor, the first camera and the second camera, and a user can preview and adjust the synthesized effect and obtain a proper synthesized image; by using the double-camera photographing method, the photographer can also be displayed in a photographed picture; and the method is very convenient and humanized to use.

The invention discloses a coding method for a three-dimensional video. The method comprises the following steps of: inputting a first frame image which comprises image texture information and depth information at a plurality of different viewpoints at the same time so as to form depth pixel images of the plurality of the viewpoints; selecting a viewpoint which is closest to a center as a main viewpoint and mapping the depth pixel image of each viewpoint onto the main viewpoint; acquiring motion information from the texture information by a motion target detection method, rebuilding all depth pixel points in the mapped depth pixel images by using the depth information and / or the motion information to acquire a background image layer image and one or more foreground image layer images; and coding the background image layer image and the foreground image layer images respectively, wherein the depth information and the texture information are coded respectively. The invention also discloses a decoding method for the three-dimensional video, a coder and a decoder. The coding method is particularly suitable for coding a multi-viewpoint video sequence with a stationary background, can enhance prediction compensation accuracy and decreases code rate on the premise of ensuring subjective quality.

A system is disclosed for delivering and displaying images on web pages and enabling and implementing various interactive functions with respect to the images, so as to give a user the illusion that objects or scenes depicted in the images are rotating, being zoomed in on, changing color, being measured, or having certain areas of the objects or scenes highlighted with enlargement and / or text, among other things. Various methods of enabling and implementing the interactive functions are described, including enabling the interactive functions by displaying and hiding image layers by manipulating the width and height parameters of image layers or adjusting width and height styles associated with image layers and enabling the interactive functions by associating image layers either directly or indirectly via a grid with strips defined by styles. The system includes a graphical user interface (GUI) that a user can use to configure his or her own images for interactive functions, including an interface that invites a user to supply parameters corresponding to those necessary to enable and allow to be carried out the interactive functions and / or parameters corresponding to data about the images, for example, specifications for an object depicted in a set of images.

A tutorial or diagnostic aid based on the representation and iterative interpretation of visual images is taught. A teaching or diagnostic session is created by overlaying an interpretation layer via a software application onto the visual image layer and synchronizing the two with the time code of the visual image. The interpretation layer allows the reviewer to identify image areas of interest by gesture and append comments thereto in real time; i.e. images or portions of images within the visual representation playback may be identified and labeled and have the concurrent commentary associated therewith. The comments are indexed and linked to a database of similar topics. The flow of the session is recorded to show the images, deictic gestures associated therewith, and commentary associated with the gestures, to enable subsequent users to playback a session and follow the flow of thought (i.e. image identification and commentary within the original session). Iterative sessions allow additional image identification and commentary to be accomplished. Additional database access through the index may further enhance a teaching session, or provide for research sessions and report generation.

An extra-oral digital panoramic dental x-ray imaging system is disclosed for multi-layer panoramic and transverse X-ray imaging. The system includes an X-ray source and a digital imaging device capable of “real time” frame mode output. The source and imaging device are mounted in a mechanical manipulator defining the trajectory of a predetermined image layer. The imaging device communicates with a processor that generates a frames memory from which an image reconstruction mechanism composes the final images. For “real time” imaging, the frames memory is a fast data storage system such as RAM. The processing unit executes the reconstruction algorithms, allowing the system to selectively generate dental panoramic X-ray images, dental transverse x-ray images and dental tomosynthetic 3D images.

Computer users may integrate any annotation, including ink, highlighter, text-based notes and audio, directly into a Web-based document (WBD) displayed by a Web browser. This integration enables others to view the personalized annotated WBD, which retains its original active links and properties, over the Internet without the need for specialized software. Annotations are integrated into WBDs by freezing the WBD, overlaying an image file containing the annotations onto the WBD, and enabling browser events to pass through the image layer. Annotations may also be integrated into WBDs by using component object technology. By collecting and organizing annotated WBDs, users can be provided with an intuitive Web-based interface for accessing, viewing and searching the annotated WBDs. Users may annotate blank WBDs, effectively converting their Web browsers into online notebooks / scrapbooks. Users may also be provided with many interface techniques, such as dog-ears and its associated navigation tools, splitting pages, turning pages, selecting and copying various portions of a WBD (including shaking out a copy), and marking menus suited for right-handed or left-handed users.

The present invention relies on a band moiré image layout model capable of predicting the band moiré image layer layout produced when superposing a base band grating layer of a given layout and revealing line grating layer of a given layout. Both the base band grating layer and the revealing line grating layer may have a rectilinear or a curvilinear layout. The resulting band moiré image layout may also be rectilinear or curvilinear. Thanks to the band moiré image layout model, one can choose the layout of two layers selected from the set of base band grating layer, revealing line grating layer and band moiré image layer and obtain the layout of the third layer by computation, i.e. automatically. Base band grating layers and revealing line grating layers may be produced which yield, upon displacement of the revealing layer on top of the base layer or vice-versa, a band moiré image whose patterns move either along a predetermined direction or in the case of a concentric band moiré image, either inwards or outwards in respect to the center of the concentric moiré bands. In addition, it is possible to conceive a revealing line grating layer which when translated on top of the base band grating layer, generates a band moiré image which is subject to a periodic deformation. Furthermore, thanks also to the availability of a large number of geometric transformations and transformation variants (i.e. different values for the transformation constants), one may create documents having their own individualized document protection. A computing system may automatically generate upon request an individualized protected security document having specific base band grating and revealing line grating layouts. The computing system may then upon request generate and issue a security document incorporating the base band grating layer, a base band grating layer or a revealing line grating layer allowing to authenticate a previously issued security document. The presented methods may be used for creating an individualized protection for various categories of documents (banknotes, identity documents, checks, diploma, travel documents, tickets) and valuable products (optical disks, CDs, DVDs, CD-ROMs, packages for medical drugs, products with affixed labels, watches).

A simulated physiological structure includes an image layer configured to enhance a visual appearance of the simulated physiological structure. The image layer includes a substrate onto which an image has been printed. Preferably, the substrate is a relatively thin layer, compared to other layers of material in the simulated physiological structure. Where the simulated physiological structure includes surface irregularities, the substrate is preferably sufficiently thin so as to be able to readily conform to the surface irregularities. Particularly preferred substrates include fabrics, fibrous materials, meshes, and plastic sheets. The image, which can be of an actual anatomical element, or a rendering of an anatomical element, is transferred onto the substrate using conventional printing technologies, including ink jet printing. Particularly preferred images illustrate vascular structures and disease conditions. Preferably, the substrate is coupled to an elastomeric material that forms at least part of the simulated physiological structure.

An image processor includes a memory that stores image layers, α-layers associated with the image layers, and pointers linking image areas of the image layers with the α-layer. A method for blending multiple image layers includes obtaining a transparency value for an image area by reading a pointer associated with the image area and blending the image layers using the obtained transparency value.

A method of controlling a foldable display device according to one embodiment of the present specification can include the steps of displaying a first image in a first area, a second image in a second area, and a third image in a third area in a mode that a foldable display device is not folded, wherein the first area is positioned at the center of the foldable display device, the second area is positioned at the left of the first area, and the third area is positioned at the right of the first area, detecting that the second area or the third area of the foldable display device is folded, if the second area is folded, assigning the first image to a first image layer of the first area and assigning the second image of the folded second area to a second image layer of the first area.

The invention discloses a computerized auxiliary diagnosing method for malignant tumor in early stage based on deep learning algorithm. According to the invention, a deep convolution neural network is used to extract the high-level characteristics of an image layer by layer so that the obtained characteristic dimensions become smaller and smaller. To realize the dimension matching between an outputted probability predicting image and a pre-segmented image, the method uses the reverse convolution network to expand the dimensions of the characteristic image so as to obtain a dimension-consistent probability predicting image. The network generated probability predicting image extracts the binarization of the predicting image through the training of a softmax classifier to finally obtain the segmentation result of the prostate tissue. To some extent, the method effectively increases the accuracy and efficiency for doctors to diagnose prostate diseases.

Disclosed are embodiments of systems and methods to generate a composite image from an captured image, such as from a whiteboard, chalkboard, paper, card, poster, sign, or the like. Systems and methods are disclosed for generating a foreground image layer and mask layer, which enables high-quality and high-ratio document compression. In embodiments, a foreground image layer and mask layer may be generated by identifying non-background pixels in the captured image.

To provide a toner that can provide long-term removability and high-definition images with reduced image layer thickness and densely-packed toner particles, a developer capable of forming high-quality images using the toner, a toner container for containing the toner, a process cartridge using the toner, an image forming apparatus using the toner, and an image forming method using the toner. The toner of the present invention is a toner having a substantially spherical shape with irregularities on its surface and containing at least a binder resin and a colorant, wherein a surface factor SF-1 that represents the sphericity of toner particles is 105 to 180, a surface factor SF-2 that represents the degree of surface irregularities of the toner particles is correlated with the volume-average diameter of the toner particles, and the toner particles have an inorganic oxide particle-containing layer within 1 μm from their surfaces.

A video graphics module capable of blending multiple image layers includes a plurality of video graphic pipelines, each of which is operable to process a corresponding image layer. One of the video graphic pipelines processes a foremost image layer. For example, the foremost image layer may be a hardware cursor. The video graphics module also includes a blending module that is operably coupled to the plurality of video graphic pipelines. The blending module blends, in accordance with a blending convention (e.g., AND / Exclusive OR blending and / or alpha blending), the corresponding image layers of each pipeline in a predetermined blending order to produce an output image. The blending module blends the foremost image layer such that it appears in a foremost position with respect to the other image layers.

The invention discloses a picture document processing method and device. The picture document processing method comprises the following steps: preprocessing a picture document to acquire a connected-domain based page image; segmenting the connected-domain based page image into one or a plurality of picture blocks; determining the types of the picture blocks according to the document content attribute of the picture blocks; correspondingly rearranging any one or more types of picture blocks according to the size of a displaying area to acquire the display data of each type of picture block; and displaying the display data of the picture block in the displaying area. Due to the adoption of the picture document processing method and device, the layout can be rearranged directly on the image layer of the picture document without using a reading tool, the reading efficiency is improved, the conversion error caused by using the reading tool to convert is avoided, and the development cost is lowered.

The invention relates to a character extracting method in a digital video based on character segmentation and color cluster, which comprises the following steps: (1) character segmentation: utilizing the characteristic differences of a character area and a character interval area to carry out vertical projection to segment images in the character area, namely, segmenting each row of area image containing a plurality of characters into a plurality of subarea images only containing a single character so as to reduce the post operating and treating difficulties and improve the identifying accuracy rate of OCR; and (2) character extraction: firstly, using the character color characteristic in the image to cluster colors, finding out an image layer containing maximum character information as a target image layer, and deleting the background area; and then, using the communicating characteristics of the characters to analyze a communicating area of the target image layer, and removing non-character areas to obtain such three results as single character images, an integral image of the character area and an integral image spliced by the single character images respectively, wherein all the three results are input to an OCR system to be identified, and the latter two results use the semantic processing function of the OCR and can accurately determine the characters with similar forms according to the context to improve the identifying effect.

The invention discloses a method and device for realizing a special screen switching effect. The method comprises the following steps: presetting special screen switching effect object template information corresponding to special screen switching effect types; obtaining bitmap image information of a current image layer and bitmap image information of the image layer after being subjected to screen switching, and storing the information to a special screen switching effect object template; updating bitmap shading information in the special screen switching effect object template according to the preset special screen switching effect play parameter and the obtained bitmap image information of the current image layer and after being subjected to screen switching; and generating an image frame to be played according to the read special screen switching effect object template information and playing. Due to the application of the method and the device, the special screen switching effect can be enhanced, and user experience is improved.

The invention discloses a Docker container building method and a Docker management console. By adding a layer combining instruction into an image building script, combining of multiple image layers can be realized according to the layer combining instruction in the process of Docker image building, so that number of Docker image levels and data size of an image file are reduced, working efficiency is improved, and storage resources are saved. The method includes: acquiring a related application file and an image building script of an application, wherein the image building script contains a layer combining instruction; performing image compiling on the related application file according to the image building script to acquire a Docker image layer; if a current instruction is the layer combining instruction, acquiring an image file of a current image layer in the Docker image layer, and acquiring an image file of a target image layer corresponding to a target image layer identity; acquiring a difference file according to the image file of the current image layer and the image file of the target image layer, and building a layer-combined image layer according to the difference file; submitting the layer-combined image layer to an image repository.

A method for test-wearing image producing method for a personal product includes the steps of: posting a base image layer which contains an image of a wearer; defining a display area and a masking area on the base image layer in responsive to the personal product being physically worn by the wearer; selecting a product image layer containing an image of the personal product to locate on the base image layer; and creating a test-wearing image, wherein a portion of the image of the personal product within the display area is visibly shown on the image of the wearer while a portion of the image of the personal product within the masking area is invisibly hidden, such that the test-wearing image contains a virtual appearance of the wearer physically wearing the personal product.

The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an identification document that can contain both common information and unique information describing the specific document holder. The information is in the form of indicia applied by digital imaging means. The document itself is in the form of a laminated article having the information affixed to one or more internal layers. Attempt to gain access to these internally imaged layers causes the image to be sufficiently disrupted as to prevent modifying such images.

A holographic sealing member for a container comprises a heat actuated sealant or adhesive layer that secures the sealing member to a container, a metal foil sealing layer over and covering and adhesively bonded to the heat actuated sealant or adhesive layer, a holographic layer over and covering and adhesively bonding to the metal foil layer having an upper plastic layer and a lower embossed image layer, and a tab over and covering and adhesively bonded to the upper plastic layer that may be pulled to remove the tab and the plastic layer from a container, thereby exposing the lower embossed image layer which must then be perforated to gain access to the contents of the container.