| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7418128 |
Elastic distortions for automatic generation of labeled data |
August 26, 2008 |
| A system that facilitates generation of data that can be employed in connection with training a classifier. The system comprises a component that receives a data set that is employed in connection with training the classifier, and an expansion component that applies elastic distortion |
| 7397952 |
"Don't care" pixel interpolation |
July 8, 2008 |
| A system and method facilitating image smoothing is provided. The invention includes an image processor having an image receptor and an image smoother. The invention provides for the image smoother to alter the value of a don't care pixel based, at least in part, upon a weighted aver |
| 7397950 |
Handwriting layout analysis of freeform digital ink input |
July 8, 2008 |
| Electronic ink layout analysis systems and methods provide flexibility and efficiency in organizing, analyzing, and processing digital ink. These layout analysis systems and methods allow users substantial freedom in entering electronic ink into a pen-based computer system. Using these |
| 7392472 |
Layout analysis |
June 24, 2008 |
| A system and method facilitating layout analysis is provided. The invention includes a layout analyzer having a connected component organizer, a connected joiner, a word organizer and a word joiner. The invention provides for the connected component organizer to organize connected co |
| 7386171 |
Activity detector |
June 10, 2008 |
| A system and method facilitating activity (e.g., dithering/half toning and/or noise) detection is provided. The invention includes an activity detection system having a connected component analyzer and an activity detector. The invention provides for the quantity of connected compone |
| 7376275 |
Clustering |
May 20, 2008 |
| Systems and methods for performing clustering of a document image are disclosed. A property of an extracted mark from a document is compared to the properties of the existing clusters. If the property of the mark fails to match any of the properties of the existing clusters, the mark |
| 7317838 |
Compression of bi-level images with explicit representation of ink clusters |
January 8, 2008 |
| A system and method facilitating compression of bi-level images with explicit representation of ink clusters is provided. The present invention includes a cluster shape estimator that analyzes connected component information, extracts clusters and stores the cluster in a global dicti |
| 7286699 |
System and method facilitating pattern recognition |
October 23, 2007 |
| A system and method facilitating pattern recognition is provided. The invention includes a pattern recognition system having a convolutional neural network employing feature extraction layer(s) and classifier layer(s). The feature extraction layer(s) comprises convolutional layers an |
| 7263227 |
Activity detector |
August 28, 2007 |
| A system and method facilitating activity (e.g., dithering/half toning and/or noise) detection is provided. The invention includes an activity detection system having a connected component analyzer and an activity detector. The invention provides for the quantity of connected compone |
| 7219085 |
System and method for accelerating and optimizing the processing of machine learning techniques |
May 15, 2007 |
| A system and method for processing machine learning techniques (such as neural networks) and other non-graphics applications using a graphics processing unit (GPU) to accelerate and optimize the processing. The system and method transfers an architecture that can be used for a wide v |
| 7206450 |
Compression of bi-level images with explicit representation of ink clusters |
April 17, 2007 |
| A system and method facilitating compression of bi-level images with explicit representation of ink clusters is provided. The present invention includes a cluster shape estimator that analyzes connected component information, extracts clusters and stores the cluster in a global dicti |
| 7203371 |
Tarp filter |
April 10, 2007 |
| Systems and methods for performing adaptive filtering are disclosed. The present invention generates probabilities that can be used in an encoder, such as an arithmetic encoder and generates those probabilities in a computationally efficient manner. Probabilities of previously encoded |
| 7164797 |
Clustering |
January 16, 2007 |
| Systems and methods for performing clustering of a document image are disclosed. A property of an extracted mark from a document is compared to the properties of the existing clusters. If the property of the mark fails to match any of the properties of the existing clusters, the mark |
| 7155489 |
Acquiring web page information without commitment to downloading the web page |
December 26, 2006 |
| What is disclosed is acquiring information regarding a web page, without having to commit to downloading that page. In one embodiment, after a current web page is downloaded from one source, and information regarding web pages linked to by links in the current web page are downloaded fro |
| 7123778 |
Whiteboard imaging system |
October 17, 2006 |
| An image capturing system is installable in a room separate from a writing surface and a second area. The image capturing system is adapted to take visual images of the writing surface and second area and identify information written thereon. |
| 7120297 |
Segmented layered image system |
October 10, 2006 |
| Systems and methods for encoding and decoding document images are disclosed. Document images are segmented into multiple layers according to a mask. The multiple layers are non-binary. The respective layers can then be processed and compressed separately in order to achieve better co |
| 7110596 |
System and method facilitating document image compression utilizing a mask |
September 19, 2006 |
| A system and method facilitating document image compression utilizing a mask separating a foreground of a document image from a background is provided. The invention includes a pixel energy analyzer adapted to partition regions into a foreground and background. The invention further |
| 7065252 |
System and method providing improved data compression via wavelet coefficient encoding |
June 20, 2006 |
| A data compression system is provided in accordance with the present invention. The system includes a scanning component which scans at least a portion of a transformed image. The scan is performed substantially in a horizontal direction on a first section of the portion and in a ver |
| 7050632 |
Handwriting layout analysis of freeform digital ink input |
May 23, 2006 |
| Electronic ink layout analysis systems and methods provide flexibility and efficiency in organizing, analyzing, and processing digital ink. These layout analysis systems and methods allow users substantial freedom in entering electronic ink into a pen-based computer system. Using these |
| 7043079 |
"Don't care" pixel interpolation |
May 9, 2006 |
| A system and method facilitating image smoothing is provided. The invention includes an image processor having an image receptor and an image smoother. The invention provides for the image smoother to alter the value of a don't care pixel based, at least in part, upon a weighted aver |
| 7024039 |
Block retouching |
April 4, 2006 |
| A system and method facilitating image retouching is provided. The invention includes an image retoucher having a boundary detector and an image extender. The invention provides for the image retoucher to extend care pixels of at least one of a foreground and a background near a dete |
| 7016529 |
System and method facilitating pattern recognition |
March 21, 2006 |
| A system and method facilitating pattern recognition is provided. The invention includes a pattern recognition system having a convolutional neural network employing feature extraction layer(s) and classifier layer(s). The feature extraction layer(s) comprises convolutional layers an |
| 6999628 |
Tarp filter |
February 14, 2006 |
| Systems and methods for performing adaptive filtering are disclosed. The present invention generates probabilities that can be used in an encoder, such as an arithmetic encoder and generates those probabilities in a computationally efficient manner. Probabilities of previously encoded |
| 6917717 |
System and method for image compression using wavelet coding of masked images |
July 12, 2005 |
| Compression of images that have masked or "don't care" regions which are delineated by a binary image mask is achieved using "masked wavelet transforms." A unique mask-dependent lifting scheme is used to compute invertible wavelet transforms of the input image for use in encoding and |
| 6904182 |
Whiteboard imaging system |
June 7, 2005 |
| An image capturing system is installable in a room opposite a writing surface. The image capturing system is adapted to take visual images of the writing surface and identify information written thereon. |
| 6891974 |
System and method providing improved data compression via wavelet coefficient encoding |
May 10, 2005 |
| A data compression system is provided in accordance with the present invention. The system includes a scanning component which scans at least a portion of a transformed image. The scan is performed substantially in a horizontal direction on a first section of the portion and in a vertica |
| 6704718 |
System and method for trainable nonlinear prediction of transform coefficients in data compressi |
March 9, 2004 |
| A system and method for performing trainable nonlinear prediction of transform coefficients in data compression such that the number of bits required to represent the data is reduced. The nonlinear prediction data compression system includes a nonlinear predictor for generating predicted |
| 5572628 |
Training system for neural networks |
November 5, 1996 |
| In order for neural network technology to make useful determinations of the identity of letters and numbers that are processed in real time at a postal service sorting center, it is necessary for the neural network to "learn" to recognize accurately the many shapes and sizes in which eac |
| 5572604 |
Method for pattern recognition using prototype transformations and hierarchical filtering |
November 5, 1996 |
| Articles being graphical input patterns are sorted by a pattern-recognition machine that includes a data base of prototype patterns, each labeled with its respective class. The sorting method includes stops of storing input patterns in the pattern-recognition machine and classifying the |
| 5473730 |
High efficiency learning network |
December 5, 1995 |
| Nodal outputs are discretized to values of S2.sup.n where n is an integer and S is equal to +1 or -1. During forward propagation, this offers the advantage of forming a product of a nodal output and a weight using a simple shift operation rather than a multiply operation. Replacing m |
| 5422961 |
Apparatus and method for improving recognition of patterns by prototype transformation |
June 6, 1995 |
| Speed and accuracy of the recognition process for an alphanumeric automated recognizer is enhanced by a novel scheme for comparing known prototype symbols to examples of unknown symbol. The scheme is invariant with respect to a selected set of small transformations of either the prot |
| 5412754 |
Reverse time delay neural network for pattern generation |
May 2, 1995 |
| Trajectories are generated in response to an input label by using a reverse time delay neural network. The reverse time delay neural network comprises an input layer, a plurality of hidden layers, and an output layer, all arranged in succession so that the number of frames per layer incr |
