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I recently stopped taking Celexa, & have been feeling dizzy for at least a week. Is this a side effect of stopping Celexa & how long will it last?
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23 Feb 2011
So this is cold turkey? Are you taking any other medications? Was the Celexa working and are you expected to change to something else? ... I am on Celexa/Klonopin, for extreme anxiety, depression, anxious behavior... I was late by well over a week once without them and it sent me into a horrible like state with so many withdrawal symptoms going at once... dizziness... How long it will last I am not sure... Need to know more info... Blaze22
23 Feb 2011
Hey smcs,
While everyone is different, you may experience side effects from stopping the celexa from one to two weeks after stopping and may last a couple weeks. It is always best to taper off an antidepressant, if you can, so to decrease the likelihood of withdrawl symptoms.
Withdrawls will include but not limited to dizziness, diarrhea, headache and stomach ache.
Hope this finds you feeling better,
23 Feb 2011
Hi I stopped Celexa cold turkey my dc didnt know. It was the worst experience of my life. Like the other post lots of wd like dizziness etc. When my dc found out he immediately put me back on Celexa and I felt better in 3 days. Dc said this is normal and I should have tapered slowly. Can u taper your dose ? Cat
11 Apr 2012
I had a terrible time getting off Celexa. I tapered off slowly, but it still was difficult. I finally got myself down to 5mgs daily and that was over a year of trying. It has been 10 days now and I'm finally off of it completely. I feel a little spacy and weak at times and a little anxious. At night I wake up with restless leg syndrome but all is getting better and better each day. I cannot believe they told me it wasn't additive. Wow, were they wrong!
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Obituaries: 10.18.07
Juan E. Chavez
KINGSVILLE -- Juan E. Chavez, a retired Texas A&I University maintenance department employee, died Oct. 16, 2007. He was 73.
Survivors include his wife, San Juanita; three sons, Rudy and Gilbert Chavez, both of Kingsville, and Vicente Chavez of Houston; a brother, Tony Chavez of Los Angeles; a sister, Aida Rodriguez; and nine grandchildren.
Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at Ramirez-Salinas Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Oct. 22 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will be in Chamberlain Cemetery.
Carrie B. Clark
NORMANNA -- Carrie Bernice Clark, a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Beeville and a retired Head Start teacher, died Oct. 15, 2007. She was 91.
Survivors include two daughters, Joan Guyton of Sommerville and Billie Donohue of Houston; eight sons, James O'Riley of Miami, Carl O'Riley of La Vernia, Melvin Clark of San Antonio, Harold Clark of Long Beach, Calif., Bruce, Michael and Leonard Allen Clark, all of Houston, and Fred Clark of Normanna; 18 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Oct. 20 at Bethlehem Baptist Church. Burial will be in St. Rose Cemetery, Beeville.
Galloway & Sons Funeral Home, Beeville
Kim M. Fountain
Kim Marie Fountain, a Vogue College student, died Oct. 16, 2007. She was 49.
Survivors include a sister, Kara Cox of Mesa, Ariz.; and two brothers, Scott Fountain of Arizona and David Fountain of Kermit.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Oct. 23 at Seaside Funeral Home.
Anselmo Garcia
BEEVILLE -- Anselmo "Smiley" Garcia, an Army veteran and a retired Hunt Auto Co. employee, died Oct. 16, 2007. He was 85.
Survivors include five daughters, Gloria Perez and Sandra Garcia, both of Beeville, Yolanda Garcia and Belinda Benavidez, both of Goliad, and Sylvia Nieto of Taft; nine sons, Ruben and Anselmo Garcia Jr., both of Beeville, Benito Garcia of Victoria, David and Noe Garcia, both of San Antonio, Israel Garcia of Fort Worth, Willie Garcia of Louisiana, Rene Garcia of Phoenix and Alfredo Garcia of Brenham; 37 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at Treviño Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Oct. 19 at Our Lady of Victory Church. Burial will be in San Pedro Cemetery, Clareville Community.
Mary E. Harlan
Mary Edna Harlan, a member of First Baptist Church and the Priscilla Sunday school class and a retired assistant city secretary, died Oct. 16, 2007. She was 97.
Survivors include a son, David Meador of Kerrville; a daughter, Marilyn Meador of Sandia; a sister, Mable Giles of Oklahoma; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Oct. 19 at Rose Hill Memorial Park.
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Roudine Hickman
KINGSVILLE -- Roudine Hickman, a homemaker and a former Bishop resident, died Oct. 17, 2007. She was 87.
Survivors include two sons, Bill Hickman of Snoqualmie, Wash., and Bob Hickman of Bishop; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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Standley L. Hutson
Standley Lamar Hutson, a World War II Army veteran, a former La Gloria Independent School District superintendent and a member of Riverside Church of Christ, died Oct. 15, 2007. He was 88.
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Services will be at 10 a.m. Oct. 18 at Sawyer-George Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cenizo Hill Cemetery, Mathis.
Juanita L. Kelly
AGUA DULCE -- Juanita Lauris Witt Kelly, a former Agua Dulce Independent School District teacher and a member of Agua Dulce Baptist Church, the Agua Dulce Parent Teacher Association and the Alpha Study Club, died Oct. 16, 2007. She was 91.
Survivors include a son, Carroll Kelly of Agua Dulce; a daughter, Nita Peck of George West; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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Clementina M. Ortiz
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Survivors include a sister, Barbara Smithwick of Floresville; and two brothers, Pablo Ortiz of Corpus Christi and Apolinar Ortiz of New Braunfels.
Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at Galloway & Sons Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in Three Rivers Cemetery.
Magdaleno Regalado
FALFURRIAS -- Magdaleno Regalado, a truck driver, died Oct. 13, 2007. He was 65.
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Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Oct. 18 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in Falfurrias Burial Park.
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My daughter, who is fourteen months, has been attending KinderCare in Vernon Hills on Phillip Road n the infant classroom for the past six months. As a new parent the idea of daycare was overwhelming and scary. KinderCare has more than met my expectations and I feel very fortunate to have my daughter attend. Every morning we are welcomed with a smile from the teachers and directors, who always make time to listen and discuss any changes or concerns I may have. The center is organized with a developed curriculum, which is shared through constant communication to parents. I look forward to pictures and art work I take home and proudly post on my refrigerator. I cannot thank KinderCare staff enough for the love and care they have provided not only for my daughter but for all the children they care for.
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Queensland Rail's network consists of over 7,000 kilometres of track.
As an integrated passenger rail operator, Queensland Rail provides vital public passenger transport in South East Queensland. Trains travel between Brisbane and key regional areas such as Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton, Longreach, Charleville and Mount Isa.
In addition, Queensland Rail's Regional Freight Network provides critical infrastructure that enables the resources, agricultural, construction and tourism industries of Queensland to access supply chain solutions that foster economic growth.
Further information about Queensland Rail's network can be found in the sections and links below.
The South East Queensland network is an integrated passenger and rail access service that extends from the centre of Brisbane, south to Beenleigh and Varsity Lakes on the Gold Coast, north to Ferny Grove, Shorncliffe, Doomben, Caboolture and Gympie, east to Cleveland and west to Richlands, Ipswich and Rosewood.
Passenger services are provided through the City network and are integral to the daily life of our customers, whether students, workers, tourists or residents, moving between suburbs and cities. Our key challenge in managing the City network is ensuring capacity in the face of growing demand. Aside from the rapid expansion in South East Queensland's population, commuter and long distance passenger trains compete with freight operators also access to paths on the network. Working with the Queensland Government, Queensland Rail is determining how to best expand and develop the rail network to meet the tremendous growth anticipated over the next 20 years.
The regional freight network supports industries on the Mount Isa, North Coast, Western, West Moreton, South Western and Central Western lines.
Rail operators and other access seekers interested in access to the regional freight network will negotiate their proposed operations through Access & Business Strategy. Every application is handled under the process as set down in the current 2008 QR Network Access Undertaking, which defines the regime for open access to the Queensland Rail network. The process is approved by the state competition regulator, the Queensland Competition Authority and includes certain requirements and timeframes.
Queensland Rail is commited to improving supply chain solutions, developing partnerships and fostering new business opportunities to help meet the needs of resources, agricultural, construction and tourism company customers and operators.
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Nine movies are in the running for the Best Picture award when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces its winner on Feb. 24. In addition, five films will compete to be Best Animated Picture. Here's a look at the nominees:
Daniel Day-Lewis plays the former president in a scene from "Lincoln," directed by Academy Award-winner Steven Spielberg. This co-production from Walt Disney Co.'s DIS, +1.21% Disney studios and News Corp.'s NWS, +1.45% Twentieth Century Fox led all films with 12 nominations in all, including nods for best picture, Day-Lewis and Spielberg.
Ben Affleck is shown in the film "Argo", a product of Time Warner Inc.'s TWX, -0.01% Warner Bros. studio. Though Affleck, who also directed this thriller about the rescue of American embassy workers in Iran, was snubbed in both the acting and directing categories, the film got seven nominations, including best picture.
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Quvenzhane Wallis is shown in a scene from the film "Beasts of the Southern Wild." Nominated for best actress, the 9-year-old Wallis is the youngest ever to get a nod for a leading female role.
'Silver Linings Playbook'
Actors Bradley Cooper, left, Jacki Weaver and Chris Tucker are shown in a scene from the film "Silver Linings Playbook." This production from the Weinstein Co. features nominees in every acting category, a best actor nod for Cooper, best supporting actress for Weaver, best actress for Jennifer Lawrence and best supporting actor for Robert DeNiro. The film got eight nominations in all.
'Zero Dark Thirty'
Actress Jessica Chastain is shown in a scene from the film "Zero Dark Thirty," a drama from Sony Corp.'s SNE, +0.46% Columbia Pictures unit about the manhunt for the notorious al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The film got five nominations, including best picture and an actress nod for Chastain. But director Kathryn Bigelow, who won three years ago for "The Hurt Locker," was snubbed.
'Les Miserables'
Actors Russell Crowe, left, and Hugh Jackman are show in a scene from the film "Les Miserables," the adaptation of the stage production crafted from Victor Hugo's classic novel. This operatic film from Comcast Corp.'s CMCSA, +0.64% Universal Pictures unit got eight nominations in all, including best picture, Jackman for best actor and Anne Hathaway for best supporting actress.
'Life of Pi'
Actor Suraj Sharma is shown in a scene from the film "Life of Pi," from Twentieth Century Fox. The film was second to "Lincoln" in total number of nominations with 11, including best picture, best director Ang Lee and adapted screenplay.
Actors Emmauelle Riva, right, and Jean-Louis Trintignant are shown in a scene from the film "Amour." This film from Sony Pictures Classics is one of few films in Oscar history to be nominated for both best picture and best foreign language film. And Riva sets a record for the oldest best-actress nominee at 85 years old.
'Django Unchained'
Actors Jamie Foxx, left, and Leonardo DiCaprio are shown in a scene from the film "Django Unchained," an unusual take on American slavery from director Quentin Tarantino. Distributed by the Weinstein Co., the film got five nominations in all, including best picture and best supporting actor Christoph Waltz. Waltz won the Oscar three years ago for appearing in Tarantino's last film, "Inglourious Basterds."
A scene from the animated film "Frankenweenie," nominated in the best-animated feature category. This feature is one of three from Walt Disney Pictures nominated in this genre for 2012.
Also nominated for best animated feature, this computer-generated film is from Disney's renowned Pixar unit. This is the ninth animated feature nomination for Pixar. The animated feature award was established for the 2001 calendar year. Out of the 11 awards handed out, Pixar has won six.
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Disney continues to dominate the best-animated feature category with this film, released in November. It's made $172 million in U.S. receipts thus far, but cost an estimated $165 million to make.
Known more for its art-house films, Universal's Focus Features steps into the animated fray with this feature, which has made $56 million domestically thus far. The move has paid off with a best-animated picture nod.
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ABSTRACT: ROOT is an object-oriented C++ framework conceived in the high-energy physics (HEP) community, designed for storing and analyzing petabytes of data in an efficient way. Any instance of a C++ class can be stored into a ROOT file in a machine-independent compressed binary format. In ROOT the TTree object container is optimized for statistical data analysis over very large data sets by using vertical data storage techniques. These containers can span a large number of files on local disks, the web, or a number of different shared file systems. In order to analyze this data, the user can chose out of a wide set of mathematical and statistical functions, including linear algebra classes, numerical algorithms such as integration and minimization, and various methods for performing regression analysis (fitting). In particular, the RooFit package allows the user to perform complex data modeling and fitting while the RooStats library provides abstractions and implementations for advanced statistical tools. Multivariate classification methods based on machine learning techniques are available via the TMVA package. A central piece in these analysis tools are the histogram classes which provide binning of one- and multi-dimensional data. Results can be saved in high-quality graphical formats like Postscript and PDF or in bitmap formats like JPG or GIF. The result can also be stored into ROOT macros that allow a full recreation and rework of the graphics. Users typically create their analysis macros step by step, making use of the interactive C++ interpreter CINT, while running over small data samples. Once the development is finished, they can run these macros at full compiled speed over large data sets, using on-the-fly compilation, or by creating a stand-alone batch program. Finally, if processing farms are available, the user can reduce the execution time of intrinsically parallel tasks — e.g. data mining in HEP — by using PROOF, which will take care of optimally distributing the work over the available resources in a transparent way.Program summaryProgram title: ROOTCatalogue identifier: AEFA_v1_0Program summary URL:http://cpc.cs.qub.ac.uk/summaries/AEFA_v1_0.htmlProgram obtainable from: CPC Program Library, Queen's University, Belfast, N. IrelandLicensing provisions: LGPLNo. of lines in distributed program, including test data, etc.: 3 044 581No. of bytes in distributed program, including test data, etc.: 36 325 133Distribution format: tar.gzProgramming language: C++Computer: Intel i386, Intel x86-64, Motorola PPC, Sun Sparc, HP PA-RISCOperating system: GNU/Linux, Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, HP-UX, AIXHas the code been vectorized or parallelized?: YesRAM:>55 MbytesClassification: 4, 9, 11.9, 14Nature of problem: Storage, analysis and visualization of scientific dataSolution method: Object store, wide range of analysis algorithms and visualization methodsAdditional comments: For an up-to-date author list see: http://root.cern.ch/drupal/content/root-development-team and http://root.cern.ch/drupal/content/former-root-developersRunning time: Depending on the data size and complexity of analysis algorithmsReferences:[1]http://root.cern.ch.Computer Physics Communications 06/2011; 180(12-180):2499-2512. DOI:10.1016/j.cpc.2009.08.005 · 2.41 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: For the last several months the main focus of development in the ROOT I/O package has been code consolidation and performance improvements. We introduced a new pre-fetch mechanism to minimize the number of transactions between client and server, hence reducing the effect of latency on the time it takes to read a file both locally and over wide are network. We will review the implementation and how well it works in different conditions (gain of an order of magnitude for remote file access). We will also briefly describe new utilities, including a faster implementation of TTree cloning (gain of an order of magnitude), a generic mechanism for object references, and a new entry list mechanism tuned both for small and large number of selections. In addition to reducing the coupling with the core module and becoming its owns library (libRIO) (as part of the general restructuring of the ROOT libraries), the I/O package has been enhanced in the area of XML and SQL support, thread safety, schema evolution, tree queries, and many other areas.Journal of Physics Conference Series 07/2008; 119(4):042006. DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/119/4/042006
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A method of storing image files in digital storage media begins by arranging a given set of image files into a composite image. A transformation may be applied to a given image file prior to being arranged into the composite image. A compression routine is then applied to the composite image, with the result then being stored in the digital storage media. This process reduces the amount of storage that would be otherwise required if the individual files were compressed and stored separately.
1. A method of storing digital image files in digital storage media, comprising the steps of:
dividing each of a set of digital image files into subcomponents;
rating the subcomponents;
performing given transformations on selected subcomponents of the image files;
generating a composite image file from the subcomponents based at least partially on the subcomponents' rating;
applying a given compression routine to the composite image file; and
storing the composite image file as compressed.
2. The method as described in
3. The method as described in
4. The method as described in
reconstructing a given digital image file from the composite image file.
5. A method of storing image files in digital storage media, comprising the steps of:
responsive to a request to store an image file, dividing the image file into subcomponents;
rating the subcomponents;
performing given transformations on selected subcomponents of the image file;
aggregating the subcomponents into a composite image file based at least partially on the subcomponents' rating;
applying a given compression routine to the composite image file; and
storing the composite image file as compressed.
6. In a digital camera having a digital storage medium and a compression routine for storing digital photographs in a compressed form in the digital storage medium, the improvement comprising:
means for dividing each of a set of image files into subcomponents;
means for rating the subcomponents;
means for performing given transformations on selected subcomponents of the image files; and
means for generating a composite image file from the subcomponents based at least partially on the subcomponents' rating;
wherein the compression routine is applied to the composite image file.
7. A digital camera, comprising:
a processor;
a digital storage medium;
a compression routine;
a file system; and
an image manipulation routine, comprising:
means for dividing each of a set of image files into subcomponents;
means for rating the subcomponents;
means for performing given transformations on selected subcomponents of the image files; and
means for generating a composite image file from the subcomponents based at least partially on the subcomponents' rating;
wherein the compression routine is applied to the composite image file.
8. The digital camera as described in
1. Technical Field
This invention relates generally to digital photo storage media such as exists in a digital camera and, in particular, to methods for more efficient storage of digital content in such media.
2. Description of the Related Art
Recently, the computer industry has sought to add computer processing and communications capabilities to devices other than what would normally be considered a traditional computer. Such devices are quite varied and include, for example, personal digital assistants (PDAs), smartphones, cellular phones, desktop screen phones, in-vehicle devices, business organizers (e.g., IBM WorkPad™, PalmPilot™, and the like), peripherals (such as printers, fax machines, and the like), handheld or palmtop computing devices, and the like. For convenience, these devices, as a class, are referred to herein as "pervasive computing" clients as they are devices that are designed to be connected to servers in a computer network and used for computing purposes regardless of their location.
Digital cameras are now being proposed as pervasive computing devices. The recent increase in the popularity of digital photography has created a need for improved storage schemes in such devices. Because digital cameras must store images in either RAM or removable media, each with a finite capacity, it is desirable to maximize the amount of photos that can be stored in the camera. To this end, most digital cameras use a compression scheme, such as JPEG, to reduce the size of the photos.
While such compression schemes are quite useful, there remains a need to provide enhanced methods for storing digital photos in digital photo storage media. Preferably, such methods would not require special image processing functions or new compression techniques.
The present invention addresses this problem.
It is a primary object of this invention to maximize the capacity of digital photo storage media such as exists in a digital camera.
It is another primary object of this invention to provide a mechanism that uses lightweight image manipulations, such as clipping, inversion, rotation and reflection, to minimize the total space required to store digital pictures on digital storage media, such as disk or RAM cards.
It is a further object of this invention to maximize digital photo storage media capacity without special image processing functions or new compression techniques.
Another object of this invention is to augment existing compression techniques (e.g., JPEG) in digital cameras to provide for improved storage of digital photos.
Still another more general object of this invention is to provide a novel approach to storing a collection of images in a digital camera in a given manner to maximize storage savings with very little overhead.
Another general object is to provide a digital camera having enhanced photo storage capability.
These and other objects are achieved in a digital camera that includes a lightweight image processing mechanism according to the present invention The mechanism divides up each picture stored in the camera, preferably into equal size subcomponents. The subcomponents from a given set of the photos are then "quilted" together, preferably into one large composite image. Preferably, the subcomponents are stitched together in such a way that maximizes the camera's existing compression technique. In particular, given subcomponents are selectively transformed (e.g., clipped, inverted, rotated, reflected, and the like), to position the subcomponents as desired. For example, if the camera uses JPEG compression, two predominately blue subcomponents are placed next to each other as JPEG is a compression technique that exploits color redundancies. After the subcomponents are processed, the coordinates of the sectors are indexed and stored so that an individual image can be reconstructed by clipping out its component subcomponents and reassembling the image. With this processing, the more similar the photos in the set, the more compression benefit is achieved.
Thus, preferably the present invention is implemented in a digital camera having a digital storage media and a compression routine for storing digital photos in a compressed formal in the digital storage media. According to the invention, a set of digital photos are processed into subcomponents, which are then collected into a composite image and then applied to the compression routine. The coordinates of the subcomponents within the composite image are then indexed and stored so that the individual photos can be reconstructed.
The foregoing has outlined some of the more pertinent objects and features of the present invention. These objects should be construed to be merely illustrative of some of the more prominent features and applications of the invention. Many other beneficial results can be attained by applying the disclosed invention in a different manner or modifying the invention as will be described. Accordingly, other objects and a fuller understanding of the invention may be had by referring to the following Detailed Description of the Preferred Embodiment.
For a more complete understanding of the present invention and the advantages thereof, reference should be made to the following Detailed Description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram of a digital photo capture and storage device;
FIG. 2 is a simplified illustration of how a set of individual images are arranged into a composite image according to the present invention;
FIG. 2A is an illustration showing how an individual image is subdivided into sectors to facilitate processing of the composite image;
FIG. 3 is a simplified representation of how the composite image is stored and accessed using a file system of a digital photo capture and storage device;
FIG. 4 is a simplified flowchart of a composite image creation and storage routine; and
FIG. 5 is a simplified flowchart of a routine for extracting an individual image from the stored composite image.
FIG. 1 illustrates a simplified block diagram of a digital photo capture and storage device 10, e.g., a digital camera. The device comprises a lens 12, digitizer 14 and charge coupled device (CCD) 16 for capturing image data in a digital format. The image data is typically compressed before storage. To this end, the device 10 includes a compression device 18. In particular, it is well-known that digital cameras include special hardware to handle native compression techniques, for example, an ASIC having JPEG-based compression. JPEG, as is well-known, is a compression technique that takes an image and creates a frequency map of a given color characteristic (e.g., hue, saturation or luminosity). Pixels sharing the characteristic are then represented by a smaller piece of data to reduce storage requirements. Thus, according to known techniques, following compression, the image data is stored in digital storage medium 20, which may be nonvolatile RAM, a disk drive, a floppy drive, a flash RAM card, or the like. The digital storage medium 20 also includes a directory. As can be seen, each compressed image is stored as a separate file. As a result, there is significant overhead required to store a set of such files because each file has file format constraints, e.g., headers and other common structures, that are repeated across each of the individual files.
Typically, many of the separate images in the digital storage medium have features in common. In particular, most photographers tend to frame subjects in the same way, and often many images in a set of photographs have similar backgrounds (e.g., a blue sky). The present invention is based on the recognition that, in the usual case, there is a high probability of redundancy between the various individual photos of the stored set. Accordingly, the present invention provides a mechanism for using such redundancy to maximize storage of such photos, preferably without altering the device's existing compression scheme. This goal is achieved by arranging a number of images into a single composite image or "mosaic" that takes advantage of the existing compression algorithm's strength.
FIG. 2 illustrates the inventive approach. In this example, there are four (4) discrete images 22, 24, 26, and 28, each of which show a rugged mountain landscape and a blue sky. According to the invention, the discrete images are stitched or "quilted" together into a single composite image in such a way as to maximize the value of a given compression routine. Thus, in this example, photo 22 and photo 24 have been placed side-by-side given the redundancies in the mountain images and the commonality in the blue sky. Photos 26 and 28 have each been flipped and then arranged on top of the photos 22 and 24 to increase the shared common areas (namely, the blue sky). Photos 26 and 28 also share the somewhat common mountain range images. As a result of the transformation of individual images and the aggregation as shown, the overall composite image (comprising the set of four photos) has more overall redundancy and commonality. Thus, when the composite image is then compressed, a lesser amount of memory is required (to store the compressed composite image) as compared to the amount of memory that would otherwise be required to store separate compressed versions of each of the four photos.
As is well-known, compression routines such as JPEG exploit commonality, namely, slight variations in color (as opposed to abrupt or drastic changes) or some other image characteristic. JPEG, for example, is based on the fact that humans are much more aware of small changes in brightness (luminance) than small changes in color or large changes in color or brightness. Typically, a JPEG compression starts by converting color data from RGB to a system that identifies the brightness of each pixel. Once the conversion is made, a first data reduction takes place in a process called subsampling. The brightness scale is left alone, while half of the other two scales are eliminated by replacing two neighboring pixels with a single value representing their average. This reduces the entire image to two-thirds of its original size with no noticeable loss in quality. The next steps work on 8 by 8 blocks in the image. Using a direct cosine transform (DCT) and quantization, the changes in brightness and color within each block are identified and rounded off. The amount of rounding increases with the size of the change, thus giving more weight to the smaller changes. This produces a set of values that still describes the image data, although not as accurately as before, and contains many identical values because of the rounding process. All identical values are then compressed via a standard lossless compression technique.
The present invention exploits the known property that compression routines exploit commonality by arranging a set of individual images into a composite image that takes better advantage of the compression routine than can the individual photos themselves. The present invention thus provides "lightweight" image processing, because it preferably just augments the device's existing compression functionality. The digital camera does not require any significant new chips or added processing capability to achieve the storage-savings provided by the technique. Stated differently, the invention preferably leverages an underlying type of compression rather than creating a new compression type.
While the present invention has been illustrated in the context of a digital camera, this is not a limitation. The inventive technique is useful in any system or device (preferably at the file system level, as will be seen) in which it is desired to reduce the storage requirements of digital media such as photos. Thus, the invention is useful in any type of pervasive computing client, especially where there are storage constraints and there may not be significant computing power available for new or additional CPU-intensive compression algorithms. More generally, the invention is useful in any photo capture and storage system or device including, without limitation, a digital archive, a laser disk system, a scanner, a digital photo album storage device, and the like.
Referring now to FIG. 3, the invention is preferably implemented as an abstraction at the file system level of the digital storage medium. Thus, the fact that individual photos are compiled into a "mosaic" before compression and storage need not be readily surfaced to the user. If the inventive technique is built into the device, individual photos are aggregated into the composite as they are taken. For an existing device, the invention may be applied as pictures are extracted from the camera and placed in storage. Thus, in the preferred embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the device's file system 30 stores the composite image 32 in the digital storage medium 34 together with a lookup table 36. Table 36 contains mapping information necessary to extract or reconstruct the individual images.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart describing the preferred process for creating and storing the composite image. FIG. 5 is a flowchart described the preferred routine for reconstructing an individual image. In each case, it is preferred that the control functions are carried out through the existing file system as described above.
Referring now to FIG. 4, the routine begins at step 40 with the processing of an data representing a discrete image to be aggregated into the composite image. If desired, the inventive technique may be performed on an entire image (as illustrated above) or on given components or "sectors" of an image. Subdividing each image into subcomponents or sectors often maximizes redundancies, thereby enhancing the degree of compression achieved by the underlying compression routine. To this end, at step 42, the image is broken into subcomponents (as illustrated in FIG. 2A). The routine then continues at step 44 to "rate" each component of the image being processed according to some given criteria (e.g., hue, saturation, luminosity, content or the like). Preferably, each sector is assigned a number or "rank" based on some given characteristic (e.g., its color and/or content) that is normally exploited by the underlying compression routine. Other factors that may be taken into consideration in generating a ranking may include the picture content, the capability of the processor, the ease or difficulty in reconstructing the sectors, and the like.
The routine continues at step 46 with the sector being added to a list of components generated from the other digital images being aggregated into the composite image. As step 48, the routine composites all component images together, applying transforms to individual components if necessary as has been previously described. At step 50, the composite image is stored. The routine then continues at step 52 by recording extraction information in the lookup table. This completes the composite image creation and storage routine.
The actual algorithm for arranging and ranking the subcomponents of an image are implementation-specific. Thus, an implementation for a camera's images using JPEG preferably is different than a digital archive's images using PNG, for example. In general, however, one illustrative method is as follows. The first step is to identify the key components of the underlying compression algorithm that determine the effectiveness of the compression. A subcomponent may be anything from the whole image to some smaller portion of the image, again depending on the specific characteristics of the compression algorithm, i.e. if JPEG works best on 8 by 8 pixel squares, that would be the size of a segment. Next, the segments of the image are analyzed in terms of hue, luminosity, saturation, or whatever other parameters the specific compression algorithm acts upon. With a composite value representing the general character of the subcomponent, a determination is then made as to the appropriate position of the subcomponent in a larger composite grid. As previously described, subcomponents are preferably located in an area of like segments, as described by calculated values. Then, the size and position of the subcomponent within the grid is recorded so that the subcomponent can be retrieved and viewed at a later time.
As described above, the present invention also provides a means to extract a given image from the composite. Referring now to FIG. 5, a simplified flowchart of an extraction routine is illustrated. The routine begins at step 60 with a request for a given image. At step 62, the image location for the image is found in the lookup table. At step 64, the image data is extracted from the composite image. Prior to step 64, the composite image is decompressed and the routine may crop the composite image to a given area to facilitate processing. The routine then continues at step 66 to apply any necessary transforms. This step may be necessary if a given component of an image was transformed prior to being aggregated into the composite image. At step 68, the image components are reassembled and returned as a single image. This completes the extraction routine processing.
According to the invention, image or image component transforms may be of several different types. As noted above, the particular transforms used are designed to maximize the operation of the underlying compression routine. In an illustrative embodiment, the transforms include: mirroring, cutting, cropping, inverting, flipping, reversing, rotating and color shifting. Inversion renders the negative of the image. One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that other transforms, or combinations of such transforms, may be used as well.
As noted above, the present invention may be implemented in any pervasive computing client device. A representative pervasive client is x86-, PowerPC�- or RISC-based, includes a runtime operating system such as WindRiver VXWorks™, QSSL WNX4™, or Microsoft Windows CE, and includes a Web browser.
While the invention has been described in the context of a JPEG-based compression routine, one of ordinary skill will appreciate that this is not a limitation of the invention. Similar advantages are also obtained by applying the invention with other types of compression (e.g., .gif, .png or the like). In particular, other applications use different file formats that contribute to storage overhead when individual files are stored separately. As has been previously described, the present invention substantially reduces this overhead by obviating storage of redundant headers and other data structures as the individual files are aggregated into the composite file.
The inventive functionality of the lightweight image processing routine preferably is implemented in software executable in a processor, namely, as a set of instructions (program code) in a code module resident in the random access memory of the computer. Until required by the computer, the set of instructions may be stored in another computer memory, for example, in a hard disk drive, or in a removable memory, or downloaded via the Internet or other computer network.
In addition, although the various methods described are conveniently implemented in a general purpose computer selectively activated or reconfigured by software, one of ordinary skill in the art would also recognize that such methods may be carried out in hardware, in firmware, or in more specialized apparatus constructed to perform the required method steps.
Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by letters patent is set forth in the following claims.
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06/30/15 - Aniplex Events at Anime Expo 2015
Fate Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works
Aniplex will be celebrating the conclusion of Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works at Anime Expo! With cosplayers representing nearly every character in the show, as a Fate fan it's your duty to check out all the great activities!
The FSN Panel is Friday 10:30AM at Petree Hall, followed by the cosplay gathering at 1:30PM at the Aniplex Booth (#1011). The gathering will also have a special event, Paper Tube Kendo! Lastly, there is the stage event Saturday 12:00 PM Main Events
Unlimited Saber Works
As part of our Fate/Stay Night celebration at AX, we're going to be holding a special showcase on the face of the series, Saber! We're hoping we can get together all her popular versions for some great photos!
All the Sabers will be posing for photos at the Aniplex booth (#1011) during the Fate Stay Night gathering on Friday 1:30 PM. You can also find them at the Kawasumi Ayako panel Thursday July 2 at 3:00 PM at Petree Hall.
Aniplex will be hosting the dub premiere of Aldnoah Zero at AX, and we'll have a cosplay gathering to promote the series. There will even be a special event after the gathering - here's your chance to become Martian Royalty!
The gathering will take place at the Aniplex Booth (#1011) on Friday 4:00 PM, followed by the Aldnoah Zero Dub Premiere at 6:00 PM at LACC 408AB
Kill la Kill
Aniplex is holding a huge Kill la Kill English voice panel this year at AX, with over 11 guests, so we'll have our cosplayers helping out with that!
The Kill la Kill English Panel will be Friday 12:00 PM at Petree Hall, and the cosplay gathering on Saturday 3:30 PM at the Aniplex Booth (#1011).
Sword Art Online
Come check out our Sword Art Online cosplayers who will be working at the @aniplex booth #1011 this weekend at @animeexpo!
06/30/15 - Bushiroad Events at Anime Expo 2015
Weiss Schwarz
Bushiroad will be promoting the latest addition to Weiss Schwarz, Attack on Titan, so be sure to stop by and check out our cosplayers!
Our Attack on Titan cosplayers will be posing for photos at the Bushiroad booth (#1511) at the following times:
Thursday 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM,
Friday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM,
Friday 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM,
Saturday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM,
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06/30/15 - NIS America Events at Anime Expo 2015
Danganronpa: Another Episode
NIS America will be releasing Danganronpa: Another Episode later this year, so they would like to have some cosplayer presence to welcome Kazutaka Kodaka, the writer for the Danganronpa series.
The Danganronpa panel will be on Saturday 12:15 PM at LACC 408AB. The gathering will take place at the NISA booth (#911) afterwards at 1:45 PM - some special guests may be appearing, so Danganronpa cosplayers will definitely want to show up!
Nagi no Asukara
A Lull in the Sea (Nagi no Asukara) will be released right before Anime Expo, so stop by the booth all weekend to beat the summer heat at our Refresh Station, inspired by the show and assisted by our cosplayers!
The Refresh station will be at the NISA booth (#911), while a panel hosted by the staff behind Nagi-Asu will be having a panel Friday 1:15 PM at LACC 409AB
Disgaea 5
The President of NIS will be coming from Japan again to Anime Expo, so NIS America invited one lucky cosplayer from the latest entry in the series to be his escort!
The Disgaea Panel will be Friday 8:00 PM at LACC 411. Otherwise you'll find our Disgaea cosplayers at the NISA booth (#911) all weekend.
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Dave Strider from MS Paint Adventures / Homestuck
Nico Robin from One Piece
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Syaoran Li from Card Captor Sakura
Setsugetsuka II
Minami Katayama from Wake Up Girls!
Ami Futami from iDOLM@STER
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Isabelle from Animal Crossing
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CINCINNATI (AP) Coach Butch Jones' son showed up for Cincinnati's family trick-or-treat day dressed as the Bearcats' quarterback - and yes, it was still Munchie Legaux.
CINCINNATI (AP) With a storm bearing down and his flight canceled, Bengals snapper Clark Harris had to improvise.
So much football, so many great story lines, both college and pros. Georgia knocks Florida from the ranks of the unbeaten. Notre Dame keeps Irish eyes smiling.
PITTSBURGH (AP) Jonathan Dwyer walked into the Pittsburgh Steelers locker room a few hours before taking on the Eagles earlier this month, saw his name in black on the white message board and shr
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Bartlett's fans spur volleyball team to appearance in Class AAA state tournament
Houston also advances to state volleyball tournament
There were plenty of heroes to go around as Bartlett defeated Collierville on Thursday to advance to next week's Class AAA state volleyball tournament in Murfreesboro.
Panthers sophomore Kenzie Fields was all over the court, scoring points with her powerful skills and serving with terrific skill as well.
Jessie Gullette, the team's senior leader, was a defensive wall at the net. And sophomore Lindsey Farrell dug everything the Dragons could throw at her.
But if you had to give out just one game ball, it might just go to the Panthers' home fans, who spurred the team to a thrilling 25-18, 22-25, 25-15, 21-25, 15-11 victory.
The Panthers will be joined at state next week by Houston. The top-ranked team in The Commercial Appeal's Super Six improved to 42-10 on the year with a three-game victory over Munford.
"The students have been coming out since we started tournament play," said Panthers coach Sherrie Walker. "They got in trouble with some of their cheers, so we had to teach them the right way to cheer.
"They gave us a lot of momentum and lifted us up."
The effect wasn't lost on Dragons coach Lisa Lewis, who went over to acknowledge the students — many of whom were sporting head-to-toe black body paint — following the match.
"That's what won them the game right there," Lewis said. "They provided such a positive, supportive atmosphere. They should be congratulated because they pulled their team through."
After splitting the first four games, the match came down to a deciding fifth.
Walker said she told her team the same thing before that one that she did before the start of the match.
"I told them, 'you've worked hard all year for this very moment,' " she said. "'Play hard for each other.' "
But the Panthers couldn't have won the match without the play of Gullette, he team's one and only senior. She was very effective at thwarting Collierville's attacking front line and also put down several key kills.
Despite the roller-coaster nature of the match, Gullette said she felt like her team had it all the way.
"We just played so hard," she said. "We've worked ever since July and we've gotten better. Our hitting, our passing, we're just in synch right now."
Houston (42-10) swept Munford in three games (25-12, 25-12, 25-21) to advance to next week's state tournament. Sarah Richardson, Marisa Wong and Charlotte Thompson all had double-digit kills. Emily Richardson led the Mustangs with four service aces. ... In Class AA sectionals both Carver and Fairley were beaten. Chester County eliminated Carver in three games and Dyersburg did the same to the Bulldogs.
Jade Pearce and Silvia Jones each scored two goals as White Station defeated Central, 4-0, in the championship game of the District 16-AAA tournament. ... Alyxandria Stafford scored a goal and assisted on two others as Arlington blanked Bartlett, 4-0 to win the championship in 14-AAA.
Maggie Billings scored twice to send Munford past Brighton, 3-1, in the 13-AAA championship match.
In Division 2-A West Region play, Courtney Clark scored and Brittany Correia converted a second-half penalty to send St. George's past ECS, 2-0. ... University School of Jackson blanked St. Mary's, 3-0, in another game.
In D2-AA, Alyssa Neuberger scored twice as Briarcrest ended the regular-season with a 2-1 win over Hutchison.
(1) Whitehaven 37, Mitchell 7 at John P. Freeman: The Tigers, the top-ranked team in the Dandy Dozen, improved to 9-0 with the win over Mitchell (7-2). Ole Miss commitment Mark Dodson ran for 282 yards and scored on an 85-yard run for Whitehaven, which also got a 75-yard interception return from Rodrick Owens and two safties.
Raleigh-Egypt 38, Hillcrest 0 at Melrose: Elijah Muhammad scored on a 53-yard punt return and a 46-yard fumble return to lead the Pharaohs (4-5) past the Vikings (4-5). Raleigh-Egypt held Hillcrest to minus-15 yards of total offense.
Sheffield 68, Northside 0 at Halle: Terrance Dixon carried the ball just six times but gained 191 yards and scored five touchdowns as the Knights (5-4) sent the Cougars to a season-ending 27th straight loss. Dixon scored on runs of 42, 63, 46, 10 and 3 yards, and teammate Trence Blevins also played a starring role, scoring on a 92-yard kickoff return, a 42-yard punt return and a 26-yard interception return.
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After installing the Fedora 6, am able to login in GUI mode and able to choose KDE & GNOME in 800x600 resolution.
So I have downloaded the latest NVIDIA display driver for AMD64 and installed.
Here am facing different problem. The Fedora loads with GUI. After the services are started, the console login screen is appearing. It is not opening the GUI based login screen.
To see the X windows and GNOME, I need to
1) login in console
2) delete the file /tmp/.X0.
3) start the x server by startx
I verified the runlevel, it is 5 only. The log /var/log/Xorg.log is also fine. Actualy the xserver is started in display 0, but after that it is showing console. The services startup status is shown in xwindows mode only.
How I can make the default X windows based login?
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The self-immolation of Mohammed Bouazizi in Tunisia in December 2010 heralded the arrival of the 'Arab Spring,' a startling, yet not unprecedented, era of profound social and political upheaval. The meme of the Arab Spring is characterised by bottom-up change, or the lack thereof, and its effects...
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Watch Quarry vs Brassell. Brassel who has but 5 ko's in 25 fights, really had Quarry in trouble in round one. I do not think Shavers lasted long enough to land anything significant on Quarry, and IMO the stoppage could be viewed as pre-mature.
I never saw Quarry vs Mac Foster, so no comment there.
I had ringside seat to Quarry vs Lyle,Foster,Shavers and Jerry got hit but he had a solid set of whiskers and was a master at fighting the Big Slow guys (I like his chances vs Foreman) Quarry had trouble with only the Greater fighters of his era Ali and Frazier for the most part and could be speed but I think he was just put in with great as opposed to very good
Another fight I went to was Quarry -Alexander and although not renowned Joe Alexander landed a ferocious shot on Jerry and I saw sparks fly off Jerry's butt when he hit the floor but to his credit he got up and dispatched of Joe
Sailor Tom was stopped a few times and no matter how hard we stretch it could we really say Jeffries, Fitz and the gang could endure a ring with Jerry's trophies ...dont get me wrong Fitz could whack but how long can he take the whacks from Jerry &co
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Stuffed toys are great projects for beginners, but when you've grown bored with dolls and bears what do you knit next? How about a tiger, a warthog, or a moose? KNITTED WILD ANIMALS has a menagerie of soft, squeezable wild animal designs to inspire your knitting wild side. All of the toys feature an irresistibly pear-shaped body, realistic colors, and lots of fun details—a soft, curly mane for the lion, trunk wrinkles for the elephant, and a banana snack for the monkey.
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According to a Virginia State Police news release, shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday, Wise County Sheriff's deputies arrived at a residence on Fuchasia Road. The deputies had received information that a wanted subject was at that residence.Comments
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The Klein Creek Flood Mitigation Project began early June 2014. The project along Klein Creek in Armstrong Park, located in Carol Stream, is a joint effort between DuPage County Stormwater Management, the Village of Carol Stream and the Carol Stream Park District to alleviate flooding in the area. In order to do this,DuPage County will construct a two-reservoir system that will operate when water elevations in Klein Creek increase in order to divert floodwaters from the majority of the nearby Armstrong Park neighborhood. Reservoir One will take in water directly from Klein Creek and upon reaching a specific elevation, water will be pumped into Reservoir Two-a much larger storage reservoir.
Construction has been split into three phases. Phase I includes construction of a gravity-operated flood control reservoir to detain floodwater, as well as construction of a larger storage reservoir with a pump station located where the southern portion of Lake George is today. Phase II involves construction of the pump station to move water from the gravity-operated reservoir into the larger storage reservoir. Finally, Phase III includes installation of a 60-inch siphon under Arrowhead Trail, Indianwood Drive and Thunderbird Trail to convey water from the reservoirs back into Klein Creek once river elevations have subsided following flood events. Construction of all three phases is expected to be completed by July 2015.
To date, Phase I work has included excavation and disposal of unsuitable material, construction of the overflow weirs, complete construction of both reservoirs, and restoration of the bottom of both reservoirs with seed and wetland plant plugs. All storm sewer within Armstrong Park has also been installed and a stone base for the path on top of the pump station reservoir is complete. Installation of the permanent concrete mats has continued, and approximately 4/5 of the mats are installed on the inside slopes of the pump station reservoir for erosion protection. The contractor began spreading topsoil over the revetment mats this week; the project is expected to be complete by August. Overall, this phase is approximately 92% complete.
Work in this phase is focused on construction of the pump station. The pump station has been completely constructed; all concrete has been poured, building up from the footing by constructing the lower walls, upper walls, and finally the top deck. Two large pumps and many of the electrical components inside the building have been installed. A majority of the remaining work for this phase includes installation of the remaining electrical components. This phase is currently considered approximately 93% complete.
The 60" siphon pipe has been installed starting at Armstrong Park, under a private property, under Illini Drive, under Indianwood Drive, and under another private property where it connects to a newly constructed swale. In total, 2,200 feet of 60" siphon pipe has been installed. At the outfall of the siphon pipe, the energy dissipation structure has also been constructed. This will slow down the water coming out of the pipe and prevent erosion of the newly constructed swale that connects with Klein Creek. Restoration has been completed in this Phase, which includes installation of all plant plugs, placement of native seed and erosion control blanket, and planting of trees and shrubs. This phase is 98% complete.
The Klein Creek Watershed Plan Addendum No. 2 was included in West Branch DuPage River Interim Watershed Plan.