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Patent US7570286 - System and method for creating composite images - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA support apparatus for sense of vision includes: a filter device that extracts low frequency components, and respective high frequency components in at least a horizontal direction and a vertical direction from original images obtained by image capture by a plurality of image pickup devices, a frequency...http://www.google.com/patents/US7570286?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7570286 - System and method for creating composite imagesAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7570286 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/139,120Publication dateAug 4, 2009Filing dateMay 27, 2005Priority dateMay 27, 2005Fee statusLapsedAlso published asUS20060268110Publication number11139120, 139120, US 7570286 B2, US 7570286B2, US-B2-7570286, US7570286 B2, US7570286B2InventorsHiroyuki Koike, Yoichi Sugimoto, Ichiro Masaki, Izumi Kondo, Shugo KondoOriginal AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd., Massachusetts Intstitute Of TechnologyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (11), Referenced by (8), Classifications (7), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem and method for creating composite images
US 7570286 B2Abstract
A support apparatus for sense of vision includes: a filter device that extracts low frequency components, and respective high frequency components in at least a horizontal direction and a vertical direction from original images obtained by image capture by a plurality of image pickup devices, a frequency component combining device that combines the low frequency components of each of the original images extracted by the filter device to generate a combined low frequency component, and combines the high frequency components of each of the original images extracted by the filter device in at least the horizontal direction and the vertical direction to generate a combined horizontal high frequency component and a combined vertical high frequency component; and a composite image formation device that combines the low combined frequency component, the combined horizontal high frequency component, and the combined vertical high frequency component, generated by the frequency component combining device, to generate a composite image.
1. A support apparatus for sense of vision comprising:
a filter device that extracts low frequency components, and respective high frequency components in at least a horizontal direction and a vertical direction from original images obtained by image capture by a plurality of image pickup devices;
a frequency component combining device that combines the low frequency components of each of the original images extracted by the filter device to generate a combined low frequency component, and combines the high frequency components of each of the original images extracted by the filter device in at least the horizontal direction and the vertical direction to generate a combined horizontal high frequency component and a combined vertical high frequency component; and
a composite image formation device that combines the low combined frequency component, the combined horizontal high frequency component, and the combined vertical high frequency component, generated by the frequency component combining device, to generate a composite image,
wherein the frequency component combining device combines the low frequency components for each of the original images extracted by the filter device, in proportions corresponding to brightness values of each of the low frequency components, and generates the combined low frequency component.
2. A support apparatus for sense of vision comprising:
wherein the frequency component combining device combines the low frequency components for each of the original images extracted by the filter device in proportions corresponding to brightness values of each of the high frequency components corresponding to each of the low frequency components, and generates the combined low frequency component.
3. A support apparatus for sense of vision comprising:
wherein the frequency component combining device generates the combined high frequency components using the high frequency components at which brightness values in each direction of the high frequency components, for each of the original images extracted by the filter device, are at a maximum. Description
The present invention relates to a support apparatus for the sense of vision that displays images taken by a plurality of cameras.
Conventionally, a monitoring image display device is known which includes, for example: a plurality image pickup devices that have differing detection wavelength bands; a plurality of detection devices that detect image information specific to each detection wavelength band from respective image signals that are output from the plurality of image pickup devices; an image fusion device that selectively superimposes the respective image signals output from the plurality of image pickup devices, and the respective image information output from the plurality of detection devices, and generates a fusion image; and a display device that displays the fusion image (for example, see Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication No. H08-191442).
This monitoring image display device superimposes distribution information for a high temperature zone onto a visible light camera image signal, as image information specific to each detection wavelength band, by detecting edge information by differential processing such as filtering image signals of a visible light camera, detecting high temperature zone distribution information by a binarization process with respect to infrared camera image signals, and superimposing edge information onto the infrared camera image signals.
Incidentally, in the monitoring image display device according to the example of the related art mentioned above, when image information specific to the detection wavelength bands from image signals that are output from the image pickup devices is detected, then for example in the case of executing recognition processing for edges and high temperature zones with respect to respective image signals of the visible light camera and the infrared camera, and selecting appropriate zones on the image data, the processing required for this selection is complex, and the calculation process load is increased, so that the device configuration is enlarged, and it may become difficult to display fusion images in a so-called real time manner.
Moreover, in the above mentioned prior art, the edge information is simply superimposed onto the image signal of the infrared camera, and the distribution information of the high temperature zone is superimposed onto the image signal of the visible light camera. However, in the image data for each of the respective detection wavelength bands, the locally appearing characteristics cannot be fully reflected into a fusion image, so that there is a problem in that the respective image signals output from a plurality of image pickup devices cannot be appropriately used.
The present invention takes the above-described situations into consideration with an object of providing a support apparatus for the sense of vision that can support an operator's faculty of visual recognition while preventing the calculation processing load required for generating a display image to be presented to the operator, from being increased.
In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a support apparatus for sense of vision of the present invention includes: a filter device (for example, the filter processing sections 21 of the embodiment) that extracts low frequency components (for example, the low frequency components I(V, N, F) of the embodiment), and respective high frequency components (for example, the high frequency components II(V, N, F) and III(V, N, F) of the embodiment) in at least a horizontal direction and a vertical direction from original images (for example, the respective images V, N, and F of the embodiment) obtained by image capture by a plurality of image pickup devices (for example, the cameras 12, 14, and 16 of the embodiment); a frequency component combining device (for example, the frequency component combining section 22 of the embodiment) that combines the low frequency components of each of the original images extracted by the filter device to generate a combined low frequency component (for example, the combined low frequency component I of the embodiment), and combines the high frequency components of each of the original images extracted by the filter device in at least the horizontal direction and the vertical direction to generate a combined horizontal high frequency component (for example, the combined horizontal high frequency component III of the embodiment) and a combined vertical high frequency component (for example, the combined vertical high frequency component II of the embodiment); and a composite image formation device (for example, the composite image formation section 23 of the embodiment) that combines the combined low frequency component, the combined horizontal high frequency component, and the combined vertical high frequency component, generated by the frequency component combining device, to generate a composite image.
Using the above-described support apparatus for sense of vision, by simple processing for generating a composite image based on the low frequency components extracted from each of the original images obtained by image capture by the plurality of image pickup devices, and the high frequency components for each of the directions, it is possible to generate a composite image in a so-called real time manner while preventing the calculation processing load required for generating the composite image, from being increased. Furthermore, since the low frequency components of each of the original images obtained by image capture by the plurality of image pickup devices are combined to generate a combined low frequency component, and the high frequency components for each of the original images are combined for at least the horizontal direction and the vertical direction to generate a combined horizontal high frequency component and a combined vertical high frequency component, for example, it is possible to fully reflect characteristics appearing locally in each of the original images according to the detection wavelength bands and the like of each of the image pickup devices in a composite image.
Moreover, in a support apparatus for sense of vision of the present invention, the filter device extracts high frequency components (for example, the high frequency components IV(V, N, F) of the embodiment) in the diagonal direction from each of the original images obtained by image capture by the plurality of image pickup devices, the frequency component combining device combines each of the high frequency components for each of the original images extracted by the filter device, and generates a combined diagonal high frequency component (for example, the combined diagonal high frequency component IV of the embodiment), and the composite image generating device combines the combined low frequency component, the combined horizontal high frequency component, the combined vertical high frequency component, and the combined diagonal high frequency component generated by the frequency component combining device, and generates a composite image.
Using the support apparatus for sense of vision described above, by extracting high frequency components in the diagonal direction in addition to those in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, as high frequency components of each of the original images obtained by image capture by the plurality of image pickup devices, it is possible to detect characteristics appearing locally in each of the original images, with high accuracy.
Furthermore, in a support apparatus for sense of vision of the present invention, the frequency component combining device combines the low frequency components for each of the original images extracted by the filter device, in proportions (for example, the proportions α, β, and γ of the embodiment) corresponding to the brightness values of each of the low frequency components, and generates the aforementioned combined low frequency component.
Using the support apparatus for sense of vision described above, by combining the low frequency components for each of the original images extracted by the filter device in proportions corresponding to the brightness values of each of the low frequency components, and generating a combined low frequency component, it is possible to facilitate recognition of objects in a composite image based on the combined low frequency component.
Moreover, in the support apparatus for sense of vision of the present invention, the frequency component combining device combines the low frequency components for each of the original images extracted by the filter device in proportions corresponding to the brightness values of each of the high frequency components corresponding to each of the low frequency components, and generates the aforementioned combined low frequency component.
Using the support apparatus for sense of vision described above, by combining the low frequency components for each of the original images extracted by the filter device in proportions corresponding to the brightness values of each of the high frequency components corresponding to each of the low frequency components, and generating a combined low frequency component, it is possible to facilitate recognition of objects in a composite image based on the combined low frequency component.
Furthermore, in the support apparatus for sense of vision of the present invention, the frequency component combining device generates the combined high frequency components using the high frequency components at which the brightness values in each direction of the high frequency components, for each of the original images extracted by the filter device, are at a maximum.
Using the support apparatus for sense of vision described above, it is possible to fully reflect characteristics appearing locally in each of the original images according to the detection wavelength bands and the like of each of the image pickup devices in a composite image.
As described above, using the support apparatus for sense of vision of the present invention, it is possible to generate a composite image in a so-called real time manner while preventing the calculation processing load required for generating the composite image, from being increased. Moreover, it is possible, for example, to fully reflect characteristics appearing locally in each of the original images according to the detection wavelength bands and the like of each of the image pickup devices in the composite image.
Furthermore, using the support apparatus for sense of vision of the present invention, by extracting high frequency components in the diagonal direction in addition to those in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, as high frequency components of each of the original images obtained by image capture by the plurality of image pickup devices, it is possible to detect characteristics appearing locally in each of the original images, with high accuracy.
Moreover, using the support apparatus for sense of vision of the present invention, it is possible to facilitate recognition of objects in a composite image.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a support apparatus for sense of vision according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the structure of the filter processing sections shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the structure of the CPU shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the support apparatus for sense of vision shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 5A is a picture showing an example of a visible image V, FIG. 5B is a picture showing an example of a near infrared image N, and FIG. 5C is a picture showing an example of a far infrared image F.
FIG. 6A is a picture showing an example of a low frequency component Iv, a high frequency component IIV with respect to the vertical direction, a high frequency component IIIV with respect to the horizontal direction, and a high frequency component IVV with respect to the diagonal direction, of the visible image V. FIG. 6B is a picture showing an example of a low frequency component IN, a high frequency component IIN with respect to the vertical direction, a high frequency component IIIN with respect to the horizontal direction, and a high frequency component IVN with respect to the diagonal direction, of the near infrared picture N. FIG. 6C is a picture showing an example of a low frequency component IF, a high frequency component IIF with respect to the vertical direction, a high frequency component IIIF with respect to the horizontal direction, and a high frequency component IVF with respect to the diagonal direction, of the far infrared picture F.
FIG. 7 is a picture showing an example of an image obtained by combining each of the combined components I, II, III, and IV generated with respect to four original pixels A(V, N, F), . . . , D(V, N, F) selected as appropriate from among all of the pixels constituting the images V, N, and F, being combined for all of the pixels of the images V, N, and F.
FIG. 8 is a picture showing an example of a composite image in which each of the combined pixels A, B, C, and D generated with respect to the four original pixels A(V, N, F), . . . , D(V, N, F) selected as appropriate from among all of the pixels constituting the images V, N, and F, is combined for all of the pixels of the images V, N, and F.
Hereunder, a support apparatus for sense of vision according to one embodiment of the present invention is described, with reference to the drawings.
The support apparatus for sense of vision 10 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 for example, includes: a CPU 11 (Central Processing Unit) that constitutes an image processing unit of the support apparatus for sense of vision 10; a visible light camera 12 including a CCD camera or a CMOS camera or the like, which is capable of imaging in the visible light region; a visible image frame memory 13 that stores in frame units a visible image V obtained by image capture by the visible light camera 12; a near infrared camera 14 including a CCD camera or a CMOS cameras or the like, which is capable of imaging in the near infrared region; a near infrared image frame memory 15 that stores in frame units a near infrared image N obtained by image capture by the near infrared camera 14; a far infrared camera 16 which is capable of imaging in the far infrared region; a far infrared image frame memory 17 that stores in frame units a far infrared image F obtained by image capture by the infrared camera 16; a composite image frame memory 18 that stores in frame units a composite image output from the CPU 11; and a display device 19 that displays the composite image of the frame unit that has been stored in the composite image frame memory 18.
Moreover, this support apparatus for sense of vision 10 is, for example, mounted on a car, and generates a composite image based on the respective images of the external world in the traveling direction of the car, obtained by image capture by the respective cameras 12, 14, and 16, and this composite image is displayed, for example, on a display screen integrated with various instruments that display various traveling statuses of the vehicle, or on a display device of a navigation device, or alternatively on a display device 19 such as a HUD (Head Up Display) which displays various information on the front window at a position that does not interfere with the field of front vision of the driver.
The CPU 11 includes for example: alignment processing sections 20 for each of the respective images V, N, and F obtained by image capture by the respective cameras 12, 14, and 16; filter processing sections 21; a frequency component combining section 22; and a composite image formation section 23. Furthermore the respective filter processing sections 21, as shown in FIG. 2, include; a lowpass filter 31 and a highpass filter 32 for operating along the vertical direction in the respective images V, N, and F; and lowpass filters 33 and 35 and highpass filters 34 and 36 for operating along the horizontal direction.
The respective lowpass filters 31, 33 and 35 extract regions in the respective images V, N, and F, in which brightness change is relatively small, and the respective highpass filters 32, 34 and 36 extract regions (namely, the edges) in the respective images V, N, and F, in which brightness change is relatively large.
For each of the respective images V, N, and F obtained by image capture by the respective cameras 12, 14, and 16, the filter processing sections 21 select respective original pixels A(V, N, F), B(V, N, F), C(V, N, F), D(V, N, F) corresponding to a predetermined number of adjacent coordinate locations, for example four locations (x, y), (x+1, y), (x, y+1), (x+1, y+1), sequentially from among all of the pixels that constitute each of the images V, N, and F after alignment processing, execute discrete wavelet conversion using the Haar function, for example, on the respective original pixels A(V, N, F), . . . , D(V, N, F), and extract low frequency components I(V, N, F) for each of the respective images V, N, and F, high frequency components II(V, N, F) with respect to the vertical direction, high frequency components III(V, N, F) with respect to the horizontal direction, and high frequency components IV(V, N, F) with respect to the diagonal direction, as shown in the following mathematical equation (1).
The lowpass filter 31 operating along the vertical direction in the respective images calculates the average of the brightness values of adjacent pixels in the vertical direction.
Furthermore, the highpass filter 32 operating along the vertical direction in the respective images calculates the difference in the brightness values between adjacent pixels in the vertical direction.
Moreover, the lowpass filters 33 and 35 operating along the horizontal direction in the respective images calculate the average of the brightness values of adjacent pixels in the horizontal direction.
Furthermore, the highpass filters 34 and 36 operating along the horizontal direction in the respective images calculate the difference in the brightness values between adjacent pixels in the horizontal direction.
As shown in FIG. 2 for example, for the four adjacent original pixels A(V, N, F), B(V, N, F), C(V, N, F), and D(V, N, F), selected sequentially from all of the pixels that constitute the respective images V, N, and F captured by the cameras 12, 14, and 16, and alignment processed, firstly, the average of the brightness values of the pixels A(V, N, F) and C(v, N, F), and the pixels B(V, N, F) and D(V, N, F), which are adjacent in the vertical direction, are calculated by the lowpass filter 31, and two pixels ACL(V, N, F) and BDL(V, N, F), which are adjacent in the horizontal direction and have the calculated results as their brightness values, are output.
Moreover, for the four adjacent original pixels A(V, N, F), B(V, N, F), C(V, N, F), and D(V, N, F), the difference in the brightness values between the pixels A(V, N, F) and C(V, N, F), and the pixels B(V, N, F) and D(V, N, F), which are adjacent in the vertical direction, are calculated by the highpass filter 32, and two pixels ACH(V, N, F) and BDL(V, N, F), which are adjacent in the horizontal direction and have the calculated results, are output.
For the two pixels ACL(V, N, F) and BDL(V, N, F), which are adjacent in the horizontal direction and are output from the lowpass filter 31, the average of the brightness values of the pixels ACL(V, N, F) and BDL(V, N, F), which are adjacent in the horizontal direction, is calculated by the lowpass filter 33, and a low frequency component I(V, N, F) having the calculated result is output.
Furthermore, for the two pixels ACL(V, N, F) and BDL(V, N, F), which are adjacent in the horizontal direction and are output from the lowpass filter 31, the difference in the brightness values between the pixels ACL(V, N, F) and BDL(V, N, F), which are adjacent in the horizontal direction, is calculated by the high pass filter 34, and a high frequency component II(V, N, F) in the vertical direction, which has the calculated result, is output.
Moreover, for the two pixels ACH(V, N, F) and BDH(V, N, F), which are adjacent in the horizontal direction and are output from the highpass filter 32, the average value of the pixels ACH(V, N, F) and BDH(V, N, F), which are adjacent in the horizontal direction, is calculated by the lowpass filter 35, and a high frequency component III(V, N, F) in the horizontal direction, which has the calculated result, is output.
Furthermore, for the two pixels ACH(V, N, F) and BDH(V, N, F), which are adjacent in the horizontal direction and are output from the highpass filter 32, the difference in the brightness values between the pixels ACH(V, N, F) and BDH(V, N, F), which are adjacent in the horizontal direction, is calculated by the highpass filter 36, and a high frequency component IV(V, N, F) in the diagonal direction, which has the calculated result, is output.
As shown in FIG. 3, the frequency component combining section 22 combines the low frequency components IV, IN and IF of each of the images V, N, and F extracted by the respective filter processing sections 21, and generates a combined low frequency component I, which is a brightness component. Furthermore it combines the high frequency components IIV, IIN, IIF, and IIIV, IIIN, IIIF, and IVV, IVN, IVF, in the respective directions of each of the images V, N, and F extracted by the respective filter processing sections 21, in the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the diagonal direction respectively, and generates a combined vertical high frequency component II, a combined horizontal high frequency component III, and a combined diagonal high frequency component IV, which are edge components of each of the directions.
Here, the low frequency components IV, IN and IF for each of the respective images V, N, and F are combined in proportions α, β, and γ corresponding to the brightness values of the respective low frequency components IV, IN and IF as shown in the following mathematical equation (2), for example. Here, the proportions α, β, and γ satisfy α+β+γ=1.
Furthermore, for the high frequency components II(V, N, F), III(V, N, F) and IV(V, N, F) in the respective directions of each of the images V, N, and F, as shown in the following mathematical equation (2) for example, the maximum values max(IVV, IVN, IVF), max(IIIV, IIIN, IIIF), and max(IVV, IVN, IVF) of each of the brightness values in each direction are selected, and derive a combined vertical high frequency component II, a combined horizontal high frequency component III, and a combined diagonal high frequency component IV.
As shown in FIG. 3 for example, based on the combined low frequency component I, the combined vertical high frequency component II, the combined horizontal high frequency component III, and the combined diagonal high frequency component IV output from the frequency component combining section 22, the composite image formation section 23 performs an inverse conversion of the discrete wavelet conversion as shown in mathematical equation (1) described above, and calculates the combined pixels A, B, C, and D respectively corresponding to four adjacent coordinate locations (x, y), (x+1, y), (x, y+1) and (x+1, y+1), as shown for example in the following mathematical equation (3).
The support apparatus for sense of vision 10 according to the present embodiment has the above-described construction. Next is a description of the operation of the support apparatus for sense of vision 10, with reference to the appended drawings.
Firstly, in step S01 shown in FIG. 4, a visible image V, a near infrared image N, and a far infrared image F, captured by the cameras 12, 14, and 16 respectively, are obtained as shown in the examples of FIGS. 5A to 5C.
Next, in step S02, alignment processing of each of the images V, N, and F is performed, and the sizes and locations of each of the images V, N, and F are normalized.
Next, in step S03, the original pixels A(V, N, F), B(V, N, F), C(V, N, F) and D(V, N, F), corresponding to four adjacent coordinate locations (x, y), (x+1, y), (x, y+1) and (x+1, y+1) respectively, are selected from among all of the pixels constituting the images V, N, and F.
In step S04, for each of the original pixels A(V, N, F), . . . , D(V, N, F), a discrete wavelet conversion is executed using the Haar function for example. For example, as shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C, for each of the images V, N, and F, the low frequency component I(V, N, F), the high frequency component II(V, N, F) in the vertical direction, the high frequency component III(V, N, F) in the horizontal direction, and the high frequency component IV(V, N, F) in the diagonal direction, are extracted.
Next, in step S05, the low frequency components IV, IN and IF of each of the images V, N, and F are combined, and the combined low frequency component I, which is the brightness component, is generated. Furthermore, for each of the images V, N, and F, the high frequency components IIV, IIN, IIF, and IIIV, IIIN, IIIF, and IVV, IVN, IVF in each direction are combined in the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the diagonal direction, and a combined vertical high frequency component II, a combined horizontal high frequency component III, and a combined diagonal high frequency component IV, which are edge components of each of the directions, are generated.
In the processing of step S05, if each of the combined components I, II, III, and IV generated with respect to four original pixels A(V, N, F), . . . , D(V, N, F) selected as appropriate from among all of the pixels constituting the images V, N, and F, is combined for all of the pixels of each of the images V, N, and F for example, images as shown for example in FIGS. 6A to 6C can be obtained.
Next, in step S06, based on the combined low frequency component I, the combined vertical high frequency component II, the combined horizontal high frequency component III, and the combined diagonal high frequency component IV, output from the frequency component combining section 22, the inverse conversion of the discrete wavelet conversion is performed, and each of the combined pixels A, B, C, and D respectively corresponding to four adjacent coordinate locations (x, y), (x+1, y), (x, y+1) and (x+1, y+1) is calculated.
Next, in step S07, each of the generated combined pixels A, B, C, and D is stored in the composite image frame memory 18.
In step S08, it is determined whether the above-described series of processing of step S03 to step S07 is completed or not for all of the pixels constituting the respective images V, N, and F.
In the case where the determination result is “no”, control returns to step S03.
On the other hand, in the case where the determination result is “yes”, the series of processing is terminated.
In this manner, the respective combined pixels A, B, C, and D generated with respect to the four original pixels A(V, N, F), . . . , D(V, N, F) selected as appropriate from among all of the pixels constituting the images V, N, and F, is combined for all of the pixels of the images V, N, and F in the composite image frame memory 18, and a composite image as shown in FIG. 7, for example, can be obtained.
As described above, using the support apparatus for sense of vision 10 according to the present invention, by simple processing for generating a composite image based on the low frequency components I(V, N, F) extracted from each of the images V, N, and F obtained by image capture by the plurality of image pickup devices 12, 14, and 16, and the high frequency components II(V, N, F), III(V, N, F) and IV(V, N, F) for each of the directions, it is possible to generate a composite image in a so-called real time manner while preventing the calculation processing load required for generating the composite image from being increased.
Furthermore, since the low frequency components I(V, N, F) of each of the images respectively obtained by image capture by the plurality of cameras 12, 14, and 16 are combined to generate a combined low frequency component I, and the high frequency components II(V, N, F), III(V, N, F) and IV(V, N, F) for each of the images V, N, and F are combined in each of the respective directions to generate a combined vertical high frequency component II, a combined horizontal high frequency component III, and a combined diagonal high frequency component IV, it is possible to fully reflect characteristics appearing locally in each of the images V, N, and F according to the detection wavelength bands of the respective cameras 12, 14, and 16 in the composite image.
Moreover, by combining the low frequency components I(V, N, F) for each of the images V, N, and F extracted by the filter processing sections 21 in proportions α, β, and γ corresponding to the brightness values of each of the low frequency components I(V, N, F), and generating the combined low frequency component I, it is possible to facilitate recognition of objects in a composite image based on the combined low frequency component I.
Furthermore, it is possible to generate a composite image by performing the series of processing of step S04 to step S07 for four original pixels A(V, N, F), . . . , D(V, N, F) selected as appropriate from among all of the pixels constituting the images V, N, and F, for each of the images V, N, and F. For example, compared with performing, in sequence, filter processing by discrete wavelet conversion, processing for combining the frequency components I(V, N, F), II(V, N, F), III(V, N, F) and IV(V, N, F) for each of the images V, N, and F for each of the frequency components, and processing for generating a composite image from each of the composite components I, II, III, and IV, with respect to all of the pixels constituting the respective images V, N, and F, for each of the images V, N, and F, it is possible to prevent the memory capacity required to store data and the like from a range of calculation results generated temporarily when the series of processing is carried out, from being increased.
In the embodiment described above, a discrete wavelet conversion using the Haar function is performed when extracting the low frequency components I(V, N, F) for each of the images V, N, and F, and the high frequency components II(V, N, F), III(V, N, F) and IV(V, N, F) in each direction. However, the invention is not limited to this, and a discrete wavelet conversion using another function may be carried out, or other conversion processing may also be carried out.
In the embodiment described above, the highpass filter 36 for the diagonal direction may be omitted. In this case, the composite image is created based on the combined low frequency component I, the combined vertical high frequency component II, and the combined horizontal high frequency component III.
In the embodiment described above, low frequency components IV, IN and IF for each of the images V, N, and F are combined in proportions α, β, and γ corresponding to the brightness values of the low frequency components IV, IN and IF. However, the invention is not limited to this, and for example, the low frequency components IV, IN and IF for each of the images V, F and N may be combined in proportion corresponding to the brightness values of the high frequency components (IIV, IIIV, IVV), (IIN, IIIN, IVN) and (IIF, IIIF, IVF) corresponding to each of the low frequency components IV, IN and IF.
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Having nearly completed a turnaround of its existing operations and successfully sold its joint venture interest in AAP, management commenced discussions with its Board of Directors to reposition the company's current business model. As part of this effort, the company will seek to acquire targets in high margin, high growth industries such as the technology sector. Management believes this repositioning will lead to an increase in shareholder value and will attract institutional shareholders to the company's stock.
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ARCA's two business components are uniquely positioned in the industry to work together to provide a full array of appliance-related services. ARCA's regional centers process appliances at end of life to remove environmentally damaging substances and produce material byproducts for recycling for utilities in the U.S. and Canada. Eighteen company-owned stores under the name ApplianceSmart, Inc.® sell new appliances directly to consumers and provide affordable ENERGY STAR® options for energy efficiency appliance replacement programs.
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Patent US8123975 - Methods of preventing frost formation and facilitating the removal of winter ... - Google Patents
Disclosed herein is a winter precipitation barrier composition, comprising: a retaining agent, a solvent, and optionally, an auxiliary component, such as a rheology/viscosity modifier, surfactant, detergent, foaming/defoaming additive, humectant, dye, colorant, fragrance, or a combinations thereof. In...http://www.google.com/patents/US8123975?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8123975 - Methods of preventing frost formation and facilitating the removal of winter precipitation relative to a windshield and compositions for use therein
Publication number US8123975 B2
Application number US 13/090,004
Also published as EP2054278A1, EP2390150A1, US7749402, US7927504, US20080048146, US20100267862, US20110193009, WO2008021762A1
Publication number 090004, 13090004, US 8123975 B2, US 8123975B2, US-B2-8123975, US8123975 B2, US8123975B2
Inventors Andrew E. Fenwick, Rebecca A. Marshall, David L. Balog
Patent Citations (13), Non-Patent Citations (2), Classifications (9), Legal Events (3)
US 8123975 B2
Disclosed herein is a winter precipitation barrier composition, comprising: a retaining agent, a solvent, and optionally, an auxiliary component, such as a rheology/viscosity modifier, surfactant, detergent, foaming/defoaming additive, humectant, dye, colorant, fragrance, or a combinations thereof. In one embodiment, the retaining agent comprises a primarily hydrophobic monomer or a hydrophilic monomer.
1. A winter precipitation barrier composition comprising
a retaining agent comprising an ethylene oxide/propylene oxide copolymer; and
a solvent comprising a mixture of a monoalcohol and ethylene glycol.
2. The winter precipitation barrier composition of claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises at least one of a silicone oil, fluorinated polyether diol, rheology/viscosity modifier, surfactant, detergent, foaming/defoaming additive, humectant, dye, colorant, fragrance, and combinations thereof.
3. The winter precipitation barrier composition of claim 1, wherein the monoalcohol is methanol.
4. The winter precipitation barrier composition of claim 1, wherein the retaining agent comprises a copolymer comprising ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and glycerol.
5. The winter precipitation barrier composition of claim 1, wherein the retaining agent comprises a polymer or copolymer having a molecular weight of from about 2500 unified atomic mass units to about 2700 unified atomic mass units.
6. The winter precipitation barrier composition of claim 1, wherein the retaining agent comprises a polymer or copolymer having a the molecular weight of from about 2,000 unified atomic mass units to about 3,000 unified atomic mass units.
7. The winter precipitation barrier composition of claim 1, wherein the retaining agent comprises a polymer or copolymer having a molecular weight of about 2600 unified atomic mass units.
8. The winter precipitation barrier composition of claim 1, wherein the composition has a freezing point of less than 0 degrees Celsius.
9. The winter precipitation barrier composition of claim 8, wherein the composition has a freezing point of less than −30 degrees Celsius.
10. The winter precipitation barrier composition of claim 1, wherein the composition has a viscosity of greater than 0.1 cSt.
11. The winter precipitation barrier composition of claim 10, wherein the composition has a boiling point of greater than 20 degree Celsius.
12. The winter precipitation barrier composition of claim 1, comprising about 1 weight % to about 99.9 weight % solvent.
13. The winter precipitation barrier composition of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises about 0.1 weight % to about 99 weight % retaining agent.
14. The winter precipitation barrier composition of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises about 4 weight % to about 6 weight % retaining agent.
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/829,720, filed on Jul. 2, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,927,504, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/833,492 filed on Aug. 3, 2007, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,749,402, all of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/833,492 claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/837,460 filed on Aug. 11, 2006.
Typical windshield washer fluid compositions can wash away particles that are deposited on surfaces. They generally contain water and a water miscible alcohol. The water and water miscible alcohol composition is selected to meet certain functional characteristics, such as the ability to remove vision obscuring materials and the ability to melt frost and ice formed on the windshield.
Drivers thus particularly desire a method whereby the accumulation of vision obscuring material on a windshield could be either entirely prevented or greatly reduced while simultaneously making it easier to remove any vision obscuring material. The terms ‘prevent’ or ‘impede’ as used herein refer to the reductions in the area, thickness, hardness, and/or degree of adhesion of any accumulated winter precipitation. It will be appreciated that reductions in the degree of adhesion of any accumulated winter precipitation to a windshield will facilitate the removal of such winter precipitation from said windshield. That is, it becomes easier to scrape, rinse, wipe, and/or brush the vision obscuring material from the windshield.
Disclosed herein is a winter precipitation barrier composition, comprising: a retaining agent, a solvent, consisting of one or more individual materials optionally, an auxiliary component, such as a rheology/viscosity modifier, surfactant, detergent, foaming/defoaming additive, humectant, dye, colorant, fragrance, or a combinations thereof. In one embodiment, the retaining agent comprises a primarily hydrophobic monomer or a hydrophilic monomer.
Described herein are barrier compositions. It will be appreciated that in some cases, a barrier composition will entirely prevent the deposition of particles on a windshield, while in some cases the barrier composition will reduce an amount of particle deposition on a windshield with regards to at least one of area, thickness or hardness relative to an untreated windshield.
The terms “hydrophobic” and “hydrophilic” will be used herein to describe components of the barrier composition. The term hydrophobic as used herein refers to a component that has a low propensity of forming hydrogen bonds with water and therefore is repelled by water. Therefore, hydrophobic components have a tendency to bond with similar components and a tendency not to bond with water. The term hydrophilic as used herein refers to a component that has a high propensity for forming hydrogen bonds with water. Therefore, hydrophobic components have a tendency to transiently bond with water. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the terms “hydrophobic” and “hydrophilic” are relative terms, and thus have no absolute, quantifiable definition.
The term “retaining agent” as used herein refers to a substance that increases the tenacity of the winter precipitation barrier composition or the capacity of the winter precipitation barrier composition to remain on the windshield. Therefore, the retaining agent increases a duration that that the winter precipitation barrier composition remains on the windshield when the windshield is exposed to winter precipitation.
HOCH2—(—CHOH—)x—CH2—OH (I)
H—(OCH2CHCH3)n—OH (II.)
H—(OCH2CH2)n—OH (III)
CH3—(OCH2CH2)n—OH (IV.)
In one embodiment, the retaining agent comprises a CARBOWAX methoxypolyethylene glycol polymer. Examples of suitable methyoxypolyethylene glycol polymers include CARBOWAX methoxypolyethylene glycol 350, CARBOWAX methyoxypolyethylene glycol 350E, CARBOWAX methyoxypolyethylene glycol 550, and methyoxypolyethylene glycol 550E.
In another embodiment, the winter precipitation barrier composition also optionally comprises an auxiliary component. The term ‘auxiliary component’ as used herein refers to compounds or materials that assist in the frost prevention effect of the polymer compound. The assistance of the auxiliary compound may be a synergistic effect with regards to the polymer or an additive effect such as that resulting from a material that lowers the freezing point of the overall winter precipitation barrier composition.
The term “silicone oil” as used herein refers to a molecule with a —(SiO—)n backbone that completes its valency with methyl groups only.
Suitable fluorinated polyether diols may be prepared using oxetane chemistry and are commercially available from Omnova Solutions Inc. under the trade name PolyFox®, including PolyFox® 6320, 6520, 636, 656, and combinations comprising one or more of the foregoing fluorinated polyether diols.
The winter precipitation barrier composition may further optionally comprise a humectant. The term ‘humectant’ as used herein refers to a material or compound that is hydroscopic and water-soluble and is less volatile than the solvents, and/or other optional auxiliaries. In one embodiment, the humectant will be less volatile than other optional auxiliaries. It will be appreciated that, in some cases, a compound may behave functionally as both a humectant and an optional auxiliary.
After application, in one embodiment, the applied winter precipitation barrier will be free of additional movement or activity. That is, in one embodiment, the winter precipitation barrier will be applied after the vehicle is stopped and is at rest. In one exemplary embodiment, the winter precipitation barrier will be applied immediately prior to a period of time when frost is known to accumulate. For example, in one especially exemplary embodiment, the winter precipitation barrier composition will be applied when the vehicle is parked for the night or when the vehicle will be unused for several hours and is exposed to frost generating conditions.
In addition, the disclosed methods may be characterized by the lack of certain steps required by the prior art. In one embodiment, the disclosed methods do not require any pre-cleaning or pretreatment of the windshield. In another embodiment, the disclosed methods do not require the application of curing stimulus, including, but not limited to, elevated temperature and/or electromagnetic energy. In yet another embodiment, the disclosed methods are characterized by the lack of any post-application steps such as wiping, rinsing, buffing, cleaning, removal, or the like. It will be appreciated that the terms ‘cleaning or removal’ as used in the preceding sentence do not include any incidental removal of the applied winter precipitation barrier composition occurring as a result of the removal by winter precipitation. In one exemplary embodiment, the disclosed methods are characterized by the lack of any post-application treatments such as the application of additional coatings, waxes, or the like that are intended to bond to the applied winter precipitation barrier composition.
EXAMPLE Example 1 Windshield Treatment Composition
In the example 1, a windshield treatment composition was made by combining the following components: Methanol—65 weight %, Propylene glycol—30 weight %, Polyglycol 15-200—5 weight %, based on the total weight of the composition.
The composition was sprayed onto an automobile windshield with a trigger sprayer and left overnight, (at least one hour or more) at ambient New England winter conditions, starting at about −10° C. to about 10° C. and decreasing to about −20° C. to about 0° C. overnight. A control portion of the windshield received no treatment. On the control portion of the windshield, a hard frost typically formed, whereas the treated portion of the windshield had visibly less frost accumulation. The frost on the treated portion of the windshield was more easily removed than the control area using windshield wipers. This was consistently true as observed in numerous daily trials over two (2) winter months with heavy frost accumulation.
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Cooperative Classification C09K3/18, C09K5/20, B60S1/50
European Classification C09K3/18, C09K5/20, B60S1/50

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The Don CeSar presents 2nd Annual St. Pete Beach Documentary Film Festival
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ST. PETE BEACH DOCUMENTARY FILM FEST AT THE DON CESAR
The 2019 Festival includes documentaries from Mountainfilm on Tour and the Paddling Film World Tour!
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Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and incredibly inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival held every Memorial Day weekend in Telluride, Colorado. The tour will visit St. Pete Beach at the Don CeSar with films that will explore the themes connected to Mountainfilm’s mission: using the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world. A Mountainfilm presenter will guide the audience through the program providing insight on the films, filmmakers and subjects.
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A Mountainfilm presenter will guide the audience through the program providing insight on the films, filmmakers and subjects. The show kicks off at 7:30 pm on April 26, 2019. Tickets for Mountainfilm St. Pete Beach cost $65 per adult and $50 per student for the 2 day film event including three themed 2-hour documentary film blocks showcasing multiple films on April 26-27, 2019. Mountainfilm on Tour in St. Pete Beach is hosted by The Don CeSar. Mountainfilm began in 1979 and is one of America’s longest-running film festivals.
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Great food at decent prices - Review of Logan's Roadhouse, Kissimmee, FL - TripAdvisor
Great food at decent prices - Logan's Roadhouse
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27 helpful votes “Great food at decent prices”
My wife and I ate here a couple of times during our honeymoon in Disney. It was a short drive from our hotel (Animal Kingdom Lodge) and the food was really good. My wife had a steak and two lobster tails for only $22. And it was delicious!! It's a great little place to get food if you're tired of Disney dining.
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We ate her twice during our two weeks here in Kissimmee. Both experiences we had two great servers and great food. No complaints.
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Close to our hotel and priced right for a family. We had the steaks and chicken strips and the buns were delicious. Service was great.
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nice place, we went for early dinner and sat outside which was nice and quite the food was very nice but to much for me to eat, waiter great and could not do enough for us. really enjoyed it. and was reasonably priced for family of four which was 50 dollars with drinks. would recommend visiting
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Paul Simon, The Sound Of America
"In the beginning, I wasn't really interested in the performance, I was much more interested in the writing and the record making," Simon admits. "Partly that's because I started as half of a duo. I could really step back and let Artie's voice carry a significant part of the load. When I went by myself, I used to think, 'I'm not a performer by choice; the performance is the idea of what I thought up. I'm now going to be the person who expresses the idea of the writer. Whether I'm the most ideal singer of Paul Simon the writer, I probably am not, but, well, that's what my job is.' "
On Wednesday, of course, Simon won't have to carry the load.
"From a songwriter's perspective, it's a dream come true, really, to have that many gifted people go and do a version of one of your songs. Also, the choices of the songs are pretty interesting."
Simon defined the repertoire, "but not rigidly. The only thing I said was, 'Artie is going to sing "Bridge Over Troubled Water." ' It really belongs with Artie; historically and in this particular context, I couldn't see anyone else but Artie on that."
It has been nearly 40 years since "Bridge" reigned atop the charts. It has been about 20 years since Simon had a Top 30 hit ("You Can Call Me Al"), 27 since he breached the Top 10 ("Late in the Evening"). Last year's "Surprise" was critically acclaimed as Simon's best album since "Graceland," but it didn't sell well.
"I don't expect anymore to have that kind of acceptance," Simon says. "I don't think that's going to happen anymore, and there are a lot of reasons for that. The main reason is that I started so young and I've been writing songs for so long, the areas that I get interested in, they're arcane to the average listener. The songs that I wrote when I was younger -- which were really at the limit of what I was feeling emotionally or what I knew musically -- were simpler and easier to grasp.
"Why do people love 'Slip Slidin' Away' rather than 'Darling Lorraine?' The answer is simple: I can see people singing along to 'Slip Slidin' Away' -- it's easy to sing along with -- and the other one is not easy to sing along with. The ideal thing would be to be simple and complex at the same time, like a haiku, but that's pretty hard to do.
"That's one of the challenges as you get older. It isn't 'How am I going to have a hit?' but 'How am I going to express myself as clearly as I can while at the same time leading people into a mystery which is always entertaining and possibly moving as well?' That's what I'm interested in. I want to know about the mystery. Then I have to think: 'Do I solve this mystery, or do I just embrace it because of the pleasure of the mystery?' That's the mystical."
Paul Simon tribute concert with Art Garfunkel, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Philip Glass, Stephen Marley, James Taylor and more Wednesday at the Warner Theatre
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