Abstract:
A method for determining the relevance of images retrieved from a database to a specified visual object category, represented by the query keyword, the method comprising learning a model defining features of said visual object category and a spatial relationship therebetween, storing said model, comparing a set of images retrieved from said database with said stored model and calculating a likelihood value relating to each image based on its correspondence with said model.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system and method for attentional selection. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and method for the automated selection and isolation of salient regions likely to contain objects, based on bottom-up visual attention, in order to allow unsupervised one-shot learning of multiple objects in cluttered images.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system and method for attentional selection. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and method for the automated selection and isolation of salient regions likely to contain objects, based on bottom-up visual attention, in order to allow unsupervised one-shot learning of multiple objects in cluttered images.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system and method for attentional selection. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and method for the automated selection and isolation of salient regions likely to contain objects, based on bottom-up visual attention, in order to allow unsupervised one-shot learning of multiple objects in cluttered images.
Abstract:
A field test-kit for analyzing arsenic concentration in water samples incudes a portable infrared beam photometer for measuring light absorbance in aqueous specimens. An infrared ligth emittng diode (120A, 120B) is configured to direct a beam of light through a specimen. A photodetecotr diode (130A, 130B) measures the intensity of light passing through the specimen. The photodetector (130A, 130B) output voltages relate to the light absorbed in the specimen and are displayed on a LCD (160) screen. To test for arsenic, molybdenum-blue color complexes. The light absorbance of a specimen with both arsenates and phosphates bound in molybdenum-blue color complexes is compared to that of a reference specimen in which phosphates but not arsenates are bound and converted. A quantitative value for the arsenic concentration in the water sample is determined from the differential light absorbance of the two specimens.
Abstract:
A field test-kit for analyzing arsenic concentration in water samples incudes a portable infrared beam photometer for measuring light absorbance in aqueous specimens. An infrared ligth emittng diode (120A, 120B) is configured to direct a beam of light through a specimen. A photodetecotr diode (130A, 130B) measures the intensity of light passing through the specimen. The photodetector (130A, 130B) output voltages relate to the light absorbed in the specimen and are displayed on a LCD (160) screen. To test for arsenic, molybdenum-blue color complexes. The light absorbance of a specimen with both arsenates and phosphates bound in molybdenum-blue color complexes is compared to that of a reference specimen in which phosphates but not arsenates are bound and converted. A quantitative value for the arsenic concentration in the water sample is determined from the differential light absorbance of the two specimens.
Abstract:
Images are searched to locate faces that are the same as a query face. Images that include a face that is the same as the query face may be presented to a user as search result images. Images also may be sorted by the faces included in the images and presented to the user as sorted search result images. The user may provide explicit or implicit feedback regarding the search result images. Additional feedback may be inferred regarding the search result images based on the user-provided feedback, and the results may be updated based on the user-provided and inferred feedback.
Abstract:
A method for determining the relevance of images retrieved from a database to a specified visual object category, represented by the query keyword, the method comprising learning a model defining features of said visual object category and a spatial relationship therebetween, storing said model, comparing a set of images retrieved from said database with said stored model and calculating a likelihood value relating to each image based on its correspondence with said model.
Abstract:
Images are searched to locate faces that are the same as a query face. Images that include a face that is the same as the query face may be presented to a user as search result images. Images also may be sorted by the faces included in the images and presented to the user as sorted search result images. The user may provide explicit or implicit feedback regarding the search result images. Additional feedback may be inferred regarding the search result images based on the user-provided feedback, and the results may be updated based on the user-provided and inferred feedback.
Abstract:
A field test-kit for analyzing arsenic concentration in water samples is provided. The kit includes a portable infrared beam photometer for measuring light absorbance in aqueous specimens. An infrared light emitting diode is configured to direct a beam of light through a specimen. A photodetector diode measures the intensity of light passing through the specimen. The photodetector output voltages relate to the light absorbed in the specimen and are displayed on a liquid crystal display screen. The kit is assembled using off-the-shelf electronic and opto-electronic components that have low power requirements. Dry cell batteries or solar cells power the kit. To test for arsenic, molybdenum based chemistries are used to selectively bind and convert arsenates and phosphates in the specimen into molybdenum-blue color complexes. The light absorbance of a specimen with both arsenates and phosphates bound in molybdenum-blue color complexes is compared to that of a reference specimen in which phosphates but not arsenates are bound and converted. The differential light absorbance of the two specimens is used to arrive at a quantitative value for the arsenic concentration in the water sample.