A system and associated methodology of detecting objects using multiple sets of object probability data relating to different respective expected object sizes relative to the image size. A list of locations in an image where an object has been detected is stored, the list defining a probability data set and a probability value for each detected object. Object locations in a set of object probability data as locations at which a local maximum probability value exceeds a threshold probability valu...

A repository contains multiple versions of an object, and any version of the object can be modified by a user, as and when necessary. A table for one object ("first object") that is contained in another object ("second object") has at least two columns, namely one column for a minimum version of the second object and another column for a maximum version of the second object. If a number of versions of the first object are responsive to a query, then one version of the first object is selected if...

Here is described an implementation of an object persister, which serializes an object to preserve the object's data structure and its current data. The serialized object is encoded using XML and inserted within a message. That message is transmitted to an entity over a network. Such a transmission is performed using standard Internet protocols, such as HTML. Upon receiving the serialed object, the receiving entity deserializes the object to use it. Rather than include copies of referenced objec...

Herein is described an implementation of an object persister, which serializes an object to preserve the object's data structure and its current data. The serialized object is encoded using XML and inserted within a message. That message is transmitted to an entity over a network. Such a transmission is performed using standard Internet protocols, such as HTML. Upon receiving the serialized object, the receiving entity deserializes the object to use it. Rather than include copies of referenced o...

An integrated display and object sensing user input device is described. Display components and electric field sensing components are provided on a substrate. Also described is a sensing circuit for detecting current induced in a receiving electrode of an electric field sensing arrangement, wherein the sensing circuit employs two-phase charge accumulation. In operation, two effective circuit parts are selected alternately according to the phase of a voltage concurrently causing electric field em...

A method of object identification comprising, for an image in which an object is to be identified, determining for each of a set of location in the direction in which the gradient of intensity change to an adjacent location is greatest together with the magnitude of that gradient, modifying the gradient magnitude using a nonlinear function, the modified gradient and the associated direction for the set of location providing a vector representative of the image, and comparing the vector with a pr...

A video sequence is processed to extract one or more objects. The extracted objects are used to create a new video sequence. In particular, a user is able to select a background and/or an audio recording. Alternatively, the object extraction system automatically selects a background and/or audio recording. The extracted objects are integrated into the selected background and/or the audio recording is added to form a new video sequence.

Methods and systems for tracking objects. Systems of the present invention include a base station capable of transmitting and receiving signals at multiple frequencies. Each object to be tracked has attached to it what for the purpose of the present specification is referred to as an electronic tag ("E-Tag"). Each E-Tag can transmit signals that can be received and interpreted by the base station and each E-Tag can receive and interpret signals transmitted by the base station. The transmitting (...

In accordance with the present invention there is provided a hanger adapted for retaining and hanging objects, the hanger including a ring, at least two upper flexible members having first and second ends, wherein each member is received through an aperture of the ring, the flexible members defining an upper portion of the hanger. A lower hanger portion, the lower hanger portion including of at least two lower flexible members having first and second ends, wherein each of the two members are fix...

The present invention relates to a system including a mobile switching center, a base station communicating with the mobile switching center, a mobile station including a radio transmitter and a radio receiver for setting up a connection to the base station via the base station, an object including an identification mechanism, and a data processing device in which data relating to said object is maintained. For identifying the object, the mobile station reads the object's identification data fro...