5 research outputs found
Embedded Palmprint Recognition System Using OMAP 3530
We have proposed in this paper an embedded palmprint recognition system using the dual-core OMAP 3530 platform. An improved algorithm based on palm code was proposed first. In this method, a Gabor wavelet is first convolved with the palmprint image to produce a response image, where local binary patterns are then applied to code the relation among the magnitude of wavelet response at the ccentral pixel with that of its neighbors. The method is fully tested using the public PolyU palmprint database. While palm code achieves only about 89% accuracy, over 96% accuracy is achieved by the proposed G-LBP approach. The proposed algorithm was then deployed to the DSP processor of OMAP 3530 and work together with the ARM processor for feature extraction. When complicated algorithms run on the DSP processor, the ARM processor can focus on image capture, user interface and peripheral control. Integrated with an image sensing module and central processing board, the designed device can achieve accurate and real time performance
From Property Right to Copyright: A Conceptual Approach and Justifications for the Emergence of Open Access
This article relies on the premise that to understand the significance
of Open Access Repositories (OARs) it is necessary
to know the context of the debate. Therefore, it is necessary
to trace the historical development of the concept of copyright
as a property right. The continued relevance of the
rationales for copyright interests, both philosophical and
pragmatic, will be assessed against the contemporary times
of digital publishing. It follows then discussion about the rise
of Open Access (OA) practice and its impact on conventional
publishing methods. The present article argues about the
proper equilibrium between self-interest and social good. In
other words, there is a need to find a tool in order to balance
individuals’ interests and common will. Therefore,
there is examination of the concept of property that interrelates
justice (Plato), private ownership (Aristotle), labour
(Locke), growth of personality (Hegel) and a bundle of
rights that constitute legal relations (Hohfeld). This examination
sets the context for the argument