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20090284611 | Transferring of Digital Images - A method of transferring images from a first device to a second device and computer program code for performing this method is described. A connection characteristic for a connection between the first & second devices is determined and at least one image is selected from a plurality of images on the first device for transfer dependent upon both the connection characteristic and image selection criteria. The selected image(s) are then transferred over the connection from the first device to the second device. | 11-19-2009 |
20100013941 | System and method for communicating data in a video system - A system and method of controlling a video camera arranged to provide a video signal on a transmission medium including: transmitting command data on the video transmission medium to the camera, and receiving response data from the camera over the video transmission medium during a single vertical blanking period of the video signal, improving controllability of dome type cameras. Using an encoding format with data with bit widths narrower than those conventionally used in UTC protocols, increases the usable transmission medium length for the system by allowing for longer propagation delays without errors caused by interference. A method of downloading data to a camera by disabling the video signal, and a method of self-instantiating camera functions are also provided. | 01-21-2010 |
20100020185 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - The present invention makes it possible to let a user arbitrarily and easily see any other scene than himself or herself in his or her view (the scene seen from any other moving body than him or her). In a display device (an image pickup and display device | 01-28-2010 |
20100045806 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, REMOTE INDICATION SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus including: a registration portion that, every time a new image is input, registers the image and an identifier with a storage; a reception portion that receives a delivery request including an identifier of an image and a delivery condition from an external terminal; a transmission portion that, when the identifier satisfying the delivery request is registered, transmits the image corresponding to the identifier to the external terminal; an addition portion that, when the identifier satisfying the delivery request is not registered, adds a set of the identifier, the delivery condition, identification information of the external terminal, and a registration time to the storage; and a notification portion that, when the identifier is not registered although a given period has passed from the registration time, notifies the external terminal of information showing that the image corresponding to the delivery request does not exist. | 02-25-2010 |
20100149355 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM - According to a remote control device of the present invention, the operation situation according to the transmission of the remote control signal is judged based on a changing brightness of the image, and the information of the content according to the result of judgment is displayed. Thereby, it is possible to investigate a reaction of the apparatus to be controlled to the remote control signal, and visually indicate the reaction to the user. | 06-17-2010 |
20110019017 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A communication apparatus is provided, which discloses a plurality of control content items to an external apparatus. The control content items are used to cause the communication apparatus to perform processing for generating content, and to generate different content in different formats. If one of the plurality of the control content items is requested from the external apparatus, the communication apparatus performs processing according to the requested control content, and transmits the generated content. The disclosed control content items are each in a format of the content generated in the processing according to the control content. | 01-27-2011 |
20110032367 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - Controlling a photographing apparatus that can play back an image on an external display device, to achieve energy savings when playing back the image on the external display device is provided. After a photographed image is transmitted to the external display device, if a control signal is sourced by a remote control power to a back-surface LCD | 02-10-2011 |
20110050924 | MANAGING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A managing device includes a request receiver that receives a request for use of an image forming apparatus, the request containing information concerning a user; an upper limit value determining unit that, upon receiving the request for use by the request receiver, determines an upper limit value for image formation processing on the basis of limiting information of a user group to which the user belongs; and a transmitter that transmits information providing an instruction to inhibit the image formation processing to an image forming apparatus whose image formation processing cannot be limited based on the upper limit value determined by the upper limit value determining unit when the processing upper limit value is less than a threshold value. | 03-03-2011 |
20110205379 | VOICE RECOGNITION AND GAZE-TRACKING FOR A CAMERA - A system and method is disclosed for enabling user friendly interaction with a camera system. Specifically, the inventive system and method has several aspects to improve the interaction with a camera system, including voice recognition, gaze tracking, touch sensitive inputs and others. The voice recognition unit is operable for, among other things, receiving multiple different voice commands, recognizing the vocal commands, associating the different voice commands to one camera command and controlling at least some aspect of the digital camera operation in response to these voice commands. The gaze tracking unit is operable for, among other things, determining the location on the viewfinder image that the user is gazing upon. One aspect of the touch sensitive inputs provides that the touch sensitive pad is mouse-like and is operable for, among other things, receiving user touch inputs to control at least some aspect of the camera operation. Another aspect of the disclosed invention provides for gesture recognition to be used to interface with and control the camera system. | 08-25-2011 |
20110304739 | CAMERA SYSTEM, VIDEO SELECTION APPARATUS AND VIDEO SELECTION METHOD - A camera system includes a plurality of camera apparatuses that output respective video data in a packetized format. A relaying apparatus receives the packetized video data from the plurality of camera apparatuses and relays selected selected packetized video data from a particular one of the plurality of camera apparatuses on a frame basis. | 12-15-2011 |
20120019681 | MULTI-FUNCTION TELECOM AND NETWORK CAMERA - A multi-function telecom and network camera includes front case, at least one camera component, control unit, and a rear case. The camera component and the control unit are arranged between the front case and the rear case. A sensor unit, receiver, and at least one motion unit are also included. The sensor unit is arranged to the front case for activating the camera component. The receiver is arranged to the control unit for receiving signal so as to control the motion unit through the control unit. Through above components, a remote monitoring through IP (Internet protocol) address and 3G cell phone can be achieved. A zooming-in, zooming-out, horizontal rotation, and inclination of the camera can be performed by the cell phone. | 01-26-2012 |
20120019682 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSERTING CAPTURED IMAGE DATA INTO A DOCUMENT - A mobile device with an integrated camera responsive to signals from a camera activator. The mobile device includes application programs capable of editing documents. The user triggers the device operating system to switch from an active application program in which the user is editing a document to a camera application by activating the camera activator. The user then captures an image by again triggering the camera activator, whereupon the active application is restored and the image data is inserted within the document. The captured image is directly inserted into an input field within the open document in the active application. | 01-26-2012 |
20120105659 | VIDEO STILL CAMERA - A digital still camera has a cylindrical image pick up portion with a lens, a strobe unit, and a display. The image pick up unit is cylindrical and is rotatably held at each end, so that the lens and strobe unit move in concert. The image pick up unit can be rotated to face the rear of the camera, where the display is located, so that the user can do self-images. | 05-03-2012 |
20130155267 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS THAT SENDS SIGNAL FOR INSTRUCTING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS TO EXECUTE SHOOTING OPERATION AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A communication apparatus which is capable of, when remotely instructing an image pickup apparatus to execute a shooting operation, instructing execution of a shooting operation using a suitable method. A first sending unit sends a first signal for instructing execution of a shooting operation to a mounted image pickup apparatus via a cable connected to the mounted image pickup apparatus. A second sending unit sends a second signal for instructing execution of the shooting operation to the mounted image pickup apparatus via a signal terminal that is electrically connected to a terminal provided in an accessory shoe of the mounted image pickup apparatus. A control unit controls the first and second sending units so that, when execution of the shooting operation is instructed, a signal to be sent to the mounted image pickup apparatus is switched between the first signal and the second signal. | 06-20-2013 |
20130182137 | CONTROL UNIT - A control unit for generating a control signal comprises a base part, a control element rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to the base part, a position encoder for detecting an angular position or a change in angular position of the control element relative to the base part, a control device which is adapted generate the control signal in dependence on the detected angular position or change in angular position of the control element and an electronic display device, wherein the control device is adapted to control the electronic display device to show at least one symbol arrangement. The control unit is characterized in that the electronic display device has the shape of a cylinder or of a cylinder sector whose axis coincides with the axis of rotation of the control element or extends in parallel thereto. | 07-18-2013 |
20130321656 | WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTED CAMERA POSITIONING SYSTEM - A system for controlling a gimbal has a gimbal controller. The gimbal controller has a communication device with a unique communication address and a microcontroller communicating with the communication device. The gimbal controller receives instructions addressed to the communication address and outputs one or more control outputs for controlling movement of a gimbal about at least one axis in response to receipt of the instructions. | 12-05-2013 |
20140168455 | CONTROLLING ROBOTIC MOTION OF CAMERA - Among other disclosed subject matter, a system includes a first camera generating a live image of a scene, the first camera configured for being placed in a plurality of locations by robotic motion. The system includes a handheld device that includes a display device for continuously presenting the live image, wherein movement of the handheld device causes the handheld device to generate an output that controls the robotic motion. | 06-19-2014 |
20140184840 | TWO WORDS AS THE SAME VOICE COMMAND FOR A CAMERA - A system and method is disclosed for enabling user friendly interaction with a camera system. Specifically, the inventive system and method has several aspects to improve the interaction with a camera system, including voice recognition, gaze tracking, touch sensitive inputs and others. The voice recognition unit is operable for, among other things, receiving multiple different voice commands, recognizing the vocal commands, associating the different voice commands to one camera command and controlling at least some aspect of the digital camera operation in response to these voice commands. The gaze tracking unit is operable for, among other things, determining the location on the viewfinder image that the user is gazing upon. One aspect of the touch sensitive inputs provides that the touch sensitive pad is mouse-like and is operable for, among other things, receiving user touch inputs to control at least some aspect of the camera operation. Another aspect of the disclosed invention provides for gesture recognition to be used to interface with and control the camera system. | 07-03-2014 |
20140253747 | IMAGE ACQUISITION - An image acquisition technique includes obtaining information regarding a client ticket within a document of a TWAIN-compliant application and determining if a status associated with the client ticket is complete or incomplete based at least in part on server ticket information associated with the client ticket. An image may then be received for the client ticket if the status associated with the client ticket is complete and the client ticket may be replaced in the document of the TWAIN-compliant application with the image. | 09-11-2014 |
20140307115 | PORTABLE DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a portable device including a photographing unit, a communication unit configured to transmit an image obtained through photographing by the photographing unit to another portable device managed in association with the portable device each time when photographing is performed, and configured to receive the image transmitted from the other portable device each time when photographing is performed in the other portable device, and a display unit configured to display the image transmitted from the other portable device and received by the communication unit. | 10-16-2014 |
20140313356 | IMAGING INSTRUCTION TERMINAL, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING INSTRUCTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM DEVICE - An imaging instruction terminal includes: a communication module configured to communicate with an imaging device; a motion detection section configured to detect motion information about motion of the imaging instruction terminal; a command generation section configured to generate an instruction command related to imaging for the imaging device at a timing at which the motion information detected by the motion detection section has exceeded a predetermined threshold value; and a communication control section configured to cause the instruction command related to the imaging to be transmitted from the communication module to the imaging device when the command generation section has generated the instruction command related to the imaging. | 10-23-2014 |
20140368678 | REMOTE GUIDING SYSTEM, GUIDING TERMINAL AND SEEKING HELP TERMINAL - A guiding terminal to assist non-professionals at the scene of a disaster or other emergency includes a transmission module, a projecting module, a photo module and a photo identification module. The transmitting module communicates with a seeking help terminal. The projecting module projects pictures transmitted from the seeking help terminal to a displaying object. The photo module captures pictures of a guiding action. The photo identification module identifies the guiding action to obtain a position to which the guiding action is pointing and generates a guiding information according to the position. The transmission module further transmits the guiding information to the seeking help terminal. The invention also provides a remote guiding system and a seeking help terminal. | 12-18-2014 |
20150015730 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING IMAGE - A method and an electronic device are provided. An electronic device wirelessly connects to another electronic device including a camera unit, receives image data from the other electronic device, displays an image using the image data, receives a user input for changing a photographic composition, and transmits, to the other electronic device, a control signal formed based on the user input. | 01-15-2015 |
20150049211 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication; a main body having first and second cameras facing in different directions; a display unit configured to display an image captured by the first camera; and a controller configured to activate the second camera when an image compensation mode is set on the mobile terminal, compensate the image using an amount of light entering the first and second cameras, and display the compensated image on the display unit. | 02-19-2015 |
20150070521 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING INTERCHANGEABLE LENS SYSTEM CAMERA - A method of controlling an accessory device which is connected with a body unit of an interchangeable lens system camera is described. The method includes: receiving identification information of a first device from the first device through a first communication path that passes through a digital signal processing unit of the accessory device; generating combination information by adding identification information of the accessory device to the identification information of the first device; transmitting the combination information to a second device through the first communication path; and when receiving a switching signal from the second device, switching the first communication path to a second communication path that does not pass through the digital signal processing unit of the accessory device. | 03-12-2015 |
20150077580 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a portable device including a first camera unit configured to capture a first image and a second camera unit configured to capture a second image; a communication unit configured to transmit and receive data to and from an external device; and a processor configured to control the first camera unit, the second camera unit, and the communication unit, wherein the processor is further configured to: detect a state of a third camera unit contained in the external device when activating at least one of the first camera unit and the second camera unit, the state of the third camera unit including an active state and an inactive state, detect a direction of the third camera unit when the third camera unit is in the active state, and activate at least one of the first camera unit and the second camera unit in a different direction from the detected direction of the third camera unit. | 03-19-2015 |
20150103196 | IMAGING APPARATUS, OPERATION CONTROL TERMINAL DEVICE, OPERATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR OPERATION CONTROL - An imaging apparatus, comprising: a communication unit configured to communicate with an external device; an operation control unit configured to control execution of predetermined operation concerning photographing in accordance with a control signal received from the external device; and a detection unit configured to detect disconnection of communication with the external device, wherein the operation control unit is configured to control execution of the predetermined operation in accordance with a predetermined operation control setting when disconnection of the communication with the external device is detected during execution of the predetermined operation. | 04-16-2015 |
20150130957 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING A PHYSICAL IOT DEVICE - The disclosure is related to identifying an Internet of Things (IoT) device with an image of the IoT device. A user device captures the image of the IoT device, wherein the image of the IoT device includes at least a portion of an environment around the IoT device, and transmits the image from the user device to the IoT device, wherein the IoT device associates the image with information identifying the IoT device. The IoT device receives the image of the IoT device from the user device, stores the image of the IoT device, and associates the image of the IoT device with information identifying the IoT device. | 05-14-2015 |
20150312466 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT SAVING PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging module configured to continuously generate a live image and perform capture to generate still images, an operation interface configured to receive an operation of a user who inputs a first capturing command, a communication module configured to transmit the live image to a display apparatus and receive a second capturing command from the display apparatus, a transmission detection unit configured to detect whether the live image is being transmitted to the display apparatus, an information addition unit configured to add transmission information indicating whether the transmission of the live image is being performed before the first capturing command is input or the second capturing command is received to the still images generated based on the first capturing command or the second capturing command, and a storage module configured to store the still images with the transmission information. | 10-29-2015 |
20150326788 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes a communication circuit that transmits an image data to an external display device, and an image sensor. The imaging device also includes an outer case in which the image sensor is disposed, and a coupling a coupling portion disposed at a rear side of the imaging device, where the rear side is opposite side from an light incident side of the image sensor. A large-diameter portion and an inclined portion are provided in the outer case, in a manner that the diameter of the inclined portion is reduced according to approach from the large-diameter portion to the rear side, and an image taking button is disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the large-diameter portion. | 11-12-2015 |
20160014317 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORING METHOD, AND CAMERA | 01-14-2016 |
20160119529 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TARGETING FEEDBACK - A system for guidance of an imaging device may include a handheld imaging device, a multidirectional feedback device, and a control unit in communication with the multidirectional feedback device and the handheld imaging device. The control unit may be configured to receive a target location, determine an initial position and pose of the handheld imaging device, calculate a position and pose deviation relative to said initial position and pose, translate said position and pose deviation into control data, and transmit said control data to the multidirectional feedback device, wherein the multidirectional feedback device uses control data to provide an operator with feedback to guide the handheld imaging device towards the target. | 04-28-2016 |
20160142594 | ENHANCED INFORMATION HANDLING DEVICE COVER - One embodiment provides a system, including: an information handling device comprising a camera; and a cover for the information handling device, comprising: a movable area obscuring and exposing the camera; at least one button controlling activation of the camera; and a communication mechanism facilitating communication between the cover and the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 05-19-2016 |
20160165142 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - There is provided an image capturing apparatus. A detection unit detects a position that has been designated by a user on a first display screen. A display unit displays, on the first display screen, a captured image generated by a image capturing unit. A transmission unit transmits the captured image to an external apparatus, the external apparatus being configured to display the captured image on a second display screen and detect a position that has been designated by the user on the second display screen. An obtaining unit configured to obtain, from the detection unit or the external apparatus, position information based on the position designated by the user. A selection unit selects a partial region of the captured image based on the position information if the position designated by the user is within an effective range. | 06-09-2016 |
20160191781 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CAPABLE OF CONNECTING TO ACCESSORY DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ACCESSORY DEVICE - An electronic apparatus capable of confirming connection between a body and an accessory without performing communication therebetween. When transmitting first data to the accessory in synchronism with a clock signal and receiving second data from the accessory in synchronism with the clock signal, the body can perform data communication selectively by the first or second communication method. A body microcomputer changes the level of the first data from high level to low, and then further changes the same from low to high in a state where the clock signal is at high in the first communication method. The microcomputer detects a change in level of the second data responsive to the change in level of the first data, and detects accessory connection and compatibility with the second communication method based on detection result. | 06-30-2016 |
20180027167 | SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | 01-25-2018 |
20180027169 | IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS, ACCESSORY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | 01-25-2018 |
20180027170 | ACCESSORY APPARATUS, IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | 01-25-2018 |