02nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130010035 | LIQUID DROPLET EJECTING METHOD, LIQUID DROPLET EJECTION APPARATUS, INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS, PRODUCTION METHOD OF FINE PARTICLES, FINE PARTICLE PRODUCTION APPARATUS, AND TONER - A liquid droplet ejecting method for ejecting a liquid from at least one ejection hole to form the liquid into liquid droplets, the method including: applying a vibration to the liquid in a liquid column resonance-generating liquid chamber, in which the ejection hole is formed, to form a standing wave through liquid column resonance, and ejecting the liquid from the ejection hole, which is formed in a region corresponding to an antinode of the standing wave, to form the liquid into liquid droplets. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010036 | PRINT HEADS AND PRINT HEAD FLUIDS - Print heads and print head fluids are disclosed. An example print head for an inkjet printer system includes a fluid reservoir, and a nozzle fluidically connected to the fluid reservoir. The example print head also includes a fluid having a liquid vehicle component and a tinting dye. The fluid is provided in the fluid reservoir during shipping of the print head to maintain wetting of the print head. The fluid is discharged after installation of the printer head in the inkjet printer system. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010037 | LIQUID CIRCULATION SYSTEM - A liquid circulation system includes an inkjet head formed with a common ink flow passage, an ink cartridge, a supply flow passage through which ink is supplied from the ink cartridge to an inlet of the common ink flow passage, a return flow passage through which the ink is returned from the outlet of the common ink flow passage to the ink cartridge, a tube pump sending the ink in the supply flow passage, a tube pump sending the ink in the return flow passage, a pressurization bellows unit pressurizing the ink in the supply flow passage, a pressure reduction bellows unit depressurizing the ink in the return flow passage, a pressurization regulator maintaining the inlet being a center value “+α” of a designated head value, and a differential pressure regulator by which a differential pressure of the ink between the inlet and the outlet is maintained to be “2α”. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010038 | Ink Cartridge And An Imaging Apparatus - An ink cartridge attachable to and detachable from an imaging apparatus, and including an ink accommodating unit; and a cartridge casing having an opening, whereby the ink accommodating unit includes: an ink accommodating body; and an ink supplying portion including a nozzle insertion path and connected to the ink accommodating body, whereby the ink supplying portion is held by the cartridge casing so that the ink supplying portion is rotatable between a position where the nozzle insertion path faces the opening and a position where the nozzle insertion path faces an inner wall surface of the cartridge casing, and when the ink cartridge is attached to the imaging apparatus the ink supplying portion is rotated to direct the nozzle insertion path toward the opening, and when the ink cartridge is detached the ink supplying portion is rotated to direct the nozzle insertion path toward the inner wall surface. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010039 | Photocurable Ink Composition for Ink Jet Recording and Ink Jet Recording Method - The present invention provides a photocurable ink composition for ink jet recording with excellent curability. The photocurable ink composition for ink jet recording includes polymerizable compounds, a photopolymerization initiator, and a colorant, wherein the polymerizable compounds include a vinyl ether group-containing (meth)acrylate represented by general formula (I): | 2013-01-10 |
20130010040 | INKJET INK AND METHOD FOR FORMING INKJET IMAGE - An inkjet ink which is reduced in system load and is superior in continuous ejection stability, high aptitude for plain paper and excellent in text quality, fixability and image texture is disclosed, comprising an unsaturated fatty acid ester, a compound capable of allowing an ink composition to reversibly gel in an amount of 0.5 to 20% by mass, based on total mass of the ink, and a resin in an amount of 10 to 30% by mass, based on total mass of the ink, and an inkjet image forming method is also disclosed. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010041 | METHODS FOR RADIATION CURABLE GEL INK LEVELING AND DIRECT-TO-SUBSTRATE DIGITAL RADIATION CURABLE GEL INK PRINTING, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS HAVING PRESSURE MEMBER WITH HYDROPHOBIC SURFACE - A UV curable gel ink leveling method for digital direct-to-substrate UV curable gel ink printing includes jetting UV curable gel ink directly onto a substrate, irradiating the gel ink to increase a viscosity of the gel ink, adding sacrificial release fluid to a hydrophilic contact roll, and leveling the ink at a leveling nip formed by the contact roll and a pressure roll. The pressure roll comprises an elastomeric material and a surface that is hydrophobic. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010042 | RIB PROFILE FOR REDUCED CONTACT PRESSURE IN A PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device component may include a base surface and a plurality of ribs extending away from the base surface. Each rib may include a nominal guiding surface, one or more primary transition surfaces, one or more secondary transition surfaces, and one or more angled surfaces. Each primary transition surface may begin at a top surface and end at a secondary transition surface. Each secondary transition surface may begin at a primary transition surface and end at an angled surface. Each angled surface may begin at a secondary transition surface and end at the base surface. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010043 | METHOD OF CORRECTING CURL OF SHEET AND RECORDING APPARATUS - In a first step, a sheet is conveyed in a direction, whereby a leading end portion of the sheet is fed to a position between a decurl roller and a decurl pinch roller, which are in positions spaced apart from each other. In a second step, the leading end portion of the sheet is curved and held by causing the decurl pinch roller to come close to or press against the decurl roller. In a third step, the leading end portion of the sheet is withdrawn from between the decurl roller and the decurl pinch roller by conveying the sheet in a direction opposed to the conveying direction. After executing the first to third steps, the sheet is conveyed in the conveying direction through the first step while the sheet is curved by the decurl roller. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010044 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head is adapted to eject liquid toward a target medium. A transporter is adapted to transport a tray on which the target medium is mounted toward a region facing the liquid ejecting head via a transporting path. A tray guide is disposed in a front side of the liquid ejecting apparatus, and having a supporting face adapted to support the tray thereon. The tray guide is movable between a first position connecting the supporting face with the transporting path to allow the transporter to transport the tray to the transporting path and a second position escaping the supporting face from the transporting path. The supporting face is kept being parallel to the transporting path when the tray guide is moved between the first position and the second position. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010045 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming apparatus includes a temperature sensor detecting an operating ambient temperature of the polygon motor, and a controller controlling the polygon motor and the paper feed mechanism. If the temperature detected by the temperature sensor is equal to or greater than a preset temperature, the controller controls, before operation for giving a command to start image formation is performed, the polygon motor to rotate; increases, in response to the operation, a rotational speed of the polygon motor up to a rated speed; and controls the paper feed mechanism to start conveying a sheet of paper at a time when a period of time variable depending on the detected temperature has elapsed, the period of time being preset to be shorter as the detected temperature increases, in expectation of a time required for the rotational speed of the polygon motor to reach the rated speed. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010046 | IMAGE ERASING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE ERASING APPARATUS - An image erasing apparatus includes: a supply unit which supplies a recording medium; a collection unit which collects the recording medium supplied by the supply unit; plural carrying roller pairs which carry the recording medium supplied by the supply unit, toward the collection unit; a detection unit which acquires information about a metallic foreign matter adhering to the recording medium; a heating unit which heats the recording medium to a color erasing temperature of a developer or higher; and a carrying control unit which decelerates a rotation speed of the plural carrying roller pairs from a first speed to a second speed when the information about the metallic foreign matter is acquired by the detection unit. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010047 | PRINTING - A method and apparatus for transferring an image of predetermined length onto a substrate by selective energization of a row of printing elements in a printhead of a printing apparatus. Operational characteristics of the printing apparatus are determined, and the image is rendered such that the number of rows of the pixels in the rendered image is no greater than the maximum number of rows of pixels which can be printed in the length of the image given the operational characteristics of the printing apparatus. Additional rows of pixels may be printed between pairs of rows of printed which correspond to consecutive rows in the rendered image. The pixel content of each additional row is a function of the pixel content of the adjacent pairs of rows. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010048 | SHEETING WITH COMPOSITE IMAGE THAT FLOATS - Translucent, transparent, or semi-translucent microlens sheetings with composite images are disclosed, in which a composite image floats above or below the sheeting, or both. The composite image may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional. The sheeting may have at least one layer of material having a surface of microlenses that form one or more images at positions internal to the layer of material, at least one of the images being a partially complete image. Additional layers, such as retroreflective, translucent, transparent, or optical structure layers may also be incorporated into the sheeting. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010049 | NEGOTIATE MULTI-STREAM CONTINUOUS PRESENCE - Described are embodiments for allowing the negotiation of a continuous presence layout. Specifically, in embodiments, an offer is generated by a client that includes attributes for displaying continuous presence video information. The attributes include, in some embodiments, one or more window identifiers, one or more bandwidth limit identifiers, one or more group numbers, and/or one or more ranks. The offer is sent to a server which transmits an answer to the offer. Once the attributes for the continuous presence layout has been negotiated, the server uses the attributes to format video content sent to the client. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010050 | Tag-Aware Multipoint Switching For Conferencing - Conferencing methods and systems are disclosed wherein tags are associated with conferencing endpoints. The tags provide information enabling a decision-making entity to determine the preferability of one or more processing aspects of the endpoints. In a multipoint conference a tag can allow a decision making entity such as an MCU to determine the most appropriate mode for rendering video or other signals sent from a tagged endpoint. The tag itself can indicate the most appropriate mode or can contain information from which the decision-making entity can determine the most appropriate mode using an algorithm. A tag can be associated with an endpoint manually, for example based on a user's or controller's inputs concerning the endpoint. Alternatively, the tag can be assigned automatically based on automatically sensing one or more conditions at an endpoint or analyzing one or more parameters of a data stream transmitted from the endpoint. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010051 | Method and System for Video Messaging - Methods, systems and devices, including computer programs, for creating, storing, formatting and sending video messages from one mobile device to another. A video message is recorded by camera element on a first mobile device. A recipient identifier associated with a second mobile device is logged by way of input by the sender. An alert is transmitted to the second mobile device by way of the identifier, thereby providing notification that the video message is ready to view and presenting a selectable screen object to activate the video message. The operating system of the second mobile device is determined, and the video message is formatted for viewing compatibility with that operating system. The video message is then uploaded to and played on the second mobile device. A reply message may similarly be sent from the second mobile device to the first mobile device, without the need to input a recipient identifier. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010052 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - HMDs and compact cameras generate image data of display media of users, and transmit the data to a conference management server. HMDs and compact cameras further generate presentation information of the users for a conference, and transmit the information to the conference management server. The conference management server verifies the display medium by comparing an association between, each user and the image data of the display medium used by the user with an association between the received image data of the display medium for the user and the user. If the verification is successful, the server transmits presentation information of the users for the conference received from the HMDs and the compact cameras to the HMDs. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010053 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL PRESENCE VIDEOCONFERENCING - Systems and methods are disclosed for virtual presence communication systems that provide both local and remote participants in a conference with a more realistic and engaging conferencing experience. A virtual presence communication system comprises a projection screen, an image-generating unit, at least one communication port, and a video camera, where each is configured to couple to a chair having a seat and a seatback portion. The virtual presence communication system may be integrated with the chair, which can be positioned proximate to a conference table, desk, podium, or other suitable location. The projection screen may be positioned in an angled relationship with a video screen or other image-generating device. The video screen may provide an image of the remote participant that is reflected by the projection screen. The chair also may include a video camera that is configured to generate a video feed that is supplied to the remote participant. The chair may be generally portable to allow the chair to moved (e.g., rolled) to different locations. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010054 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A computer-implemented system and method are described for improving the QoE of real-time video sessions between mobile users. For example, a method according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: configuring one or more servers on the perimeter of a service provider network; receiving a request from a first mobile device to establish a real-time communication session with a second mobile device; providing the first and second mobile devices with networking information for connecting to the servers; and establishing the real-time communication session through the server. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010055 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CODING A SEREOSCOPIC NETWORK - In response to a stereoscopic image of first and second views, a maximum positive disparity is computed between the first and second views, and a minimum negative disparity is computed between the first and second views. Within a bit stream, at least the stereoscopic image, the maximum positive disparity, and the minimum negative disparity are encoded. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010056 | REPRODUCTION APPARATUS - The reproduction apparatus includes a remote control receiver that receives an instruction for adjusting an offset amount between the left-eye image data and the right-eye image data, a video signal processor that adjusts an offset amount between the left-eye image data and the right-eye image data so as to be an offset amount based on the instruction, and a CPU that determines whether an absolute value of the offset amount adjusted by the video signal processor is not more than a limit value. When the CPU determines that the adjusted absolute value of the offset amount is more than the limit value, the video signal processor adjusts the offset amount between the left-eye image data and the right-eye image data so that the absolute value of the offset amount between the left-eye image data and the right-eye image data is not more than the limit value. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010057 | 3D DISPARITY MAPS - A particular implementation accesses a disparity value for a particular location in a picture, the disparity value indicating disparity with respect to a particular resolution. The particular implementation modifies the accessed disparity value based on multiple resolutions to produce a modified disparity value. Another implementation accesses a disparity value for a particular location in a picture, the picture having a particular resolution, and the disparity value indicating disparity with respect to another resolution that is different from the particular resolution and that is based on multiple resolutions. A further implementation modifies the accessed disparity value to produce a modified disparity value indicating disparity with respect to the particular resolution. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010058 | STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO TRANSCODER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A video transcoder includes a deformatting module that generates a deformatted video signal based on a video signal in a source stereoscopic video format, and further based on device data that corresponds to a particular target device. A scaling module generates a scaled video signal, based on the deformatted video signal and further based on the device data. A formatting module generates a reformatted video signal in accordance with a target video format, based on the scaled video signal and further based on the device data. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010059 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus and a method for performing a parallax control of a left image and a right image applied to display of a stereoscopic image are provided. The apparatus includes a left image transforming unit for generating a left image-transformed image by changing a phase of an image signal of a left image which is to be presented to a left eye in a right direction or a left direction and a right image transforming unit for generating a right image-transformed image by changing a phase of an image signal of a right image which is to be presented to a right eye in the left direction or the right direction. For example, each image transforming unit generates a differential signal by applying, to an input image, differential filter coefficients of coefficient series of opposite characteristics, and generates a parallax-controlled transformed signal using combining processing in which the differential signal or a non-linear signal of this differential signal is added to an original image signal. This processing achieves processing for, e.g., reduction or enlargement of a parallax range. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010060 | IM Client And Method For Implementing 3D Video Communication - An Instant Messaging (IM) client and a method for implementing 3D (three-dimensional) video communication. When it is determined that a local video capture device supports 3D video capturing and an opposite side requests to start a 3D video, the 3D video capturing is started. After performing coding on captured 3D video stream according to a preset parameter, a coded 3D video stream is sent. A receiver receives and decodes the coded 3D video stream to display the 3D video. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010061 | Stereoscopic Video Display Apparatus and Method Therefor - According to one embodiment, the stereoscopic video display apparatus includes a 3D processing module and a message insertion module. The 3D processing module converts a 3D video display signal of the twin type into the 3D video display signal of a glasses-less type. The message insertion module outputs a notification message making a notification that stereoscopic video of the glasses-less type is different from the stereoscopic video of the twin type. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010062 | SUBTITLES IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRESENTATION - A method and system for preparing subtitles for use in a stereoscopic presentation are described. The method allows a subtitle to be displayed without being truncated or masked by comparing the subtitle's initial footprint with an image display area. If any portion of the initial footprint lies outside the image display area, the subtitle is adjusted according to adjustment information, which includes at least one of: a scale factor, a translation amount and a disparity change, so that the adjusted subtitle lies completely within the image display area. Furthermore, the disparity of the subtitle can be adjusted by taking into account the disparities of one or more objects in an underlying image to be displayed with the subtitle. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010063 | DISPARITY VALUE INDICATIONS - A particular implementation receives a stereo video and a disparity map corresponding to the stereo video, the disparity map including a sample that does not indicate an actual disparity value. The particular implementation determines disparity information corresponding to the sample and processes the stereo video based on the disparity information. Another implementation receives a stereo video and processes disparity information corresponding to the stereo video. A further implementation generates a disparity map, the disparity map including a sample that does not indicate an actual disparity value. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010064 | VIDEO PROCESSING DEVICE - A video processing device, which can output stereoscopic video information that enables stereoscopic viewing to a video display device, includes an obtaining unit that obtains the stereoscopic video information, a superimposing unit that superimposes additional video information on the stereoscopic video information, and a transmitting unit that transmits parallax information of the additional video information to the video display device, with the parallax information being associated with the stereoscopic video information on which the additional video information is superimposed. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010065 | ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE FOR PROVIDING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DATA - This invention is of the electronic endoscope providing 3-dimensional image data which is inserted into the patient's body. It contains the frame in a tube shape forming the hollow; A pair of link members located side by side in the hollow of the frame; The filming part forming the link joint where the moving axis are connected on both side of the back to connect to the end of the link member, filming element where a pair of lens are installed at regular distance on the front, and the illuminator throwing a light on the affected area. It is able to minimize the incision during surgery by minimizing the circumference of the endoscope frame with link member. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010066 | NIGHT VISION - A robot is provided that includes a processor executing instructions that generate an image. The robot also includes a depth sensor that captures depth data about an environment of the robot. Additionally, the robot includes a software component executed by the processor configured to generate a depth map of the environment based on the depth data. The software component is also configured to generate the image based on the depth map and red-green-blue (RGB) data about the environment. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010067 | Camera and Method for Focus Based Depth Reconstruction of Dynamic Scenes - A dynamic scene is reconstructed as depths and an extended depth of field video by first acquiring, with a camera including a lens and sensor, a focal stack of the dynamic scene while changing a focal depth. An optical flow between the frames of the focal stack is determined, and the frames are warped according to the optical flow to align the frames and to generate a virtual static focal stack. Finally, a depth map and a texture map for each virtual static focal stack is generated using a depth from defocus, wherein the texture map corresponds to an EDOF image. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010068 | AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM - Methods and systems for providing an augmented reality system are disclosed. In one instance, an augmented reality system may: identify a feature within a three-dimensional environment; project information into the three-dimensional environment; collect an image of the three-dimensional environment and the projected information; determine at least one of distance and orientation of the feature from the projected information; identify an object within the three-dimensional environment; and perform markerless tracking of the object. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010069 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESSLY CONNECTING A DEVICE TO A NETWORK - From a bit stream, at least the following are decoded: a stereoscopic image of first and second views; a maximum positive disparity between the first and second views; and a minimum negative disparity between the first and second views. In response to the maximum positive disparity violating a limit on positive disparity, a convergence plane of the stereoscopic image is adjusted to comply with the limit on positive disparity. In response to the minimum negative disparity violating a limit on negative disparity, the convergence plane is adjusted to comply with the limit on negative disparity. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010070 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus configured to estimate a position and orientation of a measuring object using an imaging apparatus includes an approximate position and orientation input unit configured to input a relative approximate position and orientation between the imaging apparatus and the measuring object, a first position and orientation updating unit configured to update the approximate position and orientation by matching a three-dimensional shape model to a captured image, a position and orientation difference information input unit configured to calculate and acquire a position and orientation difference amount of the imaging apparatus relative to the measuring object having moved after the imaging apparatus has captured an image of the measuring object or after last position and orientation difference information has been acquired, and a second position and orientation updating unit configured to update the approximate position and orientation based on the position and orientation difference amount. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010071 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MAPPING POINTING DEVICE ON DEPTH MAP - Disclosed are methods for determining and tracking a current location of a handheld pointing device, such as a remote control for an entertainment system, on a depth map generated by a gesture recognition control system. The methods disclosed herein enable identifying a user's hand gesture, and generating corresponding motion data. Further, the handheld pointing device may send motion, such as acceleration or velocity, and/or orientation data such as pitch, roll, and yaw angles. The motion data of user's hand gesture and motion data (orientation data) as received from the handheld pointing device are then compared, and if they correspond to each other, it is determined that the handheld pointing device is in active use by the user as it is held by a particular hand. Accordingly, a location of the handheld pointing device on the depth map can be determined. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010072 | SENSOR, DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND OPERATING METHOD - An image sensor includes a unit pixel including a plurality of color pixels with a depth pixel. A first signal line group of first signal lines is used to supply first control signals that control operation of the plurality of color pixels, and a separate second signal line group of second signal lines is used to supply second control signals that control operation of the depth pixel. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010073 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A DEPTH MAP AND FUSING IMAGES FROM A CAMERA ARRAY - A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for of digital imaging. Multiple cameras comprising lenses and digital images sensors are used to capture multiple images of the same subject, and process the multiple images using difference information (e.g., an image disparity map, an image depth map, etc.). The processing commences by receiving a plurality of image pixels from at least one first image sensor, wherein the first image sensor captures a first image of a first color, receives a stereo image of the first color, and also receives other images of other colors. Having the stereo imagery, then constructing a disparity map and an associated depth map by searching for pixel correspondences between the first image and the stereo image. Using the constructed disparity map, captured images are converted into converted images, which are then combined with the first image, resulting in a fused multi-channel color image. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010074 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND FEATURE IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS - It is an object to measure a position of a feature around a road. An image memory unit stores images in which neighborhood of the road is captured. Further, a three-dimensional point cloud model memory unit | 2013-01-10 |
20130010075 | CAMERA WITH SENSORS HAVING DIFFERENT COLOR PATTERNS - An image capture device includes a lens arrangement having a first lens associated with a first digital image sensor and a second lens associated with a second digital image sensor; the first digital image sensor having photosites of a first predetermined color pattern for producing a first digital image; the second digital image sensor having photosites of a different second predetermined color pattern for producing a second digital image. The image capture device also includes a device for causing the lens arrangement to capture a first digital image from the first digital image sensor and a second digital image from the second digital image sensor at substantially the same time; a processor aligning the first and second digital images; and the processor using values of the second image based on the alignment between the first and second images operates on the first digital image to produce the enhanced digital image. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010076 | MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR FOR PORTABLE DEVICE WITH DUAL IMAGE SENSORS - A multi-core processor is used in a portable device that has first and second image sensors spaced from each other for capturing images of a scene from slightly different perspectives. The multi-core processor has a first image sensor interface for receiving data from the image sensor, a second image sensor interface for receiving data from the second image sensor, multiple processing units and, the four processing units and the first and second sensor interfaces being integrated onto a single chip. The processing units are configured to simultaneously process the data from the first and second image interfaces to generate stereoscopic image data. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010077 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD - A three-dimensional image capturing apparatus generates depth information to be used for generating a three-dimensional image from an input image, and includes: a capturing unit obtaining the input image in capturing; an object designating unit designating an object in the input image; a resolution setting unit setting depth values, each representing a different depth position, so that in a direction parallel to a depth direction of the input image, depth resolution near the object is higher than depth resolution positioned apart from the object, the object being designated by the object designating unit; and a depth map generating unit generating two-dimensional depth information corresponding to the input image by determining, for each of regions in the input image, a depth value, from among the depth values set by the resolution setting unit, indicating a depth position corresponding to one of the regions. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010078 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE TAKING APPARATUS - A stereoscopic image taking apparatus ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130010079 | CALIBRATION BETWEEN DEPTH AND COLOR SENSORS FOR DEPTH CAMERAS - A system described herein includes a receiver component that receives a first digital image from a color camera, wherein the first digital image comprises a planar object, and a second digital image from a depth sensor, wherein the second digital image comprises the planar object. The system also includes a calibrator component that jointly calibrates the color camera and the depth sensor based at least in part upon the first digital image and the second digital image. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010080 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAPPING IN STEREO IMAGING - A method for registering a first imaging detector to a surface projects a sequence of k images toward the surface, wherein k≧4, wherein each of the k images has a pattern of lines that extend in a direction that is orthogonal to a movement direction. The pattern encodes an ordered sequence of labels, each label having k binary elements, such that, in the movement direction, any portion of the pattern that is k equal increments long encodes one label of the ordered sequence. The method obtains, for at least a first pixel in the first imaging detector, along at least one line that is parallel to the movement direction, a first sequence of k signal values indicative of the k binary elements of a first label from the ordered sequence of labels and correlates the at least the first pixel in the first imaging detector to the surface. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010081 | CALIBRATION AND TRANSFORMATION OF A CAMERA SYSTEM'S COORDINATE SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed that determine a mapping between a first camera system's coordinate system and a second camera system's coordinate system; or determine a transformation between a robot's coordinate system and a camera system's coordinate system, and/or locate, in a robot's coordinate system, a tool extending from an arm of the robot based on the tool location in the camera's coordinate system. The disclosed systems and methods may use transformations derived from coordinates of features found in one or more images. The transformations may be used to interrelate various coordinate systems, facilitating calibration of camera systems, including in robotic systems, such as an image-guided robotic systems for hair harvesting and/or implantation. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010082 | PORTABLE HAND-HELD DEVICE HAVING STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE CAMERA - A portable hand-held device is provided having a digital camera and a processor. The digital camera has two image sensors respectively arranged to capture corresponding images of the same scene. The processor image processes the images captured by the image sensors so as to output three dimensional stereoscopic images. The processor has two interfaces for respectively receiving the images captured by the image sensors. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010083 | PORTABLE DEVICE WITH DUAL IMAGE SENSORS AND QUAD-CORE PROCESSOR - A portable device that has first and second image sensors and a central processor. The central processor has four processing units and a first image sensor interface and a second image sensor interface for receiving data from the from the first and second image sensors respectively. The four processing units and the first and second sensor interfaces are integrated onto a single chip such that the four processing units are configured to simultaneously process the data from the first and second image interfaces to generate stereoscopic image data. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010084 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE AND THREE-DMENSIONAL IMAGING METHOD - A camera processor image-processes an image for left eye captured by a left-eye image capturing unit and an image for right eye captured by a right-eye image capturing unit to generate a parallax image of the left-eye image and the right-eye image. A vertical timing adjuster adjusts timings of driving a left-eye image sensor and a right-eye image sensor using a frame synchronizing drive controller to reduce as close to zero as possible an amount of vertical displacement between a framing position of a target object image in the left-eye image and a framing position of a target object image in the right-eye image. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010085 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE, TELEVISION RECEIVER, GAME DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE - A right-eye image n+½ is an image that interpolates between a left-eye image n and a left-eye image n+1. This makes it possible to achieve a stereoscopic image display device capable of carrying out a stereoscopic display with improved display quality of moving images and improved viewability of moving images. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010086 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE AND VIEWPOINT IMAGE RESTORATION METHOD - A three-dimensional imaging device ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130010087 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE TIME-SEQUENTIAL RECORDING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - A method and device are provided for time-sequential recording of three-dimensional images each of which has at least one first and one second partial image. The device has a sensor ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130010088 | Control method and apparatus for displaying moving pictures - A control method and apparatus for displaying moving pictures are disclosed, which make it possible to significantly reduce a side effect occurring when watching a 3D moving picture, in particular, a side effect such headache, nausea or dizziness generally occurring when a watcher watches a 3D moving picture while a watcher watches an excellent 3D moving picture. The method for displaying moving pictures comprises a step for receiving a data source containing a moving picture, a variable filtering information of the moving picture which is in time-sync with the moving picture and controls the fatigue that a user feels in the course of watching moving pictures, and a filter mask image code; a step for filtering the moving pictures with respect to the section in which the filtering is set depending on the variable filtering information and the filter mask image; and a step for outputting the filtered moving pictures. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010089 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM CAPABLE OF AUTOMATIC 2D/3D SWITCHING - In a 3D television viewed using 3D viewing glasses, a 3D image and a non-3D image can be automatically switched. A 3D image can be displayed when the viewer removes 3D viewing glasses from a special seat, when an image sensor equipped on 3D viewing glasses worn by the viewer detects a motion on the television screen, when a television set is equipped with a camera and determines from an image of the camera that the viewer wears 3D viewing glasses, or when the viewer opens the arms of 3D viewing glasses to wear the glasses. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010090 | TESTING STRUCTURE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING SHUTTER GLASSES - A testing system including a preset display device, preset shutter glasses and a testing device is disclosed. The preset display device generates a synchronization signal and outputs a timing signal relating to the synchronization signal. The preset shutter glasses receive the synchronization signal to generate a masking signal. The testing device processes the timing signal and the masking signal according to a setting signal and determines whether the preset shutter glasses are normal according to the processed result. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010091 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image display apparatus for displaying a 3D video signal using a liquid crystal device such as an HIPS or LCOS device comprises a frame rate converter ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130010092 | Polarized Panel System and Stereoscopic Video System - The present disclosure discloses a polarized panel system. The polarized panel system includes a panel driving module and an active polarizer. The panel driving module includes a timing control unit, for generating a control signal according to an update frequency, a left-eye image signal and a right-eye image signal provided by a video signal. The active polarizer is coupled to the timing control unit, for alternatively operating between a first operating status and a second operating status. The active polarizer has a first polarization direction in the first operating status and a second polarization direction in the second operating status. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010093 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF USING FLOATING WINDOW IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRESENTATION - A method and system for presenting stereoscopic images are described, in which a portion of at least one stereoscopic image of a stereoscopic pair is blocked while displaying the stereoscopic images. The blocked portion has a width at least equal to a magnitude of a minimum disparity associated with a region of the image near a vertical edge of the image or near a vertical edge of an area for displaying the image. By blocking the portion of the image during content display, one can avoid depth cue conflicts near the edge of the images or the display area. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010094 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD VOLUME IN A PHYSICAL SAMPLE - One method for estimating the extracorporeal blood volume in a portion of a physical sample includes: extracting a feature from a portion of an image of the sample; tagging the portion of the image of the sample with a blood volume indicator according to the extracted feature; and estimating the extracorporeal blood volume in at least the portion of the physical sample, associated with the portion of the image of the sample, according to the blood volume indicator. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010095 | FACE RECOGNITION DEVICE AND FACE RECOGNITION METHOD - A face recognition device includes: an image capture unit, an area detection unit, a feature amount extraction unit, a distance estimation unit and a feature amount update unit. The image capture unit is configured to capture an image of an object. The area detection unit is configured to detect a given area of the object based on an image obtained as an image capture result of the image capture unit. The feature amount extraction unit is configured to extract a feature amount within the given area detected by the area detection unit. The distance estimation unit is configured to estimate a distance between the image capture unit and the given area. The feature amount update unit is configured to update the feature amount extracted by the feature amount extraction unit based on the distance estimated by the distance estimation unit. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010096 | COST EFFECTIVE AND ROBUST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EYE TRACKING AND DRIVER DROWSINESS IDENTIFICATION - A cost-effective and robust method for localizing and tracking drowsiness state of the eyes of driver by using images captured by near infrared (IR) camera disposed on the vehicle, the said method comprising the processor implemented steps of: Real-time tracking of the face and localizing eye bounding box within the face bounding box in the captured image by comparing the gray values with threshold using the segmentation process; tracking the eyes by computing the centroid of the eye, target model histogram and target candidate model histogram for one location to another by comparing them to identify distance and calculating the displacement of the target centre by the weighted means, wherein the target model histogram and target candidate model histogram are computed based on the feature space; and detecting the drowsiness state of the eyes using histogram equalization, Morphological operations and texture based parameters using histogram and grey level co-occurrence matrices. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010097 | EYE TRACKING APPARATUS - An eye tracking apparatus for monitoring a user's eye, for use in conjunction with secondary optical apparatus such as binoculars or night vision goggles. An optical assembly is adapted directly to image the eye from within the user's field of vision, and relay the image to a sensing element, which can be located outside the field of vision. Additionally the scene is imaged, also optionally from within the user's field of vision, which allows for scene imaging through the secondary optical apparatus. The optical assembly typically extends across the eyepiece of for example binoculars, and can be provided in a small form factor so as to interfere minimally with the view through the eyepiece. Both eye image and scene image can be relayed through the optical assembly, resulting in further space efficiencies. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010098 | High-Resolution Microscope and Method for Determining the Two- or Three-Dimensional Positions of Objects - The invention relates to a high-resolution microscope and to a method for determining the two- or three-dimensional positions of objects. The microscope and method includes the following: (a) The vertical (Z) position of imaged particles or molecules being determined from the orientation and shape thereof by means of an anamorphic lens, preferably a cylindrical lens, in the imaging, (b) the detection beam path being split into at least two partial detection beam paths having different optical path lengths, which are detected at an offset on a detector, (c) activation or switchover being performed by means of a multi-photon excitation process, preferably two-photon excitation. The following are also included: (d) a point-scanning activation or switchover, (e) a line-scanning activation or switchover, (f) the sample is excited and the sample light is detected in the wide-field mode, (g) manually or automatically predetermined sample regions are activated or switched over, (h) the activation or switchover is performed by means of AOTF or SLM or DMD, (i) laser pulses for activating or switching are spectrally split by means of a spectrally splitting element, preferably a grating, (j) an SLM or DMD in the beam path after the grating performs a controlled selection of split laser pulse fractions, (k) the laser wide-field excitation is guided by SLM or DMD, (l) ROIs are selected by SLM or DMD, (m) a multi-photon switching or activation is performed by means of a microlens array, preferably a cylindrical lens array, n) switching and/or excitation is performed by means of a line scanner, and (o) a line detection is performed by means of a spatially resolved sensor, wherein at least two sensor rows, each comprising a plurality of sensors, are illuminated with sample light by means of a slit diaphragm position. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010099 | SYSTEM FOR TESTING SEMICONDUCTORS - A system that includes an imaging device for effectively positioning a probe for testing a semiconductor. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010100 | IMAGE GENERATING METHOD AND DEVICE USING SCANNING CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE, SAMPLE OBSERVATION METHOD, AND OBSERVING DEVICE - In a process of acquiring an image of semiconductor patterns by using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), this invention provides an image generating method and device that allows a high-resolution SEM image to be produced while suppressing damages caused by SEM imaging to a sample as a result of irradiation of an electron beam. A plurality of areas having similarly shaped patterns (similar areas) are extracted from a low-resolution SEM image which has been imaged while suppressing the irradiation energy of electron beam. From the image data of the extracted areas a single high resolution image of the patterns is generated by image restoration processing. Further, the method of this invention also uses design data in determining the similar areas and the SEM imaging position and imaging range for performing the image restoration processing. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010101 | COMPONENT MOUNTING APPARATUS AND COMPONENT DETECTION METHOD - A transfer pathway of a mounting head | 2013-01-10 |
20130010102 | METHOD OF MEASURING MEASUREMENT TARGET - In order to measure a measurement target on a PCB, height information of the PCB is acquired by using a first image photographed by illuminating a grating pattern light onto the PCB. Then, a first area protruding on the PCB by greater than a reference height is determined as the measurement target by using the height information. Thereafter, color information of the PCB is acquired by using a second image photographed by illuminating light onto the PCB. Then, the first color information of the first area determined as the measurement target out of the color information of the PCB is set as reference color information. Thereafter, the reference color information is compared with color information of an area except for the first area to judge whether the measurement target is formed in the area except for the first area. Thus, the measurement target may be accurately measured. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010103 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, VACANT SPACE GUIDANCE SYSTEM, VACANT SPACE GUIDANCE METHOD AND PROGRAM, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM - A mobile terminal ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130010104 | VISUAL INSPECTOR FOR INSPECTING FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE AND VISUAL INSPECTING METHOD USING THE SAME - A visual inspector for inspecting a flat panel display device and a visual inspecting method using the same are disclosed. The visual inspector includes an inspection unit including a base frame and a loading stage rotatably coupled to the base frame to load a display panel on a front side thereof and to transmit a light to the flat panel device; a reflective illumination unit installed in the upper space of the inspection unit to illuminate the display panel loaded on the front side of the loading stage; and a transparent illumination unit coupled to the rear side of the loading stage of the inspection unit to illuminate the display panel loaded on the front side of the loading stage. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010105 | SPECTROMETRIC INVESTIGATION OF HETEROGENEITY - In one general aspect, a spectroscopic apparatus is disclosed for investigating heterogeneity of a sample area. The apparatus includes an image acquisition system operative to acquire images of a plurality of sub-areas in the sample area and a sub-area selection interface operative to receive a selection designating one of the sub-areas for which an image has been obtained. A spectrometer has a field of view and is operative to acquire a spectrum of at least part of one of the sub-areas in its field of view, and a positioning mechanism is responsive to the sub-area selection interface and operative to position the field of view of the spectrometer relative to the sample area based on a received selection. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010106 | RANGING CAMERA APPARATUS - A ranging camera apparatus includes an imaging device that images a subject and outputs polarization image data having a phase difference; an operating process unit; a memory; and an image processing unit. The operating process unit includes first and second polarization ratio information processing units and a parallax calculating unit. The first and the second polarization ratio information processing units receive the polarization image data and calculate polarization ratio information image data and luminance information image data. The parallax calculating unit receives the polarization ratio information image data and generates parallax information image data. The polarization ratio information image data, the luminance information image data, and the parallax information image data are stored in the memory. The image processing unit recognizes the subject based on the data stored in the memory, and calculates a three-dimensional position of the subject based on the parallax information image data. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010107 | METHOD FOR MEASURING HEIGHT, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM FOR MEASURING HEIGHT, AND HEIGHT MEASURING APPARATUS - There are provided a method for measuring a height by a height measuring apparatus including: obtaining, in advance, a height correction value depending on an inclination angle of a surface of the object as an angle correction data; obtaining, from the height value of each pixel of the imaging device, the inclination angle of the surface of the object which corresponds to each pixel position of the imaging device; obtaining the height correction value, which corresponds to the inclination angle obtained, from the angle correction data; and correcting the height value of the surface of the object, which corresponds to each pixel of the imaging device, by using the height correction value obtained. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010108 | MEASURING SYSTEM - A boundary calculating unit is provided for determining boundaries between separated plasma and blood cell or air and plasma whose image is picked up by an image pickup unit. With such boundary calculating unit provided, the boundaries between the separated plasma and blood cell or air and plasma can be determined, and areas of the separated air, plasma, and blood cell can be determined accurately. Particularly, a straight line drawing unit is provided for drawing, on the image picked up, a plurality of straight lines parallel to grooves in a disk which performs plasma separation. The boundary calculating unit can easily determine the boundaries by determining the boundaries based on a profile of the plurality of straight lines drawn by the straight line drawing unit. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010109 | TRAIL CAMERA - A trail camera includes a lens and at least one sensor. The lens includes a plurality of sensing areas having different sensing angles separately. Each of the sensing areas can collect the light, and the light focuses on the at least one sensor after passing through the lens. The focuses do not overlap one another. Each of the at least one sensor is located at one of imaging positions of the focuses. The at least one sensor can optionally be activated to receive the light collected form the aforesaid sensing areas for the purpose of optionally changing the tracking range. The at least one sensor or the lens each can alter their positions to make the light focus on the sensor, so the number of the sensor or lens applied to the present invention can be reduced. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010110 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING DETECTION OF STRAY VOLTAGE ANOMALIES - Apparatus and methods for detecting stray voltage anomalies in electric fields are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for detecting an electrical field may comprise: at least one sensor probe for generating data corresponding to an electrical field detected by the at least one sensor probe, wherein the at least one sensor probe comprises at least one electrode; a processor, coupled to the at least one sensor probe, for analyzing the data to identify a voltage anomaly in the electric field; and an indicator, coupled to the processor, for alerting a user to a presence of the voltage anomaly in the electric field. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010111 | Effortless Navigation Across Cameras and Cooperative Control of Cameras - This application discloses a system and related methods (called Fast Track) to effortlessly navigate across multiple cameras, e.g. video surveillance cameras distributed in a facility. Fast Track simplifies the act of following a suspicious individual roaming in a facility, e.g. by eliminating the need for security operators to memorize camera placement and coverage, and to manually control pan-tilt-zoom (hereinafter “PTZ”) cameras, and by simplifying the process to reduce the risk of operator error. Combinations of novel scoring and control methods generally provide an automatic identification of optimal cameras and pre-emptive re-direction of PTZ cameras. Extensions to these methods enable two new capabilities: Cooperative PTZ Control (e.g. coordinating PTZs to cover a 3D map viewport optimally) and Self-Healing Perimeters, to automatically reassign and redirect multiple PTZ cameras to fill gaps in a security perimeter. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010112 | Object detection apparatus and storage medium storing object detection program - In an object detection apparatus, a captured image of a scene around a host vehicle, information indicating a travel state of the host vehicle, and information indicating a surrounding situation around the host vehicle are obtained; risk areas in each of which an object is likely to exist, and area risk degrees of the risk areas are estimated based on the obtained information; posture risk degrees of respective postures are estimated based on a relation between each of the risk areas and the postures of the object assumed to exist in the risk area; a window image is extracted from a search range in the captured image, which corresponds to each of the risk areas, according to descending order of overall risk degrees; and it is identified whether the window image is an image showing the object, by comparing an identification model with the window image. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010113 | TRAFFIC SIGN INFORMING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A traffic sign informing method includes: capturing images in front of a car by a camera. Scanning the image captured by the camera to detect and determine whether or not there is a traffic sign in the image. Reading the driver-information offered by the sign when the presence of a traffic sign in the image has been determined. Informing the driver about the traffic sign. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010114 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING OBJECT APPROACHING VEHICLE - An apparatus for detecting an object approaching a vehicle by performing image recognition processing on an image captured by a camera that is mounted on the vehicle to cover a predetermined area around the vehicle includes a signal receiver, a selector, and a detector. The signal receiver obtains a vehicle signal indicative of an operating condition of the vehicle. The selector selects a predetermined region of the captured image, according to the vehicle signal, as an object detection region. The detector detects the object approaching the vehicle by performing the image recognition processing on only the object detection region of the captured image. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010115 | VEHICLE HAVING A REVERSING CAMERA - A vehicle is provided having a camera, in particular a reversing camera, and a cleaning device, which is used for cleaning an optical surface that interacts with the camera. The cleaning device has a cleaning element, which has a cleaning action on the optical surface due to a relative motion between the cleaning element and optical surface. Additionally or alternatively, the cleaning device has a moistening unit, by which a liquid media stream can be applied against the optical surface. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010116 | Universal Tolling System and Method - System and method for tolling includes a location determining system arranged in a vehicle to determine its location during vehicular travel, a memory device that stores data about predetermined locations, and a processor coupled to the location determining system and that compares the location of the location determining system to data in the memory device to determine whether a transmission of the location is necessary and if so, directs the transmission to a remote site via the Internet. The memory device and/or processor may also be arranged on the vehicle, i.e., to provide a completely vehicle-resident system that may be installed on the vehicle during manufacture or retrofit to the vehicle. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010117 | VEHICLE PERIPHERAL OBSERVATION DEVICE - Provided is a device whereby it is possible to accurately recognize which area has been enlarged when part of an overhead image displayed on a monitor is displayed as enlarged. When any one area of a plurality divided areas (D | 2013-01-10 |
20130010118 | VEHICLE PERIPHERAL OBSERVATION DEVICE - Provided is a device whereby the position of an obstacle can be perceived on a monitor without compromising the effectiveness of displaying an overhead image on the monitor. An overhead image generating unit generates an overhead image from images captured using a plurality of cameras, and the overhead image is displayed in an auxiliary display area ( | 2013-01-10 |
20130010119 | PARKING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND PARKING ASSISTANCE CAMERA UNIT - An object is to provide a parking assistance apparatus capable of readily generating a guide line image showing guide lines used as targets when a vehicle is parked. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010120 | Door Security System and Method - A door security system for use with a residential door having a lock according to the present invention includes a keyless entry device configured to attach to a door in electrical communication with the door lock. The system includes a monitoring unit having a motion sensor, a camera, an audio device (e.g. a doorbell) and a processor in data communication with the motion sensor, camera, and keyless entry device. The system includes programming that when executed by the processor causes the processor to activate the camera when the motion sensor detects motion or when the audio unit (e.g. a doorbell) is activated. The system includes programming that causes the processor to selectively activate the keyless entry device to unlock the door lock. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010121 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING PRODUCT DATABASE - A method for accessing product database includes: storing a number of images of different products and information corresponding to each product; capturing an image of a product; comparing the image captured by the camera with the stored images to determine whether the image is the same as one of the stored images; and reading information of one product corresponding to the image when the image is the same as one of the stored images. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010122 | HAND HELD IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE WITH MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR AND WIRELESS INTERFACE TO INPUT DEVICE - A hand held electronic device that has a CMOS image sensor for capturing image data, a wireless device port for wireless connection to a user input device and, a central processor. The central processor has multiple processing units, an image sensor interface and a wireless device interface integrated onto a single chip. The image sensor interface receives the image data from the CMOS image sensor, and the wireless device interface being configured to receive user inputs from the wireless device port. The multiple processing units are configured to process the image data in parallel together with the user inputs from the wireless device interface. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010123 | PORTABLE HAND-HELD DEVICE HAVING NETWORKED QUAD CORE PROCESSOR - A portable hand-held device is provided having a processor chip. The processor chip has, on-chip, a network interface and four interconnected processing units. The processing units are configured to process information communicated over the network interface. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010124 | IMAGE OUTPUT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, IMAGE INPUT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND IMAGE OUTPUT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image output system connecting an image input apparatus and an image output apparatus by a close proximity wireless communication, and outputting by the image output apparatus of image data transmitted from the image input apparatus by the wireless communication. The image input apparatus detects a connection condition of the wireless communication, generates a script for defining an output processing according to at least a user operation, and transmits the script to the image output apparatus when the disconnection is detected after image data transmission, and the connection is detected again after disconnection detection. The image output apparatus detects the connection condition of the wireless communication, suspend output processing of the image data when the disconnection is detected during the image data output processing, and controls the image data output processing according to the script received from the image input apparatus when the connection is detected again. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010125 | HANDHELD DIGITAL CAMERA DEVICE WITH ORIENTATION SENSING AND DECODING CAPABILITIES - A handheld digital camera device including an image sensor for capturing images and generating image data; a color display for displaying captured images to a user; an orientation sensor for generating orientation data; and an integral processor configured for: controlling operation of the image sensor and the color display; determining a landscape or portrait orientation of the camera device using the orientation data; decoding an imaged coding pattern printed on a substrate; and performing an action in the handheld electronic device based on the decoded coding pattern. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010126 | DIGITAL CAMERA WITH QUAD CORE PROCESSOR - A digital camera that has a CMOS image sensor and a central processor. The central processor has four processing units and an image sensor interface integrated onto a single chip. The image sensor interface receives data from the CMOS image sensor and the four processing units simultaneously process the data. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010127 | MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR FOR HAND-HELD, IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE - A multi-core processor for installation in a hand-held device that has first and second image sensors. The multi-core processor has a first sensor interface for receiving data from the first image sensor, and a second sensor interface for receiving data from the second image sensor. Multiple processing units in the multi-core processor are configured to operate in parallel for processing data from the first and second sensor interfaces. The multiple processing units and the first and second sensor interfaces are all integrated onto a single chip. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010128 | HANDHELD IMAGING DEVICE WITH MULTI-CORE IMAGE PROCESSOR INTEGRATING COMMON BUS INTERFACE AND DEDICATED IMAGE SENSOR INTERFACE - A handheld imaging device includes an image sensor for sensing an image; a multi-core processor for processing the sensed image; and a program memory provided external to the multi-core processor, and communicating therewith via a communication bus. The multi-core processor includes a bus interface for interfacing with the communication bus, and further includes an image sensor interface for interfacing with the image sensor separately from the communication bus and the bus interface. The multi-core processor includes a plurality of parallel processing units connected by a crossbar switch to form the multi-core. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010129 | HANDHELD IMAGING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED CHIP INCORPORATING ON SHARED WAFER IMAGE PROCESSOR AND CENTRAL PROCESSOR - A handheld imaging device includes an image sensor for sensing an image; an integrated chip provided on a wafer substrate, the integrated chip integrating on the wafer substrate a dedicated image processor for processing the sensed image, and an image sensor interface for receiving signals from the image sensor; a plurality of processing units provided in the dedicated image processor, the plurality of processing units connected in parallel by a crossbar switch to form a multi-core processing unit for the processor; and a CPU provided in the integrated chip for performing general operating system duties. A transfer of data from the image sensor interface to the dedicated image processor is conducted entirely within the integrated chip and on the shared wafer substrate. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010130 | QUAD-CORE IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR DEVICE WITH IMAGE DISPLAY - A quad-core processor for a hand-held device with a color display, has an image sensor interface for receiving data from an image sensor, four interconnected processing units for color converting the data from the image sensor interface into a color space for the color display and, a color display interface for outputting color converted data to the color display. The four processing units, the image sensor interface and the color display interface are integrated onto a single chip. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010131 | PORTABLE DEVICE WITH IMAGE SENSOR AND QUAD-CORE PROCESSOR FOR MULTI-POINT FOCUS IMAGE CAPTURE - A multi-core processor is used in a portable device that has first and second image sensors spaced from each other for capturing images of a scene from slightly different perspectives. The multi-core processor has a first image sensor interface for receiving data from the image sensor, a second image sensor interface for receiving data from the second image sensor, multiple processing units and, the four processing units and the first and second sensor interfaces being integrated onto a single chip. The processing units are configured to simultaneously process the data from the first and second image interfaces to generate stereoscopic image data. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010132 | MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR FOR PORTABLE DEVICE WITH IMAGE SENSOR AND MULTI-POINT FOCUS IMAGE CAPTURE - A multi-core processor is used in a portable device with image sensor with adjustable focal length for sensing a scene. The multi-core processor has multiple processing units incorporated onto a single chip and an image sensor interface on the chip. The image sensor interface is configured to provide the processing units with image data from the image sensor, and the processing units are configured to divide the image data into selected regions of the scene and simultaneously derive an image sharpness metric for each of the regions. This metric is used to determine an optimal focal length for each of the selected regions when the image sharpness metric for that region of the scene is above a threshold. Using this data, the portable device captures an image of the scene at each of the optimal focal lengths. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010133 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - A control apparatus receives at least one image data transmitted from an external apparatus to the control apparatus, stores the at least one image data on a storage medium, and detects whether or not a predetermined instruction is received by the control apparatus. The control apparatus causes a display apparatus to display a menu relating the at least one image data if the predetermined instruction is received by the control apparatus after the control apparatus starts receiving the at least one image data from the external apparatus and before a predetermine time has elapsed. The control apparatus causes the display apparatus to display a list of image data stored in the storage medium if the predetermined instruction is received by the control apparatus after the control apparatus starts receiving the at least one image data from the external apparatus and after the predetermine time has elapsed. | 2013-01-10 |
20130010134 | ACCESSORY, CAMERA, ACCESSORY SHOE, AND CONNECTOR - An accessory capable of communicating with a camera, includes a terminal section having a plurality of terminals. The plurality of terminals include a startup state providing terminal that provides, to the camera, a detection level by which the camera detects that the accessory is capable of being started up, a data signal terminal that outputs a data signal including information regarding the accessory to the camera, and a first reference potential terminal having a reference potential of the detection level and the data signal. The startup state providing terminal is disposed adjacent to the data signal terminal, and the first reference potential terminal is adjacent to the data signal terminal, and is disposed with the data signal terminal interposed between the startup state providing terminal and the first reference potential terminal. | 2013-01-10 |