02nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100007659 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A TOMOSYNTHETIC 3D X-RAY IMAGE - In a method and device for generating a tomosynthetic 3D x-ray image, a number of digital x-ray images of an examination subject are acquired at respectively different projection angles, within a limited angle range, using an x-ray source and a digital x-ray detector. At an initial position for a selected projection angle, a spatially-fixed reference point is projected onto a partial region of the acquisition surface of the x-ray detector. For each further projection angle, a corresponding partial region on the acquisition surface is automatically determined. The tomosynthetic 3D image is reconstruction exclusively using image data from the respective partial regions. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007660 | Pattern inversion for improved resolution in 3D imaging - A system and method for improving resolution of a 3-D image by pattern inversion is disclosed. An image of a marker pattern transmitted from the surface of a 3-D object is captured with a sensor and analyzed using a 3-D image analysis method. The respective light and dark areas in the image are then inverted. The inverted image is then analyzed using a 3-D image analysis method, whereby the inversion allows for analysis of a greater portion of the image, resulting in a higher resolution 3-D image than without inversion. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007661 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A three-dimensional image display device includes a three-dimensional image generator and a display panel. The three-dimensional image generator includes a memory part, a control part, and an output buffer part. The memory part has a lookup table storing pixel-shift data corresponding to a plurality of viewpoints and depths. The control part stores image data and depth data in an internal memory, and outputs shifted image data based on the pixel-shift data. The output buffer part outputs three-dimensional image data based on the shifted image data. The display panel displays the three-dimensional image data. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007662 | Graphics processing systems - In a graphics processing system, a command list reader | 2010-01-14 |
20100007663 | MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE - A medical image display control device visualizing a tubular tissue in volume data to perform operations comprising: path acquisition means for acquiring a path along the tissue; first range specifying means for accepting user specification of a specified range of the path; first display control means for visualizing the tissue, and for indicating the positions of relatively fixed to the window; first setting means for setting cross-sectional planes crossing the path corresponding from the positions; second display control means for visualizing each cross-sections of the tissue by the planes; second range specification means accepting a new specification of a range of the path; third display control means for visualizing the tissue, and for indicating the positions of relatively fixed to the window; second setting means for setting new planes crossing the path corresponding to the positions; and fourth display control means for visualizing each cross-sections of the tissue by the new planes. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007664 | LINE STROKING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method for generating an outline for a stroked line of specified width from an input line ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100007665 | Do-It-Yourself Photo Realistic Talking Head Creation System and Method - A do-it-yourself photo realistic talking head creation system comprising: a template; handheld device comprising display and video camera having an image output signal of a subject; a computer having a mixer program for mixing the template and image output signal of the subject into a composite image, and an output signal representational of the composite image; a computer adapted to communicate the composite image signal to the display for display to the subject as a composite image; the display and the video camera adapted to allow the video camera to collect the image of the subject, the subject to view the composite image, and the subject to align the image of the subject with the template; storage means having an input for receiving the output signal of the video camera representational of the collected image of the subject and storing the image of the subject substantially aligned with the template. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007666 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION CODE - An object is to provide a display method and device for displaying an information code, in which an information code can be displayed on a display without affecting the image being displayed. A one subfield among N subfields is used as a subfield for displaying an information code as a two-dimensional code, and the other subfields are used as subfields for displaying a primary image, in a process in which intermediate brightness is displayed using the N subfields for each unit display interval. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007667 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a first graphics chip, a second graphics chip, a detection unit, and a display unit. The first graphics chip has a first drawing processing capacity. The second graphics chip has a second drawing processing capacity different from the first drawing processing capacity. The detection unit detects a request to change over from an execution of the first graphics chip to an execution of the second graphics chip. The display unit displays a first window prompting to close an application in execution, in a case where the detection unit detects the request to change over from the execution of the first graphics chip to the execution of the second graphics chip. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007668 | Systems and methods for providing scalable parallel graphics rendering capability for information handling systems - Systems and methods for providing scalability of multiple graphic processor units (GPU) that work together in a multi-coprocessor fashion to provide parallel graphics rendering methodology for an information handling system. The total number of active GPUs working together to provide parallel graphics rendering methodology for a given information handling system may be increased in a modular manner beyond one or two GPUs, e.g., so as allow as many GPUs as desired to be attached to a given information handling system such as a desktop computer or notebook computer. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007669 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MAP DATA - A system and method is provided for assembling graphics information as a graphics display for presentation on a visual interface, the graphics information including a plurality of image tiles stored in a data store. The system and method comprise a management module for receiving a graphics request message and for coordinating processing of a selected number of the image tiles to generate at least one representative image tile as the graphics display in response to the graphics request message. The system and method also comprise a graphics system coupled to the management module for receiving processing information from the management module to facilitate access to the selected number of the image tiles. The selected number of image tiles are processed as a combination to generate the least one representative image tile, such that the graphics system includes graphics hardware such as a GPU/VPU configured for processing the graphics information. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007670 | METHOD OF DRIVING LIGHT SOURCES, LIGHT SOURCE DRIVING DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE CIRCUIT - A light source driving device includes a resolution analyzing part, a dimming block adjusting part, a local dimming part and a light source unit. The resolution analyzing part obtains an image resolution. The dimming block adjusting part adjusts the size or the number of dimming blocks generating light in a local dimming method in response to the resolution. The local dimming part generates a local dimming signal for individually driving the dimming blocks in response to the image data and the size or the number of dimming blocks. The light source unit is driven by the local dimming signal to generate light. The size or the number of the dimming blocks is adjusted to be optimized for the obtained image resolution, so that regardless of the image resolution, a local dimming signal corresponding to the size and the number of the dimming blocks may be generated. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007671 | Display system and a display method - A displaying system and a displaying method are used for displaying surrounding image of the displaying system when the displaying system arrives at a place. There are first image file and first coordinates data correspondingly stored in a storage device in advance. A GPS device in the displaying system is detecting the location coordinates of the displaying system. When the location coordinates and the first coordinates data are very near, the displaying system displays the first image of the first image file. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007672 | RASTER AND RASTERISATION METHOD IN GRAPHIC PROCESSING - The present invention provides a raster module. The rater module comprises a coarse raster for rasterizing input data; and a fine raster receiving data from the coarse raster, wherein the fine raster comprises a buffer for buffering data from the coarse raster. The present invention provides a small raster unit while maintaining the performance without lost in other functions, and therefore achieves cost reduction in chip manufacturing. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007673 | Double-Buffering Of Video Data - Data is written to one of two frame buffers in write access cycles having write and non-write sub-periods. Data is read out to a display device from the other of the two frame buffers in read access cycles having read and non-read sub-periods. The writing of data and the reading of data are switched to a respective opposite frame buffer during a switching opportunity, a switching opportunity occurring when a read access cycle is in a non-read sub-period and a write access cycle is in a non-write sub-period. A count of the number of times a switching opportunity is not executed because a read access cycle is in a non-read sub-period while a write access cycle is in a write sub-period is incremented. If the count exceeds a particular threshold, a write access cycle subsequent to the count exceeding the threshold is masked. When a write access cycle is a masked data is not written into a buffer. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007674 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - In an organic light emitting display, a gamma can be applied according to color regardless of the sequence of data output from a data driver, even if a separate gamma by color is used. A method for driving the organic light emitting display is also provided. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007675 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EDITING IMAGE USING TOUCH INTERFACE FOR MOBILE DEVICE - A mobile device and method of editing an image in the mobile device are disclosed. The method of editing an image includes dividing the image into an uncertain region, an object region, and a background region along the boundary line which is input through a touch interface and displayed on the image, determining a last object region by determining the uncertain region as one of the object region and the background region through color comparison of the uncertain region with neighboring blocks, and post-correcting an error included in the last object region. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007676 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPONENT SCATTERING - A system, method, and computer program for component scattering, comprising calculating a bounding box for each of a plurality of parts; calculating a centroid corresponding to each of said bounding boxes; placing a first part having a bounding box and a centroid at said start position, and; placing said plurality of parts in a pre-determined direction from said first part; whereby in a single operation said plurality of parts are logically added to an assembly view in a pre-determined manner, and appropriate means and computer-readable instructions. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007677 | Image processing apparatus and method - To eliminate a signal deviation that occurs when scaling processing is performed on image data including multiple signals having different data rates, there is provided an image processing apparatus which performs scaling processing on image data including multiple signals having different data rates and includes a first scaling processing unit that performs a first scaling processing according to a first scale factor in a first area; and a second scaling processing unit that performs a second scaling processing subsequent to the first scaling processing, according to a second scale factor in a second area adjacent to the first area, on a signal having a high data rate using the first scale factor, and performs the second scaling processing on a signal having a low data rate using the second scale factor obtained by correcting the first scale factor, after the first scaling processing. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007678 | HANDHELD ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A handheld electrical communication device includes an image sensing unit, an image signal processing unit, a storage unit, a display unit and a baseband processing unit. The image sensing unit generates an original image frame. The image signal processing unit adjusts the original image frame to be an adjusted image frame, scales the adjusted image frame to be a scaled image frame, and compresses the adjusted image frame into compressed image data. The storage unit stores the compressed image data. The baseband processing unit reads and outputs the compressed image data from the storage unit to the image signal processing unit. The image signal processing unit decompresses the compressed image data to be the adjusted image frame, scales the adjusted image frame to be the scaled image frame and outputs the scaled image frame to the baseband processing unit. The scaled image frame is displayed on the display unit. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007679 | Display apparatus, method of driving display apparatus, drive-use integrated circuit, driving method employed by drive-use integrated circuit, and signal processing method - Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including: a display pixel section including pixels each composed of an arrangement of red, green, and blue subpixels and an additional subpixel of a specified color; and a signal processing section configured to extend signal levels of an input image signal, extract a signal component of the specified color from extended red, green, and blue signals, determine a signal level of the specified color, perform an extension process based on the signal level of the specified color, modulate the red, green, and blue signals subjected to the extension process in accordance with a specified modulation level so as to have different brightness from that of an original image, and modulate brightness of a light source. The input image signal used to determine the modulation level and the input image signal subjected to a modulation process and displayed are of different frames. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007680 | Gamma reference voltage generation circuit and flat panel display using the same - A gamma reference voltage generation circuit and a flat panel display using the same are provided. The gamma reference voltage generation circuit includes R, G and B gamma reference voltage generators each having a plurality of digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that generate a plurality of R, G and B gamma reference voltages. In the DACs of each of the R, G and B gamma reference voltage generators, a high potential bias voltage input terminal of an uppermost DAC used to generate a gamma reference voltage of a maximum gray level is connected to a high potential voltage source. A high potential bias voltage input terminal of each of remaining DACs except the uppermost DAC is cascade-connected to an output terminal of an upper DAC next to each of the remaining DACs. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007681 | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electro-optical device includes: a plurality of pixel circuits, each of which is disposed at a position corresponding to each intersection position between a plurality of scanning lines and signal lines; and an initialization line which supplies an initialization potential to the plurality of pixel circuits, wherein each of the plurality of pixel circuits includes: an electro-optical element which has a gray scale in accordance with a current amount of a driving current; a storage capacitor of which a voltage across opposite ends is set in accordance with a potential of the signal line; an initializer which initializes the voltage across opposite ends of the storage capacitor by electrically connecting the initialization line to the storage capacitor; a driving transistor which controls the current amount of the driving current in accordance with the voltage of the storage capacitor; a first conductor which is electrically connected to a gate of the driving transistor and overlaps with the initialization line; and a second conductor which is interposed between the first conductor and the initialization line. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007682 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) includes; a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of display blocks, a light-emitting unit which provides light to the liquid crystal panel and includes a plurality of light-emitting blocks corresponding to the display blocks, respectively; and a timing controller which provides an optical data signal for controlling the light-emitting blocks, wherein the optical data signal includes a plurality of scan signals and a plurality of dimming signals which are alternatingly arranged, and each of the dimming signals controls a luminance of a corresponding one of the light-emitting blocks. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007683 | Printing And Flat Panel Display Device - A printing and display device is provided having a base unit for placement on a surface, a flat panel display unit, an arm extending between the base unit and the flat panel display unit so that the flat panel display unit is supported on the surface by the base unit, and a printer arranged within the flat panel display unit. The base unit has a receptacle for removably receiving a printing fluid cartridge. Printing fluid from the received cartridge is supplied from the base unit to the printer via hoses in the arm. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007684 | INK CONTAINER AND INK DISCHARGE DEVICE - A sub-tank ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100007685 | LIQUID CONTAINER, LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS, AND LIQUID JETTING SYSTEM - A liquid container mountable on a liquid jetting apparatus, comprises an electrical circuit including a first electrical device and a second electrical device, a first terminal, and a second terminal. The electrical circuit is constituted such that the liquid jetting apparatus is able to execute a first communication with the first electrical device and a second communication with the second electrical device using a terminal potential difference which is a difference between electric potential inputs to the first and second terminals, and that the liquid jetting apparatus is able to selectively execute either one of the first communication and the second communication by using different magnitudes of the terminal potential difference. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007686 | LIQUID-DISCHARGE-FAILURE DETECTING APPARATUS AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - A light-emitting element emits a beam onto a droplet discharged from a nozzle from a direction opposite to a direction of discharge of the droplet. A light-receiving element receives a scattered light generated by scattering of the beam by the droplet. Finally, a failure detecting unit detects a liquid discharge failure from data of the scattered light received by the light-receiving element. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007687 | INK-JET RECORDING METHOD - An ink-jet recording method is provided. The ink-jet recording method includes (i) supplying an aqueous treatment liquid containing a fixing agent for fixing the components contained in an aqueous ink, on an art paper or a coat paper, in an amount of from −50% to +30% with respect to the value of ΔV [ml/m | 2010-01-14 |
20100007688 | LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS AND LIQUID JETTING METHOD - A liquid jetting apparatus and a liquid jetting method are achieved that can prevent unexpected landing position displacement relating to satellite droplets. For example, the liquid jetting apparatus includes a head in which a nozzle row constituted by a plurality of nozzles lined up in a row is arranged at a medium-opposing surface which is in opposition to a medium, a head movement section that moves the head in a predetermined direction along a surface of the medium, a spacing adjustment section that adjusts a spacing between the head and the medium, and an ejection control section that carries out ejection control of a liquid by determining at least one non-ejection nozzle among a plurality of nozzles sandwiched between a nozzle at one end of the nozzle row and a nozzle at another end thereof, the non-ejection nozzle being a nozzle which is caused not to eject liquid, the number of the non-ejection nozzle being determined according to a spacing from the medium-opposing surface to the surface of the medium. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007689 | CARRIAGE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE INCLUDING CARRIAGE - In a carriage of a liquid drop discharging device, an encoder sensor is arranged to read slits on a linear scale at a slit reading position. The carriage includes a stain detection part that detects a stain on the linear scale based on position information output from the encoder sensor. An encoder sensor moving part moves the encoder sensor from the slit reading position in a width direction of the linear scale. An encoder sensor movement control part controls movement of the encoder sensor from the slit read position by the encoder sensor moving part based on stain information output from the stain detection part. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007690 | REGISTER MARK TO BE DETECTED BY A REGISTER SENSOR - An apparatus in a machine for processing printing material has a register sensor for register measurement between at least two color separations of a printed image printed above one another on a printing material. The register sensor registers optically deviations between the two color separations and forwards the deviations onto a computer. The register sensor contains at least one photodiode having at least two quadrants. The largely rectangular evaluation areas of the photodiode are aligned obliquely in relation to the edges of the conveyed printing material. A register mark to be detected by the register sensor has a plurality of wedge-shaped colored areas pointing in a peripheral direction of the printing material, one of the wedge-shaped colored areas being a reference color used as a reference variable and others of the wedge-shaped colored areas being register colors to be controlled. An alternative register mark has a first field for length calibration; a second field having a wedge of a reference color selected as a reference variable; and a third field containing a register color to be controlled. The may also be provided a measuring field formed as a point-symmetrical field exhibiting a color of a color separation as a full tone. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007691 | Ink Consumption Determination - An ink jet printer includes an ink feed apparatus. The ink feed apparatus includes an ink feed channel for conducting discrete substantially solid ink sticks along a feed channel path, a plurality of ink sticks in the ink feed channel, each of the ink sticks comprising an ink stick body having an ink stick sensing feature on an external surface of the ink stick body that is located between a first end and a second end of the ink stick body, and each of the ink stick bodies has substantially the same mass as the other ink stick bodies in the plurality, a detector positioned at a fixed position proximate the ink feed channel and configured to be triggered by an ink stick sensing feature on an ink stick in the ink feed channel as the ink stick moves along the ink feed path past the detector, and a counter configured to accumulate the number of times the detector is triggered. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007692 | 3D-INKJET PRINTING METHODS - A 3D-inkjet printing method includes the steps of | 2010-01-14 |
20100007693 | Printer Having Relative Arcuately Moveable Printhead, Capper And Purger - A printer is provided having a pagewidth printhead having a plurality of ejection nozzles located along the pagewidth, a capping mechanism having a pagewidth capping member, a first mechanism for moving the printhead in a first arc between first, second and third positions, and a second mechanism for moving the capping member in a second arc between capping and non-capping positions relative to the printhead. The capping member, in the capping position, caps the nozzles when the printhead is in the second position and permits purging of material from the nozzles when the printhead is in the third position. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007694 | Inkjet Printhead Assembly Having Printhead Modules With Nested Ends - An inkjet printhead assembly includes an elongate support having a plurality of internal webs protruding from a base section to define a plurality of parallel ink supply channels; a shim mounted on the support and defining a plurality of rows of openings through which ink from respective supply channels is provided; and a plurality of elongate printhead modules mounted serially on the shim. Each module includes a carrier carrying a printhead. Each carrier defines a plurality of ink supply passages through which ink passes to the printhead from respective rows of the openings. Either end of each carrier defines complementary formations such that adjacent pairs of the carriers nest together. The plurality of internal webs protrude from the base section to define a semicircular recess in which the shim is received. The shim is received in the semicircular recess such that the each of the plurality of rows respectively align with one of the plurality of parallel ink channels. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007695 | LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting apparatus that ejects a liquid from ejection nozzles formed in an ejection head. The liquid ejecting apparatus includes: a liquid receiver that is provided with a concave receiving the liquid from the ejection head; a suction pump that is connected to an opening formed in the concave and sucks the liquid in the concave; and a sucking auxiliary member that is applied with a negative pressure from the suction pump and drawn into the concave in a direction of the opening to assist the process of sucking the liquid in the concave by the suction pump. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007696 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT PRINTING - A volume element (voxel) printing system for printing a three-dimensional object is provided. The system includes a first printhead group, at least one second printhead group, a conveyor and a control system. The first printhead group includes a plurality of first printheads configured to print a first voxel layer on a substrate. The second printhead group includes a plurality of second printheads located downstream from the first group and configured for printing a subsequent voxel layer on at least part of the first layer. The second printheads are reconfigurable as backup printheads for the first printheads in case of failure. The conveyor is configured to operatively convey the substrate past the printhead groups. The control system controls and monitors the printhead groups and the conveyor, and is configured to dynamically reconfigure the second printheads if failure of a first printhead is detected. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007697 | RECORDING HEAD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A recording head includes a stacked body including: a liquid flow path; a plurality of plates stacked on each other; and two communicating holes. Each of the plurality of plates includes: a cross-sectional portion of the liquid flow path; a positioning hole; and a reference hole. Locations of the positioning hole and the reference hole of a plate of the plurality of plates correspond to locations of the reference hole and the positioning hole, respectively, of a plate adjacent to the one plate such that, when the plates are stacked, the positioning holes and the reference holes of adjacent plates alternate to communicate with each other so as to form the two communicating holes, the diameters of the positioning holes of the plurality of plates being successively smaller in order from one side to another side of the stacked body relative to a stack direction of the plurality of plates. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007698 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An aspect of the present invention is a process for producing a liquid ejection head including an ejection orifice member provided with ejection orifices for ejecting liquid. The process includes supplying to a surface of a base material for forming the ejection orifice member a mixture of a first composite for imparting a hydrophobic characteristic to the surface and a second composite being able to exhibit a hydrophilic characteristic by being irradiated with light; imparting a hydrophobic characteristic to the entire or a part of the surface by utilizing the first composite; and then irradiating the second composite with light in a partial region of the surface for imparting a hydrophilic characteristic to the region irradiated with the light. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007699 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD UNIT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID EJECTION HEAD UNIT, AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS - There is provided with a liquid ejection head unit, a method for the liquid ejection head unit, and a liquid ejection apparatus in which liquid ejection heads can be positioned with high precision and the liquid ejection heads can easily be replaced. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007700 | ARRANGEMENT FOR EXCHANGING INK PRINTING MODULES - An arrangement for exchanging ink printing modules in a postage meter machine and/or addressing machine, has a shaft-shaped receptacle with a lock for said modules. A complication-free exchanging of the ink printing module that functions with a low technical outlay, and without contamination and mechanical impairment of the counter-contacts for the ink printing module, by the use of counter-contacts, to a contact field and to a module chip of ink printing module that are adjustably situated in the receptacle by means of a bar. When the ink printing module is unlocked, the counter-contacts are distanced therefrom. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007701 | CERAMIC PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) AND INKJET PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME - A ceramic printed circuit board (PCB) and an inkjet printhead assembly using the ceramic PCB. A ceramic PCB in which a plurality of layers are stacked includes a plurality of terminals to receive an electric signal from an external source, a plurality of circuit patterns connected to the plurality of terminals to transmit the electric signal, and a termination resistor having a predetermined thickness disposed between the plurality of circuit patterns, wherein the termination resistor is mounted between the plurality of stacked layers. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007702 | LIQUID CONTAINER, LIQUID JETTING APPARATUS, AND LIQUID JETTING SYSTEM - A liquid container mountable on a liquid jetting apparatus, comprises: an electrical circuit including a first electrical device and a second electrical device; a first terminal; a second terminal; and a third terminal. The electrical circuit being constituted such that the liquid jetting apparatus is able: to execute sending of signals to the first electrical device and sending of signals to the second electrical device using a terminal potential difference which is a difference between electric potential inputs to the first and second terminals, to selectively execute either one of the sending of signals to the first electrical device and the sending of signals to the second electrical device by using different magnitudes of the terminal potential difference, and to execute receiving of signals from the first electrical device via the third terminal. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007703 | Printhead Assembly With Parallel Power Input - A printhead assembly includes a printhead module including two or more printhead integrated circuits and an electrical connector for connecting electrical signals to the printhead integrated circuits. First and second power supplies are provided at first and second ends of the printhead assembly, the second end being opposite to the first end. The printhead assembly further includes a plurality of electrical conductors for providing power to the printhead integrated circuits from the first and second power supplies. The plurality of electrical conductors extend transverse to a media feed path defined through the printhead assembly. The plurality of electrical connectors are arranged as first and second groups of electrical conductors, the first and second groups having a combined lengths at least equal to a width of the media feed path. The first group of electrical conductors is connected to the first power supply and extends from the first end of the printhead assembly to a region intermediate the ends of the printhead assembly. The second group of electrical conductors is connected to the second power supply and extends from the second end to connect to the first group at the region intermediate the first and second ends of the printhead assembly to supply power in parallel from both ends of the printhead assembly. The first group of electrical conductors has a staggered configuration, the staggered configuration adapted to overlap and mate with a complementary staggered configuration of the second group of electrical conductors. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007704 | DRIVING DEVICE FOR CAPACITANCE TYPE ACTUATOR AND DRIVING DEVICE FOR INK JET HEAD - An actuator is sequentially charged with output voltage “E/2” of a voltage source and output voltage “E” of a voltage source. After the charging, “Q/2” of electric charge “Q” stored in the actuator is discharged on a path returning to the voltage source. Subsequent to the discharging, the remaining all electric charge “Q/2” stored in the actuator is discharged on a closed circuit. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007705 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS AND PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - A liquid ejecting head including a pressure generating chamber that communicates with a nozzle opening that ejects liquid and a piezoelectric element that generates a pressure change in the pressure generating chamber. The piezoelectric element includes a first electrode, a piezoelectric body layer that is formed on the first electrode which includes a grain-shaped region, and a second electrode that is formed on a side of the piezoelectric body layer that is opposite to the first electrode. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007706 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - A liquid ejecting head includes a pressure generating chamber communicating with a nozzle opening, and a piezoelectric element generating a pressure change in the pressure generating chamber. In this liquid ejecting head, the piezoelectric element includes a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer provided above the first electrode, and a second electrode provided above the piezoelectric layer at a side opposite to the first electrode. The first electrode has a diffusion-preventing layer containing iridium oxide as a primary component, and the diffusion-preventing layer has stress relieving holes that pass through in the thickness direction thereof and that is filled with a material other than iridium oxide. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007707 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS, AND PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR - A liquid ejecting head includes a pressure generating chamber that is communicated with a nozzle opening and a piezoelectric element includes a first electrode formed above the pressure generating chamber, a piezoelectric layer formed above the first electrode, and a second electrode formed above the piezoelectric layer. In addition, an amorphous layer including an amorphous material is formed on a surface of the piezoelectric layer at the second electrode side. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007708 | ACTINIC RAY CURABLE COMPOSITION, ACTINIC RAY CURABLE INK, IMAGE FORMATION METHOD EMPLOYING IT, AND INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - The actinic ray curable composition has a radically, photopolymerizable compound, and a non-reactive compound having a viscosity at 25° C. of from 0.1 to 20 mPa·s and a boiling point of not less than 150° C. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007709 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a housing which constitutes an appearance of a recording apparatus body; and an electronic substrate which is vertically disposed along an inner side surface of the housing. Here, an air supply hole and an air exhaust hole are formed on a side surface portion of the housing corresponding to a lower portion and an upper portion of the electronic substrate so that an air-flow path for external air is formed in an installation region in which the electronic substrate is provided. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007710 | PRINTING MEDIUM, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE INFORMATION INPUT DEVICE AND DIGITAL MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE - A printed sheet can be treated safely and conveniently in accordance with the degree of its content confidentiality as to secret information limited to distribution, duplication, etc. and non-confidential information. A sheet is provided with an IC tag and further machine identifiably expressed pattern information is added and printed as a key necessary to access the information stored at the IC tag to be a printed sheet. Thus, the secret information can be conveniently distributed together with information disclosed by printing while being kept safely in the IC tag, and cannot be accessed unless the printed sheet is available. Further, since the expressed pattern information is made to have an access level to secret information, the access to secret information can be set in accordance with the degree of confidentiality. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007711 | vPhone (video phone), V3Phone (video, voice,vehicular phone) and V3Phone Console for vehicular and portable wireless communication,entertainment, global positioning, and video conferencing - Wireless vPhone series of products: vPhone, v | 2010-01-14 |
20100007712 | VIDEO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DUAL STANDBY MOBILE TERMINAL - A video communication apparatus and method for a multi-standby mobile terminal is provided for accomplishing video communication using two communication modules supporting two different communication systems. The video communication apparatus for the multi-standby mobile terminal includes a first communication module which establishes a voice channel with a counterpart mobile terminal for exchanging voice signals via a first communication network and a second communication module which establishes a video channel with the counterpart mobile terminal for exchanging video signals via a second communication network. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007713 | VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM USING NETWORK - Dual (redundant) operation support servers are used to improve the reliability of a video conferencing system and ensure the stability of communication. Switching automatically one operation support server to another enables a video conference to be smoothly continued without interruption. Multiple operation support servers are provided, each including a synchronization function which synchronizes site connection information and live camera information between the operation support servers and prevents an operation support server in a standby state from writing live camera information in a folder for each site. Each site PC | 2010-01-14 |
20100007714 | FLEXIBLE IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS WITH A PLURALITY OF IMAGE FORMING UNITS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A flexible image photographing apparatus includes a plurality of image photographing units to photograph a photographing object. A flexible body receives the plurality of image photographing units and may be transformed when a force is applied. A control portion is disposed at the flexible body to control each of the plurality of image photographing units to photograph the photographing object. The control portion stores images of the photographing object and performs various kinds of photography. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007715 | Method of Shooting Angle Adjustment for an Image Capturing Device that Moves Along a Circular Path - This invention discloses a method of shooting angle adjustment for as image capture device that moves along a circular path at different locations. The invention comprises two ways to adjust the shooting angle at different locations; one is └Auto Angle Offset┘ and the other is └Shooting Angles' Memory Teaching┘. The invention can ensure those created images used to compose a spherical 3D animation file are all inside the view frame of the shooting area of the pictures, and that means any part of the spherical 3D animation will not be cut off. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007716 | STEREOSCOPIC 3D DISPLAY DEVICE - A stereoscopic image display device including: a main display panel operable to alternately display a left image and a right image; an auxiliary display panel including first and second substrates having a pixel part corresponding to that of the main display panel and a sub-liquid crystal layer formed between the first and second substrates, and positioned in front of the main display panel to change polarization information of an incident left or right image; a plurality of first electrodes patterned on the first substrate along the rows of pixels formed on the main display panel; a second electrode formed on a front surface of the pixel part of the second substrate; and a light source to supply light to the rear side of the main display panel. Both a 3D vertical viewing angle and 2D luminance in a glass-type 2D display can be improved. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007717 | INTEGRATED PROCESSOR FOR 3D MAPPING - A device for processing data includes a first input port for receiving color image data from a first image sensor and a second input port for receiving depth-related image data from a second image sensor. Processing circuitry generates a depth map using the depth-related image data. At least one output port conveys the depth map and the color image data to a host computer. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007718 | MONOCULAR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING - A three-dimensional imaging system uses a single primary optical lens along with various configurations of apertures, refocusing facilities, and the like to obtain three offset optical channels each of which can be separately captured with an optical sensor. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007719 | Method and apparatus for 3D digitization of an object - In a method for 3D digitization of an object ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100007720 | Method for front matching stereo vision - The present invention provides a method, system, and apparatus for solving the stereo vision matching problem. The invention implements a method for solving image correspondence problems so that each front region between consecutive extremal pixels in one image is matched to a corresponding front region between consecutive extremal pixels in another image. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007721 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A MULTI-VIEWPOINT IMAGE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method for displaying a multi-viewpoint image is capable of reducing display defects, and a display apparatus to perform the method includes a display part and a driving control part. The driving control part provides the display part with a plurality of multi-viewpoint images signals. The driving control part sequentially provides the display part with a first viewpoint image to a last viewpoint image and provides the display part with a compensation viewpoint image signal that replaces the last viewpoint image signal of a frame. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007722 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A stereoscopic image display device and method for driving the same includes a plasma display device and spectacles. A 3D effect is produced by turning on the left-eye lens of the spectacles in synchronization with a left-eye image and turning on the right-eye lens of the spectacles in synchronization with a right-eye image. The left-eye image is displayed on a group of discharge cells on the plasma display device during one frame, and the right-eye image is displayed on another group of discharge cells during the next frame. The cells displaying the left-eye image have an idle period while the right-eye image is displayed, and the cells displaying the right-eye image have an idle period while the left-eye image is displayed. Thus, the cells are not continuously discharged so an afterglow phenomenon of the discharge cells is reduced. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007723 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND IMAGE DISPLAY PROGRAM - An image display device includes display regions, each having sub-pixels arranged therein, a pixel groups, each including a pixels, each pixel being composed of the sub-pixels included in the unit display regions adjacent to each other, a separating element which separates light of the image into light beams directing in different directions in the unit of one pixel group, an image signal supply unit which supplies an identical image signal or different image signals to the pixel groups, respectively, and a selection unit which selects a number of pixel groups or a number of pixels included in the pixel group. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007724 | ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE SIGNAL-PROCESSING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An electronic endoscope signal-processing device is provided that includes a gradation compensation processor. The gradation compensation processor compensates for R, G, and B gradations by controlling R, G, and B tone curves defining relationship between input values and output values of each of the R, G, and B signals. The R tone curve is shaped so as to squash the output values of the R Signal when the R signal input values are in a relatively low range and to expand the output values when the input values are in a relatively high range. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007725 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC INTRA-ORAL SENSOR LOCATING FOR IMAGE ACQUISITION - A method and systems for capturing digital intra-oral images, while automatically determining a location of an intra-oral sensor placed within a mouth of a patient, is disclosed. A spatial frame-of-reference is established with respect to teeth within the mouth of the patient. An intra-oral digital imaging sensor is placed within the mouth of the patient adjacent to at least one tooth within the mouth that is to be imaged using the intra-oral sensor. Spatial location information is automatically generated such that the spatial location information defines how the intra-oral sensor is placed with respect to the spatial frame-of-reference. A digital image of at least one tooth is acquired using the intra-oral sensor and the spatial location information is automatically associated with the acquired digital image. The associated spatial location information may be used to automatically correlate the acquired image to a tooth or teeth within the mouth and/or to automatically orient the acquired image for display. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007726 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING A PERSON - Photo or video content of a person is acquired ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100007727 | Automated measurement of concentration and/or amount in a biological sample - Provided are methods, computer implemented methods, and devices for machine vision. The methods and devices are capable of quantifying the amount of a particular color resulting from a particular stain in a sample stained with multiple agents. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007728 | System for Determining Objects - A system for multimodal detection of objects in a field of vision located in front of or behind a vehicle, wherein a surroundings-sensing process is carried out by a radar sensor, the radar sensor output signal is fed to a radar signal analysis method, and a visual surroundings-sensing process is carried out by a video sensor, the video output signal being fed to a video analysis method. Object determination takes place such that objects detected by the radar signal analysis method are fed for verification to an object confirmation and situation analysis module by an object detected by the video analysis method. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007729 | Delayed petroleum coking vessel inspection device and method - This invention comprises a system and a method for inspecting the inside of delayed petroleum coking vessels to determine deformations, detect and determine the severity of other defects and visually observe the inside of the inspected vessel. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007730 | Surveillance Display Apparatus, Surveillance System, and Control Method Thereof - The present invention discloses a surveillance display apparatus including a touch control area or a control area with a graphical user interface (GUI) for adjusting a monitored image, and the surveillance display apparatus receives the monitored image captured by different image capturing devices (such as a digital video recorder and a video switch, etc), and uses the graphical user interface to control or adjust each monitored image, and improve the traditional adjusting or control method that requires a special keyboard controller. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007731 | MANAGING MEMORY IN A SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - Systems and methods to manage memory in a surveillance system are disclosed. The present invention discloses a rule-based storage clearance system or storage archive. A storage server has a user interface, a logic unit, and a storage device. A plurality of video footage files is continuously being streamed to the storage server and recorded on the storage device. The objective is to help erase or archive stored video footage based on static and dynamic surveillance parameters or rules. The rules can be applied either stream-wise or time-wise. The rule checks for clearing or archiving the storage by tallying various parameters such as: events associated with each stream, user bookmarks, the priority of individual streams, and the age of each stream, etc. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007732 | Image, sound, and sensor data capture apparatus embedded into display apparatus - Although the webcam and microphones have been available for computer systems, beginning sometime before 2000, as separate devices and later embedded into computer housings, there has not been an attempt to embed the technology directly into the display itself. This invention attempts to resolve that issue and relates to image, sound, and sensor data capture apparatuses that are physically embedded directly into the display apparatus—not the housing. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007733 | Optical surveillance device - The invention proposes an optical monitoring device for monitoring the activity of a tool in a monitoring area, having at least one camera ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100007734 | VEHICULAR IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND VEHICULAR IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - Both converted image data obtained upon conversion of rearward image data taken by a camera by an imaging converting unit, and auxiliary display line data generated by an OSD creating unit are outputted as display image data on a display device. As a result, converted rearward images and auxiliary display lines are displayed superimposed on the display element. An operator displays the rearward images during conversion while utilizing the auxiliary display lines on the display screen to perform rotation processing, parallel movement processing, and skew processing until the image appears in a desired position. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007735 | ARRANGEMENT FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE - The invention relates to an arrangement for video surveillance with at least one video camera which can be directed into different positions by a remote controlled pan and/or tilt and/or zoom unit and with at least one video signal receiving device, which comprises means for demultiplexing the video Signals of the video camera in such a way that the at least one video signal receiving device receives video Signals generated by the video camera while remaining in one of the different positions only. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007736 | MONITORING CAMERA AND MONITORING CAMERA CONTROL METHOD - An image signal processing DSP subjects an image captured by an imaging element having a zoom lens to image processing for identifying a tracking target. In accordance with zoom information generated by the image signal processing DSP, the main CPU controls the zoom lens; and controls a turn table that moves the imaging element in panning and tilting directions in accordance with pan and tilt information, to track the tracking target. During tracking of the tracking, a determination is made, from information about movements of the tracking target generated by the image signal processing DSP, as to whether or not the target to be tacked has intruded the inside of the area from the outside. In a case where the target has intruded the inside of a preset area from the outside, an alarm command is produced when the target continually remains in the area for; e.g., one second. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007737 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING A VENUE - The present invention provides methods and systems for monitoring a venue. The system may comprise a central console operatively connected to, and configured to receive information from, a plurality of elements for monitoring a venue. The plurality of elements may comprise: monitoring equipment providing real-time audio and/or video information regarding the venue; at least one personnel device carried by selected personnel at the venue, wherein the device is configured to communicate information regarding the venue, including information regarding an incident, to the central console; a data processing unit comprising a processor and a database, wherein the database comprises information regarding the venue, including predetermined response plans and information regarding incidents and responses at prior events at the venue, and wherein the processor is configured to analyze the information regarding the venue and provide an output to the central console; and a dispatch unit configured to communicate with third party personnel. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007738 | METHOD OF ADVANCED PERSON OR OBJECT RECOGNITION AND DETECTION - A method for advanced recognition and detection of persons and objects comprises providing an intelligent video recognition system including a plurality of video cameras having advanced recognition methods associated therewith, providing a location awareness system with active emitting tags and including one or more receiver antennas, detecting outlier persons or objects by processing intermediate data output from the intelligent video recognition system and location awareness system with output from a master database to generate relevant and focused alert data through comparing spatial information, classifying the alert data as alerts or allowed events based on business logic described in a rule engine, displaying the alert data along with primary video stream and active emitting tag data in real-time in a user visualization engine, and allowing the relevant and focused alert data to be replayed and displayed in the user visualization engine at a future time. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007739 | Surveying device and automatic tracking method - The present invention provides a surveying device, comprising a first image pickup unit | 2010-01-14 |
20100007740 | Statistical modeling and performance characterization of a real-time dual camera surveillance system - The present invention relates to a method for visually detecting and tracking an object through a space. The method chooses modules for a restricting a search function within the space to regions with a high probability of significant change, the search function operating on images supplied by a camera. The method also derives statistical models for errors, including quantifying an indexing step performed by an indexing module, and tuning system parameters. Further the method applies a likelihood model for candidate hypothesis evaluation and object parameters estimation for locating the object. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007741 | VIDEO SIGNAL MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for monitoring a video signal comprises means ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100007742 | HIGH FREQUENCY RECEIVER AND HIGH FREQUENCY DEVICE USING THE SAME - A high frequency receiver cancels a plurality of noise signals which are contained in a high frequency signal and outputted from a plurality of noise signal sources. The high frequency receiver cancels the noise signals using a plurality of pick-up noise signals extracted from a plurality of pick-up antennas disposed near the noise signal sources. At least one of the pick-up noise signals is selected in descending order of their effects on the degradation of reception quality, thereby completing noise cancelling in a short time. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007743 | FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION AND STRUCTURE DETECTION METHOD IN DVB-S2 SYSTEM - Provided is a method for detecting frame sync and frame structure in a satellite broadcasting system. The method for detecting frame sync and frame structure includes the steps of: calculating differential correlation values of reception symbols; generating index sequences of reception symbols whose differential correlation values calculated above exceed a threshold value; calculating positions estimated as frame start points which correspond to a total frame number based on the number of symbols per frame for each frame structure; and detecting frame sync and frame structure based on the umber of positions where the above-calculated frame start point estimated positions and the above-generated index sequences are matched. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007744 | NETWORK CAMERA - A network camera includes: a camera main unit including an image sensor unit and a movable portion having a motor for swiveling the image sensor unit; and a base unit, connected detachably to the camera main unit and fixed to a camera installation surface, the base unit having a nonvolatile memory for storing network operation information including network setting information unique to the network camera. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007745 | DIGITAL CAMERA HAVING PRINTHEAD AND REMOVABLE CARTRIDGE - A digital camera is provided having an image sensor for capturing images, an image processor for processing image data from the image sensor to produce print data, a cartridge interface for receiving a cartridge having a supply of media wrapped around the supply of ink, and a printhead for printing the print data on to the media supplied by the cartridge using the ink supplied by the cartridge. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007746 | PHOTOGRAPHY CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROHIBITING USE OF FLASH - A photography control method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for prohibiting the use of a flash. The method includes recognizing a sensitive face from an obtained image and prohibiting the use of the flash when the recognized face is a sensitive face. The method may include determining whether or not the image is taken from a dark environment and if the image is taken from a dark environment, then increasing the optical sensitivity and optionally performing advanced shake reduction. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007747 | CAMERA AND LENS DEVICE - A taking lens consists of first to third lens groups. The second lens group is held in a lens frame that is coupled through an arm to a supporting shaft, and is able to rotate about the supporting shaft, to move the second lens group in a circular direction in a plane perpendicular to an optical axis of the taking lens. As a movable lens barrel retreats into a camera body, the lens frame rotates to remove the second lens group from an inserted position inserted in an optical path of the taking lens to a removed position set out of the optical path. The arm is provided with an actuator that causes the lens frame to move in a lengthwise direction of the arm. Because the movement in the circular direction includes a component that is perpendicular to the lengthwise movement of the arm, it is possible to move the lens frame and thus the second lens group in any directions in the perpendicular plane to the optical axis, in order to cancel a deviation of an optical image that result from a camera shake. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007748 | Imaging apparatus and imaging method - While an image of an object is taken and image data of the image is generated by an imaging apparatus, at least either a panning or tilting movement of the imaging apparatus is detected. Form the image data, a feature of one or more humans is detected. Moving speeds of the one or more humans in the image data are calculated. Imaging control procedures with at least either a focus or exposing adjustment are performed to the human moving at the calculated minimum speed when at least either the panning or tilting movement of the imaging apparatus is detected. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007749 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes a wireless communication means for connecting to a wireless network; a transfer control means for transferring a captured image to a server through the wireless network connected by the wireless communication means; a power supply judgment means for judging whether or not power supply from outside has started; and a power source switching means for switching a power source of the electronic camera to ON or OFF. When the power source of the electronic camera has been switched to OFF by the power source switching means and if it has been judged by the power supply judgment means that supply of the power has started, the transfer control means transfers the captured image to the server, and when the power source of the electronic camera has been switched to ON by the power source switching means and if it has been judged by the power supply judgment means that supply of the power has started, the transfer control means prohibits transfer of the captured image to the server. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007750 | VIDEO OVER ETHERNET - The present invention relates to a network enabled digital video camera arranged to be connected to a digital network. The network enabled digital video camera includes a digital network module arranged to transmit and receive digital signals, an input/output port being an electrical connector and being connected to the digital network module, and an analog video generator arranged to output an analog video signal. The input/output port connected to the digital network module is also connected to the analog video generator. The present invention also relates to an adaptor used to connect the network enabled digital video camera to an off-the-shelf video preview device. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007751 | IMAGE CORRECTION DEVICE, METHOD, PROGRAM, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND SYSTEM - An image correction device trims an image, which has been captured by a camera provided in a moving object, in accordance with a predetermined image frame to generate a corrected image that is enclosed by the predetermined image frame, and then outputs the corrected image as an output image. Even when there is an error between an actual camera position in which the camera is actually positioned and a scheduled camera position in which the camera is scheduled to be positioned, the image correction device (i) decomposes the error into a first component that extends along an imaging direction of the camera and a second component that extends along a plane orthogonal to the imaging direction, (ii) shifts the image frame in accordance with the first component, and (iii) enlarges or shrinks a size of the image frame in accordance with the second component. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007752 | Spectral improvement of digital camera color images - Systems and methods for modifying a color image of a scene are provided. The systems and methods involve illuminating at least a portion of the scene with a light having a known spectral power distribution, and detecting a finite number of spectral components of light received from the scene under such illumination. The detected values of spectral components of light received from the scene are used to modify the color image or rendition of the scene. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007753 | IMAGE COMPRESSION METHOD, DEVICE, ELECTRONIC CAMERA, AND PROGRAM - An image compression device includes a motion vector detecting section, a determination section, an intra-frame compression section, and an inter-frame compression section. The motion vector detecting section obtains a motion vector between sets of image data at a plurality of positions on an image. The determination section determines whether a spatial variation of the motion vector on the image is large or small. The intra-frame compression section selects an image area A, which is determined to have the large spatial variation of the motion vector, from the image data to be compressed, and subjects the selected image area A to intra-frame compression. The inter-frame compression section selects an image area B, which is determined to have the small spatial variation of the motion vector, from the image data to be compressed, and subjects the selected image area B to inter-frame prediction differential compression. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007754 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC CAMERA AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - The image processing device of the present invention is provided with an image input section, a position discrepancy detecting section, and an image composition section. The image input section reads a plurality of low resolution images imaging a same object, and at least one high resolution image imaging a same object. The position discrepancy detecting section detects position discrepancy of patterns between respective low resolution images and the high resolution image. The image composition section positions and composes patterns of the plurality of low resolution images based on the position discrepancy. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007755 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING FUNCTIONS ACCORDING TO CAPTURED IMAGES - A system and method for executing functions according to a captured image on an electronic device are provided. The method includes defining at least one function images; capturing the captured image after the capture signal is received; recognizing if the captured image is equivalent to the at least one function images; and executing a corresponding function of the at least one function images if the captured image is equivalent to the at least one function image. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007756 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An apparatus received input of a base image and a reference image that are images picked up by two cameras provided on left and right. A window setting portion determines a size of a window based on an edge value of an image around a gaze point in the base image. A position deviation operation portion operates deviation between the image in the window of the base image and the image in the window of the reference image. A three-dimensional coordinate operation unit portion operates a three-dimensional coordinate of a surface of an object based on deviation between the images. | 2010-01-14 |
20100007757 | CAMERA MODULE AND IMAGING DEVICE - Provided are a camera module and electronic equipment that are advantageous in alleviating a stress to be imposed on connectors and a flexible substrate at the time of attaching a printed wiring substrate. A first flank | 2010-01-14 |
20100007758 | Image matching device and camera - An image matching device includes: a dividing unit that divides a target image, contained in a search window set within an input image constituted with pixels each having a luminance component and a chrominance component, and a template image constituted with pixels each having the luminance component and the chrominance component, each into a plurality of divided areas; a representative value calculation unit that calculates a luminance component representative value and a chrominance component representative value in correspondence to each of the divided areas; a normalizing unit that normalizes the luminance component representative value having been calculated in correspondence to each divided area; and a template matching processing unit that executes template matching processing based upon the normalized luminance component representative value and the chrominance component representative value corresponding to each of the divided areas in the template image, and upon the normalized luminance component representative value and the chrominance component representative value corresponding to each of the divided areas in the target image. | 2010-01-14 |