04th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130021368 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AND SHARING IMAGES ON PER ALBUM BASIS - Provided is a system and method for managing images album-by-album. A communication terminal includes a storage device, a management unit configured to manage images stored on the storage device, album-by-album, and a loading unit configured to load images contained in an album into a server corresponding to a host system on a per album basis in response to a user's setting of sharing attribute of the album as shared with another person. An access permission to the album is granted to the another person so that the another person shares the album with the user. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021369 | TIMING OF DISPLAYED OBJECTS - Systems and methods for displaying an object determine a display time of a first object, wherein the display time of the first object is determined based on one or more attributes of objects in a collection of objects, generate a display that includes at least part of the first object in a first portion of the display for the display time of the first object, wherein the display is configured for rendering on a display device, and remove the first object from the first portion of the display after the display time of the first object has elapsed. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021370 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTATION OF FEED ITEMS IN AN INFORMATION FEED TO BE DISPLAYED ON A DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed are systems, apparatus, methods and computer-readable media for presenting feed items in an information feed to be displayed on a display device. In some implementations, a first feed item including first data is received, and a second feed item including second data is received. In some instances, presentation information is generated indicating that the second feed item is capable of being displayed on the display device in a spatial relationship with the first feed item, where the spatial relationship is independent of a linear presentation of the feed items in the information feed. In some instances, generated presentation information includes a first presentation and a second presentation, where the first presentation indicates that the second feed item is capable of being displayed on the display device in a spatial relationship with the first feed item, and the second presentation is different from the first presentation. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021371 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An image display apparatus, which displays a display image obtained by graphically processing an input image stored in an image storage unit connected to a common bus, may include a graphic processing unit that has a function of performing a first and second graphic processes for processing the input image, the graphic processing unit outputting any one of an image obtained by performing the first graphic process on the input image acquired from the image storage unit and an image obtained by performing the second graphic process subsequently to the first graphic process to the image storage unit as a processed image so that the image storage unit stores the processed image, a display processing unit, and a switching control unit that switches a processing unit for performing the second graphic process to any one of the graphic processing unit and the display processing unit based on a predetermined condition. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021372 | IMAGE DATA SEGMENTATION - A method for segmenting image data includes identifying a 2D boundary start position corresponding to tissue of interest in a cross-section of volumetric image data, wherein the start position is identified by a current position of a graphical pointer with respect to the cross-section, generating a preview 2D boundary for the tissue of interest based on the start position, displaying the preview 2D boundary superimposed over the cross-section, and updating the displayed preview 2D boundary if the position of the graphical pointer changes with respect to the cross-section. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021373 | Automatic Text Scrolling On A Head-Mounted Display - A see-through head-mounted display (HMD) device, e.g., in the form of glasses, provides view an augmented reality image including text, such as in an electronic book or magazine, word processing document, email, karaoke, teleprompter or other public speaking assistance application. The presentation of text and/or graphics can be adjusted based on sensor inputs indicating a gaze direction, focal distance and/or biological metric of the user. A current state of the text can be bookmarked when the user looks away from the image and subsequently resumed from the bookmarked state. A forward facing camera can adjust the text if a real word object passes in front of it, or adjust the appearance of the text based on a color of pattern of a real world background object. In a public speaking or karaoke application, information can be displayed regarding a level of interest of the audience and names of audience members. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021374 | Manipulating And Displaying An Image On A Wearable Computing System - Example methods and systems for manipulating and displaying a real-time image and/or photograph on a wearable computing system are disclosed. A wearable computing system may provide a view of a real-world environment of the wearable computing system. The wearable computing system may image at least a portion of the view of the real-world environment in real-time to obtain a real-time image. The wearable computing system may receive at least one input command that is associated with a desired manipulation of the real-time image. The at least one input command may be a hand gesture. Then, based on the at least one received input command, the wearable computing system may manipulate the real-time image in accordance with the desired manipulation. After manipulating the real-time image, the wearable computing system may display the manipulated real-time image in a display of the wearable computing system. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021375 | System for Monitoring a Video - A computer-implemented method monitors a video-based graphic. The method includes displaying a video-based graphic. A position of a pointer is monitored. The method includes determining a transparency of the video-based graphic at a location of the pointer. An action is performed based on the determined transparency of the video-based graphic at a location of the pointer. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021376 | Changing Orientation of Displayed Data Responsive to Window Resizing - A method and apparatus for reorienting displayed data responsive to resizing a window in which the data is displayed is disclosed. Data is displayed in a window in a first orientation. Responsive to receiving an input modifying the size of the window, it is determined whether to reorient the data displayed in the window based on the modified size of the window. For example, if the modified size of the window exceeds a threshold, the data is reoriented. Responsive to determining to reorient the data, the window is resized to the modified size and the data is displayed in a second orientation. In one embodiment the first orientation is orthogonal to the second orientation. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021377 | Adjusting Orientation of Content Regions in a Page Layout - When the device is rotated from a portrait orientation to landscape orientation, or vice versa, the display device rotates the content items within distinct respective content regions of a page template (“slots”) that each appear to stay in their same position with respect to a frame of reference of the display device. While the content regions stay in their same positions, the content within each content region counter-rotates in place to offset the rotation of the display device. Thus, the content within the content regions maintains an orientation with respect to a constant (non-rotating) frame of reference, regardless of the orientation or rotation of the display device. In one embodiment, a slot's position, height, and width in a template in a second orientation are determined from the slot's position, height, and width in the template in a first orientation. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021378 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING POPUP WINDOW IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for displaying a popup window in a portable terminal is provided. The apparatus includes a display unit for displaying the popup window along a longer side of a display area of the display unit, according to a display mode of the portable terminal; and a controller for controlling the display unit to display the popup window along the longer side as well as a selected generation position corresponding to the popup window, as a reference, according to the display mode of the portable terminal. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021379 | MAX MODE - A smartpad is provided that has various display modes. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021380 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SENSING INPUT GESTURE AND INPUTTING SELECTED SYMBOL - An electronic device and method for sensing an input gesture and inputting a selected symbol are provided. An operation method of the electronic device includes determining that an input means has been sensed in a position below a predetermined height from touch regions, determining that the position of the input means is in any one touch region among the touch regions partitioned into a plurality of regions, and analyzing a gesture of the input means and inputting any one of at least one mark type allocated to the touch region in which the input means is positioned. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021381 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING FOLDER ITEM INFORMATION BASED ON TOUCH OPERATION - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for providing folder project information based on a touch operation. The method includes: determining positions of touch points on a display screen; calculating, according to the positions of the touch points, a size of a zoomed display area of a folder item; acquiring a data source that is of the folder item and needs to be displayed, where the data source of the folder item corresponds to the size of the zoomed display area; and displaying the folder item according to an acquired data source and the size of the zoomed display area. According to the embodiments, the level of detail of folder item information in the window may be quickly changed without the need of page switching, thereby improving user experience with simple and quick operation. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021382 | TIME AND/OR ACCURACY DEPENDENT WEIGHTS FOR NETWORK GENERATION IN A DIGITAL MAP - A method for improving and extending an existing digital road network and generating new networks from statistically relevant amounts of probe data recorded by GPS-enabled navigation devices. New probe data is matched to the existing digital map, then the data merged into the existing network using a time-dependent weight and/or accuracy-dependent weight. A recalculation date is established, and the weight value of a line segment and/or trace is adjusted as a function of the time span relative to the recalculation. The function may include setting a maximal time period divided into bins each having a respective weight reduction factor, or applying decay function. Through this technique, digital maps can be updated and extended without undue influence exerted by old trace data. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021383 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A control apparatus, according to the present invention, for controlling a display apparatus having a liquid crystal panel and a backlight which is configured from a plurality of divided regions and which emits light, with one or more divided regions as one light-emitting unit, based on decided emission brightness of each light-emitting unit, comprises a control unit that sets, upon displaying a second image formed by enlarging a first image, a size of the light-emitting unit larger in comparison to a case of displaying the first image according to an enlargement ratio of the second image relative to the first image. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021384 | DRIVE DEVICE, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A drive device that drives a display medium displaying an image includes a setting unit that sets a drive voltage of second particles responsive to a display density of the second particles with respect to the image, and sets threshold characteristics of first particles responsive to the set drive voltage of the second particles and a display density of the first particles, and a voltage application unit that applies between a display substrate and a back substrate an initial drive voltage responsive to the threshold characteristics of the first particles set by the setting unit, and thereafter applies between the display substrate and the back substrate the drive voltage of the second particles responsive to the display density of the second particles set by the setting unit. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021385 | LCD DEVICE AND BLACK FRAME INSERTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses an LCD device, which includes N scan lines, N rows of first and second pixel units alternately arranged, N/2 auxiliary scan lines, and switches. The N/2 auxiliary scan lines are respectively disposed between an (i)th row of the first pixel units and an (i+1)th row of the second pixel units, in which N is a positive integer greater than 1, and i is an odd number and 1≦i2013-01-24 | |
20130021386 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING BACKLIGHT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND ITS DRIVING METHOD - A backlight driving apparatus and method, and an LCD device using the same and a driving method thereof are discussed. The backlight driving apparatus includes a backlight unit, a backlight driver, and a backlight controller. The backlight unit includes a plurality of light sources irradiating light on a liquid crystal display panel which displays an image according to a response of liquid crystal. The backlight driver sequentially turns on the light sources in units of a frame, according to a backlight dimming signal having a duty-on period and a duty-off period. The backlight controller generates the backlight dimming signal having a frequency equal to or higher than a frequency of a frame sync signal for the liquid crystal display panel by analyzing the image, according to external duty-on information. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021387 | DISPLAY AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display includes: a frame-rate conversion section being configured to be capable of changing a frame-rate conversion ratio having a value of 1 or more, the frame-rate conversion section converting a frame rate of an image signal at the frame-rate conversion ratio being set; and a display section displaying an image having undergone frame rate conversion. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021388 | LIGHT REFRACTION CONTROLLING PANEL, 3D-DISPLAY COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE 3D-DISPLAY - A light refraction controlling panel, a 3D-display, and a method of operating a 3D-display are provided. The light refraction controlling panel includes a transparent substrate, a barrier wall on the transparent substrate, first to fourth electrodes on the barrier wall, the first to fourth electrodes being separated from each other, an electro-wetting prism within the barrier wall, the electro-wetting prism being configured to refract incident light to a desired direction, and an isolation layer between the barrier wall and the first to fourth electrodes, and the electro-wetting prism. One electrode of two adjacent electrodes of the first to fourth electrodes is inside an other electrode of the two adjacent electrodes. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021389 | ORGANIC EL DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING ORGANIC EL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A method of fabricating an organic EL display apparatus includes: obtaining a representative current (I)-voltage (V) characteristic of a display panel including pixels each having an organic EL device and a driving transistor; dividing the display panel into a plurality of divided regions, and calculating a light-emitting efficiency and a light-emission starting current value for each of the divided regions calculated by a luminance (L)-I characteristic of the divided region; measuring luminance of light emitted from each of the pixels and calculating an L-V characteristic of each of the pixels; calculating an I-V characteristic of each pixel by dividing each luminance value of the L-V characteristic calculated for the pixel by light-emitting efficiency, and by adding a light-emission starting current value; and calculating a correction parameter for each pixel such that the I-V characteristic of each pixel is corrected to the representative I-V characteristic. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021390 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, DISPLAY METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An LCD device includes: an LC panel which exhibits different gamma curves under different view angles, and a display control circuit which divides a single frame period into first and second display periods and divides a display region of the LC panel into first and second regions. The display control circuit has a luminance computing section which computes A to D so that A to D satisfies A+C=B+D and A≠B≠D as well as C≠B≠D, where A and C are gray-level luminances, A and B are the white luminances of pixel data displayed in the first and second regions, respectively, during the first display period, and C and D are the white luminances of pixel data displayed in the first and second regions, respectively, during the second display period. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021391 | 2D and 3D Compatible Receiving Device and Receiving Method of the Same - A 2D and 3D compatible receiving device includes a signal receiving module, a signal process module, an adjustable receiving mode module, a left shutter control module, a right shutter control module, a left shutter, a right shutter and a receiving mode status display so as to allow the user to freely view a 3D or a 2D content without change to the exterior display. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021392 | WIDE FIELD-OF-VIEW VIRTUAL IMAGE PROJECTOR - This document describes techniques and apparatuses for implementing a wide field-of-view virtual image projector. A wide field-of-view virtual image projector may include a spatial light modulator configured to inject light rays into an input wedge. The input wedge acts to output the light rays with an increased fan-out angle into an output light guide positioned proximate the input wedge. The spatial light modulator is controlled to inject light rays into the input wedge effective to diffract the light rays out of the output light guide to generate a virtual image. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021393 | STATIC ELECRONIC DISPLAY - A static electronic display employs pixels having a plurality of subpixels that exhibit one of a minimum intensity and a maximum intensity of an intensity range of the image. The static electronic display includes an array of the pixels of an electrode patterned to represent image pixels of the image. A relative number of minimum intensity subpixels and maximum intensity subpixels of each pixel in the array corresponds to an intensity level of a corresponding image pixel of the image. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021394 | LOCALLY DIMMED DISPLAY - A locally dimmed display has a spatial light modulator illuminated by a light source. The spatial light modulator is illuminated with a low resolution version of a desired image. The illumination may comprise a series of lighting elements that vary smoothly from one element to another at the spatial light modulator. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021395 | NAIL PRINT APPARATUS - A nail print apparatus includes a print head which performs printing on a finger nail, a printing finger positioning unit which holds a fingertip of the finger nail on which the print head performs printing, non-printing finger receiving units which are provided respectively at sides of the printing finger positioning unit and which receive fingers other than the finger held by the printing finger positioning unit, and a placement unit on which at least the fingertip of the finger received by the printing finger positioning unit is placed. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021396 | INKJET RECORDING DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An inkjet printer ( | 2013-01-24 |
20130021397 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus capable of determining an amount of bubbles in an ink flow path and performing suction recovery operation at an appropriate timing is provided. The inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head including a nozzle for discharging ink and a flow path forming member forming an ink flow path for supplying the ink to the nozzle, a suction unit configured to suck the ink from the recording head, and a temperature detection unit configured to detect a temperature in the recording head. The inkjet recording apparatus includes a control unit configured, based on an amount of gas in the flow path forming member before the ink is filled in the ink flow path, and an amount of gas in equilibrium in the flow path forming member after the ink is filled in the ink flow path, to control the operation of the suction unit. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021398 | Method and System for Aligning Printheads that Eject Clear Ink in an Inkjet Printer - A method enables an operator to detect misalignment of printheads that eject clear ink in an inkjet printer. The method prints a first test pattern with a first color of ink and then prints a second test pattern of clear ink on top of the first test pattern. The ink of the first and the second test patterns is then spread to enable the clear ink to be dispersed in interstitial spaces in the ink of the first color. An operator is then able to detect the spatial relationship of predetermined marks in the second test pattern to predetermined marks in the first test pattern. The predetermined marks of the first and the second test patterns are arranged to enable an operator to detect a misalignment distance and the inkjet printer uses the misalignment distance entered by the operator to adjust the alignment of the printheads that eject clear ink. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021399 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An inkjet recording apparatus includes a recording head, a cap, and a preliminary discharge unit. The recording head can discharge a plurality of types of ink. The cap caps a discharge port face of the recording head. The preliminary discharge unit causes the recording head to execute a preliminary discharge. The preliminary discharge unit changes a preliminary discharge operation according to a length of time during which the discharge port face is capped by the cap. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021400 | LIQUID EJECTION VOLUME CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM AND INKJET APPARATUS - An apparatus includes: a first lookup table storage device which stores a first lookup table; a second lookup table storage device which stores a second lookup table; a halftone table storage device which stores a halftone table; a third lookup table generating device which generates a third lookup table by extracting a portion of the data from the second lookup table; a third lookup table storage device which stores the third lookup table; an evaluation processing device which performs calculation for evaluating a liquid ejection volume, on the basis of the evaluation input signal, the first lookup table, the third lookup table, the halftone table and the liquid volume per dot; and an adjusting device which adjusts the ejection volume on the basis of the evaluation results, in such a manner that the liquid ejection volume does not exceed a specified value. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021401 | INK JET PRINTING APPARATUS - An ink jet printing apparatus includes a head that is provided with nozzle holes for ejecting ink, and a control unit that performs a plurality modes, and the plurality of modes includes a first image printing mode of ejecting white-based ink from the nozzle holes to adhere the white-based ink to a first area of a printing medium and a second area different from the first area to print an image, and a second image printing mode of substantially concurrently ejecting color ink and resin ink from the nozzle holes to contact and adhere the color ink and the resin ink onto the white-based ink of the first area to print an image, and ejecting resin ink from the nozzle holes to adhere the resin ink onto the white-based ink composition of the second area to print an image. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021402 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An inkjet recording device has: an image drawing drum that holds and conveys plural sheets at plural different holding surfaces respectively; and inkjet heads that are provided so as to face the image drawing drum and form an image on a surface of a sheet that is held on the image drawing drum. A control device has plural conveying modes that are set such that sheets are thinned-conveyed to a predetermined holding surface, without using all of the plural holding surfaces of the image drawing drum. The control device selects any one of the plural conveying modes on the basis of a number of sheets processed per unit time. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021403 | IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM - An image recording apparatus forms an image on a recording medium including a liquid accommodation layer by landing a liquid to the liquid accommodation layer of the recording medium. The image recording apparatus includes a first unit that performs pre-processing of landing the liquid containing a material with absorbability lower than that of the liquid accommodation layer to an edge of an image formation region at which the image is scheduled to be formed; and a second unit that forms the image at the image formation region of the recording medium after the first unit performs the pre-processing. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021404 | METHOD FOR MONITORING A JETTING PERFORMANCE OF A PRINT HEAD - The invention relates to a method for monitoring a performance of a jetting device, the jetting device being configured to expel droplets of an electrically conductive fluid wherein at least a part of the conductive fluid is positioned in a magnetic field, the method comprising providing an electrical actuation current in the part of the conductive fluid positioned in the magnetic field, thereby generating a pressure wave in the conductive fluid; characterized in that the method further comprises detecting a resulting electrical current, which electrical current is induced by a residual pressure wave in the part of the conductive fluid positioned in the magnetic field, thereby obtaining a detection signal and based on the detection signal determining whether the jetting device is in an operative state. The invention further relates to a printing device, employing the described method. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021405 | SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE FOR EJECTION CHIP AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a substrate structure for an ejection chip that includes a first substrate layer, a second substrate layer disposed beneath the first substrate layer, and an intermediate layer configured between the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer. The substrate structure also includes a plurality of fluid channels configured within the second substrate layer. Further, the substrate structure includes a plurality of fluid ports configured within the first substrate layer. At least one fluid port of the plurality of fluid ports is configured in alignment with a corresponding fluid channel of the plurality of fluid channels. Furthermore, the substrate structure includes a plurality of slots configured within the intermediate layer such that the at least one fluid port is in fluid communication with the to corresponding fluid channel. Further disclosed is a method for fabricating the substrate structure and an ejection chip employing the substrate structure. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021406 | INK COMPOSITION CONTAINING POLYURETHANE VINYL HYBRID LATEXES - Ink compositions and method of making the same are disclosed. A disclosed example ink composition includes a liquid vehicle, a colorant system and polyurethane vinyl hybrid latexes. Also disclosed is a method of using such ink composition containing polyurethane vinyl hybrid latexes. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021407 | NOZZLE SURFACE CLEANING DEVICE AND LIQUID DROPLET EJECTING APPARATUS - A nozzle surface cleaning device includes an ink jet head having a nozzle surface with a nozzle disposed therein, a cleaning solution supplying unit that faces the nozzle surface and supplies a cleaning solution, a movement unit that moves one of the cleaning solution supplying unit and the head in longitudinal and traverse directions of the head, and a movement amount control unit that controls a movement amount of at least one of the cleaning solution supplying unit and the head. The movement amount control unit adjusts an amount of the cleaning solution adhering to the nozzle surface by moving them in the traverse direction by using the movement unit in accordance with an uncleanness state of the nozzle surface or an operation history of the head to relatively change a position at which the nozzle surface and the cleaning solution supplying unit face and overlap with each other. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021408 | METHOD OF MINIMIZING INK CONSUMPTION DURING PRINTHEAD PRIMING - A method of minimizing ink consumption during printhead priming in an inkjet printer. The printhead has a nozzle face defining an array of nozzles for ejecting ink on to a media substrate. The method includes the steps of: providing a porous pad having a contact face dimensioned so that it can encompass all the nozzles in the array; moving the porous pad such that the contact face engages the nozzle face to cover the array of nozzles; forcing ink into the printhead under pressure until ink flows out the nozzles in the array and into the porous pad engaged with the nozzle face; and withdrawing the porous pad such that the contact face disengages the nozzle face. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021409 | WIPER FOR AN INKJET PRINTER - In an inkjet printer having a small print head assembly and a large print head assembly, a wiper includes a first wiper section having a width approximately equal to a width of an orifice area of the small print head assembly, a decoupler adjacent to the first wiper section, a second wiper section adjacent to the decoupler, where the first and the second wiper sections and the decoupler combined have a width approximately equal to a width of an orifice area of the large print head assembly, and a squared tip at an extremity of the single, segmented wiper to impede wicking action. A tab holds the wiper oriented so as to wipe the print head assemblies in a direction of a printing operation. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021410 | PRINTHEAD MOUNTING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A carriage unit useable with a printhead is provided. The carriage unit includes an alignment member and a support member. The alignment member positions the printhead and includes at least one positioning unit to engage with a fastener. The at least one positioning unit has a positioning surface and a retaining device to retain the fastener against the positioning surface. The support member is connected to the alignment member to support the printhead. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021411 | NONCIRCULAR INKJET NOZZLE - An inkjet nozzle includes an aperture with a noncircular opening substantially defined by a polynomial equation. A droplet generator is also described which includes a firing chamber fluidically coupled to a fluid reservoir, a heating resistor and a nozzle. The nozzle includes an aperture forming a passage from the firing chamber to the exterior of the droplet generator through a top hat layer. The nozzle is defined by a closed polynomial and has a mathematically smooth and mathematically continuous shape around aperture's perimeter wall, with two protrusions extending into the center of the aperture. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021412 | DROPLET EJECTION HEAD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DROPLET EJECTION HEAD, AND DROPLET EJECTION APPARATUS - A droplet ejection head that is attachable to and removable from a droplet ejection apparatus, includes: a nozzle plate having multiple nozzle holes to eject droplets; an individual-channel substrate in which multiple individual-liquid-chambers to supply liquid to the nozzle holes are formed; a common-channel substrate to supply liquid to the individual-channel substrate; a base plate made of metal and including a first positioning part to be engaged with a part of the droplet ejection apparatus at a given position to perform positioning with respect to the droplet ejection apparatus in a direction along an opening surface of the nozzle plate at which the nozzle holes are opened; and a housing made of resin and including a second positioning part to perform positioning with respect to the droplet ejection apparatus in a direction intersecting with the opening surface. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021413 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A diaphragm unit includes an elastic film unit which seals an opening portion of a pressure chamber, and an island unit which is provided on the elastic film unit and to which a tip portion of a piezoelectric vibrator is joined. The width of the center portion of the island unit in the longitudinal direction is set to be narrower than the width of both end portions of the island unit in the longitudinal direction. The dimension of the center portion of the island unit in the longitudinal direction is shorter than the dimension of the piezoelectric vibrator in the same direction. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021414 | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus executes recording with a recording head that discharges ink. The recording apparatus includes a platen arranged opposite the recording head and configured to support a sheet, at least one ink receiving portion arranged on the platen and configured to receive ink running off a side edge of the sheet, a suction portion configured to suction fluid from the ink receiving portion, and a supporting member configured to support the sheet at the ink receiving portion to prevent the sheet from sinking into the ink receiving portion. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021415 | Ink Delivery Agitation System - An ink delivery system is disclosed. The ink delivery system includes one or more subtanks to store ink and an agitation system coupled to each of the one or more subtanks to vibrate a subtank to prevent ink particles from settling in the subtank. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021416 | LIQUID CIRCULATION SYSTEM - Liquid is appropriately circulated with a low cost and thereby precipitation of fine particles in the liquid is prevented and bubbles in the liquid flow passage are removed. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021417 | RECORDING APPARATUS - A recording apparatus includes: a holding unit that holds a liquid receptacle containing a liquid; a recording head that ejects, onto a recording medium, the liquid supplied from the liquid receptacle held by the holding unit; a heating unit that heats the recording medium; and a suction unit that includes a suction port for sucking air to the heating unit. Here, the suction port is disposed in a location that enables the atmosphere around the liquid receptacle to be sucked. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021418 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING SOLID-INK PELLETS - The present disclosure provides apparatus and method for supplying uninterrupted flow of solid-ink pellets to an image-forming device. The apparatus includes a container for retaining solid-ink pellets, and a selectably-inflatable bladder disposed within the container. Further, the apparatus includes a tube communicating the bladder with a pressure supply. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021419 | INK-JET RECORDING APPARATUS - An ink-jet recording apparatus including a recording head for ejecting an ink, an auxiliary reservoir having an upstream chamber and a downstream chamber both open to the atmosphere and configured to store the ink, a first supply passage for supplying the ink from the downstream chamber of the auxiliary reservoir to the recording head, a return passage for returning the ink from the recording head to the upstream chamber of the auxiliary reservoir, and a partition portion which divides an internal space of the auxiliary reservoir into the upstream and downstream chambers and which has a filter section at least partially contacting the ink in the upstream and downstream chambers. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021420 | METHOD FOR DRYING PRINTED MATERIAL - A method for drying printed material operates with the aid of a one-dimensional or two-dimensional array of radiation sources which can be driven individually or in groups. At the same time, the high-resolution image data describing the printing image or a content of printing forms for individual color separations is transformed into image data of lower resolution. Position data which describes the position of the printed image in the transport direction is also obtained from a device for transporting the printing material. Control data for modulation of an intensity of the radiation sources or groups of radiation sources of the array are generated from the image data of lower resolution and the position data, so that the printing material is swept over in the transport direction with time-modulated radiation points which in each case include a plurality of image points of the higher-resolution printed image. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021421 | MULTICOLOR THERMOSENSITIVE MEDIUM AND PRINTING APPARATUS - In a multicolor thermosensitive medium and a printing apparatus, the multicolor thermosensitive medium includes: a base material; and a plurality of coloring layers including: a lamination group laminated on the base material and including one or more lower coloring layers; and an upper coloring layer laminated on the lamination group and having higher hiding properties at a portion where a color is developed than the lower coloring layers, wherein each coloring layer has coloring properties different from each other with regard to a heating temperature level necessary for color development, and wherein the upper coloring layer develops the color at a higher temperature than any of the lower coloring layers in the lamination group, and wherein the printing apparatus includes: a thermal head that applies thermal energy to the multicolor thermosensitive medium from a direction of the upper coloring layer. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021422 | INKLESS PRINTING METHOD WITH HEATING PROCESS AND PRINTING HEAD UNIT THEREFOR - An inkless printing method with heating process is disclosed. In the method, a conventional printing paper ( | 2013-01-24 |
20130021423 | TAPE CASSETTE AND TAPE PRINTING APPARATUS - The tape cassette used in a tape printing apparatus incorporates an ink ribbon including a thermal printing layer including a coloring layer containing wax and pigment coated on a base film and an adhesive layer coated on the coloring layer, and a congealing point of the thermal printing layer is controlled to be 89 degrees Celsius or higher and difference between a glass transition point of the thermal printing layer and a melting point of the thermal printing layer is controlled to be 23 degrees Celsius or smaller. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021424 | LIGHT BEAM NUMBER CHANGEABLE OPTICAL WRITING APPARATUS - An optical writing apparatus includes a light source device that includes a VCSEL having an alignment of at least two channels in a sub scanning direction configured to emit plural light beams in a block. A deflector deflects the plural light beams toward an image bearer that forms an image by changing a line speed of image formation. A control device decreases a number of light beams by turning off a prescribed same number of the channels symmetrically from the both ends of the alignment in accordance with the line speed. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021425 | OPTICAL OSCILLATION DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS - Provided is a recording apparatus including a self-excited oscillation semiconductor laser that has a double quantum well separate confinement heterostructure and includes a saturable absorber section to which a negative bias voltage is applied and a gain section into which a gain current is injected, an optical separation unit, an objective lens, a light reception element, a pulse detection unit, a reference signal generation unit, a phase comparison unit, a recording signal generation unit, and a control unit. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021426 | Access method for video call and video call apparatus - Disclosed in the present invention are an access method for performing a video call and a video call apparatus, wherein the method comprises the steps of: presetting an access password for a video call; after answering the video call, closing audio and video channels, and transmitting a command to a calling terminal for providing an access password for the video call so as to prompt said calling terminal to input an access password associated with the video call; determining if the access password associated with the video call and inputted by said calling terminal matches the preset access password; if so, performing the video call, and if not, refusing said calling terminal's request to perform the video call. According to the technical solution provided by the present invention, the function of automatically selecting whether to answer the video call according to the other party's identity is enabled. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021427 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal including a first body having a user input unit at one surface thereof; a second body slidably connected to the first body so as to be movable between a first state where the user input unit is exposed and a second state where the user input unit is covered by the second body; and a first image input unit located at the user input unit such that an external image is inputtable in the first state. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021428 | Adaptation of video for use with different number of cameras and displays at endpoints - In one embodiment, a method includes identifying priority objects in a composite image created from one or more input video streams, processing the composite image, and generating a plurality of output video streams. The output video streams correspond to display screens available for viewing the output video streams and the number of output video streams is different than the number of input video streams. Processing the composite image includes positioning the priority objects to prevent placement of the priority objects at a location extending over two of the display screens. An apparatus is also disclosed. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021429 | Method, Apparatus, and System for 3D Video Communication - A three-dimensional (3D) video communication method includes receiving video information of at least two session parties, wherein the video information of at least one session party is 3D video information. The video information received from the at least two session parties is processed according to state information of the at least two session parties and display capabilities of a terminal. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021430 | METHOD APPLIED TO ENDPOINT OF VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED ENDPOINT - Method applied to endpoint of video conference system and associated endpoint; in a receiving endpoint which receives video conference packets, while obtaining pictures from contents of video and data within the video conference packets, capturing the pictures as images on a user capture command or a result of automatic scene change detection. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021431 | INFORMATION MIXER AND SYSTEM CONTROL FOR ATTENTION MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods for controlling various aspects of ensemble experiences and system control for attention management are disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosure contemplates a variety of improved methods and systems for control of an ensemble experience such as a sports game, a large scale event, or a video conference. One or more interface(s) are provided that may present multiple layers and/or channels of communication, e.g., multiple video and audio. Options may be provided for participants to adjust the overall audio volume and assign different weights to audio signals from group layer(s), content layer, and system layer. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021432 | OPTIMIZING BANDWIDTH IN A MULTIPOINT VIDEO CONFERENCE - A plurality of multipoint conference units (MCUs) may optimize bandwidth by selecting particular video streams to transmit to endpoints and/or other MCUs participating in a video conference. An endpoint may generate video streams and audio streams and transmit these streams to its managing MCU. During the video conference, an endpoint may also receive and display different video streams and different audio streams. In a particular embodiment, a controlled MCU receives video streams from its managed endpoints, selects potential video streams based upon the maximum number of video streams that any endpoint can display concurrently, and transmits those potential video streams to a master MCU. The master MCU may also receive video streams from its managed endpoints and may select active video streams for transmission to its managed endpoints and to the controlled MCU, which transmits selected streams to its managed endpoints. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021433 | OVERVIEW CONFIGURATION AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PTZ CAMERAS - A method of operating a surveillance camera arrangement includes panning a PTZ camera about a pan axis. First images are captured with the camera throughout the panning. A composite panoramic or circular second image is created by stitching together the first images captured during the panning. The user is enabled to select and modify presets, recordings, and/or video analytics profiles within the composite panoramic or circular second image. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021434 | Method and System of Simultaneously Displaying Multiple Views for Video Surveillance - Methods and systems of transmitting a plurality of views from a video camera are disclosed. The camera captures a plurality of views from the lens and scales the view to a specified size. Each view can correspond to a separate virtual camera view of a region of interest and separately controlled. The camera composites at least a portion of the plurality of views into one or more views within the camera, and then transmits one or more of the views from the video camera to a base station for compositing views from the camera into a single view within the base station. Cameras can be grouped into a network, with network addresses assigned to the camera and any virtual cameras generated therein. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021435 | REPRODUCTION DEVICE, REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR STEREOSCOPIC REPRODUCTION - In performing stereoscopic view, a shift information memory stores, as a number of pixel lengths, an offset indicating how far in a right direction or a left direction to move coordinates of pixels to realize stereoscopic view. When realizing stereoscopic view, a plane shift engine moves the coordinates of image data in a graphics plane in the right direction or the left direction by the number of pixel lengths indicated by the offset. When a scale of video data targeted for stereoscopic view is changed by a basic graphics plane, a shift distance of pixel coordinates by the plane shift engine is based on a number of pixel lengths obtained by multiplying the offset by a changed scaling factor in the horizontal direction. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021436 | DECODER, PROJECTING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD OF THE PROJECTING SYSTEM - A decoder, a projecting system, and an image processing method of the projecting system are provided. The decoder is adapted to the projecting system having a projecting module. The decoder has a decoding circuit and a transceiver. The projecting module outputs a first and a second projected images and a frame switching control signal. The decoding circuit receives and decodes a three-dimensional video signal to generate a first and a second image data to the projecting module. The projecting module generates the first projected image according to the first image data and generates the second projected image according to the second image data. The transceiver receives and transmits the frame switching control signal to the decoding circuit, and the decoding circuit adjusts an output time sequence of the first projected image and the second projected image outputted from the projecting module according to the received frame switching control signal. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021437 | Apparatus, System and Method for Recording a Multi-View Video and Processing Pictures, and Decoding Method - An apparatus, a system, and a method for recording a multi-view video and processing images, and a decoding method are disclosed. The apparatus for recording a multi-view video and processing images includes a video recording unit, a collecting unit, a selecting unit, and an encoding unit, which are connected in sequence. The video recording unit is configured to record a video including recording a multi-view video, and output 3D video data. The collecting unit is configured to collect 3D video data output by the video recording unit. The selecting unit is configured to select at least one channel of data among the 3D video data. The encoding unit is configured to encode data including encoding the 3D video data selected by the selecting unit. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021438 | 3D VIDEO PROCESSING UNIT - The 3D video processing unit combines video feeds from two unsynchronized video sources, such as left and right video cameras, in real-time, to generate a 3D image for display on a video monitor. The processing unit can also optionally receive video data from a third video source and use that data to generate a background image visible on all or a selected portion or portions of the video monitor. An alpha data generator inspects the video data held within respective buffer circuits associated with the left and right channels and generates an alpha data value for each pixel. These alpha data values are used within an alpha blending mixer to control whether a pixel is displayed or suppressed. Synchronization of the unsynchronized video sources occurs within the processing unit after alpha data values have been generated for each left and right channels. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021439 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STEREOSCOPIC INFORMATION RECEIVING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Stereoscopic image information (3D information) can be efficiently transmitted between electronic devices at high speed. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021440 | DATA CODEC METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL BROADCASTING - Disclosed are a data modulation method and a data modulation system for 3D broadcasting, and more particularly, are a method and a system for maintaining a conventional 2D broadcasting service while providing a 3D broadcasting service. A 3D broadcasting service method includes generating a data frame including existence or nonexistence of 3D data, a header including information on codec types of a left image and a right image, a right image stream, and a left image stream, and transmitting the generated data frame. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021441 | METHOD AND IMAGE SENSOR HAVING PIXEL STRUCTURE FOR CAPTURING DEPTH IMAGE AND COLOR IMAGE - An image sensor having a pixel structure for capturing a depth image and a color image. The image sensor has a pixel structure that shares a floating diffusion (FD) node and a readout node, and operates with different pixel structures, according to a depth mode and a color mode. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021442 | ELECTRONIC CAMERA - An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager repeatedly outputs an image indicating a space captured on an imaging surface. A displayer displays the image outputted from the imager. A superimposer superimposes an index indicating a position of at least a focal point onto the image displayed by the displayer. A position changer changes a position of the index superimposed by the superimposer according to a focus adjusting operation. A setting changer changes a focusing setting in association with the process of the position changer. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021443 | CAMERA SYSTEM WITH COLOR DISPLAY AND PROCESSOR FOR REED-SOLOMON DECODING - A camera system including: a substrate having a coding pattern printed thereon and | 2013-01-24 |
20130021444 | CAMERA SYSTEM WITH COLOR DISPLAY AND PROCESSOR FOR REED-SOLOMON DECODING - A handheld digital camera device including: a digital camera unit having a first image sensor for capturing images and a color display for displaying captured images to a user; an integral processor configured for: controlling operation of the first image sensor and color display; decoding an imaged coding pattern printed on a substrate, the printed coding pattern employing Reed-Solomon encoding; and performing an action in the handheld digital camera device based on the decoded coding pattern. The decoding includes the steps of: detecting target structures defining an extent of a data area; determining the data area using the detected target structures; and Reed-Solomon decoding the coding pattern contained in the determined data area. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021445 | Camera Projection Meshes - A 3D rendering method is proposed to increase the performance when projecting and compositing multiple images or video sequences from real-world cameras on top of a precise 3D model of the real world. Unlike previous methods that relied on shadow-mapping and that were limited in performance due to the need to re-render the complex scene multiple times per frame, the proposed method uses, for each camera, one Camera Projection Mesh (“CPM”) of fixed and limited complexity per camera. The CPM that surrounds each camera is effectively molded over the surrounding 3D world surfaces or areas visible from the video camera. Rendering and compositing of the CPMs may be entirely performed on the Graphic Processing Unit (“GPU”) using custom shaders for optimal performance. The method also enables improved view-shed analysis and fast visualization of the coverage of multiple cameras. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021446 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED SENSE OF DEPTH VIDEO - A system and method receives image or video feeds from at least two cameras positioned on a platform such as a vehicle, to view a scene from different viewing points. A relative displacement between the video feeds may be selected (e.g., pre-selected, or selected by a system), and display of the feeds may be alternated on a display a chosen flicker or alternation rate, where the video feeds are displaced at the relative displacement. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021447 | DUAL IMAGE CAPTURE PROCESSING - Embodiments of imaging devices of the present disclosure automatically utilize simultaneous image captures in an image processing pipeline. In one embodiment, control processing circuitry initiates simultaneous capture of the first image by the first image sensor and the second image by the second image sensor; and image processing circuitry generates an enhanced monoscopic image comprising at least portions of the first image and the second image. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021448 | STEREOSCOPIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL CAMERA RIGS - A three-dimensional camera rig includes multiple lenses located along a mounting mechanism, where the multiple lenses are separated at an interocular distance along the mounting mechanism necessary to capture a three-dimensional image capable of distribution, and where the three-dimensional image is viewable in a plurality of formats. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021449 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASURING METHOD - Provided is a three-dimensional measuring method that can select a large number of line sections for calculating formulas of three-dimensional lines to perform three-dimensional measurement of a measurement object. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021450 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEM, RECORDING CONTROL METHOD, STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE REPRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND REPRODUCTION CONTROL METHOD - A stereoscopic imaging system includes: first and second imaging control units respectively controlling the operation of first and second imaging devices outputting first and second image signals in first and second processing frames according to incident light on a subject through first and second lenses; first and second access control units respectively controlling access to first and second image signal recording mediums recording the first and second image signals in the first and second processing frames; a first synchronization control unit notifying, if the capacity of a first image signal recording medium accessed by the first access control unit is insufficient, the timing of switching access to another first image signal recording medium; and a second synchronization control unit controlling switching access to another second image signal recording medium different from the second image signal recording medium accessed by the second access control unit in synchronization with the notified timing. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021451 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A CALIBRATION PARAMETER OF A STEREO CAMERA - The invention relates to a method and device for determining object property of an object with the aid of images that have been recorded with the aid of a camera. Further, the invention relates to a method for determining a calibration parameter for a stereo camera. For determining the object property of an object, the object is defined in a first image recorded with the aid of the camera. Further, the brightness of a defined object is determined. Each time after a preset time interval, a further image is recorded with the aid of the camera. The object is defined in each of the further images and each time, the brightness of the defined object of each image is determined. Dependent on the brightness curve, an object property is assigned to the object. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021452 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFOR - A three-dimensional imaging unit includes a plurality of image pickup devices that image an image and a rotation drive device which rotates the image pickup devices and adjusts optical axes such that reflections of an object to be measured in a space to be measured have a predetermined amount of overlap. An association calculating unit calculates position association information of pixels when a required measurement point is mapped onto a plurality of images. A three-dimensional shape calculating unit calculates a three-dimensional shape of the object to be measured using the position association information and rotational information of the rotation drive device. A three-dimensional shape estimation calculating unit estimates, from the three-dimensional shape, a three-dimensional shape of a region of the object to be measured where the three-dimensional shape is not obtained. A three-dimensional measurement coordinates calculating unit calculates, from an estimation result, three-dimensional coordinates of two distance measurement points designated on the object to be measured. A distance calculating unit calculates a distance between the two points using the three-dimensional coordinates. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021453 | Autostereoscopic rear-view display system for vehicles - A vehicle monitoring system uses at least one image capture device located on a vehicle and provides two or more associated images for combined display on an autostereoscopic display provided adjacent an operator. Preferably the images are processed for display and provide the operator with visual information that otherwise may not be available. The invention is directed to both apparatus and method for providing of this information. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021454 | 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTENT DISPLAYING METHOD THEREOF - A content processing method and a three dimensional (3D) image processing apparatus are provided. The content processing method includes: processing a video signal to be displayed on a screen; processing an audio signal corresponding to the video signal to be output in synchronization with the video signal on the screen; and individually controlling a 3D effect of a subtitle to be displayed on the screen according a loudness level of the audio signal. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021455 | VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE AND VIDEO DISPLAY METHOD - A video display device includes a first terminal unit that receives video data that is outputted by a source device and transmits data about a format of video data that can be inputted, to the source device, a video data processing unit that display-processes the video data, a display unit that displays an image based on the video data, a data storage unit that stores data about video data that can be inputted, a second terminal unit that outputs synchronization data for performing three-dimensional display on the display unit, and a control unit that performs control of storing data indicating that video data for three-dimensional display can be inputted, in the data storage unit when an external device is connected to the second terminal unit, and control of storing data indicating that input of video data for three-dimensional display is not permitted when the external device is not connected. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021456 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CONVERGENCE PERFORMANCE - Provided is a convergence performance determination device including an eye information acquisition unit configured to acquire eye information which is information on eye movements of a user when viewing a stereoscopic video; a convergence movement calculation unit configured to calculate amounts of convergence movement each indicating a degree of a convergence eye movement of the user, based on the eye information acquired by the eye information acquisition unit; and a determination unit configured to determine convergence eye movement performance of the user by comparing between distribution data indicating a distribution of the amounts of convergence movement calculated by the convergence movement calculation unit in an evaluation interval which is a predetermined playback time interval of the stereoscopic video being viewed by the user and distribution data indicating a distribution of the amounts of convergence movement determined in accordance with depth information on the stereoscopic video in the evaluation interval. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021457 | Multi-Person Stereo Display System - The multi-person stereo display system permits several independent viewers to see different stereo images on a single projection surface. This is accomplished through the innovative use of video multiplexing, software, control electronics, and special viewing glasses. The system is particularly useful in situations where the viewers see computer generated images from their own independent perspectives. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021458 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING STEREOSCOPIC VIDEO - Provided is a stereoscopic video presenting apparatus including: an eye movement measurement unit configured to measure an eye movement of each of users viewing the stereoscopic video; a user count determination unit configured to determine the number of users viewing a same stereoscopic video; and a failure state determination unit configured to compare, when the user count determination unit determines that the number of users viewing the same stereoscopic video is plurality, eye movements of a plurality of users to determine a user whose eye movement is in a failure state among the plurality of users. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021459 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING SPEECH ACTIVITY DETECTION USING FACIAL FEATURE DETECTION - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for processing audio. A system configured to practice the method monitors, via a processor of a computing device, an image feed of a user interacting with the computing device and identifies an audio start event in the image feed based on face detection of the user looking at the computing device or a specific region of the computing device. The image feed can be a video stream. The audio start event can be based on a head size, orientation or distance from the computing device, eye position or direction, device orientation, mouth movement, and/or other user features. Then the system initiates processing of a received audio signal based on the audio start event. The system can also identify an audio end event in the image feed and end processing of the received audio signal based on the end event. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021460 | Interactive Hair Grooming Apparatus, System, and Method - The present invention relates to an intelligent interactive apparatus, system and method that aligns with grooming tools such as hair clippers or trimmers. More particularly, the present invention relates to a hair clipper having an attached imaging apparatus assembly that is linked to a display output device allowing for more intelligent and consistent hair grooming views and overall control. The clipper imaging apparatus assembly of the present invention allows for an intelligent interactive system wherein the method used makes a user capable of a more accurate hair grooming experience. The present invention's system is linked by superimposed hair design overlays, and an interactive imaging apparatus for an improved viewing method. The imaging device enables a more accurate grooming experience using an imaging sensor that intelligently follows a grid mapping axis process using predictive analytics to reduce grooming errors and difficulty. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021461 | SAMPLE APPLICATOR SENSING AND POSITIONING - Systems and methods for positioning a sample applicator relative to a substrate include: (a) obtaining an image of the sample applicator in proximity to the substrate, where the image includes a direct image region corresponding to the sample applicator and a first reflected image region corresponding to an image of the sample applicator reflected from a surface of the substrate; (b) determining a position of an edge of the sample applicator in the direct image region; (c) determining a position of a reflected edge of the sample applicator in the first reflected image region; (d) determining a distance between the edge of the sample applicator and the reflected edge of the sample applicator; and (e) determining the position of the sample applicator relative to the substrate based on the distance between the edges. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021462 | ALERTNESS DETERMINATION DEVICE, ALERTNESS DETERMINATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A reference value for detecting the initial state before a predetermined time elapses is set immediately after the vehicle begins to operate. The reference value functions as a relatively accurate indicator for indicating that the driver is highly alert. Thus, it is possible to accurately determine whether or not a driver is highly alert by comparing the aforementioned reference value with the blink frequency, which functions as an indicator for reflecting the current state of the driver. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021463 | BIOLOGICAL BODY STATE ASSESSMENT DEVICE - Disclosed is a biological body state assessment device capable of accurately assessing an absentminded state of a driver. The biological body state assessment device first acquires face image data of a face image capturing camera, detects an eye open time and a face direction left/right angle of a driver from face image data, calculates variation in the eye open time of the driver and variation in the face direction left/right angle of the driver, and performs threshold processing on the variation in the eye open time and the variation in the face direction left/right angle to detect the absentminded state of the driver. The biological body state assessment device assesses the possibility of the occurrence of drowsiness of the driver in the future using a line fitting method on the basis of an absentminded detection flag and the variation in the eye open time, and when it is assessed that there is the possibility of the occurrence of drowsiness, estimates an expected drowsiness occurrence time of the driver. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021464 | ASYMMETRIC PATTERN PROJECTION APPARATUS - An apparatus for inspection of a surface of a device comprises a projection module operative to project a pattern along a projection axis of the projection module onto the device. An imaging module receives an image of the pattern reflected from the device along an imaging axis of the imaging module onto an image sensor. A lens comprised in the imaging module has a first magnification in a first direction orthogonal to the imaging axis and a second magnification different from the first magnification in a second direction orthogonal to both the first direction and the imaging axis, which produces different fields of view of the image sensor and resolutions of the image in the first and second directions. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021465 | Simultaneous wafer ID reading - The present invention discloses apparatuses and methods for simultaneous viewing and reading top and bottom images from a workpiece. The present ID reader can comprise an enclosure covering a top and bottom section of the workpiece with optical elements to guide the light from the workpiece images to a camera. The optical element can be disposed to receive images from a high angle with respect to the surface of the workpiece. The present ID reader can further comprise a light source assembly to illuminate the image. The light source assembly can utilize a coaxial light path with the images, preferably for bright field illumination. The light source assembly can also utilize a non-coaxial light path, preferably for dark field illumination. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021466 | APPARATUS FOR VIEWING THROUGH OPTICAL THIN FILM COLOR FILTERS AND THEIR OVERLAPS - An optical apparatus for creating an image of object features buried underneath color filters. The apparatus includes: an illumination light source producing an illuminating light, the illumination light source incorporating at least three laser light emitters operating at different wavelengths, the illuminating light being a combination of light signals produced by the at least three light emitters; an electronic control module coupled to each of the at least three laser light emitters and configured to drive each of the at least three laser light emitters using a pulsed driving signal with controllable amplitude and temporal pulse parameters; an illumination optical path delivering the illuminating light from the illumination light source to the object; an image sensor for creating the image of the object using light collected from the object; and an imaging optical path for delivering the light from the object to the image sensor. The three laser light emitters are operated in a saturation mode to reduce the illumination light coherence and eliminate the resulting speckle. | 2013-01-24 |
20130021467 | WINDOW COVERING SIZING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus of ordering a window covering comprises providing a measuring block that is mounted adjacent an architectural feature to be measured. A digital photograph is taken of the architectural feature with the measuring block. A display resolution of the photograph is determined. A scale of the photograph is determined using the measuring block. A dimension of the architectural feature is calculated based on the scale of the photograph. The window covering is cut to the calculated dimension. | 2013-01-24 |