04th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 22 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110018938 | PRINTING DEVICE - A printing device ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110018939 | INKJET PRINTHEAD ASSEMBLY HAVING BACKSIDE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION - An inkjet printhead assembly comprising an ink supply manifold; printhead integrated circuits and a connector film for supplying power to drive circuitry in the printhead integrated circuits. Each printhead integrated circuit has a frontside comprising the drive circuitry and inkjet nozzle assemblies, a backside attached to the ink supply manifold, and ink supply channels providing fluid communication between the backside and the inkjet nozzle assemblies. A connection end of the connector film is sandwiched between part of the ink supply manifold and the printhead integrated circuits. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018940 | PRINTHEAD INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CONFIGURED FOR BACKSIDE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION - A printhead integrated circuit has a frontside comprising drive circuitry and inkjet nozzle assemblies, a backside for attachment to an ink supply manifold and ink supply channels providing fluid communication between the backside and the inkjet nozzle assemblies. The backside has a recessed portion for accommodating part of a connector film, which supplies power to the drive circuitry. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018941 | PRINTHEAD INTEGRATED COMPRISING THROUGH-SILICON CONNECTORS - A printhead integrated circuit comprising a silicon substrate defining a frontside and a backside, inkjet nozzle assemblies positioned at the frontside, drive circuitry for supplying power to the inkjet nozzle assemblies and through-silicon connectors extending from the frontside towards the backside. The through-silicon connectors provides electrical connections between the drive circuitry and corresponding integrated circuit contacts. The integrated circuit contacts are positioned for connection to a backside-mounted connector film supplying power to the drive circuitry. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018942 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes: a plurality of head main bodies in which nozzle openings are arranged and manifolds communicate with the nozzle openings; and a passage member which includes a plurality of passages supplying a liquid supplied from an upstream side to the plurality of manifolds of the head main bodies. The plurality of head main bodies is disposed so that the manifolds are arranged in a first direction. The plurality of passages of the passage member includes a passage group in which an outflow port communicating with the manifold is disposed in the first direction and an inflow port to which the liquid is supplied from the upstream side is disposed in a second direction intersecting the first direction. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018943 | LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND LIQUID EJECTING APPARATUS - A liquid ejecting head includes: a flow path forming substrate; an actuator device having a plurality of mounting portions provided on the flow path forming substrate; a wiring substrate which has flexibility and is electrically connected to the mounting portions to supply a driving signal to the actuator device; and a protective substrate provided on the mounting portions side of the flow path forming substrate, wherein a plurality of through-holes, into which the wiring substrate can be inserted, is provided in the protective substrate, a partition wall partitioning the mounting portions is provided between at least adjacent through-holes, and resin is provided in the through-holes. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018944 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND LIQUID EJECTING HEAD - There is provided a piezoelectric actuator including: a substrate that is supported by a support portion; a piezoelectric element that includes a lower electrode formed on the substrate, a piezoelectric layer formed on the lower substrate, and an upper electrode formed on the piezoelectric layer; and a driving circuit that applies a voltage to the piezoelectric element. The upper electrode has a first upper electrode that is positioned on an outer peripheral side of the piezoelectric layer and at least one second upper electrode that is positioned on a center side of the piezoelectric layer, and a voltage applied to the first upper electrode is lower than a voltage applied to the second upper electrode. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018945 | PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, INK JET HEAD AND PRODUCING METHOD FOR PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT - A piezoelectric element comprises a piezoelectric film disposed on a substrate and a pair of electrodes disposed in contact with the piezoelectric film and utilizing a bending mode. The piezoelectric film includes domains constituted of a tetragonal crystal and including an a-domain which is formed by a crystal having a (100) plane parallel to the film surface of the piezoelectric film, the a-domains include an A-domain having a normal axis of (001) plane substantially parallel to a principal bending direction of the piezoelectric film and a B-domain having a normal axis of (001) plane substantially perpendicular to the principal bending direction of the piezoelectric film, and the A-domains have a volume proportion larger than 50 vol % with respect to the sum of the volume of the A-domains and the volume of the B-domains. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018946 | AZO COMPOUNDS, AZO PIGMENTS, AND DISPERSION, COLORING COMPOSITION AND INK FOR INKJET RECORDING CONTAINING THE AZO COMPOUNDS OR AZO PIGMENTS, INK TANK FOR INKJET RECORDING, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, AND RECORDED PRODUCTS - An azo pigment represented by the general formula (1), a tautomer, salt, or hydrate thereof: | 2011-01-27 |
20110018947 | Liquid Supply Flow Path Device And Liquid Ejecting Apparatus Using The Same - [Object] To provide a liquid supply flow path device which, even when a liquid is supplied from an external tank to the inside of a liquid ejecting apparatus body, can prevent stop of liquid supply that is caused by flattening by a casing cover, without impairing the operability, the performance, and the appearance of the liquid ejecting apparatus; and a liquid ejecting apparatus using the same. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018948 | CARRIAGE FOR CARRYING A FLUID EJECTOR CARTRIDGE - In one embodiment, a carriage for carrying a fluid ejector cartridge includes: a body having a bay therein for holding a fluid ejector cartridge; a pump mounted to the body; a retaining cover connected to the body, the cover movable between an open position in which the cartridge may be installed in or removed from the bay and a closed position in which the cover contacts the cartridge in the bay to help retain the cartridge in place in the bay; and a port disposed within the cover such that the cover port is connected to a port on the cartridge when the cartridge is installed in the bay and the cover is in the closed position, the cover port operatively connected to the pump so that a fluid may be pumped into the cartridge through the cover and cartridge ports. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018949 | IMAGE POSITION DETECTING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An image position detecting device includes a light irradiating unit and a photodetector. The light irradiating unit is disposed so as to face a movable body which is being moved in a certain direction. The light irradiating unit irradiates any of marks formed on the movable body with light having a wavelength in an ultraviolet range at a time. The marks are formed of color components, respectively. The photodetector is provided separately from the light irradiating unit to face the movable body. The photodetector detects light having a wavelength in the ultraviolet range from light regularly reflected by the irradiated mark. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018950 | MULTICOLOR THERMAL IMAGING METHOD AND THERMAL PRINTER - A multicolor direct thermal imaging method wherein a multicolor image is formed in a thermal imaging member comprising at least first and second different image-forming compositions and a thermal printer for use in practicing the method. Heat is applied to at least the second image-forming composition while the first image-forming composition is at a first baseline temperature (T | 2011-01-27 |
20110018951 | THERMAL PRINT HEAD, THERMAL PRINTER AND PRINTER SYSTEM - A thermal print head includes a heating resistor for forming images on a print target by generating heat, and a driver for controlling power supply to the heating resistor. The thermal print head also includes a storage unit and a controller. The storage unit stores print data inputted from outside. The controller causes a transfer action and a printing action to be repeated alternately, wherein the transfer action includes retrieving print data from the storage unit and transferring the retrieved print data to the driver, and the printing action includes causing the driver to retain the transferred print data and supplying power to portions of the heating resistor selected in accordance with the print data retained by the driver, so as to conduct printing. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018952 | THERMAL HEAD, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND PRINTER - There are provided a method of manufacturing a thermal head having a hollow portion at a position opposing a heating resistor, the manufacturing method assuring a sufficient strength to an upper plate substrate of the thermal head. The manufacturing method includes: processing a top surface of the upper plate substrate bonded to a support substrate to thin the upper plate substrate to a thickness T; wherein the processing comprises processing the top surface of the upper plate substrate so that a roughness Ra of the top surface of the upper plate substrate satisfies the following expression:: Ra≦log | 2011-01-27 |
20110018953 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A thermal printer includes a first thermal head, a first platen roller, first biasing means, a second thermal head, a second platen roller, and second biasing means. The first thermal head, the first platen roller, the first biasing means are in contact with a heat-sensitive layer of thermal recording paper. The second thermal head, the second platen roller, and the second biasing means are in contact with a heat-sensitive layer of the thermal recording paper. The second thermal head is arranged on the upstream side of the first thermal head in a paper feed direction. A paper feed speed of the first platen roller to the thermal recording paper is larger than a paper feed speed of the second platen roller. The first platen roller is in contact with the thermal recording paper while being more slippery compared with the second platen roller. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018954 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A thermal printer includes a first thermal head, a first platen roller, first biasing means, a second thermal head, a second platen roller, and second biasing means. The first thermal head, the first platen roller, the first biasing means are in contact with a heat-sensitive layer of thermal recording paper. The second thermal head, the second platen roller, and the second biasing means are in contact with a heat-sensitive layer of the thermal recording paper. The second thermal head is arranged on the upstream side of the first thermal head in a paper feed direction. A paper feed speed of the first platen roller to the thermal recording paper is larger than a paper feed speed of the second platen roller. The first platen roller is in contact with the thermal recording paper while being more slippery compared with the second platen roller. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018955 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A thermal printer includes a first thermal head, a first platen roller, first biasing means, a second thermal head, a second platen roller, and second biasing means. The first thermal head, the first platen roller, the first biasing means are in contact with a heat-sensitive layer of thermal recording paper. The second thermal head, the second platen roller, and the second biasing means are in contact with a heat-sensitive layer of the thermal recording paper. The second thermal head is arranged on the upstream side of the first thermal head in a paper feed direction. A paper feed speed of the first platen roller to the thermal recording paper is larger than a paper feed speed of the second platen roller. The first platen roller is in contact with the thermal recording paper while being more slippery compared with the second platen roller. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018956 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A thermal printer includes a first thermal head, a first platen roller, first biasing means, a second thermal head, a second platen roller, and second biasing means. The first thermal head, the first platen roller, the first biasing means are in contact with a heat-sensitive layer of thermal recording paper. The second thermal head, the second platen roller, and the second biasing means are in contact with a heat-sensitive layer of the thermal recording paper. The second thermal head is arranged on the upstream side of the first thermal head in a paper feed direction. A paper feed speed of the first platen roller to the thermal recording paper is larger than a paper feed speed of the second platen roller. The first platen roller is in contact with the thermal recording paper while being more slippery compared with the second platen roller. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018957 | PRINTING APPARATUS - A thermal printer includes a first thermal head, a first platen roller, first biasing means, a second thermal head, a second platen roller, and second biasing means. The first thermal head, the first platen roller, the first biasing means are in contact with a heat-sensitive layer of thermal recording paper. The second thermal head, the second platen roller, and the second biasing means are in contact with a heat-sensitive layer of the thermal recording paper. The second thermal head is arranged on the upstream side of the first thermal head in a paper feed direction. A paper feed speed of the first platen roller to the thermal recording paper is larger than a paper feed speed of the second platen roller. The first platen roller is in contact with the thermal recording paper while being more slippery compared with the second platen roller. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018958 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, PRINT HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A light-emitting device includes: an array of light-emitting elements connected to a light-up signal line to supply a current for lighting up; an array of memory elements provided so as to correspond to the respective light-emitting elements, connected through respective resistances to a memory signal line to supply a signal to designate a light-emitting element to be lighted up, and memorizing by getting turned on that a corresponding light-emitting element is to be lighted up; and an array of switch elements provided so as to correspond to the respective memory elements, electrically connected to the respective memory elements, connected to a transfer signal line to supply signals to set so as to allow a sequential shift of an ON state from one side end to the other end side, and causing the respective memory elements to be likely to be set in an ON state by getting turned on. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018959 | Automatic Display Latency Measurement System for Video Conferencing - Methods and systems that compensate for display latency when separate speakers are used during video conferencing. A method includes determining whether speakers, which are not controlled by a display, are to be used in connection with a video conferencing session. The method further includes sending, to the display, data that causes the display to generate a predetermined pattern, capturing imagery of the effects of the predetermined pattern shown on the display, calculating a latency of the display based on a difference in a time the data was sent and the imagery of the effects is received, and storing a value of the latency of the display in a device that enables the video conferencing. When the speakers, which are not controlled by the display are selected, are selected, the audio portion of the video conferencing session is redirected to those speakers, but delayed for an amount of time substantially equivalent to the value of the latency of the display. In this way audio and video synchronization may be improved. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018960 | Method and System for Providing Continuous Presence Video in a Cascading Conference - Disclosed herein are methods and systems for providing continuous presence video stream in a cascading video conference, i.e., a video conference that is conducted over more than one MCU. A cascading continuous presence composition controller (CCCC) selects which endpoints from among all of the endpoints participating in the conference should be displayed in the layout, regardless of which endpoints are associated with which MCU. The CCCC can be resident on one of the MCUs, resident on a cascading conference server, or can be distributed among all of the MCUs involved in a cascading conference. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018961 | VIDEO CALL DEVICE AND METHOD - Provided are a video call device and method. The video call device performs a video call by exchanging images with another video call device in real time. The video call device includes: an image obtaining unit obtaining an original image in real time; an image processing unit comprising a first image conversion unit which receives the original image and converts the original image into a first conversion image in real time; and an interface unit transmitting the first conversion image. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018962 | Video Conferencing Signal Processing System - A video conferencing signal processing system is disclosed. The video conferencing signal processing system comprises a receiver and a sender. An original video signal captured from the sender is capable of being processed into an encoded video conferencing signal by monitoring an output status of a video conferencing module of the receiver and processing the original video signal according to the output status of the receiver. The present invention reduces the consumption of system resources and the necessary transmitting bandwidth for video conferencing. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018963 | VIDEO COLLABORATION - A video collaboration method includes examining a video image to locate therein a strip segment containing desired facial features of a second collaborator. The method also includes causing a display of the strip segment in a second frame positioned above a first frame for communicating shared collaboration content on a display device positioned for a first collaborator. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018964 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PANORAMIC IMAGING - Systems and methods for panoramic imaging are disclosed herein. An exemplary system of the disclosed subject matter for panoramic imaging includes a fisheye lens, a mirror optically coupled to the fisheye lens, and a detector for capturing light incident on the fisheye lens and reflected from the mirror. In some embodiments, the mirror is a spherical mirror. In some embodiments, the mirror is positioned coaxially with regard to the fisheye lens. In some embodiments, the system is further configured to satisfy the following conditions that the upper angle of a desired field of view is equal to the upper angle of a field of view of the fisheye lens, the lower angle of the desired field of view is less than or equal to the lower angle of a field of view of the mirror, and the angle of overlap between the field of view of the mirror and the field of view of the fisheye lens is equal to the difference between the lower angle of the field of view of the fisheye lens and the upper angle of the field of view of the mirror. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018965 | APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING GEOMETRIC CALIBRATION - An apparatus for enabling geometric lens distortion calibration for a metric digital camera includes a turntable, a cage mounted on the turntable, and an array of targets disposed on the cage. The device provides distribution of image references points in three planes and is rotatable, allowing minimal movement of the camera being calibrated in three dimensions and reducing space requirements for calibration facilities. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018966 | Receiving Device, Communication System, Method of Combining Caption With Stereoscopic Image, Program, and Data Structure - A method for adding a caption to a 3D image produced by display patterns displayed on a display screen may include receiving video content data representing content display patterns. The method may also include receiving a depth parameter indicative of a frontward location of 3D images produced by display of the content display patterns represented in a portion of the video content data. Additionally, the method may include receiving caption data indicative of a caption display pattern. The method may also include combining the caption data with a subset of the portion of the video content data to create combined pattern data representing a pair of combined left-eye and combined right-eye display patterns. A horizontal position of the caption display pattern in the combined left-eye display pattern may be offset from a horizontal position of the caption display pattern in the combined right-eye display pattern based on the depth parameter. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018967 | RECORDING OF 3D IMAGES OF A SCENE - A method of recording 3D images of a scene based on the time-of-flight principle comprises illuminating a scene by emitting light carrying an intensity modulation, imaging the scene onto a pixel array using an optical system, detecting, in each pixel, intensity-modulated light reflected from the scene onto the pixel and determining, for each pixel, a distance value based on the phase of light detected in the pixel. The determination of the distance values comprises a phase-sensitive de-convolution of the scene imaged onto the pixel array such that phase errors induced by light spreading in the optical system are compensated for. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018968 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD, AS WELL AS PROGRAM - A stereoscopic image is generated by applying three-dimensional processing to two or more images, which are obtained through photographing from different positions. The stereoscopic image is stereoscopically displayed, and an instruction to start changing a parallax level of the stereoscopic image is received. In response to the instruction to start changing the parallax level, stereoscopic display of the stereoscopic image is switched into two-dimensional display of the two or more images overlapped with each other. An instruction to change the parallax level is received. In response to the instruction to change the parallax level, the two or more images are two-dimensionally displayed with the parallax level of the images being changed. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018969 | IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND IMAGE REPRODUCING METHOD - In the image reproducing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention, the parallax adjustment amount is modified on the basis of the digital zoom information, the shift amount and the display range of each of the right and left images in the horizontal direction are computed on the basis of the modified parallax adjustment amount, and the right and left images are trimmed in the horizontal direction to be displayed. Accordingly, irrespective of a digital zoom magnification, it is possible to stereoscopically display an image while always maintaining an appropriate parallax. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018970 | COMPOUND-EYE IMAGING APPARATUS - An object is to provide a compound-eye imaging apparatus in which a plurality of plane images in different image taking ranges can be taken by a plurality of image pickup devices, and also, a user can recognize the image taking ranges of the plurality of plane images and confirm details of a subject. When a simultaneous tele/wide image taking mode is set, zoom positions of a zoom lens of a right imaging system and a zoom lens of a left imaging system are set to be different from each other, and a wide-side image can be taken by the right imaging system, and a tele-side image can be taken by the left imaging system. Based on the positions of the zoom lens and the zoom lens, guidance, which is a figure in which a frame indicating the image taking range of a wide-image and a frame indicating the image taking range of a tele-image are superimposed so that centers of the frame and the frame coincide with each other, is generated, and a live view image taken by the right imaging system and the guidance are displayed in a superimposed manner. The guidance is displayed so as to be superimposed on a tele-side live view image. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018971 | COMPOUND-EYE IMAGING APPARATUS - A stereoscopic image with a predetermined parallax can be automatically taken, and a stereoscopic image with an arbitrary parallax can also be taken based on selection made by a photographer. An imaging apparatus includes two or more imaging systems. First, a guidance indicating that a first imaging system is used to take a first image and that a second imaging system is used to take a second image, is displayed on a monitor of the imaging apparatus. After the first image is shot by the first imaging system, a live view image shot by the second imaging system is displayed in a semi-transparent manner with the shot first image on the monitor, and a guidance is also displayed on the monitor. When the release switch is depressed, the second image is shot by the right imaging system. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018972 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGING METHOD - A stereoscopic imaging method using: first and second imaging devices including first and second imaging optical systems with first and second focus lenses and imaging a subject to generate first and second images; and a lens driving device configured to move the first and second focus lenses along the first and second optical axes of the first and second imaging optical systems, respectively, the method includes: moving the focus lenses to detect first and second focus positions in an imaging space of the first and second focus lenses, respectively; calculating a stereoscopic view possible range where a parallax amount of the first and second imaging device is within an acceptable range; determining whether the focus positions are between an intersection of the optical axes and a near point of the stereoscopic view possible range; and causing the lens driving device to focus the first and second focus lens on the determined focus position. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018973 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DEVICE - A three-dimensional imaging device ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110018974 | Stereoscopic imaging using split complementary color filters - A system for generating a stereoscopic image pair comprising a split color filter with complementary colors located at a stop associated with a lens and configured to split an image of a scene received from the lens into two complementary images having complementary colors, a color image sensor configured to simultaneously receive the two complementary images; and a data processing system configured compute an offset value for each corresponding pixel in the complementary images and generate a stereoscopic full color image pair based upon an analysis of the complementary images and the offset values. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018975 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE GENERATING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The invention discloses a stereoscopic image generating method including the steps of capturing a first image and a second image from two different view angles, wherein the two images have a common primary target and a common secondary target; recognizing the common secondary target; analyzing respective capture information of the secondary target in the first image and the second image; according to the respective capture information in the first image and the second image, generating an image object placed in the first image and the image object placed in the second image; and according to an arrangement criterion, arranging the pixels of the first image, the pixels of the second image, the pixels of the image object placed in the first image and the pixels of the image object placed in the second image to generate a single mixed image. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018976 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - An image display apparatus and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The method for operating an image display apparatus includes receiving an image including at least one three-dimensional (3D) object, calculating a depth value of the at least one 3D object, changing at least one of sharpness and brightness of pixels corresponding to the at least one 3D object according to the depth value and generating an output image including the changed at least one 3D object, and displaying the output image. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018977 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - If a loaded image is a 3D image, the image is first displayed in 2D. If a user enters instructions to end displaying the image in 2D, switching from 2D display to 3D display is immediately performed. Although switching from 2D display to 3D display is also performed if a predetermined period of time has elapsed during 2D display, switching from 2D display to 3D display is immediately performed if instructions to end 2D display are entered before the predetermined period of time elapses. Because firstly an image is displayed in 2D display mode and then the mode is switched from 2D display to 3D display if a user instructed to do so, it becomes possible to simultaneously achieve a reduction in the fatigue in an observer's eyes and an increase in the speed of switching to 3D display. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018978 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND 3D IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - Visibility at a time of stereoscopic viewing is improved by enabling parallax adjustment during shooting or reproduction of a moving image. A 3D image display apparatus includes a parallax adjustment control unit which performs parallax adjustment for the 3D image for stereoscopic viewing when receiving an instruction to perform the parallax adjustment via an interface such as a key pressing. The parallax adjustment control unit temporarily stops the 3D image for stereoscopic viewing that has being reproduced as a moving image on a display device and performs parallax adjustment. And then, the 3D image display apparatus resumes reproduction of the moving image in a manner which reflects a value obtained by the parallax adjustment. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018979 | DISPLAY CONTROLLER, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, OUTPUT DEVICE, AND TRANSMITTER - A display controller includes: an extraction means for extracting a characteristic of at least one of image data and sound data of content; a detection means for detecting a predetermined section of the content for which an evaluation value calculated on the basis of the characteristic extracted by the extraction means is equal to or larger than a threshold value; and a display control means for controlling display of a representative image of each scene of the content, the display control means displaying a representative image of a scene of the predetermined section so as to be recognized as a three-dimensional image and displaying a representative image of a scene outside the predetermined section so as to be recognized as a two-dimensional image. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018980 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - A stereoscopic display apparatus is cooperated with a shutter apparatus. The stereoscopic display apparatus includes a light-emitting diode (LED) display unit. The LED display unit has a plurality of LEDs. The LED display unit alternately outputs a left-eyed image and a right-eyed image. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018981 | Visual Displays and TelePresence Embodiments with Perception of Depth - System and method for a visual display system with a two-way mirror, which is between the observation zone and the image display device, positioned at an angle to reflect a backdrop surface that may be wider than the image display device or a backdrop with mirrored sides to extend the visual perception of the backdrop surface. A camera may be included with the visual display system for telepresence applications. The two-way mirror may extend into wall panels on the sides to form a room that appears to extend in depth by the reflection of the wall panels and a backdrop panel. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018982 | Video game apparatus, game information display control method and game information display control program - A video game apparatus | 2011-01-27 |
20110018983 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A stereoscopic image display includes: a display device that time-division displays left-eye image data and right-eye image data; shutter glasses comprising a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter alternately turned on and off in synchronization with the display device; and a backlight unit that irradiates light to the display device and is periodically turned on and off such that the backlight unit is turned on when a predetermined time determined according to a response time of liquid crystal lapses from a start point of a frame period. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018984 | SPECTACLES FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIEWING OF DIGITAL VIDEO CONTENT FROM A PROJECTOR - Liquid crystal spectacles are provided for three-dimensional viewing of digital video content from a projector. The viewing spectacles include a first rectilinear polariser and a second rectilinear polariser respectively having polarisation axes P | 2011-01-27 |
20110018985 | Hair-cutting systems with visualization devices - Hair-cutting systems with a visualization device are disclosed in present invention. The air-cutting systems include a video camera and a lighting device attached to an electrical hair-cutting clipper. Such hair-cutting systems are designed for use by an individual in cutting his or her own hair, and also for use by one person to cut the hair of another. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018986 | Integrated Photonics Module and Devices Using Integrated Photonics Modules - An integrated photonics module includes at least one light source and a MEMS scanner coupled to and held in alignment by an optical frame configured for mounting to a host system. According to some embodiments, the integrated photonics module may include a plurality of light sources and a beam combiner coupled to the optical frame. According to some embodiments, the integrated photonics module includes a selective fold mirror configured to direct at least a portion of emitted light toward the MEMS scanner in a normal direction and pass scanned light through to a field of view. The selective fold mirror may use beam polarization to select beam passing and reflection. The integrated photonics module may include a beam rotator such as a quarter-wave plate to convert the polarization of the emitted light to a different polarization adapted for passage through the fold mirror. The integrated photonics module may include one or more light detectors. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018987 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND MEASURING METHOD - An endoscope apparatus comprises an imaging unit, a measurement point setting unit, a corresponding-point setting unit, a region setting unit, a display unit, and a measuring unit. The imaging unit acquires image data containing a first image and a second image, the first image and the second image being about the same subject to be inspected. The measurement point setting unit sets a measurement point on the first image. The corresponding-point setting unit sets a corresponding point on the second image based on a position of the measurement point. The region setting unit sets an information display region on the second image based on a position of the corresponding point. The display unit displays the first image, the second image, the measurement point, the corresponding point, and the information display region. The measuring unit measures a subject using the image data. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018988 | Endoscopic Imaging System - An endoscopic imaging system includes an endoscope, a light source assembly coupled to the endoscope that transmits light to the endoscope for illuminating a region of interest, an imaging unit coupled to the light source assembly that receives light through the endoscope reflected from the region of interest, a first power module coupled to the light source assembly that provides electrical power to the light source assembly, and a second and different power module coupled to the imaging unit that provides electrical power to the imaging unit. Other imaging systems and a method are also disclosed. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018989 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - The endoscope system of the present invention includes: an endoscope that has an image pickup device that picks up an observation image of a test object; an image display unit that converts image pickup signals that have been sent from the image pickup device into images and then displays these images; a first mounting portion that is provided in an operating section of the endoscope and on which the image display unit is mounted; and a second mounting portion that is provided in the operating section of the endoscope and on which the image display unit is mounted in a different position from that of the first mounting portion. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018990 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DIRECTION OF IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND MOVING BODY COMPRISING SAME - A polarization camera that can capture polarization images and a color image at the same time is used. Specifically, a clear sky polarization image, which provides information about the polarization of a part of the sky, is captured by a clear sky polarization image capturing section | 2011-01-27 |
20110018991 | PERIPHERY MONITORING APPARATUS - A periphery monitoring apparatus having a monitor device for displaying an image of periphery of a vehicle includes an image information acquiring section for acquiring image information captured by an imaging device mounted on the vehicle, an image recognizing section for effecting an image recognition process on a target feature included in the image information, the target feature being a linear shape present on a lateral side of the vehicle, a display image switchover deciding section for deciding whether or not a display image to be displayed on the monitor device should be switched over to a side-view image relating to the lateral side of the vehicle, and a display image switching section for switching the display image to the side-view image, based on result of decision made by the display image switchover deciding section. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018992 | Monitoring device having waterproof structure - The present invention is to provide a monitoring device comprising a body, an image capture module and a corrugated pipe having an outer periphery covered by a waterproof layer and two ends connected to the body and image capture module respectively, wherein the image capture module includes a waterproof sleeve having an end away from the corrugated pipe and provided with a lens glass, and a printed circuit board disposed in the sleeve and provided with a camera element and a transmission line passing through the corrugated pipe and extended to connect with a control module of the body, and a signal connection line is connected to the body, so that a user can connect the monitoring device to an electronic device via the signal connection line, and extends the image capture module connected on the corrugated pipe into a zigzag, moist and dark environment for monitoring the condition therein. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018993 | Ranging apparatus using split complementary color filters - A system for estimating distance to regions in a scene during image capture comprising a lens; a split color filter with complementary colors located at a stop associated with the lens and configured to split an image of a scene received from the lens into two complementary images having complementary colors; a color image sensor configured to simultaneously receive the two complementary images; and a data processing system configured to at least estimate distances to regions in the scene based at least upon an analysis of the received complementary images. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018994 | Wirless controlled pet toy dispenser with camera - A wirelessly controlled pet toy dispenser with camera provides a user opportunity to view the user's pet from a remote location and to select a pet toy for dispensing and to select the timing of dispensing. A pet toy main housing has a plurality of compartments to hold pet toys for subsequent dispensing, each compartment having a first pet toy holding state, and having a second pet toy dispensing state; a movement mechanism connected to each of the compartments to independently move each compartment on separate command signals from the first position to the second position to dispense pet toy; controller for receiving wireless signals, including a unique signal for each of the compartments to activate the movement mechanism; camera connected to the main housing; camera transmission mechanism for wirelessly transmitting a camera picture to a remote user; a remote user transmitter and receiver, keyed to the control mechanism to permit a remote user to select a compartment and activate pet toy release at will, the receiver including camera picture screen keyed to the pet camera. In some embodiments, there is a display screen, near the pet toy main housing for a pet to see the user. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018995 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO- AND POSITION-BASED IDENTIFICATION - A system having interfaces to receive images from one or more cameras and location information with respect to wireless communication terminals. A notification may be received regarding an individual observed in the images. Next, wireless communication terminals located in a vicinity of the individual may be identified. From the identified wireless communication terminals, identification information applicable to the individual may be obtained. The identification information may be, e.g., personal information related to a subscriber of the given wireless communication terminal. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018996 | Area Monitoring for Detection of Leaks and/or Flames - A solution for monitoring an area for the presence of a flame and/or a leak, such as from a pressurized fluid, is provided. An imaging device can be used that acquires image data based on electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths only corresponding to at least one region of the electromagnetic spectrum in which electromagnetic radiation from an ambient light source is less than the electromagnetic radiation emitted by at least one type of flame for which the presence within the area is being monitored. An acoustic device can be used that is configured to acquire acoustic data for the area and enhance acoustic signals in a range of frequencies corresponding to a leak of a pressurized fluid present in the area. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018997 | PROVIDING MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES OF A VENUE ACTIVITY TO ELECTRONIC WIRELESS HAND HELD DEVICES - Methods and systems for providing multiple perspectives of a venue activity to electronic hand held devices. A system for providing venue-based data to venue-based wireless hand held device can include at least one processor for processing data captured by at least one venue-based video camera for transmission to remote wireless hand held devices and at least one transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the data to a the remote wireless hand held devices. Wireless hand held devices include a display screen for displaying received venue video data. A method for transmitting venue-based data to hand held devices includes steps of capturing video images from at least one perspective of a venue-based activity using at least one video camera; processing the video images into venue-based data formatted for transmission and use by at least one hand held device and transmitting the venue-based data to at least one hand held device. Hand held devices receive venue-based data, process the data for display on a display screen associated with hand held devices, and display processed data on the display screen, thereby enabling users of the hand held devices to view at least one perspective of venue-based data through the hand held devices. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018998 | CORRELATED MEDIA SOURCE MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSE CONTROL - Response personnel may be dispatched based on nature of the data assets received. A data asset that is captured by a user device is received, the data asset includes capture time and date data. The data asset is reviewed for an event that warrants dispatch of a responder. The responder is dispatched to the location of the event when the capture time and date data indicates the event occurred within a predetermined time of a current time. | 2011-01-27 |
20110018999 | Device for Evaluating the Surface of a Tire - A device for evaluating the appearance of the surface of a tire (P) comprising a color linear camera ( | 2011-01-27 |
20110019000 | VEHICULAR IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND VEHICULAR IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - A vehicular image processing device is provided with a kernel setting unit which sets a plurality of smoothing kernels which have a width supposed to be between the width of the lane mark and that of the road to the image acquired from a photographing unit, a smoothing unit which smoothes the acquired image by filtering using the set smoothing kernels, a variation degree calculating unit which calculates the variation degree of the pixel value of each pixel in the acquired image with respect to the smoothed image, and a pixel value replacing unit which replaces the pixel value of a pixel which is of the acquired image and has the variation degree not greater than a predefined value with a specific value. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019001 | Wireless Mobile Phone Methods - A user gestures with a wireless mobile phone device to control some aspect of its operation, or the operation of a remote system with which the device communicates. (The gestures may be sensed by tracking movement of a feature across a field of view of a mobile phone device camera.) The resultant operation may additionally depend on other data obtained by the wireless device, e.g., obtained from an electronic or physical object, or sensed from the environment. A variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019002 | Method and System for Low Complexity Analysis of Multiple Signals Using a Combined Sparse Set of Samples - A method of and system for signal analysis includes acquiring multiple signals from the environment by using multiple sensor elements, applying a transform which combines the multiple acquired signals into a single combined signal, and reduces the number of samples in the combined signal, applying a single signal analysis and event detection operation on the resultant combined, sparse signal, and performing a complete signal analysis using multiple analysis elements for the multiple input signals only in the case where the sparse signal analysis indicates that the event of interest may be present. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019003 | SURVEILLANCE IMAGE RETRIEVAL APPARATUS AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - Disclosed is a surveillance image retrieval apparatus capable of generating an image representing a search result that a surveillant can visually confirm, even if a face image used is not suitable for the visual identification of a person. The surveillance image retrieval apparatus includes a surveillance image acquirer, which acquires surveillance images; a feature amount generator, which extracts a face image from the surveillance images and generates the feature amount of the extracted face image; an image feature amount memory for storing a face image, a surveillance image, and other metadata associated with an acquired feature amount; a face image designator, which selects an appropriate face image in accordance with a user's input, and designates the selected face image as a query image for a person search; a similar image searcher for searching the series of surveillance images stored in the image feature amount memory for a face image similar to the designated face image; a presentation image selector, which examines surveillance images that are close to the search result in imaging time, and selects presentation surveillance images that include face images of the same person; and a screen data generator for outputting the presentation surveillance images selected. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019004 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, IMAGING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE - An imaging device includes an imaging element, a color filter, a read control unit, an infrared component quantity detection unit, and an infrared component removing unit. The imaging element includes a large number of pixels in a light receiving surface. The color filter includes, a large number of red, green, and blue filter units, and a plurality of infrared-transparent filter units extracting the infrared component of imaging light incident substantially on a center and peripheral areas of the light receiving surface. The read control unit controls reading out of the imaging element. The infrared component quantity detection unit detects the infrared component quantity contained in the imaging light received at each pixel. The infrared component removing unit outputs the imaging data after removing the quantity of infrared component detected by the infrared component quantity detection unit from the imaging data obtained from each of the RGB pixels. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019005 | IMAGE VALIDATION SYSTEM FOR REMOTE DISPLAYS - Systems, methods and devices are disclosed that provided for providing remote video feedback. The disclosure herein includes a transmitting computing device that is configured to produce an image frame encoded with metadata and to transmit the encoded image frame over a network to a remote display device. The remote display device includes a viewing screen contained in a chassis with bevel. The viewing screen includes an information validation pixel with the chassis extending over and covering the image validation pixel. The chassis also includes a photo sensor positioned on the under side of the bezel so as to be in operational view of the image validation pixel. The system also includes a sensor electronics module that is configured to detect the metadata when the metadata is displayed by the information content pixel and is received by the photo sensor. The sensor electronics module also generates image frame feedback information based upon the detecting. A remote computing device is included that is configured to receive the encoded image frame from the transmitting computer, render the encoded image frame upon the viewing screen and re-transmit the image frame feedback information to the transmitting computer from the sensor electronics module. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019006 | SYSTEM FOR EMBEDDED VIDEO TEST PATTERN GENERATION - In accordance with some embodiments of the invention, a video processing circuit can include a synchronization generator to generate a clock signal from an input video stream; and a test pattern generator coupled to receive the clock signal provided by the synchronization generator and to generate a test pattern over a number of cycles. In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, a video processing system may include an video input capture circuit; a video input processing circuit including a synchronization generator and a test pattern generator; a video scaling circuit; a video merging circuit to recombine the video signals provided by the video scaling circuit into one video signal; and a video output circuit including a cyclical redundancy check circuit. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019007 | Method, apparatus and method for adding functionality to a digital camera - Extension of digital camera functionality through the use of an active digital media storage device is disclosed. Extended functionality included the ability to process images, send and receive digital content to and from a remote server, emulate user input mechanisms such as menus and textual input, send and receive email, SMS and other messages, and receive and display advertisements from a remote server. In some instances, features of Active Storage Device may be implemented directly in a Digital Camera. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019008 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An imaging apparatus notifies, to an external apparatus, a media content stored in a storage medium of the imaging apparatus, and a control content for use in a control of the imaging apparatus and having a same format as the format of the media content. When the control content is requested from the external apparatus, the imaging apparatus performs a control corresponding to the requested control content. The imaging apparatus determines whether the imaging apparatus notifies the media content or the control content according to an operation mode of the imaging apparatus. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019009 | IMAGING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention is directed to providing a shooting mode according to a user's need of an imaging apparatus, whereby a user can easily select the shooting mode. Firstly, an information processing apparatus provides a list, which includes a shooting mode corresponding to attribute information received from the imaging apparatus, to the imaging apparatus. Next, setting information including a shooting parameter of the shooting mode designated by the imaging apparatus from the list is transmitted to the imaging apparatus. The imaging apparatus selects one of the shooting modes corresponding to the setting information transmitted from the information processing apparatus, and executes image processing by using the setting information. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019010 | IMAGING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An imaging apparatus includes an information acquiring unit operable to acquire information representing a state of a recoding medium from the recording medium, a determining unit operable to determine the state of the recording medium based on the information acquired by the information acquiring unit, and an informing unit operable to inform result of the determination by the determining unit to an outside of the imaging apparatus. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019011 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA STORAGE DEVICE, DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM AND DATA TRANSFER METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A personal computer holds data of a plurality of types in a content storage unit and transfers items of data related across the types of data to a digital camera as group data. The digital camera stores the group data, which is received from the personal computer, in a content memory unit. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019012 | COMPOSITION CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, COMPOSITION CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A composition control device includes: a composition determination unit which determines a target composition, the composition determination unit determining zoom magnification and a target position of the subject in an image region; a preliminary position obtaining unit which obtains, as a preliminary position, a position of the subject, before a field angle is changed according to the zoom magnification, in a case where the target position is obtained; a movable mechanism section control unit which performs a control for a movable mechanism section which changes an imaging view range of the imaging section so that the position of the subject corresponds to the obtained preliminary position; and a zoom control unit which performs a driving control for a zoom lens of the imaging section so that the field angle is obtained according to the zoom magnification after the image region of the subject is disposed in the preliminary position. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019013 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING PHOTOGRAPHING SETTINGS OF DIGITAL CAMERA THROUGH MOTION DETECTION - A method for adjusting photographing settings of a digital camera through motion detection, for determine to adjust the photographing settings of the digital camera according to vibrations of the digital camera or shaking of a photographed object. The adjusting method includes the following steps. At least two continuous pre-photographed images are captured. A central area and an edge area are set at same positions in the pre-photographed images respectively. Feature points are found in the pre-photographed images. A local motion vector and a camera motion vector are respectively determined according to a relation of the feature points on the central area and the edge area. A subject motion vector is generated according to a difference between the local motion vector and the camera motion vector. Adjustment of the photographing settings of the digital camera is determined according to a maximum value in the subject motion vector and camera motion vector. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019014 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING MOTION ADAPTIVE HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for obtaining a motion adaptive high dynamic range image, in which a motion degree of a first image and a second taken using different exposure times is calculated. The motion calculation intensity is adjusted based on the calculated motion degree. The motion compensation intensity involves a global motion compensation and/or a location motion compensation. Images subjected to compensation are synthesized and output, so that an image having high dynamic range is obtained. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019015 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD CONFIGURED TO CALCULATE DEFOCUS AMOUNT OF DESIGNATED AREA - An image processing apparatus includes a focus detector configured to detect a focus state of a focus detection area by detecting a shift amount between a pair of image signals of an object image, a memory configured to store an image photoelectrically converted and output from an image pickup device, the focus detection area, and the image signals, a setting unit configured to set a designated area in the image stored in the memory, a calculating unit configured to calculate a defocus amount of the designated area using the pair of image signals corresponding to the designated area among the image signals stored by the memory, and a display unit configured to display the defocus amount of the designated area. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019016 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes a shake detector | 2011-01-27 |
20110019017 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND PROGRAM THEREFOR - A communication apparatus is provided, which discloses a plurality of control content items to an external apparatus. The control content items are used to cause the communication apparatus to perform processing for generating content, and to generate different content in different formats. If one of the plurality of the control content items is requested from the external apparatus, the communication apparatus performs processing according to the requested control content, and transmits the generated content. The disclosed control content items are each in a format of the content generated in the processing according to the control content. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019018 | Image comprssion system in coordination with camera motion - An image compression system in coordination with camera motion includes a camera for capturing motion pictures; a motion detection device structurally connected with the camera for detecting motions of the camera; an image compression electrically connected with the camera for compressing the motion pictures; and a motion vector receiver electrically connected with the motion diction device and the image compression device for receiving motion signals generated by the motions and then transmitting the motion signals to the image compression device, whereby the image compression device can refer to the motion signals for calculation while compressing the motion pictures. Accordingly, the image compression system can compress the images in coordination with the camera motion and meanwhile eliminate the minor vibrations in the images. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019019 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING PHOTOGRAPH IN CAMERA DEVICE - A method for processing photograph in a camera device, the method includes the following steps. A scene in view of the camera device is divided into at least two regions according to optimum exposure values for the two regions. A basic exposure value is set in the camera device, and an original photograph of the scene is taken at the basic exposure value. The original photograph is divided into at least two parts according to the at least two regions of the scene. Two optimum exposure values are set for the at least two parts of the original photograph respectively. The at least two parts of the original photograph are processed at the two corresponding optimum exposure values respectively. The at least two separately processed parts of the original photograph are combined together to produce a new photograph. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019020 | ADDING INFORMATION OR FUNCTIONALITY TO A RENDERED DOCUMENT VIA ASSOCIATION WITH AN ELECTRONIC COUNTERPART - An action plan data structure for one or more selected rendered documents is described. The data structure contains information specifying an action to perform automatically in response to a text capture from any of the selected rendered documents. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019021 | COMPOSITION DETERMINATION DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, COMPOSITION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A composition determination device includes: subject detection means configured to detect a specific subject in an image based on image data; rotation angle detection means configured to detect a rotation angle of a specific target portion in an image section in the image, corresponding to a detected subject which is the subject detected by the subject detecting means; and composition determination means configured to determine a composition on the basis of the rotation angle. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019022 | ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR APPARATUS FOR USE IN A STAR TRACKER DEVICE - The invention relates to an active-pixel-sensor (APS) apparatus for use in a star tracker device including an imager chip, said imager chip comprising an array of photo-diodes operating as optical pixels, and a logic circuit. The logic circuit is configured for reading out a pixel signal depending on an amount of light irradiated during a predetermined integration time and resetting the optical pixel upon termination of the predetermined integration time processing the pixel signals and to output the modified signals and for performing a non-destructive readout of the pixel signal during the integration time In order to distinguish Single-Event-Upset (SEU) contributions to the signal from star signal contributions, it is proposed to further configure the logic circuit to detect whether or not a discontinuity has occurred in the pixel signal during the integration time, and to modify the signal depending on the result of this detection. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019023 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC CAMERA, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An obtaining unit obtains image data. An image processing unit performs, on the image data, image processing including gradation conversion processing according to an input/output characteristic defined by a gradation curve formed only of an exponential component represented by y=k·x | 2011-01-27 |
20110019024 | APPARATUS FOR RECORDING AND REPRODUCING VIDEO IMAGES - When captured video image data are encoded and recorded in a recording medium as video image encoded data, a predefined action of an image pickup device is detected. Then, a cue position is determined on the basis of the predefined action thus detected, and a GOP structure is changed. Thus, the cue position can be determined without any instruction directly inputted by a user, and the GOP structure of the cue position can also be changed. As a result, any unnecessary data transfer can be omitted, and an image quality can be prevented from deteriorating in editing and reproducing the video image data. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019025 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR DEVICE HAVING SIGNAL NOISE REDUCTION CIRCUITRY - A solid-state image sensor includes a pixel array unit including a plurality of pixels arranged in the form of an array, column signal lines adapted to transmit pixel signals output from pixels in respective columns, a noise adding unit adapted to add temporally constant and two-dimensional spatially random noise to the pixel signals transmitted via the column signal lines, and an analog-to-digital converter adapted to convert a signal level and a reference level of each pixel signal including the noise added thereto by the noise adding unit. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019026 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM - An image processing system providing a monitor image in which an image of a characteristic region is easily viewed. The image processing system includes an image obtaining section that obtains a moving image; a characteristic region information obtaining section that obtains information indicating positions of characteristic regions in a plurality of moving image constituting images included in the moving image; and an image generating section that generates display images having substantially the same size as each other, by reducing or enlarging each of images of the characteristic regions included in the plurality of moving image constituting images, based on the positions indicated by the information obtained by the characteristic region information obtaining section. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019027 | Imaging Device - An imaging device includes: a tracking processing portion which tracks a tracking target on a series of frame images based on an output signal of an image sensor; a tracking reliability evaluation portion which, based on the output signal of the image sensor, evaluates a degree of reliability of tracking by the tracking processing portion, and classifies the degree into one of a plurality of levels; and a display portion which displays the series of frame images. A tracking target icon corresponding to a tracking target and a level icon indicating an evaluated degree of reliability are displayed on a display screen. A degree of reliability is classified into one of a plurality of levels and indicated by the level icon. The tracking target icon is expressed by using the same color as that of (the clothes of) the tracking target. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019028 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image capturing apparatus comprises an image sensor comprising an imaging pixel for receiving light through an opening with a center position coincident with the optical axis of a microlens, first and second focus detection pixels for receiving pupil-divided light through a first and second opening offset in first and second directions from the optical axis of a microlens, respectively; ROM for storing shading correction data; correction coefficient generation unit for generating shading correction coefficients respectively for the imaging pixel, and the first and second focus detection pixels from the shading correction data; and correction unit for subjecting a signal for the imaging pixel to shading correction with the use of the shading correction coefficient for the imaging pixel, and subjecting signals for the first and second focus detection pixels to shading correction with the use of the shading correction coefficients for the first and second focus detection pixels. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019029 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF - An image processing apparatus, including: an image obtaining means that obtains an image; a color area detecting means that detects a predetermined color area from the image thus obtained by the image obtaining means; an area specifying means that specifies an area to be adjusted based on saturation and brightness of the color area thus detected by the color area detecting means; and a color adjusting means that adjusts at least one of a hue, the saturation and the brightness of a pixel in the process area thus specified by the area specifying means. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019030 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array section having a two-dimensional array of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion section; a memory storing pixel data output from the pixel array section; a correction section reading the pixel data from the memory, and performing a correction process on the pixel data; a control section controlling writing and reading of data into and from the memory; an external interface to output the pixel data subjected to the correction process; and a test-data output section outputting test data. The control section writes the test data in a same writing sequence as a sequence of writing the pixel data output from the pixel array section into the memory, and reads the test data in a same reading sequence as a sequence of reading the pixel data output from the pixel array section from the memory, and outputting the pixel data via the external interface. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019031 | BRIGHTNESS SENSING SYSTEM AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A brightness sensing system includes an image pickup unit for taking an image of a target space and a calculation unit for calculating the brightness of an image pickup area based on the image taken by the image pickup unit. In the brightness sensing system, if the difference or the ratio between an image as a whole and a pixel block formed of one or more pixels is equal to or greater than a threshold in terms of brightness change between a previously-taken reference image and a currently-taken target image, the calculation unit excludes the pixel block from comparison candidates and compares the brightness of the target image with the brightness of the reference image based on the remaining pixels other than the pixel block. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019032 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGING - A multi-spectral video camera and corresponding method have an optical arrangement for collecting light, a light splitting prism for splitting the light into a number of spatially separated channels of distinct spectral ranges, and a corresponding number of image sensor arrays. An electronic control and processing system receives sensed pixel data from each of image sensor arrays, analyzes the pixel data separately for each of the image sensor arrays to determine an exposure parameter for each of the sensor arrays, and actuates each of the sensor arrays to capture a subsequent image frame with an effective exposure individually set for each sensor array in accordance with the corresponding exposure parameter. The camera also preferably performs independent contrast enhancement corrections for each spectral channel of the camera. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019033 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - Disclosed are a zoom lens and an imaging apparatus having a high zoom ratio, a small total length, and a small overall size. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019034 | METHOD FOR ELIMINATING IMAGE NOISE AND APPARATUS USING THE METHOD - Provided are method and apparatus for eliminating image noise caused by variation between the imaging pixels on an image sensor. Preferably, a uniform light source is provided firstly, and the image sensor records exposure values taken from the source. Method is to sum the exposure values in each channel of each line, and calculate channel's average of sum for each channel and sum for adjacent lines' channels. A channel compensation value is then obtained by subtracting the average from the sum of one channel in one line, and divided by the pixel number in one channel. A compensation average constituted of a first part and a second part for each pixel is further calculated. A pixel compensation value for each pixel is obtained by suitably allotting the two parts. The pixel compensation value is finally recorded in memory and being a reference for future photographing. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019035 | IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image pick-up apparatus includes an image pick-up device, a noise reduction processing portion, and a level difference correction portion. The image pick-up device includes at least three kinds of color filters and photoelectric conversion elements formed under the color filters respectively. The noise reduction processing portion applies noise reduction processing to image pick-up signals output from the image pick-up device. The level difference correction portion executes correction to reduce a level difference between first and second ones of the noise reduction-processed image pick-up signals obtained from the photoelectric conversion elements formed under two color filters which are of the same kind but different in arrangement pattern of color filters arranged around the two color filters. The level difference correction portion changes correction strength in accordance with strength of noise reduction processing executed by the noise reduction processing portion. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019036 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THAT CORRECT IMAGE DATA TAKEN BY IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus that make it possible to perform image processing under appropriate conditions and secure appropriate image qualities of taken images. The image pickup device has a photoelectric conversion element portion that generates signal electric charge according to the amount of received light, a first optical black unit having a light-shielded photoelectric conversion element structure and having first output characteristics, and a second optical black unit having a light-shielded photoelectric conversion element structure and having second output characteristics different from the first output characteristics. A dark current value is measured based on an output from the first optical black unit and an output from the second optical black unit. Whether or not to perform image processing is determined according to the measured dark current value. | 2011-01-27 |
20110019037 | Electronic Camera - An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager outputs an image signal that is based on electric charges produced on an imaging surface having an optical black area. A clamper clamps the image signal outputted from the imager by referring to a signal level of the optical black area. A processor processes the image signal outputted from the clamper by referring to a parameter setting. A restrictor restricts behavior of the clamper corresponding to a specific area allocated to the optical black area. An adjustor adjusts the parameter setting based on an output of the clamper corresponding to the restricting process of the restrictor. | 2011-01-27 |