05th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 76 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160037057 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR ENCRYPTING, CONVERTING AND INTERACTING WITH MEDICAL IMAGES - A system for communicating images, comprises an imaging device configured to capture and image and generate a digital image file, the imaging device comprising a device identifier; a set of routines configured to label the digital image file, associated account information with the digital image file, associate the device identifier with the digital image file, and communicate the digital image file to a server; a server configured to receive digital image files and process the digital image file according to at least one of a label associated with the digital image file, account information associated with the digital image file, and a device identifier associated with a device that captured the digital image file. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037058 | PROVIDING FRAME DELAY USING A TEMPORAL FILTER - A temporal filter in an image processing pipeline may insert a frame delay when filtering an image frame. A given pixel of a current image frame may be received and a filtered version of the given pixel may be generated, blending the given pixel and a corresponding pixel of a reference image frame to store as part of a filtered version of the current image frame. If a frame delay setting is enabled, the corresponding pixel of the reference image frame may be provided as output for subsequent image processing inserting a frame delay for the current image frame. During the frame delay programming instructions may be received and image processing pipeline components may be configured according to the programming instructions. If the frame delay setting is disabled, then the filtered version of the given pixel may be provided as output for subsequent image processing. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037059 | TEMPORAL FILTERING FOR IMAGE DATA USING SPATIAL FILTERING AND NOISE HISTORY - A temporal filter in an image processing pipeline may perform filtering using spatial filtering and noise history. A given pixel of a current image frame may be received for filtering at a temporal filter. A filtering weight may be determined for blending the given pixel with a corresponding pixel of a reference image frame that was previously filtered at the temporal filter. The filtering weight may be determined based on neighboring pixels of the given pixel in the current image frame and corresponding pixels in the reference image frame. The filtering weight may be adjusted according to a quality score indicating noise history for the corresponding pixel in the reference image frame. Based on the filtering weight, a filtered version of the given pixel may be generated, blending the given pixel and the corresponding pixel to store as part of a filtered version of the current image frame. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037060 | GENERATING A HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE USING A TEMPORAL FILTER - A temporal filter in an image processing pipeline may be configured to generate a high dynamic range (HDR) image. Image frames captured to generate an HDR image frame be blended together at a temporal filter. An image frame that is part of a group of image frames capture to generate the HDR image may be received for filtering at the temporal filter module. A reference image frame, which may be a previously filtered image frame or an unfiltered image frame may be obtained. A filtered version of the image frame may then be generated according to an HDR blending scheme that blends the reference image frame with the image frame. If the image frame is the last image frame of the group of image frames to be filtered, then the filtered version of the image frame may be provided as the HDR image frame. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037061 | DYNAMIC MOTION ESTIMATION AND COMPENSATION FOR TEMPORAL FILTERING - A temporal filter may perform dynamic motion estimation and compensation for filtering an image frame. A row of pixels in an image frame received for processing at the temporal filter may be received. A motion estimate may be dynamically determined that registers a previously filtered reference image frame with respect to the row of pixels in the image frame. The reference image frame may be aligned according to the determined motion estimate, and pixels in the row of the image frame may be blended with corresponding pixels in the aligned reference image frame to generate a filtered version of the image frame. Motion statistics may be collected for subsequent processing based on the motion estimation and alignment for the row of pixels in the image frame. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037062 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of divided filters being configured such that a calculation result becomes a target filter to be applied to an input image, a filter processing unit configured to apply the plurality of divided filters to the input image to generate intermediate images for the plurality of respective divided filters, and an addition unit configured to add the intermediate images generated for the plurality of respective divided filters while shifting positions of the respective intermediate images so that positions of focused pixels of the plurality of respective divided filters align with a position of a focused pixel of the target filter to generate an output image, wherein the filter processing unit generates the intermediate images while changing an area to be used for performing calculation, for each of the plurality of divided filters. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037063 | Target-Less Auto-Alignment Of Image Sensors In A Multi-Camera System - A pair of cameras having an overlapping field of view is aligned based on images captured by image sensors of the pair of cameras. A pixel shift is identified between the images. Based on the identified pixel shift, a calibration is applied to one or both of the pair of cameras. To determine the pixel shift, the camera applies correlation methods including edge matching. Calibrating the pair of cameras may include adjusting a read window on an image sensor. The pixel shift can also be used to determine a time lag, which can be used to synchronize subsequent image captures. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037064 | BUNDLING NIGHT VISION AND OTHER DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS (DAS) USING NEAR INFRA RED (NIR) ILLUMINATION AND A ROLLING SHUTTER - A system mountable in a motor vehicle. The system includes a camera and a processor configured to receive image data from the camera. The camera includes a rolling shutter configured to capture the image data during a frame period and to scan and to read the image data into multiple image frames. A near infra-red illuminator may be configured to provide a near infra-red illumination cone in the field of view of the camera. The near infrared illumination oscillates with an illumination period. A synchronization mechanism may be configured to synchronize the illumination period to the frame period of the rolling shutter. The frame period may be selected so that the synchronization mechanism provides a spatial profile of the near infra-red illumination cone which may be substantially aligned vertically to a specific region, e.g. near the center of the image frame. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037065 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An image sensor senses object information and converts the sensed object information into an electrical signal. An image processing apparatus uses the image sensor. The image sensor includes a column signal line connected to output terminals of a plurality of pixel sensors, a comparator circuit configured to output a signal corresponding to a comparison result of a signal output to the column signal line and a reference signal, an ADC circuit configured to convert an analog signal corresponding to an optical signal sensed by the pixel sensor selected from the plurality of pixel sensors connected to the column signal line into digital data based on the signal output from the comparator circuit and, a load circuit connected in series to the comparator circuit between the column signal line and a ground terminal, wherein the load circuit is configured as a common load device of the plurality of pixel sensors connected to the column signal line and the comparator circuit. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037066 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus obtains an image signal, which is captured by an image capturing apparatus, and in which respective pixels correspond to light fluxes of different combinations of pupil regions, where the light fluxes have passed through in an imaging optical system of the image capturing apparatus, and incident directions. The image processing apparatus sets a focal length corresponding to an object to be focused, and generates a reconstructed image focused on the object of the set focal length from the image signal. The image processing apparatus generates a moving image by concatenating a plurality of reconstructed images generated in association with a plurality of different focal lengths, and outputs the moving image in association with the image signals. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037067 | METHOD FOR GENERATING IMAGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method and an electronic device are disclosed. The electronic device includes a camera, an illumination sensor, and at least one processor. The processor executes the method, including determining, by at least one processor of the electronic device, a photographic condition and selecting a number of photographic captures to be executed in a multi-image frame photographing mode based on the determined photographic condition, capturing by the camera multiple image frames based on the number of photographic captures, and generating an image having a predetermined image resolution from the captured multiple image frames. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037068 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF STITCHING TOGETHER VIDEO STREAMS TO GENERATE A WIDE FIELD VIDEO STREAM - Video streams may be stitched together to form a single wide field video stream. The wide field video stream may exhibit a view with a field angle that may be larger than a field angled of an individual video stream. The wide field video stream may exhibit, for example, panoramic views. A method of stitching together video stream may comprise one or more of determining at least one reference time instance within a reference video stream; determining a first set of values of parameters used to generate a first panoramic image that comprises a combination of images that correspond to the at least one reference time instance; generating panoramic images that comprise images of individual video streams based on the first set of values of the parameters; and/or other operations. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037069 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHODS OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM TO INCREASE SUCCESS RATES IN PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHY - Digital photographing apparatus, methods of controlling the same, and computer-readable storage medium to increase success rates in panoramic photography are disclosed. A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus is provided that includes initiating panoramic photography, and providing a capture guide when an image is captured during the panoramic photography. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037070 | MULTI-MODE POWER-EFFICIENT LIGHT AND GESTURE SENSING IN IMAGE SENSORS - Various embodiments comprise apparatuses and methods including an image sensor. In one example, the image sensor includes a read-out integrated circuit, a plurality of pixel electrodes, an optically sensitive layer, and a top electrical contact. In a first low-power mode, electrical current passing through the top electrical contact is configured to be sensed, and independent currents passing through the plurality of pixel electrodes are configured not to be sensed independently. In a second high-resolution mode, independent currents passing through the plurality of pixel electrodes are configured to be sensed independently. Additional methods and apparatuses are described. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037071 | AUTOMATIC MOBILE PHOTO CAPTURE USING VIDEO ANALYSIS - A system creates an electronic file corresponding to a printed artifact by launching a video capture module that causes a mobile electronic device to capture a video of a scene that includes the printed artifact. The system analyzes image frames in the video in real time as the video is captured to identify a suitable instance. In one example, the suitable instance is a frame or sequence of frames that contain an image of a page or side of the printed artifact and that do not exhibit a page-turn event. In response to identification of the suitable instance, the system will automatically cause a photo capture module of the device to capture a still image of the printed artifact. The still image has a resolution that is higher than that of the image frames in the video. The system will save the captured still images to a computer-readable file. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037072 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A digital photographing method and apparatus include determining a motion vector of an object in a preview image, determining whether the motion vector meets a predetermined condition and, when it does, generating an image capturing signal to photograph a scene desired by a user. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037073 | PIECEWISE PERSPECTIVE TRANSFORM ENGINE - An image signal processor of a device, apparatus, or computing system that includes a camera capable of capturing image data may apply piecewise perspective transformations to image data received from the camera's image sensor. A scaling unit of an Image Signal Processor (ISP) may perform piecewise perspective transformations on a captured image to correct for rolling shutter artifacts and to provide video image stabilization. Image data may be divided into a series of horizontal slices and perspective transformations may be applied to each slice. The transformations may be based on motion data determined in any of various manners, such as by using gyroscopic data and/or optical-flow calculations. The piecewise perspective transforms may be encoded as Digital Difference Analyzer (DDA) steppers and may be implemented using separable scalar operations. The image signal processor may not write the received image data to system memory until after the transformations have been performed. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037074 | CHARACTERISTIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A characteristic image display apparatus includes a characteristics extraction unit that divides a captured image into a plurality of blocks and extracts a characteristic color from each block, a band-like image creation unit that creates a band-like image that is obtained by arranging in a line small single-color images based on characteristic colors of blocks of the captured image, and a display control unit that displays a band-like image sequence that is obtained by arranging the plurality of created band-like images. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037075 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - In a smartphone, the imaging mode of an imager or the display mode of a display is changed from a normal mode when an image of an optical communication region is captured. More specifically, a process of lowering the contrast of the entire image (frame), a process of superimposing an icon image on the candidate region, a masking process for lowering the contrast of the candidate region, a process of reducing the count of display frames by image averaging or thinning, or a zoom limiting process of limiting the upper limit of the zoom ratio of the imager or the upper limit of the enlarged display magnification on the display is performed. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037076 | PHOTOMETRIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A photometric apparatus includes a photometry unit (AE sensor) configured to measure object light, and a first display unit (intra-viewfinder liquid crystal display unit) arranged on an optical path of the object light to the photometry unit and configured to display a plurality of display items. The first display unit is configured to display a first display item (automatic white balance) among the plurality of display items in a position farther from a center of a photometry range by the photometry unit than a position of a second display item (incandescent lamp display) having a display area smaller than a display area of the first display item. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037077 | INFRARED BINOCULAR SYSTEM WITH DUAL DIOPTER ADJUSTMENT - Binocular system, including method and apparatus, for viewing a scene. The system may comprise a left camera and a right camera that create left and right video signals from detected optical radiation. At least one of the cameras may include a sensor that is sensitive to infrared radiation. The system also may comprise a left display and a right display arranged to be viewed by a pair of eyes. The left and right displays may be configured to present respective left video images and right video images formed with visible light based respectively on the left and right video signals. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037078 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MAGNIFYING ELEMENT - An electronic device includes a magnifying element. The magnifying element includes a camera module and a lens module. The camera module includes an image sensor and a lens related to the image sensor. The lens module is mounted on the lens and used as back projection to ensure that the light exit aperture of the lens module is opposite to the entrance aperture of the camera module. The power of magnification of the electronic device with a magnifying element is determined by the design features of the lens module. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037079 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes: an optics system that forms an optical image of a subject on an imaging surface; a variable magnification lens that is part of the optics system, that is provided to be movable in a direction of an optical axis of the optics system, and that enlarges or reduces the optical image formed on the imaging surface in association with a movement of the variable magnification lens; a position detection unit that detects a position of the variable magnification lens in the direction of the optical axis; a storage unit that stores output characteristic information about a characteristic of an output of the position detection unit according to a position of the variable magnification lens in the direction of the optical axis; and a driving control unit that performs a control for moving the variable magnification lens on the basis of the output characteristic information. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037080 | DISTORTION CORRECTING SENSORS FOR DIAGONAL COLLECTION OF OBLIQUE IMAGERY - A vehicle collects oblique imagery along a nominal heading using rotated camera-groups with optional distortion correcting electronic image sensors that align projected pixel columns or rows with a pre-determined direction on the ground, thereby improving collection quality, efficiency, and/or cost. In a first aspect, the camera-groups are rotated diagonal to the nominal heading. In a second aspect, the distortion correcting electronic image sensors align projected pixel columns or rows with a pre determined direction on the ground. In a third aspect, the distortion correcting electronic image sensors are rotated around the optical axis of the camera. In a fourth aspect, cameras collect images in strips and the strips from different cameras overlap, providing large-baseline, small-time difference stereopsis. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037081 | Method and Apparatus for Dynamic Image Content Manipulation - For dynamic image content manipulation, a target area key signal KA defines a target area of a first program signal PGM | 2016-02-04 |
20160037082 | RECONSTRUCTION OF IMAGES FROM AN IN VIVO MULTI-CAMERA CAPSULE - Method and apparatus of reconstruction of images from an in vivo multi-camera capsule are disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, the capsule comprises two cameras with overlapped fields of view (FOVs). Intra-image based pose estimation is applied to the sub-images associated with the overlapped area to improve the pose estimation for the capsule device. In another embodiment, two images corresponding to the two FOVs are fused by using disparity-adjusted, linear weighted sum of the overlapped sub-images. In yet another embodiment, the images from the multi-camera capsule are stitched for time-space representation. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037083 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a peak image generating unit, a background image generating unit, a composing unit, and a display unit. The imaging unit images a subject to acquire RAW data. The peak image generating unit extracts peak portions from the RAW data to generate peak image data. The background image generating unit subjects the RAW data to image processing to generate background image data. The composing unit composes the peak image data with the background image data to generate composite image data. The display unit displays an image based on the composite image data. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037084 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - The present invention relates to a display device and a display method. The display device comprises a display panel and a video stream provider, wherein the display panel comprises a display screen and a separation module; the video stream provider provides one or two video streams, the one or two video streams are coded before entering the display screen to form a video signal source, and the video signal source is input to the display screen in a single-channel form; and when the video stream provider provides two video streams, the separation module separates a picture displayed in the display screen into two pictures respectively specific to the two video streams to realize double-view display. In the present invention, the two video streams are provided by the same video stream provider and may be previously coded, so that the complexity of transmission of the video signal source is greatly reduced. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037085 | AUTO FILTER EXTENT MANAGEMENT - An output rescale module may determine an estimated set of lines to hold in vertical support for use when performing image transformations. For example, an output rescale module may monitor input Y coordinates (in terms of input pixel lines) computed over previous lines and compute a set of lines to hold in a set of line buffers. As each output pixel line is generated, the output rescale module may compute the minimum and maximum values of Y generated by the transform across that line. The minimum and maximum input Y coordinates may then be averaged to determine the center value (the centermost input line) for that output line. The difference (in terms of input pixel lines) between centerlines for two adjacent output lines may be added to the centerline value for the current output line to estimate a center line for the next (net yet generated) output pixel line. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037086 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME - Provided is a compound-eye image pickup apparatus in which a plurality of imaging units, each of which configured to photoelectrically convert an optical image focused by a single focal lens with different focal length so as to output a signal, are arranged in the form of a matrix. An image processing unit performs an electronic zoom process for changing a cut-out area of an image and a filtering process for an image signal. A system controller obtains information relating a change in zoom magnification from a zoom changing unit and data relating to a zoom control method from a zoom control method storage unit so as to instruct a zoom controller to perform zoom control. Upon change of an angle of view by controlling the electronic zoom process and the switching of the single focal lens, the zoom controller controls the filtering process performed by the image processing unit so as to equalize the resolution before and after the switching of the single focal lens. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037087 | IMAGE SEGMENTATION FOR A LIVE CAMERA FEED - Techniques are disclosed for segmenting an image frame of a live camera feed. A biasing scheme can be used to initially localize pixels within the image that are likely to contain the object being segmented. An optimization algorithm for an energy optimization function, such as a graph cut algorithm, can be used with a non-localized neighborhood graph structure and the initial location bias for localizing pixels in the image frame representing the object. Subsequently, a matting algorithm can be used to define a pixel mask surrounding at least a portion of the object boundary. The bias and the pixel mask can be continuously updated and refined as the image frame changes with the live camera feed. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037088 | OBJECT RECOGNITION APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS OBJECT RECOGNITION BASED ON INFRARED IMAGE AND VISIBLE IMAGE - An object recognition apparatus includes an image capturing unit configured to capture a first image based on infrared or near-infrared light and a second image based on visible light, an object being included in the first and second images, respectively, a storage unit storing image data of articles, and a processing unit configured to determine a first portion of the first image in which the object is contained, extract a second portion of the second image corresponding to the first portion, and select one of the articles as a candidate for the object based on the second portion of the second image and the stored image data. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037089 | MULTI-BAND THERMAL IMAGING SENSOR WITH INTEGRATED FILTER ARRAY - Infrared imaging systems and methods incorporating the use of pixelated filter arrays integrated with the imaging detector. In one example, an infrared imaging system includes imaging optics that focus infrared radiation towards a focal plane of the system, an uncooled focal plane array sensor configured to receive the infrared radiation from the imaging optics, and a processor coupled to the uncooled focal plane array sensor and configured to receive and process image data received from the uncooled focal plane array sensor. The uncooled focal plane array sensor includes a two-dimensional array of microbolometer pixels and a corresponding two-dimensional filter array integrated and aligned with the two-dimensional array of microbolometer pixels such that each microbolometer pixel has a corresponding filter. The filter array is configured to filter the infrared radiation into at least two spectral bands or at least two polarizations. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037090 | FINDER SYSTEM AND OPTICAL APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Provided is a finder system, including: an observation optical system configured to convert a subject image formed on a predetermined surface into an erect image via an erect image forming member, and cause the erect image to be transmitted through a first optical surface that is inclined with respect to an optical axis, thereby observing the erect image via an eyepiece lens; and a display optical system configured to cause an image indicating display information of a display member to be reflected on the first optical surface, thereby observing the image via the eyepiece lens in the same field of view as the subject image. The display optical system includes an optical member including at least two reflection surfaces and a lens unit having a positive refractive power, along an optical path between the display member and the eyepiece lens in the stated order. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037091 | DRIVING METHOD FOR PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS,PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - In a state that a plurality of capacitances are connected between input and output nodes of an amplifier, a short circuit is established between the input and output nodes of the amplifier. In a state that at least one of the capacitances is isolated from the input and output nodes of the amplifier, the plurality of capacitances are connected to the input and output nodes of the amplifier, in a case that an output from the amplifier is larger than a threshold. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037092 | Image Sensor - Disclosed is an image sensor that includes a pixel array including a plurality of unit pixels in a matrix having rows and columns, a binning sampling unit configured to (i) amplify with different gains signals from unit pixels selected from the unit pixels in each of the columns, and (ii) output a binning sampling signal according to an average of the amplified signals, and an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the binning sampling signal to a digital signal. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037093 | IMAGE SENSORS WITH ELECTRONIC SHUTTER - In various embodiments, an image sensor and related method are disclosed. In an embodiment, an image sensor includes an optically sensitive material, and a pixel circuit including a sense node in electrical communication with the optically sensitive material. The pixel circuit stores an electrical signal proportional to an intensity of light incident on the optically sensitive material during an integration period. The pixel circuit includes a differential transistor pair in electrical communication with the optically sensitive material. The differential transistor pair includes a first transistor and a second transistor, with the first transistor being disposed between the optically sensitive material and the sense node. The differential transistor pair steers current between the optically sensitive material and the sense node through the first transistor during the integration period and steers current through the second transistor after the integration period to discontinue integration of the electrical signal onto the sense node. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037094 | METHODS OF OPERATING IMAGE SENSORS - A method of operating a three-dimensional image sensor may include: obtaining position information of an object using light emitted by a light source module, the three-dimensional image sensor including the light source module having a light source and a lens; and adjusting a relative position of the light source to the lens based on the obtained position information of the object. A method of operating an image sensor may include: obtaining position information of an object using light emitted by a light source module, the image sensor including the light source module; and adjusting an emission angle of the light emitted by the light source module based on the obtained position information. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037095 | ACTIVE PIXEL SENSOR DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME - An active pixel sensor device and the method thereof include an active pixel sensing array and a synchronous reading circuit. The active pixel sensing array is formed by a plurality of sensing pixels disposed in a form of an array. Each sensing pixel has a power terminal. The synchronous reading circuit connects to the power terminals of all sensing pixels, detects a summation of currents flowing through all sensing pixels, converts the summation of currents to an output signal, and outputs the output signal that represents the optical sensing information. In addition to reading each sensing pixel, the active pixel sensor device further controls the synchronous reading circuit to read the output signal corresponding to the summation of currents of all sensing pixels. The active pixel sensor device using the same active pixel sensing array can be applied to large-area sensing. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037096 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing method includes the steps of acquiring a first image shot by using a compound eye image pickup apparatus, acquiring image capturing condition information of the first image, acquiring, depending on the image capturing condition information, optical characteristic information of a plurality of optical systems having a plurality of focal lengths different from each other in the compound eye image pickup apparatus, correcting a deterioration of the first image caused by shooting the first image based on the optical characteristic information, and generating a second image based on information of a position and an angle of a ray obtained from the first image whose deterioration is corrected, and the optical characteristic information contains at least one of information related to aberrations and information related to peripheral illumination of the optical systems. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037097 | Array Camera Architecture Implementing Quantum Film Image Sensors - Array cameras incorporating quantum film imagers are disclosed. One embodiment includes: a plurality of focal planes, where each focal plane comprises a plurality of rows of pixels that also form a plurality of columns of pixels and each focal plane is contained within a region of the imager array that does not contain pixels from another focal plane; at least one quantum film located on the surface of the imager array, where each quantum film comprises a plurality of quantum dots; control circuitry configured to control the capture of image information by the pixels within the focal planes, where the control circuitry is configured so that the capture of image information by the pixels in at least two of the focal planes is separately controllable; and sampling circuitry configured to convert pixel outputs into digital pixel data. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037098 | Image Sensors Including Semiconductor Channel Patterns - The inventive concepts relate to image sensors. The image sensor includes a substrate including a floating diffusion region and a pixel circuit, an interlayer insulating layer on the substrate, a contact node and a first electrode on the interlayer insulating layer, a dielectric layer on a top surface of the first electrode, a channel semiconductor pattern on the dielectric layer and connected to the contact node, and a photoelectric conversion layer on the channel semiconductor pattern. The channel semiconductor pattern includes a semiconductor material having an electron mobility that is higher than an electron mobility of the photoelectric conversion layer. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037099 | IMAGE SENSORS WITH NOISE REDUCTION - In various embodiments, image sensors and methods of operating the image sensors are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a pixel circuit having a first electrode is coupled to a reset transistor and to a first region of an optically sensitive layer, and a second electrode is coupled to a pixel sense node and to a second region of an optically sensitive layer. The electrical path from the first electrode, through the optically sensitive layer, and into the second electrode functions as a variable resistor. Other devices and methods of operating the devices are disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037100 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor having a plurality of pixels and being capable of outputting a plurality of image signals read out using different methods for individually reading out the signals of the plurality of pixels and correction signals for correcting the plurality of image signals, a processing unit for processing the correction signals so as to handle the reading methods for the plurality of image signals, and a correction unit for correcting the plurality of image signals using the correction signals processed by the processing unit. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037101 | Apparatus and Method for Capturing Images - An apparatus and a method for capturing images are disclosed. The apparatus for capturing images includes an active pixel sensor (APS) array including a plurality of active pixels each including a photo diode and a storage diode, the plurality of active pixels being arranged in an array of N rows and M columns (where N and M are natural numbers of 2 or more), and an image signal processor that corrects an image signal output by the APS array. The APS array includes N pixel sensor rows, and the image signal processor removes noise from the image signal by using image signals that are sequentially output from non-adjacent ones of the pixel sensor rows. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037102 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus obtains an image signal of an image pickup element having a pupil division unit that restricts light of an optical image of an object arriving at each pixel of the element to light from a specific pupil area of a photographing lens. A memory unit stores information of a pixel defect of the element. An image shift unit determines a shift amount of the image signal of the photographed object corresponding to an image re-formation plane for every pupil area, to shift the image signal on the basis of the plane. A defect correction unit corrects an image signal of a defective pixel using the shifted image signal of a pixel other than the defective pixel, in accordance with the information of the pixel defect. An image re-formation unit re-forms an image corresponding to the image re-formation plane from the corrected image signal. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037103 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An image sensor includes phase difference detection pixels including first group pixels each having a first shield region deviated at one side and second group pixels each having a second shield region deviated at the other side, and image detection pixels arranged in a lattice pattern together with the phase difference detection pixels. The phase difference detection pixels include a first pixel group configured such that an area of the first shield region is equal to that of the second shield region, a second pixel group configured such that the area of the first shield region is equal to or greater than that of the second shield region, and a third pixel group configured such that the area of the first shield region is equal to or less than that of the second shield region. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037104 | IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE PICK-UP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An image sensor and an image pick-up apparatus including the same are provided. The image sensor includes a plurality of phase difference detection pixels and a plurality of image detection pixels arranged in a lattice pattern together with the phase difference detection pixels, wherein the phase difference detection pixels are arranged at an interval of a predetermined number of pixels in the lattice pattern, and the predetermined number of pixels has a maximum value of 16. In a phase difference detection type auto focus (AF) system, focus accuracy is improved without deterioration of image quality. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037105 | PIXEL ARRAY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PIXEL ARRAY - A pixel array includes pixels arranged in columns. A pair of column lines is provided for each column of pixels. A current source circuit is coupled to each pair of column lines. The current source circuit provides current to the pair of column lines in a first mode of operation such that when one column line in a pair of column lines is being provided with a first current the other column line in the pair of column lines is being provided with a second current which is less than the first current. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037106 | IMAGING DEVICE, MONITORING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An imaging device includes a pixel; a digital circuit; and an analog processing circuit including a constant current circuit, a current comparison circuit, and a control circuit. The pixel is capable of outputting differential data. The constant current circuit is capable of supplying a first current corresponding to the differential data, in accordance with a first control signal. The current comparison circuit is capable of supplying a second current that flows through the constant current circuit in accordance with a change in the differential data. The current comparison circuit has a function of setting a determination signal active depending on whether to supply the second current to the constant current circuit. The control circuit has a function of controlling the constant current circuit and the current comparison circuit to stop their functions as the determination signal becomes active. The digital circuit operates as the determination signal becomes active. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037107 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging device includes a substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes, a conductive line that is disposed between the substrate and the plurality of pixel electrodes, a common electrode portion facing the plurality of pixel electrodes, a plurality of photoelectric conversion portions each of which is disposed between a corresponding one of the plurality of pixel electrodes and the common electrode portion, and a pad portion that is used for supplying an electric potential to the common electrode portion from the outside. The pad portion includes an electroconductive film that is included in the common electrode portion. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037108 | SWITCHED CAPACITOR CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A switched capacitor circuit includes: a capacitor including a first terminal to which the input voltage is applied and a second terminal; an inverting amplifier including a second input terminal connected to the second terminal; a capacitor including a third terminal, a fourth terminal, and a fifth terminal which is connected to an output terminal; a capacitor including a seventh terminal, a sixth terminal connected to the second output terminal, and an eighth terminal connected to the third terminal; a capacitor connected in series between the second terminal and the output terminal; and an offset compensation unit which outputs an offset voltage having a value of a short-circuit voltage of the inverting amplifier to the fourth terminal and the seventh terminal. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037109 | IMAGING SENSOR AND METHOD FOR COLOR NIGHT VISION - An imaging sensor for low light level color imaging includes an array of pixels. Each pixel has a first pixel portion that has a first photosensitive area and is responsive to light in a panchromatic spectral range and a second pixel portion that has a second photosensitive area and is responsive to light in a sub-band spectral range. The first photosensitive area is greater than the second photosensitive area and the sub-band spectral range is narrower than and contained within the panchromatic spectral range. The first and second pixel portions of each pixel are independently addressable. The imaging sensor is beneficial for applications requiring wide dynamic range, low light sensitivity and color discrimination, and enables improved object discrimination and scene interpretation. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037110 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF DRIVING IMAGE SENSOR, AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - According to one example embodiment, an image sensor is configured to operate in a plurality of operation modes. The image sensor includes a pixel array including unit pixels configured to generate an analog image signal from incident light, a readout circuit configured to generate a digital image signal by converting the analog image signal, and a control module configured to generate control signals for controlling operations of the pixel array and the readout circuit according to an operation mode of the image sensor. A first power voltage for driving the image sensor when the operation mode of the image sensor is an image recognition mode for recognizing a body of a user of the image sensor, is lower than a second power voltage for driving the image sensor when the operation mode of the image sensor is an image capture mode for capturing images by the user. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037111 | NEGATIVE BIASED SUBSTRATE FOR PIXELS IN STACKED IMAGE SENSORS - A pixel cell includes a photodiode disposed within a first semiconductor chip for accumulating an image charge in response to light incident upon the photodiode. A transfer transistor is disposed within the first semiconductor chip and coupled to the photodiode to transfer the image charge from the photodiode. A bias voltage generation circuit disposed within a second semiconductor chip for generating a bias voltage. The bias voltage generation circuit is coupled to the first semiconductor chip to bias the photodiode with the bias voltage. The bias voltage is negative with respect to a ground voltage of the second semiconductor chip. A floating diffusion is disposed within the second semiconductor chip. The transfer transistor is coupled to transfer the image charge from the photodiode on the first semiconductor chip to the floating diffusion on the second semiconductor chip. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037112 | Image Sensor - Disclosed is an image sensor. The disclosed image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of unit pixels arranged in a matrix form having rows and columns, a binning sampling unit configured to output a binning sampling signal according to an average of signals from two or more unit pixels selected from among the unit pixels of each of the columns, and an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert the binning sampling signal to a digital signal. The selected unit pixels have different exposure times. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037113 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM, AND DRIVING METHOD FOR THE PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS - An output control unit configured to set an amplitude of a signal output to a signal line to be smaller as compared with a case where an amplification unit outputs a signal on the basis of a potential of the input node or put the amplification unit into a non-operating state is provided. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037114 | SCALING DOWN PIXEL SIZES IN IMAGE SENSORS - In various embodiments, methods and related apparatuses for scaling down pixel sizes in quantum film-based image sensors are disclosed. In one embodiment, an image sensor circuit is disclosed that includes circuit includes an optically sensitive layer, a first pixel having a first electrode coupled to a first region of optically sensitive layer, a second pixel having a second electrode coupled to a second region of optically sensitive layer, and a readout circuit having at least one transistor that is shared among the first pixel and the second pixel. In a first time interval, the transistor is used in a readout of a signal related to illumination of the first pixel over an integration period. During a second time interval, the transistor is used in a readout of a signal related to illumination of the second pixel over an integration pixel. The signals thusly read constitute a time-domain multiplexed (TDM) signal. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037115 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array section in which a plurality of pixels including an amplification transistor configured to amplify a signal based on a photoelectric charge in accordance with an amount of received light are disposed; through vertical signal lines of the pixel array section, a bias-current control section configured to turn on or off a bias current supplied to the amplification transistor for each of the vertical signal lines; and a drive control section configured to control the bias-current control section so as to turn on the bias current of the vertical signal line through which a pixel signal is read, and to turn off the bias current of the vertical signal line through which a pixel signal is not read. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037116 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM - A photoelectric conversion apparatus including a plurality of photoelectric conversion units each of which includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer which accumulates signal charges and which is disposed between the first and second electrodes, and an insulating layer disposed between the photoelectric conversion layer and the second electrode, an amplification unit configured to receive optical signals and output signals each based on one of the optical signals, each of the optical signals being based on one of the signal charges, each of the signal charges being accumulated in one of the plurality of photoelectric conversion units, and a capacitive element having a first node and a second node, the first node being connected to the second electrodes of the plurality of photoelectric conversion units and the amplification unit and the second node selectively receiving each one of a plurality of potentials having different values. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037117 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP ELEMENT AND IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM - At least one solid-state image pickup element includes a plurality of pixels that are arranged in a two-dimensional manner. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion units each including a pixel electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer disposed on the pixel electrode, and a counter electrode disposed such that the photoelectric conversion layer is sandwiched between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode. In one or more embodiments, each of the plurality of pixels also includes a microlens disposed on the plurality of photoelectric conversion units. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037118 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING ACCESS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - According to one embodiment, a method for access configuration in a wireless network includes acquiring authentication information of a digital device and information needed to access an Access Point (AP) of the digital device, from a Radio Frequency IDentifier (RFID) tag, and accessing the AP. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037119 | VIDEO RECORDING APPARATUS, AND VIDEO RECORDING METHOD WHEN TEMPORARY NETWORK FAILURE OCCURS - A video recording apparatus receives real-time video data from the network camera and records the received data in a disc bank. In the apparatus, once the network is recovered from a temporary failure, a backup recording region is secured in the bank, with the size of the backup recording region corresponding to the size of video data captured by the network camera during the network failure. Then, real-time video data is recorded in a region next to the backup recording region, and video data recorded in the network camera is recorded in the backup region. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037120 | Camcorder/MP3 Plug-in DVR/TiVo - Patent for Engineering DVR or TiVo Box to Have Cable Receptacle for Camcorder or MP3 Player for Storing and Playing of Video or Sound. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037121 | STEREO MATCHING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - There are provided a stereo matching method capable of increasing a resolution and precision of an object and a device for performing the method. The method includes investigating a pattern according to a predetermined period; obtaining left and right stereo images in which the investigated pattern is included or not included; determining whether each of the stereo image obtained according to the predetermined period and a buffering image that is a previous frame image of the stereo image includes the pattern; and generating a final cost volume by performing different image processing according to whether each of the stereo image and the buffering image includes the pattern. Therefore, it is possible to increase precision of a disparity of a thin object and increase accuracy and precision of an object at a long distance. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037122 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus is configured to capture an object image, generate a RAW image, perform simple development on the RAW image during the image capturing operation, and store not only the developed image but also the RAW image. In a predetermined interval, in an idle state, or in predetermined enlargement processing, the image processing apparatus reads a RAW file stored in a storage medium and performs high-quality image development to generate an image having higher image quality than that obtained by the simple development. If development processing has been completed by a high-quality image development unit, the image processing apparatus replaces the image obtained by the simple development with the image obtained by the high-quality image development and reproduces the image obtained by the high-quality image development. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037123 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INPUT SENSING FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL ENCODERS - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a digital interface of an internet protocol encoder including a connector for connecting to a cable delivering a signal, and a sensor at the digital interface for sensing a characteristic of the signal. The sensed characteristic is a clock rate corresponding to an asynchronous serial interface signal or a data rate corresponding to a high-definition serial digital interface signal. An automatic switch routes the signal to a first decoder portion or a second decoder portion in accordance with the sensed characteristic. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037124 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MESSENGER-BASED VIDEO CALL SERVICE - A mobile device and method for a messenger-based video call service using camera preview image and voice information are provided. In the method, the mobile device displays a camera preview screen by executing a camera, and detects an input for selecting one or more sharers for a video call from the camera preview screen. Then, the mobile device executes a messenger for providing the video call service, transmits a connection request to the selected sharers through the messenger, and performs the messenger-based video call with the sharers in response to the connection request. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037125 | RECEIVER DRIVEN UP-SWITCHING IN VIDEO TELEPHONY - In an example, a method of processing data includes determining, by a receiver device, an allowable excess delay parameter based on a difference between a time at which received data is received by the receiver device and a time at which the received data is scheduled to be played out, where the allowable excess delay parameter indicates an amount of delay that is supportable by a channel between a sender device and the receiver device. The method also includes determining, by the receiver device, a sender bit rate increase for increasing a bit rate at which data is to be sent from the sender device to the receiver device based on the determined allowable excess delay parameter, and transmitting an indication of the sender bit rate increase to the sender device. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037126 | Real-Time Visual Customer Support Enablement System and Method - Disclosed is a system and method for providing real-time visual customer support. In one embodiment, the present system is configured to enhance native phone communication by simultaneously being able to deliver one-way real-time visual streaming from the end consumer. In this way, the present invention allows businesses to participate in collaborative audio-visual communication during the very first customer contact over the phone. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037127 | Dynamic Character Substitution for Web Conferencing Based on Sentiment - In an approach to determine a pre-recorded video for use in place of a video feed of a user in a video conference, a computer determines a meeting tone of at least one meeting discussion in the video conference and determines a first video of one or more pre-recorded videos of a user that corresponds to the meeting tone. The computer substitutes the first video into the video conference in place of a video feed in the video conference. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037128 | REDUCING DELAY IN VIDEO TELEPHONY - In an example, a method of processing data includes transmitting data over a network at a first bit rate, identifying a reduction in a network link rate of the network from a first network link rate to a second network link rate, and in response to identifying the reduction in the network link rate, determining a recovery bit rate at which to transmit the data over the network, where the recovery bit rate is less than the second network link rate. The method also includes determining a buffering duration based on a difference between a time of the identification of the reduction in the network link rate and an estimated actual time of the reduction in the network link rate, and determining a recovery rate duration during which to transmit the data at the recovery bit rate based on the recovery bit rate and the buffering duration. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037129 | Method and Apparatus for Enhanced Caller ID - In one embodiment, a method is provided for handling a call from a conferencing endpoint configured to handle a conference between multiple participants. A request to call a participant is received from the conferencing endpoint. Information is inferred about a presence of one or more participants in the call, based on a detection of the one or more participants by presence detection equipment associated with the conferencing endpoint;. Additional call context information is determined based on the inferred information. The additional call context information is provided to the participant in addition to the call, wherein the additional call context information is accessible to the participant. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037130 | USING AN AVATAR IN A VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for videoconferencing using an avatar are described. The presence of a user may be detected by analyzing video captured by a digital camera. The avatar may be provided to a remote device to represent the detected user. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037131 | REMOTE TRESPASSING DETECTION AND NOTIFICAITON SYSTEM AND METHOD - A trespass detection system for notifying a recipient of a possible trespass at a remote location is disclosed. The system comprises a low bandwidth satellite network, and a hand-portable base station positioned at the remote location and comprising a satellite transceiver for communicating with the low bandwidth satellite network, and an image capture sensor located proximate to the base station for capturing an image in response to an alarm trigger, the image capture sensor further comprising a processor for analyzing the captured image to identify a predetermined type of object and on identifying at least one of the predetermined type of object in the captured image, generating a contour image of the identified object, wherein the contour image is transmitted to the recipient via the base station and the satellite network. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037132 | CONTACTLESS FINGERPRINT ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING - A contactless fingerprint acquisition and processing method, includes detecting and acquiring an object image, converting the object image into a fingerprint image and at least one of identifying and verifying the fingerprint image. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037133 | REAL-TIME MANAGEMENT OF DATA RELATIVE TO AN AIRCRAFT'S FLIGHT TEST - Automated processing of images onboard an aircraft and a system for real-time management of data relating to an in-flight test of aerodynamic behaviors of the aircraft. Flow cones are installed on at least one area of interest of the aircraft to be analyzed in the in-flight test. Indicators are installed in the area of interest defining a delimitation of the area of interest. Image capturing devices are installed in the aircraft and are configured to capture a stream of images of the area of interest on which the flow cones and the indicators are installed. A processor is configured to process, in real time and onboard the aircraft, each current image of the stream of images to automatically identify and determine positions of the indicators and positions of at least some of the flow cones. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037134 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF SIMULATING TIME OF DAY AND ENVIRONMENT OF REMOTE LOCATIONS - In one embodiment, a method includes the step of capturing, at a remote location with a set of digital cameras, a series of digital photographs of a landscape, wherein the series of digital photographs is taken over at least a twenty-four hour period, and wherein the capturing is managed by a remote computing device that comprises a computer process, a memory and computer networking system. The method includes the step of positioning the set of digital cameras to match an angle of a computer-display screen. The method includes the step of obtaining a location data of the set of the digital cameras. The method includes the step of communicating, with the computer networking system of the remote computing device to a server computing system, wherein the server computing system comprises at least one computer processor that includes processes that manage the display of all or a portion of the series of digital photographs on one or more display systems. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037135 | REMOTE MONITORING - Remote monitoring and inspection of measurement devices, emergency equipment, parking spaces, and other items is accomplished by using an image sensor (e.g., a CMOS sensor) to capture an image containing information about the monitored item. A signal containing information about the image (e.g., data representing the captured image or data indicating the state of the captured image) is transmitted to a remote central station. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037136 | OPERATING SENSORS - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for operating a sensor ( | 2016-02-04 |
20160037137 | SENSORY PERCEPTION ENHANCEMENT DEVICE - The system includes a head mounted, wearable device with at least one sensory output device for conveying information about the surrounding environment to a user and at least one enhancement device coupled to the wearable device. The enhancement device includes at least one imaging device configured to receive real-time images, and a feedback system configured to process the real-time images to obtain the information about the surrounding environment and to transmit the information to the sensory output device. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037138 | Dynamic System and Method for Detecting Drowning - The present invention discloses a dynamic system for identifying and alerting drowning in a pool. The system comprised of: at least one camera movable along a rail installed within the pool underwater, at least one controller for determining camera movement based on analyzing image captured by said camera, such that the camera viewing area is not distracted, identifying and alerting drowning pattern by analyzing captured images by said movable camera. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037139 | Billiard Table Lighting and Game Play Monitor - A billiard table top lighting apparatus provides substantially uniform lighting across the surface of a billiard table surface. In one form, the lighting apparatus includes a frame supporting lights that are non-centrally placed such that no lights are supported above a middle portion of the billiard table surface. So configured, the frame can have an attractive profile and further mount additional items above the billiard table surface to enable a variety of other features. For example, the frame may support one or more cameras, one or more motion sensors, one or more microphones, and/or one or more computing devices to enable any of a variety of innovative features. Such features could include automatic game play recording from one or more perspectives, merged video track storage for replay, review, and analysis, automatic lighting and dimming control, control of the apparatus from any mobile device, and the like. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037140 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REMOTE VIDEO RETRIEVAL - The present invention is directed to a camera system. A system may include at least one camera, at least one storage device communicatively coupled and local to the at least one camera, and a modem communicatively coupled to the at least one storage device. The system may further include a server coupled to the modem and an application program. The application program may be configured to periodically download an image from the at least one camera, enable one or more downloaded images being associated with a known time period to be displayed at an electronic device, and enable video based on a selected downloaded image to be displayed at the electronic device. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037141 | SPECTRAL IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND LIGHT RECEPTION WAVELENGTH ACQUISITION METHOD - A spectral camera includes a wavelength variable interference filter, an imaging unit having a plurality of light receiving elements arranged in a two-dimensional array configuration, and a wavelength acquisition unit which acquires center wavelengths of light beams received by the light receiving elements in accordance with signal values output from the light receiving elements when reference light is received by the imaging unit. Light amounts of the reference light corresponding to different wavelength components in a certain wavelength range are uniform in a plane, and different signal values are acquired when light beams of the different wavelength components are received by the light receiving elements. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037142 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a light source section, one or more reflection type light modulators, an optical system, and a light shielding plate. The light source section includes at least one or more laser light sources. The one or more reflection type light modulators modulate and reflect incident light. The optical system splits light from the light source section into a plurality of split light beams, superimposes the plurality of split light beams on the one or more reflection type light modulators, and causes them to enter. The light shielding plate is provided in the optical system and includes an aperture provided on a path of each of the plurality of split light beams and a light shielding portion that shields reflection light from the reflection type light modulator to the light source section. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037143 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING AND PROJECTING MULTI-SURFACE IMAGES - A method for automatically generating and projecting multi-surface image which automatically recognizes a plurality of projection surfaces using an image projector and a camera and projects images separately, includes: projecting scan image for pixel determination on a scan area including the plurality of projection surfaces using the image projector; recognizing the plurality of projection surfaces using image of the scan area including the plurality of projection surfaces photographed by the camera; matching the projection surfaces recognized by the image photographed by the camera while the scan image is projected and corresponding pixels of a display screen of the image projector; and projecting image which fills the pixel area of the display screen of the image projector corresponding to the areas of the projection surfaces. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037144 | PROJECTION SYSTEM COMPRISING A NON-RECTANGULAR PROJECTION SCREEN, CAPABLE OF PROJECTION ALIGNMENT BY USING ALIGNMENT MARKS AND METHOD OF ALIGNMENT THEREFOR - A projection system ( | 2016-02-04 |
20160037145 | PROJECTOR AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING PROJECTOR - The projector includes alight source, a liquid crystal light valve that modulates first color component light based on a signal, a liquid crystal light valve that modulates second color component light from the light source based on a signal, a projection lens that projects a first image formed by the first color component light and a second image formed by the second color component light, an alignment image display control section that superimposes the first image and the second image on each other and projects the superimposed image to show position misregistration of the second image relative to the first image, an instruction input screen for shifting the second image as a whole, and an alignment adjustment section that determines correction information for correcting the position misregistration based on the shift instruction and corrects the signal based on the determined correction information. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037146 | IMAGE AND WAVE FIELD PROJECTION THROUGH DIFFUSIVE MEDIA - Methods and systems for projecting wave fields use a diffusing medium, a wavefront shaper, an illumination source, and a control system. A system for projecting an object wave field into a projection volume includes a wave scatterer, a wave field projector configured to project a wave field onto the wave scatterer, and a controller coupled to the wave field projector. The controller is configured to cause the wave field projector to project a wave field that, upon interacting with the wave scatterer, is redirected to form an object wave field that forms a predetermined pattern in the projection volume. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037147 | Methods and Apparatus for Optical Display Using Multiple Spatial Light Modulators for Increased Resolution - A system for displaying a high resolution video image utilizing multiple spatial light modulators includes at least one illumination source configured to provide illumination to multiple spatial light modulators; a video data image processor coupled to receive video image data at a first visual resolution of X by Y pixels; and multiple spatial light modulators each having an image resolution lower than the first visual resolution, each configured to project an image sub-frame onto a focal plane using an image projection system; wherein the image projection system is configured to project a first sub-frame image of a first color portion while simultaneously projecting at least a second sub-frame image of a second color portion onto the focal plane, and the first and second sub-frame images are offset from one another, so that when viewed together a viewed image has at least the first visual resolution. Methods are disclosed. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037148 | 3D-MAPPED VIDEO PROJECTION BASED ON ON-SET CAMERA POSITIONING - The techniques described herein relate to front and/or rear projection of a rendered three-dimensional (3D) environment image with real-time perspective correction for on-set camera movement for any projection surface contour. In one particular embodiment, a position of an on-site front or rear projection surface is determined by a device, and the device maps a position and angle of an on-site camera in relation to the on-site projection surface. By then correlating the camera mapping to a corresponding position and angle of a virtual camera within a mapped 3D reference environment, the techniques herein can render a projection image to project onto the on-site projection surface based on a 3D perspective of the virtual camera correlated within the 3D reference environment. In another embodiment, a shape of the on-site projection surface may be determined, such that rendering the projection image is also based on the shape. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037149 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus obtains shape data including data which indicates vertexes of each of a plurality of polygons representing a stereoscopic object and color data indicating a color of each polygon. The shape data and the color data are converted into shape data and color data in a data format including an area which stores the shape data and an unused area which does not store the shape data. Color data on one of the plurality of polygons is stored in the unused areas corresponding to a plurality of polygons. The converted shape data and color data are output. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037150 | Stereoscopic Video And Audio Recording Method, Stereoscopic Video And Audio Reproducing Method, Stereoscopic Video And Audio Recording Apparatus, Stereoscopic Video And Audio Reproducing Apparatus, And Stereoscopic Video And Audio Recording Medium - The object of the present invention is to provide a stereoscopic video and audio recording method, a stereoscopic video and audio recording medium, a stereoscopic video and audio reproducing method, a stereoscopic video and audio recording apparatus, and a stereoscopic video and audio reproducing apparatus. An audio information storage region for three-dimensional video is arranged in advance, separately from audio information for ordinary two-dimensional video, in a media recording format for recording stereoscopic video and audio. Therefore, when stereoscopic reproduction is selected, an audio can be reproduced with realistic sensation in a depth direction in sound-image processing or surround processing. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037151 | HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING DEPTH INFORMATION - A hand-held electronic apparatus, an image capturing apparatus and a method for obtaining depth information are provided. The image capturing apparatus includes a time of fly (TOF) image capturer, a TOF controller, a main and sub image capturers, and a controller. The TOF image capturer calculates a TOF depth map according to a TOF image, defines an effective region and an un-effective region according to the TOF depth map, and obtains a first depth information set of the effective region. The main and sub image capturers captures a first and second images, respectively. The controller obtains a second depth information set of the un-effectively region by comparing the first and second images, and generates an overall depth map by combining the first depth information set and the second depth information set. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037152 | PHOTOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - An image photographing apparatus is provided. The image photographing apparatus includes a first photographing unit configured to photograph an image by using a phase difference image sensor, a second photographing unit configured to be spaced on a side of the first photographing unit, a controller configured to generate a first depth map by using a first image photographed by the first photographing unit and generate a second depth map by using a second image photographed by the second photographing unit, and an image processor configured to generate a three-dimensional (3D) image by using the first depth map and the second depth map. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037153 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RENDERING IMAGE - An image rendering apparatus and method for rendering a stereoscopic image are provided. The image rendering apparatus may estimate a disparity of an image pixel included in an input image. Based on the disparity, a viewpoint direction of the image pixel may be determined by the image rendering apparatus. The image rendering apparatus may render a stereoscopic image by assigning a pixel value of the image pixel to a display pixel having a viewpoint direction corresponding to the viewpoint direction of the image pixel, instead of generating a multiview image. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037154 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention provides an image processing system and method, the image processing system uses at least two cameras, and the location of the cameras can be changed due to the easiness of installation onto a vehicle and number of the cameras around the vehicle. The present invention uses the image analysis method to evaluate the depth of objects around the vehicle, and then generate a 3D model with depth information to reduce the distortion of the image. After that, the image will be displayed on the wide-area electronic rearview mirror to provide the driver a rearview image more correctly. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037155 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE - A stereoscopic display device is provided where the luminance variation encountered when the parallax barrier is switched is reduced for viewing from a wide region. The stereoscopic display device includes: a display panel that displays an image; a switch liquid crystal panel disposed to overlie the display panel and including a liquid crystal layer; a position sensor that obtains positional information about a viewer; and a control unit that receives the positional information from the position sensor and locally applies to the liquid crystal layer a first voltage for rendering the switch liquid crystal panel translucent and a second voltage for rendering the switch liquid crystal panel non-translucent to display a parallax barrier that depends on the positional information. The control unit includes a timing adjustment unit that delays a time point for switching from the lower one of the first voltage and the second voltage to the higher one relative to a time point for switching from the higher one to the lower one by a delay time that depends on the positional information. | 2016-02-04 |
20160037156 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - An organic light emitting display is driven in a simultaneous (or concurrent) emission scheme. The organic light emitting display includes: a display unit including a plurality of pixels coupled to scan lines, control lines, and data lines; a control line driver for providing control signals to the pixels through the control lines; and a power driver for applying a power at different levels to the pixels of the display unit during a plurality of periods of one frame. The control signals and the power are concurrently provided to the pixels included in the display unit. | 2016-02-04 |