11th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 25 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140071229 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRESENTATION OF HOLOGRAPHIC CONTENT - A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a system comprising a processor, holographic video data and a descriptor file associated with the holographic video data, where the holographic video data comprises encoded holographic wave front images that are generated by reconstructing holographic interference patterns associated with a target object, determining, by the system, presentation characteristics from the received descriptor file, and presenting, by the system, holographic video content decoded from the holographic video data, at a portion of a display device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071230 | 3D VIDEO CONVERSION SYSTEM AND METHOD, KEY FRAME SELECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - The present application discloses a Three Dimensions (3D) video conversion system and method, and a key frame selection method and apparatus thereof. The key frame selection method includes: after the ith key frame is determined, calculating feature matching ratios of video frames after the ith key frame in a 2D video; selecting video frames each of which has a feature matching ratio within the range of T | 2014-03-13 |
20140071231 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING HIGH-QUALITY 3D VIDEO IN A 2D FORMAT - A checkerboard subsampled image is packed in a format to remove shifts that would otherwise result in jagged edges where edges that were not jagged used to exist when checkerboard subsampling is used to reduce video bandwidth. The packing format places alternate rows of a checkerboard subsampled image row by row or places alternate columns of a checkerboard image line by line. By removing the shift and jagged edges, high frequency components that are difficult compress and display as annoying artifacts are eliminated. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071232 | IMAGE DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, IMAGE DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND IMAGE DATA RECEPTION DEVICE - A reception side is enabled to appropriately and accurately handle a dynamic variation in delivery content and to receive a correct stream. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071233 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE USING CORRELATION BETWEEN VIEWS - A method and apparatus for processing an image using correlation between views may include a noise removal unit to remove noise from at least one input depth image, a view transformation unit to perform view transformation of a depth space of a first view among the at least one input depth image, so that the depth space of a first view of a second view is transformed to a depth space of a first view, a weighted mean filter unit to generate at least one weighting coefficient from a first depth image of the first view and the depth space of a first view, and to generate a weighted mean filter using the generated weighting coefficient, and a depth image transformation unit to transform a third depth image from the first depth image and the depth space of a first view, by applying the generated weighted mean filter. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071234 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL DATA CAPTURE OF AN ENVIRONMENT USING PLURAL DEVICES - Embodiments of the invention describe apparatuses, systems, and methods related to data capture of objects and/or an environment. In one embodiment, a user can capture time-indexed three-dimensional (3D) depth data using one or more portable data capture devices that can capture time indexed color images of a scene with depth information and location and orientation data. In addition, the data capture devices may be configured to captured a spherical view of the environment around the data capture device. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071235 | INTER-VIEW MOTION PREDICTION FOR 3D VIDEO - This disclosure describes techniques for improving coding efficiency of motion prediction in multiview and 3D video coding. In one example, a method of decoding video data comprises deriving one or more disparity vectors for a current block, the disparity vectors being derived from neighboring blocks relative to the current block, converting a disparity vector to one or more of inter-view predicted motion vector candidates and inter-view disparity motion vector candidates, adding the one or more inter-view predicted motion vector candidates and the one or more inter-view disparity motion vector candidates to a candidate list for a motion vector prediction mode, and decoding the current block using the candidate list. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071236 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, TRANSMITTING METHOD, AND RECEIVING APPARATUS - Transmission of relating information of image data such as disparity information or the like is enabled to be performed favorably. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071237 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus may include a hardware processor and a storage medium. The storage medium may be coupled to the processor, and may store instructions. When executed by the processor, the instructions may cause the apparatus to determine a number of viewers. The instructions may also cause the apparatus to calculate a number of viewpoints based on the number of viewers. Additionally, the instructions may cause the apparatus to generate a plurality of images corresponding to the viewpoints. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071238 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZATION AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION IN ENDOSCOPY - Example devices and methods for visualization and three-dimensional reconstruction of an area of interest are disclosed. An example device includes a first light source able to send quasi-monochromatic light through a monomode optical fibre and a second light source able to send light through a set of optical fibres. The example device also includes a diffractive element that induces a pattern to be projected on an area of interest when the first light source is switched on. In addition, the example device includes a camera that has a spatiotemporal resolution such that it is able to visualize the pattern created by the first light source and the area of interest illuminated by the second light source that appears uniformly illuminated even if diffractive element covers at least partially the second cross-section of the set of optical fibres. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071239 | ENDOSCOPE DEVICE, AND MEASUREMENT METHOD - Provided with an endoscope device configured to measure a specimen using a pattern projection image of the specimen on which a light and shade pattern of light is projected, includes: an imaging unit configured to acquire an image of the specimen; an illumination unit having a first light source configured to emit illumination light to illuminate an observation field of vision of the imaging unit; a pattern projection unit having a second light source configured to emit projection light to project the light and shade pattern on the specimen; a display unit configured to display the image acquired by the imaging unit; and a control unit configured to control the imaging unit, the illumination unit, the pattern projection unit, and the display unit. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071240 | FREE SPACE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE USING STEREO VISION - In free space detection system and method for a vehicle, left and right images captured from the vehicle environment in a direction of travel of the vehicle are transformed to obtain a depth image with disparity values. The depth image is transformed to obtain a road function and an occupancy grid map. A cost estimation value corresponding to each disparity value on the same image column in a detecting area of the occupancy grid map is estimated using a cost function and the road function such that initial boundary disparity values each defined by one disparity value on the same image column whose the cost estimation value is maximum are optimized to obtain optimized boundary disparity values by which a free space is determined. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071241 | Devices and Methods for Augmented Reality Applications - In a particular embodiment, a method includes evaluating, at a mobile device, a first area of pixels to generate a first result. The method further includes evaluating, at the mobile device, a second area of pixels to generate a second result. Based on comparing a threshold with a difference between the first result and the second result, a determination is made that the second area of pixels corresponds to a background portion of a scene or a foreground portion of the scene. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071242 | REAL-TIME PEOPLE COUNTING SYSTEM USING LAYER SCANNING METHOD - Disclosed herein is a method for counting the number of the targets using the layer scanning method. The steps of this method includes constructing a background frame, filtering the noise of foreground frame and classifying the targets, and screening the area of targets based on layer scanning to calculate the number of targets by determining the highest positions of the respective targets. In addition, the dynamic numbers of targets are calculated using algorithm. Accordingly, the present invention is beneficial in automatically, effectively and precisely calculating the number of the targets in/out a specific area, achieving the flow control for targets and reducing artificial error upon calculation. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071243 | Shape Measuring Device, Program Installed Into This Device, And Recording Medium Storing This Program - Provided is a shape measuring device capable of making a user to feel that three-dimensional shape data is easily acquirable. Right and left light projecting sections are individually turned on to automatically adjust exposure time or brightness of illumination so that an image displayed in a display section has the optimum brightness. Further, scanning is performed with a plurality of striped patterns using the light projecting section, and in synchronization therewith, a plurality of striped images are acquired by a camera. Subsequently, a 2D texture image of an object is acquired by using ring illumination or all-white uniform illumination of the light projecting section. A PC performs image processing and an analysis on the acquired image data with a measurement algorithm, to generate stereoscopic shape data. Further, a 3D texture image generated by mapping the two-dimensional texture image onto the stereoscopic shape data is displayed in a display section (monitor). | 2014-03-13 |
20140071244 | SOLID-STATE IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND CAMERA SYSTEM - There are provided a solid-state image pickup device and a camera system that include no useless pixel arrangement and are capable of suppressing decrease in resolution caused by adopting stereo function. A pixel array section including a plurality of pixels arranged in an array is included. Each of the plurality of pixels has a photoelectric conversion function. Each of the plurality of pixels in the pixel array section includes a first pixel section and a second pixel section. The first pixel section includes at least a light receiving function. The second pixel section includes at least a function to detect electric charge that has been subjected to photoelectric conversion. The first and second pixel sections are formed in a laminated state. Further, the first pixel section is formed to have an arrangement in a state shifted in a direction different from first and second directions that are used as references. The second direction is orthogonal to the first direction. The second pixel section is formed in a square arrangement along the first direction and the second direction orthogonal to the first direction. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071245 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED STEREO IMAGING - A system and method for stereoscopic image capture. The method includes capturing a first image with a first camera and capturing a second image with a second camera. The second camera comprises a lower resolution sensor than a sensor of the first camera. The method further includes determining a third image based on adjusting the first image to a resolution of the lower resolution sensor of the second camera and generating a stereoscopic image comprising the second image and the third image. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071246 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AND CAPTURING THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - A method and device for producing and capturing three dimensional (“3D”) images by utilizing a matrix of reflex micro lens assemblies (“3DRML”) is provided. Each comprises a housing having a base structure, lateral walls surrounding the base structure, an open end defined by the walls, flex mirror assembly at the base structure and dual diode (or photodiodes (“PDs”) for capturing) projecting assembly. The projecting assembly has a parallax barrier extending from about the center of the mirror assembly and dividing it into two portions, and at least two light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) (or PD) affixed to the barrier away from the mirror assembly. LEDs project light to the mirror assembly (or PDs receive lights therefrom). Two lens assemblies at the open end correct and redirect the directions of light rays. PD (or LED), facing directly to the open end, may be added to capture (or produce) two dimensional images. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071247 | IMAGE PICK-UP DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE - An image pickup device N according to an embodiment includes: an objective lens L with first and second regions D | 2014-03-13 |
20140071248 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - When image processing for performing left-right inversion of images is applied to obtained left-eye and right-eye images for binocular stereopsis, a display control apparatus outputs the left-eye image with left and right inverted so that it is displayed on a display apparatus for the right eye. Likewise, the display control apparatus outputs the right-eye image with left and right inverted so that it is displayed on the display apparatus for the left eye. The display apparatus displays these left-eye and right-eye images in such a manner that they can be viewed in binocular stereopsis. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071249 | COHERENT CAMERA - A camera includes, in part, an optical signal source generating a frequency varying optical signal, a multitude of pixels arranged along rows and columns, an optical focusing element, and an opto-electronic circuit. A portion of the optical signal generated by the optical signal is caused to reflect from a target object and then directed toward the pixels. A multitude of samples of a second portion of the optical signal are combined with the signals received by the pixels to generate a multitude of combined optical signals. The optical signals so combined are converted to electrical signals. Each electrical signal has a frequency defined by a difference between a frequency of the second portion of the optical signal and a frequency of a signal received from a pixel. The frequency differences are used to form an image of the target object. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071250 | DESKTOP THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE SCANNER - A desktop three-dimensional image scanner is provided for producing a humanoid vision-based three-dimensional image. The desktop three-dimensional image scanner includes an image pickup device and a position-limiting mechanism. The position-limiting mechanism is used for fixing the image pickup device at a first shooting position or a second shooting position. A spacing distance between the first shooting position and the second shooting position is in a range between 6 and 70 millimeters. An included angle between an optical axis of the image pickup device at the first shooting position and the optical axis of the image pickup device at the second shooting position is in a range between 1 and 30 degrees. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071251 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, STEREOSCOPIC DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING DEPTH OF OBJECT IN REAL SPACE USING IMAGE PROCESSING - A histogram generator generates a histogram that indicates a count of pixels of a designated colour in association with coordinates along a basic axis of a screen, for frame image data obtained by filming a real space. A histogram smoother performs smoothing of the generated histogram. A three-dimensional coordinates generator selects a value associated with particular coordinates from among the counts indicated in the smoothed histogram, and performs depth value determination for a target object using the selected value. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071252 | IMAGE STABILIZATION SYSTEM FOR HANDHELD DEVICES EQUIPPED WITH PICO-PROJECTOR - It is proposed a method for the projection of a sequence of images onto a projection surface by a handheld device having an embedded projector, the method including, for an input image to be projected of the sequence of images:
| 2014-03-13 |
20140071253 | AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC SCREEN AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCING IMAGE INFORMATION - The present invention relates to an autostereoscopic screen for the simultaneous reproduction of at least two different images, in a manner such that each of these images is visible from at least one of different viewing zones, comprising a subpixel matrix, an optical element and a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured, on the subpixel matrix, to define different subsets of subpixels such that each of the subsets forms a family of parallel strips and is assigned to at least one of the viewing zones, wherein the strips of the different subsets cyclically alternate, and to activate the subpixels in dependence on image data such that each of the images is reproduced on one of the subsets, wherein the optical element has a grating-like structure aligned according to the strips, in order to lead light departing from the subpixels of each of the subsets into the viewing zone assigned to this subgroup. Thereby, the control unit is further configured to define the subsets such that two of subsets overlap, and to activate the subpixels within an intersection of these subsets, in each case with an averaged intensity value. The invention further relates to a suitable method for reproducing image information on an autostereoscopic screen. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071254 | THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING DATA VIEWER AND/OR VIEWING - A method includes displaying three dimensional medical imaging data in three dimensions via a display monitor ( | 2014-03-13 |
20140071255 | LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL DEVICE AND VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE - A light source control device comprises a light source unit which emits parallel beams from an arbitrary position along a second axial direction which is orthogonal to a first axial direction, a light source control unit which controls an emitting position of the parallel beams of the light source unit, one or more deflectors which deflects the parallel beams emitted from the light source unit, and a first diffuser which diffuses the light beam, deflected by the deflector, in a third axial direction which is orthogonal to the first axial direction and the second axial direction, wherein the deflector is disposed to be tilted relative to the first axial direction, and yields a different deflection operation in a first element direction which is orthogonal to the deflector's own optical axis direction and in a second element direction which is orthogonal to both the optical axis direction and the first element direction. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071256 | FEMTOSECOND LASER EXCITATION TAGGING ANEMOMETRY - An apparatus for the imaging of gaseous fluid motion is disclosed. The apparatus includes a sub-nanosecond pulsed laser. The sub-nanosecond pulsed laser is configured to cause a particle species to fragment and for the recombining fragments subsequently to fluoresce. The apparatus also includes a gaseous fluid comprised of particle species. The apparatus also includes a time gated camera. The time gated camera configured to capture at least one image of the fluorescence from the recombining particle fragment species displaced after a specific time lapse following the laser pulse. Additionally, a fluid velocity can be calculated from a comparison of the image of the displaced particle species to an initial reference position and the time lapse. A Femtosecond Laser Electronic Excitation Tagging (FLEET) method of using the disclosed apparatus is also disclosed. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071257 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes an insertion portion having an elongated shape, an imaging unit provided at a distal portion of the insertion portion and configured to acquire an image of a specimen, a lighting unit configured to illuminate an observation field of view of the imaging unit, and a pattern projector having a light source configured to emit projection light to project a light and dark pattern on the specimen. The pattern projector generates a region, in which the light and dark pattern is not projected, in at least one end of a direction in which stripes of the light and dark pattern are arranged in an imaging field of view of the imaging unit, in a state in which the light and dark pattern is projected on the specimen. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071258 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE 3D COORDINATES OF AN OBJECT, IN PARTICULAR OF A TOOTH - A scanner is used for scanning an object ( | 2014-03-13 |
20140071259 | ECHO-VIDEO-IMAGE TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND VIDEO-IMAGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Disclosed is an echo -video-image transmission device that uploads, onto a cloud server, an echo video image of a fetus of a prenatal patient that is output from an ultrasonic diagnostic device. The echo-video-image transmission device includes a transmission terminal unit and an IC card reader unit. When the IC card reader unit reads an IC card on which at least a patient identification code and a system identification code are recorded, the transmission terminal unit is triggered to start acquiring the echo video image that is output from the ultrasonic diagnostic device, and the transmission terminal unit uploads, onto the cloud server, the echo video image that has been acquired for a predetermined period of time, together with the patient identification code and a medical institution identification code that has been stored in the transmission terminal unit in advance. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071260 | DIGITAL CONFOCAL OPTICAL PROFILE MICROSCOPY - Various embodiments of microscopy systems, devices, and associated methods of analysis are described herein. In one embodiment, a method of operating a microscope includes acquiring a profile of a light signal from a sample with a photo detector without passing the light signal through a physical pinhole. The method also includes determining a parameter of the sample based on generally the entire acquired profile of the light signal. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071261 | ABERRATION ESTIMATING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS - An aberration estimating method using a steepest descent method is configured to estimate, as an aberration of a test optical system, an aberration when a predetermined evaluation function becomes less than or equal to a permissible value. The aberration estimating method comprising the step of updating the aberration with a sum of a current aberration and a first derivative of the evaluation function by the aberration when the evaluation function is larger than the permissible value. The aberration is an aberration of an entire pupil plane of the test optical system. The updating step includes calculating the first derivative by Fourier-transforming the difference instead of an integration at coordinates of respective points on an image plane of the test optical system. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071262 | IMAGE ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEM - An image acquisition apparatus includes: an imaging optical system configured to capture an image of an object; a plurality of re-imaging optical systems configured to re-image the object imaged by the imaging optical system; a reflecting optical system arranged on an optical path between the imaging optical system and the plurality of re-imaging optical systems; and a plurality of image-pickup elements configured to capture an image of the object re-imaged by the plurality of re-imaging optical systems. At least one of the plurality of image pickup elements is arranged in a plane different from a plane in which other image pickup elements are arranged; and the plurality of image-pickup elements are respectively capable of changing at least one of the positions in the direction of an optical axes of the corresponding re-imaging optical systems and the inclinations with respect to the optical axes on the basis of shape information of the object. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071263 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NON-CONTACT MEASURING SURFACES - A slit m is projected onto an object surface in which reference point X | 2014-03-13 |
20140071264 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are an image capturing apparatus and a control method thereof. The image capture apparatus includes an imaging device that converts an input optical signal into an electrical signal to generate image data, an image signal processor that analyzes color information of the image data and performs white balance compensation on the image data, an underwater recognition sensor that detects whether an image capture condition is an underwater condition, and a controller that determines whether the image capture condition is the underwater condition based on the color information analysis result of the image signal processor or the detection result of the underwater recognition sensor. The controller controls the image signal processor to perform the white balance compensation based on the underwater condition upon the determination that the image capture condition is the underwater condition. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071265 | ENDOSCOPE - This endoscope is provided with: a main housing unit that is formed from a material having a surface resistance of 1 GΩ or less; a display unit that is mounted on one surface of the external surfaces of the main housing unit and displays images of an observation subject; an operating input portion that is mounted on the one surface of the main housing unit; and a sun-blocking shade that is fixed to the one surface of the main housing unit and protrudes from the one surface in a direction that intersects the one surface so as to surround a portion of the periphery of the display unit, and that is formed from a flexible resin whose surface resistance is 1 GΩ or less, and is characterized by the fact that the entire display unit and operating input portion are located within a space that is defined by the main housing unit and the shade. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071266 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING QUALITY OF TUBES - Disclosed herein is a system having an optically transparent substrate having a first side and a second side that are opposed to each other, a microprocessor, a database, a camera disposed upon the first side of the optically transparent substrate and a source of illumination. The source of illumination is disposed in a ring around the camera on the first side and is operative to illuminate the object disposed on the second side of the optically transparent substrate. Further the camera is in operative communication with the microprocessor and the database. The camera is operative to capture an image of an object disposed upon the second side of the optically transparent substrate. The microprocessor is operative to calculate dimensions and geometry of the object from the image and facilitate acceptance or rejection of the object based upon a standard, a parameter or a calibration chart. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071267 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING QUALITY OF TUBES - Disclosed herein is a system having a first housing that includes an optically transparent substrate having a first side and a second side that is opposed to the first side, a camera disposed on the first side of the optically transparent substrate and a source of illumination. The source of illumination is disposed in a ring on the periphery of the first housing and located on the first side of the optically transparent substrate. The system further has a second housing having a circuit board that is operative to process the image captured by the camera, and a battery pack that is operative to supply electrical energy to the source of illumination and to power the circuit board. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071268 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR OBJECT POSE ESTIMATION - In an illustrative embodiment, the free space attenuation of illumination with distance, according to a square law relationship, is used to estimate the distance between a light source and two or more different areas on the surface of a product package. By reference to these distance estimates, the angular pose of the product package is determined. Plural frames of imagery, captured both with and without illumination from the light source, can be processed to mitigate the effects of ambient lighting. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071269 | Reference Measurement System for Rail Applications - A reference measurement system includes a rail vehicle configured to move along rails of a track. An imaging system is disposed on the rail vehicle and is configured to capture one or more images of a reference point. The system further includes a processor, which is configured to calculate a relative position between the rails and the reference point based on the image. Related methods for making reference measurements are described. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071270 | DEVICE FOR HEIGHT MEASUREMENT - A device for measuring the body height of a person. In the area of an inner border of a building room at least one emitter for emitting a primary signal and at least one sensor for picking up a measuring signal are arranged. The emitter, as well as the sensor, is coupled to a control device. The control device is coupled to a display device. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071271 | COMBINING VIDEO AND AUDIO STREAMS UTILIZING PIXEL REPETITION BANDWIDTH - Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to combining multiple video and audio streams utilizing pixel repetition bandwidth. An embodiment of an apparatus includes a buffer to receive pixel data and a clock of a first video data stream; and a multiplexer to remove pixel repetition of a second video data stream and combine the pixel data of the first and second video data streams to generate a merged data stream, the multiplexer to alternate between the pixel data of the first and second video data streams in the merged data stream. The merged data stream includes pixel data of the first and second video data streams in a line of data, the line of data including control information identifying the pixel data of the first and second video data streams. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071272 | SENSOR-BASED MOBILE SEARCH, RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A smart phone senses audio, imagery, and/or other stimulus from a user's environment, and acts autonomously to fulfill inferred or anticipated user desires. In one aspect, the detailed technology concerns phone-based cognition of a scene viewed by the phone's camera. The image processing tasks applied to the scene can be selected from among various alternatives by reference to resource costs, resource constraints, other stimulus information (e.g., audio), task substitutability, etc. The phone can apply more or less resources to an image processing task depending on how successfully the task is proceeding, or based on the user's apparent interest in the task. In some arrangements, data may be referred to the cloud for analysis, or for gleaning. Cognition, and identification of appropriate device response(s), can be aided by collateral information, such as context. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071273 | Recognition Based Security - Recognition-base security including use of an image capture device to capture images of a visiting individual. An image analysis agent coupled with the image capture device to receive a captured image, to compare characteristics of the captured image to stored characteristics of visitor profiles, to transmit an indication of a match between the captured image and one of the visitor profiles to a user associated with a building visited by the visiting individual. A security response agent coupled with the image analysis agent and the electronic system to generate a policy-determined response to the visiting individual based on the identity. The policy-determined response comprises providing a signaling response to the user and/or the visiting individual. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071274 | Multi Sensor Detection, Stall to Stop and Lock Disabling System - A multi sensor detection and disabling lock system includes detector cases for holding interchangeable detectors that sample for chemical, biological and radiological compounds, agents and elements, with each detector case disposed in or upon the monitored product. The detector case transmits detection information to a monitoring computer terminal and transmits a signal to a lock disabler engaged to the product to lock or disable the product's lock thereby preventing untrained, unauthorized and unequipped individual's from gaining access and entry to the product, and also preventing further contamination of the area. The detection system can be interconnected to surveillance towers scanning detector cases disposed at seaport docks, freight depots and rail terminals for monitoring containers being prepared for shipment or sitting on docks for long periods of time. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071275 | OVERTURN DETECTION DEVICE, OVERTURN DETECTION SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An overturn detection device includes a housing including four or more display windows, a back-forth direction detector installed on a first position of the housing and displaying a position of a first detection member in a first display part, and a left-right direction detector installed on a second position of the housing and displaying a position of a second detection member in a second display part. Further, the installation positions of the back-forth direction detector and the left-right direction detector in the first and the second positions are not externally and visually recognizable, and at least a part of the first and the second display parts are displayed through the four or more display windows as pattern data. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071276 | WIRELESS PEST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - The disclosure is directed to system for wireless managing sensing, communicating, storing, and evaluating data gathered from a plurality of pest control devices, the system comprising: a plurality of pest checkpoints; a coordinator in wireless communication with the plurality of pest checkpoints; optionally a router in wireless communication with the coordinator and the pest checkpoint; a web-site in communication with the coordinator; a client interface in communication with the web-site; and a host server in communication with the web-site. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071277 | CONTROLLER FOR PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM - A picture photographed by a camera portion is sent to a video capturing portion of a computer. The picture is displayed in an operation area of a monitor. A panorama picture of which pictures in part or all moving range of a pan tiler are combined is displayed in a panorama operation area. A pan tilter portion sends positional information of pan and tilt to the computer through a mode controller. With a mouse, the operation area and the panorama operation area are operated so as to select an object. The computer obtains data for driving the pan tilter. Thus, the selected object is displayed at the center of the operation area. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071278 | SYSTEM AND METHOD THAT MINIMIZES HAZARDS OF BLIND SPOTS WHILE DRIVING - A blind-spot detection and collision avoidance system and method employ a blind-spot camera located between a side-view mirror and an automobile body. A rear view mirror has an integrated display that displays an indication of objects detected in blind spots. Side and rear view cameras are also included and images captured by these cameras are used to track objects as they are moved about the perimeter of the driver's automobile. Additional sensors are used to detect when the automobile is expected to change lanes so the collision avoidance system may be activated. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071279 | VEHICLE VIDEO SYSTEM - A vehicle includes a vehicle body defining a cargo area, a display mounted to the vehicle, a first video camera and an image processor. The first video camera is fixedly mounted to the vehicle at a first fixed location in a prescribed orientation relative to the vehicle to capture a video image of the cargo area. The image processor is operatively coupled to the first video camera and the display to process the video image captured by the first video camera and to stream a simulated video overhead view including at least a portion of the cargo area on the display. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071280 | VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM USING AUDIO/VISUAL CUES - A system may include one or more data modules operable to receive, process, and transmit data associated with one or more audio and/or visual cues from surroundings of a user. The system may also include one or more cameras and one or more microphones communicatively coupled to the one or more data modules, where the one or more cameras and the one or more microphones are operable to: record, respectively, the one or more audio and/or visual cues; and transmit, respectively, the data associated with the one or more audio and/or visual cues to the one or more data modules. Also, the system may include one or more speakers driven by audio signals received from the one or more data modules. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071281 | INTELLIGENT USE OF SCENE AND TEST PATTERN ANALYSES FOR TRAFFIC CAMERA DIAGNOSTICS - A method for determining a response to misalignment of a camera monitoring a desired area includes acquiring temporal related frames from the camera including a reference frame. A pixel location is determined of a reference object from the frames. Using the pixel location of the reference object, a displacement of the camera between a current frame and the reference frame is determined. For the displacement exceeding a first threshold, a new displacement of the camera is measured by introducing at least one additional object to a camera field of view and comparing the new displacement to a second threshold. For the new displacement not exceeding the second threshold, the camera is recalibrated using a determined pixel location and a physical location of the at least one additional object. For the new displacement exceeding the second threshold, notification is provided of a misalignment to an associated user device. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071282 | ALERT SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING REAL-TIME LANE INFORMATION - Methods and systems are provided for alerting a driver of a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving sensor data that is generated by an image sensor that senses conditions in proximity of the vehicle; determining real-time lane information from the sensor data, wherein the real-time lane information includes at least one of a lane width, a lane type, and a lane curvature; selectively performing an alert method that evaluates the presence of objects in proximity to the vehicle based on the real-time lane information; and selectively generating an alert signal to alert the driver based on the alert method. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071283 | IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - An identification system for identifying, recording, and alerting to an impact between a vehicle and an impacting object, such as another vehicle that impacts the vehicle. At least one sensor positions on a front and rear bumper of the vehicle for sensing the impact and actuating the system in response. At least one camera on the vehicle periphery records the impacting object. Each camera positions on a periphery of the vehicle and tilts up to 180 degrees. An alert portion emits an alert in response to the impact. An antenna communicates with a positioning system to identify a location of the vehicle during the impact. A communication device stores and relays information, such as vehicle identification number, license plate number, and drivers license information of the impacting object to an emergency department. A processor and a SIM card store and identify information about each vehicle. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071284 | LASER-BASED SPEED DETERMINATION DEVICE FOR USE IN A MOVING VEHICLE - A method of laser-based speed determination includes determining, via a digital scan of a field of view, a location of a target, directing, via a laser-aiming device, a laser from a laser device to the determined location, and determining a speed of the target via light reflected from the target to the laser device. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071285 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A driver assistance system for a vehicle includes a forward facing camera and a processor operable to process image data captured by the camera. Responsive to processing of captured image data, the driver assistance system is operable to determine a lane along which the vehicle is traveling and to detect oncoming vehicles approaching the vehicle in another lane that is to the right or left of the determined lane along which the vehicle is traveling. The driver assistance system is operable to control, at least in part, a light beam emanating from a headlamp of the vehicle and adjusts the light beam emanating from the headlamp to limit directing beam light towards the eyes of a driver of the detected oncoming vehicle. Responsive to processing of captured image data, the driver assistance system is operable to provide lane departure warning to a driver of the vehicle. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071286 | METHOD FOR STOP SIGN LAW ENFORCEMENT USING MOTION VECTORS IN VIDEO STREAMS - A method for enforcing traffic signal compliance includes acquiring a series of temporal related image frames including a target area. Each image frame includes pixel data representative of the target area. The method includes generating one or more motion vectors between two or more of the image frames. The motion vectors are the type produced by compressing the pixel data associated with the two or more image frames. The method includes associating a cluster of motion vectors with a vehicle. The method further includes tracking a position of the vehicle across the two or more image frames. Using the tracking results, the method includes determining whether the vehicle stops in the target area. For the vehicle being determined as not stopping, the method includes signaling an occurrence of noncompliance. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071287 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ACTIVITY SUMMARY OF A PERSON - In accordance with one aspect of the present technique, a method includes receiving one or more videos from one or more image capture devices. The method further includes generating a video-loop of the person from the one or more videos. The video-loop depicts the person in the commercial site. The method also includes generating an action clip from the video-loop. The action clip includes a suspicious action performed by the person in the commercial site. The method further includes generating an activity summary of the person including the video-loop and the action clip. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071288 | HEAD MOUNT DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT OF THE SAME - A head mount display and method for outputting an output of the same are disclosed. The method includes outputting a first task from the head mount display, the first task including at least one of a first video output and a first audio output; recognizing a portable device, which outputs a second task including at least one of a second video output and a second audio output; determining whether the first and second video outputs are swapping targets, if the portable device is recognized; swapping the first video output with the second video output if the first and second video outputs are determined to be swapping targets; determining whether the first and second audio outputs are swapping targets, if the portable device is recognized; and swapping the first audio output with the second audio output if the first and second audio outputs are determined to be swapping targets. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071289 | Wireless video surveillance system & method with input capture and data transmission prioritization and adjustment - A surveillance system and method with at least one wireless input capture device ICD(s) and a corresponding digital input recorder (DIR) and/or another ICD, including the steps of providing the base system; at least one user accessing the DIR via user interface either directly or remotely; the DIR and/or ICD searching for signal from the ICD(s) and establishing communication with them, and the system providing for input capture and data transmission prioritization, thereby providing a secure surveillance system having wireless communication for monitoring a target environment with prioritization capabilities. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071290 | Tiered Storage for Video Surveillance - An apparatus comprising a processor configured to receive captured video, and perform a two-stage video content management protocol, wherein the first stage comprises classifying the video content according to one or more granular variables, and wherein the second stage comprises queuing classified video in a storage memory. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071291 | Method For Transmitting Video Data and Haptic Data and Video Acquisition Device - A method for transmitting video data and haptic data between a mobile video acquisition device and a remote computer through a communication network, and a video acquisition device. A server capable of direct communication exists in the communication network. The video data can be presented on a screen of the remote computer for a user to view, and the haptic data can be used to control a motion state of the video acquisition device acting as an avatar of the user. In the present invention, a first channel for transmitting video data and a second channel for transmitting haptic data are established between a computer having access to the Internet and a video acquisition device having access to the Internet by using a server and through a P2P technology. The present invention enables forming of a low-cost long-distance avatar network of multiple users versus multiple avatars, thereby greatly reducing travel of people, and contributing to low carbon environmental protection. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071292 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR OPTICALLY LIFTING A LATENT PRINT OVER A LONG DISTANCE - A system including an imaging device, located a distance from a surface, configured to capture an image of a latent print or a contaminant on the surface at a first aspect ratio and with a first field of view on a surface, and a light emitting device, located a distance from the surface, configured to illuminate at a ultraviolet-c wavelength or a long wave infrared wavelength at the surface at a second aspect ratio equal to the first aspect ratio and with a shape of a field of view on the surface equal to the first field of view on the surface is disclosed. The captured image illustrates a reflected light image of the latent print or contaminant in a visible spectrum. A method and a non-transitory processor readable storage medium are also disclosed. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071293 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTHINTICATION OF LIVE HUMAN FACES USING INFRA RED IMAGES - A security device for identifying a person makes two images of a person to detect spoofing. The first image is a conventional visible image and the second image is an infrared image. Both images are analyzed to determine whether they represent a real person or not. If a placard or active display device is presented to the security device to spoof the real person, the infrared image of the placard or display device is recognized not to have the same characteristics as the infrared image of a real person. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071294 | FACE MOUNTED EXTREME ENVIRONMENT THERMAL SENSOR SYSTEM - A system for the display of thermal imaging data is provided with a hands free thermal imaging camera; a transparent display directly coupled to said thermal imaging camera; a head mounted lens; the display being integrated into the head mounted lens in front of at least one eye of a user. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071295 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTICALLY LIFTING LATENT FINGERPRINTS FROM A NON-POLISHED AND/OR NON-FLUORESCING SURFACE - A system including a light emitting device configured to illuminate a light at a low optical transmission wavelength upon a surface to detect a latent print or a contaminant, and an imaging device configured to operate at the wavelength emitted by the light emitting device to capture an image of the latent print or contaminant, upon the surface, that is visible in a visible spectrum is disclosed. A method and another system are also disclosed. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071296 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display apparatus includes a sight line detection unit that detects a line of sight of a user by analyzing user video information, an enhancement processing unit that detects an intersection point of the line of sight of the user detected by the sight line detection unit and a video display surface of a monitor as an attention point, which is a point on which the user focuses attention, and performs enhancement processing for the monitor by setting a higher gain amount in stages from a position of a longer distance from the attention point toward a position of a smaller distance, and a display video output control unit that outputs video via the monitor based on the gain amount set by the enhancement processing unit and display video information whose input is received by a display video information input unit. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071297 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A CAMERA HAVING SIMPLE LENS - In an image capturing and processing system, a device and method is provided. The lens is made of simple lens with high diffractive materials and known strong color aberrations. The method includes the steps of: calibrating or measuring a Point Spread Function (PSF) for each color components at a set of distances, capturing image data, and calculating the image obtained using a de-convolution method based on the PSF found. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071298 | BLEMISH DETECTION SYTEM AND METHOD - A blemish detecting system includes an image capturing module, a brightness calculating module, a blemish detection module, a storage module, and a processor. The image capturing module captures an image. The image has a number of pixels. The brightness calculating module calculates the brightness values of the pixels. The blemish detection module gives serial numbers to the pixels according to the locations of the pixels, scans the pixels according to a first sequence, and marks the pixel of which the brightness value is less than a predetermined brightness value as a blemish. The storage module stores the serial numbers of the scanned pixels, and thus the blemish detection module does not need to scan the pixels for a second time. The brightness calculating module and the blemish detection module are computerized instructions and are executed by the processor. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071299 | Methods and Systems for Removal of Rolling Shutter Effects - Methods and systems for rolling shutter removal are described. A computing device may be configured to determine, in a frame of a video, distinguishable features. The frame may include sets of pixels captured asynchronously. The computing device may be configured to determine for a pixel representing a feature in the frame, a corresponding pixel representing the feature in a consecutive frame; and determine, for a set of pixels including the pixel in the frame, a projective transform that may represent motion of the camera. The computing device may be configured to determine, for the set of pixels in the frame, a mixture transform based on a combination of the projective transform and respective projective transforms determined for other sets of pixels. Accordingly, the computing device may be configured to estimate a motion path of the camera to account for distortion associated with the asynchronous capturing of the sets of pixels. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071300 | PORTABLE INFORMATION PRODUCT - A portable information product comprising: an amplifying circuit; a data processing device having a main circuit module having a microprocessor and a plurality of memories for processing data thereof and forming an output signal from the data, and having a storage device electrically connecting to the main circuit module for storing data of the data processing device, and having an application circuit module including a charging circuit module; a built-in projection device disposed in the data processing device the projection device having a light source and a projector, the projector having a imaging unit and a lens; a display device disposed in the data processing device; a switching circuit module disposed in the data processing device and electrically connecting to the projection device and the display device; a photograph module disposed in the data processing device, and electrically connecting between the lens and the switching circuit module. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071301 | ROTARY OPERATION UNIT CAPABLE OF REDUCING OPERATION SOUNDS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A rotary operation unit capable of reducing operation sounds without lowering operability and operation feeling. A rotary operation member of the rotary operation unit is supported for rotary operation by a dial base and is formed with a receiving recess. In the receiving recess, a click ball is received in a state being in contact with concave-convex portions formed in the dial base at intervals of a predetermined angle in order to provide a click feeling, and a click spring for urging the click ball is also received. A dial cap is attached to the rotary operation member such as to close an opening face of the receiving recess of the rotary operation member, whereby the receiving recess is tightly closed by the dial base and the dial cap. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071302 | PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a processing apparatus including a focus control unit configured to perform a reliability determination for determining a reliability of phase difference information based on a camera shake correction amount of camera shake correction performed by changing a relative positional relationship in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis in an optical system between an image sensor that includes as some of pixels, phase difference pixels that are pixels for obtaining phase difference information to be used in focus control based on a phase difference method, and the optical system, which is for forming an image on the image sensor from light from an object. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071303 | PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - According to an embodiment of the present technology, there is provided a processing apparatus or a program causing a computer to execute as a processing apparatus including a camera shake correction control unit configured to, based on a focus area in which pixel values of phase difference pixels is used in focus control among areas of an image output by an image sensor, control camera shake correction performed by changing a relative positional relationship in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis in an optical system between the image sensor that includes as some of pixels, phase difference pixels that are pixels for obtaining phase difference information to be used in focus control based on a phase difference method, and the optical system, which is for forming an image on the image sensor from light from an object. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071304 | CAMERA MODULE - A camera module includes a lens part, an auto focusing (AF) module, an optical image stabilizer (OIS) module, a case and a flexible circuit board. The AF module moves the lens unit in the direction of an optical axis. The OIS module is mounted around a circumference of the AF module and moves the AF module in a horizontal direction. The case accommodates the lens unit, the AF module and the OIS module. The flexible circuit board is connected to a bottom surface of the AF module and applies an electrical signal to the AF module. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071305 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus ( | 2014-03-13 |
20140071306 | IMAGING APPARATUS, DIGITAL CAMERA, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE GENERATION PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus generates one piece of image including a moving image and a still image which are continuously shot. The apparatus includes an imaging unit, a still image acquisition instruction unit, a moving image acquisition start instruction unit, a time measuring unit, and a moving image time determination unit. The imaging unit acquires the moving image and the still image. The moving image acquisition start instruction unit instructs to start acquisition of the moving image prior to acquisition of the still image. The time measuring unit measures a time from a start of acquisition of the moving image to acquisition of the still image. The moving image time determination unit determines a moving image time which is a time of the moving image included in the image. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071307 | IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SAME, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE GENERATION PROGRAM - An image generation apparatus is configured to generate one piece of image including a moving image and a still image which are continuously shot. The apparatus includes a first special effect processing unit and a second special effect processing unit. The first special effect processing unit creates a special effect still image by executing still image special effect processing with respect to the still image. The second special effect processing unit creates a special effect moving image by executing moving image special effect processing which is a combination of special effects associated with the still image special effect processing with respect to the moving image. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071308 | Automatic Image Orientation and Straightening through Image Analysis - Systems, methods, and computer readable media for adjusting the orientation of an image frame and a scene depicted in the image frame are described. In general, techniques are disclosed for analyzing an image with one or more feature detectors to identify features in the image. An alignment or position associated with one or more features identified in the image may be used to determine a proper orientation for the image frame. The image can then be rotated to the proper orientation. It may also be determined if a scene depicted in the image is properly aligned in the rotated image orientation. If not, alignment information associated with the identified features may be utilized to straighten the depicted scene. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071309 | SIGNAL SHAPING FOR IMPROVED MOBILE VIDEO COMMUNICATION - In certain low-light or other poor image capture conditions, the camera capture settings may create noise fitting a known profile, including certain specific color ranges and signal frequencies, in the captured image. A pre-processor may identify frequency bands and DC offsets that may indicate noise in an image captured with known settings. Then the areas of the image containing the identified frequencies and offsets may be analyzed spatially and temporally to confirm that the identified regions are noise and not part of the scene and an appropriate filter defined. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071310 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing apparatus including: an eye region detecting unit which detects an eye region of an object in an image; a high luminance pixel detecting unit which detects a high luminance pixel with a higher luminance than a predetermined luminance based on pixels in the eye region detected by the eye region detecting unit; a light source color estimating unit which estimates information of a light source color from the high luminance pixel detected by the high luminance pixel detecting unit; a white balance adjusting amount calculating unit which calculates a white balance adjusting amount based on the information of the light source color estimated by the light source color estimating unit; and an image processing unit which adjusts a white balance of at least a region in the image by using the white balance adjusting amount calculated by the white balance adjusting amount calculating unit. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071311 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus which composes a plurality of images shot under different exposure conditions, comprises a detection unit which detects an exposure error according to a position on a screen using, out of the plurality of images shot under different exposure conditions, an image whose exposure amount is smaller than a predetermined value as a detection target image, a calculation unit which calculates correction information to correct the exposure error detected by the detection unit in accordance with the position on the screen, an adjustment unit which performs level adjustment according to the exposure amount of the detection target image in accordance with the correction information and position information on the screen, and an image composition unit which generates a composite image by composing the plurality of images including the image that has undergone the level adjustment. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071312 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a storage device which stores first image files includes location information and time information and a display processor which displays, on a screen, a map image, a plurality of objects on the map image, and lines on the map. Locations of the plurality of objects correspond to location information of the first image files. Shapes of the lines are determined based on location information and time information of the first image files. A line is drawn between a first object corresponding to first time information regarding a first timing of photographing and a second object corresponding to second time information regarding a second timing of photographing next to the first timing of photographing. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071313 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus capable of generating a plurality of output images having different focus positions by reconstructing an input image, includes a storage unit storing image pickup condition information, and an image processing unit generating the output image from the input image using the image pickup condition information, and the image processing unit obtains the input image that is information of an object space viewed from a plurality of viewpoints that is obtained via an imaging optical system and an image pickup element having a plurality of pixels, calculates an average pixel value of a pixel group of the input image of the same region, and substitutes each pixel value of the pixel group by the average pixel value, and performs combination such that the pixels substituted by the average pixel value are shifted from each other to generate the output image. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071314 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - In an image processing apparatus, a reduced image in which an input image having a color pattern of a plurality of colors of different pixel densities is reduced is generated. A luminance signal is generated from the reduced image. A contour compensation signal is generated from weighted color signals of the reduced image. The luminance signal and the contour compensation signal are combined. If a reduction ratio of the reduced image is greater than a threshold, a weighting used for a color signal for which a pixel density is high in the input image is increased in comparison to a case where the reduction ratio is not greater to the threshold. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071315 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD - A determination unit determines exposure control values for a light emission shooting operation and a non-light emission shooting operation based on information acquired by an acquisition unit about a brightness of an object a preliminary light emission is performed by the light emitting device. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071316 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus, including imaging optical system having a lens group and an aperture stop, and a solid-state image sensor which includes a photoelectric conversion layer made of an organic material and a color filter layer with color filters of two or more colors and a separation wall. The photoelectric conversion layer has a thickness of 0.1 82 m to 1 μm, each of the color filters has a refractive index of 1.5 to 1.8, the separation wall has a width of 0.05 μm to 0.2 μm and a refractive index of 1.22 to 1.34, and the lens group and the solid-state image sensor are disposed such that the relationship between a pixel pitch D (μm) of the sensor and a maximum angle α (°) of a principal ray incident on the sensor is 45≧α≧25.D−20 where D≦2.6 μm. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071317 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus disclosed in this application includes: a lens optical system (L) including a first optical region and a second optical region; an image pickup device (N) including at least a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels where light transmitted through the lens optical system (L) enters; an area segmented optical attenuator device (W) including a first light control part and a second light control part, which are located in the first optical region and the second optical region, respectively; a control section (V) for changing at least one of a transmittance of the first light control part of the area segmented optical attenuator device and a transmittance of the second light control part of the area segmented optical attenuator device; and an array-patterned optical device (K), which is placed between the lens optical system and the image pickup device, for causing light transmitted through the first optical region to enter the plurality of first pixels and causing light transmitted through the second optical region to enter the plurality of second pixels. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071318 | IMAGING APPARATUS - There is provided an imaging apparatus including a first focus detection unit that is provided in an image sensor, and outputs a signal for phase difference focus detection by sensing subject image light that has passed through a photographing lens, and a second focus detection unit that is provided so as to be positioned above the image sensor, and outputs a signal for phase difference focus detection by sensing subject image light that has passed through the photographing lens. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071319 | IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging device for photoelectric conversion includes a plurality of pixels receiving light fluxes from an exit pupil of an optical system. At least part of the pixels are ranging pixels, each including a plurality of photoelectric conversion sections configured to receive light fluxes from a plurality of pupil areas in the exit pupil and a waveguide formed by a core and a clad that guides the light fluxes to the photoelectric conversion section. At least some of the ranging pixels include respective attenuating members arranged in the clad at a position opposite to the photoelectric conversion sections corresponding to pupil areas containing a large number of light fluxes representing a large angle relative to the normal at the pixel center of the ranging pixel having the attenuating member with regard to the pupil division direction on the ranging pixel corresponding to the displacement direction of the pupil areas. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071320 | IMAGING DEVICE, RANGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging device includes a first imaging area having a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels arranged therein and a second imaging area having a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of third pixels arranged therein. Each of the first pixels, each of the second pixels and each of the third pixels receive a light flux from first, second and third pupil areas, respectively, of the exit pupil of an optical system and operate for photoelectric conversion. The second and third pupil areas are decentered to opposite directions to each other relative to the center of gravity of the exit pupil. The first and second imaging areas are displaced to opposite directions as corresponding to the decentered directions of the second and third pupil areas relative to a position on the imaging device where the optical axis of the optical system passes. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071321 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE - According to an embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel region in which multiple unit pixels are two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix; and a timing generator configured to control application timings of a reset signal and a read signal to be supplied to the pixel region; and during a period for performing a long-time-period exposure once for a first pixel group constituted by multiple unit pixels of the pixel region, a short-time-period exposure is performed multiple times for a second pixel group constituted by multiple unit pixels different from the unit pixels of the first pixel group. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071322 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS WITH IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus capable of making focus detection performance and image pickup performance compatible with each other. A plurality of image pickup pixels detect a subject image formed by an imaging optical system and generate an image for image pickup. Microlenses disposed for the respective image pickup pixels gather incident light to the respective image pickup pixels. Each image pickup pixel has a plurality of photoelectric converters divided in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Each photoelectric converter photoelectrically converts each of subject images having passed through pupil partial areas corresponding to the respective photoelectric converters in an exit pupil of the imaging optical system and outputs focus detection signals for detecting a phase difference between the subject images. A first curvature of the microlenses in the first direction and a second curvature of the microlenses in the second direction are different. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071323 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OF THE SAME - A mobile terminal including a camera; a touchscreen; a memory configured to store at least one image captured through the camera; and a controller configured to enter an image capture mode and display on the touchscreen a preview image obtained through the camera, display in a predetermined area a thumbnail image of a most recently captured image stored in the memory, receive a predetermined touch input on the thumbnail image, and display the most recently captured image corresponding to the thumbnail image while maintaining the image capture mode, based on the received predetermined touch input. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071324 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an image processor configured to apply image processing on image data to generate image data for recording, a display unit configured to display an image based on image data generated by an imaging unit, and a controller configured to control displaying of image on the display unit. The controller controls the image processor to apply image processing on the image data generated by the imaging unit based on a shooting instruction from a user, and causes an image based on the image data captured by the imaging unit and information indicating progress of the image processing to be displayed on the display unit in parallel with the image processing, and causes an image based on the image data for recording generated by the image processing to be displayed on the display unit after completion of the image processing. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071325 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING PROCESSING METHOD CAPABLE OF CHECKING COMPOSITION IN ADVANCE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR | 2014-03-13 |
20140071326 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CAMERA PREVIEW SCREEN IN A PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method for displaying a camera preview screen of a portable terminal is provided. The method includes displaying a camera preview screen at the preset output frame rate when starting an image capture mode, confirming whether the output frame rate change condition is satisfied, and displaying the camera preview screen at the changed output frame rate when confirmed that the change condition is satisfied. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071327 | Compact Optic Design for Digital Image Capture Devices - A compact optic design is disclosed in which an image capture device's cover glass (or other transparent material) is imbued with optic power and affixed directly to the device's housing. A lens barrel, in which one or more additional lens elements are mounted, may be aligned with the optical lens formed by the cover glass and an image sensor to provide a complete camera module. | 2014-03-13 |
20140071328 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MATCHING A CAMERA ASPECT RATIO AND SIZE TO AN ILLUMINATION ASPECT RATIO AND SIZE - A system including an imaging device configured to capture an image of a target at a first aspect ratio and with a first field of view on the target, a light source configured to illuminate the target with a light at a second aspect ratio and with a second field of view on the target, and at least one optical baffle configured to shape the light at the target. The second aspect ratio equals the first aspect ratio and the second field of view equals the first field of view. Methods are also disclosed. | 2014-03-13 |