11th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 71 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160080587 | DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A device includes an input unit configured to input first data; a reduction unit configured to perform a part of a first process for the first data inputted by the input unit to generate second data, a data amount of the second data being less than a data amount of the first data, and the first process being requested to be performed by an information processing apparatus connected via a network; a transmission unit configured to transmit the second data generated by the reduction unit to the information processing apparatus; and a reception unit configured to receive third data via the network, the information processing apparatus performing the first process for the second data to generate the third data. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080588 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING AN INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing system includes an execution request unit that requests one or more multiple preregistered apparatuses to execute an operation, an authority information acquisition unit that acquires authority information that indicates user authority on the preregistered apparatus from at least one of the preregistered apparatuses, an authority management information generator that generates authority management information that indicates the user authority applied to the preregistered apparatuses based on the authority information that the authority information acquisition unit acquires, and a controller that controls whether or not to allow the execution request unit to request to execute the operation based on the authority management information. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080589 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR READING A DOCUMENT AND PRINTING A MARK THEREON - An apparatus for verifying whether a user of an object is an authorized user of the object includes: (a) means for detecting a biometric feature of the user and generating data representing the biometric feature; and (b) a reader-printer for reading and printing on the object, which includes: (i) reader system for reading the object to obtain a digital representation of biometric information associated with the authorized user; and (ii) printer system for printing on the object; the apparatus being operable to cause the printer system to print on the object if the data matches the digital representation. Separately or incorporated into the apparatus, the reader-printer may include: (a) reader for reading the object to obtain a digital signature representing a unique feature of the object; and (b) printer for printing on the object if the digital signature matches a reference digital signature associated with the object. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080590 | STORAGE MEDIUM, DEVICE INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM, AND DEVICE INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD - A portable terminal issues a response request to an electronic device. According to a response of the electronic device to the response request, the portable terminal determines a power state of the electronic device and issues a notification of a determination result of the power state. The portable terminal acquires, from an information carrier, location information indicating a location of a main power switch of the electronic device and issues a notification of the location information. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080591 | Communication Apparatus - A communication apparatus may perform: in a case where an operation state of a communication apparatus is a second state, determining a termination timing of a maintenance period for maintaining the operation state of the communication apparatus in the second state; when the termination timing arrives, changing the operation state from the second state into a first state; in a case where a first wireless network to which both the communication apparatus and a particular external apparatus belong is formed before the termination timing arrives, executing a wireless communication of target data with the particular external apparatus via a first interface by using the first wireless network; detecting a predetermined instruction; and when the predetermined instruction is detected before the termination timing arrives, extending the termination timing so as to determine a new termination timing of the maintenance period. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080592 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A multifunction machine includes a user interface having a display screen, a first control circuit that controls the multifunction machine, and a second control circuit that controls communication with a management server. The first control circuit causes the display screen to display a native screen based on native screen information prepared by the multifunction machine. The second control circuit receives browser screen information from the management server and causes the display screen to display a browser screen based on the browser screen information. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080593 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a display controller that controls, for a piece of processing information stored in a memory and that is not concealed, to display details of the piece of processing information on a display, controls, for a piece of processing information stored in the memory and that is concealed, to not display details of the piece of processing information but to indicate a presence of the piece of processing information on the display, and controls to display details of both concealed and non-concealed pieces of processing information on the display, for a user that has been identified as an administrator. The display controller receives a request to delete a piece of processing information that is stored in the memory and that is selected by the user that has been identified as the administrator, even if the piece of processing information is concealed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080594 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT CAUSES CLIENT TERMINAL TO PERFORM APPROPRIATE DISPLAY, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus that is capable of causing a client terminal to perform appropriate display based on setting information of a user stored in the image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus transmits Web page information to the client terminal based on access from the client terminal. The user setting information is on display and is set in advance by each user. The Web page information is generated based on access from the client terminal used by a user, based on setting information associated with the user out of the stored user setting information. The generated Web page information is transmitted to the client terminal. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080595 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - An image forming device having a printer unit, a post-processing unit, and an eject tray. The printer unit forms images on recording sheets, and the post-processing unit performs processing on a recoding sheet stack composed of one or more recording sheets output from the printer unit before the recording sheet stack is ejected onto the eject tray. The image forming device includes: a buffer unit that, while a first recording sheet resides in the post-processing unit for the post-processing, holds a second recording sheet therein, the second recording sheet output from the printer unit subsequent to the first recording sheet; and a reverse path that reverses recording sheets when the image forming device performs duplex printing. In a plan view of the image forming device taken along a vertical direction, the post-processing unit, the buffer unit, and the reverse path at least partially cover one another. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080596 | IMAGE-READING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE - An image-reading device: detects, after a starting operation for starting a job has been performed on an operation part, the size of a document loaded on a document-loading tray; and when there is a difference between the size of the document detected before the starting operation and the size of the document detected after the starting operation, temporarily stops the job without resetting a setting received by the operation part prior to the start of the job. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080597 | IMAGING DEVICE FOR IMAGING PAGES OF BOOK, METHOD THEREFOR, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging device includes: an imaging unit that captures page images; an operation unit configured to receives a command from outside to select a left page imaging mode whereby left page images among the page images are sequentially captured in accordance with page turning, and a command from outside to select a right page imaging mode whereby right page images among the page images are sequentially captured in accordance with page turning; a control unit that causes the imaging unit to perform imaging of the page images that correspond to the imaging mode selected via the operation unit; and an output unit that outputs the page images captured by the imaging unit. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080598 | MULTI-MODE SCANNER - A multi-mode scanner comprises a first body, a second body and a scanning module. The first body connected to the second body has connected first and second sides. A passageway accommodating a first portion of a bent document is formed between the first and second bodies. A second portion of the bent document is connected to the first portion of the bent document and supported by a second side of the first body. The first and second bodies are configured such that a weight of the bent document makes the second portion be in flat surface contact with the second side, or makes the first portion be in flat surface contact with first side. The scanning module disposed in one or both of the first and second bodies performs an image scan operation on the first portion of the bent document in the passageway to obtain an image signal. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080599 | Electronic Device That Processes Data Received from an External Apparatus - An electronic device may include a main system that can operate in a normal state and an energy-saving state, a data retaining unit that stores data, and a subsystem that may execute transmission and reception of data to and from an external apparatus. While the main system is in the energy-saving state, if the subsystem receives main dedicated specific data of pieces of main dedicated data required to be processed by the main system, the subsystem may store the main dedicated specific data. While the main system is in the energy-saving state, if the subsystem receives main dedicated data other than the main dedicated specific data from an external apparatus, the subsystem may transition the main system to the normal state and cause the main system to process the main dedicated specific data stored and the main dedicated data other than the main dedicated specific data. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080600 | INCOMPATIBLE SETTING PROCESSING APPARATUS, INCOMPATIBLE SETTING PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An incompatible setting processing apparatus includes: a display unit that displays a setting screen for setting options of setting items; an extracting unit that extracts, for each of the options of each of the setting items, a first option that is an option of a setting item satisfying an incompatible setting condition on a basis of incompatible setting condition information associating incompatible setting conditions for the options of the setting items with display character strings indicating the respective incompatible setting conditions; an input unit that selects an option of each setting item in the setting screen in accordance with a received operating input; a prohibiting unit that prohibits selection of the first option by the input unit; and a display control unit that displays a display character string associated with the incompatible setting condition corresponding to the first option, which is acquired from the incompatible setting condition information. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080601 | Multi-Function Device and Screen Providing Server - A multi-function device may acquire specific use information corresponding to a specific user who uses the multi-function device, request a service providing server to provide a specific service in a case where the specific service among plural types of services is selected by the specific user, and acquire screen information from a screen providing server so as to display a screen according to the screen information. The multi-function device may display a first screen for receiving the specific service from the service providing server in a case where the specific use information indicates that the specific user is allowed to use a specific function related to the specific service, and display a second screen indicating that it is not capable of receiving the specific service in a case where the specific use information indicates that the specific user is not allowed to use the specific function. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080602 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A plurality of quantization conditions for embedding additional information is held. An image is segmented into a plurality of embedding regions, and a condition used in quantization is selected from the plurality of quantization conditions based on information of the image that corresponds to an embedding region to be processed and a position of the embedding region to be processed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080603 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Upon capturing a digital watermark-embedded print product by an image capturing device held by the hand of a user and extracting embedded information, the relative speed between the hand-held image capturing device and the print product changes, failing in extracting the embedded additional information. In an embodiment, the image capturing device performs continuous shooting for every small area to read the print product. A shoot image is analyzed to calculate the feature amount of the image. Information about an image capturing quality characteristic generated at the time of capturing the print product is estimated, and a change of the feature amount accompanying the image capturing quality characteristic is predicted based on the estimation result. A code indicated by the watermark is determined based on the calculation result and the prediction result. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080604 | IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming device includes a setting unit and an acquiring unit. Among a remaining connected image forming device group, the setting unit sets, for every time frame, an image forming device group excluding an image forming device set as an exclusion target as an image forming device group set as an access target. The acquiring unit accesses the image forming device group set as the access target. The acquiring unit accesses the image forming device group set as the access target corresponding to a time frame during the access so as to acquire image-data-related information stored in the image forming device group set as the access target. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080605 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus, an image processing system, and an image processing method, are provided, each of which receives a user instruction for printing an image on a plurality of recording sheets with an addition image being added to the image at a preset position in the image; generates a plurality of items of image data to be formed on the plurality of recording sheets so as to obtain the image when the plurality of recording sheets are pasted together; determines a specific recording sheet of the plurality of recording sheets and a specific position on the specific recording sheet, based on the preset position of the addition image, a number of the plurality of recording sheets for forming the image, and an image forming direction in forming the image on the plurality of recording sheets; and adds the addition image to an item of image data corresponding to the determined recording sheet at the specific position on the specific recording sheet. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080606 | PAGE IMAGE CORRECTION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A page image correction device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a page image of each page of a plurality of pages from a book, the book being successively imaged in a thickness direction thereof; and a processor configured to: derive, in accordance with a page image of a first prescribed page and a page image of a second prescribed page differing from the first prescribed page, an amount of change in a thickness of the book when the book is opened to the first prescribed page as compared to when the book is opened to the second prescribed page; and correct, in accordance with the amount of change in the thickness of the book, page images of pages between the first prescribed page and the second prescribed page. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080607 | PRINTED COLOR PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICE, PROFILE GENERATION METHOD AND DEVICE, COLOR CONVERSION METHOD AND DEVICE, AND COLOR CONVERSION SYSTEM - A printed color prediction method includes: a step of acquiring the spectral reflectance in a protective film non-coating region of a printed matter that the protective film does not coat; a step of estimating the optical physical property value of the protective film; a step of acquiring the spectral distribution of an observation light source; a step of estimating the color change property due to the interaction between the printed matter as a base matter and the protective film; and a step of predicting the colorimetric value of a protective film-attached printed matter, based on the acquired spectral reflectance of the printed matter, the optical physical property value of the protective film, the spectral distribution of the observation light source and the color change property due to the interaction. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080608 | COLOR SEPARATION - A method of defining color separation for printing an image via NPacs, the method comprising: selecting a plurality of NPacs corresponding to a plurality of points within an RGB cube to provide a tessellation in RGB space translated to a valid tessellation in an NPac-related space; and defining color separation from the selected NPacs. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080609 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, PRINTING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - The information processing system includes an accumulation unit for accumulating a print result as result data, an input acceptance unit for accepting input of color standard information indicating a standard of a print color and paper property information indicating a property of a print paper, an acquisition unit for acquiring print property information indicating a property of a printing apparatus that performs printing on the print paper, a determination unit for referring the color standard information and the paper property information, which have been input to the input acceptance unit, and the print property information, which has been acquired in the acquisition unit, to the result data of the accumulation unit, and determining whether printing complying with a standard based on the color standard information is possible in the printing apparatus, and a notification unit for notifying a determination result thereof. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080610 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, COLOR MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image capturing device includes: a two-dimensional image sensor that captures an image of a predetermined image capture area including a subject; a light source that illuminates the image capture area; and a light blocking member that blocks light traveling from the light source toward a specular reflection position, the specular reflection position being a position that is in the image capture area and where, if light travels from the light source, the light would be specularly reflected to the two-dimensional sensor. The light blocking member is arranged outside the image capture area. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080611 | IMAGING DEVICE, MEDIUM TYPE DETERMINING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An imaging device comprises: a light source; a two-dimensional image sensor that receives reflected light from a subject containing specular light of the light source and outputs an image of the subject; a light transmission member disposed in an optical path of light emitted from the light source to the subject; and a light shielding unit that, when a position on the subject at which light from the light source is regularly reflected and enters the two-dimensional image sensor is defined as a first specular position, whereas a position on the light transmission member at which light from the light source is regularly reflected and enters the two-dimensional image sensor is defined as a second specular position, shields the light directed from the light source toward the second specular position without shielding the light directed from the light source toward the first specular position. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080612 | COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING - A color input image comprising a plurality of pixels, each pixels encoded in RGB color space, is processed to convert the RGB pixels to another color space domain for printing the color input image. The number of colors within a cell of the input image is reduced. Each cell comprises an N×M array of pixels and the number of colors is reduced to a maximum of b source colors, wherein b is a positive integer equal to or greater than 2. Each of the resulting colors of each cell is calibrated to generate a printable color. The cells are then processed to convert the pixels of each cell into another color space, for example, to determine ink vectors, in another color space, for each calibrated color. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080613 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Noise is sufficiently reduced in a moving image. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080614 | Ball with trajectory control for reconnaissance or recreation - A ball with a housing suitable for being thrown or projected into an airborne trajectory, the ball capable of deforming a portion of the exterior surface of the housing for the purpose of controlling the direction of its airborne trajectory. Also disclosed is a ball with a housing suitable for being thrown or projected into an airborne trajectory with means for shifting its center of mass away from the center of the housing for the purpose of controlling the direction of its airborne trajectory. A golf ball with one or more deformable dimples is also disclosed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080615 | MODULAR MULTIFUNCTIONAL BIO-RECOGNITION LIGHTING DEVICE - A modular multifunctional bio-recognition lighting device includes an LED module having multiple operation modes and an image capture module for video recording, which are arranged in an interior of a housing. The LED module supplies continuous illumination, air quality indication, and flashing light alarming. The housing further includes therein a remote control module for receiving and transmission of infrared ray and voices, an environment module for detecting temperature and humidity, air quality, gas, and smoke, and a recognition module for detecting body temperature and a condition of a bio-target. These modules are electrically connected to a main control board that includes a central processing device. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080616 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVE METHOD THEREOF AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A solid-state imaging device includes: pixel signal reading lines; a pixel unit in which pixels including photoelectric conversion elements are arranged; and a pixel signal reading unit performing reading of pixel signals from the pixel unit through the pixel signal reading lines, wherein the pixel signal reading unit includes current source circuits each of which includes a load element as a current source connected to the pixel signal reading line forming a source follower, and the current source circuit includes a circuit generating electric current according to a slew rate of the pixel signal reading line and replicating electric current corresponding to the above electric current to flow in the current source. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080617 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE - An image capturing device includes at least one lens unit and an image sensor. The at least one lens unit includes a main lens, a first reflective lens and a second reflective lens. The first reflective lens has a first reflective surface that is configured to receive light which passes through the main lens into the image capturing device. The second reflective lens has a second reflective surface that is configured to receive light reflected from the first reflective surface. The image sensor is configured to receive and sense light reflected from the second reflective surface. The second reflective surface and the first reflective surface are non-parallel to each other. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080618 | LIGHT RECEIVING APPARATUS - Provided is a light receiving apparatus including a first light receiving unit; a body to which the first light receiving unit is secured; a first exterior portion that covers at least a portion of the body; and a mount that is capable of having an interchangeable lens attached thereto, to which the body and the first exterior portion are secured. Also provided is a light receiving apparatus, in which a body to which a first light receiving unit is secured and a first exterior portion that covers at least a portion of the body are secured to a mount that is capable of having an interchangeable lens attached thereto, and force placed on the first exterior portion is absorbed by the mount, such that transfer of the force placed on the first exterior portion to the body is reduced. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080619 | CAMERA AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - A camera includes a data acquisition unit, a photographing area control unit, a photographing unit and a communication unit. The data acquisition unit acquires, as photographing information, at least one of time information, information on a position of the sun, information on an angle between a sunlight and a ground, and projection information of an external projection device. The photographing condition calculation unit calculates a photographing condition based on the photographing information. The photographing area control unit controls a photographing area based on the photographing condition. The photographing unit generates an image data by photographing the photographing area. The communication unit transmits the image data to the external projection device. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080620 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGING A SUBJECT - The present invention provides apparatus and method for imaging a subject in clinical examination. An apparatus for imaging a subject, comprising: a plurality of light sources ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160080621 | VOICE COIL MOTOR AND AUTOFOCUS MODULE HAVING THE SAME - A voice coil motor includes a casing with a receiving space, a plurality of magnetic elements disposed in the receiving space, a carrier movably disposed in the receiving space for carrying a lens unit, a coil wrapped around the carrier, and a resilient member interconnecting the casing and the carrier to seal a gap between the casing and the carrier. The coil interacts with a magnetic field of the magnetic elements when energized for generating a driving force to displace the carrier. The resilient member is movable along with the carrier and is deformed to generate a restoring force that is opposite to the driving force. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080622 | TWO-WAY PHOTOGRAPHING SYSTEM OF MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Disclosed are a two-way photographing system of a mobile terminal and a control method. The system includes a rotating mirror, a lens and an approach sensing apparatus. The rotating mirror is rotatable around the axis to a front reflection state or a rear reflection state for reflecting the incident light to the lens. The rotating minor has a first end close to the front light entrance and a second end close to the rear light entrance. The approach sensing apparatus is located adjacent to the first end when the rotating minor is in the front reflection state or adjacent to the second end when the rotating mirror is in the rear reflection state, and configured to generate a first detecting signal when the rotating mirror is in the front reflection state and to generate a second detecting signal when the rotating mirror is in the rear reflection state. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080623 | MOVING MEMBER CONTROL APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SAME - The invention disclosed herein provides a small-format image-shake correction apparatus and an imaging apparatus incorporating the same. The moving member control apparatus is comprising a base part | 2016-03-17 |
20160080624 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - An image capturing apparatus comprises an image capture unit, a setting unit configured to set a sensitivity serving as a setting for shooting using the image capture unit, and a selection unit configured to be able to select one of a first selection method capable of selecting a sensitivity from out of a plurality of sensitivities at a first numerical value increment, and a second selection method capable of selecting a sensitivity from out of a plurality of sensitivities at a second numerical value increment, as a method for selecting the sensitivity, the second numerical value being smaller than the first numerical value. Options selectable with the first selection method include a predetermined sensitivity that does not correspond to the first numerical value increment and is selectable with the second selection method. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080625 | SUBSTANCE DETECTION DEVICE - A substance detection device includes an illuminator that illuminates a monitoring range with light at a first wavelength and light at a second wavelength at different timings, an image capturer that obtains a first actual image by capturing an image of the monitoring range which is illuminated by the light at the first wavelength and obtains a second actual image by capturing an image of the monitoring range which is illuminated by the light at the second wavelength, and an image processor that acquires a difference in lightness of corresponding pixels between the first actual image and the second actual image that are obtained by the image capturer, compares the acquired difference in lightness of the corresponding pixels with a reference value, and detects a specific substance that is present in the monitoring range based on a result of the comparison. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080626 | Computational Camera Using Fusion of Image Sensors - A camera device includes monochromatic and color image sensors that capture an image as a clear image in monochrome and as a Bayer image. The camera device implements image processing algorithms to produce an enhanced, high-resolution HDR color image. The Bayer image is demosaiced to generate an initial color image, and a disparity map is generated to establish correspondence between pixels of the initial color image and clear image. A mapped color image is generated to map the initial color image onto the clear image. A denoised clear image is applied as a guide image of a guided filter that filters the mapped color image to generate a filtered color image. The filtered color image and the denoised clear image are then fused to produce an enhanced, high-resolution HDR color image, and the disparity map and the mapped color image are updated based on the enhanced, high-resolution HDR color image. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080627 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus include a first acquirer ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160080628 | PICTURES USING VOICE COMMANDS - A system and method is disclosed for enabling user friendly interaction with a camera system. Specifically, the inventive system and method has several aspects to improve the interaction with a camera system, including voice recognition, gaze tracking, touch sensitive inputs and others. The voice recognition unit is operable for, among other things, receiving multiple different voice commands, recognizing the vocal commands, associating the different voice commands to one camera command and controlling at least some aspect of the digital camera operation in response to these voice commands. The gaze tracking unit is operable for, among other things, determining the location on the viewfinder image that the user is gazing upon. One aspect of the touch sensitive inputs provides that the touch sensitive pad is mouse-like and is operable for, among other things, receiving user touch inputs to control at least some aspect of the camera operation. Another aspect of the disclosed invention provides for gesture recognition to be used to interface with and control the camera system. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080629 | CAMERA SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a camera system comprises a camera module and a first processing unit. The first processing unit comprises a first controller and a second controller. The first controller can receive commands from a second processing unit. The first controller executes a command destined for the first processing unit from among the received commands. The second controller transmits a command destined for the camera module from among the received commands to the camera module. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080630 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus by which image data can be downloaded simply. A video camera | 2016-03-17 |
20160080631 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal for capturing an image and a method for controlling the same are provided. The mobile terminal includes a camera unit configured to receive an external image and process the received image to an image frame, and a control unit configured to set a focal point value of the image frame received from the camera unit, wherein the focal point value is a focal point value obtained by correcting a first focal point value extracted according to a first scheme of detecting a focal point value by using a phase difference of the image by using a second focal point extracted according to a second scheme of detecting a focal point by using a comparison value of the image. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080632 | IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING FOCUS MAP FOR SPECIMEN - An image acquisition device reciprocates a focal position of an objective lens with respect to a sample in the optical axis direction of the objective lens, while moving a field position of the objective lens with respect to the sample. This makes it possible to acquire contrast information of image data at the field position of the objective lens sequentially as the field position moves with respect to the sample. The image acquisition device acquires the image data by the rolling readout of the image pickup element according to the reciprocation of the focal position of the objective lens. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080633 | METHOD FOR CAPTURING IMAGE AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - Image capturing methods and image capturing apparatuses are provided. The image capturing method may include setting a target position of a live view image, tacking a moving object from the live view image, estimating a position of the moving object by using information on the tracked moving object, and capturing a still image based on the estimated position when the moving object is positioned on the target position of the live view image. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080634 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING FOCUS CONTROL - A control apparatus ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160080635 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The accuracy of focus detection of a phase-difference detection type using a signal obtained from a focus detection pixel is improved. A defocus amount of an imaging optical system is computed based on an image signal obtained from an image sensor. Meanwhile, an evaluation value that is based on contrast information of the image signal is computed, and it is determined based on the evaluation value whether or not to consider a defocus amount computed in the past. If it is determined to consider the defocus amount computed in the past, a final defocus amount is computed based on a plurality of defocus amounts including the defocus amount computed in the past. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080636 | FOCUSING CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME - A focusing control device that can keep a moving subject in focus and can prevent significant defocusing of a low contrast subject or under a low-light intensity condition during continuous shooting. The focusing control device determines whether an in-focus position of a focusing lens can be obtained, predicts an in-focus position for the current exposure operation based on an in-focus position for the previous exposure operation when continuous main exposure operation is performed for shooting, and determines whether prediction of an in-focus position is possible. When prediction of an in-focus position for the current exposure operation is determined to be not possible, the focusing control device performs a scan operation to obtain an in-focus position based on an in-focus position of the previous exposure operation where obtaining of an in-focus position of the focusing lens was determined to be possible. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080637 | CALIBRATION METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM, AND CALIBRATION DEVICE - A calibration method includes acquiring a first image captured by an imaging device including a wide angle lens, extracting a part of the first image, and calibrating a parameter of the imaging device based on the part of the first image. A pattern surface, a first mirror surface provided on a first surface, and a second mirror surface provided on a second surface are projected to the first image. A calibration pattern is provided in the pattern surface. The first surface intersects the pattern surface. The second surface intersects the pattern surface and is parallel to the first surface. The pattern surface, a first mirror image of the pattern surface formed on the first mirror surface, and a second mirror image of the pattern surface formed on the second mirror surface appears in the part of the first image. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080638 | SURVEYING APPARATUS WITH FUNCTION FOR CALIBRATING FOCUSING OPTICAL UNIT POSITIONS TO BE SET IN A DISTANCE-DEPENDENT MANNER - Surveying apparatus such as, for example, a video theodolite or video tachymeter, is disclosed. In some embodiments, the surveying apparatus may include a base, a support pivotable about a first axis relative to the base, a targeting unit pivotable about a second axis relative to the support and comprising a telescope optical unit comprising at least one objective and a motorized-adjustable focusing optical unit and also an eyepiece and/or a camera chip for recording an image through the objective, goniometers for measuring pivoting positions of the support and the targeting unit, an electro-optical distance measuring device, an evaluation and control unit, which provides a calibrated autofocusing functionality for automatically setting the focusing optical unit in a manner dependent on a target distance measured by the distance measuring device and contains for this stored calibration coefficients with regard to focusing optical unit positions to be set in a target-distance-dependent manner. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080639 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a display unit; a camera configured to capture an image; and a controller configured to control the camera to capture a plurality of images in response to an image capture request, and generate an image including a focused particular graphic object and at least some out of focus portions excluding the focused particular graphic object by combining at least two of the plurality of images. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080640 | IMAGE MONITORING SYSTEM AND IMAGE MONITORING PROGRAM - Disclosed herein is an image monitoring system including: a camera connected to a network; display means for displaying an image captured by the camera; and display control means for controlling display such that, in displaying images by the display means, an image is displayed in a window having a predetermined layout; wherein the display control means presets an allocation database containing a correlation between the window having a predetermined layout and a camera identification code and, when the camera is connected to the network, automatically sets a correlation between the camera identification code in the allocation database and the camera, thereby controlling image display into the window on the basis of the allocation database. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080641 | IMAGING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AREA CHANGE - An imaging device includes an imaging unit that receives light coming from a subject and thus generates electronic image data; a display unit that displays an image corresponding to the image data; an angle-of-view setting unit that an angle of view to be changed for the image displayed by the display unit according to a first signal input from the outside; and a control unit that starts control of change to a predetermined angle of view set by the angle-of-view setting unit according to a second signal different from the first signal. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080642 | VIDEO CAPTURE WITH PRIVACY SAFEGUARD - A method to record video with a video camera while respecting bystander privacy includes acquiring sensory data separate from the video, parsing the sensory data for evidence of a human being in a field of view of the video camera, and recording video with the video camera if no human being is detected in the field of view, based upon the sensory data. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080643 | CLIENT TERMINAL, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM - [Object] To provide a client terminal, display control method, program, and system capable of supporting the user's actual image capture using a reference image based on preliminary image capture. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080644 | MOVEMENT ASSISTING DEVICE, MOVEMENT ASSISTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A movement assisting device includes an imaging unit to take first and second images of an imaging unit from first and second viewpoints; a first calculator to calculate, using the first and second images, first position and orientation of the imaging unit at the first viewpoint and calculate second position and orientation of the imaging unit at the second viewpoint; a second calculator to calculate, using the first and second positions and the first and second orientations, and calculate a first angle between a first axis based on a first optical axis of the imaging unit at the first viewpoint, and a second axis based on a second optical axis at the second viewpoint; a third calculator to calculate the next viewpoint positioned in direction of increase of the first angle; and an output unit to output information prompting movement of the imaging unit in direction of the next viewpoint. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080645 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE DATA SENDING METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An image pickup apparatus includes: an image data production unit configured to produce data of a plurality of kinds of images from an image frame obtained by picking up an image of an object as a moving picture for each of pixel strings which configure a row; and an image sending unit configured to extract a pixel string in a region requested from a host terminal from within the data of each of the plurality of kinds of images and connect the pixel strings to each other for each unit number of pixels for connection determined on the basis of a given rule to produce a stream and then transmit the stream to the host terminal. The image sending unit switchably determines whether the unit number of pixels for connection is to be set to a fixed value or a variable value in response to the kind of each image. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080646 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE - A signal processor includes a processing unit configured to correct a distortion of a first data caused by an optical property of lens and to output a second data obtained by correcting the first data. The processing unit is configured to output the second data for each of predetermined data units. The predetermined data units are outputted at intervals in accordance with a width of the distortion of the first data. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080647 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - [Object] To generate, for a panoramic image, a thumbnail image showing satisfactory visibility when displayed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080648 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Upon capturing a digital watermark embedded in a wide range of a print product separately plural times by moving an image capturing device, a camera shake occurs, captured images become out of focus, and the digital watermark cannot be read. In one embodiment, upon performing continuous shooting of a print product plural times, shooting is performed while changing the image capturing condition of the device, and information of the watermark is obtained based on plural captured images. Even if the device is moved to perform shooting separately plural times, it can be prevented that the distance to the print product cannot be adjusted owing to occurrence of a camera shake, and a captured image becomes out of focus. A user holds the device by the hand and can accurately perform shooting. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080649 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING FIRST-PERSON-PERSPECTIVE VIDEO FOOTAGE - A system can include an article configured to be worn on a person's head, multiple camera devices configured to provide video feeds that collectively produce a three-hundred-and-sixty degree video experience from the person's perspective, each camera device being coupled with the article, and a transmitter device communicatively coupled with the cameras and configured to transmit the video feed to an external viewing device. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080650 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A display control unit of an illustrative embodiment simultaneously displays a plurality of cut-out images cut out from respective ranges of a wide-angle moving image. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080651 | CAMERA - A contact terminal is provided with a charging port to which a charging voltage is applied and a CON.DET port which detects a voltage change. In a case where a plug of a charging cable is connected to the contact terminal, the charging port and the CON.DET port are electrically connected to each other via the charging cable so that a signal level in the CON.DET port reaches an “H” level. In a case where the plug of the charging cable is removed from the contact terminal, the charging voltage is not applied to the CON.DET port so that a signal level in the CON.DET port changes from an “H” level to an “L” level, and thus recording of image information output from an imaging unit of the camera is started. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080652 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE INPUT DEVICE - According to an embodiment, in an information processing device, when there is no change in a first image received from an image sensor, reception of the next first image is awaited. When there is a change in the first image, a second image having a higher resolution than the first image is received from the image sensor and processing for the second image is performed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080653 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING NOISE CHARACTERISTICS OF IMAGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least one image sensor, and a processor for generating a plurality of images having different noise characteristics through the at least one image sensor, and combining the plurality of images. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080654 | METHOD OF CAPTURING IMAGES AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE USING THE METHOD - The present invention discloses a method of capturing images and an image capturing device using the method. The image capturing device has a first lens module and a second lens module having a view angle which is smaller than that of the first lens module. The method comprises: increasing an exposure time and reducing a light sensitivity value of the first lens module and capturing a first image by using the first lens module; reducing the exposure time and increasing the light sensitivity value of the first lens module and capturing a second image by using the second lens module; extracting a plurality of image features from the first image and the second image respectively and determining a region corresponding to the second image in the first image; and merging the second image into the region in the first image to generate an output image. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080655 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DETECTING GEOMAGNETISM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject and output an image signal; a control unit configured to control a current supplied to the image capturing unit; and an azimuth direction acquisition unit configured to detect geomagnetism, and acquire azimuth direction information indicating a direction in which the image capturing apparatus is oriented, based on the detected geomagnetism, wherein the azimuth direction acquisition unit detects the geomagnetism while a current is supplied to the image capturing unit, and acquires azimuth direction information in which an influence on the detected geomagnetism, the influence being caused by the supplied current, has been corrected. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080656 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CAPTURING A SUBJECT TO BE RECORDED WITH INTENDED TIMING - An image capturing apparatus ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160080657 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND DIGITAL ZOOM METHOD - The present invention discloses an image capturing device and a digital zoom method. The image capturing device comprises a first lens module, a second lens module, a feature extraction unit, an image zooming-deformation unit and an image merging unit. The first lens module and the second lens module are applied to capture a first image and a second image, respectively. The feature extraction unit extracts a plurality of first image features and second image features from the first image and the second image, respectively, and generating pixel offset characteristics. Based on a zoom factor and the pixel offset characteristics, the image zooming-deformation unit zooms and deforms the first and second images to generate a third image and a fourth image. The image merging unit bases the zoom factor to merge the third image and the fourth image for obtaining a combined image. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080658 | POSITION CONTROL DEVICE AND POSITION CONTROL METHOD, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A position control device includes a position detector that detects a position of an object to be controlled; a target generator that outputs a target velocity and a target position of the object to be controlled; a first calculator that calculates a control amount for causing the object to be controlled to track the target position; a second calculator that calculates a control amount for controlling the velocity of the object to be controlled, to be at the target velocity; a control signal output unit that outputs a control signal according to a total control amount obtained by the first and the second calculators; and a storage unit that stores an attitudinal change correction amount. The second calculator acquires the attitudinal change correction amount stored in the storage unit, adds the attitudinal change correction amount to the control amount to correct the control amount, and outputs the corrected control amount. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080659 | Assistance System of a Motor Vehicle, with a Camera Comprising an Image Sensor, as well as Image Sensor of a Camera - An assistance system of a motor vehicle has a camera including an image sensor. The image sensor includes first sensor elements that are sensitive to electromagnetic radiation in a specific region in the visible spectral range, and second sensor elements that are sensitive to electromagnetic radiation in the entire visible spectral range. The sensor elements are arranged in a grid-shaped configuration in a first region, a second region and a third region of the image sensor. The density of the second sensor elements is greater in the third region than in the second region, and is greater in the second region than in the first region. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080660 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus includes an interval shooting section ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160080661 | IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image generating device has a camerawork information extracting unit ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160080662 | METHODS FOR EXTRACTING OBJECTS FROM DIGITAL IMAGES AND FOR PERFORMING COLOR CHANGE ON THE OBJECT - Operating a system displaying a mirror-mimicking image on the monitor to enable a user to try a clothing item, by: obtaining digital images of a live video feed of length of N seconds from the camera; saving the digital images in the memory; flipping the images about a vertical axis so as to reverse right and left sides of the image; applying a transformation mapping to the images to modify the images such that they appear to mimic a reflection of a mirror, to thereby obtain transformed images; displaying the transformed images on the monitor to thereby replay the video feed of N seconds using the transformed images; wherein the length of N seconds is configured to be enough time to allow the user to get a good impression on the way the clothing item looks. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080663 | Video Recording Assembly - A video recording assembly includes a cart that may be positioned on a support surface. A plurality of wheels is coupled to the cart. A track may be positioned on the support surface so the track extends between a starting point and an end point. A processor is coupled to the cart. A motor is coupled to the cart, the processor and the wheels. The motor may urge the cart along the support surface. A camera is coupled to the cart and the processor. The camera may record the athlete while the athlete is running. A sensor is coupled to the cart and the processor. The sensor may detect a motion of the athlete. A plurality of pins is coupled to the cart. The pins engage the track. The cart is guided between the starting and end points. The cart travels alongside the athlete when the athlete is running. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080664 | SELECTIVE COLOR DISPLAY OF A THERMAL IMAGE - An imaging system includes an array of photodetectors that produce an array of intensity values. Image and display processing components of the imaging system produce an array of display-formatted pixels for display on an imaging system display. The display-formatted pixels include a first plurality of pixels associated with a color lookup table and a second plurality of pixels associated with a grey-scale lookup table. The image and display processing components compare pixel intensity values to temperature criteria and apply the color lookup table to pixels satisfying the temperature criteria and apply the grey-scale lookup table to pixels not satisfying the temperature criteria. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080665 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING - An apparatus for analyzing a subject including a hyperspectral image module is provided. It is used to identify a suspect region of a subject by using a hyperspectral sensor (for obtaining a hyperspectral image of the subject), a control computer including a processor unit (PU) and a computer readable memory (CRM) (for controlling and is in electronic communication with the sensor), a control software module including instructions stored in the CRM and executed by the PU (for controlling said at least one operating parameter of the sensor), a spectral calibrator module including instructions stored in the CRM and executed by the PU (for applying a wavelength dependent spectral calibration standard constructed for the sensor to a hyperspectral image), and a light source for illuminating the subject. An optional contact probe module is used to collect a signal of the suspect region for medical diagnosis. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080666 | TEST AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WITH REMOVABLE IMAGING TOOL - Test and measurement systems can include a test and measurement tool configured to generate measurement data representative of at least one parameter of an object under test and an imaging tool configured to generate image data representative of a target scene. The imaging tool can be removably attachable to the test and measurement tool. The test and measurement system can include a communication link that can provide communication between the test and measurement tool and the imaging tool. The communication link can facilitate one or both of communication of image data to the test and measurement tool and measurement data to the imaging tool. Systems can include a display in communication with at least one of the test and measurement tool or the imaging tool for presenting at least one of image data or measurement data to a user. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080667 | TRIGGERED OPERATION AND/OR RECORDING OF TEST AND MEASUREMENT OR IMAGING TOOLS - Systems can include a test and measurement tool configured to generate measurement data, and imaging tool configured to generate image data, and a processor in communication with the imaging tool and the test and measurement tool. The processor can be configured to receive image data from the imaging tool and, if the image data satisfies one or more predetermined conditions, trigger the test and measurement tool to perform one or more corresponding operations. Similarly, the processor can receive measurement data from the test and measurement tool and, if the measurement data satisfies one or more predetermined conditions trigger the imaging tool to perform one or more corresponding operations. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080668 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING LIGHT SOURCES - A method for detecting light sources. The method includes capturing an image including a sub-infrared light emitter, applying a filter to a pixel of the captured image to isolate a signal strength of a range of frequencies, and comparing the signal strength of the filtered pixel to an expected signal strength of a background spectra for the range of frequencies. As a result of a difference between the signal strength of the filtered pixel and the expected signal strength exceeding a predetermined threshold, the method includes identifying the pixel as corresponding to a light emitter. As a result of the difference between the signal strength of the filtered pixel and the expected signal strength not a predetermined threshold, the method includes identifying the pixel as not corresponding to a light emitter. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080669 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH EMBEDDED INFRARED FILTER LAYER - An image sensor includes a substrate, photosensitive devices, a color filter layer, a micro-lens layer and an infrared filter layer. The photosensitive devices are disposed in the substrate. The color filter layer is disposed to cover the photosensitive devices. The micro-lens layer is disposed on the color filter layer. The infrared filter layer directly covers the micro-lens layer. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080670 | EVENT-BASED DOWN SAMPLING - A method of event-based down sampling includes receiving multiple sensor events corresponding to addresses and time stamps. The method further includes spatially down sampling the addresses based on the time stamps and the addresses. The method may also include updating a pixel value for each of the multiple sensor events based on the down sampling. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080671 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device includes a shooting scene determining section that determines a shooting scene, a correlation evaluation value calculating section that calculates correlation evaluation values between a target pixel and surrounding pixels, a weight setting section that sets, when the shooting scene is a low correlation scene, heavy weights to the correlation evaluation value calculated from the surrounding pixels having high correlativities, an isolated-point degree calculating section that subjects the correlation evaluation values to weight addition to calculate an isolated-point degree, and an FPN correcting section that corrects a pixel value of the target pixel according to a magnitude of the isolated-point degree correction. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080672 | Preparation of Image Capture Device in Response to Pre-Image-Capture Signal - Embodiments may be implemented by a computing device, such as a head-mountable display or mobile phone, in order to pre-emptively warm up the device's camera, when it is probable that a user will be taking a photo. An illustrative method involves a computing device (a) receiving sensor data from one or more sensors associated with the computing device, wherein the computing device comprises an image-capture device, (b) analyzing the sensor data to detect at least one pre-image-capture signal, wherein the at least one pre-image-capture signal indicates a subsequent image-capture signal is likely to be received, and (c) in response to detecting the at least one pre-image-capture signal, causing the computing device to initiate an image-capture preparation process that prepares the image-capture device to capture an image. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080673 | High Definition Camera And Method - A high definition (HD) camera and a method for implementing the HD camera is described. A CMOS sensor of high frame rate captures frame images and provides light to N consecutive frame images with an interval of M consecutive frame images in the captured frame images using an auxiliary light source when the auxiliary light source is on. The auxiliary light source turns on and off according to a duty cycle. The M is 0 or a positive integer. The N is a positive integer. The mechanism has good light performances, reduced deformation of moving objects, and reduced costs. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080674 | Method and control unit for operating an image sensor - A method for operating an image sensor, which has pixels arranged in rows and columns, includes the read-out, in which pixels of a first subarea of the image sensor are read out to obtain a first item of subimage information using a first parameter set, and in which pixels of at least one second subarea of the image sensor are read out to obtain a second item of subimage information using a second parameter set, which is different from the first parameter set. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080675 | READOUT CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A readout circuit includes a first analog circuit configured to receive an output of a first sub-array of a pixel array and to output a first signal based on the received output of the first sub-array. A second analog circuit is configured to receive an output of a second sub-array of the pixel array and to output a second signal based on the received output of the second sub-array. A first digital circuit is configured to receive the first signal and convert the first signal to a first digital signal, and receive the second signal and convert the second signal to a second digital signal. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080676 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of pixels in a two-dimensional array. Each pixel includes a photoelectric conversion element that converts incident light into electric charge, and a charge holding element that receives the electric charge from the photoelectric conversion element, and transfers the electric charge to a corresponding floating diffusion. The charge holding element further includes a plurality of electrodes. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080677 | SOLID STATE IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD OF OUTPUTTING IMAGING SIGNAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a solid state imaging device including a first analog-to-digital converting unit that compares a level of an analog reference signal with a first inclination with a level of an analog pixel signal output from a pixel array unit, and converts the analog pixel signal into a first digital pixel signal, a second analog-to-digital converting unit that compares a level of an analog reference signal with a second inclination that is different in inclination from the analog reference signal with the first inclination with a level of the analog pixel signal, and converts the analog pixel signal into a second digital pixel signal, and a digital compositing unit that composites the first digital pixel signal with the second digital pixel signal, and outputs a composite result. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080678 | IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS DRIVING METHOD, AND IMAGING SYSTEM DRIVING METHOD - Pixels output a first signal based on signal charge of a part of photoelectric conversion units of multiple photoelectric conversion units, and a second signal based on signal charge of multiple photoelectric conversion units. An imaging apparatus outputs signals based on the first signals and signals based on the second signals by reducing the number of signals based on the first signals as compared to the number of signals based on the second signals. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080679 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROL - A device receives a request from a controlling device, such as a remote control, smart phone, or the like, where the request is intended to have one or more target devices perform one or more functional operations. The device responds to the request by applying the optimum methodology to propagate one or more commands to each intended target appliance to cause each intended target appliance to perform the intended one or more functional operations. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080680 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INDICATOR THEREOF - A display apparatus displays an indicator by moving an indicator along a border of a display region in response to a signal for changing a state of the display apparatus, and stops the movement of the indicator in a predetermined position of the border. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080681 | Locking Mount for Set Top Box - A locking mount for set top box having a base, a plurality of mounting holes, two springy retainers, two flanges, two lips and a front stop edge for securely mounting a set top box such as a digital to analog converter box or similar electronic device to a mounting surface and locking the device into position so as to prevent theft by using springy retainers to engage pre-existing holes or slots on the device to a mounting surface is provided. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080682 | System and Method for haptic integration and generation in multimedia devices - The present disclosure is a method for the generation and integration of physical information in multimedia files synchronously, to be played in mobile phones, tablets, and other electronic devices, to represent physical and mechanical magnitudes related with the action being recorded and/or played. The present disclosure presents at least a first electronic device comprising sensors that measure physical magnitudes and means of multimedia recording, where those magnitudes are processed and converted to control patterns that are integrated with the multimedia recording and a second, or the same, electronic device comprising programmable functions to decode and play multimedia files, means to extract the control patterns from the multimedia file, and means to use those patterns to control physical actuators integrated or connected to the device to reproduce haptic information related with the multimedia file in order to improve the user multimedia experience. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080683 | CONTEXT BASED MANAGEMENT FOR SECURE AUGMENTED REALITY APPLICATIONS - An example system that allows a camera enabled application, such as an augmented reality application, to run in a protected area may include a first device including a camera, the camera including a secure mode of operation and a display, an image processing module configured to convert image data from the camera to encoded data when the camera is in the secure mode and protect image data stored in the system, an encryption module configured to encrypt encoded data from the image processing module, and a protected audiovisual path mechanism configured to securely send augmented encoded data to the display. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080684 | SOUND SOURCE SELECTION FOR AURAL INTEREST - A viewer-selectable audio display region is associated with certain pixels of a video feed visible to the viewer of the video. Directional microphones provide audio signals for specific audio sources within a three-dimensional (3-D) video recording space. The recorded video signal is augmented with the audio signals and identified sound sources. The sound sources are mapped to pixels on the display. When the viewer selects the pixels, one or more audio recordings are: (i) played; (ii) amplified; (iii) mixed; and/or (iv) otherwise processed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080685 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING MULTI-LINGUAL AUDIO AND ASSOCIATED AUDIO FROM A SINGLE CONTAINER - A method of storing and outputting associated audio. The associated audio and the main audio are stored in, and output from, a single multimedia container. In this manner, when the main language is changed, the associated audio automatically changes with minimal audio artifacts. | 2016-03-17 |
20160080686 | IMAGE CAPTURING CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A control apparatus includes a measuring unit configured to measure an elapsed time after start of recording movie, a set movie creation unit configured to create a set of movies from a plurality of movies, a display control unit configured to perform control so as to display a plurality of sections respectively corresponding to the set of movies, and to display a section corresponding to a recorded movie in a first display appearance, and to display a section corresponding to a not-recorded movie in a second display appearance, wherein the display control unit is further configured to perform control to display, a portion indicating a rate of an elapsed time in the first display appearance, and a remaining portion in the second display appearance. | 2016-03-17 |